Mots difficiles en anglais
Baby Shower
fête organisée par les proches en l'honneur du bébé à venir. « Have checked out their online BABY SHOWER gift regisitry? »
backcloth
= backdrop = toile de fond (sens propre et fig.)
backlash
réaction violente « There will be a huge public backlash if the match is called off. The Government will face a backlash from unions. »
backstreet
petites rue, ruelle « a narrow back street of Port-au-Prince. »
quartier pauvres ou mal famés « the back streets of Berlin. »
backstreet abortion = avortement clandestin
backstreet of desire = bas-fonds du désir.
quartier pauvres ou mal famés « the back streets of Berlin. »
backstreet abortion = avortement clandestin
backstreet of desire = bas-fonds du désir.
badass
cool, admirable.
Being a badass goes hand-in-hand with being self confident, secure and uninhibited « he thinks he's such a badass » ; « that action movie was so badass. »
Being a badass goes hand-in-hand with being self confident, secure and uninhibited « he thinks he's such a badass » ; « that action movie was so badass. »
bailout
sauvetage ; renflouement ; remise à flot. « The company survived thanks to the bailout. »
bailout plan = plan de sauvetage
bailout plan = plan de sauvetage
bait
appât (sens propre et figuré) « he lured the youngsters by using his own children as bait. »
to bait = amorcer, appâter, provoquer « the defense lawyers tried to bait him and get him to act aggressively » « he delighted in baiting his mother. »
to bait = amorcer, appâter, provoquer « the defense lawyers tried to bait him and get him to act aggressively » « he delighted in baiting his mother. »
bald
chauve « He is going bald. »
ballot
scrutin, vote The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks.
to hold a ballot = procéder à un vote « The council will have no choice but to hold a ballot if 5 per cent of residents back the move. »
to hold a ballot = procéder à un vote « The council will have no choice but to hold a ballot if 5 per cent of residents back the move. »
baloney
idioties, balivernes
bananas
dingue, super cool. Have you heard 50 cent's new cd, the massacre?
Ya man that shit was bananas!!!
banister
rampe d'escalier I still remember sliding down the banisters.
bankroll
financer → « The company has bankrolled a couple of local movies. » → « They helped to bankroll the party's general election campaign. »
financement → « We have a guaranteed minimum bankroll of £1.7m over the five albums. »
financement → « We have a guaranteed minimum bankroll of £1.7m over the five albums. »
banter
badinage He invited me for a coffee and just had banter, you know, like flirty talk...
bashing
dénigrement
union-bashing = campagne de dénigrement contre les syndicats
Paki-bashing = ratonnade
queer-bashing = brutalités ou expéditions punitives contre des homosexuels « an outburst of violent gay-bashing in New York. »
union-bashing = campagne de dénigrement contre les syndicats
Paki-bashing = ratonnade
queer-bashing = brutalités ou expéditions punitives contre des homosexuels « an outburst of violent gay-bashing in New York. »
beat it!
fiche le camp! → « beat it before it's too late. »
beauty spot
grain de beauté
site pittoresque => « The Valley of Vinales is a lush and fertile valley and one of Cuba's finest beauty spots »
site pittoresque => « The Valley of Vinales is a lush and fertile valley and one of Cuba's finest beauty spots »
behemoth
monstre « Facebook, the social media behemoth. »
behold
apercevoir, voir, observer « There isn't a landscape in the world that is more lovely to behold. »
voici « Behold, here it is. »
beholder = observateur. « Beauty is in eye of the beholder » (la beauté est affaire de goût)
voici « Behold, here it is. »
beholder = observateur. « Beauty is in eye of the beholder » (la beauté est affaire de goût)
bend
virage « a road full of dangerous bends » = une route pleine de virages dangereux.
to go into a bend, to take a bend = prendre un virage
blind bend = virage sans visibilité.
to go into a bend, to take a bend = prendre un virage
blind bend = virage sans visibilité.
bespoke
fait sur commande, sur mesure « the company also offers a bespoke service of whatever combination you like. »
bespoke
sur commande, sur mesure « A bespoke service » « A bespoke dinner jacket. »
bevel
biseau
beveled = en biseau
bevel edge = bord biseauté. « A bathroom mirror with bevelled edges. »
beveled = en biseau
bevel edge = bord biseauté. « A bathroom mirror with bevelled edges. »
bewilder
dérouter, déconcerter → the silence from Alex had hurt and bewildered her.
