-
mette la main a\ la pa/\te.
to lend a hand, to help s/o do s/th.
-
-
le riverain
resident, local.
-
riverain.
- bordering, stretching along;
- riverside, waterside, riparian.
-
costaud.
dough, hefty, beefy.
-
-
a\ moyenne e/che/ance.
at mid-point, mid term.
-
en vrac.
in bulk, higgledy-piggledy.
-
transporteur en vrac.
bulk carrier.
-
un ence/pagement.
wind stock plantings.
-
-
le ce/pagement.
variety of vine, grape variety.
-
radie/ (de)
struck off, removed (from).
-
-
fro/\ler.
come close to, skirt, brush.
-
notamment.
especialy, particularly.
-
d'autant que.
especially as, particularly as. as far as.
-
ce n'est pas sorcier.
it isn't rocket science.
-
borgne.
blind in one eye; shady.
-
a\ coeur serre/.
heavy hearted.
-
a\ coeur brise/.
broken hearted.
-
un portrait-robot.
composite sketch.
-
prendre de court.
catch off-guard, unawares.
-
mirobolant.
unrealistic, fabulous.
-
eclairer la laterne de qqn.
enlighten sb, put sb in the picture.
-
haie d'honneur.
guard of honor.
-
de/risoire.
- derisory, pathetic, ridiculous;
- (price) insignificant, minimal, low.
-
de toute sorte.
all sorts.
-
souder a\ la chair.
bonded with the flesh.
-
-
-
renouer.
renew, reestablish, revive, keep alive.
-
-
peureux.
- fearful, apprehensive;
- jittery, uneasy, spooked.
-
un volet.
- shutter, blind;
- part, section, component.
-
une tranche.
slice, edge, part, round, group, bracket.
-
trancher.
- slice, cut, chop;
- judge, decide, solve, cut short.
-
ca me tourne en bourrique.
that will drive me crazy.
-
-
faire tourner en bourrique.
to drive sb nuts, up the wall.
-
-
pallier.
compensate, overcome, mitigate.
-
une cellule souche.
stem cell.
-
les gueles casse/es.
disfigured faces. (ww1, result of war wounds, poor surgery).
-
battu en breche.
penetrated, beat (bre\che=breach)
-
la bre\che
- breach, gap, hole;
- chip, chink.
-
-
-
la ve/tuste/.
dilapidation.
-
la ferronnnerie.
iron works.
-
la de/sinvolture.
casualness.
-
la aisance.
- ease, poise, facility;
- affluence, wealth;
-
les aisance.
lavatory, rest room.
-
cotiser.
contribute, pay into.
-
une cotisation.
- subscription; dues;
- collection, contribution.
-
se ga/\ter.
- take a turn for the worse, cloud over,
- worsen, degenerate.
-
-
abi/\mer.
damage, ruin, spoil.
-
s'abi/\mer.
- sink;
- fall into disrepair,
- spoil, go bad.
-
un abi/\me.
- abyss, chasm, gulf;
- depths of despair, lowest ebb.
-
au bord du abi/\me/
at the edge of the abyss.
-
au bord du gouffre.
at the edge of the abyss.
-
un gouffre.
- chasm, abyss, gulf;
- money pit; depths.
-
e/pineux, e/pineuse.
thorny, prickly, delicate.
-
une embellie.
bright spell, lull (in bad conditions).
-
de pire en pire.
downward spiral.
-
-
-
a\ haut de/bit.
high download speed.
-
inne/.
innate, unborn, natural.
-
l'inne/ et l'acquis.
nature vs. nurture.
-
virer.
- turn, veer.
- (slang) sack, fire.
-
-
s'arroger.
assume (without right).
-
s'arroger le droit de.
assume the right to.
-
le gage
- token, wages, pay, foreit,
- pledge, deposit, security,
- guarantee, hired/contract.
-
le\se-majeste/.
crime against sovereign power, treason.
-
tenir les rangs.
kept their line/rank.
-
-
-
-
moelle e/pinie\re.
spinal cord.
-
pourri jusqu' a\ la moelle.
rotten to the core.
-
-
-
a\ jeun.
on an empty stomach.
-
un choeur.
choir; chorus.
-
-
-
le gou/\t.
taste, flavor, palate, aftertaste.
-
en plein essor.
booming, fast-growing.
-
un essor.
flight, rise, development.
-
repenser.
- think over/about;
- redesign, revamp, redo.
-
-
-
me/connu.
unknown, little known.
-
la inimitie/.
hostility, enmity.
-
amitie/.
friendship, goodwill.
-
un e/cart.
- distance, gap, space;
- difference, discrepancy, margin;
- deviation, break, swerving.
- a\ l'e/cart.
- apart, isolated.
-
exigeant.
demanding, challenging.
-
exiger.
demand, require, need, necessitate.
-
sinon.
- otherwise, if not;
- except, other than, but, save;
- if not.
-
farouche.
- fierce, savage, wild;
- timid, shy, mistrustful.
-
la haine.
hatred, hate; aversion.
-
-
un de/lire.
- excitation, frenzy;
- delirium.
-
porte-a-faux.
cantilever, unsupported overhang; awkward.
-
e/tre en porte-a-faux.
to be in an awkward position.
-
-
-
-
-
la quintessence.
- quintessence;
- pure/concentrated essence of a substance.
-
la prouesse.
expoit, feat (prowess).
-
-
-
accoi/tre.
- heighten, increase, intensify;
- increase, augment;
- mount, grow, intensify.
-
remporter.
win, bring back.
-
une provocaion de trop.
one provocation/incitation too many.
-
une goutte qui fait de/border le vase.
the drop that made the bucket overflow.
-
-
le regain.
resurgence, revival, renewal.
-
e/prouve/e.
tried, tested.
-
e/prouver.
feel, experience, try, test.
-
bailleurs de fonds.
donators.
-
a demi mots.
in covered terms.
-
se solder par.
result in, end by.
-
se solder par un exce/dent--de/ficit--de.
end in a profit--shortfall--of.
-
-
s'acharner.
- a =persist in, persevere in, strive for;
- sur =attack, harass; hammer away at;
- contre =take it out on somebody;
-
l'acharnement(m);
the relentlessness.
-
se requinquer.
recover, perk up, pep up, refresh.
-
-
la se/quelle.
after-effect, consequence, legacy.
-
ronger.
gnaw at, eat into, wear away.
-
-
purulent.
suppurating, infected/pussy.
-
le fle/au.
plague, scourge, bane, curse, flail.
-
accro.
addicted; hooked, fanatic.
-
faire a malaise.
black out, faint.
-
perdre conscience.
faint.
