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assessment, track record
le bilan
bill’s annual assessment shows he’s a debil
carbon footprint
le bilan carbone
with a bit of luck
avec un peu de chance
take over from
relayer
take over guarding the layer from me, yer
compared to
par rapport a
did you like it
ca t’a plu?
I don’t ask for anything more
je n’en demande pas davantage
I don’t know anytghin
Je n’en sais rien
to shake, rattle, weaken (fig)
ébranler
s’eranler = set off
(his use of fire bran as evidence, really ratled the jury so they set off)
pass a job intervieW
réussir a un entretien
to re-occur
se reproduire
illiterate
anaplhabet
harm, damage
nuire a
put out of harm’s way
mettre hors d’etat de nuire
we have to get you out of this state Honduras, murder rate is too high
harm one’s health
nuire a la sante
send back to home country
renvoyer, repartier
those that have nothing
les démunis
scapegoat
le bouc émissaire
citizenship through family
droit du sang
citizenship thrgouh birth
droit du sol
originating from
un ressortissant de
it’s hopeless
c’est la fin des haricots
to have a romantic adventure
etre a la colle
fell in love with a glue stick
to laugh
se fendre la pipe
this, that (masc)
celui
this, that (fem)
celle
these, those (masc)
ceux
these, those (fem)
celles
rude awakening
rappel brutal a la réalité
in pieces
en morceaux
split mars in pieces by pourig water through the canals
famous (adj)
célèbre
to celebrate
célébrer
others
les autrui
status quo
statu quo
to volunteer
faire du bénévolat
i have good news
j’ai une bonne nouvelle
again, in the same way
de nouveau
again, in a new way
a nouveau
freelancer
journaliste a la pige/pigiste
hoarding
l’accumulation
not a week goes by that smth doesn’ happen
il ne se passe pas une semaine sans que qqch ne (sbj)
pin, hairpin
l’épingle
in discretion
en toute discretion
endure, continue
perdurer
persevere despite the fact that is dure
sample
un échantillon
that’s an enchanting sample of lions you have there
stagnate
stagner
gears, chain of events, spiral
l’engrenage
the chain of event spiralled out of control as a mous was found in the grain and was throewn into the well to nager
what counts is
ce qui compte, ce de
in conclusion
in fine
weed, clear out, prepare
défricher
clear out this wearhouse from all the cher fric
clear the way for smn
défricher le terrain
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(clear out wearhous from cher fric to make way for a counterfeit making machine)
follow your dreams
suivez votre étoile
chain, tie, bond, restrict
enchaîner
body and soul
corps et ame
throw yourself into
se donner a fond dans
throw yourself into donner les fonds to an anti ridge-jumping org
fulfilling
épanouissant
stepan fulfills my health (doctor
to the tips of your hair
jusqu’aux ongles
anger in your nails, turning red
home, shelter
gîtes
we had to stay in this gits home
kindly
gentiment
the gentleman took a moment to kindly tell me i was eing too loud
to soften, make more flexible
assouplir
a push in the right direction
coup de pouce
need a coup by the police to get the thum legislation in this country up to speed
absenteeism
l’absentéisme
fruitful, profitable
fructueux
brings lots of fruits to my yeux
refine, perfect, polish
peaufiner
polish your skin with a fine toothursh
dense, bushy
touffu
a dense forest of toffee trees
to drift
aller a la derive
to be fed up
en avoir ras-de-bol
plot
le complot
call into question
remettre en cause
to rag, bait, make an uproar
chahuter
that persion SHah made un uproar by uying a ute to bait his parents into buying him a mercedes
aggregate
agréger
confuse the issue
brouiller les pistes
bro, you need to huiler the roads so they get confused and can’t find us
show off, exggerate
montrer en epingle
show off your new hair pin and exaggerate its size
emerge unscathed, hold your own
sortir son epingle du jeu
play jango with pins; got min out without it falling down
dilapidated
vétusté
five year period
quinquennat
banner streamer
une banderole
BAN THE ROLE OF KIM KARDASHIAN
on the threshold of
au seuil de
failure, breakdown
défaillance
de fails of lance armstrong was to get caught
in retrospect
a posteriori
French
hexagonal
decade
la décennie
security, reliability
la sûreté
dismantling, demolition, disperse
démanteler
procrastinate, delay
atermoyer
procrastinate in replying to the hater of mojva
drive a point home
enfoncer le clou
put a nail into the fence as a closing argument
march
défiler
this protest marching is defiling the streeets of paris
tank
le char de combat
pass before your eyes
défiler sous ses yeux
life shown on a gameboyheld under your eyes
hiding place, hideout
cachette
half-assed, half baked
foireux
this plan for four people to go in and fuir before the guards’ yeux will get eux killed
zeal, fervour
ardeur
it’s hard for zeal to dure long
cloakroom, changing room, locker
vestiaire
threw my vest in the air after going out of the cloackroom;stinks
crazy, absurd
saugrenu
it’s asurd to try to save gran by sending her to uni
embrace, include, cover
englober
(inclukde everything in your snow globe covered with snow0
energy needs
les besoins energetiques
nuclear waste
déchets radioactifs
environment
l’environnement
emissions
les emissions
solar panel
le panneau solaire
heatwave
la canicule
can you cool it down, its aheatwave in here
palm oil palm
le palmier a huile
food chain
le mailllon de la chaîne
send mail through the food chain
nuclear industry
le nucléaire
nuclear power station
la central nucléaire
carbon footprint
l’empreinte carboniue
ecosystem
le écosystème
oil
le pétrole
petrol
l’essence
sustainable development
l’aménagement durable
fun, playful
ludique
ludvig was a playful king on lundis
do the right thing
prendre la bonne voie
waste, squander
gaspiller
gasp, as if you spilled that mu water
grant, subsidy
une subvention
a susidy to keep the submarine windmills in operation
flood
les inondations
cost-effectiveness, prfitibality
la rentabilité
what is the profitablity of renting?
