Odds And Ends Flashcards by agneta sherborne

It/that makes me sick

Ça me fout la nausée

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Nausea

Nausée f

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Retch
Make sb stomach turn fig
Make sb sick fig

Haut-le-cœur m

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Nibble

Pick at

Picorer

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Session
Sitting
Screening

Séance f

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As a result

So that means

Du coup

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Porridge

Oat meal

Flocons d’avoine mpl

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His/her highness

Son Altesse

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Harass

Pester

Harceler

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Heel

Stiletto

Escarpin m

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Semi colon

Point virgule m

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Heel

Talon m

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Burst of laughter

Éclat de rire

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Discount
Reduction 
Submission
Remittance (of money)
Shed, outhouse

Remise f

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Male

Mâle m

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Beginning

Start

Commencement m

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Frame
Setting
Surrounding 
Middle manager
Executive

Cadre m

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Mischievous

Espiègle

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Knot
Bow
Tie bond fig

Nœud m

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Kite

Cerf volant m

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Tattoo

Tatouage m

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Range

Éventail m

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Renewable energy

Énergie renouvelable f

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Kite

Cerf volant m

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Tattoo

Tatouage m

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Range

Éventail m

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Renewable energy

Énergie renouvelable f

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Dusting
Sprinkling
Fine layer

Pellicule f

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Necklace
Garland
Clipped beard

Collier m

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Teak

Teck m

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Dachshund

Teckel

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Anyway

Anyhow

De toute façon

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To take pride in

Être fier

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Give in
Yield
Concede
Give up

Céder

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Temptation

Tentation f

Succomber à la tentation

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Poverty
Destitution
Impoverishment

Misère f

Pauvreté f

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Frankness
Outspokenness
Directness
Truthfulness

Franchise f

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Offend
Shock
Collide with
Crash into

Choquer

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By the way

Incidentally

D’ailleurs

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Root
Link
Attachment
Basis
Origin

Racine f

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Warning
Caution
Foreword
Prior warning

Avertissement m

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Threshold
Doorstep
Brink
Limit

Seuil m

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Faulty
Incorrect 
Guilty
Inaccurate
At fault

Fautif -ve adj

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Rush
Surge
Momentum
Elk

Élan m

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Wisdom
Good sense
Foresight

Sagesse f

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Discretion
Hesitation
Reserve

Réserve f

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Daughter in law

Belle-fille f

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Painting

Tableau m

Search
Rummage through
Frisk

Fouiller

Lousy
Trashy
Pie
Tart

Tarte f and fig slang adj

Invade
Overrun
Overwhelm
Swamp fig

Envahir

Director

Film maker

Réalisateur m

Against yr

Unwillingly

Contre son gré

Of ur own free will
Voluntarily
Gladly
Willingly

De son plein gré

By mutual agreement

De gré à gré

Whether u like it or not expr

Bon gré mal gré

Feather
Plume
Down feathers

Plume f

Deeply moving
Overwhelming
Deeply touching

Bouleversante

Convent

Monastery

Couvent m

Break
Respite
Time off
Relaxation

Répit m

Trailer film

Preview

Bande-annonce f

Era
Age
Period
Epoch

Ère f

Reveal
Disclose
Unvail

Dévoiler

Unexpected. Adj

Surprising

Inattendu

Imprévu

Enthusiasm noun

Fervor

Ferveur f

A lot of
Many
Lots of inf
Loads of informal

Plein de

Power struggle

Arm wrestling fig

Un bras de fer

It is midnight

Il est minuit m

Move
Sell off
Flog slang
Unload

Ècouler

Son in law

Gendre m

Inevitable
Persistent
Harsh
Tough

Implacable adj

Paper towel

Serviette f en papier

Con man
Swindler
Strapping
Strong 
Lively

Gaillard m

C’est un garçon gaillard.
He is a strapping lad

Manage
Make do
Get by

Se débrouiller en qch

Je me débrouille en anglais

A little help

Le coup de pouce

Donner un coup de pouce à qqn

Junior
Youngest n and adj
Least

Cadet nm and adj

Challenge

Dèfi m

Depression

Déprime f

Hard
Tough
Harsh
Dreadful

Rude adj

Go down
Sink
Go downhill fig
Decline

Sombrer

Nasty unpleasant (character)
Damn damned blasted
Have had it knackered slang

Fichu -e

Powerless 
Helpless
Impotent
Ineffectual 
Unable

Impuissant -e

Roughly adv

En gros

Solution
Answer
Spanner
Key 
Key moment

Clé f

Divide

Compartmentalise

Cloisonner

Fail
Spoil
Miss
Mess up

Rater

Embitter
Make bitter
Go off inf
Sour

Aigrir

Joy
Pleasure
Happiness
Good Luck
Good fortune

Bonheur m

United adj

Together

Solidaire

Careful
Prudent
Cautious
Wise
Sensible

Prudent

Calm down
Pacify
Quench

Apaiser

Sliver
Shard
Splinter 
Glare
Radiance

Éclat m

Rise

Development

Essor m

Producer theatre

Director theatre cimema

Metteur en scène

Script
Storyline
Screen play

Scénario m

So much

Such a lot

Tellement

Sentence

Phrase f

Tooth pick

Cure-dent m

Les cure-dents

Cork screw

Tire-bouchon m

Les tire-bouchons

To take place

Avoir lieu

Be ashamed of v

Avoir honte (de)

I am hopeless at music

Je suis nul(le) en musique

To get angry

Se mettre en colère

To set off

Se mettre en route

To allow, permit

Permettre

To promise

Promettre

Master piece

Chef-d’oeuvre m

Les chefs-d’oeuvre

Rainbow

Arc-en-ciel m

Les arcs-en-ciel

Afternoon

L’après-midi

Les après-midi

To burst out laughing

S’éclater

To organise, to plan

Concocter

To laugh

Se marrer

Je me suis marré -e

To snore

Ronfler

Attic, loft

Grenier m

To chat

Bavarder

Thé back ( cinema fex)

Fond m

Unforgettable

Inoubliable

Stay n

Séjour m

Paperwork

Paperasse f

However on the other hand

En revanche

Basically

Au fond