All words from Reading and Comprehension part 3 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
1
Q
internet user
A
internaute (m.)
2
Q
wearing
A
affublé de
3
Q
rideau (m.)
A
curtain
4
Q
susciter
A
to arouse, to provoke, to give rise
5
Q
panne (f.)
A
breakdown
6
Q
corbeille (f.)
A
dress circle
7
Q
to grumble
A
maugréer
8
Q
poitrine (f.)
A
chest
9
Q
to be comfortable
A
être à l’aise
10
Q
advantage
A
atout (m.)
11
Q
reprise (f.)
A
revival
12
Q
gladiateur (m.)
A
gladiator
13
Q
feuillage (m.)
A
foliage
14
Q
to be accustomed to
A
avoir l’habitude de
15
Q
disappointed
A
déçu
16
Q
paint, painting
A
peinture (f.)
17
Q
emmener
A
to take (sb somewhere)
18
Q
waiter
A
serveur (m.)
19
Q
oven
A
four (m.)
20
Q
cadré
A
structured
21
Q
tant bien que mal
A
leather worker
22
Q
à l’allure de
A
looking like
23
Q
marge (f.)
A
margin
24
Q
menton (m.)
A
chin
25
purpose
but (m.)
26
voile (f.)
sailing
27
char (m.)
float
28
amuser (s')
to have a good time, to have fun
29
cravate (f.)
tie
30
jam
confiture (f.)
31
remonter le temps
to go back in time
32
ourson (m.)
bear cub
33
to give rise to
donner lieu à
34
to move away
éloigner (s')
35
usine (f.)
factory
36
avenir (m.)
future
37
piqûre de rappel (f.)
booster shot
38
plan de sauvegarde (m.)
conservation plan
39
bouteille (f.)
bottle
40
boîte (f.)
box
41
appetizing
ragoûtant
42
to split, to cleave
fendre
43
heir
héritier (m.)
44
many (fmiliar)
pas mal de
45
task
tâche (f.)
46
steam-powered digging maching
excavatrice à vapeur (f.)
47
foul-smelling sludge
boue puante (f.)
48
se coucher
to go to bed
49
user
usager (m.)
50
light
léger
51
synthesizer
synthétiseur (m.)
52
bruyant
noisy
53
cavalcade (f.)
stampede, race
54
mustard
moutarde (f.)
55
average
moyen
56
to cut (hew) stone
tailler la pierre
57
piano
piano
58
issue, challenge
enjeu (m.)
59
to include
comporter
60
to argue
se disputer
61
victor
vainqueur
62
dommage (m.)
pity, shame
63
palais autrichien (m.)
Austrian Palace
64
adult
adulte (m./f.)
65
chauve
bald
66
arête (f.)
arris, edge
67
inside
dedans
68
tuyau (m.)
pipe
69
information sign
affiche signalétique (m.)
70
cadrer
to center
71
croissance (f.)
growth
72
to drag one's feet
traîner les pieds
73
précaire
insecure
74
race against the clock
course contre la montre (f.)
75
cuire
to cook
76
prune (f.)
plum
77
gratte-ciel (m.)
skyscraper
78
jus de fruit (m.)
fruit juice
79
to slander
calomnier
80
tranche (f.)
section
81
accommodation
hébergement (m.)
82
pelliclule (f.)
film stock
83
riz (m.)
rice
84
silvery
argenté
85
beekeeping
apicole
86
which can be blamed on, for lack of
faute de
87
dream
rêve
88
congé (m.)
vacation, time off work, leave
89
galopade (f.)
gallop
90
to take a stroll
faire un tour
91
behavior
comportement (m.)
92
colline (f.)
hill
93
entouré de
surrounded with
94
sagement
quietly
95
Austrian Palace
palais autrichien (m.)
96
to cost
coûter
97
principal, headmaster
proviseur (m.)
98
piece of music
morceau (m.)
99
battle
bataille (f.)
100
métro aérien (m.)
elevated subway
101
saucepan
casserole (f.)
102
to demonstrate, to show
faire preuve de
103
noted
inscrit
104
to try, to attempt
tenter
105
selon
according to
106
film (m.)
film
107
to cook
faire la cuisine
108
avoir honte de
to be ashamed of
109
memorandum
mémoire (m.)
110
first name
prénom (m.)
111
profitable
rentable
112
to take place
dérouler (se)
113
learner
apprenant(e)
114
pity, shame
dommage (m.)
115
terre battue (f.)
beaten-earth floor
116
to wipe
essuyer
117
lieu de rencontres (m.)
meeting place
118
to come up against
heurter à (se)
119
comic book fan
bédéphile (m./f.)
