Stakeholder = partie prenante Aegis = égide Fully-fledged = à part entière Bustle = effervescence Single-sex = non mixte To flater = s’essoufler Set out for = partir pour Bouleverser = upset Undertake/commence = entreprendre Target + ing (target increasing = vise à accroitre) Knock-on effect = repercussion Whereupon = par suite de quoi Plundered = pillé Indiscriminately = indisctinctement One example out of many = un ex parmi tant d’autres Undertaking = entreprise Acorn = gland Oak = chêne Dim= faible/vague Hard copy= version papier At stake = en jeu Burglar = cambrioleur Encompass = englober Citizenry = population/citoyens Stance= position Await = attendre Quaint = pittoresque Reckless= imprudent handkerchiefs = mouchoir (UK) loopholes = lacunes causing danger = danger encouru fit into = s’inscrire/ convenir belly = ventre breast= sein (brést) legislative changement = évolution législative blunder = maladresse/gaffe toll = péage searing = virulent/fulgurant idleness = oisiveté (aïdelness) homey = familial fathom = comprendre/concevoir/déchiffrer/pénétrer seatbelts = ceintures worthwhile = qui en vaut la peine/rentable plead = plaider/supplier/évoquer sundry = divers unduly= indument interweave = entremêler (interwive) eulogy = éloge funèbre heyday = apogée enshrined = inscrite funeral procession = cortège funéraire unmatched = inégalé purposive = intentionnelle harness= exploiter pervasive=omniprésent/envahissant retaliation = représailles motherland=mère patrie devise = concevoir premise= principle/prémisse spin-off=retombée perpetrators=coupables leprosy=lèpre make up= rattraper remoteness = éloignement shield=protéger wipe out = éradiquer loophole = échappatoire/lacune bystanders=passants retribution = vengeance out of indifference = dans l’indifférence indicment = accusation stakes=enjeux memorial wandering=itinérance mémorielle clench = serrer bother=importuner/déranger fuelled=alimenté refine=affiner refinement = afinement/améliration nescent = naissant preparedness = prparation spurned = ignoré railway line = ligne de chemin de fer unending=interminable squabbles=chamailleries tout=vanter instill=instiller flawed=imparfaite accountability = responsabilité rollback=démantèlement/recul patch = correctif/corriger subset=sous-ensemble intermingled=entremêlé/indissociable tail=queue/traîne onslaught=assaut/offensive arms race = course aux armements helm = barre steamroller=rouleau compresseur TORONTO colander=passoir whereabouts = localisation cockroach = cafard mentation = lucidité wary = prudent discarded = abandonné/rejeté evenly=également gulf=fossé smallpox= variole upkeep= entretien -swoon= pâmoison -inherently = intrinsèquement -to vent = se défouler -insuperable = insurmountable -pinch=pincer -squeak = couiner/grincer -scuttle = saborder -shrug=hausser les épaules -appalled=consterné (eupolled) -mill=moulin -beget=engendrer -offspring = progeniture -quipped=fait une boutade / quip = boutade -tiled=carrelé -bash=cogner -wince = grimacer Hammer=marteau Squiggle = gribouilli Notwithstanding= nonobstant Heal = cicatriser To go round = tourner en rond To back down= revenir en arrière I’m through with = j’en ai assez Can’t bring myself to do = je ne peux me résoudre à To get over it = laisser passer/dépasser To make nice = devenir gentille Backlash= contrecoup Balance problem = problème d’équilibre Dizziness=étourdissement Hazy=flou/brumeux Groggy=étourdi, sonné Foggy=brumeux/flou/nébuleux Sluggish=morose/léthargique Bleak=sombre Gloomy=glauque To let off steam/ unwind/ relieve the tensions/ get ride of tension = se défouler Midlife crisis How long have you been married / How long have you been in Toronto? I’ve been here for 3 mois/ since June 30. How often do you go How far we are = à combien de temps nous sommes How long it takes to get around Foster=prendre soin/encourager Unremittingly = never improves or become less To pick up the habits Sway= move slowly from side to side Harness= exploiter Boast=to speak too proudly Though (zow) / thought (csauts) / Through (throu) / sought (saute)/ ought (ôte) / taught (tote) / fraught (fraute) To warm up = become more interesting Spoof= satire Silly=bête Jingoist=Chauvin Flak=strong criticism / opposition To tart sth up = make something more attractive To keep smth at bay = tenir quelque chose à distance Superior = [supirior] Devout = [dévoaut] Frailty = fragilité Perspicacious = (peurspicachius) Fakery=supercherie Authentic= aucentic Shrill = loud sound unpleasant / way of criticizing too forceful (chreul) Retaliation = représailles The silent days= l’époque du muet. I much prefer = Je préfère largement Heavy atmosphere = pesante (hévy) Uphill = ardu/pénible/ montée Cringe-worthy= gênant Hole/gap/bore = trou Snarky= sarcastique Dismissing = treating as unimportant/méprisant Enough= énouf To vie with sbd for smth = rivaliser / être en concurrence Ink stain = tache d’encre Edgy = audacieux/nerveux French horn = cor Mellow = soft and smooth (doux) Upheaval = a great change, causing difficulty How long I’ve been on ya = depuis combien de temps je suis sur toi I can’t get much wronger = je ne peux me tromper davantage Blonde-dike=lesbienne (slang term) Limelight = gloire/feux de la rampe Greatness = grandeur Check it out = écoute ça Beast = monster Space shuttle = navette spatiale Yearning=désir/nostalgie/aspiration/ardent Mogul = important rich person Beadwork = ouvrage de perles Beads = billes Theft = (feft) Cogent = cogent argument which persuades people to believe it. Grinding = situation in which people are extremely poor over a long period Fraught with = full of unpleasant things Endeavour = an effort to do something (indaveur) Hail = grêler/ grêle/ saluer / héler Come to fruition = se concrétiser (frouition) Day-to-day = quotidiennement Bear = supporter/tolérer Hereafter = au delà/dorénavant Duress = contrainte Insofar as = to the degree that Insight to = deep understanding of a complicated problem / perspicacité Paddle down the river = pagayer le long de la rivière Shun = éviter/fuir Fathom = comprendre/imaginer Cleanser = démaquillant (clènzer) Depilatory cream Spur = stimuler/inciter Scattered = épars Clay = argile Pick up me = venir me chercher Token = jeton/témoignage/gage/signe Span=étendue/envergure/couvrir/traverser (spain) Wax=cire Can’t cope with = ne supporte pas Quill = plume (quouil) Goose = oie (güss) Quire = cahier (coaeur) Sewn = cousu (sown) Sew = coudre (sow) Cumbersome = encombrant Pew = banc Stitch = coudre/broder Hallmarks = emblème/marque Laity = laïcs Pour = verser Heft = poids Take stock of = examiner, faire l’inventaire. Commodities = marchandises French words -raison d’être -bourgeoisie -laissez-passer -déjà vu -rendez-vous -les belles lettres -par excellence -bouquet -directeur de l’âme -beaucoup -vis-à-vis -nouveaux riches -avant-garde -bizarre -genre -ballet -rendez-vous -grande idée -pot-au-feu -en passant -animateur de idées -habile -dure -décor -bric-à-brac -marionette / marionnette -prestige -ensemble -chamois -countrée -tout court -amour-propre -élans -clairvoyance -papier-mâché -voilà -œuvre -ancien régime -grandeur -du jour -debut -pied à terre -par avion -vase -amateur -potpourri -personnage -pastiche -contour -cuisine -bureau -Réveillon -Mademoiselle -foyer -Mélange -Mise en scène -décor -femme -coup de foudre -vendeuse -façon de parler -hors d’œuvre -entrée -déclassé -pas de deux -trompe l’œil -motive -sabotage - Milieu -Soirée -Cul-de-sac -Emigrés -Reverie -à la guerre comme à la guerre -métier -résumé -façade -de rigueur -corps d’état -coup d’état -esprit de corps -Carte de visite -Tour de force = -Tableaux-vivants -nouveaux riches -de trop -Carte blanche -fiancé -cul de sac -stumble = faux pas/trébucher -imbedded = incrusté / ancré -bleed = saigner/purger/déteindre -summation = résumé/récapitulatif/synthèse Lay out = presenter/exposer Untangle = démêler Either way = dans tous les cas -oath = serment -lay claim = se réclamer de -enmeshed = emmêler -uplift = élever / soulèvement -uplifting = réconfortant / encourageant -straight = droit/direct/hétéro -slog = hard work -she is still at it = elle y travaille / « elle est toujours dessus » -egregious = flagrant -demean = rabaisser -art for art’s sake = l’art pour l’art -a smattering of = quelques notions de -enliven = animer -comb = fouiller/peigner -caveat = mise en garde/reserve -nurture (neurteure) = entretenir -take up = reprendre/continuer -array of = gamme de/éventail de My heartfelt thanks = sincères remerciements So to speak = pour parler ainsi. Instill = inspirer / inculquer Whimsically = capricieusement (whimicly) Deity = déité/divinity Hijack = détourner (haïjack) -embodiment = incarnation/personification Loony = cinglé Pitiful = pitoyable Hinder = entraver Twart = contrecarrer Hindsight = recul Snickering = ricanements Sickly = chétif/malade Hand = transmettre Spark = étincelle Seed = semence/graine Shabby = piètre/minable Husky = enroué Set aside = metre de côté Bypass = contourner Forgetfulness = oubli Safeguard = sauvegarde Disclosure = invention/divulgation/communication Handy = pratique Involvement = implication/participation Pancarte = sign Unevenness = irrégularité Strip = déshabiller/dégarnir Tiresome = fastifieux/fatigant Purport = pretendre Oughtness = justesse Scope = portée Enhance = améliorer/accroitre Mould = moule/mouler/modeler/moisissure Obliquely = indirectement To require = exiger Tedious = fastidieux Hinge on = dépendre de Faint = s’évanouir To start over = recommencer à zero. Forgery = contrefaçon Earthworm = ver de terre Forlorn = abandonné Ken = entendement Lurking = qui observe en silence Postpone = repousser/reporter Subservient = subordonné Womb = utérus Wax= cire Nought = zéro/néant Go astray = s’égarer/se perdre Insamuch as= dans la mesure où Viz= à savoir Pertain to = se rapporter à Thigh = cuisse (saï) Loin = reins /échine Medulla = moelle épinière Spine = colonne vertébrale Parched = aride Thrust = ligne de force/orientation/poussée/propulser Bablle = gazouillement Sprawl = étalement/s’étaler ou s’affaler Rule smth out / discard / override /drop = écarter Left-handed / lefty Right-hander Comply = respecter Surrender = céder/capitular Accustomed = habitué Statesmanship = sens politique Refrain = s’abstient Purport = pretender Abide = se conformer Night-owl = couche tard Impinge = embiéter Binder = classeur Commendable = louable Stick around = rester Needle = aiguille Wanton = injustifié/gratuite