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| quartier {m} général [aussi fig.] | headquarters {pl} [treated as sg. or pl.] | |
| peu profitable {adj} [inutile] | unprofitable [fig.] [not worthwhile or productive] | |
| cuis. en papillote {adj} | [cooked wrapped in greaseproof paper or foil] | |
| pol. politique {f} pragmatique | realistic politics [treated as sg. or (less often) pl.] | |
| géogr. Thessalonique {f} [aussi : Salonique] | Thessaloniki [also: Thessalonica, Saloniki, Solun or Salonica] | |
| pol. politique {f} pragmatique | real politics [treated as sg. or (less often) pl.] | |
| À vos souhaits ! | Bless you! [after sneezing] [formal or plural] | |
| prestation {f} [travail exécuté ou proposé] | service [work done or proposed] | |
| dr. assassinat {m} | murder [normally done for payment or a political cause] | |
| faire ses besoins [loc.] | to relieve oneself [idiom] [urinate or evacuate] | |
| À vous aussi. | The same to you. [formal or plural] | |
| inform. allumer son ordinateur | to switch on his computer [or her computer] | |
| week-end {m} prolongé | long weekend [three- or four-day weekend] | |
| visible là-bas {adj} | yonder [archaic or dialect] [visible over there] | |
| philos. pérennialisme {m} [aussi : traditionalisme] | perennial philosophy [also: perennialism or perennial wisdom] | |
| bibine {f} [fam.] [péj.] | dishwater [cheap beer or other alcoholic drink] | |
| frisson {m} [tressaillement du corps] | shiver [from cold, fever or excitement] | |
| femme {f} hommasse [péj.] | butch [coll.] [markedly or aggressively masculine female] | |
| familière {f} | regular [female] [e.g. in a pub or restaurant] | |
| franchissement {m} [d'une frontière] | transgression [overstepping a boundary or limit] | |
| raccourcir qc. [séjour] | to foreshorten sth. [reduce in time or scale] | |
| attentionné {adj} | thoughtful [of a an act or person: nice, attentive] | |
| pharm. topique {adj} | topical [relating or applied directly to a part of the body] | |
| se voir [tache, étiquette, marque, émotion] | to show [be visible or evident] | |
| cuis. chapati {m} [aussi : {f}] | chapatti [Indian flatbread] [also: chapati, chappati, chapathi, or chappathi] | |
| commis {adj} {past-p} [attentat, meurtre] | committed [murder or attempt on sb.'s life] | |
| annuler la réservation de qc. | to discontinue sth. [a newspaper or periodical] | |
| occup. activité {f} partielle | short-time working [forced reduction in hours or pay] | |
| aviat. turbopropulseur {m} [réacteur ou avion à turbopropulseurs] | turboprop [engine or turboprop aircraft] | |
| truculent {adj} [personnage] | natural [free from affectation or constraint] [manner, person, etc] | |
| foutu {adj} {past-p} [fam.] | jiggered [Br.] [coll.] [thing: damaged or broken; person: exhausted] | |
| À vous de même. | The same to you. [formal or plural] | |
| lieu {m} de séjour | whereabouts [treated as sg. or pl.] [of a person] | |
| occup. journalier {m} itinérant | swagman [Aus.] [NZ] [also: swagger, swaggie, sundowner or tussocker] | |
| casse-tête {m} [fig.] [problème complexe] | poser [coll.] [difficult problem or question] | |
| géogr. Niémen {m} | Nemunas [major Eastern European river] [also: Nioman, Neman or Memel] | |
| blé {m} en herbe [fig.] | youth [treated as sg. or pl.] [young people] | |
| à toute volée {adv} | (at) full tilt [with maximum energy or force] | |
| géogr. ling. polyglossie {f} | polyglossia [coexistence of multiple languages in one society or area] | |
| emploi {m} à vie | approach to life [view or attitude about life] | |
| encourager qn./qc. | to patronize sb./sth. [act as patron or sponsor] | |
| suivre une partie | to follow a game [watch or listen to the proceedings] | |
| pol. sans étiquette {adj} | independent [not belonging to or supported by a political party] | |
| méd. rachitique {adj} [personne] | rachitic [affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets] | |
| violente critique {f} | brickbat [highly critical (and often insulting) remark or comment] | |
| de plein fouet {adv} | (at) full tilt [with maximum energy or force] | |
| affabuler qc. | to come up with sth. [false story or an explanation] | |
| mettre qc. par écrit | to put sth. down [on paper or in writing] | |
| agr. bot. hort. régime {m} de bananes | bunch of bananas [a stalk or stem of bananas] | |
| décolorer qc. [tissu, cheveux] | to cause sth. to fade [from sunlight or washing] | |