Français-28 Flashcards by I R

soi

self, oneself, yourself, himself, herself, itself

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destitution

deposition, deposing

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privation

deprivation, withdrawal, removal; hardship, shortage (of commodities)

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inhèrent

inherent

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justesse
de justesse
réélue de justesse

accuracy, precision, relevance; pertinence, aptness; faithful
only jusy, barely, narrowly
narrowly re-elected

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s’empêtrer

get mired in, get bogged down, get caught up in

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éclabousser

s’éclabousser

splash, splatter; tarnish, flaunt [sth] in front

splash about, splash somebody

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s’amonceler

amonceler (entasser)

pile up, heap on, accumulate

pile up, heap on

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éboueur

ordures

garbage collector

garbage, feces, filth

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ruelles

back alley, little street, lane; passage, space

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benne

dumpster; wagon; cable car

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marécageux

swampy, marshy

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rizière

rice paddy; paddy field

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rompre

terminate, break off; break up, break off

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cherté

dearness, high cost

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sondage

sounding; survey, opinion pole

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épaisseur

thickness, density, size

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porter sur

se porter

be about, be on, focus on

be, feel; be worn; fall on, bear on

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coude
être au coude à coude
garder sous le coude

neck, elbow, bend
be neck and neck
sit on

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hameau

hamlet

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accompagnateur

guide (for tourists); accompanyist

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maison mère

parent company

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feuilleton

feuilleton mèlo

serial, regular article; saga, series

soap opera

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montage

assembly, putting together; lifting; fake;

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entendement

reason, understanding, insight, sense; comprehension, grasp

abasourdir

stun, dumfound, astound; deafen

assainir | s'assainir

decontaminate, cleanse, purify; | be cleaned up; become healthier

pré

meadow, field;

peloton | peloton de l'execution

pack; squad | firing squad

désuètes

obsolete, passé, disused; old-fashioned, dated

honnête

honest, respectable, law-abiding; honorable; decent

affiner | s'affiner

age/ripen/mature (ie, cheese); slim; refine, polish; | become finer; become more refined

naguère | guère

formerly, in former times; contraction of "il n'y a de guèrre" hardly

désunir | se désunir

break up, disunite, divid | lose one's stride

éparpillement

scattering, dispersal

robustesse

sturdiness, resistance, robustness; toughness,

étioler

wither, make [sb] palor

épopée

epic, epic poem, saga

étape

stage, step; stop over

empoisonner

poison, contaminate, pollute

marbre

marble

sidérer

stun, stupify, stagger

craquer

split, split open, give in, succumb

parcourir

travel, cross; wander, roam; go all over

hélitreuillé

to winch up into a helicopter

toile

canvas; web; internet

surmonter

sit on top of, on top; conquer, overcome; master

écarteler

to be torn between [sth] and [sth]; to feel torn between [sth] and [sth]

assoiffé

thirsty, thirsting for [sth],

ovni

oddball, oddity

vitupèrer contre | vitupèrer

inveigh against, rail against | rail against, to rant and rave

pourrie

rotten, decayed, lousy; crook, bad apple

banal contrôle routier

routine traffic stop

comté

county

édile

municipal magistrate

faute de preuves

lack of evidence

loupe

magnifying glass; laziness, idling

imposer | s'imposer

decree, demand, command, order; necessitate, require; impose; tax impose, force yourself onto [sb], establish yourself; be essential, be vital

fief

fiefdom, kingdom; stronghold

onusion

of the United Nations

pression

pressure, push; stress; draught beer

délocalisation

offshoring, outsourcing, relocation; decentralization

rapprocher | se rapprocher de

bring [sth] closer; draw [sth] closer | move closer to [sb], move nearer to [sb]

momentanément

momentarily

tout de même

all the same, notwithstanding, even so

engager | s'engager

appoint, take on, hire; commit; rope in | enlist, enrol, commit to do [sth]; campaign, lobby, crusade

forcément

bound to, necessarily, likely to, inevitabely, likely

il aura fallu

it took

plomber

be a burden on; compromise; fill (ie a tooth); weigh; seal

que n'importe quel

that ant

entorse

sprain; infringement

proviseur

principle, headmaster

cautionner

support; act as a guarantor for, guarantee

biche

doe; honey, darling, pet

AFP

Agence France Press

ange

angel, sweetheart, love

attirer

attract, lure, entice, coax

coup de pouce | pouce

boost | thumb, big toe,

sucer

suck, suck on [sth]

date limite

deadline

branle | branler

swaying, swinging, wobbling | be up to; masturbate (se masturber)

terrienne

earthling

conjoint | conjoint de fait

husband, spouse; joint | common-law wife

éloignement

distance, remoteness;

avéré

recognized, known, proven

s'obstiner

persist, persevere

vain

pointless, useless; vain, shallow

asticoter

bug, hassle, tease, needle

ludique

fun, playful, play

oser

dare, have the audacity to, dare to, be so bold as to

appât | l'appât de gain

lure, | lure of money,

tâter | se tâter

feel, paltate; feel the weight of | hesitate; masturbate

étanche étancher étanchéité

watertight, waterproof; airtight, hermetic stop, staunch; satiate, satisfy, quench impenetrable, watertightness, airtightness

malveillant

malicious, malevolent

insu

unknown

submerger

submerge, flood; overwehlm, overcome;

agripper

grab, grip, hang onto;

magasins tenus

shops (stores) owned

terrer | se terrer

earth up | go to earth, go to earth; hide away, shut yourself away

honoraires

fee, honorium