French Flashcards

enregistrer

to record

mur

wall (m)

arreter

to stop

plaindre

to complain, feel sorry for

du coup

as a result

arriver

to arrive

plein

full

tendance

trend, tendency

il y a pas mal de

there is quite a lot of

l'argot

slang

pas ouf

not great, not special

sembler

to seem, appear

avoir la cote

to be popular

reprendre

to take back

reapproprier

to reclaim

cadre

frame, framework

la pute

prostitute (slang, inelegant > synonym in standard language = la prostituée)

la tirelire

piggy-bank

la fente

slit/narrow opening

les entrailles

(f) entrails

le filet

net

le tabouret

stool

la boîte de conserve

canned food

la circulation

traffic

la braguette

fly, zipper

la caisse

cash register

le branle bas

commotion

la veille

night before

le/la propriétaire

owner

le môme

kid

la reliure

binding

verni

varnished

boudeuse

sulky

chagrinée

distressed

chancelante

tottering

épouvantable

dreadful

engueuler

to tell someone off, to scold someone (inelegant), to yell at someone

se faire engueuler

to get scolded, to be yelled at / lectured

se ruer

to rush

s'évanouir

to faint

s'étirer

to stretch

s'ébrouer

to flutter

se rendre compte

to realize

gâcher

to spoil

arc-bouter

to brace oneself (against)

tacher

to stain

ranger

to tidy up

lutter

to struggle

escroquer (quelqu'un)

to swindle, to rip off, to cheat on someone

économiser

to save money

dérober (quelque chose)

to steal (something)

greffer

to graft

ramasser

to gather

jurer

to swear

couler

to sink

cligner

to wink

parier

to bet

allonger

to lengthen, to dilute (for liquids)

cogner

to bang, knock against

tenir

to hold

bondir (sur)

to pounce

décamper

to run off

être outré(e)

to be outraged

bouffer

to eat up (slang, vulgar)

à sens unique

one-way

autant le faire

might as well

croire à peine

to hardly believe

dare-dare

double quick

qui que ce soit

whoever it might be

avoir honte

to be ashamed

tourner un film

to film a movie

faire les courses = faire les commissions

to run errands

au comble de

at the peak of

un boucan d'enfer

a hell of a noise

se mettre au garde à vous

to stand at attention

avoir du culot

to have some nerve

faire chier

to bother someone, to piss someone off

foutre une raclée

to give (someone) a thrashing

la nullité

worthlessness (nul = lousy)

l'effarement

(m) dismay, alarm

la méfiance

suspicion/mistrust

la baffe

a slap in the face

l' engueulade

reprimand, scolding, argument, shouting match

l' avertissement

caution

le cafard

cockroach

le poing

fist

la ferraille

iron

la connerie

stupidity

l'étagère

(f) shelf

le teint

complexion

la mansarde

attic room

le truc

thing/stuff

aîné

elder / eldest

assidu

diligent, hardworking

câlin

cuddly

malhonnête

dishonest

s'emmerder (argot)

to be bored

se déchirer

to tear

se pencher

to lean

se méfier de

to be suspicious of