-
-
-
verrouiller.
to lock, bolt, cordon off, close off.
-
-
le sevrage.
weaning, withdrawal, quitting.
-
e/tre manque.
withdrawal.
-
le manque.
lack, shortage, deficiency, insufficiency, absence, flaw, error, fault, gap, hole, empty space.
-
de/busquer.
track down, flush out, drive out.
-
un essor.
flight (litt); rise, development.
-
-
de/charne/.
scrawny, scraggy, skin and bones.
-
re/diger.
write, compose, compile.
-
-
se taper desssus.
get beat down by.
-
le rendement.
yield, productivity, output.
-
-
le turbin.
job, daily grind.
-
aller au turbin.
to go to the mines.
-
le plus sachant.
educated.
-
-
-
le rebouteux.
bone setter.
-
en de/pit de.
despite, in spite of.
-
magre/.
despite, in spite of.
-
-
-
le gosse.
kid, brat, chap.
-
la creche.
childcare center, day nursery.
-
la halte-garderie.
childcare center, (hourly care).
-
effleurer.
- shim, graze, touch;
- touch upon, skim through;
- scratch, scrape, graze;
- cross one's mind, occur to one.
-
faire une toile.
go to cinema.
-
-
un lotissement.
development.
-
bien loti.
be well off, well provided for.
-
mal loti.
to be badly off, poorly provided for.
-
HLM
habitations loye/e modere/e.
-
l'engouement.
infatuation, passion.
-
le de/fi.
- challenge, defiance;
- challenge (difficult to attain.)
-
-
tapageuse.
- noisy, rowdy, showy,
- flashy, obstrusive;
-
insense/.
- senseless, foolish, insane, crazy;
- enormous, huge, ridiculousl
- insane, mad, crazy.
-
un insense/.
madman, mad person, insane person.
-
fourmiller
swarm, teaming with, crawling with, tingle.
-
-
-
les fourmis.
pins and needles.
-
raffoler.
- to be crazy about, wild about,
- love, adore, delight.
-
-
le me/tis, la me/tisse.
mixed race person, crossbreed, hybrid.
-
s'emparer.
seize, take possession of, grasp, take hold of.
-
aller de pair.
to go together.
-
feutrer.
- to felt (textile)
- to pad/line with felt.
-
-
-
les mœurs (moers).
customs, habit, traditions, morals, mores, behavior.
-
le bouchon.
traffic jam, bottleneck, blockage.
-
l'embouteillage.
- log jam, traffic jam;
- bottling.
-
-
les heures de pointe.
rush hour.
-
les heures de creuse.
non-rush / off-peak hour
-
sansquoi.
without which; otherwise.
-
sinon.
- if not, otherwise;
- except, other than, save.
-
fixe/s sur son sort.
know his fate.
-
au peigne fin.
w. fine-tooth comb.
-
-
maculer.
blur, stain, smudge.
-
embourbe/.
stuck (in mud), bogged down.
-
s'e/taler.
spread out, stretch over.
-
bonde/.
crowded, full, packed.
-
-
faire l'appel.
call the roll.
-
manquer l'appel.
missing, not be present.
-
pourvoir en cassation.
- appeal, go to appeals court;
- equip, fit with, provide with;
- provide for, cater for.
-
recours en cassation.
recourse to appeals court.
-
le recours.
- resort, solution, recourse;
- help, aid;
- plea, submission.
-
dessaisir.
- relinquish, part with,
- give up.
-
soustraire.
subtract, take away.
-
prescrire.
lapse, prescribe.
-
insupportable.
unbearable, insufferable.
-
donner du fil a\ re/tordre.
cause difficulties.
-
accablant.
- exhausting, oppressive (heat),
- overwhelming, damning.
-
pas la/\cher le morceau.
not spill the beans.
-
cracher le morceau.
spit it out, spill the beans.
-
-
la liasse.
bundle, batch, wad (money).
-
le repaire.
den, lair, hideout, haunt.
-
un outrage.
affront, insult, contempt of court.
-
graisser la patte.
grease the (paws) wheels.
-
-
-
-
le pot-au-rose.
hidden scecret.
-
-
en revanche.
on the contrary.
-
-
-
-
la exone/ration.
forgiveness.
-
e/\tre mal en point.
feel under the weather.
-
le sommier.
bed base, boxspring.
-
subir.
- suffer, endure, subject to.
- put up with, deal with.
-
interminable.
never ending, interminable.
-
happer.
- snatch, captivate;
- hit (by a car)
-
le long de.
along, the length of.
-
-
-
bouder.
sulk, stay away from, give cold shoulder.
-
allant de soi.
take for granted.
-
mettre en cause.
accuse, blame, suspect.
-
envergure.
large scope, scale, (wingspan).
-
le forfait.
criminal act.
-
le de/brayage.
- to disengage clutch.
- short work stoppage.
-
percevoir.
- perceive;
- receive, collect, detect, sense.
-
-
le repe\re.
- landmark, point of reference,
- marker.
-
-
un dispositif.
- measure, plan, package;
- machine, apparatus, device.
-
le pave/.
- cobblestone;
- paved street, road;
- (fig) massive book, doorstop, tome;
- (meat) slab, steak, thick slice.
-
ex aequo.
tied, draw; equally placed.
-
un coup de la te/\te.
barely.
-
-
une irruption.
bursting in, sudden entrance.
-
s'ave/rer.
- prove true, prove to be, show yourself to be;
- be proved, come true.
-
factice.
false, artificial.
-
-
le forcene/.
madman, deranged.
-
indemne/.
unharmed, uninjured, unscathed, uninfluenced.
-
sain-et-sauf.
safe and sound.
-
le morceau.
- bit, piece, morsel, slice, fragment,
- passage, excerpt;
- hunk, eye-candy, dish.
-
la rixe.
fight, brawl, altercation.
-
mettre en emoi.
in turmoil.
-
le crible.
scrutiny, analysis; sieve.
-
crible/.
riddled, full of holes.
-
-
-
bestial.
bestial, brutish.
-
le be/tail.
livestock, cattle.
-
tireur embusque/.
sniper.
-
tireur a\ gages.
hired killer.
-
le gage.
- wages, pay;
- pledge, deposit,
- security, guarantee.
-
mont-de-pie/te/.
pawnshop.
-
-
revendiquer un ranc,on.
claim (demand) a ransom.
-
revendiquer une acte terroriste.
claim (responsibility for) a terrrorist act.
-
tomber dans les pommes.
faint
-
haute comme 3 pommes.
knee high.
-
-
-
-
-
un escarpe/.
steep, craggy.
-
un accrochage.
clash, dispute.
