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Vocabulary 11
French Vocabulry 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| faire semblant | make-believe, pretend |
| auprès | nearby, next to |
| pourboire | gratuity, tip, service charge |
| assurait | was assuring, was insuring, was securing (3rd pers. sing. past continuous of assurer) |
| apparaître | to appear, perform, emerge, occur, erupt |
| occasion | opportunity, occasion, occurrence, bargain, motive |
| folle | noun: madwoman, nutcase, looney; adj: crazy, manic |
| écoula | shifted, passed, sold (3rd pers. sing. simple past of écouler) |
| cornet | horn, cone, cornet |
| un cornet de crème glacée | an ice cream cone |
| boule | ball, chunk, lump |
| paresseuse | adj: lazy; noun: idler, layabout |
| projetée | adj: projected, proposed |
| trahit | betrays (3rd pers. sing. present of trahir) |
| hâtivement | hastily, hurriedly |
| ensorcelé | adj: under a spell; verb: bewitched, enraptured, enchanted (past participle of ensorceler) |
| briser | to break, shatter, smash |
| surveillent | watch, monitor, oversee, control, govern ( 3rd pers. plural present of surveiller) |
| vêtu | adj: clothed, dressed; verb: dressed, clothed, robed, attired (past participle of vêtir) |
| peu importe | regardless, whatever, no matter |
| importe | verb: matter, import (1st pers. present of importer) |
| plaisance | noun: sailing, boating |
| étalage | noun: showcase, display, stand, stall; verb: display (1st pers. present of étalager) |
| vitrine | showcase, shop window, display case |
| déchira | tore, ripped, unleashed, rended, gashed, (3rd pers. sing. simple past of déchirer) |
| amener | to bring,mfetch, take, take along |
| sucreries | sweets |
| glaçage | frosting, icing, glazing, gloss finish |
| suçons | noun: lollipops, hickeys; verb: suck, blow (1st pers. plural present of sucer) |
| bâtonnets | short sticks |
| rangées | rows |
| ordonné | orderly, inline, ordained, tidy |
| commis | clerk, assistant |
| plongeant | diving, plunging, dipping (present participle of plonger) |
| lève-tôt | early riser, early bird |
| ravissant | adj: charming, delightful, dreamy; verb: delighting, plundering, kidnapping, robbing, ravishing (present participle of ravir) |
| carnet | book, notebook |
| muette | mute, speechless, voiceless |
| demeurer | to stay, remain, live, reside, dwell |
| arracher | to snatch, pull, wrest, wrench, eradicate |
| écarquiller | to widen, open wide |
| gré | noun: will, willingness |
| tromper | to fool, lie, beguile, deceive |
| timbre | noun: stamp, bell. patch, tone, postmark; verb: postmark (1st pers. present of timbrer) |
| râpé | noun: grated cheese; adj: threadbare, worn |
| mijoté | stew |
| c'est tout | that's all |
| congé | holiday, time off |
| déroutant | adj: baffling, confusing, disorienting; verb: obfuscating, bewildering, leading astray (present part. of dérouter) |
| salua | greeted, hailed (3rd pers. sing. simple padt of saluer) |
| rougissant | adj: blushing; verb: reddening, blushing, coloring, flushing ( present participle of rougir) |
| inattendue | unexpected, unanticipated |
| étincelle | noun: spark; verb: glint, sparkle (1st pers., present of étinceller) |
| dépassant | adv: in excess of; verb: exceeding, transferring, overtaking, outstripping , overshooting (present participle of dépasser) |
| étouffe | choke, muffle, deaden, smother, blanket (1st pers. present of étouffer) |
| avaler | to swallow, gulp, swill down |
| bûche | noun: log, chunk of wood; verb: cram, pore, plug away (1st pers. present of bûcher) |
| mensonger | false, deceitful, untruthful |
| inonder | to flood, inundate, overflow, douse |
| passent | spend, pass, place, transfer (3rd pers. plural present of passer) |
| parait | was decorating, was adorning, was evading, was parrying (3rd pers. sing. past continuous of parer) |
| craindre | to fear, dread |
| énerve | annoy, mull, chafe, rile, enervate (1st pers. present of énerver) |
| agace | annoy, provoke, irritate (1st pers. present of agacer) |
| convient | agrees, suits, coincides (3rd ers. sing. present of convenir) |
| pencher | lto stoop, slant, cant, ean |
| endormir | to drug, put down, put to sleep |
| échéant | applicable |
| atterrir | to land, touch down, alight |
| dégivrer | to defrost |
| détourner | to divert, highjack, circumvent, deflect |
| artifice | trickery, wile, subterfuge |
| le réveillon | Eve (Christmas or New Years) |
| joyeux | adj: merry, happy, gay, joyful |
| récré | break, recess |
| cahier | notebook, exercise book, register |
| paresseux | adj: lazy, sluggish, slothful; noun: sloth, idler, layabout |
| chômage | unemployment |
| métier | occupation, craft |
| payé | adj: paid, verb: paid, remitted (past participle of payer) |
| infirmiér | male nurse, nursing orderly |
| boum | boom, bang |
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