Barron's Glossary Flashcards
(233 cards)
1
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Unwillingly, reluctantly, grudgingly
A
À contrecoeur
2
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To spoil, to damage, to injure
A
Abîmer
3
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To end at, in; to lead to sth, to converge on sth
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Aboutir
4
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To cook, to prepare (food)
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Accommoder
5
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To soften
A
Adoucir
6
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Hungry, starving
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Affamé
7
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To starve
A
Affamer
8
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To post (up), to stick
A
Afficher
9
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Sour, sharp, acid, tart
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Aigre
10
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As well as
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Ainsi que
11
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The vicinity of a town (in the vicinity of)
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Alentours (aux alentours)
12
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Headrest
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Appuie-tête
13
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To raise, to erect, to wear with ostentation
A
Arborer
14
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Cash
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Argent liquide
15
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To do sth in vain
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Avoir beau
16
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Landing (of a plane)
A
Atterrissage
17
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After, at the end of
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Au bout de
18
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Fundamentally, basically
A
Au fond
19
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At the bottom of
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Au fond de
20
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At the bottom of the hole
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Au fond du trou
21
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To have difficulties doing sth
A
Avoir du mal à faire qch
22
Q
As soon as
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Aussitôt que
23
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Of the fall
A
Automnal
24
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Another person
A
Autrui
25
To stutter, to stammer, to mumble
Balbutier
26
Fold down seat or bench
Banquette rabattable
27
Bar association (law)
Barreau
28
Profit, gain
Bénéfice
29
Love note, love letter
Billet-doux
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Case, casing
Boitier
31
Breeze
Brise
32
Brushing
Brossage
33
Log
Bûche
34
Solitary confinement, jail, prison
Cachot
35
Rowing boat, dinghy
Canot
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Dental decay, cavity
Carie
37
To talk, to chat
Causer
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Rag, duster
Chiffon
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Nail
Clou
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Dealer
Concessionnaire
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Storyteller
Conteur
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Greed, desire, lust
Convoitise
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Layer
Couche
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Guilty
Coupable
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To dig
Creuser
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To crack, to make cracks, fissures
Crevasser
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Casement window
Croisée
48
Moreover, incidentally
D'ailleurs
49
Die, dice, thimble
Dé
50
To overflow
Déborder
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To uncork
Déboucher
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Goddess
Déesse
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Damage
Dégat
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Home, house
Demeure
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Toothpaste
Dentifrice
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To lodge a complaint
Déposer plainte
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A strange way
Drôle de façon
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Ladder
Échelle
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Lightning
Éclair
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To lighten
Éclairer
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Effusion, outpouring, overflowing, rozlew, wylew
Effusion
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Have far too much to choose from
Embarras du choix
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Embrasure, window or door recess, otwór strzelniczy, przez który wystawia się lufę karabinu lub działa podczas prowadzenia ognia
Embrasure
64
(A person's) schedule
Emploi du temps
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Imprint, an impression
Empreinte
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Fingerprint
Empreinte digitale
67
To borrow
Emprunter
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Affected (by emotion), moved
Ému
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Forward
En avant
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In full dress
En grande tenue
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(To be well) on the way to
En voie de
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To smear, to coat, to cover, powlekać, smarować
Enduire
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Infatuation, craze
Engouement
74
To engulf, połykać, znikać
Engouffrer
75
To disappear into
S'engouffrer
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To undertake, to take (sth) in hand
Entreprendre
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To invade, to overrun
Envahir
78
Suburbs, outskirts of a city
Environs
79
To save (up), to economise, to spare
Épargner
80
To disperse, to scatter, to spread
Éparpiller
81
Wreck (of a ship)
Épave
82
Dreadful, frightful, appalling
Épouvantable
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To sketch, to outline
Esquisser
84
To give a slight smile
Esquisser un sourire
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To dry, to wipe
Essuyer
86
Summery, summerlike
Estival
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To spread out, to lay out
Étaler
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To suffocate, to choke, to smother sb
Étouffer
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To be winded, to be out of breath
Être à bout de souffle
90
To struggle with
Être aux prises avec
91
China shop, pottery (work), crockery, earthenware
Faïencerie
92
To melt
Faire fondre
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To fade, to wilt
Faner
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Reliability
Fiabilité
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Reliable
Fiable
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Face
Figure
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Thread, yearn
Fil
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Scourge, plague, curse, pest, bane
Fléau
99
Arrow
Flèche
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To shrivel, to fade, to wilt, więdnąć, wiotczeć, pozbawić świeżości, piętnować
Flétrir
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To cover, to line, to stuff, wtykać, nadziewać
Fourrer
102
Very, very cold
Froid de canard
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Forehead
Front
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Braid (in a uniform) - dekoracja brzegu munduru
Galon
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To garnish
Garnir
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To squander, to waste
Gaspiller