bewitch
ensorceler → « She was not moving, as if someone had bewitched her... »
to be bewitched by sth/sb être captivé par qch/qn → « The doctor is bewitched by Maya's beauty. »
to be bewitched by sth/sb être captivé par qch/qn → « The doctor is bewitched by Maya's beauty. »
bezel
monture, cadre. « The screen is framed with a stainless steel bezel. » « She used a sponge to remove scratches on her iPhone's bezel. »
big bad wolf
grand méchant loup. « It is unfair and unwise to see America as the big bad wolf. »
big enchilada
grosse légume, grand manitou. « Winston Churchill definitely was a big enchilada, the man in charge. »
bigotry
(religious) fanatisme, sectarisme « he had to defend himself against accusations of bigotry »
racist bigotry = intolérance raciste
racist bigotry = intolérance raciste
bind
attacher his hands were bound behind the post the tape which was used to bind the files
unir it is the threat of persecution that binds them together.
obliger the treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence to be legally bound to do sth.
to be in a bind : être dans le pétrin
to be in a double bind : être dans une impasse
unir it is the threat of persecution that binds them together.
obliger the treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence to be legally bound to do sth.
to be in a bind : être dans le pétrin
to be in a double bind : être dans une impasse
binge
to go on a binge (=spree) = faire la bringue
they went on a shopping binge = ils sont allés dépenser du fric dans les magasins
an eating binge = une grosse bouffe
beuverie bringue (cf.: binge drinking)
they went on a shopping binge = ils sont allés dépenser du fric dans les magasins
an eating binge = une grosse bouffe
beuverie bringue (cf.: binge drinking)
blade of grass
brin d'herbe
bland
fade, insipide, sans relief « Henry has a blander personality than Howard » « bland vegetable soup » « the film was bland and forgettable. »
blaze
incendie « the family died in the blaze. »
flambée « to stir sleeping embers into a cheerful blaze. »
a blaze of colour = un flamboiement de couleurs.
to blaze = flamber « the fire was still blazing. »
[eyes] lancer des éclairs (de colère) « she turned and faced him, her eyes blazing. »
to blaze with colour = resplendir « the gardens blazed with colour. »
tirer « guns were blazing. »
to blaze a trail = montrer la voie « these surgeons have blazed the trail in the treatment of bomb victims. »
blazing = éclatant « driving all day in the blazing sun. »
torride « freezing cold winters and blazing hot summers. »
trail-blazing = novateur « a trail-blazing agreement that could lead to a global ban on nuclear weapons. »
flambée « to stir sleeping embers into a cheerful blaze. »
a blaze of colour = un flamboiement de couleurs.
to blaze = flamber « the fire was still blazing. »
[eyes] lancer des éclairs (de colère) « she turned and faced him, her eyes blazing. »
to blaze with colour = resplendir « the gardens blazed with colour. »
tirer « guns were blazing. »
to blaze a trail = montrer la voie « these surgeons have blazed the trail in the treatment of bomb victims. »
blazing = éclatant « driving all day in the blazing sun. »
torride « freezing cold winters and blazing hot summers. »
trail-blazing = novateur « a trail-blazing agreement that could lead to a global ban on nuclear weapons. »
bleach
blanchir « the flour is bleached artificially. »
décolorer « she claims to have never bleached her hair. »
eau de javel « soak them in bleach to get the stains out. »
décolorer « she claims to have never bleached her hair. »
eau de javel « soak them in bleach to get the stains out. »
blend
1- mélange → a blend of spices
2- mélanger → to blend all the ingredients together → a band that blends jazz, folk and classical music
3- to blend together = se confondre → paint the walls and ceilings the same colour so they blend together.
blender
mixeur « Put all the ingredients in a blender. »
blight
fléau → to be a blight on sth. « This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America. »
urban blight = dégradation urbaine
to blight = gâcher, anéantir. « Families whose lives were blighted by unemployment. »
urban blight = dégradation urbaine
to blight = gâcher, anéantir. « Families whose lives were blighted by unemployment. »
blindfold
bandeau
[tasting] à l'aveugle
les yeux bandés
[+hostage] to blindfold= bander les yeux à
[tasting] à l'aveugle
les yeux bandés
[+hostage] to blindfold= bander les yeux à
bliss
félicité, bonheur absolu « a scene of domestic bliss » « marital bliss »
it was bliss! = c'était merveilleux!
