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21 électricité
électricité [elεktʀisite]feminine noun* * *elɛktʀisitenom féminin lit, fig electricityl'atmosphère était chargée d'électricité — fig the atmosphere was electric
* * *elɛktʀisite nf* * *électricité nf1 Électrotech, Phys electricity; facture d'électricité electricity bill; coupure d'électricité power cut; marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité to run on electricity;2 ( excitation) tension; il y a de l'électricité dans l'air there's tension in the air; l'atmosphère était chargée d'électricité the atmosphere was very tense.[elɛktrisite] nom féminin2. [installation domestique] wiringnous n'avons pas l'électricité dans notre maison de campagne there's no electricity in our country cottageallumer l'électricité [au compteur] to switch on (at) the mains3. [consommation] electricity (bill) -
22 anguille
n. f.1. Il y a anguille sous roche: 'Something's brewing'—Something's definitely about to happen.2. Anguille de calcif (joc.): 'Short-arm', 'cock', penis. -
23 azimut
n. m.1. Dans tous les azimuts: 'Left, right and centre', in all directions.2. Il y a de la schtoumoune dans l'azimut (also: Il y a de l'entour-loupe dans l'azimut): 'There's aggro brewing'—I can sense trouble ahead. -
24 barder
v. intrans. Ça va barder! Things are going to get hot! — There's trouble brewing! (This expression was made popular in the early 50s as the title of a film starring Eddie Constantine.) Ça va barder pour toi! You're going to cop it! -
25 camphre
n. m.1. 'Strong booze', hard liquor, strong alcohol.a (of file, document, etc.): It's been gathering dust (literally it smells of mothballs).b ( pol): There's trouble brewing. -
26 chauffer
I.v. trans.1. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal. On lui a chauffé son crapaud: He got his wallet lifted.2. Se faire chauffer. To get 'nabbed', 'collared', to be arrested.II.v. intrans. Ça va chauffer! There's aggro in the air! — Trouble is brewing! — Things are going to get mighty unpleasant here! (also: ça va barder!). -
27 chizbroc
n. m.1. 'Hullabaloo', commotion, noise.2. 'Dust-up', punch-up, fight.3. 'y a du chizbroc dans l'air: There's trouble brewing The atmosphere's as tense as a drumskin. -
28 devant
I.n. m. 'Belly', stomach. Bâtir sur le devant (joc.): To 'get a corporation', to develop a pot-belly. Se faire arrondir le devant: To 'join the pudding-club', to get pregnant.II.adv. S'arracher de devant: To 'scarper' in order to avoid aggro, to leave when trouble's brewing. -
29 hirondelle
n. f.1. 'Freeloader', 'gate-crasher', character who goes to parties uninvited.2. Bicycle-riding policeman. (This picturesque appellation aptly describes the policeman on his bicycle with his flapping cape.)3. Les hirondelles volent bas! (iron.): There's trouble brewing! -
30 mauvais
adv. Ça sent mauvais! I can smell a rat! — There's trouble brewing! -
31 mijoter
I.v. trans. To scheme (literally, to concoct some devious plans). Je me demande ce qu'il peut bien mijoter. I'd like to know what dirty trick he's up to!II.v. pronom. Qu'est-ce qui se mijote? (fig.): What's cooking?—What's brewing?—What'sup? -
32 orage
n. m. Il y a de l'orage dans l'air! There's trouble brewing! -
33 roussi
n. m. Ça sent le roussi! There's trouble brewing! I can sense aggro in the air! -
34 voler
I.v. trans. Ne l'avoir pas volé: To have 'asked for it', to deserve the punishment meted out. Ecoute, mon vieux, tu ne l'as pas volé, ta femme a bien fait de filer! You deserve all you got; your wife was right to leave!II.v. intrans.a To 'go for someone with fists flying', to attack someone physically with ferocity.b (fig.): To 'pitch into someone', to launch a ferocious verbal assault on someone.2. Voler bas (of person): To be 'more than a trifle dim', to be pretty thick and stupid.3. Les mouches volent bas! There's trouble brewing! (The imagery derives from the fact that many insects take to flying at a low altitude when a storm is imminent.)
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