Français-30 Flashcards
recourir
resort to, appeal to; run again
épauler
help, assist; shoulder, take aim
regroupement
merging, uniting; group, gathering, pool
patent
patente
evident, obvious, apparent
duty, tax, levy; patent; thing; license
escamoter
make disappear (like a magician); evade, sidestep, dodge, vanish
redite
redirect
repetition
repeat, say again; reiterate
meurtrir
bruise, hurt, wound
flambée
blaze, outburst, sudden rise
cimes
peak, summit, top, pinnacle
pâturage
pasture, pastureland
entourer
encircle, surround, frame
pimpante
smart, elegant, spruce
disputer
se disputer
tell off, reprimand; compete in, fight in, play; quarrel, argue
quarrel/argue with each other, quarrel, argue
chausser
se chausser
put on
put on your shoes, buy/get your shoes from
affronter
face, confront
affronter
face, confront; clash with, compete against
époustouflant
mind-blowing, breathtaking
dès lors
dès lors que
from then on, since then, consequently
the moment, from the moment, as soon as
décontraction
coolness, collectedness, relaxation
détournement
diversion; embezzlement, misappropriation
axe
axle; link, road, route; axis
méticuleusement
meticulously, painstakingly
dénomber
tally, count,
convenu
convenir à qch
agreed, appointed, settled on
be suitable for [sth]
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
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)