Notre-Dame de Paris - Le Vocabulaire Principal Flashcards
abrégé (m)
allocution (f)
archive (f)
fiche (f)
AB: summary, synopsis
AL: address, short speech
AR: records, files
F: record
acier (m)
airain (m)
joyau (m)
plomb (m)
AC: steel
AI: bronze
J: jewel, gem
P: lead [metal], fuse, pellet
adhérent(e)
confrère (m)
membre (m)
A: member
CO: colleage, fellow
M: limb, member
affluence (f)
crowd
bélier (m)
colombe (f)
fauvette (f)
lièvre (m)
manchot (m)
rongeur (m)
sanglier (m)
taupe (f)
B: ram
COL: dove
F: warbler
L: hare
M: penguin
RO: rodent
S: boar, wild boar
T: mole [bird or spy]
aiguillon (m)
piqûre (f)
AIGUILLON: sting, stinger
P: injection, jab, sting, bite, stitching, thread
aimant (m)
attendrissement (m)
AIM: magnet (but affectionate/loving as adjective)
ATT: tenderness, affection
antre (m)
astre (m)
repaire (m)
ANT & R: lair, den
AST: star
approbation (f)
consécration (f)
éloge (m)
étreinte (f)
reconnaissance (f)
A: approval, endorsement, agreement
C: validation, endorsement, recognition
ÉL: praise
ÉT: embrace, hug, squeeze, grip
REC: recognition, acknowledgement, gratitude, gratefulness
bille (f)
carreau (m)
cuir (m)
futaie (f), madrier (m)
laine (f), toison (f)
B: marble, ball, little ball
CA: pane, tile
CU: leather, hide, skin
FUT & MA: timber
L & TO: wool, fleece
assistance (f)
auditoire (m)
ASS: assistance/help, audience/attendance
AUD: audience
saccade (f)
secousse (f)
SA: jerk, jolt, bump, twitch
SE: tremor, jolt
débris (m)
fragments, pieces, remains, leftovers
aisselle (f)
boyau (m)
crâne (m)
croc (m)
émail (m)
entrailles (f, pl)
gencive (f)
gosier (m)
hanches (f, pl)
mâchoire (f)
moelle (f)
natte (f)
orteil (m)
paupière (f)
pouce m)
pouls (m)
poumon (m)
salive (f)
taille (f)
A: armpit
B: guts, intestine
CRÂNE: skull, cranium
CROC: fang, tooth
ÉM: enamel
EN: guts, innards, bowels
GE: gum
GO: throat
H: hips
MÂ: jaw, jawbone
MO: marrow
N: braid
O: toe
PAU: eyelid
POUCE: thumb, big toe
POULS: pulse
POUMON: lung
S: saliva
T: waist, height, size/dimensions
émanation (f)
odour, expression, manifestation, sign
piste (f)
track, runway, path, trail
recette (f)
revenu (m)
REC: recipe, receipt/revenue/income
REV: income, earnings, revenue
enchaînement (m)
chain, series, succession
dépot (m)
entrepôt (m)
D: delivery, deposit, warehouse
E: warehouse
épanouissement (m)
satiété (f)
É: fulfillment
S: satisfaction, gratification
allumette (f)
cognée (f), hache (f)
épée (f)
marteau (m)
scie (f)
A: match, matchstick
C & H: axe
É: sword
M: hammer, gavel
S: saw [tool]
épouvantail (m)
éventail (m)
affolement (m)
épouvante (f)
frayeur (f)
frisson (m)
ÉPOUVANTAIL: scarecrow
ÉV: fan
A: panic
ÉPOUVANTE: horror, terror
FRA: fright, fear
FRI: shiver, shakes
essai (m)
tentative (f)
try, attempt
chiffon (m)
étoffe (f)
tissu (m)
C: rag
É: material, fabric, cloth
T: fabric, material
affront (m)
injure (f)
A: affront, insult
I: insult
formule (f)
philtre (m)
sortilège (m)
F: method, option, spell, formula
P: potion
S: spell, magin spell
culte (m)
manie (f)
moeurs (f, pl)
usage (m)
C: cult, worship, service, religion
MA: habit, compulsion
MOE: customs, traditions
U: use, custom, function
anneau (m)
bague (f)
ring
besogne (f)
main-d’oeuvre (f)
B: worry, labour
M: labour, workforce
caprice (f)
whim, tantrum
cave (f)
grotte (f)
palier (m)
C: cellar
GRO: cave
