Kafka sur le plage 6 - Sheet 1 Flashcards
(49 cards)
trancher
to cut, to sever, to slice through, to settle, to solve, to decide
to monopolize
( > to carry off (victoire), to grab, to take over, to absorb )
accaparer
[ > s’emparer de, agripper, attraper, arracher, saisir, cueillir, étreindre, récuperer ]
astreindre quelqu’un
to tie sb. down to, to force/compel/oblige sb. to do sth.
> assujettir, asservir, accrocher
éprouver
to feel, to experience, to try/test sb. out, to suffer, to sustain
[ > essuyer, subir, souffrir, percevoir, ressentir ]
m. détournement
hijacking (d’avion), diversion, misappropriation (finance)
> une divagation
boucher
to fill up, to cork, to plug, to stop, to obstruct, to block
[ > déboucher, un bouchon, un tire-bouchon ]
divulguer
to disclose, to reveal, to divulge
[ dévoiler, déceler, trahir, révéler ]
m. appendice
appendix [ dt. Blinddarm ],
appendage (Anhängsel), snout
bitterness
bitterness
f. une f. amertume
[ > amer, amère ]
[ rêche, ascerbe, cuisant, âpre ]
f. tranche
slice, stage, phase, slot, edge
[ > un créneau - slot, niche, gap ]
dégrader
to degrade, to damage, to shade (couleur), to reduce gradually (lumière)
[ > estomper, une lumière tamisée ]
[ > abîmer - to spoil, to damage, to ruin, to injure ]
to feed
( + to supply, to fuel, to sustain )
alimenter
[ > attiser - to fuel, to stir up ]
[ > une pâture, une nourriture, un aliment ]
mise en garde
warning, disclaimer, admonition (Ermahnung)
> un avertissement, une remontrance, une exhortation
se déplacer
to move (around), to be displaced, to travel [ > bourlinguer, voyager ]
convoquer
to call together, to summon, to invite, to convene (einberufen)
sombrer
to sink, to fall, to collapse, to decline, to fade, to founder (scheitern, versinken, untergehen, stolpern, fehlschlagen)
[ > engloutir, dégringoler, s’écrouler, s’effondrer, avachir, s’affaler, fléchir, couler ]
diffuser
to spread, to disseminate, to broadcast, to hand out, to distribute, to sell
[ > étaler, disséminer, étendre, répandre, se propager, déployer ]
surrender
f. une reddition
the next day
( + following day )
m. le lendemain
[ != la veille - the day before ]
un synonyme pour engranger
( + to keep, to retain, to preserve, to conserve, to tin )
conserver
[ > économiser, stocker, accumuler ]
to delight
réjouir
out of
( + away from ) hors de [ != lors de - during, at the time of ] [ != lorsque - when ] [ != puisque - since, because ] [ > en dehors de - apart from ]
veiller
to watch / vigil over, to keep watch, to sit / stay up
[ > une vigie (lookout), un guetteur, découcher, être aux aguets ]
entendue
knowing, agreed, very well
[ != une étendue - area, range, length, extent, stretch ]
