Francuski | Angielski |
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[incompatible numbering traditions] troisième déclinaison nom {m} | dative case(case used to express direction towards an indirect object) |
[informal and addressing one person; used after a preposition] toi pronoun | thee(Objective case of 'thou') |
[informal and addressing one person; used before a verb] te pronoun | thee(Objective case of 'thou') |
[informal] avaler son extrait de naissance verbe | buy the farm(to die) |
[informal] ça va sans dire [expression in the 3rd person sg verbe | go without saying(to be obvious, apparent or clear) |
[informal] tu as raison phrase | you're rightphrase |
[said to a person; formal] descendez adverbe | down(sentence substitute for "get down") |
[said to a person; informal] descends adverbe | down(sentence substitute for "get down") |
[song or story] romance nom {f} | romance [romances](story or novel dealing with idealized love) |
[subject is not a person] rendre enceinte verbe | impregnate [impregnated, impregnating, impregnates](to cause to become pregnant) |
[vulgar] fermer son claque-merde verbe | clam up(become silent) |
[vulgar] péter plus haut que son cul verbe | swagger [swaggered, swaggering, swaggers](to boast or brag noisily) |
à chacun son goût phrase | to each his own◼◼◼(every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences) |
à chacun son heure de gloire phrase | every dog has its day◼◼◼(proverb) |
à l'unisson preposition | in unison◼◼◼(moving or acting at the same time) |
à la maison preposition | at home◼◼◼(In one's place of residence) |
à la maison adverbe | homeward◼◻◻(towards home) |
à la maison adjectif | homewards(leading toward home) |
à la sueur de son front nom | sweat of one's brow(effort extended in labour, and the value created thereby) |
à raison preposition | with good reason◼◼◼(based on sound judgment and inference) |
à son actif preposition | under one's belt(within one's experience) |
à son corps défendant preposition | against the grain(unwillingly, reluctantly) |
à son tour preposition {m} {f} | in turn◼◼◼(having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned) |
à titre de comparaison preposition | by comparison◼◼◼preposition |
abattre son jeu verbe | put one's cards on the table(to reveal one's true intentions) |
admettre son erreur verbe | eat crow(to recognize that one has mistaken) |
âge de raison nom {m} | age of reason◼◼◼(age at which a person is morally liable for the sins that he or she commits) |
aide à la personne nom | ancillary [ancillaries](person) |
aliment lacté pour nourrissons nom {m} | formula [formulae](drink given to babies) |
ambisonie nom {f} | ambisonicsnoun |
amical (person) adjectif | amicable◼◼◼(showing friendliness or goodwill) |
(an object) descendre; (a person or animal) faire descendre verbe | get off(to move (something) from being on (something else)) |
antéconsonantique adjectif | anteconsonantaladjective |
arête de poisson nom {f} | fishbone [fishbones]◼◼◼(bone of a fish) |
artison nom {m} | cheese mite(category of mite) |
assaisonnée adjectif | all dressed◼◼◼adjective |
assaisonnement nom {m} | seasoning [seasonings]◼◼◼(cooking ingredient) |
assaisonnement à bifteck de Montreal nom | |
assaisonnement à steak de Montréal nom | |
assaisonner verbe | season [seasoned, seasoning, seasons]◼◼◼(to flavour food) |