Franais # clavier(vs sharp en musique) % of loot/profit (=rake-off) & ses semblables (the : & cie) (tre) au chmage (indemnits)

(faire) chavirer (=to overturn (faire) perdre son temps () (lame) mouss/(propos) direct (merci) 1000 x-tellement (bien (night)club/massue/trfle(pl) (s') claircir (cheveux/texte) (s')trangler(- point:goulet.. (se) faire passer pour qc/qn (se) rtracter - abjurer (se)bousculer/jouer des coudes .5-tour(esp military formation 1 vague impression (& niggling 1re mise (poker)(v-up:casquer 2 tour(vote/sport)/eau ruisse baldaquin - colonnes carreaux / contrari cela - y (~qui va avec) cheval (= a caballo) cheval sur - califourchon corps perdu-tte baiss/la1 court (argent/qc)-dsargent cran-trs nerveux (-ers:trac deux pas double tranchant pines-piquants /susceptible feuilles caduques feuilles pesistantes fond - d'arrache-pied force de (doing sth:faire qc l'avance (au pralable) l'avance (payment) / franc l'avenir (coll) / peu prs l'impossible nul n'est tenu l'insu de (ou sans st) la dernire minute la fin(at last)- la longue la limite (really necessary) ma/sa dcharge maintes reprises(=repeatedly moins de - court de (+ ing moyens limits (teenager) peu de frais (ou - budget) pied (ou avec mare ou nag) qc malheur est bon rallonge (nom x2) / 2 coups rebrousse-poil (n: poil=pile tel point que titre d'ex. - 1 cas d'espce tout hasard - au cas o toute allure tt hasard - l'aveuglette tt vitesse - tt allure vedettes(show)-brochetteStar vue de nez abandonn -en ruines (pas de v abandonner-renoncer (-n by God abandonner - renoncer abasourdir(news)-tourdir(drug abats (viscus-viscera) abattre-couper(arbre) (vb reg) abattre de manire selective abattu - dprim - dcourag abattu (= gloomy - downbeat) abme-gouffre(entre gens-ides abnegation (=self-denial) aborder - mentionner (sujet) aborder - s'attaquer aborder (? - pb)(=to broach) -

mon anglais hash (= hash mark) vigorish (& usure=usury) (pej) and his like on the dole to capsize to muck about - around blunt ever so club to thin out to choke to pass sth/so off to recant to jostle about(-)turn (~about-face) sneaking suspicion/feeling ante run-off (=runoff:ballottage) four-poster (- bed) (=canopy) checked thereto (=to that) on horseback astride headlong (= headfirst) hard-up jittery within spitting distance double-edged prickly deciduous evergreen (vs. deciduous) flat-out by dint of(her efforts:grce beforehand up-front down the line quart into pint pot situation unbeknownst at the eleventh hour in the end at a push in my/his/her defense time and again short of cash strapped on a shoestring on Shanks's pony every cloud has a silverLining double-barrelled against the nap so much so that a case in point on the off-chance at breakneck speed a stab(shot)in the dark(!!back lickety-split star-studded (= -spangled l&f) at a wild guess derelict to forsake to relinquish to daze offal to fell to cull downcast (look-eyes:baiss) despondent gulf abnegation to touch on to tackle to address

abracadabra /tromperie(=humbug abri-remise - hangar - atelier abroger - rsilier abroger (=to revoke - recall) abrupt - brusque abruti -dbile (=jackass-twat) absolu (- high/low : lev/bas absurde(opp to order of nature acajou (esp caoba) acarien (gale)/ peu(diminutif) accablant (- poverty:extrme p accabl-frapp(=ridden)(struck accabler -submerger -paralyser accepter(offre)-revenir sur(pb accs(fivre) /priode /assaut accessoires (& proper respect) accessoires (fminin) - ajout accidentogne-prdispos aux a accord - chorde (math - aro) accord (treaty -mutual bargain accorder (reward -smile -bride accorder qcAqn/2do sth:daigner accrditation - rfrences accro (= techie) / crtin accrochage (petit) (col) accrochage / escarmouche accueil poli (~sham -hypocrisy accueillir w/2GdeDemo d'amiti acculer - accaparer (march) acerbe - mordant - cinglant acharn-sans piti (n:assassin acharne (&n:UK:rasoir main) acheter en quantit acolyte(special friend-partner acompte-apport initial(deposit acte de rpression action-discours pour distraire action en justice actionnaire adepte 2la fumette(slt canabis adquat (=fit - suitable) adhsion (~syn de commitment) adieux - dpart (= despedida) admonester - tancer (=upbraid adouci-(voix)basse-demi(-jour) adoucir - modrer adresser(critik) -braquer(gun) adroit - habile (esp in mvt) arien-au plafond-smash(sport affable -cordial -bienveillant affaiblir / compromettre affaiblissement -dtrioration affaire-activit lucrative affam - vorace affect - kitsch - thtral affichage-lecture(instrument affinits - bons rapports affluent(stream/tributaire(a&n afflux affreux - mchant affront (= affront - slight) agaant-irritant (! vs peevish agaant - contrariant agacer (=to annoy - rile -irk) aggraver-envenimer / exasprer aggraver (problem) agir dans un but intress agitation-trouble (adj:nerveux agitation - moi (to cause a agitation - troubles / moi agit (=fidgety) / rtif agit(sommeil...)- par -coups agiter-remuer-frtiller(queue) agrandir(exagrer)/exploser(qn

hocus-pocus shed to rescind to repeal terse bozo (=zany-goof) all-time preposterous mahogany mite grinding stricken to overcome with to take up on bout props appurtenance accident-prone chord compact to bestow to vouchsafe credentials geek fender-bender skirmish lip service to glad-hand (glad-handling) to corner scathing cut-throat cutthroat(compet.:concurrence) to buy up (& racheter(shares)) sidekick down payment crackdown tap dance litigation stockholder stoner (vs junkie=accro) to be up the alley buy-in send-off to berate subdued to tone down to level at (/& raser-aplanir) deft overhead (& - costs) genial to impair impairment money-spinner ravenous camp read-out (instantaneous -) rapport tributary influx horrid indignity irritating provoking to get on one's nerves to aggravate to compound to have an axe to grind fluster stir turmoil restive fitful to wag to blow up

aguichant (look - walk) aiguillonner-stimuler(=to spur aiguiser(n:pierre )/peaufiner aimer les sucreries an (esp=mayor)(ou elder-big) air bravache (=boasting) aire (aigle) / penthouse ais (=well-off - prosperous ajourner - reporter (! opp UK) ajustement - intro progressive ajuster lgrement ajusteur-monteur (lectricien) alambic / usine(=distillery) alatoire - approximatif alatoire - incertain / louche aliment de base (/agrafe) alimentaire (- chain -industry alimenter(fire) (&f:entretenir allaiter-donner le sein /tter aller l'encontre d'1Tendance aller au-devant 2-braver(death aller au trot (- out : dbiter aller de mal en pis(frying pan aller de travers aller droit au conflit aller trop loin -en faire trop allerbride abattue(full speed alliance(juifs) -trait -pacte allier le geste la parole alouette / rigolade alphabtisation amalgamer(text(n:-ation:fusion amande (of nut) - fond (of pb) amarrer amasser -stocker -thsauriser amasser (money) - engranger amateur(any -s?:y a-t-il des a ambiance(pl.- are good:a gaze ambulant - itinrant amerrir/get rid/plaquer(fille) amidon amorce (pour une petite arme) amour de jeunesse - juvnile amour non partag(vsInfatuated ampoule (la ampolla) analyse comparative andouiller (pl: bois (du renne ne (-'s cap : bonnet d'ne) aneth (sprig of) angoiss -embarrass -prcaire animal de trait (am=draught) animal errant (veau) / rebelle anne d'interruptionLyce/univ annonce(card-tentative(in - to annuel (adj&adv) (two-yearly) annuler-rejeter(I wasOverruled antcdents - rputation antrieur (vs latter: dernier) anticiper ce que qn va faire antiquit - antique apaisant - calmant apaiser (enfant) aplanir-gommer/fairePartirOfer Apocalypse - apocalypse apoge apparatre-surgir(n:choux Brux appareil-systme(=contraption appareil(=system)-tendue(land appareil(elec-domestic:mnager apparence (under the - of ) apparent - (vers l') extrieur apparent(=akin) - cognat(law) appart copro/joint sovereignty appartement tmoin(GB:showFlat

come-hither to goad to hone to have a sweet tooth eldest bluster aerie well-to-do to table (US-retirer deLaTable phasing-in(cf. v)(par tapes) to tweak fitter (electical -) still hit-or-miss iffy staple food to stoke to suckle (vt / vi) to buck a trend (/the system) to court to trot go from bad to worse(into fire to go awry to be on a collision course over-the-top (OTT)(outrancier) to ride(full tilt-hell4leather covenant to walk the talk lark elimination of illiteracy to conflate kernel to moor to hoard to rake in taker vibes peripatetic to ditch starch cap puppy (=chiot / &=pup) love unrequited love blister benchmarking antler dunce dill insecure draft animal maverick gap year (gapyear) bid yearly(biyearly:biennal&semest to overrule(over-rule)(2be -d) track record former to second-guess sb antique soothing to soothe to iron out(their differences) Armageddon heyday to sprout(- up:c D champignons contrivance tract appliance under the guise of outward (-ly:en apparence) cognate (&mot de mme origine) condominium model apartment

appartement tmoin(GB:showFlat appel (call/juridique)/attrait appel(humble/dfense-exception appeler (help) - convoquer applaudissements (salve d'-) application - zle - diligence application composite apport(mortgage)-caution-arrhe apprendre qc de source sre apprentissage par coeur (&by approche mal cible/ds tt sens approche originale approuver - accepter - tre OK aptitude / flair / don araigne au plafond (drang) arbitre (= referee) arborer(wear/coatofarms:armoir arc - archet - noeud pap(- tie arc (lectrique /en gomtrie) ardent (lit/fig) - fougueux ardoise(passerEponge-tableRase argent mnage/poche(trivialSum argument2choc(a:coup/dmontabl argumentaire-notice publicitai armes & bagages (tt le bazar) arqu arracher - plumer - cueillir arrangement dfense-accusation arrt - enracin (racism) arrter - contenir (virage ski arrter 2prendre 2haut-laPter arrter de financer qc (colloq arrire-cuisine(fille2cuisine) arriver (in the course of time arriver comprendre arriver en vue d'une cte arrogance arbitraire(autoritar arroser - teindre - tremper articles - marchandise artisan (ship-: charpentier) as-crack(- kid: jeune prodige) aspect pratique(pl: dtails pr assaut - agression assig - accabl - assailli assig (=to beset - assaillir assignation domicile(rsSurv assigner - affecter assistance(admin aide les gens assoc univ pour mrites (US) assolement(alternance-rotation assomer qn (l'ennuyer) assortiment (evt avec + et -) assouvir sa vengeance (on sb) assujetir (to make subservient assur - avec autorit assurer 1liaison/faire navette asticot astuce-combine/respi sifflante Atchoum (Nain) = ternuement athltisme (US:track & field) atout (carte / avantage) atroce - pouvantable attachant - charmant attache/appareil (pl:bretelles attacher - amarrer (= - down) attacher /immobiliser (argent) attaque (d'apoplexie:perte mvt attaque (police ...) - assaut attaque sur 3 fronts attaquer (= to attack) attaquer violemment qn - qc attaquer/critiquer(desc flamme attnuer attirer - sduire

model apartment appeal plea to summon plaudits(win the -:enthousiasm diligence mashup deposit to hearSthFromTheHorse's mouth rote learning (de memoria) scatter-gun (- approach) lateral thinking to go along with flair to have bats in the belfry umpire to sport bow [boh] arc fiery slate(2 clear/wipe the - clean pin money knockdown argument blurb (&texte de prsentation) kit and kaboodle (ou c-) bandy (v:changer) to pluck plea bargaining entrenched to stem get off one's high horse to pull the plug on sth scullery (- maid) to come about to work (sth/sb)out(=figureOut to make landfall(n:cf.ouragan) high hand to douse wares wright whiz practicality assault(- & battery:coups&bles beleaguered embattled house arrest to earmark outreach (~ de proximit) Phi Beta Kappa['faibeite'kaepe crop rotation to bore sb silly mixed bag(evt:cf. curate's egg to wreak vengeance to subjugate assertive to ply maggot wheeze Sneezy athletics trump horrific (=dreadful-hideous) endearing brace to lash to tie up seizure (apoplectic -) onslaught three-pronged attack to set upon to fire a broadside at to savage to mitigate to entice

attribuer-blamer (=chalk up to attributions (v: diffrer) au beau milieu de (=midway au courant au dpart(w/ from:ds le dpar au langage ordurier(=profanity au passage(2get facts straight au pied lev (unprepared) au placard -au rencard (projet au prjudice de qn aubaine - bonne fortune aube (~twilight en ang) Aubpine(fruit rouge-fleur bla audacieux - audace(n)(boldness audition(cf. 2 run proceedings aujourd'hui en quinze aumne Aussi surprenantKEcela puisseauto-drision autoritaire autoritaire (with arrogance) autrefois-(d')antan(in days of autrefois/rvolu(-loin ke yore aux dpens de aux prises avec d difficults auxiliaire - subordonn (adj) auxiliaire (adj) - filiale (n) avalanche/ vague(fig.: crimes) avance (faite un prospecteur avance remboursable(aronautiq avancer -poser en principe que avancer (make progress-develop avancer pas de gant avancer en roue libre avant-premire (cin) avant-toit avant tt chose (=initially-be4 avantage en nature(=perquisite avec brio - brillamment avec circonspection - prudence avec circonspection - ruse avec dsinvolture (n:&enjleur avec le recul avec tt ses plumes / qualifi avec violence - tout saccager avec votre permission-dderLaP. avnement-introduct/Avent(rel) aventure(affair)-passade-flirt avertissement(d'1 cata imminen avilir - altrer - dgrader avis de licenciement avocat du diable avocat(idea)-interprte/exposa avoir - garder (job)(vs turn d avoir 1 diffrend-conflit w/qn avoir 1besoin extrme/urgent 2 avoir l'oeil-pas perdre 2vue avoir l'oeil(petits&brillant avoir better job /to misbehave avoir bien du mal avoir connaissance de qc avoir d'autres chats fouetter avoir D ennuis/maille .. avec avoir de quoi faire(bcp boulot avoir des haut-le coeur avoir du pain sur la planche avoir ennuis-prendrePleinLaTt avoir ennuis-prendrePleinLaTt avoir envie de rentrer ss terr avoir la bougeotte(~wanderlust avoir la chance de son ct avoir la mainmise sur qc avoir la tte de l'emploi avoir le bguin pour-en pincer

to put down to remit in the thick of it in the know (those -) at the outset foul-mouthed for the record off the cuff mothballed to the detriment of sb windfall dawn hawthorn daring hearing a fortnight today alms Surprisingly enough(- paratre self-deprecating overbearing high handed yore in bygone days(ou days gone by at the expense of embattled (fig) ancillary subsidiary spate grubstake repayable launch aid to posit that (&n:postulat) to come along to advance by leaps and bounds to coast sneak preview eaves first and foremost perk (=fringe benefit) with flying colours guardedly cannily (vs un-:bizarrement) glibly in (with) hindsight fully-fledged on the rampage by your leave (cf. without...) advent fling (& bon tps = spree) writing on the wall to debase pink slip (to hand the - for) devil's advocate exponent to hold down to be at loggerheads with sb to be in dire need of to keep tabs on (surveiller) to have one's beady eye on to act up would be hard pressed to to be privy to sth to have other fish to fry to run afoul of (se heurter ) to have 1's work cut out for 1 to gag to have a lot on one's plate to get it in the neck to get it in the neck to cringe to have itchy feet to be on a roll to have the stranglehold on sth to look the part to have a crush on sb

avoir le cafard - bourdon avoir le dessus (cf. prendre.. avoir peau dure(pas susceptibl avoir qc en poche-en avoirFini avoir qn dans sa poche(ou hold avoir son mot dire (no say) avoir un accrochage - amocher avoir un creux (faim) avoir un mvt de recul-s'humili avoir une bonne chance (peu de avoir une carie (dentaire) avoir une vue d'ensemble avoir1long.d'avance(a:avantag avouer babiller -bafouiller -murmurer babiole(=bauble-trinket-gewgaw badaud (=lookie loo) -touriste badinage - galanterie bagarre (=brawl) - querelle bague / cercle / rseau-bande bail (to - from/to : louer ) billon / blague (joke) billoner - museler (& gerber) bain de foule(v:2go)/ds dsert baisse de tension (lectrique) baisse(co)(&v)-revers(fortune baisser-s'affaisser-s'affaibli baisser la garde(vs.resterVigi baisser les bras-jeter l'pong baisser subitement/se drober bal tudiants(US)/conc-promena bal masqu(v: - as:passer pour balai ( franges) / tignasse balancer (&n = squealer-snitch balivernes-histoires abracadab balivernes (=bunkum - boloney) balle (du bl) balle dvie (cricket) ballotter(boat) /remuer(salad) banal - ordinaire banc des accuss (in the -:au) banditArm(pistoleroPandillero banni - proscrit - paria bar clandestin (prohibition) baragouiner (n w/ish: charabia baratin-boniment (line of talk barbare (adj) (n:barbarian) barbe d'un jour - naissante barreau (chelle - figur) bas de gamme - populaire basan - bistr - noiraud bascule-tapecul/de va-et-vient bassin hydrologik(US:watershed btard bton /personnel /porte(music battage publicitaire - blabla battage publicitaire/toxico-se battement-lancement-vibration battement(paupire)/petit pari battre tout rompre battre platescouture(=trounce battre pavillon-dfendreCouleu battre svremnt(give)(n:racl battre(coeur) - vibrer(moteur) bavard (= chatty - talkative) bbes ss muni(bomba de racimo beaut cache - endormie bb(=baby(subject:prdilectio bcassine (slt lit) (woodcock) begin to grow-develop new part bel (roi : le bel : the -) bndiction / aubaine bnvole bquille /entrejambe (=crotch)

