Français-14 Flashcards
ensanglanté
bloody
instance
authority, insistence, pleas, proceedings
falaise
cliff
crayeux
chalky
adéquation
harmony, match, balance
tocard
ugly, tacky, dead loss
mouture
première mouture
grinding process, grounds (coffee)
first draft
différer
defer, postpone, put off
voilier
sail boat
malheur
misfortune, mishap, tragedy
collant
pantyhose; sticky, clinging
cueillette
cueillir
picking, harvesting, collecting
gather, pick, garner
advenir
happen, occur, come out of
confier
entrust sth to sb, entrust sb to sb, confide in sb
disposer
dispos
arrange, place; have, dispose of, have available
fresh, ready, fit; fit and well
hippodrome
hippisme
racecourse, racetrack
horse riding
hirsute
desheveled, unshaven, coarse
dépuceler
deflower, take the virginity of
tout comme
just as, just like, something just as good
onusien
of the United Nations
ébauche
ébaucher
sketch, outline, preliminary draft
begin, make as if to, sketch roughly
contre-pied
off balance
écoute
listening, wire-taping
être au courant
be informed, be aware, be in the know
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