Pilot: Modern Family (2009) saison 1 épisode 1 : vocabulaire anglais

a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

Traduction: plinthe

past tense and past participle of shoot

Traduction: passé et participe passé de shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

Traduction: bondissant

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

Traduction: report

a person who acts or is used instead of another

Traduction: mère porteuse

a male donkey

Traduction: âne

a set of beliefs or principles that guide a person or group

Traduction: credo

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

Traduction: abattre à coups de feu

the act of fastening something with a screw

Traduction: vissage

sound recorded or played with one channel only

Traduction: mono

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

Traduction: découvrir

a strong feeling of wanting something very much

Traduction: désir ardent

to do the difficult or necessary work needed to make a change or solve a problem

Traduction: faire le travail nécessaire

a group of wild boars

Traduction: une harde de sangliers

used in compounds to mean having a particular attitude or way of thinking

Traduction: d'esprit

used to say you have won or beaten someone

Traduction: tiens !

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

Traduction: laissez-moi vous dire

Large companies and the economic power they have in society

Traduction: les grandes entreprises

to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

Traduction: rassurer

the area next to a bed

Traduction: au chevet du lit

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

Traduction: came

in a frank and direct way

Traduction: franchement

to come onto the stage in a performance

Traduction: entrer en scène

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

Traduction: quelque chose comme ça

to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

Traduction: haleter

as; in the same way that

Traduction: comme

past tense and past participle of bed

Traduction: prétérit et participe passé de bed

a tendency or preference toward something

Traduction: penchant

the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

Traduction: altération

to count slowly to three, often to calm yourself before acting

Traduction: compter jusqu’à trois

the top part of a hill or wave

Traduction: crête

to some extent; fairly

Traduction: un peu; assez

a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting

Traduction: ordre du jour

said to a female animal, especially a dog, when she has done something well

Traduction: brave fille

a woman who is sexually attracted to women

Traduction: lesbienne

washed or carried onto land by the sea

Traduction: échoué

used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

Traduction: attention !

a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable

Traduction: tout va bien

lacking knowledge about a subject or situation; not aware of something

Traduction: ignorant

a small V-shaped cut or indentation

Traduction: encoche

with strong wind, rain, or rough weather

Traduction: orageux

in any case; anyway

Traduction: de toute façon

relating to molecules

Traduction: moléculaire

a bird of prey with long pointed wings and a hooked beak

Traduction: faucon

for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

Traduction: à emporter

to fit so that two or more parts join and form a whole

Traduction: s’emboîter

a tense or hostile meeting, argument, or situation

Traduction: affrontement

a home or institution where children without parents live and are cared for

Traduction: orphelinat

A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

Traduction: ne t'inquiète pas

to refuse to do or accept something

Traduction: dire non

very cute and easy to love

Traduction: adorable

a combination of two foods, drinks, or other things that go well together

Traduction: association

to give something to the proper person or place, especially as required

Traduction: remettre

a younger brother

Traduction: petit frère

more correct or more suitable

Traduction: plus juste

used to tell someone to wait for a moment

Traduction: attends un instant

the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

Traduction: mœurs

used to show agreement or understanding, or to react with surprise or excitement

Traduction: ah oui

at the same point in time as something else

Traduction: cette fois-ci

the next occasion; the time after this one

Traduction: la prochaine fois

to lower your body until you are close to the ground

Traduction: se baisser

to ride on waves using a surfboard

Traduction: faire du surf

to continue doing something or to continue in a state

Traduction: continuer

to have information or awareness about something

Traduction: savoir quelque chose sur

to enter a vehicle or enclosed space

Traduction: monter dans

to put clothes or other items on your body

Traduction: mettre

to spend time considering something

Traduction: penser à

to leave a place

Traduction: sortir

more free; less restricted or controlled

Traduction: plus libre

to tie or fasten something tightly

Traduction: lier

a bird in the crow family, often black-and-blue and known for its loud call

Traduction: geai

a small amount of liquid that falls in drops

Traduction: goutte

filled or inhabited by people

Traduction: peuplé

shown in a photo or picture

Traduction: en photo