part 2 Flashcards
l’envergure (f)
scope, range
souffler
to breathe out
gémissant
moaning
la récipiscence
remorse
appesantir
overwhelm
ramener
to bring back
insolite
bizarre, out of the ordinary
cerner
to encircle
contrarier
to impede
une attente
expectation
la récrimination
accusation responding to a previous accusation
le revirement
U-turn
hardi
bold, daring
sitôt
immediately
la prévention
prejudice
caduc
null; void
la rançon
ransom
la psychose
panic
le barbelé
barbed wire
lâche
cowardly
le ravitaillement
food supplies
le délit
crime
lancinant
nagging
se retrancher
take refuge
venir à bout de
to overcome
s’enfermer
to retreat
déchu
fallen; deposed
le pronostic
forecast
la paille
straw
dépérir
to perish; wither away
heurter
to hit; collide
aborer
to display
récuser
to refuse; decline
étaler
to spread
désavouer
to denounce, to renounce
douanier (adj et nom m)
customs
le malentendu
misunderstanding
traitre
traitor, treacherous
octroyer
to give; to grant
le verrouillage
the locking
la parenté
relationship
la faillite
the collapse; bankruptcy
l’éclosion
outbreak
amorcer
to initiate
une entente
understanding, harmony
l’entremise (f)
mediation
déboucher
to unblock
épingler
to pin qqch or to criticise
la contrainte
pressure, coercion
la réclame
publicity, advertisement
effréné
unrestrained; frantic
assainer
to decontaminate
limpide
clear, innocent
rehausser
enhance
le vacarme
racket; loud noise
l’éclat (m)
brilliance, silver
la poussière
dust
un enchantillon
sample
la propreté
cleanliness
coudre
to sew
débrouiller
to sort out
le forain
fairground
approfondi
extensive
la besogne
work
brut
natural; crude
affranchi
freed, emancipated
la tentation
temptation
la dînette
light meal; supper
bafouiller
to mumble
balbutier
to stutter
bégayer
to stammer
hurler
to yell
jurer
to swear
papoter
to natter
calomnier
to defame
médire de, sur
slander, bitch
le ragot
gossip
le serment
oath, promise
vanter
to praise
se vanter
to boast