to be down in the dumps to have the upper hand(cf. get to be thick-skinned to have sth under 1's belt to have sb in thePalmOf1'sHand to have a say prang(=crash)(with carORplane) to be peckish to cringe odds are good (odds are bad) to have a cavity to have a bird's eye view to have a head start to own up to to babble knick-knack rubberneck ( &v:to -) (n=-er) dalliance dust-up ring lease gag to gag walkabout brownout downturn to subside to keep one's eye off the ball to drop the ball to duck prom masquerade mop (clean floor with water) to fink on cock-and-bull story hokum chaff googly (fig: sale tour) to toss mundane dock gunslinger outcast speakeasy to gibber spiel barbaric five-o'clock shadow rung down-market swarthy seesaw drainage basin mongrel staff ballyhoo hype throb flutter to pound to clean one's clock to fly the flag to take a hammering to throb garrulous cluster bombe underlying value pet project snipe to sprout (-up:in large number fair boon volunteer (voluntary worker) crutch

berceau-crche-(US cot(- death berme / talus berner - embobiner bta-nigaud-andouille/ gourdin bte - animal bte 2 dos(Rabelais-Shakespe bte noire (=pet -)(v:irriter) btises -balivernes beugler - mugir / brailler beuverie (= binge-spree-bender beuverie(v:s'enfiler-s'empiffr bvue-solcisme(breachOFsyntax biais positif vers les chefs biche(&rabbit-hare..(John&Jane bidon (- war:drle de) (ang:ey bien / mal s'en tirer (contest bien au contraire bien s'entendre (!out:frapper) bien suprieurVSbyA(short)head bien visible - remarquable bienveillant - charitable bire (slang) bile - fiel - amertume / culot billes (jeu d'enfant) biparti - bipartite bistrot (humorous) / pt d'eau bitte d'amarage (nautique) bizarre/impair (nb)/dpareill bizarrerie - particularit blague pour inti blagues pipi caca blaireau (Labrador wolverine) blanc-vierge(cheque-regard-tir blanche(1/2 ronde) (=half note bl moudre(fig:eau au moulin blmir-plir/blanchir(cuisine) bleu - dbutant bleu 2work-salopette(dungarees bloc(group) - runion du bloc blocus (esp bloqueo) bloquant(critique/majeur/mineu blottir-nicher (confortablemen blouse - tablier blouse (de chirurgien) boire la bouteille(v:lamper) bois de construction/bric--br bote(fam) / ensemble(clothes) boitement(boiter)/mou(affaisse boter (n:boitement / adj:mou) bombe retardement (& fig) bon rien(=never-ne'er doWell bon gr mal gr bon mot - trait d'esprit bondir - fondre sur - se jeter boniment (talk) - baratin bonne moeurs - thique bonnes moeurs(morality-cf.stds Bont divine - mon Dieu bord2la route(!sideways:2biais border(lit)-rentrer(chemise ds boss - chef bosser dur/ give-take pots2vin bouc missaire(ChivoExpiatorio bouche-trou bouche / nom coucher dehors boucher (n : sabot) bouchon-ralentissmnt(US:backup boucler/dformer-voiler(wheel) bouder-faire la tte(n:boudeur bouder (=to be sullen) boue -bourbier -bourbe (=quagbouffe (GB : scran) (nosh) bouffonnerie bouffonnerie - (grosse) farce

crib (=SP cuna) (& mangeoire) berm to hoodwink sap (& sape(mil) - sve(bot)) brute beast with 2 backs(Othello I-1 peeve drivel (!pr [i]) to bellow drinking bout binge solecism green-shifted(cf.rapport moral doe phony to come off well / badly quite the reverse to hit it off (=get on well) head and shoulders above conspicuous benevolent swallop gall (- duct: voie biliaire) marbles bipartisan watering hole bitt odd quirk in-joke fart and poop joke badger blank minim grist (...- to their mill) to blanch rookie - greenhorn - cub overalls caucus (& conciliabule) blockade showstopper(critical/major/min to ensconce smock scrubs to take a swig (v:siffler) lumber outfit limp to limp time bomb good-for-nothing willy-nilly one-liner to pounce patter standards good morals Goodness gracious (me) wayside to tuck in honcho (head honcho) to graft scapegoat stopgap mouthful to clog tailback (UK) - gridlock (US) to buckle to be sulky to sulk mire grub antic slapstick(- comedy:tartelacr

bouger -(faire) changer d'avis bouillie ( manger)-mivrerie bouillir(propre/fig)-grouiller bouillon-potage(too many cooks bouleau (aussi sens de fouet) boulette /(grains2)plomb (gun) boulonner /dcamper-s'emballer boulversement - agitation bouratif -indigeste-rebarbatif bourbier-marcage-fig:trfonds bourbier-sit critique-dtresse bourde-gaffe-faux-pas(=blunder bourde (petite gaffe)(=blooper bourgeonner bourrage d'urne (lection) bourrin - brute paisse -idiot boursed'tudes/cession/subvent boursoufler-gonfler(rtention) bousculade - foule / bguin bousculade / mle (foot US) bousculer-pousser sans mnagem bouse (crottin/fumes) bousiller - coffrer (=arrest) boutade(v:plaisanter-ironiser) bouton-pression (=snap) boutons de manchette boxe vide/tournerAutourDuPot braconnier braderie - liquidation brailler (= vociferate -hollo) branlant - boiteux - dglingu branle-bas de combat branleur - flemmard brassage d'affaires/magouilles brassards (boues enfants) brave type/delicacy/ chouette! bravoure (bravery) /galanterie brettelle d'accs (on- / off-) bretteur-intrpide(cf. E.Flynn bribe(- of news:nouvelle brve bric--brac(- sale:venteCharit bricoler /traner (=to dawdle) bricoler( partir de)(hastily) bricolo(try2fix machine&parts bride (- path:piste cavalire) brider / s'indigner (at: de) brimer -maltraiter -perscuter brin - fil(&fig:plot) - chane brin (=whit) /note main&rapide brin (parsley) -branche (holly brin (tt petite qt) (=trifle) brindille / (en verbe : piger) bringue- vacarme (=razzmatazz) briser -se scinder (n: - group briser/(se)dcomposer(analayse broche - brochette brosse (coupe cheveux) brouille brouiller/troubler/s'estomper broussailles-garrigue(v:rcure bruissement /-r: voleur2btail brlant (avec liquide) brlure lgre (=scorch) brute (qn sauvage)-petit tyran bruyant bruyant(=noisy)/rauque(=hoarse bruyre (plante) bcher-potasser(for /up on sth bcheur(=nerd-swot-dweeb-grind bulot-buccin (winkle:bigorneau bureaucratie - administration bureaucratie - paperasserie butin (- system: job aux cop's c'est dire - savoir(=to wit

to budge mush to seethe broth birch pellet(& pelote2rgurgitation) to bolt(after horse has bolted upheaval stodgy slough [slou] ou [slauw] plight stumble slip-up to bud ballot-stuffing goon grant to bloat crush scrimmage to shove (when push comes -) dung to bust quip press stud cuff links shadow-box(ing)(shadowbox) poacher fire sale to holler rickety flurry of activity slacker wheeling and dealing water wings goody gallantry ramp (US) (GB=ralentisseur) swashbuckler(~de cape & d'pe snippet rummage(to -=have a -=fouiller to potter about to cobble together (from) tinker (v:- with (~to fiddle)) bridle to bridle to bully strand jot sprig whit twig razzle-dazzle to splinter to break down skewer crew cut falling-out to blur scrub rustle scalding singe (v:to -:roussir=to - off bully boisterous raucous heather to swot(strength-weak-opp-thre wonk whelk officialdom red tape (=bureaucracy) spoils scilicet (sc. or ss.) (=namely

c'est ne pas faire (interdit c'est prendre ou laisser c'est difficile dire(discutab c'est du chinois pour moi c'est fait pour nerver c'est le jour et la nuit c'est pourtant pas sorcier c'est quand tu veux ! c'est sans intrt c'est simple c bonjour /sangle c'est son domaine - ds son elt c'est top(don't git mo'better) c'est tout fait autre chose c'est une sacre surprise a a fait tilt(after confusion et l (= to and fro) a fait longtemps que + -(Neg) a laisse rveur a m'est gal a n'a rien voir/know little a n'en vaut pas la chandelle a ne marche pas avec moi a ne me dit rien de le faire a passe ou a casse(ou:or mar a reste voir-enDlibration a se comprend(OK mais pasd'ac a suffit now ! a va c a ! a suffit pour -c'est assez de a y est c'est fini (complete) cabane de jardin - remise cabinet-conseil(= - firm)(HR cabosser / entamer (confiance) cabot - clebs cabrer - se cabrer (= - up) cache -planque -rserve(argent cache cache cacher son talent cachette - planque cadeau--ct(w/ journal(=perk cadeau/rvlation(involontaire cadenas - antivol cadet (esp=menor) cadre (military - politics) cadrer-concorder-s'harmoniser cagnotte - minou (petit chat) cahier de coloriage cailler (lait) caillot (sang) / andouille (qn caisse - cageot - casier caisse de prvoyance caisse noire -dessous de table calculer-comprendre-dvelopper calculer juste(short(closeCall cal en - jugeote(?: tu piges? caler(moteur)(=cut out) /delay calme - sang-froid (=poise) calme toi !(don't angryOuPanic calomnier (=to slander) /salir calot (militaire) calotte(slt sens petite claque calvaire - extrme souffrance came -pierre grave en relief camembert-graphique secteurs camisole-carcan(=corset-fetter camp d'entranement camper sur ses positions canap (small sofa) candidature spontane canot (~sloop)(deep draught ?) cape -(a:envelopp (de mystre capital-risque(~business ventu capital - prpondrant capital - trs important capital initial -mise de fonds

that's a no-no take it or leave it it is a moot point(UK-arguable it's all greek to me it is like a red rag to a bull as different as chalk & cheese it is not rocket science in your own sweet time it's a moot point(US-academic) it's a cinch he is on his home turf (~lore) gitmo(&GTMO)(doesn't get any b that's a different animal that's a turn-up for the books the penny dropped (dohment!!) hither and thither it's(been)a long time since+ + the mind boggles I am not fussed it's a whole new ball game it's not worth the candle(game that cuts no ice with me I cannot be bothered to do it make-or-break jury is (still) out fair enough cut it out! so much for sth it's a wrap potting shed consultancy to dent pooch to rear stash hide and seek hide 1's light under a bushel hide-out freebie giveaway padlock younger cadre to mesh with kitty colouring-in books to curdle clot crate contingency fund slush fund to work out to cut it close savvy to stall composure don't get yourKnickersInAtwist to smear forage cap cuff agony cameo (& - (role):petit rle) pie chart straitjacket boot camp to dig one's heel (toes) in settee (bed-settee:canap-lit) unsolicited application cutter cloak venture capital overriding momentous seed money

capiteux(vin/scent)-vertigineu capot caprice (destin: vagary-quirk) captivant-convaincant-irrsist captiver-passionner(GB:enthral carabine canon sci caractre -colre (v: adoucir) caractriser carme carie (dentaire) carillon (v:carillonner-sonner carne (cheval) / enquiquineur carnet de commandes (~backlog) carrment - sans hsiter carte (informatique) carton casquer (=to pay up - pay out) casquer (argent)(ou over ou up cass(bone-foutu(=broken-burst casser sa pipe castrer (neuter - spay(female) cat family cataloguer (ds 1 sens ngatif) catgorique-total /au comptant causer des pb(ou into)(spanner caution (on - : ss caution ce n'est pas mon rayon ce n'est pas trop tt ce n'est qu'un composant ce que l'avenir nous rserve ce qui les motive(drivingForce ce qui revient de droit -alloc cder s'effondrer -s'affaisser cder(s'affaisser/se dgonfler ceindre - entourer (n: corset) ceindre (pe=>) - se prparer cela apporte2l'eauAleur moulin cela m'est gal (colloquial) cela ne vaut pas grand chose cela va en faire tiquer + d'un clbrer -vanter (the virtues) central-crucial (cf. charnire cerceau cerner - entourer (n : ourlet) certainement pas (loin d'tre. ces derniers X mois(au cours D cesser-disparatre(by degrees) chagrin - douleur - tristesse chagrin (peine) de coeur chahut-rafut (hullabaloo-razzm chahuter -gambader (n pl:bats chahuteur (v: to be -) chair de poule chambre forte (family -:caveau chambre meuble champignons vnneux chancelant-branlant-chevrotant chanceler - stupfier chandelier(1brance:candlestick changer de tactique(ou one's changer fusilD'paule/2refrain chant -chanteur -chanter (Nol chantage (v: faire chanter) chanvre (cf. bhang - hashish) chaos - tumulte - tohu-bohu chaparder (steal in small qty) chapeau ! chaque chose en son temps chardon charg (heavily - tree) charlatan / balivernes charnel (=fleshly - sensual) charnire-gond(v+on:dpendre 2 charognard-chiffonier (&- hunt

heady bonnet (GB) - hood (US) tantrum compelling to enthrall (!arch=enslave) sawn-off shotgun temper to typify Lent tooth decay chime nag order book no bones about it board cardboard (n & adj) to shell out to fork out busted to kick the bucket to geld tomcat - cat (queen) - kitten to write off outright to throw a (monkey) wrench in bail (& cope) it's not my bailiwick it is not any too soon it is but one component what the future holds what makes them tick entitlement to cave in (qn:s'avouer vaincu to cave in to girdle to gird (~ girdle) it's all grist to their mill I am not bothered not up to much that'll raise an eyebrow or 2 to extoll (GB:extol) pivotal (moment-role) hoop to hem in anything but over the past Xmonths-last few to wear off grief (!v=to grieve s'affliger heartache horseplay to romp rowdy creeps bank vault digs (GB) toadstool wobbly to stagger (n:pas chancelant) candelabra (+ieurs branches) to shift ground to change 1's tune (2 musique) carol blackmail hemp pandemonium(&P..:capitalOfHell to pilfer my hat (is) off (to sb)! cross that bridge whenWeGet2it thistle laden humbug carnal hinge scavenger

charogne charrue->boeufs(minor dominate chasser-repousser (fly-a/c-atk Chasseur-cueilleur chasseur 2 prime(n:&gnrosit chat tigr chtaigne - marron chteaux en Espagne(=pipe drea chatouillement (&v: to -) chaudire centrale (US:furnace chauffard chaume (des crales) chaume (pour toit) chausse (sur marcage-eau) chauvin - cocardier (pej) chef 2bande-meneur(riot-mischi chef de file - mouton leader chemine (- industries:lourdes chque sans provision cher (at great cost)-2tt coeur chercher-passer voir/lever yeu chercher-regarder autour 2 soi chercher gagner du temps chercher s'enrichir(ambition chercher se faire inviter cheval bascule cheval d'abri / prtexte cheviller/fixer-indexer(prixSE chic - lgant / vif - prompt chic (vtement ...) chicken family chiffonnier chimrique(&dulcinea-rosinante chiot(&v:mettre bas)/freluquet chipotage - chinoiserie chiqu (n) - simul (adj) chiquenaude/- knife=crand'arr choisir - isoler - distinguer choisir (nom - couleur) chmage partiel chope (de bire) chronomtre - chrono chute(gvt-cada)ruine(perdici chutes de perforation (ordi) ci-joint (to this writing/docu cigogne cigu cinglant(rplique)-froce(ATK) cingl - dingue circonscription (lectorale) circonstance (word : mot de) circonstances attnuantes circuler(move-rumour)/ =tackle cir /city -: requin-financier cireur de chaussure citation-assignation(comparat citer D gens clbres(snobisme citer enExemple(up to ridicule clairvoyance(gift of prophetic clameur de haro (~brouhaha) clandestin(ops-secret(- agent) clapier - taudis (=shanty) clapotis - clapotement (eau) claquer - faire des folies claquer(door)/critiquer-dmoli classes d'anomalies classeur( anneaux)-(re)lieuse cl de voute-cheville(l&f:ouvr clebs -clbard(mongrel)/ idiot clef (cl) molette clment - misricordieux client / parieur(cf. apostante client(habitu resto) - mcne clientlisme (~ patronage)

carrion tail waggingTheDog(mondeEnvers to drive off Hunter-gatherer bounty hunter tabby (cat) chestnut pie in the sky tickle central-heating boiler reckless driver stubble thatch causeway jingoistic ringleader bellwether smokestack bounced cheque dearly to look up to cast around(=to look around to stall for time to be on the make to angle rocking horse stalking horse to peg smart (& intelligent-spirituel natty cockerel - hen - chick rag-and-bone man quixotic pup(&v:to -)/impertinent=puppy nit-picking put-on flick (&=film.go to the flicks to single out to settle on sth (name-color) furlough (=temporary layoff) tankard stopwatch downfall (=undoing) chad(cf. hanging -:election US hereto stork hemlock blistering (&n:formation ampou bonkers constituency nonce mitigating circumstances to go about slicker bootblack subpoena name-dropping(to name-drop) to hold up as an example second sight hue and cry (~hubbub) undercover hutch swash (to - : clapoter) to splash out to slam defect severity binder (ring -) linchpin mutt monkey wrench merciful punter patron pork-barrel (~ clientelism)

clocher - flche(clocher=spire clopin clopan clturer(sparer par 1 cloture clou(carpet) - punaise(poster) clouter - garnir de clou coaguler (n:caillot/andouille) cocher(mark w/ tick)/=to scold cochon d'Inde -cobaye (lit&fig coco (Polly = parrot) cocu coeur (d'un pb / d'un sujet) coeur vaillant(adj:-ed:intrpi coffre (=luggage compartment) coin-coin (- docteur:charlatan coincer qn(for crime)-dnoncer coliques (maladie) collaborateur (collabo 2nd GM) collant collant-poisseux-adhsi/dlica collation collge (GB: 9 13 ans) coller (suivre)(n:porte coffre collet - pige (vb: prendre au collet mont - guind colporter (=to spread gossip) colporteur(=hawker)/trafiquant combattre(illness)juguler(prix combine -embrouille(v:carotter comdien(ne) (qn qui exagre) comique (1-man show) (ou comic comique de rptition(blague comit (pol) -runion -coterie comme 1 drat (n:battant(bell comme toile 2fond~arrire-plan commencer (discussion) par/en commencer (un voyage-ds la vie commencer / se mettre en route commencer(mus: jouer)-engager comment s'y prendre (=prepare) commerce par troc commerces (- shop-store(ex H&M commre (=rumormonger) commissaire-priseur commission-course(- boy:livreu Commission du budget commotion crbrale communaut (v:communier) comparaison ok (vs to-oranges) comparer les prix compatir - comprendre compensatoire-2 contre-pouvoir compenser (compos avec make) complaisance(ne rien se refuse complaisant(formal:id(obliging complment (to original level complexe -blocage(psy ou ordi) compliqu(=intricate-complicat complot -conspiration-intrigue comporter-entraner-occasionne comporter -permettre -admettre compos(chim-mot)-complexe(mat composition (produit/journal) composition(team) -plateau(TV) comprhensif - compatissant comprendre - infrer -conclure comprendre -saisir (=to grasp) comprendre (= w/out)(n:brasse) compris (put at initial stage) compromettant(piceAconviction compte-rendu -critique(good -) compter sur - miser sur comptine conception de la vie(FaonVoir concert / cabriolet

