SATII French day 40 Flashcards
Pâlir
To go pale, to fade
S’effondrer
To collapse
Épanouir
To bloom
Flâner
To wander
Les locaux
Premises
Mettre au jour
To bring to light, to expose
Jadis
Formerly, a long time ago
S’évertuer
To strive
La forfanterie
Boastfulness
Enivrer
To make drunk
Repérer
To spot, to locate
La ruche
Beehive
Remonter le temps
To go back in time
Flairer
To sniff, to sense
Chambarder
To turn upside down
Préconiser
To advocate
Franchir
To get over (an obstacle)
Le raz-de-marée
Tidal wave
L’ampleur
Scale, size, extent
En marge
In the margin
Scander
To chant
Réclamer
To ask for
L’interpellation
Questioning
Déclencher
To set off, to activate
Le pourrissement
Deterioration, decay
Meurtrir
To bruise, to injure
La refonte
Remake, rewrite
Reluisant, reluisante
Lustrous, shining
La faillite
Bankruptcy
L’échéance
Deadline, due date
La bourgade
Small town
La pénurie
Shortage
Susciter
To arouse, to spark off
Habile
Clever, skillful
La rentabilité
Profitability
L’engouement
Craze, keen interest
De prime abord
At first glance
Frémir
To quiver
Dissimuler
To conceal
Harceler
To harass
Les menottes
Handcuffs
Le redressement
Recovery, turnaround
L’aspérité
Roughness
Tempêter
To rant about
Bête comme chou
Easy as pie
Le riverain
Resident
Faire les poches
To pick pocket
Se creuser
To become hollow
Grignoter
To nibble, to snack
Parvenir à
To reach, to succeed
