W Flashcards
harden, toughen, be exacerbated
se durcir
overflow, outflank
déborder
scope, breadth, sweep, extent
l’ampleur
check, master
contrôler
pick up, whip up, give rise to
soulever
the lack of sous whips up a frenzy at the bank
division, split, flow
clivage
the division between your breasts is called cleavege
to one’s liking
a son gré
room
une pièce
civil servant
le fonctionnaire
resemble, ally yourself to
s’apparenter a
you resemble your parents and ally with them as a family
double standards
deux poids deux mesures
dividing line
démarcation
morals
mœurs
converge, flock to
affluer
everyone converges around the affluent gatsy’s house but he has teh flue
swamp
le marais
mara appears in the swamp
embrace, clasp, choke
étreindre
etot raindeer’s embrace is choking me
abstruse
abscon
subspecies
sous-espèce
without hesitation, straight away, come right out
tout de go
interbreeding, melting pot
le métissage
stump, origin (descent)
souche
crack down, put your foot down, strike
sévir
severe crackdown
loss, waste
la perte
yet, well, now
or
even, indeed, in fact
voire
apart from, as well as
outre
maintain, keep going
entretenir
soil, land
terroir
tip, end, piece, slice
un bout
percursory
avant-coureur
the runner fainting before the end of the race was a percursorysign of doom
mock, kid
railler
brush aside
balayer d’un revers de main
leave something to someone, hand down
léguer qch a qqn
my father handed down a football league to me
towards
envers
to thumb one’s nose at someone (mock)
faire un pied de nez
put your foot up to your nose to mock
quarrel, fight
noise
jest, joke, prank
facétie
i put my tie on my face in jest
piggy bank
une tirelire
i put money in my piggy bank so that when i retire i can lire lots of books
sin
le péché
ishing for peaches is a sin
to swoon
se pâmer
swooning coz i saw amanda palmer
greed
la cupidité
cupids are greedy and drink all the tea, that’s why they’re fat
block, shield yourself from
parer
it’s the final straw
c’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder la vase
be on the rise
prendre de l’ampleur
im taking amplitude
take account of, consider
tenir compte de
make you feel sick
soulever le cœur
beg the question
soulever la question
over the course of/at the mercy of
au gré de
to pretend
faire semblant
whether you like it or not
bon gré mal gré
unwillingly
contre son gré
to pretend
faire semblant
of one’s own free will
de son plein gré
drag
traîner
trainer makes me drag heavy tires with my teeth
wedding cake
pièce montée
wedding cake in the middle of the room in the ashape of a mountain
root French
Francais de souche
sleep like a log
dormir comme une souche
endlessly
a perte de vue
galloping endlessly, until you lose him fron sight
guestbook
livre d’or
hilton guestbook is gilded in gold
gold rush
ruée vers l’or
gold rush contributed to the building of the golden mile streets
valuable avice
conseil en or
heyday
age d’or
word of mouth
bouche a oreille
keep fit
s’entretenir
keep yourself between the weight machines to keep fit
local
de terroir
are these terrorists locally grown?
after a while
au bout d’un moment
after a while he got my mementous boots back to me
have something on the tip of your tongue
avoir qch sur le bout de la langue
forerunner, portent
signe avant-coureur
wrong way around
a l’envers
behind the scenes
l’envers de décor
dior invites you behind the scenes to see their deco collection but the decos are the wrong way around
despite all opposition
envers et contre tous
be on alert
etre sur le qui-vivre
who lives there?
theft
le vol
saw, cut into, dig into
scier
window pane
la vitre
to examine with a fine-tooth comb
passer au pigne fin
go over the fish’s fin with a pin
vial, flask
la fiole
attempt, try, go
la tentative
moron, half-wit
un abruti
a brute
shoot yourself in the foot
scier la branche sur laquelle on est assie
meticulous
fouillé
he’s a crazy ocd meticulous guy ye
either
non plus
board games
jeux de société
board games are badly regarded in high society
soft, weak, limp
mou
cow with a limp gives out a soft moo
be a wimp
être mou de genou
at the outset
au départ
solar panel
capteur solaire
radioactive waste
déchets radioactifs
wind turbine
éolienne
to use
se servir de
power plant
la centrale
to have gaz heating
se chauffer au gaz
according to him
a ce qu’il pretend
to stoop to
s’abaisser a qch
to be in a state of neglect
etre a l’abandon
lampshade
l’abat-jour
lampshade hides away bats from the day
offal, entrails
abats
dejection, reduction
le abattement
abbotts dejected about his opinion polls
fell, shoot down, demoralize
abattre
to make morons of
abêtir
make bests o
abyss, gulf
abîme
there’s a gulf in me abs
to ruin one’s eyesight
s’abimer les yeux
removal
ablation
in abundance
en abondance
to be on the phone
etre abonne au téléphone
to be approachable
etre d’un abord facile
at first he was really easy to talk to and aproachable, but as soon as we got on board he quitened down
to abridge, shorten
abréger
under cover
a l’abri
sheer, steep
abrupt
in the absence of
