Français-31 Flashcards
fret
freight, cargo
cauchemar
nightmare, bad dream
liens
affiliation, connection, link
ratissage
raking (as a garden); search (fouille)
fouille
excavation, dig
tantôt
shortly, soon; sometimes, at times
tige
(of a plant) stem or stalk; rod, shaft, shank
empreindre
s’empreindre
empreint
imprint, stamp;
be marked, be tinged
fingerprint
répercuter
reverberate, echo; transmit
canot
dinghy, small boat, life boat
surchargé
overloaded, packed,
coulé
couler
slide
sink, founder
feu de paille
flash in the pan
gradin
tier, row of seats; bleacher
saisie
seizure, foreclosure; input
ou même
even if
rapports
relationship; connections, affiliation
mèche
wick, fuse; strand, strand of hair; bit, drill bit
foncier
property; real estate; basic, fundamental
jumelles
jumelle
jumeaux
binoculars, field glasses
twin
twins
poignard
dagger
bouder
stay away from, show no interest in; sulk
dortoir
dormitory
déflagration
explosion, conflict
amener
take, bring, carry, transport, steer
lueur
glow, gleam, glimmer
être tiré d’affaire
to be in the clear
cale
hold (ship); block, wedge, chock
excrément
excrement, feces, dropping, stool
soute
cargo hold,
Egée
Aegean sea
mire
test pattern; center of attention; line of sight
foutre
se foutre de
do, play at;
laugh at, make fun of; not give a damn, not give a fuck, not give a shit,
meuf
woman, girl, chick
perforer
pierce, punch (a ticket)
composter
validate, punch ( a ticket); compost
gonflable
inflatable
embourber
get stuck in the mud, get bogged down; embroil
tentaculaire
sprawling
cyclisme
cycling, bicycling
mandat d’arret
arrest warrent
portrait-robot
composite drawing
chevelure
que de cheval
hair
pony tail
prisé
private
balustrade
railing
reboucher
fill back in, fill up again; recork, recap, restopper
périphérique
peripheral, outlying
rescousse
help, assistance
concéder
allow, grant, give; concede
impéritie
incompetence, inadequacy
incommode
uncomfortable, bothersome,
échauffourée
brawl, skirmish, clash; failed gambit
puer
puer de la gueule
smell bad, stink
to have bad breath
passeur
ferrymen; smuggler; people smuggler
querelle
quarrell, squabble; dispute; altercation
entrave
shackle, fetter, hindrance, constrait
tanguer
pitch, sway, reel
disloquer
break apart, break to pieces
rallier
se rallier
assemble, unite, rejoin
join up to sth
forage
drilling, boring; drilling site
bec
beak, mouth,
file d’attente
waiting line
brasier
blaze, inferno; love, infatuation
âcre
acrid
crève
bad cold, heavy cold
assommant
oppressive, stifling; boring, tedious, stupefyingly dull
être pris de court
caught unprepared, caught unaware
s’evanouir
faint, pass out; vanish, dissapear into thin air
tarir
dry up, run dry; run out, be exhausted
sine die
adjournment without setting a further date for resumption
emmitoufler
swaddle, wrap well
octroi
gift, boon;
irréaliste/peu réaliste
unrealistic
enseignements
teachings, lessons
remis en selle
back in the saddle
cailloux;
lapidation
stones, pebbles
stoning
encaissé
encaisse
encaisser
steep-sided; plunging
float (imprest amount of cash)
box, pack up
perfusion
drip (as in intravenous)
prendre qqn de vitesse
outpace, overtake
indéfectible
unfailing, constant, unbreakable, indestructible
efficacement
efficiently, effectively, expediciously
limogeage
superseding, dismissal
légiférer
legislate, codify [sth], make rules, laws
sinistré
sinistre
victim, injured party, casualty
damage, devastation, disaster
investiture
taking office, inauguration, swearing in, investiture
fierté
pride, dignity; arrogance
baume
ointment, salve, balm; consolation, relief, solace
allouer
s’allouer qch
allocate, grant, allot
reward yourself with, grant yourself
gronder
rumble, tell off, scold
signifier
mean, signify; inform, notify
hargne
aggressiveness, beligerence, hostility
Sur fond de
against a backdrop of
détenir
possess, have; detain, imprison
voler en éclats, fracasser, briser
shatter
revirement
turnaround, reversal
ennemi juré
sworn enemy
rafler
clear out, make off with, make a clean sweep
réellement
really, genuinely, indeed
rattraper
catch again, recapture,
écorner
dehorn, horn, dishorn; make dog-eared
