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Écho B1.1 – Lexique franco‐anglais © CLE International®, 2012

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Accidental, incidental, fortuitous Current, present  Actuel (adj.) To adopt  Adopter (v.) To address  Adresser (v.) Antique  Antique (adj.) Attempt, attack  Attentat (n.m.) Avalanche  Avalanche (n.f.) Bomb  Bombe (n.f.) Midsummer heat, a  Canicule (n.f.) scorcher  Catastrophe (n.f.) Catastrophe, disaster  Chef-d’œuvre (n.m.) Masterpiece Citizen  Citoyen (n.m.)  Conscription (n.f.) Conscription To consider  Considérer (v.) Cyclone, hurricane  Cyclone (n.m.) (Time)difference, time Décalage lag (horaire) (n.m.) Decade  Décennie (n.f.) Death  Décès (n.m.)  Accidentel (adj.)

 Exploser (v.)

To explode

 Explosion (n.f.)  Fiancé (n.m.)  Gigantesque (adj.)  Glissement (n.m.)  Illuminer (v.)  Justifier (v.)  Millénaire (n.m.)  Natal (adj.)

Explosion Fiancé, engaged Gigantic, huge Shift, sliding To light up To justify Millennium Native

 Noyer (v.)  Orage (n.m.)  Orfèvre (n.m.)  Origine (n.f.)  Paix (n.f.)  Passage (n.m.)  Peuple (n.m.)

To drown Thunderstorm Goldsmith, silversmith Origin Peace Passage People

 Poursuivre (v.)  Subsister (v.)

To pursue, to continue To survive, to subsist, to remain To get rid of, to cut out Tempest, storm Terrible, terrific, great Earthquake

 Destruction (n.f.)

Destruction, damage

 Supprimer (v.)

 Détruire (v.)  Dévaster (v.)  Dirigeant (n.m.)

To destroy To devastate, to ruin Leader, ruler

 Discours (n.m.)  Écraser (v.)  Embraser (v.)  Éruption volcanique (n.f.)  Excessif (adj.)

Speech To crush To set ablaze Volcanic eruption

 Tempête (n.f.)  Terrible (adj.)  Tremblement de terre (n.m.)  Trembler (v.)  Tsunami (n.m.)  Tuer (v.)  Victime (n.f.)

Excessive

 Volcan (n.m.)

Volcano

 Grue (n.f.)  Précédent (adj.)  Reproduire (v.)

Crane Previous To reproduce, to copy

 Suivant (adj.)  Vieille (n.f.)

Next Old woman

Bénéfice (n.m.) Conférence (n.f.) Délocaliser (v.) Désordre (n.m.)

Profit, benefit Conference Off shoring, relocate Disorder, untidiness

 Ennuyeux (adj.)  Indifférent (adj.)  Mobilisation (n.f.)  Passer (se-de) (v.)

Effectivement (adv.) Indeed, effectively To bawl out Engueuler (v.) Écho B1.1 – Lexique franco‐anglais © CLE International®, 2012

 Rédaction (n.f.)  Vente (n.f.)

To tremble, to shake Tsunami To kill Victim, casualty

Boring Indifferent Mobilization To manage without, to go without Editorial office Sale

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 Assassinat (n.m)  Assassiner (v.)  Attaquer (v.)  Aube (n.f.)  Auteur (n.m.)  Aux alentours de  Bagarre (n.f.)  Braquer (v.)  Brûler (v.)  Cagoule (n.f.)  Célébrer (v.)  Circuler (v.)  Crâne (n.m.)  Crime (n.m.)  Délit (n.m.)  Dérober (v.)  Ébriété (n.f.)  Échapper (s’) (v.)  Éclater (v.)  Emparer (v.)  Empoisonner (v.)  Enlèvement (n.m.)  Entrainer (v.)  Exagérer (v.)  Façon (n.f)  Fait divers (n.m.)

 Apercevoir (v.)  Bonheur (n.m.)  Bord (à-de)  Boule (n.m.)  Bousculer (v.)  Cachette (n.f.)  Caméra (n.f.)  Charger (v.)  Cime (n.f.)  Confronter (v.)  Croyance (n.f.)  Crotte (n.f)  Cours (au-de)  Décéder (v.)  Disparaitre (v.)  Échelle (n.f.)

Assassination To murder To attack Dawn Author Round, around A fight To point, to aim To burn Hood (with eye-holes) To celebrate To circulate, to move Skull Crime Offence To steal Drunkenness To escape To blow up, to explode To seize To poison Removal, abduction, kidnapping To drag, to train To exaggerate Manner, way News in brief

 Fusil (n.m.)  Grièvement  Ignorer (v.)  Impression (n.f.)  Intermédiaire (n.m.)  Interpeller (v.)  Kidnapper (v.)  Loup (n.m.)  Mirabelle (n.f.)  Mordre (v.)  Mouton (n.m.)  Noyade (n.f.)  Ombre (n.f.)  Pistolet (n.m.)  Propos (n.m.)  Ravager (n.f.)  Résurrection (n.f.)  Revolver (n.m.)  Ridicule (adj.)  Séquence (n.f.)  Sifflet (n.m.)  Témoin (n.m.)

Rifle, gun Seriously To ignore Impression Intermediary, middleman To stop for questioning To kidnap Wolf Mirabelle To bite Sheep, mutton Drowning shadow, shade Pistol, gun Words, subject To devastate Resurrection Revolver Ridiculous Sequence Whistle Witness

 Tribunal (n.m.)  Troupeau (n.m.)  Vraisemblablement

Court Herd In all likelihood

To glimpse, to see Happiness On board Ball To jostle Hiding place Film camera To load Summit, peak, top To confront, to compare Belief, faith

 Lapin (n.m.)  Lumineux (adj.)  Malédiction (n.f.)  Manuscrit (n.m.)  Parapluie (n.m.)  Patte (n.f.)  Phénomène (n.m.)  Poignet (n.m.)  Porte-bonheur (n.m.)  Relax (n.m.)

