 | French | English | |
 | pol. sociol. Elle a demandé sa naturalisation, mais elle ne l'a pas obtenue. | She applied for naturalization, but she did not obtain it. | |
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| pol. sociol. Elle a demandé sa naturalisation, mais elle ne l'a pas obtenue. | She applied for naturalisation, but she did not obtain it. [Br.] | |
| jeux effeuiller la marguerite [jeu amoureux] | She loves me, she loves me not. [daisy oracle] | |
| trouver étrange qu'elle ait fait qc. | to find it strange that she did sth. | |
| Ce n'était pas ce lundi mais celui d'avant. | It was not this Monday but the previous one. | |
| occup. Il a été renvoyé mais il l'a quand même bien cherché. | He was fired but he was asking for it. | |
| Elle apporte des fleurs à chaque fois qu'elle vient. | She brings flowers whenever she comes. | |
| Elle apporte des fleurs dès qu'elle vient. | She brings flowers whenever she comes. | |
| Est-ce qu'elle confie à qui que ce soit ce qu'elle fait ? | Does she tell anyone what she is doing? | |
| qn./qc. est mal barré [fam.] | It's not looking good for sb./sth. | |
| Elle t'a fait une réflexion ? | Did she say anything to you? | |
| Elle est sévère mais juste. | She is firm but fair. | |
| Elle me méprise, mais je le lui rends bien. | She despises me, but the feeling's mutual. | |
| enfin et surtout {adv} | last but not least | |
| enfin, et non des moindres, ... | last but not least, ... | |
| non seulement ... mais aussi {adv} | not only ... but also | |
| Où l'as-tu eu / eue ? | Where did you get it? | |
| Comment cela s'est-il passé ? | How did it go? [What happened?] | |
| Mais il ne s'agit pas de ça ! | But that's not the point! | |
| En quelle année l'avez-vous fait ? | What year did you do it in? | |
| Pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? | Why did he go and spoil it? | |
| procurer qc. à qn. | to obtain sth. for sb. | |
| armes dr. On n'a pas retrouvé l'arme avec laquelle il s'est suicidé. | We did not find the weapon with which he committed suicide. | |
| internet Désolé, cette page n'existe pas. | Sorry but this page does not exist. | |
| Il n'a pas choisi, il a pris le tout-venant. | He did not make a choice, he just took whatever there was. | |
| Elle est encline à le faire. | She does it with pleasure. | |
| Elle l'a dit elle-même. | She said it to herself. | |
| Elle veut en avoir le cœur net. [loc.] | She wants certainty about it. | |
| C'est de la rigolade ! [fam.] [ça ne vaut rien] | It's not worth it! | |
| Vous êtes-vous fait rémunérer pour ce travail ? | Did you get paid for this job? | |
| Ça lui a déplu. | He / She didn't like it. | |
| Regarde comment elle s'y prend. | Look how she's doing it. | |
| Un ennui ne vient jamais seul. [loc.] | It never rains but it pours. [idiom] | |
| Un malheur n'arrive jamais seul. [loc.] | It never rains but it pours. [idiom] | |
| mus. Je me souviens de l'air de cette chanson, mais pas des paroles. | I remember the tune, but not the lyrics of this song. | |
| Ça la bloque. | She has a mental block about it. | |
| C'est fort bien de faire qc., mais ... | It's all very well doing sth., but ... | |
| Ils devront s'excuser de ce qu'ils ont fait. | They will have to apologize for what they did. | |
| Ils devront s'excuser de ce qu'ils ont fait. | They will have to apologise for what they did. [Br.] | |
| Elle regardait comme si elle voulait dire quelque chose. | It looked as though she wanted to say something. | |
| Elle aurait pu le faire. | She could have done it. [would have been able] | |
| Elle vieillit bien. | She looks good for her age. | |
| mus. Elle a fait dix ans de piano. | She played piano for 10 years. | |
| hist. pol. Marie-Antoinette {f} Josèphe Jeanne de Habsbourg-Lorraine [1755-1793] | Marie Antoinette [1755-1793] [born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, in 1770 she married Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne, and became Queen in 1774. She died on the guillotine] | |
| Ce n'est pas le pingouin qui glisse le plus loin. [loc.] | He's / She's not the sharpest tool in the shed. [coll.] [idiom] | |
| C'est défendu ! | It's not allowed! | |
| Ce n'est pas donné. [loc.] | It's not cheap. | |
| C'est contre-indiqué ! | It's not recommended! | |
| Ce n'est pas étonnant. | It's not surprising. | |
| n'y être pour rien [loc.] | to not help it [idiom] | |
