Mots difficiles en anglais
wack job
cinglé, psychopathe (péj.) Let's cross the street. We don't want to walk next to that wack job on the corner who's walking in circles and talking to himself.
waiver
dispense
wanderlust
soif de voyages → « His wanderlust would not allow him to stay long in one spot. »
wang
= johnson, cock, prick, dick, dong
wank
se branler, branlette
ward off (to)
repousser urgent action is necessary to ward off the threat of starvation. she may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant.
parer (risque), conjurer, éviter. Ex : Tanning cream may ward off skin cancer.
parer (risque), conjurer, éviter. Ex : Tanning cream may ward off skin cancer.
warden
[+institution] directeur
[+park, game reserve] gardien
traffic warden = contractuel
[+park, game reserve] gardien
traffic warden = contractuel
warfare
guerre. Ex : their experience of modern warfare was very small.
→ chemical warfare : guerre chimique
→ biological warfare : guerre biologique
→ psychological warfare : guerre psychologique
wart
verrue, excroissance
wart hog = phacochère
wart hog = phacochère
washout
[party, plan] fiasco, échec
[person] raté he's a big washout!
[person] raté he's a big washout!
watchdog
chien de garde
organisme de contrôle → « Britain's gas industry watchdog. »
consumer watchdog = organisme de défense des consommateurs
organisme de contrôle → « Britain's gas industry watchdog. »
consumer watchdog = organisme de défense des consommateurs
water lily
nénuphar
watered-down
coupé à l'eau ; édulcoré. A watered-down compromise. « Alok Sharma fights back tears as watered-down Cop26 deal is agreed. »
watermark
filigrane
weary
exténué, las she looked weary, a weary smile.
to be weary of = être las de
to weary of = se lasser de he's beginning to weary of sitting still.
x war-weary = las de la guerre ; world-weary = las de ce monde
to be weary of = être las de
to weary of = se lasser de he's beginning to weary of sitting still.
x war-weary = las de la guerre ; world-weary = las de ce monde
wee
tout petit → « A wee innocent child. » « In the wee (small) hours of the morning » (au petit matin).
to wee, to have a wee = faire pipi
to wee, to have a wee = faire pipi
weed
mauvaise herbe « the garden's full of weeds. »
désherber « mum was busy weeding the garden. »
marijuana « I'm spending the evening at home with some weed. »
désherber « mum was busy weeding the garden. »
marijuana « I'm spending the evening at home with some weed. »
weed
1- mauvaise herbe → the garden's full of weeds.
2- gringalet
3- désherber → mum was busy weeding the garden.
weird
bizarre « He wasn't mad but he was certainly weird. »
weirdo = type bizarre, farfelu.
weirdo = type bizarre, farfelu.
whack job
dingo, taré You see that guy trying to make water flow uphill? He's a real whack job
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
à Rome, fais comme les Romains (expression)
whim
caprice « She whent there on a whim. »
whimsical
fantasque « It's a good book, but has a very whimsical plot. »
whine
gémissement
[+siren, engine] hurlement the whine of air-raid sirens
pleurnicher, gémir The dog started to whine with impatience
[siren, engine] hurler The engines whined
[+siren, engine] hurlement the whine of air-raid sirens
pleurnicher, gémir The dog started to whine with impatience
[siren, engine] hurler The engines whined
whiny
geignard whiny little kids
to whine = gémir, pleurnicher
to whine [siren, engine] = hurler
to whine = gémir, pleurnicher
to whine [siren, engine] = hurler
whip
fouet, cravache
to whip = battre to whip the cream
to crack the whip = to use one's authority to make someone work harder, usually by threatening or punishing them
whiplash = coup du lapin
to whip = battre to whip the cream
to crack the whip = to use one's authority to make someone work harder, usually by threatening or punishing them
whiplash = coup du lapin
whistleblower
dénonciateur, lanceur d'alerte. « Edward Snowden is a well known whistleblower. »
whizz
to whizz along = filer à toute vitesse
to whizz past = passer à toute vitesse Ten minutes later, the rest of the cyclists whizzed past.
whizz kid = petit prodige a financial whizz kid.
to whizz past = passer à toute vitesse Ten minutes later, the rest of the cyclists whizzed past.
whizz kid = petit prodige a financial whizz kid.
whopping
exorbitant he will do it for a whopping fee.
spectaculaire whopping pay increases.
[lie, mistake] énorme sometimes a whopping mistake in your writing is completely invisible to you until you print it out
spectaculaire whopping pay increases.
[lie, mistake] énorme sometimes a whopping mistake in your writing is completely invisible to you until you print it out
wicked
[person] méchant
abject she described the shooting as a wicked attack.
a wicked, cruel man = un homme méchant et cruel
It was clear that he had done something wicked = il était clair qu'il avait fait quelque chose de mal.
