Français-44 Flashcards
tirailleur;
infanterie
infantrymen;
infantry
fouler<>
se fouler
trample, crush; beat, sprain<>
strain yourself, make an effort
museler
muzzle; gag, silence
ultime
ultimate, final
liberticide
oppressive, restrictive; that which curbs freedom
alémanique
a group of dialects spoken in Switzerland, Germany and Austria
métrage
length, yardage (material), measurement, size; length, footage (ie of a film)
par la suite
thereafter
tisser
weave, spin
à part entière
in its’ own right
largage
dropping, drop (ie a bomb from an aircraft)
parsemer
sprinkle, scatter, season ( ie salt, pepper)
Du pain sur la planche
“work to be done”
soleil de plomb
blazing sun
représailles
reprisal, retaliation
foulard
scarf, head scarf
râper
grate (cheese), rasp, scratch
disculpé
exonerated
insensé
senseless, foolish, insane, crazy; enormous, huge
vibrer
resonate, vibrate; thrill, tremble, quiver
former
train, shape,
au fil de;
au fil de l’eau
in the course of, over;
in real time, constantly updated;
quitus
full discharge
semblable
similar, alike; like this, like that
pléiade
a host of [sth], a crowd of [sth]
crèche
school nursery, day care
miséricordieux
merciful, forgiving
meuler
meule
grind, mill<>
millstone, grindstone
pioche
pickaxe
fouler<>
se fouler
trample, tread, press, crush (ie raisins); beat; sprain (a ligament)<>
twist, sprain; make an effort
legs
legacy, bequest;
lâchée
dropped (ie a bomb)
cantine
canteen, cafetaria; trunk (for travel)
disposer;
disposer de;
se disposer de
arrange, place; induce, incline, prompt;
have at your disposal, manage, run, deal with;
arrange yourself,
attentat
attack, bombing, assassination attempt; offense
pudeur
modesty, reserve, prudishness; reticence, coyness
à peine
barely, hardly, scarcely
carte de séjour
residence permit
puanteur
stench, odor, awful smell
préciser<>
se préciser
explain, clarify; tell, advise; define, specify, clarify; point out<>
become clear
caveau
vault
c’est la corruption qui serait à l’oeuvre
corruption is at work
solliciter
ask for, solicit, call upon, appeal to
affinage
maturing, refining
cogestion
joint management
pestilentielle
foul, stinking
engin
machine, vehicle; device, contraption
clément
merciful, lenient
lucratif
lucrative
en tête<>
en tête à tête<>
en tête de
on your mind<>
face to face<>
at the head of
précision
precision, exactness; clarification
capter
get, receive (ie a tv station); capture
feuille de paie
pay slip
aborder
reach, land on [sth]; come up to [sth]
rond-point
roundabout
flèche
arrow
pépinière
garden center
siffler
whistle, blow (a whistle)
retrouver
find [sth], find [sth] again, rediscover
défaillante
weak, feeble, unsteady; inadequate, incompetant
abattre<>
s’abattre
knock [sth] down, cut [sth] down; slaughter, slay, kill<>
fall down; rain down, pelt down, come pouring down
désagrément
inconvenience, annoyance, unpleasantless
bouton
spot, zit, pimple; button, knob, switch
rebattre
beat again; reshuffle
clivage
divide, division, split, rift; flaw, fault, cleavage
prédite
predict, foresee; promise, presage
infondée
unfounded
constatation
remarking, noticing, observing, spotting
facturer
invoice, bill, charge
a l’époque
at the time
laisser entendre
hint
remonter
go back up; go back upstairs; ride up (ie a skirt); date back;
essoufflement
shortness of breath, breathlessness; loss of impetus, running out of steam
renchérissement
increase (in prices)
cambiste
foreign exchange dealer
devise
motto; currency; cash
plaisanter<>
se plaisanter
joke around, joke; mess around; tease, mock, ridicule<>
tease [sb], make fun of [sb/sth]
orientation
sense of direction; course (school) choice; direction, positioning
enjoué
cheerful, happy
chanceux
fortunate, lucky; lucky devil; risky, chancy, hazardous
raidissement
tensing, stiffening, tightening
augure
omen; fortune teller, soothsayer
poudre de perlimpinpin
pixie dust, snake oil, universal remedy
inertie
inertia, momentum
étatique
public (ie the state)
connivence
complicity, collusion; connivance
quidam
somebody, whatshisname
tablier
apron; deck or floor of a bridge; firewall
téléguider
operate [sth] by remote control,
impeccablement (parfaitment)
impeccably, immaculately
clore
close, end; shut off, end off
refonder
refound, rebuild, reform
bévue
gaffe, blunder
halte
stopping place; cease fire
desservir
se desservir
serve (as a rail line), clear (as a table after eating); harm, serve [sb] badly, <>
harm yourself; put sb at a disadvantage
rocade
bypass, beltway
appétence
longing, desire
blâme
blame, castigation, disapproval, condemnation; official reprimand, official warning
marrant
funny, comical; weird, strange, odd
paritaire
equal (as in equal number of members of different parties, for purposes of creating a “joint commission”