Rabbit Luminous Curse, malediction Manuscript Umbrella Paw, foot Phenomenon Wrist Lucky charm Relax

 Reprise (n.f.)

Resumption, taking back, recovery Salt cellar Silhouette, outline Superstitious Surveillance, supervision

Dropping During the course of To die, to pass away To disappear, to vanish Ladder, scale


 Salière (n.f.)  Silhouette (n.f.)  Superstitieux (adj.)  Surveillance (n.f.)  Tantôt

Sometimes ... sometimes ...

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 Écran (n.m.)  Effet (n.m.)  Épave (n.f.)  Étoile filante (n.f.)  Étrange (adj.)  Existence (n.f.)  Fantôme (n.m.)  Geste (n.m.)  Horoscope (n.m.)  Humain (n.m.)  Incroyable (adj.)

Screen Effect, outcome Wreck Shooting star Strange, odd Existence Phantom, ghost Gesture, movement Horoscope Human Unbelievable, incredible

 Terrasse (n.f.)  Théorie (n.f.)  Tournage (n.m.)  Transparent (adj.)  Trèfle (n.m.)  Tromper (n.m.)  Tromperie (n.f.)  Végétal (adj.)  Vertigineux (adj.)  Virage (n.m.)

Terrace Theory Filming Transparent Clover, trefoil, clubs To deceive Deception Plant, vegetal Breathtaking, vertiginous Turn, bend

 Avoir l’air (v.)  Certitude (n.f.)  Douter (v.)  Écriture (n.f.)  Fier (adj.)

To look like, to seem Certainty To doubt Writing Proud

 Plaisanterie (n.f.)  Probable (adj.)  Rêver (v.)  Risquer (v.)  Sembler (v.)

Joke Likely, probable To dream To risk, to venture To seem

 Absolument (adv.)  Banal (adj.)  Basilique (n.f.)  Bijou (n.m.)

Absolutely Banal, trite Basilica Jewel

 Maitrise (n.f.)  Photographie (n.f.)  Rédacteur (n.m.)  Rendre compte (v.)

 Bref

Brief

 Reprendre (v.)

 Commission (n.f.)

Commission, committee Blow, stroke, shot, go, punch, trick To exile Forehead, brow, front

 Révélation (n.f.)

Mastery, control Photography Writer, editor To give an account, to justify To retake, to get back, to resume, to start again Revelation

 Coup (n.m.)  Exiler (v.)  Front (n.m.)

 Vérification (n.f.)  Vérifier (v.)  Vernissage (n.m.)

 Collectionneur (n.m.)  Comblé (adj.)  Commémorer (v.)  Consommation (n.f.)  Convenir (v.)  Couche (n.f.)  Déformer (v.à  Désir (n.m.)

To give up, to abandon  Multiple (adj.) To give birth  Nature morte (n.f.) previous, prior  Nymphéa (n.m.) Asparagus  Obsession (n.f.) To reach  Occurrence (en-l’) Boot, bunch  Opérer (v.) Cataract, waterfall  Ophtalmologue (n.f/m.) Collector  Oser (v.) Contented  Pénétrer (v.) To commemorate  Perfectionner (v.) Consumption  Provocation (n.f.) To agree upon, to suit  Refuge (n.m.) Layer, stratum  Répétitif (adj.) To distort, to deform  Représentant (n.m.) Wish, desire  Représentation (n.f.)

 Dessin (n.m.)  Distinctement

Drawing Distinctly

 Abandonner (v.)  Accoucher (v.)  Antérieur (adj.)  Asperge (n.f.)  Atteindre (v.)  Botte (n.f.)  Cataracte (n.f.)

(n.m.)


 Représenter (v.)  Respect (n.m.)

Check, verification, control To check Preview, private viewing

Multiple, numerous Still life Water lily Obsession As it happens To operate Ophthalmologist, eye specialist To dare To enter, to penetrate To perfect, to improve Provocation Refuge Repetitive Representative Representation, performance To represent Respect

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 Enceinte (adj.)  Évoquer (v.)  Exécuter (v.)  Expert (n.m.)  Exprimer (v.)  Fixer (v.)  Flou (adj.)  Inaugurer (v.)  Infrarouge (adj.)  Motif (n.m.)

Pregnant To evoke, to reminisce To execute, to fulfil Expert To express To fix Fuzzy, blurred To inaugurate Infrared Reason, motive, motif, pattern

 Restauration (n.f.)  Révolte (n.f.)  Sculpter (v.)  Sculpteur (n.m.)  Sculpture (n.f.)  Surprendre (v.)  Signification (n.f.)  Symboliser (v.)  Tulle (n.f.)  Typique (adj.)

Restoration Revolt To sculpt Sculptor Sculpture To surprise Meaning, significance To symbolize Tulle Typical

 Annexe (n.f.)

Additional, annexe, appendix Atypical To baptize, to name To build Volunteer Biscuit factory Edge, border Canal, channel Chapel, clique

 Genre (n.m.)

Kind, type, sort, genre, style Glorious Identical Imagination Industrial To inspire To deserve, to merit Migrant Oblivion, omission, forgetting Diver, dishwasher Prestigious Proximity, local, vicinity, nearness, nearby To pick up

 Atypique (adj.)  Baptiser (v.)  Bâtir (v.)  Bénévole (n.m.)  Biscuiterie (n.f.)  Bordure (n.f.)  Canal (n.m.)  Chapelle (n.f.)

 Glorieux (adj.)  Identique (adj.)  Imagination (n.f.)  Industriel (adj.)  Inspirer (v.)  Mériter (v.)  Migrant (n.m.)  Oubli (n.m.)

Railway, train Circus To file, to classify, to sort

 Plongeur (n.m.)  Prestigieux (adj.)  Proximité (n.f.)  Ramasser (v.)

 Convoiter (v.)  Défense (n.f.)

