Français-18 Flashcards
dénombrer
count, tally,
violemment
violently, vehemently
balader
se balader
drive around, take for a drive, carry around with
stroll, walk
solde
balance, sale, sales, pay
rattacher
se rattacher
tie up again; reattach; connect, associate
be linked to, be connected to
réfection
repair, refurbishment, restoration, rehabilitation
coup montée
stunt
tentation
temptation
massue
club (ie, bat)
clouter
to nail, to stud
griffe
griffé
claw, talon; brand name, designer label; signature
scratched
fourré
fourrer
lined, fur lined; filled; undergrowth, thicket
stuff, shove; to line (ie gloves)
à la baisse
vers le bas
downward
pare-chocs
bumper, fender
knockers (boobs)
téter
suck, suck at, suck from
empressement
Aucun empressement particulier
haste, promptness, eagerness; attentiveness
no particular hurry
rebrousser
rebrousser chemin
brush against
retrace one’s steps; turn back
river
attach, fasten, link, cling, bind
volatilisé
volatiliser
vanishing
to make volatile; especially : to cause to pass off in vapor
indice
clue; indication, sign; evidence;
probant
convincing
cap
course, direction
désactivation
deactivation, defusing
échiquier
chessboard
monnaie<>
monnaie courante
currency, change (ie of a dollar)<>
common, commonplace
étirer
s’étirer
draw out, roll out, stretch
sprawl, stretch, spread yourself out
ratisser
rake, rake up; cast your nets; comb; clean out; scrape off
hublot
port hole, window
bottle top, goggles
patronat
employers, management
désaveu
disavowal, repudiation, retraction, denial
entretenir
s’entretenir
to maintain (ie, correspondence), look after have a talk/discussion, be maintained, be looked after
pionnière
pioneer
court-courriers
short-haul
surlendemain
two days later
bienveillante
kindly, benevolent
cap
cape, headland; course, direction; stage; head, top
munitions
ammunitions, ammo
tribut
tribute, tax; contribution; toll
entrevue
entrevoir
interview
get a glimpse, catch sight of; foresee, have an inkling of
semences
seed, sperm
subalterne
subordinate, junior; menial, low-ranking, lowly
aparté
private conversation; aside
sa Sainteté
His Holiness
réviser
revise, review, re-eximine, look at again
désescalade
de-escalation
rancune
grudge, hard feelings, resentment
décelé
detected
introniser
enthrone, install, establish
annoncer
s’annoncer
annonce
announce, make public; be a sign of, herald, foreshadow
proclaim yourself, promise to be
declaration, commercial (ad)
gazièr
gas producer operator
recrudescence
increase; fresh outbreak, recurrence, resurgence
rechigner
object to doing, do grudgingly, take exception to doing
relais
reins; relay (race); representation
décalage
difference, gap, interval; discrepancy
coller
stick, paste, glue, bond
adouber
to dub, to name
remise à plat
thorough review, thorough overhaul
chantier
construction site, building site
mess, disaster zone
décevant
disappointing
deceptive
renouveau
renewed success, return to form; revival, resurgence, come back
fait bien partie de
is actually part of
retentissante
very loud, resounding, deafening
consequential, significant, far reaching, momentous
savourer
savor, enjoy, relish
passerelle
footbridge, gangway, walkway
link
député
Member of Parliament, congressman
capter
se capter
get, pick up, receive; capture, understand
understand one another, get one another
balise
beacon, marker
dépeindre
depict, paint, paint a picture of, portray
valides
valider
fit, well and able; valid
validate; give the green light to, approve
Vedette planétaire
global star
péroné
fibula
allier
s’allier
ally, unite, bring together
join forces; ally yourself, form an alliance
rembourré
rembourrer
stuffed, padded
stuff
pochette
envelope, pouch; sleeve; small handbag; pocket handkerchief
féru
keen in, passionate about
qui-vive
rester sur le qui-vive
be on the alert, keep your wits about you
be on the look out, be on the alert
rougir
blush, redden
montures
mount; frame, rim; setting
grand oral
final oral exam, parliamentary hearing
Dégonfler
se dégonfler
dégonflé
let the air out of sth, deflate; decrease, diminish, lessen
flatten, make smaller
chicken
perchoir
perch, platform
séduire
charm, captivate, win over, seduce
retrouvailles
reunion
muer
shed, molt; break; transform, turn into
agacer
annoy, irritate; tease
tâche
task, chore; job, role
au grand dam de
to the great displeasure of
calage
timing
abeille
bee, beehive
salvage tug
revente
resale
étreindre
s’étreindre
embrace, hug, clasp; choke; clasp, grasp, grip
embrace each other, hug each other,
pègre
mob, underworld, gangland
toile de fond
back drop
recadrage
refocusing, cropping (photograph)
revers
reverse, other side, wrong side; setback, pitfall; backhand; lapel
pourvoir qqn de
pourvoir qqn de
se pourvoir
equip [sb] with [sth]
provide for [sth]
appeal, take a case to the Court of Appeal
manquer à l’appel
be missing
amovible
removable, detachable
gouffre
gulf, chasm; have hollow legs; money pit
dès
as soon as, from
fusée
fusées de détresse
rocket
flares
