B2 french vocabulary

intergénérationnelle

intergenerational

améliorations

improvements

d'ailleurs, du reste, à propos

moreover

En tête-à-tête

face to face/one to one

colocataires

roommates

poursuite

continuation

par hasard, accidentellement

by accident

la propriétaire

owner; landlord

plusieurs

several/ multiple

un caniveau

a gutter/drain

hypothétique

hypothetical

le surlendemain

two days later

soulagé/soulagée

relieved (masculine / feminine)

indiquer

to indicate, to point out

gratuitement

freely/without pay

tirer

to pull

égaré

to lose, misplace

l'immeuble

building/property

paru(e)

published, appeared

propreté

cleanliness

guerre

warfare

songer

to think of

songe

dream, vision

les ailes

wings (f)

loyer

to rent

sauter

to jump

prévenir

to warn, to inform

endetter

to put into debt

incruster

to embed, inlay

l'épicerie (f.)/l'épicier/l'épicière

grocery store/grocer

éterniser

draw out, drag out

cohabitation

living with

englué

sticky

meilleur

better, best

surlendemain

two days later

événement

event, occasion

débrouiller

to manage, handle things

bouleverser

devastate, overwhelm, upset

saluer

to greet

serrer

to hold tight, squeeze, tighten

la bise

kiss on the cheek

parmi

among

rencontrer

to meet

rigueur

harshness, severity, rigidness, rigor, strictness

eviter

to avoid doing

ressentir

to feel, be affected by

vouvoyer

to use the vous form to address someone

lorsque

as soon as, when, while

tutoiement

to use "tu"

souverain

sovereign, supreme

espace

space, area

malaise (m)

discomfort

les gestes

gestures, movements

amitié

friendship

intimité

intimacy, privacy

faire la bise

to kiss on both cheeks

entourage (m)

circle of people around you

crécher

to live/to stay

nourrir

to feed, nourish

cohabitation (f)

living together

en tête-à-tête

One-to-one (discussion)

engueler

to tell off/argue

privé(e)

private

mélanger

to mix/stir

manquer

to miss, to lack

fournir

to provide, furnish

le voisin, la voisine

neighbor (masc & fem)

La bise

kiss on the cheek

Les gestes

gestures, movements

Affectueusement

fondly

niveau

level, standard

s'agit de faire qqc

according to, concerning

conseils

advice, suggestion, recommendation

logé

housed

adresser

to address, send

rencontre

to meet, encounter

famille d'accueil

Host family (foster homes or exchange students; ex. The Blind Side)

le chef (de bureau, d'atelier, d'équipe)

office manager, boss

de même age

the same age

Aucune

any, none, no one

bouquinistes

booksellers

désormais

from now on/henceforth/from this point forward

draguer

to flirt; to try to "pick up"

l'extraterrestre

extraterrestrial

comportement

behavior, conduct

intergenerationnelle

intergenerational

réagissez

react! (formal)

Légèrement

slightly, lightly, softly

coincé

stuck, trapped

des potes

friends

vouvoiement

to use "vous"

copain(e)

friend

les jeunes

young people, youth

Crechaient

To "crash" with, to sleep.

Incruster

to embed

Conseiller

to advise

Nourrir

to feed

Accueil

welcome

Eloigner

To take, or move something out of the way.

Desormais

from now on, henceforth.