Kafka sur le plage 8 - Sheet 1 Flashcards
reprendre
to pick up-, to take-, to take hold of-, to catch-again, to resume, to repeat, to restart, to reopen, to rework, to recapture
[ > ressaisir - to catch / grab / seize again ]
pourtant
yet, even so, all the same
[ > cependant - yet, however, nevertheless ]
f. langue
language, tongue
f. patte
Paw, foot, hoof, leg, hand
[ > une paluche - hand, paw, mitt ]
[ m.pl. des battoirs - paws, mitts ]
soigner
to treat, to nurse, to look after, to take care of, to polish up
[ > garder, fignoler ]
incisif
cutting, biting, incisive (prägnant, scharfsinnig, treffend), piercing
[ > vif,ve - ascerbe ]
[ > concis,se - laconique, succinct,e ]
redresser
to straighten, to set right, to put right, to rectify, to recover
[ > récupérer ]
f. sacoche
(hand-) bag, purse
[ > une bourse ]
m. écart
difference, discrepancy, gap, distance, swerving, margin, deviation
[ > un crochet - sharp turn, sudden swerve …]
[ > un décalage - gap, discrepancy, shift, displacement ]
[ > un interstice - crack, slit, gap ]
[ > une disparité, une différence ]
[ > une lacune ]
[ > une fossé - ditch (Graben), gap, gulf, trough ]
ramener
To take/bring back, to restore, to pull, to draw, to show off
f. haleine
breath
cependant
however, nevertheless, yet
dégager
To emit, to radiate, to give off, to release, to draw, to extract, to bring out, to open, to clear, to unblock, to free, to remove
[ > déverser, larguer, lâcher, un exutoir ]
m. virage
Curve, bend, turn, change, shift, toning
[ > un infléchissement - change of course, shift ]
[ > un courant - current, stream, trend, movement, shift ]
[ > décaler, un changement, un poste, un revirement ]
rester cloué sur (la) place
to be pinned / nailed to the spot
surprendre
to get caught / overtaken by, to overhear, to surprise, to catch sb. in the act
puissant
powerful, potent, strong, mighty, efficacious
[ > efficace, vif, costaud ]
en proie à
in the grip of, racked with, beset by
> sous emprise
> tenailler - to torment, to gnaw at, to rack
surgir
to appear, to arise, to loom up, to shoot up / to spring up, to materialize suddenly
[ > provenir, paraître, pousser, germer ]
to be blown away, to be breathtaken
avoir le souffle coupé
[ > un souffle - breath, blow, blast (d’une explosion), spirit ]
effacer
to erase, to remove, to clean / wipe off, to rub out, to obliterate
[ > essuyer, nettoyer, ramoner, torcher ]
émaner
to emanate, to be issued by, to come from
[ > provenir, sont dus à ]
[ != emmener, amener ]
gravir
to climb (monter, grimper)
priser
to prize, to value highly, to take (le tabac [taba]), to snort
f. suite
Continuation, follow up, sequel, rest, next, series, succession, suite, retinue (le cortège, un équipage), coherence, consequence
chanceler
to totter, to stagger, to wobble
[ > tituber, vacciler, patauger, trébucher sur ]
dresser
To put up, to raise, to erect, to build, to lift, to tame, to train, to drill, to draw up, to prepare, to dress
[ > apprivoiser, saper, s’habiller, enfiler, revêtir, apprêter, élever, enlever, soulever, relever, punaiser, hausser ]
[ s’entraîner - to carry/drag along, to pull, to haul, to train, to coach ]
m. lavage
washing, scrubbing, pumping out
[ != le sevrage - deprivation, withdrawal ]
[> laver, frotter, débarbouiller ]
tendre
To tighten, to stretch, to bend, to crane, to hold out, to offer, to strive
[ bander, se cambrer, tordre, ployer, plier, fléchir ]
[ != tondre - to mow, to crop, to shear ]
dépasser
to pass, to surpass, to overtake (dérouter - to throw off the track), to outrun, to be taller than, to go over, to go beyond, to exceed, to be ahead of
[ > précéder ]
renifler
to sniff at, to snuffle, to smell sth
> humer - to smell, to inhale, to breath in
flairer - to scent, to sniff at
f. taille
Height, size, waist, trimming, clipping, pruning, carving, etching
[ > un gabarit - template, size, build ]
[ > une dimension, une pointure ]
[ > élaguer, émonder, raccourcir ]
ficher
To do, to give, to throw/kick out, get rid off, throw away, to (put on) file, to drive in, to stick in
[ enfoncer, planter, allonger, filer, tirer, écouler, virer, archiver, classer ]
raccorder
to link, to connect, to join up, to couple, to align
[ > réunir - to join/tie/bring together, to reunite]
[ > souder - to join/bring/bind together, to weld ]
[ > joindre - to join, to combine, to connect, to put/bring together, to add, to attach, to contact, to get in touch with ]
[ > rejoindre ]
ramper
to creep, to crawl, to grovel, to slither, to lurk
> se tapir - to hide, to lurk, to crouch down
rôder - to lurk / hang around
remplir
to fill, to fulfill, to satisfy, to meet (un besoin), to carry out
[ > imprégner, combler, accomplir ]
pendre
to hang, to cling to
> pendre la crémaillère
m. chiffon
cloth, rag
> une guenille, m. des haillons, une loque
> un tissu
volontiers
gladly, willingly, with pleasure
f. affaire
business, firm, company, job, deal, transaction, murder, trial, lawsuit, case, problem
se confondre
To flow together, to merge, to be mixed up, to be confused
[ > se mêler, déranger, embrouillé ]
onduler
to undulate, to ripple, to sway
tirer
to open, to pull, to draw, to drag, to get, to take, to fire, to shoot, to do, to spend, to print
[ ouvrir, rabattre, tirailler, ramener, puiser, dégager, lancer, ficher, imprimer ]
enfourcher
to mount, to get on
