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