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Voltaire, Candide
vocab from Candide
284
Language - French
Undergraduate 3
05/24/2009
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Term
les moeurs
 Definition
customs, habits, lifestyle; morals; behavior
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le voisinage
 Definition
neighborhood
Term
la basse-cour
 Definition
poultry-yard; poultry
Term
une meute
 Definition
pack of hounds
Term
le palefrenier
 Definition
groom (horses)
Term
le piqueur
 Definition
huntsman
Term
un aumônier
 Definition
chaplain (clergy member attached to some branch of the armed forces)
Term
chausser
 Definition
to put something on (shoes, glasses...)
Term
la pierre
 Definition
stone, rock
Term
tailler
 Definition
to cut, sharpen, trim; hew
Term
le cochon
 Definition
pork
Term
la hardiesse
 Definition
boldness, brazenness; spunk
Term
le témoin
 Definition
witness
Term
entrecouper
 Definition
to punctuate
Term
s'égarer
 Definition
to wander; to ramble
Term
s'evanouir
 Definition
to faint; to fade
Term
le sillon
 Definition
Term
le flocon
 Definition
flake (snow)
Term
la lassitude
 Definition
weariness
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un écot
 Definition
share
Term
sur-le-champ
 Definition
right away
Term
les fers
 Definition
chains, shackles
Term
hausser
 Definition
to raise
Term
le lendemain
 Definition
the next day
Term
démêler
 Definition
to untangle, sort out
Term
s'aviser
 Definition
to dare
Term
une lieue
 Definition
league (distance)
Term
atteindre
 Definition
to reach, achieve; to hit (a target)
Term
lier
 Definition
to tie [sb/sth] up, to bind
Term
un cachot
 Definition
prison cell; dungeon
Term
fustiger
 Definition
to flay
Term
la cervelle
 Definition
brains (brain guts)
Term
ou
 Definition
or
Term
où
 Definition
where
Term
la nuque
 Definition
nape (of the neck)
Term
le cou
 Definition
neck
Term
le génie
 Definition
genius; spirit, genie; engineering
Term
la clémence
 Definition
mercy
Term
louer
 Definition
to rent; to praise
Term
leste
 Definition
agile, nimble; risqué
Term
un hautbois
 Definition
oboe; oboist
Term
enfer
 Definition
(m) Hell
Term
ôter
 Definition
to take off (clothing, glasses); to remove (bones, stain)
Term
un coquin
 Definition
rogue, scoundrel
Term
la boucherie
 Definition
butcher's shop/ trade; slaughter
Term
ailleurs
 Definition
elsewhere
Term
d'ailleurs
 Definition
besides, moreover
Term
par-dessus
 Definition
over (like jump over the stream)
Term
(en) tas
 Definition
(in a) heap, pile
Term
sanglant-e
 Definition
bloody
Term
éventrer
 Definition
to disembowel; gore; to rip open
Term
assouvir
 Definition
to satisfy; to assuage
Term
appartenir à
 Definition
to belong to; to be a member of
Term
à travers
 Definition
through, across
Term
de travers
 Definition
askew, wrong
Term
un gueux
 Definition
beggar
Term
une toux
 Definition
cough
Term
s'enquérir de
 Definition
to enquire about
Term
la vérole
 Definition
pox
Term
aux dépens de
 Definition
at the expense of
Term
la banqueroute
 Definition
bankruptcy
Term
borgne
 Definition
one-eyed
Term
le naufrage
 Definition
shipwreck, sinking
Term
le roulis
 Definition
rolling (of a boat)
Term
le mât
 Definition
mast
Term
le tillac
 Definition
upper-deck
Term
une secousse
 Definition
jolt
Term
engloutir
 Definition
to engulf, swallow up
Term
la rade
 Definition
harbor
Term
le port
 Definition
harbor, port
Term
le rivage
 Definition
shore
Term
bouillonnant-e
 Definition
foaming; lively (person)
Term
