random vocab 6+7+8+9+10

privilégier

to favour, prioritise, focus on

la rédaction

writing, report, essay, drafting

une âme sœur

soul mate, kindred spirit

faire valoir

to assert, emphasise

une ruée

rush

contrairement aux idées reçues

contrary to popular belief

une légère augmentation

slight increase

infirmer

to invalidate, deny, overturn

davantage de

more

prendre en charge

to take over/charge

la fausseté

falseness

il se peut que

it may be that, it is possible that

il vaut mieux que

it is better that

redouter que + subjunctive

to dread/fear that

une lacune

gap, flaw

loufoque

crazy, mad, ridiculous

étaler

to spread (out), lay out

mettre quelqu'un à l'écart

to leave someone out

brancher

to plug in, connect

draguer

to flirt, hit on

affaiblir

to weaken, undermine, lessen

appartenir à

to belong to

un approvisionnement

supply, provision

faire concurrence à

to compete with

le noeud

(communication) node

la société

society, company, business, corporation

regroupé

gathered, assembled, clustered

assurer

to ensure, assure, provide

racheter

to buy back, redeem

d'autant plus que

especially as, all the more so as

le plagiat

plagiarism

la tricherie

cheating

J'ai souvent été mise de côté.

I was often left out.

récolter

to harvest, collect, pick, reap

Ça coûte moins cher.

It costs less.

faire la queue/file

to queue

la consécration

dedication, recognition, crowning point

au fil des années

over the years

manquer de moyens

to lack the means

s'affaler sur

to slouch, slump on, collapse on

dépasser

to exceed, surpass, top

valable

valid, acceptable

le phoque

seal

appuyer

to support, press, complement, help

taillé sur mesure

tailor-made

soutirer (qqch. à)

to extract, obtain, extort

entrer en contact

to get in touch

tout bête

obvious, simple

lâcher

to release, let go of

l’ampleur (f)

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 (+ subj. only when expressing doubt)

to assume, expect, imply, suppose

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 de

to move away, depart from

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, foreseen, approached (for a role), predicted

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.

soupçonner

to suspect, sense

attribuer qqch. à

to assign, allocate, award

comptabiliser

to account for, record, book

par le biais de

through, via

une attribution

award, assignment, allotment

il s'en suit

it follows, as a result, consequently

achever

to complete, finish, finalise

le vainqueur

winner

à l'oeuvre

at work, underway, in action

effectuer

to carry out, do, make, complete