Wednesday French Flashcards
Consolidate learning at the Morley French Class
1
Q
they did not have
A
il ne leur restait pas
2
Q
they did not have much
A
il ne leur restait pas beaucoup
3
Q
they had a big heart
A
il en avait le cœur gros
4
Q
we were just passing by
A
on ne faisait que passer devant
5
Q
I was going past the church
A
je passais devant l’eglise
6
Q
he speaks french fluently
A
il parle couramment le francais
7
Q
fluently
A
couramment, s’exprimer avec facilité
8
Q
to express, to express onself
A
exprimer, s’exprimer
9
Q
to buy secondhand
A
acheter d’occasion
10
Q
to pay the rent
A
payer la location
11
Q
holidaymakers
A
les vacanciers
12
Q
pay attention
A
faire attention
13
Q
we had to be careful
A
nous il fallait faire attention
14
Q
except
A
sauf
15
Q
to suck
A
sucer
16
Q
of chidhood
A
d’enfance
17
Q
to add
A
ajouter
18
Q
tricks, knack find a way of doing it
A
truc, trouver le truc
19
Q
puddle
A
flaque (f)
20
Q
to pursue, to hunt down
A
pourchasser
21
Q
a crossing
A
croisement (m)
22
Q
just as
A
tout aussi
23
Q
to take place
A
avoir lieu
24
Q
a hit (record, best seller, success)
A
succès
25
to be in the process of
être en train de
26
a mystery
mystère (m)
27
a cap
une casquette
28
to grumble
rouspéter
29
to disappoint
decevoir
30
to empty
vider
31
a sigh
soupir (m)
32
to ease presssure, alleviate, relieve
soulager
33
relief
soulagement (m)
34
to dress again
rhabiller
35
to agree, come to agreement
s'accoder
36
either, or
soit, soit
37
hedge
la haie
38
a pond
une étang
39
to playback
faire repasser
40
I have just (eaten)
je viens de (manger)
41
journey, flight, drive
trajet (m)
42
package, fixed price
forfait (m)
43
to rest
se reposer
44
waste time
perdre du temps
45
early
de bonne heure
46
to withdraw, take out
retirer
47
shelf or rack
étagère (f)
48
to vanish into thin air
se volatiliser
49
volatise, to make disappear
volatiliser
50
at least
au moins
51
to weep, morn
pleurer
52
to get rid of s.o or s.t
se débarrasser
53
above
dessus (say ew)
54
below
dessous (say oo)
55
to feel, to smell
sentir
56
echo, reverberate
retentir
57
to collapse
s'écrouler
58
to howl, scream, roar
hurler
59
to describe
décrier
60
school bag
cartable (m)
61
cherry tree
cerisier (m)
62
to lean or stand against
adosser
63
leaning on the cherry tree
adossé au cerisier
64
love at first sight
le coup de foudre
65
to tidy, to clean
ranger
66
to knit
tricoter
67
to pick
cueillir
68
barely, only just
de justesse
69
to win narrowly
gagner de justesse
70
to scrape through
gagner de justesse
71
head of sales
chef des ventes
72
fire station, barracks
caserne (f)
73
despite
malgré
74
right away
sur-le-champ
75
injured
blessé(e)
76
shook hands
serré la main
77
recognize
reconnaître
78
recognition
reconnaissance
79
that morning
ce matin là
80
a journey
trajet (m)
81
fixed price (package)
fortaits (m)
82
to rest
se reposer
83
to waste time
perdre du temps
84
early
de bonne heure
85
to withdraw or take out
retirer
86
shelf or rack
étagège (f)
87
to vanish into thin air
se volatiliser
88
at least
au moins
89
to get rid of s.o. or s.t.
