L'immigration Flashcards
fan (waving), range
l’éventail
on the range there are peacocks with an even tail
totally relaxed
les doigts de pieds en éventail
unravel/undo
détricoter
un-knit
ineffective
inopérant
this doctor is ineffective in operations
be power-hungry, overly ambitious
avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet
so power-hungry that you eat the floor - have teeth long enough to reach the floor
Public Prosecutors department
le parquet
breaking the thermometer (blaming the tools for bad work, changing the measuring system to make a problem go away)
Ce n’est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu’on fait tomber la fièvre.
(it’s not by breaking the thermometer that we make fall the fever)
covertly
subrepticement
under the reptiles made of cement gangsters meet
withdrawal into oneself
repli sur soi
don’t want to reply
hit like a ton of bricks
tomber comme un couperet
fall like a guillotine
guillotine blade
le couperet
straightaway, right away
d’emblée
I’ll nom with wheat (ble) straight away
hold up (bank)
braquer
break in
uncultivated land
la friche
on peut trouver du fric sur la friche et etre riches (comme Bouratino)
crack
le interstice
crack in the sky appeared when jesus was interred during the solstice
housing stock
le parc de logement
park of lodgings available for picking
work, slog away
bosser
if you slog away, you can become a boss
seal, conclude
sceller
intending to intimidate or show strength
a coups de menton
with a blow of the stuck-out chin
get round, overcome, cover up
pallier
pal, you’ll help me cover this murder up so we can overcome the problem of jail? yee
cover the costs
assumer les coûts
you can’t just assume we can cover the costs
family reunification
le regroupement familiale
commited
commi
disposable
jetable
throwawayable