[sense of humour] diabolique she had a wicked sense of humour.
a wicked grin = me lança un sourire diabolique.
[prices] monstrueux the prices are wicked in that shop.
[waste] épouvantable it's a wicked waste of resources.
(=great, cool) méchamment cool the film was wicked ! He's had this wicked new haircut.
abject she described the shooting as a wicked attack.
a wicked, cruel man = un homme méchant et cruel
It was clear that he had done something wicked = il était clair qu'il avait fait quelque chose de mal.
[sense of humour] diabolique she had a wicked sense of humour.
a wicked grin = me lança un sourire diabolique.
[prices] monstrueux the prices are wicked in that shop.
[waste] épouvantable it's a wicked waste of resources.
(=great, cool) méchamment cool the film was wicked ! He's had this wicked new haircut.
wig
perruque
wild boar
sanglier
wind up
1- remonter → to wind up the clockwork mouse
=> remonter une fenêtre → he started winding the window up.
2- [+company] fermer → They wound up the company last year.
3- terminer, clôturer → could we wind up this meeting as quickly as possible?
4- to wind up doing sth = finir par faire qch → I wound up walking all the way home → she'll wind up losing that bag if she doesn't look after it.
5- to wind up in jail se retrouver en prison → you'll wind up in jail if you carry on like this.
wino
ivrogne, poivrot
wisecrack
vanne no more wisecracks!
wisecrack
vanne, trait d'esprit → listen, bud, enough of the wisecracks, ok ?
wit (=wittiness)
esprit « the girl laughed at his wit » = La fille riait de ses traits d'esprits.
with great wit = avec beaucoup d'esprit
witty man = homme d'esprit
witty woman = femme d'esprit
to have the wit to do sth = avoir la présence d'esprit de faire qch « No one had had the wit to bring a bottle-opener. »
to wit = à savoir « we speak in a language they don't know: to wit, English. » «
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wits = tête (fig.) to use one's wits to do sth = se servir de sa tête pour faire qch.
to have one's wits about one = avoir toute sa tête.
to keep one's wits about one = garder la tête sur les épaules « she'd better learn to keep her wits about her. »
to pit one's wits against sb = rivaliser d'esprit avec qn
to be at one's wits' end = ne plus savoir que faire « I'm at my wits' end. »
half-wit = idiot, imbécile
witty = spirituel, plein d'esprit.
witty remark = witticism = mot d'esprit, bon mot
with great wit = avec beaucoup d'esprit
witty man = homme d'esprit
witty woman = femme d'esprit
to have the wit to do sth = avoir la présence d'esprit de faire qch « No one had had the wit to bring a bottle-opener. »
to wit = à savoir « we speak in a language they don't know: to wit, English. » «
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wits = tête (fig.) to use one's wits to do sth = se servir de sa tête pour faire qch.
to have one's wits about one = avoir toute sa tête.
to keep one's wits about one = garder la tête sur les épaules « she'd better learn to keep her wits about her. »
to pit one's wits against sb = rivaliser d'esprit avec qn
to be at one's wits' end = ne plus savoir que faire « I'm at my wits' end. »
half-wit = idiot, imbécile
witty = spirituel, plein d'esprit.
witty remark = witticism = mot d'esprit, bon mot
without further ado
sans plus de cérémonie (=without more ado). « Without further ado, let's start. »
much ado about nothing = la montagne a accouché d'une souris.
much ado about nothing = la montagne a accouché d'une souris.
woe
malheur, infortune The woes of economic reform: poverty and income inequality.
a tale of woe = une histoire triste « a tale of woe with a happy ending »
a cry of woe un = cri de détresse
hélas woe is me! = pauvre de moi!
a tale of woe = une histoire triste « a tale of woe with a happy ending »
a cry of woe un = cri de détresse
hélas woe is me! = pauvre de moi!
WOM
= Word of mouth = de bouche à oreille
Word of mouth marketing = marketing viral []
Word of mouth marketing = marketing viral []
womb
utérus, matrice
worrisome
inquiétant « These are indeed worrisome times. »
wow factor
capacité à surprendre ; effet spectaculaire. « A small prop that gives you a big wow factor. »
wrangle
bataille → « a contractual wrangle between a football club and a player → he was involved in a legal wrangle with his cousin. »
to wrangle = se disputer → to wrangle with sb over sth (=se battre contre qn au sujet de qch) → « she had wrangled bitterly with her ex-husband over contact with their children. »
to wrangle = se disputer → to wrangle with sb over sth (=se battre contre qn au sujet de qch) → « she had wrangled bitterly with her ex-husband over contact with their children. »
wrath
colère, courroux
wrath day = jour du Jugement dernier
wrath day = jour du Jugement dernier
wrinkle
ride
wrinkle
1- ride
2- pli → he noticed a wrinkle in her stocking (bas)
wtf
initiales de "what the fuck". Wtf, where have they been?!!