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Intermediate French II
Vocabulary from Rarahu - Kent State University
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Undergraduate 4
01/15/2013
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Term
câlin(e)
 Definition
caressing
Term
tirer sur
 Definition
to tend toward
Term
pris(e)
 Definition
well-proportioned
Term
s'ébattre
 Definition
to frolic, to play
Term
tremper
 Definition
- to dip
Term
mou(lle)
 Definition
- soft
Term
se mettre à
 Definition
- to begin to
Term
s'épivarder
 Definition
- to splash
Term
enfoui(e)
 Definition
- buried
Term
se mêler à
 Definition
- to join
Term
aborder
 Definition
- to approach
Term
tenter
 Definition
- to attempt
Term
à plus d'un titre
 Definition
- in more than one respect
Term
effleurer
 Definition
- to brush
Term
s'apprêter à
 Definition
- to get ready to
Term
s'exalter
 Definition
- to get excited
Term
courroucé(e)
 Definition
- angered
Term
poser
 Definition
- to establish
Term
étendu(e)
 Definition
- stretched out
Term
pandanus
 Definition
- a tree that grows in Tahiti and produces long leaves
Term
battre
 Definition
- to shuffle (cards)
Term
se pencher
 Definition
- to lean
Term
l'ondée
 Definition
f. - innundation
Term
amoncelé(e)
 Definition
- piled up
Term
prendre au dépourvu
 Definition
- to catch off guard
Term
s'efforcer de
 Definition
- to strive to
Term
éprouver
 Definition
- to feel
Term
rendre capot
 Definition
- to make a fool of
Term
au delà de
 Definition
- past, beyond
Term
s'étendre
 Definition
- to stretch out
Term
entourer
 Definition
- to surround
Term
à peu près
 Definition
- more or less
Term
soupçonner
 Definition
- to suspect
Term
le seuil
 Definition
m. - threshhold, doorstep
Term
combler
 Definition
- to cover, to overwhelm
Term
avoir cours
 Definition
- to be commonly held
Term
exiger
 Definition
- to require
Term
si bien que
 Definition
- as a result
Term
Passé Simple
-er verbs
 Definition
Je -ai Nous -âmes
Tu -as Vous -âtes
Il -a Ils -èrent
Term
Passé Simple
-ir verbs
-re verbs
 Definition
Je -is Nous -îmes
Tu -is Vous -îtes
Il -it Ils -irent
Term
Être
passé simple
 Definition
je fus nous fûmes
tu fus vous fûtes
il fut ils furent
Term
Avoir
passé simple
 Definition
j'eus nous eûmes
tu eus vous eûtes
il eut ils eurent
Term
Faire
passé simple
 Definition
je fis nous fîmes
tu fis vous fîtes
il fit ils fîrent
Term
Pouvoir
passé simple
 Definition
je pus nous pûmes
tu pus vous pûtes
il put ils purent
Term
Vouloir
passé simple
 Definition
je voulus nous voulûmes
tu voulus vous voulûtes
il voulut ils voulurent
Term
semblable
 Definition
- similar
Term
broder
 Definition
- to embellish
Term
mêler
 Definition
- to mix
Term
dépiter
 Definition
- to make jealous
Term
épais(se)
 Definition
- thick
Term
piquer
 Definition
- to stick
Term
le greffier
 Definition
m. - clerk, such as those who wrote with quill (feather) pens
Term
cuivré(e)
 Definition
- copper colored
Term
le monticule
 Definition
m. - small hill
Term
le tumulus
 Definition
m. - pile
Term
l'autel
 Definition
m. - altar
Term
étonnant(e)
 Definition
- surprising
Term
s'éloigner
 Definition
- to go away
Term
recueilli(e)
 Definition
- withdrawn
Term
doré(e)
 Definition
- golden
Term
s'abîmer
 Definition
- to plunge
Term
le couchant
 Definition
m. - sunset
Term
éveiller
 Definition
- to awaken
Term
inculte
 Definition
- uncultured
Term
la foule
 Definition
f. - crowd, horde
Term
remonter
 Definition
- to go back (in time)
Term
épouvantable
 Definition
- terrifying
Term
désigner
 Definition
- to designate
Term
effrayer
 Definition
- to frighten
Term
édenté(e)
 Definition
- toothless
Term
être de retour
 Definition
- to be back home, etc.
