Français-6 Flashcards
liesse
jubilation
assouplissement
assouplir
softening, relaxing
to soften
patienter
wait patiently
contrefaçon
counterfeit, forgery
érable
maple (as in tastes like)
récidiver
do again; recur; reoffend
habilité
empowered
nounours
teddy bear
périple
trek, journey, slog
abord
l’abord
manner; approach
access
polar
thriller
voyou
thug, bandit, gangster, lout;
louper
se louper
to miss, pass up, let slip, flunk, fail
botch
répit
respite
break, time off, relaxation
borner
se borner
mark out, stake out; confine, limit, restrict
confine yourself, limit yourself
relativiser
put things in perspective
comportement
behavior, conduct
performance
fustiger
trash, beat; denounce
emblée, d’emblée
straight away, immediately, at once
regain
renewal, revival, resurrection
growth, spurt, recovery
tendue
tight, strained, tense
infliger
inflict, impose
échéance
due date, maturity date, deadline
fracasser
smash, shatter, crack
thundering, deafening; sensational
débarrasser
clear, clear out, get rid of
formation
training, schooling
céder
yield, give away, concede
rivaux
rival, competitor
classement
ranking, placement, grading
rayer
strike off, eliminate, stripped
devancer
get ahead of, advance, outdistance
diaporama
slide show
vain
useless, pointless, wasted
sillage
wake, turbulence, trail
toutefois
however, notwithstanding, nevertheless
claquer
se claquer
slam, smack, slap; spend, blow
strain, pull, wear yourself out
réclamer
demand, claim
require, call for, necessitate
pulpeux
luscious, succulent
accro
addicted, junky
récompense
award, achievement
instanté
snapshot, instant
cliché
cliché
photo, picture, snapshot
arborer
sport, bear, wear, display
armoured
armoured vehicle
cuirassé
blindé
renverser
spill, knock over, invert
overthrow
allocution
address, short speech
confrérie
brotherhood, association, fraternity
vitrine
store front, display case, showcase
retenue
deduction, detention
retention
rouages
cogs, machinery, apparatus
habillage
grooming, clothing
autrefois
d’autrefois
once, formerly
the past
reprendre
se reprendre
take back, take over, start again
correct yourself, grow again
particulier
own, private, particular
joyau
jewel, gem
circonscrire
contain, confine
fronton
pediment
piste
piste privilégée
path, trail, track; lead (as in a clue in an investigation); runway; dance floor<>
the favored cause
fleuron
floweret, jewel
chaland
regular, regular customer
barge
chevauchement
overlap
entente
understanding, harmony, agreement
éditeur
publisher, editor
solder
clear, settle
sell off, put on sale
banderole
streamer, banner
échelle
ladder, scale, level
vouer
se vouer
vow, dedicated to, devoted to
dedicated yourself to, take up
loner
solitaire
un accord à l’amiable
an amicable settlement
timonier
helmsman, steersman
écueil
reef, shelf
pitfall
épave
wreck, flotsam and jetsum, junk
gésir
ci-gît
gît
to lie (as in: lie down)
here lies
lie
renflouement
raising
énième
umpteenth
s’efforcer
try hard to do sth, struggle to do sth, endeavor
chamaillerie
squabble
écarter
protect, reduce, dismiss, move aside, rule out
affirmation
affirmer
s’affirmer
statement, assertion
maintain, assure, confirm
assert oneself
retrousser
roll up, hitch up, hike up
milliardaire
multi-millionaire, billionaire
contradicteur
opponent
liberté surveillée
probation
Occidental
occident
Westerner
west
envenimer
poison, infect, aggravate, fester
précipiter
se précipiter
precipitate, speed up
rush, race towards
enlacer
s’enlacer
embrace, take in your arms
embrace, hug each other
relâcher
relâche
free, release
lose concentration, slacken<>
rest
débouter
dismiss
divergence
separation, difference of opinion
malversation
malveillant
embezzlement, misappropriation
maliciousness, malevalant
histoire montée de toutes pièces
totally fabricated story, a story invented from beginning to end
restant
remaining, leftover
bouchon
cork, stopper
traffic jam
darling, sweetheart
parcours
route, path, course
Bison Futé
Traffic Information Service
péage
toll, toll booth, toll machine
emprunter
borrow, take (as in take a route or highway)
rocade
bypass, beltway
romande
french speaking Switzerland
klaxon
coup de klaxon
horn
toot
