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French Vocab LU

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ange (m) angel
artiste (m) artist
atelier (m) workshop
ciel (m) sky, heaven
chef-d'oeuvre (m) masterpiece
compagnon (m), compagne (f) companion
Dieu God
espèce (f) = genre (m) = sorte (f) type, kind
étoile (f) star
maitre (m) master
monde (M) world
paillasson (m) doormat
tracas (m) trouble
émerveillé (e) amazed
avoir d'autres chats à fouetter to have other fish to fry
achever to finish
baisser to lower
crier to shout
lècher to lick
loger chez qq = habiter chez qq live with someone
pousser un soupir = soupirer to sigh
rater (/réussir) to fail (/succeed)
s'arreter to stop
se coucher to go to bed
se reposer to rest
se surmener to overwork
s'en aller to go away
s'installer (dans un endroit) to settle, get settled (in a place).
supplier qq de "faire" qq to beg s.o. to do stg
tenir compagnie à qq to keep s.o. company
voler to steal
joliment trés
dés que = aussitot que as soon as
puisque since (raison)
cela(/ça) ne fait rien it does not matter
Ambassade (f) embassy
Apprentissage (m) learning
Drogué(e) drug addict
Cellule cell
Caissier (m) /caissière (f) cashier
Cambriolage (m) robbery
Cellule (f) cell
Conduite (f) leadership
Chariot (m) cart
Crayon de papier (m) pencil
Entrainement (m) practice, training
Épreuve (f) trial
Faiblesse (f) weakness
Force (f) strength
Fourchette (f) fork
Fusil (m) gun
Fusillade (f) shoot out
Mitrailleuse (f) machine gun
Mode (m)/manière (f)/façon (f) way
Nettoyage (m) clean up
Ordre (m) order
Plateau (m) tray
Repas (m) meal
Sang (m) blood
Sous-sol (m) basement
Tablier (m) apron
Toxicomane (m/f) drug addict
Voie de sortie (f) way out
Cruel(-le) cruel
Dérouté(-e) confused
Déroutant(-e) confusing
Différent(-e) de different from
Faible/fort(-e) weak/strong
Fou/folle crazy
Imprévisible unpredictable
Imprévu(-e) unexpected
Muré(e) walled in
Paniqué(-e) panicked
Périlleux(/-se) dangerous
Rebelle rebellious
Sanglant (-e) bloody
Abattre qq to shoot s.o
Apporter à manger to bring food
Apprendre à+ inf. to learn (how) to
Apprendre à qq à “faire” qc to teach s.o to “do” stg
Arriver (qc arrive à qq) to happen
Cambrioler to rob
Crier to shout
Disparaitre (part. passe disparu)
être condamné(e) à perpétuité to be condemned to a life sentence
Faire du tir to do target shooting
Faire un voyage/partir en voyage to go on a trip
Jeter qq en prison to throw s.o in jail
Mordre to bite
pleurer to cry
prendre la fuite = s’enfuir to run away
Profiter de to take advantage of
rencontrer qq to meet s.o
S'attendre à ce que + subj. to expect
se comporter/se conduire en to behave like
Se droguer to take drugs
S'échapper par (la fenetre), s'enfuir par (la fenetre) to get away, through [the window]
S'entrainer to train, to practice
S’habiller en to dress up as + nom sans article
Se maquiller to put on make up
Se rencontrer to meet one another
Se rendre compte de + nom to realize stg
Se rendre compte que + proposition to realize
Se servir de qq/qc to use
Se suicider to commit suicide
Se faire blesser to get wounded
Se faire tuer (par) to get killed (by)
Se faire exploiter (par) to get exploited (by)
Surmonter qc to overcome stg
Tirer sur to shoot at
Tomber amoureux (-se) de to fall in love with
Tromper qq to deceive
Tuer to kill
Viser qc/qq to aim at
Vivre avec qq to live with
déclic (m) click
divan sofa
fauteuil (m) armchair
imperméable (m) raincoat
malade (m, f) patient
maladie (f) disease
plaisanterie (f) joke
renseignement (m) piece of information
repas (m) meal
santé (f) health
secours (m) = aide (f) help
sonnette (f) bell (cf. doorbell)
tapis (m) carpet
vacarme (f) din
devoir qq à qq to owe stg to s.o
guérir qq to cure s.o.
poser une question à qq to ask s.o a question
ranger qc to put away, to straighten up
rassurer qq to reassure s.o
renseigner qq, donner des renseignements à qq to give information to someone
renverser les rôles to reverse the parts
serrer to hold tightly, to squeeze
sauver qq to save s.o
se concentrer sur to concentrate on, to focus on
se déshabiller to undress
se fâcher contre qq = se mettre en colère contre qq to get angry at s.o
se sentir (bien/mal, etc) to feel (well/poorly, etc)
se venger to get revenge
assourdi(e) muffled
déprimé(e) depressed
drôle funny, amusing
Au secours! Help!
