Vocabulary Flashcards
S’apprêter à
To prepare for, to get ready. Also, to be about to do something. Je m’apprête à partir.
battre
to beat. See also debattre, abattre, abattoir, combattre
plus loin
further
viser
to aim at/for, to be directed at. visant: targetting; la visée: taking aim
les campagnes
the countryside
alors que
whereas, while, although
plutôt
instead, rather, sooner
la voie
the way
cible
target (cibler: to target)
aboutir
to succeed, to end up
le défi
the challenge
rédiger
to write, edit, draft (to write a magazine, eg)
écorce
bark
le bouleau
birch tree
la paille
straw (that you drink out of)
échapper
to escape
du côtè de
as for (James, he’ll be there)
poultry bird
une volaille
except
sauf
stuffing (in a turkey or food item)
une farce
humer
to sniff, to smell
Les jours fériés
Public holidays
Prevoir
- To forecast
2. To plan (eg. To plan a visit)
pourtant
yet, however
christmas tree
sapin
it remains to be seen
reste à voir
farfelu/e
crazy, wacky
elf
le lutin
il s’agit de
it is (or it’s a matter or or it has to do with… )
A curve (in a road, e.g.)
la courbe
Sharp curve, a bend
un virage
une enquête
inquiry, investigation, survey
mener
to lead (a study or in a race). Also, guider, dirigir, conduire, preceder, etc
network
le réseau
a net
un filet
proud
fier/e
tree bark
écorce
Décès
deaths
particulier, 4 meanings
an individual (we help individuals: les particuliers),
own (his own car: voiture particulière),
personal, (protect your interests)
marked, distinct, particular
desservir
to clear away ( a table); to to a disservice to; to serve, as in public transportation
se faufiler
to inch, to thread, to weave (as in through a crowd or traffic)
dwarf
nain(e)
jouissif
brilliant, brilliant fun!
we’re rignt in the heart or Paris
nous sommes en plain coeur de Paris
afin de faire qc
in order to do something
fonte
melt (la fonte de l’arctic) but also: cast iron
public transportation
transport en commun
I couldn’t help it
je ne pouvais pas m’en empêcher (de faire qc)
a marker (GPS marker, signpost, etc);
une mire
a novelty, something new
une nouveauté
insolite
unusual, bizarre, odd
