CDS French Vol 001 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
Q
dough
A
pétrin (m.)
2
Q
nape (of the neck)
A
nuque (f.)
3
Q
switchboard
A
standard (m.)
4
Q
joke, hoax
A
canular (m.)
5
Q
mole
A
taupe (f.)
6
Q
sin
A
péché (f.)
7
Q
hiding place
A
cachette (f.)
8
Q
to hammer out
A
marteler
9
Q
hoard (of money)
A
magot (m.)
10
Q
bankruptcy
A
faillite (f.)
11
Q
altar
A
autel (m.)
12
Q
to sneer
A
ricaner
13
Q
to hoist
A
hisser
14
Q
to rummage (through)
A
fouiller
15
Q
frayed
A
éraillé
16
Q
fear
A
trouille (f.)
17
Q
pilgrimage
A
pèlerinage (f.)
18
Q
stake
A
jalon (m.)
19
Q
to swallow up
A
engloutir
20
Q
afraid
A
effrayé
21
Q
velum
A
vélin (m.)
22
Q
parchment
A
parchemin (m.)
23
Q
shark
A
requin (m.)
24
Q
paving
A
dallage (m.)
25
nuts, potty
cinglé
26
stench
puanteur (f.)
27
to stumble
trébucher
28
spell
sortilège (m.)
29
shoe lace
lacet (m.)
30
boastful
vantard
31
quip
quolibet (m.)
32
suspicious, shady
louche
33
to have fun
rigoler
34
cockroach
cafard (m.)
35
to cry out (softly)
couiner
36
to gulp
avaler
37
to sip
siroter
38
to drum o's fingers
pianoter
39
to flounder
patauger
40
muck
gadouille (f.)
41
poler
tisonnier (m.)
42
mocking
railleur
43
discussion in which neither listens to the other
dialogue (m.) des sourds
44
to rack your brains
se presser le citron
45
dressed to the nines
tiré à quatre épingles
46
the last train/bus
voiture (f.) la
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he has airs above his station
il ne se mouche pas du pied
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to take the lion's share
tirer la couverture à soi
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to stand by idly
gober les mouches
50
everything is hunky dory
toute baigne dans l'huile
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to be down in the dumps
avoir le cafard
52
love at first sight
coup (m.) de foudre
53
to be in great shape
avoir la frite
54
to stand s.o. up
poser un lapin à quelqu'un
55
never in a month of Sundays
jusqu'à Saint Glinglin
56
dumped
plaqué
57
snap, crackle, pop
cric, crac, croc
58
to kick the bucket
sucrer les fraises
59
to kick the bucket
avaler son bulletin de
60
to be drunk
être noir
61
slang
langue (f.) verte
62
grasshopper
sauterelle (f.)
63
to damage, harm
nuire
64
to strike with a sword
sabrer
65
to cut into pieces
morceler
66
no vacancies
complet
67
to crack, divide
fendre
68
pillow
oreiller (m.)
69
chessboard
échiquier (m.)
70
to give s.o. the slip
semer
71
to shelter
abriter
72
trashy
de la camelote
73
pupil (of eye)
prunelle (f.)
74
intelligent, clever
malin
75
hold (of plane)
soute (f.)
76
mattress, sun-lounger
matelas (m.)
77
burden
fardeau (m.)
78
brains, grey matter
méninges (f. pl. )
79
target
cible (f.)
80
to steal (coll.)
faucher
81
oar
aviron (m.)
82
beacon
balise (f.)
83
stopover
escale
84
altar
autel (m.)
85
bet, wager
enjeu (-x) (m.)
86
worry
souci (m.)
87
to erase
gommer
88
crutch
béquille (f.)
89
bloke, guy
gars (m.)
90
seal
sceau (-x) (m.)
91
latch
loquet (m.)
92
cover, lid
couvercle (m.)
93
dial
le cadran
94
outline, sketch
le croquis
95
tile
tuile (f.)
