 | French | English  | |
 | lâche {adj} | 19 loose [clothing, belt, bowstring, rope: not tight] | |
| laïque {adj} | 2 secular [not religious] | |
| isolément {adv} | apart [isolated, not part of a group] | |
| en bref {adv} | briefly [in few words, not in detail] | |
| fichu {adj} {past-p} [fam.] [détruit] | broken [in pieces; not functioning] | |
| foutu {adj} {past-p} [fam.] | broken [in pieces; not functioning] | |
| courbé {adj} | crooked [not straight] | |
| croche {adj} [courbé, crochu] | crooked [not straight] | |
| inélégant {adj} | dowdy [not stylish] | |
| faux {adj} | dummy [attr.] [fake, not real] | |
| acquis {adj} [reconnu, sûr] | established [not doubtful] | |
| superflu {adj} | extraneous [not essential] | |
| oisif {adj} | idle [not engaged in any activity] | |
| ne ... pas {adv} | ill [deserve: not] | |
| imprudemment {adv} | imprudently [not cautiously] | |
| inachevé {adj} | inchoate [not yet completely formed] | |
| pol. sans étiquette {adj} | independent [not belonging to or supported by a political party] | |
| blasé {adj} [indifférent] | indifferent [not important or interesting] | |
| [pas divisible ou pas divisé en parts] {adj} | indiscrete [rare] [not divided into distinct parts] | |
| peu glorieux {adj} | inglorious [not celebrated or glorified] | |
| convers {adj} | lay [not a member of a religious order] | |
| profane {adj} [non initié] | lay [not professional] | |
| laïque {adj} | lay [not religious] | |
| peu de {adj} | little [not much] | |
| faux {adj} | mock [not real] | |
| mauvais {adj} | off [food: bad, not fresh] | |
| électr. inform. allumé {adj} | on [running, not switched off] | |
| incompréhensible {adj} | opaque [hard to understand, not clear] | |
| sommaire {adj} | sketchy [coll.] [incomplete, not thorough] | |
| superficiel {adj} | sketchy [not detailed] | |
| à jeun {adj} [fam.] [sans avoir bu] | sober [not drunk] | |
| pas assez sévère {adj} | soft [sometimes pej.] [not strict] | |
| aéré [non surchargé] | spacious [room: not overfull] | |
| non gazeux {adj} | still [drink: not fizzy] | |
| indésirable {adj} | uninvited [person: not welcome] | |
| peu profitable {adj} [inutile] | unprofitable [fig.] [not worthwhile or productive] | |
| peu rentable {adj} | unprofitable [not making money] | |
| indisposé {adj} | unwell [not very well] | |
| Verbs |
| baiser qc. | to kiss sth. [forehead, hand, etc but not mouth] | |
| renvoyer qc. aux calendes grecques [loc.] | to shelve sth. [not continue for a while] | |
| visiter (qn./qc.) | to visit (sb./sth.) [when a person, a visit to a sick person or prisoner by a doctor or priest, not a social visit] | |
| Nouns |
| humidité {f} | (the) damp [moisture where it's not wanted] | |
| hist. béguine {f} | beguine [member of one of various ascetic and philanthropic communities of women not under vows founded chiefly in the Netherlands in the 13C] | |
| cuis. café {m} allongé | lungo [espresso diluted with water, but not as much as an Americano] | |
| écol. écon. pol. riverain {m} contestataire | NIMBY [Not in my back yard] | |
| mutisme {m} [attitude silencieuse] | silence [of a person not speaking] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| bredouille {adj} [qui n'a pas atteint son but] | empty-handed [not brought back a prize, achieved a goal etc] | |
| Ché pas. [fam.] [Je ne sais pas.] | I dunno. [coll.] [I do not know.] | |
| comm. fin. en nature {adv} [payer, régler] | in kind [idiom] [remuneration in goods, not money] | |
| pol. anti-américain {adj} | un-American [not patriotic to USA] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| faire son deuil de qn. [fam.] | to count sb. out [not worth considering] | |
| s'écouler lentement [produit] | to move slowly [not a big selling product] | |
| procrastiner | to shelve everything [not continue for a while] | |
| poser qn. un lapin [loc.] | to stand sb. up [not show up for a date] | |
| piétiner [fig.] | to tread water [fig.] [idiom] [not to get on (with one's plans etc.)] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| dr. recherche {f} à l'aveuglette [loc.] | fishing expedition [an investigation that does not stick to a stated objective] | |
| méd. encéphalite {f} léthargique [aussi : maladie de von Economo-Cruchet] | sleepy sickness [coll.] [encephalitis lethargica] [NOT sleeping sickness] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| de bon goût {adj} | in good taste [not offensive] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Balaklava [1854] | Battle of Balaclava [1854] [part of the Crimean War, with the Allies successfully but not decisively defeating the Russians] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Ligny [1815] [aussi : bataille de Fleurus] | Battle of Ligny [1815] [the last victory for Napoleon; the French army defeat of the Prussian army was not decisive] | |
| hist. pol. charte {f} de Cortenbergh [1312] | Charter of Kortenberg [signed by Duke of Brabant in 1312. Similar to, but broader than, English Magna Carta as it included all citizens and not just the Barons] | |
| hist. pol. royaume {m} de Pologne | Kingdom of Poland [existed, not continually, at various times between 1025 and 1918] | |
| hist. pol. serment {m} du Jeu de paume [1789] | Tennis Court Oath [a pivotal event in the French Revolution. In 1789, the members of the French Third Estate voted "not to separate until the Constitution of the kingdom is established"] | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| C'est du cinéma. [fam.] | It's just play-acting. [not true] | |
| Ce n'est pas sorcier. [loc.] | It's not rocket science. [idiom] [It's not so difficult] | |
| C'est pas sorcier. [loc.] | That's not rocket science. [idiom] [It's not so difficult] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| naut. avoir le pied marin | to be a good sailor [not get seasick] | |
| dodeliner de la tête | to nod one's head gently [not necessarily affirmatively] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} de la Bérézina [1812] [aussi : passage de la Bérézina ou bataille de Borissov] | Battle of (the) Berezina [1812] [also: Battle of Beresina] [final conflict in Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. The Russians inflicted heavy losses on the French but the outcome was not decisive] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} des Quatre Bras [1815] | Battle of Quatre Bras [1815] [although the Anglo-Allied army defeated the left wing of Napoleon's French army, it was not decisive] | |
| querelle {f} de coulisses | dispute behind the scenes [not public] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| inform. Ne pas éteindre, ni ouvrir ou fermer de capots. | Do not turn off the device; do not open or close any covers. | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| ne pas trop savoir quoi faire | to be at a loose end [fig.] [coll.] [also: at loose ends] [not knowing what to do next] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| agr. bot. blé {m} sur pied | standing cereal (in the field) [not yet harvested] | |
