Advanced French Words2_Eng to Fren

Question 1

1. (familier) [subir - corvée] to get saddled with

Answer 1

s’envoyerverbe pronominal transitif

Question 2

n. a remission, discount; delivery, presentation; markdown, rebate, reset; conferment, surrender

Answer 2

une remise (f)

Question 3

lead to

Answer 3

envoyer à

Question 4

“to post postpone, put off, the meeting has been put off until ou put back to next Tuesday”

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“renvoyer, la réunion est renvoyée à mardi prochain “

Question 5

“to refer, the matter has been referred to the assize court”

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“renvoyer, transférer, l’affaire a été renvoyée en cour d’assises “

Question 6

“refer to, the numbers refer to notes at the end of each chapte”

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“faire se reporter, to refer, les numéros renvoient aux notes de fin de chapitre r”

Question 7

“because of, due to, on account of”

Answer 7

“du fait de”, locution prépositionnelle, à cause de”

Question 8

“n. fat, grease, greasiness, flab, flesh, slush”

Answer 8

la graisse (f)

Question 9

“n. display, exposition, showing; exposure, statement; exhibition, exhibit; fair, display unit”

Answer 9

exposition (f)

Question 10

“adv. furthermore, moreover, besides, withal, therewith”

Answer 10

en outre

Question 11

“v. recommend, advise; register; commend, advocate; charge; exhort, warn”

Answer 11

recommander

Question 12

“adj. previous, former, before; precedent, prior, antecedent; late, preceding”

Answer 12

précédent

Question 13

“formerly, long ago, in olden days”

Answer 13

jadis, adverbe.

Question 14

“n. pesticide, chemical mixture used to kill pests and insects”

Answer 14

pesticide (m)

Question 15

“(littéraire) to achieve, to attain (soutenu)”

Answer 15

atteindre à (verbe plus preposition)

Question 16

“n. connection, relation; link, communication, relevance; report, record; yield, profit; ratio; nexus, affinity”

Answer 16

rapport (m)

Question 17

“n. inquiry, inquest, investigation; survey, probe; enquiry, detection, quest”

Answer 17

enquête (f)

Question 18

to investigate a murder

Answer 18

mener une enquête sur un meurtre

Question 19

to proceed at low speed

Answer 19

aller à faible vitesse

Question 20

“besides, furthermore, moreover”

Answer 20

du reste, locution adverbiale

Question 21

“there’s no point in arguing and, besides, it’s not up to me to decide”

Answer 21

“inutile de discuter, du reste, ça ne dépend pas de moi”

Question 22

“if you’re good, I’ll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow”

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“reste m. [suite, fin] vous êtes sages, je vous raconterai le reste demain”

Question 23

“prep. because of, owing to, on account of”

Answer 23

à cause de

Question 24

“prep. because of, owing to, on account of”

Answer 24

en raison de

Question 25

owing to

Answer 25

"suite à-,"

Question 26

"v. transit, pass through"

Answer 26

transiter

Question 27

affected

Answer 27

"adj. affecté, touché, infecté; prétendu"

Question 28

satiated

Answer 28

comblé

Question 29

you just have to put new batteries in (it)

Answer 29

il faut simplement lui remettre des piles

Question 30

"Ériger un monument, élever une construction, un assemblage :" dresser

Answer 30

Dresser un échafaudage.

Question 31

chemicals

Answer 31

n. produits chimiques (m)

Question 32

especially

Answer 32

to a particular degree, particulièrement, spécialement

Question 33

"v. spill, scatter; sprinkle, spray; shed"

Answer 33

répandre

Question 34

to expect

Answer 34

1. [anticipate] s'attendre à

Question 35

conj. while

Answer 35

cependant que

Question 36

adj. listed, recorded

Answer 36

répertorié

Question 37

"v. prohibit, ban, forbid, interdict; outlaw, taboo; debar"

Answer 37

interdire

Question 38

(soutenu) to continue (on), to endure, to last"

Answer 38

perdurer

Question 39

nuclear power stations

Answer 39

centrales nucleare

Question 40

"principal, fundamental; leading, cardinal; central, close, foremost; main; prime,"

Answer 40

"principal (féminin principale, pluriel masculin principaux)f"

Question 41

to apply for a post

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se porter candidat à un poste

Question 42

"n. support, encouragement; upholding; staff, prop, crutch; favor, boost, buttress"

Answer 42

le soutien (m)

Question 43

"v. retire, withdraw, go out, smooth away, draw off, draw back, fall back, move back, pull back,"

Answer 43

se retirer

Question 44

to expect somebody to do something

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s'attendre à ce que quelqu'un fasse quelque chose

Question 45

"filled, packed"

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comble

Question 46

" to poll a group, to carry out a survey among a group"

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faire un sondage auprès d'un groupe

Question 47

she knew more Russian than I expected her to

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elle était meilleure en russe que je ne m'y attendais

Question 48

"Préparer, disposer, agencer convenablement quelque chose : Prepare the table, the buffet.

Answer 48

dresser: Dresser la table. Dresser un buffet."

Question 49

"v. adjourn, postpone; transfer, carry over, hold over; bring forward"

Answer 49

reporter

Question 50

traffic jams are expected

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il faut s'attendre à des embouteillages

Question 51

"adv. nevertheless, nonetheless, though"

Answer 51

cependant

Question 52

"n. sound, probe; survey, poll; canvass"

Answer 52

sondage (m)

Question 53

protest movement

Answer 53

mouvement de contestation

Question 54

suspicious

Answer 54

"adj. soupçonnable, suspect; méfiant, soupçonneux"

Question 55

"Rédiger un texte, une liste, les établir dans les formes prescrites :

Answer 55

dresser, Dresser un inventaire. Dresser un bilan."

Question 56

"n. reclamation, claiming, complaint, complaining"

Answer 56

une réclamation (f)

Question 57

"n. supporter, fan, admirer"

Answer 57

un supporteur (m)

Question 58

"Inscrire, transcrire quelque chose quelque part :

Answer 58

reporter. Reporter les dépenses dans son livre de comptes."

Question 59

"v. demand, claim"

Answer 59

revendiquer

Question 60

"n. cause, origin, reason; case; brief"

Answer 60

la cause (f)

Question 61

"v. take place, unwind, uncoil, unroll, pass off, pass, pan out, progress, unfold, flow, pan, work"

Answer 61

se dérouler

Question 62

"adj. peerless, having no equal, unrivaled, incomparable"

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hors pair

Question 63

"v. criticize, thrash, castigate"

Answer 63

fustiger

Question 64

"v. water, irrigate"

Answer 64

arroser

Question 65

after having had a bit too much to drink at dinner

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après un dîner un peu trop arrosé (familier)

Question 66

"Établir quelque chose avec soin : prepare a project

Answer 66

dresser, Dresser une carte, un plan, un projet

Question 67

to curl updans l'inconfort] to hunch ou to huddle up | 2. [feuille, pétale] to shrivel ou to curl (up)

Answer 67

se recroqueviller 

Question 68

to make up for, to offset, to compensate

Answer 68

pallier à

Question 69

Populaire. Avoir très envie de: He's dying to see her.

Answer 69

Il crève de la revoir.

Question 70

to expect

Answer 70

s'attendre à (verbe pronominal plus préposition)