Ohagan_Advanced11_Eng to Fren Flashcards
in accord
à l’unisson
gulf, abyss
abîme
relentlessness
acharnement
intelligence agency
agence de renseignement
crowning moment
apothéose
(a person’s) influence(s)
ascendant
atheistic
athée
attack (noun)
attentat
at the taxpayer’s expense
aux frais du contribuable
packed with
bourré de
to point (gun/camera)
braquer
fig. to snap (in one’s mind)
briser les digues
to travel past at high speed
brûler
a ship’s hold
cale
surrounded
cerné
trawler
chalutier
small bedroom
chambrette
target
cible
to sting
cingler
dividing wall
cloison
but of course!
comment donc
conspiracy, plot
complot
to thwart, to counteract
contrecarrer
dressmaker, seamstress
couturière
copper, brass
cuivre
wine shop (usu. state-run)
débit de vins
rage, fury
déchaînement
forfeit (noun), loss
déchéance
decree (noun)
décret
to decree
décréter
to overcome, to tame
dompter
to pull the wool over sbd’s eyes, to hide one’s intentions from sbd
donner le change à qn
to damage the reputation of, to bespatter
éclabousser
overzealous, eager
empressé
to be fed up
en avoir marre
recorded (broadcast)
en différé
awaiting delivery, pending
en souffrance
to infringe
enfreindre
brief article
entrefilet
criticized, slammed
épinglé
gleaming, shining
étincellement
to fade away
évanouir
possibility
éventualité
to bring up, to refer to
évoquer
to bear the brunt of sth
faire les frais de qch
fierce (appearance)
farouche
culprit
fautif
saga
feuilleton
rotten, damned
fichu
to sense (danger)
flairer
to strike
frapper
tasselled, striped
galonné
disturbed, bothered
gêné
pit, chasm
gouffre
to puff (machine)
haleter
to catch
happer
haughty
hautain
unmovable
immuable
helplessness
impuissance
indomitable
indomptable
inappropriate
indu
to instill or inspire a feeling in sbd
insuffler
panelling
lambris
league (approx. 4 km)
lieue
city hall
mairie
sailor
matelot
grumble
maugréer to
stinginess, pettiness
mesquinerie
(nautical) mile
mille
moulding
moulure
to be unable to believe
ne pas en revenir
ocean liner
paquebot
footbridge, gangplank
passerelle
cobblestone
pavé
leather jacket
peau de bête
pilgrim
pèlerin
booby-trapped
piégé
refresher course
piqûre de rappel
to wear several hats
porter plusieurs casquettes
gossip, rumours
potins
to ask sbd to
prier qn de
prow
proue
receipt
quittance
to extort money from
racketter
research report, expert report
rapport d’expertise
to retrace one’s step, to turn back
rebrousser chemin
to acknowledge
reconnaître
funny, odd
rigolo
to respond, to retort
riposter
to slip away
s’esquiver
clipped (voice)
saccadé
heavens!
sapristi
to clench (fists)
se crisper
to be covered with uneven or sharp objects
se hérisser de
to bribe
soudoyer
temple (sides of head)
tempe
to draw conclusions from sth
tirer les conséquences de qch
jersey, big jacket
vareuse
steering wheel
volant
plume of smoke
volute de fumée