Ohagan_Advanced3_Eng to Fren Flashcards
decryption, decoding
décryptage
page, column
chronique
backstage
coulisse
pennant
fanion
to pull out all the stops, to go all out
sortir le grand jeu
cheap
quat’sous
rigged
truqué
UFO
ovni (objet volant non-identifié)
bowels, depths, guts
entrailles
beer expert
biérologue
café, bar
zinc
head (noun), foam
mousse
brewer
brasseur
sea urchin, chestnut
châtaigne
reinforcement, support
renfort
capital, heritage
patrimoine
real estate
immobilier
reassembly
remontage
to commit oneself
s’engager
grindstone, millstone
meule
sprocket, gearwheel
pignon
steel
acier
stamp, (on gold) die, hallmark
poinçon
stoning, strone-throwing
caillassage
skirmish (noun), clash
échauffourée
concrete block
parpaing
dealer, trafficker
trafiquant
stairwell
cage d’escalier
to croak (die), to puncture
crever
to root out the evil
crever l’abcès
filthy rich
friqué
to storm, to rant and rave
tempêter
in the field
sur le terrain
steadfastness, firmness
fermeté
scheme (noun), trick
combine
impounding, seizure
saisie
from then on, from now on
désormais
to be unable to pretend not to notice, t to be unable to ignore the situation
se pas cacher derrière son petit doig
shelter, haven
abri
to deprive (also with se)
priver
Bread-and-butter, livelihood
gagne-pain
to have, to use
disposer de
much more, otherwise
autrement
pebbles, stones
cailloux
in view of, considering
au regard de
suburb
banlieue
to cope with, to confront
faire face
to put away, to put aside
mettre de côté
trainee, intern
stagiaire
workforce, manpower
effectif
to make funds available, to releas, to emit
dégager
to recruit, to hire
embaucher
apostle
apôtre
to root, to fix
enraciner
at least
du moins
inexhaustible
intarissable
legitimacy, validity
bien-fondé
rioting, riot
émeute
smear (noun), blunder
bavure
cornerstone
pierre angulaire
back street, alleyway
ruelle
to splash
éclabousser
to upset, to annoy
indisposer
lifestyle, environment
cadre de vie
Foreign Parachute Regiment
REP (régiment étranger de parachutistes)
other people, others
autrui
reach (noun), range
portée
scum
racaille
to throw rocks
caillasser
to uphold, to support
soutenir
not to say, even
voire or
to establish
instaurer
people at large, general public
grand public
reason, grounds, motive
motif
Grande École for top civil servants
ENA (École nationale d’administration)
grazing, pasture
pâturage
teat, udder, breast
mamelle
farmer
exploitant agricole
height of something
comble
Anti-skid, anti-slip
antidérapant
to slip, to get out of control, to skid
déraper
new, unseen, unpublished
inédit
to spare oneself sth (last with se), to exempt someone from sth
dispenser
clam
palourde
march, parade, stream (noun)
défilé
squadron
escadrille
pontoon, barge, landing stage
ponton
even though .., X might …, but..
avoir beau + infinitif .
to throw, to fling
flanquer to flank
definitely, without fail
à coup sûr
any dark gooey liquid, molasses
mélasse
administration, management
gestion
French stock market index
SBF 120 a (Société des Bourses Françaises 120 Index)
aim, mission
vocation
scornful, disdainful
dédaigneux
to cry out, to exclaim
s’écrier
to send for, to summon
convoquer
to appoint
fixer t (rendez-vous)
eloquence
verve
friendly
bon enfant