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1 serre
n.m. (also: ser):1. (Gambling slang): Secret signal between card-sharps at a table. (In this context, the expression faire/ envoyer le serre means to give the go- ahead for a concerted move aimed at distracting an honest player.)2. Faire (also: envoyer) le serre: To 'tip the wink' to someone, to warn someone. (Auguste Le Breton in his L'ARGOT CHEZ LES VRAIS DE VRAI identifies serbillon and by implication ser(re) as the chalked rune-like warning left by tramps to indicate to fellow down-and-outs the good and not-so-good 'ports of call'.) -
2 Badinter, Robert
(b. 1928)French lawyer and human rights activist. Badinter was appointed Minister of Justice in the first Mitterrand administration, in 1981. He is best remembered in this context as the man who successfully led the campaign for the abolition of capital punishment in France; abolition of the death penalty was one of the first major achievements of the Mitterrand presidency. From 1986 to 1995, Badinter was president of the Conseil Constitutionnel, the highest court in the land.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Badinter, Robert
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3 cadre
cadre [kαdʀ]1. masculine nouna. [de tableau, porte, bicyclette] frame• cadre numérique digital (photo or picture) frameb. ( = décor) setting ; ( = entourage) surroundings• quel cadre magnifique ! what a magnificent setting!c. ( = contexte) framework• le cadre juridique/institutionnel the legal/institutional frameworkd. ( = limites) scopee. ( = responsable) manager2. compounds* * *kadʀ
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nom masculin1) (de tableau, miroir) frame3) ( domaine délimité)4) ( structure) framework5) ( employé) executivecadre moyen/supérieur — middle ranking/senior executive
les cadres moyens/supérieurs — middle/senior management (+ v pl)
6) (de bicyclette, moto) frame7) ( dans un formulaire) space, box8) Informatique frame
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dans le cadre de locution prépositive1) ( à l'occasion de) on the occasion of2) ( dans le contexte de) (de lutte, négociations, d'organisation) within the framework of; (de campagne, plan) as part of•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kɒdʀ1. nm1) [tableau] frame2) (= environnement) surroundings plL'hôtel est situé dans un très beau cadre. — The hotel is set in beautiful surroundings.
un cadre de verdure — a leafy setting, leafy surroundings
3) (= limites) framework2. nm/fADMINISTRATION manager, executivecadre moyen — middle manager, junior executive
cadre supérieur — senior manager, senior executive
une cadre supérieure — a senior manager, a senior executive
3. adjloi cadre — outline law, blueprint law
4. cadres nmplADMINISTRATION staff list* * *A nm1 (de tableau, miroir, fenêtre) frame;2 ( lieu) setting; ( milieu) surroundings; dans un cadre agréable/champêtre in a pleasant/rustic setting; le théâtre antique servira de cadre à une série de concerts the amphitheatreGB will be the setting for a series of concerts; hors de son cadre habituel, c'est un autre homme out of his usual surroundings, he's a different man;3 ( domaine délimité) cela sort du cadre de mes fonctions that's not part of my duties; nous sortons du cadre de notre contrat we're overstepping the limits of our contract; sortir du cadre de la légalité to go outside the law;4 ( structure) framework; il n'existe aucun cadre juridique à ce problème there is no legal framework for this problem; le cadre d'un récit/ouvrage the framework of a story/book; étudier une langue en dehors du cadre scolaire to study a language outside a school context;5 ( employé) executive; cadre moyen/supérieur middle ranking/senior executive; les cadres moyens/supérieurs middle/senior management (+ v pl); passer cadre to be made an executive; ⇒ jeune;6 Ordinat frame;7 (de bicyclette, moto) frame;8 ( dans un formulaire) space, box;10 ( en apiculture) frame;11 Naut berth, bunk.B cadres nmpl Entr figurer sur les cadres to be on the company's books; être rayé des cadres to be dismissed.C dans le cadre de loc prép1 ( à l'occasion de) on the occasion of [voyage, fête, rencontre]; dans le cadre de cette journée particulière on this special occasion;2 ( dans le contexte de) within the framework of [lutte, politique, négociations, organisation]; as part of [enquête, campagne, plan]; les manifestations organisées dans le cadre du festival events organized as part of the festival; les négociations doivent avoir lieu dans le cadre de la CEE negotiations must take place within the framework of the EC; recevoir une formation dans le cadre d'une entreprise/d'une association to undergo training within a company/an association.[kadr] nom masculinA.un poste de cadre an executive ou a managerial postcadre supérieur ou dirigeant senior executive, member of (the) senior managementB.le cadre (de la fonction publique) [toutes catégories] the Civil ServiceC.1. [encadrement - d'un tableau, d'une porte, d'une ruche etc] frame‘cadre réservé à l'administration’ ‘for official use only’5. ÉLECTRICITÉ [de radio] frame aerial————————cadres nom masculin pluriel1. [contrainte]dans le cadre de locution prépositionnellewithin the framework ou scope of -
4 placer
placer [plase]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = assigner une place à) [+ objet, personne] to put ; [+ invité, spectateur] to seatb. ( = situer) to place, to put• placer ses espérances en qn/qch to pin one's hopes on sb/sthc. ( = introduire) [+ remarque, plaisanterie] to get ind. [+ ouvrier, malade, écolier] to placee. ( = vendre) [+ marchandise] to sell2. reflexive verb• se placer de face/contre le mur to stand facing/against the wallb. [cheval] to be placed• se placer 2e to be 2nd* * *plase
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1) ( mettre à un endroit) to put, to place [objet]; to seat [personne]2) ( mettre dans une situation) to put, to placeplacer un service sous la responsabilité de quelqu'un — to make somebody responsible for a department
placer quelqu'un/être placé devant un choix difficile — to present somebody/to be faced with a difficult choice
3) ( procurer un emploi) to place, to find a job for5) ( attribuer)6) ( introduire) to slip in [remarque, anecdote]je n'arrive pas à en placer une (colloq) avec elle! — I can't get a word in edgeways GB ou edgewise US with her!
