Français-28 Flashcards
soi
self, oneself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
destitution
deposition, deposing
privation
deprivation, withdrawal, removal; hardship, shortage (of commodities)
inhèrent
inherent
justesse
de justesse
réélue de justesse
accuracy, precision, relevance; pertinence, aptness; faithful
only jusy, barely, narrowly
narrowly re-elected
s’empêtrer
get mired in, get bogged down, get caught up in
éclabousser
s’éclabousser
splash, splatter; tarnish, flaunt [sth] in front
splash about, splash somebody
s’amonceler
amonceler (entasser)
pile up, heap on, accumulate
pile up, heap on
éboueur
ordures
garbage collector
garbage, feces, filth
ruelles
back alley, little street, lane; passage, space
benne
dumpster; wagon; cable car
marécageux
swampy, marshy
rizière
rice paddy; paddy field
rompre
terminate, break off; break up, break off
cherté
dearness, high cost
sondage
sounding; survey, opinion pole
épaisseur
thickness, density, size
porter sur
se porter
be about, be on, focus on
be, feel; be worn; fall on, bear on
coude
être au coude à coude
garder sous le coude
neck, elbow, bend
be neck and neck
sit on
hameau
hamlet
accompagnateur
guide (for tourists); accompanyist
maison mère
parent company
feuilleton
feuilleton mèlo
serial, regular article; saga, series
soap opera
montage
assembly, putting together; lifting; fake;
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
