Inner French Flashcards
to his credit
à son actif
that is to say
c’est-à-dire
hold up, robbery
braquage (m)
detached house (suburbs)
flag
wing (of hospital)
pavilion
horn
pavillon, m
ward (of a hospital)
pavillon (m)
flag
pavillon (m)
catchy,
eye-catching
accrocheur, adj.
new development, new turn
rebondissement (m)
will, willpower
volonté (f)
in one go, without stopping
d’une traite
time line (lit?)
jurisdiction
temporalité,
neither
non plus
novelist
romancier (mf)
police investigator
enquêteur (mf)
anyway
de toute façon,
quand même
in addition
en plus
they spy on one another
ils s’épient les uns les autres
layer by layer
couche par couche
restart, n.
recommencement (m)
just as much as
tout autant que
setting (lit), scenery (film)
décor (m)
detective novel
roman policier, m.
squabble
guéguerre (f)
without stopping
d’une traite
as you might expect,
as you can imagine
comme vous pouvez vous en douter
to note
to notice
to observe
constater
to state that
constater que
to record, to certify (admin)
constater (admin)
OK already
bon déjà
counter (of store or café)
comptoir, m
colonial trading post
comptoir, m (colonial)
native, n.
autochtone, mf
natif (ive) de
rubber tree
hévéa, m
in connection with
en rapport avec
on to the…
place à …
twists and turns
rebondissements,
an update
une mise à jour
necessarily
…
not necessarily
forcément
…
pas forcément
rough, harsh
rude
to render a service in return
renvoyer l’ascenseur
to find (object)
to find another (occasion)
to regain
to recognize
to see again
to meet
retrouver
fallout (consequence)
spinoff
fallout (radioactive)
retombées, mpl
influence (cultural)
radiance
radiation (energy, warmth)
rayonnement, m
to get to the very heart of the matter
entrer dans le vif du sujet
tight (clothing)
closely fought (game)
packed (crowded)
strong (coffee)
serré
some of them
certains d’entre eux
certaines d’entre elles
shoemaker
cordonnier, m
to the extent that
dans la mesure où
the basics
les choses de base
to dissect (text, words)
to shell (crab, etc)
to peel (shrimp, etc)
to hull (nuts, etc)
décortiquer
What about?
À quel propos?
about
à propos de (sujet)
environ (distance)
by the way
au fait,
à propos
to feel
ressentir
a lot of
pas mal de
anyway
in any case
en tout cas
It’s a double edged sword
C’est à double tranchant
to be resistant to
être réfractaire à
to sweat
sweat, n
transpirer
sueur, f
to meet
to meet again
to come together
se retrouver
nauseating,
sickening,
disgusting
écoeurant
plague
curse
scourge
fléau, m
in full, adv
full, whole, entire, adj
au complet
homebody, n
home-loving, adj
casanier, adj, n
then in addition
puis en plus
darn!
thin, slender
measly, paltry
mince
to wrong
to hurt, to damage
I don’t feel wronged.
léser
je ne me sens pas lésé.
sweets, candy
friandise, f
you were fooled
you were had
tu t’es fait avoir
to find the vein
to strike gold
trouver le filon
to stall (car)
to be full (food)
to give up (informal)
to align
to arrange
to settle
caler
either…or
soit…soit
we start moving a little again
on se remet à bouger un peu
the country slows down a little
le pays tourne un peu au ralenti
spread (food), n
tartinade, f
to break from
to breach
déroger
to apprehend
to comprehend
to be worried about
appréhender
to have a hangover
avoir la gueule de bois
to harm
to damage
nuire
to try
to test
to feel
éprouver
to stick together
se serrer les coudes
excerpt
extract
copy
extrait, m
to convey
faire passer
as long as
du moment que
