| French | English | |
Partial Matches |
| dr. sociol. squatter une maison | to squat [unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building] | |
| outil. tech. pince {f} de préhension | grabber [device for clutching an object] | |
| cylindre {m} de la lampe | chimney [on an oil lamp] | |
| 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] | |
| spéc. trafic urban bateau {m} de trottoir [partie abaissée d'un trottoir limitée par une bordure basse franchissable par laquelle s'effectue l'accès des véhicules] | [sunken part of a pavement for a vehicle exit] | |
| Je te souhaite à toi et à ta famille un joyeux Noël et une nouvelle année bénie. | I wish you and your family a Happy Christmas and a blessed New Year. | |
| adresser qc. [appel] | to put sth. out [e.g. an appeal] | |
| fin. capitaliser qc. | to capitalize sth. [reckon the value of an asset] | |
| comm. implanter qc. [agence, cafétéria] | to open sth. [e.g. an agency] | |
| réveillonner [fêter le nouvel an] | to see the New Year in | |
| méd. vieillir qn. [physiquement] | to age sb. [e.g. through an illness] | |
| arch. relig. abbatiale {f} [église d'une abbaye] | abbey [church of an abbey] | |
| littérat. market. théâtre lancement {m} [d'acteur, écrivain] | promotion [e.g. of an author] | |
| littérat. recueil {m} [d'un auteur] | collection [of works by an author] | |
| réveillon {m} [fête de nouvel an] | New Year's Eve party | |
| comm. mil. occup. vivandière {f} | sutler [female] [civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army] | |
| renoncer à qc. [idée] | to drop sth. [e.g. an idea] | |
| avoir l'esprit ouvert | to be open [with an open mind] | |
| géogr. Usedom {f} [île appartient en partie à l'Allemagne et en partie à la Pologne] | Usedom | |
| affabuler qc. | to come up with sth. [false story or an explanation] | |
| fin. capitaliser qc. | to capitalise sth. [Br.] [reckon the value of an asset] | |
| vêt. cordon {m} | lanyard [cord around the neck, usually for an ID badge] | |
| mus. les bois {m.pl} [d'un orchestre] | the woodwind {sg} [of an orchestra] | |
| mus. les cuivres {m.pl} [d'un orchestre] | the brass {sg} [of an orchestra] | |
| dr. majorité {f} pénale | full age of criminal responsibility [treated as an adult] | |
| écon. tech. pierre {f} milliaire | milestone [completion of an important phase in project management] | |
| méd. garder le lit [fig.] | to stay in bed [because of an illness] | |
| se présenter à qc. [examen] | to take sth. [e.g. an exam] | |
| se rendre à qc. [appel] | to answer sth. [e.g. an appeal] | |
| étirement {m} du cou | rubbernecking [e.g. driving slowly past an accident] | |
| divaguer sur la route | to stray onto the road [of an animal] | |
| aviat. faire du rase-mottes [en avion] | to hedge-hop [in an aeroplane] | |
| mil. mus. Réveil {m} | Reveille [bugle call, trumpet call, drum, fife-and-drum or pipes call, chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise] | |
| 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] | |
| s'enthousiasmer | to get into sth. [coll.] [develop an absorbing interest in sth.] | |
| s'acoquiner avec qn. | to mess about with sb. [engage in an affair] | |
| s'acoquiner avec qn. | to mess around with sb. [engage in an affair] | |
| comm. traiter qc. d'urgence [commande] | to rush sth. through [e.g. an order] | |
| comm. donner suite à qc. [commande] | to deal with sth. [e.g. an order] | |
| méd. être sous perfusion | to be on an IV [short for: ... an intravenous line] | |
| cuis. minuter la cuisson de qc. | to time sth. [e.g. cooking an egg] | |
| aviat. procéder à un amerrissage forcé | to ditch [of an aircraft: land on water] | |
| occup. riposte {f} patronale à un mouvement de grève | lockout [during an industrial strike] | |
| 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] | |
| [fait de substituer qn. à qn. ou de se substituer à qn.] | surrogacy [substitution for another person] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} des Arapiles [1812] | Battle of Salamanca [1812] [Anglo-Portuguese army defeated French forces at Arapiles, near Salamanca, resulting in French loss of Andulasia & Madrid] | |
| 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. ] | |
| zool. T | | |
| brusquer qn. | to rebuff sb. [reject or refuse in an unkind of unfriendly way] | |
| commettre un adultère | to have a bit on the side [coll.] [have an affair] | |