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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] | |
