All words from Reading and Comprehension part 4 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
1
Q
to break
A
rompre (se)
2
Q
foncé
A
dark
3
Q
to extend, to continue
A
prolonger
4
Q
être soumis à
A
to be subject to
5
Q
espion(ne)
A
spy
6
Q
tombée de rideau (f.)
A
lowering of the curtain
7
Q
interview
A
entretien (m.)
8
Q
aîné
A
elder
9
Q
pensée sarkozyste (f.)
A
Sarkozy-style thinking
10
Q
press release
A
communiqué (m.)
11
Q
to cut short
A
écourter
12
Q
à feu doux
A
on low heat
13
Q
to house
A
héberger
14
Q
remeublé
A
refurnished
15
Q
j’ai failli tomber
A
I almost fell
16
Q
iron rod
A
barre de fer (f.)
17
Q
to give information
A
renseigner
18
Q
bande magnétique vidéo (f.)
A
videotape
19
Q
to perceive
A
percevoir
20
Q
circumnavigation
A
circumnavigation (f.)
21
Q
remise en plat
A
complete reevaluation
22
Q
to lower
A
faire baisser
23
Q
Brazil
A
Brésil (m.)
24
Q
internaute (m.)
A
internet user
25
path
parcours
26
scale, ladder
échelle (f.)
27
apprentissage intensif (m.)
intensive apprenticeship
28
il suffit
all that is needed
29
to start
démarrer
30
faire face à
to face
31
ambrosia
ambroisie (f.)
32
allumer
to switch on
33
shady, recessed
borgne
34
vider
to empty
35
booster shot
piqûre de rappel (f.)
36
avoir raison de
to get the better of, to damage
37
oil
huile (f.)
38
campagne (f.)
campaign
39
meunier (m.)
miller
40
actuel
present-day
41
similar
semblable
42
collections, funds, capital
fonds (always plural m.pl.)
43
net
filet (m.)
44
four (m.)
oven
45
shoulder
épaule (f.)
46
fruit juice
jus de fruit (m.)
47
recipient
récipiendaire (m.)
48
chaussettes (f.pl)
socks
49
papoter
to chat
50
machin (m.)
contraption
51
confiture (f.)
jam
52
pickaxe
pic (m.)
53
maîtriser à fond
to thoroughly master
54
office, desk
bureau (m.)
55
designer
designer (m./f.)
56
en ce moment
at the moment
57
main d'œuvre (f.)
manpower
58
to entrust something to someone
confier qqch à qqn
59
cadeau (m.)
gift
60
fancy, opulent
cossu
61
entretien (m.)
interview
62
to drop (sb) off
déposer (qn)
63
to sweep
balayer
64
cheerful
joyeux
65
trou (m.)
hole
66
to attend
assister à
67
violoncello
violoncelle (m.)
68
to combine
allier à
69
stage d'initiation (m.)
introductory training
70
meat
viande (f.)
71
ambroisie (f.)
ambrosia
72
to raise
élever
73
à l'abri de
shielded from
74
défraichi
faded, worn
75
achèvement (m.)
completion
76
tool factory
usine d'outils (f.)
77
upgraded
remise à niveau (f.)
78
manner, way
façon
79
released
lâché
80
before-dinner drink
apéritif
81
achat (m.)
purchase
82
to be proud of
être fier de
83
Angleterre (f.)
england
84
étaler
to fall over
85
speed
allure (f.)
86
maîtrise (f.)
mastery
87
to ease, to soften
adoucir
88
joyeux
cheerful
89
treasury
Trésor (m.)
90
entrainer
to lead to
91
fairy tale
conte de fées
92
to be in a good/bad mood
être de bonne/mauvaise humeur
93
to broadcast
retransmettre
94
to shake
secouer
95
odorat (m.)
sense of smell
96
wilted
fané
97
vacation, time off work, leave
congé (m.)
98
avion (m.)
airplane
99
caniche (m.)
poodle
100
n'imorte quoi
anything
101
boulot* (m.)
job
102
en quinze jours
in two weeks
103
rythmer
to punctuate
104
mist
brume (f.)
105
vegetables
légumes (m.pl.)
106
habit
habitude (f.)
107
head
tête (f.)
108
to submit to
soumettre à (se)
109
fuel, gas
essence (f.)
110
to state, to declare, to demonstrate
témougner
111
to prefer
aimer mieux
112
thumb
pouce (m.)
113
hand
main (f.)
114
trigger mechanism
déclic (m.)
