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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!

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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 – [...]]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2011/07/mot-du-jour-grue/feed/ 0 Mot du Jour – Aussi http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2011/06/mot-du-jour-aussi/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2011/06/mot-du-jour-aussi/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:29:08 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=466 (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!!!

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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!)

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]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/11/mot-du-jour-une-gifle/feed/ 0 Mot du jour – Tranquille http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/10/mot-du-jour-tranquille/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/10/mot-du-jour-tranquille/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 01:51:22 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=277 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!

]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/10/mot-du-jour-tranquille/feed/ 0 Mot du jour – Nerf http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/07/mot-du-jour-nerf/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/07/mot-du-jour-nerf/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:15:00 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=123 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 [...]]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/07/mot-du-jour-nerf/feed/ 0 Mot du jour – Rater http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/mot-du-jour-rater/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/mot-du-jour-rater/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:39:21 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=43 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 [...]]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/mot-du-jour-rater/feed/ 0 Mot du jour – Incontournable http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/mot-du-jour/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/mot-du-jour/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:37:07 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=40 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

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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 [...]]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/mot-du-jour-bouffer/feed/ 0