To devote, to consecrate To covet Defence, forbidden

 Reconvertir (v.)  Remettre (v.)

 Démolir (v.)  Démolition (n.f.)  Dynastie (n.f.)  Éclairer (v.)  Empire (n.m.)  Empreinte (n.f.)

To demolish Demolition Dynasty To light Empire Footprint, fingerprint

 Rénover (v.)  Réparer (v.)  Revue (n.f.)  Sauver (v.)  Tombeau (n.m.)  Vouer (v.)

 Ériger (v.)

To raise, to erect

 Gang (n.m.)  Pas (n.m.)

Gang Step

 Chemin de fer  Cirque (n.m.)  Classer (v.)

(n.m.)

 Consacrer (v.)


 Soudain (adv.)

To retrain, to convert To put back, to hand over To renovate, to restore To repair Magazine, review To save, to rescue Tomb, grave To devote, destined to, doomed to

Suddenly

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 Honte (n.f.)  Refaire (v.)  Tiroir (n.m.)

Shame To do again Drawer

 Fichier (n.m.)

Irritated Spy To take stock (of the situation) File

 Sauvegarder (v.)

To safeguard

 Abriter (v.)  Arc de triomphe

To shelter Arc de Triomphe

 Invasion (n.f.)  Issu (de)

 Énervé (adj.)  Espion (n.m.)  Faire le point (v.)

(n.m.)

Invasion To derive from, born into Legend Liberation

 Archéologie (n.f.)  Assemblée nationale (n.f.)  Bombarder (v.)

Archaeology National Assembly

 Légende (n.f.)  Libération (n.f.)

To bomb, to bombard

 Mas (n.m.)

 Bourg (n.m.)  Catholique (adj.)  Clocher (n.m.)  Colline (n.f.)  Conquête (n.f.)  Coup d’État (n.m.)  Cour (n.f.)  Crise (n.f.)  Délivrer (v.)  Domination (n.f.)  Dominer (v.)

Town Catholic Bell-tower Hill Conquest Coup d'Etat Court, courtyard Crisis To release, to deliver Domination To dominate

 Mineur (n.m.)  Monarchie (n.f.)  Monastère (n.m.)  Mousquetaire (n.m.)  Noblesse (n.f.)  Nourrir (v.)  Orgue (n.m.)  Paisible (adj.)  Protestant (n.m.)  Provenir (v.)  Rassembler (v.)

 Dresser (se) (v.)  Druide (n.m.)  Durant (prép.)  Écroulement (n.m.)  Édification (n.f.)

 Récital (n.m.)  Réforme (n.f.)  Renaissance (n.f.)  Révolutionnaire (n.m.)  Ruine (n.f.)

 Édifice (n.m.)  Empereur (n.m.)  Envahir (v.)

To rise, to stand Druid During Collapse Erection, construction, edification Building Emperor To invade

 Époux (n.m.)  Gothique (adj.)

Husband Gothic

 Spirituel (adj.)  Troglodyte (n.m.)

 Guillotiner (v.)  Herboriste (n.m.)

To guillotine Herbalist, herb doctor

 Troupe (n.f.)  Vestige (n.m.)

Rural Soldier To nurse, to treat, to look after Witty, spiritual Troglodyte, cave dweller Troop Remnant, vestige

 Autorité (n.f.)  Bouquin (n.m.)  Davantage (adv.)  Délire (n.m.)

Authority Book More, some more Delirium

 Pianiste (n.m.)  Procurer (v.)  Réalité (n.f.)  Rebelle (adj.)

Pianist To provide Reality Rebel


 Rural (adj.)  Soldat (n.m.)  Soigner (v.)

Mas (Southeast France type of house) Mineworker, minor Monarchy Monastery Musketeer Nobility, nobleness To feed, to nourish Organ Peaceful Protestant To come from To gather, to collect, to assemble Recital Reform Renaissance, revival Revolutionary Ruin

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 Regret (n.m.)  Sensation (n.f.)  Solidaire (adj.)

Regret Sensation, feeling To show solidarity

 Fraternel (adj.)  Gamin (n.m.)

Discipline To feel Fiercely, savagely, definitely Fraternal Kid

 Sort (n.m.)  Trouble (adj.)

 Hair (v.)

To hate

 Virer (v.)

 Lorsque (conj.)  Nostalgique (adj.)

When Nostalgic

 Voyou (n.m.)

Fate, destiny, lot Blurred, equivocal, murky To turn, to fire, to change colour Lout

 Emmener (v.)

To take (along, with, away, to ...)

 Secteur (n.m.)

Sector

 Accès (n.m.)  Décevoir (v.)  Espionner (v.)  Injoignable (adj.)

Access To disappoint To spy Unavailable, can not be reached To send back, to dismiss

 Sensible (adj.)  Signature (n.f.)  Soupçonner (v.)  Standard (n.m.)

Sensitive, noticeable Signature To suspect Standard

To accomplish, to achieve, to fulfil Approximate Biography Biotechnology Second-hand bookseller Bracelet Composer Cost

 Frôler (v.)

To brush, to come very close to General practitioner Throat Heir Martyr

 Discipline (n.f.)  Éprouver (v.)  Farouchement (adv.)

 Renvoyer (v.)

 Accomplir (v.)  Approximatif (adj.)  Biographie (n.f.)  Biotechnologie (n.f.)  Bouquiniste (n.m.)  Bracelet (n.m.)  Compositeur (n.m.)  Coût (n.m.)  Descente (n.f.)  Diversité (n.f.)  Émigrer (v.)  Enrichir (s’) (v.)  Envoi (n.m.)  Étalage (n.m.)  Éteindre (s’) (v.)  Exclusion (n.f.)  Formalité (n.f.)

Going down, descent, raid Diversity To emigrate, to migrate To grow richer, to become rich Sending, consignment Display To go off, to fade away Exclusion Formality


 Généraliste (n.m.)  Gorge (n.f.)  Héritier (n.m.)  Martyr (n.m.)