Term
la frayeur
 Definition
f. - fear
Term
redouter
 Definition
- to fear
Term
n'importe où
 Definition
- anywhere
Term
pénible
 Definition
- rough
Term
le procédé
 Definition
m. - procedure
Term
dépasser
 Definition
- to exceed
Term
le pressentiment
 Definition
m. - feeling that something will happen (The website says "presentment," but I think they may actually mean "prescience.") Intuition
Term
écoulé(e)
 Definition
- passed
Term
s'en aller
 Definition
- to go away
Term
parvenir
 Definition
- to reach
Term
se détourner de
 Definition
- to turn away from
Term
mouiller
 Definition
- to drop anchor
Term
la rade
 Definition
f. - harbor
Term
charger
 Definition
- to assign
Term
ramener
 Definition
- to bring someone back
Term
au large
 Definition
- at sea
Term
détrempé(e)
 Definition
- soaked
Term
causer
 Definition
- to chat
Term
gronder
 Definition
- to rumble
Term
secouer
 Definition
- to shake
Term
mouillé(e)
 Definition
- wet
Term
renfermer
 Definition
- to enclose
Term
abriter
 Definition
- to shelter
Term
le galet
 Definition
m. - rock
Term
franchir
 Definition
- to cross over
Term
déborder
 Definition
- to extend past the limits
Term
faillir
 Definition
- to almost do something
Term
heurter
 Definition
- to bump into
Term
le long de
 Definition
- the length of, along
Term
le pas
 Definition
m. - footstep
Term
entraîner
 Definition
- to pull
Term
enlacé(e)
 Definition
- entwined
Term
la mousse
 Definition
f. - moss
Term
le voisinage
 Definition
m. - neighborhood
Term
le toit
 Definition
m. - roof, figuratively: house
Term
redire
 Definition
- to reproach
Term
cependant
 Definition
- however
Term
le sentier
 Definition
m. - path
Term
accroupi(e)
 Definition
- crouched down
Term
saillant(e)
 Definition
- noticeable
Term
se roidir
 Definition
- to stiffen
Term
le soin
 Definition
m. - care
Term
croître
 Definition
- to grow
Term
le chaume
 Definition
m. - thatch (dried hay)
Term
la fente
 Definition
f. - gaps
Term
s'attendre à
 Definition
- to expect
Term
blême
 Definition
- pale
Term
la lueur
 Definition
f. - light
Term
la demeure
 Definition
f. - dwelling, home
Term
finir par
 Definition
- to end up by
Term
s'évanouir
 Definition
- to fade away
Term
paisible
 Definition
- peaceable
Term
la bouillée
 Definition
f. - cluster
Term
garnir
 Definition
- to garnish
Term
la guirlande
 Definition
f. - garland
Term
l'enclos
 Definition
m. - enclosure
Term
le fouillis
 Definition
m. - jumble
Term
le laurier-rose
 Definition
m. - oleander (a flower)
Term
la pervenche
 Definition
f. - periwinkle (a flower)
Term
la touffe
 Definition
f. - cluster
Term
le recoin
 Definition
m. - hidden corner
Term
le convive
 Definition
m. - guest
Term
le gingembre
 Definition
m. - ginger
Term
la pièce montée
 Definition
f. - elaborate pastrywork, like a wedding cake
Term
le chemin
 Definition
m. - path
Term
le néophyte
 Definition
m. - beginner
Term
l'initié
 Definition
m.- initiate, member
Term
la rancune
 Definition
f. - rancor, anger
Term
le logis
 Definition
m. - lodgings, home
Term
manquer à
 Definition
- to miss
Term
croquer
 Definition
- to eat (slang)
Term
le courant
 Definition
m. - course
Term
au point de vue de
 Definition
- from the point of view of
Term
effaré(e)
 Definition
- scared
Term
chavirer
 Definition
- to knock over
Term
la vitre
 Definition
f. - window pane
Term
réintégrer
 Definition
- return someone to his home
Term
apprivoisé(e)
 Definition
- tamed
Term
le citadin
 Definition
m. - citizen
Term
méconnaissable
 Definition
- unrecognizable
Term
la traîne
