All words from Reading and Comprehension part 6 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
1
Q
inventory
A
inventaire (m.)
2
Q
flute
A
flûte (f.)
3
Q
weekly
A
habdomadaire
4
Q
boisson (f.)
A
drink, beverage
5
Q
outlet
A
déversoir (m.)
6
Q
individual
A
particulier
7
Q
dispositif (m.)
A
mechanism, device
8
Q
public place
A
lieu public (m.)
9
Q
brosser
A
to brrush
10
Q
to center
A
cadrer
11
Q
coude (m.)
A
elbow
12
Q
right
A
droit (m.)
13
Q
on the other hand
A
en revanche
14
Q
intégrisme (m.)
A
fundamentalism
15
Q
butcher shop
A
boucherie (f.)
16
Q
proche
A
near, close
17
Q
individual reward
A
récompense particulière (f.)
18
Q
cross-staff, square
A
équerre (f.)
19
Q
to start, to begin to
A
mettre à (se)
20
Q
fort (m.)
A
fort
21
Q
champion
A
champion (ne) (m./f.)
22
Q
root
A
racine (f.)
23
Q
prendre un verre
A
to have a drink
24
Q
servir à
A
to be of use
25
pinceau (m.)
brush
26
mettre à l'écart
to keep in the background, to put aside
27
curly
bouclé
28
abordable
affordable
29
to divide
diviser
30
to be subject to
être soumis à
31
cuiller (cuillère) (f.)
spoon
32
retrouvailles (f.pl.)
reunion
33
équerre (f.)
cross-staff, square
34
shame
honte (f.)
35
approach
démarche (f.)
36
fièvre (f.)
fever
37
acétate de cellulose (m.)
cellulose acetate
38
élève (m./f.)
student
39
conservation plan
plan de sauvegarde (m.)
40
toe
orteil (m.)
41
menace
threat
42
emporter
to carry away
43
épouse (f.)
wife, spouse
44
pluvieux
rainy
45
en primaire
in elementary school
46
regard (m.)
look
47
(library) card
carte (f.)
48
pays natal (m.)
native country
49
au large
open-sea
50
lack of
manque (m.)
51
seat
siège (m.)
52
formerly
autrefois
53
ressentir
to feel, to experience
54
ancrage (m.)
anchoring
55
short
court
56
bypassing
contournement (m.)
57
neck
cou (m.)
58
divertissement (m.)
entertainment
59
souriant
smiling
60
acheter
to buy
61
to disconcert
déconcerter
62
œuvre (f.)
work, creation
63
feu (m.)
fire
64
bisou* (m.)
kiss
65
criard
piercing
66
usant
taxing
67
in a hurry to be done with
pressé d'en finir
68
folie meurtrière
murderous rage
69
reading
lecture (f.)
70
so many
tant que
71
comporter (se)
to behave
72
salarié(e)
salaried employee
73
to start one's own business
mettre à son compte (se)
74
maçon (m.)
mason
75
from dawn to dusk
de l'aube au crepuscule
76
tin, sheet metal
tôle (m.)
77
granny
mamie (f.)
78
production
mise en scène (f.)
79
souligner
to emphasize
80
faufiler (se)
to weave in and out of
81
cellulose acetate
acétate de cellulose (m.)
82
growth
croissance (f.)
83
lécher
to lap against
84
to ditch, to pack in
paquer
85
bee
abeille (f.)
86
déménagement (m.)
moving
87
haut niveau (m.)
top level
88
lacemaker
dentellière (f.)
89
penguin
pingouin (m.)
90
réseau (m.)
network
91
chute (f.)
fall, descent
92
to yield
céder
93
à plein temps
full-time
94
to work
travailler
95
cuisinier (m.)
cook
96
a priori
in principle
97
piano
piano
98
dish, flat
plat (m.)
99
trick, cheating
tricherie (f.)
100
circumnavigation (f.)
circumnavigation
101
prendre une douche
to take a shower
102
on the ground
par terre
103
avoir lieu
to take place
104
cicatriser
to heal
105
enjeu (m.)
issue, challenge
106
oboe
hautbois (m.)
107
tellement
so much
108
to outdo, to go further
renchérir
109
avoir froid
to be cold (people)
110
thousand
millier (m.)
111
derrière
in the background
112
fauna
faune (f.)
113
honte (f.)
shame
114
intensive apprenticeship
apprentissage intensif (m.)
115
lâché
released
116
dentellière (f.)
lacemaker
117
incurable, inconsolable
inguérissable
118
éteindre (s')
to die down, to fade away, to go out, to go dark
119
bridge
pont (m.)