P: landing, stage
armature (f)
charpente (f)
structure (f)
framework [construction]
chirurgien(ne)
cicatrice (f)
croûte (f)
fièvre (f)
germe (m)
plaie (f)
CH: surgeon
CI: scar
CR: crust, scab
F: (high) temperature, fever, excitement
G: sprout, germ/bacteria, seedling
PL: wound, cut
ampoule (f)
cire (f)
étincelle (f)
lampadaire (m), réverbère (m)
mèche (f)
A: light bulb
C: wax
E: spark
L & R: streetlight
M: wick, fuse
conjoncture (f)
locution (f)
C: situation, context, conditions
L: phrase, expression
contenance (f)
capacity
culture (f)
moisson (f)
récolte (f)
CUL: farming, cultivation
M: harvest
R: harvest, crop
décadence (f)
decline
décharge (f)
ordues (f, pl)
D: landfill
O: refuse, waste
défense (f)
defence, ban, prohibition
défaillance (f)
défaite
déroute (f)
DÉFAILL: misstep/error, failure/fault
DÉFAITE: defeat
DÉR: defeat, disaster/ruin
éclatement (m)
emportement (m)
furie (f)
ÉC: bursting, explosion, splitting
EM: impetus/impulse, anger/rage/outburst
F: fury, rage
geôle (f)
prison (f)
prison, jail
malédiction (f)
méchanceté (f)
mésaventure (f)
miséricorde (f)
MAL: curse
MÉC: ill-will, malice, nastiness, spiteful, maliciousness
MÉS: misfortune
MIS: mercy
algue (f)
bouleau (m)
bûche (f)
bulle (f)
canicule (f)
écume (f)
flaque
flot (m)
lierre (m)
mare (f)
marée (f)
nid (m)
ondée (f)
rosée (f)
ruche (f)
A: seaweed
BO: birch
BÛC: log
BUL: bubble
CA: heatwave
ÉC: foam, froth
FLA: puddle
FLO: swell/surge [of a tide], flood
L: ivy
MARE: pond
MARÉE: tide
N: nest
O: [rain] shower
RO: dew
RU: hive, beehive
moue (f)
pout
arrêté (m)
contrebande (f)
délivrance (f)
douane (f)
incartade (f)
indemnité (f)
ordonnance (f)
passe-droit (m)
patente (f)
peine de mort (f)
plaidoirie (f)
plainte (f)
préjugé (m)
réclamation (f)
serment (m)
suffrage (m)
A: decree, order
C: smuggling, black market, smuggled goods
DÉ: release, liberation
DO: customs
INC: misdemeanour
IND: compensation, damages, allowance
O: prescription, order/ruling, layout/organization
PASSE: privilege
PAT: patent, duty/tax/levy
PEINE DE MORT: death sentence
PLAIDOIRIE: plea, defence speech
PLAINTE: moan, groan, complaint
PRÉJUGÉ: prejudice, bias
RÉ: complaint
SE: oath, promise
SU: vote
incrédulité (f)
péripétie (f)
stupeur (f)
I: disbelief
P: incident/event, surprise/shift
S: astonishment, shock
piété (f)
devotion
réticence (f)
reluctance
récréation (f)
répit (m)
sursis (m)
trêve (f)
RÉC: break/break time/recess, leisure time, downtime
RÉP & S: reprieve
T: truce, break
renommée (f)
reputation, fame
réplique (f)
replica, copy, aftershock
bord (m)
confins (m)
étendue (f)
lisière (f)
pourtour (m)
B: edge, rim, (river) bank, ship/vessel
C: border/boundary, edge/fringes, limits, extremes
É: stretch, expanse, area
L: border, edge
P: periphery, perimeter
chaussée (f)
grille (f)
repère (m)
roue (f)
C: pavement, road
G: railings
RE: landmark, point of reference
RO: wheel
retard (m)
temporisation (f)
delay
tribu (f)
tribe
branle (m)
swaying, detest
broc (m)
couvercle (m)
panier (m)
B: jug, pitcher
C: lid, cover
P: basket
clou (m)
piston (m)
serrure (f)
volet (m)
P: piston, valve
S: lock
V: shutter
coup d’oeil (m)
coup de main (m)
D’OEIL: look, glance
DE MAIN: help, hand, helping hand
brin (m)
lame (f)
B: blade, strand, filament
L: blade
nuée (f)
pénombre (f)
point(e) du jour (m, f)
N: cloud, swarm
PÉ: darkness
