Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
méfaire (ancien)
to do harm
parfaire
to perfect, complete
satisfaire
satisfaire à
se satisfaire de
to satisfy
to fulfill (ie, to satisfy an obligation) to be content with
la stupéfaction
stupefaction, state of being stupified
stupéfait (adj)
stupefied
contrefaire
to counterfit
surir
Ce vin a un peu suri.
to sour
This wine has soured a bit.
surfaire
to exaggerate, over-state
le péché
sin
atteindre
to reach, attain
un palier
avancer par paliers
mon voisin de palier
a level
a plateau
a platform
to proceed by stages
my neighbour on the same floor
atteindre un palier
to plateau
un plateau
a tray
a high flat surface
une béquille
Il marche avec des béquilles.
a crutch
He walks with crutches.
considérer
to consider
abattre
to knock down
to cut down
to shoot someone/thing dead
un vide
a void
trembler
to tremble
un fût
a shaft, a tree trunk
un tronc
a trunk (of a tree)
étendu (adj)
stretched out
un grêlon
a hailstone
se déchirer
to part
écumer
to foam
