frequent french part 4 Flashcards
la integrite
integrity lui au moins a garde son integrite – at least he kept his integrity
la patrie
homeland, home country ils ont parle de protection de la patrie – they talked about protecting the homeland
le depens nmpl
expense la Russie a affirme ses ambitions aux depens de l’Italie – Russia affirmed its ambitions at Italy’s expense
le fosse
ditch la foret se terminait par un fosse – the forest ended at a ditch
la impulsion
impulse, pulse il y avait une impulsion qui nous poussait – there was an impulse that pushed us
soigneusement adv
tidily, neatly, carefully j’ai soigneusement examine le document – I examined the document carefully
le malentendu
misunderstanding ce n’est qu’un malentendu ridicule – it’s nothing but a ridiculous misunderstanding
percer v
to pierce, drill, break into le couteau avait perce la chair avec precision – the knife pierced the flesh with exactness
abolir v
to abolish, do away with l’esclavage n’a jamais vraiment ete aboli – slavery never really was abolished
prometteur nadj
promising l’avenir n’est pas prometteur – the future is not promising
le canon
gun, cannon ils nous ont attaques au canon a eau et au gaz lacrymogene – they attacked us with water cannons and tear gas
carburant nadj
fuel les prix eleves des carburants ont frappe tous les secteurs de l’economie – high gas prices have affected all sectors of the economy
le/la gosse
kid nous, on etait gosses, on savait pas – we were just kids, we didn’t know
le culte
worship, cult le culte des anciens dieux a ete reinstaure – the worship of ancient gods was reinstated
le viol
rape je vais crier au viol – I’m going to cry rape
la repercussion
repercussion le transport a des repercussions sur tous les aspects de notre vie – transportation impacts on all aspects of life
virer v
to turn, change, transfer, kick out il vire encore une fois a droite – he turns right one more time
la imposition
taxation il veut un taux d’imposition uniforme – he wants a uniform tax rate
la boisson
drink, beverage le the represente la deuxieme boisson consommee dans le monde – tea is the second-most consumed drink in the world
la penurie
shortage il n’y a pas de penurie d’uranium au niveau mondial – there’s no world shortage of uranium
contaminer v
to contaminate, infect j’ai l’impression d’etre contamine. c’est repugnant – I feel like I’m contaminated. it’s disgusting
le ange
angel est-ce qu’on peut faire un ange d’un demon? – can you turn a devil into an angel?
millenaire nadj(f)
millennium, thousand-year-old le tournant du millenaire approche a grands pas – the millennial changeover is nearing quickly
co‹ncider v
to coincide, correspond avec Cain, la premiere revolte coincide avec le premier crime – with Cain, the first rebellion coincided with the first crime
brusquement adv
abruptly, suddenly je me retournai brusquement, surpris de son silence – I turned around suddenly, surprised by her silence
approprie adj
appropriate il faudra prendre des mesures appropriees – appropriate measures must be taken
decreter v
to declare, decree le gouvernement a decrete un deuil de sept jours – the government declared a week-long
la douane
customs, duty nos agents de douane ne sont pas equipes – our customs agents are not equipped
le tueur
killer, hit man oh vous savez, un tueur est rarement drole – oh, you know, a killer is rarely funny
pis adv,nm(pl)
worse les choses vont de mal en pis – things are going from bad to worse
sinistre nadj(f)
disaster, sinister leurs rires resonnaient de facon sinistre – their laughter echoed ominously
opter v
to opt, decide j’ai donc opte pour une coiffure simple – so I chose a simple haircut
incarner v
to embody, incarnate en cela, il incarne la quintessence de l’esprit poetique – herein he embodies the essence of the poetic spirit
le/la plume
feather cet oiseau a beaucoup plus de plumes blanches – this bird has many white feathers
assimiler v
to assimilate, take in les gens ne peuvent pas tout assimiler – people can’t take it all in
le bagage
luggage, baggage je voyageais sans bagages – I travelled without luggage
acharner v
to go at fiercely and unrelentingly c’est une lutte acharnee pour la vie – it’s a fierce fight to the death
eleve adj
high, heavy, tall c’est un pourcentage assez eleve – that’s quite a high percentage
deceler v
to discover, detect l’erreur administrative a ete decelee puis corrigee – the administrative error was found and corrected
solitaire nadj(f)
solitary, lone, lonely vous avez une vie plutot solitaire – you lead a rather solitary existence
