French Vocab 11 Flashcards

1
Q

tanker

A

un bateau-citerne

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2
Q

frogman

A

un homme-grenouille

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3
Q

humming bird

A

un oiseau-mouche

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4
Q

a second thought

A

une arrière-pensée

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5
Q

the background

A

l’arrière-plan

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6
Q

rainbow

A

un arc-en-ciel

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7
Q

trip

A

un croc-en-jambe

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8
Q

lampshade

A

un abat-jour

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9
Q

nutcrackers

A

des casse-noisettes

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10
Q

bra

A

un soutien-gorge

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11
Q

skyscraper

A

un gratte-ciel

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12
Q

pencil sharpener

A

un taille-crayons

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13
Q

applause

A

les applaudissements

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14
Q

darkness

A

les ténèbres

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15
Q

knowledge

A

les connaissances

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16
Q

underpants

A

un slip

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17
Q

to sprinkle

A

parsemer

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18
Q

to drain

A

égoutter

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19
Q

to select, sort

A

trier

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20
Q

grease proof paper

A

le papier sulfurisé

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21
Q

soft butter

A

le beurre ramolli

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22
Q

icing sugar

A

le sucre glace

23
Q

to roll out

24
Q

frame (of door, window)

A

l’embrasure (f)

25
Q

realisation

A

une prise de conscience

26
Q

to take off, to develop

27
Q

whingeing

A

pleurnichard(e)

28
Q

the neck, opening of a garment

A

l’échancrure

29
Q

over coat

A

un pardessus

30
Q

on it

A

là-dessus

31
Q

to adopt, espouse, also to wed, marry

32
Q

to become aware of/that

A

prendre conscience de/que

33
Q

we became aware of it this week

A

on en a pris de conscience cette semaine

34
Q

practically

37
Q

everything is played out

A

tout est joué

38
Q

innuendo

A

un sous-entendu

39
Q

to dismiss, fire, also to put (sb) down, lay into

40
Q

to close ranks

A

serrer les rangs

41
Q

talks

A

des pourparlers (m)

42
Q

make a stand

A

tenir tête

43
Q

finish, sheen

44
Q

trick, device, effect

A

un artifice

46
Q

resilience, impulse, jurisdiction/competence

A

un ressort

47
Q

setting

48
Q

to ban, banish

49
Q

bâcler, silent partner

A

un bailleur de fonds

50
Q

upstream from

A

en amont de

51
Q

to pollute, contaminate

52
Q

benefit, provision, service

A

une prestation