120
bel et bien
well and truly
121
champion (ne) (m./f.)
champion
122
to renew (oneself)
renouveler (se)
123
couper les ailes
to clip somebody's wings
124
partnership
partenariat (m.)
125
finish line
ligne d'arrivée (f.)
126
abdiquer
to abdicate
127
redhead
roux
128
saisir
to grasp
129
parité (f.)
equality between men and women
130
merveille (f.)
wonder
131
roman (m.)
novel
132
to swallow
avaler
133
infatuation, craze
engouement (m.)
134
flower
fleur (f.)
135
to form
nouer
136
couvrir
to cover
137
building permit
permis de construire (m.)
138
romain
Roman
139
(piece of) advice
conseil (m.)
140
rez-de-chaussée (m.)
ground floor
141
basson (m.)
bassoon
142
movie theater, theaters
cinéma (m.)
143
fonder
to found
144
angry
fâché
145
to have a drink
prendre un verre
146
violoncelle (m.)
violoncello
147
concern
souci (m.)
148
embarrassed
confus
149
south
sud
150
unicorn
licorne (f.)
151
handling
maniement (m.)
152
sense of hearing
ouïe (f.)
153
être à l'aise
to be comfortable
154
commande (f.)
order
155
bouquin* (m.)
book
156
modiste (m./f/)
milliner
157
faire la grasse matinée
to sleep late
158
prétendre
to claim
159
entamée
started, under way
160
foliage
feuillage (m.)
161
numérique
digital
162
clairement
clearly
163
tailler la pierre
to cut (hew) stone
164
link
maillon (m.)
165
estomper (s')
to fade
166
transat (m.)
transatlantic race
167
trompette (f.)
trumpet
168
mecca for
haut-lieu (m.)
169
debout
standing
170
indeclinable
indéclinable
171
attempt
tentative (f.)
172
mine
le mien
173
enseignement (m.)
education
174
piercing
criard
175
survoler
to fly over
176
cou (m.)
neck
177
au cœur de
in the midst of
178
luth (m.)
lute
179
chemise (f.)
shirt
180
plaque tournante (f.)
hub
181
douloureux
painful
182
fournisseur (m.)
supplier
183
allier à
to combine
184
soit…. Soit
either… or
185
to do the houswork
faire le ménage
186
from Quebec
québécois
187
as soon as
ausitôt que
188
timide
shy
189
rentabilité (f.)
profitability
190
short film
court-métrage (m.)
191
son
fiston (m.)
192
luck, chance
hasard (m.)
193
par hasard
by chance
194
architecture intérieure (f.)
interior design
195
at the top of
en haut de
196
to prohibit
bannir
197
gant (m.)
glove
198
vitrail (m.)
stained-glass window
199
to convince
convaincre
200
double bass
contrebasse (f.)
201
autre
other
202
à leur tour
in turn
203
to rely on
s'appuyer sur
204
tarragon
estragon (m)
205
inguérissable
incurable, inconsolable
206
lastly, finally
enfin
207
to mist over, to coud
embrumer
208
to have a hold
avoir une prise sur
209
started, under way
entamée
210
to suspect
soupçonner
211
cherry tree
cerisier (m.)
212
dozing
assoupi
213
mensuellement
monthly
214
tantôt… tantôt
as long as
215
to become commonplace
banaliser (se)
216
figurer
to appear
217
hip
hanche (f.)
218
successfully completed
abouti
219
to take up the challenge
relever dle défi
220
petit-fils (m.)
grandson
221
suivi (m.)
observation, follow-up
222
ananas (m.)
pineapple
223
ainsi
thus
224
more and more
de plus en plus
225
circular, memorandum
circulaire (f.)
226
fortune teller
diseuse (f.) de bonne aventure
227
bottom
fond (m.)
228
faire baisser
to lower
229
procèc (m.)
trial
230
German
Allemand (m.)
231
place
endroit (m.)
232
warning
avertissement (m.)
233
eye/eyes
œil/yeux (m.)
234
work, creation
œuvre (f.)
235
to be called
appeler (s')
236
épiderme (m.)
skin, thin covering
237
facteur de réussite (m.)
success factor
238
écourter
to cut short
239
sauvage
wild
240
open-sea
au large
241
dog
chien (m.)
242
poodle
caniche (m.)
243
rapetisser
to make smaller, to dwarf
244
ciseau (m.)
chisel
245
to count, to list
dénombrer
246
remuer
to stir
247
restaurateur, restauratrice
restorer
248
mallet
maillet (m.)