PO: break of day, dawn
abus (m)
débordement (m)
A: excess, abuse, misuse
D: overflowing, excess, misbehaviour
corollaire (m)
dénouement (m)
inconséquence (f)
issue (f)
retentissement (m)
retombée (f)
C: consequence
D: outcome
IN: incoherence, inconsistency, recklessness
IS: exit/way out, outcome/conclusion
RETEN: effect, repercussions
RÉTOM: come down/fall out, repercussions, consequences
dépit (m)
disappointment, chagrin, bitterness
faîte (m)
ridge/apex, summit/top/pinnacle
fossé (m)
ditch
frémissement (m)
murmur
libre arbitre (m)
free will
mets (m)
plat (m)
dish
néant (m)
none, void, nothing, nothingness
noeud (m)
knot, tangle
pan (m)
section, part, side, face
péage (m)
toll
assouplissement (m)
durcissement (m)
penchant (m)
A: relaxing, softening
D: hardening
P: soft spot, weakness, liking
portail (m)
portal, doorway
quai (m)
platform, quay
froissement (m)
grondement (m)
grognement (m)
gronderie (f)
rugissement (f)
F: rustling, crumpling
GRON: grow, growling, rumble, roar
GROG: grunt, growl
GRON: rumbling, growling
R: roar
soubassement (m)
base, basis, foundation, ground level
sève (f)
suc (m)
sap
bâtard(e)
sottice (f)
B: bastard
S: nonsense
docte (f)
learned man/woman, know-it-all
chaland (m)
mendiant(e)
vieux/vieille (m ou f)
C: regular [customer]
M: beggar
V: elderly person
combles (m, pl)
grenier (m)
attic, loft
orient (m)
occident (m)
OR: east
OC: west
excroissance (f)
grosseur (m)
E: growth
G: size, weight, lump/growth
cercueil (m)
coffin, casket
amas (m)
encombrement (m)
entassement (m)
monceau (m)
pile, heap
pressentiment (m)
feeling, sense, intuition, premonition
gravats (m, pl)
moellon (m)
vestige (m)
G & M: rubble
V: remnant
guise (f)
à ma/sa guise
GUISE: as you like/please
À (adv): as I/you please/wish
amaigrissement (m)
weight loss, slimming (down)
bosse (f)
bump, lump
déclinaison (f)
écart (m)
lacune (f)
D: range, variation, diversification, adaptation
É: difference, distance, gap, space, interval
L: shortcoming, gap
demande (f)
requête (f)
request
gage (m)
gages (m, pl)
GAGE: pledge, deposit, security, token, forfeit/penalty
GAGES: wage, pay
estime (f)
ressort (m)
sang-froid (m)
E: esteem, respect, regard
R: spring, resilience/energy, motive/motivation, responsibility
S: self-control
franchise (f)
outspokenness, candour, excess, frankness, openness
rame (f)
oar, paddle
contenu (m)
teneur (f)
content
sceau (m)
seal, stamp
couverts (m)
cuiller(ère) (m/f)
cuvette (m)
écuelle (f)
régal (m)
ripaille (f)
COU: cutlery
CUIL: spoon
CUV: basin, bowl
É: bowl
RÉG: treat, delight, feast, joy
RIP: feast
braise (f), tison (m)
ember
claustration (f)
confinement
allégresse (f)
amabilité (f)
attendrissement (m)
décence (f)
délice (m)
empressement (m)
engouement (m)
finesse (f)
jouissance (f)
netteté (f)
propreté (f)
AL: joy, enthusiasm
DÉC: courtesy, decensy
AM: kindness, amiability, politeness, coutesy
AT: tenderness, affection
DÉC: courtesy, decency
DÉL: delicacy, delight, joy, pleasure
EM: haste, eagerness, enthusiasm
EN: passion, enthusiasm
F: delicacy, sharpness, keenness, subtlety
J: enjoyment, pleasure
N: clearness/clarity, sharpness, tidiness
PR: cleanliness
domestique (m, f)
laquais (m)
servant
tournant (m)
tournée (f)
tournure (f)
TOURNANT: corner/bend, turning point
TOURNÉE: round
TOURNURE: turn/direction, evolution, structure/construction
