June Flashcards
1
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to slay, to overwhelm
A
terrasser
2
Q
to coat with bread crumbs
A
paner
3
Q
to stink up, to reek
A
empester
4
Q
a sentence (for prison), a penalty
A
une peine
5
Q
to send flying
A
envoyer valser
6
Q
to get one’s degree
A
recevoir son diplôme
7
Q
dilapidated
A
délabré
8
Q
the rot, the decay, the piece of crap
A
la pourriture
9
Q
trouble, mess, a jam
A
un pétrin
10
Q
the smoothness, softness, sweetness
A
la douceur
11
Q
joy, elation, glee, jubilation
A
l’allégresse (m)
12
Q
a stopover (car travel)
A
une étape
13
Q
intoxicating, heady, fragrant
A
enivrant
14
Q
to scatter sthg
A
éparpiller qqch
15
Q
a no-brainer, an obvious fact, evidence
A
une évidence
16
Q
treacherous, a traitor
A
(un) traître
17
Q
a stake, bonfire, pyre, funeral pyre
A
un bûcher
18
Q
to check off
A
cocher
19
Q
to “go flying”
A
valdinguer
20
Q
to be expressed, to be stated, to express oneself
A
s’énoncer
21
Q
a comment, statement, words said
A
les propos (m)
22
Q
World Wide Web
A
la toile
23
Q
to deck (oneself) out
A
(s’) affubler de
24
Q
to stand around
A
faire le pied de grue
25
a quiver
un carquois
26
writing desk
un secrétaire
27
to overplay, to exaggerate
outrer
28
a masterpiece
un chef d'œuvre
29
to devour
dévorer
30
temple (on your head)
la tempe
31
a lectern
un lutrin
32
to take an exam
passer un examen
33
"Beginning to take shape"
en germe
34
to renew
renouveler
35
a theory
une théorie
36
to undertake
entreprendre
37
to contemplate
envisager
38
to latch, lock, interlock
verrouiller
39
the scourge, plague, problem
le fléau
40
to twist
tordre
41
to delegate
déléguer
42
to insist, to be eager
tenir à
43
wilted, faded
fané(e)
44
carrion, road kill
la charogne
45
a hijacking
un détournement d'avion
46
an ingot, bar of metal, bullion
un lingot
47
to hang
pendre
48
to thread, to put on
enfiler
49
unrecognizable
méconnaissable
50
the edge or rim
la margelle
51
to discharge, to unload, to relieve
décharger
52
a chest of drawers
une commode
53
to promote
promouvoir
54
an advocacy, a plea, an argument
un plaidoyer
55
a dressing table
une coiffeuse
56
an opening (of an art show)
un vernissage
57
a sheath
une gaine
58
to "not have aged a day"
ne pas avoir pris une ride
59
the neck/mouth of a bottle, bottleneck
le goulot
60
"Over the years". "Over time"
Au fil des ans
61
spit, phlegm
le crachat
62
to bewitch
ensorceler
63
a slipper, a shoe
un soulier
64
to obscure, to warp
voiler
65
high-end, premium, up-scale
haut de gamme
66
to grate (cooking)
râper
67
backstage/wings
les coulisses (f)
68
to conceal
receler
69
to defile, sully, soil, contaminate, desecrate
souiller
70
disgusting, sickening, nauseating
écœurant
71
to poach (cooking)
pocher
72
to return, to give back, to restore, to render, to reproduce
restituer
73
to stick / shove / poke
(se) fourrer
74
to pierce
percer
75
to commit, to hire
engager
76
to invade
envahir
77
to decipher
déchiffrer
78
to shovel
pelleter
79
to pad (a roster or in order to muffle)
capitonner
80
junk food
la malbouffe
81
shooting (a film)
le tournage
82
to go over well, to come across well, to "fly"
passer la rampe
83
to shoot a film
tourner un film
84
plump
dodu(e)
85
curator
un/e conservateur -trice
86
to be sentenced to
être condamné(e) à
87
piety, godliness, religiousness
la piété
88
fake, bogus, dummy
factice
89
satire, irony
le persiflage
90
to starch (clothing)
amidonner
91
Implausible, extraordinary, unbelievable
rocambolesque
92
bitch, slut, hussy, whore
une garce
93
to inflict
infliger
94
to contain, to represent
figurer
95
to bloom
s'épanouir
96
heavy, cumbersome, burdensome
pesant
97
in bulk
en masse, en vrac, en gros
98
laziness
la paresse
99
as usual
comme à l'accoutumée
100
a plethora, a multitude
une kyrielle
101
to take into account