tant que as long as
argent (m) money; silver
berger (m) shepherd
blessure (f) wound
brancard (m) stretcher
cartouche (f) cartridge
honneur (m) honor
montre (f) watch
pièce (f) coin
punition (f) punishment
sentier (m) patway
troupeau (m) herd
tas (m) pile
foin (m) hay
traitre (m) traitor
rusé(e) cunning
malin(/maligne) cunning, clever
habile clever
ingrat ungrateful
juste fair
injuste unfair
cracher to spit
donner sa parole à qq to give one's word to s.o
enterrer qq to bury
faire confiance à qq to trust s.o.
faire/dire sa prière to say one's prayer
fouiller qq/qc to search
mériter qc to deserve stg
poursuivre (p.p. poursuivi)
remuer to stir
se méfier de qq to be suspiscious of s.o.
tenir (p.p tenu) sa parole
trahir qq (cf.finir) to betray s.o
s'appuyer (sur) lean on
se blottir dans (cf. finir) to nestle in
se venger de qc/qq to avenge oneself against s.o
appareil ménager (m) household appliance
archéologue (m/f) archeologist
banlieue (f) suburb
bille (f) marble
bocal (/aux) (m) jar
bol (m) bowl
bonheur (m) happiness
cafetière (électrique) (f) coffee maker
champignon (m) mushroom
concombre (m) cucumber
congélateur (m) freezer
congélation (f) freezing
consommation (f) consumption
corvée (f) chore
déception (f) disappointment
devis (m) estimate (of cost)
esclave (m/f) slave
étagère (f) shelf
glace (f) ice
larme (f) tear
légumes (m.p.) vegetables
meuble (m) piece of furniture
machine à laver (f) washing machine
mixer (m) to mix
nourriture (f) food
plat cuisiné(m) prepared dish
produits surgelés (mp) frozen food
provisions (f.p.) groceries
récipient (m) container
séchoir (m) à cheveux hair dryer
solitude (f) loneliness
arriver à + inf. = parvenir à + inf. = réussir à + inf. to succeed in
attirer qq/qc to attract s.o/stg
congeler qc to freeze stg
dépendre de qc/qq to depend on stg/s.o
faire des économies to save
fondre to melt
grossir (cf. finir) to put on weight
haïr (cf. finir) = d..tester to hate
noircir (cf. finir) to turn black
nourrir (cf. finit) to feed
pleurer to cry
prendre conscience de qc to become aware of stg
ranger qc to put stg away
s'achever = se terminer to end
s'apercevoir de qc = remarquer qc to notice
se mettre à + inf. = commencer .. + inf. to begin
tenter de + inf. = essayer de + inf. to try
engourdi(e) numb
inéluctable = inévitable unavoidable
ivre drunk
obsédé(e) par obsessed by
billet (m) banknote
belle-soeur (f) sister in law
bourgoisie (f)
client(e) (m, f) customer
courrier (m) mail
drap (m) sheet
facteur (m) mailman
garde (f) sitter
grande tante (f) great aunt
esthéticienne (f) beautician
incendie (m) fire
infirmier (-..re) (m, f) nurse
invité(e) (m, f) guest
maison de retraite (f) retirement home
papier peint (m) wallpaper
parent(e) (m, f) relative
petit neveu (m) great nephew
petite nièce (f) great niece
pompier (m) fireman
salon de beauté (m) beauty parlor
station de ski ski resort
tatie (f) auntie
tiroir (m) drawer
charitable charitable
difficile picky
enceinte pregnant
grossier (-ère) rude
malpoli(e) impolite
méchant(e) mean, nasty
mécontent(e) displeased
abuser de qq/qc to take advantage of
aboyer (après qq) to bark after
avoir des difficultés à + inf. = avoir du mal à + inf. to have trouble
confier qq à la garde de qq to put s.o under s.o's care
crier après qq to shout after
critique qq/qc to criticize
déménager to move away
donner à manger à qq to feed
etre en réparation to be under repair
faire qc exprès to do stg on purpose
faire exprès de "faire" qc to do something on purpose
faire les courses to run errands
faire un tour en voiture to go for a car ride
faire semblant de + inf. to pretend to
faire pipi au lit to wet one's bed
se faire dorloter to be cherished
se moquer de qq/qc to make fun of
laisser tomber qq to "dump" s.o.
préparer à manger to prepare stg to eat
promener un chien to walk a dog
se plaindre de qq/qc to complain about
se plier en quatre pour qq to bend over backward for s.o.
