deck 1

Question 1

le solde

Answer 1

balance

en solde = on sale
les soldes (m) = sales

Question 2

sans état d’âme

Answer 2

without qualms
without hesitation

Question 3

un casting

Answer 3

throw

Question 4

une motte

Answer 4

clump
clod

vulgar slang: pussy

Question 5

rajouter

Answer 5

to add

Question 6

endosser

Answer 6

to take on
shouldera

Question 7

pavoiser

Answer 7

to decorate with flags

Question 8

le quitus

Answer 8

certificate of authenticity

Question 9

un socle commun

Answer 9

common ground

Question 10

un pôle

Answer 10

pole
centre of attraction

Question 11

déliter

Answer 11

to flake
fall apart

Question 12

convier

Answer 12

to invite

Question 13

une surenchère

Answer 13

higher bid
escalation

Question 14

le chantage

Answer 14

blackmail

Question 15

un décompte

Answer 15

deduction
discount

Question 16

le braquet

Answer 16

gear ratio

Question 17

trancher (vt)

Answer 17

to slice
settle (an issue)

Question 18

trancher (vit)

Answer 18

to decide
to break off (talks)

Question 19

canaille (adj)

Answer 19

mischievous

Question 20

une allocution

Answer 20

address
speech

Question 21

une cagnotte

Answer 21

jackpot
stakes in a gamble

Question 22

la risée

Answer 22

laughing stock
gust (of wind)

Question 23

vadrouiller

Answer 23

to wander about
stroll

Question 24

attendrissant (adj)

Answer 24

touching

attendrir = to move (emotionally), make tender (meat)

Question 25

booster

Answer 25

to boost (all the english meanings) also, un booster (amplifier, super/turbocharger, rocket motor)

Question 26

une visseuse

Answer 26

electric screwdriver

Question 27

ressourçant (adj)

Answer 27

recharging ressourcer = to recharge one’s energy

Question 28

le dessous

Answer 28

underneath inside story

Question 29

une cantatrice

Answer 29

professional singer (opera)

Question 30

une tronçonneuse

Answer 30

chain saw

Question 31

cadrer (vt) cadrer (vit)

Answer 31

to centre (eg. image in a photo) to tally, be in agreement

Question 32

malvoyant (adj)

Answer 32

partially sighted

Question 33

un internaute

Answer 33

net surfer

Question 34

pactiser avec

Answer 34

to make a pact with

Question 35

recenser

Answer 35

to take a census make a list of people

Question 36

une notion

Answer 36

idea sense (eg. of time) syn: un concept

Question 37

à même de

Answer 37

able to capable of

Question 38

de près

Answer 38

closely

Question 39

le dénuement

Answer 39

destitution

Question 40

un breffage

Answer 40

briefing

Question 41

un office (note: m)

Answer 41

obligation service (religious)

Question 42

les vêpres (fp)

Answer 42

vespers

Question 43

embraser s’embraser

Answer 43

to set alight

Question 44

être dépayé

Answer 44

to be disoriented

Question 45

sur le fil

Answer 45

just in time by the skin of my teeth narrowly

Question 46

d’abruti

Answer 46

witless

Question 47

une chaudière

Answer 47

boiler

Question 48

occupé (person) chargé (situation) bondé (eg. bus) noir de monde (place)

Answer 48

busy

Question 49

désuni (adj)

Answer 49

uncoordinated divided désunir = to divide, break up a union

Question 50

garder la main

Answer 50

to maintain control

Question 51

à disposition de

Answer 51

available to

Question 52

le covoiturage

Answer 52

car pooling

Question 53

achever

Answer 53

to finish finish off, ruin (informal)

Question 54

une filière

Answer 54

network series of steps to achieve a goal

Question 55

un embâcle

Answer 55

ice jam (in a river)

Question 56

un huard

Answer 56

loon

Question 57

le glas

Answer 57

toll

Question 58

un marécage

Answer 58

marsh quagmire

Question 59

par rapport à

Answer 59

by comparison with/to

Question 60

un/une cadre

Answer 60

executive (in an enterprise)

Question 61

l’outrance (f)

Answer 61

excess excessiveness

Question 62

autosaboter

Answer 62

to sabotage oneself

Question 63

une cousinade

Answer 63

family gathering

Question 64

une façade maritime

Answer 64

coastline

Question 65

une virée

Answer 65

short voyage

Question 66

le buste

Answer 66

torso

Question 67

le buste

Answer 67

torso

Question 68

à rebours

Answer 68

backwards in reverse

Question 69

un compte à rebours

Answer 69

countdown

Question 70

une charnière

Answer 70

hinge bridge entre…

Question 71

la cime

Answer 71

top

Question 72

une emprise sur qqn

Answer 72

influence on sb hold over sb

Question 73

requinquer

Answer 73

to perk up

Question 74

bouder (vt) bouder (vit)

Answer 74

to shun to sulk

Question 75

la parité

Answer 75

parity

Question 76

la servilité

Answer 76

servility

Question 77

la chefferie

Answer 77

leadership of a party

Question 78

alourdir

Answer 78

to make heavier weigh down

Question 79

avoir la pêche

Answer 79

to be in form, have lots of energy

Question 80

être dans la lune

Answer 80

to be lost in thought distracted

Question 81

avoir un coup de foudre

Answer 81

to fall suddenly in love

Question 82

raconter des salades

Answer 82

to spout nonsense exaggerate

Question 83

partir en fumée

Answer 83

to go up in smoke

Question 84

à la rescousse

Answer 84

to the rescue

Question 85

dévisser

Answer 85

to unscrew become untethered

Question 86

inusité (adj)

Answer 86

unusual unused

Question 87

délirer

Answer 87

to be delirious (insane) syn: divaguer

Question 88

bafouer

Answer 88

to scorn

Question 89

outrager

Answer 89

to offend faire outrage à

Question 90

la soute

Answer 90

hold syn: la cale (d’un navire)

Question 91

un engouement

Answer 91

infatuation

Question 92

régresser

Answer 92

regress syn: reculer

Question 93

prospérer

Answer 93

to thrive prosper

Question 96

fracasser

Answer 96

to smash

Question 97

fracassant (adj)

Answer 97

deafening stunning sensational

Question 98

un surgissement

Answer 98

sudden appearance

Question 99

tanner

Answer 99

to tan badger (informal)

Question 100

le chargement

Answer 100

charging loading