surlendemain (m)
veille (f)
S: 2 days later/after
V: the day/evening before
digue (f)
puits (m, pl)
D: dyke, barrier
PUITS: well
foyer (m)
plafond (m)
plancher (m)
F: hearth/fireplace, home/household
PLAF: ceiling
PLAN: floor, flooring
fiançailles (f, pl)
engagement
fouillis (m)
jumble, muddle, clutter, mess
[adj] = messy, untidy
envers (m)
other side, underside, back, behind
[adj] = to, towards
délabrement (m)
disrepair, dilapidation, deterioration
courant (m OU adj)
power, power supply, current [power or water], branch, wave
ADJ: common, standard, ordinary, normal, customary, running
in, some time in, during, over
bêtise (f)
bêtises (f, pl)
BÊTISE: stupidity, mistake, something stupid, nothing, rubbish
BÊTISES: nonsense
bond (m)
leap, jump, bound
verve (f)
eloquence, expressiveness
fente (f)
fissure (f)
FEN: crack, slit, gap
FIS: crack, fissure
toile d’araignée (f)
spiderweb
poigne (f)
poignée (f)
poignet (m)
POIGNE: grip
POIGNÉE: handle, handful, fistful
POIGNET: wrist
instance (f)
authority, insistence
embûche (f)
évasion (f)
EM: trap, pitfall, snare, hazard, danger
ÉV: escape
éclair (m)
foudre (f)
É: lightning, flash
F: lightning
arrachement (m)
removal, tearing off, abudction, kidnapping
perdition (f)
sanglot (m)
P: distress
S: sobbing, crying, tears
complot (m)
plot, scheme
trésor (m)
treasure, wealth
tache (f)
stain, mark, spot, blemish
séjour (m)
stay, destination, living room
dot (m)
dowry
aspect (m)
mine (f)
coquetterie (f)
A: appearance/look, aspect
M: appearance/look/complexion, mine
C: elegance, style, flirting, interest in your appearance
appauvrissement (m)
dénuement (m)
manquement (m)
privation (f)
A: impoverishment
D: deprivation, povery, hardship
M: failure, breach, lack, negligence
P: privation/deprivation, withdrawal/removal
abîme (m)
abyss
agacement (m)
énervement (m)
émeute (f)
meute (f)
A & ÉN: irritation, annoyance
ÉM: disturbance, riot
M: pack [of dogs, wolves]
affectation (f)
disposition (f)
A: allocation, assignment, posting
D: positioning/placement, layout/arrangement, service/disposal, tendency/trend
aggression (f)
brimades (f)
brutalité (f)
harcèlement (m)
bullying
cap (m)
conduite (f)
CA: course, direction
CO: conduct/behaviour, driving, management/direction
filière (f)
filet (m)
FILIÈRE: procedure, channel, network, pathway, industry
FILET: net
supplice (m)
torture (f)
remue-ménage (m)
surmenage (m)
SUP & T: torture
R: commotion
SUR: overwork, stress, burnout
convalescence (f), guérison (f)
gaze (f)
quarantaine (f)
recours (m)
C, GU: recovery
GA: gauze
Q: 40, quarantine
R: resort, solution, recourse, help/aid, plea
coussin (m)
drap (m)
taie (f)
C: cushion
D: sheet
T: pillowcase
bandeau (m)
écharpe (f), foulard (m)
lacet (m)
tablier (m)
B: blindfold
E & F: scarf
L: shoelace
T: apron
apogée (m)
point culminant (m)
climax
bienfaiteur (m), bienfaitrice (f)
bénéfice (m)
charité (f)
BIE: benefactor
BÉN: profit, benefit, advantage
C: charity, favour
casse-croûte (m)
collation (f)
snack (m)
snack
chômage (m)
heure creuse (f)
heure de pointe (f)
C: unemployment
H…C: off-peak time/period
H…DE P: rush hour
intrus(e) (m/f)
locataire (m/f)
logeur (m), logeuse (f)
I: intruder
LOC: tenant
LOG: landlord, landlady
entrave (f)
shackle, hindrance/constraint
justesse (f)
accuracy, precision
marelle (f)
hopscotch
