Web 3 Flashcards
prevenir
to warn, tell
en deçà de
short of
esquisser
to sketch
la attente
expectation
courant octobre
in the course of October
cela
it
la contrepartie
compensation
là-dessus
with that
Je n’en reviens pas
I can’t believe it, I can’t get over it
en
En replaces the partitive article + noun or de + indefinite article + noun. It is equivalent to “some,” “any,” or “one” in English.
le donné
fact, piece of information
vache à lait
Cash cow
interrompre
to interrupt
la grossesse
pregnancy
encourir
to incur
le comté
count
le comté
county
dont
Whose, of which
contraindre
to force somebody to do something
avorter
to have an abortion
le viol
rape, violence
la séquestration
illegal confinement
le caution
bail, deposit
le maintien
maintenance
le commis
clerk
aggraver
to make worse, increase
requérir
to call for, demand
ce que
what
l’on
one
le demeure
residence
le entendement
understanding
ores
already
d’ores et déjà
already
accoucher d’un garçon
to give birth to a boy
la enceinte
pregnant
au moins
at least
le ventre
belly
le coup
blow
affamer
to starve
affame
starved
fausser
to bend, buckle
tester
to test
soudainement
suddenly
entraîner
to lead to
lavage de cerveau
brainwashing
emmener
to take
mêler
to mix
le tract
leaflet
pourtant
yet
la tenure
content
passé
past
casser
to break
le côte
rib, coast, slope
porter plainte
to lodge a complaint
en outre
moreover, besides
se luxer l’épaule
to dislocate ones shoulder
empêcher
to prevent
purger
to serve
purger une peine de prison to serve a prison sentence
contrarier
to annoy, upset
édifiant
edifying
probant
convincing
le enregistrement
recording
le braquage
hold up
pirater
to pirate
le malfaiteur
criminal
le crâne
skull
manquer
to be missing, lacking
le deux-roues
two wheeled vehicle
le chargeur
charger, magazine, cartridge
le stupéfiants
drugs
durablement
on a long term basis
le rapace
bird of prey
insouciance
carefreeness
manqué
failed
ZAD
future development zone
la chevelure
hair
grisonnant
greying
jucher sur
perching on
le foulard
scarf
syndical
trade union
s’étonner
to be surprised that
reprendre
to recapture, take back
la salissure
dirty mark
la plainte
moan, complaint
plaindre
to feel sorry for
le délit
offence
la croisade
crusade
la lamentation
wailing
la crispation
tenseness
le trésor
Treasury
saint
holy, saintly
lieux (pl.)
places
croître
to grow
reconnaître
to recognise, acknowledge
créer
to create
le recoin
nook, corner
saisissant
striking
le défrichement
clearance
bétonner
to concerte
saisir
to grab, grasp
un tollé
an outcry
le imprimerie
printing house
bulletin de vote
ballot paper
le bulletin
bulletin, form
la filière
industry, network
écrouer
to imprison
à l’encontre de
against, counter to
hebdomadaire
weekly
le déplacement
moving, shifting
routier
road (modifier)
tout azimut
all out
le esclavage
slavery
le kiosque
kiosque, stall
le en-tête
heading, letter head
virent ( past historic of avoir )
To see
muet
speechless, silent
souhaiter
to hope for, wish for
enraciné
deep rooted
préciser
to clarify
le micro
microphone
encore
still, again
meme
same
Il y a
ago
aux
to the
repeter
to repeat
devant
in front of
en
in, to
pres de
near
a cote de
next to
en face de
opposite
a
at, to
au or aux ( a le or a les )
du or des (de le or de les )
at, to the
dans and en
in
le spectacle
show
la librarie
bookshop
la bibliotheque
library
plus and moins
que
more and less ( comparing adjectives)
than
aussi. ……. que
as ……. as
pas si ……… que
not so ……. as
courageux
brave
agreable
pleasant
impressionant
impressive
Il faut
one must, it is necessary
le style-bille
ballpoint pen
bruire
to rustle, murmur
boursiers
stock market ( modifier )
assurer
to insure, assure, provide, operate
la messagerie
bulletin board
le ordre
order
transiter
to pass in transit
la revanche
revenge
recouper
to tally with, recut
le rapprochement
reconcilliation
le débutant
beginner
songeur
pensive
composer
to compose, made up of, consist of
la banque d’affaires
merchant bank
éveiller
to awake, arouse
informer
to inform
le baleine
whale, rib, bone
le rédacteur en chef
chief editor
côtoyer
to be close to, to rub shoulders with
verra (future of voir)
see
le minorité
minority
le démarche
walk, stand, gait, approach
apporter
to bring, to make
à juste titre
with just cause, rightly
la matière
matters
estimer
to think highly of, estimate
quoi de neuf?
what’s new
ressortir
to go out again, come out again
le ressort
spirit
le intéressement
profit sharing
enregistrer
to note, register, record
assumer
to assume, take responsibility for
encadrer
frame, surround
le détenteur
holder
plutôt
rather
tendre l’oreille
to prick up ones ears
dubitatif
dubious, doubtful
le copropriété
co ownership, joint ownership
impayé
unpaid
le syndic
property agent
la faillite
bankruptcy
dégrader
to degrade, to damage
le sommeil
sleep
dédoubler
to double up, to split
Le lièvre
hare
bousculer
to push, shove, rush
la tortue
tortoise
ça
it, that
bouger
To move, get going
couver
to smoulder
la partie
part, game
cataloguer
to catalogue, list, put a label upon
pratiquant
practising
acculer qn dans un coin
drive somebody in to a corner
donc
so
pédaler
to pedal
Le local
premises
La cellule
cell
le exigence
demand
