| French | English | |
Partial Matches |
| accabler qn. de qc. [injures, reproches, travail, etc.] | to flood sb. with sth. [fig.] [with calls, questions, complaints, etc.] | |
| ind. nucl. prolongement {m} de la durée de vie [d'une centrale nucléaire etc.] | lifetime extension [of nuclear power plant, etc.] | |
| méd. succomber [à ses blessures, à sa maladie, etc.] | to die [of an illness, etc.] | |
| tour {m} [de taille, de hanche etc.] | girth [person: circumference of waist, hips etc.] | |
| entretenir qn./qc. [famille, bâtiment, relations, etc.] | to maintain sb./sth. [family, building, relations, etc.] | |
| étre happé par qc. [voiture, train, etc.] | to be hit by sth. [car, train etc.] | |
| regagner qc. [hôtel, appartement, etc.] | to get back to sth. [hotel, flat etc.] | |
| faire capoter qc. [fam.] [plans, etc.] | to mess sth. up [coll.] [plans etc.] | |
| succomber sous qc. [malentendu, illusion, etc.] | to labour under sth. [misapprehension, illusion, etc.] | |
| se compliquer [intrigue d'un livre etc.] | to thicken [of the plot of a book etc.] | |
| s'en envoyer un / une derrière la cravate [fam.] [bouteille de vin, etc.] | to knock one back [coll.] [bottle of wine etc.] | |
| cafouiller [fam.] [plans, etc.] | to be all messed up [coll.] [plans etc.] | |
| gagner qc. [hôtel, appartement, etc.] | to get to sth. [hotel, flat etc.] | |
| constr. dr. reconstitution {f} [de crime, d'édifice, etc.] | reconstruction [of crime, building, etc.] | |
| biol. souche {f} [d'un virus, etc.] | strain [variant: of a virus etc.] | |
| accéder à qc. [internet, informations, etc.] | to access sth. [internet, information etc.] | |
| prendre un grand essor [sport etc.] | to become very popular [sport etc.] | |
| prendre un grand essor [sport etc.] | to take off [idiom] [sport etc.] | |
| immobiliser qc. [machine, cheval, etc.] | to stop sth. [machine, horse etc.] | |
| insister [au téléphone etc.] | to keep trying [on the telephone etc.] | |
| rédiger qc. [lettre, note, etc.] | to write sth. [letter, note etc.] | |
| résolution {f} [d'une question etc.] | settlement [of a question etc.] | |
| sport jouer l'avantage [football, etc.] | to play the advantage [football, etc.] | |
| cuis. enrober qc. de qc. [fruits, dragées, etc. de chocolat, etc.] | to coat sth. with sth. [e.g. with chocolate] | |
| être un véritable trou [fam.] [loc.] [ville, hôtel etc.] | to be an absolute dump [coll.] [idiom] [town, hotel etc.] | |
| particulier {adj} [inhabituel] [cas, situation, etc.] | unusual [case, situation etc.] | |
| aviat. trains transp. s'écraser [avion, train etc.] | to crash [plane, train etc.] | |
| copie {f} [de document, etc.] | copy [of a document etc.] | |
| protester de qc. [innocence, etc.] | to protest sth. [innocence etc.] | |
| enfourcher qc. [cheval, bicyclette, etc] | to mount sth. [a hill, a horse, a bicycle, the throne, etc.] | |
| accusateur {adj} [regard, silence, etc.] | accusing [look, silence etc.] | |
| boiteux {adj} [chaise, table etc.] | wobbly [chair, table etc.] | |
| cuis. sec {adj} [légume, fruit, etc.] | dried [vegetables, fruit etc.] | |
| anat. vertébral {adj} [disque, ligament, etc.] | spinal [disc, ligament, etc.] | |
| décliner qc. [invitation, etc.] | to decline sth. [invitation etc.] | |
| allume-feu {m} [cubes, rouleaux etc.] | firelighter [paraffin wax cubes, rolls of wax-impregnated wood shavings etc.] | |
| cénacle {m} [d'artistes, d'hommes de lettres, de scientifiques, etc.] | circle [of artists, etc] | |
| truffer qc. de qc. [citations, etc.] [fig.] | to lard sth. with sth. [quotations, etc.] [fig.] | |
| trafic trains être desservi par qc. [train, bus, etc.] | to connect with sth. [train, bus, etc.] | |
| VocVoy. J'ai besoin ... [d'essence / d'un mécanicien / de la police, etc.] | I need ... [some petrol / a service engineer / the police, etc.] | |
| crouler [régime, etc.] | to fail [regime, etc.] | |
| carton {m} [lait, etc] | carton [milk etc] | |
| sport échange {m} [tennis, etc.] | rally [tennis etc.] | |
| sport carré {m} de service [tennis etc.] | service box [tennis etc.] | |
| objet {m} [dans mémo, e-mail etc.] | subject [heading in memo, e-mail etc.] | |
| acharné {adj} | bitter [struggle etc.] | |
| chiffonné {adj} {past-p} | creased [paper etc.] | |
| croustillant {adj} | crusty [bread etc.] | |
| déformé {adj} {past-p} | distorted [face etc.] | |
| délabré {adj} | derelict [building etc.] | |