Discarded = rejeté Jam = rassemblement Bum = clochards Tip = pointe/extrêmité Blade = lame Severed = sectionné Strip = bande/rayure I’m running around = je tourne en rond Rife = répandu / omniprésente Angst = angoisse Swastikas = croix gammée Slur = insutle/ insulter Outburst = éclat/explosion Crotch = entrejambe/fourche Sway = balancement/emprise / influencer / se balancer Vulture = vautour Bent = plié Beak = bec Claw = griffe/pince / griffer Fetter = entraver/entrave Forbears = ancêtres Seldom = rarement Stretch unduly = s’étirer excessivement Noxious = toxique Hindrance = obstacle/entrave Grudging = à contre Coeur Overturn = rejeter Repellent = répulsif Bemusement = perplexité Seldom = rarement Vex = vexer/contrarier Sewer = égoût Itch = démangeaison Scratch = égratinure / gratter Jadeite = jade Decipherment = déchiffrement Vibrancy = dynamisme Ceiba = genre of trees Rattle = hochet/secouer Woven = tissé Rugged harnessing =exploitation rude Spouts = becs Hips = hanches Paraphernalia = attirail/accessoire Delftware = centrales de réservation Inns=auberge/hôtel Jug = cruche Notch = encoche Quail = caille Leafy sprig = branche feuillue Tankard = chope Insignia = insignes Vessel = navire/récipient Venture= entreprise Maiolica = (faïence italienne) Raw = brut/cru/matirères premières Tin – glazed earthenware = faïence à 10 vitrages Hen = poule/femelle Rooster = coq Furnace = four Furled = enroulée Parcel up= parcelliser Courtly = courtois Gourds = courges Feldspar = (minéral) Stir = remuer/incorporer Rogue = rebelle Beaker = bécher/gobelet Ware = vaiselle/articles/céramique Breadth = ampleur/étendue Gild = dorer Translucent = translucide Hone = affiner Owlet = jeune hibou Candlesticks = chandeliers Peak = pointe/pic Chestnut = châtaigne Moors = Maures/lands/amarrer Scallop = découper Enamel = émail Caught on = pris sur/dans Beguiling = séduisant/envoûtant Underneath = en dessous/sous Straddling = chevauchant/à cheval sur Lid= couvercle Toothy = à pleines dents Lashes = cils Poaching = braconnage/braconner Craggy = rocailleux Broth = bouillon Quell = réprimer/étouffer Thwarted = frustré Ewer-kiln = four à aiguière Heartily = chaleureusement Ladles = louche/poche Froth = mousse Swallow up =engloutir/avaler Postpone = reporter/retarder Fulcrum = point d’appui/pivot Encompass = englober Defective= défectueux May be in store for them = à en reserve pour eux To value = apprécier Creed = croyance Molted lead = plomb fondu It comes back from the night of the times = cela remonte à la nuit des temps Pertain = se rapporte Flaunt = se pavaner/exhiber Gimmick = astuce/gadget Disparager = détracteurs Debarred = abandonné Thither ward = ci-dessous Gainsayer = contradicteur Coal = charbon Subdue = soumettre / maitriser Reliance = dépendance/confiance Single-minded= résolu/déterminé Thrust = poussée Vestries = sacristies Superseding = remplacement Plea = plaidoyer Bred = élevé Wholesale = vente de gros Bent = courbé Transient = transitoire Deer = cerf/biche Bondage = servitude Strife = troubles Insuperable = insurmontable Hackneyed = galvaudé Draw upon = s’inspirer de Rendition = interprétation Lurk = rôder Pop up = appear suddenly Nutritional intake = apport nutritionnel Encounter = rencontre Tale = récit Perform = effectuer, réaliser Pitfall = écueil, piège, obstacle Flippers = nageoires/palmes (fins) Urban decay = délabrement urbain Etre critique = to be judgemental Bane = fléau / peste Shore = rive Cuff = manchette Sleeve = manche Roller blade = roller Roller skate = patin à roulettes Coarse = grossier Hone = perfectionner Crutch = béquille/soutien Put off = mettre de côté Boyish = garçonne/enfantin Gambling = jeu Pricey = coûteux To crave = to desire Will take your breath away Infringement = transgression/violation Resort to = recourir à Helmet= casque Brought to heel = ramener à l’ordre Panacea = remède universel Unflinching = inbébranlable Fluffy = duveteux / léger -spin = tourner/filer Soothe = Apaiser Hue = teinte/couleur/nuance Bow = s’incliner/incliner/ nœud/ arc Shovel = déneiger Flush = rincer/vidanger/chasse d’eau Alacrity = empressement Wrestle = lutter Solace = réconfort/consolation Set off = déclencher/provoquer Hyène = hyena (aï-i-na) Straddle = chevaucher Swivel = pivoter Puppet = marionette/pantin Undulate = onduler Banter = badinage Hip = hanche Elbow = coude Weave/wove = tisser Barbed = barbelé Repartee = répartie Newlywed = jeune/nouveau Flickering = scintillement/vacillement Quiver = frémir/trembler Spawn = progeniture Chest = poitrine/coffre/thorax/sein Ponder = réfléchir Lodging = hébergement To be on the rocks = to be likely to fails because of serious problems To be head over heels = crazy in love To be an item = être en relationship To pop the question = ask to marry To tie the knot = get married Plough = (plaw) charrue/labourer Boggy = marécageux Moose = élan Shooting star = étoile filante Complacency = complaisance Vulture= vautour Crook = escroc Cheapjack = fauché Sneer = ricanement/ricaner Laugh (laf) Stubbornly = obstinément Wrath = colère/courroux Garret = grenier/mansarde Strain = mettre à rude épreuve/forcer The apple of my eye =la prunella de mes yeux A piece of cake = smthg very easy A little bird told me = mon