LK2 Flashcards
To borrow
take and use (something that belongs to someone else) with the intention of returning it. (emprunter)
To soak
‘she spent some time soaking in a hot bath
make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid. (tremper)
immerse, submerge, dunk (for food)
A flush / to flush
Chasse d’eau
soapy
Mousseux
Beyond
‘he pointed to a spot beyond the concealing trees’
‘training beyond the age of 14’
‘we need to get beyond square one’
‘the landscape has changed beyond recognition’
1 - At or to the further side of.
2 - Happening or continuing after (a specified TIME)
3 - Having progressed/achieved more than (a specified STAGE or level)
4 - To or in a DEGREE or condition where a specified action is impossible.
To be in financial straits / dire strait
strait of Gilbraltar
avoir des ennuies financier
Gêne, situation facheuse
Strait (noun) : détroit
To regard
‘she regarded London as her base’
‘if these things regarded only myself
1 - Consider or think of in a specified way.
2 - (of a thing) relate to; concern.
Recordings
Enregistrements (musics)
Far
Loin
a whip / to whip
un fouet
Lower (adj)
To lower
‘Lower your aim a bit’
‘supplies were lowered down to us on a rope’
comparative of low
A claim
‘I make no claims to understand why’
‘he has no claim on me’
To claim
He claims all the credit
It is claimed that
Noun : An assertion that something is true.
A request.
Verb :
State or assert that something is the case;
request or demand
The Brow
Le Front (tête)
An Eyebrow
Un sourcil
Eyelashes
cils
An armpit
Une Aisselle
A fingernail
A nail
doigt de pied
A small metal spike
A Round shape
une forme ronde
According to him
d’après lui
parallel
parallèle
perpendicular
perpendiculaire
on the other hand
par contre
Smears of color
tâches, trainée de couleurs
A cheek
une joues
A washbasin (UK) a washbowl(US)
lavabo / washroom for toilet
a sink
un évier
a bladder
une vessie
a shirt
une chemise
A Pavement (UK) a sidewalk (US)
Trottoir
to itch
‘the bite itched like crazy’
‘I itched all over’
démanger
this pull make me itch
A fense
Or
railing
cloture en bois
/en fer
a dropping (animal) / a poo (human)
it’s a load of rubbish (UK) OR garbage (US)
he really fancies himself (UK), he things he’s gift’s God (US)
To prick
she pricked her finger/herself with the needle
his conscience was pricking him (figurative)
Make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.
To Prick up
She pricked up her ears at the song of her name
Se dresser
A glade
‘a forest glade’
An open space in a wood or forest.
Bright
To put the brights on (mettre les pleins phares)
Clair, radieux (adj)
A Saddle Or To saddle she was saddled with the children I don't want to saddle myself with any more work ( je ne veux pas me taper du travail supplémentaire)
Put a saddle on (a horse)
Burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.
A Vault
‘a Gothic ribbed vault’
‘a wine vault’
1 - A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings.
2 - A large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one.
To wrap
the baby was wrapped in a blanket
Envelopper / emballer
Giddy
afraid of height / feel vertigo
étourdi
A Groom
Or
To groom
A palefrenier / stable boy
Verb : clean horse (toiletter / panser)
An Outfit
Clothes
equipments, kit, case, tools
Lavish Or To lavish 'they lavish all their attention on their son' ( au petit soin) 'he lavished praise on the book'
Abundant / luxurious, generous
A Wheel
Or
To be at the wheel (être au volant / commandes)
of bicycle, car, train
To inlay
An inlay
‘Some plaques are inlaid with pearls and jade.’
‘ceilings were arched and crossed with wooden inlays’
Verb : To ornament (make something look more attractive by adding decorative items) by embedding (fixe an object deeply) pieces.
Noun : A design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something.
incruster un design
A Pad ‘a pad of cotton wool’ ‘a dog's pads will bleed profusely if cut’ ‘the police raided my pad’ to Pad ‘a padded envelope’
Noun:
1 - A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.
2 - The fleshy underpart of an animal’s foot or of a human finger.
3 - A person’s home.
verb : Fill or cover (something) with a soft material in order to protect or shape it or to make it more comfortable.
A bench
Or
The bench
Be raised to the bench
seat, banc, in auditorium,
la cour, le juge
A Bump
‘a nasty bump on the head’
‘bumps in the road’
‘there was a bump in the number of outbound flights’
1 - A light blow or a jolting collision.
