Newspaper Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
using
A
en recourant à
2
Q
maturity
A
mûrissement
3
Q
control
A
maîtrise
4
Q
waste
A
gâchis
5
Q
harvest
A
récolte / cueillette
6
Q
to shake
A
secouer
7
Q
damage
A
abîmer
8
Q
aging
A
vieillissement
9
Q
it remains to be known…
A
il reste à savoir…
10
Q
to launch into
A
se lancer dans
11
Q
tin
A
bidon
12
Q
to trap
A
piéger
13
Q
opposed
A
rétive
14
Q
to develop
A
mettre au point
15
Q
whitish
A
blanchâtre
16
Q
earthworm
A
ver de terre
17
Q
due to
A
dû à
18
Q
packaging
A
emballage
19
Q
secret
A
inavoué
20
Q
to take care of
A
soigner
21
Q
recovery
A
réanimation
22
Q
confession
A
aveu
23
Q
prosecutor
A
procureur
24
Q
public prosecutor’s office
A
parquet
25
to serve time (in prison)
purger
26
to lead to
entraîner de
27
to put forward
invoquer
28
motive
mobile
29
earned
valu
30
skillful
habile
31
to hold in contempt
honnir
32
assassination attempt
attentat
33
term of office
mandat
34
to activate / to set off (explosives)
déclencher
35
to discharge
relaxer
36
to remove from power
chassé du pouvoir
37
to hang oneself
se pendre
38
seizure / control
main-mise
39
dismissed
démise
40
judicial proceedings
poursuites judiciaires
41
laundering
blanchiment
42
rapidly expanding
en plein essor
43
at bay
aux abois
44
to cast a shadow over / to plunge into mourning
endeuiller
45
large scale
grande ampleur
