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Miscellaneous
A-Level Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chantier | building sites |
| vitrines | shop windows |
| dont | of which |
| enumère | numbered |
| oliviers | olive trees |
| tirée | drawn |
| parvenir | succeed |
| l'apprenhender | comprehend |
| fleure | to discharge |
| fracture social | social breakdown |
| vague | wave |
| fourre-tout | catch all |
| réglé | solved |
| pédagogique | educational |
| caricatural | cartoonish |
| balayer | swept away |
| conçu | created |
| pertinent | relevant |
| la force | strength |
| vengence | revenge |
| tuer | kill |
| defauts | faults |
| un flic | a copper |
| prime abord | at first sight |
| un dénouement | ending |
| dépeindre | depict |
| faiblard | weak |
| déroulement | progress |
| mouche | fly |
| maître | master |
| ralenti | slow motion |
| l'expo | presentation |
| profondeur | depth |
| prestation | services |
| faire mouane | hit the mark |
| passer à côté | to miss out |
| par ce bias | by this means |
| je contenter de | to make do |
| en tête | ahead |
| récolltés | collected |
| croissance | growth |
| communes | areas |
| tiers | third |
| la poésie | poetry |
| les contes | tales |
| un receuil | collections |
| un dramaturge | playwriter |
| se vêtir | clothing |
| les fingues | clothing |
| la nomophobie | fear of no phone |
| sommeil | sleep |
| néfaste | harmful |
| vestimentaire | clothing |
| décontracté | relaxed |
| la beuverie | drinking |
| le fruit défendu | forbidden fruits |
| ainsi | so |
| puisque | as |
| d'ailleurs | anyway |
| le doublage | dubbing |
| la dématérilisation | digitalisation |
| la régime | structure |
| le soutien | support |
| natalité | birth rate |
| l'avortement | abortion |
| la mère porteuse | surrogate mother |
| le pouvoir | power |
| en marche | maccron party |
| de ma part | from me |
| en ce qui me concerne | as far as I'm concerned |
| ce qui me ferme | what strikes me |
| en revanche | in contrast |
| estivale | summer |
| élargir | broaden |
| les compétences | skills |
| mi-temps | half time |
| embauché | hiring |
| renvoyé | returns |
| pôle emploi | job centre |
| la fillère | sector |
| le redoublement | repetition |
| l'absentéisme | skipping lessons |
| ASH | benefits |
| EPS | PE |
| SES | PPE Philosophy.... |
| PEEP | PTA |
| tonton | uncle |
| tonds | shave |
| j'exige | I insist |
| concubinage | co-habiting |
| codifés | sort out |
| autrement dit | in other words |
| recomposées | blended |
| tendances | tends |
| éclatement | break up |
| accoler | juxtaposed |
| engendrant | coming from |