steeple to hobble along to fence (sth off) tack (&nautical: bord ->f:voie to stud(-ded:parsem(d'toiles to clot to tick off (&=to exasperate) Guinea pig Polly wanna (want a) cracker cuckold crux stout heart boot (GB) - trunk (US) quack to nail gripes quisling pantihose(Am)-(pair of) tights sticky meat-tea middle school to tailgate snare prim to retail peddler to fight off (&repousser nmy) wangle drama queen stand-up comedian running joke (ou gag) caucus like the clappers against a backdrop to start off with/by(talking) to start out to start off to strike up(a friendship:lier how to go about it counter-trading high street gossipmonger auctioneer errand Committee of Ways and Means concussion commune apples-to-apples comparison to shop around to empathize with countervailing to make up for self-indulgence accommodating top-up hang-up (=complex) convoluted plot to entail to admit of compound makeup (& maquillage) line-up sympathetic to gather to savvy to fathom built-in incriminating (- evidence) write-up (&surestimation asset to bank on nursery rhyme outlook on life gig

concessions (w/ or: qq prs) concierge-gardien (~custodian) concis - lapidaire concluant - dcisif - final conclure-arriver un accord conclure (deal) (n:entreinte) conclusion (by -:par dduction conclusions(cour avantAudience concorder - cadrer concorder - coller (=to match) conu (bien/mal)-pese(rponse concurrent inconnu-ki cacheJeu condamner-marqu par le destin conduire(&cow) -chasser(people conduit-canal(d'approvisionnem confier(to sb)(- in sb:se conf confinement confiture - rserve - domaine conflit social confrontation (poker:poser jeu confus-flou-(tte) qui tourne confus - vague (dsordonn) confusion mentale(cf. delusion conjecturer conjoint - partenaire connaissance-base/interdir vol conneries / couilles connu de tous - connu partout consciencieux consentant consquence-rsultat (=outcome conservateur (muse) conserve /pr-enregistr(rires conserver - garder - maintenir constant - inlassable consternation (constern: in consterner-scandaliser-choquer construit la va-vite contact (spy)/manutentionnaire contamination (to -.f:souiller contempler /tudier/expertiser content - satisfait content de soi contester 1 dcision(uselessly contingence-ala-provision(fin contingent (troupe / ventuel) contourner(pb) / circuler(news contrariant(&pervers)lecherous contre toute attente contrecarrer contrecarrer-coincer(cf. golf) contrecoup-raction (against- contredire contrematre - chef d'quipe contrepterie (chgt sons dbut contribuer (enveloppe commune) contribuer / se diriger vers contrit - repentant contrle(ententeSurLes) D prix controvers - litigieux controvers -pineux (issue-?) convaincant convaincant - puissant convenable - seyant convenir - seoir convenirAmerveille (perfection convoiter convoquer (meeting) -se runir cool - relax - dcontract cooprer - jouer le jeu copieur ( l'cole) copinage(politik)(crony:cop's) coqueluche (whoop:cri joie) coquille - faute de frappe

give-and-take janitor (US) - caretaker pithy conclusive (- evidence) to come to terms with sb to clinch inference brief of argument to dovetail to tie in thought-out dark horse to doom to drive conduit to confide containment preserve industrial dispute showdown muzzy muddled delirium to surmise significant other grounding (& mise la terre) cobblers household name (ou word) diligent acquiescent upshot curator canned to retain unremitting dismay to appal jerry-built handler taint to survey gruntled complacent to argue the toss contingency contingent to get around perverse against all (the) odds to thwart to stymie backlash to gainsay foreman spoonerism to chip in (&/mettre grain2sel to make for contrite (= apologetic) price-fixing (- ring: cartel) contentious vexed (& contrari-fch) persuasive cogent(=compelling:irrsistibl becoming to befit to suit to a T to covet to convene laid-back to play ball copycat cronyism whooping cough (&quinte toux) typo

coquin - vaurien (=scoundrel) corbillard(to page in front... corde raide(walk a -)(- walker cordial - jovial (=cheerful) cordonnier corpulent / solide / acharn correct - ( la) rgulir(e) correspondre-concorder (= - up corroborer -tablir bien-fond corruption -perversit -ragots cortge de voitures corve / pl.: travaux mnagers costume (dressing - clobber) cote(high-long -:faible chance coterie - clique -bande (=clan coterie (politique)(=camarilla couche bb (nappy en GB) couch sur le dos /mou-inactif couchette(train)/poste(ds port coude coude (- race) couenne (bacon)-crote(cheese) coup /nage /ATK(med) /cadence coup 2bche/fouilles/coup(=jab coup d'oeil - regard furtif coup d'oeil furtif/ppiement coup de coude(rappel/encourage coup mont coup mont(to frame:monter 1 c coup sec (take the -: trinquer coup sur coup / dos dos coup violent /1 russite/baise coup2pot/douve(foi)(s:nageoire coupable (not guilty bef trial coupable attentat la pudeur couper-tailler (w/ coups:silex couper (tels/EDF/tte) -isoler couper cheveux (rafrachir) couper la gorge(- skirt:jupe f couper la route-barrer passage courage ! courage! (vs se dcourager) courant dominant 2la politique courir ventre terre courrier du coeur(cf. ag. aunt cours spot (current)(vs future course d'lan/priode avant qc coursier-passeur(drug smuggler coursier - destrier court-circuit court courrier courtiser / attirer (=to coax) courtois - urbain - raffin Cot d'Usage Cot Total de Possession(vsCoU cote que cote(1 wayoranother cots fixes couture/crik(bursting at the couve (vb:couver)-progniture couve/treinte-griffe-embraya couver (bird) -menacer (storm) couveuse(hen) /en mal d'enfant couvrir la voix-touffer(sound couvrir qn de qc (=sth on sb) cow family cracher-payer(pourCauseCommune cracher - payer (cf. to baffle crainte mle de respect crapule / coquin (enfant) craquement/- time:pire-crucial crasse - misre noire - salet crditeur - ds le vert credo - croyance - foi crdule(v:to gull:duper-rouler crer un prcdent

rascal hearse tightrope genial cobbler stout fair-and-square(fair-and-above to tally to substantiate sleaze(SunSeaSand&-)(sludge&-) motorcade chore garb odds (betting) (vs low-short) clique cabal diaper supine berth neck and neck rind (pork -) (corce(fruit)) stroke (&trait(pen-of genius)) dig (&coup 2 patte(snide rmk) to peek (no peeking!) peep (to -:jeter 1 coup d'oeil nudge put-up job frame-up rap back to back (b-to-b) bang fluke culprit molester to hew to cut off to cut off hair (just a trim) to slit one's throat to cut off (ou to cut out) cheer up! take heart! (vs to lose heart) mainstream politics to go hell for leather agony column spot price run-up courier steed short circuit short-haul to woo urbane Cost of Use (CoU) (vs TCO) Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by hook or by crook sunk cost seam brood clutch to brood (&on-over:broyer noir broody to drown out to shower sb with sth bull - cow - calf to pony up(unavoidable expense to stump up awe scoundrel crunch squalor in the black creed gullible to set a precedent

crme - dessus du panier crpitement(fire-radio)grsill crpuscule (aprs sunset) crpuscule (sens dif ang/fr) creuser - fouiller (cf. delve) crev (=tired-worn out) -foutu criant - manifeste - flagrant cribl - accabl (NOM-X) crible / passoire crier grce (cf. say uncle) crinire crisp - guind (=strait-laced crisp - tordu - contortion critique (blunt criticism) critique(adj)/empirique-estime critiquer - dire du mal de critiquer svrement -triller croche(1/8 ronde blanche-noire crochet(snake)-canine-croc(dog croire sur parole crotre - prosprer croquant -frais -vif -prcis croque-mitaine (monstre enfant croquemitaine - cauchemar crotte de nez (sche) /monstre crotter-troubler(water) (&fig) croupe - postrieur / restes crote(plaie) / jaune(grve) croyez-moi(noCabe(laMenor)duda cru - brut (- naked : tout nu) cru - criard - sensation cucul - tarte / rebattu -cul cuisant-cinglant-blessant(rmq) cuisiner (sens interrogate) culasse culot-toupet(2 have the - 2 do culture - gnie (of people) culture comme la confiture curieux - fouineur (=busybody) d'poque -historique (&dmod) d'humeur joyeuse d'un air gn d'un seul coup (at/in/with) dans l'enceinte de(n:lieu clos dans la mesure o dans tt les bonnes librairies darle7vueltasAlaLenguaAntesDeH date limite-butoir - chance date limite 2 vente-premption de 1re classe d coudre de base-sans chichis-tt simple de base - principal de base - qui mane de la base de bouche oreille-verbalemen de bout en bout(de l'AV l'AR de but en blanc- bout portant de faon cohrente/constamment de front (tre la hauteur) de grande envergure - porte de gros (adj&adv&n:vente en -) de jour en jour de justesse (gagner de -) de la plus grande envergure de mauvais augure - solennel de mauvais got - got douteux de nos jours (current period.) de nouveau de part en part de peur que - de crainte que de plus belle (+ que prvu) de son mtier - de son tat de tps en tps(e now&then-again dbandade -panique (v: se ruer

cream of the crop crackle (adv:crackly) gloaming (&dusk-twilight) twilight to dig knackered blatant ridden sieve to cry uncle mane uptight contorted brickbat(&brique(as a weapon)) judgmental to malign (much-maligned) to castigate quaver fang to take one's word for it to flourish (/ &brandir(stick) crisp bugaboo (=booger-boogeyman) bugbear (=bete noire)(=bugaboo booger (/=bugbear-bogeyman) to muddy (adj:crott-trouble) rump scab make no mistake (about it) stark lurid corny stinging to grill breech brass neck (ou brass) ethos dazzle w/brillance baffle w/BS quidnunc period chirpy uneasily at one fell swoop within the precincts of insofar as (in so far as) where all fine books are sold to mind one's Ps & Qs (Hablar) deadline sell-by date top-notch thimble no-frills staple (product-food-diet) grass-root by word of mouth from stem to stern point-blank consistently abreast far-reaching wholesale by the day by a whisker full-blown portentous off-colour (& mal fichu) in this day and age(.inHistory afresh through-and-through lest with a vengeance by trade (de oficio) every so often stampede

dbarquement (de Normandie) dbat - contestation - litige dbattre - discuter dbit (informatique) dbiteur - mauvais payeur dblatrer -protester -mdire dboter-se retirer-partir(tra dborder - tourner dborder (-ing w/ tears:noys) dborder / empirer -s'aggraver debout (barrel:pos verticale) dbutant-naissant (n:oisillon) dbutant (=novice)(vs seasoned dcallage - diffrence dcamper - filer (avec) dcantation(vin&mine:pond-tank dcapiter dcder (euphemism) dcs/cession bail - testament dcharge publique dcharge(elec-droit-arm/renvoi dcharger - dbarquer dcharger (1's anger: sa colr dchets (from mining) (- dam) dchir - divis (society..) dchirer - arracher (/arnaquer dchirure(v:dchirer)(Jack-per dcid(-ness:affirmation 2 soi dcision sur un coup de tte dclara crit ssSerment(onOath dclenchement-flambe-pidmie dcombres dconcertant(- winds:VRB&shift dconcerter -troubler-dgoter dconcerter (=to puzzle) dconner (machine-personne) dconseiller - exclure dcontract/dsinvolte/fortuit dcouper-stopper-enlever(tumor dcourag - dprim dcourageant dcousu(speech)SinueuxRadotage dcouvert (bancaire) (am:draft dcouvert(limit/penalty/charge dcouverte majeure-pas dcisif ddaigner - ignorer ddaigneux ddicace /conscration(church) dduire (from - de) deer family dfaut /faille (argument-plan) dfauts dfendre (qn -qc -se dfendre) dfi (un geste de -) dfiance (= wariness) dfier - contester (in ou into dfier / embaucher / assumer dfinitif -sans appel /dernier dformation-gauchissement(&rou dgager (heat) - (s')puiser dgts (collectif: vb au sing) dglingu (=awry-amiss-shaky) dgonfl (gives up too easily) dgoter -obtenir -choper(fille dgotant - infecte / obscne dgradation - usure dgrader(couvrir d'inscription degr d'alphabtisation dguenill - en haillons djouer(plan(n:obstacle-solive dlabr-fatigu- plat(batteri dlabr-ki s'effondre(tumbledo dlabr - dpenaill dlai d'excution(ex: quick -)

the Landings dispute to talk over throughput deadbeat to rant to pull out to outflank to brim(~= - over)(enthusiasm) to boil over on end (& d'affil-entier:tps) fledgling tyro discrepancy to make off (- with) settling to behead to pass away demise landfill site discharge to offload to vent tailings riven to rip rip self-assertive spur-of-the-moment decision affidavit outbreak rubble baffling to put off to mystify to act up (pers:faire l'idiot) to warn off casual to cut out downhearted disheartening (to dishearten) rambling (& randonne) overdraught overdraft breakthrough to shrug off dismissive dedication (& dvouement) to infer buck (stag) - doe - fawn flaw shortcomings to stand up for defiance (a gesture of -) mistrust - distrust- suspicion to call in question to take on final buckling to give out damage wonky quitter to land filthy wear and tear to deface (dfigurer) literacy ragged to balk(/&- at:seDrober(horse run-down ramshackle dilapidated turnaround (US: turnround)

dlai livraison / tps rotation dlai prod-livraison-ralisati dlav - faible (argumentation dlayer-attnuer(adj:dulcor) dlicieux-superBon-sexy(=yummy dlire - illusion dlirer - tre dithyrambique dloger (force to emerge) dmagogie (populace-agitateur) demander instamment dmangeaison (v:prouver des dmarche (faon de marcher) dmler - dnouer - claircir dmesur - exagr -exorbitant dmissionner demolir - renverser / arracher dmolir au bull (&=to bully dmontable (scaffolding-arm) dmonter - dcontenancer dmoralis-dconcert-dmont dnicher - dloger (n:furet dnigrer (~belittle:rabaisser) dent (d'une fourchette) dentier(prothse)(dentadura po dnu de - dpourvu de dpannage (- charge:frais dpct dpassement de budget dpasser (la demande) dpendances -communs(btiments dpendre de dpenses courantes (cf. costs) dpensesClientlistes(earmarks dpister -dcouvrir -retrouver dpit (in a fit of -:ds 1accs dpit (ressentiment) dpit(&v)much to my -: mon gd dployer - implanter -drouler dpouill de dpourvu -moment d'inattention depuis ... (cf. depuis lors) depuis lors dernire ligne droite(&stretch drober (cf. pilfer-filch) drouler / se relaxer drout - perplexe des gens de tous les milieux des hauts & des bas-mont russe ds le dbut / vers le client ds le dbut(du dbut la fin ds le dpart dsaccord (- from all creeds dsagrable -mauvais caractre dsamorcer (lit & fig) dsapprobateur dsapprouver (on/upon)(froncer dsavantage(on the -:par contr descendre/revenirSurSaDcision descente (=v) (police/en piqu dsesprer (v intr : of you) dsherber (- out : liminer) dshonnorer - couvrir de honte dsillusion (vs delusion !) dsinvolte-cavalier (=cheeky) dsinvolte - joyeux - allgre dsinvolte -cavalier / brusque dsir - obsession / inquitude dsir ardent (cf. longing) dsirer ardemment - rclamer dsirer ardemment -brler (fig dsobligeant - pejoratif dsol - abattu dsol - contrit dsordon (& disregard 4 rules desscher(crops-soif dvorante

turnaround time lead [li:d] time wishy-washy to water down scrummy delusion to rave to flush out rabble-rousing (&a:demagogique to call on itch gait to unravel inordinate to resign to tear down to bulldoze take-down (& cf. squelch) to take aback unnerving to ferret out to disparage prong dentures(sing-falseTeeth)stiza devoid of callout (call-out fee) cost overrun to outstrip outhouse to hinge on running expenses pork-barrel spendings/projects to track down(prey-sb-info) pique spite chagrin to roll out (prgm - service) shorn of (cf. shear) off-guard from the 1970s on(cf.sinceThen ever since home straight(2be on-in the -) to purloin to unwind bewildered people from all walks of life roller coaster front end from the ground up from the outset dissent ill-tempered to defuse deprecating to frown on downside to climb down swoop to despair to weed to disgrace disillusion flippant blithe offhand (adv:de but en blanc) anxiety yearning to crave to yearn derogatory woebegone apologetic bare-knuckle(=rough-and-tumble to parch

dessin vautMieux long discours dessous-de-table - pot-de-vin destin (funeste) destruction-ravage-anant(hope dsuet - vieillot dtach de ce monde dtacher (officer-employee) dtail (de chiffres-d'un devis dteindre (l&f) dtendre (se -) (=to relax) dtention prventive (on -:en dterrer (lit & fig) dtester -excrer (adj sans e) dtournement de fonds dtourner (=to embezzle) dtourner(des fonds)-escroquer dtours-dtourn(route-moyens) dtracteur - critique(personne dtracteur - diffamateur dtruire (1 mythe)-discrditer deuil (=mourning - grief) devancer - dsarmocer dvelopper-donner + de dtails devenir marginal (- culture) devin devinette / crible - passoire devis (=quote) devis / citation / guillemets devise - slogan dvitalisation (dent) dvoiler dvoiler son jeu devoir s'attendre (qc surprise dvou - rsolu - constant dvouEngag(convaincu:rel-pol diable (autre que devil) diaphane - translucide difficile - exigeant (= picky) difficile (trait de caractre) difficile manier-lourd(style difficile manier-lourd(syste difficults (pb) initiales digne de ce nom-ki se respecte diktat / maxime - affirmation dilemme (=dilemma-hard plight) diluer -claicir (sauce/foule) diminuer - s'adoucir (mto) dingue-fl (absurde-loufoque) dingue - maboul dinguerie diplme (=diploma - degree) dire au revoir / faire fuir dire des idioties dire du mal de -dblatrer sur dirigeable(petit)-ractionnair discordant (son) - qui branle discours d'encouragement discours d'ouverture discuter fond-obstr. parleme disgrcieux (=uncouth) disjoncteur (cf. fuse-breaker) disjoncteur /silhouette (shape disponible (avoir ss la main) dispute (=spat) dissident - scession dissolu (moeurs) / confus dissuasion (moyen de:deterrent distant(&froid)(v:seTenirEcart distingu-manir-comme il fau distinguer-dchiffer / rdiger distinguer - destiner (job) distraction-rconfort(=comfort distraire distribuer - rpartir

