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Le Francais
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91
Language - French
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07/10/2010

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Term
il n'a pas entièrement tort, je te l'accorde 
Definition
 he's not entirely wrong, I'll give you that;
Term
le mél
Definition
e-mail (less common)
Term
le courriel
Definition
e-mail
Term
le fichier
Definition
file
Term
télécharger
Definition
to download
Term
les petits annonces (f.)
Definition
classified ads
Term
l'annuaire
Definition
telephone directory
Term
le traitement de texte
Definition
word processing
Term
le caméscope
Definition
digital camcorder
Term
la boîte vocale
Definition
voice mail
Term
le logiciel
Definition
software
Term
l'imprimante (f.)
Definition
printer
Term
l'assistant numérique
Definition
PDA
Term
accorder
Definition
to give, to grant
Term
agir sur
Definition
to have an effect on
Term
apparaȋtre
Definition
to appear
Term
agacer
Definition
to annoy
Term
appartenir
Definition
to belong
Term
attraper
Definition
to grab
Term
amener
Definition
to take somebody somewhere
Term
avouer
Definition
to admit, to confess
Term
assister à
Definition
to attend, to be present at
Term
le puits
Definition
well (for water,oil,etc)
Term
le puits sans fond
Definition
bottomless pit
Term

eau de puits

Definition

well water


Term
forage de puits
Definition

well drilling

Term

foreur de puits

Definition

well driller

 

Term

décortiquer

Definition

to shell (nut)

to peel (prawn)

Term
chou-fleur
Definition
cauliflower
Term
robot ménager
Definition
food processor
Term
orge (f)
Definition
barley
Term
noix (f.)
Definition
walnut
Term
noix de beurre
Definition
a knob of butter
Term
noix de cajou
Definition
cashew nut
Term
noix de coco
Definition
coconut
Term
noix (de) muscade
Definition
nutmeg
Term
à la noix
Definition
hopeless
Term
arbre à noix (nm)
Definition
nut-tree
Term
casse-noix (nm)
Definition
nutcracker
Term
coquille de noix (nf)
Definition
nutshell
Term
gâteau à la noix de coco
Definition
coconut cake
Term
muscade
Definition
nutmeg
Term
volaille (f)
Definition

1. poultry

2. fowl

Term
croûte (f.)
Definition
crust
Term
étriper
Definition
to cut open, disembowel, gut, draw
Term
s'étriper
Definition
make mincemeat of each other; to tear each other's guts out
Term
élevage de volaille
Definition
poultry farming
Term
ouvre-bôite (m.)
Definition
can opener
Term
foie (m.)
Definition
liver
Term
crise de foie
Definition
indigestion
Term
betterave (f.)
Definition
beet
Term
fard (m.)
Definition
make-up
Term
fard à joues
Definition
blusher
Term
fard à paupières 
Definition
eye-shadow
Term

piquer un fard

Definition

blush

syn: (rougir)

(idiomatic expression)


Term
surprendre
Definition
surprise
Term
se laisser surprendre par la pluie
Definition
to get caught in the rain
Term
mèche (f.)
Definition

-(of hair) lock;

-(in hair) streak;

-(of candle) wick;

-(of explosive) fuse;

-(drill) bit.

Term
outil (m.)
Definition
tool; resource
Term
outil à main (m.)
Definition
hand tool
Term
acier (m.)
Definition
steel
Term
maculer
Definition
to smudge
Term

paraître 


Definition

to come out, to be published;

to appear, to seem, to look;

to show

Term
elle ne laisse rien paraître  de ses sentiments
Definition
she doesn't let her feelings show at all
Term
paraître en public 
Definition
to appear in public
Term
paraître  à son avantage 
Definition
to look one's best
Term
user
Definition

to wear out (shoes)

to wear down (person)

wear away, fray

Term
s'user la santé 
Definition
to ruin one's health
Term
requin (m.)
Definition

shark

(poisson ou personne cruelle) (ruthless person)

Term
grand requin blanc
Definition
Great White Shark
Term
gueuler
Definition
to yell, to bawl out; to kick up a real fuss
Term
orthographe (f.)
Definition
spelling
Term
saisie (f.)
Definition
Law. seizure
Term
saisir
Definition

to grab;

to seize;

to understand;

to catch [name, bits of conversation];

[emotion, cold] to grip [person];

to strike, to impress [person];

 

Term
saisir au vol
Definition
to catch [ball]
Term
faire de la saisie
Definition
do some typing
Term
saisie des données
Definition
data entry
Term
saisir l'idée
Definition
to get the idea; to get the picture
Term
saisir l'occasion
Definition
take your chance; jump at the chance
Term
saisir la balle au bond
Definition
seize the opportunity
Term
saisir le sens
Definition
grasp the meaning
Term
saisonnier-ière 
Definition

(adj) seasonal;

(noun, m., f., (worker)) seasonal worker

Term
saleté (fem. noun)
Definition

dirtiness;

dirt;

filth;

Term
salir
Definition

to dirty; to soil;

to sully [reputation];

[industry, coal] to pollute;

[honneur, amitié] besmirch

 

 

Term
se salir
Definition
to get dirty
Term
la veille
Definition
the day before
Term
la veille au soir
Definition
the night before
Term
mur (m.)
Definition
wall
Term
murs  (m.pl.)
Definition

[of business] premises;

[of palace, embassy] confines

Term
mur de son
Definition
sound barrier
Term
mûr
Definition

ripe;

mature;

ready

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