Français-40 Flashcards by I R

impulsion

impetus, momentum

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brèche

gap, breach; chip (ie dinnerware)

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agacer

annoy, irritate, tease (taquiner)

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sommeil

sleep; sleepy; inactivity, dormant

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salvateur

life-saving

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munir qqn de qch;

se munir de qch

equip [sb] with[qch]; arm [sb] with [sth]; arm [sb] with sth];
carry, bring, take

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fainéant

lazy, idle

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crasseux

dirty, grubby, grimy

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taulard

prisoner, convict, jail bird

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chevelu

long-haired, hairy

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colporter

sell door to door, peddle; spread, circulate

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franc-parler

outspoken

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poignée

handful; handle, fistful

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cueillir

gather, pick, pluck;

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chien fou

mad dog

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infranchissable

impassable, insurmountable

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préjudice

damage, harm, wrong

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rater;

se rater

miss; fail, spoil;

miss each other, fail in a suicide attempt

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dépêche

dispatch; telegram, wire

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clignoter

blink, flicker; go on and off

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patois

dialect

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convenance

propriety, decorum; inclination;

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fiançailles

engagement

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effréné

unbridled, unrestrained; frantic

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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)