Vocab 1 Flashcards
Kermesse
Village fair
Alambic
Stihl for liquor
Fausser
To make bad judgment, to make judgment worse
Denier
Roman/French silver coin
Clairière
Clearing
Gredin
Scoundrel
Nantis
Rich
Houille
Coal
Pataude
Clumsy, awkward
Requérir
To require, to request
Cuistres
Pedantic
Barguigner
To haggle
Embrun
Spray
Ressasser
To harp on, to keep bringing up
Grêle
Skinny, hail
Hardes
Poor, old, worn clothing
Goulu
Gluttonous, voracious
S’effarer
To scary off
Échine
Spine, back
Crépi
Rough texture
S’ébrouer
To neigh and shake head in horse, to shake self dry in person
Meurtrir
To injure yourself
Rivelaine
A pic
Sévir
To punish, to hit, to crack down
Repu
Full, sated
Rabougrir
Stunted, withered
Chopes
Beer mugs
Effronté
Cheeky, insolent, shameless, brazen
Trépignements
Nervous pacing
Ébouriffé
Disordered or disheveled hair, amazed
Tarir
To dry up, to stop
Étalage
Display
Cancre
Dunce
Poireau
Leek
Bocal
Bowl
Carin
Place where rabbits are raised
Effaroucher
To be scared, to run away
Éraflure
Scratch
Laitue
Lettuce
Piauler
To coo
Suie
Soot
Maladif / maladive
Sickly
Étayer
To support, to renforce
Bourrade
Shove
Pucelle/puceau
Virgin
Lambda
Normal, regular
Manchot
Penguin, one armed/no armed, clumsy
Ric-rac
To be close, to be tight, to be down to the last cent
Traffiquer
To tamper with
famélique
Scrawny
Estaminet
Small café
Écorner
To dent, to make smaller
Déblatérer
To bad mouth
Décolletage
Low cut neckline
Alambiqué
Convoluted and long
Rapt
Kidnapping
Goguenard
Mocking, taunting
Câlin
Affectionate
Dénombrer
To count
Hâve
Haggard
Inanition
Starvation
Incult
Uncultured
Spoliation
Theft
Massue
Club
Étreindre
To embrace, to grasp
Mugir
To moo, to howl
S’altérer
To damage, to deteriorate
Endolori
Painful
Émpester
To reek
Forcené
Zealot, fanatic
Assourdir
To deafen, to grow quieter
Gercer
To crack, to chap
Bridé
Restricted
Côtoyer
To be next to, to rub shoulders with (people and places)
Grésiller
To crackle
Cossue
Opulent, well off
Lapider
To throw stones at, to lambast
Foudroyer
Devastated, beaten down, struck by lightening
Vase
Mud
Caduque
Deciduous, outdated
S’épancher
To flow out, to pour out, to share liberally
Trépasser
To die
Délésté
To lighten, to relieve
Lapidaire
Stonecutter (jewel), pithy
Opinîatre
Stubborn, persistent
Fugace
Transient, ephemeral
Charroi
Cart
Foisonnant
Abundance
En crue
In state of flooding
Voûté
Arched, hunched over
Soudre
To emerge, to spout
Accru
Increase
Velléite
Vague hope or dream
Couleuvre
Garden snake
Gué
To ford water
Spanradrap
Band aid
Alizé
Trade winds
Vétuste
Dilapidated
Bourdes
Gaffes
Régalien
Sovereign
Epis
Ear, cob, cowlick
Morfler
To suffer
Frangé
Fringed, with bangs
Affubler
To wear, to deck out in
Ristourne
Discount, rebate
Lascif
Sensual, carnal, lustful
Veau
Calf of cattle
Oraison
Prayer
Fatras
A clutter, hodgepodge
Poindre
To dawn
Prévenance
Thoughtfulness, consideration
Recueillir
To collect
Dévoyer
To lead astray,to corrupt, to alter, to change
Bienscéance
Decorum, propriety
Estrade
Podium
Abréger
To abridge, to make shorter
Naguère
Formerly, in the past
Affaisser
To collapse, to sink, to sag
Chaland
Regular customer, barge
Devise
Saying, motto
Psalmodier
To chant, to say in monotone
Potin
Local gossip, din, racket
Calvaire
Ordeal
Éprouver
To feel, to test
Esseuler
To isolate
Dépouillement
To count, stripped down and bare
Funestes
Macabre, grave, dire
Faste
Auspicious, favorable, luxurious
Cageot
Crate, ugly woman
Inamovible
Fixed, unchangable
Désinvolture
Casualness, indifference
Se dérober
To equivocate, to run away from, to give way
Infléchir
To bend, to influence direction
Lueur
Glimmer of light
Chatoyer
To glitter, to gleam
Tarauder
To thread a screw, to gnaw at, to eat away
Bâillonner
To gag, to silence
Anguille
Eel
Trame
Framework
Impayable
Priceless
Carence
Deficiency
Torticolis
Neck pain
Séquelle
After effect, consequences
Pallier
To mitigate, to cover up
Affaissement
Decrease, lowering, landslide
Grillon
Cricket
Tapageur
Flashy, gaudy, much talked about
Dénué de
Without
Jérémiades
Whining
Fourbir
To polish