it was bliss! = c'était merveilleux!
blister
ampoule, cloque
blistering
[heat, summer] torride
[sun] brûlant
[remark, attack] cinglant
[pace] foudroyant China is growing at a blistering pace
[sun] brûlant
[remark, attack] cinglant
[pace] foudroyant China is growing at a blistering pace
blistering
[heat, summer] torride
[sun] brûlant
[remark, attack] cinglant, foudroyant
[sun] brûlant
[remark, attack] cinglant, foudroyant
block
pâté m de maisons « the school is five blocks away. »
the new kid on the block = le petit nouveau
the new kid on the block = le petit nouveau
blooper
gaffe, faux pas
blow
coup → « he went to hospital after a blow to the face. → it was a terrible blow when he was made redundant. »
to come to blows = en venir aux mains → « the representatives almost came to blows »
to be a blow to sth = être un coup pour qch → « a further blow to hopes of peace »
to soften the blow, to cushion the blow = amortir le choc
that blows! = c'est archi-nul! → your project blows!
to come to blows = en venir aux mains → « the representatives almost came to blows »
to be a blow to sth = être un coup pour qch → « a further blow to hopes of peace »
to soften the blow, to cushion the blow = amortir le choc
that blows! = c'est archi-nul! → your project blows!
blueprint
esquisse (sens propre et figuré), projet → a blueprint for sth = un projet de qch .
→ « his blueprint for the country's future. »
blunder
bourde → « damaged at birth by a hospital blunder » → « George Bush made a terrible blunder by launching a trade war. »
faire une bourde → « to blunder badly faire une grosse bourde » → « Clearly, Sir Alec had blundered badly. »
to blunder into sb/sth = buter contre qn/qch → « He had blundered into the table, upsetting the flowers. »
faire une bourde → « to blunder badly faire une grosse bourde » → « Clearly, Sir Alec had blundered badly. »
to blunder into sb/sth = buter contre qn/qch → « He had blundered into the table, upsetting the flowers. »
blurb
baratin let's clear away the blurb and look at the facts
texte de présentation ; notice publicitaire
texte de présentation ; notice publicitaire
boarding school
pensionnat « They sent their children to boarding school. »
boast
to boast = se vanter (=to brag) « Stop boasting! »
to boast about sth = se vanter de qch. « Carol boasted about her costume. »
to boast of/that = se vanter de « He boasted of being involved in the arms theft. » « He boasted that he was someone great. »
vantardise « This isn't meant as a boast » « her boast of being a great lover. »
to boast about sth = se vanter de qch. « Carol boasted about her costume. »
to boast of/that = se vanter de « He boasted of being involved in the arms theft. » « He boasted that he was someone great. »
vantardise « This isn't meant as a boast » « her boast of being a great lover. »
bobcat
lynx
bold
hardi , intrépide, audacieux he did something very bold
bombshell
obus
to be a bombshell = faire l'effet d'une bombe « his resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell. »
to drop a bombshell = annoncer une nouvelle qui fait l'effet d'une bombe « she dropped a bombshell: "I'm pregnant." »
coming as a bombshell = faisant l'effet d'une bombe.
to be a bombshell = faire l'effet d'une bombe « his resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell. »
to drop a bombshell = annoncer une nouvelle qui fait l'effet d'une bombe « she dropped a bombshell: "I'm pregnant." »
coming as a bombshell = faisant l'effet d'une bombe.
bona fide
de bonne foi, sérieux « a bona fide offer »
authentique « a bona fide Rembrandt »
authentique « a bona fide Rembrandt »
bonanza
aubaine (=windfall) « This is a real bonanza for you, isn't it? »
boom « a sales bonanza for computer makers. »
boom « a sales bonanza for computer makers. »
bondage
esclavage, servage
bonding
(formation de) liens affectifs This trip was father son bonding opportunity
bond (between people) = lien
bond (between people) = lien
bookworm
dévoreur de livres, rat m de bibliothèque
boom shakalaka
onomatopée utilisée pour désigner le bruit d'un dunk au basket-ball ("boom" pour le dunk, et "shakalaka" pour la vibration du panneau).
