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1 Zeste
zest, or citrus peel with white pith removed. -
2 zeste
zeste [zεst]masculine nounb. [d'ironie, folie] touch* * *zɛstun zeste de provocation — fig a touch of provocation
* * *zɛst nm* * *zeste nm1 ( écorce) zest ¢; un zeste de citron the zest of a lemon;[zɛst] nom masculin1. [d'un agrume] zest2. [petite quantité] pinchun zeste d'accent a hint ou faint trace of an accent -
3 allant
n. m. Avoir de l'allant: To have plenty of drive. Dans son job, douze heures d'affilée derrière le zinc, 'faut avoir de la santé et vachement de l'allant: Serving drinks twelve hours at a stretch, he's got to be in good health and full of zest. -
4 droper
I.v. trans. To 'leave in the lurch', to let someone down badly.II.v. intrans. To put some zest in what one is doing, to inject some tempo into an activity. -
5 jus
n. m.1. Water.a Rain (also: jus de parapluie). Qu'est-ce qu'il tombé comme jus! It ain't half raining!b 'The drink', 'the soup' (the sea, a lake, a river). Tomber au jus: To fall overboard. Tout le monde au jus! Let's all have a swim!2. Coffee. Siroter un jus: To sip a quiet cup of coffee. Jus de chaussette: Bitter and nasty coffee. Jus de chapeau: Watery coffee.3. 'Juice', 'gas', petrol. Donner du jus: To 'step on it', to open the throttle. Aller plein jus: To 'belt along', to bomb along.5. 'Spunk', sperm. Lächer le jus: To 'juice off', to ejaculate.6. Avoir du jus de navet dans les veines: To be 'spunkless', 'spineless', to be weak-willed.7. Laisser mijoter (also: mariner) quelqu'un dans son jus: To 'let someone stew in his own juice', to let someone sweat it out (of the mess he got himself into).8. Y mettre du jus: To put some vim (and zest) into it, to 'pull out all the stops', to try one's darnedest.9. Lengthy 'blurb', verbose text. Se noyer dans le jus (sch.): To waffle on and on.10. Long-winded speech, lengthy allocution. Dévider un jus: To spout at length.11. Valoir le jus: To be worth-while. Ça vaut le jus, je t'assure! I can tell you it's well worth it!12. C'est le même jus: It's six of one and half a dozen of the other—It's the same thing.13. Jeter du jus: To 'look swell', to look great. Qu'est-ce qu'elle en jette! She's a sight for sore eyes!14. C'est du peu au jus! (mil.): Demob day is just around the corner!15. Etre dans son jus (of an antique): To be in its original (untampered-with) state. -
6 nerf
n. m.1. Avoir les nerfs à cran (also: avoir lei nerfs en boule or en pelote): To be 'all on edge', to be extremely tense. Tout ça m'a mis les nerfs a cran: This whole business has made me really uptight.2. Porter sur les nerfs à quelqu'un: To 'get on someone's wick', to irritate and make angry. Tu commences à me porter sur les nerfs! I'm getting rather tired of you!3. Y mettre du nerf: To 'put some vim into it', to get some zest into whatever one is doing. (This expression is practically always found in the second person singular or plural of the imperative. Mets-y du nerf, bon sang! For Pete's sake, get a move on!)4. Le nerf de la guerre: 'Loot', 'brass', money (literally what makes war-mongering financially possible).5. Ne pas avoir un nerf: To be 'skint', to be penniless. (Unlike the previous entry for this word, the reference is to 'argent monnayé', i.e. real money in notes and coins, and the word is pronounced nerffe.) -
7 tempérament
n. m.1. Avoir un sacré tempérament: To be a 'goer', not to be lacking vim and zest when a strenuous effort is required.3. Ne pas manquer de tempérament: To 'have a nerve', to be as cheeky as they come. -
8 tonus
n. m. 'Vim', zest, energy. Ne pas manquer de tonus: To be 'full of beans'. -
9 Baudroie
in Provence, the name for monkfish or anglerfish, the large, firm-fleshed ocean fish also known as lotte and gigot de met also a specialty of Provence, a fish soup that includes potstoes, onions, fresh mushrooms, garlic, fresh or dried orange zest, artichokes, tomatoes, and herbs. -
10 Estouffade à la Provençale
beef stew with onions, garlic, carrots, and orange zest.Alimentation Glossaire français-anglais > Estouffade à la Provençale
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11 Gibassier
round sweet bread from Provence, often flavored with lemon or orange zest, orange-flower water, and/or almonds. Also sometimes called fougasse or pompe à l'huile. -
12 Osso bucco à la niçoise
sautéed veal braised with tomatoes, garlic, onions, and orange zest; specialty of the Mediterranean.Alimentation Glossaire français-anglais > Osso bucco à la niçoise
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13 enthousiasme
enthusiasm, enthuse, zest -
14 entrain
dash, gusto, liveliness, pep, perkiness, zest
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