A ce stade du projet

 

At this stage of the project

Le journalisme

The

Journalism

A Jeudi!

 

See you on Thursday

Tragedie

 

Tragedy

Tragique

 

Tragic

Nous le divisons en deux parties egales

 

We divided it equally

Que pense tu de ca?

 

What are you thinking about?

A la fois, en meme temps

 

At the same time

A pois

 

Dotted

A quoi bon continuer?

 

What the point going on?

Abattre selectivement

to

kill

Adition (restaurant)

a

bill

Agenda

a

diary

Aimant

a

magnat

Alarme d’incendie

 

Fire alarm

Alcool fort

The

spirits

Alimentation

the

diet

Aller

To

go

Ane (un)

A

Donkey

Angrais

a

fertilizer

Apart

 

aside

Appartenir

to

belong

Apporter

to

bring

Apres

 

Beside

Apres

 

Next to

Apres quoi, il est parti

 

After which, he left

Arriver

to

reach

Aseez

 

quite

aspirateur

A

A Hoover

Au bord de la mer

 

By the sea

Au bout de

 

At the end of

Au dela de

 

beyond

Au pied de l’echelle

 

At the bottom of the ladder

Au-dela de la frontiere

 

Beyond the border

Au-dessus

 

above

Auparavant

 

previously

Aussi

 

Also

Aussi

 

too

Aveugle

 

blind

Avoir des courbatures

To

Feel stiff

Balais (un)

a

broom

Balayer

to

sweep

Barre

a

bare

Barreau

a

case

Bequille

a

crutch

Bete

 

silly

Bien qu’il fasse froid, …

 

Though it’s cold, …

Bien que

 

though

Bientot

 

presently

Bientot

 

soon

Bizarre

 

Odd

Bizarre

 

strand

Blanc d’oeuf

the

Egg-white

Ble, mais

A

Corn

boucle

 

Curly (hair)

Bouilloir

A

kettle

Brochette

A

kebab

brouillard

The

Fog

Brule

 

Burnt

C’est a prendre ou a laisser

 

Take it or leave it

Ca me depasse!

 

It’s beyond me!

Ca pue!

 

What a stink!

Cache-cache

the

Hide and seek

Cacher

to

hide

Cachot

a

dungeon

Caddie

a

trolly

Cadenas

a

padlock

Cadran

a

Face (of wath or clock)

Caliner

to

cuddle

Calme

 

quiet

Canard

A

Duck

Canne (bois)

A

Walking stick

Caramel

A

toffee

Carpette

a

rug

Carre (un carre, et au carre(2))

a

square

Casier

a

cabinet

Casier

A

compartment

Casier (pigeon)

A

Pigeon-hole

casquette

A

Cap

Ce n’est pas grave/laisse tomber

 

Never mind

Ce ne sera pas de refus

 

I wouldn’t mind

Centre

The

Focus

Ceremonie

a

ceremony

Cerrise

A

Cherry

Certainement

 

certaindly

Cerveau

the

brain

Ces derniers temps

 

lately

Cesser

To

stop

Champ

a

field

Chance (une)

A

occasion

Chaque

 

Each

Chaque

 

each

Chaque fois

 

Each time

Chargement (un)

A

load

Charger

To

load

Chasse-neige

a

snowplough

chaudiere

A

Boiler

Cheminee

a

chimney

Chemisier

A

Blouse

Chercher

To

Look for

Choisir

To

Choose

Choisir

to

cull

Choux de Bruxelles

A

Sprout of Brussels

Citer

to

quote

Clavier

A

keyboard

Cligner des yeux

To

Blink

Collinne

a

hill

Combien ca vaut?

 

How much is it worth

Composer le numero

to

dial

Compte (un), accompte

a

Account

Compte a rebour

a

countdown

Congelateur

a

freezer

Connu

 

Well-know

Conserve (une)

A

Canned

Contenu

the

contents

Contre

 

against

Conviction

a

belief

Coquetier

a

Egg-cup

Coquille d’oeuf

the

Eggshell

Costume

a

suit

Courant

 

Current

courbe

A

Curve

Cournat (le), le pouvoir

the

power

Couvercle

the

lid

Couvrir

to

Cover

Craindre

to

fear

Crepe

A

pancake

Crever

To

Burst

Crique

a

creek

Croise, plier

to

Fold

Cronometre

A

stopwatch

Croquis

A

sketch

crotte

A

Dropping

crudite

The

Crudeness

Cuisiniere

A

stove

Cyclomoteur

a

moped

Dans

 

into

De toute facon

 

anyway

De toute facon

 

In any event , at all event

Debile (un)

A

weak

defendre

To

forbid

Degoutant

 

filthy

Deja

 

already

Demode

 

Old-fashioned

Depensier

 

extravagant

Deposer

To

Put down

Derapper

To

skid

Derriere

 

behind

Des

A

dice

Descriptif

 

Descriptive

Deux fois

 

twice

Devant

 