120
well and truly
bel et bien
121
concevoir
to design
122
voice
voix (f.)
123
susceptible de
likely to
124
contournement (m.)
bypassing
125
danse (f.)
dance
126
être de bonne/mauvaise humeur
to be in a good/bad mood
127
contenter (se)
to make do with to content oneself with
128
presently
actuellement
129
painter
peintre (m.)
130
brûlure (f.)
burn
131
to bring
apporter
132
to act, to serve as
servir de
133
mettre en place
to implement
134
pourboire (m.)
tip
135
to call somebody names
traiter de
136
prêter
to lend
137
designer
cocepteur, conceptrice
138
to obtain, to get
obtenir
139
burin (m.)
chipping chisel
140
atout (m.)
advantage
141
screen
écran (m.)
142
aller
to go
143
fleuri
blossomed
144
écoulement d'eau (m.)
flow of water
145
street peddler
vendeur à la sauvette (m.)
146
to feel, to experience
éprouver
147
package
colis (m.)
148
banane (f.)
banana
149
beach
plage (f.)
150
enterrer
to bury
151
prouesse (f.)
feat, prowess
152
fig
figue (f.)
153
butter
beurre (m.)
154
cachalot (m.)
sperm whale
155
america
Amérique
156
oursuivre (se)
to continue
157
giroflées quarantaines (f.pl.)
gillyflower, stock
158
many
beaucoup de
159
to terminate
mettre fin à
160
rire (m.)
to laugh
161
population active (f.)
active population
162
front (m.)
forehead
163
faire un saut
to hop over to
164
xylophone (m.)
xylophone
165
sleep
sommeil (m.)
166
muret (m.)
low wall
167
bonheur (m.)
happiness
168
sheet
drap (m.)
169
toiture (f.)
roof, roofing
170
Afrique (f.0
africa
171
balise VHF (f.)
VHF beacon
172
diviser
to divide
173
to fly away toward
envoler vers (s')
174
tirer
to burden, to be hard on, to display, to set off
175
retired
à la retraite
176
entitled
intitulé
177
escale (f.)
layover, stopover
178
among
parmi
179
obnoxious
odieux
180
tabou (m.)
taboo
181
emprunter
to borrow
182
au pied de
at the foot of
183
rompre (se)
to break
184
chou (m.)
cabbage
185
être fier de
to be proud of
186
situer (se)
to be located
187
banana
banane (f.)
188
avoir mal au cœur
to feel nauseated
189
stubborn
réfractaire
190
atteindre
to reach, to achieve
191
to be hungry
avoir faim
192
ball, bullet
balle (f.)
193
excavatrice à vapeur (f.)
steam-powered digging maching
194
sugar refinery
raffinerie de sucre (f.)
195
practically
quasiment
196
smiling
souriant
197
to cancel
annuler
198
to get rid of
débarrassser de (se)
199
resto* (m.)
restaurant
200
thing
truc (m.)
201
usager (m.)
user
202
dark
foncé
203
to pack (one's suitcase)
faire ses valises
204
par terre
on the ground
205
tortue (f.)
tortoise
206
démarrer
to start
207
agreement of tenses
concordance des temps (f.)
208
oreille (f.)
ear
209
stampede, race
cavalcade (f.)
210
to make do with to content oneself with
contenter (se)
211
assez de
enough
212
men's suit
costume (m.)
213
long-lasting
durable
214
on the cutting edge
à la pointe de
215
fâché
angry
216
to dream
rêver
217
enfin
lastly, finally
218
convaincre
to convince
219
plage (f.)
beach
220
sailboat
voilier (m.)
221
habitude (f.)
habit
222
conseiller, conseillère
advisor
223
surplomber
to overhand
224
yearly
annuellement
225
mucous membrane
muqueuse (f.)
226
rainbow
arc-en-ciel (m.)
227
maison (f.)
house
228
to sit down
asseoir (s')
229
skirt
jupe (f.)
230
gathering of pollen
butinage (m.)
231
beaten-earth floor
terre battue (f.)
232
to participate in
participer à
233
raising awareness
sensibilisation (f.)
234
north
nord
235
maniement (m.)
handling
236
railing
grille (f.)
237
ajout (m.)
addition
238
old-fashioned
suranné
239
vent (m.)
wind
240
library
bibliothèque (f.)
241
misgivings
réticences (f.pl.)
242
hammer
marteau (m.)
243
devoted to, dedicated to
dédié à
244
throat
gorge (f.)
245
line, queue
file d'attente (f.)
246
écrin (m.)
showcase
247
addition (f.)
bill (in a restaurant), check
248
sable (m.)
sand
249
chanteur, chanteuse (m./f.)
singer
250
informatique (m.)
computer science
251
tool
outil (m.)
