All words from Reading and Comprehension part 1 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
1
Q
exigeant
A
meticulous
2
Q
to land
A
atterrir
3
Q
douane (f.)
A
customs
4
Q
blouson (m.)
A
jacket, windbreaker
5
Q
fournir
A
to provide, to supply
6
Q
habiller (s’)
A
to dress
7
Q
to put oneself at the service of
A
mettre au sevice (se)
8
Q
place setting
A
couvert (m.)
9
Q
to make fun of
A
moquer (se) de
10
Q
essence (f.)
A
fuel, gas
11
Q
mitrailler
A
to snap away at
12
Q
mishap
A
mésaventure (f.)
13
Q
dessiner
A
to draw
14
Q
autriche (f.)
A
austrian
15
Q
speck
A
grain (m.)
16
Q
machisme (m.)
A
male chaubinism
17
Q
anchoring
A
ancrage (m.)
18
Q
assister à
A
to attend
19
Q
to improve
A
améliorer
20
Q
lancer
A
to launch
21
Q
to hop over to
A
faire un saut
22
Q
droits d’accès (m.pl.)
A
access rights
23
Q
intéresser à (s’)
A
to be interested in
24
Q
dessin animé (m.)
A
cartoon
25
mastery
maîtrise (f.)
26
plate
assiette (f.)
27
vagabonder
to run loose
28
fever
fièvre (f.)
29
approach
parti pris (m.)
30
conquest
conquête (f.)
31
in elementary school
en primaire
32
shielded from
à l'abri de
33
experienced
vécu
34
chambre (f.)
room
35
cabinetmaker, restorer
ébéniste (m.)
36
film stock
pelliclule (f.)
37
bande sonore (f.)
sound track
38
rêve
dream
39
music lover
mélomane (m.)
40
nouer
to form
41
to devote
consacrer
42
to brrush
brosser
43
tie
cravate (f.)
44
faire des courses
to run errands
45
à force de
by dint of
46
shirt
chemise (f.)
47
to open onto
donner sur
48
heat wave
canicule (f.)
49
gladiator
gladiateur (m.)
50
en moyenne
on average
51
blessé
injured
52
third
tiers (m.)
53
atténuer
to ease
54
to run loose
vagabonder
55
farmer
fermier (m.)
56
marbrier (m.)
marble worker
57
sailing dinghy
dériveur (m.)
58
hard
dur
59
immeuble (m.)
building
60
tendre à
to tend to
61
assiette (f.)
plate
62
voûté
arched, vaulted
63
rider
écuyer (m.)
64
plaie (f.)
wound
65
to disown, to disavow
désavouer
66
par cœur
by heart
67
telephone call
coup de fil (m.)
68
to admire
admirer
69
orchard
verger (m.)
70
glisser
to slide
71
toit (m.)
roof
72
eve
veille (f.)
73
escrime (f.)
fencing
74
rendre compte de (se)
to realize, to grasp
75
radish
radis (m.)
76
disappointment
déception (f.)
77
hat
chapeau (m.)
78
court-métrage (m.)
short film
79
rejet (m.)
rejection
80
to smell, to inhale
humer
81
écraser
to crush
82
reliable
fiable
83
équilibrer
to balance
84
to lead to
entrainer
85
to be thirsty
avoir soif
86
huile (f.)
oil
87
myrtille (f.)
bilberry, huckleberry
88
to master
maîtriser
89
school bag
sacoche (f.)
90
unusual
insolite
91
hormis
except for, apart from
92
servir
to serve
93
attendre
to wait (for)
94
bon sens (m.)
common sense
95
aider
to help
96
to design
concevoir
97
pastèque (f.)
watermelon
98
repérer
to spot, to locate, to identify
99
armchair
fauteuil (m)
100
surnom (m.)
nickname
101
singer
chanteur, chanteuse (m./f.)
102
prise de conscience (f.)
realization
103
exhausting
fatigant
104
un sur trois
one out of three
105
cultiver
to farm
106
taboo
tabou (m.)
107
efforcer de (s')
to try
108
to raise consciousness
éveiller la conscience
109
shadowy light
pénombre (f.)
110
garden
jardin (m.)
111
unauthorized billposting
affichage sauvage (m.)
112
pasta
pâtes (f.pl.)
113
oignon (m.)
onion
114
intoxication, passion
ivresse (f.)
115
to take (sb somewhere)
emmener
116
to feel like
avoir envie de
117
to wink
cligner de l'œil
118
to stir
remuer
119
demeurer
to live, to stay, to remain
120
to fly over
survoler
121
espace de détente (m.)
rest area
122
to collect
collectionner
123
soundtrack
bande sonore (f.)
