Mots difficiles en anglais
to befriend
prendre en amitié, se prendre d'amitié pour. He was befriended by a colleague.
venir en aide à, aider
venir en aide à, aider
hiya
salutation informelle (contraction de hi + you). Hiya love, how's you?
breadth
largeur the stage is 60 metres in breadth = la scène a 60 mètres de large
seam
couture your coat is falling apart at the seams = votre manteau se découd. my suitcase is bursting at the seams = ma valise est pleine à craquer
joint, soudure
fig.: their marriage falling apart at the seams = leur mariage craque
joint, soudure
fig.: their marriage falling apart at the seams = leur mariage craque
seamless
sans couture
fig.: homogène, cohérent
fig.: homogène, cohérent
to withhold
refuser to withhold payment = refuser de payer
taire, cacher to withhold the truth from somebody = cacher la vérité à quelqu'un.
taire, cacher to withhold the truth from somebody = cacher la vérité à quelqu'un.
ridge
crête, arrête, faite
shield
bouclier, écran protecteur he used his left hand as a shield against the reflecting sunlight = il se servit de sa main gauche pour protéger ses yeux de la lumière du soleil.
trophée our school won the sports shield last year.
to shield = protéger a parasol to shield her from the sun.
trophée our school won the sports shield last year.
to shield = protéger a parasol to shield her from the sun.
quaint
[concept, idea, word] désuet in 2015 information will only come in video, and text and images will become some quaint, outdated media, like engravings are now. quaint old 50s phrases. the Seventies disco craze now seems impossibly quaint and dated.
pittoresque quaint little shops and arcade restaurants.
pittoresque quaint little shops and arcade restaurants.
tedious
fastidieux such lists are long and tedious to read.
[conversation] insipide
[conversation] insipide
cumbersome
(objet) encombrant a cumbersome piece of machinery.
[procédure, système] lourd the increasingly cumbersome bureaucracy.
[procédure, système] lourd the increasingly cumbersome bureaucracy.
elation
allégresse the elation of victory.
exaltation
exaltation
shimmer
miroitement, chatoiement
miroiter, chatoyer
shimmering = miroitement, miroitant
miroiter, chatoyer
shimmering = miroitement, miroitant
caveat
mise en garde There was one caveat : he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.
thrifty
économe My mother taught me to be thrifty ; thrifty shoppers.
stutter
bégaiement « I didn't notice his stutter at first. »
to have a stutter = bégayer -> « He's got a stutter. »
to have a stutter = bégayer -> « He's got a stutter. »
thanks a bunch
Merci mille fois!
breadcrumbs
miettes de pain
chapelure, panure coated in breadcrumbs
web => fil d'Ariane
chapelure, panure coated in breadcrumbs
web => fil d'Ariane
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
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
pond
bassin « we've got a pond in our garden. »
étang « ponds attract migrating birds. »
a duck pond = une mare aux canards
lily pond = mare aux nénuphars
the pond = l'Atlantique
étang « ponds attract migrating birds. »
a duck pond = une mare aux canards
lily pond = mare aux nénuphars
the pond = l'Atlantique
water lily
nénuphar
gateway
passerelle
scaffolding
échafaudage
bootstrap
amorce, amorcer
kinky
[behaviour] farfelu
[sexually] vicieux, pervers he likes kinky sex = il a des goûts sexuels un peu spéciaux
olé olé kinky rubber underwear = des dessous olé olé en latex
[rope, cable] entortillé, emmêlé
[hair] crépu, frisé
[sexually] vicieux, pervers he likes kinky sex = il a des goûts sexuels un peu spéciaux
olé olé kinky rubber underwear = des dessous olé olé en latex
[rope, cable] entortillé, emmêlé
[hair] crépu, frisé
yonder
là-bas The road back ta town runs yonder over them hills.
hose
tuyau ->
a garden hose = un tuyau d'arrosage
to beef up
renforcer a campaign to beef up security Both sides are still beefing up their military strength.
étoffer
étoffer
busty
à la poitrine plantureuse
worrisome
inquiétant « These are indeed worrisome times. »
to build up
remonter build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear I'm trying to build up his morale.
don't build your hopes up = ne te fais pas d'illusions.
don't build your hopes up = ne te fais pas d'illusions.
dork
ringard, pauvre type « family holidays are for dorks! »
stealth
célérité wild animals demand secrecy and stealth from the photographer.
by stealth = furtivement
stealth aircraft = avion furtif
by stealth = furtivement
stealth aircraft = avion furtif
to fondle
caresser
He tried to fondle her
dare
défi Is that a dare?
to do sth for a dare = faire qch pour relever un défi The two students murdered her for a dare.
double dare = double défi
to do sth for a dare = faire qch pour relever un défi The two students murdered her for a dare.
double dare = double défi
to shun
éviter, fuir
romp
ébats (sexuels)
to romp = s'ébattre dogs and little children romped happily in the garden
to romp = s'ébattre dogs and little children romped happily in the garden
doomsday
le Jugement dernier
whack job
dingo, taré You see that guy trying to make water flow uphill? He's a real whack job
heist
hold-up, casse
to be a bombshell
faire l'effet d'une bombe His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell.
scam
arnaque, escroquerie
hangover
gueule de bois to have a hangover
a hangover from the past = un vestige du passé the official trade union, a hangover from the Soviet past.
a hangover from the past = un vestige du passé the official trade union, a hangover from the Soviet past.
stool
tabouret
bar-stool = tabouret m de bar She fell off a bar stool when she was drunk.
piano stool = tabouret de piano
bar-stool = tabouret m de bar She fell off a bar stool when she was drunk.
piano stool = tabouret de piano
quirk
bizarrerie. Be aware of quirks like this.
by some quirk of fate = par un caprice du hasard
manie He was fascinated by people's quirks.
by some quirk of fate = par un caprice du hasard
manie He was fascinated by people's quirks.
trinket
bibelot
colifichet
colifichet
to huddle
se blottir we huddle out of the cold in a small, warm room
to huddle around a fire = se blottir autour d'un feu
to huddle together = se blottir les uns contre les autres
a huddle = un petit groupe they collapsed in a huddle.
to huddle around a fire = se blottir autour d'un feu
to huddle together = se blottir les uns contre les autres
a huddle = un petit groupe they collapsed in a huddle.
in the lap of the gods
entre les mains du destin (littéralement : sur les genoux des dieux)
to be out of one's league
ne pas être de taille, être hors de portée
Don't even try it, she's way out of your league!
Her success has taken her out of my league : son succès l'a rendue inaccessible aux gens comme moi.
Don't even try it, she's way out of your league!
Her success has taken her out of my league : son succès l'a rendue inaccessible aux gens comme moi.
cheeky
[preson, smile, remark] insolent, culotté, provocateur don't be cheeky! = Ne sois pas insolent! a cheeky smile