Misc Flashcards by Lydia Sammons

Ânerie f

Nonsense

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Pléiade

A whole host of

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Nom de jeune fille

Née

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Casemate m

Bunker

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Mégot m

Cigarette butt

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Bulle f

Bubble

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Déboires mpl

Run of bad luck, bad aftertaste

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Lassitude f

Weariness

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Trou m

Hole

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Blason m

Coat of arms

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Arobase f

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Point d’interrogation m

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Point d’exclamation m

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Apostrophe f

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Point m

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Virgule f

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Point-virgule m

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Deux-points m

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Tiret m

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Facilité f

Ease

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Décalage horaire m

Time difference

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Étincelle f

Spark

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Effroi m

Terror, fear, dread, awe

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Trêve f

Truce

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Flacon m

Small bottle, vile

Bouchon

Plug, cap, top

Échappatoire f

Way out or loophole

Chanceux/euse m/f

Lucky sod

Esclandre m

Scandal

Pénurie (de)

Shortage, lack

Couche f

Layer, coat

Néant m

Void, oblivion, nothingness

Consanguinité f

Inbreeding

D'où

Hence

Immatriculation f

Registration

Lecture à voix haute f

Reading out loud

Déferlement m

Surge, outpouring

Aplomb

Verticalness

Forcené(e) m/f

Extremist/fanatic

Lingot m

Bar (of gold)

Coulisse f

Backstage area

Censé

Supposed, meant

Véridique

True (adj)

Alentours mpl

Surroundings

Catalyseur m

Catalyst

Scrupule m

Qualm, scruple

Noyau m

Core

Effluve m

Scent, aroma

Pépite f

Gem (figurative)

Vanne f

Dig, jibe, insult

Désuétude f (tomber en)

Disuse

Énième

Nth/upteenth

Pagaille f

Confusion, chaos

Bord m

Edge

Lutin m

Elf

Boule disco f

Disco ball

Mauvaise communication f

Miscommunication

Trait m

Line, stroke

Blindé

Tank, armoured vehicle

Sans aucun doute

Without a doubt

Frayeur f

Fear

Fardeau m

Burden

Rien de spécial

Nothing in particular

Foncé

Dark (colour)

Cendres fpl

Ashes

Pointe f

Spike

Enfoncement m

Dent 1

Creux m

Dent

Aboutissement m

Result, outcome

Douceur angevine f

Easy life, rural tranquility

Égratignure f

Scratch, graze, scuff

Statu quo m

Status quo

Tentation f

Temptation

Obscurité f

Dark, darkness

Impair (m)

Odd (maths)

Pair

Even (maths)

Idée générale f

Gist

Puanteur f

Stench, odour

Aléa m

Twist of fate, risk, hazard

Amalgame m

A diverse mix of something, a hodgepodge

Fuite en avant f

Dodging, evasion Carry on regardless, forge ahead

Démence f

Insanity

Renseignement m

Information, details

Bouchon m

Lid 1 (bottle)

Couvercle m

Lid 2 (cover, of container or pot)

Coup de bol m

A stroke of luck

En avoir ras-le-bol m

To have had enough 2

Noir complet m

Pitch blackness/dark

Abrogation f

Repeal

Sosie m

Doppelganger

Seau m

Bucket

Remaniement m

Reshuffle, reorganisation

Pari m

Bet, gamble, wager

Métissage m

Melting pot, diversity

Quadra(génaire) m/f

40-something, someone in their 40s

Fossé m

Ditch, figurative: gap, gulf

Entrave f

Hindrance, constraint

Verbosité f

Wordiness, long-windedness

Rouillé

Rusty (metaphorical)

Zèle m

Zeal, enthusiasm

Adjuvant

Assistant or side-kick

Apogée m

Heyday, peak

Lambda

Ordinary, average

Pétrifié

Petrified 2

Briquet m

Lighter

Fouillis m

Jumble, muddle

Halte f

Rest break

Masure f

Shack

Blanc-seing m

Free rein

Discussion de comptoir f

Armchair philosophy

Mythe f

Myth or fantasy or allegory

Tout-venant m

Just anyone or any old thing, run of the mill

Susdit

Aforementioned

Clochard m

Tramp, vargrant

Soulard m

Drunkard

Chauffard m

Bad driver

Routard m

Backpacker

Rêverie f

Daydream

Parpaing m

Concrete block

Corbeille f

Computer bin or basket

Exutoire m

Outlet (real or metaphorical)

