Français-21 Flashcards by I R

transfrontalier

cross-border

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buralistes

tobacconists, newsagents, news dealers

clerk

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écriture

Écritures

handwriting, writing

Scriptures

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calligraphe

penmanship

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élancer

s’élancer

cause a throbbing pain; 
soar up (ie the twin towers), launch yourself

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tournée

round, tour, round (of drinks)

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déroute

dérouter

defeat, reroute; desaster, ruin, debacle

reroute, change course

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composante

element, component

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foudroyante

foudroyant

blistering

violent, deadly; electrocuting

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Écosse

écosser

Scotland

shell (peas, beans)

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nuire à;

mettre hors d’état de nuire;

harm, damage;

lock sb up in the interest of public safety;

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flegme

composure

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tremblement

tremblement de terre

quake, tremor

earth quake

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pointure

(shoe) size

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dresseur

(animal) trainer

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avoisinant

avoisiner

neighboring, nearby

be near [sth], be close to [sth]

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accrocher

s’accrocher

hang up, hook up;

work hard, be assiduous,

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épuiser

wear out, drain

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préavis

notice, warning, (advance) notice

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s’essouffler

get out of breath, leave out of breath, struggle

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sauter

jump, skip, leap

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saccage

saccager

vandalizing

ransack, wreck, devestate,

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sanglier

wild boar

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impôt

tax, levy

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mensualisation

monthly payment

reconduction

renewal

reconduction

lease, lease renewal

plate

flat,

assièger

besiege, lay siege to

impayé

outstanding debt

lointain

distant, remote, far-off | distance

lest

ballast

seigneur

lord, master, baron, tycoon

intituler | s'intituler

title, entitle | give yourself a title,

assécher | s'assécher

dry up, drain | dry out

remettre à plus tarde, différer, reporter

delay, postpone

filiale

subsidiary, affiliate

assujettis à | assujettir

subject to, subjected to, liable for<> | subject, oblige [sb] to do [sth]

contrôle judiciaire

judicial supervision

somme | sommer

sum, total, amount, sum of money; burden

manutentionnaire | manutention

packer, warehouseman; | handling

colis

parcel, package

fugueur

absconder

battre | se battre

beat, hit; defeat, beat; beat (heart) | fight each other/one another

saignant

bleeding; rare (as in meat)

soustraction | soustraire

subtraction; theft, removal | subtract

gamin

kid, youngster

percevoir

perceive, sense, detect

désarroi

dissaray, confusuon, confusion, helplessness; tizzy; distress

accourir

rush to, run to, hurry to

lugubre

bleak, dreary, dismal, gloomy

analphabétisme

illiteracy

péché

sin, trespass

dorer | se dorer

gild; bronze, tan; glaze | get a tan

mijoter

stew, simmer; plot, scheme, cook up;

vengeance

revenge, vengeance

défaillance

failure, breakdown, fault; weakness

bouclé

curly, curled; buckled, fastened, secured; locked up, behind bars

combinaison

combination; slip, suit

brancard

stretcher

dépistage

tracking down, tracing, detection, screening (medical)

arracher

snatch, tear; wrest, rescue; get [sth] out of [sb];

opercule

cap, capping, coverplate

narine

nostril

imprévu

mishap; unforeseen, something unexpected

fondements

founding principles; foundation

bas-côté

roadside

entonner

strike up; launch into, burst into

défiler | se défiler

march, parade, file; walk, strut, march | run away, escape

kyrielle

host, myriad; bunch, string, pack

colon

colonist, settler

harcelé | harceler

harrassed; hard-pressed; plagued | harrass; pester, hassle, badger

notoire

inarguable, manifest, unequivical; well-known

artificier

munitions expert, pyrotechnist

trépas | trépasser

death, demise | pass away, depart this life

maudir

to curse

Messie

Messiah

côtière

coastal, inshore

bailleur

lessor; backer, silent partner

homard palourde moule shrimp

lobster clam mussel; (vulgar: pussy, snatch, beaver) crevette

avorton

runt

ouvrage

work, book, publication, result

maraîchage

truck, farming

défricher

weed, clear out; do the spade work for; prepare, ready

usure

wear (& tear), erosion; usury

embaumer

embalm; perfum, fill with fragrance

aller à; assister à; être présent

attend

d'après

according to; from, after

pelle

shovel, spade; spatula; dustpan

écoper

bail out (ie a boat); get, receive (ie a prison sentence)

couler

sink, founder; run, trickle, leak

soi-disant

so called, supposed;

espionner

track, monitor, spy upon; keep tabson

ample | faire ample connaisance avec qqn

loose, wide, roomy; sweeping, wide, roomy | get to know somebody better

envoûtante

captivating, bewitching, spellbinding, enchanting

se targuer

pride yourself on; boast about

trombe

waterspout, torrence

centrale

power plant; department office; prison, jail

fiscal(e)

tax

lien

connection, link, relationship,