In front of

Devenir

to

become

Devoir

To

Have to

Diapositive

A

slide

Difficile

 

fastidious

Diriger

To

manage

Donner a manger

to

feed

Dortoir

the

dormitory

Drap

the

sheet

Echelle

The

ladder

Echelle

A

scale

Eclater

to

burst

Ecriture (l’)

the

scripture

Efficace

 

effective

Effrayant

 

scary

Egale

 

equal

Elle enleve le couvercle

 

She took the lid off

Elle leurs donne une p. a chacun

 

She gave us an apple each

Elle reste au bureau ce soir

 

She’s still at the office tonight

Embleme

a

logo

Embouteillage

The

Traffic jam

En bonne sante

 

fit

En direct

 

live

En-dessous

 

below

Endomager

to

damage

Enfantin

 

childish

Enlever

to

Took off

Enterrer

to

bury

Enthousiaste

 

keen

Entier

 

Whole

Entierement

 

entierly

Entre

 

between

Entrée

A

starter

Envie (l’)

the

envy

epicer

 

spicy

Epine

A

thorn

Equipement

a

gear

Erreur

a

mistake

Escalier de secours

 

Fire escape

Esprit (pensee)

the

mind

Esursion

a

trip

Etablir

to

set

Etirer

To

stretch

Etre de bonne humeur

 

To be in good spirits

Etre mort de peur

To be

Scared stiff

Etroit

 

narrow

Evenement

a

event

Evier (un)

The

sink

Ex:

 

e.g.

Exploser

to

explode

Exposer

a

display

Expression

A

phrase

Fait attention!

 

Be careful

Farde, depliant, chemise(plastic)

a

folder

Farfelu

 

bizarre

Fatal

 

Inevitable

Fatalite

The

fat

Faute

a

fault

Femme de menage

The

Cleaning lady

Fente

a

crack

Feuille

A

Leaf

Feuilleton

a

serial

Fidele

 

faithful

Fidele

 

faithful

Fier

 

proud

Fievre

The

fever

Fil de fer

A

wire

Finement

 

finely

Finir

To

Finish

Fleche

a

spire

fou

A

Mad

Foule

A

Crowd

Fourmis

A

Ant

garder

To

keep

Garde-robe

A

wardrobe

Genoux

 

knee

Glace

 

icy

Grand-mere

the

granny

Gras

 

fatty

Gratuit

 

free

grotte

A

Cave

haut

 

High

Hiboux

a

owl

Honnete

 

honestly

Il n’est meme pas 8 heurs

 

It is not even 8 o’clock

Il n’y a pas de quoi

 

Don’t mention it

Immense

 

huge

Immeuble

a

block

Index (doigt)

the

forfinger

Influence

A

influence

Inoffensif

 

harmless

Inter

 

entry

Iriter

To

Irritate

J’ai vide la teillere dans l’evier

 

I emptied the teapot into the sink

J’arrive

 

Just coming!

Jamais

 

ever

Jamais

 

never

Jaune d’oeuf

the

Egg-yolk

Je donne ma langue au chat!

 

I give up!

Je n’ai pas lu sa lettre en entier

 

I haven’t read his lettre right trough

Je n’arrive pas (a tourner la cle)

 

I can’t manage (to turn the key)

Jeter

to

throw

Jetons

A

token

Jeudi dernier

 

Last Thursday

Jeux

a

set

Jusqu’a

 

till

klaxon

A

Horn

L’argent

The

Cash

L’energie, l’ambiance

the

spirit

La colonne vertebrale

the

spine

La main d’oeuvre

The

workforce

La peine

The

sorrow

La peste

the

plague

La poussiere

The

dust

Laisser

To

let

Lait entier

 

Full-fat milk

Lapin

A

rabbit

Le bord du trotoir

The

kerb

Le bouillont de poulet

the

Chicken-stock

Le credo

The

Creed

Le desorde, le gachis

The

mess

Le gazon

The

turf

Le linge sale

the

Dirty linen

Le mal de mer

The

Seasick

Le materiel

the

Supplies

Le monde entier

 

The whole world

Le panier

the

basket

Le pere Noel

The

Santa Claus

Le rez-de-chaussee

the

Ground-floor

Le train va jusqu’a la mer

 

The train go as far as the sae

Lecher

to

lick

Legume

The

vegetal

Lenteur

the

slowness

Lessive

The

washing

Lesson

A

lesson

Leve tard

 

Late riser

Leve tot

 

Early riser

Lexique

a

Word list

Libre

 

free

Librere

a

librarian

Lievre

A

hare

Lilas

a

lilac

Lire

to

read

Lune de miel (voyage de noces)

The

honeymoon

Luttin

a

Goblin

Magicien

a

wizard

Maintenir

to

uphold

Malade

 

sick

Malgre

 

In spit of

Manche (une)

A

round

Manchette

a

cuff

Manifester

To

Demonstrate

Manipuler

To

manipulate

Mannequin

A

Fashion model

Manoeuvrer

To

jockey

Manoir (un)

A

Manor house

Marche (une)

A

stair

Maree (mer)

A

Tide (high or tide)

Matiere

the

subject

Matiere (de base)

the

grounding

Mayo

A

Trunks (swimming)

Mechant, brutal

 

Vicious (dog)

Mensonge

a

lie

Meriter

to

deserve

Metre

a

Rube

Metre (un)

a

meter

Mettre de l’argent de cote

To

Save up

Mettre la table

to

Set the table

Moins

 

less

Monaie

The

Change

Mouille

 

wet

Mourir de faim

To

starve

Mouvement

a

motion

Nage (la)

The

stroke

Ne bouge pas!

