June Flashcards
to slay, to overwhelm
terrasser
to coat with bread crumbs
paner
to stink up, to reek
empester
a sentence (for prison), a penalty
une peine
to send flying
envoyer valser
to get one’s degree
recevoir son diplôme
dilapidated
délabré
the rot, the decay, the piece of crap
la pourriture
trouble, mess, a jam
un pétrin
the smoothness, softness, sweetness
la douceur
joy, elation, glee, jubilation
l’allégresse (m)
a stopover (car travel)
une étape
intoxicating, heady, fragrant
enivrant
to scatter sthg
éparpiller qqch
a no-brainer, an obvious fact, evidence
une évidence
treacherous, a traitor
(un) traître
a stake, bonfire, pyre, funeral pyre
un bûcher
to check off
cocher
to “go flying”
valdinguer
to be expressed, to be stated, to express oneself
s’énoncer
a comment, statement, words said
les propos (m)
World Wide Web
la toile
to deck (oneself) out
(s’) affubler de
to stand around
faire le pied de grue
a quiver
un carquois
writing desk
un secrétaire
to overplay, to exaggerate
outrer
a masterpiece
un chef d’œuvre
to devour
dévorer
temple (on your head)
la tempe
a lectern
un lutrin
to take an exam
passer un examen
“Beginning to take shape”
en germe
to renew
renouveler
a theory
une théorie
to undertake
entreprendre
to contemplate
envisager
to latch, lock, interlock
verrouiller
the scourge, plague, problem
le fléau
to twist
tordre
to delegate
déléguer
to insist, to be eager
tenir à
wilted, faded
fané(e)
carrion, road kill
la charogne
a hijacking
un détournement d’avion
an ingot, bar of metal, bullion
un lingot
to hang
pendre
to thread, to put on
enfiler
unrecognizable
méconnaissable
the edge or rim
la margelle
to discharge, to unload, to relieve
décharger
a chest of drawers
une commode
to promote
promouvoir
an advocacy, a plea, an argument
un plaidoyer
a dressing table
une coiffeuse
an opening (of an art show)
un vernissage
a sheath
une gaine
to “not have aged a day”
ne pas avoir pris une ride
the neck/mouth of a bottle, bottleneck
le goulot
“Over the years”. “Over time”
Au fil des ans
spit, phlegm
le crachat
to bewitch
ensorceler
a slipper, a shoe
un soulier
to obscure, to warp
voiler
high-end, premium, up-scale
haut de gamme
to grate (cooking)
râper
backstage/wings
les coulisses (f)
to conceal
receler
to defile, sully, soil, contaminate, desecrate
souiller
disgusting, sickening, nauseating
écœurant
to poach (cooking)
pocher
to return, to give back, to restore, to render, to reproduce
restituer
to stick / shove / poke
(se) fourrer
to pierce
percer
to commit, to hire
engager
to invade
envahir
to decipher
déchiffrer
to shovel
pelleter
to pad (a roster or in order to muffle)
capitonner
junk food
la malbouffe
shooting (a film)
le tournage
to go over well, to come across well, to “fly”
passer la rampe
to shoot a film
tourner un film
plump
dodu(e)
curator
un/e conservateur -trice
to be sentenced to
être condamné(e) à
piety, godliness, religiousness
la piété
fake, bogus, dummy
factice
satire, irony
le persiflage
to starch (clothing)
amidonner
Implausible, extraordinary, unbelievable
rocambolesque
bitch, slut, hussy, whore
une garce
to inflict
infliger
to contain, to represent
figurer
to bloom
s’épanouir
heavy, cumbersome, burdensome
pesant
in bulk
en masse, en vrac, en gros
laziness
la paresse
as usual
comme à l’accoutumée
a plethora, a multitude
une kyrielle
to take into account
tenir compte de
heinous, detestable
exécrable
to alleviate, to lighten, to lift
alléger
thundering, resounding, thunderous
tonitruant
to fly away, take off
envoler
to confide
confier
a core / kernel
un noyau
to be enough, to suffice
suffire
seedy, shabby, poor, sleazy
miteux -euse
to adjourn/halt/suspend
and
to hang sthg
suspendre
to bleat
bêler
to harvest
récolter
a flock (like a congregation)
les ouailles
a tailor, a woman’s suit
un tailleur
to call the police
prévenir la police
to get ahead of
devancer
around, surrounding
alentour
an area
un domaine
a competitor
un/e concurrent(e)
so-called (friends), alleged, supposed
soi-disant (amis)
a nest
un nid
a ruffle (in clothing)
un jabot
to swallow, choke down, bottle up, reduce
ravaler
unspeakable, shameful
inavouable
to go without saying, to be obvious
aller de soi
to be necessary, to be required, to prevail
s’imposer
the blacksmith
le forgeron
to encourage
encourager
dazed
hébété
to stagger, to stumble, to teeter
tituber
a grocer
un épicier, une épicière
a coffee break
un pause-café
to work hard, to slog
turbiner
a formal notice
une mise en demeure
dubbed
doublé
to shout
s’époumoner
to curl up, to cower
recroqueviller
kinship
la parenté
to crush
piler
hard drive
un disque dur
to peel (vegetables)
éplucher
to bother, to fuck with, to mess with, to piss off
emmerder
self-sacrifice
l’abnégation (m)
partition, divider, wall
une cloison
a rack, a gun rack
un râtelier
casserole
honey, love (slang)
une cocotte
to rebuff, snub
rabrouer
more, further, better, increasingly
davantage
a glimmer
un lueur
to recover
recouvrir
to surge, to sweep through, to storm (like to storm a castle)
déferler
a section / segment, a stretch
un tronçon
has the function of
avoir pour fonction de
the wording
la phraséologie
a collector
un/e collectionneur -euse
pilgrimage
un pèlerinage
home page
la page d’accueil
corner, nook, recess
un recoin
to intend, to plan
compter
to meet, face, address, tackle
relever
an imprint, a print
une empreinte
to scream the place down, until you’re blue in the face, to yell until you’re hoarse
s’égosiller
to endorse, to shoulder, to assume
endosser
rough, scratchy
rêche
convenient, easy, practical
commode
a wrinkle (on your face)
une ride
clean shaven, beardless, young & naive
imberbe
a hook / fish hook
un hameçon
to depart from (the norm, ideas), to deviate from
déroger à
a signet ring
une chevalière
to soak, dip, dunk
tremper
to chase
poursuivre
to appear, to emerge, to occur
apparaître
to stretch, to hold out
tendre
to sand, to smooth
poncer
computer hacker
un pirate
on-the-spot, immediately,
sur-le-champ
to plagiarize
plagier
to survey / walk around
arpenter
to glow
luire
to include, comprise, behave
comporter
to beautify, to spruce up, to sugarcoat, to brighten
embellir
how can you be so sure?
qu’en savez-vous?
to retain, to withhold, to restrain
retenir
to identify, spot, locate, detect, pinpoint
repérer
A range, variety, spectrum
un éventail
a gelding
un hongre
bizarre, weird, befuddling
abracadabrant
to chew (tobacco)
chiquer
creole
Créole
to wipe (your butt)
(se) torcher (le cul)
a projection or protrusion
une saillie
to be included in
figurer à/dans
the dry cleaning, the dry cleaner’s
la teinturerie
a vintage, a wine
un cru
to evade, avoid, escape
(se) soustraire
belly, paunch
une bedaine
to smash in
défoncer
flood, floodwater
la crue
swollen, puffed up
boursouflé
