Last Orders : vocabulaire anglais

singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

Traduction: chanter des chants de Noël

a male goose

Traduction: coup d'œil

in a direct, honest way that may seem rude or unkind

Traduction: sans détour

an annoying or unpleasant person

Traduction: sacré type

crazy or silly

Traduction: cinglé

to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

Traduction: se procurer

a covered walkway around a courtyard, especially in a monastery or church

Traduction: cloître

to praise or admire someone or something very much

Traduction: exalter

a person who bets money, especially on horse racing or football

Traduction: parieur

a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

Traduction: écouvillon

a vehicle used for carrying a coffin to a funeral

Traduction: corbillard

a soldier who leaves the armed forces without permission

Traduction: déserteur

a sharp point or projection, especially on a tool or piece of metal

Traduction: encoche

to move suddenly and unsteadily, often because you are off balance

Traduction: chanceler

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

Traduction: compatissant

slightly damaged by a dent

Traduction: bosselé

to move a little, or make something move a little

Traduction: bouger

a person or thing that picks something up or gathers it

Traduction: cueilleur

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

Traduction: désossage

an informal word for a man

Traduction: type

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

Traduction: pelotage

a steamed pudding, often with dried fruit

Traduction: pudding

a type of brandy made in the Cognac region of France

Traduction: cognac

slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

Traduction: hochant la tête

a person whose job is to arrange funerals and prepare bodies for burial or cremation

Traduction: entrepreneur de pompes funèbres

to shine or move with quick, irregular changes

Traduction: vaciller

the act of lending something to someone

Traduction: prêt

a very expensive spice made from the dried parts of a crocus flower

Traduction: safran

a former British coin worth 12 pence

Traduction: shilling

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

Traduction: promenade en voiture

a small pier or platform where boats can stop

Traduction: jetée

used to show strong surprise, anger, or annoyance

Traduction: putain

British slang for a pound sterling

Traduction: livre

a boat powered by steam

Traduction: bateau à vapeur

an insulting remark about someone's mother

Traduction: ta mère

a potato

Traduction: pomme de terre

a person or organization that gives money or support to a person, project, or cause

Traduction: soutien financier

a small child, especially a toddler

Traduction: tout-petit

moving with quick, light jumps

Traduction: sauter

a child or other person you play with

Traduction: camarade de jeu

locked with a key

Traduction: fermé à clé

In cricket, a run that does not count because the batter did not make it safely to the crease

Traduction: course annulée

a kitchen tool with wire loops used for beating eggs, cream, or batter

Traduction: fouet

not aware that something has happened

Traduction: sans rien savoir

a man or boy

Traduction: type

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

Traduction: filature

moving or walking with quick, light steps

Traduction: qui marche d’un pas léger

a room where products are shown to customers before they buy them

Traduction: salle d'exposition

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

Traduction: apprêt

a person who goes camping

Traduction: campeur

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

Traduction: aller trop loin

a ring of light around the sun, moon, or another object

Traduction: couronne

used to express praise, joy, or relief

Traduction: alléluia

grass and the thin layer of soil it grows in

Traduction: gazon

an advantage that helps you get ahead or succeed

Traduction: avantage

to make people oppose or dislike someone or something

Traduction: dresser contre

a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

Traduction: plinthe

the act of spreading things out in different directions

Traduction: dispersion

a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child

Traduction: coquin

a person whose job is to drive a private car for someone

Traduction: chauffeur

to transfer property or rights to someone else by signing a document

Traduction: céder par acte signé

past tense and past participle of shoot

Traduction: passé et participe passé de shoot

very good; excellent

Traduction: super

I don't know; I have no idea

Traduction: aucune idée

to divide something into two equal parts

Traduction: couper en deux

a soldier who operates a gun or cannon

Traduction: canonnier

a strong disagreement or argument

Traduction: désaccord; affirmation

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

Traduction: voler

used to show anger, frustration, or annoyance

Traduction: zut alors

imagined rather than real

Traduction: imaginaire

in a way that shows strong love or care

Traduction: chèrement

the life that some people believe begins after death

Traduction: l'au-delà