tenir compte de
102
heinous, detestable
exécrable
103
to alleviate, to lighten, to lift
alléger
104
thundering, resounding, thunderous
tonitruant
105
to fly away, take off
envoler
106
to confide
confier
107
a core / kernel
un noyau
108
to be enough, to suffice
suffire
109
seedy, shabby, poor, sleazy
miteux -euse
110
to adjourn/halt/suspend
and
to hang sthg
suspendre
111
to bleat
bêler
112
to harvest
récolter
113
a flock (like a congregation)
les ouailles
114
a tailor, a woman's suit
un tailleur
115
to call the police
prévenir la police
116
to get ahead of
devancer
117
around, surrounding
alentour
118
an area
un domaine
119
a competitor
un/e concurrent(e)
120
so-called (friends), alleged, supposed
soi-disant (amis)
121
a nest
un nid
122
a ruffle (in clothing)
un jabot
123
to swallow, choke down, bottle up, reduce
ravaler
124
unspeakable, shameful
inavouable
125
to go without saying, to be obvious
aller de soi
126
to be necessary, to be required, to prevail
s'imposer
127
the blacksmith
le forgeron
128
to encourage
encourager
129
dazed
hébété
130
to stagger, to stumble, to teeter
tituber
131
a grocer
un épicier, une épicière
132
a coffee break
un pause-café
133
to work hard, to slog
turbiner
134
a formal notice
une mise en demeure
135
dubbed
doublé
136
to shout
s'époumoner
137
to curl up, to cower
recroqueviller
138
kinship
la parenté
139
to crush
piler
140
hard drive
un disque dur
141
to peel (vegetables)
éplucher
142
to bother, to fuck with, to mess with, to piss off
emmerder
143
self-sacrifice
l'abnégation (m)
144
partition, divider, wall
une cloison
145
a rack, a gun rack
un râtelier
146
casserole
| honey, love (slang)
une cocotte
147
to rebuff, snub
rabrouer
148
more, further, better, increasingly
davantage
149
a glimmer
un lueur
150
to recover
recouvrir
151
to surge, to sweep through, to storm (like to storm a castle)
déferler
152
a section / segment, a stretch
un tronçon
153
has the function of
avoir pour fonction de
154
the wording
la phraséologie
155
a collector
un/e collectionneur -euse
156
pilgrimage
un pèlerinage
157
home page
la page d'accueil
158
corner, nook, recess
un recoin
159
to intend, to plan
compter
160
to meet, face, address, tackle
relever
161
an imprint, a print
une empreinte
162
to scream the place down, until you're blue in the face, to yell until you're hoarse
s'égosiller
163
to endorse, to shoulder, to assume
endosser
164
rough, scratchy
rêche
165
convenient, easy, practical
commode
166
a wrinkle (on your face)
une ride
167
clean shaven, beardless, young & naive
imberbe
168
a hook / fish hook
un hameçon
169
to depart from (the norm, ideas), to deviate from
déroger à
170
a signet ring
une chevalière
171
to soak, dip, dunk
tremper
172
to chase
poursuivre
173
to appear, to emerge, to occur
apparaître
174
to stretch, to hold out
tendre
175
to sand, to smooth
poncer
176
computer hacker
un pirate
177
on-the-spot, immediately,
sur-le-champ
178
to plagiarize
plagier
179
to survey / walk around
arpenter
180
to glow
luire
181
to include, comprise, behave
comporter
182
to beautify, to spruce up, to sugarcoat, to brighten
embellir
183
how can you be so sure?
qu'en savez-vous?
184
to retain, to withhold, to restrain
retenir
185
to identify, spot, locate, detect, pinpoint
repérer
186
A range, variety, spectrum
un éventail
187
a gelding
un hongre
188
bizarre, weird, befuddling
abracadabrant
189
to chew (tobacco)
chiquer
190
creole
Créole
191
to wipe (your butt)
(se) torcher (le cul)
192
a projection or protrusion
une saillie
193
to be included in
figurer à/dans
194
the dry cleaning, the dry cleaner's
la teinturerie
195
a vintage, a wine
un cru
196
to evade, avoid, escape
(se) soustraire
197
belly, paunch
une bedaine
198
to smash in
défoncer
199
flood, floodwater
la crue
200
swollen, puffed up
boursouflé
