Liste 2 Flashcards
To be thrilled
Etre ravi
Tres content
I was thrilled…
Awful
Terrible
To betray
Trahir
Une trahison : a betrayal
Ghastly
Horrible
There was a ghastly accident on the freeway last night
A settlement
Un accord
Une decision
A divorce settlement
To heighten
Augmenter
Intensifier
Rehausser
We had heightened security
Our fears were heightened by the repeated bombing raids
A turnaround
Un redressement
Un revirement
Analysts predict a turnaround for the company this year
A shake-up
Une grande réorganisation
Mcdonalds announces global shake-up
To tighten
Resserrer
Renforcer
To lean on
S’appuyer sur
Compter sur quelqu’un
Mcdonalds look to lean more heavily on franchisees
To lay out
Exposer
Present a plan
To strive
Faire tout son possible
Lutter
To swallow
Avaler
Gober
Swallowed = englouti, avalé,
To reap
To reap the benefit of your hard work
Récolter
Tirer
Récolter les fruits de (figuré)
To wonder
Se demander
Preguntarse
A jellyfish
Une méduse
To sink
Couler (sink/sank/sunk)
Baisser
The ship sank after after hitting an iceberg
The price of gas sank to a new low
Afterwards
Apres ça
Apres cela
Narrow (adj)
Étroit
A narrow door
A narrow road
Mood (nom commun)
Humeur
Etat d’esprit
In a bad mood : de mauvaise humeur
To be sensitive
Sensible
She is sensitive
My neck is sensitive : j’ai le coût sensible
To be at odds
En désaccord
Sourdough
Levain
Sourdough bread = pain au levain
To remain
Rester
Three slices of pizza remain
Il reste trois parts de pizza
She remained at home
The account remains in existence: le compte reste ouvert
A wheelchair
Un fauteuil roulant
Marcher avec des béquilles
To walk on crutches
To recover
Récupérer, retrouver
They had recovered the black boxes
The athlete recovered swiftly after the knee surgery
She recovered her health after a week in hospital
To meddle
Se mêler de quelque chose
Don’t meddle in their quarrel, you’ll regret it if you do
On behalf of
Au nom de
De la part de
To put (sth) up for auction
Vendre aux enchères
We put our house up for auction
To put the building up for auction
To trick
Rouler
Duper
I was tricked : on m’a roulé, trompé
Is this a trick question ? C’est une question piège ?
Faire une sieste
To take a nap
A rehearsal
Une répétition
To ease
Alléger
Atténuer
Réduire
Relâcher
Clay court
Court en terre battue (tennis)
Awkward (adj)
Gênant
Embarrassant
To bury
Enterrer
Inhumer
A burial = funeral = un enterrement
To resume
Reprendre
Negotiations resumed after a two-month break
I have to resume my language studies
To provide
Fournir
One cow provides enough milk for a family
It’s mandatory !
C’est obligatoire
A jumpball
Un entre-deux (basketball)
To sweat
Transpirer, suer
To resign
Démissionner
Résignation : démission
He resigned from his post as director in favour of his son
To settle
S’installer
He settled in Paris in 1930
I’d like to sit here. Do you mind ?
Est-ce que ça vous dérange ?
Chess (game)
Échecs
To play chess
A subsidy
Une subvention
Supply and demand
L’offre et la demande
To rape
Violer
A napkin
Une serviette
Una servilleta
