All words from Reading and Comprehension part 7 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
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tôle (m.)
A
tin, sheet metal
2
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glass chandelier
A
lustre en verre (m.)
3
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dairy
A
laiterie (f.)
4
Q
job, position
A
poste (m.)
5
Q
soupçonner
A
to suspect
6
Q
il s’agit
A
it concerns, it is about
7
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to fade
A
estomper (s’)
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Q
CDI (m.)
A
open-ended contract
9
Q
cossu
A
fancy, opulent
10
Q
noise
A
bruit (m.)
11
Q
started, under way
A
étoile
12
Q
to demonstrate, protest
A
manifester
13
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à l’endroit
A
right side
14
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faire de son mieux
A
to do one’s best
15
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escape
A
fuite (f.)
16
Q
to implement
A
mettre en œuvre
17
Q
don (m.)
A
gift
18
Q
rencontre (f.)
A
encounter
19
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it’s done, it’s over
A
c’est plié*
20
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ombrager
A
to shade
21
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to reach, to achieve
A
atteindre
22
Q
congested
A
congestionné
23
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to crush
A
écraser
24
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en outre
A
moreover, what is more
25
époustouflant
amazing
26
à l'abri libre
in the open air
27
to ride
chevaucher
28
coucher (se)
to lie down
29
it's enough to
il suffit de
30
to belong to
appartenir à
31
apple
pomme (f.)
32
address
adresse (f)
33
enfermé
shut up in, imprisoned
34
gêner
to bother, to annoy
35
in a nod to
en un clin d'œil à
36
grand-mère (f.)
granmother
37
spinner
fileur (m.)
38
desk
pupitre (m.)
39
pont (m.)
bridge
40
roofer
vouvreur (m.)
41
isolation
isolement (m.)
42
assiette (f.)
plate
43
habituer à (s')
to beome used to
44
tête (f.)
head
45
portion, part
partie (f.)
46
moreover, what is more
en outre
47
carrefour (m.)
crossroads
48
male chaubinism
machisme (m.)
49
cuisse (f.)
thigh
50
target
cible (f.)
51
waitress
serveuse (f.)
52
to attend
assister à
53
livrer
to expose
54
for want of
à défaut de
55
when
lorsque
56
to cause harm
porter préjudice
57
to be a benchwarmer
chauffer les bancs*
58
trompe (f.)
proboscis
59
caisse (f.)
case, box
60
to burglarise
cambrioler
61
from, based on
à partir de
62
mood
mode (f.)
63
apporter
to bring
64
d'ores et déjà
already
65
escarpolette (f.)
swing
66
meeting place
lieu de rencontres (m.)
67
allure (f.)
speed
68
to shake up
bousculer
69
coupure (f.)
cut
70
unrecognizable
méconnaissable
71
boots
bottes (f.pl.)
72
pastry chef
pâtissier, pâtissière
73
souhaiter
to want, to wish
74
book
bouquin* (m.)
75
army
armée
76
to serve
servir
77
to like, to love
aimer
78
critique (f.)
criticism
79
hamlet
hameau (m.)
80
liver
foie (m.)
81
lever
to get up
82
ceinture (f.)
belt
83
equipment damage
casse (f.)
84
crowd
foule (f.)
85
depressed
déprimé
86
kiss
bisou* (m.)
87
to move into
installer (s')
88
to abdicate
abdiquer
89
retirer
to take away
90
notebook
cahier (m.)
91
close, narrow
étroit
92
within
au sein de
93
provisoire
temporary, provisional
94
miel (m.)
honey
95
emplacement (m.)
place setting
96
strawberry
fraise (f.)
97
to stage
mettre en scène
98
mur (m.)
wall
99
elder
aîné
100
assumer
to assume
101
sans le sou
penniless
102
avoir raison
to be right (people)
103
dès que possible
as soon as possiblee
104
treason, betrayal
trahison (f.)
105
film enthusiast
cinéphile (m./f.)
106
cauchemar (m.)
nightmare
107
full-fledged
à part entière
108
résigner à (se)
to resign oneself to
109
traîner
to drag
110
vue (f.)
sense of sight
111
brume (f.)
mist
112
crever*
to die
113
to catch
attraper
114
bagout (m.)
volubility, glibness
115
participe passé (m.)
past participle
116
out of the question
ça le fait pas*
117
léger
light
118
peach, fishing
pêche (f.)
119
shack
cahute (f.)
120
élever
to raise
121
assoupi
dozing
122
minimum wage
SMIC (m.)
