frequent part 2-200 vocabs- Flashcards
french frequent part 2
acquis nadj(pl)
acquired, experience comptez-vous consolider vos acquis en France? – do you plan to consolidate your
restituer v
to return, restore, refund en cas de rupture, il ne restituera rien – in case of breach of contract, he will not refund
la merveille
marvel, wonder je suis une merveille de la nature – I’m a wonder of nature
saisonnier adj
seasonal le tourisme est une industrie saisonniere – tourism is a seasonal industry
le seigneur
lord le Seigneur est mon berger – the Lord is my shepherd
la provision
stock, supply tu as achete les provisions pour le repas de midi? – did you buy supplies for lunch?
articuler v
to articulate il parlait lentement et articulait avec soin – he spoke slowly and articulated carefully
bosser v
to work, bash on j’avais bosse dessus toute la nuit – I had been working on it all night
le versement
payment les versements aux hopitaux publics progressent de 0,7 % – payments to public hospitals increased by 0.7%
le bordel
brothel, mess, chaos un jour, la patronne du bordel m’envoya chez un autre libertin – one day, the madame of the brothel sent me to another libertine’s place
eclaircir v
to brighten up, clear up le temps eclaircira ce mystere – time will clear up this mystery
conjointement adv
jointly nous devons conjointement exercer une pression – we must exert pressure together
le enqueteur
investigator, pollster les enqueteurs ont nie vendredi avoir torture le suspect – on Friday the interrogators denied having tortured the suspect
la fraction
fraction tu fais une fraction de ce que tu suis – you do a fraction of what you follow
remedier v
to cure, remedy, put right pour remedier a cette affaire, il faut du courage – to resolve this matter, courage will be necessary
stipuler v
to state, stipulate, specify les voeux ne stipulent pas le bebe – the vows don’t stipulate the baby
entrevoir v
to make out, catch a glimpse of, foresee pour l’avenir, elle entrevoit des debouches interessants – for the future, she anticipates
la fraude
fraud tu es coupable de fraude – you’re guilty of fraud
liquider v
to liquidate, sell off, clear sommes-nous en train de dissiper nos actifs les plus precieux? – are we liquidating our most precious assets?
le declin
decline, deterioration leur nombre est en declin, mais ils sont encore assez nombreux – their number is declining, but they are still numerous enough
dissiper v
to dispel, disperse, clear away le soleil avait dissipe les nuages – the sun dispersed the clouds
la boue
mud le trottoir etait couvert d’une boue glacee – the sidewalk was covered with frozen mud
sonore nadj(f)
sound, resonant, sonorous, voiced il eclata d’un rire sonore – he broke into a hearty laugh
analogue nadj(f)
similar, analogous la situation est analogue sur le plan mondial – the situation is similar on a worldwide scale
la gendarmerie
police force, police station ils ont aussitot alerte la gendarmerie – they immediately warned police headquarters
le troupeau
herd, flock tu fais partie de mon troupeau, a present. bienvenue – you’re part of my flock, now. welcome
desespere nadj
desperate, hopeless j’envoyai un regard desespere a mon pere – I looked desperately at my father
improviser v
to improvise je suis doue pour improviser – I’m gifted at improvisation
la cinquantaine
about fifty certains d’entre eux emploient une cinquantaine de salaries – some of them have about fifty employees
nouer v
to knot, tie l’estomac noue, j’oubliais la competition – my stomach in knots, I forgot the competition
contrarier v
to annoy, bother, thwart je les soupconnais de vouloir me contrarier – I suspected them of wanting to hassle me
le parquet
parquet floor, hardwood floor, prosecutor’s office une autopsie a ete ordonnee par le parquet – the prosecutor ordered an autopsy
opportun adj
timely, je n’ai pas trouve le moment opportun – I didn’t find the right moment
le barreau
bar je me suis trouve derriere les barreaux – I found myself behind bars
controverse adj
much debated, controversial des problemes difficiles et controverses, mais tout aussi urgents – difficult and controversial problems that are nonetheless urgent
privilegie nadj
privileged j’ai eu une vie protegee et privilegiee – I had a protected and privileged life
la tendresse
tenderness, fondness la femme a plus de tendresse que l’homme – women have more tenderness than men
la tache
stain, spot, mark c’est une tache d’humidite, dis-je – it’s a humidity stain, I said
advenir v
to happen that, happen to on ignore ce qu’il est advenu de lui – we have no idea what has become of him
vehiculer v
to transport, convey je peux vehiculer ca sans aucun probleme – I can deliver this by vehicle, no problem
la fermete
firmness, solidness, steadiness la patience, la tolerance et la fermete sont necessaires – patience, tolerance, and firmness are necessary