124
student librarian
élève conservateur (m.)
125
viola
alto (m.)
126
regard renversé (m.)
reverse view
127
sinon
otherwise
128
costume designer
costumier, costumière
129
noyau (m.)
small group
130
lecture (f.)
reading
131
aire (f.)
area
132
with time
au fil des ans
133
to come across, to run into
tomber sur
134
passant
passerby
135
suppositoire (m.)
suppository
136
to appeal to
attirer
137
frère aîné
older brother
138
participer à
to participate in
139
palissade (f.)
picket fence
140
section
tranche (f.)
141
instrument à vent (m.)
wind instrument
142
pool
vivier (m.)
143
rigging
haubanage (m.)
144
dédié à
devoted to, dedicated to
145
surgir
to emerge
146
maquette (f.)
artwork
147
et des poussières
and a bit
148
faire preuve de
to demonstrate, to show
149
guitare (f.)
guitar
150
congestionné
congested
151
dovecote
colombier (m.)
152
bureau (m.)
office, desk
153
to report
faire état de
154
coiffeur (m.)
hairdresser
155
affaires (f.pl.)
personal effects, business
156
retenir par cœur
to memorize
157
cacre (m.)
coronation
158
école (f.)
school
159
pareil à
similar to
160
autobus (m.)
bus
161
sap
sève (f.)
162
droits des femmes (m.pl.)
women's rights
163
éloigner (s')
to move away
164
douleur (f.)
pain, ache
165
to draw back
écarter
166
worried about
soucieux
167
à l'étage
upstairs
168
to face
faire face à
169
to break into fits of laughter
marrer comme des fous (se)*
170
on board
à bord de
171
cheat sheet
antisèche (f.)
172
to move
bouger
173
success factor
facteur de réussite (m.)
174
to travel, to cover
parcourir
175
place for social interaction
lieu de convivialité (m.)
176
garçonnet (m.)
small boy
177
dance
danse (f.)
178
peanut butter
beurre de cacaheètes
179
attirer (s') les foudres
to provoke an angry response
180
ocean race
course hauturière (f.)
181
cambrioler
to burglarise
182
tant que
so many
183
to digitize
numériser
184
cheek
joue (f.)
185
to unearth
dégager
186
déversoir (m.)
outlet
187
bouclé
curly
188
mer (f.)
sea
189
pea
petit pois (m.)
190
faire demi-tour
to do an about-face
191
navire (m.)
ship
192
rajeunissement (m.)
rejuvenation
193
forgeron (m.)
blacksmith
194
croiser
to come across, to pass, to meet
195
à partir de
from, based on
196
sauter le couvercle
to blow the lid off
197
worker
travailleur (m.)
198
dung
crotte (f.)
199
tremblement de terre (m.)
earthwuake
200
bay leaf
feuille de laurier (f.)
201
burn
brûlure (f.)
202
apiculteur (m.)
beekeeper
203
weaver
tisserand (m.)
204
to deliver
remettre
205
mean
mesquin
206
to nickname
surnommer
207
framework
armature (f.)
208
peu de
few
209
shooting
tournage (m.)
210
mother-in-law
belle-mère (f.)
211
paix céleste (f.)
heavenly peace
212
attentively
attentivement
213
gland (m.)
acorn
214
fall, descent
chute (f.)
215
cordonnier (m.)
shomaker, shoe repairer
216
how much
combien
217
to lower
baisser
218
dietary supplement
complément alimentaire (m.)
219
conducteur de train (m.)
train conductor
220
nœud (m.)
knot
221
restreindre
to limit, to restrict
222
transatlantic race
transat (m.)
223
to take a shower
prendre une douche
224
goguette (f.)
place to drink and have fun
225
belle-mère (f.)
mother-in-law
226
happy
content
227
faire état de
to report
228
Algeria
Algérie (f.)
229
following the example of
à l'instar de
230
endroit (m.)
place
231
gradin (m.)
tier
232
lumberjack
bûcheron (m.)
233
insoutenable
unbearable
234
remercier
to thank
235
Germany
Allemagne (f.)
236
confier qqch à qqn
to entrust something to someone
237
en tant que
as soon as possiblee
238
float
char (m.)
239
de plus en plus
more and more
240
récipiendaire (m.)
recipient
241
to be an integral part of
faire partie intégrante
242
illiterate person
analphabète (m./f.)
243
manège (m.)
ring
244
unbearable
insoutenable
245
égalitaire
egalitarian
246
emprunter
to borrow, to take (a route), to traverse
247
to borrow
emprunter
248
launching
lancement (m.)