A Picture Tells a 1000 Words kickback doom destruction antiquated otherworldly to second breakdown to rub off(&enleverEn frottant to veg out (cf. vegetate) remand to dig up to loathe defalcation to siphon off to embezzle (n: embezzlement) roundabout way critic slanderer to debunk bereavement to forestall to elaborate to drop out soothsayer riddle estimate quote catch phrase root canal (treatment) to unveil to tip/show one's hand to be in for sth (unpleasant) steadfast committed evil spirit gauzy fussy picky unwieldy unwieldy teething problems worth 1's salt(time-weightGold dictum quandary to thin to let up screwball (- comedy-film) barmy (UK & informal) wackiness qualification to see off to talk rot to badmouth blimp jarring pep talk (pep=punch) keynote speech to talk out ungainly trip switch(=circuit-breaker? cutout on hand (to keep on hand) wrangle breakaway (vs separatist) promiscuous deterrence aloof (to keep-stand - from) genteel to make out to mark out solace to sidetrack to distribute

distribuer(in small proportion dites donc !(US:say!) (call !) diversion - fausse piste doctrine - dogme - croyance dog family dommages-intrts (pl. en ang) don de faire des dcouvertes.. donner 1 coup-sur fesse(=spank donner des informations donner en location qn (UK) donner fil retordre-rivaliser donner grandes lignes(n:silhou donner le droit (=to allow) donner un coup de main (col) donner un coup de neuf donner un srieux coup 2 pouce donner(tre:to have)l'avantage dornavant - l'avenir dorloter dorloter - materner Dormeur (Nain) dormir - tre assoupi(e) dossier (law) / avocat (slang) dossier (that's on your -) dot (pour un mariage) dotation(donated funds)/talent doter de(sens litral & figur doubl (leather-lined: - cuir) double sens double vitrage doubler (un film) douche froide (=complete shock douillet -bien ajust/au chaud doute (surtout au pluriel) douteux (joke) - limite doux (weather)-odorant-parfum drague (baratin de drague) draguer online(?sourireAffect draguer(canal/fouillerSouvenir dramatique (pas film : drama) dresser(plan) - rdiger(will) droit - vertueux ds l'ensemble-gnralmnt parla ds la priode qui a prcd X ds laBonne fourchette-cohrent ds le pire des cas(if it comes ds tous les sens(disorder/awry ds ts ses tats(affect-anxieu du coin de l'oeil du jour au lendemain du rpertoire/tt fait/classiqu duck family duel (cf. handbags at dawn) dur(peau)-insensible-sans coeu duvet duvet(of fabric)/rat(thtre) bloui -qui s'merveille de tt blouir bouillanter boulis (loose weathered rock) bouriffer(=to rumple-dishevel branler - troubler cart de conduite-mfait-dlit carter-conjurer-parer(wardoff ecclsiastique ecclsiastique (qn du clerg) chafaudage - chafaud changer(blows)(faire ciculer) chasse (walk) -pilotis (build chauffoure (to enter the -) chauffoure (vb: se bagarrer) chouer-se casser-se dmonter chouer(n:rive-grve)-d:bloqu claboussure /faire sensation

to dole out I say! red herring tenet dog - bitch - puppy damages serendipity (..accidentelles) to whack (& defeat(UK):racle) to give out information to hire out to sb to give so a run for his money to outline to entitle to help out(&dpanner (money)) to spruce up to kickstart to give the edge henceforth to pamper to mollycoddle (UK-pej)(pamper Sleepy to slumber brief(2hold a -:tre en charge brief dowry endowment to endow with lined double meaning (ambiguous) double glazing to dub to fall like a ton of bricks snug misgiving close (near) to the bone balmy chat-up (chatup) (- line) simping (?to simper:minauder) to dredge tragic to draw up (&/stopper/aligner) righteous by and large(au prs-gd largue in the lead-up to X (veille) in the ballpark (ball park) when push comes to shove all over the place wrought-up askance over night stock drake - duck - duckling pistols at dawn callous down fluff starry-eyed(- side:fleur bleue to dazzle to scald scree to tousle (& =froisser-friper) to unnerve misdemeanour to stave off cleric parson(-'s nose:sot-l'y-laisse scaffold to bandy (- about ou around) stilt fray scuffle to come apart to strand splash (v:to -)/makeBig splash

claboussure(&v)(salpicar)(spa claircissement - dification clat - brchure clat - charde - esquille clat (verre-obus) - tesson cole mixte(US:tudiante d'1 cole publique secondaire (UK) conome - peu dpensier conomique (classe)(fly coach corce / (aboiement) coute(naut)(drunk:ventdsvoile ecouter(porte)-mettre s coute couvillon-prlvemnt(&coton craser-presser-entasser-mater craser (fly-wasp) (n:tapette) crire - attribuer - rabaisser crire - mettre en majuscule crire (to organization/TV...) crire crayon-fixer provisoire cul - banalits (cf. cheval) dredon effectuer une enqute sur effervescence (= - & bustle) effet 2 levier/pression(influe efficacement effondrement -crise(conomique effort effront-insolent /coquin(joke effront - audacieux / branch effront - impertinent effront/kiFaitToc/(fake)blond effroyable - monstrueux galit des chances gar - dvoy (to be or get garer glantier(fr rouge-fleurs rose gout (&fig:esprit mal tourn) goutter (faire -)(ESP:colar) jecter-renvoyer(=to chuck out laborer / imaginer lan lections anticipes (vs snap) lphant ds magasin porcelaine lphant solitaire(- RA source lev - haut - noble liminer les 1 aprs les autre loigner - repousser elts de base(brass tacks-nitty mail (art-dent) (v:mailler embarde(=lurch)(v:do 1-dvier embarquer qn ds 1 car(n:paquet embarras /dose(drug) /position embtements embobiner (= confound -mystify emboter-(s')imbriquer (~mesh) embourber / enliser (ds pb) embouteillage monstre embraser qc (adj : en feu) embrasser(qn-cause) - adopter embruns (uncountable) mettre-rpandre(heat)(cf out) emmailloter - envelopper emmener d'autorit - de force emmener de force (par membres) emmener rapidement(up:battrEgg empiter sur (n: -ment) empiler EmployPrpos(tea/marketing employer les grands moyens empoignade (v: se disputer) empoisonner-frelater-corrompre en 1 fois(rbst anticip/indemn en 1re ligne (danger - stress en abondance (job-)

splatter enlightenment chip splinter shard(sherd)(&dbris &f:fortun coeducational school (co(-)ed) comprehensive (school) thrifty economy-tourist-coach class bark sheet(3 sheets in(/to)the wind to eavesdrop swab to crush to swat (n:fly swat) to put down to capitalize(&fin:capitaliser to write in to pencil in hackneyed eiderdown to vet hustle leverage effectually slump endeavour saucy sassy cheeky brassy ghastly level playing field astray to mislay rosa canina (fruits:hips) sewer to strain (/& froisser-forcer) to boot out to devise impetus early elections like a bull in a china shop rogue elephant lofty to pick off to keep at bay nuts and bolts enamel swerve to bundle sb into a car fix hassle to bamboozle to interlock (~ interdigitate) to bog down gridlock to set sth ablaze to embrace embruns to give off to swathe to march off (ex:kids to bed) to frogmarch (frog-march) to whisk away (off) to encroach (up)on to stack up wallah to play hardball (hard ball) tussle to adulterate lump sum at the sharp end galore (adv)

en abondance (nourriture -) en amont-vers l'amont(vs downen attendant - instance -cours en avoir ras le bol de qn/qc en bois/raide-peuNaturel-forc en cavale - en fuite en cavale - fuite - libert en cours - qui dure (pb -issue en crue (pour une rivire) en dsacord (= at variance) en douce - ni vu ni connu en tat de marche / rsistant en exercice en faire trop en fin de compte(all said&done en finir avec (no more worry) en fusion en lambeaux / (n = duds-rags) en libert-l'ensemble(totalit en liquide (=en efectivo) en parfaiteSant(tip-top(~nick en priode creuse (trade is en perspective / en vue en plein air(outdoors(cf.fresh en plein ds le mille(remark..) en pleine sant en retard - impay (facture) en retenant son souffle(!eggco en somme (=to sum up ~in short en sursis(unexpected extension en tant que tel en tout cas-quoi qu'il en soit en venir au fait -aller au but en vente (GB) / en solde (US) en vouloir -ne pas apprcier enceinte/lourd 2 sens(silence) encercler - cerner enchanement - transition enchanement d'ides (fil) enchaner (n pl: fers /carcan) enchaner (sur) -se lancer (ds enchant (state of trance -joy enchevtrement(pb sentimentaux enclos / taule(pour -itentiary encore rat ! (v:contrecarrer) encorner encourager-favoriser-stimuler encourir-s'exposer-subir(perte encrassement (dog -:crottes ?) endmique -galopant (inflation endiguer-arrter(=couper court endosser(chque/appuyer(action endurer - supporter enerv (to get -)(=irascible) nerver - ennuyer qn enfant malheureux ou abandonn enfant plac ds fam d'accueil enfant trouv (hospice pour -) enfer(=hell)/sapristi!(keDiabl enfin - pour finir (fin num enfin (aprs attente) enfin et surtout enfourcher /couvrir (sujet-tps enfreindre-violer-transgresser engagement-promesse-entreprise engager (ou louer) engendrer-gnrer-frayer(fish engendrer(bible) (cf. to sire) engloutir -s'empifrer -siffler engloutir (=comerse) engouement - lubie (latest -) engouement - toquade engourdi - gourd (v:engourdir) engrenage vis sans fin

galore (food galore) upstream pending to be fed up to the back teeth wooden (performance-actor) on the lam (lamster:fugitif) on the loose ongoing in spate at odds on the sly serviceable incumbent to sell past the close at the end of the day to get it over with molten (cf. melt (reg)) in tatters at large in cash in the pink in slack periods in theOffing(likely2happenSoon alfresco spot-on (= pile (measurement)) as fit as a fiddle overdue with bated breath (!baited) in sum borrowed time as such at any rate cut to the chase (spit it out) on sale to resent (& prouver rancune) pregnant to close in on segue [SEGWAY] train of thought to shackle to segue entranced entanglement pen foiled again! to gore (gore:sang coagul) to foster to incur (& contracter(debt)) fouling rampant to stanch(ou staunch(-courant) to endorse to put up with edgy to get to sb waif(-s&strays:animaux errants foster child foundling (- hospital) heck(what the -)(a - of a lot lastly at last last but not least to straddle to infringe undertaking to hire to spawn to beget to guzzle to eat up (&fig:consommer bcp) fad infatuation numb worm drive

engueulade / fin (=break-up) nigme nigme - devinette (with pun) enjleur- w/ bagout-dsinvolte enjoliver - embellir enjou - (ton) rieur enlvement - rapt - kidnapping enlever(clothe)=>seDshabiller ennemi jur - n1 (ou rival) ennuyeux - fastidieux norme - colossal norme (very large) enqute-analyse(reasons 2 fail enquter(recouper)-tenirDebout enrag (l&f:fanatique) (rabies enrayer - coller (les yeux) enrayer le flot de qc entamer(pargne-pntrer(march entasser/arrter-laisserTomber entendre(=mean-intend)/s'atk entendre(par hasard)-surprendr entriner un fait (sans discus enterrement 2vie 2garon/fille enthousiasme enthousiaste - en pleine forme enthousiaste(cheers) -exaltant entich / abruti (d'alcool) entirement -en tt -tt fait entracte(th)(sunny -:claircie entrain - allant (v:revigorer) entraver (chev-mvt)- boitiller entremler - (s')entrelacer entrepreneur (en btiment) entrer dsVifSujet(fondamentaux entrer en action entrer en production(industrie entrer en vigueur(take effect) entretenir-faire la rvision 2 entretien (= maintenance(ang.) entrevoir (nom: aperu) envahir(pays) - dpasser(time) envahissant (all--:omniprsent enveloppe (grain)/cosse (pois) envier - accorder regret envieux envoi de fonds (esp: remesa) envoyer pompier aprs incendie envoyer promener-balayer(sujet envoyer promener (expdier) qn panchement - effusion pave / mastodonte peron / motivation pi (bl-mas) pica / pimpant - net -impec' pidmie pine / sujet d'irritation plucher(lgumes)/rogner(ongle plucheur / flic (UK-dated) pope / blockbuster (film) poustouflant (cf. the mind... pouvantable - affreux poux - pouse -conjoint(e) pris(love/w/:terroris-envahi epsilon (=iota- -n -whit-shred puisement - fatigue - corve puiser / user / affaiblir quarisseur - dmolisseur quilibre-assurance(sang-froid quipemnts-facilits(=comforts quitable - juste - impartial quivalent (cela revient dir radiquer - anantir raflure-embarras(2getInto/Out raflure (- mark)

bust-up mystery conundrum glib to sugarcoat (sugar-coated) jocular abduction to peel off (a/c:se dtacher) arch enemy tedious outsized whopping inquest to check out (story-statement) rabid to gum up to stem the tide of sth to make inroads into to pack in to get at (&atteindre/suborner to overhear to rubber stamp stag/hen night(for groom/bride gusto (with -:avec plaisir) bright-eyed and bushy-tailed rousing besotted (infatuated) altogether interval pep to hobble to intertwine contractor to get down 2 the nitty-gritty to kick in to come on stream to inure (GB:enure) to service (2 have 1's car -d) upkeep to glimpse to overrun pervasive (&all-pervading) husk to begrudge covetous remittance shutStableDoorAfterHorseBolted to brush off to give sb short shrift outpouring hulk spur ear spruce (& v: to - up) epidemic thorn to pare peeler epic mind-boggling dreadful spouse[spass](cf.significant) smitten smidge fatigue (-s: treillis) to wear out knacker poise amenities even-handed tantamount to stamp out scrape scuff

reintant(1ou2 l/gruel: brouet ergoteur - chicaneur roder(=gnaw-destroy gradually erreur judiciaire(&FausseCouch esbroufe - fanfaronnade escale (= stop - stopover) escale (= stopover) escarmouche - guguerre escroc(=swindler-con man-crook escroquer esperluette (et commercial)(&) espigle - malveillant esprit du tps(intellect/cultur esprit universel(pundit=expert esprit(loi)-porte-force(=gist esquiver - viter(fail to deal esquiver (1 pb) /faire 1 cart essaim (insecte - foule gens) essayer (take on) (cf. crack) essayer de faire qc essayons une fois de plus essentiel - essence (= pith) essorer - tordre (wrung-wrung) estampiller(~ch d'enregistreme estimation-approximation~louch estime (mthode navigation) estimer-peser(pour&contre-situ et comment donc !(full OK) et voil (le travail) ! tai-pilier (v:se pavaner) tal/stalle/dc./calage/&tht talagiste-marchand en plein v talement (prgm militaire) taler-exhiber (sens show off) talon-pre(arch) (v:engendrer tancher - rprimer - tremper tayer tayer - consolider (=to prop) teindre(=to put out the light ternuer toffer - renforcer toffer (speech - essay) touffant (v:accabl chaleur touffe (une affaire. nom) touffer (opposition)-liminer touffer (sens litteral) touffer(sens litt. & figur) tourneau tre (fin) prt faire qc tre 1peuTrouillardSurLesBords tre ct 2 la plaque/cingl tre court - manquer tre la hauteur -faire le pd tre la rue(in a maze-flound tre la trane / pendouiller tre prendre- vendre(saisir tre accabl- submerger de (by tre amer -enVouloirttlemonde tre attentif (make sb:secouer tre au fait - au courant de tre au rgime sec(fallOffTheW tre aux anges-nage ds le bonh tre aux anges (cf. cloud nine tre aux ordres(gesture&speech tre avachi -traner les pieds tre cantonn (tj mmes rles tre coinc - dans le ptrin tre conditionnel (upon=hinge tre connu ss le nom2(&d'aprs tre consultant(/Dr spcialist tre d'accord-concorder-conci tre d'accord/virer(Naut)/gibe tre d'intelligence - de mche tre dans le ptrin

gruelling argumentative to eat away miscarriage of justice swashbuckling layover (&to lay over:faire -) port of call squabble (= tiff-bicker-fuss) con artist to swindle ampersand mischievous zeitgeist polymath purport to skate over(around)(pb-issue to dodge swarm to take a stab at to have a go at doing sth once more unto the breach gist to wring to rubber-stamp ballpark (&ball(-)park) figure dead reckoning to weigh up I'll say! Bob's your uncle strut stall(&man. dilatoire-prtexte stallholder stretchout to flaunt sire to quench to underpin to shore up to douse the glim to sneeze to beef up to pad out sweltering cover-up to snuff out to stifle to smother starling to be (all) set to do sth to have a yellow streak to be (way) off base to be hard-pressed (ou -pushed to come up to scratch to be at sea to straggle to be up for grabs to be overcome with to have a chip on 1's shoulder to sit up and take notice to be conversant with to be on the wagon (GB:waggon) to be on cloud nine to be over the moon to be at sb's beck & call to slouch to be typecast to be in a bind to be contingent on to go by the name of to do consultancy work to concur to jibe to be hand in glove with sb to be up the creek