manuscrit adj
manuscript, handwritten je jetterai au feu tous mes manuscrits – I will toss all my manuscripts into the fire
la treve
truce nous rejetons toute idee de treve ou de negociation politique – we reject any idea of a truce or political negotiation
le embargo
embargo l’OTAN se preparent a decreter un embargo petrolier – NATO is preparing to announce an oil embargo
entraver v
to hinder, hamper, get in the way of son pantalon entravait la liberte de ses mouvements – his trousers hampered his freedom of movement
le desequilibre
imbalance mon budget personnel est en desequilibre – my personal budget is out of balance
renier v
to disown, repudiate, go back on tu renies ton passe, notre amour, TA fille – you’re disowning your past, our love, YOUR daughter
le peche
sin pardonnez-moi mon pere car j’ai peche – forgive me Father, for I have sinned
relacher v
to loosen, release, let go le plus age a depuis ete relache – the oldest one has since been let go
conjugal adj
conjugal, married ils vivent dans une relation conjugale – they live in a conjugal relationship
le entraineur
coach, trainer maintenant je travaille avec quelques entraineurs – now I work with some trainers
la incitation
incitement, incentive il y a eu de l’incitation au piratage – there was an incentive to engage in piracy
la breche
breach, gap c’etait une breche, dans la cloture, une large breche – it was a gap in the fence–a large gap
la avalanche
avalanche le danger d’avalanches est encore faible – avalanche danger is still low
dissoudre v
to dissolve, disband, break up je fis dissoudre dans le lait une poudre somnifere – I dissolved some sleeping powder in the milk
le soulagement
relief j’ai besoin du soulagement – I need relief
le controleur
inspector, controller les controleurs en greve ont obtenu jeudi soir satisfaction – the striking controllers reached agreement Thursday night
le cure
parish priest je me confesserai au cure – I will confess to my parish priest
reglementaire adj(f)
regulation, control, statutory il demantele la structure reglementaire de la loi actuellement en vigueur – it dismantles the regulatory structure of the current law
prochainement adv
shortly, soon prevoyez-vous d’autres series de concert prochainement? – are you planning other concert series soon?
palier nm
landing, level, flat j’allai sur le palier et frappai a sa porte – I went onto the porch and knocked at her door
repasser v
to cross again, retake, show again, iron si je te derange je peux repasser – if I’m disturbing you I can come back another time
purger v
to purge, bleed, drain ca va purger son systeme en une nuit – this will purge his system in one night
convenable adj(f)
suitable, appropriate, correct, proper, acceptable ils ont droit a une retraite convenable – they have the right to a reasonable retirement
aucunement adv
in no way, not in the least, not at all je ne me sens aucunement coupable – I don’t feel at all guilty
oter v
to remove, take away, take off, take out j’otai donc ma veste et mes chaussures – so I removed my jacket and my shoes
la connerie
crap, bullsh*t, stupidity oui, mec. arrete tes conneries – yeah, man. stop your bullsh t
mensuel nadj
monthly il touchait un salaire mensuel de 70.000 francs – he earned a monthly salary of 70,000 francs
desservir v
to clear, go against, harm, serve nous ne desservons pas adequatement les auditeurs – we don’t adequately serve our listening audience
imputer v
to impute to, attribute to il est facile d’imputer aux autres sa propre mauvaise volonte – it’s easy to blame others for one’s own ill will
perdant nadj
losing, loser je suis le plus grand perdant – I’m the greatest loser
delinquant nadj
delinquent, offender nous avons reclame un registre des delinquants sexuels – we have called for a sexual offenders registry
parer v
to adorn, put on; to ward off, parry parez les equipements de sauvetage – put on the lifesaving equipment
deformer v
to bend, distort, deform ils ont deforme les faits – they have distorted the facts
la levee
raising, levying, levee la Commission europeenne a vote la levee de cet embargo – the European Commission voted to lift this embargo
boursier nadj
grant-holder, scholarship holder; stock en un an, sa valeur boursiere a ete divisee par 350 – in one year, its stock value sunk to 1/350 of its value
stupefiant nadj
drug, narcotic; stunning, astounding on servit un repas stupefiant – we served a stunning meal
miser v
to bet, stake si vous allez miser pour moi…alors on sera quittes – if you’re going to bet for me…then we’ll be even
bannir v
to banish, ban la religion est bannie de chez nous – religion is banished from our house
le repere
reference, benchmark, landmark les chretiens ont besoin de reperes, sinon ils sont perdus – Christians need reference points, otherwise they’re lost
