Fred Vargas Flashcards
Turn, go off
Tourner
Film, shoot a film, turn pages, run engine
Mood,spirit
Humeur f
And humour
File n
Fichier m
Fichier client customer file, fichier informatique comp file, fichier sécurisé secured fil
Summon, call in v
Convoquer
Clebs slang
Dog, pooch,mutt
Drole, slobber
Baver
Blubber,howl,bawl v
Chialer
Unpleasant aftertaste
Déboire m
Killer n
Assassin m
Hit man
Cruelty n
Cruauté f
Be mad about, be crazy, wild about
Raffoler
With de
Creature, bug
Bestiole f
To become sad
S’attrister
Attrister sadden, bring sorrow, draw tears
Scene, scandal
Esclandre m
Faire un esclandre make a scene
Do, play at, fart about at, bugger about at
Foutre
Qu’est-ce que tu fous dehors? What the hell (or: on earth) r u doing outside?
Ill-will, malice, maliciousness n
Méchanceté nf
Jumble, clutter, hodgepodge n
Fatras m
Crease, fold, furrow, groove
Sillon m
Sample
Échantillon m
Inheritance
Héritage m
Laisser en héritage leave in yr will
Haste, hurry
Hâte f
Hâter accelerate, bring forward, hurry
Grumble n
Grommellement m
Small van, delivery van
Fourgonnette f
Unknot, detangle (hair), comb out Fig untangle
Démêler
Démêler le vrai du faux. Seperate fact and fiction . Distingush between the true and the false
Fanatic, extremist, obsessive n
Forcené m
Clearness, clarity, sharpness , tidiness n
Netteté f
Faint, pass out, vanish, disappear
S’evanouir
Take off, remove
Ôter
Get ahead of, get on front of, beat to it, pre empt
Devancer
Daft, crazy,
Flawed, impefect
Unscrupolus
Taré adj
Sunflower
Tournesol m
Distort, twist, cripple, maim
Estropier
Tiredness’ weariness n
Lassitude f
Bar (chocolate, wood, metal etc)
Barre f
Haughty, arrogant
Hautain
Rain, pour, come down re rain inf and fig. verb
Flotter
And float on water, flutter, flap for wind
Lust after, covet v
Convoiter
Wake, trail as in traces
Sillage m
Bloodhound, sleuth (inf)
Limier m
Endorse
Endosser
Admission, confession, declaration
Aveu m
Try, attempt, give/have a go
Tenter
Give help to, help out, get behind
Prêter main-forte à qqn
Mon collègue me prêta main-forte
Favourable, suitable
Opportune
Approprite
Propice adj
Rock, cradle, soothe, lull
Bercer
Pettiness, meanness, stinginess n
Mesquinerie f
Powerlessness, helplessness n
Impuissance f
Hopeless, useless, shitty, crappy
Merdique adj
Slope, hill, gradiente
Pente f
Mistreat, abuse, destroy, ruin
Malmener
Pride, pride and joy, apple of sb eye
Orgueil m
M, c’est l’orgueil de sa mère.
Chatter, idle talk, gossip
Bavardage m
Wedge, catch, corner
Be caught
Coincer
Se coincer
Thin, slight adj
Maigrichon -ne
Drink to, toast, celebrate
Arroser
S’arroser be a cause for celbration/ a drink, help yr self
Arroser water, spray, sprinkle
Dumpling, meatball
Blunder fam
Boulette f
Shake, rattle, weaken
Ébranler
Avoir l’air ébranlé -e
Skilful, capable, able
Habile adj
Bumblebee
Bourdon m
Prevent, avoid, put a stop to
Empêcher
Worry, bother
Crumple up
Chiffoner
Hitch, snag, infringement
Accroc m
Search, rummage through, excavate
Fouiller
Hem n
Ourlet m
Stitch n
Point m
Enfiler du fil noir dans le chas d’une aiguille
Reunion
Retrouvailles nfpl
Rustling, humming, whirring
Bruissement
Dissolve
Disoudre
Mermaid
Sirène f
Crap, nonsense, garbage fam re talk
Foutaise f
Pit, grave, ditch
Fosse f
Path, way, beaten track
Sentrier m
Unhealthy
Malsain
Hair curler m
Bigoudi m
spin’ flit around, dart around, run around, scoot around, race around vi + adv
Virevolter
Rush v
Se ruer
Add up
Summon, command, order v
Summer
Hill, rise n
Monticule m
Thin, slight adj
Maigrichon
Trek, journey, long haul
Périple m
Denial
Dénégation f
Grant, scholarship
Bourse f
Boarder , lodger, resident
Pensionnaire f
Fkinch, shy away from, balk, stumble
Broncher
Sans broncher without turning a hair, without batting an eyelid
Mouldy, mould
Moisi adj nm
Be all over the place, go off on a tangent
Sauter (passer) du coq à l’âne
Curfew
Le couvre-feu
Urge, drive
Pulsion f
Pulsion sexuelle sex drive
Little, small boy
Garçonnet m
Glitch, mishap
Pip
Pépin m
Sleep it off
Cuver
Very drunk, sloshed, blind drunk etc n
Cuite f
take a break v expr
close down temporarily, shut down temporarily adv
Vaquer
look up and down n
(figurative) weigh up
look at weigh up
Toiser
Varnish, enamel, ,laquer
Vernis m
Lock up, lock up garage n
Box m
Slope, hill, gradient
Pente f
Unkempt, dishevelled, tousled, shaggy, unshaven adj
Hirsute
Rake n
Râteau m
Refuse, waste, rubbish
Détritus m
Clod, clump (soil)
Motte f de terre
Bargain n
Aubaine f
À ce prix-là, c’est une aubaine !
Trumpet, bellow v
claironner vtr (annoncer qch avec éclat) (figurative) trumpet vtr
(figurative) shout from the rooftops v expr
broadcast vtr
Chess board
échiquier nm
(harm) injury, damage
Dégâts mpl
Peak, height fig n
Apogée m
Lucky devil, sod n
Lucky, fortunate adj
Chanceux -euse
Hotchpotch, mish-mash n
Méli-mélo m
Inevitable, unavoidable adj
Inéluctable
Knock out, knock unconscious, to floor (fig)
Assommer
Bore stiff, send to sleep
Detect, locate, discover
Repérer
Gloomy, dreary, bleak
Mournful. Glum
Morne adj
Deadpan adj
Comic With a deadpan sense of humour n
Pince-sans-rire adj nm
Durch
Néerlandais -e
Upgrade v
Surclasser
Dandruff
Pellicule f
Film, reel, dusting, sprinkling
