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Censé(e)
Supposed
Être censé(e)
To be supposed to
Un dispositif
Device, plan, (system)
Le loyer
Rent
Freiner
To brake, curb
Lié
Friendly with, close to
Reposer
To rest, put down
Se reposer (de qqch)
To have a rest / recover from
Un signalement
Description, particulars, report
Disponible
Available
Un(e) locataire
Tenant
Le dépassement [d’horaire]
Overtaking, overshooting, [overrunning]
Serrer
Squeeze, tighten, grip tightly
Serrer la main de qqn
Shake sb’s hand
Se serrer
To squeeze up / huddle
Se serrer la ceinture
To tighten one’s belt
Tel(le)
Such, like
Un parcours
Journey, route, course
Un parcours de combattant
Assault course, uphill battle
Abordable
Affordable, approachable
Compter
To count, to include
Tenir compte de
Take into account, pay heed to
Sans compter
Not to mention, not counting
Un bail (pl baux)
A lease
Le crédit-bail
Leasing
Un objet
Object (a thing), subject
Faire l’objet de
Be the subject of
Un conflit
Dispute, conflict
Une amende
Fine (sanction)
(Faire) amende honorable
(Make) amends
Ainsi
Thus, so, as
Hors
Except (for)
Être hors de danger
To be out of danger
Hors d’usage, hors de service
Out of order, out of use
S’avérer
To turn out, to prove, to prove true
S’avérer faux
To prove false
Or (conj.)
Yet, but, now
L’or (nm)
Gold
La surface
Surface, area
Parmi
Among, amongst
La preuve
Proof, evidence
Le foyer
Hearth, focal spot, home
Agir
To act
S’agir
To involve, it’s about, it’s a matter of
Davantage
More, longer
Un étau
A vice (as in a tool)
Reconnaître
Recognise, admit, acknowledge
Lors de
Then, during
Un assouplissement
A softening, relaxation
Désormais
[From] now [on]
Soumettre
To submit [something]
Soumis à
Subject to
Soumis
Submissive
Supprimé(e)
Deleted
(Se) remplir
To fill up, fill out, fulfil
Troquer
To exchange, to swap
Les gants (mpl.)
Gloves
Autour
Around
Soulager qqn
To relieve smn
Net(te)
Clear, neat, definite, sharp
Lorsque
When
Auparavant
Previously, before
Tousser
To cough
Un toux
A cough
Un poing
A fist
Le plafond
Ceiling
Ôter
Remove, take off, take away
Un pardessus
Overcoat
Aucun
No, none, any
Pencher
To tilt, to lean
Se pencher
To lean over
Redresser
To straighten
Se redresser
To recover, right itself, sit up
La douleur
Pain, grief
Douloureux(euse)
Painful
Aborder
To approach, tackle, land, go into
Une cachotterie
Mystery, little secret
Faire des cachotteries
To be secretive
Un abord
A first
D’abord
At first
A contrecœur
Reluctantly
Maint(e)
Many a
À maintes reprises
Time and again
Pourtant
Yet
Quelconque
Any
Pour une raison quelconque
For some reason or another
Tromper
To deceive, mislead
Se tromper
To be mistaken, wrong
Entendre
To hear, to understand, to mean
Un échec
A failure
Un gendre
Son-in-law
Réglé
Well-ordered, ruled, settled
Dépister
To detect
Un tailleur
Suit, tailor
Inattendu(e)
Unexpected
Ajouter
To add, to append
Empêcher
To prevent
S’empêcher
To stop os. from doing sthg
Mener
To take, to lead, to manage
Un souffle
Breath, blast
Un néant
None, nothingness
Guère
Scarcely, hardly
Un âne
Donkey, ass
Méchant(e)
Nasty, naughty, vicious
La revanche
Revenge
En revanche
On the other hand, however
Apercevoir
To see, to notice, perceive
Inaperçu
Unnoticed
Pénible
Painful, tiresome
Que ce soit
Whatsoever
Qui que ce soit
Anyone, whoever it may be
Quoi que ce soit
Whatever
Sinon
Otherwise, except, if not
Parvenir
Arrive, reach, achieve
Pourtant
Yet, nevertheless
Exiger
To require, demand
À peine
Hardly, barely
La peine
Sorrow, sadness;
Difficulty, trouble;
Punishment, sentence
Éloigner
To move sth away, to take sth away
S’éloigner
To go away
La poitrine
Chest, breast
S’écrier
To exclaim, cry out
Ledit, ladite (adj)
The aforementioned
Un colis
A parcel
Secouer
To shake
Presser
To squeeze, to press
Se presser
To squeeze up, crowd
To hurry up
Le menton
Chin
Un coude
Elbow
Un soupir
A sigh
Un tuyau
Pipe, hose, a tip (advice)
La course
Running, race
Les courses
The races, shopping
Rédiger
To draft, to write
Sécher
To dry
Sec, sèche
Dry
(S’)Apprêter