2 - A protuberance on a level surface.
3 - An increase. (US)
A Tendril
Vrille, boucle (of hair)
Gawky
‘a gawky teenager’
Nervously awkward and ungainly.
maladroit
A Scowl
‘she stamped into the room with a scowl on her face’
To Scowl
to scowl at somebody (lancer un mauvais regard à)
Noun : An angry or bad-tempered expression.
Verb : Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.
To Limn
‘Miss Read limns a gentler world in her novels’
depict or describe in painting or words. (draw, design …)
To jerk
Shake, pull, move with a jolt,
person jump (sursauter)
a brusque movement, a wrench (un coup sec)
To Thrive
‘the new baby thrived’
‘she thrived on the mountain air’
‘he thrives on hard work’
(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously.
Prosper; flourish.
Soreness
‘he limped (walk with difficulty) off complaining of soreness in the knee’
Pain in a part of one’s body.
A Bone
Or
To bone
Arrêtes, os
verb: désosser, retirer arrête (fish / meal)
Slender
‘Peter is tall and slender’
‘people of slender means’
1 - (of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin.
2 - (of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis.
A Hike
Or
To hike
Adj randonné, marche à pied
Verb : Walk (faire à pied)
To Delight
‘she delights in irritating people’
Please (someone) greatly.
An Ale
Bière
Fatherless / motherless
Orphelin de père
A Shelter
to take OR to get under shelter
to give shelter to somebody
To shelter somebody from something
2 - Cover, protection
1 - Hide
verb : Protect from rain, sun, bombs
A retort
To retort
‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel’
Say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.
To ensconce
‘Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom’
Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place.
s’installer de manière sur
A perusal
‘I continued my perusal of the instructions’
The action of reading or examining something. (noun)
un examen
To fidget
‘the audience began to fidget and whisper’
Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience.
gigoter
To Lull
‘the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep’
A lull
‘for two days there had been a lull in the fighting’
Verb : Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
Noun : A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.
une accalmie, calmer
An Inch
To inch
‘he inched away as I approached’
A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)
Move along slowly and carefully.
Lip
‘he kissed her on the lips’
lèvre
being bald
Adj : having no hair, on person, on animal
as bald as an egg
A ponytail
Queue de cheval
Fanciful (adj)
‘ever more fanciful proposals were raised’
‘a fanciful Art Nouveau bar’
1 - Over-imaginative and unrealistic.
2 - Highly ornamental or imaginative in design.
Mighty
‘three mighty industrial countries’
‘mighty beasts’
Powerful, impressive, enormous
Denizen
‘denizens of field (An area of open land) and forest’
A person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place.
Fond of (adj)
‘I’m very fond of Mel’
‘he was not too fond of dancing’
Having an affection or liking for.
Scrub
‘he had to scrub the floor’
‘she was scrubbing herself down at the sink’
Rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water.
frotter brosser
A tub
container - for liquid / flowers / washing clothes - machine (bac / cuve)
Contents of washing powder (baril) of wine, beer, ice cream, yogurt …
Downward
‘he was lying face downward’
‘the floor sloped downwards’
Towards a lower place, point, or level.
Sore (adj)
‘she had a sore throat’
‘I didn’t even know they were sore at us’
1 - (of a part of one’s body) painful or aching.
2 - Upset and angry.
A Bruise
To bruise
‘his body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked’
Noun : An injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact.
verb : Inflict a bruise on (someone or something) / To Injure
Climb
‘we began to climb the hill’
‘Howard started to climb out of the front seat’
1 - Go or come up a (slope or staircase); ascend.
2 - Move with effort, especially into or out of a confined space.
A Drill
To drill
Noun : A tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip used for making holes.
(perceuse)
Verb : Produce (a hole) in something by boring with
percer, perceuse
Acquaint someone with
‘new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes’
Make someone aware of or familiar with. / familiarize, make familiar, keep up to date
se familiariser avec
Make out
‘I would love to hear from them, see how they’ve made out’
‘teenagers were making out on the couch’
1 - Make progress; fare.
2 - Engage in sexual activity.
To tug
A tug
‘she tugged off her boots’
Noun : A hard or sudden pull.
Verb : Pull (something) hard or suddenly.
to jerk / a jerk
tirer