7) ( prendre en charge) to place [somebody] in care [enfant]8) ( vendre) to place, to sell [marchandise]
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se placer verbe pronominal1) ( à un endroit)se placer près de — ( debout) to stand next to; ( assis) to sit next to
se placer autour d'une maison — [policiers] to position oneself around a house
2) ( dans une situation)il s'est placé comme apprenti — he found himself an apprenticeship [BrE]
notre démarche se place dans le cadre de l'aide au tiers-monde — our action comes within the context of Third World aid
3) ( dans une hiérarchie)il s'est placé dans les premiers — ( en classe) he got one of the top places; ( dans une course) he finished among the first
* * *plase vt1) (= disposer, positionner, mettre) to place2) [convive, spectateur] to seat3) [capital, argent] to investIl a placé ses économies en Bourse. — He invested his money on the Stock Exchange.
4)placer qn chez — to get sb a job at, to get sb a job with
* * *placer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( mettre à un endroit) to put, to place [objet]; to seat [personne] (à côté de beside); placer ses doigts sur le clavier to place one's fingers on the keyboard; le metteur en scène a placé cette scène au début du film the director put this scene at the beginning of the film; placer des gardes to post guards; placer des hommes autour d'une maison to position men around a house; place l'antenne dans cette direction position the aerial in this direction; placer sa balle ( au tennis) to place one's ball;2 ( mettre dans une situation) to put, to place; le directeur m'a placé à la tête du service informatique the manager put me in charge of the data-processing department; placer qn dans l'obligation de faire to place sb under an obligation to do; placer qn sous la protection de to place sb under the protection of; placer un service sous la responsabilité de qn to make a department responsible for sb; placer qn/être placé devant un choix difficile to present sb/to be faced with a difficult choice;3 ( procurer un emploi) to place, to find a job for; l'école place ses élèves the school places ou finds employment for its students; placer qn comme domestique chez qn to place sb as a servant in sb's household; placer qn auprès de qn comme garde du corps to place sb with sb as a bodyguard;4 Fin ( investir) to invest; ( mettre en dépôt) to deposit, to put; placer une partie de ses revenus à la caisse d'épargne to deposit ou put part of one's income in a savings bank;6 ( introduire) to slip in [remarque, anecdote]; je n'arrive pas à en placer une avec elle! I can't get a word in edgeways GB ou edgewise US with her!; elle ne me laisse pas en placer une! she won't let me get a word in edgeways GB ou edgewise US!; il s'arrange toujours pour placer cette plaisanterie dans la conversation he always manages to get ou work that joke into the conversation;7 Prot Soc to place [sb] in care [enfant];8 ( vendre) to place, to sell [produit, marchandise].B se placer vpr1 ( à un endroit) se placer près de ( debout) to stand next to; ( assis) to sit next to; placez-vous au milieu gén get in the middle; ( debout) stand in the middle; ( assis) sit in the middle; se placer autour d'une maison [policiers] to position oneself around a house; où se placent les verres? where do the glasses go?; sais-tu comment se placent les piles? do you know which way round GB ou around US the batteries go?;2 ( dans une situation) se placer sous la protection de qn to place oneself under sb's protection; se placer sous une perspective nouvelle to look at things from a new perspective; ça dépend de quel point de vue on se place it depends on your point of view; il s'est placé comme apprenti he found ou got himself an apprenticeshipGB; notre démarche/intervention se place dans le cadre de l'aide au tiers-monde our action/intervention comes within the context of Third World aid;3 ( dans une hiérarchie) se placer premier [coureur, cheval] to come first; il s'est placé dans les premiers ( en classe) he got one of the top places; ( dans une course) he finished among the first.[plase] verbe transitif1. [mettre dans une position précise] to placeplacer un patron sur du tissu to lay a pattern on ou over a piece of fabric2. [faire asseoir] to seatplacer quelqu'un devant ses responsabilités to force somebody to face up to his/her responsibilities4. [établir - dans une institution] to placeplacer un enfant à l'Assistance publique to place ou to put a child in caremoi, je le placerais parmi les grands écrivains I would rate ou rank him among the great writers6. [situer dans le temps]7. [situer dans l'espace] to locate8. [mettre] to putorchestre placé sous la direction de... orchestra conducted by...9. [dans la conversation]10. [vendre] to sellj'essaie désespérément de placer mon vieux canapé! (humoristique) I'm desperately trying to find a home for my old sofa!————————se placer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [dans l'espace]a. [debout] stand near the windowb. [assis] sit near the window[dans un jugement, une analyse] to look at ou to consider thingsse placer premier/troisième to finish first/third3. [trouver un emploi]elle s'est placée comme infirmière she found ou got a job as a nurse4. (familier) [se présenter avantageusement]se placer auprès du patron to butter up ou to sweet-talk the boss -
