French vocab final year 10
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Prôner
to advocate
S’envoler
to soar / to take off
D’ailleurs
furthermore / by the way (context-dependent)
Pour autant
that being said / nevertheless
Un homologue
a counterpart
Éplucher
to peel / to go through (e.g., documents)
Soit
so be it (t pronounced when emphasised or before il/elle)
Il s’agit de
it’s a matter of / it's about
On s’est éclatés
we had a good time
J’aime sa franchise
I like his/her straightforwardness
Glabre
clean-shaven
Donner des gages
to give a guarantee / show good faith
Consacré
devoted (e.g., work, time – not usually for friends)
Virulent
aggressive (usually negative)
À l’encontre de
against
Il a suggéré l’idée
he planted/suggested the idea
Des théories complotistes
conspiracy theories
Friand de
fond of / partial to
Ourdir
to plot / to devise (formal/literary)
S’engouffrer
to rush into / to engulf (reflexive when used for action)
Entre autres
among other things
Désavouer
to disown / disavow
Gourmand / avide
greedy (gourmand can also mean fond of food)
Le côté obscur de la force
the dark side of the force
Le sud de la France
the south of France
L’acier
steel
Redonné de l'élan
restored momentum
La pelouse d’Arsenal
the Arsenal pitch
Donnarumma veillait au grain
Donnarumma kept a close eye (idiomatic)
Acquise à la sueur du front
earned by the sweat of one’s brow
À huis clos
behind closed doors
Naufrage
shipwreck / figurative disaster
Une épreuve
a test / trial
Tendue
tense
La vie chère
the high cost of living
À l’issue de
at the end of
Un exemplaire
a copy / issue (of a publication)
La dernière ligne droite
the home straight
Entrer en vigueur
to come into effect
L’affichage
the display / posting
L’épicerie
the grocer’s
Traiteur
a caterer
Traître
a traitor