en l’absence de
to go too far, mislead
abuser
misuse, excess
abuser de
of the same type
du meme acabit
acca dacca members use guitars made out of the same bits as mine
mahogany
le acajou
acca dacca plays on a majogany wooden floor
sour-tempered
acariâtre
cca dacca are a bunch of geriatric sour-tempered men
lull
la accalmie
to monopolize
accaparer
acca dacca monopolizes the use of pears in stage shows
burst of joy/anger
accès de joie.colere
burst of joy at being given top secret access
embrace
accolade
to give something importance
accorder de l’importance a qch
delivery, labour
accouchement
dough (money(
fric
New Years’ Eve
le réveillon
get worse, decline
s’empirer
the empire is getting worse and worse
lily of the valley
le muguet
vcaa will put a lily of the valley into your mug
wheat
blé
fresher initiation
le bizutage
have to jump on a moving bison from the 5th etage as part of the fresher initiation
occur, arise
survenir
syrian issue came (arose) suddenly
at the last moment (by the skin of your teeth)
in extremis
harrowing
déchirant
tears your dear aunt apart
slow down, drop off
ralentir
relent in your lenting and slow down
slice, cut, judge, settle argument
trancher
the habits and customes
les us et coutumes
to take drastic action
trancher dans le vif
this expensive train is heading straight for my wife - have to take drastic action
constrast sharply with
trancher avec
vague, some kind of…, doubtful
vague
so called, alleged
soi-disant
auxiliary nurse
aide-soignante
harass
herculer
ribbon
un ruban
run a ribbon on you Rben
pick up, accumulate
amonceler
accumulate a morcel of celery here and there over a month
reworking
un refonte
stroll, ride, drive
la balade
experienced, resoned
chevronné
you have to be experienced to work at chevron
rock climbing
la varappe
lets go rap with velociraptors while rock climbing
prize, share, bundle
le lot
shot (photo)
cliche
take a shot of a cliched moment
stain remover
détachant
I’m just really emotionally detached from my stain remover you know
tenant, lodger, roomer
locataire
to be renting
etre en locataire
reduction, slowing down
le ralentissement
growth
la croissance
padlocked
cadenassé
this cad padlocked nas out
to club (beat)
matraquer
petrocle m’a attaque by clubbing me
pain, ache
courbature
a short bat smacked into ma voiture and has aches all over
stiff all over
plein de courbatures
godsend, bargain
une aubaine
this bath arriving at dawn at our doorstep is a godsend
unbolt
deboulonner
dig out, uproot, tear smth out
arracher
tear out the legs of an arragne fro killing your dear one by one
whip, flog
fouetter
save, economize, spare
épargner
cyanide
la cyanure
iron
un fer a repasser
pass that iron over here
execution, tormentor
bourreau
upper
supérieur
filth
ordure
and yeet, it’s hard to get rif of the filth with a karcher
overwhelming, oppressive
accablant
this blunt accaa music is realy overwhelming for ants
ravings
delire
to rave
delirer
rave at the katz deli
unconscious
évanoui
is mr evans unconscious? oui
attend, hear
assister a
urge someone to, squeeze
presser
crumb
mie
to fight like a cat and dog
s’arracher les yeux
to get fired (cas)
se virer
got fired for having a viral infection
to double my efforts
redoubler mes efforts
to countdown to midnight
faire le compte a rebours jusqu’a minuit
collapse, fade, crumble
s’écrouler
heck, this cooler is really crumbling
drive away, seclude, estrange
s’eloigner
wick, sliver, bit
mèche
cutting out a bit of my meshty
balaclava
la cagoule
la poule in the cage has a balaclave on - getting ready to make a great escape
to worry
se biler
worry about all the bile you vomited on the floor
trail, track, dance floor
la piste
tonic, pickup
un remontant
have a tonic furing the remont
infringe, violate, contravene
enfreindre
broken
enfonce
this fence was broken in its infancy
nausea, sickness
la nausee
sting, bite
piquer
this queer pie stung my mouth
fan
le ventilateur
to come into the ring
entrer en piste
to be in the running
etre en piste
to be full of energy
etre remonte a bloc
don’t rub it in
ne m’enfonce pas davantage
stubborn
tetu
t2 have a big head and are stubborn - wont give me all the tea for free
communication skills
des compétences de communication
people skills
une aptitude sociale
quick-witted
la présence d’esprit
resilient
tenace
playing against someone with ten aces, takes resilience to win
sneaky, sly
sournois
have to be sneaky to avoidmaking any sour noises during sex
dedicated
dévoué
computer literacy
les compétences informatiques
leader
un caractère de meneurs
problem-solving
l’efficacité a résoudre des problèmes
goal-setting
se fixer des objectifs
to broaden one’s horizons
elargir ses horizons
put a stop to
mettre un terme a
put forward your terms, and we’ll put an end to this uncertainty
le port du foulard
wearing a head scarf
carry lard under your headscarf - cray
crushing, breathtaking, resounding
écrasante
get somebody drunk, soak
saouler
get said drunk
curb
résorber
we have to resorb the bad element of society in to curb their violence