tre de connivence/de mche tre de mche avec qn(hand in) tre dbord-par-dessus la tt tre dpass par evt(yeux+gros tre dsign pour qc (destin) tre dtermin (sing=tendon) tre ds 1 impasse (both eyes) tre ds 2beaux draps-le ptrin tre ds la merde jusqu'au cou tre ds le ptrin(&- situation tre ds1tat d'euphorie-planer tre ds2 meilleures conditions tre en campagne lectorale tre en chasse -tre l'afft tre en comptition pour qc tre en difficult (=dire stra tre en plein marasme(potOnoir tre en plus mauvaise position tre en premier - battre tre en proie (prise-adhrance tre en retard pour (payments) tre en terrain min tre en vogue-dfrayer chronik tre nerv (cf. faire marcher tre entich de qn(unreasoning tre fond sur(=to be premised tre fort utile qn (qc utile tre futile vs lutter calamit tre gn(financial difficulti tre imminent/apparatre flou tre impliqu ds - tre ml tre indiscret(into:fourrerNez tre le complice de qn tre le fort 2 qn(n:coul carte tre le meilleur(cuisseJupiter tre mortel (vs. death rate) tre o courant-se familiariser tre oblig (tenu) de faire qc tre originaire de (come from) tre perdant tre poursuivi par la malchanc tre proccup/(s')envelopper tre prt(e) faire qc tre prvu pour tre pris en tenaille (n:scie) tre pris entre 2feux-tenaille tre pris la main dans le sac tre profondment endormi(fast tre ralenti - bloqu (trafic) tre reu (bien/mal well/badly tre reu -arriver bout de tre redevable qn (indebted) tre ridicule tre spectateur tre submerg-dbord de tre sujet qc tre sur 1 terrain dangereux tre sur bonne voie/fausseRout tre tailler - fait pour qc tre tenu en haute estime tre tourn en bourrique tre tout fait contre qc tre trs rpandu-aller bon tr tre vou(to failure- l'chec trebout(patience-rasoir(joke treinte(love)(v:faireAccolade triller (un cheval) tudiant 1re anne-bizut(h) tudiant ki abandonne-marginal valuation-estimation (jauger) vnements-conduite (behaviour ventualit-(fond 2)prvoyance vidence (:no brain required) vier - lavabo

to collude with sb in sth to be in cahoots with sb to be up to one's neck to be(get) in over one's head to be slated for sth stiffen the sinews (n:vigueur) to be caught in a doubleWhammy to be up the creek up shit creek(without a paddle to be in a sticky wicket to be high to be better off to be on the stump to be on the prowl to be in (the) contention for to be hard put to it to be in the doldrums to be worse off to get the jump in the grip of to fall behind to be on a shaky ground what all the buzz is about to be all wound up to be infatuated with sb to be predicated on to stand sb in good stead to fiddle while Rome burns to feel the pinch to loom to have a hand in sth to pry to aid and abet sb to be the strong/long suit to be the cat's whiskers mortality to be acquainted w/(&connatre to be bound to do sth to hail from to lose out to be dogged by misfortune to wrap up to be poised to do sth to be slated to to be whipsawed(cf. crossfire) to be/get caught inA crossfire to be caught red-handed to be sound asleep to back up(&obstruer/ reculer) to go down to get through sth to be beholden to sb to have/get egg on one's face to look on to be snowed under with to be prone to sth to skate on thin ice(ter. min to be on the right/wrong tack to be cut out for sth to be highly regarded to get the runaround to be (dead) set against sth to be rife to be doomed to wear thin embrace to curry fresher dropout(drop-out)(&perteSignal appraisal goings-on contingency no(-)brainer (~(seems) obvious sink

viter-bannir(avoid deliberate viter-dvier-dtourner/partir voquer (mmoire-image) (ou up evt inattendu&highly improbabl exagrer exagrer - surjouer - prsumer exaltation examens de dernire anne excd - bout excentrique (~ misfit - freak) exceptionnel (- crop:rcolte) exceptionnel / en suspens excessif - ampoul excessivement - trop excitant -vibrant - entranant exciter - provoquer -s'nerver exclure - eliminer - carter exclusif - unique - hors srie excursion-sortie (PD:faire son excuser (pass over w/out blame excuter les ordres2(&n:enchr exhorter -pousser - prconiser exhubrance - dsinvolture exigeant -difficile /surcharg expdition(v:exp.)(- note:bon expriment-aguerri/assaisonn exprimenter (mthode - ide) expiation-rparation(Day of/yk expier -racheter(=se repentir) expliquer clairement - peler exploit - tour de force exploiter - profiter de exposer - exhiber (n: vitrine) exposer (1 prgm)-mettre (ide exposer(ide)/partir/ccer(job) expres.eagerness(stress:can/do express. disgust (stress:not) expulser (football) externe-extrieur-intersidral extorquer de l'argent qn extroverti (=outgoing) exubrance(no inhibition)-lasc exubrant - trop dmonstratif fabriquer fausses preuves(cook factieux - badin fch fcheux fadaises -sottises (to talk -) faire-valoir - larbin (thtre faire-valoir (= stooge - foil) faire 1 CR -rdiger -consigner faire 1 impression (remarquer) faire 1entorse rglemnt (=bend faire 2 pds 2 mesures faire allusion faire apparatre (par magie) faire appel -rassembler(force faire appel -retirer(product faire attention - admettre faire augmenter (pas pas) faire avec qc (=se contenter) faire baisser le niveau faire comprendre -faire passer faire contrebande-passerFraude faire croire-faire passer(pour faire de bout en bout(or build faire de mme faire des btises (&fool-horse faire des cabrioles (n:&cpre) faire des histoires faire des mondanits faire des ravages faire des tours de passe-passe faire des vagues (figur)

to shun to head off to call upon black swan to overstate to overplay elation finals overwrought oddball bumper outstanding overblown overly stirring (speech-music-story) to work up(&dvelopper-buildUp to rule out one-off outing to condone to do sb's bidding to urge abandon (=wantonness)(no ctrl) fussy consignment seasoned to test out sth (test sth out) atonement to atone to spell out feat to trade on to showcase to propound to set out can sb not do sth? can sb not do sth to send off outer(atmosphere-space:cosmos) to squeeze money out of sb extrovert(n-a)-extroverted(adj wantonness(cf. lewd&lascivious gushy to plant evidence waggish cross untoward twaddle stooge laughingstock to write up (& survaluer) to come across to stretch the rules to have double standards to hint at to conjure up(&voquer-forger) to summon up to call in to acknowledge to ratchet up to make sth do to dumb down to get across to smuggle to make (sb) out (to) to make from scratch to follow suit to monkey around to cut a caper to fuss to schmooze to wreak havoc to conjure to rock the boat

faire du surplace(ldsPiscine&f faire chouer - saboter faire entrer - rendre visite faire entrer qn faire escrime / faire du recel faire face (=to confront) faire face(be brave vs sth sad faire faillite (=to bankrupt) faire fausse route faire fi de - passer outre faire jouer son grade avec qn faire l'affaire faire l'analyse logik-grammair faire l'ducation(n:soins-duc faire l'exprience personnelle faire l'imbecile (ou about) faire l'inventaire-(f:le bilan faire la bringue (lot alcohol) faire la chasse-devenir + sv faire la fte (spend a lot) faire la grasse matine faire la loi (n: perchoir & v) faire la vaisselle faire le fou(childish-careless faire le mort(feign death-igno faire le point (ou of progress faire les gros bras faire long feu / rater(adj:dud faire marche AR - revenir sur faire marche AR (in conflict) faire obstruction(parlem/sport faire partie (intgrante) 2 qc faire porter le chapeau faire pression/se reposer s/qn faire prter serment faire qc sur le champ faire qc(tirer) l'aveuglette faire rage (vent) - fulminer faire rugir (moteur) faire semblant (mine) de faire faire semblant de s'intresser faire signe (lit&fig) -attirer faire son apparition(unwelcome faire sursauter faire tomber-renverser(rgime) faire tomber petit petit faire tourner qn en bourrique faire tout un plat -1 histoire faire un accroc - dchirer faire un bruit sourd faire un caprice (n: =temper faire un coup de pub (&n) faire un cart(~spook)(x2shied faire un faux tmoignage (&n) faire un pied de nez -la nique faire un remplacement(remp. qn faire une chute / chuter faire une colre - caprice faire une embarde faire valoir - imposer (ides) faire vibrer la corde sensible faire1rassurance(contrepartie faireAvorter-drailler(2be -ed fais de ton mieux fais pas la tte(return normal faisan fait-donn contrecoeur fait + faire-autant faireNow fait d'arme falsification fameux(dnigrant) -insigne(adj famille (&a:familial) - tribu famille d'accueil fana/monstre(cirque-anormal(a)

to tread water to scupper to call in to show sb in (ou into) to fence to face down to bear up to go bust barking up the wrong tree to flout to pull rank on sb to do the trick to parse nurture to experience sth firsthand to horse around to take stock to paint the town red to clamp down to push the boat out to have a lie-in (= to lie in) to rule the roost to wash up (washer-upper) to lark about(=to lark around) to play possum to take stock of the situation to flex one's muscles to misfire to backtrack to back down (=to back off) to stonewall to be part and parcel of sth to stitch up to lean on to swear in to do sth out of hand to take a pot shot at sth to bluster to goose(&donner coupSurFesses to make a pretence of doing to do - pay lip service to sth to beckon to rear its ugly head to startle to topple to whittle away(rogner(capital to give sb the runaround to kick up a fuss to snag (&US-col:s'emparer de) to thud to throw a tantrum to pull a stunt to shy to commit perjury to cock a snook at sb to fill in (for sb) to tumble to throwYourToysOut(of)thePram to lurch to assert to strike a chord with sb to lay off a risk to derail put your best foot forward snap out of it! pheasant grudging (=rticent) there's no time likeThePresent feat of arms tampering egregious kindred (- spirit : me soeur) foster home freak

fantasque - saugrenu fantasque -excentrique-absurde faon /fauve(colour) /v:flatter farce (=stuffing) farce (jouer un tour) farce(action oppos 1 blague farceur (=wag - japer - joker) farceur (court - : fou du roi) farfelu - loufoque fascination-servitude(v:asserv fatidique - fatal - invitable fauch - raide (=broke- bust) faucher (cf. pilfer-purloin) faucher (ds sens : abattre) Faucheuse(sinistre moissonneur faucille(&mince croissant lune fausse couche / erreur (law) fausser (= to distort)/biaiser faut sortir un peu ! faute d'inattention - lapsus faute(sport)-infect-vici-sale faux-semblant (=sham-spurious) faux - douteux - apocryphe faux - spcieux (= fake) favori - concurrent de tte favoris /moustache (chat-mouse fe Irlande(hurler c 1 sauvage feint - chiqu - trompe l'oeil fler /faire craquer /rsoudre fentre(d'1 cadran)(ou readout fente - fissure (& fig:dfaut) fer de lance (v:tre le fer de fer forg (& over- / --up) ferment (yeast) - agitation fermer les yeux sur/donner sur fermoir fesses-fessier (=keister-rump) ftard(v:roister-revel-carouse fte - rjouissance / cuite fte costume - ~bal masqu fte pr remise cadeaux (baby feu-brasier-flamme/clat/liste feu de paille (fig) feu extrieur (de joie-jardin) feu follet (= ignis fatuus) feuille de vigne(&f:couverture feuilleter feuilleter (to riffle through) feuilleter(dip into)-parcourir fiasco-bide-flop (&v:faire 1 ficelle-corde / srie-chapelet fiche de paie(&col US pay stub ficher le camp - .. escampette fichtrement (v: repriser) fidle (nom) - rsolu (adj) fiente (crotte) fier--bras (harum-scarum) figurant(extra(actor figurante fil / histoire dormir debout filer-dguerpir(on se casse !) filigrane - marque eau (laisse fille ordinaire film alimentaire(cling-clung*2 film pour gonzesse filon - veine filou-coquin/solitaire(- state fin -fragile -lger(dt excuse) Fin du bal on paie les musicie finalement (vs:at the= la fin financer (= to pay (out)) finesse - impasse (bridge) finir-cloturer(compte-societe) finir par faire (do eventually finir par faire qc / conclure

whimsical fantastic fawn forcemeat prank (& prankster) practical joke wisecracker (=jokester) jester wacky thrall(in (the) -:ss l'emprise fateful skint (=stone-broke) to filch to mow down Grim Reaper sickle (cf. billhook) miscarriage to skew get a life slip foul pretence spurious bogus frontrunner whisker banshee (to wail like a -) sham to crack read-out window (of a dial) chink (in the armor) spearhead wrought iron ferment to overlook clasp buttocks roisterer spree fancy dress party shower blaze flash in the pan bonfire will-o'-the-wisp fig leaf to flick through to dip into to thumb flop string pay slip (=payslip)(=bulletin) to take a powder darned (US) (to darn=to mend) stalwart droppings swashbuckler(=daredevil-madcap walk-on actor yarn to scoot(off or away)(time2 -! watermark plain Jane clingfilm chick flick seam (of coal - ore) rogue flimsy ItAin'tOver'tilTheFatLadySings in the end (=finally) to bankroll finesse to wind up to get to do sth to end up doing sth

finir ses classes fioul (fuel domestique)-mazout fissure / rupture - dsaccord fixer (regarder) air furieux flair(business -:sens d affair flambe (sp=llamarada) flanquer-ficher la porte flasque-mou-sans rigueur (ide flatter - encourager (vice slt flau (calamit)(=bane)(azote) flau (crale) flau (spell cast by evil eye) flchir-faire jouer(muscle/fig fltri - dessch (=withered) fleuret/feuille alu(v:djouer) flipper - perdre les pdales flute bec(trav:(concert)flute foncer sur (move threatening) fondamentalement (avant tt 1 ? fondement (thorie)-fondations fondre-faire fondre(reg/molten fonds propres(pl:actions ordin forc - qui manque de naturel forc (fusion - mariage) (adj) forcer / obliger forfaitaire - taux fixe forgeron(= black-)/nom gnrik formation professionnelle former les rangs / s'crouler former qn (=to train) formule tt faite(exp.consacr) formuler(answer-law)/cf. --up fort rendement - robuste - HD forte (somme argent) - costaud fortement dcourag fortes chances de fortifier - tonifier - tendre foss/rigole/douve(chFort=moat fou de joie (cf. v:exulter) fou rire fouet (coup/lanire) / cil fouetter / critiquer (& - out) fouetter(a dead horse/to death fougre fougeux(=fiery) -contestataire fouiller(detailed info search) fouiller(poubelle) - rcuprer fouiner(n: fouineur)-espionner foule (v:affluer - se presser) foule (&=striddle=straddle) fourbe - malhonnte fourguer-(se)dcharger(to flog fourrage/fouille/raidIncursion fourrager-fouiller(wander&feed fourre-tout - passe-partout fourr (dense mass of shrubs) fourreau - gaine (pron dif pl) fourrer-entasser/bcher(tudes fourrire (v: pilonner-battre) foutaises - btises (=rubbish) foutre la trouille(n:ghost-spy foyer D artistes-salle2dtente fractionn(sport)(&thtre/MTO frais-dpense(waste?)(=expense frais d'entretien(cf. expenses frais gnraux franc-carr(=blunt-plain-strai franc-maon franc - direct - simple franc - sincre franc & honnte - direct franche (reply-sb)(=pointblank frapper -attaquer(verbalement) frapper (monnaie) (=to coin)

to pass out(passing out parade heating oil (oil heat) rift to glare acumen blaze (=flare-up) to sling out(n:fronde-charpe) flabby to pander scourge flail whammy to flex sear foil to freak out recorder to bear (bore-borne) down on essentially (it's - a ? of ... underpinning (ou tayages) to melt (fondre:- down ou away equity contrived shotgun (- merger / - wedding) to compel flat rate smith vocational training to fall in to show sb the ropes set phrase (fam: clich) to frame heavy-duty hefty sorely disappointed odds-on (favorite) to brace ditch exhilarated fits of laughter lash (& fig:critique) to lash (&fig:pluie) to flog fern feisty to delve into to scavenge to snoop throng (!thong:string-lanire) stride deceitful to off-load forage to forage(&faire raid-incursio catch-all (phrase) thicket sheath to cram pound codswallop to spook green room (greenroom) interval training outlay running costs overhead costs (US: overheads) outspoken freemason straightforward candid upfront (& (pay) d'avance) forthright to hit out to mint

fratricide-destruction mutuell fratrie - frres & soeurs frayer (slt sens frquenter) frquenter-protger/treat cond fringues (=tatters cast-offs) froisser/donner du craquant(&f froncer les sourcils (reg)(& n front (= forehead) froussard froussard (children's language frousse-trouille(to have the fructueux-ki fait cole-majeur frusques / bazar (v: tabasser) fruste - grossier - barbare fuir - viter (= to shun) fuite - vasion des capitaux fuite des cerveaux (n:gout... fumier furoncle / v: (faire) bouillir fusillade (rgler ses comptes) fusion / dsintgration (fig) gcher - dtruire - gter gadget gaffe (grosse bourde)(=bungle) gaffer - rater - louper gagn-couru d'avance (easy V) gagne-pain -moyens2subsistance gagner haut la main gagner une fortune(to get rich gale (animaux) gale (homme) galet - caillou galipettes (sex) - coup fourr galopin - polisson galvaniser-exhalter/battre(egg gambader - faire des cabrioles gambader (-off: dtaler =bolt) garant (warrant or guarantee) garantie(- clause:2 sauvegarde garantir-couvrir(-ing:garantie garon manqu (=hoyden - romp) garde vue-det prev(custodiar garde alterne garderie (ou - centre) gardien(immeuble-animaux-parc) gargote (down-market caf) garot (cheval) garrot (sur une blessure) gaspillage -prodigalit -folie gaspiller - dilapider -claquer gaspiller -mietter /n:beignet gter (spoil) - se livrer gtisme (tre gteux) gauche (maladroit) - naf gazeux - ptillant gazouiller / jacasser gazouillis (&v) (-r: fauvette) gd spectacle (cf. dispensieux) geai(oiseau)(jaywalk:hors clou gel des terres(- policy/scheme gmir (= to whimper) - grincer gmissement / grincement gnral (adj/adv) (=collective gnisse gerbe - liasse (papiers) get (put) across/put off-table gibet (= gibbet - scaffold) gicle gicle(=squirt)-regain-acclr girouette (&f: weathercock) gisant (adj. : allong) gland(bellota) (eggcorn-lapsus glousser - rire btement (& n) glousser(&n)/fig -y=broody(adj

