Mots difficiles en anglais
to drag one's feet
trainer les pieds, faire preuve de mauvaise volonté => Though marriage was his idea, he began to drag his feet when wedding preparations began.
bonanza
aubaine (=windfall) « This is a real bonanza for you, isn't it? »
boom « a sales bonanza for computer makers. »
boom « a sales bonanza for computer makers. »
freckle
tache de rousseur
freckled = plein de taches de rousseur
freckled = plein de taches de rousseur
hassles
(=fuss) histoires « Make that call right now get squared away, no hassles no call backs no telemarketing »
to hassle = enquiquiner
hassle-free : [experience, holiday, journey] peinard
to hassle = enquiquiner
hassle-free : [experience, holiday, journey] peinard
to beat about the bush
tourner autour du pot
to clinch
[+deal] conclure = The European Union and China clinched a deal on Friday limiting the rise in Chinese exports of textiles and clothing to the EU.
hunchback
bossu « Quasimodo's the hunchback of Notre Dame. »
curfew
couvre-feu => « the city is under curfew » => « they stayed so late outside that they were breaking curfew. »
to loom
[mountain, iceberg] surgir
(=to be imminent) [danger, crisis] menacer, paraître imminent.
(=to be imminent) [danger, crisis] menacer, paraître imminent.
polygraph
détecteur de mensonges
pigheaded
têtu comme une mule
silly goose
fam., fig.: bécasse => « This meeting is for scouts only, you silly gooses! »
loony
timbré, cinglé
loony bin = maison f de fous
loony bin = maison f de fous
outage
panne de courant
faggot
péj.: pédé (= fag.)
to reach out
tendre la main
to reach out to sb = tendre la main à qn (sens propre et figuré).
to reach out to sb = tendre la main à qn (sens propre et figuré).
savvy
jugeote
homie
ami (d'enfance)
underdog
(=player, competitor, team) outsider
the underdog (in society) les opprimés
the underdog (in society) les opprimés
quicksand
sables mouvants. « It's like quicksand, the longer you stay, the deeper you sink. »
bananas
dingue, super cool. Have you heard 50 cent's new cd, the massacre?
Ya man that shit was bananas!!!
lukewarm
[liquid] tiède (=tepid)
[response, welcome, applause] peu enthousiaste
[response, welcome, applause] peu enthousiaste
one-night stand
aventure d'une nuit. « I've never had a one-night stand because I've always been afraid that in the cold light of day, she'll wake up and think; "Oh my God! What the hell am I doing in bed with a stupid cunt like this?! »
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