petit doigt m’a dit Record of = trace de Draw on = tirer parti/s’appuyer sur Hold grudges against someone = en vouloir à quelqu’un Draw from = tirer de From scratch = de rien /zéro Impede = entraver Strive = aspirer/se battre Frotter = rub/scrub A record of = une trace de I confuse … with … = j’ai confondu … avec … Twofold = twice as big/ two parts Ill-bred = rude and behaving badly Water smth down = rabaisser Lean = appuyer/pencher Slop = renverser Parrot = perroquet Fancy = fantaisie / raffiné / avoir envie de Veer = tourner/virer/dévier/changer de cap Stem from = découler de/résulter de Weave = tisser/tresser/zigzaguer Heighten = augmenter/agraver/renforcer/rehausser Load = charge/charger/fardeau Lay = poser/mettre/laïc Debunk = discréditer/démystifier /ridiculiser Liken sb/sthg to sb/sgh = comparer /assimiler Craft = artisanat/métier/embarkation/élaborer/façonner Gush = jaillir/jaillissement.flit/jet Fainthearted = lacking courage/timid Straightjacket = camisole de force Undergird = soutenir Stroll = petite promenade/balade/se balader Ramble = partir en randonnée/faire une randonnée/serpenter/grow randomly for a plant/radoterdivaguer/randonnée Staple = de base/essentiel/agrafer/agrafe Ourpouring = effusion/déferlement Derail = dérailler / faire dérailler Belie = give a false impression/disguise démentir/contredire Mattock = pioche Spur = inciter/stimuler/encourager Rotten = pourri stump= souche/moignon/poser une colle ) / laisser perplexe Ruffle = volant/froisser/colerette Mingle = se mêler/mêler Blunt = émoussé/brutal Goosebump = chair de poule Lore = tradition/savoir-faire Bespeak = indiquer Out of date = périmé Sturdy = robuste/solide Briny = saumâtre Lusty = vigoureux/puissant Woeful = triste/malheureux Destitute = very poor Take me on = m’exciter Ewe = brebis Flock = troupeau /ouailles/ affluer To be on the right track = tenir le bon bout Mossy = mousseux/ moussu sod = gazon / tourbe /motte Hallow sth = sanctifier Beauteous = magnifique/splendide Sigh= soupir/soupirer Thinly= mincement clad = recouvert Spun = filer/tisser Morrow = lendemain Forlorn = abandonné/triste Thorn = épine/écharde Espy = apercevoir/distinguer Thither = synonym of there Idleness = oisiveté/paresse Maid = jeune fille/vierge/ bonne Kneel = s’agenouiller Chime = carillon/sonner Chine in = ajouter Stray = errant/errer Gainsay = refuter Greedy = cupide Steeple = clocher/flèche Gape = béer/regarder bouche bée Stir = mélanger/remuer/provoquer/attiser Sheaf = grebe/liasse Minstreasly = harmony Ancles = chevilles Swell = gonfler/augmenter/déferlement Endeavour = s’efforcer Nightingale = rossignol Orchard = verger Farewell = adieu/ultime Hues = teintes/nuances Loiterer beguiling = flâneur séduisant/envoûtant Thy = ton/votre Woe betide = gare à Twain = two Whip = fouet/cravache/fouetter Wand = baguette magique Slack = mou/lâche/peu sérieux Burr = bavure Mill = moulin Meek = doux/docile Bassoon = basson Minstrel = troubadour Vesper = evening/evening star Hollo = to utter lourdly/an exclamation Foam = mousse/écume/mouser Copper sky = ciel de cuivre Reel = bobine/tituber/embobiner rout = déroute/mettre en déroule gossamer= a film of cobwebs floating in the air in calm clear weather/extremely light leprosy = lèpre ghastly pang= deck = pont/terrasse/éclater/flanquer qq par terre/décorer hoary = venerable flake = flocon /écaille/lamelle/paillette/s’effriter/peler/s’écailler gush= jaillir/jaillissement/jet/flot gust= rafale/bourrasque sheen= éclat/lustre cleft= fente/fissure/fendu cleave= fender sedge= carex singeth = régner/chanter cheek = joue/impertinence/insolence kirk = national Church of Scotland crimson= pourpre/cramoisi plump = dodu/rondelet noon and eve= midi and veille hoar = very old / frost prayeth = prier looketh = avoir l’air/surveiller loveth = aimer hath = have archaic 3rd person din = tapage/brouhaha oft = souvent/fois thee= toi roe= chevreuil/oeuf de poisson meadow= priairie/pré/champ perchance= peut-être/par hasard/par chance shew= faire voir sway= emprise/influencer/se balancer/tanguer/osciller partake in stg= prendre part à /participer à vicinity = proximité/environs/voisinage inanity = inanité heifer= génisse scented = parfumé scent= flairer mirth = allégresse/hilarité jocund = joyeux dalesman = one living in a dale kindred = similaire/apparenté/parenté rope = corde/attacher avec une corde shroud = voile/envelopper/voiler qqlch heed= respecter/tenir compte de qqch/observer qqch/ attention befell = arriver à qqun/frapper qqn (tragedy) sigh = soupir slender= mince blather = bêtises/blabla ween = believe upbraid= réprimander/condemner thrush = grive/muguet fern= fougère schooner= goélette vagrant= vagabond/clochard nigh = near in place,time, relationship/ nearly dimple= alvéole/fossette/friser whirl-blast = hurricane craggy = escarpé gambol= gambader crest = crête/cimier/atteindre le sommet pebbles= cailloux/galets Barn= grange/de ferme Turf= gazon Mirth = allégresse/hilarité Glee= joie/allégresse Brambles, brakes, throrns= Hazels= noisetiers Fawn =faon/fauve Fumble= tâtonner/fouiller Treacherous = dangereux/traître Cur = bâtard / clébard Blithe = joyeux Lonesome nook = seul/solitaire coin/recoin Spade = chat/pelle/bêche Warble =gazouillis/gazouiller Glen = vallon Flax= lin Vale = val Shear= cisaille/cisailler/ tondre Forfeiture = confiscation/saisie Bestir= s’agiter/susciter/s’activer Slacken = se desserrer/se détendre/ralentir Blither = to talk foolishly Ails = maux/indispose Pail = sceau Nest = nid Dove=colombe Russet = roux Thrush = muguet/mycose Catch-all = attrape-tout Stem = tige/queue/pédoncule/pied de verre/lot de fruit Fleetingly = fugitivement Fluster = troubler/agiter Nostril = narine Sag = s’affaisser/tomber/pendre/descendre/tomber Rotten = pourri/corrompu To be on form/in good shape = être en forme Spite = méchanceté/contrarier/blesser/vexer Fetter = enchaîner/entraver Compunction = scrupule Bolster = soutenir/renforcer/remonter (le moral)/traversin Salient = préminent Ingratiation = la recherche de bonnes graces Solecism = solécisme (faute grammaticale ou de savoir-vivre) Upshot = result Coalesce= se fondre/s’unir Saddle = selle Delude = tromper/leurrer Gamut = gamme Relish = condiment/delectation/Plaisir/aimer/apprécier/savourer/prendre plaisir à On pain of a setback to my interests = sous peine d’un contretemps/revers de mes intérêts Benevolent = charitable/kindly In the wake of = à la suite de Endorse = soutenir/être d’accord Farewell = adieu/ultime nightgown = chemise de nuit funnel = entonnoir Scold = réprimander/gronder Spill = renverser/marée noire Forkful = cuillerée/fourchetée Daffodils = jonquilles/narcisses Cheek = joue Chore = corvée/travail de routine/tâche ménagère Clatter = bruit/fracas/cliquetis/entrechoquer Banister = rampe/balustrade/garde-corps Are you getting along all right ? = Tout va bien pour toi ? How do you get along ? = est ce que vous vous entendez bien ? Moisten = humidifier/humecter Apron= tablier/ avant-scène Clever = trèfle Togetherness = unité/solidarité Ship = expédier Wind up = finir par I have a soft spot for = j’ai un faible pour It dates back = remonte à/au Chainsaw = tronçonneuse Run into difficulties = rencontrer des difficultés Hiccup = hoquet/contretemps Arrow = flèche Straitjacket = carcan Clench = serrer Ditch = fossé/abandonner/laisser tomber/amerrir A goner = un condamné / one whose case is hopeless Tenet = a principle, belief, foctrine generally held to be true Stretch = to extend/reach out Tight = elements close together Preposterousness = absurdité Befuddled = deeply perplexed was greeted = été accueilli/salué withering = flétrissement spate = série/vague remnant = vestige/reliquat wizardry = magie/sorcellerie cough = tousser sneeze = éternuer diaper = couche Engulf = engloutir Ignite = enflammer/embraser Ensnare sb/stg = piéger Chime with = correspond à/réconcilier Hinder = entraver/empêcher/retarder Quash = annuler/étouffer/écraser Moot = discutable / soulever Carpool = faire du covoiturage Trim= couper/tailler/garnir garniture/habillage/bordure svelte/soignée Crannies = recoins Shone = briller/cirer Minion = serviteur Loaf/Loaves = pains/miches de main Fairy tales = contes de fées Faucet = robinet Windowsill = rebord de fenêtre Foreboding = presentiment Marshland = marais/marécage Dropper= compte-gouttes Thickly = fortement Jaw= mâchoire Ache = être douloureux Dunce = cancre Peonies= pivoines Mock-schoolmistress = maitresse d’école simulé/fictive Sunshades= smth used as protections from the sun’s rays (pare-soleil) Awning= auvent Heap sthg on sb = accabler qlq de qqch Heap = tas/amas/empiler/entasser Pout = loquette/moue Hitch up = atteler Cobwebs = toiles d’araignée Torso = torse Spin = tourner/filer/essorer Washrag = gant de toilette Curtsy = révérence Meadow = prairie/pré/champ Sip = gorgée/siroter Stockbroker = courtier Patch of dirt = lopin de terre Spell = charme/sort/enchantement/période/moment or épeler/orthographier Seal = joint/cachet Drought = sécheresse Tilt smthg away = incliner Murky = obscur/trouble/sombre Hen = poule Dishrag = torchon Undertow = contre-courant/ressac Haven = havre Loom = surgir/menacer Pauper= indigent/pauvre Otherwordly = spitiruel/d’un autre monde Fungi = champignons/moisissures Pound = frapper/tabasser Stringlike = ficelle/filandreux Braid of hair = treese Weed= mauvaise herbe/beuh Gurgling = gargouillement Rhinestone = strass Tank = réservoire/char/aquarium Gum = gencive Leash = laisse Despise = mépriser Doomsday = apocalypse Jaunty = décontracté Swine = porc/pourceau Checkers= contrôleurs Blundering= balourd/balourdise Underhand= sournois Dusk = crepuscule Seed = graine/pépin Bully = tyran/intimider/persécuter Stuffing = farce Speck = tache/grain Deer = cerf/chevreuil Raccoon= raton laveur Badger = blaireau Coffin = cercueil Mahogany = acajou Annoyance = désagrément Blow-by-blow = coup par coup Grudge = rancune Fir = sapin Snails = escargots Numb = engourdi/insensible Restlessness = agitation/nervosité Shortcomings = défauts/failles/lacunes Ripplet = ondulation Salve = baume Cheesy = mielleux/insipide Riffraff = racaille Shrug = hausser les épaules Sluggish = morose/léthargique/mou Hunchback = bossu Boredom= ennui Lumberjack= bûcheron Stain = tache Crutches= béquilles Rotten = pourries/mauvais Plow= charrue Teeter= vaciller Silk = soie Lean = appuyer/pencher/maigre/mince Dul=terne/ennuyeux Flung out of space= jeté hors de l’espace Batter = pâte/battre Scrimp= lésiner/serrer la ceinture