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même si
even if
démineurs
bomb disposal expert, mine clearing expert
UMP
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
bisbille
être en bisbille avec qqn
dispute, quarrell
to be loggerheads; to have had a falling out wit qqn
Cisjordanie
West Bank (of Jordan)
déchirer
rip, tear; hurt, damage
incomprise
under-rated, poorly received, poorly understood, ill appreciated
sellette
seat, stool
concurrence déloyal
unfair competition, unfair trading
travail au noir
off the books, undeclared work, illegal work
préoccupants
worrying, concerning, worrisome; preoccupying, absorbing, weighing on the mind
qualifier
se qualifier de
consider, be of the opinion that, qualify
describe yourself, call yourself
tronçon
piece, log, segment; section, stretch
actuellement
actuel
currently, at the moment, presently
current, present; contempory, modern, today’s, today
krach, krack
crash, collapse
pérenniser
make durable, make perpetual
haleine
breath, breathing
cribler
riddle (ie with holes); sift, sieve
tordu
tordre
twisted person, warped person, weirdo, freak
wring, twist, contort
détroit
strait, narrows
tourbillon
whirlwind, turbulence, hurly burly
quelconque
any, some; ordinary, non-descript, so-so
défrichement
clearing (ie the forest)
caduc
deciduous, null and void, lapsed, obsolete, outdated, outmoded
démontrer
demonstrate, reveal, show
abordable
hors de prix; trop chère, trop chère; inabordable
affordable
not affordable
apprêter
s’apprêter
s’apprêter á faire qch
get [sb] ready, get [sb] dressed; prepare
get ready
be about to do [sth], prepare to do [sth], get ready to do [sth]
aiguilleur;
aiguiller;
aiguille;
pointsman, signalman
shunt, direct; point steer
needle, hand (of a watch)
incliner (pencher)
s’incliner
lean, tilt, incline
give in, give way; yield, submit; accept defeat
répandre
se répandre
spread, put, scatter; broadcast, give out
go all over; spead all over;
diffamer (dénigrer)
defame, slander, libel
fondement
foundation, basis, reason, grounds
achoppement
pierre d’achoppement
sticking point
stumbling block
patrouille
patrol, flotilla
dépecer
cut/chop/carve [sth] up; butcher; rip [sth] up/apart; dismember; analyze, dissect
déconfite (embarrassé)
discomfited; frustrated, thwarted, baffled, beaten, defeated
troubles
emotional; blurry, out of focus; vague, unclear; murky; confusion; distress, turmoil; disorder, trouble, problem
limpidité
clearness, clarity, lucidity
rigoler
fini de rigoler
laugh, have a laugh
joke over; down to business
velu
plus velu
hairy
hairier
SIDA
séropositifs(ive)
AIDS
people with AIDS
embêter
s’embêter
bother, annoy
be bored, get bored; bother with, worry about
enjeu(x)
prize, stakes, bet; issue, concern
assombrir
s’assombrir
darken, put a cloud over, cast a shadow over
darken, get dark
limitrophe
bordering, adjacent, adjoining
étalage
stand, stall, barrow; showcase, window display
étendue
stretch, area, extent
contrat à durée déterminée (CDD)
fixed-term contract
ternir
se ternir
tarnish, fade; damage, stain
become, dull, flatten, pale
égayer
rajeunir/égayer
amuse; brighten up, cheer up; have a good time, amuse yourself
jazz up
saper
se saper
undermine, sap
dress
ruer
se ruer
ruée
kick
rush
rush
téléphérique
cable car
coincé
stuck, jammed, unable to move, repressed, inhibited, tense
d’où
hence (therefore), whence (from where outdated)
promoteur
promoter, developer
surpopulation
overpopulation
heure de pointe
rush hour, peak time
tracasserie
annoyance, nuisance
dénouer
se dénouer
unknot, untie; resolve, solve
come undone
fiable
reliable, dependable
dingue
crackpot, nutter, loony, nutcase, headcase, basket case
internautes
(inter) net surfer
sain
healthy, well; sane, compos mentis; wholesome
miel
lune de miel
honey
honey moon
abeille
bee, honey bee; salvage bug
conjuguer
conjugate; unite, combine, put together, work together
prévision
forecast, projection, expectation
longe
rein, tether, leash; loin (ie of beef)
concerner
affect, concern, relate to
peine
punishment, sentence; sorrow, grief, anguish; hard work; rounle
aix
spa (from the Latin for water. Used with names of towns, i.e.
Aix de bains; Aix la Chappelle, Aix en Provence
à l’échelle du pays”.
être en haut de l’échelle
faire la courte échelle à qqn
across the country
be at the top of the ladder
give [sb] a leg up
rétablir
se rétablir
re-establish, bring back,
improve, get better (a patient)
inéluctablement
inescapably
mise hors ligne
offline
déballer
unwrap, offload, unload
long-métrage
full length feature film
reddition
surrender, rendering, reimbursement; presentation
se tirer d'affaire s'en tirer s'en tirer à bon compte tirer la couverture à soi tirer les ficelles
get yourself out of a situation come out of, get out of, manage get off lightly take all the credit pull the strings, call the shots
pavillon
flag (nautical); detached house, suburban house, pavilion, wing, lodge
isoler
s’isoler
insulate, isolate, soundproof
shut yourself away, cut yourself off, isolate yourself
grenier
loft, attic; breadbasket
arrimer
tie up, dock
calcul
calculation, arithmatic, sum
décrocher
décrochage
take [sth] down, unhook; pick [sth] up; land, get (as a job)
uncouple, disengagement, leaving orbit
îlot
small island; cluster of houses, block of houses
à bout de souffle
breathless, running out of steam, running on empty; on its last legs
faire un tabac
be a hit; bring the house down
éventuels
possible, potential
transi
amoureux transi
trans de froid
numb, transfixed
bashful lover
chilled to the bone
exténuer
s’exténuer
exhaust, wear [sb] out
wear yourself out, exhaust yourself
indemnes
unharmed, uninjured, unscathed
dégueulasse
dégueuler
disgusting
puke, throw up
succéder à
succeed
drame
tragegy, tragic event, drama
postulant
candidatee, postpulant (a person admitted to a religious order a a probationary candidate for membership)
cargo
freighter, cargo ship, merchant ship
canot
canot pneumatique
small boat, dinghy, row boat; life boat
inflatable boat, rubber dinghy
impressionner
make an impression, impress; distress, upset, overwhelm
