Intermediate French II

Intermediate French II

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calin(e)
caressing
tirer sur
to tend toward
pris(e)
well-proportioned
s’ebattre
to frolic, to play
tremper
– to dip
mou(lle)
– soft
se mettre a
– to begin to
s’epivarder
– to splash
enfoui(e)
– buried
se meler a
– to join
aborder
– to approach
tenter
– to attempt
a plus d’un titre
– in more than one respect
effleurer
– to brush
s’appreter a
– to get ready to
s’exalter
– to get excited
courrouce(e)
– angered
poser
– to establish
etendu(e)
– stretched out
pandanus
– a tree that grows in Tahiti and produces long leaves
battre
– to shuffle (cards)
se pencher
– to lean
l’ondee
f. – innundation
amoncele(e)
– piled up
prendre au depourvu
– to catch off guard
s’efforcer de
– to strive to
eprouver
– to feel
rendre capot
– to make a fool of
au dela de
– past, beyond
s’etendre
– to stretch out
entourer
– to surround
a peu pres
– more or less
soupconner
– to suspect
le seuil
m. – threshhold, doorstep
combler
– to cover, to overwhelm
avoir cours
– to be commonly held
exiger
– to require
si bien que
– as a result
Passe Simple
-er verbs
Je -ai Nous -ames
Tu -as Vous -ates
Il -a Ils -erent
Passe Simple
-ir verbs
-re verbs
Je -is Nous -imes
Tu -is Vous -ites
Il -it Ils -irent
Etre
passe simple
je fus nous fumes
tu fus vous futes
il fut ils furent
Avoir
passe simple
j’eus nous eumes
tu eus vous eutes
il eut ils eurent
Faire
passe simple
je fis nous fimes
tu fis vous fites
il fit ils firent
Pouvoir
passe simple
je pus nous pumes
tu pus vous putes
il put ils purent
Vouloir
passe simple
je voulus nous voulumes
tu voulus vous voulutes
il voulut ils voulurent
semblable
– similar
broder
– to embellish
meler
– to mix
depiter
– to make jealous
epais(se)
– thick
piquer
– to stick
le greffier
m. – clerk, such as those who wrote with quill (feather) pens
cuivre(e)
– copper colored
le monticule
m. – small hill
le tumulus
m. – pile
l’autel
m. – altar
etonnant(e)
– surprising
s’eloigner
– to go away
recueilli(e)
– withdrawn
dore(e)
– golden
s’abimer
– to plunge
le couchant
m. – sunset
eveiller
– to awaken
inculte
– uncultured
la foule
f. – crowd, horde
remonter
– to go back (in time)
epouvantable
– terrifying
designer
– to designate
effrayer
– to frighten
edente(e)
– toothless
etre de retour
– to be back home, etc.
la frayeur
f. – fear
redouter
– to fear
n’importe ou
– anywhere
penible
– rough
le procede
m. – procedure
depasser
– to exceed
le pressentiment
m. – feeling that something will happen (The website says « presentment, » but I think they may actually mean « prescience. ») Intuition
ecoule(e)
– passed
s’en aller
– to go away
parvenir
– to reach
se detourner de
– to turn away from
mouiller
– to drop anchor
la rade
f. – harbor
charger
– to assign
ramener
– to bring someone back
au large
– at sea
detrempe(e)
– soaked
causer
– to chat
gronder
– to rumble
secouer
– to shake
mouille(e)
– wet
renfermer
– to enclose
abriter
– to shelter
le galet
m. – rock
franchir
– to cross over
deborder
– to extend past the limits
faillir
– to almost do something
heurter
– to bump into
le long de
– the length of, along
le pas
m. – footstep
entrainer
– to pull
enlace(e)
– entwined
la mousse
f. – moss
le voisinage
m. – neighborhood
le toit
m. – roof, figuratively: house
redire
– to reproach
cependant
– however
le sentier
m. – path
accroupi(e)
– crouched down
saillant(e)
– noticeable
se roidir
– to stiffen
le soin
m. – care
croitre
– to grow
le chaume
m. – thatch (dried hay)
la fente
f. – gaps
s’attendre a
– to expect
bleme
– pale
la lueur
f. – light
