Mots difficiles en anglais
to twitter
[birds] gazouiller
[person] jacasser
[person] jacasser
wang
= johnson, cock, prick, dick, dong
the be-all and end-all
l'alpha et l'omega ; le but suprême : « profit is the be-all and end-all of business »
bold
hardi , intrépide, audacieux he did something very bold
arousing
(sexually) excitant
turnkey
clé en main a turnkey solution for your business
peacock
paon peacock feather
dull
[person] ennuyeux
[day, colour] morne, terne, maussade
[day, colour] morne, terne, maussade
to poach
[+worker] débaucher
[+member, customer] voler
[+ideas] voler, détourner
braconner
[+member, customer] voler
[+ideas] voler, détourner
braconner
pesky
casse-pieds « This article will be introducing a couple of nifty tricks that I've seen scattered around the Internet. One of which is how to detect for the presence of those pesky carriage returns. »
harness
harnais
to harness [+resources, power, potential] = exploiter « Scientists are trying to harness that power for human medecine »
« Autonomy's range of Virage products enables media companies to harness the true value of their rich media assets »
to harness [+resources, power, potential] = exploiter « Scientists are trying to harness that power for human medecine »
« Autonomy's range of Virage products enables media companies to harness the true value of their rich media assets »
it's driving me to drink
ça me saoûle grave.« My roomate won't leave me alone for five minutes. I know the guy means well but he's driving me to drink. »
WOM
= Word of mouth = de bouche à oreille
Word of mouth marketing = marketing viral []
Word of mouth marketing = marketing viral []
to goof
faire une gaffe
to goof around = faire l'imbécile
to goof around = faire l'imbécile
coop
poulailler
to coop up = cloîtrer, enfermer
to coop up = cloîtrer, enfermer
flock
[+sheep] troupeau
[+birds] vol
[+people] foule
to flock to sth = venir en masse à qch
[+birds] vol
[+people] foule
to flock to sth = venir en masse à qch
dyke
lesbienne (péjoratif)
mumbo jumbo
baragouin, charabia « a technical mumbo Jumbo »
to skirt
(= to skirt round, to skirt around) contourner (sens propre et figuré) « he tried to skirt some of the issues »
plc
S.A. (Public limited company)
tuition
cours, leçons
tuition fees = frais de scolarité
private tuition = cours particuliers
tuition fees = frais de scolarité
private tuition = cours particuliers
GP
généraliste (general practitioner)
on the eve of
à la veille de
Christmas Eve = la veille de Noël
Christmas Eve = la veille de Noël
broke
fauché we're broke
to go broke = faire faillite
to go for broke = jouer le tout pour le tout
stone-broke = fauché comme les blés
to go broke = faire faillite
to go for broke = jouer le tout pour le tout
stone-broke = fauché comme les blés
to pimp out
refaire une beauté à qqch (voiture, objet) I've pimped my computer out - Now it has a transparent side and florescent lamps inside it.
contractor
entrepreneur building contractor = entrepreneur en bâtiment
spark
étincelle (propre et figuré)
[+riot, crisis, row, debate] déclencher
[+interest] éveiller
bright spark = petit futé
[+riot, crisis, row, debate] déclencher
[+interest] éveiller
bright spark = petit futé
dry run
(=trial) galop d'essai
(=rehearsal) répétition
(=rehearsal) répétition
hem
ourlet
dumpster
benne (à ordures)
to fix up
[+meeting] arranger
to fix sb up with sth = trouver qch pour qn
to fix sb up with sth = trouver qch pour qn
to stumble
trébucher, tituber
to stumble over the words = buter sur les mots
to stumble on, upon = tomber sur
to stumble over the words = buter sur les mots
to stumble on, upon = tomber sur
eye candy
personne ou chose qui est là pour le plaisir des yeux
endorsement
appui, soutien
authoring
réalisation Web
hiccup
(=hiccough)
hoquet
contretemps, petit problème => « The free market system is wonderful, even if once in a while we have a hiccup as we're having right now »
hoquet
contretemps, petit problème => « The free market system is wonderful, even if once in a while we have a hiccup as we're having right now »
leech
sangsue (sens propre et figuré)
chunk
gros morceau, gros bout, paquet (fig.) => « they were given chunk of money »
[+bread] quignon m
[+bread] quignon m
fussy
[person] tatillon
[style, decoration] qui manque de simplicité
I'm not fussy = ça m'est égal
[style, decoration] qui manque de simplicité
I'm not fussy = ça m'est égal
to get a kick out of sth
se régaler de qch
closed captioning
sous-titres (=cc)
spoof
parodie, canular « that's a spoof of a dramatic music video »
studded with
studded with sth = truffé de qch « those tombs are studded with emerald and other precious stones »
lush
[vegetation, fields, countryside] luxuriant « lush hillsides and mountains outside San Jose (Costa Rica) »
ludicrous
[situation, idea, claim] ridicule, absurde « as far as withholding information... that's ludicrous » « the growth of government the last thirty years is ludicrous »
high-end
haut de gamme « Mortgage market turmoil is starting to hit buyers of high end homes as interest rates surge on Jumbo loans ».
edge
bord « He banged his knee against the edge of the chair. »
cutting-edge = bout coupant
bleeding-edge (=cutting-edge) = de pointe bleeding-edge, cutting edge technology.
cutting-edge = bout coupant
bleeding-edge (=cutting-edge) = de pointe bleeding-edge, cutting edge technology.
to override
[+order, objection, decision] passer outre this text opens the possibility for Islam to override democracy
[+consideration, wishes] primer sur
[+consideration, wishes] primer sur
whiny
geignard whiny little kids
to whine = gémir, pleurnicher
to whine [siren, engine] = hurler
to whine = gémir, pleurnicher
to whine [siren, engine] = hurler
to splurge
dépenser sans compter (≈to go on a spending spree) Let's splurge and take a taxi home.
a splurge = une folie « Her last splurge was a last-minute plane ticket to Miami. »
a splurge = une folie « Her last splurge was a last-minute plane ticket to Miami. »