Drab= terne/morne Sigh= soupirer Call it all off= tout annuler Writhe= se tordre Inwardly= intérieurement Upholstery = rembourrage/revêtement Hum= bourdonnement/freddoner/chantonner Burlap= jute Babble= babiller Nag = harceler Scrape= gratter/racler Query= requête Landslide= glissement de terrain/éboulement Buckle= boucle Cushion= coussin/amortir Pawn= pion/gage Scribble=gribouiller Ploddingly= lourdement Stoop= s’abaisser Wobbly=hesitant Puttees= cuissards/bandes molletières Dismally= lamentablement Suede= daim Jostling= bousculade Wander= errer/flâner Plucky = courageux Gut = intestin/instinct vider/étriper Cattle = bétail/bovin Straddle= chevaucher Blurb = descriptif Butch = hommasse/macho Pulp= pâte/pulpe/réduire Purr= ronronner Nitwit= imbécile Eggnog=lait de poule Embroidery = broderie Kite= cerf-volant String = chaîne/ficelle/corde Wobble= trembler/osciller Pump= pompe/escarpins Rye= seigle Thumbnail = vignette/miniature Sore= plaie Tweezer= pince Idle= inactif/fainéant/à l’arrêt Clangor= fracas Huff= soupirer/se mettre en colère Allowance= allocation/indemnité/franchise/argent de poche/compensation Hoard= thésauriser/trésor Woolen= de laine Luncheon = déjeuner Brim= bord/déborder Glider= planeur/deltaplane Throb=plusation/palpiter Slack= mou/lâche/peu sérieux Demitasse= tasse à café/café serré Pitcher= lanceur/pichet/cruche Taunt=provoquer Linger=s’attarder/persister Spit at= cracher sur Rule of thumb = règle générale Werewolf = loup garou Freckles = taches de rousseur Grooming = toilettage Hinder= entraver/empêcher Granted heightened scrutiny = fait l’objet d’un examen approfondi Underlying rationale = logique sous-jacente Dogged= opiniâtre/tenace Dog = harceler Sneer= ricanement Layout = disposition, mise en page, structure Flatbed= plateau/plate-forme Cummings= éjaculations Fuddy-duddies = vieux schnok Purveyors= fournisseurs blue= déprimé/malheureux Brandy= eau-de-vie/cognac Rib= côte/nervure Spear= lance/javelor Knob= bouton/poignée/pommeau Stiffly= rigidement Indulge= gâter/satisfaire Strand= brin/mèche/fil/rivage Rooster= coq Mantel= cheminée Wart= verrue Saddles= selles Rummy= rami Aftermath= consequences/contrecoup Chalk=craie Fuzzy = flou Loop/buckle = boucle Once in a blue moon = pratiquement jamais Spike= pic/clou Handclasp= poignée de main Squeeze in = find time for Entangle= enchevêtrer Knot= noeud Quizzically = confusément Awning= auvent Schlocky = low quality Swoon = pâmoison/s’évanouir/se pâmer Murky= obscur/trouble/sombre Garish = voyant Frock = redingote Croon = chantonner Rock = bercer/balancer/rocher/rocheux Belatedness = Thwart= contrecarrer/empêcher/faire échouer Butch = viril/masculine/macho Mousy= timide Lusty= puissant/vigoureux Distrustful = méfiant Scrooge = keep their money, not generous Sway = influencer Withheld = retenu/suspendu Proxies= procurations/mandataires Tradeoffs= concessions/arbitrages Leniency = clémence/indulgence Plaintiff= plaignant/demandeur Bail = mise en liberté provisoire Ferret out = dénicher Can lead them astray = peut les égarer Brain stem = tronc cerebral Unwired= not equipped with electric circuits Compelling= convaincant Lick = lècher Tub = baignoire stingy (adj) /skinflint (noun) = radin hunk = morceau/bg cot= berceau sawdust= sciure cumbersome= encombrant/lourd smash= accident/collision/fracas. Briser/fracasser pariah= member of low caste of Southern India carve = sculpter/découver chunk= morceau trespassing= intrusion crawl= ramper/marcher à 4 pattes token = gage/témoignage plea = demande cues=indices gavel= marteau doorsill= seuil arrière void=vide ass= âne ox = boeuf nexus= lien pub-crawl = barathon compound= aggraver suffused with = imprégné de befall= arriver à jot= prendre note/brin whit = blanc/blancheur seething= bouillonnant to be better off = meilleure situation deprive OF glean = glaner/grappiller topple it = le renverser for the sake of = par souci de clarité on behalf of/in the name of at stake = en jeu supersede= succéder/supplanter/se substituer à halt= arrêt/pause/halte decipher= déchiffrer thread= enfiler ransom= rançon/rançonner what a drag = quelle corvée loner=solitaire snap= rapide/instantané/se casser stretch= étirer/partie/extensible scratch = rayer timewise= en termes de temps parlay = transformer/parier the other way around = l’inverse tape = scotch hunch = intuition diviner = devin broomstick = broom made with sticks (sorcière)/ manche à balais greeting = salutation seal = sceau/phoque/joint aural = auditif permeated = imprégné cater= répondre aux besoins moot= discutable/contesté underpin = soutenir/étayer prompt = déclencher/provoquer blissfulness = beatitude short-cut = raccourci partake= participer/prendre part à lingering = persistant overlook= négliger bolster = renforcer provide outlets for employment = fournir des debouchés à l’emploi solemn = solennel bidding war = guerre de surenchère rehearsals = répétitions thorough knowledge = connaissance approfondi at hand = en question slapstick comedy = comédie burlesque factor into = influer sur liver= foie oboe= hautbois keep going straight ahead and turn right quash = étouffer/annuler chariot = char lovey=doudou (affective) blankie = doudou (object) straighten hair = lisser les cheveux stripped