Vocabulary Flashcards
[Eng] Crevé, mort (informel)
Knackered
[‘nakerd]
[Eng] Doute, appréhension
Misgiving
[mis ´giving]
[Eng] Avoir des doutes quant à
To have misgivings about
[Eng] L’idée même me remplit d’appréhension
The whole idea fills me with misgiving
[Eng] Aubaine, filon
Bonanza
[beu’nandza]
[Eng] Comportement, allure, maintien
Demeanour
[deu’mineur]
[Eng] Personne qui vole une voiture pour faire un tour
Joyrider
[‘djoyrider]
[Eng] Agression d’un inconnu filmée par l’agresseur
Happy slapping
[Eng] Perspicacité, flair
Acumen
[‘akiumeun]
[Eng] Sens des affaires
Business acumen
[‘akiumeun]
[Eng] Enlever, kidnapper
Abduct
[eub’deukt]
[Eng] Qui dure, (très) long
Protracted
[preu’tractid]
[Eng] Incrustation
Inlay
[inlay]
[Eng] Savoureux, mangeable (edible)
Palatable
[´paleuteubeul]
[Eng] Gonflé, boursouflé
Bloated
[Eng] Se sentir ballonné
To feel bloated
[Eng] Situation difficile ou malencontreuse
Predicament
[pre’dikeumeunt]
[Eng] Scaphandre autonome
Scuba
[´skou-ba]
[Eng] Optimisme de voir du positif dans une situation négative
Silver lining
[Eng] Guindé, emprunté
Stilted
[´stiltid]
[Eng] S’envaser, s’ensabler
To silt up
[Eng] Pilotis
Stilt
[Eng] Sur pilotis
Stilted
[Eng] Carotte et bâton
Carrot and stick
[‘carot]
[Eng] Faire des folies dans les magasins
To go on a shopping spree
[´spri-]
[Eng] Faire la fête
To go on a spree
[´spri-]
[Eng] Aimant
Magnet
[´magnit]
[Eng] Hydrophile
Hydrophilic
[´haïdro’philic]
[Eng] Lèpre
Leprosy
[´lèpreussi]
[Eng] Abattre (un animal)
To cull
[‘kho-le]
[Eng] Pédophile (n)
Pedophile
[´pido,fïle]
[Eng] Pédophile (adj)
Paedophilliac
[´pèdo,phi-liac]
[Eng] Glacière
Cool box
[Eng] Parcourir, errer
To roam
[Eng] Aller aux quatre coins du monde
To roam the seven seas
[Eng] Laisser vagabonder ses pensées
Allow one’s thoughts to roam
[Eng] Courtiser, chercher à plaire à
To woo
[vou]
[Eng] Attirer les clients
Woo customers
[vou]
[Eng] Adroit, habile
Deft
[Eng] Chatte (vagin)
Cunt
[Eng] Salop, salope
Cunt
[Eng] Marché
Mart
[ma-t]
[Eng] Câliner, caresser
Cuddle
[‘keudeu.l]
[Eng] Bouffée
Puff
[pa-f]
[Eng] Être à bout de souffle
To be out of puff
[Eng] Examiner minutieusement
To vet
[vhè-t]
[Eng] Ils ont soigneusement examiné sa candidature avant de l’embaucher
She was thoroughly vetted for the job
[´vhè-tid]
[Eng] À fond
Thoroughly
[´theu reuli]
[Eng] Le comité doit approuver toutes les dépenses au-delà de
The committee has to vet any expenditure exceeding
[Eng] Comité
Committee
[keu.’mi.thi]
[Eng] Dépense
Expenditure
[ek’spen.ditcheur]
[Eng] Carillon
Chime
[tchaïme]
[Eng] Bien informé + perspicace
Savvy
[‘savi]
[Eng] Peu sincère
Disingenuous
[,disin ´dgè-nuousse]
[Eng] Lancer ou remuer
Toss
[Eng] «she was born» in past form
She had been born
[Eng] Décliner une offre mais rester ouvert pour plus tard
To take a rain check on an offer
[Eng] Kinky (2)
Involving or given to unusual sexual behavior
For clothes, sexually provocative in an unusual way
[Eng] Vanilla
+ 2 ex
Vanilla [veu’nila]
Ordinary, standard, having no special or extra feature
- Plain vanilla domestic life
- The origin vanilla MP3 standard
[Eng] I’m stumped
Je sèche, je ne sais pas quoi faire
[Eng] Duck tape
Or Duct tape
Ruban adhésif toilé (duck) pour le bricolage
[Eng] Doe
Biche, lapine
[do]
[Eng] grassroots
Organisation involving ordinary people
[Eng] Glace en bâtonnet
Popsicle
[‘pop sikeul]
[Eng] Assignation à comparaître
+ étymologie
Subpoena
[sseu ´pi na]
Sub poena: under penalty
[Eng] Royaume, domaine
Realm
[‘rèlme]
[Eng] Radin
Stingy
[‘sthi ngy]
[Eng] Ils ne lésinent jamais sur la nourriture
They’re never stingy about food
[‘sthi ngy]
[Eng] C’est du domaine du possible
It’s within the realms of possibility
[Eng] Stingy
Radin
[Eng] Realm
Royaume, domaine
[‘rèlme]
[Eng] Subpoena
Assignation à comparaître
[sseu ´pi na]
[Eng] Popsicle
Glace en bâtonnet
[‘pop sikeul]
[Eng] Biche
Doe
[do]
[Eng] Ruban adhésif toilé pour le bricolage
Duck tape / Duct tape
[Eng] Je sèche, je ne sais pas quoi faire
I’m stumped
[Eng] Involving or given to unusual sexual behavior
Kinky
[Eng] Toss
Lancer ou remuer
[Eng] She had been born
«she was born» in past form
[Eng] To take a rain check on an offer
Décliner une offre mais rester ouvert pour plus tard
[Eng] Disingenuous
Peu sincère
[,disin ´dgè-nuousse]
[Eng] Savvy
Bien informé + perspicace
[‘savi]
[Eng] Chime
Carillon
[Eng] Expenditure
Dépense
[ek’spen.ditcheur]
[Eng] To vet
Examiner minutieusement
[vhè-t]
[Eng] Puff
Bouffée
[Eng] Cuddle
Câliner, caresser
[‘keudeu.l]
[Eng] Cunt (2)
Salop, salope
Chatte (vagin)
[Eng] Deft
Habile, adroit