 Propre (adj.)  Racisme (n.m.)

Mixed race Monotonous (In good) spirits, morale Grief, sadness, sentence Clean Racism

 Régime (n.m.)

Diet, regime, system

 Résidence (n.f.)  Sexisme (n.m.)  Souffrir (v.)  Urgent (adj.)

Residence Sexism To suffer, to endure Urgent

 Métisse (n.m.)  Monotone (adj.)  Moral (avoir le -) (v.)  Peine (n.f.)

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 Adapter (v.)  Agressif (adj.)  Agriculture (n.f.)  Ancêtre (n.m.)  Angoisser (v.)  Bon marché (adj.)  Centenaire (n.m.)  Chauffage (n.m.)  Chirurgien (n.m.)  Consommer (v.)  Conformer (v.)  Désertique (adj.)  Dicter (v.)  Distrait (adj.)  Durer (v.)  Éclairage (n.m.)  Élevage (n.m.)  Évoluer (v.)  Exiger (v.)  Fondre (v.)  Fréquenter (v.)  Gaspiller (v.)  Geler (v.)  Glaciaire (adj.)  Imprudent (adj.)

To fit, to adapt Aggressive Agriculture, farming Ancestor To worry, to be in anguish Cheap Centenarian, centenary Heating Surgeon To consume, to eat, to drink To adapt, to mach, to make standard Desert To dictate, to read out as dictation Absent-minded To last Lighting Animal husbandry, rearing, breeding To evolve, to change, to mature, to develop To require, to claim, to demand To melt To frequent, to go out with To waste To freeze Glacial Imprudent, careless

 Justice (n.f.)  Maladroit (adj.)  Marée (n.f.)  Matériaux (n.m.)  Mégalopole (n.f.)

Justice Awkward, clumsy Tide Materials Megalopolis

 Mode (n.f.)  Mondialisation (n.f.)  Modifier (v.)  Norme (n.f.)  Obèse (adj.)

Fashion Globalisation To modify, to change, to alter Norm, standard Obese

 Pénaliser (v.)

To penalize

 Prime (n.f.)  Progrès (n.m.)

Bonus, allowance, premium, subsidy Progress,

 Protéger (v.)  Puissant (adj.)  Réchauffer (v.)  Refroidir (v.)

To protect Powerful To heat, to warm up To cool, to get cool

 Scénario (n.m.)

Scenario, script

 Température (n.f.)

Temperature

 Utilisation (n.f.)  Vague (n.f.)

Use, utilization Wave

 Vent (n.m.)  Vivable (adj.)  Virtuel (adj.)  Zone (n.f.)

Wind Bearable Virtual, potential Zone

 Navette (n.f.)

Shuttle

 Excepté (adj.)  Fonction (n.f.)

Condition, requirement Except, apart from Function, post

 Spatial (adj.)  Spationaute (n.m.)

Space, spatial Spaceman

 Baie (n.f.)  Beauté (n.f.)

Bay, berry Beauty

 Promoteur (n.m.)  Propriété (n.f.)

 But (n.m.)  Chasser (v.)

Aim, goal, purpose To hunt

 Remporter (v.)  Renoncer (v.)

Promoter, developer Property, estate, ownership To win, to take back To give up, to renounce

 Condition (n.f.)


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 Épargner (v.)  Étang (n.m.)

Hunter To depend on, to be answerable to To save, to spare Pond

 Extension (n.f.)

Extension

 Chasseur (n.m.)  Dépendre (v.)

To interrogate, to question, to ask, to inquire Seal  Phoque (n.m.) Meadow, grassland  Prairie (n.f.)  Prédécesseur (n.m.) Predecessor

 Interroger (v.)

 Aboutir (v.)  Affronter (v.)  Agroalimentaire (adj.)  Alimenter (v.)  Âpre (adj.)  Armement (n.m.)  À travers (adv.)  Capacité (n.f.)  Centrale nucléaire (n.f.)  Chimique (adj.)

To end (up, at, in) to lead to, to result in To face Food-processing, agribusiness To feed, to supply, to sustain Harsh, fierce, rough Arming Through, across

 Sauvage (adj.)  Superficie (n.f.)

Wild, savage Surface area

Talented, gifted So much the better, just as well, good for sb Too bad for sb, never  Tant pis (loc. mind adverb.)  Téléprojecteur (n.m.) Home theatre, home cinema  Talentueux (adj.)  Tant mieux (loc. adverb.)

 Tourisme (n.m.)  Touriste (n.m.)  Urbanisme (n.m.)

Tourism Tourist Town planning

 Gaz (n.m.)

Gas

 Globe (n.m.)  Main d’œuvre (n.f.)

Globe Labour, manpower

 Maintenir (v.)

Ability, capability, capacity Nuclear power station

 Nécessité (n.f.)

To maintain, to keep, to uphold, to hold Billion To modernize Mutation, change, transformation Necessity, need

 Nougat (n.m.)

Nougat

Chemical

 Pharmaceutique

Pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical Plain Rim, perimeter, surround To robotize, to automate Healthy, sane, sound, safe To satisfy Solid, hard, robust, strong To boast Telecommunication

 Milliard (n.m.)  Moderniser (v.)  Mutation (n.f.)

(adj.)

 Colleter (se) (v.)  Compétitif (adj.)

To fight, to collar Competitive

 Plaine (n.f.)  Pourtour (n.m.)

 Concentrer (v.)

To concentrate

 Robotiser (v.)

 Coopération (n.f.)

Cooperation

 Sain (adj)

 Croître (v.)  Également (adv.)

To grow Equally

 Satisfaire (v.)  Solide (adj.)

 Énorme (adj.)  Exigence (n.f.)

Enormous, huge Requirement

 Ferroviaire (adj.)  Filiale (n.f.)

Rail, railway Subsidiary

 Targuer (v.)  Télécommunication (n.f.)  Vigne (n.f.)