5 insérer
insérer [ɛ̃seʀe]➭ TABLE 61. transitive verb2. reflexive verb► s'insérer ( = faire partie de)* * *ɛ̃seʀe
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verbe transitif to insert ( dans in)
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s'insérer verbe pronominal [encart, disquette] to be insertedcette mesure s'insère dans un contexte de rigueur — this measure is to be seen in the context of austerity
* * *ɛ̃seʀe vt* * *insérer verb table: céderA vtr to insert [encart, annonce, disquette, clé, aiguille] (dans in); to incorporate [sujet] (dans into); to include [œuvre, chapitre] (dans in); to integrate [personne, élément, institution] (dans into); bien inséré dans la société well integrated into society; inséré profession nellement integrated into the workforce.B s'insérer vpr1 gén [encart, disquette] to be inserted; [personne] to fit in; s'insérer dans [personne] to fit into; cette mesure s'insère dans un contexte de rigueur this measure is to be seen in the context of austerity; s'insérer entre le volant et le siège to squeeze in between the wheel and the seat;2 [muscle] to be attached (sur to).[ɛ̃sere] verbe transitif1. [ajouter - chapitre, feuille] to insertinsérer quelque chose dans/entre to insert something into/betweenfaire insérer une clause dans un contrat to have a clause added to ou put in ou inserted into a contract2. [introduire - clé, lame] to insert————————s'insérer dans verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [socialement] to become integrated intoles jeunes ont souvent du mal à s'insérer dans le monde du travail young people often find it difficult to find their place in ou to fit into a work environmentêtre bien/mal inséré dans la société to be well/poorly integrated into society2. [s'inscrire dans] to be part ofces mesures s'insèrent dans le cadre d'une politique globale these measures come within ou are part of an overall policy -
6 piqué
I.n. m. 'Loony', 'nutter', mad person. (The word can only be evaluated according to context and its meanings can range from gentle eccentric to raving lunatic.)II.adj.1. 'Bonkers', 'potty', mad. (With this meaning the adjective refers only to people.)2. Ça n'est pas piqué des hannetons! (also: des vers):a This certainly isn't old-hat! — Well, this is new!b This is great!c That's a turn-up for the book! — What a surprise! -
7 rapporter
rapporter [ʀapɔʀte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = apporter) [+ objet, souvenir, réponse] to bring back ; [chien] [+ gibier] to retrieve• Toby, rapporte ! (à un chien) fetch, Toby!• rapporter qch à qn to bring or take sth back to sb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► rapporter se traduira par to bring back ou par to take back suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• quand doit-il rapporter la réponse ? when does he have to come back with the answer?b. [actions, terre] to yield ; [métier, vente] to bring in• placement qui rapporte du 5% investment that yields 5%c. ( = faire un compte rendu de) [+ fait] to report ; ( = mentionner) to mention ; ( = citer) [+ mot célèbre] to quote ; ( = répéter pour dénoncer) to report• il a rapporté à la maîtresse ce qu'avaient dit ses camarades he told the teacher what his classmates had saidd. ( = ajouter) to adde. ( = rattacher à) rapporter à to relate to2. intransitive verba. [chien] to retrieveb. [investissement] to give a good returnc. ( = moucharder) to tell tales3. reflexive verba.• se rapporter à [antécédent] to relate to• ce paragraphe ne se rapporte pas du tout au sujet this paragraph bears no relation at all to the subjectb. s'en rapporter au jugement/témoignage de qn to rely on sb's judgment/account* * *ʀapɔʀte
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1) ( remettre en place) ( ici) to bring back; ( là-bas) to take back; ( rendre) ( ici) to bring back (à to), to return (à to); ( là-bas) to take back (à to), to return (à to)2) ( ramener avec soi) to bring back [objet, cadeau, nouvelle] (à to, de from)3) ( procurer un bénéfice) to bring in [somme, revenu] (à to)la vente de la maison leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent — they made a lot of money on the sale of the house
les obligations rapportent 10% — the bonds yield ou return 10%
leurs investissements leur rapportent beaucoup d'argent — their investments give them a high return on their money
5) (colloq) ( moucharder) to tell (tales) on somebody
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verbe intransitif1) ( procurer un bénéfice) to bring in money, to be lucrative2) (colloq) ( moucharder) to tell tales
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se rapporter verbe pronominal1) ( être en relation avec)se rapporter à — to relate to, to bear a relation to
2) ( faire confiance à)s'en rapporter à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to rely on somebody/something
* * *ʀapɔʀte1. vt1) (= ramener) to bring backJe leur ai rapporté un cadeau. — I brought them back a present.
