frequent french part 5 Flashcards
relancer v
to throw back, restart, relaunch cela aurait pour effet de relancer l’economie – this will produce an economic recovery
la vocation
vocation, calling c’est la qu’il trouva sa vocation – that’s where he found his calling in life
abonne nadj
nadj subscribed, subscriber le texte du message recu de l’abonne – the text of the message received by the subscriber
le enfer
hell l’infatuation est l’enfer de l’esprit – infatuation is the mind’s hell
user v
to wear out, wear away, use up use de ton charme pour le convaincre – use some of your charm to convince him
tracer v
to draw, write, mark out la voie est tracee mais elle est difficile – the route is marked but it is difficult
encontre adv
contrary to tu ne peux pas aller a l’encontre de sa personnalite – you can’t go contrary to his personality
enfoncer v
to ram, drive in, hammer in, sink in commencons par enfoncer les portes – let’s start by knocking down the doors
la entite
entity ce ne sont pas des entites commerciales – these are not commercial entities
le monopole
monopoly nul n’a le monopole des bonnes idees – no one has the monopoly on good ideas
coller v
to stick, paste les timbres etaient bien colles sur ces cartes postales – the stamps were securely stuck onto these postcards
vain adj
vain j’ai tout essaye … mais en vain – I tried everything … but in vain
proclamer v
to proclaim, declare les resultats officiels seront proclames samedi – the official results will be announced Saturday
le tir
fire, shot, launch il y a eu des tirs dans le couloir – there were shots fired in the hallway
la infraction
offence, infrigement, infraction ceux qui commettent des infractions doivent payer – those who break the law must pay
surprenant adj
surprising le contraire aurait ete moins surprenant – the opposite would have been less surprising
vouer v
to devote, dedicate to, vow to nous leur vouons un grand respect – we pay them great respect
le cul
bum, arse, ass je vais lui botter le cul – I’m gonna kick his ass
penal adj
penal il permet la cloture des procedures penales – it allows for termination of criminal proceedings
la extremite
end, extremity l’un d’eux attachait l’autre extremite – one of them grasped the other end
la transaction
transaction le montant de la transaction n’a pas ete devoile – the amount of the transaction was not revealed
passionner v
to fascinate, grip je suis passionne de mon travail – I’m passionate about my work
la levre
lip je regardai ses levres pleines et roses – I looked at her full, pink lips
la coupe
bowl, dish, cut votre coupe jamais ne sera vide – your bowl will never be empty
la petition
petition je voudrais deposer cette petition – I would like to submit this petition
vaincre v
to beat, defeat, overcome, conquer nous sommes nes pour vaincre – we were born to conquer
le scrutin
ballot, poll nous etablirions des dates de scrutin fixes – we will establish fixed dates for voting
soulager v
to relieve, soothe, ease puis je me reveillais, soulagee d’avoir 23 ans – then I woke up, relieved to be 23 years old
le mythe
myth le mythe grec est le produit d’une tradition orale – the Greek myth is the result of oral tradition
le consentement
consent il n’y a pas consentement unanime – there is no unanimous consent
briller v
to shine la lune brillait maintenant dans tout son eclat – the moon shone now in full glory
amorcer v
to bait, prime, begin, initiate la reaction en chaine est amorcee – the chain reaction has been initiated
le toit
roof ils sont sur le toit de mon bus – they’re on the roof of my bus
le cadavre
corpse son cadavre apparaitra a la fin du film – his corpse will appear at the end of the film
la actualite
current events, news le present, l’actualite ne m’interessent pas – the present, current events don’t interest me
sieger v
to sit moi-meme et mon gouvernement siegions en Algerie – I and my government reign in Algeria
le dechet
scrap, waste, trash, garbage les dechets de l’aire metropolitaine continueront de s’accumuler – the trash from the metropolitain area will continue to accumulate
recouvrir v
to cover, hide, conceal la Terre est recouverte d’eau – the Earth is covered with water
le piege
trap c’est un piege dans lequel je ne veux pas tomber – it’s a trap I don’t want to fall into
decouler v
to ensue, follow une consequence importante en decoule – an important consequence follows from that
la plaque
plate, tag, plaque il subsiste un danger local eleve de plaques de neige – there are increased local risks of snow accumulations