123
ménager à (se)
to pace oneself
124
corde (f.)
string
125
bustard
outarde (f.)
126
willingly
de bonne grâce
127
busy
achalandé
128
plusieurs
several
129
brûler (se)
to burn oneself
130
lip
lèvre (f.)
131
traffic
circulation (f.)
132
oreiller (m.)
pillow
133
green bean
haricot vert (m.)
134
sofa, couch
canapé (m.)
135
requirement
exigence (f.)
136
analphabète (m./f.)
illiterate person
137
irritated
excédé
138
to earn one's living
gagner sa vie
139
arched, vaulted
voûté
140
widening
élargissement (m.)
141
freshman
bizut (m.)
142
yet, nevertheless
pourtant
143
ray, stack
rayon (m.)
144
défrichable
easy to clear
145
la Défense
business district just outside of Paris
146
attraper
to catch
147
indemniser
to compensate
148
to play a part, to participate in, to be involved in
intervenir
149
apicole
beekeeping
150
to burn
brûler
151
abriter
to shelter
152
swindle, fraud
escroquerie (f.)
153
muqueuse (f.)
mucous membrane
154
to track down
dépister
155
nail factory
clouterie (f.)
156
inscrit
noted
157
inédit
new, original
158
déçu
disappointed
159
carnivore
carnivore (m.)
160
ordinateur (m.)
computer
161
to communicate to
transmettre
162
to realize
apercevoir
163
déprimé
depressed
164
dégager
to unearth
165
teacher
enseignant(e)
166
hedge
haie (f.)
167
watermelon
pastèque (f.)
168
gravir les échelons
to climb the rungs
169
artwork
maquette (f.)
170
to make smaller, to dwarf
rapetisser
171
to make a mistake
tromper (se)
172
habdomadaire
weekly
173
bouton (m.)
button
174
manque (m.)
lack of
175
à mobilité réduite
with limited mobility
176
to concern
préoccuper
177
to go to bed
se coucher
178
écrivain(e)
writer
179
under the supervision of
sous la conduite de
180
compte tenu
considering
181
to date back to
remonter à
182
à l'encontre
agaist, contrary to
183
print
empreine (f.)
184
to give birth to
donner naissance à
185
to flee
fuir
186
aménagé
built, fitted out
187
charpentier (m.)
carpenter
188
voilier (m.)
sailboat
189
today, currently
à ce jour
190
in the background
derrière
191
pelle (f.)
shovel
192
dizaine (f.)
about ten
193
to harmonize with
harmoniser (s') avec
194
to admit, to confess
avouer
195
to do window-shopping
faire du lèche-vitrines
196
heritage
patrimoine (m.)
197
to run
courir
198
mourir
to die
199
chasse (f.)
hunting, hunt
200
âme (f.)
soul
201
contraption
machin (m.)
202
look
regard (m.)
203
to bury
enfouir
204
asseoir (s')
to sit down
205
avoisiner
to border on
206
poisson (m.)
fish
207
to acquire
acquérir
208
jeu de cartes (m.)
card game
209
looking like
à l'allure de
210
corriger
to correct
211
cinéma (m.)
movie theater, theaters
212
beaux-arts (m.pl.)
fine arts
213
forehead
front (m.)
214
résonner
to resonate
215
district
arrondissement (m.)
216
cymbales (f.pl.)
cymbals
217
boum* (f.)
party (teenagers')
218
full-time
à plein temps
219
faire la queue
to stand in line
220
chanson (f.)
song
221
to smile
sourire
222
peintre (m.)
painter
223
to murmur, to whisper
murmurer
224
to groan about
râler
225
champ (m.)
field
226
bouteille (f.)
bottle
227
to improve
améliorer (s')
228
clothing
vêtement (m.)
229
beam
poutre (f.)
230
boucler
to complete
231
licorne (f.)
unicorn
232
potato
pomme de terre (f.)
233
jacinthe (f.)
hyacinth
234
enorgueillir de (s')
to pride oneself on
235
borgne
shady, recessed
236
latter
dernier
237
illettrisme (m.)
illiteracy
238
exposition (f.)
exhibition, show
239
tricherie (f.)
trick, cheating
240
business district just outside of Paris
la Défense
241
reunion
retrouvailles (f.pl.)
242
fellow
gaillard (m.)
243
revers de la médaille (m.)
other side of the coin
244
céder
to yield
245
roof, roofing
toiture (f.)
246
rebrousser chemin
to turn back
247
visitor
habitué
248
autant de autant que possible
as much as possible
249
face
visage (m.)