2) (= rendre) (en venant) to bring back, (en allant) to take backJ'ai rapporté la robe rouge au magasin. — I took the red dress back to the shop.
3) (= produire) [investissement] to yield, [activité] to bring in4) (= mettre en rapport)5) (= relater) to report6) COUTURE to sew on2. vi1) (= être profitable) [activité] to be very profitable, [investissement] to give a good return, to give a high yield2) (= moucharder) péjoratif to tell* * *rapporter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( remettre en place) ( ici) to bring back; ( là-bas) to take back; ( rendre) ( ici) to bring back (à to), to return (à to); ( là-bas) to take back (à to), to return (à to); as-tu rapporté le livre à la bibliothèque? did you take back ou return the book to the library?; rapporte-moi mes disques dès que possible bring back my records as soon as possible; je vous rapporte votre sac à main I've brought back your handbag; chien dressé à rapporter le gibier dog trained to retrieve game;2 ( prendre avec soi) to bring back [objet, cadeau, nouvelle] (à to, de from); il nous a rapporté des cadeaux de son voyage he brought us back presents from his trip; est-ce que vous rapportez de bonnes nouvelles? have you brought back good news?;3 ( procurer un bénéfice) to bring in [somme, revenu] (à to); la vente de la maison leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent they made a lot of money on the sale of the house, the sale of the house brought them a lot of money; les actions rapportent 10% the shares yield ou return 10%; mes vignobles/terres me rapportent beaucoup d'argent my vineyards/lands bring me in a good income ou a lot of money; leurs investissements leur rapportent beaucoup d'argent their investments give them a high return on their money; ça ne rapporte rien it doesn't pay; qu'est-ce que ça va te rapporter sinon des ennuis? what can you gain from it except trouble?;5 ( relater) to report (à to); ( citer) to quote [bon mot]; je ne fais que rapporter ses propos I'm only reporting what he said; on m'a rapporté que I was told that; la légende rapporte que legend has it that;6 ( rattacher) to relate to; si on rapporte les événements au contexte de l'époque if you put the events in the context of the period; rapporter qch à sa cause to relate sth to its cause; il rapporte tout à sa petite personne he brings everything back to himself;7 ( convertir) rapporter les mesures à l'échelle qui convient to bring the measurements into scale;8 ○( moucharder) Scol ce n'est pas beau de rapporter ce qu'ont fait tes petits camarades it's not nice to tell on your friends;9 Math rapporter un angle to plot an angle;B vi1 ( procurer un bénéfice) to bring in money, to be lucrative; un métier/investissement qui rapporte a lucrative job/investment; ça rapporte beaucoup it's lucrative; ça rapporte peu it's not very lucrative;2 ○( moucharder) to tell tales.C se rapporter vpr1 ( être en relation avec) se rapporter à to relate to, to bear a relation to; votre réponse ne se rapporte pas à la question posée your answer does not relate to ou is not relevant to the question asked; tout ce qui se rapporte à ce chanteur la passionne she's mad about everything that's got to do with this singer; le pronom se rapporte au nom Ling the pronoun is related to the noun;2 ( faire confiance à) s'en rapporter à to rely on; je m'en rapporte à vous/à votre jugement I rely on you/on your judgment.[rapɔrte] verbe transitif1. [remettre à sa place] to bring ou to put back2. [apporter avec soi] to bringas-tu rapporté le journal? did you get ou buy the paper?je rapporte une impression favorable de cet entretien I came away with a favourable impression of that meeting[apporter de nouveau ou en plus]quelqu'un a rapporté le sac que tu avais oublié somebody has brought back ou returned the bag you left behind4. [ajouter] to addle compte d'épargne vous rapporte 3,5 % the savings account has a yield of 3.5% ou carries 3.5% interest7. [faire le compte rendu de] to report (on)9. [rattacher quelque chose à]————————[rapɔrte] verbe intransitif1. [être rentable] to yield a profitrapporte, mon chien! fetch, boy!————————se rapporter à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [avoir un lien avec] to refer ou to relate to3. (soutenu)s'en rapporter à [s'en remettre à] to rely on -
8 rentrée
