June 18/13 Flashcards
dénicher
hunt down, unearth
la mégarde
inattention
dignement
with dignity
provenir
to be derived from, arise from
fabriquer
make, produce
traîneaux
sleigh, sled
accroitre
increase, boom
la vedette
star
to be a question of
s’agir de
slap, smack, slap in the face
la gifle
hang on, hang in there (despite of cramps)
se cramponner
mascara
rimmel
melt, disolve
fondre
crack, split up
la fente
stage fright (strakh)
le trac
glimmer of hope
lueur d’espoir
such as
tel que
until now
jusqu’ici
a hoax (can u tell a liar)
un canular
to slam the door
claquer la porte
it’s a pigsty/look at this mess
c’est le bordel/regarde ce bordel
to take on (responsibilites)
endosser
to backpack
voyager sac-a-dos
exhausting
epuisant
to be supposed to/to be meant to
être censé + infinitive
get into the habit of
prendre l’habitude de faire qch.
get out of the habit of
perdre l’habitude de faire qch
cling to, hang onto
se cramponner a qch
burst into tears
fondre en larmes
bird, chick (slang)
une meuf
a funny moment, “good trip”, something nice
bon délire
to be 100% engaged, flat-out
être a fond
soak, dump
tremper
pluck, pinch, pick
pincer
idiot, jerk, dumb
con
split (open), lose it
craquer
brothel, mess
le bordel
hit the sack
pieuter
divan bed
clic-clac
dash to, run out (of money), run (liquid), follow, track
filer
bursting at the seams
bourre a craquer
fall in love with, be enable to resist
craquer pour
full to breaking point
plein a craquer
like (familiar)
kiffer
sexual penetration
tremper son biscuit
overall, generall
global
to clear out, to rid someone of
débarrasser
stroke
un coup de sang
charity
l’aumône
pull through, come through
s’entirer
sour, bitter
aigre
blame
reprocher
unloyal, treacherous (porous fidelity)
perfide
swear
sueur
discount
rabais
in full dress
en grande tenue
at a discount
au rabais
sharply
d’un ton aigre
to turn sour
tourner a l’aigre
mainly, largely
en grande partie
more, further
davantage
I like nothing better than
rien ne me plait davantage que
if not more
sinon davantage
camel, nasty person
chameau
flake, sequin (pale)
paillette
talkative, chatty
bavard
of few words
peu bavard
aim (noun, of gun)
cible
dumb struck
être frappe de stupeur
forever engraved, never to be forgotten
a jamais grave
witness
témoins
well and truly, well and good (but), really
bel et bien
avenge
venger
the least idea
la moindre idée
too many, too much, unwanted
de trop
show, reveal, display
faire preuve de
absolute proof
la preuve par neuf
with a great many (a lot)
a grand renfort de
wisdom
la sagesse
sanitizer
l’aseptisant
disinfect
aseptiser
throughout
tout au long de
disregard, underrate
meconnaitre
unplanned, uncontrolled (horses)
galopant
invade, flood, overrun
envahir
incredible, unheard-of
inouï
to sharpen, whet, hone
aiguiser
unavoidable, that cannot be ignored
incontournable
opera glasses
lorgnette
take a very simplistic view of the situation
regarder la situation par le petit bout de la lorgnette
to restore one’s image
redorer son blason
fall in love with, become very fond of (be taken with)
éprendre
township
canton
grudge, spite
rancune
no hard feelings!
sans rancune!
to bear a grudge against someone
garder rancune a qqn
vanish
s’escamoter
evade a question
escamoter une question
dumbfound, amaze
ébahir
homebody, stay at home (denying at the house)
casanier
priest
prêtre
harsh, rough
rude
drizzle, sprinkle (bro drizzle in ‘er)
bruiner
bear, bearlike
ours
count one’s chickens before they hatch
vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tue
tiny, minor
infime
very remote chance
chance infime
fork
fourche
it was a slip of the tongue
ma langue a farouche
extreme hungriness (get some fries in Gale, he’s starving)
la fringale
revolting, obnoxious, appaling
infect
racoon (racoons come from rats being lovers)
raton laveur
corpse
la cadavre
carnivore
carnassier
grind, crush (bro, crush gerry)
broger
big toe (slang) truce!