se debarrasser
90
above
dessus
91
below
dessous
92
to feel or to smell
sentir
93
to sound, echo or reverberate
retentir
94
to collapse
s'écrouler
95
to yell, howl or roar
hurler
96
to describe
decrir
97
School satchel/bag
cartable (m)
98
to lean against
adosser
99
love at first sight
le coup de foudre
100
to clean
ranger
101
to pick
cueiller
102
just in time
de justesse
103
firestation
caserne (f)
104
despite
malgré
105
right away
sur-le-champ
106
narrowly avoided
évitée de justesse
107
injured
blessé
108
shook hands
serré la main
109
recognition
reconnaissance
110
that morning
ce matain là
111
Shark
requin (m)
112
a fin
l'aileron (m)
113
to throw or hurl
lancer
114
to mistreat
maltraiter
115
a crowd
la foule
116
insult
injure (f)
117
at the start
au depart
118
thereafter
par la suite
119
even if
même-si
120
gloomy, dull (weather)
maussade
121
to show
montre
122
to connect
relier
123
which
laquelle
124
to celebrate
fêter
125
however
cependant
126
to cut through
fendre
127
to turn (towards)
se tourner vers
128
nail
un clou
129
a pumpkin
citrouille (f)
130
a toad
un crapaud
131
an owl
un hibou
132
a broom
un balai
133
evil
le mal
134
skeleton
un squelette
135
skull
un tête morts
136
to turn or to shoot a film
tourner
137
also, equally
également
138
make a living
gagner sa vie
139
one's skills
ses compétences
140
started to build
se sont mis à bâtir
141
to escape from, get out of
échapper à
142
an alley
une ruelle
143
bad weather or the elements
(nfpl) intempéries
144
a step or stair
une marche
145
among
parmi
146
to quote from, let us quote
citer, citons
147
to hang
accrocher
148
keep of a castle, dungeon
un donjon
149
to erect or build
édifier
150
to thicken, to deepen
épaissir
151
to pierce, to drill
percer
152
narrow or strict
étroit
153
to lead
mener
154
acute angle
en angle aigu
155
ambush
une embuscade
156
reroute, change course, throw off balance
dérouter
157
to allow or enable
permettre
158
an alarm bell
un tocsin
159
to devote or dedicate oneself to
se consacrer à
160
peaceful, calm
paisible
161
apart from, as well as, in addition to
(prep) outre
162
apart from the fact
outre le fait
163
a frame, remit, setting
un cadre
164
to manage, to run
gérer
165
to support, to hold up, prop up
soutenir
166
elsewhere, somewhere else, someplace else
ailleurs
167
to favour, choose to do
privilégier
168
despite
malgre
169
to relax, calm, destress
détendre
170
to lend or loan to
prêter à
171
to underline
souligner
172
heritage
nm patrimoine
173
not one, not any
aucun
174
new, previously unseen, hitherto unseen
inédit
175
to find oneself (in the next town)
se retrouver
176
real, true. actual
véritable
177
countless, inumerable
innombrables
178
to divide, allocate, distribute
répartir
179
a ship or boat or vessel
nm navire
180
a cruise
une croisière
181
dumstruck
ébahi
182
to astonish or amaze
ébahir
183
a story, account or tale
un récit
184
to deprive, leave without, take away from
priver
185
face to face
en face à face
186
wild. untamed
sauvage
187
a vault
une voûte
188
to surprise, astonish, amaze
étonner
189
along (fence runs along the boundary)
le long de
190
to provide, equip + provided with
doter, doté de
191
to favour
privilégier
192
manipulation
nm maniement
193
clear, limpid, crystaline
limpide
194
to welcome
accueillir
195
I realize that now
Je m'en rendre compte
196
as soon as
(conj , adv) dès que
197
to park
garer, se garer
198
a way
une façon
199
sheltered
à l'abri, protegé
200
nearly, almost
quasiment
201
such
telle
202
traffic jam (bottling!)
embouteillage
203
to move, shift
déplacer
204
push chair
la poussette
205
to annoy, to irritate, to get angry
énerver, s'énerver
206
to give back, to go
rendre, se rendre
207
in a considerable way
de façon considerable
208
Shopkeeper
commerçant
209
happiness
bonheur
210
unhappiness
malheur
211
let us be
soyons
212
to take (a trip)
balader
213
rush hour
heures de pointe
214
breakdown
panne
215
direction
sens
216
a delay
retard
217
among
Parmi
218
to pick up (taxi)
passer prendre