le tourbillon
 Definition
whirlwind, whirlpool
Term
auto-da-fé
 Definition
act of faith (portuguese)
Term
le convive
 Definition
guest
Term
arroser
 Definition
to water, to spray; to baste; to sprinkle (cake); to drink to
Term
s'arroser
 Definition
to call for a drink --> ça s'arrose=that calls for a drink
Term
empêcher
 Definition
to prevent
Term
le poulet
 Definition
chicken
Term
les griffes
 Definition
claws (f)
Term
le faux-bourdon
 Definition
drone
Term
la fesse
 Definition
buttock
Term
coûter la peau des fesses
 Definition
to cost an arm and a leg
Term
épouvantable
 Definition
dreadful, appalling
Term
interdire
 Definition
to ban
Term
interdit-e
 Definition
prohibited, banned
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une masure
 Definition
hovel, shack
Term
se frotter
 Definition
to scrub oneself
Term
prendre sous le bras
 Definition
take by the arm
Term
pierreries
 Definition
gems (f)
Term
le canapé
 Definition
sofa
Term
auparavant
 Definition
before; beforehand; previously; formerly
Term
une échine
 Definition
spine; spare rib
Term
courber l'échine devant
 Definition
to submit to
Term
se débattre
 Definition
to struggle
Term
débattre
 Definition
to negotiate
Term
débattre de/sur
 Definition
to discuss, debate
Term
mordre
 Definition
to bite
Term
égratigner
 Definition
to scratch, graze
Term
reprendre
 Definition
to resume (in a very large sense)
Term
le fil
 Definition
thread, yarn, string, wire
Term
témoigner de
 Definition
to show
Term
panser
 Definition
to dress a wound
Term
affermir
 Definition
to strengthen (will); to consolidate (power); to firm up (muscles)
Term
apprivoiser
 Definition
to tame
Term
détromper
 Definition
to set [sb] straight
Term
lorgner
 Definition
to give [sb] the eye; to cast longing glances at (jewel, cake); to have one's eye on
Term
le fléau
 Definition
scourge; (fig) curse, plague; pest (person)
Term
la dépouille
 Definition
skin, hide; corpse
Term
les dépouilles
 Definition
spoils
Term
dépouiller
 Definition
to skin; to lay [sth] bare (region); to rob (person); to count (votes); to go through (mail)
Term
le comble
 Definition
the last straw, the worst (of it)
Term
incarnat
 Definition
crimson
Term
un couteau
 Definition
knife
Term
donner un coup de couteau à qn
 Definition
to stab sb
Term
la pendaison
 Definition
hanging
Term
effarer
 Definition
to alarm
Term
voici
 Definition
here is/ was/ this is/was -->voici mes clés
Term
fouetter
 Definition
to whip, flog
Term
une écurie
 Definition
stable; pig sty (fig)
Term
une selle
 Definition
saddle
Term
la voirie
 Definition
road, rail and waterways network
Term
téméraire
 Definition
reckless (person, plan); rash (judgment)
Term
bon marché
 Definition
cheap
Term
meilleur marché
 Definition
cheaper
Term
la célérité
 Definition
velocity; promptness
Term
raisonner
 Definition
to reason with; to think
Term
se raisonner
 Definition
to be more sensible, to pull oneself together
Term
gémir
 Definition
to moan, whimper
Term
effaroucher
 Definition
to frighten [sb/sth] away; to alarm
Term
Dieu le vieuille
 Definition
God grant it
Term
prétendre
 Definition
to claim
Term
prétendre à
 Definition
to claim (damages); to aspire to (job)
Term
se prétendre
 Definition
to claim to be
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se mettre
 Definition
(pronominaux) set out; place oneself; put on (clothes)
Term
s'erailler
 Definition
to become hoarse
Term
écarlate
 Definition
scarlet
Term
le menton
 Definition
chin
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croître
