Français-20 Flashcards by I R

haleter

hold your breath; sputter

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grogner

grogne

grumble, grunt, groan; grouch, grumble

dissatisfaction, discontent

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prévisible

predictable, foreseeable

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vraisemblablement

vraisemblable

in all likelihood, in all probability

possible, credible, feasable, likely

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informatique

IT (Information Technology)

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éplorées

tearful

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éventrer

rip open, burst open; disembowel, gut

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noircir

se noircir

to darken, blacken; paint a bleak picture

get drunk, get smashed, get hammered

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bourdonnement

buzzing, humming; murmuring

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songe

dream, daydream; fantasy, illusion

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atelier

ateliers

workshop, studio; working group, work group

factory floor

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animer

s’animer

present, lead, host; move, stir; bring to life

liven off, come to life

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bachelier

a person who has received a Baccalaurate degree

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rechigner

rechigner à faire

object to doing;

do grudgingly

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débrouillardise

improvisation, creativity, problem-solving, resourcefulness

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brevet

diploma, certificate

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maîtrise

control, command; mastery, knowledge

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valoriser

add value, increase the value of; highlight, accentuate, enhance

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rediffuser

rebroadcast, to broadcast again

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diamétralement

diametrically

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hors de cause

in the clear; out of the picture

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rasséréner

to calm down

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aiguë

acute; sharp, keen, powerful; intense

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colonie

camp, summer camp; colony, community

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ça sent le vécu

that/it has a ring of truth about it

comète

comet

chevelure

hair; tail (ie of a comet)

récolter

harvest; amass, gather; reap

Perpétuité à Perpétuité condamné à Perpétuité; prison à Perpétuité; réclusion à Perpétuité

perpetuity, permanence life, in perpetuity sentenced to life imprisonment

étagère

shelf

rayer

draw lines on;

viticulteur

wine-grower; wine-maker

fouilles

excavation; archeological dig

adorateur (trice)

worshipper

cruauté

cruelty, brutality

tripes | prend aux tripes

bowel, gut, tripe | takes guts

emmagasiner

store up, store, accumulate

bassin

bowl, basin, bedpan

envergure

wingspan; stature, caliber; scope, scale, range

Soi-disant; prétendument

supposed, alleged, supposed, supposedly

chassé-croisé | le grand chassé-croisé

back and forth, to and fro; log jam of people and cars, traffic jams the heavy flow of holiday traffic

encombrements

bulk, volume, size; heap, pile; overload, blockage

pendant ce temps

meanwhile

à jamais

forever

rouleau

rolling pin, roller, curler

Les jeux sont faits

game over

emmurer | emmuré

wall up, wall off; trap | walled off, walled in

déjanté

off the wall, nutty

clin d'oeil | en un clin d'oeil

wink, nod | in the twinkling an eye, in the blink of an eye

denrées | denrées alimentaires

food, food products, edible goods, commodity | foodstuffs

pallier

overcome, mitigate, compensate; cover up | palliate

juteux

juicy

hanter

haunt

cordée | corder

``` roped party (roped mountain climbers), string, tie up, twist ```

mêler | se mêler de qch

mix, blend, combine; | meddle in sth, interfere in sth, get mixed up in sth

dévisser

unscrew, detach

à la suite à la suite de de suite

one after the other further to, behind (?) right away, immediately, right now

glissade

gliding movement, slip, skid | dance step

flancher

give out (i.e. one's legs at the end of a race), fail,

étal

stall, stand

entremise

mediator, mediation, intervention

charpente

framework, frame, structure | build, frame, skelton

aléatoire

random, uncertain, unpredictable

combat

fighting, combat, clash; fight struggle

pousse | pousser qqn à faire qch

grow (for plants, grandir for people); push, drive, force; | push sb to do qch

monter à | monter sur le dos d'un éléphant

ride (an animal)

along

le long de

``` ailleurs<> d'ailleurs<> être ailleurs<> ici ou ailleurs<> nulle part ailleurs<> ```

``` elsewhere, some place else, then again<> by the way, incidentally<> be some place else<> some where or the other<> no where else, any where else<> ```

angoisse, anxiété

anxiety

marcher

walk, work, function, go, run

développer | se développer

develop, cultivate, further; grow | grow

aviron

rowing, oar

cuisson

cooking, baking, firing

fumet

aroma;

pet

fart

sous peu

shortly

pieux

pious, religous, devout; loving, heartfelt, sincere

et si

how about; what if

salir | se salir

dirty, get dirty | get dirty

tablier

apron,

D'une part | De l'autre

on one hand | on the other

rien à voir avec

nothing to do with

au lieu de

in lieu of

en tant que

effectivement, en effet

actually, indeed

porter des fruits

bear fruit

cribler

riddle

pilonner

crush, grind, bombard

affoler

throw into a panic; drive sb mad/crazy

jusqu'au bout

right to the end; all the way; throughout

mandat mandat d'amener mandat d'arrêt

postal money order; mandate; postal money order; bench warrent arrest warrent

Ereinter

exhaust; to be washed up; wear out

geôlier; | geole

jailer; | jail, prison, penitentiary

glacer

freeze; immobilize

sigle

acronym

paumé

lost soul, drop out; isolated

glapissement

squeaking

assouvir

satiate, satisfy, sate, assuage

maladif

sickly, delicate | unhealthy, sickly-looking, pathological

gueule

(of an animal) mouth, muzzle, maw (throat), gullet, jaws

idem

likewise, ditto

ores

already, immediately

réclamation

complaint; claim, demand

vengeur

vengeful, avenging; avenger, righter of wrongs

paquet

packet, parcel, package

quel que soit

whatever it might be, regaardless, whatever