Énoncé m

Announcement

Buffet à volonté m

All-you-can-eat buffet

Mot apparenté m

Cognate

Pléthore f

Plethora

Litote f

Understatement (formal)

Ténèbres fpl

Darkness, obscurity

Forces des ténèbres fpl

Dark forces

Préparatifs mpl

Preparations

Bain de minuit m

Skinny dipping

Peu importe

Whichever

Ras-le-bol m

Gloominess, despair

Ou bien

Or rather

Précipice f

Chasm or dangerous situation

Cire f

Wax

Ficelle f

String

Déclenchement m

The trigger or the activation of something

Babiole f

Knickknack

Visière f

Visor 1

Dû(e) à

Due to

Oeillère f

Visor 2 or blinkers

Mépris m

Contempt, disregard

Anodin(e)

Trivial, insignificant

C'est pour quand ?

When is it due?

Mastodonte m

A colossus thing

Frénésie f

Frenzy or craving

Cocorico m

Cock-a-doodle-doo or hurray

Dérapage m

Skid or misconduct

Fioriture f

Embellishment, florish

Émanation f

Odour

Scratch m

Velcro

Doléance f

Grievance, complaint

Quolibet m

Jibe, jeer (literary)

Carillon m

Chiming clock, doorbell or bells

Démarche f

Gait or approach

Ressort m

Spring (coil)

Miroir sans tain m

Two-way mirror

Chalumeau m

Blowtorch

Topo m

Rundown or sketch

Tournevis m

Screwdriver

Socle m

Base, stand, pedestal

Épave f

Wreck

Vingt et unième

Twenty first

Guérite f

Workman's hut or sentry box

Recrudescence f

Increase or fresh outbreak

Faisceau m

Beam, ray

Réglage m

Adjustment, fine-tuning

Cagette f

Wooden crate

Pavé m

Cobblestone or big book or street

Plouf m

Splash

Tas m

Pile, heap or minger

Un tas de qqch

Tons of something

Cendrier m

Ashtray

Déontologie f

Ethics, moral code

Cumul m

Combining, accumulation

Boîtier m

Case, box or body of a camera

Opercule m

Cap, lid

Mondain(e) m/f

Socialite

Cambrure f

Arch, bend, curve

Haie f

A row of people

Accru

Increased

Affres fpl

Throes, torment, agony

Torgnole f

Slap, smack

Dépaysement m

Homesick (minus negative connotations)

Blanc cassé

Off-white

Traquenard m

Trap, ambush

Préavis m

Advanced warning, notice

Lourdeur f

Weight or awkwardness

Volupté f

Delight

Locuteur m

Speaker

Déclinaison f

Range, adaption, variation

Question piège f

Trick question

Question brûlante f

Burning question

Question bateau f

Unoriginal question, routine question

Laiton m

Brass

Seringue f

Syringe, needle

Écheveau f

Tangle or labyrinth

Passe-partout m

Master key or filler item or two-person saw

Moulin (à vent) m

Windmill

Éolienne f

Wind turbine

Clivage m

Division, split or fault

Ingérence f

Interference, intrusion, meddling

Dans le sillage de qqch

In the wake of something

Ombrage m

Shade (of a tree etc) or resentment

Anse f

Handle (of a basket, bucket, etc)

Raffut m

Racket, uproar

Adepte m/f

Member, user, subscriber, fan

Brumisateur m

Mister, spray bottle

Cornélien(ne)

Lose-lose

Choix cornélien m

Conflict of love and duty

Pépin m

Seed or a mishap

Maquis m

Underground, in hiding

Tout m

Everything, the whole lot

Implication f

Involvement

Perspicacité f

Insight, judgement, perceptiveness

Enchevêtrement m

Muddle, mess

Cohue f

Crowd

Misc Flashcards

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