Dune: Part Two : vocabulaire anglais

to make someone a slave, or force people to work without freedom

Traduction: réduire en esclavage

to destroy or kill something completely

Traduction: exterminer

to want something very much, especially something you have lost or cannot have

Traduction: aspirer à

showing that you are ready to resist or disobey

Traduction: de défi

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

Traduction: bravant

a large group of ships, planes, or other vehicles moving together

Traduction: armada

pleasant and enjoyable

Traduction: agréable

make small cuts or grooves in something

Traduction: entailler

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

Traduction: pelotage

to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

Traduction: prévoir

a person who moves goods illegally across a border

Traduction: contrebandier

to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

Traduction: réaffecter

a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially a sport, hobby, or cause

Traduction: fanatique

an exclamation used to show surprise or shock

Traduction: mon Dieu !

a branch of mathematics that uses derivatives and integrals to study change and motion

Traduction: calcul

an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

Traduction: fou

to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

Traduction: faire passer en contrebande

moving with quick, light jumps

Traduction: sauter

causing very deep sadness or pain

Traduction: déchirant

the act of gathering a crop from the fields

Traduction: récolte

used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

Traduction: tout le monde

to be in a very uncertain or risky situation

Traduction: être en suspens

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

Traduction: observation en situation de travail

to free someone from prison, slavery, or control

Traduction: libérer

an informal way of describing a newcomer who may be an easy target or a possible sexual partner

Traduction: chair fraîche

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

Traduction: étrangler

moving or walking with quick, light steps

Traduction: qui marche d’un pas léger

a person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time

Traduction: anthropologue

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

Traduction: poncé

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

Traduction: quelle galère

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

Traduction: trépidant

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

Traduction: cicatrisation

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

Traduction: de front

to make up for a bad quality or mistake

Traduction: racheter

the use of force or power to stop people from speaking or acting freely

Traduction: répression

a respectful way to address a lord, bishop, or judge

Traduction: monseigneur

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

Traduction: se retrouver dans

with very little growing on it; almost empty of plants

Traduction: aride

deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

Traduction: jusqu'au cou

imagined rather than real

Traduction: imaginaire

the promised savior in Jewish belief

Traduction: Messie

the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

Traduction: pas

most common or widely accepted at a particular time

Traduction: dominant

to load something again, especially a gun, printer, or web page

Traduction: recharger

separated from the rest by cutting

Traduction: coupé

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

Traduction: contradictoire

a person's usual way of thinking about things

Traduction: façon de penser

in a way that makes you lose your physical balance

Traduction: déséquilibré; par surprise

done too quickly and without enough thought

Traduction: précipité

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

Traduction: découvrir

far away; at a great distance

Traduction: très loin

a cocktail made with whiskey, sugar, bitters, and a twist or slice of orange

Traduction: old fashioned

to become stronger or more successful than something else

Traduction: prévaloir

a hill of sand formed by the wind, especially near the sea or in a desert

Traduction: dune

money, especially a large amount of it

Traduction: fric

your; belonging to you

Traduction: ton

a measurement of a person's basic body functions, such as pulse, temperature, and breathing

Traduction: signes vitaux

to give someone a reason or desire to do something

Traduction: motiver

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

Traduction: apercevoir

To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

Traduction: se lancer

in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

Traduction: sous contrôle

to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

Traduction: venger

a statement that says what will happen in the future, especially one believed to come from God or a holy person

Traduction: prophétie

old enough to be legally an adult

Traduction: majeur

a person who saves someone from danger or serious trouble

Traduction: sauveur

likely to happen very soon

Traduction: imminent

to delay dealing with something

Traduction: laisser traîner

a religious ceremony or formal act

Traduction: rite

to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

Traduction: flatter

to rest on one or both knees

Traduction: s'agenouiller

small pieces that break off from a hard surface

Traduction: éclats

the force that slows movement when two surfaces rub against each other

Traduction: friction

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

Traduction: pratique, concret