sunday 1 sept Flashcards
se débattre
to struggle / fight/ grapple
ériger
to erect/ build
tourner en rond
go around in circles
fâcheux
unfortunate/ regrettable
en tant que….
as a …..
contrecoups
repercussions/ aftershocks
tas
a lot / heaps
contretemps
setbacks
préoccupé
concerned
alimenter
to provide food
or fig to fuel / sustain / stimulate
anneau
ring
enclencher
to initiate / to start/ to trigger
le compte à rebours
count down
démarrer
to start / t o initiate
mettre la puce à l’oreille
arouses suspicioun
guérir
to heal to cure
tomber sur
to come acoss/ encounter
une aiguille
a needle
clouer
to nail
en fonction
according to / based on
le réglage
the adjusment
le filet
the net
s’évader
to escape ( often planned intentional or metaphorical)
la force
the strength
il se trouve que
it turns out, it happens that ( revelatation of info)
il s’avère que
it turns out that ,( used to indicate something has usually been proven true)
négligé
scruffy / unkempt appearance
débraillé
disheveled / untidy
avérer
to prove to verifiy
rassembler
to gather / assemble
mal entretenu
poorly maintained
en désordre
messy/ in disorder
en bazar
messy/ disorganized
entretenir
to maintain/ upkeep
draguer
flirt with
s’effleurer
lightly touch or bruhs agaisnt
une flèche
an arrow
saigner
to bleed
le épines
the thorn
mettre le nez dehors
to go outside
au plus
the more
donner tort
to prove someone wrong
un as
an ace ( card)
se fier à
to trust or rely on
piques, carreaux, coeurs, trèfles
spades/ diamonds/ hearts. clubs cards
cueillir
to pick or to gather up
se confier
to confide / share personal info
se méfier de
to be way of cautious of
faire confiance à
to trust ( more geenrallUy)
confier
entrust
fiable
reliable /trustworthy
faire voir
to show / have someoen see
fiabiliser
to make something more reliable
quotidien
once per day
hebdomadire
weekly
songer
to think about / to consider ( formal)
se tapir
to crouch / hide ( usually in hidden or protected place)
les pattes
paws
tapoter
to pat lighlyu
le foyer
home/ household
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