fig.: wao! - j'ai gagné! - je t'ai eu ! « I shot the monster ! boom shakalaka ! »
fig.: wao! - j'ai gagné! - je t'ai eu ! « I shot the monster ! boom shakalaka ! »
boot camp
camp d'entraînement (pour nouvelles recrues)
bootleg
de contrebande bootleg record (=bootlegged) = enregistrement pirate
bootlegger = contrebandier
bootlegger = contrebandier
bootstrap
amorce, amorcer
booyah
exclamation de joie « I won the bet! You owe me $3000! Booyah!! »
booze
alcohol
picoler → « a load of drunken businessmen who had been boozing all afternoon. »
picoler → « a load of drunken businessmen who had been boozing all afternoon. »
borough
municipalité, arrondissement « the New York City borough of Queens »
bouncer
videur
bowl
bol, coupe. « a bowl of soup. »
Super Bowl = "la super coupe"
"« Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth! »" = "Allez, et versez sur la terre les sept coupes de la colère de Dieu."
Super Bowl = "la super coupe"
"« Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth! »" = "Allez, et versez sur la terre les sept coupes de la colère de Dieu."
braces
brettelles
"belt and braces" = très prudent, qui garantit une sécurité maximum a belt-and-braces solution
accolades balanced braces
bracing = vivifiant
"belt and braces" = très prudent, qui garantit une sécurité maximum a belt-and-braces solution
accolades balanced braces
bracing = vivifiant
brat
morveux → he's a spoiled brat = c'est un enfant gâté.
brazen
impudent, effronté, sans gêne. « He's brazen, selfconfident, charismatic. » « It's brazen, insane, wonderful ! »
to brazen it out = la jouer au culot, au bluff.
to brazen it out = la jouer au culot, au bluff.
breadcrumbs
miettes de pain
chapelure, panure coated in breadcrumbs
web => fil d'Ariane
chapelure, panure coated in breadcrumbs
web => fil d'Ariane
breadth
largeur the stage is 60 metres in breadth = la scène a 60 mètres de large
break-a-leg
merde! (dans le sens : "bonne chance!")
broke
fauché we're broke
to go broke = faire faillite
to go for broke = jouer le tout pour le tout
stone-broke = fauché comme les blés
to go broke = faire faillite
to go for broke = jouer le tout pour le tout
stone-broke = fauché comme les blés
brook
ruisseau (=stream) « little brooks make great rivers. »BTW
By the way btw, cant u stop by the house later on ?
bubbly
pétillant
fig.: plein de vitalité, pétillant
fig.: plein de vitalité, pétillant
buck
mâle (d'un lapin, lièvre, daim etc)
dollar
dollar
bud
bourgeon → early summer, just before the buds open
=> budding = bourgeonnant, naissant → she looked up through the budding trees → Russia's budding democracy
bummer
what a bummer! = quelle poisse!
a bummer of a day = une journée pourrie « I had a bummer of a day... »
a bummer of a day = une journée pourrie « I had a bummer of a day... »
bunch
bouquet « a bunch of flowers »
a bunch of keys : un trousseau de clés
[+bananas] régime
a bunch of grapes : une grappe de raisin
[+people] groupe → « We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people. → They're a great bunch : c'est une chouette équipe. the best of the bunch : le or la meilleur(e) de la bande. »
bunches = couettes → « She had her hair tied in bunches. »
a bunch of keys : un trousseau de clés
[+bananas] régime
a bunch of grapes : une grappe de raisin
[+people] groupe → « We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people. → They're a great bunch : c'est une chouette équipe. the best of the bunch : le or la meilleur(e) de la bande. »
bunches = couettes → « She had her hair tied in bunches. »
busker
musicien ambulant, musicien de rue → « He earned a living as a busker. »busker
musicien ambulant, musicien de rue « He earned a living as a busker. »busty
à la poitrine plantureuse
butler
maître d'hôtel, majordome « The butler, as the senior male servant, has the highest servant status. »
bouteiller (officier chargé autrefois de l'approvisionnement en vin).
bouteiller (officier chargé autrefois de l'approvisionnement en vin).
buttocks
fesses >> to spank = to slap on the buttocks with the open hand, as for punishment.
by hook or by crook
coûte que coûte « I'll get there by hook or crook. »
bygone
passé
let bygones be bygones = passons l'éponge, oublions le passé
let bygones be bygones = passons l'éponge, oublions le passé