le / la flic
cop si tu vois des flics, appelle-moi – call me if you see any cops
la querelle
quarrel les querelles politiciennes n’interessent pas le peuple – political squabbles don’t interest the populace
le baton
tick, club, baton elles sont armees de batons – they’re armed with clubs
le noeud
knot fais un double noeud, mais doucement – make a double knot, but do it carefully
cynique nadj(f)
cynical, cynic leur cinema est terriblement cynique – their cinema is terribly cynical
le retablissement
restoring, re-establishment, recovery nous leur souhaitons un prompt retablissement – we wish them a swift recovery
bilateral adj
bilateral les relations bilaterales ont enregistre recemment des changements positifs – bilateral relations recently involved positive changes
enoncer v
to state, set out, express ce qui se concoit bien s’enonce clairement – that which is conceived well is expressed clearly
le deuil
mourning, grief il laisse dans le deuil son epouse – he leaves behind a grieving wife
quasiment adv
almost, early il a quasiment tout gagne – he almost won everything
le cap
cape mettez le cap sur la rive gauche, commanda-t-il – set course for the left bank, he ordered
le peintre
painter je suis le seul peintre valable des Etats-Unis – I’m the only worthwhile painter in the U.S.
adequat adj
appropriate, suitable, adequate la protection sociale n’est pas adequate – the social safety net is not adequate
coter v
to quote, rate en septembre, le dollar cotait encore 1.20 euro – In September, the dollar still stood at 1.20 euros
faillir v
to have almost, fail, fail to j’ai failli tout perdre – I almost lost everything
laver v
to wash, clean lavez-vous les mains avant de manger – wash your hands before eating
etroitement adv
closely on pourrait penser qu’ils sont etroitement lies – one might think that they are closely
le pilier
pillar elle avait l’air liee au pilier de fer – she looked like she was tied to an iron pillar
le degat
damage ils essaient de nettoyer les degats – they’re trying to clean up the damage
le faisceau
bundle, beam, stack elle emettait un faisceau de lumiere jaune – it emitted a beam of yellow light
la approbation
approval elle a recu l’approbation unanime – she received unanimous approval
hebdomadaire nadj(f)
weekly je vais animer une autre emission hebdomadaire – I’m going to host another weekly broadcast
peiner v
to toil, labor, struggle les etudiants diplomes peinent a trouver du travail – the graduates are struggling to find work
la guise
wish; like, by way of ils ne veulent pas voter a sa guise – they don’t want to vote the way he wants them to
la atteinte
reach; attack, blow notre pere voulait se mettre hors d’atteinte – our father wanted to get out of the line of attack
imminent adj
imminent, impending j’annoncai mon retrait imminent – I announced my pending retirement
la mutation
transfer, transformation, mutation il peut identifier une mutation chez les patients affectes – he can identify a mutation in the patients who were affected
instituer v
to introduce, impose, establish, institute ils ont institue un plan de reduction du deficit – they adopted a deficit reduction plan
la hate
haste, impatience on avait cache en hate les drapeaux – they hastily hid the flags
la surete
safety, reliability j’ajoute, pour plus de surete, ceci – for more security, I add this
comparaitre v
to appear certains temoins ont accepte de comparaitre devant nous – some witnesses agreed to appear before us
la composante
component certaines composantes de son environnement sont plastiques – certain components of his environment are plastic
miner v
to mine, erode ce conflit mine le quatrieme pays le plus peuple du monde – this conflict is eroding the fourth most populous country in the world
deleguer v
to delegate elle dit avoir delegue ce pouvoir a sa sousministre – she said she delegated this power to her deputy
le eveque
bishop je ne suis pas eveque, mon fils – I’m not a bishop, my son
la reparation
repair, repairing, correction, compensation les travaux de reparation ont ete arretes – repair work was stopped
boucler v
to fasten, loop, resolve je suis content qu’on ait boucle cette affaire rapidement – I’m happy this affair was resolved quickly
le arbitrage
refereeing, umpiring, arbitration l’arbitrage peut etre long et couteux – the arbitration might be long and costly
induire v
to infer, induce, result in , lead to je ne veux pas vous induire en erreur - I don’t want to lead you into error
le gamin
kid tu penses que le gamin a menti? – you think the kid lied?