To prepare, get ready for
Un maître chanteur
Blackmailer
Méprisable
Despicable; contemptible
Compter
To count
Compter faire qqch
To plan to do sth
Comme prévu
According to plan
Songeur(euse)
Pensive
Appartenir
To belong
Appartenir à qqn
To belong to smn
Un voie
A way; a railway track; a road lane
(être) en bonne voie
(to be) going well; on the right track
Heurter
To hit, collide with
Se heurter
To collide into, to crash into
Dévisager
To stare
Un mobile
A motive
Le chaleur
Heat, warmth
Le soulagement
Relief
Eloigner
To move / take sth away
S’éloigner
To go away / move away
Quant à
As for
Éprouver
To feel, to experience, (to test)
Une estrade
Stage, dias
De grande ampleur
Large-scale
Je manque les gens
People miss me
Ce qui me manque
What I miss is…
Un emploi de temps
Schedule, timetable
Décor / paysage
Scenery
Un détracteur / un opposant
Opponent
Le soutien
Support
Les gradins
Terraces, bleachers, stands / tiers (in an auditorium or stadium)
Une évocation
An evocation (something which evokes sthg)
Une bouilloire
Kettle
Souffrant
Unwell
Lasser
To weary, tire of
Se lasser
To grow weary / tired
(Se) fracasser
To smash (into)
Un gène
A gene
La gêne
Difficulty
Avec gêne
With difficulty
Gêné
Embarrassed, uncomfortable
Sans-gêne
Inconsiderate
Se méfier
Distrust
Toussoter
To cough
Vif (vive)
Lively
Étonner
Amaze
Étonné(e)
Surprised
Un écureuil
Squirrel
Faillir
To fail; almost (+ inf.)
Devancer
To lead, to be ahead of
Arracher
To pull out, to extract, to tear out
S’arracher à
To tear o.s. away from
Décousu(e)
Disjointed, disconnected
Arpenter
To pace up and down
Taire
Keep silent
Visser qqch
To screw sthg
Vissée à
Fastened, fixed, screwed on to sthg
Souriant(e)
Smiling
Bouché
Blocked
Un panier-repas
Packed lunch
Astucieux(euse)
Clever, cunning, shrewd
Charger
To load
Facturer
To invoice, to charge
Âpre
Sour, bitter, fierce
Un maillon
Link (in a chain)
Le maillon faible
The weakest link
Une émeute
Riot
Fins (prep or adv)
Purposes
À des fins commerciales
For commercial purposes
Aux seules fins de
For the sole purpose of
Un malaise
Feeling of faintness
Un poignet
Wrist
Un souci
Worry
Se dérouler
To take place
Une jument
Mare (horse)
Recoller
Fix, reattach
Reculer
Move back, reverse
Saisir
To grab, to seize, to take hold of, to enter
Fusiller
To shoot
Un accès
Access, outburst, fit
Ficher
To file, put on file
S’en ficher
To not care, have no interest
Verouiller
To lock, to bolt
User
To wear out, to wear down
Gâcher
To spoil, ruin, waste
Une gueule
Mouth
Rater
To miss (a flight), to fail, to go wrong
Une rame
An oar; a ream (of paper); a metro train
L’angoisse (f)
Anxiety
Une collation
Snack, light meal
Un(e) meneur(euse)
Leader
Une cible
Target
[Aux] abois
At bay
Être aux abois
To be in dire straits, to be desperate
Tandis
While, whereas
Tandis que
While, whereas
Une encablure
A cable’s length
Nettement
Clearly, far
Fédérer
To unite, federate
Insoumis(e)
Rebellious
A l’instar de
Like, following the example of
S’exercer
To practice, to be applied
Refuser
To refuse
Un exploit
An achievement
Une réussite
A success
Une réalisation
Realisation, fulfilment, accomplishment, work
Détenir
Hold, detain, possess
Installer
Install, set up
S’installer
Settle, move, relocate
Déposer
To table, file, deposit
Un dépôt
A deposit, warehouse, yard, cells (prison)
Déboucher
To lead [to], to result in, to unblock
Bondir
To jump, leap
À l’écart [de]
Out of the way, apart from, aside from
S’engager
Engage, commit, undertake
Engager
To engage, hire
Échapper
To escape, avoid
Tabler [sur]
To rely [on]
Le différend
[Commercial, trade] dispute
Lâche
Loose, cowardly
Lâcher
To let go, release, set free
Dépit
Spite, resentement, pique
En dépit de
Despite
Cibler
Target, identify, focus
Plusieurs
Several
Débarrasser
To clear, get rid of
Tant
So much
En tant que
As
Autant
So much, so many, as much, as many
Pourtant
Yet
D’autant que
Especially
Habiliter
To authorise
Habilité(e)
Authorised
Neuf, neuve
New
Alors
Then, so
Alors que
When, while
Bien entendu
Of course, naturally
Carcéral(e)
Prison (adj.)