Vine

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 À propos de  Bachelier (n.m.)  Bague (n.f.)  Brevet (n.m.)  Briller (v.)  Calcaire (n.m.)  Cartouche (n.f.)  Chaleur (n.f.)  Cocarde (n.f.)  Constitution (n.f.)  Coq (n.m.)  Correspondance (n.f.)  Décrocher (v.)

Concerning, about, regarding Student who has passed the baccalaureate Ring Diploma, certificate, licence, patent To shine Limestone Cartridge Heat Cockade Constitution Rooster, cock Correspondence

 Discrimination (n.f.)  Dû (être-à) (adj.)  Élever (v.)

To take something off the hook Discrimination Owed To raise, to elevate

 Emballage (n.m.)  Emblème (n.m.)  Encre (n.f.)  Énumérer (v.)  Éternuer (v.)

Packaging Emblem Ink To enumerate To sneeze

 Expérimenté (adj.)  Filière (n.f.)

Experienced, practised Channels, network, connection Functioning, working

 Fonctionnement (n.m.)

 Imprévu (adj.)  Imprimante (n.f.)  Insecte (n.m.)  Insigne (n.m.)  Machin (n.m.)  Maigrir (v.)  Mâle (n.m.)  Mûr (adj.)  Noble (adj.)  Opter (v.)  Permanence (en-) (loc. adv.)  Pur (adj.)

Unexpected, unforeseen Printer Insect Insignia, badge, emblem Whatshisname To get thinner Male Mature, ripe Noble To opt, to choose Permanently Pure

 Privilégié

Privileged

 Raison (n.f.)  Refroidir (v.)  Relever (v.)

Reason To cool To lift up, To notice, to record Profitable Tap Stability Territory To lag behind, to drag behind Triumph Unit, unity

 Rentable (adj.)  Robinet (n.m.)  Stabilité (n.f.)  Territoire (n.m.)  Traine (à-la) (loc adv.)  Triomphe (n.m.)  Unité (n.f.)

To provoke, to cause, to induce Since, because

 Graine (n.f.)

Consequence, repercussion As a result, consequently Seed

 Sorte (de-que) (conj.)

So that, in such a way that

 Adjoint (n.m.)  Comité (n.m.)

Assistant Committee

 Pétition (n.f.)  Prévenir (v.)

 Démocratie (n.f.)

Democracy

 Silencieux (adj.)

Petition To prevent, to warn, to inform Silent, quiet,

 Conséquence (n.f.)  Conséquent (par)


 Provoquer (v.)  Puisque (conj.)

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 Écologique (adj.)  Éolienne (n.f.)

Ecological, green Windmill

 Menacer (v.)

To threaten, to menace

 Adhérer (v.)

 Devise (n.f.)  Distinction (n.f.)

To adhere to, to become a member Administrative To act, to behave Easy, well-to-do Allied Lecture hall, amphitheatre To approve Aspiration ambition, longing Expectation, wait Autonomy Bandana, kerchief Barrier, fence To block, to wedge Buddhism Vital, crucial, capital Colonial To decentralize To follow from, To denounce To point at, to indicate, to single out To arrive ahead, to outdistance Currency, motto Distinction

 Électeur (n.m.)  Enseignant (n.m.)  Établir (v.)

Voter Teacher To establish

 Synonyme (n.m.)  Taux (n.m.)  Tandis que (conj.)

 Exclure (v.)  Fédération (n.f.)

To exclude Federation

 Traité (n.m.)  Trancher (v.)

 Financer (v.)

To finance

 Tricolore (adj.)

 Force (à-de) (adv.)  Fraternité (n.f.)

By dint of Fraternity, brotherhood

 Visible (adj.)  Voiler (v.)

 Administratif (adj.)  Agir (s’) (v.)  Aisé (adj.)  Allié (n.m.)  Amphi (théâtre) (n.m.)

 Approuver (v.)  Aspiration (n.f.)  Attente (n.f.)  Autonomie (n.f.)  Bandana (n.m.)  Barrière (n.f.)  Bloquer (v.)  Bouddhiste (n.m.)  Capital (adj.)  Colonial (adj.)  Décentraliser (v.)  Découler (v.)  Dénoncer (v.)  Désigner (v.)  Devancer (v.)


 Sourd (adj.)  Tout à fait (adv.)

noiseless Deaf Absolutely, certainly, perfectly, fully

 Garantir (v.)

To guarantee

 Hymne (n.f.)  Indépendance (n.f.)  Indivisible (adj.)  Juif (n.m.)  Musulman (n.m.)

Hymn, anthem Independence Indivisible Jew Muslim

 Ostensible (adj.)  Oter (v.)  Phase (n.f.)  Prioritaire (n.f.)  Protecteur (adj.)  Providence (n.f.)  Race (n.f.)  Ratifier (v.)  Rectorat (n.m.)  Referendum (n.m.)  Réorganisation (n.f.)  Résistance (n.f.)  Revendiquer (v.)  Sénat (n .m.)

Conspicuous, clear To take off, to remove Phase, stage Having priority Protective Providence Race, breed To ratify Education office Referendum To reorganize Resistance To claim Senate

 Scolarisé (adj.)

At school

 Stable (adj.)  Suppression (n.f.)

Stable Elimination, abolition Synonym Rate While, whilst, whereas Treaty To slice, to cut, to decide Three-coloured (French) Visible To veil

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 Faucheur (n.m.)  Filiforme (adj.)  Gamme (n.f.)  Génétique (n.f.)  Illégal (adj.)

Anorexia Canine Holiday activity centre Comfortable, cosy To cultivate Defeat To disobey To intend something for somebody To challenge To overflow Dictatorship Layout, aptitude, tendency Reaper, mower Threadlike Scale, range Genetics Illegal, unlawful

 Insulte (n.f.)

Insult

 Tout de même

 Interdiction (n.f.)  Juger (v.)

