Pilot: Blue Bloods (2010) saison 1 épisode 1 : vocabulaire anglais

a hard rock made of layers of mud and clay

Traduction: schiste argileux

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

Traduction: inculper

a paper or digital ticket that gives you a discount or can be exchanged for goods or services

Traduction: bon

a small piece of food, especially something sweet

Traduction: friandise

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

Traduction: promenade en voiture

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

Traduction: contraindre

making quick, sharp movements

Traduction: saccadé

the sides of the face below the eyes

Traduction: joues

used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

Traduction: ouf

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

Traduction: félicitation

testimony from a criminal accomplice, often given in exchange for leniency

Traduction: témoignage d’un complice

to accept and obey a rule, decision, or law

Traduction: se conformer à

to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

Traduction: étrangler

a police department that investigates complaints against officers

Traduction: affaires internes

I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

Traduction: votre serviteur

a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

Traduction: moi

a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

Traduction: va dehors

not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

Traduction: mal vu

likely to happen soon or already planned

Traduction: à venir

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

Traduction: pervertir

the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

Traduction: extorsion

the life or world believed to exist after death

Traduction: l’au-delà

to force liquid out in a thin stream

Traduction: gicler

to make it possible for something to happen

Traduction: ouvrir la voie à

violent or abusive behavior by police, especially when they use too much force

Traduction: violences policières

to ask a god or spirit to send or cause something

Traduction: invoquer

a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

Traduction: plinthe

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

Traduction: acquis

past tense and past participle of shoot

Traduction: passé et participe passé de shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

Traduction: report

to suddenly realize something or decide to change your life one day

Traduction: se réveiller un jour et se rendre compte que

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

Traduction: tic-tac

in a very bad or ruined state

Traduction: au plus mal

careful and often critical examination of something

Traduction: examen minutieux

the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

Traduction: estampage

to deal with a difficult situation or problem

Traduction: faire face à

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

Traduction: suppliant

the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

Traduction: rôtissage

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

Traduction: abattre à coups de feu

the process of starting a computer

Traduction: démarrage

the act of fastening something with a screw

Traduction: vissage

an FBI or other government detective

Traduction: agent spécial

a quicker route or method for reaching a goal or getting ahead

Traduction: voie rapide

a major condition or obstacle that could stop something from happening

Traduction: un gros si

relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

Traduction: diabétique

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

Traduction: découvrir

extreme cruelty or violent behavior

Traduction: brutalité

used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

Traduction: sans blague

a close sharing of thoughts, feelings, or spiritual life

Traduction: communion

a strong feeling of wanting something very much

Traduction: désir ardent

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

Traduction: déranger

the police

Traduction: la police

while doing something, especially while making progress

Traduction: au fur et à mesure

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

Traduction: allégation

a group of wild boars

Traduction: une harde de sangliers

used to say you have won or beaten someone

Traduction: tiens !

the local office that handles police work in a town or city

Traduction: service de police

to leave with something that does not belong to you, usually by stealing it

Traduction: s’enfuir avec

a public warning that a child has been abducted

Traduction: alerte AMBER

the crime of trying to stop a police officer from arresting someone

Traduction: résistance à l’arrestation

a surgery that replaces a damaged hip joint with an artificial one

Traduction: prothèse de hanche

a meeting where a public figure answers reporters' questions

Traduction: conférence de presse

causing worry, sadness, or pain

Traduction: pénible

not legally or officially acceptable; not valid

Traduction: invalide

a shallow channel under the edge of a roof that carries away rainwater

Traduction: gouttière; caniveau

naturally found only in one place or in one group

Traduction: endémique

used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

Traduction: qu'en dis-tu ?

the first woman to hold a particular role or title

Traduction: première femme

used to show approval or encouragement

Traduction: Bravo !

to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

Traduction: se plier à

to push or squeeze something into a space that is too small

Traduction: forcer à entrer

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

Traduction: commandait

you; used as the object of a verb or preposition in older or religious English

Traduction: te

to cut or carve words or a design into a hard surface

Traduction: graver