Random Vocab Flashcards
rembourser
To reimburse
la preuve
Proof
atteindre
reach, get to (inf), attain, achieve,
affect, harm
enguirlander
tell (sb) off (fam), tick (sb) off (inf)
decorate (sth) with garlands
le pelage
coat, fur
peeling
soigneusement
carefully, neatly, thoroughly
le caleçon
boxer shorts, trunks
le caleçon de bain
swim trunks
le fer de lance
spearhead (fig)
la sueur
sweat, perspiration
une épreuve
ordeal, hardship, trial
le cerveau
brain, head
mastermind (fig)
Trop fort!
Cool! Awesome!
un clin d’œil
nod, wink
aïe
Ow! Ouch!
Oh, oh dear, oh my, oh no
bouche bée
speechless, dumbstruck, amazed
empêcher
prevent, stop
dépérir
perish, wither, die, decay, waste away, weaken
ne pas piper mot
not say a word
mâchonner
chew up
sursauter
jump, start (surprise)
le nuage
cloud, hint, splash
lointain
distant, remote
le lointain
distance
le tonnerre
Thunder
moindre
least, lower
se ramasser
pick (up), gather up, collect
un dé/ les dés
Die, dice
relou
Bizarre
Les décombres (mpl)
ruble, debris, ruins, wreckage
enjoué
cheerful, happy
la protestation
Protestation
Declaration
Profession
Petition
se pencher sur
s’intéresser à, étudier
pencher
lean, tilt, incline, crane
atténuer
ease, dull, soften, alleviate, reduce
s’atténuer
devenir moins grave, important, fort
se détendre
relax, unwind,
become slack, loosen itself
le crépuscule
Twilight, dusk
s’enchaîner
chain yourself,
Come one after another, be non-stop
(enchaîner- do one thing after another)
la teinte
tint, hue, tinge, trace, hint
avoir à coeur
be committed
en charpie
in pieces, tatters, shreds
haleter
Pant, hold your breath
sputter
une peluche
Cuddly toy
bobble
Lint, fluff
à point
medium (for steak)
un steak bleu
Rare steak
cru
raw
une gifle
slap, smack
un coucou
Cuckoo
l’honte (f)
shame, disgrace, embarrassment, awkwardness
en dépit de
Despite
Le courroux
Wrath, anger, rage
Le blanchissage
Laundering
s’accentuer
Intensify, escalate
take an accent (é, à)
rompre, se séparer
break up (relationship)
charrier
Tu charrie!
tease, make fun of, be kidding
une friandise
sweet, candy
les cache-oreilles (m)
earmuffs
un mouchoir
tissue, handkerchief
la dentelle
lace
une aiguille
needle, hand (watch, clock)
le cadran
face, dial (watch)
le muret
low wall
le grondement
growl (animal), rumble, roar (river)
la lueur
glow, gleam, glimmer, flash, glint
le phare
lighthouse, beacon, headlight, flagship (fig.)
la pétarade
sputtering, backfiring, banging, crackling
la chaussée
road, pavement, roadway
la broussaille
undergrowth, scrub, bushes, mess
le soulagement
relief, alleviation
la coupure
cut (injury), interruption/break, clipping (from newspaper), bill/note (from bank)
le vrombissement
throbbing, humming, hum (an engine)
l’encre (f)
ink
un faste
splendor, ostentation
une livraison
delivery
le désarroi
confusion, consternation, distress
la rudesse
harshness, severity
le seuil
threshold, doorstep
la mèche
strand, lock (of hair), wick, fuse, drill bit
un brouillon
rough draft, outline, sketch
le fourneau
furnace, oven, stove
le flux
flow, stream (fig. “of words”)
un gourdin
club, cudgel
boner (argot)
la pénombre
dark, darkness, twilight
la poussière
dust, dirt
les poussières
or so, about
la saleté
dirtiness, filth, dirt
(fam): bad language, swearword, nasty piece of work, bitch
le coude
elbow, bend (river)
la courbe
curve, corner, bend
le mollet
calf (leg)
les sarcasmes
sarcasm
rater
to miss, to mess up
un aller simple
a one-way ticket
En plus….
In addition….
Et d’ailleurs…
And besides….
