The Shadow's Edge : vocabulaire anglais

a formal lunch, especially one held for a special event or business purpose

Traduction: déjeuner officiel

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

Traduction: distribuant

covered with a protective outer layer

Traduction: gainé

watching carefully for danger or problems

Traduction: vigilant

praise or approval for something someone has done

Traduction: éloge

a system of raised dots that blind people read with their fingers

Traduction: braille

wearing a hood or having a hood over the head

Traduction: à capuche

having a tail

Traduction: à queue

the quality of not paying enough attention or being careful

Traduction: négligence

a person who attacks someone physically

Traduction: agresseur

a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

Traduction: faille

good at doing something because of practice or training

Traduction: compétent

a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

Traduction: bug

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

Traduction: cardage

the move in chess that traps the opponent's king so it cannot escape

Traduction: échec et mat

to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

Traduction: infiltrer

a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

Traduction: tour

the sides of the face below the eyes

Traduction: joues

a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

Traduction: cartel

to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

Traduction: déchiffrer

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

Traduction: décapage

locked with a key

Traduction: fermé à clé

informal talk about things that men are interested in, especially sports or sex

Traduction: discussion entre hommes

under someone’s control because they have been bribed

Traduction: dans la poche de quelqu’un

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

Traduction: observation en situation de travail

to hit something quickly with your hand

Traduction: frapper d’un coup sec

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

Traduction: filature

a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

Traduction: Big Brother

a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

Traduction: moi

the condition of having lost too much water

Traduction: déshydratation

the act of entering a place or situation in a way that is unwanted or not allowed

Traduction: intrusion

to talk in a casual, lively way

Traduction: bavarder

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

Traduction: quelle galère

to leave school or work early without permission

Traduction: sécher les cours

without any mistakes or imperfections

Traduction: impeccable

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

Traduction: cicatrisation

a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

Traduction: mercenaire

carefully planning what to do in a way that is often selfish or dishonest

Traduction: calculateur

a video in which someone plays a video game and talks about it

Traduction: let's play

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

Traduction: de front

to perform very well; to do something impressively

Traduction: assurer

to fight or meet an enemy in battle

Traduction: en venir aux mains

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 shoot someone and kill them

Traduction: abattre par balle

failure to take proper care, especially when this causes harm or damage

Traduction: négligence

to do something with full effort or confidence

Traduction: y aller à fond

used to say what you would prefer

Traduction: de préférence

to record that you have started work or a shift

Traduction: pointer son arrivée

the officer who is second in command on a ship or aircraft

Traduction: premier officier

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

Traduction: éluder

not direct; taking a longer or less straightforward route

Traduction: détourné; indirect

the act of following or marking the path or position of something

Traduction: calque

cause something to improve a lot

Traduction: redresser la situation

strong, direct, and effective

Traduction: énergique

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

Traduction: abattre à coups de feu

a small symbol on a computer screen that shows where the next click or action will happen

Traduction: pointeur

a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

Traduction: agent d'entretien

separated from the rest by cutting

Traduction: coupé

almost; very nearly

Traduction: presque

to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

Traduction: rassembler

producing fruit

Traduction: fructifère

used to say that something is not surprising

Traduction: pas étonnant

to earn enough money to cover your basic living expenses

Traduction: gagner de quoi vivre

used to tell someone to ignore or cancel the last thing said

Traduction: laisse tomber

unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

Traduction: traitement de faveur

a person in a group who has a bad influence on the others

Traduction: brebis galeuse

something that is fake or meant to deceive

Traduction: simulacre; faux

to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

Traduction: faire du sparring

not correct or exact

Traduction: inexact

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

Traduction: découvrir

kept secret or done in a hidden way

Traduction: secret

used to say that you have received and understood a message

Traduction: reçu