Franska | Engelska |
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revoir verbe | revise [revised, revising, revises]◼◼◼(to review, alter and amend, especially of written material) |
s'apercevoir verbe | notice [noticed, noticing, notices]◼◼◼(to become aware of) spot◼◼◼(see, pick out, notice or identify) |
savoir verbe | know [knew, known, knowing, knows]◼◼◼(understand (a subject)) know [knew, known, knowing, knows]◼◼◼(be informed about) know [knew, known, knowing, knows]◼◼◼(have knowledge of) find out◼◼◻(to discover) wit◼◻◻(Know, be aware of) |
savoir nom {m} | knowledge [knowledges]◼◼◼(total of what is known, product of learning) |
savoir phrase | knowledge is power◼◻◻phrase |
savoir (for a skill) verbe | be able to◼◼◼(have ability to) |
savoir de source sûre verbe | |
savoir-faire nom | know-how◼◼◼(the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly) |
savoir-faire nom {m} | lore◼◻◻(all the facts and traditions about a particular subject) |
savoir-vivre nom {m} | politesse◼◼◼(civility, courtesy) |
savoir y faire verbe | have a way with◼◼◼(be skilled) |
se mouvoir verbe | move [moved, moving, moves]◼◼◼(to change place or posture; to go) |
se pouvoir [impersonal verbe | may◼◼◼(possibly, but not certainly) |
se voir verbe | show◼◼◼(to be visible) |
se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure adjectif | plain as the nose on one's faceadjective |
séparation des pouvoirs nom {f} | separation of powers◼◼◼(model for governance) |
superpouvoir nom {m} | superpower [superpowers]◼◼◼(fictional extraordinary ability) |
to be hot: avoir chaud [the adjective cannot be translated alone in this sense] adjectif | hot [hotter, hottest](feeling the sensation of heat) |
tour d'ivoire nom {f} | ivory tower◼◼◼(overly-academic perspective) |
truc à voir [colloquial] nom | sight [sights]◼◼◼(something worth seeing) |
tu savoir interjection | eh◼◼◼(used as a tag question) |
tu vas voir ce que tu vas voir phrase | just you wait◼◼◼phrase |
va savoir phrase | go figure◼◼◼(expression of perplexity or surprise) |
va savoir pourquoi phrase | go figure◼◼◼(expression of perplexity or surprise) |
va-t-il pleuvoir ? phrase | is it going to rain◼◼◼phrase |
va te faire voir interjection | fuck off◼◼◼(go away!) |
va te faire voir ! interjection | get lost◼◼◼(Go away!) get out of here◼◻◻(command to leave) |
vacance du pouvoir nom {f} | power vacuum◼◼◼(lack of political authority) |
vouloir c'est pouvoir phrase | where there is a will there is a way◼◼◼(if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) |
voyons voir phrase | let me see◼◼◼phrase |
which can be emphasised using "bien" or a similar adverbial construction; (indicating obligation) devoir verbe | shall(indicating determination or obligation) |
y avoir (il y a) verbe | there be◼◼◼(to exist) |
y avoir anguille sous roche (there’s an eel under the rock ) verbe | smell a rat◼◼◼(to sense something suspicious) |
y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz nom | trouble in paradise◼◼◼(unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) |