Dec2022c Flashcards
(83 cards)
1
Q
soupe au potiron
A
pumpkin soup
2
Q
la citrouille, le potiron
A
pumpkin
3
Q
feutré
A
- felt, felt like
- muffled
4
Q
rétrécir
A
to shrink, to take in, to shorten
5
Q
la semelle
A
sole (shoe, foot etc.)
6
Q
pédale d’embrayage
A
clutch pedal (of a car)
7
Q
le créneau
A
niche, slot, gap, window (of time)
8
Q
faire un créneau
A
to back into a parking place
parallel parking
9
Q
guetter
A
to watch intently
10
Q
l’aïeul (e)
A
grandfather, grandmother
11
Q
aïeux
A
ancestors, forefathers
12
Q
étang
A
pond
13
Q
nuire
A
to harm, to injure
14
Q
gravier
A
gravel, grit
15
Q
un orme
A
elm tree
16
Q
la martre
A
- martin (bird)
- sable (fir tree)
17
Q
la sitelle
A
nuthatch (bird)
18
Q
thuya géant
A
giant sequoia
19
Q
côtière
A
coastal
20
Q
arroser
A
- to water
- to wash down (with wine)
- to baste (cooking)
21
Q
un goéland
A
gull
22
Q
une mouette
A
sea gull
23
Q
dès bécasseau
A
sandpipers
24
Q
se blottir
A
to nestle, to cuddle, to snuggle up
25
ramasser
to pick up
26
supprime -le
delete him
27
les viennoiseries
pastries
28
prendre le goûter
have a snack
29
feuilleton
soap opera
30
la cafetière
coffee maker
31
en faisant de la natation
while swimming
32
verse
pour
33
le goûter
snack
34
remuer
to stir
35
la largeur
the width
36
embaucher
to hire
37
mallette
briefcase
38
déguerpir
to clear out, scram
39
acharnement
determination, relentlessness
40
un entretien
1. maintenance, upkeep
2. discussion, talk, interview
41
élimée
threadbare, worn
42
le cirage
1. waxing, polishing
2. shoe polish
43
être dans le cirage
(fam) to be in a daze
44
irrémédiable
1. irreparable
2. incurable
45
bernique
barnacle
46
le patelin
little village
47
la braise
embers, coals
48
froisser
to crumble, to crease
49
la boule
ball
50
le butoir
buffer, stop
51
le butoir de porte
doorstop
52
date butoir
deadline
53
trinquer
1. to clink glasses, to toast
2. to pay the price
54
tromper
1. to deceive, to mislead
2. to be unfaithful to
to fool, to trick
55
inégales
unequal, uneven, irregular
56
èloge
eulogy, praise
57
mûrir
to ripen, to mature, to develop
58
tomette
des tomettes provençales
petite brique de carrelage, de forme hexagonale, souvent rouge sombre
59
le carrelage
tile, tiled floor
60
carreler
to tile
61
un édredon
quilt
62
relire
il est rare que je les relise
to reread
63
éventrer
to disembowel, to gore, to tear open
64
saoul(e) = soûl
(fam) drunk
65
agglutiner
to stick together
66
vernisser
to glaze
67
mégots
cigarette butts
68
brouillon
rough draft
69
un alto
viola
70
la basse
string base, base guitar
71
la batterie
drums
72
la clarinette
clarinet
73
le clavecin
harpsichord
74
le cor
French horn
75
la harpe
harp
76
le hautbois
oboe
77
le tambour
drum
78
le trombone
trombone
79
la trompette
trumpet
80
le violon
violin
81
le voisinage
neighborhood
82
la bagarre
fight, brawl
83
couette
comforter