rentrée [ʀɑ̃tʀe]feminine nouna. rentrée (scolaire or des classes) start of the new school year• cette langue sera enseignée à partir de la rentrée 2004 this language will be part of the syllabus as from autumn 2004• les députés font leur rentrée aujourd'hui the deputies are returning today for the start of the new session• on craint une rentrée sociale agitée it is feared that there will be some social unrest this autumnc. [d'acteur, sportif] comebackd. ( = retour) return━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━La rentrée in September each year is not only the time when French children and teachers go back to school; it is also the time when political and social life begins again after the long summer break. The expression la rentrée is thus not restricted to an educational context, but can refer in general to the renewed activity that takes place throughout the country in the autumn.* * *The week at the beginning of September when the new school year starts and around which much of French administrative life revolves. The preceding weeks see intensive advertising of associated merchandise, from books and stationery to clothes and sports equipment. Many stores and supermarkets have a range of special purchases at bargain prices. The concept of the rentrée also extends to literary, political and other activities which are resumed after the period of the grandes vacances in July and August when businesses can close for up to a month. La rentrée littéraire marks the start of the literary year and la rentrée parlementaire signals the reassembly of Parliament after the recess* * *ʀɑ̃tʀe nf1) (rentrée d'argent) cash no pl coming in2) ÉDUCATIONla rentrée; la rentrée des classes — the start of the new school year
3) POLITIQUE4) [artiste, acteur]* * *ⓘ Rentrée The week at the beginning of September when the new school year starts and around which much of French administrative life revolves. The preceding weeks see intensive advertising of associated merchandise, from books and stationery to clothes and sports equipment. Many stores and supermarkets have a range of special purchases at bargain prices. The concept of the rentrée also extends to literary, political and other activities which are resumed after the period of the grandes vacances in July and August when businesses can close for up to a month. La rentrée littéraire marks the start of the literary year and la rentrée parlementaire signals the reassembly of Parliament after the recess.[rɑ̃tre] nom féminin1. ÉDUCATIONrentrée (scolaire ou des classes) start of the (new) academic yeardepuis la rentrée de Noël/Pâques since the spring/summer term began, since the Christmas/Easter breakla rentrée est fixée au 6 septembre school starts again ou schools reopen on September 6tha. [après les vacances] to start the new political season (after the summer)b. [après une absence] to make one's (political) comeback3. [saison artistique]b. [après une absence] for your Paris comeback4. [retour - des vacances d'été] (beginning of the) autumn (UK) ou fall (US) ; [ - de congé ou de week-end] return to workla rentrée a été dure it was hard to get back to work after the summer holidays (UK) ou vacation (US)6. [des foins] bringing ou taking in————————rentrées nom féminin plurielavoir des rentrées (d'argent) régulières to have a regular income ou money coming in regularlyrentrées fiscales tax receipts ou revenueThe time of the year when children go back to school has considerable cultural significance in France; coming after the long summer break or grandes vacances, it is the time when academic, political, social and commercial activity begins again in earnest. -
9 vingt-deux
num. adj.1. Vingt-deux! Look out! — Run for it! (This interjection is often, in a humorous context, followed by v'là les flics! without there being any police presence to fear. The plethora of would-be origins offered for the expression confirms its nebulous etymology.)2. Vingt-deux que¼: I bet you I can ¼(This expression, most often uttered by children and juveniles, is very much equatable with 'I bet you don't think I'll dare do this!' Vingt-deux que je lui mets ma main sur la gueule! O.K., I bet you I'll push his face in!) -
10 fleur