252
dos (m.)
back
253
glissant
slippery
254
faire du yoga
to practice yoga
255
to feel nauseated
avoir mal au cœur
256
criticism
critique (f.)
257
grange (f.)
barn
258
charbonnier (m.)
coalman
259
hiérarchie (f.)
hierarchy
260
concours (m.)
competitions, competitive examination
261
fuite (f.)
escape
262
dress circle
corbeille (f.)
263
banc (m.)
bench
264
cerise (f.)
cherry
265
to be
être à
266
chuchoter
to whisper
267
embassy
ambassade (f.)
268
nom patronymique (m.)
surname
269
permis de construire (m.)
building permit
270
preheat
préchauffer
271
être en train de
to be in the process of
272
seriously (ill)
gravement (malade)
273
faire la sieste
to take a nap
274
insignificant
anodin
275
gagner
to earn
276
avoir tort
to be wrong (people)
277
avide
eager
278
roman policier (m.)
detective novel
279
horseman
cavalier (m.)
280
taste
goût (m.)
281
swimsuit
maillot (m.) de bain
282
talon (m.)
heel
283
lit (m.)
bed
284
affublé de
wearing
285
en un clin d'œil à
in a nod to
286
renvoyer
to send back
287
showcase
écrin (m.)
288
communiqué (m.)
press release
289
mashrabiya
moucharabieh (m.)
290
to complete
boucler
291
devise (f.)
currency
292
sel (m.)
salt
293
sang-froid (m.)
cool, calm
294
façon
manner, way
295
mast, pole, post
mât (m.)
296
calculatrice (f.)
calculator
297
baroudeur (m.)
adventurer, trailblazer
298
lighting
éclairage (m.)
299
complément alimentaire (m.)
dietary supplement
300
service
prestation (f.)
301
trombone
trombone (m.)
302
provision
disposition (f.)
303
milliner
modiste (m./f/)
304
to die
crever*
305
feuille de laurier (f.)
bay leaf
306
coronation
cacre (m.)
307
intervenir
to play a part, to participate in, to be involved in
308
autrefois
formerly, in the past
309
atterrir
to land
310
pamplemousse (m.)
grapefruit
311
excédé
irritated
312
escargot (m.)
snail
313
bac (m.)
baccalaureate (high school leaving certificate)
314
to be wrong (people)
avoir tort
315
to bother, to annoy
gêner
316
corps et âme
body and soul
317
French fries
frites (f.pl.)
318
comic books
bande dessinée (f.pl.)
319
axe
hache (f.)
320
margin
marge (f.)
321
hub
plaque tournante (f.)
322
patron (m.)
boss
323
cabinetmaking
ébénisterie (f.)
324
in a safe place, sheltered from
à l'abri
325
bras (m.)
arm
326
autrefois
formerly
327
to be cold (people)
avoir froid
328
to do one's best
faire de son mieux
329
outdated
désuet
330
to tame
apprivoiser
331
pouce (m.)
thumb
332
lute
luth (m.)
333
conquête (f.)
conquest
334
artiste (m./f.)
artist
335
to found
fonder
336
humer
to smell, to inhale
337
floor, story
étage (m.)
338
fraîcheur (f.)
freshness
339
patrimoine (m.)
heritage
340
poignet (m.)
wrist
341
bientôt
soon
342
avoir peur
to be afraid
343
tensed muscle
muscle tendu (m.)
344
banc (m.)
bench
345
âge (m.)
age
346
relier
to connect
347
cooking
cuisson (f.)
348
proviseur (m.)
principal, headmaster
349
injure (f.)
insult
350
à deux pas
a short distance
351
on low heat
à feu doux
352
feverish
fiévreux
353
court
short
354
environ
approximately
355
study
étude (f.)
356
compression stockings
bas de contention (m.)
357
duck
canard (m.)
358
protein
protéine (f.)
359
in two weeks
en quinze jours
360
to get angry
fâcher (se)
361
accueil (m.)
reception, reception area
362
fencing
escrime (f.)
363
clarinet
clarinette (f.)
364
draw a line
tracer un trait
365
banjo
banjo (m.)
366
reconnaître
to acknowledge, to recognize
367
overwhelming
écrasant (for the majority)
368
accueillir
to accommodate, to welcome, to host
369
porter préjudice
to cause harm
370
to be hot (people)
avoir chaud
371
homme debout (m.)
standing man
372
avoir mal (à)
to have a pain (in)
373
vedette (f.)
launch, speedboat
374
avouer
to admit, to confess
375
conduire
to lead to
376
retard (m.)
delay
377
landscape
paysage (m.)