-
une fronde.
litt: sling; civil war, revolution.
-
un frondeur.
a rebel, a contrarian.
-
pour ce qui est de.
in regards to, regarding.
-
la gyne/ce/e.
gynaecum (harem).
-
dire le quatre verite/s.
to tell the naked/unvarnished truth.
-
un atout.
a trump, advantage, virtue.
-
-
centre ne/vralgique.
nerve center.
-
e/\tre noir.
to be drunk.
-
une fleur bleue.
romantic, naive.
-
-
-
-
ale/atoire.
random, uncertain, unpredictable.
-
un ale/a.
hazzard, vagary, risk.
-
re/dhibitoire.
- crippling, prohibitive, deal-breaker.
- unacceptable.
-
-
-
le de/tritus.
junk, trash, debris.
-
camp de fortune.
makeshift camp, improvised shelter.
-
salubre.
unsanitary, unhealthy.
-
-
la poigne/e (de porte).
door handle;
-
la oigne/e.
handfull, fistfull.
-
la poigne/e de main.
handshake.
-
serrer le main.
shake hands.
-
a\ la force du poignet.
by your own effot.
-
-
le doyen.
elder, dean, head of faculty.
-
-
le Benjamin.
the youngest.
-
pro/\ner.
advocate, extol.
-
-
la cohue.
crowd, crush, scramble.
-
de/nouement.
outcome, conclusion.
-
-
la friandise.
candy, sweet, confectionary.
-
\a la nuit tombe/e.
at twilight.
-
clairseme/.
- scattered.
- (thin, sparse, wispy).
-
parsemer.
- scatter, strew, sprinkle.
- pepper, season.
-
-
joncher.
- cover, blanket,
- be strewn with,
- be scattered across.
-
un veau.
- calf, veal.
- fig: clunker car.
- fig: clod, slow person.
-
la contrefac,on.
counterfeit, forgery.
-
un faussaire.
forger, counterfitter.
-
un contrefacteur.
forger.
-
exce/dentaire.
in excess, extra.
-
-
Avoir du pain sur la planche.
To have hands full.
-
le calvaire.
ordeal; calvary.
-
demeurer (a\).
live; remain, stick, stay.
-
demeure/.
backward, half-witted.
-
un de/bile.
- idiot, fool, imbecile, stupid.
- mentally handicapped/challenged.
-
-
ha/\ter.
- hasten, speed up, quicken;
- bring forward; hurry, rush
-
se ha/\ter de.
rush into.
-
se de/pe/\cher.
to hurry, rush.
-
tabler sur.
bank on, count on.
-
un amateur/
- amateur, hobbyist, non-professional.
- lover, connoisseur, buff.
-
un amateur de sensations fortes.
thrill seeker.
-
encenser.
praise to the skies.
-
une e/gide.
aegis, auspirces, authority.
-
sous l'e/gide de.
under the aegis of.
-
abdiquer.
abdicate, give up.
-
-
un pilon.
drumstick; pestle.
-
pe/tillant.
- sparkling, glimmering;
- bubbly, fizzy;
- effervescent.
-
e/\tre aux anges.
- to be ecstatic,
- to be beside oneself with joy,
- be over the moon.
-
dompter.
subdue, master, train, tame.
-
la fe/brilite/.
- fever, feverishness;
- nervousness, anxiety, restlessness.
-
insolite.
bizarre, unusual, out of the ordinary, quirky.
-
e/gorger.
cut sb throat, exsanguinate, slaughter.
-
-
e/\tre enclin a\.
inclined to, subject to, liable to, disposed.
-
e/branle/.
disturbed, rattled, shaken.
-
co/\toyer.
- side-by-side, rub shoulders with, mix with,
- stand alongside, border on.
-
un mille/naire.
- millennium, thousand years,
- ancient.
-
de/opourvu.
without, lacking, devoid of.
-
une e/chauffoure/e.
clash, scuffle, skirmish.
-
-
les e/gards.
consideration.
-
un e/gard.
consideration.
-
un de/bouche/.
opening, prospect, outlet, end.
-
une investiture.
inauguration, investiture.
-
aux abois.
in dire straits, in desperate straits.
-
-
un quai.
platform, quay, wharf, dock, embankment.
-
-
de/pite/.
disappointed, let down.
-
la de/rive.
- drift, drifting;
- downward slide/spiral;
- tailfin (plane), keel (boat).
-
sombrer dans.
lapse into (alcoholism/depression).
-
couler.
sink; ruin; flow; run; trickle, leak.
-
-
faire les choux gras.
benefit from, gain.
-
-
planer.
- glide, soar;
- daydream, head in clouds.
-
un echiquier.
chessboard.
-
briguer.
aspire to, set sights on, crave.
-
e/pineux.
thorny, prickly, delicate.
-
insuffler.
inspire, breathe life into.
-
un temps fort.
upbeat, highlight.
-
savoir ou\ le ba/\t blesse.
- (lit) know where the packsaddle hurts.
- the true/hidden/ cause of trouble.
-
baiser pavilion.
lower the flag/concede and go home.
-
monter au cre/neau.
- step into the breach;
- defend the position.
-
le cre/neau
gap, slot, windown, opportunity, crenel.
-
la tractation.
(secret) negotiation.
-
de/frayer.
- (lit) defray, pay up.
- (fig) be subject of gossip.
-
le pansement.
bandage, dressing.
-
a\ l'insu de.
unbeknown(st).
-
-
la inge/rence.
interference, intrusion.
-
les industries pointe/es.
high tech industry.
-
un onglet.
- thumb index, tab;
- mitre box;
- prime cut of beef.
-
inconscient.
- reckless, rash, careless,
- unaware, oblivious;
- unconscious, subconscious.
-
au grand dam.
to the great displeasure.
-
a fleur de peau.
- thin skinned.
- (highly) sensitive.
-
chair de poule.
goose bumps.
-
fourmis dans les jambes.
leg fell asleep; pins and needles.
-
La promiscuite/.
- Being crowded;
- over-closeness.
-
-
Le fautif.
- To blame, at fault, guilty.
- Inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous.
-
La main d'oevre.
Workforce.
-
D'ores et de/ja\.
Already.
-
Battre le pavillon.
Fly the flag (registry).
-
Rentisser.
Ring out, resound.
-
Les me/andres.
Twist and turns.
-
Le me/andre.
Meander, meandering.
-
Le cheval de bataille.
Soapbox.
-
Libeller.
- Draw up, fill in,
- formulate, word.
-
Re/diger.
- Write; draft (contract/advert);
- enact a bill.
-
La consigne.
