Wuthering Heights : vocabulaire anglais

to feel your way with your hands in the dark or when you cannot see clearly

Traduction: tâtonner

the face, especially when you are describing its appearance or expression

Traduction: visage

a person who tortures other people

Traduction: tortionnaire

a person who is slow to learn or understand

Traduction: cancre

an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

Traduction: pire

a small brown spot on the skin

Traduction: tache de rousseur

easy to bend or shape

Traduction: souple

a classroom in a school

Traduction: salle de classe

a short note or voucher, often showing that something has been paid or approved

Traduction: ticket; bon

the act of hunting or trapping rats

Traduction: piégeage des rats

to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again

Traduction: harceler

the low soft sound a cat makes when it is content

Traduction: ronronnement

to criticize someone strongly, especially for doing something wrong

Traduction: réprimander sévèrement

slightly fat in a cute or pleasant way

Traduction: potelé

a calm feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

Traduction: contentement

unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

Traduction: traitement injuste

willing and quick to help other people

Traduction: obligeant

to annoy or upset someone

Traduction: agacer

to run away secretly to get married, often without telling your family

Traduction: s'enfuir pour se marier

a joke or playful remark

Traduction: plaisanterie

rude and disrespectful in a way that shows too much confidence

Traduction: insolent

to deliberately ignore or reject someone in a rude way

Traduction: snober

a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer

Traduction: atelier

a hard, dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals

Traduction: croûte

extremely evil or cruel

Traduction: diabolique

to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

Traduction: dévaster

in a warm, friendly, and enthusiastic way

Traduction: chaleureusement

to become less angry, strict, or determined

Traduction: céder

very cruel, violent, or shocking

Traduction: barbare

a very bad or cruel person

Traduction: démon

a wooden bar placed across the necks of two animals so they can pull a cart or plow together

Traduction: joug

causing fear or dread; very scary

Traduction: effrayant

to happen afterward, especially as a result of something else

Traduction: s’ensuivre

very unpleasant, ugly, or frightening

Traduction: effroyable

very attracted to someone, often in a romantic way

Traduction: amoureux

the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

Traduction: trempe

a box or trough that farm animals eat from

Traduction: mangeoire

the act of leaving a person, group, or organization without permission or support

Traduction: désertion

not important or powerful; low in rank or status

Traduction: modeste; humble

a person who is very unhappy, unlucky, or in a miserable state

Traduction: pauvre diable

a small mammal with a long pointed nose and tiny eyes

Traduction: musaraigne

to make someone legally or morally required to do something

Traduction: obliger

to hang down loosely or swing gently

Traduction: pendre

causing fear or dread

Traduction: redoutable

the act of pretending or making something seem true when it is not

Traduction: fausse apparence

to correct something and make it right

Traduction: rectifier

in a loving or affectionate way

Traduction: avec tendresse; affectueusement

a thick woven picture or wall hanging

Traduction: tapisserie

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

Traduction: bravant

quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or fight back

Traduction: doux

causing annoyance or weariness because it goes on too long or is too repetitive

Traduction: lassant

to criticize someone sharply and angrily

Traduction: réprimander; réprimande

very disgusting or unpleasant

Traduction: répugnant

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

Traduction: pelotage

feeling dizzy and unsteady

Traduction: étourdi

a small cut made with scissors or shears

Traduction: petite coupe; petit morceau coupé

to make a stupid or careless mistake

Traduction: faire une gaffe

to make someone feel calmer, less upset, or less in pain

Traduction: apaiser

very ugly, frightening, or shocking

Traduction: monstrueux

present from birth; not learned or acquired

Traduction: inné

extremely ugly or unpleasant

Traduction: horrible

to force someone to leave a place, country, or group

Traduction: bannir

a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

Traduction: caprice

sad because you are away from home and miss it

Traduction: avoir le mal du pays

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

Traduction: avancer lentement

to have or show a bad opinion of something

Traduction: désapprouver

a very deep hole or empty space that seems to have no bottom

Traduction: abîme

to injure a joint by twisting it too hard

Traduction: se fouler

something that makes someone feel less worried or afraid

Traduction: réassurance

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

Traduction: félicitation

a formal room in a house where guests are received

Traduction: salon

to eat something very quickly and eagerly

Traduction: dévorer

considered rude, offensive, or sexually inappropriate

Traduction: indécent

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

Traduction: qu'est-ce que c'est au juste