z Flashcards
1
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plead
A
plaider
2
Q
sales
A
la vente
sales of the wind are seriously declining
3
Q
lying, lifeless
A
gisant
jeez, aunt, can you stop pretending to be lifeless
4
Q
window cleaner
A
laveur de carreux
5
Q
collide with, injure
A
heurter
6
Q
suit (argot)
A
un constard
this con came tard to the suit wearing usiness
7
Q
torturer
A
le tortionnaire
8
Q
courier
A
un coursier
9
Q
to go through customs
A
passer a la douane
passe through where all my dough gets confiscated
10
Q
gossip
A
le ragot
get all your ragout gossip grom a street rag
11
Q
run the risk of
A
encourir de danger
12
Q
ring band
A
la bague
13
Q
to be very difficult to achieve
A
c’est la croix et la bannière
the crusader’s aims were very difficult to achieve, they needed the cross and the banner
14
Q
take the virginity of
A
dépuceler
get the pussy
15
Q
bosom
A
les seins
16
Q
simple, silly
A
niais
17
Q
laden, well stocked
A
achalande
this dtore is ladened with achats
18
Q
hairdryer
A
sèche-cheveux
19
Q
request smth
A
solliciter
20
Q
set square, protractor
A
une équerre
21
Q
dick
A
le zob
22
Q
spoiled, brat
A
gâté
23
Q
hefty, huge *argot)
A
balaise
24
Q
third-worl
A
le tiers-monde
25
drinkable, acceptable
potable
26
frenzy, craving
la frénésie
27
implausible, incredible
invraissemblable
28
cabinet maker
ébéniste
| he makes cabinets for bird nests
29
bundle up (dress badly0
fagoter
| only fags dare to dress badly
30
ripe, mature (drunk)
mur
31
alarm, frighten
effaroucher
32
skipping school
secher les courses
| theses courses are dry, so I'll skip them
33
two days later
le surlendemain
34
line, stroke, drop, mouthful
un trait
(this traitor drew a line with a knife on my throat at the stroke of midnight, first there was a drop of blood, then a mouthful)
35
kick out
ruer
| put out on the rue
36
follow closely, hound
talonner
| be on the talons of a dragon
37
bum
les fesses
38
pawn
le pion
39
nothingness, void
néant
40
crap, garbage
foutaise
| football is easily crap
41
joint
petards
42
to mock someone
s'en foutre de qqn
43
undone, unstitched, incoherent
décousu
| dad vkusyv his tongue eating couscous, he was incoherent in talking and the laughter undid my stiches
44
form, plug
le fichu
| you need a form to be authorised to use a fish as a plug
45
varnish, polish
le vernis
46
modesty, reserve
pudeur
47
barrier beach
le lido
48
cheap restaurant
une gargote
| only gargoyles consider cheap restaurants cheap cuisine
49
wretched, hopeless
minable
| africa is weteched but minable continent
50
search, rummage through
fouiller
51
cuddle, make a fuss of
câliner
| make a fuss of baby kalina
52
rags, old clothes
frusques
53
hide and seek
le cache cache
54
make happy, blossom (come out of shell)
épanouir
| stepan makes her ouvrir
55
suck on
teter
| suck on abald man's head
56
madman, lunatic
une dingue
57
allow sb to unwind, work things off
défouler
| get rid of your craziness by going away from la foule and unwinding
58
shortcoming, gap
la lacune
| this lagoon has a serious shortcoming - there's sharks
59
coward, loose
lâche
| thi guy's a coward, scared of the lash
60
tanned, bronzed
basané
| baaa, this ship is insanely tanned
61
chastise, punish
châtier
62
go fuck yourself
va te faire foutre
63
roundup, raid
rafle
64
be blind to
s'aveugler
65
with hindsight
avec le recul
66
impose, overwork, overhwlem
accabler
| acca dacca overworked by making wheat
67
butt
mégot
| found a maggot in my cigarette butt
68
make a phone call
passer un coup de fil
69
to move heaven and earth
remuer ciel et terre
| remove heaven and earth
70
compensate
dédommager
| dido compensated by her manager for making her famous with time after time
71
badmouth sb
tailler un costard a qqn
| he's so at and tall you wouldn't even be able to fit a suit on him
72
have a boob job
se faire refaire les seins
73
apply for a scholarship
solliciter une bourse
| solicitor applies for a scholarship to be a bus driver
74
overblown
trop mur
75
reduce to nothing
réduire a néant
76
fly off the handle
se mettre en pétard
| flew off the handle because he put himself in a fart
77
indecent assault
attentat a la pudeur
78
blind, dazzle
aveugler
79
weigh you down
t'accabler
80
boor, oaf
une malotru
81
hassle, trouble
le tracas
| these trucks cause too much hassle on the road
82
balls (vulgar)
les couilles
83
tribe, clan
la tribu
84
one-eyed
borgne
| he owed be a borg since he was bron, so i took his eye
85
hip
la hanche
| I have a hunch you have a gun at your hip
86
blade, sword
la lame
| that's a pretty lame plastice laminatied sword
87
scare
la cicatrice
88
delivery
le livraion
89
picking, gathering
la cueillete
90
follow in the footsteps
suivre dans les pas
91
procedure, course, sector, industry
la filière
92
uncork, unblock
déboucher
93
tenure holder
titulaire
94
relentlesness, determination
acharnement
| chars are relentless in the moment of war
95
increase, resurge
recrudescence
