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plead
plaider
sales
la vente
sales of the wind are seriously declining
lying, lifeless
gisant
jeez, aunt, can you stop pretending to be lifeless
window cleaner
laveur de carreux
collide with, injure
heurter
suit (argot)
un constard
this con came tard to the suit wearing usiness
torturer
le tortionnaire
courier
un coursier
to go through customs
passer a la douane
passe through where all my dough gets confiscated
gossip
le ragot
get all your ragout gossip grom a street rag
run the risk of
encourir de danger
ring band
la bague
to be very difficult to achieve
c’est la croix et la bannière
the crusader’s aims were very difficult to achieve, they needed the cross and the banner
take the virginity of
dépuceler
get the pussy
bosom
les seins
simple, silly
niais
laden, well stocked
achalande
this dtore is ladened with achats
hairdryer
sèche-cheveux
request smth
solliciter
set square, protractor
une équerre
dick
le zob
spoiled, brat
gâté
hefty, huge *argot)
balaise
third-worl
le tiers-monde
drinkable, acceptable
potable
frenzy, craving
la frénésie
implausible, incredible
invraissemblable
cabinet maker
ébéniste
he makes cabinets for bird nests
bundle up (dress badly0
fagoter
only fags dare to dress badly
ripe, mature (drunk)
mur
alarm, frighten
effaroucher
skipping school
secher les courses
theses courses are dry, so I’ll skip them
two days later
le surlendemain
line, stroke, drop, mouthful
un trait
(this traitor drew a line with a knife on my throat at the stroke of midnight, first there was a drop of blood, then a mouthful)
kick out
ruer
put out on the rue
follow closely, hound
talonner
be on the talons of a dragon
bum
les fesses
pawn
le pion
nothingness, void
néant
crap, garbage
foutaise
football is easily crap
joint
petards
to mock someone
s’en foutre de qqn
undone, unstitched, incoherent
décousu
dad vkusyv his tongue eating couscous, he was incoherent in talking and the laughter undid my stiches
form, plug
le fichu
you need a form to be authorised to use a fish as a plug
varnish, polish
le vernis
modesty, reserve
pudeur
barrier beach
le lido
cheap restaurant
une gargote
only gargoyles consider cheap restaurants cheap cuisine
wretched, hopeless
minable
africa is weteched but minable continent
search, rummage through
fouiller
cuddle, make a fuss of
câliner
make a fuss of baby kalina
rags, old clothes
frusques
hide and seek
le cache cache
make happy, blossom (come out of shell)
épanouir
stepan makes her ouvrir
suck on
teter
suck on abald man’s head
madman, lunatic
une dingue
allow sb to unwind, work things off
défouler
get rid of your craziness by going away from la foule and unwinding
shortcoming, gap
la lacune
this lagoon has a serious shortcoming - there’s sharks
coward, loose
lâche
thi guy’s a coward, scared of the lash
tanned, bronzed
basané
baaa, this ship is insanely tanned
chastise, punish
châtier
go fuck yourself
va te faire foutre
roundup, raid
rafle
be blind to
s’aveugler
with hindsight
avec le recul
impose, overwork, overhwlem
accabler
acca dacca overworked by making wheat
butt
mégot
found a maggot in my cigarette butt
make a phone call
passer un coup de fil
to move heaven and earth
remuer ciel et terre
remove heaven and earth
compensate
dédommager
dido compensated by her manager for making her famous with time after time
badmouth sb
tailler un costard a qqn
he’s so at and tall you wouldn’t even be able to fit a suit on him
have a boob job
se faire refaire les seins
apply for a scholarship
solliciter une bourse
solicitor applies for a scholarship to be a bus driver
overblown
trop mur
reduce to nothing
réduire a néant
fly off the handle
se mettre en pétard
flew off the handle because he put himself in a fart
indecent assault
attentat a la pudeur
blind, dazzle
aveugler
weigh you down
t’accabler
boor, oaf
une malotru
hassle, trouble
le tracas
these trucks cause too much hassle on the road
balls (vulgar)
les couilles
tribe, clan
la tribu
one-eyed
borgne
he owed be a borg since he was bron, so i took his eye
hip
la hanche
I have a hunch you have a gun at your hip
blade, sword
la lame
that’s a pretty lame plastice laminatied sword
scare
la cicatrice
delivery
le livraion
picking, gathering
la cueillete
follow in the footsteps
suivre dans les pas
procedure, course, sector, industry
la filière
uncork, unblock
déboucher
tenure holder
titulaire
relentlesness, determination
acharnement
chars are relentless in the moment of war
increase, resurge
recrudescence