pouce
to brood
broyer du noir
have a quick bite to eat
manger sur le pouce
jug, can
le pot
to be lucky
avoir du pot
to beat around the bush
tourner autour le pot
to be deaf as a post
etre sourd comme un pot
it’s an unequal contest
c’est le pot de terre contre le pot de fer
story, record
récit
masterpiece, crowning achievement
chef d’oeuvre
snowbound
enneige
soft toy
peluche
mating
l’accouplement
setback, obstacle (obstacle from the woods)
déboires
wrist
poignet
help, rescue
secours
journey, route, course
parcours
feed, fodder (feed with acupuncture needles)
acculer
intersect, cut across
entrecouper
of the same kind, congeneric
congénères
hair, fur, bristle
poil
wean
sevrer
convict, prisoner
le forçat
deforestation
déboisement
covet
convoiter
fur, pelt
la fourrure
fear, be afraid of
craindre
yes, I’m afraid so
oui, je le crains
deprive someone of smth
sevrer qqn de qqch
of all kinds
de tout poil
have confidence in something
avoir confiance en
lazy
paresseux
several
plusiers
headphones
les ecouteurs
a practice exam
un examen blanc
a peanut
une cacahuète
fireworks
les feux d’artifice
sort of
en quelque sorte
cast a spell
jeter un sort
sales
les soldes
a broom
un balai
goosebumps
la chair de poule
house sharing
la colocation
to live in a share house
vivre en colocation
pulic transport
transports en commun
pedestrian crossing (pity the poor pedestrians)
passages pietons
rowing
l’aviron
checkered
a carreaux
dark
fonce
light
clair
flatmate
colocataire
draft
un brouillon
thread
un fil
frustrate
frustrer
to be exhausted
etre crevé
cost a lot
couter les yeux de la tete
a package (you must forfeit that package)
un forfait
ruines
ruines
a reduced price
un prix casse
challenge yourself
se lancer un défi
in case
au case ou
bubbly, sparkly
petillant
rolling blockade (protest)
operation escargot
making, preparinf of (meal etc), clothing industry
la confection
accuracy, appropriateness
la justesse
perverted, nasty
vicieux
to tip over, fall into; to change dramatically
basculer
rocking chair
un fauteuil a bascule
front andback, on both side (paper)
recto verso
at most
a la limite
at 1st glance, in principle
a priori
a phone call
un coup de fil
overnight
de jour au lendemain
at dusk
entre chien et loup
and that’s not all
j’en passe et des meilleures
the rate race
metro, boulot, dodo
let’s get back to the subject at hand
revenon a nos moutons
all of a sudden
tout a coup
to toast, dirnk to; to be damaged
trinquer
pending
en souffrance
to b soaking wet
trempe comme une soupe
soaked to the bone
trempe jusqu’aux os
soaked (thing)
imbibe d’eau
to tense, get on someone’s nerves
crisper
aggravating (lettuce aggravated by crisper)
crispant
to have the munchies
avoir un petit creux
bonus, allowence
une prime
to shut oneself away, make onself snug
se calfeutrer
felt
le feutre
same difference
bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet
so-and-so
untel
frankly
ma foi
trillion
un billion
billion
un milliard
stopover (stop on the escalator)
escale
or even, if need be
a la rigeur
thin
fin
small (number)
reduit
to moan, grumble (rooster grumbling about peter)
rouspéter
once in a blue moon
tous les 36 du mois
goods
biens
wrapping
le’mballage
firm
l’enterprise
to go bankrupt
faire faillite
management
la gestion
skilled labour
la main d’oeuvre qualifiee
career path
le cursus
job opening
le débouche
employ, hire
engager
temporary
interimaire
to appoint
nommer
work experience
le stage
a dead-end job
un boulot cul-de-sac
to submit your application
poser sa candidature
to apply for a job
postuler pour une emploi
interview
l’entretien
to boost your self-esteem
se valoriser
to run riot
chahuter
state education
l’enseignement laïque
deepen
approfondir
continue with one’s studies
poursuivre ses etudes
arts degree
la licence de lettres
