mots de livre rose Flashcards
faire ressouvenir
to remind
tâter
to taste (figuratively)
- to carefully touch with the hand, to explore, to experience, to recognize.
- trying to understand the forces or the provisions of (someone) by asking questions carefully
d’éprouver
to feel or experience
manier
to handle, manipulate
l’étoffe, tissu
fabric
sonder
to probe or to feel around
tatouage
noun: tattoo
regretter
to regret
braquer
to steer
maladroitement
awkwardly
s’engager
to engage, to enlist, to commit, to start
dérobée
stolen, hidden
l’habitude
the habit, usual
longuement
for a long time (reflechir longement
acquitter
clear, exonerate, discharge
toubib
medic
sinon
otherwise, or else, alternatively
depuis
since, from, for
survenir
[incident, retards] to occur
[événement] to take place
[personne] to appear, to arrive
s’occuper
(s’affairer) to occupy o.s, to keep o.s. busy
s’occuper à qch: to occupy o.s with sth, to keep o.s. busy with sth
s’occuper de: to be in charge of
[+affaire, question à régler] to deal with
[+malade, invité] to look after
[+clients] to serve
coup
blow, strike
time (comme fois)
coup de main - give a hand
affoler
to throw into a panic, to terrify or to frighten
rappeler
to call back, to remind,
bougon
grumpy, foul tempered
cette-ci
this one
possédée
possessed
chalet
hotel
col
collar
hélas!!
alas!
emmener
to take (someone)
pêcher
verb: to fish, to catch, to land (but as a noun, this is a peach)
peser
to weigh
poids
weight
opter
to opt
retenir
restrain, deduct, detention, stoppage
hasard
chance (par hasard, by chance)
puisque
since (comme si c’est si cher = since it’s so expensive)
compte
count, number, account
chiffre
number (numeral - number one through ten; number of 831)
nombre
number (general. so, careful!)
numéro
number for bank, an address or a phone number
numéroter
to number
numéro de vol
flight number
provoquer
to provoke or elicit
milieu
middle, environment, midst, ambience, underworld, depth
à la gare
at the train station
vers
toward, about, around, after, both preposition and adverb
tant
as, both, so, such
former
to form
un foule
crowd, host, throng, pass
quais
docks
malles
trunks, boxes
les baluchons
bundles
les cannes à pêche
fishing rods
évoquer
to evoke
exode
exodus, outflow
exil
exile
tout cela
all this
envahir
to invide
moindre
adj - lesser, or n, the lesser
auberge
hostel
compter
reckon, include, gather
planter
to plant, to stick into (i.e. a knife into a back), to pitch, to set up, or to ditch
disponible
available, disposable income
enfourner
to put something into the oven;
“enfourner quelque chose dans” to shove/stuff something into
s’enfourner
to dive into
pensions
living allowance
bourrer
bourrer
v.
fill (vt.) ; go flat out (vi.)
bourrer de : to cram full with
bourrer de : to stuff with
se bourrer : to stuff, to jam pack (bourré,e=jam packed)
pensionnaires
guests (as in boarders)
d’abord
first
plaisanter
to joke
peine
noun: difficulty sorrow, sadness, trouble
(valoir le peine d’être vu: to be worth seeing; Cela n’en vaut pas la peine: it’s not worth it).
à peine = barely
sable
sand
plage
the beach
vider
empty
jusqu’au
until
soin
care (noun)
avec soin, soigneusement, attentivement = carefully
réfléchis bien - think carefully.
jurer
to swear (ie allegiance) (=s’engager)
to clash (=dissoner)
par, par la voiture, (se porter garant)
jurer de qch: to swear to sth
(dire des juron): to swear, to curse
(autres locutions)
inscrire
to note, to put down, to inscribe
s’inscrire
to enroll or to put your name down
abonner
to take out a subscription for something
s’abonner: to be a subscriber
