Français-41 Flashcards
pâtissier
pastry chef
badauds
onlooker, gawker, rubberneck
béante
wide-open, gaping; cavernous
engloutir
submerge, engulf; gobble, bolt, wolf down; stuff down, devour
ruban<>
mètre ruban
ribbon, strip<>
tape measure
cargaison
cargo, shipment, freight
grouillante
swarming, teeming
remarquer
see, notice
purger la peine<>
purger
serve the sentence<> flush out (clean); drain; serve
bénéficier de
get, benefit from; receive, get, enjoy; make a profit
remise
delivery, presentation, submission, handing in; discount, reduction
filer
spin (as in wool); fly by (time), run (in stockings)
accroc
tear, snag; hitch, snag; breach, infringement
escalader
climb, scale; climb over; surmount, overcome
indice
clue, hint; indication, sign; evidence
sous-estimer
undervalue
propice
favorable, conducive; propitious
atteler<>
s’atteler à
harness; couple (to a vehicle);
get down to [sth]
faille
fault (ie San Andreas), rift; loophole
gravats
rubble
vagues
vague, unclear, ill-defined; wave (water)
oeillet
carnation (flower), eyelet
trombe
waterspout; torrent; whirlwind, cloudburst
laissé pour compte
left behind
tarissement
drying up
ruée
rush
sautes d’humeur
mood swings
somnifère
sleeping pill
entrave
shackle, fetter; hindrance
toutefois
however, notwithstanding, nevertheless
brouiller <>
se brouiller
scramble, interfere with [sth]y <>
quarrel with; turn cloudy; become muddled
arbitre
referee, umpire; mediator, arbitrator
insolite
bizarre, unusual, quirky
impitoyable
ruthless, heartless, cruel; pitiless, unforgiving
cinéaste
film maker, movie director
huppée
crested; posh
hors d’état de nuire
out of harms way
Reste à savoir
it remains to be seen; the question is
mouchard
canary, fink, rat; snitch, informer;
précipitamment
hurriedly, hastily
ramassis
stack, heap, mass; bunch, pack, gaggle
bons à rien
good-for-nothing
bêtise
stupidity, idiocy; foolish, bad behavior; nonsense; rubbish
pince
pluers, surgical pliers, pincers
bricoleur
handyman, handy
vaisseau
vessell, ship, boat; aisle
tenture
wall hanging, wallpaper
sauvetage
rescue
pince
pluers, surgical pliers, pincers
bricoleur
handyman, handy
vaisseau
vessell, ship, boat; aisle
tenture
wall hanging, wallpaper
pince
pluers, surgical pliers, pincers
rempart
fortification, shield
noyade
drowning
séance
session, seating; screening, showing (movie); performance (theater)
mouvementer
se mouvementer
set in motion, stir sth up;
move
rééducation
rehabilitation, physiotherapy, reeducation
abondamment
abundantly, copiously, plentifully
tirailler
tug, pull; cause pangs, cause twinges; tear sb in two, tear sb in half;
chantre
bard, singer;
mutisme
mutism, muteness, dumbness, silence
délocalisation
offshoring, outsourcing, decentralisation
intox
brainwashing, propaganda
grossier
rude, impolite; rough, coarse
enfouissement
burying
s’en prendre à
attack
détourné<>
détourner<>
se détourner
about-turn, winding (road)<>
divert, reroute; embezzle, misappropriate<>
turn away from, turn your back on; look away, turn aside
foin<>
foin de [qch]
hay (grass); racket (noise)<>
to hell with [sth]
fauche
mowing, cutting, scything; petty theft, shoplifting
belote
belote (name of a card game, using 32 cards)
entasser
pile [sth] up; accumulate, stockpile; stuff, cram, squeeze
héraut
herald
Oxfam
Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
effarante
amazing, alarming, frightening; outrageous
approfondi
in-depth, extensive, detailed, thorough
maculer
stain
natte
braid; mat
jonc
ass
marais
marsh, swamp
une pièce d’eau
stretch of water
fédérer
unite, group, federate;
cantonner<>
se cantonner
restrict, reduce, limit<>
shut yourself away
lubie
fancy, whim, caprice, fad
idée fixe
obsession
effusion
profusion, gush, large amount
rentrer
go in; go back; bring in; return
s’enquérir
inquire about [sth]
tentaculaire
sprawling
verrous
bolt (lock); barrier, block
tatillon
finicky, particular; maticulous, painstacking
couronner
crown, put a crown on [sb]; be the crowning achievement of [sth]; honor
boule
ball (of snow), head (coup de ~, hit on the head); ball (testicle);
ass
dévolu
attributed; destined, intended, reserved
buter
stumble over [sth], trip over [sth]; struggle with [sth]
flingue
gun, shooter, piece
côtière
coastal, inshore
composante
element, component
froisser
crease, crumple; strain, pull (ie a muscle); take offence, be offended
surplace
stand-still, immobility
renfermer<>
se renfermer
contain, hold ; shut away, locked away; incorporate, include<>
withdraw, become wirhdrawn