Marc Levy Flashcards by agneta sherborne

Woody adj

Boisé -e

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Walk in closet

Dressing m

And dressing room

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Carpenter, joiner

Menuisier

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Fireplace, hearth

Âtre m

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Relief

Soulagement

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Herbal tea

Tisane f

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Precocious, mature beyond yr years

Précoce

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Hesitate, be in two minds

Se tâter

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Feast n

Festin m

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Slow down

Ralentir

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Knackered, shattered, done in

Claqué adj

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(Look) wild, crazed, distraught, tormented

Hagard

H audible

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Lie, fib

Bobard m

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Give in, fail, flag

Flancher

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Wall, outer wall, enclosure, speaker (loud speaker)

Pregnant

Enceinte f
Tomber enceinte
Mettre enceinte

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Round (dr)

Tournée f

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Half-light, dark, darkness, twilight

Penombre f

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Furtively

À pas de loup adv

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Spitting image, double, doppleganger

Sosie m

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Except, except for, apart from

Hormis prep

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Bedlinen

Literie f

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Twilight, dusk

Crépuscule m

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Set yr sight on fig

Viser

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On the dot exactly

Pile

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Chivalry | Affaire

Galanterie m

Clumsiness, awkwardness, blunder, tactlessness n

Maladresse f

Sitting cross legged

Etre assis -e en tailleur

Bad sport

Mauvais - e joueur -euse

Few hours of sleep

Peu d'heures de sommeil

Exhausted, worn out | Sold out, out of stock, unavailable

Epuisé

Mocking adj

Persifleur

Restrict, limit

Enchainer

Graceful, amiable, kindly adj

Gracieux - euse

Naked, nude

À poile

Modest, discreet, reserved

Pudique adj

Finish, complete, finish off

Achever

Tit for tat

Du tac au tac

Hastily, hurrriedly adv

Précipitamment

Blindness

Cécité f

Doughnut

Beignet m

Jump, leap

Bond m

Overwork

Surmenage m

Unexpectedly, without warning, unannounced

À l'improviste

Detestable, appalling, vile

Exécrable

Cheeky, mischievous, suggestive, risqué

Coquin

Riddle, puzzel, brain teaser, conundrum

Enigme f

Spice, season v

Pimenter

Scratch n

Coup de griffe

Reserve, stand-by, substitute n

Remplaçant

Balance sheet, statement of account, appraisal, result

Bilan m | Bilan de santé physical check up

Hardly, roughly

Rudement

Doctor

Toubib

Rave v

Délirer | Délire delirium, ravings m

Restore, reestablish retrieve, Reinstate

Rétablir

Remote control

Télécommande f

Battery, | Pile, stake, heap

Pile f

Launch, embark | Start, lead, institute

Entamer

Mutter, grumble v

Maugréer

Cliff n

Falaise f

Tea towel , dishcloth, rag

Torchon m

Carafe, glass bottle

Carafon m

Unfold, open

Déplier

Lucky person, lucky beggar

Veinard

Cicada

Cigale

Porche, balcony

Porche m

Shutter, flap

Volet

steps, small porch

Perron m

Nanny

Nounou

Bereavement, mourning

Deuil m

Scratch, scrape, abrasion

Griffure f

Scratch v

Griffer

Gnaw, eat up, fret v

Ronger

Wide-eyed

Écarquillé Écarquiller stare, stare wide eyed Écarquillement n staring, staring w steady gaze, rolling of the eyes

Holy communion, holy bible, last supper

Sainte communion, sainte Bible, sainte cène

Caress, light touch, brush

Effleurement n Effleurement de lèvres Effleurer v Effleurer un sujet

Ditch, furrow, channel, gutter n

Rigole

Trickle, stream, dribble

Dégouliner

Downpour, shower n

Averse

Rebelliois, disobedient, wayward, unmanageable

Indocile

Promote, instigate, upgrade v

Promouvoir

Transmit, publish, print, print out v

Imprimer

Overflow, run over, brim over, overfill, spill, burst Push off, shove off

Déborder | Je suis debordé -e eg having lots to do

Snug, sheltered, protected, warm and confortable, secure adj

Abrité Abriter to provide a safe haven, protect Abriter de soleil v shade

Crane n | slang hoôker, tart

Grue | Porte-conteneurs harbour containers

Hail a taxi

Héler un taxi | Pour tenter de héler ....

Pangs of jealousy

Affres de la jalousie Affres du remords pang of remorse Affres de la mort death rattle, throes Affres n pang, suffering

Socialise v

Frayer avec les autres Frayer la voie pave the way Frayer avec associate with

Hubbub, babbel n

Brouhaha n

Tile, window pane, diamond (cards), graph paper, square

Carreau n

Window pane n

Vitre f

Chink, ring, tinkle, jingle v

Tinter

Myller n | Swarm

Fourmillement n | Fourmiller de teem

Idiot, moron slang | Mentally retarded

Crétin n | Quand tu es crétin je t'adore.

