Exam vocab

Lesquels

Which/who

Grand-chose

Not much

celui-la

That one

ainsi que

just as/as well as

embraser

to set alight/ablaze

dissiper

to disperse

cru

raw

Le tube

Hit (song)

Coller

to stick/glue

un exploit

exploit/acheivement

jusque-la

until then/up to now

oeuvre

work/piece

grossiere

rude/impolite

parrain

sponsor

bord

edge/rim

embouteillage

traffic jam

bouchon

traffic jam

un casse-tete

puzzle/brain teaser

le fonctionnement

operation

s’unir

to unite/join

sceller

to seal/conclude/ratify

une amende

fine

dont

whose/of which

auparavant

formerly, before

pedagogique

educational

reticent

unwilling/reluctant

une reglementation

regulations/rules

se rejour

to delight/please

quant

as for/as to

mieux-etre

well being

rompre

to break off/destroy

aupres

near/close to/beside

amortir

to cushion/soften

un rideau

curtain/blinds

paru

published

tirer

to pull

eprouver

to feel/experience

racheter

to buy back/moredme

demenager

to move house

epuiser

to wear out/exhaust

nuisance

pollutant/danger

envisager

to contemplate/consider

milieu

middle/centre

piller

to plunder

exposition

exposure

antan

of days gone by

renouveler

to renew/refresh

deplaisir

displeasure

grandement

greatly

drap

sheet

taille

size

baton

stick/cane

fantome

ghost/phantom

navrer

to sadden

le chauffage

heating

diriger

to lead/command

une bourse

a grant

Un/Une revolutionnaire

Revolutionary

dévorer

To devour

Se désaltérer

To quench your thirst

Emporter

To take away

épuisement

exhaustion

propriétaire

owner

racheter

to buy (back)

à l’inverse

opposite/reverse/contrary

véritable

real/true

engager

to start/embark on

détendu

relaxed/calm

grève (f)

Strike

ouvrier

worker/labourer

témoignage (m)

testimony/evidence

lamentable

pathetic/sad

manifestation (f)

Demonstration/protest

gréviste

striker

déclencher

to trigger/spark

concurrer

to compete with

betterave

beetroot

foule (f)

crowd/mob

surtout

especially/particularly

messe (f)

(church) mass

soudain

suddenly

coup de feu (m)

gunshot

fusillade (f)

gunfire/shootout

dresser

to set up/put up/raise

passant(e)

passer by/bystander

démettre

to dismiss/fire/remove

mandat (m)

task/mandate/term

part (f)

piece/share/part

taire

to keep quite/shut up

accorder

to agree to

dénoncer

to denounce/condemn

coupable

guilty/culprit

zenith (m)

peak/height

incongru

odd/out of place

en matière de

regarding/concerning

épatant

marvellous/smashing

casquette (f)

hat/cap

se baisser

to lower/drop/decrease

falloir

to need/be needed

reprendre

to have some more/get back/resume