MUZZLE = n (=nose and mouth of animal) museau m → Rex presented his muzzle for scratching.(protective device) muselière f to wear a muzzle [dog] porter une muselière → Pit bull terriers have to wear a muzzle. [+gun] gueule f vt [+dog] museler → All dogs are supposed to be muzzled in the streets. [+person, press] museler → He complained of being muzzled by the chairman ... → Besides, Roosevelt had pretty well muzzled the press. WHIMPER = n gémissement m → David's crying subsided to a whimper to give a whimper pousser un gémissement → The little boy gave a whimper. without a whimper(=without complaining) sans rechigner → They paid up without a whimper. vi [person, dog] gémir to whimper in pain gémir de douleur → She lay on the stairs, whimpering in pain. WUTHERING = Gemir WITHER = [flower] faner [plant, crops] sécher sur pied → farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions //(=become weak [person,industry] dépérir[industry] péricliter → The question now is whether the railways will flourish or wither. [hopes] s'évanouir AWOL = absent without leave adj (MILITARY) en absence irrégulièreto be AWOL être en absence irrégulière / to go AWOL (MILITARY) être en absence irrégulière humorous (=disappear) [person] disparaître de la circulation → His real father had gone AWOL about 17 years earlier → Kenneth contacted Stagecoach to complain -- but was told the driver had gone AWOL after the incident last Monday PHILANDERE = n don Juan mCHUCK = throw lancer, jeter → I feel like chucking the bottle through the windscreen.That night he decided to chuck his job. (finish with)(British) [+job] lâcher plaquer =He's fed up because his girlfriend's just chucked him. chuck in /chuck out [+person] flanquer dehors/ à la porte → We were chucked out of the meeting PIT = hole in the ground / trou m , fosseENDOWMENT (=money) dotation [+talent, quality]to have an endowment of sth être doté (e) de qch → She had, moreover, a reasonable endowment of intelligence fiend = démon /such a saint to his patients and such a fiend to his children FANG = [+dog, wolf] croc [+snake] crochetCOO = vi roucoulerSPATE = (series) vaguea spate of = une vague de [+attacks,scandals] to be in spate[river]être en crue ERRANDS = coursesBEMOAN = vt déplorer→ She bemoaned her lack of qualifications. THRUST = pushing action)[+sword, knife] coup = propulsive force) [+engine] poussée f → The direction of thrust is controlled by computer. → The cabin shook with the thrust of the engine = poussée de propulsion → The pilot puts the engine into reverse thrust to quickly slow the plane down. = emphasis axe the main thrust of sth = l'axe principal de qch → The main thrust of the research will be the study of the early Universe =push =pousser brusquement → to thrust sth in sth= fourrer qch dans qch/They thrust him into the jeep. He thrust his hands into his pockets. Il fourra ses mains dans ses poches. KILN = fourLime kiln n. four à chaux DISCREPENCY ,between versions, opinions = divergenceCVA = AVC = cerebrovascular accidentSCOURGE = fléauHEATHEN = païen(ne)ATONE = to atone for sth expier qch, racheter qchCREED ( = religiousbelief) croyance→ no matter what race or creed (=principles) philosophie BEREAVEMENT = ( = loss of loved one) perte f (d'un proche) , deuilFURNACE =n fourneauUNCANNY adj = étrange I have an uncanny ability to pick the wrong man. I had this uncanny feeling that I was seeing the future. étrange , troublant (e)CONUMDRUM = ( = puzzle) énigmeTWEEZERS = pincettes / a pair of tweezers / pince à épiler / tweezers = une pince à épilerABYSMAL = adj (= appalling) consternant (e)RIGMAROL = comédie / galimatias→ I don't imagine you want to go through all that rigmarole HINDRANCE = n Obstacle→ Her new ideas may be more