115
pénombre (f.)
shadowy light
116
to make personal
rendre personnel
117
bouche (f.)
mouth
118
to fall over
étaler
119
tax
impôt
120
fendre
to split, to cleave
121
bavarder
to chat
122
meunerie (f.)
milling industry
123
guest
invité (m.)
124
Hall of Mirrors
Galerie des Glaces (f.)
125
annuellement
yearly
126
temporary, provisional
provisoire
127
self-catering vacation rental
gîte (m.)
128
bédéphile (m./f.)
comic book fan
129
nugget
pépite (f.)
130
nez (m.)
nose
131
doigt (m.)
finger
132
tuyau* (m.)
tip
133
affleurer
to rise to the surface
134
untamable
indomptable
135
sweetness
douceur (f.)
136
to be on strike
faire (la) grève
137
egalitarian
égalitaire
138
récompense particulière (f.)
individual reward
139
bicycle
bicyclette (f.)
140
boss
patron (m.)
141
biche (f.)
doe
142
remettre
to deliver
143
jouer
to play
144
jacket, windbreaker
blouson (m.)
145
attentivement
attentively
146
partie (f.)
portion, part
147
black-and-white film
pellicule noir et blanc (f.)
148
frites (f.pl.)
French fries
149
faire un signe de tête
to nod
150
espérer
to hope
151
requis
required
152
to chafe
écorcher
153
par le biais de
through, by means of
154
salle (f.)
thater
155
ça le fait pas*
out of the question
156
small group
noyau (m.)
157
few
peu de
158
eggplant
aubergine (f.)
159
to pull hard
tirer sur la aueule
160
poet
poète, poétesse
161
gift
don (m.)
162
puiser
to draw from
163
cible (f.)
target
164
shipyard
chantier naval (m.)
165
casserole (f.)
saucepan
166
rest
repos (m.)
167
chômage (m.)
unemployement
168
accessible
accessible
169
one-third of the area
tiers de la surface
170
wrist
poignet (m.)
171
ascunseur (m.)
elevator
172
by heart
par cœur
173
faded, worn
défraichi
174
repos (m.)
rest
175
songer à
to consider
176
roof
toit (m.)
177
dépenser
to spend (money)
178
not much
pas grand-chose
179
relevant to
ressortissant de
180
over time
au fil du temps
181
mémoire (m.)
memorandum
182
haricot vert (m.)
green bean
183
loi (f.)
law
184
coterie (f.)
set, clique
185
hiberner
to hibernate
186
avertissement (m.)
warning
187
acquired
acquis
188
acier inox (m.)
stainless steel
189
advisor
conseiller, conseillère
190
accord (m.)
agreement
191
well-being
bien-être (m.)
192
céleri (m.)
celery
193
twice
à deux reprises
194
viande (f.)
meat
195
reminder
rappel à l'ordre (m.)
196
knee
genou (m.)
197
couvert (m.)
place setting
198
to come from all sides
fuser
199
organ
orgue (m.)
200
maison d'hôte (f.)
guesthouse
201
to grow
croître
202
poireau (m.)
leek
203
Maroc (m.)
Morocco
204
faute (f.)
mistake, fault
205
survey
enquête (f.)
206
to continue
oursuivre (se)
207
chien (m.)
dog
208
training
formation (f.)
209
est
east
210
stapler
agrafeuse (f.)
211
combine* (f.)
trick
212
différemment
differently
213
banjo (m.)
banjo
214
abouti
successfully completed
215
postuler
to apply
216
amant (m.)
lover
217
partie intégrante
integral part
218
refiler (se)*
to pass something on to somebody
219
lumière (f.)
light
220
anniversaire (m.)
anniversary, birthday
221
intitulé
entitled
222
tracer un trait
draw a line
223
encounter
rencontre (f.)
224
dormir
to sleep
225
pourtant
yet, nevertheless
226
instrument à percussion (m.)
percussion instrument
227
avoir le sens de la répartie
to know how to reply
228
several
plusieurs
229
fish
poisson (m.)
230
blague (f.)
joke
231
indication, clue
indice (m.)
232
c'est plié*
it's done, it's over
233
silent film
film muet (m.)
234
cahier (m.)
notebook
235
ignorer
to not know, to be unaware
236
to feel like, want to
avoir envie de
237
à la fois
both
238
artichaut (m.)
artichoke
239
baccalaureate (high school leaving certificate)
bac (m.)