Ban, forbidden, no... To judge

 Transgénique (adj.)  Tribunal correctionnel (n.m.)

 Collection (n.f.)  Coloré (adj.)

Collection Colourful, brightly coloured

 Originalité (n.f.)  Raccourcir (v.)

Originality To shorten

 Centaine (n.f.)

Hundred, about a hundred Shock, impact, crash, collision Lockers, checkroom, instructions Cockle, shell, skiff To advise against Degradation, gradation, damage, deterioration, wear and tear Dispensation, exemption To exempt somebody

 Goûter (v.)

To taste

 Marée (n.f.)

Tide

 Obéir (v.)

To obey

 Pêcher (v.)  Taguer (v.)  Tolérer (v.)

To sin To tag To tolerate

 Tract (n.m.)

Tract, leaflet

 Vendeur (n.m.)

Seller, salesperson

 Anorexie (n.f.)  Canin (adj.)  Centre aéré (n.m.)  Confortable (adj.)  Cultiver (v.)  Défaite (n.f.)  Désobéir (v.)  Destiner (v.)  Défier (v.)  Déborder (v.)  Dictature (n.f.)  Disposition (n.f.)

 Choc (n.m.)  Consigne (n.f.)  Coque (n.f.)  Déconseiller (v.)  Dégradation (n.f.)

 Dérogation (n.f.)  Dispenser (v.)


 Luxe (n.m.)  Maigre (adj.)  Mais (n.m.)  Maître (n.m.)  Mannequin (n.m.)  Militant (n.m.)  Minibus (n.m.)  Modique (adj.)

Luxury Thin Corn, maize, sweet corn Master, teacher Mannequin, model Militant Minibus Modest

 Pirate (n.m.)  Poursuite (n.f.)  Présence (n.f.)  Prouver (v.)

Pirate Pursuit, chase Presence To prove

 Réagir (v.)  Retouche (n.f.)  Sable (n.m.)  Surfer (v.)  Terrain (n.m.)

To react Alteration, retouching Sand To surf Ground, soil, plot of land, field Steady on! all the same, even so Transgenic Criminal court

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 En option  Facultatif (adj.)

from As an option, extra Optional

 Vitre (n.f.)

(Window) pane

 Abonné (adj.)  Accéder (v.)  Actuellement (adv.)

Subscriber To accede to, to rise to At present, nowadays

 Mensuel (adj.)  Naturalisation (n.f.)  Office de tourisme

Monthly Naturalisation Tourist office

 Arrondissement

District

 Oriental (adj.)

Oriental

 Assistance (n.f.)

Assistance

 Orienter (v.)

 Auprès de (prép.)

 Parvenir (faire) (v.)

 Calcul (n.m.)  Comporter (v.)  Concerné (adj.)  Conciliateur (n.m.)  Défectueux (adj.)

By, near, from, compared to Calculation, arithmetic To entail, to include Concerned Conciliatory Defective, faulty

 Plainte (n.f.)  Préférable (adj.)  Réclamation (n.f.)  Reconnaissant (adj.)  Remboursement

 Échéance (n.f.)

Date of payment

 Report (n.m.)

 Fixe (adj.)  Hôtelier (n.m.)

Fixed Hotelier, hotel manager Interruption, cut, termination, breaking off Unforgettable Juridical Mediator, intermediary, gobetween

 Responsabilité (n.f.)  Solliciter (v.)

To orientate, to direct To succeed in doing, to manage to do Complaint, moan Preferable Claim, complaint Grateful Reimbursement, repayment, refund Postponement, transfer Responsibility To beg the favour of, to solicit, to request Tourist office

(n.m.)

(n.m.)

(n.m.)

 Interruption (n.f.)

 Syndicat d’initiative (n.m.)  Thème (n.m.)  Visage (n.m.)

Theme Face

(Urban) agglomeration

 Ménager (v.)  Municipalité (n.f.)

 Circulation (n.f.)

To load, to ask somebody to ... Traffic, circulation

To spare, to use with care Municipality

 Ordure (n.f.)

 Climatisation (n.f.)

Air conditioning

 Panne (n.f.)

 Concevoir (v.)

To conceive, to imagine, to see, to understand Crèche, child-care centre, day nursery Cycle (track)

 Parfaitement (adv.)

 Inoubliable (adj.)  Juridique (adj.)  Médiateur (n.m.)

 Agglomération

(n.f.)

 Charger (v.)

 Crèche (n.f.)  Cyclable (adj)


Refuse, garbage, rubbish Breakdown, cut, "out of order" Perfectly, faultlessly, definitely

 Périphérie (n.f.)

Periphery, outskirts

 Piéton (n.m.)

Pedestrian

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 Déchet (n.m.)  Durable (adj.)  Échange (n.m.)

Waste Durable, enduring, lasting, long lasting Swap, trade, exchange

 Pionnier (n.m.)  Prévention (n.f.)

Pioneer Prevention

 Redevance (n.f.)

 Solidarité (n.f.)

Dues, fees, tax, royalties To make people aware of their responsibilities Solidarity

 Solitude (n.f.)  Soutien (n.m.)  Stationnement (n.m.)

Solitude, loneliness Support Parking

 Taxer (v.)  Tiers (n.m.)

 Éviter (v.)  Foyer (n.m.)

To raise, to breed, to erect, to elevate To engage, to invest, to commit, to slot To halt, to check Thick Equipment, facilities, infrastructure To avoid, to stand out Home, hearth, focus

 Humanitaire (adj.)

Humanitarian

 Tri (n.m.)

 Idéal (adj.)  Intégrer (v.)

Ideal To integrate, to assimilate, to enter Intervention Member

 Usager (n.m.)  Voie

To tax Third, third party, outsider Sorting out, picking out, selecting User Road, way, route

 Volume (n.m.)

Volume

 Insister (v.)

To insist

 Élever (v.)  Engager (v.)  Enrayer (v.)  Épais (adj.)  Équipement (n.m.)

