Winter words Flashcards
abondamment
a lot, abundantly, extensively
je s’y perd un peu
I’m a little lost (around a subject)
j’ai du mal à m’y retrouver
I’m having trouble finding my way around/ getting my head around it
siroter
to sip
Je te propose qu’on aille faire…
I suggest we go…
grimper
to climb (lit and fig)
imprégner
to soak, impregnate, permeate
le palais
palace, palate
cracher, recracher
to spit, spit out
le seau
bucket
ivres
drunk (adjective)
avaler
to swallow
sinon
or else, if not, alternatively, unless, otherwise
méfier, se méfier
to distrust; to be cautious
se rendre compte de tout
to take notice of, appreciate everything
le côté bouchonné
the corkiness (of wine)
ça peut arriver
it can happen
le tanin
tannin
plutôt
rather, quite, instead
par rapport à
with respect to, in comparison to/with,
pourtant
yet, however, but, though
ressentir
to experience, feel, sense
velouté
smooth, creamy, velvety
par contre
as much, in contrast
Blanc sur rouge, rien ne bouge. Rouge sur blanc, tout fout le camp
White before red, nothing moves. Red before white, everything goes to hell (French wine saying)
fous le camp (from foudre- lightning)
buzz off !
depuis quelques jours
in recent days
d’abord
first, originally
communément
commonly (popularly)
pas n’importe lequel(s) laquelle(s)
not just any
renommée
renown, reputation
il/ on ne faut pas la prendre au pied
don’t take it literally
prendre pied
to gain/ take a foothold
quelconque
whatever, by some kind of
se donner
to give oneself
plus encore que
even more than
alors que
while, whilst
encore
again, another
on ne s’y trompe pas;
one is not mistaken (about it)
tromper (verbe), trompé (adj)
to deceive; be mistaken
ne + (pronoun) s’y (m’y) + être (conjugated) + pas
to not be mistaken about it
