English vocabulary Flashcards by Pierre-Rémy Boisdon

Point out

Souligner

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Jump the shark

Baisse de qualité

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forward

en avant, vers l’avant

brash = effronté, impertinent

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upset

renverser, faire chavirer, bouleverser

offend = fâcher, vexer, contrarier, rendre malade

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it’s not worth upsetting yourself over

ce n’est pas la peine de vous en faire

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slut

fille facile

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she had the radio on full blast

elle faisait marcher la radio à fond

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the machine was going at full blast

à toute allure

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we had a blast

on s’est vraiment marrés

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a whistle blast

un coup de sifflet

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blast

rugissement, explosion, sonnerie, détonation

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a blast of wind

un coup de wind

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hang out

traîner (fréquenter), résister, tenir bon, pendre

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let it all hang out

se laisser aller, se défouler

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hang out of the window

se pencher à la fenêtre, être déployé à la fenêtre (flag)

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horny

excité sexuellement, sexy

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it’s spotting with rain

il tombe quelques gouttes de pluie

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to spot

(se tâcher), se salir (pour un tapis)
repérer, trouver, déceler, apercevoir (objet, ami, talent)
accorder un avantage à
enlever (stain) = a chemical for spotting clothes (un produit pour détacher les vêtements)

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well spotted !

bien vu !

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I could spot him a mile off

Je pourrais le repérer à des kilomètres

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stain

tâche

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it’s doesn’t matter !

ça ne fait rien ! c’est pas grave !

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chatter, have a chinwag

papoter

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I love a good old natter or gab (US)

j’adore papoter

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turn up

mettre plus fort
découvrir, dénicher, déterrer (objet), révéler
remonter, retrousser, relever
apparaître, arriver, se passer

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until something better turns up

en attendant mieux

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hoity-toity

prétentieux, péteux

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fall apart

tomber en morceaux, se désagréger, s’écrouler, s’effondrer

échouer

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pitch out

jeter (ordures)

expulser, mettre à la porte

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rubbish

ordures, détritus, gravats

camelote

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rubbish!

mon oeil! et puis quoi encore!

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worthless

sans valeur, inutile

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goods

biens, marchandises, articles

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breakdown

panne, rupture (négociations), arrêt, dégradation
dépression nerveuse
décomposition

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breast

sein, poitrine

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care

soin, soins
ennui, souci
entretien

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to reach (at a compromise)

parvenir (à un compromis)

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grant

dotation

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half

moitié

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in this way

ainsi

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investigation

enquête

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level

niveau

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lightning/dazzling

fulgurant

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maneuvers

menées

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maze

dédale

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mesh

maillage

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mistake, error

faute

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davantage

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mound

monticule

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mute

muet

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network

réseau

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nevertheless

cependant

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one year ago

il y a un an

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place

endroit

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quickly

vite

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ready

prêt

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vexation

dépit

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riddle

crible, devinette, énigme

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rubble

gravats

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section,piece/side

pan

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semblance

semblant

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skeleton

squelette

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somewhere

quelque part

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square (in front of a church)

parvis

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submissive

soumis

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suspicion

soupçon

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target

cible

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thousands

millier

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to appear

apparaître

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(assembly) to sit

siéger

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(sport) winger

ailier

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acknowledgment

reconnaissance

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act, action

acte

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to dent

cabosser

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to fear

redouter

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all the more so

fortiori

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already

d’ores et déjà

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among

parmi

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anonymity

anonymat

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anywhere

n’important où

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associate (stooge)

comparse

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at bay

abois

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at home

à dominicale

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at the edge

au bord

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at the time of

lors

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beacon

phare

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behind the scenes

dans les coulisses

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beyond

au-delà

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bottle

bouteille

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carcinogenic

cancérigène

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cash-flow

chiffre d’affaires

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cheat

tricheur/euse

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conspirator

conjurer

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contempt, scorn

mépris(e)

