Français-43 Flashcards
en continu
continuously
dédommagement
payment for damages, indemnification; insurance payment
éhontée
shameless, barefaced, brazen
réprimer
repress, suppress, restrain; crack down, gain control
accentuer
s’accentuer
accentuate, emphasize
intensify, escalate
enfermer
lock away, shut away, imprison, confine
résilier
cancel, terminate, put an end to
reconduire
take [sb] home, drive [sb] home, walk [sb] home; renew
du mal à faire face
struggling to cope
à point nommé;
opportun
timely
puit
well (water)
attarder<>
s’attarder
delay, hold back<>
linger, dawdle, stay behind
Dans la foulée
in the aftermath; following
postuler á [qch]<>
apply for sth] <>
suppose, imagine, postulate
mixité
diversity, co-education
laïque
layperson, secular
épanoui
blooming, growing, radiant; buxom, well rounded
acculer
corner (ie trap); push, force, drive
impasse
cul-de-sac, dead end; impasse, stalemate; skip, skip over, miss out
larguer
release, disengage, unfasten; throw [sth] down; break up with [sb], dump; leave [sb] behind; throw [sth] away
mise à l’écart
side-lining
blanchiment de capitaux<>
blanchiment de l’argent
money laundering
distinctement
distinctly, clearly
ne relève pas de l’application dudit code
Does not fall within the scope of the application of that
ouf
phew!, mad, crazy, nuts;
se méprendre
be mistaken
fait en sorte
made sure, ensure that
point de chute
drop point
lorgner
eye, covet
décolleté
cleavage, low cut neckline
aloi
alley
alliage
alloy
remplacer
replace, stand in for; succeed
vinaigre
vinegar
PV
ticket, parking ticket, speeding ticket; fine, pehalty
immobilisme
opposition to change, do-nothingness
associatif
voluntary, community
coûte que coûte
no matter the cost
retoquer
reject, refuse, turn [sth] down
outré
furious, outraged, incensed, beside yourself; exagerated, over- the-top
décret
order, decree, ordinance, edict
outré
furious, outraged, incensed, beside yourself; exagerated, over- the-top
décret
order, decree, ordinance, edict
stut
status, position
vitriol
a sulfate of various metals, caustic; firewater, strong alcohol
rage
rage, fury; rabies
escarmouche
skirmish; verbal jousting
soute
bagagge hold
mallette
briefcase
ressort
spring, resilient, energy
stylo-bille
ballpoint pen
liseuse
e-book reader, dust cover
lecteur
dvd player; player
invoquer
appeal to, call upon; invoke
biens de consommation
consumer goods
jusqu’au-boutiste
die-hard, hardliner
mis en accusation
indicted
violoncelle
cello
rhabiller
dress [sb] again, put [sb’s] clothes vack on; refurbish, spruce up; rejuvinate
baignade
bathing, swimming; swimming area, bathing area
dièse
sharp, sharp note (music)
visée
viewfinder (camera), sight (gun); aim, ambition
velléité
pipe dream
idiome
dialect, idiom
vidéaste
video maker
pneumatique
inflatable, pneumatic
recueillement
contemplation, meditation, remembrance, recollection
vive allure
high speed
bifurquer
turn off (direction), fork (in road)
dérisoire
ridiculous, unbelievable; rediculously low (price); pathetic, piddling
retentir
ring out, resound; reverberate
charnière
hinge; transitional
éterniser
s’éterniser
draw out, drag out;
go on and on, drag on
soudoyer
bribe;
portier
doorman, goalie, goalkeeper
frigorifique
refrigerating
pourrissement
rotting, putrification; deterioration, degradation
caisse
crate, case; checkout, cash register
contraint
forced, obligated, under duress; tight, constrained
ultime
ultimate, final
sûre
sure, certain
berline
sedan
agissements
machinations, schemes, doings, actions
sulfureux
sulforous, scandalous, gossip-provoking; inflammatory
appel
call, phone call; invitation, appeal; registration
primauté
primacy; pre-eminence
autocensure
auto-censure
intérioriser
hold [sth] in; swallow; internalize
consultation
consultation, appointment (ie doctor); advice, counsel,
forcer
force [sb] to do [sth], apply force, overdo
statuer
rule, decree; pronounce a judgement
ingérer
swallow, ingest; interfere
dauphin
dolphin, heir apparent; future king
ménager
household, domestic, cleaning; spare; be economical
s’est produite
happened, occured
mousse
foam, froth; beer; blunt (a knife edge)
évanouissement
fainting fit, blackout, swoon
chlore
chlorine
botter en touche
evade the issue, pass the buck, punt
profanation
desecration