some meaning in French
| English | French |
|---|---|
| burdensome (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) adjective [UK: ˈbɜːdn.səm] [US: ˈbɝː.dən.səm] | chiant◼◻◻adjectif casse-culadjectif emmerdantadjectif prise de têteadjectif |
| burst someone's bubble (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) verb | casser le morceauverbe casser le mytheverbe |
| bust someone's balls (to irritate someone) verb | briser les couillesverbe les briserverbe |
| butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase | |
| cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | tu as perdu ta langue ? (have you lost your tongue/language?)phrase |
| catch someone's drift verb | saisir l'idéeverbe suivreverbe |
| catch someone's eye verb | attirer l'attention de◼◼◼verbe attirer le regard deverbe |
| centrosome [centrosomes] (organelle that controls the organization of its microtubules) noun [UK: sˈentrəʊsˌəʊm] [US: sˈentroʊsˌoʊm] | centrosome◼◼◼nom {m} |
| change someone's mind (to convince someone to make a decision) verb | |
| chromosome [chromosomes] (structure in the cell nucleus) noun [UK: ˈkrəʊ.mə.səʊm] [US: ˈkroʊ.məˌsoʊm] | chromosome◼◼◼nom {m}How many chromosomes does a human being have? = Combien de chromosomes possède un être humain ? |
| clean someone's clock (defeat decisively) verb | |
| come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb | venir en aideverbe |
| cross someone's mind verb | traverser l'espritverbe venir à l'espritverbe |
| cumbersome (inert, lumbering, slow in movement) adjective [UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm] | lourd◼◼◼adjectifIt was cumbersome. = C'était lourd. lent◼◼◻adjectif |
| cumbersome (burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous) adjective [UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm] | encombrant◼◼◻adjectifOur equipment is very cumbersome. = Notre équipement est très encombrant. |
| cumbersome (hard, difficult, demanding to handle) adjective [UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm] | fastidieux◼◼◻adjectifIt was cumbersome. = C'était fastidieux. pénible◼◼◻adjectif |
| cut someone some slack verb | donner du mouverbe |
| desmosome (a structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue) noun | desmosome◼◼◼nom {m} |
| dictyosome (a plant organelle that is functionally equivalent to the Golgi apparatus in animal cells) noun | dictyosome◼◼◼nom {m} |
| do someone's head in (irritate, disturb) verb | prendre la têteverbe |
| eat out of someone's hand (to be submissive due to fascination) verb | manger dans la mainverbe |
| eightysomething (a person between the ages of 80 and 89) noun | octogénairenom {m} nom {f} |
| endosome (endocytic vacuole) noun | endosome◼◼◼nom |
| fall on someone's neck (to embrace someone affectionately or thankfully) verb | |
| fearsome (frightening, especially in appearance) adjective [UK: ˈfɪə.səm] [US: ˈfɪr.səm] | effrayant◼◼◼adjectif effroyable◼◼◼adjectif |
| fearsomely (in a fearsome manner) adverb [UK: ˈfɪə.səm.li] [US: ˈfɪə.səm.li] | affreusementadverbe effroyablementadverbe |
| fiftysomething noun | quinquagénaire◼◼◼nom |
| fivesome (group of five) noun [UK: fˈaɪvsʌm] [US: fˈaɪvsʌm] | quintuornom {m} |
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