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Flashcards by Matthew Young, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Matthew Young
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| Question | Answer |
| la loi | the law |
| être en déclin | to be in decline |
| la taux | rate/ level |
| cesser (de faire) | to stop (doing) |
| baisser | to lower |
| le pacs | civil partnership |
| conclure | to end, bring to a close |
| autour | around, about, all about, circa |
| deviner | to guess |
| se mettre à | to start |
| la cohabtation | cohabitation |
| le citadin | city-dweller |
| la concurrence | competition, rvalry |
| conjoindre | to conjoin |
| primordial | vital |
| la rancune | grudge |
| garder rancune à qqn | to hold against somebody |
| ancrer | to anchor, settle |
| consacrer qch à qqn | to give something to somebody |
| appartenir à | to belong to |
| démodé | out of fashion |
| se banaliser | to become commonplace |
| un emménagement à deux | moving in together |
| se répandre | to spread |
| une union libre | living together |
| en ce temps-là | in those days |
| autant | as much as |
| prononcer | to pronounce |
| la cas /ka/ | case, scenario, instance |
| les cas /ka/ | cases, scenarios, instances |
| le foyer | home, hall of residence, common room |
| le poids | weight, load, burden |
| le retour | return, journey home |
| chiffrer | to number |
| se lancer | to get into/take up |
| souffrir | to suffer |
| la circulation | traffic |
| le concubinage | cohabitation |
| concurrencer (vtr) | to be in competition with |
| le geste | gesture |
| surmonter | to sit on top of, to overcome |
| Sans rancune! | No hard feelings! |
| s'occuper | to take care of |
| la preuve | proof, evidence |
| prouver | show, prove, demonstrate |
| atteindre | to reach |
| avoir atteint | to have reached |
| dévaler | to hurtle down |
| dévoiler | to reveal |
| systematique | automatic |
| depuis ce temps-là | from that time, since then |
| disparaître | to disappear |
| sans pour autant | without actually |
| la façon | the way |
| un bout | tip, end, point, piece, bottom |
| l'astuce (f) | trick |
| éprouver | to experience things |
| froisser | to offend |
| interrompre | to interupt |
| la perle | the pearl |
| les ressentis | feelings |
| souhaiter | to wish |
| prévu | predicted, anticipated, intended, forecast |
| prévoir | predict, anticipate, intend, forecast |
| se pacser | to enter a civil partnership (with somebody) |
| l'étape (f) | step, stage, stop-off, stop-over |
| faire étape | to take a break |
| attirer | to attract, lure, coax, entice |
| par rapport à | regarding, with respect to, compared to , in relation to |
| défaire | to undo, defeat, strip, dismantle |
| remettre | to put back, to top up, to switch back on |
| d'autre part | on the other hand, furthermore, what's more, and also |
| d'une part..... d'autre part | on one hand.... and on the other hand |
| d'abord... en suite | on one hand.... and on the other hand |
| meurt | il/elle/ on (mourir) |
| à la suite de | following, after |
| l'egouement (m) | passion, infatuation, enthusiasm |
| par rapport à | with refernce to |
| le comportement | behaviour |
| il vaut mieux | it's better to |
| il vaudrait mieux | you'd better |
| éprouver | to feel, experience |
| deplaire | to displease |
| agir | to act, conduct yourself |
| la manière | manner |
| l'amélioration (f) | improvement |
| le soin | care |
| prendre soin de | to take care of/to |
| valoir | to be worth |
| ça veut dire | dass heisst |
| le tort | unfortunate act, a wrong |
| d'abord | firstly |
| être convaincu que | to be convinced that |
| plutôt | moreover |
| n'importe quoi | whatever (you're talking rubbish) |
| le céleri | celery |
| une attitude | an attitude towards something, way of thinking |
| un état d'espirit | an attitude towards something, way of thinking |
| franchir | jump over, break through, overcome, pass, cross |
| écrasant | overwhelmingly, crushing, breathtaking, heavy (fig.), weighty (fig) |
| poursuivre | to pursue, chase, hunt, continue, keep up |
| relataviser | to put things into perspective |
| cadré | well-defined |
| cadrer | to centre |
| cadrer avec | to tally with, be consistent with, to conform with, to fit in, be in keeping with, suit |
| 1 le cadre | frame ( for a picture), surroundings, settings |
| 2 le cadre | middle manager, excecutive |
| fournir | to furnish, supply , provide |
| se fournir | to get oneself, buy for oneself |
| le document à fournir | required document |
| afin de faire | in order to, so that |
| au lieu de faire | in place of, instead of |
| avant de faire | before doing |
| sur le point de faire | about to do |
| courant | common, commonplace, standard, current |
| un(e) esclave | slave |
| esclave de qqch | slave to something (fig) |
| pour autant | for all that |
| procrastinateur/se | procrastinator |
| atermoyer | to procrastinate |
| tergiverser | to procrastinate |
| les tergiversations | procrastination |
| chacun | each one, each person, each and every |
| faire campagne | to campaign |
| nier | deny |
| se déplacer | to move, travel |
| le blouson de cuir | leather jacket |
| surprendre | to surprise |
| être élu | to be elected |
| un élu | elected member/ person |
| Par la peur! | Out of fear! |
| nuira à | will harm/damage |
| la carrière | career |
| les électeurs | the electorate |
| un égard | consideraton |
| élire | to elect |
| nuire à | to damage, harm |
| se moquer de | make fun of, not care about, laugh in the face of |
| d'autant que | especially as, as far as |
| ainsi que | just as, as well as (comme, et aussi) |
| en tête à tête | face to face |
| les présidentielles | the presidential elections |
| faire remarquer | point out |
| pour que (+subj) | so that, in order to |
| à cet égard | regarding this/that |
| eu égard à qch | in view of, considering |
| par égard pour qqn/qch | out of consideration for somebody, something |
| se faire remarquer | to stand out, get yourself noticed |
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