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 | long comme un jour sans pain {adj} [loc.] | [French idiom for: very long and tedious or very tall] |  |
 | taillé à la diable [fam.] | [quickly and roughly cut] |  |
 | cuis. préparé {adj} {past-p} | cleaned [plucked and gutted] |  |
 | froid et humide {adj} | dank [cold and damp] |  |
 | et {conj} | plus [and] |  |
 | écartelé {adj} {past-p} | quartered [as in hung, drawn and quartered] |  |
 | élancé {adj} | rangy [Am.] [slender and long-limbed] |  |
 | trapu {adj} [bâtiment : peu élevé, homme : râblé] | squat [building : low-built, man : short and stocky] |  |
 | véhément {adj} | strident [fig.] [loud and insistent] |  |
 | prétentieux {adj} | swanky [coll.] [pretentiously stylish, luxurious and expensive] |  |
 | merci <msg, MSG> | thanx <tnx, thx> [coll. and Internet slang] [thanks] |  |
 | boulot {adj} [fam.] [gros et court] | tubby [coll.] [short and fat] |  |
 | pol. sociol. woke {adj} [terme anglo-américain woke (« éveillé ») désigne le fait d'être conscient des problèmes liés à la justice sociale et à l'égalité raciale] | woke [alert to racial prejudice and discrimination] |  |
Verbs |
 | jeux lancer et attraper | catch [children's game] [throwing and catching an object, e.g. a ball] |  |
 | faire la navette | to commute [to travel between home and work] |  |
 | hist. étriper qn. | to draw sb. [hang, draw and quarter] |  |
 | soutirer qc. [bière, vin : clarifier] | to rack sth. [beer, wine: filter and decant from cask] |  |
 | faire s'entrechoquer qc. | to rattle sth. [shake and make a noise] |  |
Nouns |
 | hist. mil. chevauchée {f} | [a raiding method of medieval warfare for weakening the enemy, primarily by burning and pillaging enemy territory] |  |
 | agr. alpin. occup. alpagiste {m} | [Alpine herdsman and dairyman] |  |
 | agr. alpin. occup. alpagiste {f} | [Alpine herdswoman and dairymaid] |  |
 | cuis. poutine {f} [can.] | [Canadian speciality : French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy] |  |
 | réveillon {m} de Noël | [Christmas home dinner and celebrations on Dec. 24] |  |
 | cuis. plat {m} de relevé | [dish served between soup and starter] |  |
 | cuis. relevé {m} de potage | [dish served between soup and starter] |  |
 | comm. cuis. caramelerie {f} | [factory specialising in caramel and fudge products] |  |
 | naut. coup {m} de tabac [fam.] | [French maritime slang for: short and violent storm] |  |
 | agr. alpin. occup. maître {m} armailli [suisse] [le responsable de l'alpage] | [manager of local alpine pastures and grazing animals] |  |
 | Ministère {m} de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi | [Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment] |  |
 | cuis. géogr. gouline {f} [spécialité culinaire angevine] | [pie from Anjou region with local ingredients ingredients mushrooms, cheese and wine ] |  |
 | cuis. beignets {m.pl} de pommes de terre | [potato based dish from eastern country and mountain regions of France] |  |
 | cuis. cochonnaille {f} [fam.] | [products made from pork such as salami, bacon, pâté and ham] |  |
 | arch. caquetoir {m} | [sheltered area, typically in front of a church, where the parishioners catch up on latest news and gossip] |  |
 | comm. parapharmacie {f} [magasin] | [shop or department of a store selling toiletries and vitamins] |  |
 | cuis. paillard {m} | [slice of meat pounded thin and grilled] |  |
 | cuis. pissaladière {f} | [Speciality of Ligurian and Nice cusine] [flatbread with toppings usually of caramelised onions, black olives, and anchovies] |  |
 | mus. blouson {m} noir | [young fan of rock-and-roll in the 1960's] |  |
 | géogr. Aurigny {f} [île et dépendance de la Couronne britannique] | Alderney [island and a British Crown Dependency] |  |
 | arch. arts relig. retable {m} | altarpiece [structure placed on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church] |  |
 | géogr. Antilles {f.pl} | Antilles [archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east] |  |
 | mus. rythme {m} | beat [rhythm, esp. jazz and pop] |  |
 | pétaudière {f} [fam.] | bedlam [coll.] [scene of tumult and disorder] |  |
 | 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] |  |
 | agr. dr. hist. flétrissure {f} [marque au fer rouge] | branding [livestock, formerly also criminals and slaves] |  |
 | violente critique {f} | brickbat [highly critical (and often insulting) remark or comment] |  |
 | mus. cadence {f} [intonation, terminaison] | cadence [rising and falling sound, concluding sound] |  |
 | anat. bot. zool. calice {m} | calyx [cup-shaped structure in flowers and animals] |  |
 | cuis. cassoulet {m} | cassoulet [meat and (haricot) bean stew] |  |
 | myth. pays {m} de cocagne | Cockaigne [imaginary land of luxury and idleness] |  |
 | armes hist. mil. colichemarde {f} | colichemarde [smallsword used in late 17C and 18C] |  |