Dimple n

Fossette

Trowel (for cement and gardening)

Gâche f

Doormat, mat

Paillasson m

Kidney n

Rein

Supply, refuel, provision v

Ravitailler ravitaillement refuelling, food supplies, supplying Pour aller me revitailler

It was freezing (cold) expr

Il fait un froid de loup

Valentine day

Le jour de la Saint-Valentin

Catch a glimpse, see quickly

Entrevoir

Village

Bourgade f

Overcast sky

Ciel couvert

Bow tie

Noeud papillon

Queue

ligne, file, queue Former une ligne Faire la queue

Birch

Bouleau | Bouleau argenté silver birch

Skylight

Lucarne

Interval, space of time between two events or actions

Entre-deux

Padlock

Cadenas | Cadenasser v to padlock

Ladder, scale, gangway

Échelle | Échelle brisée folding steps

Wander, roam, meander

Errer | Errer ses pensées

Set the table

Dresser la table

The most talkative

Le plus bavard

Fun thing slang

Truc rigolo

Club (cards)

Trèfle

Pavement, foot path, sidewalk

Trottoir

Door knob, handle

Poignée de porte

Dairy, dairy farmer

Laitier

Top of one' s voice adv

Tue-tête adv

Suit (clothing)

Tailleur

Disrupt, disturb, unsettle

Perturber

(Bachelor's ) degree

Licence f | Licence de droit, law degree, licence d'anglais BA in English

Intoxicate v | Intoxicating adj

Enivrer | Enivrant adj also fig

Way of escape, loop hole, way-out, escape mechanism

Échappatoire f

Adult ( myndig) | Middle finger

Majeure nm and adj Enjeu majeure major issue, challenge Atout majeur major asset être majeur et vacciné be old enough to look after yourself/ to take care of yourself expr

Monopolise, hog, corner v

Accaparer

Apperance, look Landmine, mine Lead (pencil)

Mine nf

Hostage

Otage nm

Egg timer, hour glass

Sablier m

Overhang, over look v

Surplomber

Colour v

Colorier

Pontoon

Ponton m

Pedal fast Mill (flour) Reel in (fish)

Mouliner

Stick, walking stick

Canne f | Canné knackered, beat, dead as a door nail

Cornerstone, foundation, pillar

Pilier m | Etre un pilier de be the backbone of

Smart, clever, shrewd adj and sarcastic Malignant Sly, cunning

Malin | Faire le malin be a smart alec

Reveal, disclose

Dévoiler

Haul, drag, pull

Hisser h audible | Se hisser pull yrself

To stain

Maculer

Veneer, cladding n

Plaquage m

Curse, insult, hurle abuse at sb, castigate v

Invectiver qqn

Puddle

Flaque f | Flaque d'eau

Smooch

Se peloter

Hammer, gavel (judge) n | Door knocker

Marteau m | Devenir marteau, devenir fou go bonkers, nuts

Rail against sth/sb

Fulminer contre qqn qqc | Explode

Commiserate, empathise with

Compatir à qqc

The inside of bread

Mie de pain

A pain in the neck/arse, annoying, exasperating, really boring adj

Chiant | Chiant comme la mort deadly boring

Get lost! Bugger off!

Fous le camp! | La balle est dans ton camp the ball is in yr court

Climb, scale | Overcome

Escalader | Escalade f rock climbing, mountaneering

Depict, portray, render v | Paint v

Peindre

Watch out for, be on the lookout for, | Spy on

Guetter

Shorten, cut short

Raccourcir | En hiver, les jours raccourcissent.

The day, night, evening before

Veille f

Greyness, gloominess n

Grisaille f (du ciel fex)

Transport, carry, dispatch v

Acheminer

Killing

Tuant

Toiletry bag

Nécessaire m

Martyr | To torture

Supplicier

Revive, resuscitate

Réanimer

Laziness, idleness n

Paresse f

Monopoly

Monopole m

Possess, hold, own, have in yr possession

Détenir

Bother, inconveniance v

Incommoder

Possibility, eventuality, contingency n

Contingence f

Shamefully, sloppily, lazily

Lâchement

Footbridge, walkway, gangway, overpass

Passerelle f

Uncontrollable

Indocile

Horrible, dreadful, cursed, bloody awful, damned

Satané

Unwrap, remove fr wrapping

Déballer

Good, well-behaved, sensible

Sage adj

Master, understand, be fluent in, have gd knowledge of

Maîtriser

Skylight, dorme

Lucarne f

Sympathetic, compassionate adj

Compatissant | Compatir à qqc sympathise, empathise with

Invitation, calling/visiting card n

Bristol m

Run away n

Fugue f Faire une fugue Fuguer run away, abscond, do a runner/bunk

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