carbon dioxide
le dioxyde de carbone
dam
le barrage
use an aged bar as a dam
landslide
le glissement de terrain
household
le foyer
to base smth, to center somth on someth
axer
demonstrate, reveal
démontrer
melting
la fonte
polar ice cap
les calottes polaires
kashaloty sitting on the poles
monsoon
mousson
tin
boite de conserve
peels
la epluchure
peel a plush toy and put the peels in the urinal
car pooling
le covoiturage
stakes
les enjeux (le)
sort, select, choose
trier
give a fine, ticket
verbaliser
given a fine for not using a ver properly while liser
tap
le robinet
robin trapped in the net in my tap
dazzling, blinding
fulgurant
dazzling aunt full of beautiful figures
many, numerous
maint
propeller
la hélice
propellers are hell for lice
pipe, hose
le tuyau
could tuyer toi with a pipe or hose
boiler, water heater
chaudière
charter (plane)
affréter
charter a plane to have your affair in, don’t fret
commit yourself
s’engager
harmful
nocif
starve, famish
affamer
make available permanently
mttre en permanence
fuel oil
le mazout
use foil oil as a maz’ to heal your sores
traffic jam, bottling
l’emboutillage
get stuck in a traffic jam inside of a decorative bottle in your old age
small island, cluster of houses
l’îlot
a lot of homes on this small island
what worries me is…
ce que jou tres grave c’est
car (slang)
la bagnole
i put shannon noll in my car witha ag on his head
eco-freak
écolo
remains, leftovers, originiality, depth
relief
it’s a relief that there’s remains at pomepii, even leftovers from food - gives the site some originality and depth
poultry and rabits, farmyard
basse-cour
poultry and rabbits playingthe bass at the farmyard court
fertilizer
l’engrais
put fertilizer in grains
sewer, drain
l’égout
the unpleasant gout of water from a sewer
duckling, can
une canette
hold back, contain, restrain
endiguer
in this guerre we have to stop people from ddigging too many trnches by holding back their offensive
skin, eppl
pelure
night light
les veilleuses
vielles dames needs night lights
age group, slice, edge, part
une tranche
whole age group in the trenches agains thr oldies
VCR
magnétoscope
the scope of the VCR is such that it’s even magnetic - cann attach to fridge
battery
la pile
a pile of batteries
blessed
béni
one who consumes too much energy
energivore
waste, misuse
un gâchis
gasp, gary wastes cheese
dreadful, shocking
effroyable
that afro is shocking, why is he able to wear it
water table
les nappes phréatiques
they are freakes, use water as a tablecloth
washing mashine
le lave-ligne
washing machine washes your cothes on the line, i love it
decently, properly
décemment
to be drunk
avoir un coup dans l’aile
hit a pigeon in the wing while drunk
completelydrunk
beurre comme un petit-beurre
so drunk you think you’re a little pot of butter
follow someone everywhere
etre un pot de colle
little pot of glue follows glue-sniffers around everywhere
work that allows you to live
faire bouillir la marmite
have multiple abilities
avoir plusieurs cordes a son arc
I can play multiple chords on my harp; sing a rainbow
party
faire la foire
have a party in the foyer
kidnapper
ravisseur
ravishing kidnapper - prince charming
have acold
avoir un chat dans la gorge
have a beer belly
avoir de la brioche
ate a brioche, have a beer belly now
longupturned chin
avoir le menton en galoche
not very friendly
amiable comme une porte de prison
leper (ostracisedone in a group)
la brebis galeuse
justin bieber had the gall to be famous, and now he’s ostrasized
split, chop, crack
fendre
to shell out for smth
se fendre de qch
crack the wallet open ffor
mle thte heart
fendre l’ame
break somebody’s heart
fendre la coeur a qqn
the state of my funds breaks my heart
go fight a losing battle, go like a lamb to the slaughter
aller au casse-pipe
the pipe is already broken, but your’re trying to smoke out of it
to bring out, emphasize
mettre en relief
