Mots difficiles en anglais
archnemesis
ennemi juré, pire ennemi. « My brother is my archnemesis. »
thug
voyou « a good thug is a dead thug. »
crap
1-(=nonsense) conneries → What a load of crap!
2- nul → Their new album is really crap
3- to have a crap = to crap = chier → Someone had crapped on the doorstep.
to be a good all-rounder
être bon en tout. « He's really talented, a good all-rounder. » « Our mini-oven is the perfect all-rounder. »
to purport
prétendre « This is a fictional drama that does not purport to be a documentary. »
se vouloir « A society that purports to be modern and civilized. »
purported = soi disant « Many of the purported benefits of legalised gambling are illusory. »
se vouloir « A society that purports to be modern and civilized. »
purported = soi disant « Many of the purported benefits of legalised gambling are illusory. »
silver lining
aspect positif de qqch.
every cloud has a silver lining = à qqch malheur est bon.
to have a silver lining = avoir de bons côtés.
every cloud has a silver lining = à qqch malheur est bon.
to have a silver lining = avoir de bons côtés.
ex-con
ancien taulard « They hired an ex-con to try and kill the CEO ».
cult
culte, secte « The cult leader was convicted of sex crimes. »
« The Beatles became the heroes of a world-wide cult. »
behemoth
monstre « Facebook, the social media behemoth. »
upmost
fig.: le plus haut, supérieur. « It is the upmost importance that our children get the best education we can provide for them. »
downpour
pluie torrentielle, saucée. « A sudden downpour. »far-right
extrême droite. Far-right party « Anti-racist campaigners are urging the Government to ban all far-Right groups. »
blight
fléau → to be a blight on sth. « This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America. »
urban blight = dégradation urbaine
to blight = gâcher, anéantir. « Families whose lives were blighted by unemployment. »
urban blight = dégradation urbaine
to blight = gâcher, anéantir. « Families whose lives were blighted by unemployment. »
conundrum
énigme, devinette, casse-tête. « The conundrum was what would happen if the program had succeeded. »
guesstimate
estimer au jugé ; approximation ; pifomètre. « It's a little hard to guesstimate... » « Would you have a guesstimate as to the cost? »
watered-down
coupé à l'eau ; édulcoré. A watered-down compromise. « Alok Sharma fights back tears as watered-down Cop26 deal is agreed. »
to shatter
briser, faire voler en éclats, anéantir. « I shattered the glass. » « My dreams have been shattered. » « My whole world just shattered around me. »
to mix and match
assortir, assortiment. « You can mix and match colours and sizes. »big bad wolf
grand méchant loup. « It is unfair and unwise to see America as the big bad wolf. »
runny nose
nez qui coule. « To have a runny nose. » « My nose is running. »
pervasive
envahissant, omniprésent, pénétrant. « Television is the strongest, most pervasive influence of our times. » « Sulphur has an unpleasant and pervasive smell. »
to relent
plier, céder. « Finally her father relented and allowed her to marry. » « The government will not relent in its pursuit of members of terrorist organizations. »
→ relentless(ly) = implacable(ment). « The relentless heat of the desert. » « They fought relentlessly for their rights. »
→ relentless(ly) = implacable(ment). « The relentless heat of the desert. » « They fought relentlessly for their rights. »
no-brainer
simple comme bonjour. « It's a no-brainer »
heist
hold-up, casse, braquage, cambriolage. Bank heist ; heist movie.
to heist : faire un casse ; faire un hold-up ; braquer.
to heist : faire un casse ; faire un hold-up ; braquer.
to run aground
(s')échouer. « Many small boats run aground or sink as a result of bad weather. » « Poland's plans to privatise its industry could run aground for lack of domestic funds. »fasting
jeûne. « Intermittent fasting involves daily fasting for 16 hours. »
porpoise
marsouinto shrug
hausser les épaules. To shrug one's shoulders. « Atlas Shrugged. »
haussement d'épaules. A shrug of the shoulders.
haussement d'épaules. A shrug of the shoulders.