there’s a resurge of cruddy vannilla essence on the markets
fixed-term contract
un contrat a durée détermine
on-going contract
un contrat a durée indéterminée
temping
un intérim
to outsource
externaliser
working population
les actifs
teaching qualification
le Capes
special 2-3 year program after bac for top students
la classe préparatoire
to overcome
vaincre
vanquish
lagging behind
a la traîne
young
en bas age
possible
envisageable
commute
un trajet
office rent
une location de bureaux
to prove to be
s’avérer
greenhouse gaz
des gaz a effet de serre
a handshake
une poignée de main
boing your arm up and donw in handshake
to neglect
délaisser
lassy dog neglected on set
to be overwhelmed
se laisser déborder
im ovrwhelmed by this dam deciding to overflow
training
une formation
convincing
probant
this mars probe is a convicnng sign that there is life there
regulated
encadre
small or mid sized business
une PME
until, by
d’ici la
housing scheme
ZUP
bros say sup to ne another in the houseing scheme
homeless person
un SDF
the dole
le RMI
can’t afford to get an mri on the dole
minimum wage
le SMIC
housing commision
le HLM
accomodation center, shelter
un centre d’hébergement
dilapidated
vétuste
this vest is dilapidated
unhealthy, unsanitary
insalubre
gypsy
tzigane
taut, wide open, tense
tendu
to head for, make for
se diriger vers
the group of conductors head for the hills after purges
to cram, pile up
s’entasser
homeless
les sans-abris
self-esteem, respect, dignity
l’amour propre
parcel, package
un colis
(sent some kulish in a package0
here and there
par-ci, par-la
building site, disaster zone
le chantier
candle, spark plug
la bouige
deacon
le diacre
delicacy
un délice
usher/ investment banker
le placeur
unity, accord
ralliement
larry
camion
human warmth
la chaleur humaine
help each other
s’entraider
world trade organization - statesx help one another with trade
leading the pack, the way
en tête de file
this fille is at the head of the thread sewing pack
sprain, twisting (truth)
l’entorse
twist your torso in aerobics, sprain your back, they twisted the truth that it would helkp you get fitter
brainteaser, puzzle, conundrum
un casse-tête
bite, teeth marks
la morsure
you’ll be dead from that bit for sure
asbestos
l’amiante
im anti my amis and build their houses with asestos
forehead
le front
hitler’s forehead was the real eastern front
drought, insensitivity
la sécheresse
to be deprived of smth
etre prive de qqch
french trade union
CFDT
ration, level, rate
le taux
first employmet conditions
CPE
crap paying employment
furrow your brow
plisser le front
please sir, don’t furrow your brow
be grounded
etre prive de sorties
im sort of grounded
audience ratings
taux d’ecoute
electoral turnout
taux de participation électorale
cover letter
lettre de motivation
professional network
le réseau professionel
lifeless, expresionless
atone
a tony abbott talking expressionlessly
in, within, inside
au sein de
unhooking, disengagement, leaving orbit
décrochement
edible vegetable
potage
vegetables that you can put in a pot
kitchen garden
jardin potager
snack, gain on, erode
grignoter
set up, establish, open
implanter
open an boob implant business in la
worthy of
digne de
lack of social mobility
la reproduction sociale
migrant worker
travailleur détaché
swallow, engulf, gobble up
engloutir
gruesome, macabre
funeste
this funeral est gruesome (eating dead man)
dig, worsen
creuser
the epideic of teen drinking worsens with crusers
a well
un puits
it’s a well for poo
smelly
puant
my aunt stinks of poo
to crackle (radio)
crachoter
radio crackles during airplane crash, tryiong to contact hotel to rebook
disagreable, briny
saumâtre
this tuna is so riny, master
contribute, pay into
cotiser
costiser
claw, designer label
la griffe
this griffon has his own designer label and giant claws
thrill, delight, become (you) (litter. = kidnap)
ravir
you look ravishing in that, it delights me
file, file down
limer
filing a lime for a cake
brains (food)
la cervelle
social benefits
la prestation sociale
moron, cretin
pleupleu
people are morons, especially in the pluit
country bumpkin
plouc
country bunkimps pull ploogs
yokel
péquenaud
yokel being pecked by tureys for naught
chauvinistic, vulgar man
beauf
free period
la permanence
grow wider
se creuser
delve further into an issue
creuser une question
need to delve further into the issue of crusers and drink many
rack your brains
se creuser la tète
stink of
puer (le…)
stink of poo
a birdbrain
une cervelle d’oiseau