internecine sibling to hobnob to patronize duds to crisp to frown brow lily-livered scaredy-cat jitters seminal clobber uncouth to eschew capital flight brain drain manure boil shoot-out (cf. cost-price -) meltdown (financial -:dbcle) to mar gismo blunder to flub shoo-in(=romp-runaway-blowout) bread and butter (b-and-b) to win hands down to make a mint mange scabies pebble hanky-panky hellion (US) to whip up to cavort (faire galipettes) to scamper guarantor (or warrantor) safeguard to underwrite tomboy custody split-custody day-care (daycare - day care) custodian (&OTAN resp WG) greasy-spoon caf withers tourniquet extravagance to squander to fritter away to indulge dotage (to be in one's dotage) callow fizzy (fizz:ptillement) to twitter warble (v: to -) extravaganza jay set-aside to whine whine across-the-board heifer sheaf to put over gallows squirt spurt weathervane-windvane-wthercock recumbent figure acorn to giggle to cluck

glucide (low/high - diet: hypo gnangnan - culcul - fadasse goat family gonfl - bouffi (face - pride) gonfl (moteur) gonfl (rivire) -enflure (md gonfler-bomber(torse:1's chest gonfler (un moteur) goose family gouffre financier (& fictif) goulet d'tranglemt(bottleneck goutte/tt-petit/v:adition(&up graisser la patte-truquer(=rig grand-rue - rue principale grande ouverte (adj. mouth) grands dieux ! gras (typographie) grassouillet (=podgy) gratuit(cruelty)-impudique(adj graver (image) - saisir (meat) gravillon / cran (courage) greffe (organe) greffe(botanique/tissu humain) grler / hler - saluer grenier (- window : lucarne) grenier (old/poetic : garner) grs grsiller (n: grsillement) grve(any action:=ment go-slow gri-gri gribouillage (&v: to -) grief / dolance griffoner(n:gribouillage=squig griffonnage (patte de mouche) griffonner - prendre des notes griffure /handicap (- player:0 grille -clotre basse griller - faire griller grincer - russir qc 2justesse grincer(des dents)(pleurs&grin grincheux (cf. grumpy)/ miteux grincheux (lit & Nain) grisoller (chant alouette) grisonnant-vieux(old hat-cul grisonnant (cheveux) grive grivois-paillard(~lewd:obscne grognement (pig-man) / biffin grognement(w/ dent) / (=tangle grogner(w/dent) / emmler grondement(v:gronder/dcouvrir gronder -disputer qn(=to scold gronder -rprimander/grommeler gros-malin - je-sais-tout gros bloc de roche(poli w/ eau gros morceau -quignon -tronon gros morceaux -gd mchant loup gros ventre (enceinte) grosse lgume - huile (pej) grossiret (de langage) grossir (=enrich) - complter grouiller (=swarm-bristle with gu (vb : traverser gu) gupier (cf. Pandora's box) gurir/saler-fumer-faireScher gueuleton (& 1st-class lavish) guichet/cricket:sticks&terrain guirlande de Nol / clinquant habile - chouette - commode habill (well - : coquette) haie (vb i: ne pas se mouiller hant (! haunting) happen or appear unexpectedly harclement - tenace (doute...

carbohydrate namby-pamby buck (billy) -doe (nanny) -kid bloated souped-up swelling to puff out to soup up gander - goose - gosling boondoggle (~ white elephant) pinchpoint to tot to fix high street (shops - fashion) agape (& n : fte et repas) Great Scott! boldface roly-poly wanton (&n:libertin) to sear grit transplant graft to hail attic (~ garret = mansarde) granary gritstone to sizzle industrial action juju doodle (n:=scribble-scrabble) grievance to scribble squiggle (slt n) (=scrawl n&v) to jot down scratch railings to broil (US) - to grill to squeak to gnash(weeping&gnashing) ratty Grumpy to warble (of lark) hoary grizzled thrush bawdy grunt snarl to snarl rumble to tell off to scold smart alec (aleck) boulder chunk big dog on the block baby bump bigwig profanity to round out to teem ford can of worms to cure (air-cured ham: - cru) slap-up meal wicket tinsel nifty turned out hedge haunted to crop up (=to pop up) nagging

harceler-importuner(nag-badger harceler - assaillir (doubt) harceler - s'en prendre harceler / mettre l'appt hausser paules(- off: ignorer haut-de-chausses(US)(=breeches haut de gamme - bourgeois haut de gamme(top-of-the-range hautain (= supercilious) hauts et bas(co)(~fluctuation hberger / fournir (argent) hennissement (to - : hennir) herbes roules par le vent hrisson hritage hermtique/inattaquable (alibi herse (-ing: pnible-dchirant hsiter -tergiverser (shall I? hsiter(n:remplissage-non sens hsiter(stop -ing!(diplom -ing htroclite-vari(- crew-crowd heureux comme1Roi(very pleased heureux(combi) -appropri(mot) hic (cf rub)(- question:colle) hirsute- longs poils(dog-rug) histoire (= fuss) / palabre histoire sans queue ni tte histoire(slt yarn(cuento chino HLM - lotissement sociaux (UK) hogwash=claptrap=hooey=nonsens homme (ordinary-common-plain) homme2peine-bonne ttFR(=grunt homonyme honte - lgal - de confiance honteux - scandaleux horrible - pouvantable hors 2- partir2-ss l'emprise2 hors de propos (mark -question horse family hostile-to be - to do:rpugner houe - binette houle (! vb swelled-swollen) houleux (mer) -bcl - nglig how a s'est pass ? (russir) hue hululer(owl)/siffler-klaxonner humiliant - avilissant humour noir(autre que black -) hurler (cri-rire) (down:huer) hyperchic-tapageur-prtentieux hypnotiser - fasciner hystrique / dlirant (funny) iconocalste ide originale - trouvaille idem - "moi aussi" idiot du village - cruche idylle if (arbre) il a du flouz (n:shilling)(old il est indubitable (=no doubt) il est maladroit il tait - une! chapp belle! il n'a pas termin se phrase il ne vaut rien il se prpare - trame qc il y a qc de louche(about this illusion (=wishful thinking) image 2marque/no-:pas crdible imaginer (=think up - devise) imitation(cheap)-clone-contref immdiatement-en un tournemain immortel - ternel impasse(deadlock)/1/2ouverture impasse(deadlock)1/2 ouverture

to pester to plague to pick on sb to bait to shrug britches upmarket high-end haughty boom and bust to put up neigh tumbleweed hedgehog heirloom (family -:bijou2famil watertight harrow shillyshally to waffle to dither motley as pleased as Punch felicitous (=delightful - apt) catch shaggy palaver shaggy-dog story tall tale council house - estate folderol man in the street drudge namesake on the level disgraceful gruesome out of beside the point stallion - mare - foal loath (adj) (v avec e final) hoe (backhoe : tracto-pelle) swell sloppy how did you get on? gee up to hoot demeaning (rabaissant) grim humour to howl swanky to mesmerize hysterical(hissy fit=~tantrum) image breaker brainchild ditto (v:to -=rpter-refaire) nincompoop (= poop - ninny) romance yew he's not short of a bob or two there is no question he's all thumbs it was a close shave! he trailed off in mid sentence he's not worth his(one's) salt there's sth afoot there's sth fishy going onHere self-delusion street cred to think out knockoff knock-off in a moment undying stand-off stand-off

impassible - lourdaud impatient impeccable - virginale impermable (fig slt: ides) impitoyable implacable (=remorseless) implorer - supplier importun - inopportun imposant - dmesur -trs haut imposant - majestueux imposteur / fraude-supercherie imprgner imprgner-2 be -d:tre emprein imprudent - insouciant imputation inadapt (social -) inadvertance -oubli -oumission inaugurer (be a precursor of) inaugurer (n:inauguration) incapable(n)/faux-en bois(chek incarnation-icne-avatar-embl incarner incendie criminel - volontaire incertain - douteux -quivoque incitation (pousser qn (~ spur inciter-encourager qn ( faire inclinaison / maigre-efflanqu incomber (it -s sb/sth) incongru - bizarre (queer) inconstant - volage incontournable(preuvesIrrfuta inculpation inculper de incursion(=inroad)-razzia-raid indemne - gratis - unpunished indemne (=safe&sound-undamaged indemnit(s) de licenciement indemnit/alloc/pension(alim.. indpendant(flat) /rserv(qn) indice (=clue)-piste (criminel indice flagrant indigent - sans ressources indigestion - surplus (=glut) indirect - par procuration indisciplin - incontrl indiscrtion - inconduite indisposition - lgre maladie indulgent indment - excessivement inbranlable (~obdurate=ttu) ingal (= irregular) inexploit (market - march) inexplor infme-ignoble-excrable-infec inflexible - catgorique infliger (punition) - dcerner influence (avoir le bras long) influence nfaste(maladieflore influx nerveux informateur (police) infuser (= to brew) ingestion(=intake) -prise(eau) ingrat inhumer - enterrer (= to bury) inimiti inimiti-hostilit/malveillanc ininterrompu - bonde (de gens inn (= innate) inou - inconcevable insaisissable - vasif(answer) insignes royauts (~ trappings insinuer - laisser entendre insolence - impudence insouciant (= happy-go-lucky)

stolid eager - anxious (& impatient) pristine impervious ruthless unrelenting to beseech (besought x2) intrusive towering stately fraud to pervade to imbue reckless project charge code misfit oversight (/ & surveillance) to usher in (n:usher-in) to usher in (n:usher-in) dud poster child to epitomize arson dubious prodding to egg sb on (to do sth) lean to behove (US:behoove) outlandish flighty incontrovertible (- evidence) indictment to indict for foray scot-free unscathed severance pay allowance(&US:argent de poche) self-contained lead smoking gun on the breadline surfeit(- of i:surinformation) vicarious(&pour autrui-dlgu unruly indiscretion ailment lenient unduly unyielding patchy untapped uncharted vile adamant to mete out clout blight nerve impulse informant to infuse uptake (& admission (air)) thankless to inter enmity ill-will wall-to-wall inborn unheard-of elusive regalia to hint impudence slap-happy

instant (in a:ds 1) (at any -) instruction-ducationScolarit insuffisant (adv: -ily) insulte-tache/bad articulation insulter -profrer des injures insupportable (sale gosse) intgral - non abrg intgrer-incorporer -encastrer intellectuel (~crne d'oeuf) intellectuels ki s'cout parl intello -cerveau -crane d'oeuf intendance (bonne -) intention -intense(look)(& -on intrt particulier -droit aki intermdiaire (in the - period interminable (v:prolonger) interprtation (th)(=portrayal interprter (assign a meaning) interro(gation)-surprise interrompre(-d line:fin 2srie interruption - silence -lacune intervenir -arriver(Xme sport intervenir(couper conv)(cut in intervenir(dbat)-peser2ttpoid intervenir/entrer(easily-unexp intestin/entrailles(2 la terre intimidant intimider -forcer qn w/ menace intimider (=to bully)(&sb into intolrant (& impatient) intrigant (adj) -machination(n intrinsquement(=intrinsically introduire/supprimer peu peu introverti intrus - usurpateur intuition (-back:bossu (2NDame inutile(to no -:enVain=in vain invectiver-s'insurger(=to rail inventer - crer - forger (mot inventer -improviser -supputer inventer (excuse) (=coin-hatch inviolable(=tamper-proof/not t involontaire (= involuntary) irascible(=peevish)-susceptibl iris - chatoyant irrationnel - bancal -dhanch irrductible (~ la papa) irrflchi - inconsquent irrpressible -suffocant(smell irresponsable-manqueEfficacit irritable - maussade j'ai pas 1 radis(cf. - counter j'en tais malade ! jacasser jachre (- deer : daim) jaillir-faire jaillir-dbiter jamais 2 sans 3(3buts ds m jeu jambe de bois (Jack the Peg) jardinOuvrier/affectation-part jargon (pro...) / patois jarret - tibia jarretire jars(oie mle)/simple d'esprit jaune d'oeuf je donnerais n'importe koiPour je n'ai pas pu ne pas voir je ne peux pas-c' pas possibl je ne sais combien de je sais tout (=blowhard) je suis foutu - je suis crev je vous l'accorde - j'admets je vs en prie - 2 rien (=no pb jeter / se jeter (dans divan) jeter 1 froid-casserL'ambiance

moment schooling (&dressage(horse)) scant slur to revile insufferable unabridged to build in pointy-head (~egghead) chattering classes egghead stewardship (good -) intent vested interest intervening long-drawn-out performance to construe (=to interpret) pop-quiz (pl.: pop-quizzes) to discontinue hiatus to come in to nip in to weigh in to step in bowel daunting to bully sb into doing sth to browbeat impatient scheming per se to phase in / out introvert(n) -introverted(adj) interloper (intruder) hunch of no avail to inveigh to coin to make up to cook up tamper-resistant unwitting petulant iridescent (=chatoyant) lopsided (& de travers) unreconstructed (vieux-jeu) thoughtless overpowering feckless (n:fecklessness) peevish I haven't got a bean I was sick as a parrot(UK&hum) to gas fallow to spout hat trick peg leg allotment lingo shank garter gander yolk I'd give my eyeteeh(canine) to I couldn't help but see no can do umpteen know-it-all I've had it granted (ou:c'est vrai que..) don't mention it(=my pleasure) to fling (flung-flung) to cast a pall

jeter un coup d'oeil(ou squint jeter(se ruer)-lancer(insultes jeu d'usure(play the:attentism jeu de construction - lego jeudi saint (lavage des pieds) jeune fille - jeune femme jongler jouer (- a script : la scne) jouer pile ou face (v:lancer jouer la comdie (behave false jouer les pique-assiette jouer un rle dcisif dans qc jouet en peluche joug (lit. for ox & fig) jour exceptionnel(pierreBlanch jours heureux -bon vieux temps Joyeux (Nain) jubilation (espigle -mchante jubiler - exulter - pavoiser jugement l'emporte-pice jugeote - cran - dtermination juger d'aprs (are anything juger qn sur les apparences juron (=swearword) jusqu'au bout - jusqu' la lie jusqu'ici - jusqu' prsent jusqu'ici (=hitherto - so far) juste temps(n:entaille=notch justifier (= justify - defend) kangaroo family KeCeKiNeSontPasContentS'enAill kel ke soit-emphatic(=whatever l'age ne fait rien l'affaire l'Anglais moyen (- person) l'empcheur de tourner en rond l'habit ne fait pas le moine l'inn(innate-inborn)&l'acquis la goutte d'o ki fait dborder la morale (fable) / le moral la pointe de (progrs - techno labeur (monotone) / grincement laborieux (n pj:longueurs) labourer (ortographe UK-US:w) lache-moi la grappe-fiche paix lche-moi les baskets (= go -) lche (=craven - poltroon) lcher le morceau-vendre mche lacit (=secular approach) laisser chapper-dire parInadv laisser entendre / intimer laisser filer (controlled way) laisser perplexe (=to baffle) laisser qn en plan laisser tomber-abandonner(plan laisser tomber -plaquer (lover laisser tomber (& l'eau)(idea lait caill(- & whey: - sucr) laiton (cuivre + zinc) -cuivre lame de fond (&f:raz-de-mare) lance lancer-jaillir(langue serpent) lancer qn (on a subject) lancer un appel d'offre landau lande (type de vgtatition) langage hypocrite/argot(voleur lange - bande - andain langueur-dsir ardent-nostalgi langueur - lassitude lapin 6 sem (tener la leche en laque (to -: laquer) (=lacker) larbin (servile person)(flunky las-blas(n:woman/worthlessNag las / lasse

to take a gander at to hurl waiting game building blocks Maundy Thursday wench (to go -ing:courir jupon to juggle to act out to toss a coin to put on an act to gatecrash (= resquiller) to be instrumental in sth soft toy (cf. cuddly - fluffy) yoke red-letter day (ou event) halcyon (&kingfisher) days Happy glee to gloat snap judgement gumption to go by (appearances) to take sb at face value expletive to (ou until) the bitter end hitherto as yet in the nick of time to vindicate jack - jill - joey can'tTakeHeatGetOutOfTheKitche whatsoever there's no fool like anOldFool average Englishman the fly in the ointment don't judge a book byHis cover nature versus nurture the final nail in the coffin morale cutting edge grind drawn-out to plough cut me some slack(~giveA break take a hike coward to spill the beans secularism to blurt out to intimate to pay out (rope) to stump to leave sb in the lurch to discard to jilt to knock a scheme on the head curd (bean curd: tofu) brass groundswell spear to shoot (shot-shot) out to start sb off (& nerver qn) to invite bids pram heath cant swathe pining listlessness wet behind the ears(los labios lacquer flunkey jaded weary

latin2cuisine (!pig:kids-igpay laver(w/ponge)/broyer du noir laxiste - relch le moi (psycho) le monde t'appartient le plus sr -tu ferais mieux 2 le poids/+ fort de(effort ppal le sort est scell leader (dominant pers)(big dog lgal-lgiste(doc-labo-expert) lgitime - auquel on a droit lguer (n: bequest = leg) lente (oeuf du pou) les affaires marchent bien(b b les bons et les mchants (film les gouts et les couleurs... les huiles (on se les caille) les Saintes Ecritures (Holy -) les yeux troubles lessive (de soude ou potasse) leste - agile - mince let the cat=to blunder (=- out levain (l&f) (=ferment)(~yeast lever le camp (=to decamp) levure libert action-marge manoeuvre libert conditionnelle Libertin(=rake)/Don Juan-Casan libre(2 be - &fancy-free:c l'r licenciement - chmage partiel licencier-renvoyer-classer(cas lierre lieu de pdilection - repaire lieu sr (zone protg-havre.. lieux communs - banalits ligne de foi ligne de fond(ten) -niveau rf ligne de touche / petit boulot ligne partage eaux-pt tournant ligne partage eaux (US) ligne - lignage - gnalogie limace / coup violent limande - flet limier(fin)(dtective)(=sleuth limit-fini(a&n)(!2xa vs inlimite (d'age/examen)(- date) lin(fiber woven->linen fabric) linceul -suaire lingot-barre(Au-Ag)- mtal(fin lion family liquider-brader-solder-couler liquider/trahir)=(vendre tt/qn lire haute voix (n:affichage lire hte voix/extraire (ordi lire attentivement / survoler lisser(plumes) / se faire beau liste de service (militaire) liste prliminaire (politique) lit(superpos)-couchette(berth livre-film sensas- sensation livre ( col) -chique (tobacco livre de poche livre-couleurs(d'1 entreprise local(aux)-btiment-tablissem locataire (- farmer: mtayer) logique floue loin s'en faut (=far from it) long courrier long mtrage (= - film) longe (pour un cheval) longue plume du cou (oiseau) longuement (to quote at length longueur d'avance (v:to leg up louche - risqu - douteux

