random vocab 19+20+past paper words

la foudre

lightning

soi-disant

so-called, allegedly

un étang

pond

à l’aide de

with the help of, by means of, with the aid of

capter

to capture, catch, absorb

le sommaire

summary, table of contents

la barbe de quelques jours

stubble

cossu

plush, cosy

le quartier cossu

comfortable/well-off neighbourhood

revendiquer

to claim, assert, demand, vindicate

la cassure

break, breakage, fracture

démanteler

to dismantle, disband

le clivage

divide, cleavage, gap

l’échéance (f)

maturity, term, expiry, due date

la filière

sector, chain

décortiqué

shelled, husked

décortiquer

dissect, husk, shell, unpack

pour le compte de

on behalf of

la proie

prey, quarry

se stabiliser

to level off, settle down, stabilise

le sort

fate, spell, lot

nettement

significantly, clearly, considerably

nettement meilleur

much better

parrainage

sponsorship, mentoring

vaciller

falter, flicker, gutter

le repose-pied

footrest

le périple

journey, trip

le montant

amount, sum, cost

le gaz lacrymogène

tear gas

voyant

conspicuous, screaming

arriver a échéance

to expire, end

la déception

disappointment

demander des comptes

to hold to account, demand accountability

s'est avéré

turned out, proved

le fond

bottom, background, back, floor, substance

se voir refuser

to be denied/refused

amorcer

to begin, initiate, start, prime

le virage

turn, shift, bend

renvoyer

return, send back, resend, refer

confronter à

to confront

le bénéficiaire

beneficiary, recipient, payee

la rue à sens unique

one-way street

arrivée en tête

came out on top/ahead

la saisine

referral, submission

afficher

to view, display, show

remuer

to stir, wiggle, mix

faucher

to mow, cut

entamer

to begin, start, undertake

vanné

exhausted, beat

répandu

widespread, common, rife

mettre qqch. en péril

to jeopardise/endanger sth.

l’aboiement (m)

barking, bark

le chacal

jackal

le cri

call, cry, screaming, scream

le trèfle à quatre feuilles

four-leaf clover

dédaigneux

dismissive, disdainful

plafonner

to cap, peak

un petit pincement au coeur

twinge of heart/sadness

faire irruption dans

to barge/burst in

aléatoire

random, haphazard

minoritaire

minority

s'attarder sur

to dwell on, elaborate, linger, stick around

angoissant

harrowing, anguishing, distressing, frightening

autrichien

austrian

le décalage

lag, gap, delay, difference, mismatch

le patronat

employers, management

l’échauffourée (f)

scuffle

épineux

thorny, tricky, delicate, prickly,

hormis

apart from, except, aside from

l’émetteur (m)

issuer, transmitter, emitter

perturbateur

disruptive, interfering

le contrôleur

controller, inspector, checker

alourdir

to burden, weigh down

le hic

trouble, snag, flaw, hitch

s'écrouler

to collapse, fall down, give way

la mouette

seagull 

le sang-froid

cold-blooded, cool, composure, self-control, calm

la lacune

gap, deficiency, loophole, weakness

requérir

to require, demand

homologue (m)

counterpart

effaré

appalled, alarmed, frightened

prendre garde à

to beware of, watch out for

prendre part à

to take part/participate in sth.

le viol

rape

le cambriolage

burglary, robbery, break-in

le vol à main armée

armed robbery

la contravention

ticket, fine, infringement

les antécédents judiciaires (m)

criminal record

le pot-de-vin, les pots-de-vin

bribes, bribery/bribes

le chantage

blackmail

le sans-papiers

undocumented/illegal immigrant.

le titulaire de la carte de résident

resident permit holder

débouter

to disallow

la carte de séjour

residence permit

le passeur

smuggler

affronter

to face, confront, fight

le pare-feu

firewall

être prudent

to be careful, stay safe

se faire passer pour

to impersonate, pose as

l’auteur d’un crime

perpetrator of a crime