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119 words/phrases to learn
un bond
a leap; a jump
l'enclin
the inclination
la foudre
the lightning
la justesse
the accuracy; the fairness
une rente
a unearned income; an annuity
être blindé
to be loaded
un clan
a clan
une accélération
an acceleration
un garage
a garage
résolument
resolutely
un négociateur; une négociatrice
a negotiator (masc.; fem.)
romantique
romantic
l'obscurité
the darkness
vulgaire
vulgar
le nettoyage
the cleaning
féroce
ferocious
perpétuel; perpétuelle
perpetual (masc.; fem.)
militer
to campaign; to be an acivitst
la jungle
the jungle
la case
the box; the compartment
craquer
to crack; to snap; to lose control
soixante-dix
seventy; 70
clarifier
to clarify
un démarrage
a start; a start-up (of an engine)
l'oubli
the forgetfulness; the oblivion
un procès-verbal
a report; an official record
une crête
a crest
une formalité
a formality
distant; distante
distant (masc.; fem.)
un émetteur
a transmitter
un montage
a setup; a montage
énergique
energetic
claquer
to slam; to snap; to crack
insensible
insensitive; numb
une bulle
a bubble
défavorable
unfavorable; disadvantageous
un promoteur; une promotrice
a promoter (masc.; fem.)
une obsession
an obsession
exciter
to excite; to arouse; to stimulate
la simplicité
the simplicity
le savoir-faire
the know-how; the expertise
sévèrement
severely; strictly
écrasant; écrasante
crushing (masc.; fem.)
vendu
sold
une munition
a bullet; ammunition
capturer
to capture; to catch
un compliment
a compliment
le voisinage
the neighbourhood
scandaliser
to shock; to scandalise
une cassette
a tape; a cassette
un résident; une résidente
a resident (masc.; fem.)
s'empresser à
to hurry to; to rush to
inonder
to flood; to inundate
réglementer
to regulate; to control
sonder
to probe; to survey
vigilant; vigilante
vigilant (masc.; fem.)
allouer
to allocate; to assign
une cage
a cage
réglé; réglée
settled; adjusted (masc.; fam.)
un téléspectateur; une téléspectatrice
a viewer (masc.; fem.)
le golf
(the) golf
forestier; forestière
of the forest (masc.; fem.)
ravager
to devastate; to ravage
rhétorique
rhetorical
le réveil
the alarm clock; the waking up
s'ensuivre
to ensue; to follow
ajourner
to postpone; to adjourn
une détérioration
a deterioration
viable
viable; sustainable
le cochon
the pig
racial; raciale
racial (masc.; fem.)
atroce
atrocious; horrific
civique
civic
ancrer
to anchor
raccrocher
to hang up (the phone)
un cirque
a circus
une législature
a legislature
barbare
barbarian
confiner
to confine; to restrict
agrandir
to enlarge; to expand
occasionner
to cause; to bring about
malin; maligne
clever
performant; performante
performing well (masc.; fem.)
audiovisuel; audiovisuelle
audiovisual (masc.; fem.)
cuire
to bake; to fry
raser
to shave
revivre
to relive; to revive
le piano
the piano
une concertation
a consultation; a dialogue
le vaisseau
the ship; the vessel
une interaction
an interaction
la sérénité
the serenity
un sillage
a trail; a wake
un synonyme
a synonym
hisser
to raise; to hoist
agréer
to approve; to agree to; to accept
un comble
an irony; the height; a paradox
pessimiste
pessimistic
insignifiant; insignifiante
insignificant (masc.; fem.)
décoller
to take off; to unstick; to peel off
solidaire
solidarity-minded; supportive
ferroviaire
related to railway
dépouiller
to strip; to rob
aménager
to arrange; to plan
l'agitation
the agitation; the unres
un exode
an exodus
une aire
an area; a surface
les céréales
the cereals
le socialisme
the socialism
l'harmonisation
the harmonisation
provisoirement
temporarily; provisionally
un cocktail
a cocktail
rigoler
to laugh; to joke
l'orgueil
the pride; the arrogance
la compression
the compression
expérimenter
to experience
détériorer
to deteriorate; to spoil
exprès
on purpose; deliberately
écrouler
to collapse; to crumble
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