 Definition
to grow; to get/grow louder (noise)
Term
la paupière
 Definition
eyelid
Term
le sourcil
 Definition
eyebrow
Term
la prunelle
 Definition
pupil (of eye)
Term
pétri
 Definition
filled
Term
pétrir
 Definition
to knead (dough); to mold (personality)
Term
agréments
 Definition
(m) amenities
Term
avec emportement
 Definition
angrily
Term
inouï-e
 Definition
unprecedented, incredible
Term
c'est inouï
 Definition
that's unheard of
Term
une bagatelle
 Definition
trifle, triviality
Term
un autel
 Definition
altar
Term
mener
 Definition
to lead; to run (company)
Term
mener à
 Definition
to lead to
Term
être pucelle
 Definition
to be a virgin
Term
basané-e
 Definition
swarthy (dark-skinned)
Term
à peine
 Definition
hardly
Term
le butin
 Definition
booty, loot
Term
septontrional-e -aux
 Definition
northern
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se débarrasser
 Definition
to get rid of
Term
la broche
 Definition
brooch; roasting spit; surgery pin
Term
à peu près
 Definition
pretty much
Term
un cocotier
 Definition
coconut tree
Term
un canot
 Definition
boat, dinghy, raft
Term
voguer
 Definition
to sail
Term
tantôt
 Definition
sometimes; now
Term
s'élargir
 Definition
to expand, stretch, widen
Term
une voûte
 Definition
vault; archway
Term
un rocher
 Definition
rock
Term
un bourg
 Definition
market town, burg
Term
ramasser
 Definition
to collect, pick up
Term
mépriser
 Definition
to despise; to scorn
Term
un potage
 Definition
soup
Term
un caillou-x
 Definition
pebble-s
Term
témoigner
 Definition
to testify
Term
le lambris
 Definition
wainscot; panelling; marble walls
Term
matelassé-e
 Definition
quilted; padded
Term
un colibri
 Definition
hummingbird
Term
écuyer-ère
 Definition
horseman/woman; riding instructor; bareback rider
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un écuyer
 Definition
squire
Term
un abri
 Definition
shelter
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à l'abri de
 Definition
sheltered/ safe from
Term
la fange
 Definition
muck, sludge
Term
atteler
 Definition
to harness, yoke
Term
un carrosse
 Definition
horse-drawn carriage
Term
le portail
 Definition
gate (park); great door (church)
Term
la couronne
 Definition
crown
Term
le trône
 Definition
throne
Term
lécher
 Definition
to lick (spoon; flames); to lap against (sea)
Term
la poussière
 Definition
dust
Term
plaider
 Definition
to plead (case)
Term
parcourir
 Definition
to travel all over
Term
le congé
 Definition
leave, notice (take leave, give notice)
Term
la boue
 Definition
nud; silt
Term
concevoir
 Definition
to design; to conceive; to understand; to see
Term
franchir
 Definition
to cross, get over; to cover (distance)
Term
hisser
 Definition
to hoist (flag)
Term
se hisser
 Definition
to heave oneself up
Term
s'enfoncer
 Definition
to sink
Term
le marais
 Definition
marsh, swamp
Term
le caleçon
 Definition
boxer shorts; leggings (for women)
Term
le caleçon long
 Definition
long johns
Term
étendre par terre
 Definition
to lay flat
Term
négociant-e
 Definition
merchant; wholesaler
Term
négocier
 Definition
to negotiate
Term
la meule
 Definition
millstone, grindstone
Term
la meule
 Definition
millstone, grindstone
Term
fétiche
 Definition
(adj) lucky; (n) mascot; fetish
Term
or
 Definition
and yet; gold
Term
habile
 Definition
clever, skillful
Term
or
 Definition
and yet; gold
Term
le moindre
 Definition
the least
Term
le moindre
 Definition
the least
Term
le moindre
 Definition
the least
Term
convenir