la demeure
f. – dwelling, home
finir par
– to end up by
s’evanouir
– to fade away
paisible
– peaceable
la bouillee
f. – cluster
garnir
– to garnish
la guirlande
f. – garland
l’enclos
m. – enclosure
le fouillis
m. – jumble
le laurier-rose
m. – oleander (a flower)
la pervenche
f. – periwinkle (a flower)
la touffe
f. – cluster
le recoin
m. – hidden corner
le convive
m. – guest
le gingembre
m. – ginger
la piece montee
f. – elaborate pastrywork, like a wedding cake
le chemin
m. – path
le neophyte
m. – beginner
l’initie
m.- initiate, member
la rancune
f. – rancor, anger
le logis
m. – lodgings, home
manquer a
– to miss
croquer
– to eat (slang)
le courant
m. – course
au point de vue de
– from the point of view of
effare(e)
– scared
chavirer
– to knock over
la vitre
f. – window pane
reintegrer
– return someone to his home
apprivoise(e)
– tamed
le citadin
m. – citizen
meconnaissable
– unrecognizable
la traine
f. – train (of a dress)
l’aisance
f. – ease
s’embrouiller
– to get confused
rougir
– to blush
la bienveillance
f. – kindness
rayonner
– to glow
depasser
– to go beyond
s’ecouler
– to slip away
ombrager
– to cover with shade
la demeure
f. – house
franchir
– to cross over
fraicheur
f. – cool/coolness
la causerie
f. – conversation
cuit(e)
– cooked
bien-etre
m. – well being
l’aloes
m. – aloe
assoupir
– to make drowsy
la cigale
f. – cicada
glisser
– to slip
la peche
f. – fishing
le recif
m. – reef
fouiller
– to search with one’s hands
a la recherche de
– in pursuit of
madrepore
– a type of coral
la coquille
f. – shell
secher
– to dry
blanchir
– to whiten
la ramure
f. – branches
la fauvette
f. – singing bird
le renom
m. – renown, fame
la corolle
f. – corolla (petal of a flower)
la potiche
f. – large vase
empreint(e)
– stamped
ambre(e)
– amber-like
pare(e)
– adorned
clair de lune
m. – moonlight
de bonne heure
– early
davantage
– more
le lendemain
m. – next day
l’epaisseur
f. – thickness
effroyable
– frightening
le colon
m. – colonist
gratuit(e)
– without charge
l’etape
f. – stop
le gite
m. – resting place
effile(e)
– that narrows to a point
lerameur
m. – rower
la pagaye
f. – paddle
la trompe
f. – trumpet
l’aube
f. – dawn
le flanc
m. – side
le sentier
m. – path
l’ilot
m. – small island
antediluvien(ne)
– before Noah’s flood
eteint(e)
– extinguished
le lias
m. – an ancient geological period
plombe(e)
– leaden
la trainee
f. – stream
accroupi(e)
– squatting down
a mi-chemin
– half way to
la grotte
f. – grotto
l’hirondelle
f. – swallow
tapisse(e)
– covered as with tapistry
la paroi
f. – partition wall
voltiger
– to dart about
trepasse
– dead
volontiers
– gladly
l’avis
m. – opinion
la lune de miel
f. – honeymoon
hospitalier(ere)
– hospitable
l’acceptation
f. – understanding
soigne(e)
– taken care of
moindre
– least
le rideau
m. – curtain
l’ecorce
f. – tree bark
assoupli(e)
– pliable
le murier
m. – mulberry tree
egayer
– to cheer up
le roseau
m. – reed
effroyable
– awful
convier
– to invite
roti(e)
– roast
empecher
– to hinder, to prevent
reparaitre
– to reappear
trainer
– to drag
la coupe
f. – cut (in fashion)
la corsage
f. – blouse
la paille
f. – straw
le marin
m. – sailor
maint(e)
– many
le sein
m. – breast
basane(e)
– dark skinned
railler
– to make fun of
le cuivre
m. – copper
la taille
f. – figure (speaking of a person)
arrondi(e)
– round
se cercer
– to be circled
la toux
f. – cough
soulever
– to raise
la peine
f. – difficulty
radieux(se)
– radiant
la foi
f. – faith
rempli(e)
– filled
de suite
– in a row
a peine
– barely
ebranler
– to shake up
l’egard
m. – consideration
dissemine(e)
– spread out
encaisse(e)
