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Chauffe Definition: warm up / heat up lle chauffe la sauce avant d’ajouter – She warms up the sauce before adding Le moteur chauffe rapidement – The engine is heating up quickly Aie aie aie! Ca chauffe la! – Ouch! Things are getting a little heated around here!
 Une Grue Definition: crane (machinery and bird) Ils vont louer une grue pour cette émission – They are going to rent a crane for this program J’ai vu une grue sur le fleuve – I saw a crane on the river (familiar, derogatory) hooker, tart, slut Informal expression: faire le pied de grue – [...] (Pronounced like “Ozzie” with an S sound instead of Z – ohh seee) Definition: as/as well/too Il est aussi costaud qu’un gorille! – he’s as tough as a gorilla! Je viendrais demain aussi – I’ll come tomorrow as well Moi aussi!!! – Me too!!!
Definition: to fall Ca tombe, ca tombe! – It’s falling, it’s falling! Je tombe dans les pommes – I’m falling into the apples (I’m fainting) Quel tombeur, celui-la! – He makes them fall, that one! (What a lady-killer!)
Definition: slap, smack Maman ! Luc m’a donné une gifle ! – Mom! Luc slapped me! Cette pluie est comme une gifle – This rain is like a slap in the face. Related: gifler – to slap
Definition: placid, quiet, peaceful. Trouvons un coin tranquille. – Let’s find a quiet spot. Laissons-la tranquille. – Let’s leave her in peace. Bien tranquille, ce cabot! – What a placid dog! Definition: Nerve Expressions: porter/taper sur les nerfs de qqun – to get on someone’s nerves; avoir ses nerfs – to have a fit of nerves; Allons du nerf ! – Come on! Buck up! avoir les nerfs en boule / avoir les nerfs en pelote – to be edgy, tense avoir les nerfs malades [...] Definition: to misfire, miss, fail, bungle, miscarry, mess up Fais attention ! Le fusil peut rater. – Be careful! The rifle could misfire. Elle a raté le train pour Paris. - She missed the train to Paris. Le project a raté parce que Paul n’y a pas contribué. - The project failed because Paul didn’t contribute [...] Definition: inescapable, inevitable, indispensable La conclusion est incontournable – The conclusion is inescapable Ces réformes sont incontournables – These reforms are indispensable Related: contourner – to bypass, circumvent, get around
Definition: to be full, have volume, (familiar) – to wolf, gobble Elle doit faire bouffer ses cheveux – She has to add volume to her hair. Ne bouffe pas ! – Don’t gobble your food! Related: la bouffe (familiar) – grub; une bouffée – whiff, puff, outburst, gust; la bouffetance (fam) – grub; un [...] |
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