French dictionary vocab Flashcards
Struggle; have a hard time
Galérer
Addicted to; dependent on
Accro
Trigger; instigate; cause; activate
Déclencher
Attain; reach; arrive at; extend
Atteindre
Seize; take possession of; grasp; take hold
Emparer
unwind; relax
se détendre
institute; begin; start; commence
entamer
betray; be disloyal to
trahir
overflow; outflank; overwhelm; run over
déborder
unnoticed; unobserved
inapercu
catch sight of; discern; detect
apercevoir
to hurry; to darken; to charge; to hit
foncer
bear away; carry away; wash away; take along
emporter
scale; ladder
échelle
fall; drop; anticlimax
chute
get stuck in the mud
embourder
pervade; permeate; invade
envahir
breast; in; within
sein
invader
envahisseur
appeal to; attract; entice; tempt
tenter
firing; shoot; score; fire; slip; let out
larguer
bring closer; move closer
rapprocher
maintain; keep up; service; stoke
entretenir
estate; assets; property; mens
biens
go again
raller
dig; dig out; scour; turn over
creuser
wank somebody off
branler
slog; toil; plod; drudge; slave; labor
trimer
twat; dickhead; jerk; thick; dumb
con
comeback
retour
star; film star
vedette
bum; ass; arse; bottom
cul
bluntly; frankly; plainly; roundly; straightly
carrément
work
bosser
neither; nor
non plus
midget; dwarf
nain
grab; seize; take; grasp
saisir
unemployment
chômage
slick; make sleek; smooth
lisser
buy back; save; redeem; atone for
racheter
eat (slang)
bouffer
buffoon; clown
pitre
make an effort; initiate
intenter
kiss; hug; embrace
embrasser
disentangle; unravel (or manage / cope)
débrouiller / se débrouiller
behave; conduct
se tenir
coward
lâche
release; let go; drop; relinquish; fail; unleash
lâcher
administer; manage
gérer
ball; bollock; testicle
couilles
wet; make wet
mouiller
hold out; not yield; stand firm
tenir le coup
raise; broach; touch on; address; tackle
aborder
crush; grind; shred; pound
broyer
stifle; smother; hold in
étouffer
joy; cheerfullness
gaieté
swell
gonfler; enfler
recognize; admit; confess; acknowledge
reconnaître
crap; bullshit
conneries
sponge; mop up; wipe up
éponger
fold; collapse; fold up
plier
height; highness; attitude
hauteur
kid; chap; brat; testicle; ball; bollock
gosse
slacken; unloosen
détendre
dashing; energetic; spirited
fringant
untidy; messy; dirty
malpropre
lick; lap
lécher
basket; hamper
panier
play the fool; act like an idiot; fool about
déconner
bar; counter
comptoir
not give a damn about
contrefoutre
crowd
foule
distance, digression; diverging
écart
anguish; cause anguish to
angoisser
type; knock; tap; rap
taper
join; rejoin; agree with; go along with
rejoindre
words; remarks; aim; intention
propos
marry; wed; hug; adopt
épouser
disgrace; shame; discredit; reproach
honte
weird; suspicious
chelou
gluttunous; greedy
gourmand
helping hand
coup de main
masterstroke
coup de maitre
impulsive act
coup de tete
glance; glimpse; look
coup d’oeil
due; owed; payable
exigible
claim; debt; credence; credibility
créance
assault; violate; make an attempt on
attenter
largeness; magnitude; amplitude
ampleur
confide; entrust
confier
move; shift; displace
déplacer
confront; encounter; face; brave
affronter
attack; murder attempt
attentat
expectation; waiting; suspense
attente