249
in order to
afin de
250
to stand in line
faire la queue
251
orteil (m.)
toe
252
moyen
average
253
vengeance (f.)
vengeance, revenge
254
Trésor (m.)
treasury
255
one schoolchild out of five
un écolier sur cinq
256
durable
long-lasting
257
dressage
dressage (m.)
258
board
tableau (m.)
259
struggle
lutte (f.)
260
habitué
visitor
261
sécher
to dry
262
four (m.) à micro-ondes
microwave onion
263
evocative
évocateur
264
carte (f.)
(library) card
265
barque (f.)
small boat
266
bottle
bouteille (f.)
267
année scolaire (f.)
school year
268
singing
chant (m.)
269
one out of three
un sur trois
270
form
formulaire (m.)
271
être en retard
to be late
272
agaist, contrary to
à l'encontre
273
skin, thin covering
épiderme (m.)
274
bruit (m.)
noise
275
paper towel
essuie-tout (m.)
276
cahute (f.)
shack
277
humecter
to moisten
278
about thirty
trentaine (f.)
279
mettre en valeur
to highlight
280
to annoy, to bother
ennuyer
281
escroquerie (f.)
swindle, fraud
282
bâtisse (f.)
building
283
cook
cuisinier (m.)
284
it's all about the same to me
ça m'est égal
285
camion (m.)
truck
286
to die down, to fade away, to go out, to go dark
éteindre (s')
287
hautbois (m.)
oboe
288
women's rights
droits des femmes (m.pl.)
289
climatisation (f.)
air conditioning
290
écriture (f.)
writing
291
to moisten
humecter
292
coûter
to cost
293
hacher
to chop
294
tremblotant
flickering, trembling
295
fine arts
beaux-arts (m.pl.)
296
abeille (f.)
bee
297
à bord de
on board
298
boite (f.)
company
299
soul
âme (f.)
300
écurie (f.)
stable
301
sound film
film sonore (m.)
302
to do the dishes
faire la vaisselle
303
granmother
grand-mère (f.)
304
installer (s')
to move into
305
à l'envers
wrong side
306
glove
gant (m.)
307
déplacement (m.)
moving, shifting
308
stone
pierre (f.)
309
unfinished
inachevé
310
de l'aube au crepuscule
from dawn to dusk
311
lampadaire (m.)
streetlamp
312
former
to train
313
trowel
truelle
314
gallop
galopade (f.)
315
connaissance (f.)
knowledge
316
citrouille (f.)
pumpkin
317
premises
lieux (m.pl.)
318
bas de contention (m.)
compression stockings
319
to play
jouer
320
to be satisfied with
satisfaire de (se)
321
désavouer
to disown, to disavow
322
décalé
odd
323
milieu (m.)
set, circle
324
mamie (f.)
granny
325
pearl
perle (f.)
326
puissance (f.)
strength
327
harmoniser (s') avec
to harmonize with
328
to take a nap
faire la sieste
329
hall (m.)
lobby
330
brush
pinceau (m.)
331
bien que
although
332
à mi-parcours
midway
333
hameau (m.)
hamlet
334
camera
appareil photo (m.)
335
refurnished
remeublé
336
traducteur (m.)
translator
337
about a hundred
centaine (f.)
338
empêchement (m.)
unforeseen difficulty
339
enseignant(e)
teacher
340
murderous rage
folie meurtrière
341
attendre à (s')
to expect
342
to arrive, happen
arriver
343
chapeauter
to oversee
344
I almost fell
j'ai failli tomber
345
dresser (se)
to rise, to stand
346
comporter
to include
347
appareil photo (m.)
camera
348
ferroviaire
rail
349
impression (f.)
printing
350
magnetic tape
bande magnétique (f.)
351
tenir compte de
to take into account
352
rater
to go wrong, to fail
353
écuyer (m.)
rider
354
écluse (f.)
lock, lock-gate
355
to relax
défouler (se)
356
haut-lieu (m.)
mecca for
357
tube (m.)
hit (song)
358
extirper (s')
to extirpate oneself
359
hunter
chasseur (m.)
360
bibliothèque (f.)
library
361
cérémonial (m.)
etiquette (of the court)
362
to lay out, to develop, to adapt
aménager
363
surgeon
chirurgien (ne) (m./f.)
364
to laugh
rire (m.)
365
banaliser (se)
to become commonplace
366
préoccuper (l'avenir me)
to worry
367
plutôt
rather
368
especially
surtout
369
tree in Haiti
bayaronde (m.)
370
balle (f.)
ball, bullet
371
enquête (f.)
survey
372
Asie (f.)
Asia
373
faire partie intégrante
to be an integral part of
374
violin
violon (m.)
