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Vocabulary 7
French Vocabulary 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| juteux | juicy |
| avoir mâché | have chewed, have munched |
| réussis | succeed ( 1st/2cd person sing. of réussir) |
| n'importe | at all, no matter |
| avoine | oat, oats |
| devras | will have, will owe, will exercise, will task ( 2cd person sing. of devoir) |
| boulots | jobs |
| tondre | to mow, shear, clip, fleece |
| pelouse | lawn, turf |
| sacré | sacred, holy, damned |
| ensommeillé | sleepy, drwosy |
| sauté hors | popped out |
| sauté | jumped, skipped, leapt (past participle of sauter) |
| subissait | was suffering, was undergoing (3rd person past continuous of subir) |
| décalage | shift, lag, offset, skew, staggering |
| horaire | noun: schedule, timetable; adj: hourly |
| avait amené | had brought, hsd fetched, had taken (3rd pers. past perfect of amener) |
| ramené | reduced |
| ouais | yeah, yep |
| j'ai hâte | I look forward, I can't wait |
| hâte | noun: haste, speed, hurry; verb: hasten (1st pers. of hâter) |
| en forme | in shape, fit, contoured, in good health |
| à nouveau | again, anew, afresh |
| plaisanta | joked, jested (3rd person simple past of plaisanter) |
| récoltant | collecting, harvesting, reaping ( present participle of récolter ) |
| gémissement | wailing, moaning, whining, groaning |
| tentent | try, attempt, assay (3rd person plural present of tenter) |
| rendormir | to put to sleep again |
| activait | was operating, was activating, was starting, was expediting (3rd person sing. of activer) |
| blague | noun: joke, witticism; verb: joke (1st person present of blaguer) |
| plaignait | was complaining, was pitying, was having compassion for (3rd pers. sing. past countinous of plaindre) |
| paraissent | appear, seem, look, perform (3rd person plural present of paraître) |
| paraissaient | were appearing, were seeming, were performing, were looking (3rd person plural past continuous of paraître) |
| ronfler | to snore |
| pistolets à eau | water pistols |
| pistolet | gun, pistol, roll, sandwich |
| la veille | yesterday, the previous day, the day before |
| veille | noun: eve, day before, vigil; verb: care, worry (1st pers present of veiller) |
| éclabousser | to splash, to splatter, to drop |
| attentivement | attentively |
| peau | skin, hide, fur, pelt |
| morceau | piece, bit, fragment, patch |
| acquiescent | nod, acquiescence (3rd pers. plural present of acquiescer) |
| acquiescèrent | nodded, acquiescenced (3rd pers. plural past simple of acquiescer) |
| jaillir | to spout, gush, spurt, shoot, slosh |
| hurlant | adj: howling; verb: howling, screaming, screeching, yelling (present participle of hurler) |
| prévu | planned, expected, allowed, scheduled, designed |
| fallut | needed, had to ( 3rd pers simple past of falloir) |
| tandis | while |
| grincheux | noun: crank; adj: grumpy, cranky, crabby, scowling |
| asperger | to sprinkle, spill off, spray |
| énerver | to annoy, mull, rile, chafe, get on |
| trempée | soaked, soaked |
| mouillée | wet |
| quoi qu'il en soit | anyway, be that as it may, in any event |
| tendit | tightened, stretched, reached (1st person simple past of tendre) |
| pâté de maison | a block, a block away |
| pâté | dough, paté |
| à un pâté de maisons | in one block |
| irons | will go, will travel (1st pers plural future if aller) |
| enfilèrent | threaded, filed, strung, put on (3rd person plural past simple of enfiler) |
| héla | hailed, flagged down, called out (3rd person simple past héler) |
| entouré | surround, encompass, encircle, border (1st person present entourer) |
| émerveillés | marvel, amazed ( 3rd person ) |
| étonnante | amazing |
| appareil photo | camera |
| appareil | device, system, machine,mequipment, unit |
| à un moment donné | at one point, at a certain point, at some point |
| donné | given |
| prêtant | noun: stretchiness; verb: lending ( present participle of prêter) |
| escalier | staircase |
| colimaçon | spiral |
| purent | verb: grazed (3rd person pluralmsimple past of paître) verb: could, might (3rd person plural simple past of pouvoir) |
| voûté | vaulted, vaulted, hunched, round-shouldered |
| etendre | to extend, ecpand, stretch, smear, adulterate |
| intervint | intervened, conversed, occurred, stepped in, ( 3rd pers. past simple of intervenir) |
| par le biais de | via, by way of, by means of, through |
| biais | angle, bias, skew |
| divertissement | entertainment, amusement, frolic, fun |
| fond | background, ground, bottom, stamina, endurance |
| pour le fond | for background |
| taquina | teased, baited, chaffed, ribbed, joshed (3rd pers. simple past of taquiner) |
| ricana | giggled, sniggered, sneered (3rd person past simple of ricaner) |
| vaut | worth (3rd pers. present of valoir) |
| foule | crowd, mob, multitude, drove |
| meilleur | best, better |
| ventes | sales |
| attirait | was attracting, was luring, was wiling (3rd pers. past continuous of attirer) |
| complot | conspiracy, plot |
| atteint | adj: affected, stricken; verb: achieves, attains, reaches, accomplishes (3rd pers. sing. of atteindre) |
| indice | clue, index, evidence, sign, ratio |
| du moins | at least |
| moins | adv: ess, fewer.; preposition: minus |
| dénoncer | to denounce, to denunciate, to turn in, to inform on |
| ébouriffant | adj: staggering; verb: ruffling, rumpling, disheveling (present participle of ébouriffer) |
| mignon | cute, charming, dainty, graceful |
| pouffer de rire | to burst out laughing |