Paris Vocab Flashcards by Scott Worthington

Q

la bourgade

A

tiny village

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

le royaume

A

kingdom

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

la fouille

A

excavation (archeological)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

la barque

A

small boat / rowboat

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

le méandre

A

a turn

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

déboucher

A

to unplug / to open up

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

inondable

A

floodable

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

gué

A

ford (crossing of a stream)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

l’atouts (m)

A

trump / trump card

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

le crue

A

flood

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

se réfugier

A

to take refuge

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

le fleuve

A

river

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

le carrefour

A

intersection

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

couler

A

to flow

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

malgré

A

acharnée

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

l’essor

A

flight (prendre l’essor - take to flight)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

les thermes

A

thermal spring

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

s’enfuir de

A

to escape (from)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

poursuit

A

pursuit / hunt / search

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

enterrer

A

to bury

Q

demeurer

A

to remain / to stay

Q

élu

A

chosen one / elected representative

Q

l’aîné

A

oldest child

Q

l’emprise

A

influence

Q

époque

A

era

Q

menacèrent

A

to threaten

Q

l’enceinte

A

surrounding wall

Q

la franchise

A

frankness / candor

Q

l’assainissement

A

sanitation

Q

dont

A

of which / whose

Q

l’enceinte

A

surrounding wall

Q

exiger

A

to demand / to require

Q

l’égout

A

sewer

Q

égratigner

A

to scratch

Q

dévot

A

devout / pious

Q

maudits

A

cursed

Q

achever

A

to finish / to complete the last part of)

Q

discontinuer

A

to cease

Q

réclamer

A

to beg for

Q

la rançon

A

ransom

Q

convoquer

A

to convene

Q

parvenir

A

to reach (au sommet) / to succeed (à faire qqch.)

Q

s’éveiller

A

to awake(n)

Q

paroisse

A

parish

Q

enrichir

A

to enrich / to enhance

Q

l’affrontement

A

confrontation

Q

enjeu

A

bet / wager

Q

percher

A

to perch (on)