 Intervention (n.f.)  Membre (n.m.)

 Responsabiliser (v.)

 Mêler (v.)

To mix

 Coupable (adj.)

Community (local authorities) Community (organization) Guilty, culprit

 Précis (adj.)

 Coquillage (n.m.)  Délicieux (adj.)

Shellfish, shell Delicious

 Préfecture (n.f.)  Régler (v.)

 Démissionner (av.)

To resign

 Réciproquement

Precise, accurate, specific Prefecture, To resolve, to pay, to set, to adjust, to settle One another, each other, vice versa

 Collectivité (n.f.)  Communauté (n.f.)

(adv.)

 Enfin (adv.)

At last, in short, after all, come on

 Accoster (v.)  Âme (n.f.)  Amuse-gueule (n.f.)  Bénir (v.)  Bizarrement (adv.)  Calcium (n.m.)  Cardiaque (adj.)  Convivialité (n.f.)

To accost, to go up to Soul Appetizer, nibbles To bless Oddly, strangely Calcium Cardiac, heart Conviviality, userfriendly To unroll, to unwind, to uncoil To lead, to manage, to run, to guide Bark, peel Boarding, embarkation

 Dérouler (v.)  Diriger (v.)  Écorce (n.f.)  Embarquement

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 Magnésium (n.m.)  Massage (n.m.)  Mosaïque (n.f.)  Pénétrer (v.)  Prêtre (n.m.)  Radis (n.m.)  Réellement (adv.)  Rhumatisme (n.m.)

Magnesium Massage Mosaic To enter, to penetrate Priest Radish Really Rheumatism

 Rajeunir (v.)

To look younger

 Romantique (adj.)

Romantic

 Royal (adj.)  Son (n.m.)

Royal Sound

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 Souper (n.m.)  Source (n.f.)

Dinner, supper Source, spring

 Flotter (v.)  Guerrier (n.m.)  Guitare (n.f.)  Herbe (n.f.)  Improviser (v.)  Louper (v.)

To fascinate Felt-tip (pen), felt pen, felt To float Warrior Guitar Grass To improvise To miss

 Sulfate (n.m.)  Tatouer (v.)  Temple (n.m.)  Unir (v.)  Vêtu (adj.)  Villageois (n.m.)

Sulphate To tattoo Temple To unite, to combine Dressed Villager

 Acquérir (v.)

To acquire, to obtain

 Débrouiller (se) (v.)

 Bavarder (v.)  Caméléon (n.m.)  Code (n.m.)  Compatriote (n.m.)

To chat, to talk Chameleon Code Compatriot, fellow countryman Behaviour

   

To manage, to cope, to make do, to get by Diplomat Nostalgic Rigid, strict To risk

 Purement (adv.)

Purely

 Applaudir (v.)

To applaud, to clap

 Façade (n.f.)

 Brique (n.f.)  Défilé (n.m.)

Brick Parade, march, fashion show Disguised, in fancy dress Traffic jam

 Géant (adj.)  Marionnette (n.f.)

Façade, outward appearance, front wall Giant Puppet, marionette

 Fasciner (v.)  Feutre (n.m.)

 Comportement

Diplomate (n.m.) Nostalgique (adj.) Rigide (adj.) Risquer (v.)

(n.m.)

 Déguisé (adj.)  Embouteillage

 Obligatoire (adj.)  Sculpté (adj.)

Compulsory, obligatory Sculpted, carved

(n.m.)

Aggression, assault  Agression (n.f.) Blackmail  Chantage (n.m.)  Conventionnel (adj.) Conventional, conformist Depression,  Dépression (n.f.) depressiveness  Déroulement (n.m.) Course Legislation  Législation (n.f.) Offensive  Offensive (n.f.)


 Officiellement (adv.)  Provocation (n.f.)  Rémunération (n.f.)  Sacro-saint (adj.)  Supplier (v.)  Ultimatum (n.m.)  Viré (adj.)

Officially Provocation Remuneration, payment Sacrosanct, sacred To implore, to beg Ultimatum Sacked, thrown out, kicked

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 Aval (n.m.)  Bénéfice (n.m.)  Coincer (v.)

 Concentrer (se) (v.)  Consultation (n.f.)

Downstream, downhill, support, authorization Profit, benefit To corner, to nab, to catch out, to put on the spot, to stick, to wedge, to jam To concentrate Consultation, consulting, browsing

Gait, walk, steps, procedures To chain, to put in  Enchaîner (v.) chains, to link up  Épouvantable (adj.) Awful, dreadful  Illusionnisme (n.m.) Illusionism, conjuring tricks Awkwardness, blunder  Maladresse (n.f.)

 Marge (n.f.)

Margin

 Nappe (n.f.)  Prétendre (v.)

Tablecloth To claim

 Raté (adj.)  Résister (v.)

Failed, spoilt, missed To resist, to withstand, to stand up To make a scene

 Faire une scène (loc. verb.)  Sceptique (adj.)

Sceptic, sceptical

 Type (n.m.)  Visiblement (adv.)

Guy, man, type, kind Obviously, visibly

 Voyante (n.f.)

Fortune-teller

Confrontation

 Engager (v.)

 Débarrasser (v.)

To clear, to take off

 Gouvernante (n.f.)

 Dérouler (v.)  Dissoudre (v.)

To unwind, to unroll To dissolve

 Maîtresse (n.f.)  Manifester (v.)

 Emprisonner (v.)

To imprison

 Paralyser (v.)

To engage, to start, to commit, to bind, to insert, to hire Housekeeper, governess Mistress To demonstrate, to show, to express To paralyse

 Angoisse (n.f.)

Anguish, angst, anxiety Dependence, membership To root out, to tear out Atrocious, horrifying Known Informer

 Inaudible (adj.)

Inaudible

 Infernal (adj.)

Infernal, hellish

 Infiltré (adj.)  Possession (n.f.)  Répertorié (adj.)  Surveillance (n.f.)