249
in the midst of
au cœur de
250
to draw from
puiser
251
in love (with)
amoureux, amoureuse (de)
252
to draw back
reculer
253
bois brut (m.)
raw wood
254
traffic jam
embouteillage (m.)
255
etiquette (of the court)
cérémonial (m.)
256
to go
aller
257
friend
copain (m.)
258
restaurant business
restauration
259
engouement (m.)
infatuation, craze
260
tanneur (m.)
den
261
siècle (m.)
century
262
médiateur, médiatrice
mediator
263
cligner de l'œil
to wink
264
avoir envie de
to feel like, want to
265
seau (m.)
bucket
266
blacksmith
forgeron (m.)
267
shepherd
berger (m.)
268
e-mail
courriel (m.)
269
maillot (m.) de bain
swimsuit
270
airport
aéroport (m.)
271
to burn oneself
brûler (se)
272
card game
jeu de cartes (m.)
273
hublot (m.)
window (airplane)
274
addition
ajout (m.)
275
dot
point (m.)
276
enlaidir (s')
to make (oneself) look ugly
277
plâtrier (m.)
plsterer
278
lustre en verre (m.)
glass chandelier
279
pressé
pushing, ambitious
280
j'ai entendu dire que
I've heard that
281
soft, gentle
doux
282
to behave
comporter (se)
283
partir en trombe
to roar off
284
invité (m.)
guest
285
soucieux
worried about
286
present-day
actuel
287
à part entière
full-fledged
288
appartenir à
to belong to
289
éclairage (m.)
lighting
290
pickax
pioche (f.)
291
to extend
s'étendre
292
outarde (f.)
bustard
293
to practice yoga
faire du yoga
294
travailler
to work
295
bouche bée
agape
296
to be born
naître
297
standing
debout
298
sand
sable (m.)
299
élève conservateur (m.)
student librarian
300
creuser
to dig
301
timbales (f.pl.)
timpani
302
pas mal de
many (fmiliar)
303
complete reevaluation
remise en plat
304
wood
bois (m.)
305
calculator
calculatrice (f.)
306
course hauturière (f.)
ocean race
307
hook
crochet (calligraphie) (m.)
308
considering
compte tenu
309
knowledge
savoir (m.)
310
shut up in, imprisoned
enfermé
311
colis (m.)
package
312
préchauffer
preheat
313
arris, edge
arête (f.)
314
Cartesian, logical
cartésien
315
en fin de compte
finally, ultimately
316
to have a good time, to have fun
amuser (s')
317
numérisation (f.)
digitization
318
fire
feu (m.)
319
profitability
rentabilité (f.)
320
faire la cuisine
to cook
321
glander
to loaf around
322
memory lapse
trou de mémoire (m.)
323
siège (m.)
seat
324
vengeance, revenge
vengeance (f.)
325
friend, boyfriend
copain (m.)
326
to take place
avoir lieu
327
completion
achèvement (m.)
328
poutre (f.)
beam
329
doe
biche (f.)
330
canapé (m.)
sofa, couch
331
fiable
reliable
332
laiterie (f.)
dairy
333
future
avenir (m.)
334
barre de fer (f.)
iron rod
335
sperm whale
cachalot (m.)
336
divertir
to amuse, to entertain
337
to look for
chercher
338
petit pois (m.)
pea
339
déplacer (se)
to move around
340
déconcerter
to disconcert
341
to fill up
remblayer
342
remise à niveau (f.)
upgraded
343
résille (f.)
latticework
344
to spend (money)
dépenser
345
flickering, trembling
tremblotant
346
both
à la fois
347
cauliflower
chou-fleur (m.)
348
to lie down
coucher (se)
349
cartésien
Cartesian, logical
350
palm
paume (f.)
351
abonnement (m.)
subscription
352
parti pris (m.)
approach
353
lover
amant (m.)
354
pêche (f.)
peach, fishing
355
marmot, woodchuck
marmotte (f.)
356
thater
salle (f.)
357
to pass something on to somebody
refiler (se)*
358
bourse (f.)
scholarship
359
démarche (f.)
approach
360
bûcheron (m.)
lumberjack
361
to fall within the category of
relever de
362
doux
soft, gentle
363
problème de taille (m.)
seriuos problem
364
to unearth
dénicher
365
photographer
photographe (m./f.)
366
beurre (m.)
butter
367
concordance des temps (f.)
agreement of tenses
368
goutte (f.)
drop
369
poste (m.)
job, position
370
proud
fier, fière
371
companion
compagnon (m.)