of a hindrance than an asset. → Being the daughter of a famous film star can be more of a hindrance than a help in getting your career off the ground. SLANDER = diffamer diffamation .SKULL DUGGERY = unscrupulous /trickeryPOTHER = tapage / Why all this pother?Pourquoi tout ce raffut ? TODDLER =enfant , bambinToddle = vi [child] faire ses premiers pas RUEFULLY = adv [grin, look] d'un air contritHe grinned at her ruefully. LARCH = mélèzeSTALWART = n fidèle partisan(e) m/fstalwart = adj. vigoureux / fidèle WRY = amused and annoyed désabusé(e) = ironicSHENANIGAN = manigances/magouille/tourCORDUROY = velours côteléBEACON = (= lighthouse )fanal mto be a beacon of hope(=encouraging) = être porteur d'espoir Our Parliament has been a beacon of hope to the peoples = balise f radio beacon / radiophare SNEER = n ricanement /vi ricanerDOE = biche lapine hase rateRODENT = n rongeurGROPE = vi to grope for sthvt to grope one's way through the darkness/avancer à tâtons dans l'obscurité = Peloter AMID = au milieu de ; parmi / amid fears = par peur, par crainteTINCTURE = teintureCOG= dent d'engrenage / être un rouage de la machineEGREGIOUSLY = considérablement / de façon flagrante / grossièrement / outrageusementThe tax code is egregiously complicated Le code fiscal est tout simplement exagérément compliqué. BERATE = rebuke = réprimanderto berate sb for sth = réprimander qn pour qch FURLOUGH (US) = [+worker] congé / [+soldier] permissionPRY = s'immiscer / Ela might think she was prying.I don't mean to pry, but ... Je ne voudrais pas m'immiscer, mais KALE = chou friséLUG = trainer/trimballer luggageHEX = sorcière / sortSTINGY = radin / avareURCHIN = sea urchin =oursin /Street urchin =gosse de la rueTO STROLL = se promenerSOOTH = apaiserPOACHING = braconnageCHORE = boring task = corvéeVAGARY = caprice/alea vagariesTHROBBING = palpitation/ pulsatifFOE = ennemi ; adversaireHENGE = mégalitheFUDGE = caramel mou / esquivePANTRY =n (=cupboard) garde-manger m inv (=room) officeFATHOM = brasse / mesure depth sonder, pénétrer , comprendre , pigerWOO vt = [+woman] faire la cour à, courtiserPHILANDERER = Dom JuanOBLIVIOUS =oblivious to sth oublieux de qchThey stood motionless, oblivious to everything but their own thoughts Ils se tenaient immobiles, oublieux de tout sauf de leurs propres pensées. to be oblivious to sth ne pas être conscient de qch People are totally oblivious to who I am. Les gens ne sont absolument pas conscients de qui je suis. to be oblivious of sth ne pas être conscient de qch NEIGH = HennirTARP = (mainly US) bâche/toile goudronnéeFIEND = démon /such a saint to his patients and such a fiend to his childrenDISCREPANCY = between versions, opinions = divergenceSHENANIGEN = manigances/magouille/tourCERVIX = col de l'utérusGALLSTONE =calcul biliaire He had surgery for gallstonesWIMP = mauviette/froussardSWADDLING = emmaillotementLICORICE = réglisseRATCHET = cliquet /roue à cliquet=ratchet wheel / faire augmenterTHRIVE = ( thrived, throve pt)( thrived, thriven pp vi (=grow well) [animal, plant] prospérerGOAD = aiguillonner/Charles was always goading me!///to goad sb into doing sth harceler qn jusqu'à ce qu'il fasse qch She was being goaded into an argument by TomQUITOXIC =adj chimérique ; donquichottesque ; vain ; généreux→ He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour powder keg baril/fût/tonnelet de poudre DALLY vi (=dawdle) musarder, flânerThe children dallied in the lane. to dally with sb (=flirt) badiner love avec qn to dally with an idea caresser une idée I'm dallying with the idea of giving up my job. dilly-dally vi traînasser, lambiner Let us not dilly-dally,' barked President Fox DAWDLE = vi traîner, lambiner flâner / to dawdle over doing sth=traîner pour faire qch |