96
to tip, topple
basculer
97
thigh
cuisse (f.)
98
dazzling
fulgurant
99
jaw
mâchoire (f.)
100
barn
grange (f.)
101
sorry
navré
102
breach, gap
la brèche
103
unharmed
indemne
104
bump
bosse (f.)
105
breaking and entering
effraction (f.)
106
scoundrel
fripouille (f.)
107
to uncover
dénicher
108
to cost an arm and a leg
coûter les yeux de la tête
109
reverse charge call
PCV - percevoir
110
nuts, mad, potty
cinglé
111
torch
flambeau (m.)
112
bolt
verrou (m.)
113
bankruptcy
faillitte (f.)
114
snack
casse-croûte (m.)
115
to tire o.s. out (usually solving a problem)
se crasser la tête
116
plot (conspiracy)
complot (m.)
117
plot (of a novel)
intrigue (f.)
118
about
au sujet de
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earthquake
tremblement (m.) de terre
120
degree
licence (f.)
121
licence
permis (m.)
122
graduate
licencié (m.)
123
to move around
se déplacer
124
lay, not religious
laïc
125
surveillant
pion (m.)
126
work (slang)
boulot (m.)
127
to nosh (slang)
grailler
128
to spread out
étendre
129
one found it hard to
on a du mal à
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irritable, excitable, nerves on edge
énervé
131
quotidien
daily
132
tea-time meal
goûter (m.)
133
to deceive
tromper
134
to disappoint
décevoir
135
to fail completely
échouer
136
sign, sign-post, notice board
panneau (m.)
137
blade
lame (f.)
138
to receive
recueillir
139
as for
quant à
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to fear
craindre
141
gulf
gouffre (m.)
142
basement
sous-sol (m.)
143
to spread out
répandre
144
damp
humid
145
heat
chaleur (f.)
146
Boxing Day
jour (m.) après Noël
147
New Year
nouvel (m.) an
148
guilty person
le coupable
149
court-case, trial
procès (m.)
150
witness
témoin (m.)
151
testimony
témoignage (m.)
152
habitual criminal
récidividiste (m.)
153
to link, tie together
lier
154
hand-cuffs
menottes (f. pl.)
155
to surround
encadrer
156
victim
victime (f.)
157
murder
assassinat (m.)
158
to murder
assassiner
159
motive
motif (m.)
160
to remember
se souvenir de
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to remember (tr.)
se rappeler
162
lie, dishonesty
mensonge (m.)
163
broken home
foyer (m.) désuni
164
blind
aveugle (m.)
165
deaf
sourd
166
dumb
muet
167
one-eyed
borgne
168
sentence
sentence (f.)
169
attentuating circumstances
circonstances (f. pl.) atténuantes
170
pleading
plaidoirie (f.)
171
remission
recours (m.) en grâce
172
hard labour
travaux forcés
173
to cure, get better
guérir
174
to commit a crime
commettre un crime
175
to prove, feel (emotion)
éprouver
176
blackmail
chantage (m.)
177
to blacmail
faire le chantage
178
slope
pente (f.)
179
for life
à perpétuité
180
death penalty
peine (f.) de mort
181
(death by) by hanging
pendaison (f.)
182
raid (by burglars)
attaque (f.)
183
raid (by police)
descente (f.)
184
attempt on life
attente (m.) à la vie
185
to hange
pendre
186
van
camionnette (f.)
187
vehicle
véhicule (m.)
188
lorry driver
routier (m.)
189
to have a breakdown (car)
tomber en panne
190
steering whee
volant (m.)
191
tar
goudron (m.)
192
to travel
rouler
193
to crush
s'écraser
194
to overtake
doubler
195
traffic lights
feux (m. pl.)
196
to race the traffic lights
brûler les feux rouges
197
pedestrian crossing
passage (m.) clouté
198
nail
clou (m.)
199
to brake
freiner
200
pedestrian
piéton (m.)
