Past Paper Vocab Flashcards
Finesse
Subtlety, finer points
Trier
Sort
Carton
Cardboard box
Camion
Lorry
Exactitude
Accuracy
Zénith
Peak, height, zenith
À tout prix
At any cost
L’évocation
Mention, reminder
Incongru
Odd, out of place
Banal
Common(place)
Suffoquer
Suffocate, astound
Lentement
Slowly
Défaut
Fault, flaw
Épatant
Marvellous
Provenir de
Come from
(Chef de) ménage
(Head of) household
Confondu
Flustered
Exercer
Practice, train
Métier
Occupation, trade
Récolte
Harvest, collection
Pénurie
Shortage
Externe
Outer, external
Entretien
Maintenance, interview
Ancrer
Anchor, fix
Revenu
Earnings, revenue
Parcourir
Cross, roam, browse (look for)
S’évader
To escape
Bord
Ship, aboard
Tonnere
Thunder
Éclater
Break, divide
Les mains vides
Empty hands
Opérer
Carry out, undertake
Déguisement
Disguise
Torero
Bullfighter
Impulsion
Momentum, drive
Soudainement
Suddenly
Pilule
Tablet
Enrouler
Wrap
Sauter
Miss, jump (over)
Verrou
Bolt, block
Retenir
Hold
Tendu
Tense
Aigu(ë)
Sharp, intense
Cherte
Dearness, high cost
Copieusement
Copiously, generously
Huer
Boo
Evenimé
Aggravated
Pierre
Stone
Concourdant
Consistent
Alentours
Surroundings
Paralyser
Paralyse
Sécheresse
Drought
Bientôt
Soon
Dénouement
Outcome, conclusion
SIDA
AIDS
Au-delà
Beyond
Particularité
Distinctive characteristic
Quant à
As for, when it comes to
Décontracté
Relaxed, calm
Balnéaire
Seaside
Flâner
To stroll, wander
Larme
Tear
Géant
Giant
Mythique
Mythical, classic
Couchant
Setting (relation to sun)
S’écrire
Exclaim, cry out
S’allonger
Lengthen, lay down
L’encre (f)
Ink
L’ombre (f)
Shadow
Odieux
Unbearable
La colonne
Column
Tôle
Sheet of metal
Boulonner
To screw (something) on
S’obstiner
Persist
Pousser
Push
Désagréable
Unpleasant
Gêner
To embarrass
La corvée
Chore, duty
La plantation
Planting
Assumer
Take on
Rembourser
Repay, reimburse
Reléguer
Relegate
Dépourvu de
Without, in need of, [noun]less, [noun]-free
S’excuser
Apologise
Le violon
Violin
Brusquement
Abruptly, bluntly
Le bal
Ball, dance
Neuf
New
Angoissant
Worrying, stressful
Claquer
Slam, chatter, run out
Entourné
Surrounded, encircled
L’échelle (f)
Ladder, scale
Tempétueux
Stormy
Romancier
Novelist