leotard
justaucorps
bobcat
lynx
moisture
humidité. « When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant. »
buée (=mist)
buée (=mist)
tear duct
canal lacrymal
nudge
to nudge : donner un (petit) coup de coude à → « The girls grinned and nudged each other. »
a nudge : un coup de pouce → « All he needed was a nudge. »
to give sb a nudge in the right direction = pousser doucement qn dans la bonne direction.
a nudge : un coup de pouce → « All he needed was a nudge. »
to give sb a nudge in the right direction = pousser doucement qn dans la bonne direction.
faucet
robinet. « She turned off the faucet and dried her hands. »
a dripping faucet (= a leaking faucet) = un robinet qui goutte. « A dripping faucet in a room wastes between 1,000 and 2,000 litres of water a year. »
a dripping faucet (= a leaking faucet) = un robinet qui goutte. « A dripping faucet in a room wastes between 1,000 and 2,000 litres of water a year. »
to conceal
cacher, dissimuler. « The scarf concealed a revolver. » « His "heart attack" was in fact a concealed murder. »
maverick
non-conformiste « Yes, he was a maverick with a healthy disregard for authority. » « A maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease. »
to scoop up
ramasser « A giant floating trash collector will try to scoop up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. You can scoop up everything in these shops : clothes, books, housewares, toys, records... » « I scooped my son up in my arms. »
odds and ends
bric-à-brac, bricoles
kudos
gloire, prestige, lauriers. « Kudos to you if you solved that problem ! » « You almost got it perfectly, kudos ! »
to gain kudos = gagner en prestige « He gained a lot of kudos when he was chosen to play Hamlet. »
to gain kudos = gagner en prestige « He gained a lot of kudos when he was chosen to play Hamlet. »
brook
ruisseau (=stream) « little brooks make great rivers. »behold
apercevoir, voir, observer « There isn't a landscape in the world that is more lovely to behold. »
voici « Behold, here it is. »
beholder = observateur. « Beauty is in eye of the beholder » (la beauté est affaire de goût)
voici « Behold, here it is. »
beholder = observateur. « Beauty is in eye of the beholder » (la beauté est affaire de goût)
super-duper
super, superchouette. « She was a super-duper assistant. »
awe
respect mêlé de crainte, admiration. « He is remembered with affection and awe by the students. »
to be in awe of sb/sth = être en admiration devant qn/qch. « She is in awe of his learning. »
to be awed = être impressionné, être effrayé « I am awed by David's courage. »
awestruck : frappé d'admiration, fasciné « Every time I visit I am awestruck by the immense potential of this region and its people. »
to be in awe of sb/sth = être en admiration devant qn/qch. « She is in awe of his learning. »
to be awed = être impressionné, être effrayé « I am awed by David's courage. »
awestruck : frappé d'admiration, fasciné « Every time I visit I am awestruck by the immense potential of this region and its people. »
foray
incursion « to make a foray into enemy territory. »
to make a foray into sth = s'essayer à qch « One of the Mac mini's raisons d'être was to provide a gateway for PC users interested in the Mac to make an inexpensive foray onto the platform. »
to make a foray into sth = s'essayer à qch « One of the Mac mini's raisons d'être was to provide a gateway for PC users interested in the Mac to make an inexpensive foray onto the platform. »
despicable
méprisable, ignoble, odieux, abject « he was truly despicable, without one single redeeming feature. »
wino
ivrogne, poivrot
whim
caprice « She whent there on a whim. »
cripple
boiteux (=lame), infirme
handicaper, paralyser (sens propre et figuré) « Several painful falls that crippled him. » « Much of the developing world is crippled by debts. »
handicaper, paralyser (sens propre et figuré) « Several painful falls that crippled him. » « Much of the developing world is crippled by debts. »
plunder
pillage. « The authorities couldn't prevent the plundering of the ancient ruins. »
butin
to plunder = piller, voler « a band of thieves who became very rich plundering the tombs of the Egyptian pharaoh »
butin
to plunder = piller, voler « a band of thieves who became very rich plundering the tombs of the Egyptian pharaoh »
magpie
pie (oiseau).
"The Thieving Magpie" (la pie voleuse) est un opéra de Rossini, ayant récemment servi à la pub pour Sony Bravia (explosion de couleurs).