Français-22 Flashcards by I R

banditisme

crime, banditry

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défi

challenge

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prétendument

supposedly

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chéquier

checkbook

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égarer

s’égarer

lose, misplace, mislay

lose your way, digress

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biberon

baby bottle

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décu

disappointed

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circonscription

precinct, ward (electoral)

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dérailler

derail; come off (ie bike chain); malfunction; lose your mind

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décompte

count, calculation; amount, total

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dépouillement

dépouille

starkness, austerity; analysis of data, votes, etc

booty, spoils, plunder

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rigeur

de rigeur

severity, strictness; austerity

of the essence; required, a must

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imprévisibles

unpredictible, unforeseen

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douter

doubt; waiver; suspect

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vachement

really; (bloody, UK)

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charrier

go too far; be kidding; carry along, sweep along

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mec

guy, chap, lad

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motte

clod, clump; slab

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dépourvu (de)

dépourvoir

without, devoid of, lacking

deprive,

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récit

story, accounte, tale

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mis en cause

challenged

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battement

beat; beating; fluttering; swinging; spare time, free time, available time

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dissimuler
se dissimuler qch
dissimulant

hide, conceal, secrete;
refuse to face (up to)
shadowing

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relancer

throw, throw again; call [sb] again, revive, rekindle, replay, play again

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binôme

partnership, team, duo

libeller | libellé

draw up, formulate, fill out | wording

retapper

renovate, cure, make better

clou

nail; highlight, climax

banquise

ice floe; ice field

dérégler | se dérégler

disturb, disrupt, unsettle | go wrong

fonte

ice thaw, ice melt; cast iron

marmotte

wood chuck, ground hog

détinir

possess, have, hold, own; keep, detain, imprison, jail

ânerie

stupidity, silliness; inanity, absurdity; something stupid

pote

buddy, pal

déménager

move (to/from a home); rock, kick ass

béchamel

sauce, white sauce

bribes

crumbs, scraps, fraction; snippets, fragments, morsels

trouvaille

a find, treasure

manège

merry-go-round, carousel; (horse riding) school, (circus) ring

étourdir | s'étourdir

stun, daze, overwhelm, make your head spin, | exhilarated, distract yourself

attrayante

attractive, appealing

proposer

offer; suggest, propose

Mistral

a strong dry northerly wind in the south of France

nuisible

harmful, damaging, injurius, detrimental

valse | valser

waltz; reshuffle; rapid change | waltz; sway, float, dance; hurtle

bouleversement

disruption, upheaval

plombé | plomber

lead-sealed | be a burden on; compromise; seal (with lead); come down vertically

raccourci

short cut, quick way; abridged version

ruissellement

streaming, flow

contrebas | en contrebas

below | at the foot

quinquagénaire | quinquennat

a person in his/her fifties | five year period

manchette

cuff; banner headline; forearm blow

nacre

mother of pearl;

autocollants

self-sticking, self adhesive; sticker

pancartes

notice, sign, placard

bavure

blunder, error

repos

rest, calm, vacation, break

mal absolu

absolute evil

esclavage

slavery, bondage; tyranny, enslavement

déposséder

rob [sb] of [sth], divest [sb] of [sth]

portefeuille

wallet, billfold, purse;

plaquer

flatten,

trancher

slice, cut, cut off; judge, decide, solve

tergiversation

procrastination, equivocation; hemming and hawing

AFP

Agence France Press

hachoir

meat cleaver, meat mincer

confessionnelle

denominational

Ville sainte

Holy city (Jerusalem)

rétorsion

repraisal, retaliation

moitié

half; midway point, halfway; partner, other half, better half

poudrière

powder keg

mouche

fly (the insect)

nommément

nominally

fidèle

loyal, faithful, believer

frondeus; frondeuese

rebellious, insubordinate

rattraper | se rattraper

catch, recapture; catch up with; rectify | make up for, redeem oneself, put things right

effroi

fear, terror, dread, awe

reluisant

gleaming, shining, shiny

bâtisse

building, structure; construction

trou

hole, gap; pothole, crack

béant

opening, wide open; cavernous

parois

partition, wall, side

dissuasif

discouraging, deterrent, off-putting

aviver

revive, kindle, fan, spark

gardienne | gardienne d'immeuble

caretaker | concierge

orgue

organ (the instrument)

infortune

misfortune, bad luck

enregistrement

recording, taping, storing

données

data, information

recrue

recruit, recruitement

dupes

dupe, trick

ressentiment

resentment, bitterness, dislikes

jouxter

adjoin, neighbor

au cours de

during, in the course of

état-major

general staff, management

reconquérir

recapture, recover

sièger

sit, reign

cerner

surround, encircle; grasp, understand