Terms in French Reading 2
learn list browse lists
| Word | Meaning | Context |
|---|---|---|
| un avènement | an advent (arrival) | |
| le cerf | the deer | |
| encombrer | to clog | |
| achever | to complete | |
| convenir | to suit | |
| empêcher | to prevent | |
| le boulot | the work (slang) | |
| combler | to fill in, to satisfy | |
| une échelle | a ladder | |
| une aile | a wing | |
| un caniche | a poodle | |
| un étang | a pond | |
| le bilan | the balance sheet | |
| la cible | the target | |
| une émeute | a riot | |
| un appui | a support | prendre appui sur |
| le cul | the ass | |
| une échéance | a due date | |
| une biche | a female deer | |
| allumer | to switch on (lights) | |
| coincer | to be stuck | |
| effondrer | to bring down | |
| un bichon | a pet | |
| avérer | to prove to be | |
| s\'écraser | to crash | |
| une épouvante | a fright | |
| le bouchon | the cork, the traffic jam | |
| l\'aube | the dawn | |
| le cerne | the ring, the circle (i.e. under the eye) | |
| écarter | to isolate | |
| le bouquin | the book (familiar) | |
| être avachi | to slouch | |
| une épingle | a pin | |
| cerner | to encircle | |
| le bout | the end, the tip | |
| le fond | the bottom, the back | |
| épatant | great, marvellous | |
| la cheville | the ankle | |
| un abri | a shelter | |
| baîller | to yawn | |
| empoigner | to grab and shake, to move deeply | |
| démissioner | to quit | |
| s\'allonger | to lie down | |
| écouler | to run (like water) | |
| bourré | crammed, bulging | |
| se dépêcher | to hurry | |
| évanouir | to vanish, to faint | |
| s\'étirer | to stretch out | |
| la boue | the mud | |
| se détendre | to relax | |
| avaler | to swallow | |
| entraîner | to train, to push | |
| le boyaux | the guts | |
| le deuil | the mourning | |
| une angoisse | an anguish | |
| la fougue | the ardour | |
| boucher | to block | |
| défiler | to unreel, unwind | |
| au-delà | beyond, over | |
| le fossé | the trench, the gulf | |
| barbu | bearded | |
| déchirer | to tear or rip | |
| avouer | admit | |
| frotter | to chafe, to scrub | |
| bavarder | to chat | |
| un échec | a failure | |
| arracher | to pull up, to tear out | |
| une flèche | an arrow | |
| balader | to walk, to stroll | |
| une épopée | an epic | |
| l\'argot | the slang | |
| en flèche | swept back | |
| le chantier | the workyard | |
| étendre | to stretch | |
| une arnaque | a swindle | |
| le frein | the brake | |
| un coup de gueule | an outburst | |
| éteindre | to switch off (lights) | |
| un acharnement | a rage | |
| la foutaise | the crap, garbage (slang) | |
| la coulisse | the grooves, backstage | |
| s\'épanouir | to blossom | |
| accrocher | to hang | |
| la falaise | the cliff | |
| le clin | the wink | clin d\'oeil |
| éloigner | to distance | |
| accoucher | to give birth | |
| la fourmi | the ant | |
| un embouteillage | a traffic jam | |
| flatté | flattered | |
| crever | to choke, to poke | |
| creux | hollow | |
| brusquement | abruptly | |
| la cloison | the partition | |
| claire | light | |
| sombre | dark | |
| fourrer | to stick (fam.) | |
| décoller | to take off | |
| la fringue | the clothing (fam.) | |
| le seuil | the doorway | |
| une corbeille | a basket | |
| osier | wicker | |
| le foulard | the scarf | |
| névrosé | neurotic | |
| affublé | decked out | |
| auprès | next to | |
| piger | to figure out | |
| verser | to spill, to pour | |
| le dégât | the damage | |
| moulant | tight fitting | |
| le sosie | the double (image) | |
| viré | fired | |
| caler | to steady | |
| fonder | to base | |
| un étal | a stall | |
| creuser | to dig | |
| le clou | the nail | |
| étriqué | skimpy | |
| plissé | pleated | |
| le rayon | the department (of a store) | |
| le croquis | the sketch | |
| habillé | formal | |
| raidir | to tense | |
| mousseline | chiffon | |
| agacé | annoyed |
learn list browse lists