Relatif à
Relating to
Un casier
Locker, rack, filing cabinet
Doué(e)
Gifted, talented
Plutôt
Rather
Cocasse
Comical, funny
Cependant
However, nevertheless
Nuisible
Harmful
Un(e) postulant(e)
Applicant
En tout
All together
En tout cas
In any case
En tout temps
Any time
En tour premier lieu
At first, in first place
Outre
Apart from, besides
En outre
Besides, moreover
Outre que
Apart from the fact that
Égard
Respect
À cet égard
In this respect
Par / sans égard pour
Out of / without respect for
Heure de pointe
Rush hour
(Se) rapprocher (de)
Move closer (to)
Constater (que)
To note, notice, record
Un constat
Report
Lier
To link, tie, bind
Se lier (avec)
To make friends (with)
Lié(e)
Very friendly with, close to, bound to
Mettre en cause
To question, implicate, call into question
Mettre hors de cause
To clear
Auparavant
Previously, beforehand
Ailleurs
Elsewhere
D’ailleurs
Besides, by the way, moreover
Par ailleurs
Furthermore, moreover
Un seuil
Threshold
Loti(e)
Well-off, lucky
Prévenir
To warn, to inform
Épargner
To save
Arborer
To display, bear, sport
Un canif
Penknife, pocket knife
Entailler
To cut, score, slash
Un pari
A bet
Se révéler
To reveal o.s., to prove (to be), to turn out (to be)
Le rapport de forces
Balance of power
Épuisant
Exhausting
Au fond (de)
All things considered, at the back/bottom of, in fact
Le tissu
Fabric, cloth
Les cuisses
Thighs
Écarter
To spread
Décevant
Disappointing
Une rade
Harbour
En rade
Stranded
(Être) fichu
Wretched; to be finished, ruined
Entrecouper
To interrupt
Veiller
Watch over, to be awake
Veiller à
To see to, make sure that
La veille
The day before
À la veille de
On the eve of
Le lendemain
The day after
Maillage
Mesh, grid, network, networking
Inédit
New, novel, unpublished
Pâtir (de)
Suffer (because of, from)
Laisser entendre
To suggest, imply
Tant
So much
Tant mieux
So much the better, that’s fine
Un tilleul
Lime tree
Éteindre
Turn off, put out
Fâcher
To anger
Taire
To keep to oneself
Se taire (e.g. tais-toi)
To be silent
La fusillade
Gunfire, shooting
Un menton
Chin
(Se) frotter (à)
To rub (against)
Un traitement
Treatment, salary
Orné(e)
Ornate
Orné de
Decorated with
Un tableau
Painting
Une cheminée
Chimney, fireplace
Un ouvrage
Work
Ouvragé(e)
Elaborate
Un croc
Fang, hook
Atermoiements (nmpl)
Delays, procrastination
Une échelle
Ladder, scale
(Se) rompir
To break, break-off
Rompu
Worn-out
Rompu à
Experienced in; used to
Démarrer
To start (up), get moving
Un cafouillage
Shambles
Menotter
To handcuff
Les menottes (nf)
Handcuffs
Essuyer
To wipe, dry, suffer
Un camouflet
Snub, affront, slap in the face
Une cuve
Tank, vat
Une pénurie
A shortage
Aléatoire
Random
Une voix
Vote, voice
Monter
To go up, to come up
Au quart de tour
Straight away
Une vrille
Spin
Enfin
Well, still, at last, finally
Paraître
To appear, to show, to come out, to seem
Laïque
Secular, state (school)
Un(e) laïque
Layman
Saisissant(e)
Striking, startling, dramatic
Éclater
To break out, explode
Trépasser
To pass away
Le deuil
Grief, mourning
Guère
Hardly, almost
Ne… guère
Scarcely
Une recherche
A search
Rechercher
To look for
Recherché(e)
Sought after
Reposant(e)
Restful, relaxing
Par rapport à
Compared to, with regard to
L’aise(nf)
Ease
Aisément
Easily
Ressentir
To feel
Le dégout
Disgust
Affiché
Declared
Une affiche
