French Flashcards

Cassandra!

1
Q

arnaque (f)

A

scam, fraud

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2
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débourser

A

dépenser, to spend, more physical gesture of taking out from a bag

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3
Q

guère

A

peu, little, slightly old usage

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4
Q

congeler

A

freeze, deep freeze

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5
Q

prouesse (f)

A

achievement, advance mostly in science

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6
Q

sifflet (m)

A

whistle

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7
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une personne lambda

A

ordinary person

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8
Q

s’allonger

A

to lay down or strecht out

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9
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témoignage

A

testimony, evidence, witness, reconter un experience

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10
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gâcher

A

waste, throw something way, détruire, spoil

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11
Q

trancher

A

to slice, cut off, chop
OR
judge, settle, decide

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12
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guise (f)

A

as I please, in my own way, a ma (ta, sa) guise

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13
Q

la cerise sur le gâteau

A

cherry on top

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14
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redorer

A

restore, boost, revive, rebuild, redorer son image (son reputation)

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15
Q

outil (m)

A

tool, sans prononcer le ‘l’

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16
Q

paquet (m)

A

deck, deck of cards, package

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17
Q

controversé

A

controversial

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18
Q

viser

A

to aim, to go after, to target

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19
Q

état des lieux (m)

A

state of things (state of the place before renting a house for example)

20
Q

déclencher

A

trigger, set something off, provoke

21
Q

foyer (m)

A

household, hostel, meeting hall, center of something (metaphorically)

22
Q

casser (la voix cassée)

A

to break something (I lost my voice)

23
Q

cible (f)

A

a target (viser vers une cible)

24
Q

foi (f)

A

faith! keep the faith!

25
Q

avoir la flemme de

A

too lazy to do something

26
Q

habiter à la campagne

A

living in the suburbs

27
Q

fin / épais (adj)

A

thin vs. thick

28
Q

Rétablis-toi vite

A

get well soon

29
Q

bonheur (m)

A

joy, pleasure, luck

30
Q

accablé

A

overwhelmed, weighed down, swamped

31
Q

morose

A

triste (un peu meloncholic), gloomy

32
Q

maussade

A

bad tempered, dull (mbappe)

33
Q

comblé

A

content, fulfilled, complete

34
Q

exalté

A

fanatic, nut, excited, passionnné

35
Q

avoir le cafard

A

feel depressed, feeling down (cafard -> cockroach)

36
Q

abattu

A

depressed, destroyed (abattre -> cut or knock something down)

37
Q

une échappatoire / s’échapper

A

way out / loophole / escape & avoid

38
Q

être la poudre aux yeux

A

window dressing / blow smoke / focus on appearance without any content behind

39
Q

une bouffée d’air frais

A

a breath of fresh air

40
Q

marchand (m)

A

merchant, trader, sales

41
Q

troc (m) / faire du troc

A

barter / swap

42
Q

Circuit court (m)

A

local food network / distribution

43
Q

ménage (m)

A

housework/cleaning - private life - couple

44
Q

néfaste (adj)

A

harmful

45
Q

engendrer

A

conceieve / beget / cause / produce

46
Q

en vrac

A

loose goods / items (sans emballage)
endroit en vrac (desordonner)