Vocab Flashcards
evil (n). evil (adj)
evils, ills, pains ,sorrows
mother of all evils
mal (m), mauvais, diabolique
maux (mpl)
la mère de tous les maux
to claim/lay claim to
claiming
revendiquer
revendiquant
to reactivate, reawaken, revive
to come to, reawaken, to revive
réactiver, réanimer
se ranimer, se réanimer
to deny, denounce, disown
renier
to take root, establish
s’enraciner
grievance, complaint
doléance (f), plainte (f), réclamation (f)
at best, at most
tout au plu(s)
idleness
the devil makes work for idle hands
oisiveté (f), paresse (f)
l’oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices
scorn, contempt, disregard
mépris (m), dédain (m)
outrage ‘ootrahj’ (m) (legal - verbal,sexual assault)
to crush, squash, flatten
écraser
capable of healing
capable de guérir
renounce, deny, disown
renier
to emerge, loom, take shape, appear
se dessiner
dispute, debate, disagreement, protest, questioning
la contestation
the heavens, the skies
des cieux
weighed down, stricken, overburdened
accablé
to take part, enter
concourir
consideration
In this respect/regard
In many ways, in many respects
l’égard
à cet égard
à bien des égards
to confine/limit yourself
to be confined/limited to
se borner
…which pleases him
qui lui plaît, qui lui est sympathique
outburst, surge
brought up short, stopped in his tracks
élan (m)
coupé dans son élan
unspeakable, inexpressible, undescribable
indicible, inexprimable
épouvantable, atroce
break through, jump over, cross
franchir
dazed, stunned
hébété