- Deposit;
- order, instructions.
-
Se faire de/sirer.
To yearn, to play hard to get.
-
Une rame.
- Paddle, oar;
- ream, packet, wad;
- (row of) carriage, train.
-
Rompus a toutes... (rompre)
accustomed to all... (break).
-
La captation.
- Harnessing, capture.
- (sl: get it?)
- a\ pied d'oevre.
- To be ready, to start sthg.
-
-
-
Bimensuel.
Twice a month.
-
-
Bi-annuel.
Semi-annually.
-
-
D'arrache-pied
relentlessly, all the time.
-
-
Un commissaire-priseur.
Auctioneer.
-
le colistier.
the running mate.
-
un isoloir.
voting booth.
-
-
le de/pouillement.
vote counting.
-
de/pouiller.
- skin, strip, denude;
- disposses, sanitize;
- study, dissect;
- count (vote).
-
se de/pouiller.
divest yourself of.
-
la de/pouillle.
body, corpse, cadaver, remains.
-
singulier.
- one of a kind, special,
- extraordinary.
-
e/craser.
strike, run over.
-
-
-
reconduire (un contrat).
renew (a contract).
-
octroyer.
to get a patent.
-
autoriser.
authorise, grant.
-
-
dans le collimateur.
be in the crosshairs.
-
-
-
des biens foncier.
real estate.
-
des biens immobilier.
real estate.
-
me/nager.
to spare, conserve.
-
se me/nager.
hold back, retain, keep back.
-
entraver.
hinder, hamper.
-
-
-
-
le bagnard.
penal colonist.
-
le boulet.
the ball (and chain).
-
le boulet.
cannonball, millstone, drag.
-
-
contre-poids.
balance, counter-weight.
-
-
PACS
le Pacte Civile de Solidarite/.
-
union civile du droit francais.
civil union.
-
-
-
une e/cheance.
deadline, expiration.
-
-
-
eriger.
erect (a barricade).
-
-
-
retentir.
ring out, resound.
-
un e/clat.
- sliver, shard, splinter;
- radience, glare, sparkle.
-
alourdir.
- to make heavy, gain weight.
- slow down, bog down.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
le ressortissant.
national.
-
-
-
-
toque en fourrure.
fur hat.
-
un differend.
- disagreement,
- difference of opinion.
-
un de/saccord.
disagreement, dispute, discord, clash.
-
le litige.
dispute, contention, litigation.
-
assourdissant.
deafening.
-
le crepuscule.
dusk, twilight.
-
-
se croire.
who do you think you are.
-
-
crapuleux.
base, villainous.
-
avec davantage.
with evermore.
-
pays de cocagne.
- never-never land.
- land of plenty.
-
-
-
en liesse.
in jubilation.
-
e/chouer.
- fail.
- beach, run aground.
- end up (at=a\)
-
-
-
-
tancer.
- arraign; reprove.
- (accuser moralement).
-
solder.
- clear, settle;
- sell of, discount.
-
se solder (par).
end (in).
-
une pleiade.
a multitude of.
-
une navette.
a (space) shuttle
-
un vaisseau.
a ship, vessel.
-
un vaisseau sanguin.
a blood vessel.
-
un fichier.
a (computer) file.
-
le portaille.
a portal, webpage
-
se targuer.
to pride, boast.
-
-
le phare.
- light, beacon, light house;
- head lights, front beams.
-
un produit phare.
sales leader, star product.
-
des phares brouillard.
fog lights.
-
bouder.
sulk, stay away from (things, products).
-
alunir.
land on the moon.
-
-
-
-
-
la nappe phre/atique.
water table.
-
un engouement
- passion, enthusiasm,
- infatuation, fondness.
-
-
les bronches(f)
bronchial tubes, air passages.
-
porter atteinte a\.
harm, detract.
-
-
-
de/brayer.
- depress clutch pedal;
- be off duty, take a break.
- also: small strike.
-
a\ l'appui.
- in support of;
- backed up by.
-
adhe/rer.
- join, become member;
- agree with, adhere to;
- adhere, stick (glue).
-
abonnner (qqn a\).
buy a subscription (for someone).
-
-
s'inscrire a\.
register with, sign up for, enroll, join.
-
-
la filie\re.
- industry, sector;
- channel, network.
- course, subject, option.
-
se chevaucher.
overlap, straddle.
-
le be/ne/fice.
- profit;
- benefit, advantage.
-
le de/ficit.
deficit; shortfall, lack, gap.
-
le plafond de la dette.
debt ceiling.
-
-
la falaise fiscale.
fiscal cliff.
-
la de/pre/ciation.
depreciation.
-
-
la moindre.
lesser, lower.
-
la moindre des choses.
the least I can do.
-
de/gringoler.
- tumble down, crash down.
- slump, tumble, collapse.
-
une de/gringolade.
collapse, fall, tumble.
-
-
-
-
-
de/pensier.
spendthrift, big spender.
-
ge/ne/reux.
- generous (person);
- large (meal);
- fertile (soil).
-
le scrutin.
poll, ballot, election, vote.
-
aux urnes.
to the voting booths.
-
briguer (un mandat).
crave, sollicit, aspire to, set sights.
-
en lice.
in competition. for.
-
une fraude e/lectorale.
electoral fraud.
-
le suffrage.
vote, suffrage.
-
-
de/missioner.
resign, abdicate, give up.
-
limoger.
dismiss, relieve of command.
-
de/chu.
fallen, deposed, defeated.
-
la circonscription.
precinct, ward.
-
-
au fil de.
over the course of.
-
tenir la corde.
inside track, upper hand.
-
s'affranchir (de).
to free s/o from s/th.
-
la franchise.
frankness, outspokenness, straightforwardness.
-
franc parler.
directness, outspokenness.
-
franc.
frank, open, pure. (free of).
-
zone franche.
tax free zone.
-
-
-
le bastion.
- bastion, stronghold;
- castle, fortification.
-
le fief.
fiefdom, kingdom, stronghold.
-
-
-
-
-
la cre/mation.
cremation.
-
-
le massif (de)
mountain range.
-
le fauteuil.
seat, (fig: position).
-
le portefeuille.
portfolio (fig: position).
-
-
-
ine/dite.
never published.
-
jamais vue.
never published/seen.
-
une apothe/ose.
high point, grand finale.
-
-
-
gagner sur le fil.
winning by a hair.
-
gagner de justesse..
winning by a narrow margin.
-
la rancune.
grudge, resentment, hard feelings.
-
sans rancune.
no hard feelings.
-
river.
attach, fasten, link, rivet, clinch, bind.
-
-
le cha/\timent.
punishment.
