Mots difficiles en anglais

mack

séducteur, homme à femmes the mack = the boss Roney Binepal is a Mack.
to mack = flirter, séduire I'm gonna go mack on some fine ass bitches right now.

magpie

pie (oiseau). "The Thieving Magpie" (la pie voleuse) est un opéra de Rossini, ayant récemment servi à la pub pour Sony Bravia (explosion de couleurs).

mahogany

acajou

makeover

relooking → she received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift → the chance to give your living-room a makeover

makeover

relooking « She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift. » « The chance to give your living-room a makeover. »

makeshift

de fortune « 20,000 refugees are living in makeshift shelters. »

Mancunian

(habitant, natif) de Manchester. « Even Mancunians, like myself, who have moved away feel a preternatural proximity to their city regardless of geography. »

mane

manecrinière « Horse with long mane. » « Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species. »

manure

manurefumier
manure heap = tas de fumier
horse manure = crottin de cheval

mare

jument

maverick

non-conformiste « Yes, he was a maverick with a healthy disregard for authority. » « A maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease. »

mayhem

pagaille → « the crisis plunged the country into mayhem. » to cause mayhem = semer la pagaille.

maze

labyrinthe, dédale a maze of streets a maze of corridors a maze of rules.

meadow

pré, prairie « She loves to frolick in the meadows. »

mean

cool, super. « That was a mean dinner! »

meek

doux, humble, docile « He was a meek, mild-mannered fellow. » « I'm not the meek and obedient type. » « Now... he is as meek as a mouse. »

mermaid

sirène. The Little Mermaid

midget

nain, minuscule

midget

nain
de poche midget submarines = sous-marins de poche

midwife

sage-femme 

mileage

kilométrage → the approximate mileage for the complete journey
déplacements → most of my mileage is around town.
nombre de km par litre → they are willing to pay up to $500 more for cars that get better mileage.

(fig) to get a lot of mileage out of sth = tirer le meilleur parti de qch → it's important to get as much mileage out of the convention as possible.

milestone

événement clé → « a milestone in the history of broadcasting. » (cf: landmark)
borne (sur la route)

mingle

[people] se mélanger entre eux « let's go over there and mingle with the girls »
  [sounds, smells, feelings] se mêler

mischievous

espiègle, coquin a mischievous smile She always was a mischievous child.
malveillant The Foreign Office dismissed the story as mischievous and false.

misfit

asocial, inadapté, marginal, cassos « I have been made to feel a misfit for not wanting children. »

missing in action (m.i.a)

porté disparu (au combat). « Several soldiers are still missing in action. »
fig.: manquer à l'appel. « The federal government is missing in action in an area where it has clear responsibilities. »

mo fo

mother fucker

mob

foule

mock-up

maquette. « Mock-ups are used in the automotive device industry as part of the product development process. »
« Mockups are used in software development to create user interfaces that show the end user what the software will look like. »

mogul

nabab « A real estate mogul. » « Every kid thinks they should be a rap mogul or a movie star. »

moisture

(in soil, air) humidité When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.
(on glass) buée

moisture

humidité. « When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant. »
buée (=mist)

mojo

sex-appeal, charme
chance, bonne étoile

mole

taupe
moleskin = moleskine (peau de taupe) = toile imitant le grain du cuir (ou carnet recouvert de cette matière)

momentum

impulsion, élan « the momentum of change in the second half of the century. »
to gather momentum : s'accélérer, prendre de la vitesse, gagner du terrain « the lobbying for action gathered momentum this weekend. »

monger

fig.: marchand de qqc., partisan. Hate monger ; war-monger.

monicker

surnom

moniker

surnom, petit nom, pseudo « "Bon-papa" was our french granddad's moniker. »

monkey wrench

clé à molette (=adjustable wrench)

moot point

point discutable « whether he was serious is a moot point » = qu'il ait été sérieux est un point discutable.  
to be mooted = être évoqué « they mooted the idea of a partnership with the local authorities » « the idea was mooted of establishing a family solidarity fund. »

moron

(péj.) imbécile, crétin, débile You moron! She's exactly the kind of moron you described.

Moses

Moïse

mugshot

mugshotphotographie d'identité judiciaire

mumble

1- marmotter, marmonner. Ex: he mumbled a few words of apology ; her grandmother mumbled constantly in her sleep ... 2- marmottement, marmonnement. Ex: he could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.

mumbo jumbo

baragouin, charabia « a technical mumbo Jumbo »

mundane

banal, terre à terre « our robot can do most of the mundane work for you » « the mundane realities of life »

murky

noir, sombre
boueux, trouble the murky waters of politics
sale
fig.: a murky episode = une histoire trouble. A murky past = un passé trouble.

music theory

solfège.
staff = portée
key signature = armature
beam = lien (entre 2 ou plusieurs croches)
stem = hampe (barre verticale vers le haut ou le bas, sur ttes les notes sauf la ronde)
treble clef = clé de sol
bass clef = clé de fa
tuplet = triolet
whole (note) = ronde
half (note) = blanche
quarter (note) = noire
eighth (note) = croche
sixteenth (note) = double croche
thirty-second (note) = triple croche
sixty-fourth (note) = quadruple croche

MVP

Most Valuable Player. Le meilleur joueur, ou "l'homme du match" désigné à la fin d'une rencontre sportive.
Par extension, ce terme s'applique à d'autres domaines, comme le business.
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