Français-46 Flashcards by I R

fraîcheur

freshness, coolness

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teint

complexion; dyed, stained

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bidon

can, container; belly; phony, false, bogus

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se bidonner<>

bidonnant

laugh your head off, crack up, have a good laugh<>

funny, hilarious, side-splitting

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palier

landing (in a house), corridor, floor

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axe

axle, link (ie a highway), axis

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à la retenue

to restraint

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proférer

proclaim, pronounce, declair

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procès-verbaux

official report; the minutes

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renvoyer

send [sth] again, return; dismiss, fire;

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volontiers

gladly, willingly; with pleasure

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s’avérer

prove to be [sth], turn out to be [sth]

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levier

level, stick (as a manual transmission)

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découpage

cutting, cut-out

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performant

efficient, reliable, good

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concrétiser<>

se concrétiser

realize<>

materialize, come true, come to be

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atermoiements

extension, delay, postponement

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cerner

surround, encircle; pinpoint; enclose within a circle

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essais

try, attempt; trial, assay; essay

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main levée

freehand

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gammé

swastika-shaped

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décomplexer

remove/rid [sb] of his, her complexes

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mi-chemin

halfway, in the middle

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nouer<>

se nouer

tie, knot; tie [sth] up, build (ie relations), form<>

develop, build

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cachette

hiding place, hideout

illimité

unlimited, unrestricted; infinite, boundless, indefinite

sauterelle

grasshopper, locust; beanpole

exigeante

demanding, strict; challenging

macho

chauvinistic, sexist, macho

greffe du foie

liver transplantation

fixer le cap

set the course

fissurer

crack, break apart

rayon

radius, spoke, shelf,

escarpin

heel, stiletto; pump (shoes),

asservir

sunjugate, enslave

décharge

landfill

marée

tide, flood, wave, catch (fishing)

fou

mad, crazy, wild, deranged; absurd; extreme;

oléoduc

oil pipeline

éventrer

disembowel, gut; rip [sth] open

toiture

roof, roofing

ardoise

slate (ie roof); account (ie at a store)

remettre en cause

question, reconsider, challenge; reassess

capituler

surrender, capitulate, give in; bow to the demands of

creusement

digging, boring; deeper analysis, deeper study

envieux

envious, covetous, jealous

remettre en cause

question, reconsider, challenge; reassess

revivre

relive, live through again; get a new lease on life

ménagère

housewife, housekeeper; cutlery set, knife and fork set

rechercher

collect; look for [s/b,sth]; search for, hunt, seek

immanquablement

inevitably, certainly

ménagère

housewife, housekeeper; cutlery set, knife and fork set

rechercher

collect; look for [s/b,sth]; search for, hunt, seek

affolement

panic;

désagréger

disintrgrate, break down;

boum

bang, crash; boom; shockwave

pigiste

freelance journalist

fondant

thawing; melting;

glaçon

ice cube, icicle

décryptage

decoding, deciphering

drue

thick, abundant, dense; vigorous;

enterrer<> | s'enterrer

bury<> | bury yourself away; hide away

fuseau

time zone; stirrup pants

indicible

unspeakable, indescribable

nantissement

collateral, security, guarantee, insurance, pledge

rieur

cheerful; laughing

rond-point

rotary, traffic circle

collation

snack, light meal

vieillissante

aging

indémodable

timeless, never out of fashion

trembler

shiver, tremble, quake

mélomane

music-loving; music lover

désinvolture

casualness, off-handedness, indifference

sans-gêne

shamelessness, brazenness, rudeness; inconsiderate person,

convocation

notification, convening, summons

plaie

wound, cut; calamity, plague, pain in the neck

velour

velvet

pourpre

purple

arrondi

round, rounded; curved; hemline, neckline;

se défausser; | défausser [qch]

discard; | straighten

bruyamment

noisily, loudly

fier; | se fier

proud; | trust; count on, rely on

redresser<> | se redresser

correct, straighten up; stand back up, put back up<> | stand up straight, sit up straight

stèle

tablet; headstone

chimérique

idealistic, fancifal, irrational

teneur

content

gendre

son-in-law

casserole

sauce pan, pan; casserole, stew; scandal, disgrace; out of tune

capoter

founder, collapse, capsize; flip, roll, overturn; put the hood up

engagement

commitment, engagement, appointment

imbriquer

interlock, dovetail

redevable de [qch]

indebted to [sb] for [sth]; owe [sb] [sth]; forever grateful for [sth]

caoutchouc

rubber

caoutchouc

rubber tree

sève

sap, lifeblood

réprobation

disapproval, censure; condemnation

outrancièrement

outrageously

errements

bad habits, misguided ways

surnager

float; survive

savamment

learnedly, knowledgeable, skillfully, cleverly