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Vocab 1
French vocabulary 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| douane | customs |
| l'escale | the stopover |
| l'etiquette | the label |
| haut parleur | loud speaker |
| l'horaire | schedule |
| livraison | delivery |
| passerelle | gateway, footbridge, gang plank |
| ne vous en faites pas | Do not worry |
| couleuvres | snakes |
| fouetter | To whip , flog, lash, ping |
| bête | Adjective: stupid; Noun: beast |
| pouce | thumb, inch |
| soif | thirst |
| voeux | greeting or wishes |
| sapin; Sapin de Noël | fir: Christmas tree |
| défilé | parade, procession |
| judas | peephole |
| avéra | proved, revealed (3rd pers. sing. simple past of avérer) |
| meurent | die (3rd pers. plural present of mourir) |
| noyé | adj: drown out, bathed; verb: drowned, flooded (past participle of noyer) |
| mises | noun: bets, stakes; verb: ante, wager, bet (2cd pers. inf. sing. present of miser) |
| mis | placed, put, set, applied (1st pers. simple past of mettre) |
| mise à jour | update |
| en cause | adj: in question, involved, at issue |
| déplacé | adj: moved, transferred, displaced |
| août | August |
| gueule | mouth, trap, jaws |
| cafard | Noun: cockroach, sneak |
| de ferraille | scrap |
| tondre les pelouses | mow lawns |
| écarquiller | to open wide |
| sache | can, know - (first and third person present subjunctive of savoir) |
| les frais | Expenses |
| frais | fresh, cool, fees, cost |
| adossa | leaned (3rd pers. sing. simple past of adosser) |
| suce | suck, blow (1st pers. present of sucer) |
| suça | sucked, blew (3rd pers. sing. simple past of sucer) |
| pétrissaient | were kneading (3rd pers. plural continuous past of pétrir) |
| rentre | to return, go back, retract |
| lâcherait | would release, would unhand, would unleash (3rd pers. sing. continuous present of lâcher) |
| chancelante | adj: Shaky, staggering, faltering |
| faut | must, needs (3rd pers. sing. present of falloir); fails (3rd pers. sing. present of faillir) |
| osé | adj: daring, naughty, erotic |
| penaude | adj: sheepish, hangdog |
| amer | bitter |
| culot | chutzpah, cheek, sauce, neck, sass |
| courant | noun: current; adj: common, standard; verb: running, racing, accruing (present participle of courir) |
| cours | course, lesson |
| cour | court, courtyard |
| opina | nodded (3rd pers. sing. simple past of opiner) |
| plane | verb: glide, float, hover over, soar (1st pers. present of planer) |
| devinaient | were divining, were guessing (3rd pers. plural past continuous of deviner) |
| emmener | to bring, to take |
| changer d'avis | to budge, to change one's mind |
| avis | view, opinion, advice, notice |
| trôner | to sit enthroned |
| onde | wave |
| rampa | crawled, crept, groveled (3rd pers. simple past of ramper) |
| gêne | noun: discomfort, difficulty; verb: disturb, hamper, bother (1st pers. present of gêner) |
| bandait | was bandaging; was stretching, was winding up (3rd pers. sing. continuous past of bander) |
| verge | penis |
| referai | will remake, will redo, will repack (1st pers. future of refaire) |
| goinfre | noun: glutton, hog; adj: gluttoness |
| embarras | noun: embarrassment, distress, awkwardness |
| plissa | furrowed, pleated, wrinkled, pursed (3rd pers. sing. simple past of plisser) |
| poil | nap, bristle, hair |
| partiels | Adjective: partial Noun: exam, test |
| soignée | careful, well-kept, immaculate, meticulous |
| emballa | packed, wrapped (3rd pes. sing. simple past of emballer) |
| tortillait | was wriggling (3rd pers. sing. continuous past of tortiller) |
| arqua | arched, curved (3rd pers. sing. simple past of arquer) |
| cabrèrent | reared, bucked (3rd pers. plural simple past of cabrer) |
| fixait | was fixing, was setting, was assessing, was securing, was attaching (3rd pers. sing. past continuous of fixer) |
| relevant la tête | looking up, raising the head |
| donne | noun: order; verb: give, deal, issue, donate (1st pers. present of donner) |
| gargouillait | was gurgling, was rumbling (3rd pers. sing. continuous past of gargouiller) |
| égard | respect, consideration |
| à vif | raw, open |
| entrainer | to train, to drive, to entail, to sway, to coach |
| toujours | always, still, forever |
| fil | thread, wire |
| rapport | report, connection, link |
| envers | preposition: towards; noun: other side |
| mépriserais | would despise, would scorn, would hold in contempt (1st pers. conditional present of mépriser) |
| entendu | heard (past participle of entendre) |
| dégrafer | unhook, unbuckle, unfasten |
| clapotaient | were splashing, were lapping (3rd pers. plural continuous past of clapoter) |
| à peine | barely, hardly, scarcely, thinly, minimally |
| fondait | was establishing, was buiding, was founding (3rd pers. sing. past continuous of fonder) |
| loque | noun: rag, wreck |
| dégoûtaient | were disgusting, were sickening, were nauseating (3rd pers. plural past continuous of dégoûter) |
| éclat | shine, flash, chip, splinter |
| éclats | shards, bits |
| chamade | wildly |
| assourdissait | was deadening, was stunning (3rd pers. sing. past continuous of assourdir) |
| étourderie | thoughtlessness, thoughtless blunder |
| cogna | banged, bumped, bashed, jarred (3rd pers. sing. simple past of cogner) |
| quelconque | any, ordinary |
| effleura | brushed, touched lightly |
| la manche | sleeve |
| d'un bond | at a bound |
| cendrés | ashes, dust |
| hérissa | bristled, aroused, excited, jostled, made angry (3rd pers. sing. simple past of hérisser) |
| radoteurs | drivellers |
| enfila | threaded, strung, pulled (3rd pers. sing. simple past of enfiler) |
| enjôleur | Slick, glib, wheedling |
| rattraper | to catch up, to recapture, to win back |
| soulagea | relieved, alleviated, facilitated (3rd pers. sing. simple past of soulager) |
| jurer | to swear, to curse |
| savonna | lathered, soaped (3rd pers. sing. simple past of savonner) |
| tondre | to mow, shear, clip, fleece |
| pelouses | lawn, turf |
| vif | adj: keen, sharp, lively, acute, alert |
| vante | boast (first and third pers. sing. of vanter) |
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