from = dépouillé de free as a bird = libre comme l’air you can roll with me and we’ll have a blast = on peut trainer ensemble et s’amuser I vouch for it = je m’en porte garant Dawdle = trainer Codfish = morue Giggle = glousser Clingy = collant Shallow = superficiel Get pulled over = se faire arrêter Merge = converger/fusionner/combiner Good for you/all the better = tant mieux Peeled prawns = crevettes décortiquées Crosswalk = passage piéton To beat someone to it = faire qlque chose avant Fair enough That’s about it = c’est à peu près tout Stain = tache Talk to you loads = vous parler beaucoup In a row = d’affilé Pyre = bûcher Steely resolve = une volonté de fer Knotty = épineux Thoughened by war = traversé par la guerre Politically aloof = politiquement distant Proclivity = propension Peasant = paysanne Leverage = effet de levier Raiders = pirates/pillards/voleurs Hides = peaux Uncanny = troublant Lumps= grumeaux Blueprint = plan Mantle= manteau/cape Breadwinner = gagne-pain/soutien de famille Jettison= abandonner/larguer les amarres Leapfrog = sauter/dépasser/saute-mouton Spawn = engendrer/frayer/se reproduire Scuba diver = faire de la plongée Foe= ennemi/adversaire Hold sway over = exercer une influence Smash = réduire en morceau/fracasser Paving stones = pavés Pertain = se rapporter à qqch Roster = liste/repertoire/mettre qqn sur la liste Priggish= Rakish= Unabashedly = Cupbearer= Lavish= Sword = épée/sabre Supple= Histrionic= Shroud= Sarcophagus= Moody= Curtailment= Zealot= Dogged= To pet = caresser Bark = aboyer Wrinkles = rides Swerve= Clad= Waxen= Pallor= Subservience= It was on the wane = c’était en déclin Bumbleblee = bourdon Surge = tension/augmentation/afflux Wildcat strike = grève sauvage They are burn out = ils sont épuisés Demise = disparition/fin/décès Puff pastry = pate feuilleté Tan= bronze Murky = trouble/obscure Pay the toll = payer au péage. Coarse = grossier Bumpy = chaotique Rugged = sauvage / accidenté / robuste Fluffy = duveteux/moelleux/aérien Pebbly = caillouteux Velvety = velouté Slick = lisse Vanishing point = pt de fuite Swinging = faire de la balançoire Go away = va t’en Blend = se mélange/s’harmonise Hourglass = sablier Starkness = austérité Etching = gravure Aquatint = aquatinte General practitioner = médecin généraliste Lunging = de longue haleine Limb = membre Ward off = conjurer From the gloom = de l’obscurité To be overlooked/monitored = être surveillé To be on the same page = être sur la même longueur d’onde Diffidence (or distrust)= méfiance/timidité Deep down = au fond It strips it of context = il la dépouille de son contexte A stripping away = un dépouillement It turned out = il s’est avéré Reckless = imprudent/téméraire Swallow= avaler A drop of = une goutte de Watchword = mot d’ordre Topple over = renverser Conjure up its own nemesis Portend = présager To veer away from = s’éloigner de Overweening = excessive/surcharge/démesurée Verging on = qui se rapproche de Hover = planer/hésiter Sink = évier/lavabo/couler/plonger Overt= manifeste/explicite Rife = répandu Beleaguered = assiégé/cerné/encerclé Hone=affiner/aiguiser Undertow = contre-courant Doldrums = marasme Propinquity = proximité At loggerheads with = en contradiction avec Unabashedly = sans detour/sans complexe/avoué Bending = pilage/cintrage/flexion Blending = malénage Binding = contraignant/obligatoire Devised = conçu/élaboré To channel = canaliser Bail out = renflouer Janus-faced= 2 contrasting aspects Crony capitalism = capitalisme de copinage Windfall = aubaine Antedate = précéder Lose control = perdre le contrôle Let myself go = se laisser aller Scapegoat = bouc émissaire Stockbroker = courtier Churn = remuer/barattage Put up with me = me supporter Lost track of time= voir le temps passer My pants are coming up = mon pantalon remonte Snail = escargot Roundabout = rond point The Storming of the Bastille = la prise de la Bastille To bitch/ grumble = râler Reshuffle = remaniement Mass/service = messe Get you into trouble = te porter prejudice Paucity = manque/rareté Trendy = dans le vent Give this a reword = reformule Unleash = libérer Downgrade from = déclasser de/rétrograder de Slant = incliner/inclinaison Feeble = faible Progeny = progéniture/descendance Be sick of someone = en avoir marre de quelqu’un Nothingness = néant Ultrasound = échographie Yeasty = levure Clogged = bloqué Ensnarement = prise au piège Flirtatious = séduisante/coquette Neuroses = névroses Sparingly = avec modération Midwife = sage-femme Corkscrew = tire bouchon Hunchback = bossu Tilt = incliner Scrum = mêlée Caterpillar = chenille It only makes sense = c’est logique Feel faint = faire un malaise Angst = angoisse skewer = embrocher/mettre qqch en brochette Bleed = saigner/purger qqch/ déteindre/saignement/hémorragie Crippling = paralysant Frenemies = frères-ennemis Grantmaking = subvention Whipsaw = scie passe-partout/va-et-vient /tirailler Moot = fictif/discutable/soulever (une idée) Chummy = copain/amical/sociable Lumber = bois Vent = ventilation/aération Ribald = marked by coarseness or lewdness / characterized by or using coarse, indecent humor Lewdness = obscénité/infamie Desecration = profanation/désacralisation Interpose = interposer Gullible = crédule/naïf