Volume 8 Flashcards
(107 cards)
dériver
to divert, deflect, derive, sidetrack
la diplomatie
diplomacy
le large (à propos de la mer)
open expanse of water
une croisade
a crusade
tanguer
to pitch, sway
un fléau
a scourge, curse
pour que
so that
Ensuite
thereafter
mitigé (adj)
mixed, unenthusiastic
mitiger
to mitigate
appease
contrarié (adj)
annoyed
contrarier
to annoy, frustrate
concluant (adj)
conclusive, convincing
S’il fallait en croire…
If it was to be believed…
un gage
pledge, guarantee
laisser présager à… (expression)
présager
to suggest to…
to predict
raté (adj)
missed, failed
un préposé
emplyee, appointee, official, attendant
un internaute
an internet devotee
convenablement
properly, correctly
suitably
l’usure (f)
Nous allons les avoir à l’usure.
wearing down
We’ll win by wearing them down.
quinquennal
un plan quinquennal
every five years
a five-year plan
éprouver
to test
to experience, feel, undergo
comme quoi
as if