French Vocab - Quiz 1

ingéniérie

engineering, feminine

la rentrée

back to school, feminine

gérer

to rock (slang), to manage (literal)

se débrouiller

to get by (to get by well, when used in a slang way)

cerveau

brain, masculine

araignée

spider, feminine

endroit

place, masculine

canoë

canoe, masculine

forceuer/ forceureuse

pushover, slang

phare

lighthouse, masculine (also, the highlight of something)

se concentrer

to focus

avoir du mal à

to have difficulty to

s’amuser

to have fun

compte tenu de

considering

aller à aventure

to go on an adventure

vancances de rêve

dream vacation

coûter

to cost

le voyage de ma vie

a once in a lifetime trip

amant/ amante

lover (romantic, sensual)

amoureux/ amoureuse

lover (more like a crush, more pure)

ourvre d’art

work of art, feminine

impressionist.e / impressionisme

impressionist/ impressionism (masculine)

recenser

to make a list of something (like inventory or census)

cible

target/ objective (feminine)

cambrioler

to burglarize, to break into something

maillot

jersey (masculine)

trentaine

about thirty

viser

to take aim at something, to target something

flamber

to burn quickly or blaze, to skyrocket

cours

exchange rate or market value (masculine)

monnaie

currency (feminine)

pierre

stone, feminine

cas

a scenario or particular situation, a case (masculine)

hache

axe (feminine)

braquage

robbery (masculine)

casse / casser

damage, breakage (feminine) / to break

vitrine

glass display case, feminine

blâmer

to condemn, criticize, or disapprove of something

financer

to finance or fund something

faire attention à

to be careful of something

nature morte

still life (feminine)

boulette

meatball (feminine)

indigné.e

indignant, offended

pendant

during

symbole

symbol (masculine)

sauce

dressing, condiment (feminine)

réplique / répliquer

replica (feminine)

grand cru

a great vintage wine (masculine)

avoir peur

to be afriad

faire payer

to make someone pay, to take vengeance

luxueux/ luxueuse

luxurious

cher/ chère

expensive

protéine

protein (feminine)

perdu.e / perdre

lost / to lose

alors

therefore, so

soûl.e

drunk

mystique

mystical

ludique

fun, playful

décrire

to describe

pourchasser

to pursue, to hunt down or chase

néologisme

neologism, a newly coined word, phrase (masculine)

rituel

ritual, tradition (masculine)

vers

verse, a line of poetry (masculine)

sujet brûlant

hot topic, burning issue (masculine)

strophe

stanza (feminine)

forme libre

free verse (feminine)

similarité

similarity (feminine)

sirène

mermaid, siren (feminine)

il s’agit de

it is about…

ça me laisse indifférent

it leaves me indifferent

s’intéresser

to interest oneself

en primaire / à l’école primaire

in primary (elementary) school

être témoin de

to be a witness to something

témoigner

to testify

— parle de, —— raconte de

—-speaks about, recounts

s’enchaîner

come one after another

se passer

to happen

ouvrier/ ouvrière

worker

le BTP

construction industry, bâtiments de travaux publics

toile de fond

background, backdrop (feminine)

toile

canvas (feminine)

changer d’école

to transfer schools

faire un enfant à quelqu’un

(derogatory) to get someone pregnant/ get pregnant (to knock someone up)

gagner sa vie

to earn a living

tomber amoureux/ amoureuse

to fall in love

tout(e) petite

very small (more idiomatic to say tout than très)

innocent(e)

innocent

accusé(e)

accused

financer

to fund

poursuivre

to sue

voter

to vote

fond

back, bottom (masculine)

bambin

toddler (masculine)

condamnation

condemnation (feminine)

décision

decision (feminine)

pantouflage

(masculine) revolving door, the migration of people from public to private sector (corrupt connotation)

maître

title for lawyer

argument

an argument (but not a disagreement) masculine

juge

judge (masculine)

vol

theft (masculine)