dog latin to mop lax the self the world is your oster your best bet brunt writing was on the wall(the -) top dog forensic rightful to bequeath nit business is brisk the goodies and the baddies theres no accounting 4 taste top brass(- monkeys weather) Scriptures blearily[rl](ensommeill... lye lithe to blurt leaven to strike tents yeast leeway parole (on -) Lothario footloose layoff (permanent or temporary to dismiss ivy hangout (hang-out) (=den)(=QG) safe house (safe haven ..2paix trite remarks lubber line baseline sideline watershed divide lineage slug flounder (/v:patauger/stagner) bloodhound finite cutoff point flax (genus Linum) shroud bullion lion - lioness - cub to sell off to sell out to read out(n:readout read-out to read out to peruse to preen roster slate bunk (/& foutaise.a load of -) shocker(&little -:petitMonstre quid paperback livery (- stable:pour pension) premises[sz] (&law:intitul) tenant fuzzy logic not by a long shot / chalk long-haul feature tether hackle (pl:poils du cou / fig) at length (at some length) leg(-)up(v:faire courteEchelle dodgy

loucher / plisser les yeux loufoque-bizarre(&off the cuff loup-garou lourd (MTO) - sensuel (look) lourdaud - idiot (=blockhead) loyal-inbranlable(=steadfast) lubie - mode (=fad) lugubre / lamentable / sombre luire-miroiter-tinceler(lueur lunatique - changeant lustre lutin lutin -garnement (mischievous) lutte sans merci(remorquer-tir lutter contre qc -affronter qc lutter corps -se dbattre(fig luxuriant - luxueux lyce (enseignement secondaire M. - cuyer(title below knight mcher bruyamment(n:large bite machiavlique (ang: aussi nom) machin-truc - machin-chose machin-truc (=curios-knicknack magasin de vins et spiritueux magouilles - combines /btises maille / engrenage (en prise) maillot (de corps) - gilet main verte (knack:talent-don) mais certainement ! matre d'htel majuscule (en -:in capitals) mal (adj: malfique- colreux) mal ajust - qui ne va pas mal prendre qc-2 travers(=awry maladroit (cack=caca/conneries malchance - guigne malchance (santo de espaldas) mle - beau mec / gros morceau mle(deer)/$/passThe -:refiler malheur toi malheureux-dsespr(/lovelorn malheureux - triste -misrable malsain maltrait - trait injustement malveillant-intention criminel malveillant (- tongue:2 vipre mamelle - ttine mamelle (si + de 1 pis) - pis mandat(written authority)-assi maniaque -mticuleux -tatillon manier/exercer(power-influence manifester - faire preuve de manigances (=shenanigans) manque - insuffisance manque (drugs withdrawal) manque (symptmes - tat de) manque d'assurance(self-confid manquer - tre loin de manquer de manquer de respect (US slang marais salant - salin marais(pl:Est Ang)(=morass-bog marchander (=to bargain) marchandises/matires 1res(pl marche ou crve marcher fond - bonnes affair marcher ds l'eau(peine&liquide marcher pniblement (=to plod) marcher sur les pieds de qn marcher tranquille (aller l'am Mardi gras (before Lent) Mardi gras (day Carnival ends) marelle (jeu enfant) marin d'eau douce

to squint off the wall werewolf sultry bonehead staunch(ou stanch (- courant)) whim dismal to glimmer fickle chandelier (! candelabra) goblin imp tug of war to contend with sth to grapple with lush high school esquire to munch (=- away)(n:munch) Machiavellian thingy-bobby whatnot (and -:et ainsi 2suite off-licence monkey business mesh singlet green thumb by all means butler upper-case(in caps)(lowercase) evil ill-fitted to take sth amiss cack-handed (=clumsy) jinx (to put a - / to be -ed) hard (ou bad) luck (ou lines) hunk buck woe betide you forlorn miserable unwholesome ill-used malicious spiteful teat udder writ stickler to wield to evince jiggery-pokery shortfall to go cold turkey withdrawal (symptoms) diffidence to fall short to be short of to dis saltpan fen to haggle commodity sink or swim to do a brisk trade to wade to trudge to walk all over sb to amble Shrove Tuesday (=Pancake day) Shrove Tuesday hopscotch landlubber

marine (de l'USMC)(=devil dog) mariner -marronner(lit:mijoter marketing rumeur/cach(stealth marmonner - grommeler marotte-dada(bee in 1's bonnet marque (=(sun)spot)(v:entacher marquer 1pt-prendre l'avantage marquer un temps d'arrt (cin marquise - store (slt volet) marron d'Inde (inedible) masquer(sun) - effacer(memory) masse-majeur partie(in:en gros mastic (fig: qn manipulable) mastiquer bruyamment matelass matraquer(sb into doing:forcer maussade (=sulky) - lunatique mauvais got(ShabbySleazyGaudy mauvais point(aprs bad action mauvais traitement mauvaise herbe / mauviette mauvaise volont mauviette (=wimp-doormat(/pail mauviette / jeune femme mchant-affreux-pervers/gnial mche (arch: locks=chevelure) mcontent - mausade (=sulky) mcontent (=discontented) mcontent(disloyal 2 authority mdiateur de la rpublique mdiatis - vant mfiant (adj) mgalo-manie mgre (v:criailler - gronder) mlange - medley (familier) mlasse (= black -) mle (rugby) / bousculade mli-mlo membre (corps) /grosse branche membre fantme mmoire(essay)-mmoires(autobi mnage-foyer(n) -domestique(a) mnager la chvre et le chou men par le bout du nez mener 1 campagne (for/against) meneur de ban - majorette mentalit - tat d'esprit mentir comme1arracheur de dent mpris (=scorn - contempt)(n) mprisable (adj)(diff v & n) mpriser (=to despise) Mercredi des cendres mre au foyer (~homemaker) merlan merle moqueur (to kill a -) msange mesure de prcaution(- measure mesure transitoire mesures nergiques en matire2 mthode cou (believe=>exist) mtier tisser mettre 1frein-modrer dpenses mettre (faire) l'essai mettre argentEncommun (cotiser mettre au point(plan-compromis mettre batonDSles roues(wrench mettre de ct - en rserve mettre de l'ordre (make better mettre dsle mme sac-regrouper mettre en chantier / stipuler mettre en garde (law / boxe) mettre en ligne-prsenter(poli mettre en ordre(ide)/canalise mettre en route(lancer /manive

leatherneck (dur cuire ?) to let sb stew buzz marketing to mutter hobby horse(&cheval bascule) blemish to one-up (& adj) to do a double-take awning conker (=horse chestnut) to blot out bulk putty to chomp(champ=munch=mchonner quilted to bludgeon moody tacky black mark battering weed unwillingness wuss wimp wicked lock (fore- fet- dread-s) disgruntled disaffected disaffected (=discontended) ombudsman touted wary delusions of grandeur scold (v:& rprimander) hotchpotch treacle scrum mishmash limb phanton limb (- pain) memoir household to sit on the fence henpecked to agitate cheerleader mindset to lie through one's teeth despisal despicable to scorn Ash Wednesday (1st day of Lent stay-at-home mom (~housewife) whiting mockingbird tit cautionary(-tale:rcitEdifiant stopgap measure crackdown on tinkerbell principle loom to rein in one's spending to try out (try sth out) to club together to hammer out to throw a spanner inThe works to set aside to tidy up to lump (=to lump together) to lay down (& dposer) to caution to field to marshal to crank up

mettre en service-nommer cdt mettre en valeur / dclencher mettre fin - arrter mettre la charrue av les boeuf mettre la pdale douce-attnue mettre le hol/piedAu plancher mettre qc doute-atteinte honne mettre qc en vente (en venta) mettre qn au courant mettre qn dehors sans mnageme mettre sur la touche metttre fin -annuler -rompre meurtre avec prmditation meurtri - endommag meurtrire - point faible mijoter / couver militant (politique / cause) minable(- trick)/tuyau(damagin minauder-sourire w/affectation mince alors ! (surprise) minerai minimiser importan qc(downplay minimiser(=understate-downplay minuscule (en -:in -)(& small) mire-rticule(dsLe collimateur mise au rebut /() disposition mise en service oprationnelle misrable-atroce-maudit(juron) misrable - drisoire - pitre mission - tche - mutation mite / papillon de nuit miteux - minable - mesquin miteux (= shabby - seeddy) mob-mobylette (2-stroke engine moche-tarte-mal fagote(frumpy mode (indicatif-subj-impratif mode(fad)/coup fil/pied(thrill modr - rserv modiste moelle pinire (adj:vertbral moelle(esp:mdula(sp:lla(&pith moeurs (=customs-manners) (lit Moeurs(sexual offense-sex case moi vivant jamais! 1st me tuer moindre chance moisissure (=fungus) (Am=mold) moite moment-jonction(anat)(critical moment critique - crucial mon Dieu (indulgent sympathy) mon oeil ! mon petit doigt me l'a dit MonBeauMiroirDisMoiKeJeSuisLa+ mondial (adj:beating) monnaie fiduciaire(=paper-fiat monopoliser(/n:porc ch/glouto monotone Monsieur tout-le-Monde monter (1 show) - jouer (tht monter 1accusation/coup contre monter en amazone moquerie(-laws:chauffard)/bouf moquerie(&v)(jeer-scoff)(~jibe moral (adj) / morale (fable)(n moralisateur (= Pecksniffian) morceau- grumeau- motte (terre morceau 2choix(of gossip:potin mordiller / mordre l'hameon mordre pleines dents ds qc mordre la poussire / tre tu mordu (fan) /chamois (couleur) morne-lugubre-peu encourageant mors (cheval) / mche (drill) mort-n / (f:project) avort

to commission to set off to call time put the cart before the horses to softpedal to put one's foot down to cast aspersions on sth to put sth up for sale to fill sb in on (the details) to bundle sb out of the door to sideline to call off first-degree murder battered loophole to simmer activist low-down to smirk (n:sourire bte) blimey ore to play down to underplay lower-case(lowercase)(cf.upper crosshairs(cross hairs)(in the disposal acceptance into service (~ISD) wretched paltry assignment (& devoir(academic) moth shabby down-at-heel (=run-down) moped frumpish mood buzz low-key milliner spinal chord marrow (&courge) mores vice squad over my dead body half a chance mould clammy juncture defining moment Ah! bless! my foot! (=knickers!) a little bird told me MirrorOnTheWallWhoIsFairestOfA world-beater fiduciary currency-money to hog humdrum the man on the Clapham omnibus to put on to frame (&rdiger(law)-cadrer to ride side-saddle scoff gibe moral sanctimonious lump titbit to nibble to sink one's teeth into sth to bite the dust(esp in battle buff bleak bit stillborn

morve (du nez) (runny-snotty) mot-expression double sens mot d'emprunt mot d'esprit / factie mot en vogue mots creux-enL'air-exagration mou(rope)-ngligent(v:relcher mouchard / pif (nose) moucharder (- on : dnoncer) moucher(bougie) -teindre(hope moucheron (animal) moucheron (famille) moudre -polir(optics) -affter moue (to - : faire la moue) moulin paroles mousse (cume) moutons(ssMeubles)(ghost turds moyen de transport moyens (de vs faire parler ... msg avec baiser (fille charge MTO variable(sunshine & shower mue-dpouille(snake) /gangrne mue(&v)/bourbier/gangrene(!pr) muer (US:molt)(n:moulting)(reg multiple / collecteur (tuyau) multitude/ prsentateur/ hte museau-groin-pif /indic /tabac museau - muselire -canon (gun musical(a / comdie musicale(n mutiler - charcuter -dnaturer mutiler - tailler en pice mutiler -estropier(=to cripple mvt violent torsion - clef mystrieux - d'espionnage n'avoir rien voir avec nacre nageoire -palme (PMT du nageur naissain (hutre) /demi-gutre naissant - premiers symptmes nantissement - caution (gage) narguil (=hookah- water-pipe) nauseux (avoir mal au coeur) navet (film) / rat (n) (=dud) navire amiral - fleuron ne + tre de la 1re jeunesse ne faire aucune erreur ne pas bouger (j'y suis j'y re ne pas cracher sur (no scorn) ne pas en vouloir(aprsDispute ne pas tre dans son assiette ne pas tre prpar (pb money ne pas plaisanter-jouer avecqn ne pas reflter(presentFalsely ne pas s'en sortir (vs better) ne pas se sentir dsSon lement ne pas tenir enPlace(stop -ing ne plus savoir que faire ne savoir que faire-dire-rpon ne serait-ce que ( cause de.. ne tenir qu'1fil-treSurNerfs ncessaire(not - :tre dplac ncessiter - rclamer ncrologie nfaste - nocif ngatif (non militaire) nglig-peu soign (~ scruffy) nglig - hirsute - miteux ngre (crivain) net(=definite)-tranch(opinion nettoyer les curies (stables) nvrose niche - chenil nid d'abeilles (v:tre cribl noeud (rope-tube)(hair:friser)

snot double entendre loanword witticism buzz word to blow smoke(direN'importeKoi slack snitch to rat to snuff gnat midge to grind pout motormouth froth fluff (US: dust bunnies) means of conveyance ways and means kissogram (kissogram girl) sunshine 1minute rain the next slough[sluff](&carte dfausse slough to moult manifold host snout muzzle musical to mangle to maul to maim wrench cloak-and-dagger to be a far cry from mother-of-pearl flipper spat (& prise de bec /pr spit) incipient collateral(- loan:prt garanti hubble-bubble queasy (to be/feel queasy) turkey flagship to be no (spring) chicken not to put a foot wrong to stay put not to be sneezed at no hard feelings (~pas de sac) out of sorts (to feel -) to be(get) caught short of sth not sb to be trifled with to belie to make a poor fist of sth to feel like a fish outOfWater to fidget to be at one's wits' end to be at a loss if only (because of... to be on a knife-edge called for to call for obituary noxious negatory (=no/none/negative) frowsy (=slovenly) scruffy (=unkempt) ghostwriter clear-cut to muck out (n:fumier-salets) neurosis kennel honeycomb kink (&v to -:(se) vriller)

noeud coulant noire (1/4 ronde) nombril(-gazing=contemplate1's non ngligeable- AC/+tt grand non sense(nonsensical language nostalgique - mlancolique notification d'opposition/warn nouba -claquer argent(shopping nourrice nouveau - dernier cri nuance (colour) (& cry:clameur nuance (fig) (=shade) nuit tombante - crpuscule nul&nonavenu(not valid-binding nutritif (adj) - nutriment (n) obir-s'excuter-rentrerDsRang obissant objectif(news)-quilibr(diet) objection(vs pleading)(v:at-to obscurit - morosit obsdant (! haunted) obstruction parlement(discours obtenir-mettre l'abri(rcolt obtenir - acqurir obtenir(permis)-souscrire(loan obturateur - volet -persiennes occasionner-entraner(downfall odeur (- of scandal: parfum de odieux - antipathique oesophage(a me reste en trave oeuvre caritative offense offre commerciale offrir - laisser (hope) omettre (mot)(- it out=stop it omniprsent omniprsent - envahissant on fait aller(rponse a va? oprations - dbats - procs opinitre - tenace - obstin opinion-avis/approche-traitmnt opinion gnrale - sagesse pop optimiste (=sanguine) optimiste (=upbeat) option de vente-put(= - option option vanille(well understood oral -preuve oral -soutenance orateur dmagogue ordinaire-sansRien2particulier ordre de grandeur(10 - greater ordre(sur l'- 2 ki?)-comandmnt ordure(person)-racaille/crasse oreillons (to have -) organigramme organisme 2 contrle(chien gar orge orifice sortie/exutoire/pt ven ormeau (arbre = young elm) ornire (lit&fig) /rut (n & v) ortie (v: irriter - nerver) oser parler -prendre la parole osier ostentatoire (glamour&expensiv o va ? (sans ? en ang) oublier(acciden-omettre(exprs ou-dire on-dit oues - branchies oursin (street - : galopin) outrage (=mpris) au tribunal outsider (pl : opprims) ouvert/gnreux/libr(pol/educ ouvrir la voie (~set the stage ouvrir rideau - lever le voile pagae-confusion la + complte

noose crotchet navel sizeable gobbledygook wistful caveat (restriction nationale) spree foster mother newfangled hue nuance dusk (&twilight-gloaming) null and void nutrient to toe the line obedient balanced demur gloom haunting filibuster (& flibustier) to secure to come by to take out shutter to bring about whiff obnoxious gullet(it sticks/stuck in my charity trespass tender to hold out to leave out ubiquitous pervasive (ou gnral) bearing up (how are you?) proceedings persistent take (a - on sth) conventional wisdom upbeat sanguine put plain vanilla (option) viva voce [vaivae voi](thse) tub thumper run-of-the-mill order of magnitude behest (at whose -?) scum mumps organization chart watchdog barley outlet abalone rut (rutting stag) nettle to speak out wicker glitzy whither to miss out hearsay gills sea urchin contempt of court underdog liberal to pave the way for to pull back the curtain snafu (n & adj:chaotique)

