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Undergraduate 3
10/05/2008
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Term

braquer

~ vers la gauche/droite

Definition

to turn (the wheel)

to make a sharp right/left turn

Term

remplir,

remplir de

 

 Definition

to fill (up), (with)

to fulfil, carry out a task

Term
endeuiller
 Definition
to plunge somebody into mourning or grief; to cast a tragic shadow over an event; (fig, literary) to give a dismal aspect to a place
Term
percuter
 Definition
to crash into
Term
se souvenir de
 Definition
to remember
Term
de toute façon
 Definition
anyway
Term
façon
 Definition
way
Term
se fâcher
 Definition
to get angry
Term
se décommander de
 Definition
to cancel one's appointment
Term
décrocher
 Definition
to take down / pick up the telephone
Term
soutenir
je soutiens, tu soutiens, il/elle soutient, nous soutenons, vous soutenez, ils/elles soutiennent
 Definition
to support, uphold, keep up , maintain
Term
etre ivre
 Definition
to be drunk
Term
gérer

Present
je gère, tu gères, il/elle gère, nous gérons, vous gérez, ils/elles gèrent
 Definition
to manage, run (a business), handle (situation)
Term
se souvenir
 Definition
to remember
Term
serrer la main (à quelqu'un)
 Definition
to shake hands with someone
Term
soupçonner (de)
 Definition
to suspect (of)
Term
poursuivre
 Definition
to chase, hound pursue, prosecute
Term
parier
parie sur, parie que
je parie, tu paries, il/elle parie, nous parions, vous pariez, ils/elles parient
 Definition
to bet, wager
Term
appuyer
j' appuie, tu appuies, il/elle appuie, nous appuyons, vous appuyez, ils/elles appuient
 Definition
to lean something (sur, on; contre, against); to support, back somebody up; to support, back up a request
Term
brandir
je brandis, tu brandis, il/elle brandit, nous brandissons, vous brandissez, ils/elles brandissent
 Definition
to brandish, wield, wave, swing
Term
aboutir
aboutir à
 Definition
(a) (of negociations, person) to succeed; (of plan) to succeed, go right (Infml), come off (Infml); (of telephone connection) to be made, (of call) get through; "votre appel ne peut ~" "we are unable to connect your call"
(b) ~ à, ~ dans to come to, arrive at, end up at

to lead to
Term
ralentir

je ralentis
tu ralentis
il ralentit
nous ralentissons
vous ralentissez
ils ralentissent
 Definition
to make slow
Term
apparaître

j'apparais
tu apparais
il apparaît
nous apparaissons
vous apparaissez
ils apparaissent
 Definition
to appear
Term
mater
 Definition
(a) to checkmate; (fig) to subdue
(b) to caulk
(c) (Slang) to eye somebody up
Term
accéder (à)
 Definition
to access, get to
Term
relier
 Definition
to bind
Term
constanter
 Definition
to note, to notice, (- que) to state that
Term
mener
 Definition
to lead (a person, life, etc)
to bring (someone) to someplace
to run (a business etc)
Term
mener quelque chose a bien
 Definition
to see something through
Term
abbatre
 Definition
to shoot down (person)
to slaughter
to knock down. pull down, fell, demoralize
Term
enchaîner
 Definition
(vt) to chain up
(vt) - à - to chain to
(vi) to go on
Term
entretenir
 Definition
transitive verb
1. to look after [garment, house];
to maintain [road];
~ sa forme to keep in shape;
2. to support [family];
to keep [mistress];
3. to keep [sth] going [conversation, fire];
to keep [sth] alive [friendship];
4. ~ qn de qch to speak to sb about sth.
Term
battre
 Definition
(vt)
(defeat) to beat [opponent];
to break [record];
(hit) to beat [person, animal, carpet];
to thresh [corn];
[rain, sea] to beat against;
to whisk [eggs];
to whip [cream];
to shuffle [cards];
Mus ~ la mesure to beat time;
to scour [countryside].
~ des ailes to flap its wings;
~ des cils to flutter one's eyelashes;
~ des mains to clap (one's hands).

(vi)
[heart, pulse] to beat;
[door] to bang.

se ~ to fight.
Term
ocher la tête
 Definition
to nod one's head up and down
Term
secouer la tête
 Definition
to shake head (no)
(vt)
1. to shake [bottle, branch, person];
to shake out [rug, umbrella];
~ la tête to shake one's head;
être un peu secoué (in car, plane) to have rather a bumpy ride;
2. to shake off [dust, snow, yoke];
3. [crisis] to shake [person, country];
4. (familiar) to get [sb] going (colloquial).

