All words from Reading and Comprehension part 5 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
1
Q
surname
A
nom patronymique (m.)
2
Q
to sink into
A
enfoncer (s’)
3
Q
to shade
A
ombrager
4
Q
open-ended contract
A
CDI (m.)
5
Q
place setting
A
emplacement (m.)
6
Q
être à l’heure
A
to be on time
7
Q
sometimes… sometimes
A
taper dans
8
Q
blossomed
A
fleuri
9
Q
to spangel, to stud
A
émailler
10
Q
to emerge
A
surgir
11
Q
older brother
A
frère aîné
12
Q
prénom (m.)
A
first name
13
Q
fourchette (f.)
A
fork
14
Q
à défaut de
A
for want of
15
Q
donner sur
A
to open onto
16
Q
castagnettes (f.pl.)
A
castanets
17
Q
en revanche
A
on the other hand
18
Q
marquee
A
chapiteau (m.)
19
Q
river
A
fleuve (m.)
20
Q
to tremble
A
frissonner
21
Q
winner
A
gagnat(e)
22
Q
aménager
A
to lay out, to develop, to adapt
23
Q
effectif (m.)
A
number
24
Q
héberger
A
to house
25
formulaire (m.)
form
26
tour du monde (m.)
trip around the world
27
to feel, to experience
ressentir
28
wonder
merveille (f.)
29
to implement
mettre en place
30
enfance (f.)
childhood
31
changer
to change
32
crane (m.)
skull
33
flancher
to fail
34
voiler
to veil
35
à l'écart de
away from, out of the way
36
spellbinding
envoûtant
37
méconnaissance (f.)
ignorance
38
to need
avoir besoin de
39
emmerdeur* (m.)
pain in the neck
40
dénicher
to unearth
41
to get the better of, to damage
avoir raison de
42
poids (m.)
weight
43
poil (m.)
body hair
44
bottle
bouteille (f.)
45
trombone (m.)
trombone
46
discovery
découverte (f.)
47
dériveur (m.)
sailing dinghy
48
gifted
doué
49
cirque (m.)
circus
50
puces (f.pl.)
computer chips
51
instrument à clavier (m.)
keyboard instrument
52
lock, lock-gate
écluse (f.)
53
heavenly peace
paix céleste (f.)
54
augmenter
to increase
55
to join
rejoindre
56
hanche (f.)
hip
57
auparavant
before
58
to play the harp
jouer de la harpe
59
brown bear
ours brun (m.)
60
remonter à
to date back to
61
suivre
to follow
62
button
bouton (m.)
63
fontionnaire (m./f.)
civil servant
64
ear
oreille (f.)
65
ground floor
rez-de-chaussée (m.)
66
comic strip, comic book
bande dessinée (f.)
67
carrot
carotte (f.)
68
truc (m.)
thing
69
to be located
situer (se)
70
hyacinth
jacinthe (f.)
71
châtaigne (f.)
chestnut
72
to border on
avoisiner
73
in principle
a priori
74
mistral (m.)
mistral (cold, dry wind that blows in the Rhône Valley and the south of France)
75
raincoat
imperméable (m.)
76
fermier (m.)
farmer
77
faîne (f.)
beechnut
78
jus d'orange pressée (m.)
freshly squeezed orange juice
79
sensibilisation (f.)
raising awareness
80
bank
rive (f.)
81
earthwuake
tremblement de terre (m.)
82
integral part
partie intégrante
83
path, way
chemin (m.)
84
restorer
restaurateur, restauratrice
85
fundamentalism
intégrisme (m.)
86
sans doute
probably
87
translator
traducteur (m.)
88
vieewer
spectateur, spectatrice
89
mener (à)
to run, to lead (to), to manage
90
digital
numérique
91
mode (f.)
mood
92
manche (m.)
neck, handle
93
to replace
renouveler
94
il suffit de
it's enough to
95
leg
jambe (f.)
96
to know how to reply
avoir le sens de la répartie
97
indices (m.pl.)
data
98
bookstore
librairie (f.)
99
pierre (f.)
stone
100
acorn
gland (m.)
101
VHF beacon
balise VHF (f.)
102
genou (m.)
knee
103
nord
north
104
to act on
passer à l'acte
105
rejuvenation
rajeunissement (m.)
106
craft, trade, profession
métier (m.)
107
deeply rooted
ancré
108
ricaner
to sneer
109
to be ashamed of
avoir honte de
110
ancré
deeply rooted
111
at that time
à ce moment-là
112
latticework
résille (f.)
113
forêt
forest
114
visage (m.)
face
115
mill
moulin (m.)