Infiltrated Possession Listed, indexed Supervision, surveillance Pile, heap, a lot of Terrifying, amazing To twist To track, to hunt down

 Démarche (n.f.)

 Affrontement

(n.m.)

 Appartenance (n.f.)  Arracher (v.)  Atroce adj.)  Avérer (v.)  Délateur (n.m.)  Éparpiller (v.)  Flot (n.m.)  Fou rire (n.m.)  Fraudeur (n.m.)

To scatter Flood, stream, torrent A fit of the giggles (guilty of) fraud, cheat (smuggler, tax evader)


 Tas (n.m.)  Terrifiant (adj.)  Tordre (se) (v.)  Traquer (v.)

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 Improductif (adj.)

Unproductive

 Assorti (adj.)

(Futile) perseverance, determination Assorted, matched

 Laxiste (adj.)

 Avaler (v.)  Culpabilisateur

To swallow Make feel guilty

 Mettre à part (v.)  Perpétuation (n.f.)

Lenient, soft, lax, laxist To put aside Perpetuation

To digest

 Redoublement

 Acharnement

(n.m.)

(adj.)

 Digérer (v.)

Malfunction, malfunctioning To graze, to come close to touching

 Résoudre (v.)

Repeating a year at school, redoubling To resolve, to solve

Agent increasing the risk of accident Acquisition To aggravate Easy to transform, flexible, convertible Blinded To cannibalise Capability, capacity, ability Ice-cream cone

 Décret (n.m.)

Decree

 Éplucher (v.)  Indifférence (n.f.)  Indignation (n.f.)

To peel Indifferent Indignation

 Lancement (n.m.)  Obsolète (adj.)  Unification (n.f.)

Launch Obsolete Unification

 Vecteur (n.m.)

Vector, carrier

 Victime (n.f.)

Victim

 Manie (n.f.)  Piqûre (n.f.)  Rentabiliser (v.)  Somme (n.f.)  Vernis (n.m.)

Mania, obsession, habit Prick, sting, injection To make profitable Sum Varnish

 Verrue (n.f.)  Vigilance (n.f.)  Virus (n.m.)

Wart Vigilance Virus

(n.m.)

 Dysfonctionnement (n.m.)

 Frôler (v.)

 Accidentogène (adj.)  Acquisition (n.f.)  Aggraver (v.)  Aménageable (adj.)  Aveuglé (adj.)  Cannibaliser (v.)  Capacité (n.f.)  Cornet de glace (n.m.)

 Coutume (n.f.)

 Amer (adj.)

Custom

Bitter

To make sleepy  Assoupir (v.)  Concentration (n.f.) Concentration Cramp  Crampe (n.f.) To relax, to soothe, to  Délasser (v.) refresh  Démangeaison (n.f.) Itch Detestable, hateful  Détestable (adj.) To evacuate, to drain  Évacuer (v.) off Écho B1.1 – Lexique franco‐anglais © CLE International®, 2012

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 Figuier (n.m.)  Gonflement (n.m.)

Fig tree Swelling

 Vitamine (n.f.)

 Allure (n.f.)  Assassiner (v.)

 Gilet (n.m.)  Révolutionnaire

 Estomac (n.m.)  Extrémiste (n.m.)

Pace, speed, look To assassinate, to murder Stomach Extremist

 Ulcère (n.m.)

Ulcer

 Abus (n.m.)  Angine (n.f.)

Abuse Angina, sore throat

 Homéopathie (n.f.)  Infarctus (n.m.)

 Appendicite (n.f.)  Artère (n.f.)  Asthme (n.m.)  Ausculter (v.)

Appendicitis Artery Asthma To auscultate, to sound the chest Pissed, bombed

 Intoxication (n.f.)  Nausée (n.f.)  Nerf (n.m.)  Opération (n.f.)

Homoeopathy Heart attack, infarct, infarction Poisoning Nausea Nerve Surgery, operation

 Bourré (adj.)

Vitamin

(n.m.)

 Ophtalmologue (n.m./f.)

Waistcoat, vest Revolutionary

Ophthalmologist, eye specialist To optimise Speech therapist

 Cardiaque (adj.)  Cardiologie (n.f.)

Heart, cardiac Cardiology

 Optimiser (v.)  Orthophoniste

 Colonne vertébrale (n.f.)  Convalescence (n.f.)  Côte (n.f.)  Dénicher (v.)  Dentiste (n.m.)  Dermatologue (n.m.)  Désinfecter (v.)

Backbone, spinal column Convalescence Rib, coast, slope To find, to discover Dentist Dermatologist To disinfect

 Ostéopathe (n.m./f.)

Osteopath Dressing, bandage Paediatrician Pip, seed, trouble Precept Psychiatrist Psychotherapist

 Dissuader (v.)  Douleur (n.f.)

To dissuade Pain

 Pansement (n.m.)  Pédiatre (n.m.)  Pépin (n.m.)  Précepte (n.m.)  Psychiatre (n.m./f.)  Psychothérapie (n.f.)  Radiologue (n.m./f.)  Rhumatologue

 Échographie (n.f.)  Équité (n.f.)

Ultrasound scan Equity

 Rhume (n.m.)  Ronger (v.)

 Évanouir (v.)  Éventail (n.m.)

To faint Fan, range

 Tempe (n.f.)  Tension (n.f.)

 Fièvre (n.f.)  Froncer (v.)  Gratter (v.)  Grippe (n.f.)  Gynécologue (n.m.)

Fever To frown To scratch Flu, influenza Gynaecologist

 Toubib (n.m.)  Ulcère (n.m.)  Urgence (n.f.)  Urticaire (n.f.)


(n.m./f.)

(n.m./f.)

Radiologist Rheumatologist Cold, fever To gnaw, to wear away Temple Blood pressure, tension, voltage Doctor Ulcer Urgency Urticaria, nettle rash

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