The Dark Knight : vocabulaire anglais

causing a lot of pain or suffering

Traduction: douloureux

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

Traduction: langoureux

to make someone legally or morally required to do something

Traduction: obliger

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

Traduction: compatissant

to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

Traduction: pousser un cri aigu

careful attention to possible danger or problems

Traduction: vigilance

slightly damaged by a dent

Traduction: bosselé

a person who believes that the world can be improved and wants to make it better

Traduction: idéaliste

the mechanism inside a clock

Traduction: mécanisme d'horlogerie

written or marked lightly with a pencil

Traduction: écrit au crayon

careful and persistent effort

Traduction: diligence

a person who is not accepted by a group or society

Traduction: paria

a person who moves goods illegally across a border

Traduction: contrebandier

a test or audition to see if someone is suitable for a team, role, or activity

Traduction: sélection

a liquid or cream you put on your skin to make it softer or treat it

Traduction: lotion

to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces

Traduction: hacher

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

Traduction: cardage

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

Traduction: réaffecter

to be enough for a need or purpose

Traduction: suffire

to fill something up again

Traduction: réapprovisionner

the act of moving your tongue over something

Traduction: léchage

a small orange fruit with a loose skin that is easy to peel

Traduction: mandarine

a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

Traduction: caprice

able to move quickly and easily

Traduction: agile

to send out light, heat, or energy

Traduction: rayonner

a unit for measuring electric voltage

Traduction: volt

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

Traduction: fou

a person who tries to rescue or defend someone in a way that seems overly noble or romantic

Traduction: chevalier blanc

at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

Traduction: dès qu’on le voit

to stay indifferent while other people suffer or while something bad happens

Traduction: regarder le monde brûler sans réagir

made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

Traduction: endurci

to hit something quickly with your hand

Traduction: frapper d’un coup sec

to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

Traduction: socialiser

a teasing phrase used to ask someone why they are acting so serious or intense

Traduction: pourquoi si sérieux ?

a casual command telling people to get ready for action

Traduction: prêts à l'action !

a person who strongly supports and works for a cause

Traduction: militant

moving or walking with quick, light steps

Traduction: qui marche d’un pas léger

at the same time that something else is happening

Traduction: alors même que

a police department that investigates complaints against officers

Traduction: affaires internes

a funny play, film, or situation that is full of silly or unlikely events

Traduction: farce

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

Traduction: laisse tomber

not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

Traduction: mal vu

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

Traduction: rempotage

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

Traduction: apprêt

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

Traduction: extorsion

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

Traduction: quelle galère

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

Traduction: tu peux attendre

the person who leads a police force or police department

Traduction: commissaire de police

money that is legally held and managed for someone else

Traduction: fonds en fiducie

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

Traduction: chantage

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

Traduction: palissade

believing that certain events or objects can bring good or bad luck

Traduction: superstitieux

to open a file, website, or other content in a window on a computer

Traduction: ouvrir dans une fenêtre

past tense and past participle of shoot

Traduction: passé et participe passé de shoot

to be in charge of a meeting, court case, or ceremony

Traduction: présider

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

Traduction: levier

a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

Traduction: penthouse

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

Traduction: compliquer

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

Traduction: se retrouver dans

deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

Traduction: jusqu'au cou

a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

Traduction: je te l’avais bien dit

to make a law official by voting for or approving it

Traduction: promulguer

to force something out or out of a place

Traduction: éjecter

imagined rather than real

Traduction: imaginaire

a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

Traduction: écume; racaille

a radio band used for broadcasting over long distances

Traduction: haute fréquence

military help from aircraft during a battle or attack

Traduction: appui aérien

to record that you have started work or a shift

Traduction: pointer son arrivée

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

Traduction: suppliant

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

Traduction: alibi

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

Traduction: désespoir

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

Traduction: abattre à coups de feu