2. se - reflexive verb
1. to give oneself a shake;
2. (familiar) to pull oneself together;
3. (familiar) to wake up, to get moving (colloquial).
Term
ramasser
 Definition
(vt) to collect, gather, dig up
(reflexive) to huddle up
Term
tremper
 Definition
to soak, dip
Term
tenter
 Definition
(vt) to attempt, to tempt
Term
convaincre

present:
je convaincs
tu convaincs
il convainc
nous convainquons
vous convainquez
ils convainquent

p.c:
j'ai convaincu
tu as convaincu
il a convaincu
nous avons convaincu
vous avez convaincu
ils ont convaincu
 Definition
to convince, presuade
(reflexive) to convince oneself
Term
reculer
 Definition
(vt) to move back, to back off, push back move back (date)
(vi) river, sea, army, forest - retreat, go down, back
Term
essuyer
 Definition
(vt) to wipe, to dry, to suffer,meet (failure,defear)
reflexive - to dry oneself
Term
nier
 Definition
(vt) to deny (fact or existence)
Term
renvoyer
 Definition
(vt) to throw back, turn back, expell, dismiss, return (mail), postpone (debate), adjourn (case)
Term
éprouver de qch
éprouver le besoin
 Definition
(vt)to feel(regret, love)
to have, (sensation, difficulty)
feel the need
Term
agacer
 Definition
to annoy, irritate
Term
embêter
 Definition
to bother, annoy, bore
Term
souffler qch
 Definition
(vt) to whisper
(vi, vt) to blow
Term
franchir
 Definition
(vt) to cross [line];
to get over [fence];
to cover [distance]to cross [line];
to get over [fence];
to cover [distance]
Term
abîmer
 Definition
(vt) to damage
Term
percuter
 Definition
to crash into
Term
déléguer
 Definition
to appoint, delegate
Term
flinguer
 Definition
to gun down
Term
médiatiser
 Definition
to give media coverage to
Term
se hâter
 Definition
to hurry up
Term
froncer les sourcils
 Definition
to frown
Term
adoucir
 Definition
transitive verb to soften [skin, water];
to moderate [tone of voice];
to soothe [throat];
to ease [suffering].
Term
s'adoucir
 Definition
reflexive verb (+ v être) [temperature] to become milder;
[slope] to become more gentle
Term
bouffer
 Definition
to eat, stuff oneself (familiar)
Term
débrouiller
 Definition
1. to disentangle [threads]
2. to solve [riddle]
Term
se débrouiller
 Definition
to manage
to get by
Term
régler (vt)
 Definition
to settle [debt]
to pay [bill]
to pay for [purchase, work]
avoir des comptes à ~ avec qn figurative to have a score to settle with sb;
~ son compte à qn (familiar) to sort sb out;

2. to settle, to sort out [problem];

3. to settle [details, terms];

4. to adjust [height];
to regulate [speed];
to tune [engine];
to set [pressure]
Term
givrer
 Definition
ice up
ice over
frost
decorate
se... - ice over
Term
empêcher (vt)
 Definition
to prevent, stop
Term
se fier
se fier à
 Definition
to trust, rely
to trust in, rely on someone
Term
exiger
 Definition
to demand (an answer,reforms)
to require
Term
constater
 Definition
to notice, note
Term
rédiger
 Definition
to write, write up, draft
Term
braquer sur
braquer vers
 Definition
to point at (gun camera etc)
Term
faillir
faillir + infinitive
 Definition
to commit a mistake
nearly
Term
se diriger vers
 Definition
to head towards
Term
reculer
 Definition
to move back (object)
to back up (car)
to put off (event, decision, appointment, etc)
to recede
to decline
to pull back, back down, draw back
Term
exiger
 Definition
to demand, insist on, require
Term
héler
 Definition
to hail (taxi, etc)
Term
tamiser
 Definition
to sift, to filter
Term
avoir un besoin maladif de
 Definition
to crave
Term
recueillir

recueille
recueilles
recueille
recueillons
recueillez
recueillent
 Definition
to gather, to collect, get (votes, consensus), to take in (orphan)
Term
givrer
 Definition
to frost (cover with), to frost (decorate)
Term
digérer
 Definition
to digest, to swallow / stomach (figurative)
Term
pérenniser
["Ton objectif consiste à pérenniser la relation commerciale avec le client"]
 Definition
to make durable or permanent
Term
arroser
 Definition
to water, spray, baste, sprinkle
drink to
Term
répandre
 Definition
spread, pour, spill, scatter, give-off
(heat, smoke smell)
Term
étendre
 Definition
to stretch,spread out, extend
Term
bousculer
 Definition
to shove, push roughly
Term
se délabrer
 Definition
to decay, deteriorate
Term
amorcer
 Definition
to begin
to go into (car into turn)
Term
trébucher
 Definition
to stumble
Term
recueillir
 Definition
to collect (votes, signatures), gather, get, achieve, win
Term
dépiter
 Definition
(vt) to upset
Term
subir
 Definition
(vt) to be subjected to
Term
chamailler
 Definition
to bicker, squabble
Term
songer
 Definition
to dream (as in goal - not while sleeping)
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