The Fantastic Four: First Steps : vocabulaire anglais

to make someone feel extreme fear

Traduction: terrifier

to feel or show great joy

Traduction: se réjouir

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

Traduction: bravant

the land along the sea; the coast

Traduction: côte

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

Traduction: affacturage

a chemical element used in medicine and as a nutrient in small amounts

Traduction: iode

something that is different from what is normal or expected

Traduction: anomalie

to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

Traduction: démonter

the process of preparing and organizing people or things for a task or event

Traduction: mobilisation

continuing without stopping or weakening

Traduction: implacable

used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

Traduction: de toute façon

to eat something very quickly and eagerly

Traduction: dévorer

an exclamation used to show strong surprise, shock, or frustration

Traduction: Mon Dieu

to stop someone from doing or achieving something

Traduction: contrecarrer

not necessary; able to be avoided

Traduction: inutile

moving or walking with quick, light steps

Traduction: qui marche d’un pas léger

used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

Traduction: essaie un peu

in a way that shows good judgment

Traduction: sagement

a substance made of very large molecules, used especially in plastics

Traduction: polymère

violent, uneven movement in air or water that can shake a plane or boat

Traduction: turbulence

smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

Traduction: rayonnant

to talk in a casual, lively way

Traduction: bavarder

the life or world believed to exist after death

Traduction: l’au-delà

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

Traduction: palissade

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

Traduction: stabiliser

to indicate or suggest something

Traduction: témoigner de

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 get revenge on someone

Traduction: se venger

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

Traduction: tic-tac

to lead a group, team, or project

Traduction: diriger

burning very brightly and strongly

Traduction: brûlant

radiation from space that reaches the Earth

Traduction: rayons cosmiques

relating to dimensions or to the number of dimensions in a space

Traduction: dimensionnel

a strong desire for something, especially food or a drug

Traduction: envie irrésistible

the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

Traduction: contraction

the act of fastening something with a screw

Traduction: vissage

to take a machine, vehicle, or other object apart so the parts can be used again

Traduction: démonter pour pièces

to start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

Traduction: se mettre au travail

to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

Traduction: faire du sparring

a joking or sarcastic way to describe something as very smart or clever

Traduction: en plaisantant : très malin

a place or field that is seen as the next big area to explore or develop

Traduction: la dernière frontière

the act of making a calculation or estimate

Traduction: calcul

far away; at a great distance

Traduction: très loin

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

Traduction: armement

a scientist who studies stars, planets, and space

Traduction: astronome

relating to the path of an object as it moves around a planet, star, or moon

Traduction: orbital

used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

Traduction: n'est-ce pas ?

Used to show strong agreement or approval

Traduction: et comment !

to ride on a wave while standing on a surfboard

Traduction: surfer

a group of wild boars

Traduction: une harde de sangliers

relating to stars

Traduction: exceptionnel

to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

Traduction: relancer

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

Traduction: diable

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

Traduction: se dédire

to fall or come down in large amounts

Traduction: tomber en pluie

to fit together or connect in a useful way

Traduction: bien s’intégrer

dead plant and animal material in soil that is partly broken down

Traduction: matière organique

the activity of sending spacecraft to study outer space

Traduction: exploration spatiale

a bank or similar company that provides financial services

Traduction: établissement financier

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

Traduction: jumelé

a rule that says people must stay indoors during certain hours, usually at night

Traduction: couvre-feu

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

Traduction: came

to take action and become more involved or helpful

Traduction: se mobiliser

the way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing

Traduction: formulation

the study of how living things and their body parts work

Traduction: physiologie

to come to an end or stop being valid

Traduction: expirer

to appear or happen, especially by chance

Traduction: se présenter

the yellow part inside an egg

Traduction: jaune d'œuf

the force or energy that keeps something moving or helps it keep growing or developing

Traduction: élan

to use up a supply of something

Traduction: épuiser

the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

Traduction: sabotage