 Definition
f. - train (of a dress)
Term
l'aisance
 Definition
f. - ease
Term
s'embrouiller
 Definition
- to get confused
Term
rougir
 Definition
- to blush
Term
la bienveillance
 Definition
f. - kindness
Term
rayonner
 Definition
- to glow
Term
dépasser
 Definition
- to go beyond
Term
s'écouler
 Definition
- to slip away
Term
ombrager
 Definition
- to cover with shade
Term
la demeure
 Definition
f. - house
Term
franchir
 Definition
- to cross over
Term
fraîcheur
 Definition
f. - cool/coolness
Term
la causerie
 Definition
f. - conversation
Term
cuit(e)
 Definition
- cooked
Term
bien-être
 Definition
m. - well being
Term
l'aloës
 Definition
m. - aloe
Term
assoupir
 Definition
- to make drowsy
Term
la cigale
 Definition
f. - cicada
Term
glisser
 Definition
- to slip
Term
la pêche
 Definition
f. - fishing
Term
le récif
 Definition
m. - reef
Term
fouiller
 Definition
- to search with one's hands
Term
à la recherche de
 Definition
- in pursuit of
Term
madrépore
 Definition
- a type of coral
Term
la coquille
 Definition
f. - shell
Term
sécher
 Definition
- to dry
Term
blanchir
 Definition
- to whiten
Term
la ramure
 Definition
f. - branches
Term
la fauvette
 Definition
f. - singing bird
Term
le renom
 Definition
m. - renown, fame
Term
la corolle
 Definition
f. - corolla (petal of a flower)
Term
la potiche
 Definition
f. - large vase
Term
empreint(e)
 Definition
- stamped
Term
ambré(e)
 Definition
- amber-like
Term
paré(e)
 Definition
- adorned
Term
clair de lune
 Definition
m. - moonlight
Term
de bonne heure
 Definition
- early
Term
davantage
 Definition
- more
Term
le lendemain
 Definition
m. - next day
Term
l'épaisseur
 Definition
f. - thickness
Term
effroyable
 Definition
- frightening
Term
le colon
 Definition
m. - colonist
Term
gratuit(e)
 Definition
- without charge
Term
l'étape
 Definition
f. - stop
Term
le gîte
 Definition
m. - resting place
Term
effilé(e)
 Definition
- that narrows to a point
Term
lerameur
 Definition
m. - rower
Term
la pagaye
 Definition
f. - paddle
Term
la trompe
 Definition
f. - trumpet
Term
l'aube
 Definition
f. - dawn
Term
le flanc
 Definition
m. - side
Term
le sentier
 Definition
m. - path
Term
l'îlot
 Definition
m. - small island
Term
antédiluvien(ne)
 Definition
- before Noah's flood
Term
éteint(e)
 Definition
- extinguished
Term
le lias
 Definition
m. - an ancient geological period
Term
plombé(e)
 Definition
- leaden
Term
la traînée
 Definition
f. - stream
Term
accroupi(e)
 Definition
- squatting down
Term
à mi-chemin
 Definition
- half way to
Term
la grotte
 Definition
f. - grotto
Term
l'hirondelle
 Definition
f. - swallow
Term
tapissé(e)
 Definition
- covered as with tapistry
Term
la paroi
 Definition
f. - partition wall
Term
voltiger
 Definition
- to dart about
Term
trépassé
 Definition
- dead
Term
volontiers
 Definition
- gladly
Term
l'avis
 Definition
m. - opinion
Term
la lune de miel
 Definition
f. - honeymoon
Term
hospitalier(ère)
 Definition
- hospitable
Term
l'acceptation
 Definition
f. - understanding
Term
soigné(e)
 Definition
- taken care of
Term
moindre
 Definition
- least
Term
le rideau
 Definition
m. - curtain
Term
l'écorce
 Definition
f. - tree bark
Term
assoupli(e)
 Definition
- pliable
Term
le mûrier
 Definition
m. - mulberry tree
Term
égayer
 Definition
- to cheer up
Term
le roseau
 Definition
m. - reed
Term
effroyable
 Definition
- awful
Term
convier
 Definition
- to invite
Term
rôti(e)
 Definition
- roast
Term
empêcher
 Definition
- to hinder, to prevent
Term
reparaître
 Definition
- to reappear
Term
traîner
