Français-36 Flashcards by I R

retentir

ring out, resound; reververate

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cor

horn ( instrument); callus (on foot)

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pourvu (:)

pourvu que

endowed, equipped (:)

provided that; let’s hope that

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impasse

cul-de-sac, dead end; impass, stalemate; skip, miss out

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extrader

extradite

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muet

mute, dumb; silent, quiet, mum; speechless, at a loss for words

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bout

tip, end, point; piece, length, bit; end, far end, bottom

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percuteur

hammer (of a gun), firing pin

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cuisine américaine

open-plan kitchen

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gargariser qch(:)
se gargariser

send [sb] to sleep; (:)

gargle; delight in [sth]

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plutôt (:)

ou plutôt

rather, instead, quite, sooner (:)

or more accurately, or rather

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pensable

thinkable

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SMS (texto)

text, text message

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miraculé

a person who has been miraculously cured

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gibier

game (animal)

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affût

blind (ie duck blind)

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cloîtrer

cloister

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investir (:)

s’investir

invest (money); surround, beseige, block off (:)

throw yourself into

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implanter (:)

s’implanter

implant; establish; (:)

establish yourself, set up shop

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surlendemain

two days after, two days later

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trempe

thrashing, belting; moral fiber; quenching

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apéro

aperitif; pre-dinner drink

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confession

confession; belief; persuasion

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patrimoine

estate, property; assets; inheritence, heritage

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mener

lead; carry out; give [sb] a ride (emmener)

complice

accomplice; partner; knowing (a knowing look)

figure

face (visage)

ride

wrinkle; ripple

au fil de (:) | au fil de l'eau (:)

in the course of, over (:) | in real time, cobstantly updated (:)

scandalisé

shocked, outraged, incensed

piétiner

stamp (one's feet); shuffle along; not make any headway

crapule

scoundrel, crook, low-life; dishonest

marchand

merchant, shopkeeper

trompe

trunk (elephant); horn (trumpet); horn (fog)

baraque

shack, shanty; dump, hovel; house, pad

rafistolage

makeshift work, patching up

precarisation

casualisation of industry,

baissé le garde

lower your guard

sociétés écrans | paradis fiscaux

front companies | tax havens

pompette

tipsy, merry

étroit

narrow, close; strict

galette

pancake

destitution

deposition

invectiver qqn

curse, insult; heap abuse on; castigate

ornière

rut

compromettre

compromise, jeopardize; incriminate

increvable

puncture-proof, bullet-proof; tireless, relentless

ferraille | ferrailler

scrap iron | sword fight

``` cogner se cogner (contre qch); ```

bang, knock; | bang into sth;

intermittent

intermittent, irregular, spordatic; occassional worker

présager

presage, predict, foretell

foncière

ground rent

colza

canola

orge

barley

fendre

chop, split, cleave

gérance

management

injoignable

unreachable, uncontactable

colza

canola

orge

barley

braconnage

poaching

savant

scholar, scientist, savant

caritatif

charitable

balise

marker, beacon (as in aviation)

rase-motte | rase-mottes

low altitude, hedge hopping | low flying

au beau milieu de qch | au beau milieu de la nuit

right in the middle of sth; | in the middle of the night; in the dead of the night

infos

news, update

fisc

tax authorities

flux

flow, incoming tide

béant

gaping hole, wide open

mis en examen; | remis en liberté

indicted, indictee; | release (ie a prisonner)

poule pondeuse

laying hen, layer, good layer

criante

crying, shouting; blatant, flagrant, resounding

contre-la-montre

time trial

bêtise

stupidity, idiocy, mistake, something stupid

fumigène

smoke-bomb, smoke grenade

poteau

post, pole; goalpost; buddy, bud

fleurissant

blossoming, flowering

chenapan

tyke, rascal, scallywag

porte-conteneur

container ship

accrocher- | accrocher sur

hang, hang [sth] up; hook [sth] up- | grip

tranchée

trench, cutting

arrosage

watering, spraying

atout

advantage, attractive feature; asset (to an organiz, etc) virtue

tournoi

tournament

tri

sorting, selecting

crue

rise, rise in water level, spate

bac | bac à glacon

ferry, ferryboat; tray | ice cube tray

jeûne

fast, fasting

essuie

cloth, dish cloth; bath towel

boîte de nuit

night club

Hexagone

France

berge

riverbank, embankment

nerfs

nerves; pep, energy

cortège

cortege, procession

entièreté

entirety, whole of [sth]

fluidifier

make [sth] flow better; liquify; decongest

recrudescence

increase; fresh outbreak, resurgence

transpercer

run through, pierce, pass through

enchainement

chain, series, succession; link, linkage

potiche

porcelain vase; window dressing