Mots difficiles en anglais
anchor
[+TV, radio] présentateur (= anchorman)
to anchor = présenter
to anchor = présenter
to lure
attrait the lure of rural life keep him away from the lure of other women.
attirer par la ruse to lure sb into sth : they were being lured into a trap he had lured her into his room.
[+customers] attirer to lure sb into [+shop, restaurant] = attirer qn dans they use low prices to lure customers into their superstores.
attirer par la ruse to lure sb into sth : they were being lured into a trap he had lured her into his room.
[+customers] attirer to lure sb into [+shop, restaurant] = attirer qn dans they use low prices to lure customers into their superstores.
to tout
to tout for sth = chercher qch An attempt to tout for a sponsor
to tout for business = chercher du travail
faire l'article pour an US election campaign, with slick television ads touting the candidates the practice of using celebrities to tout products
to be touted as sth = être présenté comme qch The product is touted as being completely natural.
to tout for business = chercher du travail
faire l'article pour an US election campaign, with slick television ads touting the candidates the practice of using celebrities to tout products
to be touted as sth = être présenté comme qch The product is touted as being completely natural.
slick
sophistiqué, très au point There's a big difference between an amateur video and a slick Hollywood production.
fluide a slick gear change.
[person, speech] mielleux slick politicians.
oil slick = nappe de pétrole, marée noire The oil slick is now 35 miles long.
fluide a slick gear change.
[person, speech] mielleux slick politicians.
oil slick = nappe de pétrole, marée noire The oil slick is now 35 miles long.
to partake
participer, prendre part à you will probably be asked about whether you partake in vigorous sports
to partake of [+food, drink] prendre He refused to partake of the modest meal she had prepared.
to partake of [+food, drink] prendre He refused to partake of the modest meal she had prepared.
swallow
hirondelle
chubby
potelé, rondelet, obèse
frantic
(=out of one's mind) affolé(e)
A bird had been locked in and was by now quite frantic
to go frantic être dans tous ses états
I was going frantic. J'étais dans tous mes états.
to be frantic with worry être fou d'inquiétude
We were frantic with worry.
(=hectic) frénétique
... a frantic week of high-level discussions.
[efforts, activity] frénétique
Ambulancemen made frantic efforts to revive him
(=desperate)
[need, desire] effréné(e)
A bird had been locked in and was by now quite frantic
to go frantic être dans tous ses états
I was going frantic. J'étais dans tous mes états.
to be frantic with worry être fou d'inquiétude
We were frantic with worry.
(=hectic) frénétique
... a frantic week of high-level discussions.
[efforts, activity] frénétique
Ambulancemen made frantic efforts to revive him
(=desperate)
[need, desire] effréné(e)
to lay sth bare
mettre qch/qn à nu the newspaper laid bare the TV star's drug excesses Berlusconi laid bare
tit-for-tat
oeil pour oeil, dent pour dent. donnant donnant.
It's tit for tat: c'est un prêté pour un rendu.
To give tit for tat: répondre du tac au tac.
To give somebody tit for tat: rendre la pareille à quelqu'un.
a series of tit-for-tat expulsions = une escalade des expulsions
It's tit for tat: c'est un prêté pour un rendu.
To give tit for tat: répondre du tac au tac.
To give somebody tit for tat: rendre la pareille à quelqu'un.
a series of tit-for-tat expulsions = une escalade des expulsions
edible
comestible edible mushrooms
mangeable some of the food was barely edible.
mangeable some of the food was barely edible.
to nut
éjaculer « I'm gonna nut! »
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
to buckle
boucler, attacher « he hadn't buckled his safety belt »
voiler « the car clipped my bicycle wheel and badly buckled it the door was beginning to buckle from the intense heat. »
céder « the parents would have buckled under that sort of pressure »
[leg, knee] céder « his knees buckled and he fell backwards »
voiler « the car clipped my bicycle wheel and badly buckled it the door was beginning to buckle from the intense heat. »
céder « the parents would have buckled under that sort of pressure »
[leg, knee] céder « his knees buckled and he fell backwards »
demise
décès « Smoking was the cause of his early demise. »
mort, fin « the demise of the reform movement »
mort, fin « the demise of the reform movement »
to stagger
chanceler , tituber I staggered to the nearest chair.
stupéfier an event that staggered the world.
