French Vocabulary from reading the news

amorcer

to initiate/ to start (formal usage)

Une grève

a strike

cibler

to target

entrevue

interview

parvenir

to reach

souligner

to emphasize or highlight

viser

to aim or target

une entente

an agreement or understanding

survenir

to occur or happen

conjoint

a partner or spouse

poupons

infants or babies

plainte

a complaint or grievance

garderie

a daycare or nursery where children are cared for during the day.

avertir

to warn or notify

char

a cart or vehicle

bléssés

People who are injured or hurt.

renseignment

sur la base d’info

based on information

hérberger

to host or provide shelter

les dirigeants

leadership

goût

taste or flavor

de taille assez importante

of considerable size

les réunions

meetings or gatherings

un plan de relance

a recovery plan

entériner

en quête

in search

l’ampleur

the scale or extent

inconnu

unknown or unfamiliar

endettés

in debt or indebted

renflouer

to bail out or rescue financially, often used in the context of supporting a struggling economy or business.

il s’agit de

it is about or concerning

agir

to act or take action

égrainer

to string together or list items one by one

sembler

to seem or appear

ralentissement

a slowdown or decrease in speed or activity

dégonfler

to deflate or diminish

la bulle immobilière

le chômage de jeune

youth unemployment, often affecting those under 25 years old.

peiner

to struggle or have difficulty

avoisiner

to be close to or approximate

dépenses

expenses or expenditures

en plein essor

in full swing or booming

atteindre

to reach or attain

niveau le plus bas

the lowest level or point

heureux tableau

a favorable scneario

coup de frein

come to a complete stop

radical

drastic

hausser

to increase

le pire

the worst

d’une part

on one hand

d’autre part

on the other hand

le marché boursier

stock market

aussitôt

immediately

voire

en grande partie voire en totalité

or even

in a large part or even totally

grand partie

largely

plonger

to plunge

l’incertitude

uncertainty

vainqueur

winner

revenu
revnir

returned
to return

moindre

lesser

proférer

to make

invoquer

to call upon

l’eventuelles nuisances

possible harm

et quid de …. ?

and what about…?

promulguée
promulguer

passed
to pass

compte bien

intends to / plans to

surendettés

overindebted

alimenter

to feel/ to feed

secouer

to shake

colère

anger

sourde

quiet

diffuse

widespread

amplifier
s’aimplifie

to intensify

intensifying

consacrer

to dedicate

monter

to rise

coûteux

costly/expensive

taillent dans
tailler

take a toll on

to cut into

manifestation

protests

durement

harshly

réprimées

reprimer

repressed

to repress

pacifiste

peaceful (to promote peace)

paisible

peaceful (just simply)

rassemblement

gathering

au motif que

on the grounds of