Pars Vite Et Reviens Tard Flashcards
bat
une chauve-souris
trying hard
s’efforçant
to spill, to flow, to pour
se déverser
deck fittings
l’accastillage (m)
annoy, hassle
emmerder
inconvenience
désagrément
to curl itself up, to coil up
se lover
to weaken
fragiliser
subsidence, sagging
affaissement
hardened, inured
aguerri
without turning a hair
sans broncher
to flow back, to surge back
refluer
yoke, also beam
un joug
to dismast
démâter
trawler
un chalutier
to tear apart
écarteler
to bail out
écoper
reef
un récif
to come to a halt, to stop
s’immobiliser
to break, bust
déglinguer
Kick
une coup de botte
tide, stream
un flot
boat, old tub
un rafiot
to rush about
cavaler
courageous, strong, sturdy
vaillant(e)
to spiral, to twist
vriller
plank
un bordage
to warp, damage, distort
fausser
hatch cover
un panneau de cale
small boat, dinghy
un canot
hardening
durcissant
to not be afraid
ne pas avoir froid aux yeux
to moan, groan, whimper
geindre
to dare
s’aviser
to find oneself destitute
se retrouver sur la paille
to destroy, finish off
achever
shipwreck, sinking
un naufrage
to bend over backwards
se mettre en quatre
to break a limb
rompre un membre
they had pulled him back
ils l’avaient tiré en arrière
who had crossed him off the lists
qui l’avaient rayé des listes
to yell, bawl, howl
gueuler
to reject. Also to suppress, stifle
refouler
it takes up all my time
ça me bouffe tout mon temps
to feel the weight of
soupeser
to pinch, steal
faucher
to unlock, unbolt, open
deverrouiller
deep sea, ocean going
hauturier (ère)
perpetual, endless
sempiternel
sonny
fiston
forlorn
esseulé
to ruin, wreck, smash, botch
bousiller
cocky little upstart
un morveux
to make somebody furious
mettre quelqu’un en boule
to hit the nail on the head
mettre le doigt dessus
to do bugger all, fuck all
ne rien à foutre
unwelcome, undesirable
tricard(e)
don’t give a damn, shit, fuck
rien à foutre
rigging
le cordage
there was none better than me
il n’y en avait pas de meilleur que moi
din, fuss
le tintamarre
row, telling off
une engueulade
to stop oneself, to control oneself
se retenir
to dry up, to run dry
tarir
to staunch, quench
étancher
feeding, nursing
la tétée
to booze, to drink
picoler
to sadden
attrister
to let go of the helm, tiller
lâcher la barre
stool
un tabouret
presence, bearing
une prestance
to put one’s hand on
plaquer sa main sur
driveller
radoteur
to yell out
brailler
to send, dispatch, post
expédier
to be unsteady on one’s feet
tanguer
filthy, grimy
crasseux
running in
le rodage
section, category
la rubrique
to become decrepit
décatir
radius
un rayon
to attract, drain, siphon off
drainer
diligent, unremitting , hard working
assidu(e)
to mass
se masser
favourable
propice
to stuff something with
lester de
to sell cheaply, sell off, to slash prices
brader
to clear, to cash
encaisser
bran
le son
to scrape clean, to scrape off
racler
se racler la gorge
unspeakable
indicible
man/woman of letters, also well read
un/une lettré(e)
to store, store up, gather
engranger
emptying
la vidange
to invoice, to charge for
facturer
unsuspected
insoupçonné
to go too far
dépasser les bornes
limit, boundary
une borne
extreme, excessive
outrancier
weak, poor, destitute
indigent
to drive back
acculer
to push in, break down, to knock in, to defeat
enfoncer
stuffing
la bourre
for all that
pour autant
to become embittered, to turn sour
aigrir
mole, moleskin
une taupe
furious
rageur (euse)
hole, gap, beeech
une brèche
tangled, muddled
enchevêtré(e)
viscous, sticky, swarmy
visqueux(euse)
to eradicate, root out
extirper
emptiness, oblivious
le neant
rubbish
le rebut
platform
une estrade