 

Keep still

Nerveux

 

restless

Niche

A

kennel

Noyer

to

drawn

Onduler

 

wavy

Or de portee

 

Out of reach

Orageux

 

stormy

Oublier

to

forget

Paquet

A

pack

Par

 

by

Pardonner

to

forbid

Parole de Dieux

The

gospel

Partir

to

Set out

Pas de probleme

 

Not trouble at all

Passage a niveau

a

Level crossing

Passer prendre (quelqu’un)

to

Pick (somebody) up

Pate a tartiner

A

spread

Patrie

the

homeland

Peage (un)

A

toll

Peigne

A

Comb

Perdre

to

lose

Permis

a

licence

Petit (animal), louvetaux

 

cub

Petit pains frait

the

Fresh rolls

Pierre, noyau

a

stone

Piqure

A

prick

Plaisanterie

A

joke

Plaisir

the

pleasure

Plan

a

scheme

Plume

a

feather

Plus

 

more

Plusieurs

 

Several

Plusieurs fois

 

Several times

Pompiers

The

Fire brigade

Porter

to

carry

Porter des vetements

to

wear

Poubelle

a

bin

Poubelle a poussiere

the

dustbin

Pour quoi faire?

 

What for?

Pour toujours

 

forever

Poussiere

the

dust

pouvoir

To be

Able, to can

Precedent

 

previous

Prefere

 

favourite

Premierement

 

firstly

Principale

 

chief

Proable

 

likely

Profond

 

deep

Propriete

A

property

Protestation (une)

A

protest

Prouver

To

prove

Proverbe

A

proverb

Prudent

 

careful

Punir

To

Punish

Quand meme

 

surely

Quelque part

 

Anywhere

Quitter

to

Leave

Quoi encore?

 

What now?

Rabin

A

rabbi

Ramper

to

crowd

Ranger

To

Put away

Rapide, solide, fixe

 

fast

Raquette

A

racket

Rebondir

To

Bounce

Regarder fixement

To

star

Remettre

To

Put back

Remettre

To

Putt off

Remplir

To

Fill

remplis

 

Full

Remuer

to

stir

Rennomer

 

fame

Renverser

to

spill

Retenir

To

restrain

Revaloriser

to

upgrade

Rideaux

the

curtains

Riend’autre?

 

Anything else?

Rigoler

to

laugh

Rouge a levre

the

lipstick

Rouler

to

Roll up

Ruisseau

the

steam

S’ennuyer a mourir

To be

Bored stiff

Sable

the

sand

Sac a linge

A

Laundry bag

Saigner

To

Bleed

Sauver

To

save

Scene (une)

A

stage

Scie (une)

a

Saw

Se deshabiller

To

strip

Se fachers

To

Angry

Se laver

To

wash

Se pencher

to

bend

Se rassembler

To

gather

Sentier (un)

A

trail

Seul

 

lonely

sortir

to

logoff

Sottises

the

folly

Soulever

To

lift

Souvenir (un)

a

memory

Sur scene

 

on stage

Surprendre

to

amaze

Surveiller

To

Look after

Tache

A

stain

Tapisserie

A

tapestry

Teilleire

The

teapot

Teinture (la)

The

Dye

Temoin

A

witness

tenir

To

Hold

Terrain (maison, rugby), sol

the

Ground

theme

a

theme

Thermometre

a

thermometer

Tiens-toi tranquille!

 

Sit still

Timbre

A

stamp

Toilettes

The

lavatory

Tordre

To

twist

Torticolis

a

crick

Tourbe

the

peat

Trait, caracteristique

The

Feature

Trefle

a

clubs

Triste

 

sad

Triste, abandonner

 

forlorn

Trois a la fois

 

Three at a time

Trois fois

 

Three times

Trois fois dix

 

Three times ten

Trois fois plus grand

 

Three times as big

Trousse

A

kit

Trousseau

A

Bunch (of keys)

Trouver

To

Find

Truc

a

stuff

Truite

A

trout

Tu est sourd ou quoi?

 

Are you deaf or what?

Type (homme)

a

bloke

Un client

a

Custom

Un drap de dessus

A

Duvet cover

Un incendie

A

Blaze

Un outil

A

tool

Un pneu

A

tyre

Un reverbere

A

streetlamp

Un tabouret

A

stool

Un tigre

a

tiger

Unanime

A

unanimous

Une fois

 

once

Une piqure

A

sting

Une prise

A

Socket, plug

Une puce electonique

A

microchip

Une salle d’hopital

A

ward

Vaisselle

The

Dish

Valise

a

suitcase

Valoir

To be

worth

verrou

A

Bolt

Vide

 

Empty

Vide

 

empty

Vis (une)

a

screw

Vivant

 

alive

Voici

 

Here is

Voyage

A

journey

Wagon

A

Carriage