New french vocab jan 25 Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

Q

a ladder

A

une échelle

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a rung/level

A

un échelon (e.g. D’une échelle ou à l’échelon national)

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to flow

A

couler

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there’s the rub

A

c’est là que le bât blesse

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distant

A

éloigné

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to go back (in time)

A

remonter à

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to shape

A

façonner

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to flood

A

inonder

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to wreck

A

gâcher

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to deepen

A

approfondir

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to keep in touch

A

garder les liens

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and so on and so forth

A

et ainsi de suite

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to displease

2 words

A

déplaire, mécontenter

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to surround

A

entoure

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what would have become of

A

que serait devenu (no de)

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turn a blind eye to

A

fermez les yeux sur

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to lose sight of

A

perdre de vue (no de)

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without a doubt

A

sans aucun doubt/ indubitablement

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without stopping

A

sans cesse/ en continue

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to restrict

A

restreindre

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furthermore

A

en outre

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to constrain

A

contraindre

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constraining

A

contraignant

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to arouse

A

susciter

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(un)demonise

A

(dé)diaboliser

Q

concrete

A

le béton

Q

the bills i.e pay the bills

A

les factures

Q

rude

A

malpoli

Q

camera is filming up

A

contre-plongée

Q

skyscraper

A

gratte-ciel

Q

banking on line

A

la banque en ligne

Q

in a few clicks

A

en quelque clics

Q

to grow old

A

vieillir

Q

lengthening/elongation

A

allongement

Q

gradually

A

petit à petit

Q

to turn off

A

éteindre

Q

to fix. literally unbreak

A

dépanner

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to prevent/forewarn

A

prévenir

Q

to connect/call someone

A

joindre

Q

to be mugged

A

se faire racketter

Q

to grab

A

arracher

Q

to disturb

A

déranger

Q

to tolerate

A

tolérer

Q

a subscription/contract

A

un fortfait

Q

the bell/the ring/ringtone sound of phone

A

la sonnerie

Q

coveted object

A

objet de convoitise

Q

person with a membership

A

abonné

Q

membership

A

abonnement

Q

to live without (something)

A

se passer de

Q

to lose ones bearings

A

se déboussolé

Q

to bring together

A

rapprocher

Q

Bullying

A

harcèlement

Q

a blunder

A

une bavure

Q

to light up/to turn on

A

allumer

Q

it has been (ayear, etc) that

A

ça fait (un an, etc) que

Q

it has happened to one that (verb)

A

il s’est arrivé d’(verb)

Q

a trick

A

une astuce

Q

a flea/microchip/SIM

A

une puce

Q

others

A

autrui

Q

a scam

A

une arnaque

Q

noxious/harmful

A

nocive

Q

The next day

A

lendemain