 | French | English  | |
 | coudé {adj} | bent [at an angle] | |
| sur ces entrefaites {adv} | meanwhile [at that moment] | |
| à court terme {adv} | quickly [at short notice] | |
| qui retient bien {adj} | retentive [good at remembering, retaining] | |
| à l'époque {adv} | then [at that time] | |
| à quelle heure {adv} | when [at which time] | |
| quand que ce soit {adv} | whenever [at whatever time] | |
| Verbs |
| pester contre qn./qc. | to curse sb./sth. [rant, rail at] | |
| patauger [au bord de la mer, etc.] | to paddle [at the seaside etc.] | |
| convoquer qn. [employé] | to summon sb. [notify to appear at a specified place] | |
| tarauder qn. [fig.] | to torment sb. [gnaw at] | |
| Nouns |
| présent {m} | 4 present [at this moment in time] | |
| attraction {f} | amusement [at a funfair] | |
| auditoire {m} [public] | audience [at concert, lecture] | |
| mus. orchèstre {m} | band [esp. at a dance] | |
| market. stand {m} de foire | booth [at a trade fair] | |
| récré {f} [fam.] | break [at school] | |
| éduc. occup. chaire {f} [poste de professeur] | chair [position at university] | |
| tâche {f} ménagère | chore [at home] | |
| adm. douane {f} | customs [at border] | |
| meub. chevet {m} [extrémité de lit] | headboard [raised part at end of bed] | |
| maître {m} de cérémonie | MC [Master of Ceremony] [eg at a banquet] | |
| soldes {m.pl} | sales [at reduced price] | |
| conférencier {m} | speaker [at a conference etc.] | |
| orateur {m} [personne qui prononce un discours] | speaker [at a conference etc.] | |
| éduc. élève {m} | student [at secondary school] | |
| éduc. élève {f} | student [girl at secondary school] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| à portée de (la) main {adv} | within reach [at hand] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| déposer qn. [par ex. à la gare] | to drop sb. (off) [e.g. at the station] | |
| placer qn. à côté de qn. [table] | to sit sb. beside sb. [at the table] | |
| braquer qc. sur qn./qc. [viser] | to train sth. on sb./sth. [e.g. to aim a gun at sb.] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| hist. pol. Grand Privilège {m} des Pays de par-deçà [1477] | Great Privilege [an instrument signed by Mary of Burgundy in 1477, following death of her father at Battle of Nancy. It reconfirmed the rights of Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, and Holland] | |
| bureau {m} de renseignements | information desk [at airport etc.] | |
| édition vade-mecum {m} [aussi : vadémécum] | vade mecum [handbook or guide that is kept constantly at hand for consultation] | |
| armes hist. mil. marteau {m} d'armes | war hammer [for use by foot-soldiers against mounted men-at-arms] | |
| armes hist. mil. marteau {m} de guerre | war hammer [for use by foot-soldiers against mounted men-at-arms] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Morat [1476] | Battle of Murten [in 1476, the Duke of Burgundy was defeated twice, at Grandson and Murten, by the Swiss Confederation] | |
| hist. pol. maison {f} de Hanovre [1635-1918] | House of Hanover [1635-1918] [also: House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Hanover line] [German royal house that ruled Hanover, Great Britain, and Ireland at various times during the 17C to 20C] | |
| hist. pol. royaume {m} de Pologne | Kingdom of Poland [existed, not continually, at various times between 1025 and 1918] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Presbourg [1805] | Peace of Pressburg [1805] [also: Treaty of Pressburg] [signed by Napoleon (France) and Francis II (Austria) after Austrian defeats at Ulm & Austerlitz] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Calais [1346-7] | siege of Calais [part of 100 Years' War. After victory at Crécy, King Edward III of England successfully besieged Calais which remained in English hands until 1558] | |
| hist. pol. traité {f} de Troyes [1420] | Treaty of Troyes [in 1420, after victory at Agincourt, Henry V of England signed the Treaty with the wife of the demential Charles VI of France, confirming Henry as King of England AND France] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| armes coucher en joue qn./qc. [viser pour tirer] | to take a bead on sb./sth. [aim a gun at sb./sth.] [Am.] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| géogr. hist. pol. Confédération {f} du Rhin [1806-1813] [aussi : États confédérés du Rhin] | Confederation of the Rhine [1806-1813] [formal: Confederated States of the Rhine] [German client states established after Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. grand-duché {m} de Berg [1806-1813] [aussi : grand-duché de Clèves et de Berg] | Grand Duchy of Berg [1806-1813] [also: Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves] [satellite state created by Napoleon after victory at Austerlitz for Marshal Murat (his brother-in-law)] | |
| hist. pol. Jean {m} II le Bon [1319-1364] | John II the Good [1319-1364] [King of France 1350-1364 but spent much time in captivity in London after defeat at Battle of Poitiers in 1356] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Saint-James de Beuvron [1426] | Siege of St. James [in 1426, as part of the 100 Years' War, England defeated France at Avranches. ] | |
| 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] | |