n. f.1. 'Prezy', present. Gardez ça, c'est une fleur! Keep your money, have it on me.2. Favour. Faire une fieur a quelqu'un:a To do someone a favour.b To let someone off lightly.3. S'envoyer des fleurs: To 'give oneself a pat on the back', to indulge in selfcongratulation.4. Comme une fleur: 'Without a hitch', easily. L'avion s'est posé comme une fleur. The landing was as smooth as silk.5. S'amener (also: arriver) comme une fleur: To 'breeze in', to arrive somewhere oblivious of the effect one has created.6. Etre fleur. To be 'broke', to be penniless. Vraiment 'y a pas! J'suis fleur! Nothing doing! I'm really skint!7. Etre fleur bleue: To be 'starry-eyed', to be of a highly romantic disposition.9. Perdre sa fleur. To lose one's virginity.10. Fleur de tunnel (joc.): 'Dark bird', coloured woman.11. Fleurs blanches: Vaginal discharge.12. Beau comme un pafenjleur (slightly pej.): 'Dolled-up', dressed-up.13. La fleur des pois: 'The tops', 'the pick of the bunch', the very best.14. La Fleur! 'Thingey', 'what's his name'. (This fanciful and friendly nickname is used in a jocular context.) Par ici, la Fleur! Hey, you over there, come this way! -
11 lerche
I.adj. 'Pricey', dear, expensive. (As with the adverb, one seldom finds this adjective with a positive connotation.) Elle n'avait rien de lerche, sa robe: That dress of hers looked what it was— a cheapie!II.adv. 'Oodles', masses of, lots of. (This adverb is nearly always found in a negative context. 'y a pas lerche de fric: There's not a lot of money in the kitty.) -
12 merde
n. f.1. 'Shit', 'crap', excrement.2. Une merde (of person): A 'turd', a despicable character.3. 'Crap', rubbish, useless stuff. Qu'est-ce que vous voulez que je foute avec toute cette merde?! What do you expect me to do with all this Junk?!4. Ne pas se prendre pour de la merde: To think the world of oneself.5. Semer la merde: To get everyone in a panic.6. Etre dans la merde ( jusqu'au cou): To 'be in the soup', to 'be (deep) in it', to be in a (right old) fix.7. Traîner quelqu'un dans la merde: To resort to smear tactics.8. Merde alors! This expletive is only translatable in its spoken context. It is very much a case of who says what; on certain lips, it can be jocular and near-meaningless, on others, near-blasphemous.a To tell someone to 'get knotted', to tell someone where he can go (i.e. to hell!).b To wish someone luck. (It is interesting to note that coming in contact with excrement, i.e. walking in animal faeces, is deemed in France to bring luck, probably a consolation for having soiled one's shoes! Likewise, wishing someone merde is considered as a good luck omen, the ultimate being to wish someone Merde puissance treize: Good luck to the power of thirteen.)10. Oui ou merde?! For God's sake, make your mind up!11. Faire sa merde: To 'strut about', to act important.12. (Typographers' slang): Printers' ink.13. (Aviation slang): 'Pea-soup', thick mantle of fog.14. (Drugs): 'Hash', hashish.15. Piquer une merde (sch.): To get 0/20. -
13 misere
n. f.1. Pleurer misère: To plead poverty (in a whining fashion).2. Quelle misére! What a life! (we lead).3. Ça vous tombe dessus comme la misère sur le pauvre monde: This catch phrase, very much in the vein of 'it never rains but it pours', expresses persistent 'bolt-out-of-theblue' bad luck. A more colloquial alternative is: Ça vous tombe dessus comme la vérole sur le bas-clergé breton.4. Faire des miseres à quelqu'un: To 'give someone a bad time', to taunt and torment.5. Une misère: A mere trifle. Il a eu sa baraque pour une misère: That house of his he got practically given.6. Misère! Oh dear! (This interjection, particularly popular in Provence, can be tainted with irony or jocularity according to context and intonation, and is often used m expressions such as: Misère de nous autres! We're the poor buggers!) -
14 rosse
I.n. f.1. 'Nag', horse long past its prime.2. 'Nasty so-and-so', evil-minded person. (Like many pejorative appellations, this femmine word becomes more derogatory when directed at a male.)II.adj.1. 'Catty', 'bitchy', mean and nasty.2. Sharp-tongued, sarcastic. (This adjective is often used in a non-derogatory context when each meaning is mellowed by intonation. Dans le fond, tu n'es pas si rosse que ça! You're not as nasty as you make yourself out to be!) -
15 trou
n. m.1. 'Dump', dead-end of a place. Il est allé se terrer dans un trou perdu: He's gone to ground in some godforsaken place. (The word does not always have this near-pejorative connotation; the expression un petit trou pas cher, in the lingo of tourists, refers to that inexpensive holiday place we always search for and seldom find.)2. 