Français-40 Flashcards
impulsion
impetus, momentum
brèche
gap, breach; chip (ie dinnerware)
agacer
annoy, irritate, tease (taquiner)
sommeil
sleep; sleepy; inactivity, dormant
salvateur
life-saving
munir qqn de qch;
se munir de qch
equip [sb] with[qch]; arm [sb] with [sth]; arm [sb] with sth];
carry, bring, take
fainéant
lazy, idle
crasseux
dirty, grubby, grimy
taulard
prisoner, convict, jail bird
chevelu
long-haired, hairy
colporter
sell door to door, peddle; spread, circulate
franc-parler
outspoken
poignée
handful; handle, fistful
cueillir
gather, pick, pluck;
chien fou
mad dog
infranchissable
impassable, insurmountable
préjudice
damage, harm, wrong
rater;
se rater
miss; fail, spoil;
miss each other, fail in a suicide attempt
dépêche
dispatch; telegram, wire
clignoter
blink, flicker; go on and off
patois
dialect
convenance
propriety, decorum; inclination;
fiançailles
engagement
effréné
unbridled, unrestrained; frantic
comme si c’était le sien
as if it was his
narrer (raconter)
narrate, tell
chiner
bargain-hunt; dye
doter;
se doter de
equip, provide; endow, bestow<>
equip yourself with
désespérer
lose hope, resign yourself; be disheartened by
fourbe
deceitful, duplicitous, deceiver
nulle et non avenue
null and void
flou
blurry, vagueness, out of focus
du jour au lendemain
overnight
nécrologie
obituary, death notices
hors de moi
loose my control
mis en valeur
highlighted
dominicale
Sunday
en aucune façon
no way
décalage
difference, gap; discrepancy
inconduite
bad behavior, misconduct; blunder, indiscretion
s’enorgueillir de [faire] sth
boast about [sth]; pride yourself about doing [sth]
jacinthe
hyacinth
quiconque
whoever
chronique
chronic; column, gossip, gossip column
périple
journey, trek
restes
remains; leftovers
fratrie
brothers and sisters; siblings
farceur
joker, prankster
fratrie
brothers and sisters; siblings
cadet
younger, youngest, cadet
sucrerie
sugar refrinery
verger
orchard
éblouissante
dazzling, blinding; magnificent, splendid
combustible
fuel,
chaudière
boiler, water-heater
déconner
play the fool, talk nonsense, joke around
pudique
modest, discreet, reserved
manier
se manier
handle, operate<>
get a move on
claironner
trumpet, bellow
autodidacte
self taught
métissé
mixed-race; blended
crépu
kinky, frizzy
Matignon
the residence of Frances prime minister
bail
lease, lease agreement
atteller
s’atteller
harness, couple (ie attach to a vehicle)<>
get down to [sth]
insensibiliser
numb, anesthetize
tuile
tile; “what a drag”, “what a pain”
autodidacte
self taught
métissé
mixed-race; blended
crépu
kinky, frizzy
Matignon
the residence of Frances prime minister
bail
lease, lease agreement
atteller
s’atteller
harness, couple (ie attach to a vehicle)<>
get down to [sth]
insensibiliser
numb, anesthetize
tuile
tile; “what a drag”, “what a pain”
imbiber
s’imbiber
soak;
become soaked; get sloshed
roupiller
sleep, slumber
savane
savanna, savannah; main square; marsh
fendre
se fendre
split, chop, cleave<>
be split
caniche
poodle
nain
dwarf, midget; toy
assoiffés
thirsty
remous
eddy, swirl; stir, tumult, turmoil
embraser
s’embraser
set alight, set ablaze, set on fire<>
be impassioned about sth; fly off the handle
un rien
the slightest thing; get worked up
affamer
starve, famish;
case départ
square one, starting point
houlette
crook (bâton de berger); leadership
blâmer
blame; criticize; give sb an official warning
grelotter
shiver, jingle
crécelle
rattle
prometteur
promising, looking good, encouraging
envol
flight, wing, takeoff (décoloage); leave the nest
cache-col; cache-nez
muffler
régalien
sovereign
tige
stem, stalk
battage
thrashing; hype, ballyho
lueur
glow, gleam, glimmer; flash, beam; ray
emmitoufler<>
s’emmitoufler
swaddle<>
wrap up well, wrap up warmly
couche
diaper; layer (ie of clothing)