240
carotte (f.)
carrot
241
copine (f.)
firend, girlfriend
242
to run a red light
brûler un feu rouge
243
être à
to be
244
to share
partager
245
to be of use
servir à
246
boue puante (f.)
foul-smelling sludge
247
to stretch
allonger
248
structured
cadré
249
tambour (m.)
drum
250
shovel
pelle (f.)
251
little-known
méconnu
252
scierie (f.)
sawmill
253
doué
gifted
254
to have a pain (in)
avoir mal (à)
255
adolescent(e)
teenager
256
râler
to groan about
257
arroser
to baste
258
en solitaire
solo
259
historian
historien(ne)
260
blazing
éclatant
261
émailler
to spangel, to stud
262
to increase
augmenter
263
rafraîchissant
revitalizing
264
désuet
outdated
265
mushroom, fungus
champignon (m.)
266
to send back
renvoyer
267
accouplement (m.)
mating
268
cellar
cave (f.)
269
à l'abri
in a safe place, sheltered from
270
figue (f.)
fig
271
raisonnable
reasonable
272
clôture (f.)
fence
273
upstairs
à l'étage
274
violon (m.)
violin
275
redoutable
tough, difficult
276
afin de
in order to
277
as well as
ainsi que
278
through, by means of
par le biais de
279
accident (m.)
accident
280
écarter
to draw back
281
bouger
to move
282
defeat
défaite (f.)
283
eyebrow
soucil (m.)
284
donner naissance à
to give birth to
285
particulier
individual
286
to disappoint
décevoir
287
rive (f.)
bank
288
dernier
latter
289
atelier (m.)
workshop
290
to award
conférer
291
tanière (f.)
tambourine
292
pressure cooker effect
effet cocotte-minute (m.)
293
as soon as possiblee
en tant que
294
to beome used to
habituer à (s')
295
à ce jour
today, currently
296
asleep
endormi
297
surrounded with
entouré de
298
saxophone (m.)
saxophone
299
retractable
escamotable
300
lien (m.)
link, place
301
au fil des ans
with time
302
décédé
decreased
303
house
maison (f.)
304
leak, flight, escape
fuite (f.)
305
to crumble, to decline
effriter (s')
306
embaumer
to ambalm
307
by dint of
à force de
308
spectacle (m.)
show
309
rentable
profitable
310
armée
army
311
drop
goutte (f.)
312
to get up
lever
313
beffroi (m.)
belfry
314
to worry
préoccuper (l'avenir me)
315
faire un tour
to take a stroll
316
construction
travaux (m.pl.)
317
jambon (m.)
hamlet
318
armature (f.)
framework
319
teddy bear
nounours (m.)
320
nose
nez (m.)
321
bannir
to prohibit
322
trombinoscope (m.)
directory with photos
323
writing
écriture (f.)
324
avocado
avocat (m.)
325
déléguer une tâche
to delegate a task
326
to barter, to swap
troquer
327
tisserand (m.)
weaver
328
cor (m.)
horn
329
haie (f.)
hedge
330
exhibition, show
exposition (f.)
331
horaire (m.)
schedule
332
to provide, to supply
fournir
333
appel à contribution (m.)
call for contributions
334
that is to say
c'est-à-dire
335
to aim to, to aim at
viser à
336
braqueur* (m.)
robber
337
privé
private sector
338
brass bands
fanfaire (f.)
339
knowledge
connaissance (f.)
340
workshop
atelier (m.)
341
to claim
prétendre
342
tomate (f.)
tomato
343
arriver
to arrive, happen
344
évocateur
evocative
345
remettre à niveau (f.)
to bring up to standard
346
caler
to wedge
347
découverte (f.)
discovery
348
camarade (m./f.) de chambre
roommate
349
confier
to confide
350
fluently
couramment
351
amazing
époustouflant
352
to come across, to pass, to meet
croiser
353
to fail
flancher
354
line falling rightward
trait appuyé (m.)
355
to carry away
emporter
356
aéroport (m.)
airport
357
youngest
benjamin (m.)
358
to escape
échapper à
359
to make it possible to
permettre de
360
soubassement (m.)
base
361
fusil (m.)
gun, rifle
362
hamlet
jambon (m.)
363
concert (m.)
concert
364
cadre (m.)
framework, manager
365
amener
to bring (a person)
366
anybody
n'importe qui
367
to delete
supprimer
368
finally, ultimately
en fin de compte
369
pressé d'en finir
in a hurry to be done with
370
défaite (f.)
defeat
371
sea
mer (f.)
372
fuir
to flee
373
to satisfy
assouvir
374
conte de fées
fairy tale
375
to deserve
mériter
376
worker
ouvrier (m.)
