Français-22 Flashcards
banditisme
crime, banditry
défi
challenge
prétendument
supposedly
chéquier
checkbook
égarer
s’égarer
lose, misplace, mislay
lose your way, digress
biberon
baby bottle
décu
disappointed
circonscription
precinct, ward (electoral)
dérailler
derail; come off (ie bike chain); malfunction; lose your mind
décompte
count, calculation; amount, total
dépouillement
dépouille
starkness, austerity; analysis of data, votes, etc
booty, spoils, plunder
rigeur
de rigeur
severity, strictness; austerity
of the essence; required, a must
imprévisibles
unpredictible, unforeseen
douter
doubt; waiver; suspect
vachement
really; (bloody, UK)
charrier
go too far; be kidding; carry along, sweep along
mec
guy, chap, lad
motte
clod, clump; slab
dépourvu (de)
dépourvoir
without, devoid of, lacking
deprive,
récit
story, accounte, tale
mis en cause
challenged
battement
beat; beating; fluttering; swinging; spare time, free time, available time
dissimuler
se dissimuler qch
dissimulant
hide, conceal, secrete;
refuse to face (up to)
shadowing
relancer
throw, throw again; call [sb] again, revive, rekindle, replay, play again
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