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être obligé de; You shall go to the ball! - Mais tu iras bien au bal! or Ah oui verbe | shall(indicating determination or obligation) |
to water) verbe | run through(flow through an area) |
[to disappear] verbe | go [went, gone, going, goes]◼◼◼(to disappear) |
to wet) verbe | water [watered, watering, waters](dilute) |
to tidy] nom {m} | sort [sorts](act of sorting) |
to sort nom {m} | sort [sorts]◼◼◼(act of sorting) |
[to seducing] conclure verbe | make out(to manage, get along) |
to a man] interjection | be careful(proceed with caution) |
(to be cold) [idiom in French; there is no translation for the adjective alone] adjectif | cold [colder, coldest](of a person) cold [colder, coldest](of the weather) |
to a woman] interjection | be careful(proceed with caution) |
[to go away] verbe | go [went, gone, going, goes]◼◼◼(to disappear) |
or to grave verbe | blow [blew, blown, blowing, blows](to fellate) |
infinitif avec to nom {m} | to-infinitive(uninflected verb form) |
(to discharge sb) dégrader verbe | demote [demoted, demoting, demotes](To lower the rank or status of) |
[to go forward] avancer adverbe | forward(at, near or towards the front of something) |
to free hostages) négociateur nom {m} | negotiator [negotiators](one who negotiates) |
you see his tail) phrase | speak of the devil(expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) |
to be hot: avoir chaud [the adjective cannot be translated alone in this sense] adjectif | hot [hotter, hottest](feeling the sensation of heat) |
back to their starting point verbe | walk [walked, walking, walks](to take for a walk) |
[said to a dog] couché adverbe | down(sentence substitute for "get down") |
[with respect to money] commanditer verbe | sponsor [sponsored, sponsoring, sponsors](to be a sponsor for) |
one has to drink it) | in for a penny, in for a pound(Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof) |
formal or to many people] phrase | make yourself at homephrase |
[to go forward] aller en avant adverbe | forward(at, near or towards the front of something) |
(to lodge a criminal complaint)porter plainte nom {f} | complaint [complaints](criminal law: preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another) |
to proceed apace: aller bon train adverbe | apace(Quickly, rapidly, with speed) |
(to provide grist for the mill nom | grist for the mill((idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity) |
appended to the end of verbs (preserving the hyphen)] participle | yes-no(particle used to form yes-no questions) |
[verb "to be silent"] se taire adjectif {m} | silent(free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet) |
[said to a person; informal] descends adverbe | down(sentence substitute for "get down") |
[said to a person; formal] descendez adverbe | down(sentence substitute for "get down") |
[right attached to the work] copyright nom {m} | copyright [copyrights](right to publish) |
now considered to be a misspelling] adjectif | lethal(of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal) |
en forme; are you all right? adjectif | all right(in good health) |
[to play an already inserted media] lancer verbe | play [played, playing, plays](use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording) |
(to end up with a bad situation nom | negotiator [negotiators](one who negotiates) |
to be choosy: faire la fine bouche adjectif | choosy(taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements) |
for example to go back pre-1960 - retourner avant 1960) adjectif | pre-(before) |
which applies to two or more parties adjectif | estranged(having become a stranger) |
jusqu'au cou /lit: up to the neck/ preposition | up to here(overwhelmed, swamped) |
(to buy goods with a better price) négociant nom {m} | negotiator [negotiators](one who negotiates) |
petit; for terms specific to any particular animal nom {m} | cub [cubs](the young of certain animals) |
[can be applied only to a man] escogriffe nom {m} | beanpole(tall, thin person) |
[where do you come from?] d'où venez-vous ? phrase | where are you from(in which country or region were you born or raised) |
(to keep one's ear to the ground) rester à l'écoute nom | ear to the ground(the practice of carefully gathering information) |
[corresponding to senses of "to dive" translated by "plonger"] plongement nom {m} | diving(action of the verb "to dive") |
[sense: "not to mince words"] ne pas mâcher ses mots verbe | mince words(to use euphemisms) |
to bring grist for the mill) apporter de l’eau au moulin nom | grist for the mill((idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity) |
[can be applied to either a man or a woman] asperge nom {f} | beanpole(tall, thin person) |