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convenient

commode

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criminal

crapuleux

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deep

profond

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defective

débile

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discord

désaccord

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hand full

poignée

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information

renseignements

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lack

manque

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parfaitement

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range

gamme

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to enlist

enrégimenter

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to insure

assurer

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dwarf

nain

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elsewhere

ailleurs

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European (pl)

européenne

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except

hors

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fallen

chuté

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first of all

tout d’abord

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flaming brandy / hotbed of dissent

brûlot

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for trade

marchand

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foretold

susdit

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funeral

obsèques

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fuzzy, blurred

flou

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hard, painful

pénible

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harmless

inoffensif/ive

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in particular

notamment

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initiative

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interview

entretien

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just for show

pour la frime

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layoffs

licenciement

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line

file

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managing

dirigeant

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out of play

hors jeu

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perverse

vicieux(euse)

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political party

parti

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predestined

prédestinait

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pride

fierté

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proof

preuve

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reliable

fiable

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reprisal

rétorsion

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riddled with

criblé(e)

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rodent

rogner/euse

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rot

pourriture

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same

pareil

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save, without

`hormis

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secular

profane

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solid, sturdy

solide

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squared

quadrillé(e)

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star

vedette

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start

démarrage

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steel

acier

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streamer

banderole

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stuck up person

bêcheur/euse

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substitute

remplaçant

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suburbs

banlieue

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such

tel(le)

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supplier

fournisseur

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swollen

gonflé

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takeoff

décollage

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tame, tamed

apprivoise(e)

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tear

larme

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television

petit écran

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the following day

lendemain

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the leader

dirigeant

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the smallpox

variole

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this one

celle-ci

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to absorb, to compare

assimiler

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to advocate

préconiser

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to agree with

approuver

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to aim

viser

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to append

ajouter

to back up

épauler

around (in time)

vers

banner

bannière

bound by

liées

competitor/competition

concurrent

to interpret

interpréter

to master

maîtriser

to thunder forth

fulminer

to be called on the carpet

être sur la sellette

to be ironic

ironiser

to be scared stiff

avoir la trouille

to become more expensive

renchérir

to blow one’s nose

se moucher

to booby-trap

piéger

to borrow

emprunter

to break off

rompre

to bump into

buter

to burst, to break out

éclater

to buy up

racheter

to buzz off

se casser

to call to mind

évoquer

to cast off

appareiller

to change one’s mind

se raviser

to clarify

préciser

to clear

débarrasser

to contemplate

envisager

to convey

acheminer

to crumble

émietter

to crush

écraser

to decline, to give up

récuser

to disarm

désamorcer

to draw (from)

puiser

to drop

larguer

to exhaust

épuiser

to fall

choir

to fear

craindre

to feel dizzy

avoir le tournis

to fill, to satisfy

combler

to give overwhelming support to

plébisciter

to give up

céder

to go out again

ressortir

to goof up

gaffer

to graft

greffer

to grant

accorder

to have a good laugh

se marrer

to hinder, hamper

entraver

to increase

s’accroître

to invest

investir

to issue

lancer

to lead

mener

to leak

couler

to lisp

zézayer

to make dizzy

donner le tournis

to manage

se débrouiller

to march past

défiler

to offer

offrir

to pick someone up

draguer

to play for time

temporiser

to poison

empoisonner

to reach

parvenir

to regulate

régler

to remove, to take off

enlever

to replace

remplacer

to reveal

révéler

to seem, appear

paraître

to set, to place

situer

to spot

repérer

debris

décombres

deposit

consigne

event

événement

founded

fondé

helmet

casque

in spite of

malgré

to stamp out

piétiner

to stand up again

relever

to stand up against

relever

to start/to damage

entamer

to strike off

radier

to succeed

aboutir

to sulk/to turn one’s nose up at

bouder

to supply

fournir

to support

soutenir

to swallow up

engouffrer

to tar

goudronner

to tend

être porté(e)

to thunder

tonner

to track down

traquer

to turn (over)

