random vocab 7

appuyer

to support, press, complement, help

taillé sur mesure

tailor-made

soutirer

to extract, obtain, extort

entrer en contact

to get in touch

tout bête

obvious, simple

lâcher

to release, let go of

une ampleur

extent, size, scale

nulle part

nowhere, anywhere

quel que soit

regardless of, whatever

fougueux

fiery, spirited, passionate

susciter

to arouse, generate, cause, spark

semestriel

biannual, half-yearly

un intervenant

speaker, participant

la séance

meeting, session, sitting

supposer que

to assume that

le paiement forfaitaire

lump-sum/one-time payment

remporter

to win, score

la sortie de secours

emergency exit

assidu

diligent, regular, hard-working

le frais

cost, fee, expense

négligeable

negligible, insignificant

faire revenir

to brown, stir fry, return

perceptible

noticeable, observable, distinct

à l'aide de

with the help of

paraître

to seem, look, appear

Ça va pas la tête !

Are you out of your mind?

tirer

to pull, draw, shoot

léger et peu coûteux

lightweight and inexpensive

s'éloigner

to move away

éloigner

to ward off, alienate

suédois(e)

Swedish

cheveux châtains

brown/chestnut hair

dévoiler

to reveal, unveil, disclose

diaboliser

to demonise

ressortissant

national

déléguer

to delegate

à la veille de

on the eve of

pressenti

prospective

le socle

base, stand, pedestal, dock

impassible

deadpan, unemotional, unmoved

gagner les galons

to earn your stripes

rebondir

to bounce back, rebound

défrayer la chronique

to make headlines, be the talk of the town

n’avoir rien à voir avec

to have nothing to do with

couper la poire en deux

to split the difference, meet halfway

à toute vapeur

go full steam ahead

se mettre à qqch.

to take sth. up, set about sth.