| A | B |
|---|
| La banlieue | the suburbs |
| La capuche | the hood on a jacket |
| Trompeur, trompeuse | misleading ; deceptive ; deceitful |
| Doucement | gently |
| Le proviseur | the principal or head teacher of a school |
| Se rendre compte de | to realize (a fact) |
| D’ailleurs | besides |
| La nuance | shade or tint |
| Se passer de | to take place |
| Bourgeois | middle-class (adj.) ; bourgeois (n.) |
| Les moyens | resources/means |
| Souhaiter | to wish |
| Plier | to fold/fold up, to give in |
| Les affaires | to bustle about or to fuss about |
| Maniéré | affected (adj.) |
| Réfléchir | to think about, to reflect upon |
| Mettre une puce à l’oreille (de quelqu’un) | to intrigue or awaken someone’s doubts or suspicions ; (fam.) to give some a clue or an idea about something |
| Entamer | to start, initiate, to enter upon or open |
| La blague | a joke or a fib |
| Puer | to stink of, to stink |
| Précieux | precious ; valuable ; noble |
| Rigoler | to laugh ; to joke (about) |
| Un porte-parole | spokesman |
| Le réfectoire | canteen |
| Le soufflage | blowing ; glass blowing |
| Au courant | in the know ; informed about (le courant = draught; stream; current) |
| Une terminaison | ending |
| Être censé | to be supposed to ; to be considered |
| Le bouffon | clown |
| L’âme | soul |
| Un truc | trick, or way of doing something; a “thing” (fam.) |
| Décollé(e) | peeled off, or relaxed |
| Bouder | to sulk |
| La bêtise | stupidity |
| Déroger à | to depart from; to infringe (a law/rule) |
| En avoir marre de | to be sick of |
| La bassesse | meanness ; lowness |
| A l’affût | lying in wait for; on the look-out for |
| Avoir honte de | to be ashamed of |
| S’entendre | to agree (with) |
| Sanctionner | to sanction ; to punish |
| Aborder | to approach a person; to reach a destination; to address (a person) |
| La mauvaise foi | bad faith, to not believe in |
| En rut | a furrow track or ground, one made by vehicles |
| Refouler | to keep under control, to repress; to inhibit; to drive back (people) |
| Indigne | worthless, shameful, unworthy |
| Gamin(e) | adj- playful… noun- a child or youngster |
| Le couperet | a blade (of a knife) |
| Mesquin | mean or rude |
| Prendre à la légère | to take something without due reflection ; to take something lightly |
| Tutoyer | to use the 2nd person singular address when speaking to someone |
| Rédiger | to write, to draw up , to edit, to draft |
| Constater | to notice, to record, to verify |
| Et j’en passe | ?? |
| Tranchant | n. cutting edge ; adj. sharp, cutting |
| Rentable | Profitable |
| Faire la grève | to strike, to go on strike |
| Une étape | stage (of a process) |
| Les oreilles | ears |
| Au sein de | within ; at the heart of |
| Le portable | mobile phone |
| Alimenter | to feed, supply with, to furnish |
| Avoir une dent contre | to have a bone to pick with someone |
| Traîner | to dawdle ; to drag ; to pull ; to lag behind |
| Se balancer | to swing |
| La soumission | submission |
| Fier de | proud of |
| Se presser de | to hurry up |
| Un règlement de comptes | settling of scores |
| Empêcher | to prevent, hinder |
| Au fond | in the bottom ; at the essence (of); in the background |
| Un accueil | a cordial welcome, reception |
| Marginal | fringing ; unconventional (marginal) |
| Un saut | a leap ; a jump |
| Le but | the goal |
| Le tatouage | tatooing/ the tatoo |
| Le rang | a row or strand |
| Le niveau | the level |
| Le paysan | peasant, lower class |
| Passer une nuit blanche | to have (spend) a sleepless night |
| En décolletée | low-cut (blouse, shirt) |
| Les menottes | handcuffs |
| Rattraper | to catch up |
| C’est dommage | What a shame |
| Un geste | a sudden movement, a gesture |
| Un péché | a sin |
| Un défaut | fault (with someone’s character, a product) |
| Un compteur | a meter, a counter |
| Nul(le) | bad, weak, poor |
| En colère | angry |
| Avertir | to warn; to notify ; to inform |
| Enceinte | pregnant |
| Sombre | dark |
| La moyenne | the average |
| Le boulot | work (fam.) |
| Une mise au point | adjustment |
| Un endroit | a place |
| Boire un coup | to have a drink; to get a drink (at a restaurant) |
| Pareil | similar |
| La conduite | behavior ; conduct ; lead |
| Ravi(e) de | delighted (to) |
| Un avocat | a lawyer |
| Ça tombe bien | Perfect timing |
| Enchaîner | to link ; to move on ; to carry on ; to chain up |
| Une lacune | gap, blank, deficiency, lack |
| Prévenir | to warn ; to prevent |
| Une quête | a collection, to collect for charity, in search of news, a quest |
| Les habits | clothing, garments |
| Déranger | to disturb ; to upset ; to mess up |
| Au-delà de | beyond, hereafter (religious) ; beyond |
| Ricaner | to snigger ; to giggle |
| Embarquer | to load ; fam to take , to give a lift |
| Un mouton | sheep, mutton ; fam piece of fluff |
| Le bavardage | chattering ; gossip |
| Un avertissement | warning ; notification |
| Traiter | to treat ; to handle (problem) |
