Mots difficiles en anglais
to be overkill
être exagéré « such security measures may be overkill. »
edible
comestible « edible mushrooms »
mangeable « barely edible » = à peine mangeable
bubbly
pétillant
fig.: plein de vitalité, pétillant
fig.: plein de vitalité, pétillant
dramatic
spectaculaire
POTUS
President of the United States
puppy
chiot « as a child, she'd always wanted a puppy for Christmas. »
to delve into sth
fouiller dans qch « She delved into her rucksack and pulled out a folder. »
fig.: « she delved into her mother's past. »
to bewilder
dérouter, déconcerter « The silence from Alex had hurt and bewildered her. »
to quench
éteindre [+flames]
to quench one's thirst = se désaltérer « He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream. »
to quench one's thirst = se désaltérer « He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream. »
ballot
scrutin, vote The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks.
to hold a ballot = procéder à un vote « The council will have no choice but to hold a ballot if 5 per cent of residents back the move. »
to hold a ballot = procéder à un vote « The council will have no choice but to hold a ballot if 5 per cent of residents back the move. »
makeover
relooking « She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift. » « The chance to give your living-room a makeover. »
to clutter
encombrer « I don't have much time for girls who overdose and clutter up the wards. »
fouillis, fatras « The rooms were full of clutter. » « There's too much clutter in here. »
cluttered = encombré « a dirty, cluttered room filled with the evidence of a sloppy man. »
cluttered screen = écran rempli de fenêtres.
fouillis, fatras « The rooms were full of clutter. » « There's too much clutter in here. »
cluttered = encombré « a dirty, cluttered room filled with the evidence of a sloppy man. »
cluttered screen = écran rempli de fenêtres.
lush
luxuriant « a rather pretty town, surrounded by lush fields and woods. » « I love the rich lush sounds of jazz piano. »
nitty-gritty
« to get down to the nitty-gritty » = en venir au fond du problème
« the nitty-gritty of politics » = la dure réalité de la politique
« nitty-gritty of life » = dures réalités de la vie
« the nitty-gritty of politics » = la dure réalité de la politique
« nitty-gritty of life » = dures réalités de la vie
shrub
arbuste
to intersperse with
parsemer de. « To intersperse flowers among shrubs. Tp intersperse a dull speech with interesting anecdotes. »
to soothe
apaiser, calmer. « Amandine's voice is very soothing. »
soothing balm : baume apaisant. « A soothing balm for jangled nerves. »
soothing balm : baume apaisant. « A soothing balm for jangled nerves. »
scalp
cuir chevelu
bashing
dénigrement
union-bashing = campagne de dénigrement contre les syndicats
Paki-bashing = ratonnade
queer-bashing = brutalités ou expéditions punitives contre des homosexuels « an outburst of violent gay-bashing in New York. »
union-bashing = campagne de dénigrement contre les syndicats
Paki-bashing = ratonnade
queer-bashing = brutalités ou expéditions punitives contre des homosexuels « an outburst of violent gay-bashing in New York. »
goose bumps
chair de poule
to come out in goose bumps = avoir la chair de poule
fig.: to get goose bumps = avoir des frissons « Even now, I get goose bumps just thinking about it. »
to come out in goose bumps = avoir la chair de poule
fig.: to get goose bumps = avoir des frissons « Even now, I get goose bumps just thinking about it. »
to conceal
cacher, dissimuler « The scarf concealed a revolver ; about 3kg of cocaine was found concealed in his luggage » ; « The duke might be concealing a secret from me » ; « They are trying to conceal the truth. »
post haste
en toute hâte the pilot decided to land post haste.
badass
cool, admirable.
Being a badass goes hand-in-hand with being self confident, secure and uninhibited « he thinks he's such a badass » ; « that action movie was so badass. »
Being a badass goes hand-in-hand with being self confident, secure and uninhibited « he thinks he's such a badass » ; « that action movie was so badass. »
to grind
écraser « Ushiba ground his cigarette beneath his heel. »
aiguiser « The blade had been ground to a sharp edge. »
to grind one's teeth = grincer des dents « she grinds her teeth in her sleep. »
to grind to a halt = s'immobiliser « The truck ground to a halt after a hundred yards » « The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government. »
corvée « the long grind of revision. »
the daily grind = le train-train quotidien.
aiguiser « The blade had been ground to a sharp edge. »
to grind one's teeth = grincer des dents « she grinds her teeth in her sleep. »
to grind to a halt = s'immobiliser « The truck ground to a halt after a hundred yards » « The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government. »
corvée « the long grind of revision. »
the daily grind = le train-train quotidien.
