Lepierre Flashcards
Take on, hire, appoint
Embaucher
Release, give way, let go
Lâcher
Replacement, change over, succession, shift, change
Relève f
Fag
Clope f
Stranger as in someone u havent seen for a while
Revenant m
Turn up, drop by
Débouler
Surround fig grasp
Cerne
Vicar, priest
Curé
Collection, search
Quête f
Tic tac toe, nought and crosses
Jouer au morpion m
Pasty, pale
Overripe
Blet -te
Pleased, delighted, over the moon, rapt
Ravi
Spiel, smooth talk n
Baratan m
And all the rest of it (colloq)
et tout le tintouin
Beer mat
Sous-bock
Bock half pint glass, beer glass
Or so, about adv
Poussière
The bike cost 50$ or so. Ce vélo coute 50$ et des poussières.
Cuddle, hug
Câlin m
Slut, tart
Pétasse
Loot, cash ´lolly’
Pognon m
Fed and housed
Être blanchi et logé
Chuck, throw
Lancer
Be scared stiff
Avoir la pétoche
Filer la pétoche à qqn= pop. Scare sb
Argue endlessly
Palabrer
Long endless debate, palaver n
Palabre m
Get nicked, busted
Se faire pincer
Pincer pinch, catch, nick, bab
Boxer shorts, trunks
Caleçon m
Bursting , storming in, sudden burst n
Irruption f
Traitor
Félon m
Confess, own up to
Avouer
Freeloader, scounger
Pique-assiette m
Squatteur
Put yr shoes on
Se chausser
Put shoes on chausser
Chaussè shod, with shoes on
Stumble, trip
Trébucher
Slump, collaps
S’affaler
Charitable
Caritatif -ve
Grasshopper locust
Sauterelle f
Bowel,gut
Tripes fpl
Momentarily
Momentanément
Caterpillar
Chenille f
Manage, handle things, sort things out
Se débrouiller
Flirt, flit, flutter around
Papillonner
Soldier private
Bidasse
Explosion, conflict
Déflagration f
Shoe fam
Godasse f
Goder get a hard on
Barrage, burst, torrent
Rafale f
Contempt, scorn, disregard
Mépris
Burst, puncture, shatter
Crever
Plank. Board n
Planche f
Control, order n
Commande f
Soaked, drenched
Imbibé
Confidence, composure, self confidence
Aplomb m
Bet, gamble n
Pari m
Junk, trash, stuff
Camelote f
Level v
Terasser
Dull, gloomy, lifeless, colourless
Terne
Consolidate, cement v
Cimenter
Flesh
Chair f
Traitor
Deceitful, treacherous, devious adj
Perfide m
Road
Dyke, embankment
Chaussée f
Braces (hängslen)
Strap (bag)
Accessroad, slip road
Bretelle f
Semi (truck)
Semi-remorque m
Express, communicate v
Manifester
Be on the street/ the game
Faire le tapin
Absent minded dazed adj
scatter brain n
Étourdi m
Out of breath
Être hors d’haleine
Seal animal
Phoque m
Curse v
Maudire
I am sorry
Je suis navré
Swirl, whirl
Tournoyer
Collapse, fall down, cave in
S’écrouler
covet, cast envious glance at , eye, ogle
Lorgner
hunt down, pursue
hound
Do battle with, fight
Pourchasser
Hell
Go to hell
Enfer m
Aller en enfer
En enfer in hell
excuse, pretext n
(informal) get-out, cop-out n
Faux-fuyant m
Elle a fini par trouver un faux-fuyant pour éviter cette soirée ennuyeuse.
Underlying, implicit
Sous-jacent adj
Below as a prep
Once again
Derechef
Sour
Churlish, crabby, surly adj
Revêche
Straight away, at once, immediately
Emblée
Misunderstanding
Malentendu
Broad bean
Lucky charm
Fève m
Bedridden
Grabataire adj
Grouchy adj
Ronchon
Fair play
Franc-jeu m
Off balance
Opposite view
Contre-pied m
Cool cool down
Dishearten
Refroidir
Pearl barley
Orge perlé m
Whale
Baleine f
Gangster
Rascal
Garnement m
Wart
Verrue f
Bite, nip n
Morsure f
• La morsure d’un chien est plus grave que la piqûre d’un moustique.
A dog bite is more serious than a mosquito bite.
Affordable adj
Abordable
Denial n
Reniement m
Depot, warehouse
Entrepôt m
entrepôt frigorifique nm cold-storage warehouse n
Gang, group, bunch, pack (of people)
Bande f
Illiteracy n
Illettrisme m
Call off, cancel
Décommander
Summary, synopsis, abstract
Résumé m
Fais-moi le résumé du film d’hier soir, s’il te plaît.
Unfortunately, sadly
Hélas
food n
food products, edible goods npl
foods, foodstuffs npl
commodity n
denrée f
Peak height fig
Summum m
Blank page
Page Blanche
Writer’s block angoisse de la page blanche
At about 3 o’clock
Sur les 3 heures
Shimmering glistening sparkling
Chatoyant adj
Unceremoniously
Avec pertes et fracas
To sense
Subodorer
Endearing sweet appealing
Attachant adj