Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Appel du Coucou > Volume 2 > Flashcards

Volume 2 Flashcards

(86 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

incarnat (adj, n m)

A

bright red

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

détraquer

A

to break (informal)
upset (stomach)
ruin (health)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

farder

A

to apply makeup
to counterfeit
disguise

le fard = makeup

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

à la malheureuse

A

of unhappiness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

attrister

A

to sadden

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

rapace (adj n m)

le rapace

A

rapacious
greedy

rapaciousness
greed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

le luxe

A

luxury

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

une couleuvre

A

grass snake

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

harceler

A

to harass

pester

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

un roquet

A

yappy little dog

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

le silence

A

silence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

s’en vouloir

A

to be cross with os

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

rasta (adj)

A

rastifarian religious group

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

bercer

A

to rock (as in a cradle = berceau)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

gaufrer

A

to waffle a surface (eg. a ceiling)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

baraqué (adj)

A

big and strong

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

univoque (adj)

A

unequivocal

indisputable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

prendre un pruneau

A

to take a bullet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

fissa (adv)

A

fast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

le bide

A

stomach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

la chiasse

A

the runs

diarrhea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

une nuisette

A

baby doll nightie

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

disjoncter

A

to disconnect
trip (a circuit)

disconnect from reality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

se peler le cul

A

to freeze one’s ass off

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
le grabuge
disorder fisticuffs la bagarre
26
chaparder
to steal st of little value
27
retor (adj)
wily sly twisted
28
fourbe (adj)
deceitful hypocrite sournois
29
exquis (adj)
exquisite délicieux charmant
30
spé (adj)
special
31
une sangsue
leech
32
craignos (adj)
scary | fearsome
33
obtus (adj)
obtuse | dull minded
34
claquer dans les doigts
to snap one’s fingers
35
mâcher mâchonner
to chew (up) to chew (lightly)
36
sniffer
to snort (eg coke)
37
glander
to hang around | kill time
38
une midinette
feather-brained young girl
39
un minerai
ore
40
loisible (adj)
permissible permis
41
de force ouvrir de force
by force to open by force
42
purifier
to purify
43
les coins et recoins
nooks and crannies
44
fatigué de qc
tired of st
45
la déchéance
decline degradation dégradation chute
46
railler qc
to make fun of st se moquer de
47
conférer
to confer
48
désastreux (adj)
disastrous
49
avoir un fil à la patte
to be tied down (figuratively)
50
décevoir
to disappoint
51
le rabibochage rabiboché (adj)
reconciliation reconciled
52
lâcher la grappe
to cut sb some slack
53
nanti (ad) le nanti la nantie
rich the rich
54
vivre à la dure
live rough
55
roublard (adj)
crafty
56
un/une héroïnomane
heroin addict
57
cabosser
to bump dent bruise une bosse = a bump, bruise
58
faire parade
to show off
59
une bringue
booze-up | beanpole (tall thin girl)
60
le cabotinage
hamming it up for a crowd
61
un faire-valoir
foil | counterpoint to the main attraction
62
rudoyer
to bully
63
la caserne
military barracks
64
la Chypre
Cyprus
65
une boutade
witticism
66
bourru (adj)
gruff
67
un moignon
stump (of amputated limb)
68
une verrière
glass partition
69
à part...
except for ...
70
sans crier gare
without warning
71
enthousiasmer s’enthousiasmer pour
to fill sb with enthusiasm to be enthusiastic about
72
un éclaircissement
clarification | explanation
73
dépareiller
to mismatch
74
le chewing-gum
chewing gum
75
fringuer
to dress sb up
76
pimpant (adj)
spruced up
77
une rebuffade essuyer une rebuffade
rebuff to categorically reject
78
déambuler
to wander about
79
râler
to moan | groan
80
gémir
to moan
81
un bookmaker
bookmaker | bookie
82
une donzelle
pretentious young woman
83
un flipper
pinball machine
84
une fixette (informal) faire une fixette sur
fix to be fixated on
85
tentant (adj)
tempting
86
un passe-montagne
balaclava

Appel du Coucou (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions