Français-11 Flashcards by I R

plafonner

reach a ceiling, put an upper limit on

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impayés

outstanding debt

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vaisselle

dishes, tableware, crockery

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dernièrement

recently, lately

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éprouver

éprouvé

feel, experience, test

tried and tested, reliable

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recommender, conseiller

recommender vivement, conseiller ~, recommender chaleuresement

recommend

heartilly recommend

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épurer

purify, treat, filter

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tailler

se tailler

cut, carve, prune

clear off for yourself

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prèvu

prèvu au départ

predicted
due, prescribed, scheduled, intended
originally planned

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pronostic

prognosis, forecast

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atone

lifeless, expressionless

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timide

shy, timid, reserved

feeble

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reprise

reprendre

resumption, recovery, revival, regrowth

take back, take over

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suffir

se suffir

suffice, be enough

be self sufficient

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conjoncture

situation, context, conditions

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primeur

scoop, first to know, exclusive, early

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deçà

en deçà de

decaf

on this side of, below, be short of

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excédent

excéder

surplus, excess

exceed; infuriate, incense

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en outre

outre

besides, additionally

apart from, as well as, in addition to, besides,

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décote

de côté

reduction

to one side, on one side, sideways

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instaurer

institute, establish

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proportionelle

proportional representation

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actif, (active)

atout

active, busy, effective, asset (financial)

asset (personal, ie he is a real asset for the company)

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actionnaire

stockholder

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bénévoles

volunteer, unpaid worker, voluntary

renseignement

information, intelligence,

soumis | soumettre

submissive | subdue, defeat, subject

contenter | se contenter

please, make happy | be satisfied with, content yourself with, make do with

fortune

wealth, improvised, makeshift

apatride

stateless, stateless person

doper

stimulate, boost, dope

hisser

hoist, raise, haul

inscrire | s'inscrire

inscribe, engrave, register, enroll | place yourself, fit into

dirigiste

interventionist

libéral

self-employed, freelance, free thinker

prouesses

prowess, achievement, exploit

prescripteur

prescriber, purchasing agent

tir au but

penalty

cafouillage, cafouiller

shambles, muddle, mess, foul up | aim poorly, bumble

verdir

turn green, go green

guichet

counter, box office, ticket office

mi-temps

half time, part time job

rouillé rouille rouiller

rusty rust to rust

gisant

lying, motionless, lifeless; recumbent statue of death

bidonville

slum, shanty town

niçois

inhabitant of Nice

contours

outline

casier

locker, mailbox, compartment, cabinet

obtempérer (à)

comply (with), obey

niveler

to level, equalize, to even

atteint atteinte atteindre

affect, infect reach, arrive, attack; infringement, breach, violation reach, arrive, attain, achieve

dresser | se dresser

train, break, train; erect, raise | stand, tower, rise, arise, rise up

imposant

impressive, imposing

depuis la rive

from the shore

nettement

clearly, distinctly, obviously, neatly

flanc

side, flank, slope

mastodonte

collussus, enormous person/thing

échoué

failed, aground, grounded

redevenir

become again

caisson

crate, chamber

remorquage

tow

intervenir

take part, perform, take place

coque

hull, shell

coffre-fort

strong-box, safe

oursin

sea urchi

engouffrer | s'engouffrer

devour, gobble up | dive into, rush into

fourgonnette

delivery van, mini van

de parti pris

biased

raidir

tense, stiffen, harden

entre-temps

meanwhile, in the mean time

balnéaire

seaside, bathing

fait état

reported

côtier

coastal, inshore

dissiper | se dissiper

dissipate, waste, squander | disperse, evaporate, be inattentive

pillage

looting, pillaging, plundering

électroménager

household electrical, household appliances, white goods

gîte

form, bed

aboutissement aboutir aboutir à

completion, outcome, result succeed, turn out well, come to a successful conclusion end in [sth], lead to [sth], result in [sth]; end in, end at

fêter

celebrate

le long de

along

glissement

sliding, landslide, shift in meaning

resquiller

sneak in without paying, dodge the fare | rob, steal, shop lift

bousculade | bousculer

melée, scrum, crush | to push, shove, bump into

argenté

moneyed, well-off

fulminer

blow up, inveigh, rail against

étalement

spread, sprawl

voile

veil, curtain, cloak

fiscalité

tax level, taxation

non-lieu

case dismissed, no grounds for prosecution

rennais

of Rennes

pourvoi

petition, appeal

relaxe | relaxer

discharge | relax, loosen up

Cour de cassation

final court of appeal

intégralement

completely, totally, fully

discutable

debatable, questionable, dubious

pull

sweater, pullover

capuche

hooded

couper l'herbe sous le pied de qqn

pull the carpet from under some one's feet