-
-
-
comble (de bonheur).
fulfilled, overjoyed.
-
une nuit blanche.
sleepless night.
-
une e/quipppe e/lance/.
a team on a roll.
-
flouter le visage.
making face indistinguishable.
-
-
flou.
- blurred, fuzzy, out of focus.
- hazy, unfocussed.
-
un essor.
- fligh;
- rise, development.
-
en plein essor.
booming, fast-growing.
-
e/\tre en plein essor.
to boom.
-
prendre un nouvel essor.
enjoy a new boom.
-
e/\tre a\ de/couvert.
- be in the red, overdrawn;
- to be discovered; visible.
-
un che\que en bois.
bad (rubber) check.
-
-
une embuscade.
an ambush.
-
-
GIGN.
- Groupe d'intervention de la gendarmerie.
- Gendarmes specialized unit (anti-terror).
-
une gaffe.
blunder, boob.
-
une bavure.
blunder, error.
-
-
-
une perquisition
search, raid.
-
le mandat de perquisition.
search warrant.
-
une perquisition a\ domicile.
house search.
-
un motif.
- a pattern, motif;
- a motive, reason.
-
e/pier.
- observe, spy;
- watch for, look out for;
-
ban d'essai.
testing, trials.
-
une greffe.
(skin)graft; transplant;
-
un atout.
- trump (card);
- virtue, asset;
- attractive feature.
-
-
de/celer.
- to detect, discover.
- find, reveal, indicate.
-
de/celable.
detectable, discernable.
-
-
rendre possible.
make possible.
-
pre/alable.
preliminary, preceding, prior to.
-
un pre/alable.
precondition, prerequisite.
-
de/gage/.
- clear, open, unoccupied;
- cloudless (sky)
- bare (neck)
- (fig) unconstrained, uninvolved.
-
d'ores et de/ja\.
already.
-
re/cidiver.
- reoffend, repeat offender.
- (cancer) recur, come back.
-
un sursis.
- a deferment;
- suspended sentence.
-
en sursis.
borrowed time.
-
une lampadaire.
streetlight.
-
une manette.
a controller.
-
-
un biberon.
a (baby) bottle.
-
inculquer.
educate, instill, teach.
-
retomber en enfance.
relive your childhood.
-
a\ l'instar de.
like, following the example of.
-
de/pister.
track down, discover, detect.
-
perce/e, la.
breakthrough.
-
chomage, le.
unemployment.
-
e/\tre mis au chomage.
to be unemployed.
-
pole-emploi.
to be unemployed.
-
chomeur (=poleur).
unemployed.
-
licencier.
dismiss, fire, sack, lay-off.
-
-
-
faire faillite.
go bankrupt.
-
de/poser le bilan.
go bankrupt.
-
en liquidation.
go bankrupt.
-
allocation chomage, la.
unemployment benefits.
-
allocation famille, la.
family allowance.
-
indemnite/ de depart, la.
severance pay.
-
subvention (aide de l'Etat).
subsidy, grant.
-
CDI (contrat a\ dure/e inde/termine/e), le.
permanent contract.
-
CDD (contrat a\ dure/e de/termine/e), le.
temporary/fixed-term contract.
-
porteur d'avenir, le.
future growth industries.
-
de/bouche/s.
opportunities.
-
secteur en de/clin.
shrinking industry.
-
de plein gre/.
willingly.
-
de ma volonte/.
willingly.
-
de/missionner (de).
resign (from).
-
prudhomme, le.
tribunal, labor board.
-
-
crise financie\re.
financial crisis.
-
crise economique.
economic crisis.
-
des me/sures d'austerite/.
austerity measures.
-
vivre dans pre/carite/.
living in insecurity.
-
vivre sous le seuil de la pauvrete/.
living under the poverty line.
-
postuler pour un emploi.
apply for a job.
-
postulant, un.
candidate.
-
ine/luctable.
inevitable, unavoidable.
-
-
-
DOM (Departement Outre Mer).
overseas department.
-
TOM (Territoire Outre Mer)
overseas territory.
-
Outre Atlantique.
the americas.
-
accru (accroi/\tre).
increase, augment, intensify.
-
de/croitre (baisse).
decrease.
-
accroi/\tre (hausse).
increase.
-
-
renflouer.
refloat, bail out.
-
-
rallonge, la.
extension, advance (payment).
-
-
-
-
-
-
imposer.
impose, force; require, oblige.
-
impo/\t, le.
tax, levy;IRS, revenue.
-
-
e/clabousser.
- splash, splatter; tarnish, sully, besmirch;
- put down, scorn, slight, belittle.
-
contribuables, le.
taxpayer.
-
exiger.
to demand, require, need, necessitate.
-
revenu.
income, earnings, revenue.
-
de/sabuse/.
disillusioned, disappointed.
-
e/claircie.
sunny spell, respite, hiatus.
-
lever le pied.
- slow down, stop;
- ease up on gas pedal.
-
contestation.
contesting, questioning, dispute, debate.
-
mouvement social.
social movement.
-
le piquet de gre\ve.
picket line.
-
compte-gouttes.
- (eye) dropper;
- (fig) piece meal, sparingly.
-
travailler a\ la chai/\ne.
work the assembly line.
-
chomage technique.
lay-off.
-
le cadre, le col blank.
management.
-
-
-
de/le/ge/, le.
union spokesperson.
-
-
-
-
de/boussole/.
disoriented.
-
boussole, la.
- compass;
- (fig) barometer, indicator, guide.
-
-
casse-toi/cassez-vous.
scram.
-
-
-
dedouane/.
cleared customs,
-
vigile, le.
security guard, porter, night watchman.
-
voyoux, le.
thug, bandit, gangser, lout.
-
s'insurger.
rise up against; take up arms.
-
e/cheance, une.
term, due date.
-
-
de l'aveu de.
by the confession of.
-
passer aux aveux.
make a confession, confess.
-
limoge/.
dismiss (a worker).
-
de/chu.
fallen, deposed, defeated, removed.
-
de/missione/.
- sacked, fired;
- resign, give up, abdicae, give in.
-
drapeau en berne.
flag at half mast.
-
-
-
tourne-vis, le.
screwdriver.
-
-
-
de me/\me acabit.
of the same mold.
-
-
image terni.
tarnished image.
-
mal vieilli.
aged poorly.
-
-
huis-clos.
behind closed doors.
-
le bourreau.
executioner.
-
faire suite a\.
happen after, follow.
-
-
entacher.
sully, tarnish, mar.
-
ternir.
tarnish, damage, stain, fade.
-
-
un bastion.
bastion, stronghold, fortification, castle.
