voc Flashcards
What is ‘a wedding’ in French?
un marriage
What is ‘an engagement’ in French?
des fiancailles
What is ‘a bachelor’ in French?
homme celibataire
What is ‘a spinster’ in French?
célibataire Vielle fille
What is ‘the bride’ in French?
la mariée
What is ‘the groom’ in French?
le marié
What does ‘to propose to sbdy’ mean in French?
dmd la main de qlq
What does ‘to cheat on sbdy’ mean in French?
tromper qlq
What is ‘a stag party’ in French?
evjg
What is ‘a hen party’ in French?
evjf
What does ‘to be a wallflower’ mean in French?
faire tapissserie
What does ‘to play gooseberry’ mean in French?
tenir la chandelle
What is ‘a crush on/an infatuation with’ in French?
avoir un faible pr qn
What does ‘to fall in love with’ mean in French?
tomber amoureux de
What does ‘to be in love with’ mean in French?
être amoureux
What does ‘to have a crush on’ mean in French?
avoir le béguin pr qlq
What does ‘appealing/alluring’ mean in French?
séduisant/ attirant
What does ‘attractive’ mean in French?
attirant
What does ‘to be mad about/crazy about’ mean in French?
ê fou de
What is ‘a date = an appointment’ in French?
Un rencart /rdv galant/rdv pro
What is ‘a blind date’ in French?
rdv a l’aveugle
What is ‘a love affair’ in French?
relation amourense
What does ‘to chat up/flirt’ mean in French?
draguer
What does ‘to have a date’ mean in French?
avoir un rendez vous galant
What does ‘to date sbdy’ mean in French?
Sortir avec qlq
What does ‘to stand sbdy up’ mean in French?
poser un lapin
What does ‘to go out with’ mean in French?
Sortir avec qqn
What does ‘to be faithful/to be unfaithful’ mean in French?
fidele / infidèle
What is ‘a puppy love’ in French?
amourette
What is ‘a calf love’ in French?
amour de jeunesse
What is ‘lovebirds’ in French?
amoureux/ tourtereaux
What is a mate or pal in the USA?
‘Camarade’ or ‘copain’.
What does ‘a fellow’ mean?
‘Gars/type’.
What is the translation for ‘a buddy’?
‘Un copain’.
What does ‘a chum’ refer to?
‘Un copain/pote’.
How do you say ‘close friends’ in French?
‘Ami proche’.
What does ‘a childhood friend’ mean?
‘Ami d’enfance’.
What does it mean to ‘make friends with’?
‘Se lier d’amitié’.
What does ‘to get on well with somebody’ mean?
‘Bien s’entendre avec ala’.
What does ‘to sympathize with somebody’ mean?
‘Avoir de la compassion pr ala’.
What does ‘to rely on’ mean?
‘Compter sur qn’.
What does it mean to be reliable, dependable, or trustworthy?
‘Être fiable / digne de confiance’.
What does ‘to be fond of’ or ‘keen on’ mean?
‘Apprécier/ bien aimer’.
What does ‘to be joined at the hip’ mean?
‘Ê comme les 2 doigts de la main’.
What does ‘to be like a house on fire’ mean?
‘Ê comme larrons en foire’.
What does ‘to be as thick as thieves’ mean?
‘Ê comme larrons en foire’.
What does ‘to be as different as chalk and cheese’ mean?
‘Ê comme le jour et la nuit’.
What does ‘to have a bone to pick with somebody’ mean?
‘Avoir un compte à rendre’.
What does ‘to drive somebody up the wall’ mean?
‘Enlever qla/ le rendre fou’.
What does ‘to work hand in glove with somebody’ mean?
‘Être de mèche avec ala’.
What does ‘to rub somebody the right way’ mean?
‘Caresser qlq ds le sens du poil’.
What does ‘to meet somebody halfway’ mean?
‘Trouver un compromis’.
What does ‘to rub shoulders with’ mean?
‘Côtoyer qla’.
What does ‘to get somebody’s goat’ mean?
‘Rendre chèvre/ énerver qn’.
What does ‘to bear somebody a grudge’ mean?
‘Avoir une dent envers qn’.
blundering
advancer d’un pas maladroit
jerk
(ici) convulsion
fierce
redoubtable
pantry
garde-manger
bold
intrépide
wrap
envelopper
sheath
fourreau
doze
s’assoupir
creep along
avancer sur la pointe des pieds
wind
enrouler
thread
fil
loathsome
détestable
bundle
ballot, paquet
dangle
pendre
muffled
étouffé
flabby
mou
fair shot
bon tireur
quoit
palet
foe
ennemi
narrow minded
fermé d’esprit
humdrum life
vie monotone
fussy
pointilleux
accustom
habitué
self centered
égocentrique
greedy
gourmand
anti hero
antihéros
tiptoe
sur la pointe des pieds
casanier
stay at home
briser la routine
break the rut
vieux garçon
bachelor
toile
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