116
differently
différemment
117
crevant
exhausting
118
récolte (f.)
harvestt
119
realization
prise de conscience (f.)
120
soap opera, serial
feuilleton (m.)
121
elsewhere
ailleurs
122
restaurant
resto* (m.)
123
maillon (m.)
link
124
surpeuplé
overpopulated
125
partenariat (m.)
partnership
126
européocentrisme (m.)
eurocentrism
127
to involve
impliquer
128
criticism
critique (m./f.)
129
predictable
prévisible
130
to lead to
conduire
131
meticulously
minutieusement
132
exiger
to require
133
although
bien que
134
mélomane (m.)
music lover
135
couler
to flow
136
den
tanneur (m.)
137
really, truly
réellement
138
renchérir
to outdo, to go further
139
bayaronde (m.)
tree in Haiti
140
decreasing
en baisse
141
costume (m.)
men's suit
142
built, fitted out
aménagé
143
layover, stopover
escale (f.)
144
mesh
maille (f.)
145
mollet (m.)
calf
146
raffinerie de sucre (f.)
sugar refinery
147
coordonnées (f.pl.)
address and phone number
148
tirer sur la aueule
to pull hard
149
entertainment
divertissement (m.)
150
déposer (qn)
to drop (sb) off
151
lieu public (m.)
public place
152
butin (m.)
booty
153
aimer
to like, to love
154
to turn back
rebrousser chemin
155
bar (candy)
barre (f.)
156
to take into account
tenir compte de
157
wife, spouse
épouse (f.)
158
detective novel
roman policier (m.)
159
chasseur (m.)
hunter
160
vitrier (m.)
glazier
161
circulation (f.)
traffic
162
to injure
blesser
163
to amuse
amuser
164
to dress
habiller (s')
165
horn (animal)
corne (f.)
166
to resign oneself to
résigner à (se)
167
crossroads
carrefour (m.)
168
à l'étranger
abroad
169
moucharabieh (m.)
mashrabiya
170
héritier (m.)
heir
171
relever de
to fall within the category of
172
coalman
charbonnier (m.)
173
to sew
coudre
174
size, waist
taille (f.)
175
chercher
to look for
176
radis (m.)
radish
177
rendre hommage
to pay tribute
178
déranger
to disturb, bother
179
english
anglais (m.)
180
diseuse (f.) de bonne aventure
fortune teller
181
unforeseen difficulty
empêchement (m.)
182
to fight
battre (se)
183
acquérir
to acquire
184
disposer de
to have a hold
185
equestrian show
spectacle équestre
186
photographe (m./f.)
photographer
187
to sneer
ricaner
188
to draw
dessiner
189
ajouter
to add
190
guesthouse
maison d'hôte (f.)
191
to provoke an angry response
attirer (s') les foudres
192
lancement (m.)
launching
193
adventurer, trailblazer
baroudeur (m.)
194
barre (f.)
bar (candy)
195
tel que
such as
196
eager
avide
197
rayon (m.)
ray, stack
198
chant (m.)
singing
199
hébergement (m.)
accommodation
200
assaisonnement (m.)
seasoning
201
midway
à mi-parcours
202
avoir soif
to be thirsty
203
automne (m.)
fall
204
to target
cibler
205
to lend
prêter
206
integrator
intégrateur, intégratrice
207
étoile
started, under way
208
bande magnétique (f.)
magnetic tape
209
to add
ajouter
210
to get sth
aller chercher qqch
211
de bon augure
promising
212
douter
to doubt
213
amoureux, amoureuse (de)
in love (with)
214
window
fenêtre (f.)
215
planche (f.)
plank
216
bald
chauve
217
harpe (f.)
harp
218
shy
timide
219
s'appuyer sur
to rely on
220
to bring up to standard
remettre à niveau (f.)
221
émerveillé
filled with wonder
222
pomme de terre (f.)
potato
223
maîtriser
to master
224
couverture (f.)
blanket
225
exercer (a job)
to perform
226
scissors
ciseaux (m.pl.)
227
ausitôt que
as soon as
228
before
auparavant
229
otherwise, moreover
par ailleurs
230
métier (m.)
craft, trade, profession
231
cinéma parlant (m.)
talking films
232
main (f.)
hand
233
chisel
ciseau (m.)
234
xylophone
xylophone (m.)
235
chaise (f.)
chair
236
expensive
cher
237
somnambule (m.)
sleepwalker
238
mechanism, device
dispositif (m.)
239
shoe
chaussure (f.)
240
century
siècle (m.)
241
art house cinema
cinéma d'art et d'essai (m.)
