Mots difficiles en anglais
streak
tendances
the possessive streak in her = ses tendances possessives
to have a mean/evil streak = avoir un fond de méchanceté
the possessive streak in her = ses tendances possessives
to have a mean/evil streak = avoir un fond de méchanceté
roll in the hay
to have/enjoy a roll in the hay = avoir des rapports sexuels
- where are they? - i dunno prob havin a quik roll in the hay
what you really need is a good old-fashioned roll in the hay!
- where are they? - i dunno prob havin a quik roll in the hay
what you really need is a good old-fashioned roll in the hay!
doodle
griffonnage, gribouillage The page was covered in doodles.
to doodle = griffonner, gribouiller Stop doodling and listen to me.
to doodle = griffonner, gribouiller Stop doodling and listen to me.
to brood
broyer du noir I have to try not to brood too much
to brood about sth = se faire du mauvais sang à propos de qch She constantly broods about her family.
to brood about sth = se faire du mauvais sang à propos de qch She constantly broods about her family.
to dent
[+car] cabosser I dented my car.
ébranler (fig.) That sort of thing dents your confidence.
ébranler (fig.) That sort of thing dents your confidence.
trump
atout she played a trump = elle a joué atout.
[+card] couper
(=outdo) surenchérir sur The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank has trumped Lloyds by raising its offer
to turn up trumps (=succeed against expectation) = créer la surprise Sylvester Stallone has come up trumps at the US box office with his new movie Cliffhanger
trump card = atout, carte maîtresse
[+card] couper
(=outdo) surenchérir sur The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank has trumped Lloyds by raising its offer
to turn up trumps (=succeed against expectation) = créer la surprise Sylvester Stallone has come up trumps at the US box office with his new movie Cliffhanger
trump card = atout, carte maîtresse
bootleg
de contrebande bootleg record (=bootlegged) = enregistrement pirate
bootlegger = contrebandier
bootlegger = contrebandier
flotsam
morceaux d'épave
flotsam and jetsam morceaux d'épave et détritus
the flotsam and jetsam of society = les laissés-pour-compte de la société
flotsam and jetsam morceaux d'épave et détritus
the flotsam and jetsam of society = les laissés-pour-compte de la société
jetsam
objets jetés à la mer et rejetés sur la côte
titbit
friandise
potin a juicy titbit about sb = une belle sur qn she told me a juicy titbit about Claire.
potin a juicy titbit about sb = une belle sur qn she told me a juicy titbit about Claire.
off the record
officieusement
upfront
[person] franc they tended to have a much more up-front attitude you should be up front about it.
internecine
[conflict, war, quarrel] mutuellement destructeur
internecine feud = querelle intestine
internecine rivalry = rivalité intestine
internecine feud = querelle intestine
internecine rivalry = rivalité intestine
gambit
tactique a clever political gambit.
opening gambit the opening gambit in an internecine war
opening gambit the opening gambit in an internecine war
in a nutshell
en résumé,en un mot
uptown
quartiers résidentiels, quartiers chics
huppé
uptown girl = bourgeoise
huppé
uptown girl = bourgeoise
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.
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 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.