French | English |
---|---|
masque de grossesse nom {m} | mask of pregnancy◼◼◼(melasma) |
masses nom {f pl} | masses◼◼◼(people, especially a large number) |
mauvaises manières nom {f pl} | bad manners◼◼◼(treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way) |
mauvaises nouvelles nom {f pl} | bad news◼◼◼(news of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events) |
Mauvaises Terres nom {f pl} | badlands◼◼◼(arid terrain with severely eroded sedimentary rocks) |
mes excuses phrase | excuse me◼◼◼(sorry, as apology) |
mésestimé adjectif | underrated◼◼◼(not given enough recognition) |
mettre les choses au clair verbe | set the record straight◼◼◼(to correct a previous error) clear the air◼◼◻(to assuage a hostile situation) |
mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier verbe | put all one's eggs in one basket(to rely on a single source) |
montagnes Rocheuses nom propre {f-Pl} | Rocky Mountains◼◼◼(mountain range) |
montagnes russes [Russian mountains] nom {f pl} | rollercoaster◼◼◼(amusement ride) |
mort de grossesse nom {f} | maternal death(death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process) |
mots croisés nom {m pl} | crossword [crosswords]◼◼◼(word puzzle) |
nature des choses preposition | in the nature of things◼◼◼preposition |
obsessif adjectif | obsessive◼◼◼(having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others) |
obsession nom {f} | obsession [obsessions]◼◼◼(unhealthy fixation) obsession [obsessions]◼◼◼noun |
on fait des sottises à tout âge phrase | there's no fool like an old fool(no wisdom with age) |
ordre des choses preposition | in the nature of things◼◼◼preposition |
ordre des choses nom {m} | nature of the beast(unchangeable nature) |
ouvrir ses portes verbe | open its doors◼◼◼((of a business) to begin operating) |
paillardises nom | ribaldry(humorous language or behaviour) |
palimpseste nom {m} | palimpsest [palimpsests]◼◼◼(manuscript scraped clean for reuse) |
panser ses blessures verbe | lick one's wounds(withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat) |
panser ses plaies verbe | lick one's wounds(withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat) |
par ses propres moyens preposition | under one's own steam(using one’s own resources, see also: independently; unaided) |
parenthèses nom {f pl} | parenthesis [parentheses]◼◼◼((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator) parenthesis [parentheses]◼◼◼(both round brackets) |
parvenir à ses fins verbe | get one's way(obtain the circumstances one wishes for) |
passer aux choses sérieuses verbe | get down to brass tacks◼◼◼(deal with the important details) |
passer ses nerfs verbe | vent one's spleen(to openly express pent-up anger) |
passer ses nerfs sur verbe | take it out on◼◼◼(unleash one's anger) |
passer ses vitesses verbe | gear [geared, gearing, gears](to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio) |
peigner ses cheveux verbe | comb one's hair(to straighten one's hair with a comb) |
peser ses mots verbe | weigh one's wordsverb |
petites annonces (all other uses) nom {f pl} | classifieds◼◼◼(classified advertisements) |
plein de bonnes choses [familiar] interjection | all the best◼◼◼interjection |
pois cassés nom {m} | split pea◼◼◼(dried, peeled, and split seeds of the pea) |
porter ses fruits verbe | bear fruit◼◼◼(succeed in some task) |