French music Flashcards
kiffer
(s) to like
grave
(s) intensifier
trop
(s) intensifier
super
(s) intensifier
relou
(s) annoying
chelou
(s) bizarre, strange, weird
un truc de ouf
(s) a bit crazy, can be intensifier
la dépense
the spending
le crédit
the credit
la dette
the debt
le huissier
bailiff
s’asseoir
to sit
le/ la gosse
(s/v. informal) kid/ kiddo
le divorce
the divorce
le deuil
bereavement/ grief
sourd
deaf
les oreilles
the ears
persister
to persist
pêle-mêle
haphazardly, jumbled
le fusil
the rifle
en chien de fusil
curled up
accoter
to stand, lean against
chien de fusil
curled up part of rifle
coupable
guilty
un coup de coeur
something that you’re rlly interested in
la cachette
hide and seek
dépendance
addiction
accrocheur
eye catching (msc)
vif
lively
boisé
forested
peuplé
densely populated
département
area under the control of another country
paradisiaque
paradise-y
d’outre-mer
oversea
la superficie
the surface area, landmass
le territoire
the territory
humide
humid, moist
équatorial
equator-y
la saison de pluies
the wet season
la saison sèche
the dry season
la sèche
the drying, the cig, the fag
plutôt que
rather than, instead of
Guyanese
guyanien, guyanienne
DOM-TOM
départements et territoires d’Outre-Mer
le kas
kasékò
“Casser corps”
la hanche
the hip
hancher
stand with weight on one hip
la tromperie
trickery, dishonesty, cheating
la séduction
seduction
emblematique
symbolic, representative
le tambour
the drum
le tibwa
the drum stick
le musicien/ la musicienne
the musician
la chorale
the choir
chantant
tuneful, lilting, catchy
dansant
danceable
rythmé
rhythmic
(avoir) le sens de rythme
(to have) a sense of rhythm
la mélodie
the melody
intemporel(le)
timeless
divertir
to amuse (someone else)
se divertir
to amuse (yourself)
le tube
hits, big hits
casse-couilles
pain in the arse
enculer
bugger, to rip off
autant
as much, so much
croissant
increasing
concevoir
devised, designed
tel que
such as
contemporain
contemporary
la concurrence
the competition
forcer
to force
rappeler
to call back, to recall, to bring to mind
enfoiré(e)
bastard
se rappeler
remember
permettre
to permit
corriger
to correct
ainsi que
just as, as well as
le siècle
the century
sûr(e)
sure, certain
suivre
to follow, to deal with
la plupart
the most
divers
diverse
sonorité
sound, tone
léger
light
probable
likely
plus de chance
more likely
arriver en tête
(i) to come out on top
le public
the audience
le événement
the event
va t’en
go away/ do one
la gamme
the range, the scale (musical)
remplacer
to replace, to substitute
