May 2016 Flashcards
(29 cards)
It’s good to be alive
Il fait bon vivre
moaner, whinger
le râleur
united, together
solidaire
to vote for, vote in
plébisciter
moroseness, gloominess
la morosité
counter, bar
le comptoir
habit, compulsion, obsession
la manie
decided, definite, entrenched
tranché
in training
en stage
I’m fed up, I’m sick of it
j’en ai marre
to broach, approach, tackle, address
aborder
more or less
peu ou prou
assessment, analysis
le constat
to become poor, to become impoverished
s’appauvrir
to be good form to do [sth], to be polite, civil, set the right tone
être de bon ton de
to denounce, condemn
dénoncer
destitution, poverty
l’indigence (f)
elsewhere, somewhere else
ailleurs
rightly or wrongly
à tort ou à raison
to complete, settle, bring to a close
boucler
to marvel, to be amazed
s’émerveiller
to fit in, blend, become integrated
s’intégrer
astonishing, amazing, fantastic
étonnant
dumbstruck, astounded
ébahi
