Français-15 Flashcards by I R

houleux

houle

stormy, heated, turbulent

swell (ocean)

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fougue

energy, spirit, ardor

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pur-sang

thorough-bred, purebred

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rédhibitoire

crippling, prohibitive, deal breaker

unacceptable

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seconder

assist, aide

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adept

member, supporter, subscriber, enthusiast

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occuper

s’occuper

dedicate, do, be busy, occupy, inhabit

deal with, take care of, care for, work with

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beignet

donut, strudel

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embellir

make more beautiful, enhance, embellish

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brume

mist, haze, fog

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coloniser

colonize, take over, settle in

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acheminer

transport, carry, bring, dispatch

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titube

stumble, stagger, reel

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ivrogne

drunkard, drunk

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décombres

rubble, debris

ruins

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notation

agence de notation

writing, taking dictation, grading, scoring

rating agency

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sciemment

knowingly, deliberately

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frais

cool, chilly; fresh; fee (frais juridique); recent

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émettre

make, produce, emit; venture, put forward; broadcast

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dessin

drawing, outline, pattern

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rèsilier

cancel, terminate, put an end to

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illustre

famed, celebrated, famous, renowned

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colon

settler; colonel; camper

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bidasse

grunt (soldier); yard bird

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rétropédaler

back-pedal

pan

side, face; section, part ;shirt tail, coat tales; hang, wallop

cagoule

hood, hat

fosse

tank; pit; grave

radin bon marché, peu cher, à bas prix bas de gamme

cheap, stingy, mean, miserly inexpensive of poor quality

émanation

odor, emanation, emission | expression, manifestation, sign

logiciel

software

mise en ligne

on line

écorce

bark, skin, peel, exterior, outside, hide, shell

bouleau

birch

minier

mining

brouiller | se brouiller

come between, turn against, cloud, confuse | become muddled, cloud over, become overcast

veiller

stay awake, stay up; ensure; stay with, keep vigil

navette

shuttle, space shuttle,

longer

walk along, go along, ride along, drive along | go the length of

jucher

perch, live, be perched

carrefour

crossroads, intersection

cour

courtyard, school yard bathroom tribunal courting

coup de crayon

stroke of a pen, stroke of a pencil

semer

sow; spread, disperse, scatter, strew; leave behind, lose

rèanimation

resuscitation, intensive care

fiabilité

reliability, trustworthiness

témoin | témoigner

witness, baton | bear witness, give evidence; be testament to, be evidence of

immatriculer

usages | usager

manners | service user, customer, commuter, passenger, speaker (ie of French)

entrouvrir

half open, partially open

capter

capture, understand

soupape

valve, plug

sous-traitance

subcontracting

brut

crude, raw, untreated dry, dry wine gross (as in gross salary)

ampoule

light bulb

douille

(cartridge) case, hair, socket

au profit de

in favor of

malin

smart, shrewd, clever, sly, cunningy; malignant

cavaler | cavale

cavort, escape, be on the run | escape, run

concitoyen

fellow citizen

chevrotine

buckshot

contraindre

constrain, pressure into doing, obligate

certains

some, certain

implacable

pernacious, persistent, harsh unremitting, relentless, never ending inevitable, unavoidable, inescapable

indemne

unharmed, unscathed, uninjured

auteur droits d'auteur

originator, author, comproser culprit, perpetrator, person behind copyright

affabulation | affabulateur

fantasy, fairy tale, pack of lies | storyteller

folie | grain de folie

madness, insanity, lunacy; folly; extravagance | craziness, touch of eccentricity

hébergeur

web provider, service provider

connerie

stupidity; bullshit

compte tenu de

given that, considering that, seeing that

vigueur

strength, viguor, forcefullness

embûche

trap, snag, pitfall, hazard, danger

racolage

soliciting

titre de séjour

green card, residence permit (in France)

traite

milking

fermière

farmer, farmer's wife

rougeole

measles

rejaillir

splash up, spurt up from, rain down from

animateur

organiser, group leader, host (TV/radio)

à huis clos

(behind) closed door, closed hearing

indicible

unspeakable

pulsion ~ de mort ~ sexuelle

urge, drive death wish sexual drive, sexual urge

subitement

suddenly, abruptly

taillader

slash

errer, roam, rove | to be mistaken

wander, roa

râtelier

gun rack, dentures, tool rack

èmu

touched, moved, filled with emotion

arc-en-ciel arc-bouter s'arc-bouter

rainbow buttress, brace brace yourself

charisme

charisma, appeal

crouler

sag, crumble be weighted down under fall, collapse

marée

tide, flood, catch

tournesol

sunflower

opprimer

oppress, stifle, suppress, keep down

bienveillant

kindly, benevolent

pute

hooker, whore, prostitute

accroc

tear, snag, breach, infringement

valable

valid, usable, acceptable, qualified

s'entraider

help one another, help each other