375
gun, rifle
fusil (m.)
376
copain (m.)
friend, boyfriend
377
mettre au sevice (se)
to put oneself at the service of
378
away from, out of the way
à l'écart de
379
être chanceux, chanceuse
to be lucky
380
faire ses valises
to pack (one's suitcase)
381
broke, without money
fauché*
382
peinture (f.)
paint, painting
383
nounours (m.)
teddy bear
384
défouler (se)
to relax
385
robber
braqueur* (m.)
386
rather
plutôt
387
area
aire (f.)
388
wall (interior)
paroi (f.)
389
coudre
to sew
390
outil (m.)
tool
391
deuil (m.)
mourning
392
to catch
choper*
393
attirer
to appeal to
394
circulaire (f.)
circular, memorandum
395
grapefruit
pamplemousse (m.)
396
epic (film)
péplum (m.)
397
ragoûtant
appetizing
398
equality between men and women
parité (f.)
399
layer of wax
couche de cire (f.)
400
monthly
mensuellement
401
adresse (f)
address
402
faire confiance à
to trust
403
grosse caisse (f.)
brass drum
404
to insist on
tenir à
405
renouveler
to replace
406
work
ouvrage (m.)
407
Allemagne (f.)
Germany
408
schooling
scolarisation (f.)
409
actuellement
presently
410
à l'instar de
following the example of
411
harpsichord
clavecin (m.)
412
to scatter
éparpiller
413
apéritif
before-dinner drink
414
indice (m.)
indication, clue
415
drawback
inconvénient (m.)
416
maillet (m.)
mallet
417
flow of water
écoulement d'eau (m.)
418
sound track
bande sonore (f.)
419
feuilleton (m.)
soap opera, serial
420
traiter de
to call somebody names
421
neck, handle
manche (m.)
422
trip around the world
tour du monde (m.)
423
vidéaste (m./f.)
video maker
424
belt
ceinture (f.)
425
faire un voyage
to go on a trip, take a trip
426
agir
to act
427
link, place
lien (m.)
428
past participle
participe passé (m.)
429
all that is needed
il suffit
430
sailing
voile (f.)
431
fatigant
exhausting
432
ébéniste (m.)
cabinetmaker, restorer
433
bench
banc (m.)
434
par ailleurs
otherwise, moreover
435
to hibernate
hiberner
436
foie (m.)
liver
437
tant de
as best they can
438
cieux (m.pl.)
skies, heaven
439
aigu
high-pitched
440
Amérique
america
441
housing
logement (m.)
442
roux
redhead
443
string
corde (f.)
444
étude (f.)
study
445
stable
écurie (f.)
446
address and phone number
coordonnées (f.pl.)
447
mairie (f.)
office of the mayor, city hall
448
elevated subway
métro aérien (m.)
449
péplum (m.)
epic (film)
450
confère (m.)
fellow
451
to assume
assumer
452
solo
en solitaire
453
mât de fer (m.)
iron pole
454
fâcher (se)
to get angry
455
miellat (m.)
honeydew
456
building
bâtisse (f.)
457
to do an about-face
faire demi-tour
458
such as
tel que
459
booty
butin (m.)
460
to thoroughly master
maîtriser à fond
461
étage (m.)
floor, story
462
rooting, settling
enracinement (m.)
463
skull
crane (m.)
464
pomme (f.)
apple
465
to borrow, to take (a route), to traverse
emprunter
466
renouveler (se)
to renew (oneself)
467
prévisible
predictable
468
native country
pays natal (m.)
469
to follow
suivre
470
costumier, costumière
costume designer
471
to conceal
receler
472
to arouse, to provoke, to give rise
susciter
473
ship's rail
bastingage (m.)
474
formateur (m.)
trainer
475
file d'attente (f.)
line, queue
476
à côté
next door
477
actrice (f.)
actress
478
show
spectacle (m.)
479
luck
chance (f.)
480
acteur (m.)
actor
481
to rely on
miser sur
482
fireworks
feu d'artifice (m.)
483
tomato
tomate (f.)
484
talking films
cinéma parlant (m.)
485
to change
changer
486
attraper
to catch
487
to weave in and out of
faufiler (se)
488
désarmant
disarming
489
to try
efforcer de (s')
490
to ambalm
embaumer
491
burgler
cambioleur, cambrioleuse
492
calomnier
to slander
493
note (f.)
grade, mark, (musical) note
494
to run, to lead (to), to manage
mener (à)
495
spectacle équestre
equestrian show
496
fonder
to establish
497
to admit
admettre
498
éplucher
to peel
499
illiterate
illettré
500
box
case (f.)