Fourbi
Stuff, things, junk
Fourbu
Exhausted, tired
Marmot
Child
Hocher
To nod
Besace
A knapsack, saddlebag
Haler
To haul, to tow
Ovni
UFO, alien
Saugrenu
Unexpected and odd, even absurd
Délabré
Dilapidated
Douillet
Cozy
Maugréer
To mumble
Pavoiser
To bedeck, to make pretty
Éberlué
Dumbfounded
Courgette
Zucchini
Mesquin
Petty, mean
Ombrelle
Parasol
Pissenlit
Dandelions
Brouter
To graze
Crânement
Gallantly, haughtily
Tonsure
Shaved head
Niais
Simple, naive
Impassible
Calm, unshaken, impartial
Frayer
To make a path, to spawn
Crinière
Mane (lion)
Coi
Peaceful, quiet, serene
Crosse
Butt of rifle, stick
Cailler
To curdle
Babines
Lips, jowls
Clopiner
To hobble or limp
Devante
Store front
Bouffir
To swell
Douairière
Dowager
Désemparer
To be confused, disoriented, be helpless
Suaire
Shroud
Bourrique
Donkey, ass, idiot
Ronronner
To hum, to pur
Longiligne
Thin, skinny
Cashew
Noix de cajou
Chevroter
To speak in quivering voice
Chenu
Old
Méninges
Brains
Roseau
Reeds
Empoigner
To grab, grapple, clash
Détraqué
Unhinged, cracked, lunatic
Cravacher
To whip, to work very hard
Badiner
To joke around
Seoir
To behoove, go well on
La pieuvre
Octopus
Tramer
To plot, to weave
Rugeux
Rough
Deviser
To chat
Rebelote
Yet again
Raout
Social gathering
Jais
Dark black stone like coal
Dépité
Vexed, annoyed, irritated
Mûre
Blackberry
Évasée
Flared
Obérer
To burden, to encumber, to hamper
Boutoir
Type of knife, snout
Coups de boutoir - stab, assault, violent verbal assault
Brimer
To bully, to torment
Calquer
To trace, to imitate
Malfrat
Crook, criminal
Crapuleuse/ crapuleux
Vile, debauched, unscrupulous
Hôte
Host
Pacotille
Cheap junk, rubbish
Embastiller
To throw in jail
Taulier
Boss
Fagoter
To be poorly dressed
Édulcoré
To tone down, to sweeten
Esquif
Skiff, small boat
Soudoyer
To bribe
Chuinter
To whistle
Fourvoyer
To hinder, to mislead into error
Se fourvoyer-to be wrong because you misled yourself
Amadouer
To seduce, to make another more willing to reconcile
Limier
Bloodhound, sleuth
Cuirasse
Armor
Truchement
Spokesperson, medium
Par mon truchement - through my intervention
Palefrenier
Person who takes care of horses
Galeux
Mangy
Sibyllin
Obscure, enegmatic
Narquois
Mocking, contemptuous
Tapir
To hide, to lie down against something
Pavot
Poppy
Pitreries
Antics, clowning around
Frileux
Sensitive to the cold
Fearful, timid person
Butin
Loot, spoils
Paludisme
Malaria
Quolibet
Taunts
Rasséréner
To reassure
Compatir
To empathize with
Embûches
Pitfalls
Rictus
Fake smile, muscle spasm
Toiser
To look at with defiance, to size up
Élan
Moose
Carapace
Shell
Trognon
The core of a fruit
Cute, sweet
Balivernes
Quips, jests
Racoler
To recruit, to solicit
Rafale
A strong gust
Mioche
Kid
Charrue
Plow
Racornir
To shrivel up
Glaive
Type of sword
Rade
Harbor
Morfondre
To be bored or depressed
Sangler
To bloody
To tie things together
Quignon
End of baguette
Fignoler
To perfect
Carillon
Chiming clock, doorbell, bells ringing together
Buanderie
Laundromat, room for doing laundry
Perclus
Crippled
Bâcler
To do quickly and poorly
Trapu
Stocky
Bigarée
Colorful, multi-colored
Délayer
To mix, to dilute
Benoît
Blissful, heavenly, hypocritical
Achopper
To stumble over
Lamelle
Thin strip, usually of wood
Rêche
Rough
Rênacler
To hesitate,to baulk, to snort
Persifler
To mock
Éclore
To open, to hatch
S’encanailler
To debase yourself, to demean yourself, to slum it up
Enquiller
Enchaîner (familier)
Singlé
Branded, bearing initials
s’égosiller
To shout at top of lungs
Dégotter
To dig up, to unearth, to outclass
Guibole
Leg
Soubrette
Maid
Déjanté
Crazy, nutty
Embrayer
To put into gear, to talk about
Coteau
Hills
Crâner
To show off, to act tough
Argile
Clay
Rabat-joie
Killjoy
Émailler
To sprinkle with, to be enameled
Caritatif
Charitable
Badaud
Gawker, onlooker
Charnu
Fleshy
Entaille
Gash, cut
Canaille
Crook, rascal
Dentelé
Serrated
Comblé
Happy, content
Écrin
Backdrop, jewelry box
Estropié
Handicapped
Cigale
Cicada
Bâcher
To cover with tarp
Béat
Blissfully happy, dumbstruck
Boursouflée
Swollen
Toper
To grab, to shake hands