 | French | English  | |
 | 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 |
| faire la navette | to commute [to travel between home and work] | |
| faire s'entrechoquer qc. | to rattle sth. [shake and make a noise] | |
| Nouns |
| 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] | |
| mus. rythme {m} | beat [rhythm, esp. jazz and pop] | |
| mus. cadence {f} [intonation, terminaison] | cadence [rising and falling sound, concluding sound] | |
| cuis. cassoulet {m} | cassoulet [meat and (haricot) bean stew] | |
| expérimentation {f} | experimentation [trial and error] | |
| armes mil. Unverified tir {m} [coups de feu] | fire {pl and sg} | |
| cuis. caramel {m} mou | fudge [made with sugar and butter] | |
| géogr. Géorgie {f} [États-Unis et Europe] | Georgia [USA and Europe] | |
| occup. rémouleur {m} | grinder [of knives and scissors] | |
| armes mil. Unverified tir {m} [avec des armes lourdes] | gunnery {pl and sg} | |
| comm. mus. vêt. label {m} | label [brand name, esp. music and clothing industry] | |
| littérat. mus. droits {m.pl} d'auteur | royalties {pl} [copyrights for writers and musicians] | |
| vêt. cache-nez {m} | scarf [worn around neck and lower face] | |
| armes mil. sport Unverified tir {m} [avec des armes légères] | shooting {pl and sg} | |
| statistique {f} | statistics [science that collects and interprets numerical data] [with singular verb] | |
| jeux trois {m} | trey [three in cards and dice] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| comm. et Cie [et Compagnie] | and Co. [and Company] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| déjeuner | to have lunch [but breakfast in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland] | |
| aller chercher qn. [en véhicule] | to pick sb. up [go and collect in a vehicle] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| agr. basse-cour {f} [lieu] | chicken-run [chicken run and coop] | |
| crêpe Suzette {f} | crêpe Suzette [flambéed crêpe with a sauce of orange liquor and orange juice] | |
| dr. cour {f} d'assises | Crown Court [Br.] [trial court with a judge and jury] | |
| agr. primeurs {f.pl} | early produce {sg} [fruit and vegetables] | |
| hist. relig. Séparation {f} des Églises d'Orient et d'Occident | East–West Schism [split of Christianity between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, beginning in 1054] | |
| bœuf-carottes [fam.] {m.pl} [la police des polices] | rat squad [coll.] [police internal affairs and anti-corruption department] | |
| hist. relig. grand schisme {m} d'Occident | Western Schism [split in Roman Catholic Church between 1378 and 1417] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| de mal en pis {adv} | worse and worse [e.g. a situation getting worse and worse] | |
| de pis en pis {adv} | worse and worse [e.g. a situation getting worse and worse] | |
| de pire en pire {adv} | worse and worse {adv} [e.g. a situation getting worse and worse] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| géogr. hist. mil. Unverified bataille {f} d'Othée [1408] | Battle of Othée [in 1408 the militia and citizens of Liège suffered a heavy defeat against a professional army under John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy.] | |
| géogr. hist. littérat. Hécatée {m} de Milet [écrivain d'histoire et de géographie grecque] | Hecataeus of Miletus [ancient Greek historian and geographer] | |
| hist. mil. pol. Unverified traité {m} de Brétigny [1360] [traité de Calais] | Treaty of Brétigny [Treaty signed in 1360 between King Edward III of England and King John II of France, marking the end of the first phase of the 100 Years' War] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. Le traité {m} de Tournai [1385] | The Peace of Tournai [1385, between the Burgundian Duke Philip II and the rebellious city of Ghent] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| jeux Je joue un trois. | I have thrown a trey. [three in dice and cards] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| bible relig. Quatre Cavaliers {m.pl} de l'Apocalypse | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse [conquest, war, famine, and death.] | |
| hist. vêt. Unverified poulaine {f} | Pointed toe of a shoe [a style fashionable in the 14 and 15C ] [also a shoe in such a style] | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F L'Assaut des jeunes loups | Hornet's Nest [Phil Karlson and Franco Cirino] | |
| film F Honni soit qui mal y pense | The Bishop's Wife [also: Cary and the Bishop's Wife] [Henry Koster] | |
| film F Pique-nique en pyjama | The Pajama Game [George Abbott and Stanley Donen] | |
| film F Une rousse obstinée | The Reformer and the Redhead [Norman Panama and Melvin Frank] | |
| film F Le Plongeon | The Swimmer [Frank Perry and Sydney Pollack (1968 film)] | |
