Français-30 Flashcards by I R

recourir

resort to, appeal to; run again

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épauler

help, assist; shoulder, take aim

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regroupement

merging, uniting; group, gathering, pool

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patent

patente

evident, obvious, apparent

duty, tax, levy; patent; thing; license

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escamoter

make disappear (like a magician); evade, sidestep, dodge, vanish

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redite

redirect

repetition

repeat, say again; reiterate

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meurtrir

bruise, hurt, wound

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flambée

blaze, outburst, sudden rise

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cimes

peak, summit, top, pinnacle

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pâturage

pasture, pastureland

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entourer

encircle, surround, frame

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pimpante

smart, elegant, spruce

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disputer

se disputer

tell off, reprimand; compete in, fight in, play; quarrel, argue
quarrel/argue with each other, quarrel, argue

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chausser

se chausser

put on

put on your shoes, buy/get your shoes from

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affronter

face, confront

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affronter

face, confront; clash with, compete against

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époustouflant

mind-blowing, breathtaking

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dès lors

dès lors que

from then on, since then, consequently

the moment, from the moment, as soon as

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décontraction

coolness, collectedness, relaxation

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détournement

diversion; embezzlement, misappropriation

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axe

axle; link, road, route; axis

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méticuleusement

meticulously, painstakingly

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dénomber

tally, count,

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convenu

convenir à qch

agreed, appointed, settled on

be suitable for [sth]

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excédent

surplus, excess

mésentente

discord, bad blood, disagreement

nuisance

harmful substance, pollutant; problem, difficulty

bouliers | boulier

abaci | trawl net; abacus

voyelle

vowel

inénarrable

wild, outrageous; inexpressible

éroder

eat away, erode; diminish, weaken

patient

pèpin

pip, mishap, glitch, snag; umbrella

s'écharper

tear [sb] to pieces, lay into [sb]

méfie-you

watch it!

pique-assiette

sponge (human kind)

feinte

craftiness, slyness, guile; shrewdness, trick, fake

fouiller

search, conduct a search of [sth]; body search, rummage through

interdire qch

forbid/prohibit/ban [sth]

commissariat

police station, police precinct

vitre | vitres fumées; vitres teintés

window, pane | tinted glass

émousser | s'émousser

blunt | become blunted/dulled

affolement

panic, spinning

boussole

compass, guide

faire en sorte de | faire en sorte que

make sure you | ensure that, make sure that

repérage

tracking, spotting, finding; scouting, location scouting

citation

quotation

aborder

reach, land on [sth]; take [sth] up

fond

bottom, background, content (ie of a letter)

issue

exit, way out, outcome,

hâtif

hasty, hurried, precocious

lâcher | se lâcher

give way, release, let go of; let loose on | relax, let yourself go

fait en fait

is in fact

hasarder | se hasarder

try out, venture | take the risk out of

sorcière

wizard, warlock, sorcerer, witch; magician

malnourished

junk food

truffé | truffer

truffled, stuffed | garnish with truffles; fill; stuff

dinde

female turkey, goose, silly goose

fracassant

thunderous noise, deafening; sensational

mettre sur écoute; mise en écoute | plateforme d'écoute

eaves drop | help line

tenir tête à

stand up to

haine

hatred, hate; aversion

déférer qch | déférer qqn

refer [sth] to the courts; require [sb] to do [sth] | bring [sb] before the courts

carboniser

char, burn; carnonize

évasion

escape, jail break, break out;

lynchage

lynching

implacable

tenacious, persistent, harsh, tough; relentess; unavoidable

épineuse (eux)

thorny, prickly, delicate

poindre

break, come up; start to show

charrue

plow

légèrement

lightly, softly, slightly

indécis

undecided, indecisive,

équivaloir à

equivalent to, equal to

leitmotiv

leitmotif (a dominant recurring theme)

au pied du mur | mettre qqn au pied du mur

up against it | back/paint someone into a corner

pudeur | outrage à la pudeur

modesty; decency, innocence, humility | indecent exposure

souk

(arab market place) souk, bazaar; pigsty

coiffeuses

hairdressers

conciliant

conciliatory, obliging, accomodating

présidentiable

potential presidental candidate

quasi

almost, nearly, virtually

soupir

sigh

maquis

shrubland; underground, hiding

éplucher

skin, peel; dissect

ébriété

inebriated, drunkeness

rendent des comptes

accountable

étal

stall

réchapper à qch

survive [sth]

inhumer

bury

cible

target

éleveur

farmer, livestock farmer, breeder

surendettement | désendettement

over-indebtedness, debt burden | debt reduction

répétition

rehearsal

préoccupante

worrisome, concerning; preoccupying

chanceux

lucky, fortunate; risky, hazardous

mûrement | mûrement réfléchi

long and hard | carefully thought out

farfelu

harebrained, scatter brained; eccentric

maille

link, stitch, mesh

tresser

braid, weave

perruque

wig; moon-lighting; tangled line (fishing)