Vocab 1 Flashcards
to think of [sth]
songer à
to break (ex. the law)
contrevenir
a patent
un brevet
to sweep (with a broom)
balayer (avec un balai)
it’s about;
it’s a question of
il s’agit de
all together; in chorus (adv)
en choeur
a wreck
une épave
a coach driver
un cocher
to tick, check [sth]
cocher
to live, remain, stay
demeurer
sly, sneaky (adj)
sournois
deviousness (noun)
la sournoiserie
“more or less”, around, about, roughly
grosso-modo
a struggle
une lutte
wise (adj)
sage
a lease
un bail
the rent
le loyer
to rent
louer
tears
les larmes (f)
“crocodile tears”
des larmes de crocos
to have custody of [sth/so]
avoir la garde de
to bestow, confer, give [sth]
bailler qch
to gape/open (ex. the mouth)
bayer
to give up/withdraw
abandonner
to rig, fix, falsify
truquer
“choice between the lesser of two evils”
“choisir entre la peste et le colera”
power, ability
le pouvoir
elected, chosen (adj)
élu
moved, touched, filled with emotion (adj)
ému
currency rate
le taux de la devise
to carry along, sweep along
charrier
mud/sludge
la boue
a nugget (ex. of gold)
une pépite
a brand image
une image de marque
old-fashioned (adj)
vieillot(te)
a means, carrier, conveyor of [sth]
un vecteur
