Français-19 Flashcards
repousser
grow back; reject; repel, repulse; push back
étouffer
stifle
isoloir
voting booth
dénué
without, devoid of, deprived of
conjurer
se conjurer
conjurer le sort
ward off, banish, avert; beg; conspire to bring about
plot, conspire
ward off bad luck
découpage
cutting; cut-out, cutting out
contraindre
force, constrain; pressure [sb] into doing [sth]; compel, coerce
capture d’écran
screen shot
C’est un bonheur
it’s a pleasure
éprouvant
punishing, demanding, grueling;
trying
atterrir
land (ie an airplane), end up, find its way
ligoter
tie, bind, truss;
bandés
blindfolded
disquaire
record store owner, record dealer
batteur
drummer; batsman, miller
essaimer
spread; expand; swarm; scatter
coffret
small box, case; set, box set
distingué
distinguer
eminent, distinguished, illustrious; elegant, refined
make out, distinguish; distinguish between
carence
deficiency; lack
failing; shortcoming; failure; non-payment; default; insolvency
méridionale
southern,
dériver
dériver de
drift; divert; shunt
derive from; stem from
enfoncer
s’enfoncer
sink, push, thrust; knock down, break down
sink; go into deeper water; dig your own grave
flot
wave, flood
adjoint
adjointe
adjoindre
deputy, second in command, assisstant
enroll
join, enlist, apoint
chantier naval
shipyard
guérisseur
healer, faith healer, quack
coquillages
shellfish, shells
unicité
uniqueness
cierge
altar candle, church candle
ériger
s’ériger
erect, raise; set up, establish, institute; raise, elevate
set yourself up as, assume the role of
fait part
expressed
incurie
carelessness, negligence
rideau
lever de rideau
curtain, drape, shutters
curtain raiser, curtain riser
indigner
s’indigner
anger, outrage
be indignent, be angered, be outraged
bastion
stronghold
courroux
anger, wrath, rage, ire
bras-dessus bras-dessous
arm-in arm
embrigadement
embrigade
indoctrination, recruitment, regimentation
enroll, recruit
accro
junkie (druggy), junky
alourdir
s’alourdir
make heavy, weigh down; slow down, bog down
get heavier, grow heavier, put on weight
commissaire-priseur
auctioneer
jonquille
daffodil, daffodil yellow
sur place
on site, on the spot
radeau
raft
esquif
skiff
bâche
tarpaulin, canvas cover, tarp
culbuter
knock over, knock down; fall, tumble
recoins
nook, recess
Tollé
outcry
moudre
grind (ie in a mill)
mettre en exergue
exergue
showcase, underline, bring out
inscription
Occidentaux
Westerners
randonneur
hiker, rambler
serein
unfazed, unworried, serene, calm, tranquil
s’attabler
sit down at a table, sit down to table
porte-drapeau
flag carrier, flagship, standard- bearer
médiatiser
cover, broadcast
banalisée
make commonplace
richissime
wealthy
monégasque
Monacan (Monaco)
guet-apens
ambush, trap
embusqué
embusquer
tireur embusqué
shirker
waylay
sniper
marge<>
en marge<>
avoir de la marge
margin; leeway, allowance; outskirts, fringes<>
outside<>
have some wiggle room
réelles
real, reality, actuality, genuine
à rebours
compte à rebours
backward/contra
countown
déclinante
sunset
foule
fouler
crowd, mob
pavoisé
show off; bedeck, put up bunting and flags
sentier
path, way
embourber
enliser
get stuck in the mud, get bogged down
sink into
exsangue
worn out; pale, bloodless
régler
adjust, regulate; settle, resolve, sort out;
perchiste
pole-vaulter
muscler
develop the muscles; beef up, strengthen
présager
predict, presage; foretell
miner
miner le moral
mine; place mines; sap, eat away; undermine
sap the spirit,
besace
beggar’s bag
sous-alimenté
under-fed, mal nourished, starved
mépris
contempt, scorn,
tampon
stamp, rubber stamp
volet
shutter (on a window)
giron
bosom
essuyer
s’essuyer
sustain, suffer; endure, bear, wipe dry,
dry yourself
ladite
aforesaid
Jusqu’au-boutiste
hard liner
marchand
merchant, trader, seller
tas
heap, pile
lacune
short coming, gap
geste
gesture, movement
rassemblement
collection; round-up; meeting, rally, gathering
débordements
excesses, flood; overflowing; misbehavior
vouer
vow; devote; dedicate
partie
part, section; field, area, specialty; game, match
fiançailles
engagement
lendemains
consequences
répit
respit, break, relaxation
cellules de crise
crisis centers
changement de cap
change in direction
hypothétique
hypothetical