Ohagan_Advanced13_Eng to Fren Flashcards
around
à la ronde
currently
actuellement
purchaser, successful bidder
adjudicataire
annoyed
agacé
pride, self-esteem
amour-propre
a small tripe sausage
andouillette
to pace up and down
arpenter
to fill out, to round off
arrondir
offshore
au large
to have sb in one’s pay
avoir qn à sa solde
to have sb in one’s pocket
avoir qn dans la manche
(one of a pair)
battant door
half pint
bock de bière
red caps worn by insurgents in a 17th century France fiscal revolt
bonnet rouge
(in the) loop
boucle
puff (of smoke eg.)
bouffée
to stuff, to fill
bourrer
rough, gruff
bourru
sheep, ewe
brebis
briar (wood used to make pipes)
bruyère
Filling-up, clogging
colmatage
to strike a deal with sb
conclure un marché avec qn
to beg sb to
conjurer qn de
to force sb to do
contraindre qn à faire
to escort
convoyer
to clear-cut
couper à blanc
to tear open, to unseal
décacheter
jet lag
décalage horaire
confusion, distress
désarroi
refreshed
dispos
cash dispenser
distributeur de billets
an old tool (like an ax) to make barrels
doloire
candy, sweet
douceur
dubious
douteux
a come-on, flirting
drague
to shake (one’s confidence eg.)
ébranler
alarmed, aghast
effaré
to stop, to prevent
empêcher
to mount, to get on
enfourcher
cap (oil spill)
entonnoir
sirloin steak cut
entrecôte
desperately
éperdument
discount (noun)
escompte
cramped, confined
exigu
to work wonders
faire des prodiges
to help oneself to (goods objects)
faire main basse sur
load (noun)
fardeau
land property (adj.)
foncier
to crumple (paper eg.)
froisser
son-in-law
gendre
Host AND guest
hôte
oyster
huitre
lifestyle
hygiène de vie
unfruitful
infructueux
ingratiating
insinuant
taken aback
interloqué
to hold one’s cards close to the vest
jouer serré
curse (noun)
juron
the early morning
le petit jour
Crystal-clear, bright
limpide
pallid, deathly pale
livide
the territory of a marquis
marquisat
(flower) bed
massif
to dig (one’s) teeth into
mettre sous la dent
monk
moine
to move up a notch
monter d’un cran
to transfer
muter
to block up
obturer
to offend
offusquer
sequin
paillette
peer
pair
wooden floor
parquet
to put the finishing touches (to)
peaufiner
Plaid blanket
plaid
pneumatic tire
pneumatique
legal proceedings
poursuites
to stand back
prendre du recul
expectation
prétention
to be crazy about
raffoler de
to call for, to ask for
réclamer
registered (letter eg.)
recommandé
to miss (person, place)
regretter
to return, to give back
rendre
to disown
renier
effect, impact
retentissement
to delude oneself
s’illusionner
to do one’s utmost
s’ingénier
to get moving (to eliminate physical/mental numbness)
se dégourdir
to come up against, to run up against
se heurter à
to stand by
se tenir
help (noun)
secours
cursory
sommaire
subcontractor
sous-traitant
characteristic
spécificité
snuff box
tabatière
capers, Provençal purée of olives, olive oil…
tapenade
to want, to wish
tenir à
a type of offal made of animal stomach
tripe
shame
vergogne
bolt (on a door or window)
verrou