to bombard, grind, pulp
pilonner
gay, queer
un pédé
dry dock
une cale sèche
to sand
poncer
port (side)
bâbord
to bustle about
affairer
running in, breaking in
le rodage
painfully, greviously, terribly
douloureusement
filthy, grimy
craseux
broke, penniless
fauché
place mat
un napperon
crummy, crap
à la noix
unpleasant, disagreeable
déplaisant(e)
to empty, to drain
vidanger
moronic, crazy, sick
taré
to unseal
décacheter
frame, fire surround
le chambranle
unsophisticated, uncouth
also worn, weather beaten
fruste
crazy, potty
saugrenu(e)
weak, poor, sparse. Also destitute
indigent(e)
prescription
une ordonnance
to stow away
arrimer
to reinforce with steel, to tip with steel, also strike (fishing)
ferrer
wear and tear, wearing down, declining power
l’usure (f)
to wear somebody down
avoir quelqu’un à l’usure
plane tree
une platane
tank top, sleeveless tee shirt, also docker
un débardeur
jersey, smock
une vareuse
irreplaceable
irremplaçable
to arch, to curve
cambrer
whorehouse, brothel, also shambles
un bordel
misunderstanding
un malentendu
accruing to, relating to
afférent à
kitten, ball of fluff, catkin
un chaton
drum
un tambour
cabinet making
l’ébénisterie (f)
event, occasion
l’événement (m)
pest control
la désinsectisation
shifty
cafard(e)
sneak, depression, cockroach
un cafard
to make off with, to swipe
rafler
moron, imbecile, idiot
un/une taré(e)
to speak rhetorically, harangue
déclamer
to pack up again, to re wrap, to send packing
remballer
dull, bleak
maussade
a swell
une houle
to laze about
fainéanter
quotation
une citation
to cause or give rise to something eg a feeling, engender, to beget
engendrer
grime, filth
la crasse
to feed on something, to revel in something
se repaître de quelque chose
stupeur
l’hébétude
loser
un/une nase
light, clarity, fairness
la clarté
perfunctory, cursory, rough and ready
sommaire
convoluted, tortuous
alambiqué
abstruse
absconse
to purée, grind, mill, reel in
mouliner
pin ball machine
un flipper (électrique)
intruder
un/une intrus
spot the odd one out
cherchez l’intrus
to sharpen
affiler
diversion, drifting, shunt (medical)
dérivation
rubber ring, buoy
une bouée
determined, resolute
décidé(e)
boiler
une chaudière
to bet
parier
wreck
une épave
to amuse, entertain, distract
distraire
bore
un/une raseur (euse)
to mend the mesh/nets
remailler
wily, crafty
futé(e)
impregnable
imprenable
to float, drift, flutter
flotter
wholesaler
un/une grossiste
sign, placard, notice
une pancarte
you have to admit
(il) faut admettre
to put one’s clothes back on
se rhabiller
to go off, to spoil, to rot
se gâter
to mark down
saquer
room, pad
une piaule
spirited, dashing
fringant(e)
to get better, improve
s’arranger
no way
des clous
to hurry up, get a move on
activer
I can’t stand him
je ne peux pas l’encadrer
to sail, navigate
naviguer
tidying up, putting away
rangement
neighbouring
avoisinant
bag snatching
le vol à l’arraché
to be edgy
être à cran
talking fluently, readily or incessantly
volubile
writing, editing
rédaction
quagmire
un bourbier
wad, bundle
une liasse
kitchen roll, kitchen paper
l’essuie-tout (m)
to bore, to weary
lasser
listless, sluggish, dull
mou, molle
to disentangle, untangle, to sort out
démêler
murder
un crime de sang
sharp, forthright, curt
tranchant(e)
projection
une saillie
decline, degeneration
une déchéance
tough, hard headed
coriace
marble, ball
une bille
din, racket, fuss
un boucan
to provide, equip
munir
bar, rung
un barreau
to make fun of someone, diss someone
se foutre de sa gueule de quelqu’un
go for it, get a move on, put your foot down
fonce
to twist, twiddle
tortiller
inflexible
intraitable
