HP Vocabulary Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
Q
L’attaché-case
A
Briefcase (m)
2
Q
La carte routière
A
Road map
3
Q
La plaque
A
Sign
4
Q
Les écriteaux
A
Writings, signs (m)
5
Q
(Vert) émeraude
A
Emerald green
6
Q
La fierté
A
Pride
7
Q
Quiconque
A
Anyone, whoever, nobody (depends on context)
8
Q
Les sornettes
A
Twaddle, poppycock; something or someone looked down upon in disdain (f)
9
Q
La perceuse
A
Drill
10
Q
La taille
A
Height or dimension
11
Q
Les clôtures
A
Fences (f)
12
Q
Convaincre
A
Persuade
13
Q
L’épouvante
A
Horror (f)
14
Q
S’éveiller
A
Awaken
15
Q
Fredonner
A
Hum
16
Q
(Ton) badin
A
Jovial, as in describing one’s tone
17
Q
Les potins
A
Local gossip; may also mean noise (m)
18
Q
Les poumons
A
Lungs (m)
19
Q
L’hulotte
A
Tawny owl (f)
20
Q
Mordoré
A
Golden brown or bronze
21
Q
Glousser
A
Cluck, as in a chicken; chuckle
22
Q
Insolite
A
Bizarre
23
Q
Tigré
A
Tabby or striped, as in a cat
24
Q
Cligner
A
Blink (one’s eyes)
25
L’embouteillage
The bottling of a liquid; a traffic jam (m)
26
Les accoutrements
Outfits, usually in a derogatory tone (m)
27
Pianoter
To tap one’s fingers (on piano keys, surfaces, or screens)
28
Le volant
Steering wheel
29
Les olibrius
Eccentrics (m)
30
Se chuchoter
Whisper (to oneself)
31
Les hiboux
Owls (m)
