Web 6 Flashcards
la lessive
washing
le ménage
Housework
le repassage
ironing
émettre
to give out, emit
mis en cause
implicated
traquer
to track, track down
entamer
to start, to damage
la matière
matter, subject
le adepte
follower, enthusiast
Le calvaire
ordeal
chef d-accusation
chief charge/ accusation
Le grève
strike
ferroviaire
rail (modifier)
le dauphin
heir apparent
le chandelle
candal
le bout
tip, bit
le cotisation
Subscription, dues
coûteux
expensive, costly
le garde à vue
Police custody
le échauffourées
clash, brawl
le ton
pitch, tone
de bon ton
in good taste
la tromperie
trickery
nuisible
Harmful
la plainte
moan, complaint
Le somnifère
sleeping drug, sleeping pill
tramer
to plot, to hatch
coulisser
to slide, to run
Le fonctionnaire
civil servant
se réfugier
to take refuge
Le fait
fact, event
encourir
to incur
extrader
to extradite
enregistrer
Record, note, register
creuser
to dig a hole, to go in to deeply
Le tube
Tube, hit song
sous la houlette de
under the guidance of
le mécanique
mechanical, engineering, mechanism
Le pot-de-vin
Bribe
ramener
To bring back, take back
à peine
hardly, only just
Le fusible
Fuse wire
Aupres
With, near
un partie tierce
a third party
brusquement
suddenly, abruptly
Le recette
Takings, receipe
encaisser
to cash, to collect
le sien its own
la sienne its own
les siens its own
les siennes its own
.
la publicité
advertising
avarie
damaged
Le cheikh
sheik
Le appareil
device, machinery
Le scrutin
ballot
en contrepartie
in compensation
Le apaisement
soothing, calming, appeasement
Le engouement
passion
réprimer
to punish, put down
Le guide
guide
Le foyer
Household
raccorder
to connect, join
Priver
To be deprived of
Jauger
Judge the capacity of, size up
la inondation
Flood, flooding
Le bilan
balance sheet, outcome, toll
la secousse
Jolt, shock
secousse tellurique
Earth tremor
la réplique
Replica, reply, retort
Le bouchon
cork, hold-up
Le sens
sense
la rocade
Bypass
Le tronçon
Section
Le retard
Delay, lateness
Le ralentissement
Slowing down
La clocher
Church tower, steeple
Le prise
Plug, capture, take
en coulisse
Behind the scenes
Le fossé
Ditch
se dessiner
To outline, to emerge
apparemment
Apparently
prévenir qn de
To warn sb about something
Demeurer
To live, to stay
écarter
to move part, to separate
déchu
Fallen
La colère
Anger
Le bras de fer
Arm wrestling, trial of strength
poliment
Politely
en substance
In substance
Le confrérie
Brotherhood
Ce dernier
The latter
Arborer
To bear, display
Basculer
To fall over, topple over
puisque
Since
Le deuil
Bereavement
fou
Crazy
Au bout de
At the end of
Le recul
Fall, decline, retreat
Le rideau
Curtain
Le plaquette
Bar, leaflet
hélas
Alas, unfortunately
Sonder
To poll, sound out
Chouette
Great
Le échantillon
sample
déverser
To pour out
remettre
To hand something over to somebody
atteinte à
attack on
rétorquer
To retort
