Vocab from Haiti article (21/07/21) Flashcards
1
Q
to clear up/ clarify something
A
faire la lumière
2
Q
to stain with blood
A
ensanglanter
3
Q
thorough search (raking/combing)
A
le ratissage
4
Q
nightmare
A
un cauchemar
5
Q
starter/catalyst
A
le ferment
6
Q
greedy/grasping (keen on)
A
avide
7
Q
to react immediately
A
réagir à chaud
8
Q
shortcut
A
le raccourci
9
Q
to feed/increase
A
alimenter
10
Q
gulf/abyss of common place/cliché
A
l’abyme des poncifs
11
Q
to throw into panic
A
affoler
12
Q
stubborn
A
récalcitrant
13
Q
annoying/unsettling/disturbing
A
dérangeante
14
Q
behviour
A
la tenue
15
Q
to take the place of
A
saisir la place
16
Q
to reattach
A
rattacher
17
Q
beam/ray
A
le faisceau
18
Q
to demolish
A
battre en brèche
19
Q
mould/cast
A
le moule
20
Q
ship/vessel
A
le navire
21
Q
to look in askance
A
sourciller
22
Q
to not bat an eyelid
A
ne pas sourciller
23
Q
backyard
A
l’arrière-cour (f)
24
Q
to relieve/take the weight off
A
se soulager
25
Q
rice/rice-growing sector
A
le secteur rizicole
