FLELex CEFR B2

impatience (the quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something)

Noun

centime

centime (hundredth of a franc, coin); cent (one-hundredth of a euro), eurocent

Noun

protestation

admission, exclamation, statement; protest, objection

Noun

tordre

to twist; to bend; to wring; to writhe

Verb

inondation

flood (overflow of water); flood, inundation (a large influx of e.g. people)

Noun

sexualité

sexuality

Noun

prélever

to take (sur from); to take (blood), remove (an organ), harvest (an organ); to take out, withdraw (money); to deduct, to subtract (numbers, or percentages)

Verb

dalle

slab, flagstone

Noun

journalisme

journalism

Noun

triomphe

triumph

Noun

maïs

corn, maize

Noun

prochainement

soon

Adverb

minimal

minimal

Adjective

pelouse

lawn; public enclosure; field, ground

Noun

flotter

to float; to flutter, to wave; to mill about

Verb

structurer

to structure

Verb

expo

an expo, an exhibition; a world's fair

Noun

inévitable

inevitable; unavoidable

Adjective

mépriser

to hate, despise, scorn, disdain

Verb

sceau

seal (pattern; design)

Noun

compensation

compensation

Noun

laser

laser (umbelliferous plant); laser

Noun

routine

routine (all senses); small path, cowpath; trick (something designed to fool)

Noun

semestre

semester; semester, term (at a school or university)

Noun

foncé

dark (having a dark shade)

Adjective

espion

spy (person who secretly watches)

Noun

enlèvement

takeoff, liftoff; removal, whether by moving, by destroying, or by erasing; abduction, kidnapping

Noun

inconscient

unthinking, unaware; unconscious; irresponsible

Adjective

rentable

profitable; cost-effective

Adjective

honteux

ashamed (feeling shame); shameful, disgraceful (causing or meriting shame or disgrace)

Adjective

observateur

observer

Noun

paniquer

to panic

Verb

décoller

to take off (i.e. a plane); to leave; unstick; to come undone, come unstuck; to behead, to decapitate

Verb

détour

detour; curve; evasion

Noun

cumuler

to accumulate; to multitask (do many things at once)

Verb

désaccord

disagreement, discord

Noun

décliner

to weaken, to sicken, to go downhill; to enumerate; to decline; to develop a range from a product; to be available (in a variety of forms, models, etc.)

Verb

redouter

to dread, to fear

Verb

déclin

decline

Noun

égo

ego, the ego

Noun

bactérie

bacterium

Noun

limitation

limitation (action of limiting)

Noun

coiffure

headwear, headgear (garment worn on one's head); hairstyle

Noun

tournant

bend, turn, corner; turning point

Noun

appellation

call (instance of calling out); a common name; appellation

Noun

abstenir

to abstain, to forbear

Verb

forestier

forested; forest-dwelling

Adjective

fracture

fracture

Noun

bannir

to banish; to ban, to proscribe, to forbid, to prohibit

Verb

superficie

surface; area (amount of 2-dimensional space); surface area

Noun

wagon

railway carriage

Noun

thérapie

therapy

Noun

biologie

biology

Noun

rempart

rampart; bulwark, defence (contre (“against”))

Noun

instar

only used in à l'instar de (“just like”)

Noun

activement

actively

Adverb

concrètement

concretely, solidly

Adverb

emprisonner

to imprison

Verb

amer

bitter; sour

Adjective

satisfaisant

satisfactory, reasonable (of a satisfactory standard); satisfying, rewarding

Adjective

ingrédient

ingredient

Noun

desservir

to serve (be the pastor of a church); to serve, to have as or in its catchment area; to clear, clear away (e.g. a table); to do a disservice, to perform ill offices (to someone)

Verb

recourir

to run again, to race again; to resort; to turn [with à ‘to a person’] (for help, etc.)

Verb

comique

comic

Adjective

appartenance

belonging; membership; aseity

Noun

pétrolier

petrol; oil

Adjective

compliment

compliment (positive comment)

Noun

femelle

female (of a species); female (human); woman, girl; girlfriend, female companion

Noun

occurrence

occurrence

Noun

commercialiser

to bring to market, to put on the market, to make available for purchase

Verb

aggraver

to worsen (to make worse); to worsen (to become worse)

Verb

incertain

uncertain; unsure

Adjective

renforcement

reinforcement; bolstering

Noun

rénover

to renew, to renovate, to revitalize

Verb

extraction

extraction

Noun

rébellion

rebellion

Noun

potable

potable; OK, passable

Adjective

déduire

to deduce; to work out; to deduct

Verb

soudain

suddenly, all of a sudden

Adverb

galère

galley (kind of ship); torturous forced labor (long done at the oars of state galleys); a terrible task, drudge, ordeal, problem; a type of oven; mason's cart, for loading building materials; a group of people having a common interest, especially a coterie of undesirable people; an unpleasant situation

Noun

surnommer

to nickname

Verb

caler

to wedge (open) (a door); to jam (machinery etc.), to stall (an engine); to stall (of driver, engine); to fill (someone) up; (of person eating) to be full; to synchronize; to chug (an alcoholic beverage); to be bald or balding, to go or be going bald

Verb

incontournable

unmissable, unavoidable, essential, inescapable, indispensable

Adjective

aléatoire

doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unpredictable; random, aleatory

Adjective

multitude

multitude

Noun

récupération

recovery; retrieval; cooptation, recuperation

Noun

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