Poster, notice
Une bite
A cock, penis (slang)
(Se) mêler
To mix, to mingle
Morne
Dismal, dreary, bleak
Mesquine
Petty, narrow-minded
Une lèvre
Lip
Le canapé
Sofa
Écarter
Open, spread, move apart
À l’écart (de)
Aside, apart (from)
Largement
Wide
(S’) agenouiller
To kneel
(S’) évanouir
To faint
(Se) pelotonner
To curl up
Un abri
Shelter
À l’abri
Safe, under cover
Se méprendre (sur)
To be mistaken (about)
Une affectation
Allocation, appointment, posting
Fuiter
To leak (information)
Rendre compte
Report, realise
Afficher
To put up, to post, to display
Tendu
Tense
Remettre
To put back (on), to put off
Se remettre
To recover, to get over, to restart
N’importe quoi
Anything
N’importe qui
Anyone
N’importe quand
Anytime
Un repaire
A den
Une atteinte
Achievement, [infringement, breach]
Porter atteinte à
To undermine
Être atteint de
To be suffering from
Convenir (vi)
To be suitable
Convenir à
To suit
Convenir de
To agree on
Convenir que
To admit, acknowledge
Inclure
To include
Intégrer
To integrate
Une tendance
Trend, tendency
D’emblée
From the outset, straightaway
A l’issue de
At the end of
Éclater en sanglots
To burst into tears
Sangloter
To sob
Un bonhomme
A fellow
Bonhomme (adj)
Good-natured
Joindre (à)
To enclose (with), to attach
Se joindre
To get in touch with (by phone)
Une foule
A crowd
Un cortège
Procession
Reporter (vt)
To carry over, postpone
Raccrocher
Hang up (the phone), put down
Se raccrocher
Hold on to
Accrocher (qqch à)
To hitch, (hang something up on)
S’accrocher à
To catch on, hang on something
Avoir envie de
To want
Une velléité
A vague desire, hint
Une randonnée ; faire [de la] randonnée
A hike, to go hiking
Une randonnée pédestre
A walk, ramble
Un franchissement
A clearing, crossing
Un vallon
A (small) valley
Valloné(e)
Undulating
Un étang
Pond
Du reste
Besides, moreover
Prendre conscience de
To become aware of
Une jauge
Gauge, capacity
À contrecœur
Reluctantly
Avenant(e)
Pleasant
A l’avenant (de)
In keeping (with)
Couler
To flow, run, sink
En contrebas (de)
Below
Une falaise
Cliff
Calecon (nmpl)
Boxer shorts
Calcifié
Calcified
Au bord de
At the edge of, by the
Voire
Even, indeed, in fact
Produire
To produce
Se produire
To happen, take place
Sensible
Sensitive, noticeable
Sensiblement
Noticeably, appreciably
Dévoyé(e)
Delinquent, depraved
Une urne
Ballot box
Une profondeur
Depth
Geler
To freeze
Gelé(e)
Frozen
Emporter
To take (away)
S’emporter
To lose one’s temper
Emporter la décision
To take the decision
Pétillant(e)
Sparkling
Employer
To use, to employ
S’employer (à)
To apply oneself (to)
Nulle part
Nowhere
Un plan de travail
Work surface, worktop, plan of work
Vêtu(e) (de)
Wearing, dressed (in)
Un tablier
Apron
Engueuler
To tell off
Bienveillant(e)
Kindly
Soulager (qqn de)
To relieve (sbdy of)
(Qqch) en chambre
An armchair sthg
Doté(e)
To have at one’s disposal, to be equipped with
Emprunter
To borrow, to take, to follow, to adopt
Une bride
Bridle
Un cou
Neck
Rentrer
To come home, go home
Rentrer dans
To go in, to come in
Le déménagement
Moving (house), the move
Gâteux (euse)
Senile
Donner lieu à qqch
Give rise to
La racaille
Rabble, riff-raff
Se dédouaner de qqch
To clear o.s. of something
Habilité(e) [à]
Authorised [to]
Croulant(e)
Crumbling
Crouler (sous)
Collapse (under)
Dont acte
(Duly) noted
