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.
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. »
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. »
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. »
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. »
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. »
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. »
boiteux (=lame), infirme
handicaper, paralyser (sens propre et figuré) « Several painful falls that crippled him. »« Much of the developing world is crippled by debts. »
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 »
médecin généraliste, médecin traitant « GPs are inadequately trained to manage the growing demand for cancer care »« It is important for you to register with a GP so you can access health services. »
entaille, balafre « she had a large gash in her thigh. » crevasse « a triangular gash in the mountainside. » déchirure « there was a gash in the fabric where the cat had scratched it. » arg.: vagin (par allus. à fente) ; fille
révision « The pistons no longer fitted and a complete overhaul was needed. » remaniement « The overhaul of the employment strategy is necessary. » remanier « The legal system needs to be overhauled. »
cueillir. To pluck a flower « I plucked a lemon from the tree. » arracher « She plucked the baby out of my arms. » to be plucked to safety = être mis à l'abri « The children were plucked to safety as the building burned around them. » pincer les cordes d'un instrument. « To pluck the strings of a guitar. » to pluck up courage = prendre son courage à deux mains
to pluck up the courage to do sth = trouver le courage de faire qch « I eventually plucked up enough courage to ask her for her number. » to pluck at = tirer sur « The boy plucked at Adam's sleeve. »
impudent, effronté, sans gêne. « He's brazen, selfconfident, charismatic. »« It's brazen, insane, wonderful ! » to brazen it out = la jouer au culot, au bluff.
simulacre « They will prove that their love is real and their marriage not a sham. » imposteur « This man was a sham, an imposter. » feint, simulé, bidon « sham marriage. » to sham = feindre, simuler, faire semblant. « He's shamming » = il fait semblant.
se tracasser « Don't fret, Mary. » to fret about/over sth : se tracasser au sujet de qch « Philip was fretting about his exams. »« I don't think people should fret over this. »
grumeleux « When the rice isn't cooked properly it goes lumpy. » bosselé « The barn floor is a little lumpy, but better than sleeping with 60 guys snoring and coughing. »
hold-up, casse, cambriolage. « Jewelry heists happen surprisingly often. What's less common is that the perpetrators get caught. »
to heist = faire un casse, un hold-up, braquer, cambrioler