-
un fief.
fiefdom, kingdom, stronghold.
-
un berceau.
cradle, crib, birthplace.
-
un repe\re.
landmark, point of reference.
-
le revers.
- reverse, other side, back of hand;
- setback, pitfall; lapel, backhand.
-
le revers de la medaille.
the other side of the coin.
-
revers de fortune.
reversal of fortune.
-
un casse-te/\te.
- brainteaser, puzzle;
- conundrum;
- mace, club, bat.
-
grincer (dedans)
gnash, grind one's teeth.
-
bifurquer.
fork, split, branch off.
-
ramper.
- crawl; grovel;
- climb up, crawl along.
-
-
-
sceller.
to seal, conclude, ratify.
-
un verrou judiciaire.
a legal lockdown.
-
-
-
aus quatre vents.
4 winds, corners of the earth.
-
le repaire.
den, lair, hideout.
-
-
le bled.
backwater, boonies, dump, hole.
-
un trou-perdu.
god-forsaken hole, middle of nowhere.
-
la sourdine.
mute (on instrument).
-
en sourdine.
muted, at slower pace/volume.
-
brasser.
move around, shuffle.
-
a\ l'abri de.
sheltered from
-
la tre\ve.
truce, rest, break, let up.
-
nague\re.
in the past, formerly, once, long ago.
-
autrefois.
formerly, in the past.
-
jadis.
formerly, long ago.
-
anciennement.
previously, before, formerly.
-
les touches.
keys (on keyboard)
-
-
die\se.
sharp; pound sign.
-
-
-
-
onirique.
dreamy, dreamlike, fantasy.
-
l'onirsme (m).
fantasizing.
-
-
le me/pris.
scorn, disdain.
-
importun.
unwelcome, tiresome, annoying.
-
importuner.
disturb, bother, annoy.
-
ennuyer.
bore, bother, annoy.
-
agacer.
annoy, irritate, tease, get on nerves.
-
opportun.
appropriate, suitable, timely, expedient.
-
-
nuisible.
harmful, damaging, injurous, detrimental.
-
-
louper (examen, train)
- miss, let slip, pass up;
- mess up, screw up; flunk;
- botch, bungle.
-
rater
miss, fail, go wrong, spoil, mess up.
-
manquer.
- be missing, lacking;
- lack, be missing, be absent,
- miss (bus,train, plane)
- fail to keep.
-
e/chouer.
- end up, finish up;
- fail;
- beach, run aground, be washed up.
-
cale/.
clever, good, tough.
-
-
je suis tie\de.
not really for it.
-
-
ta/\ter.
- feel, palpate;
- feel weight of (de), try.
-
se ta/\ter.
- hesitate, be of 2 minds.
- touch yourself.
-
BCBG
- (bon chic, bon genre)
- preppy, yuppie, guppie.
-
BoBo.
(Bourgeois-Behe/\me).
-
de/visser.
unscrew, undo, twist.
-
CAC 40.
- Cotation Assiste/e en continu.
- Paris stock index.
-
-
-
saper.
eat away, sap, wear down.
-
e/coper.
bail out (water).
-
e/coper.
get, receive (sentence).
-
-
-
faillir.
- almost, all but;
- fail to keep, not hold to, break.
-
un tournant.
turning point, watershed.
-
un engrenage.
gears, spiral.
-
-
-
s'indigner.
to be outraged.
-
-
se de/brouiller.
to manage, sort out, get by with, handle things.
-
c'est un se/cret polichinelle.
it's hardly a secret.
-
un e/mule.
competitor, emulator, equal.
-
des yeux doux a\.
making eyes, puppy eyes.
-
-
de plein fouet.
headlong, full force (collision).
-
-
-
l'abattement (m).
- discount, reduction, allowance.
- demolition; dejection, despondency.
-
gale/rer.
have a hard time, struggle.
-
percevoir.
receive, collect.
-
-
faire la que/\te.
collection.
-
-
faire l'aumo/\ne.
charity, alms, favor.
-
-
-
-
ne pas de/semplir.
to be always full.
-
a\ co/\te/ de c,a.
on the other hand.
-
la patente.
- patent; duty, tax, levy.
- license.
-
le brevet.
patent; diploma, certificate.
-
le licence.
licence, permit, degree.
-
-
subalterne.
- subordinate, junior;
- menial, lowly; low-ranking.
-
-
une logique foncie\re.
basic, fundamental.
-
ale/atoire.
random, uncertain, unpredictable.
-
pre/alablement.
perviously, formerly, earlier, before.
-
-
-
une planche.
- plate (illustration).
- board (cutting)
- bed (garden)
- flat chested woman.
- plank, board. (wood)
-
plus que tout.
more than anything.
-
-
-
une porte coulissante.
sliding door.
-
-
-
-
-
un enseigne.
- insignia, colors.
- LTjg, ensign.
-
-
le badaud.
onlooker, rubbernecker, bystander.
-
e/\tre sure les dents.
worn out, overworked.
-
profaner.
violate, profane.
-
un e/talon.
stallion, stud.
-
ourdir un complot.
devise a plot.
-
e/carter.
dismiss, rule out.
-
outre/.
outraged, incensed.
-
-
-
-
-
e/pauler qqn.
give s/o a hand, aid, assist.
-
donner un coup de main.
give s/o a hand.
-
-
-
un caisse noire.
slush fund.
-
la plaidoirie.
defence speech.
-
-
-
une pitie/.
pity, compassion.
-
e/\tre au trousse de qqn.
be hot on s/o's heels.
-
un fait divers.
(short) news story.
-
se repencher.
to again look into, study, address.
-
se pencher.
to look into, study, address.
-
pencher.
leaning (in a certain direction).
-
dans la ligne de mire.
line of sight (fire, vision).
-
-
un juron.
curse, swear word, blasphemy.
-
les injures.
verbal abuse, insult, slander.
-
des gros mots.
swear words (SL) .
-
-
découvrir le pot aux roses.
to discover the truth.
-
po-au-roses.
secret mystery.
-
se/cret de polichinelle.
well known-secret.
-
par contumace.
in absentia.
-
-
-
-
beur (sl. verlan)
arab, descendent of Maghreb parents.
-
la barbarie.
cruelty, viciousness.
-
le tolle/.
general outcry.
-
e/coper.
- to get (a sentence);
- take the rap.
-
-
-
-
en garde a\ vue.
held for questioning, custody.
-
-
faire des aveux.
confess.
-
passer aus aveux.
confess.
-
la voirie.
road maintenance, public road network.
-
par contumace.
in absentia.
-
la contumace.
refusal to appear in court, contempt of court.
