Wednesday French Flashcards
Consolidate learning at the Morley French Class
they did not have
il ne leur restait pas
they did not have much
il ne leur restait pas beaucoup
they had a big heart
il en avait le cœur gros
we were just passing by
on ne faisait que passer devant
I was going past the church
je passais devant l’eglise
he speaks french fluently
il parle couramment le francais
fluently
couramment, s’exprimer avec facilité
to express, to express onself
exprimer, s’exprimer
to buy secondhand
acheter d’occasion
to pay the rent
payer la location
holidaymakers
les vacanciers
pay attention
faire attention
we had to be careful
nous il fallait faire attention
except
sauf
to suck
sucer
of chidhood
d’enfance
to add
ajouter
tricks, knack find a way of doing it
truc, trouver le truc
puddle
flaque (f)
to pursue, to hunt down
pourchasser
a crossing
croisement (m)
just as
tout aussi
to take place
avoir lieu
a hit (record, best seller, success)
succès
to be in the process of
être en train de
a mystery
mystère (m)
a cap
une casquette
to grumble
rouspéter
to disappoint
decevoir
to empty
vider
a sigh
soupir (m)
to ease presssure, alleviate, relieve
soulager
relief
soulagement (m)
to dress again
rhabiller
to agree, come to agreement
s’accoder
either, or
soit, soit
hedge
la haie
a pond
une étang
to playback
faire repasser
I have just (eaten)
je viens de (manger)
journey, flight, drive
trajet (m)
package, fixed price
forfait (m)
to rest
se reposer
waste time
perdre du temps
early
de bonne heure
to withdraw, take out
retirer
shelf or rack
étagère (f)
to vanish into thin air
se volatiliser
volatise, to make disappear
volatiliser
at least
au moins
to weep, morn
pleurer
to get rid of s.o or s.t
se débarrasser
above
dessus (say ew)
below
dessous (say oo)
to feel, to smell
sentir
echo, reverberate
retentir
to collapse
s’écrouler
to howl, scream, roar
hurler
to describe
décrier
school bag
cartable (m)
cherry tree
cerisier (m)
to lean or stand against
adosser
leaning on the cherry tree
adossé au cerisier
love at first sight
le coup de foudre
to tidy, to clean
ranger
to knit
tricoter
to pick
cueillir
barely, only just
de justesse
to win narrowly
gagner de justesse
to scrape through
gagner de justesse
head of sales
chef des ventes
fire station, barracks
caserne (f)
despite
malgré
right away
sur-le-champ
injured
blessé(e)
shook hands
serré la main
recognize
reconnaître
recognition
reconnaissance
that morning
ce matin là
a journey
trajet (m)
fixed price (package)
fortaits (m)
to rest
se reposer
to waste time
perdre du temps
early
de bonne heure
to withdraw or take out
retirer
shelf or rack
étagège (f)
to vanish into thin air
se volatiliser