'Clink', 'nick', prison. Aller au trou: To 'go down', to do time. (In the film of the 60s, Le Trou, the title gained a deeper meaning in that the plot was all about prisoners trying to burrow their way to freedom.)3. Etre dans le trou: To be 'six foot under', to be dead.4. Trou de balle: Arse-hole, anal sphincter. Se dévisser (also: se décarcasser) le trou: To 'try one's darnedest', to nearly break onc's back doing something.5. Boire comme un trou: To have 'a sloping gullet', to drink like a fish.6. Boucherun trou: To 'make do with something', to use an expedient for want of something better. On l'a pris au bureau pour boucher un trou: We just took him on in the office as a stop-gap.7. En boucher un trou à quelqu'un: To leave someone speechless, to astound someone (with an unexpected action, some surprising information, etc.).8. Faire son trou: To 'make one's way in the world', to elbow oneself into a position of prominence. (There is a certain hint of'fmding one's niche' in this expression.)9. Ne pas avoir les yeux en face des trous: To have a cock-eyed view of things, to be unable to see things as they are. (The expression often occurs in a context of drunken stupor.) -
16 arabe
arabe [aʀab]1. adjective[nation, peuple] Arab ; [art, langue, littérature] Arabic2. masculine noun( = langue) Arabic3. masculine noun4. feminine nounArabe Arab woman (or girl)* * *aʀab* * *aʀab nmf* * *A adj [architecture, civilisation] Arab; [chiffre, dialecte, écriture] Arabic.[arab] adjectif[cheval, pays] Arab, Arabianchiffres arabes Arabic numerals, ArabicsArabe nom masculin et fémininarabe nom masculinarabe dialectal/littéral vernacular/written ArabicNote that in a French context this word usually refers to people from North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia). -
17 cabinet
cabinet [kabinε]1. masculine nounb. ( = gouvernement) cabinet ; ( = collaborateurs) staffc. ( = meuble) cabinet2. plural masculine noun3. compounds* * *kabinɛ
1.
nom masculin2) ( affaires et clientèle) practice; ( cabinet collectif) firm; (de médecins, dentistes) practice3) ( agence) agency5) ( de musée) exhibition room
2.
cabinets nom masculin pluriel toilet (sg), loo (colloq) (sg) GB, bathroom (sg) USPhrasal Verbs:* * *kabinɛ1. nm1) [médecin] surgery Grande-Bretagne office USA2) [notaire] (= bureau) office, (= clientèle) practice3) POLITIQUE cabinet, [ministre] advisers pl2. cabinets nmplvieilli (= w.-c.) lavatory sg* * *A nm1 ( local) gén office; (de médecin, dentiste) surgery GB, office US; (d'avocat, de notaire) office; (d'avocat au barreau, de juge) chambers (pl);2 ( affaires et clientèle de professions libérales) practice; ( cabinet collectif) firm; (de médecins, dentistes) (group) practice; le cabinet du Dr Hallé Dr Hallé's practice; avoir/vendre un cabinet to have/to sell a practice; ouvrir un cabinet to set up in practice; cabinet d'architectes/d'audit firm of architects/auditors; cabinet d'avocats/d'experts-comptables law/accountancy firm; cabinet de médecins/dentistes medical/dental practice;3 ( agence) agency; cabinet de recrutement recruitment agency; cabinet immobilier estate agent's; ( collectif) firm of estate agents; avoir un cabinet d'assurances to be an insurance broker; ouvrir un cabinet d'assurances to set up (in) business as an insurance broker;4 Pol ( gouvernement) cabinet; (de ministre, préfet) staff, cabinet US; cabinet ministériel minister's personal staff;5 ( de musée) exhibition room; cabinet des estampes/médailles print/coin room;7 †( meuble) cabinet.cabinet d'aisances† water closet† GB, lavatory; cabinet de consultation surgery GB, office US; cabinet d'instruction Jur judge's chambers (pl); cabinet juridique law firm; cabinet de lecture† reading room; cabinet médical medical practice; cabinet noir cubbyhole; cabinet particulier private dining room; cabinet de toilette bathroom; cabinet de travail study.[kabinɛ] nom masculin[de magistrat] chambers[d'avoué, de notaire] office2. [réduit]3. [petite salle]cabinet particulier [de restaurant] private dining room4. [clientèle - de médecin, de dentiste] practice5. [agence]cabinet d'assurances insurance firm ou agencycabinet conseil consulting firm, consultancy firmfaire partie du cabinet to be in ou a member of the Cabinetcabinet ministériel minister's advisers, departmental staff7. [d'un musée] (exhibition) room8. [meuble] cabinet9. [d'horloge] (clock) case————————cabinets nom masculin plurielIn a French context this term refers to the team of civil servants who carry out advisory and administrative duties for a minister or a préfet. The Prime Minister's cabinet is made up not of ministers but of senior civil servants, including the directeur de cabinet, who has a political role as the Prime Minister's principal private secretary (and can deputize for him or her), and the chef de cabinet, whose function is largely administrative. -
18 conjoncture