250
arm
bras (m.)
251
raw wood
bois brut (m.)
252
to rise to the surface
affleurer
253
ciseaux (m.pl.)
scissors
254
moutarde (f.)
mustard
255
méconnaissable
unrecognizable
256
case (f.)
box
257
cave (f.)
cellar
258
to dilute
diluer
259
reverse view
regard renversé (m.)
260
grandson
petit-fils (m.)
261
framboise (f.)
raspberry
262
piano à queue (m.)
grand piano
263
to snap away at
mitrailler
264
quant à
as for
265
to chop
hacher
266
fenêtre (f.)
window
267
mistral (cold, dry wind that blows in the Rhône Valley and the south of France)
mistral (m.)
268
joyau (m.)
gem
269
content
happy
270
weight
poids (m.)
271
scieur (m.)
sawyer
272
set, circle
milieu (m.)
273
riddled with
criblé de
274
loger (se)
to stay
275
lighthouse
phare (m.)
276
clearly
clairement
277
grumpy
bougon
278
joke
blague (f.)
279
apple tree
pommier (m.)
280
to be listed in
être inscrit à
281
comic strip
bande dessinée (f.)
282
beurre de cacaheètes
peanut butter
283
surtout
especially
284
channel
chaîne (f.)
285
enracinement (m.)
rooting, settling
286
lecture
conférence (f.)
287
boucherie (f.)
butcher shop
288
box
boîte (f.)
289
naissance (f.)
birth
290
paquer
to ditch, to pack in
291
relâcher (se)
to relax
292
roommate
camarade (m./f.) de chambre
293
grade, mark, (musical) note
note (f.)
294
paritarisme (m.)
principle of gender equality
295
mistake, fault
faute (f.)
296
enfouir
to bury
297
vouvreur (m.)
roofer
298
agrafeuse (f.)
stapler
299
to accommodate, to welcome, to host
accueillir
300
chestnut
châtaigne (f.)
301
actor
acteur (m.)
302
crochet (calligraphie) (m.)
hook
303
plat (m.)
dish, flat
304
alcohol
alcool (m.)
305
sensibilité (f.)
sensitivity
306
bande sonore (f.)
soundtrack
307
inconvénient (m.)
drawback
308
back
dos (m.)
309
cartoon
dessin animé (m.)
310
envoûtant
spellbinding
311
heat wave
chaleur (f.)
312
ship
navire (m.)
313
to apply
appliquer (s')
314
to expect
attendre à (s')
315
chaussures (f.pl)
shoes
316
dérouler (se)
to take place
317
bassoon
basson (m.)
318
to concern, to be a matter of
agir de (s')
319
piste (f.)
ring
320
fence
clôture (f.)
321
hocher la tête
to nod one's head
322
courage (m.)
courage
323
plsterer
plâtrier (m.)
324
good timing
ça tombe bien
325
écrasant (for the majority)
overwhelming
326
cambioleur, cambrioleuse
burgler
327
directly on
à même de
328
data
indices (m.pl.)
329
insaisissable
elusive
330
other side of the coin
revers de la médaille (m.)
331
as far as, as much… as
autant… que
332
film sonore (m.)
sound film
333
disarming
désarmant
334
school
école (f.)
335
to prejudge
préjuger
336
orthographe (f.)
spelling
337
plier
to fold
338
aguerri
trained, experienced
339
freestone
pierre de taille (f.)
340
new, original
inédit
341
esquisser
to draw, to skip
342
heir apparent
Dauphin (m.)
343
gaillard (m.)
fellow
344
veuf, veuve
widower, widow
345
célèbre
famous
346
appeler (s')
to be called
347
beekeeper
apiculteur (m.)
348
librairie (f.)
bookstore
349
mediator
médiateur, médiatrice
350
to train
former
351
laisser tomber
to drop
352
lâcher
to let go
353
rule
règle (f.)
354
penniless
sans le sou
355
frissonner
to tremble
356
raisn (m.)
grapefruit
357
in spite of
malgré
358
chance (f.)
luck
359
menuisier (m.)
carpenter, cabinetmaker
360
team manager
patron de l'écurie (m.)
361
tough, difficult
redoutable
362
to run errands
faire des courses
363
lettre de motivation (f.)
cover letter
364
to clip somebody's wings
couper les ailes
365
ouvrier de chantier naval (m.)
shipyard worker
366
fougue (f.)
spirit, enthusiasm
367
brass drum
grosse caisse (f.)
