The Presidio : vocabulaire anglais

a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

Traduction: amnésie

a casual way of asking how someone is

Traduction: ça va ?

not polite; rude

Traduction: impoli

a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

Traduction: repos !

pleasantly soft, smooth, and not harsh

Traduction: doux

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

Traduction: essaie un peu

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

Traduction: outillage

a company that owns shares in other companies and controls them

Traduction: société holding

a military rank used for a senior non-commissioned officer

Traduction: adjudant-chef

the part of a gun that strikes the primer to fire the cartridge

Traduction: percuteur

becoming weaker or less active

Traduction: en baisse

a small North American animal with black and white fur that can spray a very bad smell when threatened

Traduction: mouffette

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

Traduction: palissade

to honor an event or place by being present

Traduction: honorer de sa présence

a nobleman of high rank, below a duke and above a count

Traduction: marquis

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

Traduction: acquis

to think of someone or something in a particular way

Traduction: considérer

to look through something carefully from start to finish

Traduction: examiner attentivement

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 lead a group, team, or project

Traduction: diriger

imagined rather than real

Traduction: imaginaire

a small line or fold in skin, fabric, or paper

Traduction: ride

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

Traduction: alibi

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

Traduction: abattre à coups de feu

a situation that is extremely urgent or serious

Traduction: question de vie ou de mort

to a very great degree; extremely

Traduction: énormément

the act of fastening something with a screw

Traduction: vissage

separated from the rest by cutting

Traduction: coupé

a polite or informal way of saying that someone accidentally urinated or defecated in their clothes

Traduction: se faire dessus

used to say that something must be accepted as it is or not accepted at all

Traduction: à prendre ou à laisser

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

Traduction: découvrir

a humorous or informal way of saying death

Traduction: la mort

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

Traduction: intervenir

a person with red hair

Traduction: roux

kept secret or done in a hidden way

Traduction: secret

the process of making a surface or material smooth

Traduction: lissage

a person who talks too much, especially by saying things that should be kept private

Traduction: grande gueule

to get to the main point quickly

Traduction: aller droit au but

to become less serious, tense, or upset

Traduction: se détendre

the local office that handles police work in a town or city

Traduction: service de police

to begin to happen or be noticed gradually

Traduction: s’insinuer

in a blunt or direct way

Traduction: franchement

to make or become lighter in color, weight, or mood

Traduction: éclaircir

toward or to the side

Traduction: de côté

a file that gives basic information about a software program or project

Traduction: fichier readme

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

Traduction: Qu'est-ce que tu veux ?

to be as good as what is expected or required

Traduction: être à la hauteur

to type a document or text, especially in its final, neat form

Traduction: mettre au propre

a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

Traduction: crime

to try to avoid a problem, duty, or responsibility

Traduction: fuir

to be found to be true, real, or the case

Traduction: s'avérer

to stop something from happening or continuing

Traduction: mettre fin à

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

Traduction: quelque chose comme ça

at the beginning; originally

Traduction: au départ

deserving praise, help, or respect

Traduction: méritant

to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

Traduction: changer d’avis

to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

Traduction: tenir bon

a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

Traduction: quelle honte !

to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

Traduction: classer

a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre

Traduction: millimètre

the ordinary world of everyday life, especially as different from school, theory, or imagination

Traduction: monde réel

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

Traduction: rester

an object that has survived from an earlier time, especially one with historical or personal value

Traduction: relique

as; in the same way that

Traduction: comme

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

Traduction: travailler sur

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

Traduction: faire face à

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

Traduction: déjà en

not tight or firm; loose

Traduction: lâche

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

Traduction: comprendre

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

Traduction: mettre en place

to make someone or something go away by frightening them

Traduction: faire fuir

a small shell-less land mollusk that moves slowly and leaves a trail of slime

Traduction: limace

an official card or document that shows who someone is

Traduction: pièce d’identité