le ressort
spring; resort; spirit l’Etat intervient en dernier ressort – the state intervenes as a last resort
la entrevue
meeting, interview j’ai l’impression que cette entrevue commence tres mal – I have the feeling that this interview has started out very poorly
honorer v
to honour, do credit to c’etait un soldat de Rome. honorez sa memoire – he was a Roman soldier. honor his memory
vider v
to empty, vacate que personne ne bouge! toi, vide ce coffre – nobody move! you, empty this safe
la cloture
enclosure; termination, closure la cloture est trop haute – the fence is too high
precipiter v
to quicken, hasten, precipitate je jetai mon parapluie et me precipitai hors de la chambre – I tossed my umbrella and dashed out of the room
la folie
madness, folly, insanity certains jeunes tombent dans la folie – some youth lapse into folly
mobiliser v
to mobilize, call up il espere mobiliser le peuple – he hopes to mobilize the people
deplorer v
to deplore il deplore la montee des superstitions – he deplores the upswing in superstition
la reglementation
regulation ces reglementations echappent au controle des parlementaires – these regulations will escape parliamentary control
con nadj
stupid on va le finir, ce con – we’re gonna take out that a hole
la privatisation
privatization la privatisation des entreprises du Kosovo a enfin commence – the privatization of companies in Kosovo has finally begun
le pain
bread ca grille le pain pendant qu’on le tranche – it toasts the bread while it’s being sliced
accrocher v
to hang up, hang on, put up les manifestants ont accroche une pancarte – the demonstrators put up a poster
filer v
to spin, run, get out terminons le reportage et filons d’ici – let’s stop our reporting and get out of here
extraire v
to extract, mine, quarry, pull out, remove l’ingenieur a extrait l’expertise empirique des pilotes – the engineer extracted empirical
trahir v
to betray, give away personne ne te trahit, personne ne t’humilie – nobody is betraying you, nobody is humiliating you
emparer v
to seize, grab, snatch il n’etait pas possible de s’emparer de la clef – it wasn’t possible to grab the key
quasi adv,nm
almost, nearly on entretient un lien quasi mystique avec son pays natal – we maintain an almost mystical connection with our native country
aise nadj(f)
comfort, joy, pleasure, ease je suis mal a l’aise dehors – I am uneasy in the outdoors
brut adv,nadj
raw, crude la surface totale brute de ce batiment est de 215.000 m2 – the total unfinished area of this building is 215,000 square meters
la onde
wave c’est comme une onde de choc – it’s like a shock wave
le accroissement
increase nous sommes tous atterres par l’accroissement du chomage – we’re all crushed by the growth
le procede
process c’est un procede continuel chez moi – it’s an ongoing process with me
le abus nm(pl)
abuse, misuse, breach il y a eu des abus sexuels – there was sexual abuse
secouer v
to shake elle secoue mes couvertures dans tous les sens – she shakes out my bedding in every direction
revendiquer v
to claim l’attentat n’a pas ete revendique – no responsibility has been claimed for the attack
instaurer v
to institute, introduce notre nouveau directeur a instaure un programme pour travailler en equipe – our new director started a teamwork program
le fauteuil
armchair, seat j’etais assis dans ce fauteuil – I was sitting in this armchair
detenu nadj
prisoner le pourcentage de detenus seropositifs est tres eleve – the percentage of HIV-positive detainees is very high
consentir v
to consent, agree les syndicats ont consenti une reduction des salaires – the unions agreed to a salary reduction
inhabituel adj
unusual nous nous trouvons dans une situation inhabituelle – we find ourselves in an unusual situation
repos nm(pl)
rest ca faisait trois heures de repos – the rest was three hours long
infliger v
to inflict desolee de devoir vous infliger ca maintenant – sorry to have to inflict this upon you now
la aube
dawn, daybreak il etait parti avant l’aube, comme un fuyard – he left before dawn, like a runaway
la elite
elite l’elite se definissait selon lui par l’intelligence – according to him, the elite are defined by intelligence
le tas nm(pl)
pile, lots of ca explique des tas de choses – that explains lots of things
le parcours nm(pl)
journey, course, route je suis en bout de parcours – I’m at the end of a journey
la putain
whore, bitch; stupid putain mais qu’est-ce que tu fais? – what’re you doin’, stupid?