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
tripe
idioties « You expect me to read tripe like that? »
no-no
it's a no-no = ça ne se fait pas
impossible « we all know that cheating on our taxes is a no-no »
impossible « we all know that cheating on our taxes is a no-no »
shady
ombragé
louche, véreux « shady financiers » « He made money in various shady ways. »
louche, véreux « shady financiers » « He made money in various shady ways. »
rogue
fripouille, voyou « a rogue trader »
herald
héraut
précurseur « this festival is the herald of a new age. »
annoncer « his rise to power heralded the end of an era. »
to be heralded as sth = être salué comme qch « Tonight's clash between Real Madrid and Arsenal is being heralded as the match of the season. »
précurseur « this festival is the herald of a new age. »
annoncer « his rise to power heralded the end of an era. »
to be heralded as sth = être salué comme qch « Tonight's clash between Real Madrid and Arsenal is being heralded as the match of the season. »
nothing whatsoever
absolument rien There's nothing whatsoever we can do about it.
none whatsoever : absolument aucun "Do you have any regrets?" "none whatsoever."
none whatsoever : absolument aucun "Do you have any regrets?" "none whatsoever."
gravy
sauce (au jus de viande)
gravy boat = saucière
gravy boat = saucière
rake
râteau, ratisser I watched the men rake leaves into heaps.
fig.: balayer (with machine gun, lights) enemy searchlights raked the sea. Planes raked the beach with machine gun fire.
fig.: balayer (with machine gun, lights) enemy searchlights raked the sea. Planes raked the beach with machine gun fire.
haul
saisie, prise, butin
long-haul = long-courrier the unpleasant side-effects of long-haul flights.
long-haul = long-courrier the unpleasant side-effects of long-haul flights.
puny
chétif
dérisoire « our budget was puny compared with the resources of the oil company. »
dérisoire « our budget was puny compared with the resources of the oil company. »
slot
fente I dropped a coin in the slot and the music started.
slot machine = machine à sous, distributeur automatique
créneau, plage horaire) visitors can book a slot up to a week in advance. a TV show in the popular 8 p.m. slot.
time slot = créneau horaire
to slot sth into sth = encastrer qch dans qch, insérer qch dans qch
slot machine = machine à sous, distributeur automatique
créneau, plage horaire) visitors can book a slot up to a week in advance. a TV show in the popular 8 p.m. slot.
time slot = créneau horaire
to slot sth into sth = encastrer qch dans qch, insérer qch dans qch
throng
foule I walked through the throng.
prendre d'assaut The street was thronged with shoppers.
affluer (fig.) The crowd thronged into the streets.
prendre d'assaut The street was thronged with shoppers.
affluer (fig.) The crowd thronged into the streets.
in lieu of
au lieu de. « We gave money to charity in lieu of sending flowers to the funeral. »
notch
entaille, encoche, cran « they cut notches in the handle of their pistol for each man they shoot. » « His latest work is several notches above anything he has produced before. »
to move up a notch = augmenter d'un cran.
top notch: de premier ordre, haut de gamme.
to move up a notch = augmenter d'un cran.
top notch: de premier ordre, haut de gamme.
covenant
contrat, engagement.
to covenant £200 per year to a charity = s'engager à verser 200 livres par an à une œuvre de bienfaisance
to covenant £200 per year to a charity = s'engager à verser 200 livres par an à une œuvre de bienfaisance
scaffold
échafaud, échafaudage
wank
se branler, branlette
aftermath
conséquences
in the aftermath of sth = à la suite de qch in the aftermath of the war, the country was ruined.
in the aftermath of sth = à la suite de qch in the aftermath of the war, the country was ruined.
to go astray
s'égarer the letter had gone astray.
fig.: quitter le droit chemin.
to lead sb astray = détourner qn du droit chemin don't worry, I won't lead you astray.
fig.: quitter le droit chemin.
to lead sb astray = détourner qn du droit chemin don't worry, I won't lead you astray.
row
dispute to have a row = se disputer
hallmark
marque de fabrique He showed an early streak of political pragmatism that was to become his hallmark.
loony
fou, cinglé they thought I was a loony
loony bin = maison de fous
loony bin = maison de fous
hot stuff
sexy she's hot stuff!
osé his love letters are hot stuff
osé his love letters are hot stuff
heads or tails
pile ou face We might toss up for it, if it's heads, then we'll talk.
foundation cream
fond de teint