Ohagan_Advanced10_Eng to Fren Flashcards
bent in two
courbé en deux
locker
casier
wheezy, hoarse
rauque
ankle
cheville
tied up
ficelé
bunch of keys
trousseau de clefs
garnet (stone)
grenat
booty, loot
butin
express letter (by pneumatic tube perhaps)
petit bleu
aspect, appearance
tournure
lock (noun)
serrure
to fill
emplir
two-way mirror
glace sans tain
housecoat, bathrobe
peignoir
to shake, to rattle
ébranler
to seep into
insinuer
gap
entrebâillement
feeling one’s way
à tâtons
Walk-in, cubbyhole
réduit
hanging rod
tringle
to make one’s way through
se frayer un chemin dans
weft or filling yarn
trame
loose
lâche
to start (with surprise)
tressaillir
respectable
considérable
inferior court, trial court
tribunal de première instance
prevail upon
prévaloir sur
litigant
plaideur
Ill-advised, misguided
malavisé
assiduously, regularly
assidûment
spiral
vrille
to question
interpeller
to initiate, to start
amorcer
to take off
foutre le camp
paragon
parangon
immediate, on the spot
à chaud
executive (noun)
cadre
to emerge
jaillir
sensational
fracassant
to spread
répandre
to scratch
égratigner
to chip, to ruin
écorner
talkative
disert
mole (spy)
taupe
tide, flood
flot
to discipline, to control
policer
reorganization, reshuffle
remaniement
behind closed doors
à huis clos
wearing a pack-saddle
bâté
draperies
tentures
curio, ornament
bibelot
sofa bed for afternoon nap
méridienne
mahogany
acajou
step (noun)
marche
camisole, blouse
corsage
bleak, gloomy
morne
to embrace
enlacer
to allow oneself to be fooled
se laisser prendre
to soften
amollir
in broad daylight, openly
au grand jour
to devote
consacrer
to panic
s’affoler
in addition
en outre
to trap (sbd)
prendre au piège
to rush, to hurry
brusquer
averted
conjuré
Hand-rail, banister
rampe
spring (noun)
ressort
quote (noun), estimate
devis
in the background
au second plan
to stand
se dresser
summary
récapitulation
stove
calorifère
cheerful
réjoui
without having to spell things out
à demi-mot
to handle
manier
to babble, to stammer
balbutier
slanderous remark
infamie
to steal
ravir
frightened
épouvanté
cool, self-control
sang-froid
break, respite
répit
terror, fear
effroi
shaking
frissonnant
without reservation
sans arrière-pensée
under threat of
sous le coup de
warrant
mandat
exasperation, discontent
ras-le-bol
household electrical appliance
électroménager
restaurant industry
restauration
Neighbourhood economy, local community
économie de proximité
to serve as
faire office
tax base
assiette
unable to go offshore, unable to relocate
délocalisable
to concern, to apply to
porter sur
yield (noun), return
rendement
increase (noun)
revalorisation
stockholder
rentier
Credit-worthy, solvent
solvable
learnedly
doctement