377
agréable
pleasant
378
randonnée (f.)
hike
379
surprising
surprenant
380
barn
grange (f.)
381
company
boite (f.)
382
éparpiller
to scatter
383
unemployement
chômage (m.)
384
sec
sharp
385
leek
poireau (m.)
386
tenue (f.)
dress
387
arc-en-ciel (m.)
rainbow
388
bet, wager
pari (m.)
389
to pack, to stock
rembourrage (m.)
390
square
carré (m.)
391
lowering of the curtain
tombée de rideau (f.)
392
hairdresser
coiffeur (m.)
393
trainer
formateur (m.)
394
easy to clear
défrichable
395
réticences (f.pl.)
misgivings
396
bizut (m.)
freshman
397
se disputer
to argue
398
mesquin
mean
399
mise en scène (f.)
production
400
to pride oneself on
enorgueillir de (s')
401
québécois
from Quebec
402
fier
proud
403
interior design
architecture intérieure (f.)
404
schedule
horaire (m.)
405
Asia
Asie (f.)
406
spelling
orthographe (f.)
407
wild
sauvage
408
illiteracy
illettrisme (m.)
409
to dig
creuser
410
moving
déménagement (m.)
411
c'est-à-dire
that is to say
412
croître
to grow
413
droit (m.)
right
414
sacoche (f.)
school bag
415
pregnant
enceinte
416
orchestra
parterre (m.)
417
firend, girlfriend
copine (f.)
418
audiotape
bande magnétique sonore (f.)
419
courriel (m.)
e-mail
420
stainless steel
acier inox (m.)
421
cocepteur, conceptrice
designer
422
faune (f.)
fauna
423
milling industry
meunerie (f.)
424
passerby
passant
425
blind
aveugle
426
préconisation (f.)
recommendation
427
paroi (f.)
wall (interior)
428
revitalizing
rafraîchissant
429
memory
mémoire (f.)
430
surnommer
to nickname
431
elevator
ascunseur (m.)
432
everywhere, all over the place
partout
433
en plein air
outdoor
434
poète, poétesse
poet
435
pommier (m.)
apple tree
436
argenté
silvery
437
affordable
abordable
438
to fit into
insérer (s')
439
maille (f.)
mesh
440
aller chercher qqch
to get sth
441
launch, speedboat
vedette (f.)
442
avocat (m.)
avocado
443
lorsque
when
444
préjuger
to prejudge
445
gîte (m.)
self-catering vacation rental
446
to take a rest in the country
mettre au vert se)
447
rice
riz (m.)
448
admirer
to admire
449
to baste
arroser
450
snail
escargot (m.)
451
to live, to stay, to remain
demeurer
452
basic knowledge
connaissances de base (f.pl.)
453
to relax
relâcher (se)
454
chipping chisel
burin (m.)
455
to empty
vider
456
bien que
although
457
official residence of the Prime Minister
Matignon
458
Dauphin (m.)
heir apparent
459
to establish
fonder
460
Allemand (m.)
German
461
maintenant
now
462
voie (f.)
way
463
to acknowledge, to recognize
reconnaître
464
job
boulot* (m.)
465
wound
plaie (f.)
466
œil/yeux (m.)
eye/eyes
467
écouteurs (m.pl.)
headphones
468
(orchestra) conductor
chef d'orchestre (m./f.)
469
also
également
470
to chat
bavarder
471
conjuguer
to combine
472
catering
traiteur (m.)
473
échouer
to fail
474
ivresse (f.)
intoxication, passion
475
circus
cirque (m.)
476
freeway
autoroute (f.)
477
skyscaper
gratte-ciel
478
trentaine (f.)
about thirty
479
en haut de
at the top of
480
overpopulated
surpeuplé
481
to have a hold
disposer de
482
case, box
caisse (f.)
483
aux prises avec
to be battling with
484
otherwise
sinon
485
insérer (s')
to fit into
486
arrêter (s')
to stop, arrest
487
headphones
écouteurs (m.pl.)
488
elusive
insaisissable
489
grille (f.)
railing
490
recommendation
préconisation (f.)
491
morceau (m.)
piece of music
492
déracinement (m.)
uprooting
493
to stop, arrest
arrêter (s')
494
to ease, to relieve, to soothe
soulager
495
inachevé
unfinished
496
dance floor
piste de danse (f.)
497
to trust
faire confiance à
498
writer
écrivain(e)
499
it concerns, it is about
il s'agit
500
it's easy!
c'est pas sorcier!
