Français-13 Flashcards
arraisonner
to board and search
embouchure
mouth (of a port), mouth piece (trumpet, etc), opening
côtes orientale
eastern coast
ployer
bow, bend, sag, buckle
maghrébin
North African
bulletin
forecast, newsflash, report, ballot
dérapage
slid, sideslip, misdemeanor, misconduct
contre-pied
opposite point of view, off balance
terreau
fertile ground, breeding ground, compost
faire part
faire part de
announcement
break the news
affluence
crowd, crowds
foire
fair, fairgrounds, trade show
covoiturage
car pool, car sharing
affréter
charter
assumer
s’assusmer
take on, take upon oneself, assume, accept, live with it
be self sufficient, be at ease with
noyade
drowning
non-slave
non Slavic
tabasser
beat up
devanture
front window, physical appearance
main d’oeuvre
mis en oeuvre
work force
take full advantage of, put to use, implemented
anse
handle
pichet
pichet de vin
pitcher
pitcher of wine
en plein air
outdoors, in the open
mise en accusation
prosecute, impeach
milicien
milice
militiaman
militia
trafiquer
trafiquant
deal and deal, tamper with, be up to
trafficker
dessus
on (it), upstairs, top
shoot at
hécatombe
massacre, slaughter
agrialimentaire
farm-produce, agribusiness
prix des actifs
avoirs
asset prices
assets, holdings
collégienne
schoolkid, secondary school pupil
responsable
resposible person, person at fault, person in charge, responsible for
abîmer
damage, ruin, spoil
sink, fall into despair, go bad
priser
value, snort
flotte
fleet, flotilla, air fleet
desservir
se desservir
desservant
serve, stop at
harm yourself, serve yourself badly
incumbent
dénouement
outcome, conclusion
entériner
ratify, confirm
approve, validate, rubber stamp
magnanime
magnanimous
résoudre
se résoudre
resolve, solve
decide, resolve to do sth
provisoirement
temporarily
avalise
endorse, support
péripétie
incident, event, twists and turns
obligataire
marché obligataire
bond holder, bond
bond market
étoffer
s’étoffer
flesh out, develop, expand; pad
beef up, put on weight, expand
cran
crâner
notch, hole
boast, brag, show off; act tough
cingler
cinglant
whip, lash, sting
biting, scathing, stinging
fief
fiefdom, kingdom, stronghold
traces
scar, mark, memory, vestige, mark
maintes fois
many times, often time, over and over
exclu
excluded, out of the question, ruled out
exclusivity
atténuer
ease, alleviate, reduce, lighten
contribuable
imposable
taxpayer, ratepayer
taxable, liable
arrière-plan
background
dégel
thaw
décote
reduction
redevance
license fee, royalty, usage fee
s’absenter
to be away, be absent
démêler
sort out, untangle, unknot
majeur
adult, serious; of age-over 18; middle finger
rafle
rafler
roundup, raid
clean out, clear out; swipe everything; grab, nab
sans-papiers
undocumented
à qui le tour
à ton tour
à son tour
who’s next?
your turn
in his/her turn
attentatoire
detrimental
à la suite
à la suite de
à toute de suite
one after the other
further to; behind
be right back; see you soon
amertume
bitterness, resentment, bad taste
médecin légiste
légiste
medical examiner, forensic pathologist
(n) jurist, (adj) forensic
bavard
bavardage
talkative, chatty, chatterbox
gabbing, chatting, gossipping
peiner
struggle to do sth, have trouble in doing sth
sadden, grieve
éponge
éponger
jetter l’éponge
sponge
mop up, soak up, wipe off absorb
throw in the towel
acerbe
cutting, ascerbic
railler
mock, ridicule, make fun of
déchiqueter
shred, rip apart, tear into pieces, level, flatten
bonbonne
large glass jug
huissier
usher, bailiff
clèment
merciful, lenient, mild
guère
hardly
Quay d’Orsay
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
bouquinistes
second-hand book sellers
dérober
se dérober
steal, thieve; shield, protect; hide, conceal
shirk, evade; give way
déformer
déformé
deform, misrepresent
out of shape, misshapen; skewed, altered, inacurate
sanctionner
punish
recognize
inachevé
unfinished, incomplete
épanouissement
blossoming, thriving, flourishing
casse-tête
en tête
puzzle, headache, brainteaser, conondrum
head, leading, in front
pente
slope, hill, gradient
désavouer
disavow, repudiate, challenge sbs authority, deny
enfantillage
childishness, childish behavior
monter au créneau
à monter soi-même
faire monter la sauce
step into the breach (gap)
self-assembly (do it yourself)
spice things up
réunir
réunies
to get together with, to gather, join
gathered, assembled, reunited
dubitatif
dubious, skeptical
choc
impact, collision, bump, confrontation, clash, shock
telephone portable
cell phone
inexact
innacurate, untrue, false, erroneous
unpunctual
convoquer
call in, summon, be asked to attend
politique de retour
return policy
tergiverser
procrastinate, hem and haw, prevaricate
prêter
se prêter à qch
offer, give, lend, ascribe attribute
lend itself to sth
saccager
ransack, wreck, vandalize, trash pillage
chaloupe
life boat, launch, row boat