Stalwart = pilier/vigoureux Doldrums= marasme/sinistrose Alms = aumône Cowherd = vacher/bouvier/berger Over in stride = dans la foulée A great stride towards political = un grand pas en direction de His his stride with us = trouver son rythme avec nous Yonder = over there Warrant = mandate/justifier/mériter Petticoat = jupon Patentable = Seer = voyant/prophète Stiffen = devenir ferme/se durcir/se tendre/renforcer Freemasonry = franc-maçonnerie Baffling = déconcertant/déroutant Bad faith = mauvaise foi Baseness = lack of any honor or morals Mob = large crowd, especially one that could easily become violent Slope = pente/piste Turnip = navet Stingy = radin/maigre Shrew = mégère/musaraigne Belittle= to make a person or an action seems as if he or it is not important Clinging = grinpant/pot de colle/moulant Idleness = oisiveté/paresse Amity = friendship Azaleas = azalée Revelry = festivités Swoon = se pâmer/tomber en pâmoison/évanouissement Meet in the flesh = le rencontrer en chair et en os Hindrance = obstacle/entrave Pat him on the back = le tapoter dans le dos Saucy = grivois Alleviate = atténuer/soulager/alleger/apaiser/réduire/calmer… Bargaining = negociation Scoring = notation/cotation Meager = maigre/faible Backlash = contrecoup/tollé Dummy = mannequin/factice/fictif Straggle= trainer (fall being other walkers) Bottleneck = engorgement/Goulet ou goulot d’étrangement/bouchon Downstream = en aval de Foolproof = infaillible Hints and quirks = trucs et astuces Carb = glucide Outwards deeds = actions extérieures By a strange twist of fate = par un étrange coup du sort Switch-off = coupure/débranchement Carrier pigeon = pigeon voyageur Lust = luxure/désir Armpits = aisselles Face-veil = Voile intégrale Mulattoes = mulâtres Drumbeat = battement de tambour Overlapping = chevauchement Cluttered = encombrement Mists = brumes Downcast = abattu / découragé On his knees = à genoux As far as smtg go = en ce qui concerne Vagaries = aléas/caprices Draughtman = dessinateur Concealed = caché Unravelled = effiloché Driven off = chassé Beaver = castor Goose = oie Caveat = mise en garde/réserve/avertissement It will work out = ça va s’arranger Bonanza = aubaine All and none = tous et aucun A hole in the wall Take the fore Jump on the grenade Glitter = paillette To divert = détourner Enfranchisement = emancipation Epitome = incarnation/quintessence Peoplehood = people/identité Outgrowth of = emanation de/consequence de Curb = limiter/réduire/freiner To have extenuating circumstances = avoir des circonstances atténuantes Hang up the phone = raccrocher Sortir les verres du nez = It’s like pulling teeth Topple = renverser Loony = cinglé/dingue Whammied = hypnotisé Wacko = détraqué/taré Notch = encoche/entaille/cran/entailler/marquer Heralded =annoncé Topsy-turvy = Dunce cap= bonnet d’âne Thwart = contrecarrer Lascivious = lascif Vitiate = vicier Binding = contraignant Leer = regard lascif/lubrique Snuggle = se blottir Muddies = boueuses Windfall = aubaine Stodgy = indigeste Good riddance = bon débarras Balloon = gonfler Crucible = creuset Rear = élever Hard on the heels of = sur les traces de It tastes peculiar = ça a un goût particulier Midwife = sage-femme. Perfunctory = superficiel Paucity = manque Trudge = marcher péniblement Not bet on the right horse Quirks = bizarrerie Streamline= rationaliser Hijack = pris en otage Snappy = accrocheur/perçant/vif Sauced/wripped = bourré Nibble = grignoter It’s chugging along = ça avance bien Chug = s’amuser Chug down = descender Brothel = bordel/maison close Callous = impitoyable Insensitivity = insensibilité You know the drill = tu connais l’exercice Back to square one = retour à la case départ Stick out = tirer la langue Cigarette butts = mégots de cigarette Short circuit = court-circuit To smooch = se bécoter Be spared the pain = être épargné de la douleur. Stubborn = têtu Fabric = tissu Hit the deadlines = respecter les délais Wuss = mauviette You’ll get tired of me= tu en auras marre de moi You’ll get tired of hearing my voice = tu en auras marre d’entendre ma voix I’m not one to hold grudges = je ne suis pas rancunière Was laying dormant in me = sommeillait en moi Handle = gérer Attic = grenier Cartoon strip = bande dessiné Sparkling = scintillant Wonky = bancal Whim/fad/craze = lubie Guidance counselor = conseillère d’orientation Giggle = le fou rire Jeers = huées Linden = tilleuil Vegetable garden = potager Prickly = piquant What’s did you get up to ? = qu’as -tu fait? He made the sets for the movie = il a fait les décors. Broadly construed = au sens large Love handles = poignées d’amour To be out of breath = essouflé I strive to be like = je m’efforce de Hook up with you = de vous brancher No wonder = pas étonnant Handful of people = une poignée d’individus Handle = une poignée Elbow = coude Hip = hanche Wrist = le poignet Versatile = polyvalente Thrilling rides = manèges à sensations fortes She stood me up = elle lui a pose un lapin Bummer= dommage. Dommer = a lack of faith in humanity, or people in general. Custard = crème anglaise Which I took great advantage of = dont j’ai largement tiré profit. Linden leaf = feuille de tilleul Dragonfly = libellule Sheepfold = bergerie Close to being caught Sneak out