378
honeydew
miellat (m.)
379
to veil
voiler
380
tenir à
to insist on
381
monohull
monocoque (m.)
382
digitization
numérisation (f.)
383
harmonica
harmonica (f.)
384
apprenant(e)
learner
385
spoon
cuiller (cuillère) (f.)
386
jambe (f.)
leg
387
fellow
confère (m.)
388
foule (f.)
crowd
389
amuser
to amuse
390
sain
healthy
391
anniversary, birthday
anniversaire (m.)
392
bande magnétique sonore (f.)
audiotape
393
to be one of, to be part of
faire partie de
394
near, close
proche
395
bougie (f.)
candle
396
enough
assez de
397
naître
to be born
398
numériser
to digitize
399
purchase
achat (m.)
400
tournage (m.)
shooting
401
harmonica (f.)
harmonica
402
ralentir
to slow down
403
réunir
to bring together
404
desire
volonté (f.)
405
string instrument
instrument à cordes (m.)
406
castanets
castagnettes (f.pl.)
407
twisted
torsadé
408
faire la lessive
to do the laundry
409
bicyclette (f.)
bicycle
410
cinéma d'art et d'essai (m.)
art house cinema
411
voix (f.)
voice
412
scolarisation (f.)
schooling
413
cher
expensive
414
obtenir
to obtain, to get
415
to buy
acheter
416
agent immobilier (m.)
real-estate agent
417
gift
cadeau (m.)
418
rejection
rejet (m.)
419
to switch on
allumer
420
noisy
bruyant
421
pari (m.)
bet, wager
422
while stocks last
jusqu'à épuisement des stocks
423
faire sauter le cervelle (se)
to blow one's brains out
424
bâtiment (m.)
building
425
équipe (f.)
team
426
taxing
usant
427
usual name
nom d'usage (m.)
428
inégalité (f.)
inequality
429
ébénisterie (f.)
cabinetmaking
430
trick
combine* (f.)
431
common sense
bon sens (m.)
432
metteur, metteuse en scène
director
433
to memorize
retenir par cœur
434
to blow the lid off
sauter le couvercle
435
at the foot of
au pied de
436
call for contributions
appel à contribution (m.)
437
bande dessinée (f.)
comic strip
438
knot
nœud (m.)
439
drink, beverage
boisson (f.)
440
abroad
à l'étranger
441
à la retraite
retired
442
étroit
close, narrow
443
approximately
environ
444
seat belt, safety belt
ceinture de sécurité
445
artichoke
artichaut (m.)
446
increase
accroissement (m.)
447
rembourrage (m.)
to pack, to stock
448
delay
retard (m.)
449
printed
imprimé
450
assouvir
to satisfy
451
to go wrong, to fail
rater
452
to highlight
mettre en valeur
453
sensitivity
sensibilité (f.)
454
collectionner
to collect
455
(mortal) remains
restes (m.pl.)
456
to drop
laisser tomber
457
and a bit
et des poussières
458
inequality
inégalité (f.)
459
soumettre à (se)
to submit to
460
bois (m.)
wood
461
bataille (f.)
battle
462
llose box
box (m.)
463
vécu quotidien (m.)
day-to-day experience
464
toucher (m.)
touch
465
although
bien que
466
to cover
couvrir
467
cultural site
lieu de culture (m.)
468
tomber sur
to come across, to run into
469
percevoir
to perceive
470
to study
faire des études
471
tapissier (m.)
to dip into
472
meticulous
exigeant
473
s'étendre
to extend
474
affiche signalétique (m.)
information sign
475
paume (f.)
palm
476
sidewalk
trottoir (m.)
477
pingouin (m.)
penguin
478
clouterie (f.)
nail factory
479
to save money
faire des économies
480
concrete
béton (m.)
481
shoes
chaussures (f.pl)
482
to rise, to stand
dresser (se)
483
remblayer
to fill up
484
zucchini
courgette (f.)
485
circulation (f.)
traffic
486
peser au trébuchet
to weigh in the balance
487
keyboard instrument
instrument à clavier (m.)
488
skyscraper
gratte-ciel (m.)
489
hit (song)
tube (m.)
490
to evoke
évoquer
491
standing man
homme debout (m.)
492
chercheur (se) (m./f.)
researcher
493
designer (m./f.)
designer
494
eau de Javel (f.)
bleach
495
play
pièce de théâtre (f.)
496
avoir envie de
to feel like
497
competitions, competitive examination
concours (m.)
498
vécu
experienced
499
breakdown
panne (f.)
500
healthy
sain
