faux amis - q- r - Flashcards
qualifier
to describe something or, in sports, to qualify.
donner à qqun les compétences/diplômes/qualifications pour (faire) qqch.
to be qualified for doing something
nuancer or mettre des réserves à.
limiting one’s remarks
qualité
quality (e.g., of a product) and capacity or position: en sa qualité de maire - in his capacity as mayor.
la qualité de la vie
quête
a collection, but it can also be used to refer to something like the quest for the holy grail or a pursuit of the absolute.
à la recherche d’un emploi.
to quest for a job
- un tuyau de plume
shaft/quill of a feather
un piquant.
porcupine spike
une penne
wing/tail feather
quitter
it means both to leave and to quit (to leave something for good).
When it means to quit (stop) doing something, it is translated by arrêter de: I need to quit smoking - Je dois arrêter de fumer.
radiation
mean crossing or striking off (a list, for example). Radier - to cross/strike off.
Light - irradiation,
Heat - rayonnement,
Radioactivity - radiation.
radiation
raide
adjective for stiff, taut, or steep.
un raid or une incursion.
a raid
rampant
adjective for creeping or crawling: Le chat rampant m’a dérangé - The creeping cat disturbed me.
La végétation exubérante couvre le mur.
Rampant (E) means growing without limit: Rampant vegetation covers the wall -
rang
a row, line, or rank. In Canadian French, it can be a country road.
sonner
to ring
râpe
grater or grinder in English. Râper (F) means to grate, rasp, or grind.
oun viol or the verb violer.
rape
un salaud, un rat
a rat
un mouchard
a narc or informer
rater
misfire, miss, mess up, or fail.
proportion or taux
a rate
évaluer or considérer.
to rate
réalisation
fulfillment, achievement, completion, or conclusion.
une prise de conscience,
se rendre compte de, prendre conscience de, or comprendre.
a realization of a truth
réaliser
to fulfill or to achieve
un reçu, un récépissé.
receipt
récipient
container or receptacle.
s une personne qui reçoit, un/e destinataire, or un/e bénéficiaire.
a recipient
refus
refusal or insubordination
détritus, ordures, déchets.
garbage
regretter
to regret, but also to miss: Je regrette ma famille - I miss my family.
regretter or être désolé.
to be sorry, to regret
kidney
rein
remarquer
to notice or to remark. Une remarque is a comment or remark.
rentanable
profitable or financially viable
replacer
to put something back in its place: to re-place it.
remplacer or remettre.
to replace
replier
to fold up (again) or roll (back) up.
répondre (verb) or une réplique (noun).
to reply/respond, a reply/response
reporter
postpone or to take back.
se reposer - Elle ne se repose jamais.
to rest
: She never rests
reprendre, recommencer.
to resume
retard
lateness or delay, as in the expression en retard.
retirer
take off/out, remove, collect, withdraw, or obtain.
prendre sa retraite.
to retire
retraite
retirement, a pension, or military retreat.
réunion
collection, gathering, raising (of money), or reunion.
revue
a magazine as well as review or inspection.
revue or spectacle
revue
ride, rider
a wrinkle, ripple, or ridge. Rider means to wrinkle or shrivel up.
une promenade, un tour - and a verb - monter à cheval, aller à cheval/moto/etc.
to ride
risquer
any possibility, either bad or good. Something bad, of course, is equivalent to risk in English, but good is more difficult. Ça risque d’être très intéressant - It might/could be very interesting.
itinéraire, voie, or parcours.
route