 Definition
- to drag
Term
la coupe
 Definition
f. - cut (in fashion)
Term
la corsage
 Definition
f. - blouse
Term
la paille
 Definition
f. - straw
Term
le marin
 Definition
m. - sailor
Term
maint(e)
 Definition
- many
Term
le sein
 Definition
m. - breast
Term
basané(e)
 Definition
- dark skinned
Term
railler
 Definition
- to make fun of
Term
le cuivre
 Definition
m. - copper
Term
la taille
 Definition
f. - figure (speaking of a person)
Term
arrondi(e)
 Definition
- round
Term
se cercer
 Definition
- to be circled
Term
la toux
 Definition
f. - cough
Term
soulever
 Definition
- to raise
Term
la peine
 Definition
f. - difficulty
Term
radieux(se)
 Definition
- radiant
Term
la foi
 Definition
f. - faith
Term
rempli(e)
 Definition
- filled
Term
de suite
 Definition
- in a row
Term
à peine
 Definition
- barely
Term
ébranler
 Definition
- to shake up
Term
l'égard
 Definition
m. - consideration
Term
disséminé(e)
 Definition
- spread out
Term
encaissé(e)
 Definition
- boxed in
Term
le pic
 Definition
m. - peak
Term
aigu(e)
 Definition
- sharp
Term
se dresser
 Definition
- to rise up
Term
la flèche
 Definition
f. - spire
Term
accrocher
 Definition
- to hook
Term
errer
 Definition
- to wander
Term
vent alisé
 Definition
- tradewind
Term
le vol
 Definition
m. - flight
Term
la rosée
 Definition
f. - dew
Term
la brume
 Definition
f. - mist
Term
tiède
 Definition
- warm
Term
entretenir
 Definition
- to maintain
Term
la fougère
 Definition
f. - fern
Term
en sens inverse
 Definition
- in the opposite direction
Term
environ
 Definition
- about, around
Term
le rocher
 Definition
m. - rock
Term
effondré(e)
 Definition
- caved in
Term
le coffre
 Definition
m. - chest
Term
la banquette
 Definition
f. - bench
Term
emporter
 Definition
- to carry away
Term
enfoncer
 Definition
- to thrust
Term
touffu(e)
 Definition
- thickly wooded
Term
sourd(e)
 Definition
- dull
Term
puissant(e)
 Definition
- powerful
Term
la chute
 Definition
f. - waterfall, fall
Term
la gerbe
 Definition
f. - spray
Term
argenté(e)
 Definition
- silvery
Term
précipiter
 Definition
- to hurl
Term
le gouffre
 Definition
m. - pit
Term
s'enchevêtrer
 Definition
- to get entangled
Term
trempé(e)
 Definition
- drenched
Term
la liane
 Definition
f. - creeper (a plant)
Term
aborescent(e)
 Definition
- like a tree
Term
la capillaire
 Definition
f. - maidenhair fern
Term
émietté(e)
 Definition
- broken into tiny pieces
Term
échevelé(e)
 Definition
- wild, disordered
Term
réunir
 Definition
- to reunite
Term
bouillonner
 Definition
- to froth up
Term
vif(ve)
 Definition
- sharp
Term
creusé(e)
 Definition
- dug out
Term
le siècle
 Definition
m. - century
Term
la poussière
 Definition
f. - dust
Term
entrevu(e)
 Definition
- glimpsed
Term
le puits
 Definition
m. - well
Term
inerte
 Definition
- lifeless
Term
l'impulsion
 Definition
f. - impulse
Term
serpenter
 Definition
- to snake
Term
la voûte
 Definition
f. - vault
Term
découpé(e)
 Definition
- to cut out
Term
la dentelle
 Definition
f. - lace
Term
le buisson
 Definition
m. - thicket
Term
le rosier
 Definition
m. - rosebush
Term
s'épanouir
 Definition
- to open up
Term
le tapis
 Definition
m. - carpet
Term
paresseux(se)
 Definition
- lazy
Term
cueillir
 Definition
- to gather, to pick
Term
étaler
 Definition
- to spread out
Term
la déchirure
 Definition
f. - tear
Term
net(te)
 Definition
- sharp, clean
Term
l'effondrement
 Definition
m. - caving in
Term
le relief
 Definition
m. - raised area
Term
l'arête
 Definition
f. - ridge
Term
la ceinture
 Definition
f. - belt
Term