retourner

to untangle

débrouiller

to watch out

faire gaffe

to wear out

user

unhealthy

malsain(e)

union

syndicat

waste, loss

perte

wheat

blé

willy

zizi

with whatever comes to hand

avec les moyens

to belong

appartenir

to criticize

critiquer

to hold for ransom

rançonner

to pretend

faire semblant

to retain

conserver

without flinching

sans broncher

to promise

promettre

to recede

reculer

to rip apart

éventrer

to stab

poignarder

to testify

témoigner

translator

traducteur

film

septième art

movie director

réalisateur

to establish

consacrer

undergrowth

broussailles

unusual

inhabituelle

useless

inutile

faucet

robinet

poll

sondage

section

tançons

the living proof

preuve vivant

to exercise

exercer

to tell

raconter

an endorsement

aval

ball (and chain)

boulet

breach, a gap

brèche

quest

quête

reduced

réduit

to withdraw

retirer

bash (party)

boum

fly

mouche

skill, mastery

maîtrise

stump

souche

underwear

slip

worm

ver

side

côté

starry

étoilé

test/sporting event

épreuve

to avoid

éviter

to become

devenir

to bind

lier

afternoon tea

goûter

bra

sou-tif

bull

taureau

covered playground

préau

shower or burst

gerbe

the snot

morve

decade

décennie

guinea pig

cobaye

limit

limite

mammal

mammifère

residence

demeure

the scrub, the underground

maquis

an agitation

émoi

sheep

mouton

the hair

poil

the repercussion

retentissement

the testimony

témoignage

the wool

laine

balance sheet

bilan

fear

crainte

misdemeanor

méfait

quartet

quatuor

stage (stopping place)

étape

the width

largeur

bucket

seau

diamond

diamant

goat

bouc

machine gunner

mitrailleur

serial

feuilleton

(admiration) to arouse

susciter

mute

sourdine

rifle, gun

fusil

skull

crâne

softly/quietly

en sourdine

welcome

accueil

an explosion

déflagration

demand

exigence

shelter

abri

species (of plant)

race

worry

souci

(tires) to screech

crisser

the scrap

déchet

to argue

discuter

to bet

parier

to bother

gêner

to catch

attraper

an exhaust pipe

pot d’échappement

doormat

paillasson

gate

grille

handful

poignée

skid

dérapage

to amaze, to impress

épater

(stairs) a landing

palier

search, a hunt

battu

the goal

but

the lawn

pelouse

to fail, to go off

rater

to stumble, to trip

trébucher

(administrative) channel

filière

a survey

sondage

to express

exprimer

to moderate

modérer

to seem

sembler

to wish

souhaiter

fertility

fécundité

make-up

maquillage

striping, scouring

décapage

to cheat

tricher

to erase, to rub out

effacer

to grip or hold tight

serrer

according to

selon

rage / fury

rage

thread

fil

to dedicate / to devote

vouer

to make milder / to sweeten

adoucir

to weigh

peser

appreciably

sensiblement

auto body work

carrosserie

battle

bataille

beyond

au delà de

blood

sang

bullet

balle

burst

rafale

charcoal

charbon

connections

connexions

contempt

mépris

deceased

décèdé

diversion

détournement

empty-handed

bredouille

flaw

faille

for the time being

pour l’heure

goal

but

ground floor

rez-de-chaussée

in the midst/bosom of // within

au sein de

to have a breakdown

tomber en panne

to breast

affronter, faire front

atteindre le sommet, l’arrivée

tape

la ligne d’arrivée

breaststroke

la brasse

breast-feed

allaiter, nourrir au sein

drive with care

conduire prudemment

handle with care

fragile !

due

le du

I’m leaving the matter in your care

je vous confie l’affaire

put in care/ take into care

retirer aux parents la garde de

care about

aimer quelqu’un, se soucier de quelque chose

who cares ? who do I care

Qu’est ce que ça peut bien faire ? qu’est ce que ça peut bien me faire

I couldn’t care less

ça m’est complètement égal

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