Français-14 Flashcards by I R

ensanglanté

bloody

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instance

authority, insistence, pleas, proceedings

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falaise

cliff

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crayeux

chalky

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adéquation

harmony, match, balance

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tocard

ugly, tacky, dead loss

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mouture

première mouture

grinding process, grounds (coffee)

first draft

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différer

defer, postpone, put off

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voilier

sail boat

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malheur

misfortune, mishap, tragedy

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collant

pantyhose; sticky, clinging

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cueillette

cueillir

picking, harvesting, collecting

gather, pick, garner

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advenir

happen, occur, come out of

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confier

entrust sth to sb, entrust sb to sb, confide in sb

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disposer

dispos

arrange, place; have, dispose of, have available

fresh, ready, fit; fit and well

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hippodrome

hippisme

racecourse, racetrack

horse riding

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hirsute

desheveled, unshaven, coarse

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dépuceler

deflower, take the virginity of

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tout comme

just as, just like, something just as good

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onusien

of the United Nations

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ébauche

ébaucher

sketch, outline, preliminary draft

begin, make as if to, sketch roughly

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contre-pied

off balance

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écoute

listening, wire-taping

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être au courant

be informed, be aware, be in the know

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moine

monk, friar, hermit

même

same, identical, even (even I), itself, exact

réaliser se réaliser réalisateur

make, produce, create, fulfill, embody come true, fulfill yourself film maker, producer, director

agrumes

citrus fruit

perdurer

continue, carry on, endure

bricolage

do-it-yourself, home improvement | patch job, shoddy work

léser

wrong, prejudice | hurt, damage

astreinte

obligation, constraint | penalty, damages

irrecevable

inadmissable, unacceptable

dicter

dictate

illisible

illegal, unreadable

rançon

ransom | cost, price

benjamin

youngest, baby | junior, under 14 player

buste

chest, bust

chèche

scarf

sujet

citizen, national

alimenter

feed, fuel, supply, eat

sulfureux

sulfurous, scandalous, gossip-provoking, inflammatory

baroudeur

adventurer, old warrior, scrapper

polar

detective novel, crime novel

pied de nez

thumb your nose at

étanche

water proof, air tight

foie

liver, foie gras

joue

cheek

lecteur | lecteur DVD

reader, DVD player

récit | conteur

story, tale, narration | storyteller, narrator

cargaison

cargo, shipment, freight

exode

exodus

tenir le cap

stay the course

être en mesure de

be a a position to, be able to

salaud

bastard, s o b, swine | despicable, contemptible

adosser

lean against | build sth against

portique

crossbar, gantry; metal detector,

balancoire

swing

muret

low wall

trentenaire

30 year old, a person in his/her thirties

emprise | sous l'emprise de

hold, influence, control; easement, right of way, expropriation under the influence of

net

honest, genuine, right; net; exempt; clean; mentally sound; | clear, clearly defined;

arme blanche | arme

knife, bladed weapon | weapon

prétendant | prétendre

candidate, pretender (to the throne), suitor | affirm, maintain, say

en face

opposite

crier

yell, shout, scream

appartenance

affiliation, membership

tireur

marksman, sniper

de temps à autre

from time to time, every now and again

chute d'eau, cascade

waterfall

rapt

kidnapping, abduction

aguerrir | s'aguerrir

toughen up, harden | get tougher, get harder

gruger

cheat, trick, dupe; chisel off; swallow; snap open, snap apart

gendarmerie

police force, police station

carreau sur le carreau se tenir à carreau

pane (window), tile knocked out watch one's step

auréole

ring, halo

(savoir)sachant que

knowing that

également

equally, also, too, as well

convoiter

covet, lust after

maquette

model (ie airplane); mock-up

stand

booth, stall, stand

imputrescible

rot-proof

habitude | habituer

custom, habit, be used to, be accustomed to | get used to, get accustomed to, grow accustomed to

eleveur

livestock farmer

brebis

ewe, sheep

sobriquet

nickname

aisselle

armpit

épiler

remove hair, shave, wax

midinette

stary-eyed girl, teenybopper

gambette

leg

moignon

stump

déposer le bilan dépôt de bilan bilan comptable bilan de santé

file for bankruptcy voluntary liquidation balance sheet (medical) check up

enlèvement

abduction, kidnapping | taking away, removal, collection

chène

oak tree, oak

massif

solid, massive, mountain range

redressement judiciaire

receivership

autrement

differently, some other way, by other means otherwise, if not much more, by far

volailler

poulterer

ruée ruer se ruer

rush kick (out) rush

potager

vegetable garden