[holidays] étaler, échelonner The summer holidays are staggered.
stupéfier an event that staggered the world.
[holidays] étaler, échelonner The summer holidays are staggered.
to holler
brailler
the hoi polloi
la plèbe
tweezers
pince à épiler => a pair of tweezers
bouncer
videur
to gallivant around
se balader (=to go gallivanting) I can't go gallivanting like a youngster A girl's place is in the home, not gallivanting around and filling her head with nonsense.
Oprah rich
être aussi riche qu'Oprah Winfrey now I'm Oprah rich
to give sb a tongue-lashing
houspiller After a cruel tongue lashing, he threw the girl out of the group.
cunt
chatte, foufoune
salaud
cunt nugget : amas de sang séché, résidu de la menstruation connard
salaud
cunt nugget : amas de sang séché, résidu de la menstruation connard
spoof
parodie « a spoof of a popular movie »
canular (=hoax)
canular (=hoax)
to shove
pousser He dragged her out to the door and shoved her into the street She shoved as hard as she could.
to shove sb out of the way = écarter qn en le poussant
fourrer We'll shove an extra paragraph in here. Shove your hands in your pockets
to give sb/sth a shove = pousser qn/qch The car won't start. Can you give it a shove?
to shove sb out of the way = écarter qn en le poussant
fourrer We'll shove an extra paragraph in here. Shove your hands in your pockets
to give sb/sth a shove = pousser qn/qch The car won't start. Can you give it a shove?
to parch
dessécher The hot sun parched the bare earth.
break-a-leg
merde! (dans le sens : "bonne chance!")
blister
ampoule, cloque
to make up for
compenser I'm sorry I broke your vase - I'll make up for it. What the country lacks in natural resources it makes up for in bright ideas.
swine
pourceau, porc swine flu
salaud he realised what a swine he had been.
salaud he realised what a swine he had been.
gruesome
horrible
There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
raving mad
fou à lier
ravings = divagations
ravings = divagations
kith and kin
parents et amis Why did no one think to mention that Van
Garretts are kith and kin to the Van Tassels?
to cling to
se cramponner, s'accrocher à The human baby is too weak to cling to its mother The adults cling to old emotional values.
to (be on the) rampage
se déchaîner Hundreds of fans went on the rampage after the match.
se livrer à des saccages gangs of youths rampaged on the fringes of the demonstration They went rampaging through the town.
se livrer à des saccages gangs of youths rampaged on the fringes of the demonstration They went rampaging through the town.
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.
changeling
enfant substitué à un autre
spitfire
(fig.) furie, hystérique with a few pricey gifts you'll be able to tame that little spitfire.
tame
apprivoisé « They've got a tame hedgehog. »
[story, style, match, film] fade « Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame. »
apprivoiser, dompter, dresser « The Amazons were the first to tame horses. »
[story, style, match, film] fade « Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame. »
apprivoiser, dompter, dresser « The Amazons were the first to tame horses. »
tenfold
décupler => The number of landmine incidents in Colombia has increased tenfold since 1991
titbit
potin She told me a juicy titbit about Claire.
moron
(péj.) imbécile, crétin, débile You moron! She's exactly the kind of moron you described.
holdout
principal obstacle.
France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.
waiver
dispense
feud
dispute a feud between the prime minister and his chancellor
a family feud
to feud (with) = se disputer, se quereller their families had feuded since their daughters quarrelled two years ago.
blood feud =vendetta
a family feud
to feud (with) = se disputer, se quereller their families had feuded since their daughters quarrelled two years ago.
blood feud =vendetta
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
to grovel
(fig.) ramper He whined and grovelled and apologised
to grovel before/to sb I don't grovel to anybody.
to grovel before/to sb I don't grovel to anybody.
to sting
[insect] piquer bees do not normally sting unless provoked. I've been stung.
silver lining
to have a silver lining = avoir de bons côtés
every cloud has a silver lining = à une chose, malheur est bon
every cloud has a silver lining = à une chose, malheur est bon