Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
1
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to pinch, to pilfer
A
chaparder
2
Q
to realise
A
se rendre compte
3
Q
schoolbag
A
un cartable
4
Q
carriage entrance
A
porte cochère (fem.)
5
Q
a pinball machine
A
un flipper
6
Q
funfair
A
fête foraine (fem.)
7
Q
an extra
A
figurant
8
Q
to see
A
apercevoir
9
Q
sudden
A
soudain
10
Q
speechless, silent
A
muet
11
Q
amazed
A
stupéfait
12
Q
to spot (as in notice)
A
repérer
13
Q
virtuous
A
vertueux
14
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sly, deceitful
A
sournois
15
Q
to lend
A
prêter
16
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note from one’s parent (to explain absence etc…)
A
mot d’excuse
17
Q
to put on, to take on
A
revêtir
18
Q
apron
A
tablier
19
Q
to feel sorry for, to pity
A
plaindre
20
Q
to swear, to vow
A
jurer
21
Q
to hear
A
entendre
22
Q
to catch up with someone
A
rejoindre qn
23
Q
to supply, to give
A
fournir
24
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to catch someone by the hop, to catch someone when they are unprepared or not expecting it
A
prendre qn de court
25
terror, dread
effroi
26
resounding
retentissant
27
link shot (technique)
enchaîné
28
to announce
déclarer
29
to offer one's services
se proposer
30
shelter
un abri
31
to lodge, to put someone up
installer
32
at day break
au petit matin
33
shoulder
épaule
34
memory
souvenir (masc.)
35
pensive
songeur
36
novelist
romancier, romancière
37
curtain
un rideau
38
room
pièce (fem.)
39
to embrace, hug
enlacer
40
line, row
rang
41
to give somebody the slip
fausser compagnie à qn
42
on the pretext of
sous prétexte de
43
to take flight, to take off
prendre la fuite
44
to dismiss
renvoyer
45
to drink, to booze
picoler
46
to bet on the horses
jouer aux courses
47
to hurtle down
dévaler
48
to conceal
dissimuler
49
to throw
jeter
50
passer-by
passant
51
blowpipe. blowgun
sarbacane (fem.)
52
meeting, session
séance (fem.)
53
to enter, to get into
pénétrer
54
to seize, to grab
s'emparer
55
pavement
trottoir (masc.)
56
corridor, passageway
couloir (masc.)
57
receiver of stolen goods
recéleur
58
to give up
renoncer
59
heavy
lourd
60
bulky, inconvenient
encombrant
61
to put down, to settle down
déposer
62
guard, warden
gardien
63
police superintendent
commissaire
64
to take charge of, to take care of
prendre en charge
65
to testify
faire sa déposition
66
to go to sleep, to fall sleep
s'endormir
67
to shut up, to lock up
enfermer
68
prostitutes
prostituée (fem.)
69
to contemplate, to gaze at
contempler
70
police van
panier à salade (masc.)
71
police records
identité judiciaire (fem.)
72
prints
empreintes (fem.)
73
to confess, to admit
avouer
74
refectroy (a room used for communal meals)
réfectoire
75
détenir
to detain
76
running away (noun)
fugue (fem.)
77
to run away
faire une fugue
78
psychologist
psychologue
79
room
pièce (fem.)
80
off camera
hors-champ
81
the entrance
entrée (fem.)
82
to turn away
refouler
83
sorry
navré
84
to set off again, to leave again
repartir
85
visiting room
parloir (masc.)
86
to lose interest in
se désintéresser
87
fate
sort (masc.)
88
the watch, surveillance
surveillance (fem.)
89
to edge one's way, to thread one's way
se faufiler
90
wire fencing, wire netting
le grillage
91
to escape
s'évader
92
to reach, to achieve, to manage
parvenir à
93
to lose, to shake off
semer
94
woods
bois (masc.)
95
sand
sable (masc.)
96
to turn around
se retourner
97
abruptly, suddenly, brusquely,
brusquement
98
to fix, to fasten, to stare at
fixer
99
defiantly
d'un air de défi
100
to become set, to freeze
se figer
