Web 5 Flashcards
recler
to conceal, harbour, receive
arbitrer
to referee, umpire, arbitrate
maussade
sullen, gloomy
se connaître
to know each other
aigu
high pitched, shrill, sharp
tristesse
sadness
le chauves-souris
bat
le échelle
ladder, rate
flambé
flambe
la revue
review, magazine
loucher
to squint
la poursuite
pursuit, chase
poursuites
legal proceedings
se servir
to help oneself
rallier
to rally, rejoin
la embuscade
ambush
le caravane
caravan
le guet-apens
ambush
la émeute
riot
le berceau
cradle, crib
la colère
anger
bénit
consecrated
faire un pied de nez à
to thumb one’s nose at
la lubie
whim, craze
méconnaissables
unrecognisable
le bilan
outcome, toll, balance sheet
jouxter
to adjoin
démentir
to deny, contradict
déplorer
to deplore,
quant a
as for, regarding
costaud
strong, sturdy
le vœu
wish
enjoindre à qn de faire
to enjoin sb to do, to order sb to do
abroger
to appeal, abrogate
le intégriste
fundamentalist
alentour
around
le débordement
overflowing
propre
clean, tidy, own
auditionner
to audition
le paradis fiscal
tax haven
la implantation
implantation, setting
le poil
hair
prêter
to lend, give rise to
le inondation
flood
le tronc
trunk, collection box
saucissonner
to cut up, to picnic
la escroquerie
swindle
octroyer qch à qn
to grant sth to sb, to grant sb sth
le detournement
diverting, rerouting
le recel
receiving stolen goods
perturber
to disrupt, disturb
la crue
rising
gaver
to force feed, to fill someone up
la production pluviométrique rainfall
déficit pluviométrique rainfall deficit
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la houle
swell
la tempête
storm
le fantoche
puppet
ivre
drunk
éberlué
astounded, flabbergasted
la cargaison
cargo
la velléités
vague desire
le malheur
adversity, misfortune
ennemi juré
sworn enemy
épauler
to backup, support, aim at
la issue
exit, way out, solution
aveugle
blind
déguisé
disguised, hidden
soutirer qch à qn
to squeeze sth out of sb, to get sth out of sb
le expertise
valuation, assessment, forensic evidence
le remboursement
repayment
le acheminement
delivery, transmission
plier
to fold
réprimer
to punish, suppress, put down
la veille
a couple of days before
rendre
To give back, return
la rancune
grudge
avant
before
trop avant
too far forward
la ampleur
scale, size
le aménagement
laying out, fitting out
arborer
to bear, display
Mener
to take, lead, lead to
la concertation
meeting, dialogue
pharaonique
collosal
la détroit
straight
le affrontement
confrontation
le heurt
collision
gaz lacrymogène
tear gas
ameuter
to draw a croud, stir
globalement
taken as a whole
naître
to be born, arise from
le calcaire
limestone
la calanque
rocky inlet
tacheté de
speckled with
jaillir
to gush out, spurt out
pluvieux
rainy, wet
a rade
natural harbour
le tuile
tile
le colline
hill
sur pilotis
on stilts
Sain
healthy, wholesome
secouer
to shake
la prière
prayer
parallèle
parallel
à huis clos
In camera
le valeur
value, worth, merit
établir
to make out, draw out, establish
écrasant
overwhelming
le dérapage
skid, slipping, slip up
inouï
unheard of, extraordinary
propos
sentiments
la botte
boots, welling tons, bunch
la coloration
Colour, colouring
disperser
to scatter, disperse
recenser
to make a list, make a census of, inventory of
dériver
to derive, divert
le arrachage
pulling out
la pilleur
plunderer, looter
populaire
Working class, popular
la épreuve
event, test, trial, proof
disputer
to play, fight, run
calquer
to trace, copy
la razzia
raid
la foudre
lightening
la cuisse
thigh, leg
la piste
track, trail, ring
le gilet pare-balles
bullet proof jacket
écrouer
to imprison
ame de fond
ground swell
balayer
sweep up, sweep aside, scan
minutieusement
meticulously
le voyou
hooligan, gutter snipe
jeune loup
young go getter
repérer
to spot, locate
le trace
track, footprint, mark
le partie
part, party, game
approprié à
appropriate to
enrayer
to check
voler
to fly
le assaut
attack, assault
aspirer
to breath, inhale
récolter
to harvest, collect
agir
to act, behave
le valise
suitecase
le avertissement
warning
la balade
walk, stroll
le passe-droit
special priviliges
le sinistre
fire, blaze
bénévole
voluntary
defenester
to throw out of the window
le gérant
manager
le poing
fist
ruban adhésif
adhesive tape
mécanique
mechancial
entrer en lice
to come in to contention
délictueux
criminal
propager
to spread
le sifflement
whilstle, whistling
apprêter
to prepare
le retentissement
repercussions
rouler
to roll
le parrain
godfather
le chœur
choir
le refrain
tune
houleuse
stormy
escalader
to climb
le agglomération
town
le redevance audiovisuelle)
licencee fee
cru
raw
injurieux
abusive, insulting
le bouclier
shielf
le périple
journey
prestations familiales
family benefits
petite enfance
infancy
le foyer
home, household
le branche
branch, industry, stick
aisé
well to do, well off
la seuil
threshold
le revenu
revenue, yield
la prime
bonus, allowance
la prestation
benefit, cover
allocs
child benefit
bouleversé
stricken, overwhelmed, shattered
le trafic
traffic, trafficking
parier
to bet
le taupe
mole
reluisant
gleaming
sans bavure
flawless
attester
to attest to, vouch for
dépeindre
to depict
à huis clos
in camera
Le aiguilleurs
Pointsman, controller, switchman
