La Tour Eiffel Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
A peine
A
Barely, hardly
2
Q
Accorder
A
To grant
3
Q
L’achèvement (m)
A
Completion
4
Q
Affuble de
A
Inundated by
5
Q
L’arête
A
Arris, edge (fish bone, bone)
6
Q
Au cœur de
A
In the midst of
7
Q
Le beffroi
A
Belfry
8
Q
Le bon sens
A
Common sense
9
Q
La cheminée
A
Chimney, smokestack
10
Q
La courbe
A
Curve
11
Q
Crible de
A
Riddled with
12
Q
Durable
A
Long-lasting
13
Q
L’échelle (f)
A
Ladder
14
Q
Écraser
A
To crush
15
Q
Efforcer de (s’)
A
To try
16
Q
Enlaidir (s’)
A
To make (oneself) look ugly
17
Q
Éteindre
A
To die down, to fade away
18
Q
Favoriser
A
To favor, to appreciate
19
Q
Fournir
A
To provide, to supply
20
Q
Fuser
A
To come from all sides
21
Q
Le goût
A
Taste
22
Q
La hardiesse
A
Boldness
23
Q
Il suffit
A
All that is needed
24
Q
Inachevé
A
Unfinished
25
L’injure (f)
Insult
26
Le lampadaire
Street lamp
27
Livrer
To expose
28
Le mât de fer
Iron pole
29
Méconnu
Little-known
30
Mériter
To deserve
31
L’oeuvre (f)
Work, creation
32
La pierre de taille
Freestone
33
Préoccuper
To concern
34
Prétendre
To claim
35
Rapetisser
To make smaller, to dwarf
36
Renchérir
To outdo, to go further
37
Rendre compte de (se)
To realize, to grasp
38
Le rêve
Dream
39
Le souci
Concern, worry, issue, problem
40
Le suppositoire
Suppository
41
Le/la tour
Tower
42
Travaux
Construction
43
Le/La Tour
Tower
44
Le tuyau
Pipe
45
L’usine (f)
Factory
46
Le vent
Wind
47
Le trou
Hole