368
prolonger
to extend, to continue
369
gillyflower, stock
giroflées quarantaines (f.pl.)
370
song
chanson (f.)
371
cherry
cerise (f.)
372
écran (m.)
screen
373
wall
mur (m.)
374
investissement (m.)
inveestment
375
trou de mémoire (m.)
memory lapse
376
connaissances de base (f.pl.)
basic knowledge
377
faire du lèche-vitrines
to do window-shopping
378
feindre
to feign, to pretend
379
carnivore (m.)
carnivore
380
trial
procèc (m.)
381
introductory training
stage d'initiation (m.)
382
maugréer
to grumble
383
murmurer
to murmur, to whisper
384
millier (m.)
thousand
385
to die
mourir
386
empreine (f.)
print
387
spy
espion(ne)
388
légumes (m.pl.)
vegetables
389
conte (m.)
story
390
mount
monture (f.)
391
rainy
pluvieux
392
now
maintenant
393
hierarchy
hiérarchie (f.)
394
to reason
raisonner
395
streetlamp
lampadaire (m.)
396
on average
en moyenne
397
reculer
to draw back
398
next door
à côté
399
pierre de taille (f.)
freestone
400
hill
colline (f.)
401
troquer
to barter, to swap
402
hair
cheveux (m.pl.)
403
heurter à (se)
to come up against
404
to hope
espérer
405
Roman
romain
406
manifester
to demonstrate, protest
407
pas grand-chose
not much
408
traîner les pieds
to drag one's feet
409
conférence (f.)
lecture
410
ambassade (f.)
embassy
411
tier
gradin (m.)
412
insolite
unusual
413
tortoise
tortue (f.)
414
thigh
cuisse (f.)
415
arrondissement (m.)
district
416
theortician
théoricien(ne)
417
barbe (f.)
beard
418
democracy, citizenship
citoyenneté (f.)
419
harvestt
récolte (f.)
420
currency
devise (f.)
421
reception, reception area
accueil (m.)
422
fontaine (f.)
fountain
423
fond (m.)
bottom
424
sharp
sec
425
dépister
to track down
426
to heal
soigner
427
débarrasser la table
to clear the table
428
network
réseau (m.)
429
cheveux (m.pl.)
hair
430
disposition (f.)
provision
431
jouer de la harpe
to play the harp
432
formation (f.)
training
433
to instill
inculquer
434
pied (m.)
foot
435
sirop (m.)
syrup
436
injured
blessé
437
jupe (f.)
skirt
438
échapper à
to escape
439
Morocco
Maroc (m.)
440
tour (m.)
tower
441
to weigh in the balance
peser au trébuchet
442
to blow one's brains out
faire sauter le cervelle (se)
443
rappel à l'ordre (m.)
reminder
444
pumpkin
citrouille (f.)
445
auprès de
with as much as
446
fâché
angry
447
tambourine
tanière (f.)
448
usine d'outils (f.)
tool factory
449
witness
témoin (m.)
450
angry
fâché
451
to call
appeler
452
faire un effort
to make an effort
453
trop de
too much, too many
454
coupe-coupe (m.)
machete
455
historien(ne)
historian
456
sève (f.)
sap
457
machete
coupe-coupe (m.)
458
fiévreux
feverish
459
to pick up sb
aller chercher qqn
460
room
chambre (f.)
461
aller chercher qqn
to pick up sb
462
feat, prowess
prouesse (f.)
463
tenter
to try, to attempt
464
déménager
to move
465
quotidien (m.)
daily, everday life
466
chair (f.) de poule
goosebumps
467
film muet (m.)
silent film
468
bastingage (m.)
ship's rail
469
to chat
papoter
470
soucil (m.)
eyebrow
471
ouvrier (m.)
worker
472
gagner sa vie
to earn one's living
473
mildew
mildiou (m.)
474
favoriser
to favor, to appreciate, to encourage
475
échelle (f.)
scale, ladder
476
probably
sans doute
477
road worker
terrassier (m.)
478
accorder
to grant, to give
479
hardiesse (f.)
boldness
480
trépied (m.)
tripod
481
trait appuyé (m.)
line falling rightward
482
grain (m.)
speck
483
balayer
to sweep
484
to grant, to give
accorder
485
to apply
postuler
486
to catch
attraper
487
to slow down
ralentir
488
development
aménagement
489
courbe (f.)
curve
490
subscription
abonnement (m.)
491
essuyer
to wipe
492
steak haché (m.)
ground beef
493
un écolier sur cinq
one schoolchild out of five
494
diluer
to dilute
