Français-21 Flashcards
transfrontalier
cross-border
buralistes
tobacconists, newsagents, news dealers
clerk
écriture
Écritures
handwriting, writing
Scriptures
calligraphe
penmanship
élancer
s’élancer
cause a throbbing pain; soar up (ie the twin towers), launch yourself
tournée
round, tour, round (of drinks)
déroute
dérouter
defeat, reroute; desaster, ruin, debacle
reroute, change course
composante
element, component
foudroyante
foudroyant
blistering
violent, deadly; electrocuting
Écosse
écosser
Scotland
shell (peas, beans)
nuire à;
mettre hors d’état de nuire;
harm, damage;
lock sb up in the interest of public safety;
flegme
composure
tremblement
tremblement de terre
quake, tremor
earth quake
pointure
(shoe) size
dresseur
(animal) trainer
avoisinant
avoisiner
neighboring, nearby
be near [sth], be close to [sth]
accrocher
s’accrocher
hang up, hook up;
work hard, be assiduous,
épuiser
wear out, drain
préavis
notice, warning, (advance) notice
s’essouffler
get out of breath, leave out of breath, struggle
sauter
jump, skip, leap
saccage
saccager
vandalizing
ransack, wreck, devestate,
sanglier
wild boar
impôt
tax, levy
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,