– boxed in
le pic
m. – peak
aigu(e)
– sharp
se dresser
– to rise up
la fleche
f. – spire
accrocher
– to hook
errer
– to wander
vent alise
– tradewind
le vol
m. – flight
la rosee
f. – dew
la brume
f. – mist
tiede
– warm
entretenir
– to maintain
la fougere
f. – fern
en sens inverse
– in the opposite direction
environ
– about, around
le rocher
m. – rock
effondre(e)
– caved in
le coffre
m. – chest
la banquette
f. – bench
emporter
– to carry away
enfoncer
– to thrust
touffu(e)
– thickly wooded
sourd(e)
– dull
puissant(e)
– powerful
la chute
f. – waterfall, fall
la gerbe
f. – spray
argente(e)
– silvery
precipiter
– to hurl
le gouffre
m. – pit
s’enchevetrer
– to get entangled
trempe(e)
– drenched
la liane
f. – creeper (a plant)
aborescent(e)
– like a tree
la capillaire
f. – maidenhair fern
emiette(e)
– broken into tiny pieces
echevele(e)
– wild, disordered
reunir
– to reunite
bouillonner
– to froth up
vif(ve)
– sharp
creuse(e)
– dug out
le siecle
m. – century
la poussiere
f. – dust
entrevu(e)
– glimpsed
le puits
m. – well
inerte
– lifeless
l’impulsion
f. – impulse
serpenter
– to snake
la voute
f. – vault
decoupe(e)
– to cut out
la dentelle
f. – lace
le buisson
m. – thicket
le rosier
m. – rosebush
s’epanouir
– to open up
le tapis
m. – carpet
paresseux(se)
– lazy
cueillir
– to gather, to pick
etaler
– to spread out
la dechirure
f. – tear
net(te)
– sharp, clean
l’effondrement
m. – caving in
le relief
m. – raised area
l’arete
f. – ridge
la ceinture
f. – belt
la nappe
f. – sheet (of water)
l’anneau
m. – ring
le brisant
m. – reef
planer
– to hover
appartenir
– to belong to
la pierre
f. – stone
la navire
f. – ship
quoi que
– whatever (followed by subjuctive); not to be confused with quoique (although), also followed by the subjunctive
ne … point
– not at all
s’abaisser
– to go down
s’epanouir
– to light up
la braise
f. – live embers
eblouissant(e)
– dazzling
l’incendie
m. – fire
s’eteindre
– to go out
la crepuscule
f. – sunset
l’hauteur
f. – height
la suite
f. – entourage
convier
– to invite
s’ensuivre
– to follow (
convenir
– to agree on
appareiller
– to sail
fou/folle
– crazy
larguer
– to loosen
en grande tenue
– formally dressed
s’embarquer
– to embark, to set sail
la mise en scene
f. – production number
expedier
– to send off
s’acheminer
– to walk (
le rayon
m. – ray
arroser
– to wash down with a drink
se repandre
– to spread out
le tapage
m. – noise
lancer
– to throw
le debordement
m. – overflowing
faire societe
– to keep company
soutenir
– to hold up
relier
– to tie together
l’amarrage
m. – lash
la chaire
f. – large chair
entonner
– to intone, to sound
rejoindre
– to rejoin
farehau
– main fare, government office/house (tahitian language)
regagner
– to return to
s’envoler
– to fly off
effrene
– wild
affole
– crazy, wild (
le pont
m. – deck
le mat
m. – mast
la vergue
f. – yard (on a ship)
renverser
– to turn upside down
eclairer
– to light up
lubrique
– lubricious, sexy/hot
a contre temps
– in opposition
le large
m. – sea
s’eteindre
– to go out (of lights)
livrer
– to turn over
de nouveau
– again
d’usage
– customary
le canot
m. – small boat
ramener
– to bring back
nettement
– clearly
la traversee
f. – crossing
s’effectuer
– to be undertaken
glisser
– to slide
uni(e)
– smooth
plaquer
– to post
trancher
– to make a gash
se detacher
– to stand out against
l’etonnement
m. – surprise
aupres de
– near
entamer
– to begin
nettement
– clearly
le concours
m. – gathering
boudeur(-se)
– sulking
la larme
f. – tear
inattendu(e)
– unexpected
amere
– bitter
le jouet
m. – toy
se facher
– to get angry
surnaturel(le)
– supernatural