la nappe
 Definition
f. - sheet (of water)
Term
l'anneau
 Definition
m. - ring
Term
le brisant
 Definition
m. - reef
Term
planer
 Definition
- to hover
Term
appartenir
 Definition
- to belong to
Term
la pierre
 Definition
f. - stone
Term
la navire
 Definition
f. - ship
Term
quoi que
 Definition
- whatever (followed by subjuctive); not to be confused with quoique (although), also followed by the subjunctive
Term
ne ... point
 Definition
- not at all
Term
s'abaisser
 Definition
- to go down
Term
s'épanouir
 Definition
- to light up
Term
la braise
 Definition
f. - live embers
Term
éblouissant(e)
 Definition
- dazzling
Term
l'incendie
 Definition
m. - fire
Term
s'éteindre
 Definition
- to go out
Term
la crépuscule
 Definition
f. - sunset
Term
l'hauteur
 Definition
f. - height
Term
la suite
 Definition
f. - entourage
Term
convier
 Definition
- to invite
Term
s'ensuivre
 Definition
- to follow (
Term
convenir
 Definition
- to agree on
Term
appareiller
 Definition
- to sail
Term
fou/folle
 Definition
- crazy
Term
larguer
 Definition
- to loosen
Term
en grande tenue
 Definition
- formally dressed
Term
s'embarquer
 Definition
- to embark, to set sail
Term
la mise en scène
 Definition
f. - production number
Term
expédier
 Definition
- to send off
Term
s'acheminer
 Definition
- to walk (
Term
le rayon
 Definition
m. - ray
Term
arroser
 Definition
- to wash down with a drink
Term
se répandre
 Definition
- to spread out
Term
le tapage
 Definition
m. - noise
Term
lancer
 Definition
- to throw
Term
le débordement
 Definition
m. - overflowing
Term
faire société
 Definition
- to keep company
Term
soutenir
 Definition
- to hold up
Term
relier
 Definition
- to tie together
Term
l'amarrage
 Definition
m. - lash
Term
la chaire
 Definition
f. - large chair
Term
entonner
 Definition
- to intone, to sound
Term
rejoindre
 Definition
- to rejoin
Term
farehaü
 Definition
- main fare, government office/house (tahitian language)
Term
regagner
 Definition
- to return to
Term
s'envoler
 Definition
- to fly off
Term
effréné
 Definition
- wild
Term
affolé
 Definition
- crazy, wild (
Term
le pont
 Definition
m. - deck
Term
le mât
 Definition
m. - mast
Term
la vergue
 Definition
f. - yard (on a ship)
Term
renverser
 Definition
- to turn upside down
Term
éclairer
 Definition
- to light up
Term
lubrique
 Definition
- lubricious, sexy/hot
Term
à contre temps
 Definition
- in opposition
Term
le large
 Definition
m. - sea
Term
s'éteindre
 Definition
- to go out (of lights)
Term
livrer
 Definition
- to turn over
Term
de nouveau
 Definition
- again
Term
d'usage
 Definition
- customary
Term
le canot
 Definition
m. - small boat
Term
ramener
 Definition
- to bring back
Term
nettement
 Definition
- clearly
Term
la traversée
 Definition
f. - crossing
Term
s'effectuer
 Definition
- to be undertaken
Term
glisser
 Definition
- to slide
Term
uni(e)
 Definition
- smooth
Term
plaquer
 Definition
- to post
Term
trancher
 Definition
- to make a gash
Term
se détacher
 Definition
- to stand out against
Term
l'étonnement
 Definition
m. - surprise
Term
auprès de
 Definition
- near
Term
entamer
 Definition
- to begin
Term
nettement
 Definition
- clearly
Term
le concours
 Definition
m. - gathering
Term
boudeur(-se)
 Definition
- sulking
Term
la larme
 Definition
f. - tear
Term
inattendu(e)
 Definition
- unexpected
Term
amère
 Definition
- bitter
Term
le jouet
 Definition
m. - toy
Term
se fâcher
 Definition
- to get angry
Term
surnaturel(le)
 Definition
- supernatural
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