-
pots-de-vin.
on the take, bribe.
-
des dessous-table.
bribes.
-
-
le vol a\ tire
pick-pocket.
-
le vol a\ la roulotte.
theft from car.
-
agresser un passant.
harass a pedestrian.
-
semer la terreur.
instigating terror.
-
einfreindre la loi.
break the law.
-
commettre un de/lit.
break the law.
-
commettre une infraction.
break the law.
-
une infraction a\ la loi.
break the law.
-
le vol a\ l'e/talage.
shoplift.
-
le vol par effraction.
B&E.
-
les coups et blessures volontaires.
assault.
-
agir sous l'emprise de l'alcool.
act under the influence.
-
agir en e/tat d'ivresse.
act under the influence.
-
-
l'enle\vement.
kidnapper.
-
exiger une ranc,on
demand a ransom.
-
passer en fraude.
smuggle.
-
-
de/tourner des fonds.
embezzle.
-
-
un informateur.
informer.
-
un balance (sl)
informer.
-
de/pister les coupables.
track the guilty.
-
pre/lever un e/chantillon.
taking a sample.
-
elucider un affaire.
solve a case.
-
les brutalite/s policie\res.
police brutality.
-
la bavure policie\re.
police screw-up.
-
l'arre/\te/ municipal.
mayoral decree.
-
passer devant les assises.
have your day in court.
-
e/\tre inculpe/ de
being accused of.
-
infliger une peine.
inflict a sentence.
-
e/\tre passible de.
to be liable for , to be subject to.
-
purger une peine de prison.
sit out a prison term.
-
la re/clusion perpe/tuelle.
life sentence.
-
mise en liberte/ provisoire.
temporary release.
-
mise en liberte/ sous caution.
release on bail.
-
-
une affaire de fuites.
leak affair.
-
un abus de confiance.
breach of trust.
-
-
faux et usage de faux.
falsification and passing falsified documents.
-
faux-monnoyer.
counterfeiting.
-
faux-te/moinage.
false witness.
-
le guet-apens.
ambush, trap.
-
guetter.
look out, watch out.
-
voilence conjugale.
domestic violence.
-
faire la planque.
stake out.
-
-
les exactions.
violence, torture.
-
le tapage nocturne.
noise violation.
-
-
des prix de/fiant toute compe/tition.
rock bottom prices.
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se payer la te/\te a\ qqn.
making a fool of.
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plaque d'immatriculation.
licence plate.
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nume/ro logique.
licence plate.
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-
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le volet.
component, part section.
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trie/ sur le volet.
hand-picked.
-
soi-disant.
allegedly, supposed, so-called.
-
subornation de te/moin.
witness tampering.
-
e/crouer.
put behind bars, commit.
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le mandat de de/po/\t.
arrest warrant.
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-
-
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le malveillant.
threatening.
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une rebellion.
resisting arrest.
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une pagaille.
chaos, shamble.
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une melee.
scuffle, free-for-all
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une bagarre.
fight, brawl.
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une rixe.
brawl, altercation.
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-
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en avalant.
swallowing, inhaling.
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-
en vertu de.
on strength of, by virtue of, according to.
-
re/primer.
- suppress, quell, put down;
- punish; choke back (tears);
- stifle (yawn, laugher).
-
prescrire.
prescribe, stipulate.
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un braquage.
heist, hold up, robbery, stick-up, raid.
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un casse.
break in, bank robbery.
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se solder par.
result in.
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autrui.
others, other people.
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-
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le joyau.
jewel, gem, pearl.
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le fleuron.
jewel, floret.
-
-
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un chalutier.
fishing boat.
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un paque-bot.
ocean liner.
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un porte-avion.
aircraft carrier.
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-
-
-
-
-
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entrave a\ la justice.
shackles.
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-
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le ne/ant.
nothingness, void, nil, none.
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reduire a\ ne/ant.
reduce to nothing, negate.
-
-
e/grainer. (e/grener).
- rattle off, recite,
- (dire d'une facon continue
- avec une certaine ve/he/mence)
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de/biter.
- pour out, deliver, reel off.
- let flow, discharge.
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le veille.
the day before, the evel.
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le lendemain.
the next day.
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un delais.
period, extension.
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une e/che/ance.
- due date, maturity,
- completion date,
- delivery date.
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exsangue.
- very pale, battered, bloodless.
- (bled out)
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e/conomie exsangue.
dead economy, flat economy.
-
gonfler.
blow up, inflate.
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un tireur embusque/.
sniper.
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les fournitures.
supplies.
-
-
jour de mobilization.
demonstration day.
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-
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l'aveuglement.
blindness.
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mal-voyant/non-voyant.
vision-impaired.
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-
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mal-entendant.
hearing-impaired.
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-
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un handicappe/.
a handicapped person (old).
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personnne a\ mobilite/ reduite.
mobiliy-impaired person.
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maison close.
house of prostitution.
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de/gager, (slang).
clear off.
-
de/gager.
- reach, obtain, get;
- give off, release.
-
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les obse\ques.
funeral (service).
-
les fune/railles.
funeral.
-
un enterrement.
funeral, burial, interment.
-
une cre/mation.
cremation.
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un cercueil.
coffin, casket.
-
les pompes fune\bres.
funeral procession.
-
le directeur des pompes fune\bres.
funeral (procession) director.
-
croque-mort (slang).
undertaker.
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-
se recueillir.
engage in private prayer, meditate.
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recueillir.
gather, collect. get, receive, hear, take in, register, write down.
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se frayer un chemin.
make your way through.
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le recueillement.
meditation.
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le de/ferlement.
strong showing, clear expression.
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de/ferler.
break, unfold, undulate, unfurl (sails).
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pre/\ter serment.
to take oath.
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-
passer l'e/ponge.
wipe slate clean, forget about it.
-
-
une embu/\che.
trap, pitfall, snare, hazzard. danger.
-
-
compter a\ rebourse.
countdown.
-
-
au grand dam de qqn.
to sb's great displeasure.
-
le tribunal.
court, court house, bench.
-
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la peine.
punishment, sentence.
-
la peine de mort.
death sentence.
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-
-
-
-
-
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le bagnard.
the penal colony.
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le magistrat.
the magistrate.
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-
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de/lit d'initie.
insider trading.
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de/lit de fuite.
hit and run.
-
flagrant de/lit.
red-handed.
-
le Parquet.
the DA's office, Public Prosecutor.
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un advocat de la defense.
defense lawyer.
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procureur generale.
pbulic prosecutor.
-
-
le tribunal correctionnel.
magistrate's court.
-
le tribunal d'instance.
small claims court.