242
corne (f.)
horn (animal)
243
compagnon (m.)
companion
244
day-to-day experience
vécu quotidien (m.)
245
in turn
à leur tour
246
truck
camion (m.)
247
brûler un feu rouge
to run a red light
248
discordant (ref. to music)
heurté
249
de l'ordre de
approximately
250
however
toutefois
251
fork
fourchette (f.)
252
to sleep late
faire la grasse matinée
253
to cover
recouvrir
254
opinion
avis (m.)
255
spectateur, spectatrice
vieewer
256
to doubt
douter
257
trumpet
trompette (f.)
258
to perform
exercer (a job)
259
novel
roman (m.)
260
to wedge
caler
261
actualités (f.pl.)
newsreels
262
pain, ache
douleur (f.)
263
sleepwalker
somnambule (m.)
264
lieu de convivialité (m.)
place for social interaction
265
vacuum cleaner
aspirateur (m.)
266
consciemment
consciously
267
sous la conduite de
under the supervision of
268
prestation (f.)
service
269
excess weight
surpoids (m.)
270
le mien
mine
271
computer
ordinateur (m.)
272
éclatant
blazing
273
baisser
to lower
274
cour (f.)
court, courtyard
275
to bury
enterrer
276
effriter (s')
to crumble, to decline
277
movie, film
film (m.)
278
with limited mobility
à mobilité réduite
279
betterave (f.)
beet
280
ainsi que
as well as
281
témougner
to state, to declare, to demonstrate
282
curve
courbe (f.)
283
to sing
chanter
284
to pay tribute
rendre hommage
285
ceinture de sécurité
seat belt, safety belt
286
printing
impression (f.)
287
little girl
fillette (f.)
288
tiers (m.)
third
289
retransmettre
to broadcast
290
chauffer les bancs*
to be a benchwarmer
291
bien-être (m.)
well-being
292
tromper (se)
to make a mistake
293
to shelter
abriter
294
decreased
décédé
295
clarté (f.)
brightness
296
champignon (m.)
mushroom, fungus
297
tripod
trépied (m.)
298
ruche (f.)
hive
299
couche de cire (f.)
layer of wax
300
to wait (for)
attendre
301
campaign
campagne (f.)
302
actuellement
Presently, currently
303
conférer
to award
304
fountain
fontaine (f.)
305
moulin (m.)
mill
306
tip
pourboire (m.)
307
taille (f.)
size, waist
308
Brésil (m.)
Brazil
309
pic (m.)
pickaxe
310
active population
population active (f.)
311
ring
piste (f.)
312
bousculer
to shake up
313
verger (m.)
orchard
314
cornemuse (f.)
bagpipe
315
healing substance
cicatrisant
316
cabbage
chou (m.)
317
bagpipe
cornemuse (f.)
318
fog
brouillard (m.)
319
to be on time
être à l'heure
320
renseigner
to give information
321
restauration
restaurant business
322
haubanage (m.)
rigging
323
cheville (f.)
ankle
324
flâner
to stroll
325
envoler vers (s')
to fly away toward
326
écorcher
to chafe
327
procurer
to furnish
328
seriuos problem
problème de taille (m.)
329
peine (f.)
difficulty
330
air conditioning
climatisation (f.)
331
Presently, currently
actuellement
332
carpenter
charpentier (m.)
333
videotape
bande magnétique vidéo (f.)
334
événement (m.)
event
335
insecure
précaire
336
blesser
to injure
337
droplet
gouttelette (f.)
338
surprenant
surprising
339
to circulate
faire circuler
340
to emphasize
souligner
341
to take away
retirer
342
repas (m.)
meal
343
number
effectif (m.)
344
to react
réagir
345
inculquer
to instill
346
party (teenagers')
boum* (f.)
347
diffuser
to broadcast
348
carpenter, cabinetmaker
menuisier (m.)
349
à deux reprises
twice
350
mésaventure (f.)
mishap
351
as best they can
tant de
352
top level
haut niveau (m.)
353
beaucoup de
many
354
window (airplane)
hublot (m.)
355
terrassier (m.)
road worker
356
to overhang
surplomber
357
chest
poitrine (f.)
358
mettre en œuvre
to implement
359
heurté
discordant (ref. to music)
360
mason
maçon (m.)
361
parcourir
to travel, to cover
362
gorge (f.)
throat
363
to stroll
flâner
364
fillette (f.)
little girl
365
to amuse, to entertain
divertir
366
jabot (m.)
crop
367
canard (m.)
duck
368
criblé de
riddled with
369
benjamin (m.)
youngest
370
foot
pied (m.)
