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 | 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] | |
| 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] | |
| merci <msg, MSG> | thanx <tnx, thx> [coll. and Internet slang] [thanks] | |
| boulot {adj} [fam.] [gros et court] | tubby [coll.] [short and fat] | |
| 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] | |
| 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] | |
| réveillon {m} de Noël | [Christmas home dinner and celebrations on Dec. 24] | |
| naut. coup {m} de tabac [fam.] | [French maritime slang for: short and violent storm] | |
| Ministère {m} de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi | [Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment] | |
| comm. parapharmacie {f} [magasin] | [shop or department of a store selling toiletries and vitamins] | |
| géogr. Aurigny {f} [île et dépendance de la Couronne britannique] | Alderney [island and a British Crown Dependency] | |
| mus. rythme {m} | beat [rhythm, esp. jazz and pop] | |
| 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] | |
| mus. cadence {f} [intonation, terminaison] | cadence [rising and falling sound, concluding sound] | |
| cuis. cassoulet {m} | cassoulet [meat and (haricot) bean stew] | |
| armes hist. mil. colichemarde {f} | colichemarde [smallsword used in late 17C and 18C] | |
| hist. pol. doge {m} | Doge [elected lord and Chief of State in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and renaissance periods] | |
| méd. oto-rhino-laryngologie {f} [ORL] | ENT [ear, nose and throat] | |
| expérimentation {f} | experimentation [trial and error] | |
| armes mil. tir {m} [coups de feu] | fire {pl and sg} | |
| cuis. caramel {m} mou | fudge [made with sugar and butter] | |
| cuis. galantine {f} | galantine [a dish of boned stuffed meat, poached and served cold, coated with aspic] | |
| géogr. Géorgie {f} [États-Unis et Europe] | Georgia [USA and Europe] | |
| géogr. Grenade {f} [Andalousie] | Granada [city and province in Andalusia] | |
| cuis. gratin {m} | gratin [topping of breadcrumbs and cheese] | |
| occup. rémouleur {m} | grinder [of knives and scissors] | |
| géogr. Guernesey {f} [île et dépendance de la Couronne britannique] | Guernsey [island and a British Crown Dependency] | |
| armes mil. tir {m} [avec des armes lourdes] | gunnery {pl and sg} | |
| géogr. hist. pol. territoire {f} de l'Inini | Inini [was an inland territory of French Guiana, administered separately between 1930 and 1946.] | |
| géogr. Jersey {f} [Bailliage de Jersey] [île et dépendance de la Couronne britannique] | Jersey [Bailiwick of Jersey] [island and self-governing British Crown Dependency] | |
| géogr. hist. Kennemerland {m} | Kennemerland [coastal region in the northwestern Netherlands, its name comes from the Kennemer people, who were Frisians that fought with the Counts of Holland and lost in the Middle Ages] | |
| comm. mus. vêt. label {m} | label [brand name, esp. music and clothing industry] | |
| relig. marabout {m} | marabout [Muslim religious leader and teacher in West Africa, and (historically) in the Maghreb] | |
| cuis. millefeuille {m} | millefeuille [small layered cake made of puff pastry filled with custard and cream] | |
| hist. mil. pol. Napoléon {m} Bonaparte [1769-1821] [aussi : Napoléon I] | Napoleon [also: Napoléon Bonaparte ] [1769-1821] [As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815] | |
| myth. Parques {f.pl} | Parcae [also: the Fates] [female personifications of destiny who directed the lives (and deaths) of humans and gods in Roman mythology] | |
| arch. traboules {f.pl} [passages piétons à travers des cours d'immeuble qui permettent de se rendre d'une rue à une autre dans certaines villes françaises. Les plus connues sont à Lyon] | passageway [between houses. Regional, in certain French cities and towns such as Lyon, Mâcon and Grenoble] | |
| cuis. potée {f} | potée [soup or stew pork and vegetables, most frequently, cabbage and potatoes of which choucroute is the most characteristic] | |
| arch. arts relig. retable {m} | retable [structure placed on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church] | |
| cuis. rouille {f} [cuisine] [aussi : rouille provençale] | rouille [sauce served as a garnish with fish, fish soup and, notably, bouillabaisse] | |
| littérat. mus. droits {m.pl} d'auteur | royalties {pl} [copyrights for writers and musicians] | |
| occup. relig. Sādhu {m} [aussi : Sadhou] | Sadhu [religious ascetic, mendicant or any holy person in Hinduism and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life] | |
