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French Vocab June 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quiconque | anyone who, whoever, whosoever |
| Table des matières | table of contents |
| avant-propos | foreward |
| les plus courants | the most common |
| l'échec | the failure |
| et pourtant | and yet |
| frénétique | frantic |
| atout | asset |
| auberge | inn, hostel |
| mesquines | petty |
| légèrement | slightly |
| point de presse | press breifing |
| le décalage | the shift |
| détenteur | holder |
| gaz de schiste | shale gas |
| prolongement | extention |
| chiffres | numbers, figures, statistics |
| les lacunes | deficiencies, gaps , weaknesses |
| au long de l'année | Over the year |
| Le détaillant | retailer |
| bénéfice | earnings |
| succursales | branches (store) |
| digne de confiance | trustworthy |
| dans quelle mesure | to what extent |
| chômage | joblessness |
| les garderies | daycare |
| La Boussole | compass |
| mesquines | petty |
| auberge | inn, hostel |
| ce qui cloche | what is wrong |
| les sables bitumineux d'Alberta | alberta oil sands |
| n'est guère | is hardly |
| gré | grateful |
| empêchement | impediment, obstacle, preclusion |
| À la suite de | as a result of |
| secours | relief, rescue, support |
| émanations | smells |
| la moyenne | the average |
| demeure | remains |
| Une fiche | a sheet, a record |
| à la condition que | on the condition that |
| dérogation | excemption |
| ultérieurement | subsequently |
| recherche axée sur le patient | Patient oreinted research |
| dans la mesure où le coût est concerné? | insofar as the cost is concerned? |
| La grève | the strike |
| notamment | In particular |
| airconditioning | climatisation |
| en son sein | within it |
| en train de | in the process of |
| tel que | such as (+provide an ex.) |
| en raison de | due to |
| en garde | on guard |
| aînés | elderly |
| en quelques | in a few |
| je te serais reconnaissante | I will be grateful |
| Ainsi | so, thus, therefore |
| chanceuse | lucky, fortunate |
| a l'air bon | looks good |
| en vente | on sale |
| pour but de | aiming to, designed to |
| ainsi que | as well as |
| la facture | the invoice |
| sa propre | its own |
| en forme | going strong |
| à la fois | at the same time |
| dans les plus brefs délais | as soon as possible |
| ne (verb) pas non plus | not either , neither |
| approfondie | thorough ( a ) |
| la dimunition | the decrease |
| distincts | separate |
| ne... plus tellement | not anymore, no longer |
| tendance | tendency |
| à moins que | unless |
| Les Postes convenables | suitable positions |
| délit | offense/crime |
| métier | a profession, business |
| le manque de | the lack of |
| plus maintenant | anymore |
| habilité | empowered |
| contient | contains |
| revanche | contrast |
| dans le temps | at the time (past) |
| à la lumière des | in light of |
| tant | So much, many |
| avertissements | warnings |
| il me reste | I still have |
| un retrait | withdrawal |
| stationnement | parking |
| le rendement | yield / Performance |
| Etroitement | closely |
| quoique | Even Though / although (QQ) |
| admissible | eligible |
| facultative | optional |
| a l'egard de | in the respect of |
| encore | anyway |
| au plus tard | at the latest |
| et qu'encore moins | and even fewer |
| terminaison | Termination |
| provoquer | to cause (p) |
| garantir | to guarantee |
| maîtriser | to master |
| dompter | to tame |
| échouer | to fail |
| saper | to undermine |
| consacrer | to dedicate |
| noyer | to drown |
| mordre | to bite on |
| se lamenter | to whine |
| soupçonner | to suspect (s) |
| déceler | to detect |
| déborder | to overflow |
| apposer | to affix |
| pourvoir | to fill |
| empirer | to worsen |
| débarrasser | to get rid of |
| réinstaurer | to reinstate |
| plafonner | to cap |
| provenir | to result (p) |
| taper | to type |
| exhorter | to urge |
| parfaire | to perfect |
| printanier | to spring |
| s'échanger | to trade |
| reculer | to retreat |
| avorter | to abort |
| se doter | to note |
| déborder | to overflow, to spill. |
| se lamenter | to whine, to mourn |
| mordre | to bite on , take |
| déceler | to detect |
| soupçonner | to suspect, to imagine, to doubt. |
| apposer | to affix, to apply |
| pourvoir | to fill , to provide, to administer |
| rouvrir | to reopen |
| se méfier | to beware |
| présager | to predict |
| aggraver | to aggravate |
| s'en prendre à | to blame, challenge, attack |
| prendre sa retraite | to retire |
| prendre une décision | to make a decision |
| balayer | to scan |
| présider | to presider over |
| signaler | to report (s) |
| remanier | to overhaul |
| découler | to result (d) |
| faire allusion | to allude |
| faire en sorte que | to make sure that |
| amasser | to amass |
| circuler | to circulate |
| goûter | to taste |
| avaler | to swallow |
| taquiner | to tease |
| s'asseoir | to sit |
| confondre | to be confused |
| faire la promotion de | to promote |
| en train de | to be in the process of |
| se mettre en route | to set out |
| provenir de | to come from |
| avoir l'intention | to intend |
| se mettre en colère | to get mad |
| homologuer | to approve |
| entériner | to endorse |
| officialiser | to formalize |
| disputer | to compete |
| Tarder | to delay |
| vouloir bien | to be willing to |
| mettre à pied | to dismiss |
| mettre en marche | to activate (m, m) |
| faire part | to express ( f ) |
| s'entretenir | to confer |
| mélanger | to mix |
| régler | to set |
| promulguer | to enact |
| Faillir | to almost do |
| Concevoir | to conceive |
| mettre en œuvre | to implement |
| comporter | to comprise |
| quêter | to beg |
| Faire la connaissance de | to meet (f,c) |
| se mettre | to set about |
| tapisser | to line |
| remettre | to hand over |
| devoir relever | to have to meet |
| Promettre | to promise |
| remettre à plus tard | to postpone |
| influer | to influence |
| louper | to miss out |
| deviner | to guess |
| Surprendre | to surprise |
| Accorder | to admit |
| oser | to dare |
| Avérer | to prove (a) |
| Égarer | to mislead |
| Décider à | to persuade |
| faire le point | to focus |
| promouvoir | to promote |
| hausser | to raise |