Français-20 Flashcards
haleter
hold your breath; sputter
grogner
grogne
grumble, grunt, groan; grouch, grumble
dissatisfaction, discontent
prévisible
predictable, foreseeable
vraisemblablement
vraisemblable
in all likelihood, in all probability
possible, credible, feasable, likely
informatique
IT (Information Technology)
éplorées
tearful
éventrer
rip open, burst open; disembowel, gut
noircir
se noircir
to darken, blacken; paint a bleak picture
get drunk, get smashed, get hammered
bourdonnement
buzzing, humming; murmuring
songe
dream, daydream; fantasy, illusion
atelier
ateliers
workshop, studio; working group, work group
factory floor
animer
s’animer
present, lead, host; move, stir; bring to life
liven off, come to life
bachelier
a person who has received a Baccalaurate degree
rechigner
rechigner à faire
object to doing;
do grudgingly
débrouillardise
improvisation, creativity, problem-solving, resourcefulness
brevet
diploma, certificate
maîtrise
control, command; mastery, knowledge
valoriser
add value, increase the value of; highlight, accentuate, enhance
rediffuser
rebroadcast, to broadcast again
diamétralement
diametrically
hors de cause
in the clear; out of the picture
rasséréner
to calm down
aiguë
acute; sharp, keen, powerful; intense
colonie
camp, summer camp; colony, community
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
as
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