372
revival
reprise (f.)
373
endormi
asleep
374
à dessein
intentionally
375
ring
manège (m.)
376
lobby
hall (m.)
377
highlight
mise en valeur (f.)
378
to dip into
tapissier (m.)
379
apprendre
to learn
380
threat
menace
381
escamotable
retractable
382
small boy
garçonnet (m.)
383
to feign, to pretend
feindre
384
widower, widow
veuf, veuve
385
ankle
cheville (f.)
386
bear cub
ourson (m.)
387
to last
durer
388
avaler
to swallow
389
quietly
sagement
390
inverse (m.)
opposite
391
hache (f.)
axe
392
savoir (m.)
knowledge
393
également
also
394
constat
abservation
395
crotte (f.)
dung
396
according to
au gré de
397
mettre fin à
to terminate
398
insensitive
insensible
399
tableau (m.)
board
400
horn
cor (m.)
401
goût (m.)
taste
402
nom d'usage (m.)
usual name
403
bus
autobus (m.)
404
permettre de
to make it possible to
405
choper*
to catch
406
slippery
glissant
407
belfry
beffroi (m.)
408
boldness
hardiesse (f.)
409
bleach
eau de Javel (f.)
410
lutter
to struggle
411
shomaker, shoe repairer
cordonnier (m.)
412
avoir une prise sur
to have a hold
413
estival
summer, summery
414
computer chips
puces (f.pl.)
415
to dissuade
dissuader
416
nickname
surnom (m.)
417
too much, too many
trop de
418
malgré
in spite of
419
minutieusement
meticulously
420
etiquette, protocol
étiquette
421
embouteillage (m.)
traffic jam
422
candy, sweets
sucreries (f.pl.)
423
racine (f.)
root
424
jusqu'à épuisement des stocks
while stocks last
425
forest
forêt
426
ouvrage (m.)
work
427
discuter
to chat
428
suppository
suppositoire (m.)
429
video maker
vidéaste (m./f.)
430
volonté (f.)
desire
431
access rights
droits d'accès (m.pl.)
432
hill
colline (f.)
433
pleasant
agréable
434
researcher
chercheur (se) (m./f.)
435
congrès (m.)
conference
436
to compensate
indemniser
437
sourire
to smile
438
feverish, excited
fébrile
439
nightmare
cauchemar (m.)
440
offrir
to offer
441
faute de
which can be blamed on, for lack of
442
to sleep
dormir
443
enregistrement (m.)
recording
444
brightness
clarté (f.)
445
fleuve (m.)
river
446
acquis
acquired
447
course contre la montre (f.)
race against the clock
448
fall
automne (m.)
449
inquiet
worried
450
inveestment
investissement (m.)
451
office of the mayor, city hall
mairie (f.)
452
copain (m.)
friend
453
by chance
par hasard
454
mise en valeur (f.)
highlight
455
to let go
lâcher
456
curtain
rideau (m.)
457
donner lieu à
to give rise to
458
to furnish
procurer
459
douceur (f.)
sweetness
460
bank
berge (f.)
461
housemate
colocataire (m./f.)
462
so much
tellement
463
knife
couteau (m.)
464
l'emporter sur
to prevail
465
vendeur à la sauvette (m.)
street peddler
466
chaussure (f.)
shoe
467
éveiller la conscience
to raise consciousness
468
fonds (always plural m.pl.)
collections, funds, capital
469
to want, to wish
souhaiter
470
to spill
renverser
471
reasonable
raisonnable
472
témoin (m.)
witness
473
Coliseum
Colisée (m.)
474
to realize, to grasp
rendre compte de (se)
475
cover letter
lettre de motivation (f.)
476
to roar off
partir en trombe
477
soon
bientôt
478
friend
ami(e)
479
set, clique
coterie (f.)
480
eau (f.)
water
481
birth
naissance (f.)
482
canicule (f.)
heat wave
483
partager
to share
484
réagir
to react
485
soigner
to heal
486
court, courtyard
cour (f.)
487
meal
repas (m.)
488
aimer mieux
to prefer
489
film
film (m.)
490
support (m.)
medium
491
as for
quant à
492
passer à l'acte
to act on
493
Algérie (f.)
Algeria
494
sous-sol
basement
495
cuisson (f.)
cooking
496
gamin€
kid
497
citoyenneté (f.)
democracy, citizenship
498
chantier naval (m.)
shipyard
499
imperméable (m.)
raincoat
500
ennuyer
to annoy, to bother