-
tribuna des assises.
criminal court.
-
court de cassation.
apellate court.
-
le prudhumme.
labor board.
-
le mai/\tre.
laywer title.
-
-
incarcere/.
incarcerated.
-
-
-
mettre en examen.
investigate.
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mise en examen.
indictmet.
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garde a\ vue.
held for questioning.
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a\ la barre.
to the stand.
-
pre/\ter serment.
take the oath.
-
le greffier.
clerk of the court.
-
l'huissier.
bailiff/home eviction.
-
peine de prison.
prison sentence.
-
avec 4 en sursis.
with 4 conditional.
-
e/coper.
get, receive (sentence).
-
e/coper.
to bail out (a boat).
-
-
juge par contumace.
in absentia.
-
en cavale (slang).
on the lam.
-
-
la condamnation.
condemnation.
-
un aquitte/.
- acquitted (innocent).
- found not guilty.
-
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le re/quisioire.
accusal, closing arguments for prosecution.
-
des infractions.
infractions.
-
donner un amende.
give a ticket with fine.
-
donner un proce\s-verbal.
write up, give ticket.
-
une prune (slang).
get a ticket.
-
un contrevenant.
violater, wrong doer.
-
entrer par effraction.
B&E
-
un vole a\ main arme/e.
armed robbery.
-
un vole a\ une arme blanche.
assault with a blade.
-
une caution.
- deposit (real-estate);
- bail (legal).
-
la preme/ditation.
premeditation.
-
un re/cidiviste.
recidivist.
-
-
mandat de perquisition.
search warrant.
-
perquisitionnner.
search.
-
crime a\ col blanc.
white collar crime.
-
paradis fiscale.
tax haven.
-
une escroquerie.
swindle.
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de/tournement d'argent.
embezzlement.
-
blanchiment d'argent.
money laundering.
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le casier judiciaire.
criminal record.
-
le casier judiciaire vierge.
clean record.
-
une evasion fiscale.
tax evasion.
-
le piratage informatique.
hacking, computer piracy.
-
le chef d'accusation.
indictment count.
-
le cambriolage.
burglary.
-
une effraction.
breaking and entering.
-
-
les crimes sexuelles.
sexual crimes.
-
-
le harcellement sexuelle.
sexual harassment.
-
la prostitution.
prostitution.
-
le proxenetisme.
pimping.
-
un attendat a\ la pudeur.
public indecency.
-
le garde des sceau.
minister of justice.
-
le me/dicin le/giste.
medical examiner.
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-
-
-
en liesse.
in jubilation.
-
e/chouer.
- fail.
- beach, run aground.
- end up (at=a\)
-
-
-
-
tancer.
- arraign; reprove.
- (accuser moralement).
-
solder.
- clear, settle;
- sell of, discount.
-
se solder (par).
end (in).
-
une pleiade.
a multitude of.
-
une navette.
a (space) shuttle
-
un vaisseau.
a ship, vessel.
-
un vaisseau sanguin.
a blood vessel.
-
un fichier.
a (computer) file.
-
le portaille.
a portal, webpage
-
se targuer.
to pride, boast.
-
-
le phare.
- light, beacon, light house;
- head lights, front beams.
-
un produit phare.
sales leader, star product.
-
des phares brouillard.
fog lights.
-
bouder.
sulk, stay away from (things, products).
-
alunir.
land on the moon.
-
-
-
-
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la nappe phre/atique.
water table.
-
un engouement
- passion, enthusiasm,
- infatuation, fondness.
-
-
les bronches(f)
bronchial tubes, air passages.
-
porter atteinte a\.
harm, detract.
-
-
-
de/brayer.
- depress clutch pedal;
- be off duty, take a break.
- also: small strike.
-
a\ l'appui.
- in support of;
- backed up by.
-
adhe/rer.
- join, become member;
- agree with, adhere to;
- adhere, stick (glue).
-
abonnner (qqn a\).
buy a subscription (for someone).
-
-
s'inscrire a\.
register with, sign up for, enroll, join.
-
-
la filie\re.
- industry, sector;
- channel, network.
- course, subject, option.
-
se chevaucher.
overlap, straddle.
-
le be/ne/fice.
- profit;
- benefit, advantage.
-
le de/ficit.
deficit; shortfall, lack, gap.
-
le plafond de la dette.
debt ceiling.
-
-
la falaise fiscale.
fiscal cliff.
-
la de/pre/ciation.
depreciation.
-
-
la moindre.
lesser, lower.
-
la moindre des choses.
the least I can do.
-
de/gringoler.
- tumble down, crash down.
- slump, tumble, collapse.
-
une de/gringolade.
collapse, fall, tumble.
-
-
-
-
-
de/pensier.
spendthrift, big spender.
-
ge/ne/reux.
- generous (person);
- large (meal);
- fertile (soil).
-
le scrutin.
poll, ballot, election, vote.
-
aux urnes.
to the voting booths.
-
briguer (un mandat).
crave, sollicit, aspire to, set sights.
-
en lice.
in competition. for.
-
une fraude e/lectorale.
electoral fraud.
-
le suffrage.
vote, suffrage.
-
-
de/missioner.
resign, abdicate, give up.
-
limoger.
dismiss, relieve of command.
-
de/chu.
fallen, deposed, defeated.
-
la circonscription.
precinct, ward.
-
-
au fil de.
over the course of.
-
tenir la corde.
inside track, upper hand.
-
s'affranchir (de).
to free s/o from s/th.
-
la franchise.
frankness, outspokenness, straightforwardness.
-
franc parler.
directness, outspokenness.
-
franc.
frank, open, pure. (free of).
-
zone franche.
tax free zone.
-
-
-
le bastion.
- bastion, stronghold;
- castle, fortification.
-
le fief.
fiefdom, kingdom, stronghold.
-
-
-
-
-
la cre/mation.
cremation.
-
-
le massif (de)
mountain range.
-
le fauteuil.
seat, (fig: position).
-
le portefeuille.
portfolio (fig: position).
-
-
-
ine/dite.
never published.
-
jamais vue.
never published/seen.
-
une apothe/ose.
high point, grand finale.
-
-
-
gagner sur le fil.
winning by a hair.
-
gagner de justesse..
winning by a narrow margin.
-
la rancune.
grudge, resentment, hard feelings.
-
sans rancune.
no hard feelings.
-
river.
attach, fasten, link, rivet, clinch, bind.
-
-
le cha/\timent.
punishment.
-
-
-
comble (de bonheur).
fulfilled, overjoyed.
-
une nuit blanche.
sleepless night.
-
une e/quipppe e/lance/.
a team on a roll.
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