| there's a resurge of cruddy vannilla essence on the markets
96
fixed-term contract
un contrat a durée détermine
97
on-going contract
un contrat a durée indéterminée
98
temping
un intérim
99
to outsource
externaliser
100
working population
les actifs
101
teaching qualification
le Capes
102
special 2-3 year program after bac for top students
la classe préparatoire
103
to overcome
vaincre
| vanquish
104
lagging behind
a la traîne
105
young
en bas age
106
possible
envisageable
107
commute
un trajet
108
office rent
une location de bureaux
109
to prove to be
s’avérer
110
greenhouse gaz
des gaz a effet de serre
111
a handshake
une poignée de main
| boing your arm up and donw in handshake
112
to neglect
délaisser
| lassy dog neglected on set
113
to be overwhelmed
se laisser déborder
| im ovrwhelmed by this dam deciding to overflow
114
training
une formation
115
convincing
probant
| this mars probe is a convicnng sign that there is life there
116
regulated
encadre
117
small or mid sized business
une PME
118
until, by
d'ici la
119
housing scheme
ZUP
| bros say sup to ne another in the houseing scheme
120
homeless person
un SDF
121
the dole
le RMI
| can't afford to get an mri on the dole
122
minimum wage
le SMIC
123
housing commision
le HLM
124
accomodation center, shelter
un centre d’hébergement
125
dilapidated
vétuste
| this vest is dilapidated
126
unhealthy, unsanitary
insalubre
127
gypsy
tzigane
128
taut, wide open, tense
tendu
129
to head for, make for
se diriger vers
| the group of conductors head for the hills after purges
130
to cram, pile up
s'entasser
131
homeless
les sans-abris
132
self-esteem, respect, dignity
l'amour propre
133
parcel, package
un colis
(sent some kulish in a package0
134
here and there
par-ci, par-la
135
building site, disaster zone
le chantier
136
candle, spark plug
la bouige
137
deacon
le diacre
138
delicacy
un délice
139
usher/ investment banker
le placeur
140
unity, accord
ralliement
141
larry
camion
142
human warmth
la chaleur humaine
143
help each other
s'entraider
| world trade organization - statesx help one another with trade
144
leading the pack, the way
en tête de file
| this fille is at the head of the thread sewing pack
145
sprain, twisting (truth)
l'entorse
| twist your torso in aerobics, sprain your back, they twisted the truth that it would helkp you get fitter
146
brainteaser, puzzle, conundrum
un casse-tête
147
bite, teeth marks
la morsure
| you'll be dead from that bit for sure
148
asbestos
l'amiante
| im anti my amis and build their houses with asestos
149
forehead
le front
| hitler's forehead was the real eastern front
150
drought, insensitivity
la sécheresse
151
to be deprived of smth
etre prive de qqch
152
french trade union
CFDT
153
ration, level, rate
le taux
154
first employmet conditions
CPE
| crap paying employment
155
furrow your brow
plisser le front
| please sir, don't furrow your brow
156
be grounded
etre prive de sorties
| im sort of grounded
157
audience ratings
taux d'ecoute
158
electoral turnout
taux de participation électorale
159
cover letter
lettre de motivation
160
professional network
le réseau professionel
161
lifeless, expresionless
atone
| a tony abbott talking expressionlessly
162
in, within, inside
au sein de
163
unhooking, disengagement, leaving orbit
décrochement
164
edible vegetable
potage
| vegetables that you can put in a pot
165
kitchen garden
jardin potager
166
snack, gain on, erode
grignoter
167
set up, establish, open
implanter
| open an boob implant business in la
168
worthy of
digne de
169
lack of social mobility
la reproduction sociale
170
migrant worker
travailleur détaché
171
swallow, engulf, gobble up
engloutir
172
gruesome, macabre
funeste
| this funeral est gruesome (eating dead man)
173
dig, worsen
creuser
| the epideic of teen drinking worsens with crusers
174
a well
un puits
| it's a well for poo
175
smelly
puant
| my aunt stinks of poo
176
to crackle (radio)
crachoter
| radio crackles during airplane crash, tryiong to contact hotel to rebook
177
disagreable, briny
saumâtre
| this tuna is so riny, master
178
contribute, pay into
cotiser
| costiser
179
claw, designer label
la griffe
| this griffon has his own designer label and giant claws
180
thrill, delight, become (you) (litter. = kidnap)
ravir
| you look ravishing in that, it delights me
181
file, file down
limer
| filing a lime for a cake
182
brains (food)
la cervelle
183
social benefits
la prestation sociale
184
moron, cretin
pleupleu
| people are morons, especially in the pluit
185
country bumpkin
plouc
| country bunkimps pull ploogs
186
yokel
péquenaud
| yokel being pecked by tureys for naught
187
chauvinistic, vulgar man
beauf
188
free period
la permanence
189
grow wider
se creuser
190
delve further into an issue
creuser une question
| need to delve further into the issue of crusers and drink many
191
rack your brains
se creuser la tète
192
stink of
puer (le...)
| stink of poo
193
a birdbrain
une cervelle d'oiseau
