Français-29 Flashcards
profitable
advantageous, profitable, rewarding
rendement
yield, productivity, output
locataire
tenant
parlé, á l’oral, oral
spoken
parer
parer á qch
block
shield yourself from, protect yourself from
parures
parure
sets
finery, jewlery, set of jewels; set of table linen, set of bed linen,
voilure
sails
débridé
unbridled, unrestrained
manche
sleeve; half (ie in football), inning ( ie in baseball, cricket)
tenant
upholder, disciple, follower
meneur
leader, ringleader
retenir
hold back, catch hold of; retain, reserve (a table)
justesse
accuracy, precision; relevance, pertinence
malentendant
hard of hearing, partially deaf
dernièrement
recently, lately; ultimately, finally, in the end
ampoule
light bulb, bulb
murer
se murer
wall up, brick up; lock [sb] into [ sth]
wall yourself up, shut yourself up
déminage
mine-clearing; mine-sweeping
flou
flouer
out of focus, blurred, fuzzy; vague, lazy, confused
swindle
avatar
reincarnation; misadventure, mishap, misfortune
bouleverser
devestate, overwehlm, upset; disrupt, turn upside down, wreck havoc
imminent
imminent, pending
stupéfiant
astounding, stunning; drug, narcotic
dissuasif
dissuassive, discouraging
frais de gestion
management fees
correctionnelle
correctional; criminal
concordante
in agreement
trompeur
deceitful, misleading; untrustworthy, fickle
synthèse
summary, overview, review; combination; synthesis
témoigner
témoigner de
bear witness, give evidence;
bear witness to, be evidence of; show, demonstrate, prove
musclé
muscled, brawny; strong-arm, aggressive, assertive; very hard
échauffourée
scuffle, brawl, clash, skirmish;
écraser
run over (with a car); press, flatten; shut up
gaspillage
gaspillage alimentaire
waste ( money, resources)
food wasteage
séance-éclair de photo
flash photo session
châle
shawl, wrap
rarissime
rarely-seen, extremely rare; rarity
moyenâgeux
midieval
mêler
se mêler de qch
mix, blend; involve, implicate
stick your 2 cents in
morosité
moroseness, gloominess
chevalet
easel, tripod, sawhorse
exaucé
fulfilled, realized, grant
déjouer
thwart, foil, frustrate; evade
fomenter
incite, foment, stir up
téléguidé
radio-controlled
prévaloir sur
se prévaloir de
prevail over
boast, claim
trompe-l’œil
window dressing
grossesse
pregnancy
accouchement
delivery; birth, childbirth; labor
constat
assessment, analysis; report, statement
crédit
credit, loan; credit, respect, credibility
précaire
precarious, frail, delicate; unstable, risky
toile de fond
back drop
constituer
se constituer
form, establish, put [sth] together
amass;
haut la main
hands dowm
rampant
creeping (as a rose bush), crawling (snakes), groveling
déclamer
déclamer sur
recite, perform, deliver
rail against, berate, castigate
se réfugier
réfugié
take refuge
refugee, asylum seeker
dérober
se dérober
se dérober à qch
steal, thieve
hedge, equivocate, be evasive, beat around the bush
shirk, evade, shy away from
breveter
patent
inculpation
chef de l’inculpation
charge (legal)
main charge, chief charge
pan
section, part, side, face; bang, whack, wallop
relier
link, link up, join, connect, bind,
supplétif
auxiliary
s’essouffler
essouffler
get out of breath, struggle
leave out of breath
mutin
mischieveous, impish; mutineer
ne pas faire long feu
be short-lived
sommation
warning, summons; addition, summation
rapprocher
se rapprocher de [qch, qqn]
bring [sth] closer
move closer to [qch, qqn]
torsadé
torsader
twisted
twist
aux dépens de qqn
at the expense of [sb], off (as: live off someone)
endiguer
contain, hold back, restrain; dyke up
verbaliser
give [sb] a ticket (fine); verbalise, put into words
inespérer
unhoped for, undreamt of
démentir
belie, contradict, deny, refute
aliéner
alienate, give [sth] up
transfrontalière
cross-border
soulever
se soulever
lift, lift up, raise
get up, rise
promouvoir
promote
attrait
attraction
trouée
hole, gap, breach
verrou
(lock) bolt; block, barrier
déplaire
se déplaire
displease, bother, irritate
dislike [sth], be uneasy about
concierge
caretaker, housekeeper, janitor; concierge
expier
pay for, atone for,
écureuil
squirrel
médiatiser
cover, broadcast, publicize
epingler
pin, pin up, catch, criticize, lambast, castigate
figure de proue
figure head
indépendantiste
independence, separatist
évidemment
obviously, needless to say, of course
insubmersible
unsinkable, in-submersible, infallible
renoncer
renoncer à qch
give up on [sth], renounce
not do something anymore, stop doing [sth]
fil
sun fil de
thread, yarn, wire, string; edge, sharp edge
in the course of, over
charrue
plow
mousson
monsoon
oser
dare, have the audacity to
écluse
éclusier
lock (canal)
lock keeper
vannes
waterworks, sluice gates (a passage way for the flow of water)
inclure
include, incorporate, attach, enclose
règlement de comptes
settling of scores