Pilot: Desperate Housewives (2004) saison 1 épisode 1 : vocabulaire anglais

to recover and become successful again after a serious setback

Traduction: renaître de ses cendres

making you feel calm and relaxed

Traduction: apaisant

moving or walking with quick, light steps

Traduction: qui marche d’un pas léger

the act of adding salt to food or water

Traduction: salage

the day after a night of heavy drinking, when you feel hungover

Traduction: gueule de bois

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

Traduction: va dehors

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

Traduction: apprêt

hunting and killing other animals for food

Traduction: prédateur

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

Traduction: quelle galère

to be unable to forget an embarrassing or unpleasant event

Traduction: se remettre de

very busy and full of activity, often in a rushed or confusing way

Traduction: trépidant

the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

Traduction: port de toasts

stupid, pointless, or not sensible

Traduction: absurde

to think of someone or something in a particular way

Traduction: considérer

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 cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

Traduction: sangloter

to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

Traduction: redouter

a cleaning product used for washing clothes or dishes

Traduction: détergent

the formal ending of an organization, government, or agreement

Traduction: dissolution

to record that you have started work or a shift

Traduction: pointer son arrivée

to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

Traduction: tondre

a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

Traduction: désespoir

to hold on tightly to someone or something

Traduction: s’accrocher

a box or container made of cardboard or plastic, often used for food or drinks

Traduction: carton

to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

Traduction: parler à quelqu’un sans l’écouter

a handgun with a rotating cylinder that holds several bullets

Traduction: revolver

used as an angry rhetorical question to say someone is not listening

Traduction: Tu es sourd ou quoi ?

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

Traduction: mise en commun

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

Traduction: découvrir

suddenly and without warning

Traduction: comme ça, sans prévenir

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

Traduction: armement

coated or mixed with sugar

Traduction: sucré

a group of wild boars

Traduction: une harde de sangliers

a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

Traduction: course

to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

Traduction: se dédire

a red ribbon used as a symbol of support for people affected by HIV and AIDS

Traduction: ruban rouge

excellent or top-quality; used to show that something is very good

Traduction: de premier ordre

a dish of veal shanks cooked slowly in wine and tomatoes

Traduction: osso buco

a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

Traduction: corvée

a small sweet cake, usually baked in a cup-shaped mold

Traduction: muffin

the late night or very early morning hours

Traduction: les petites heures du matin

away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

Traduction: en tournée

to depend on something

Traduction: reposer sur

to stick to a surface

Traduction: coller

to submit something, such as a request or application

Traduction: déposer

to connect a device to a power source or another device

Traduction: brancher

a small magical creature from folk stories, often with pointed ears

Traduction: elfe

in your real thoughts or feelings, even if you do not show them

Traduction: au fond

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

Traduction: richesses

in a relaxed, informal, or not very serious way

Traduction: avec décontraction

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

Traduction: quelque chose comme ça

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

Traduction: caser

a type of pasta shaped like short hollow tubes

Traduction: macaroni

to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

Traduction: se remettre de

to feel deep sadness because someone has died

Traduction: pleurer

a book that gives practical information or instructions about a subject

Traduction: manuel; guide

as; in the same way that

Traduction: comme

a person from the northern US, especially New England

Traduction: Yankee

a king; used in the Latin title of a ruler or in names and titles

Traduction: rex; roi

a herb with fragrant green leaves used in cooking

Traduction: basilic

marked or decorated with letters or writing

Traduction: inscrit

to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

Traduction: s'en sortir

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

Traduction: pour être honnête

a situation in which the result is the opposite of what you would expect

Traduction: ironie

make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

Traduction: humilier

a car with a roof that folds back or comes off

Traduction: cabriolet

past tense and past participle of bed

Traduction: prétérit et participe passé de bed

a small piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe your mouth or fingers

Traduction: serviette de table

using irony

Traduction: ironique

extremely surprising or impressive

Traduction: étonnant

a person whose job is to install and repair pipes, sinks, toilets, and other water systems

Traduction: plombier

to make something easier to understand by giving an example, picture, or diagram

Traduction: illustrer ; montrer clairement