371
brass instrument
cuivre (m.)
372
pâtissier, pâtissière
pastry chef
373
dur
hard
374
gouttelette (f.)
droplet
375
chevaucher
to ride
376
façonner
to form, to shape
377
to go back in time
remonter le temps
378
to move
déménager
379
to earn
gagner
380
to help
aider
381
dedans
inside
382
accessible
accessible
383
satisfaire de (se)
to be satisfied with
384
to balance
équilibrer
385
fleur (f.)
flower
386
private sector
privé
387
low wall
muret (m.)
388
mourning
deuil (m.)
389
scholarship
bourse (f.)
390
centaine (f.)
about a hundred
391
synthétiseur (m.)
synthesizer
392
order
commande (f.)
393
to make an effort
faire un effort
394
base
soubassement (m.)
395
isolement (m.)
isolation
396
alcool (m.)
alcohol
397
ligne d'arrivée (f.)
finish line
398
school year
année scolaire (f.)
399
veille (f.)
eve
400
raspberry
framboise (f.)
401
actress
actrice (f.)
402
to be lucky
être chanceux, chanceuse
403
to cost
coûter
404
framework, manager
cadre (m.)
405
bande dessinée (f.)
comic strip, comic book
406
newsreels
actualités (f.pl.)
407
fraise (f.)
strawberry
408
couramment
fluently
409
to take place
produire (se)
410
ça tombe bien
good timing
411
drill
tarière (f.)
412
ciel (m.)
sky
413
châtaignier (m.)
chestnut tree
414
film (m.)
movie, film
415
rail
ferroviaire
416
in the open air
à l'abri libre
417
harp
harpe (f.)
418
Colisée (m.)
Coliseum
419
cymbals
cymbales (f.pl.)
420
fileur (m.)
spinner
421
aveugle
blind
422
impôt
tax
423
cuivre (m.)
brass instrument
424
estragon (m)
tarragon
425
battre les records
to break the records
426
truelle
trowel
427
Matignon
official residence of the Prime Minister
428
omnivore
omnivore (m.)
429
renverser
to spill
430
orgue (m.)
organ
431
airplane
avion (m.)
432
to disturb, bother
déranger
433
building
bâtiment (m.)
434
bilberry, huckleberry
myrtille (f.)
435
recouvrir
to cover
436
to learn
apprendre
437
swing
escarpolette (f.)
438
beechnut
faîne (f.)
439
point (m.)
dot
440
poste de direction (m.)
management position
441
to farm
cultiver
442
wrong side
à l'envers
443
autoroute (f.)
freeway
444
to owe
devoir
445
clarinette (f.)
clarinet
446
odd
décalé
447
opposite
inverse (m.)
448
elbow
coude (m.)
449
moquer (se) de
to make fun of
450
to go on a trip, take a trip
faire un voyage
451
freshness
fraîcheur (f.)
452
grand piano
piano à queue (m.)
453
achever
to complete
454
dénombrer
to count, to list
455
gagnat(e)
winner
456
odieux
obnoxious
457
plank
planche (f.)
458
stained-glass window
vitrail (m.)
459
peau (f.)
skin
460
to punctuate
rythmer
461
onion
oignon (m.)
462
monocoque (m.)
monohull
463
with as much as
auprès de
464
avoir Vécu
to be a thing of the past, to have lived
465
achalandé
busy
466
fauché*
broke, without money
467
trottoir (m.)
sidewalk
468
fuite (f.)
leak, flight, escape
469
embrumer
to mist over, to coud
470
règle (f.)
rule
471
gradually, little by little
peu à peu
472
difficulty
peine (f.)
473
fier, fière
proud
474
apercevoir
to realize
475
adoucir
to ease, to soften
476
colline (f.)
hill
477
england
Angleterre (f.)
478
chimney, smokestack
cheminée (f.)
479
to require
exiger
480
faire (la) grève
to be on strike
481
pushing, ambitious
pressé
482
to drag
traîner
483
uprooting
déracinement (m.)
484
anodin
insignificant
485
to launch
lancer
486
gravement (malade)
seriously (ill)
487
education
enseignement (m.)
488
accident
accident (m.)
489
to peel
éplucher
490
artist
artiste (m./f.)
491
as soon as possiblee
dès que possible
492
bottes (f.pl.)
boots
493
to keep in the background, to put aside
mettre à l'écart
494
chaîne (f.)
channel
495
timpani
timbales (f.pl.)
496
pupitre (m.)
desk
497
to be right (people)
avoir raison
498
carreleur (m.)
tiler
499
dress
tenue (f.)
500
réfractaire
stubborn