 Definition
to admit; to agree
Term
la gageure
 Definition
challenge
Term
de quoi
 Definition
whereof
Term
entretenir
 Definition
to look after (garment, house); to maintain (road); to support (family); to keep (mistress); to keep sth going/alive (conversation, fire, friendship)
Term
s'entretenir de
 Definition
to discuss sth
Term
un-e savant-e
 Definition
scholar, philosopher
Term
pencher
 Definition
to tilt; to tip sth up
Term
pencher pour
 Definition
to incline towards (theory)
Term
la chair
 Definition
Term
bien en chair
 Definition
plump
Term
une chaloupe
 Definition
rowboat
Term
scélérat-e
 Definition
villain
Term
ensevelir
 Definition
to bury
Term
rusé-e
 Definition
cunning, crafty
Term
médire
 Definition
to bad-mouth
Term
médire
 Definition
to bad-mouth
Term
médire
 Definition
to bad-mouth
Term
médire
 Definition
to bad-mouth
Term
médire
 Definition
to bad-mouth
Term
un filou
 Definition
crook, cheat, rascal
Term
une imprimerie
 Definition
printing; print workers
Term
un calomniateur
 Definition
slanderer
Term
un épervier
 Definition
sparrowhawk
Term
un empressement
 Definition
eagerness; attentiveness
Term
avec empressement
 Definition
eagerly
Term
un auberge
 Definition
inn
Term
chauffer
 Definition
to heat (up), to warm
Term
bouillir
 Definition
to boil
Term
bouillir de
 Definition
to be seething with
Term
importuner
 Definition
to bother, to disturb
Term
pourrir
 Definition
to rot, spoil
Term
le venin
 Definition
venom
Term
quoique
 Definition
though, although
Term
corner
 Definition
to dog-ear
Term
d'abord
 Definition
first
Term
tout d'abord
 Definition
first of all
Term
rassasier
 Definition
to fill [sb] up (food)
Term
se rassasier
 Definition
to eat one's fill
Term
gâter
 Definition
to ruin, spoil
Term
se gâter
 Definition
to rot, go bad; to take a turn for the worse
Term
un/e énergumène
 Definition
odd ball
Term
ampoulé-e
 Definition
bombastic
Term
dédier (à)
 Definition
to dedicate (novel); to devote (life)
Term
la jarretière
 Definition
garter
Term
languir
 Definition
to languish; to be sluggish (economy)
Term
se languir
 Definition
to pine
Term
inespéré-e
 Definition
unhoped for (victory); unexpected
Term
le rideau
 Definition
curtain
Term
potelé-e
 Definition
chubby
Term
le fauteuil
 Definition
chair, armchair, seat
Term
agacer
 Definition
to annoy, irritate
Term
étourdi-e
 Definition
absent-minded, unthinking; stunned
Term
étourdir
 Definition
to stun, to daze
Term
côtoyer
 Definition
to walk alongside (river); to move in (milieu); to mix with (people); to be in close contact with (death)
Term
frémir
 Definition
to quiver; to ripple; to tremble; to shudder
Term
le détroit
 Definition
straits
Term
une giroflée
 Definition
wallflower
Term
une giroflée
 Definition
wallflower
Term
une giroflée
 Definition
wallflower
Term
des drôles
 Definition
weird stories
Term
gager que
 Definition
to suppose that
Term
aborder
 Definition
to tackle (problem); to approach (person); to reach (place); to land
Term
laid-e
 Definition
ugly; disgusting
Term
acariâtre
 Definition
cantankerous; shrewish, nagging
Term
la fuite
 Definition
flight; escape
Term
prendre la fuite
 Definition
to flee, escape
Term
emprunter
 Definition
to borrow; to take (road)
Term
la jupe
 Definition
skirt
Term
endosser
 Definition
to take on (role, responsibility); to endorse (check)
Term
le dortoir
 Definition
dorm
Term
le sang-froid
 Definition
composure
Term
un marmot
 Definition
little kid, brat (colloquial)
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