vocab from Cerise Flashcards
cabane
cabin
acheter
to buy
rassurer
reassure
roman
novel (think: romance – the original name for a “novel”)
la vie
the life
plein de
full of
affronter
confront
offrir
offer
se decider
to decide, make up your mind
fleur
flowers
amour
love
jambe
leg
faux
false
fou, folle
silly, crazy (think: folly)
la peau
skin
il parait
it appears
deviner
to guess, figure out (think: divination)
cacher
to hide (think: cache)
percevoir
to perceive
exprimer
to express
essayer
to try
se promener
take a walk (think: promenade)
forêt
forest
champignons
mushrooms
cuire
to cook, boil
marmite
cauldron
peu après
a bit later
midi
afternoon
bisous
kisses (common way to say goodbye)
éspionner
to spy on (think: espionage)
loin
far away (think: elongate)
piste
clue!!!!
indice
indicator, clue
jeune
young
chérie
dear
discuter
discuss, have a conversation
raconter
to retell/recount a story
ça me plaise
it pleases me – I like it
salut
hi! (think: salute)
croit
believe
on a l’habitude
we’re used to it (think: habituated)
allée
went/gone (think: gone down an alley)
ce n’est pas de ma faute
it’s not my fault
peinture
paint
oiseau
bird
peut-être
maybe (think: it can be)
dégoûtant
disgusting (remember, the “hat” accent often means an “s” is missing, and “ant” = “ing” at the end of a word, so
dégoûtant -> dégosting
l’autre fois
the other time
fuit
leak (think: go free)
surtout pas
absolutely not!
le chemin
the path
espérons
we hope
pres du but
near the goal (“but” is probably related to the English word “butt”, which simply means “end”)
se retrouve
to meet up (find each other again)
enquête
enquiry (“quête” is related to the English word “question)
peser
to weigh (think: Spanish word “peso” – the value of the coin was determined by its weight)
lourd
heavy (I think the Brit word “lorry”, meaning heavy truck, is related to “lourd”)
le mur
wall (think: mural)
vraiment
truly, really
la premiere fois
the first time
appareil
apparatus – in this case, “camera”
floue
blurry
tant mieux
good thing, so much the better
de haut en bas
from top to bottom
récolter
gather, harvest
les faits
the facts
coupant en deux
cutting in two (into 2 pieces)
un lien
a link, a connection
en suite
then, next, after
recueillir
collect
temoignage
eye-witness
ignore
not know, be ignorant
does NOT mean “ignore”
gendarme
police (from: gens d’armes – armed people)
il s’agit de…
it is about…, it concerns…
literally: it agitates itself about…
est au courant
is up to date, in the know
commun
common, ordinary
perroquet
parrot
s’en moque
is annoyed or upset
convaincre
convince
avec plaisir
with pleasure (i.e., you’re welcome)
manquer
to miss something, be missing
en effet
indeed, really
oublier
to forget
ruser
set a trap (think: ruse)
mignon
cute, adorable
recemment
recently
partout
everywhere, all over the place
ça fait des heures que…
it’s been hours that…
neuf / neuve
new
j’en ai marre
I’m sick of it (bored, tired)
coucher
to go to bed (think: couch)
côté
side (think: coast)
de l’autre côté
on the other side
qu’elles sont belles!
how beautiful they are!
pour que
so that…
rigolot
funny
bavard
talkative, chatterbox
singe
monkey
chouchou
pet (an animal)
cessez
stop! (think: cease)
recherches
research
suivez-moi
follow me
nourrir
nourish
apporter
bring, carry
affamé
famished
ventre
stomach (think: ventral)
rempli
full (refilled – this is a participle)
comme ils sont contents
how happy they are!
découvert
discovered
souhaite
wish
il est devenu fou
he went crazy
maudit
cursed (mal-dire = bad say)
this is a participle!
de ta faute
your fault
j’aurais dû
I should have (literally: I have shoulded)
dû is a participle!
il est temps que
It’s time for…
il y a longtemps que
it’s been a long time that…
histoire
story
espèces
species
traiter
to treat
amour
love
émerveillé
amazed (think: marvelled)
devant
in front of
faune
fauna
à cette époque
at that time (think: epoch)
peintre
painter
espaces
spaces
quiconque
anybody
rever
to dream
pu
participle for “be able to”
forte
strong
après
after
plusieurs
many
gloire
glory
mois
month
fermer
to close
porte
door
vide
empty (think: void)
eu
participle for “to have”
naître
be born (think: renaissance)
lieu
place
viver
to live
chacun
each, every
autrefois
other times
mourir
to die
le préferé
the favorite
fauve
wild (animal)
âme
spirit, soul
mieux que ça
better than that
nouvelle
news
propre
clean
vitre
glass (in English “vitreous” means “made of glass”)
gants
gloves
râler
bitch and moan
copain, copine
companion
travaux
work, jobs
fier
proud
rater
miss (an opportunity)
dingue
crazy
poussière
dust
boue
mud
voisin
neighbor