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To spoil
Gâter
108
Poverty, discomfort, constraint, embarrassment
Gêne
109
To inconvenience, to embarrass
Gêner
110
Jailer
Géôlier
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Icing of a cake
Glaçage
112
Afternoon snack
Goûter
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To taste
Goûter
114
Not to many things
Grand'chose
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To scold
Gronder
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Beggar, tramp
Gueux, gueuse
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Competent, clever
Habile
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Breath
Haleine
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To shrug (one's shoulders)
Hausser les épaules
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To hit
Heurter
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Wintry
Hivernal
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To inhale, to breathe in
Humer
123
Unforeseeable
Imprévisible
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To infest, to overrun
Infester
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To educate oneself
S'instruire
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Pier, jetty
Jetée
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Coupling, pairing, twinning (of towns)
Jumelage
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To lick
Lécher
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Smooth
Lisse
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Rental
Location
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Home, house, dwelling
Logis
132
At the time of, then
Lors
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Lens, magnifying glass
Loupe
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To stay (up) late to do sth, to linger, to dawdle
S'attarder
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The sandman
Marchand de sable
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Sailor
Marin
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Hammer
Marteau
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Mattress
Matelas
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To figure it out for oneself, to manage; to extricate oneself (from difficulties)
Se débrouiller
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To turn away, to turn aside
Se détourner
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Soft, velvety (to the touch)
Moelleux, moelleuse
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To bite
Mordre
143
Fly
Mouche
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Damp, moist, wet
Mouillé
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To wet, to moisten, to dampen
Mouiller
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To supply, to fit, to equip, to provide, to furnish
Munir
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Coating with a sauce
Nappage
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Sailor
Navigateur
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Ship
Navire
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To cause grief, to break (sb's) heart
Navrer
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Clean, precise
Net
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Cleanliness, precision
Netteté
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Birdhouse
Nichoir
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Reveller, boisterer
Noceur
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Nonagenarian
Nonagénaire
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Teddy bear
Nounours
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Newborn child
Nouveau-né
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To drown
Noyer
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Now then
Or
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Garbage
Ordure
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Originating from
Originaire
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Panoply
Panoplie
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Waxed paper
Papier ciré
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Like, alike, similar
Pareil
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Soft dough (as in cheese)
Pâte molle
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To rejoice, to decorate a ship, to put out the flags
Pavoiser
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Slope
Pente
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Wig
Perruque
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To be pleasing to
Plaire à
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Flat
Plat
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To rain cats and dogs, to come down in buckets
Pleuvoir des cordes
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Feather
Plume
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Dagger
Poignard
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Potter
Potier
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Lung
Poumon
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To dash, to rush
Se précipiter
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Of the springtime
Printanier
178
Cleaning product
Produit d'entretien
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To result from, to come from, to originate from
Provenir de
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To draw water, to take or get (an idea)
Puiser
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The powerful, the mighty ones
Puissants
182
Well
Puits
183
How many times
Que de fois
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Although
Quoique
185
Rebate, discount
Rabais
186
To lower, to reduce (price)
Rabaisser
187
Frock coat, (woman's) fitted coat
Redingote
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To improve, to make higher, to enhance, to set off (colour, complexion)
Rehausser
189
To move, to shift (furniture), to turn up (the ground), to stir (sauce)
Remuer
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To pour out, to spill, to drop, to diffuse, to scatter
Répandre
191
To be resplendent, to shine, to glitter
Resplendir
192
To pull, to draw, to withdraw, to take out
Retirer
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Cold
Rhume
194
Wrinkle
Ride
195
Only, merely
Rien qu'à
196
Tap
Robinet
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To roll
Rouler
198
Rugged, uciążliwy, gruboskórny, szorstki
Rude
199
Rugose, rugged, rough, chropowaty
Rugueux
200
To give oneself up to something, to devote oneself to
S'adonner
201
To lean, to rest on, against something
S'appuyer
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To tear off sth from oneself
S'arracher
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To pull out one's hair
S'arracher les cheveux
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To manage
S'arranger
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To take hold of, to lay hands on
S'emparer
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Seasonal worker
Saisonnier
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Migotać
Scintiller
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To hit oneself against sth
Se cogner à
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To use
She servir de
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To shake
Secouer
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Whistling, hissing, wheezing
Sifflement
212
Silk
Soie
213
To suspect
Soupçonner
214
To weigh sth in the hand, to try the weight of sth, to evaluate the weight of sth
Soupeser
215
Supple, flexible
Souple
216
Sweat, perspiration
Sueur
217
Space, area
Superficie
218
It can't be helped! Too bad!
Tant pis!
219
Pile
Tas
220
Amount, content, percentage
Teneur
221
Infusion, decoction, herb tea
Tisane
222
Thunder
Tonnerre
223
To cough
Tousser
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Cough
Toux
225
Sleigh
Traîneau
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Vessel, ship
Vaisseau
227
Veal
Veau
228
To stay up, to keep awake
Veiller
229
Verse (poetry)
Vers
230
Widower
Veuf
231
Railroad tracks
Voie ferrée
232
Poultry
Volaille
233
To be born
Voir le jour