conjoncture [kɔ̃ʒɔ̃ktyʀ]feminine noun( = circonstances) situation* * *kɔ̃ʒɔ̃ktyʀnom féminin situationbonne conjoncture — favourable [BrE] conjunction of circumstances
* * *kɔ̃ʒɔ̃ktyʀ nfla conjoncture économique — the economic climate, the economic situation
la conjoncture actuelle — the current economic climate, the current climate
* * *conjoncture nf situation; conjoncture politique/économique political/economic situation; dans la conjoncture actuelle in the present circumstances; bonne/mauvaise conjoncture favourableGB/unfavourableGB conjunction of circumstances.[kɔ̃ʒɔ̃ktyr] nom féminindans la conjoncture actuelle under the present circumstances, at this juncture2. ÉCONOMIE economic situation ou trends -
19 guère
guère [gεʀ]adverb► ne... guère ( = pas beaucoup) not much ; ( = pas souvent) hardly ever ; ( = pas longtemps) not long• il n'y a guère de monde there's hardly or scarcely anybody there• il n'y a guère que lui qui... he's about the only one who...* * *gɛʀ1) ( modifiant un adjectif) hardly2) ( modifiant un adverbe)3) ( avec un verbe) hardlyil n'avait guère le choix — he didn't really have a choice, he had little choice
* * *ɡɛʀ advne... guère (avec adjectif ou adverbe) — scarcely
Les prévisions ne sont guère optimistes. — The forecasts are scarcely optimistic.
Ce n'est guère mieux. — It's scarcely any better., (avec verbe) not much
Il ne mange guère. — He doesn't eat much.
Elle ne sort guère. — She hardly ever goes out.
Cela n'aurait guère duré. — It wouldn't have lasted long.
ne... guère de; Il n'y a plus guère de vrais aventuriers. — There aren't many true adventurers left.
il n'y a guère que... (rien d'autre) — there's hardly anything but..., (personne d'autre) there's hardly anybody but...
Il n'y a guère que lui pour y croire. — He's about the only one who believes it.
* * *guère adv1 ( modifiant un adjectif) les résultats n'étaient guère probants/différents/meilleurs le mois suivant the results were hardly convincing/any different/any better the following month; les étudiants ne sont guère optimistes/préparés the students aren't very optimistic/really prepared;2 ( modifiant un adverbe) et le mois suivant ça n'a guère été mieux and the following month it was hardly any better; l'appareil ne coûte guère plus de 1 000 euros the appliance doesn't cost much more than 1,000 euros; il ne faut guère plus de dix minutes pour faire it won't take much more than ten minutes to do;3 ( modifiant un verbe) il n'a guère mangé he hardly ate, he ate hardly anything; ne guère manifester d'enthousiasme to show hardly any enthusiasm; la situation n'a guère évolué the situation has hardly changed; on ne remarque guère la différence you can hardly tell the difference; je n'ai guère eu de mal à les convaincre I didn't have much trouble convincing them, I hardly had any trouble convincing them; je n'ai guère les moyens de faire I can barely ou hardly afford to do; aujourd'hui la question n'a guère d'importance today the question hardly matters ou is hardly important; il n'apprécie guère ta décontraction he doesn't much care for your casual attitude; on ne voit guère comment elle pourra s'en sortir it is hard to see how she'll be able to manage; il n'avait guère le choix he didn't really have a choice, he had little choice; je n'ai guère l'habitude de faire I'm not really in the habit of doing; ils ne se font guère d'illusion sur leur avenir they don't hold out much hope for their future; elle n'a guère de chances de retrouver du travail she has little chance of finding another job; hors contexte les chiffres n'ont guère de sens out of context the figures are practically meaningless; il ne fait guère de doute que there is little doubt that.[gɛr] adverbe1. [employé avec 'ne']je n'aime guère cela I don't much like that, I don't like that muchle beau temps ne dura guère the fine weather lasted hardly any time at all ou didn't last very longil n'y a plus guère de noyers dans la région there are hardly ou scarcely any walnut trees left in this areail n'a guère plus de vingt ans he is barely ou scarcely twenty years old2. [dans une réponse]comment allez-vous? — guère mieux how are you? — not much better ou hardly any better -
20 bath
adj. inv.1. 'A-1', first-rate, superb. Une bath mousmé: A smashing bird. C'est une bath affure! It's a great opportunity.2. Bloody awful, appalling. Pauvre mec, il lui est arrivé un bath machin! Poor bugger! He's had a rotten setback! (This antiphrastic meaning is only noticeable within context and intonation.)
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