prendre le café to have coffee
rendre qq fou/folle to make s.o crazy
rendre visite à qq to visit s.o
sauver qq to rescue s.o
souiller qc to soil stg
voler to steal
ampoule (f) light bulb
armoire (f) closet
cendrier (m) ashtray
cerveau (m) brain
clef (f) key
descente (f) de lit bedside rug
étui (m) à cigarettes cigarette case
mégot (m) cigarette butt
menottes (f.p.) handcuffs
meuble (m) piece of furniture
pantoufle (f) slipper
sentiment (m) feeling
serrure (f) lock
arriver à qq to happen to s.o
avoir les moyens de + inf. to have the means to
descendre dans un hôtel stay in a hotel
écraser to squash
en vouloir à qq de + "faire" qc to carry a grudge against s.o. for "doing"stg
éteindre to put out (fire); to turn off (light)
étouffer to smother
éveiller l’attention de qq to arouse s.o...s attention
éviter de + inf. to avoid
mouiller to wet
passer les menottes à qq to handcuff s.o
suffire à qq to be sufficient to s.o
supporter qq/qc to put up with so/stg
s'attendre à inf. to expect to
s'emparer de qc to come over (feeling)
se lancer dans une aventure throw oneself in an adventure
se pencher sur/au-dessus to bend over
se tromper to make a mistake
au cours de in the course of
angoisse (f) anxiety, distress
comte (m) Count
conte (m) tale
coup (m) de sonnette (f) doorbell ring
divan (m) couch
hâte (f) haste, hurry
peignoir (m) bathrobe
récit (m) story
seuil (m) threshold
soie (f) silk
(in)vraisemblance (f) (lack of) likelihood
douloureux/-euse sorrowful; painful
passionnant (e) thrilling
atteindre un but to reach a goal
attirer to attract
être allongé(e) to be lying down
être frappé(e) par to be struck by
faire la connaissance de qq to get acquainted with s.o.
interrompre to interrupt
laisser traîner qc to let stg lie around
s'avancer to step forward
se battre en duel to fight in a duel
sous-louer to sublet
tendre qc à qq to hand stg out to s.o.
d'autant plus + adjectif + que all the more + adjective + than
armée (f)
aveu (m) confession
bien (m) possession, property
chagrin (m) sorrow
cadeau (m) present
calomnie (f) slander
cicatrice (m) scar
coffre (m) chest
conseiller (m) counselor
cordonnier (m) shoemaker
curé (m) priest
diable (m) devil
époux (m), épouse (f) spouse
grange (f) barn
noce (f) wedding
ours (m) bear
peine (f) sentence
potence(f) gallows
preuve (f) proof
soldat (m) soldier
témoin witness
tribunal (m) court
vagabond (m) vagrant
aveugle blind
bavard talkative
coupable guilty
fourbe deceitful
rusé(e) clever
habile clever, skilful
accueillir qq to welcome s.o
avoir des droits sur qq/qc to have rights on s.o./stg
calomnier qq to slander someone
chasser qq to chase s.o
condamner qq à mort to sentence someone to death
demander des comptes à qq to ask .s.o. for an explanation
éloigner qq , qc to push, drive away
embrasser qq to kiss s.o.
étonner qq to amaze s.o.
être amoureux(/-se) de qq to love someone
être de retour to be back
être lié(e) à qq to be linked to s.o.
faire appel à to appeal
aveu (m) confession
bosse (f) hump; lump
camion (m) truck
canne à pêche (f) fishing rod
chandail (m) sweater
contrebande (m) smuggling
contrebandier (m) smuggler
douanier (m) customs officer
église (f) church
enfer (m) hell
frontière (f) border
événement (m) event
hameçon (m) hook
paquet (m) pack, bunch
péché (m) sin
pêcheur fisherman
plaque minéralogique (f) license plate
poste (m) de douanes customs office
ruisseau (m) brook, stream
taillis (m) hedge
ver (m) worm
astucieux (/ieuse) clever
propre own
appartenir à to belong to
attraper un poisson to catch a fish
être pressé (e) de + inf. = avoir hâte de + inf. to be in a hurry
évider un poisson to clean a fish
faire nuit to be dark
faire rôtir qc to roast stg.
orner qc = décorer qc adorn, decorate
(faire) passer qc en contrebande to smuggle
pêcher (qc) to fish; to catch stg (i.e. a fish)
ramer to row
revenir bredouille revenir sans rien
traverser qc to go through
se contenter de qc/ de + inf. to content oneself with/ with doing stg
s’embusquer se cacher
se faire prendre = se faire attraper to get caught
pénétrer/s’introduire illégalement dans (un endroit) to trespass
se reprocher qc to reproach oneself with stg
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