pagne (~ fig leaf) paiement conditionnel (fct obj paen (=pagan) - barbare paillette paillette (vb : pailleter) paillis (&v: to - = pailler) pain tremp / concession palan - monte-charge palpitant - angoissant pamphlet (to - : brocarder) panier repas (pail=bucket=seau paniqu - dcontenanc panne-qt perdue(stock:rupture panneau d'affichage panneau d'affichage -palissade papeterie (writing materials) par -coups (= in spurts) par coeur(to know-learn (off)) par contumace (in his absence) par dpit Par Jupiter ! par la peau du cou par principe par pur esprit 2 contradiction par un caprice du destin par un coup du sort parabole(math) (!parable-dish) paradoxalement - ironiquement paramtre fictif/substituable parc(hospital) /raisons-motifs pare-feu (aile voiture en US) parent isol (mum: mre fille) parer (atk) - luder (question parer et tirer paresse / paresseux (animal) paresseusement - nonchalament parler +fort/- for:en faveur 2 parler fanchement / surestimer parler pour ne rien dire(rando parler sans fin(~ramble/waffle parler w/ condescendance(child parodie - satire parodie / canular (alors=hoax) parquer(n:enclos-dock ss-marin part de travail -priode(=bout partager (- in : participer participatif (website) participation(vote)/assistance partie prenante (d'une affaire partition (musique)(cf. stave) parvenu (=upstart) pas l'ordre du jour - retir pas avoir beurre & argent du b pas d'importance-2pb/let alone pas de faux-fuyants pas de koiEn rire(trs srieux pas du tout impressionn pas frais -rassi /cul -blas pas la moindre chance-mon oeil pas que je sache pas savoir arrter tps 1Ngo pas(prtendre)avoir prtention pas2gdes chances que a marche passant (personne qui passe) passe -montagne passer-vivre(period-one's life passer - s'couler (tps-gens) passer 1 savon -descendre en f passer la hte (putONhastily passer aux choses srieuses passer devant qn/qc passer du bon tps-bienS'amuser passer en revue /passer (carte passer outre-avoir la priorit

loincloth earn-out (clause) heathen sequin spangle mulch sop hoist (v:to -:hisser) nail-biting lampoon lunchpail flustered outage billboard hoarding stationery in leaps and starts by heart in absentia out of spite by Jove! by the scruff of the neck on principle perversely by a quirk of fate by a twist of fate parabola ironically placeholder grounds fender single parent to fend off to parry (&fig) and thrust sloth languidly to speak up to talk up to ramble on talk the hind legs off aDonkey to talk down skit(to do a - on sth:parodier spoof (- story) to pen in stint to partake collaborative turnout stakeholder score parvenu off the table you can't have yourCake&eat it never mind no ifs and buts it's no laughing matter unfazed (to faze:dconcerter) stale (= musty) fat chance (-! = tu parles !) not to my recall selling past the close to make no pretence it's a long shot (&outsider) passer-by balaclava to live out to go by to give sb a roasting to throw on to mean business (tre srieux to walk past to have a whale of a time to go over to override

passer outre - chapper passer sa colre sur qn/qc passer un cap critique passer un coup de fil (- sick) passionnant passionnant -saisissant (sight passionn - fervent patate - pomme de terre pataugeoire - petit bassin patauger / perdre pied pte crpe ou frire pte feuillete pt(ink)-tche(stain-reputati patrimoine(bagage) hrditaire pav (& sens li cordonnier) paver / rparer (chaussure) payable - appropri - prvu payer cher qc payer compltement (arrears) payer cot-s'y mettre(enGroupe payer(a lot)(n:payout=largeSum peau(d'1 animal/par abus homme pcher par excs de prudence peine(=punishment)/penalty-it ple-mle - en dsordre pellicules (cheveux)(=dandruff peloter/ tatons(walk-chercher peluche (&adj:en - /somptueux) peluche (enfant) peluche(adj:ttDoux-migoncrok peluches(on fabric-duvet/flics pelucheux-duveteux-cotonneux pencher tte/perdre ses forces pendiller - balancer pendre laCrmaillre(n:- party pntrant (odeur) / dominant pniche(vb+in: faire irruption pnitence (religion) (=shrift) penne(plume)-piquant-plume(pen penser-parler sans cesse -de pensif - attentionn -rflchi Pentecte (- Monday) pnurie-dficit-manque( gagn pnurie(esp nat resour:disette ppin (parapluie) ppin (slt sens pb) ppinire-foyer (srt sth bad) ppite (gold / sens figur) pquenaud -plouc - cul-terreux pr essai(job)-lib survei(on percer / exploiter / couter percevoir - lever (n: taxe) perdre sa place(surrservation perdre son sang froid-s'emball perdre sonAttrait(n:voile(fum perdrix (young -: perdreau) pridurale priode d'introduction priode de vaches maigres perle(verre-sueur)nature:pearl permission(mili-prison)/layOff perpte(gde banlieue)(=boonies perplexe perplexit persvrer (UK) persienne - oue - abat-vent persistant-prolong-chronique personne en vue - ~ mondain personne ki fait menues tches personne ne sait o elle est personne trs motive&initiati perspectives-prvisions-vue perspicacit - aperu perspicacit (-ful :perspicace

to get past (the censor e.g.) to take it out on sb/sth to turn the corner to call in gripping thrilling impassioned spud (qn : blockhead) wading pool (wading bird!) to flounder batter puff pastry blot gene pool cobble to cobble due to pay through the nose to pay up to pitch in to pay out (money) hide to err on the side of caution penalty higgledy-piggledy scurf to grope plush stuffed toy - animal cuddly toy (&adj:dodu(=plump)) fuzz fluffy(- toy=cuddly toy=peluch to droop to dangle (dangling:ballant) to give/have a house-warming pervading barge penance quill to dwell (up)on(&s'attarderSur thoughtful Whit short-fall (shortfall-shortage dearth(paucity-famine-shortage brolly (UK) glitch hotbed(&hortic.:couche chaude) nugget bumpkin (=hick)(~redneck) probation to tap to levy to be bumped to fly off the handle to pall partridge epidural induction lean time bead furlough boondocks bemused - bemusing bewilderment to soldier on louvre (US:louver) lingering socialite gofer (ds 1 bureau) nobody knows her whereabouts self-starter outlook insight insight

persuader -convertir (ou round pertinent(- to:en rapport avec perturbateur (- techno:rupture pervers(ide)(&ang:contrariant pervers(pratique(&ang:perverti pervert (n) (=twisted person) perverti - dnatur/ pervers(a peste (fig gamin) -qc nuisible peste (med) -invasion (insecte ptard mouill ptard(2be a damp -:tre bidon ptasse /crasse-salet(=filth) petit petit - peu peu Petit Chaperon Rouge petit commerce(de centre ville petit galop petit lait petit mensonge (to tell -s) petit rire(gloussement:chortle petitpetit(adv&adj)-fragment petite annonce(ads-classifieds petite ide - soupon ptition 2 p(petitio principii petits travaux / bricolage(DIY ptrir(dough) - masser(muscles ptulant (=lively) peu digne (- fort ke profanity peu judicieux-mal avis-euTort peuplier photo d'identit judiciaire pich - petasse - racaille pie pige (adj: -ped: pig) pierre (d'1 gu)/fig: tremplin pierre angulaire (l&f) pierre d'achoppement Pierre Paul Jacques (=any Tom) pitiner / fouler aux pieds pigeon (qn dup) piger vite(slow:lent dtente pile (cf. a/c) - meule (of hay pile ou face (sans ?) pile(- time(v:~fit)/v:bassiner pilier - base(fig: eco -philo) pilier de bar piller (= to loot) pilon pilori (to -:mettre au(=stocks pimpant(lively)-petit et ferme pinailler - ergoter pincettes (coal) -pince(sugar) pinson (oiseau) pionnier - innovateur pipeau - nerie (nonsense-bunk piquer(&flouz)-blesser(&f:Ovif piquer1colre(blow up-have fit piquet de grve pis-aller-bouche-trou(=stopgap pis-aller -2 fortune (=make-do pissenlit - dent-de-lion pitoyable pitoyable - lamentable pivot pivot (swivel) -base(du succs pivoter - faire pivoter placage / fig:apparence-vernis placard - buffet placer la barre plus haut placer qn en dtention prvent plaidoyer-plaidoirie/prire/&a plaidoyer - soutien (public -) plainte (familier) plaisanter(n:badinage/takineri plaisanterie - factie

to win over germane disruptive perverse perverted pervert perverted pest plague wet firecracker squib skank in dribs and drabs Red Riding Hood high-street shops canter whey fib(v:to -:raconterDhistoires) chuckle piecemeal (ex:to upgrade classified advertising inkling (to have an -) to beg the q(~circularArgument odd jobs to knead exuberant indecorous ill-advised(hors2proposDplac poplar mug shot chav (council house & violent) magpie booby-trap (n:nigaud/fou(bird stepping stones cornerstone stumbling block Dick or Harry to trample catspaw(=cat's-paw-dupe-pawn) to be quick on the uptake stack heads or tails bang on mainstay barfly to plunder pestle (mortar and -) pillory pert to quibble tongs chaffinch - finch trailblazer (trail blazer) malarkey to sting to lose one's temper picket line make-do makeshift dandelion piteous pathetic swivel fulcrum to slew veneer cupboard (& armoire =wardrobe) to raise the ante(=up the ante to remand sb in custody pleading advocacy gripe to banter jest

plan- arrangement- machination plan (archi-indus) - projet plan d'urgence / de prvention Plan Epargne Entreprise (ESOP) plan foireux plant - pousse - semis plaquer-lcher(job)(n:tapettte plaquer (amant-amante) plaquette (sang) pltre (med) (=plaster -) plein de verve - d'entrain pleurnichement (=whine) (&v) pleurnicher - geindre - gmir pli-paisseur-fil (-wood:contr pli (on purpose) - faux pli plomb(sounding-line) / chuter plong dans- absorb par (& by plus de qc que l'apparence poids lourd (camion - UK) poigne d'amour poignet (chemise /pl: menottes poil(face-plant-brush)soie(pig poinon(on metal)-signe(f:mark point 2dsaccord(cf hot potato point de rfrence (standard) point de vue (= stand - take) point de vue / tendance /pente point(Am=period)-1 pt c'est tt pointage - compte - score pointe pointe(sadness) -relent(racism poire vaginale/crtin(sud park policier en civil politique de la corde raide politique de la terre brle politique(gvt/police(assuran(n pomme 2 discorde-sujet dispute pompe (gym) (=push-up) pomper (n:antische) - copier pompeusement - faon grandiose pondr (sound common sense) porcherie (&fig:dirty & untidy porte (musik) -douve (tonneau porte de cochon porte(bb)(cf. brood)/dtritus porter aux nues porter plainte(formal:officiel porter qn sur son dos porter ses fruits / licencier porter sesfruits(n:ralisation porter sur les nerfs portier- placeur- huissier (&v portique / tour de lancement poser un lapin qn poser une question qn poste d'obsrvtion(lev)pt2vue pot(- training:appr pro)/toqu potel - dodu - joufflu potel - grassouillet - dodu potins-cancan(v:jaser-cancaner pou pouffiasse poulailler pour ainsi dire-siJe puis dire pour couronner le tout pour ne pas dire (/ more ????? pour ne pas dire=not 2 mention pour plaisanter pour plaisanter - ironique pour raisons de sant pour rien-juste pourle plaisir pour rien au monde (- doing it pour rire (n&a) - grosse farce pour servir(cause)(n:avancemen

scheme blueprint (detailed outline) contingency plan Employee Stock Ownership Plan dead duck seedling to chuck to jilt platelet cast (&/distribution/moule) full of beans snivel to whimper ply crease (to remove-to pull up) plummet engrossed in more sth than meet the eye juggernaut love handles cuff bristle hallmark sticking point yardstick standpoint slant full stop tally spike overtone douche bag-douchebag plainclothes police officers brinkmanship scorched earth policy policy bone of contention press-up to crib grandly level-headed pigsty stave farrow litter to lionize to lodge a complaint against/w to give sb a piggyback to pay off to come to fruition to get-put sb's back up usher gantry to stand sb up to put a question to somebody vantage point potty chubby plump tittle-tattle (v: to -) louse floozy(gaudily-tawdry dressed) coop (to - up=shut up:enfermer so to speak(=as+it were/we say to cap it all much less let alone in jest tongue-in-cheek on grounds of ill-health just for the heck of it I wouldn't be seen dead knockabout in furtherance of

poursuite (qn) -qute (bonheur pourvoir -accueillir (srt GB?) pourvoir -satisfaire(~ pander) pousser 1 soupir 2 soulagement pousser qn / donner petit coup pousser qn faire qc poussette (am:stroller) poux pratique-pour toucher-cambouis prcaire prcdant (v: - to: amener ) prcis (n)(book) - slection prcurseur - anctre prcurseur - avant-coureur prdire prehensile / avare prjudice (- moral) prjug premier rang-une sommit ds qc prmisse (v: poser en principe prendre-draguer/se rtablir prendre (bad habits) /aimer qc prendre (become fashionable) prendre (une bonne) tournure prendre 2la carrure-consistanc prendre au pied de la lettre prendre avec circonspection prendre comme souffre douleur prendre concl.. pour prmisses prendre corps / se coaguler prendre d'assaut / tempter prendre des mesures(corrective prendre des risques prendre du retard dans (work) prendre en considration(study prendre la parole prendre le dessus - l'avantage prendre le parti - dfendre qn prendre le taureau par les cor prendre le taureauParLesCornes prendre le train en marche prendre pied - s'implanter prendre qn partie pour qc prendre un risque prparation raisinsSecs&orange prparer (fam) (n:devoirs soir prparer / se prparer prparer le terrain(dcor th prsager - annoncer prsentateur principal (=host) presentation mrkting (cf.pitch prsenter - l'ordre du jour prsenter(prop/bid/ajourner(US prsident (assemble-meeting) prsider (un meeting) presque (= almost) - 2 doigt presse scandale(gout.-caniv. pressentiment / prsage (omen) prestidigitateur-illusionniste prestige(receive -:treAcclam prsumer de ses chances prt porter prtendre (n : sens - d'1 mot) prtendre (soutenir) que prtentieux(=conceited) - snob preuve(=tribute)/testament(p&f preuves fabriques prvenant (towards : envers) primevre (& voie2la facilit) pris au hasard - mal organis prise-butin-saisie/parcours prise 2 bec-dmls-accrochage prise de bec (quarrel petty pt privation - (dure) preuve

pursuit to cater for to cater to to heave a sigh of relief to prod to prompt sb to do sth pushchair lice hands-on precarious lead up compendium forerunner(signe avant-coureur harbinger to foretell prehensile(/=covetous-greedy) harm-damage(jur) (moral wrong) prejudice forefront (to be at-in the -) premise to pick up to take to to catch on to shape up(~tre la hauteur to flesh out ((s')toffer) to take sth at face value to take with a pinch of salt to pick sb on to beg the question (!!poser q to gel (faire cohsion) to storm to take remedial measures to stick one's neck out to fall behind with(GB) in(US) to look into to take the floor to get(ou gain) the upper hand to put up a strong case for sb to take the plunge to grasp the nettle to jump on the bandwagon to establish foothold to take sb to task for sth to play a wild card mincemeat(&fig:(qn)en bouillie to prep to gear up for to set the stage to foreshadow anchorman dog and pony show to table(UK-mettre surLaTable) to table chairperson to chair (a meeting) all but gutter press (prensa amarilla) foreboding (=foreshadowing) conjuror kudos (- to X for:bravo) to overpaly one's hand high-street fashion to purport to contend that stuck-up testament planted evidence considerate primrose (/jaune ple/&- path) haphazard haul to have a run-in (with sb) spat (& pret to spit) hardship

prix catalogue prix d'excel-tri volet(ribbon problme (accroc vtement) procder 1 lection surprise procdurier(pj)(-point:dtail procuration-dlgation pouvoir prod gd spectacle(extravagan prodigue-dissipateur -dbauch prodigue - dithyrambique production/sortie-dbit(device produit deriv(fin)/driv(chi Prof (nain) profanation profane-botien/laque(=layman profaner profaner(grave..)-dfiler(mil) profiteur / colporteur (hawker profond-grave(in -:srieusemnt profond dsir (cf. yearning) profusion - mine (une - de) programme (lectoral) programme de fidlit progressif (! w/ progressive) progressiste -avanc /en avant prolonger-faire traner en lon promenade - tour promenade2sant-victoireFacile promesse prometteur - plein d'avenir prometteur (future) /(de) rose promoteur immobilier promulguer (law) - jouer (play propale-propositionCommerciale prophcie auto-ralisatrice proportionnel (=in due propor proposer-suggrer/fournir(pez) propritaire - logeur - patron proprit - ferme(w/ outhouses propulser / inciter prosprer protec./mcnat/clientle/cond protections entr d'air ... provenir-tre issu(n:tige/tra provenir2(faultORresponsibilit proverbe/synonyme 2-proverbial provisoirement (timidement) proximit ts commerces(acom ad prune / boulot - rle en or psalmodier -scander (n:mlope psy (v: (se) rtrcir /reculer pt 2 repre-vnement marquant pt 2 suture/2 ct/maille(knit puanteur (= reek) pub(boozer-clien regular:local puceron (animal) puceron (famille) pudique / modeste puissant-convaincantFort(drink pulpeux(woman)-succulent(food) punch - allant - dynamisme punition(juste retour D choses pur-vritable(v:faire embarde pus (=pus) (& v : cf. rankle) putatif(ds les faits pas lgal pyjama qc difficile - compliqu qn qui vend la mche (v:inform quadrature du cercle quadruple(triple-double)croche qualit artistique - art quartier(shopping -)-circon(US que le diable l'emporte Quel X est l'intrus quelle rigolade

list price blue riband snag to call a snap election quibbling proxy spectacular profligate lavish(v:2 - praise-care-money output derivative Doc desecration lay person to desecrate to defile[di'fail(&dfil['di: huckster earnest longing wealth (a - of) (n:fortune) platform affinity program gradual progressive to protract stroll walkover pledge up and coming rosy property developer to enact sales/commercial proposal self-fulfilling prophecy commensurate with to come up with landlord (lady) (proprio) homestead to impel to thrive on patronage intake shrouds (exhaust caps) to stem it's down to byword tentatively close to all amenities plum to chant shrink landmark stitch(2be in -s:croul2rire) stench public house greenfly aphid modest potent(&actif(medicine)-viril) luscious pizzazz nemesis(desse G)(hubris-to--) sheer fester (to -: suppurer) putative pyjama (UK) - pajama (US) -PJs tall order whistleblower to square the circle hemidemisemiquaver artistry precinct confound him Which X is the odd one out what a hoot(a real -:1 rigolo)

qumander (=to cadge-beg/fish) quenouille/ctMaternel-female querelle (inimiti/vendeta) querelles intestines(ou sans querelleur / cowboy (cf. to question pige - petite phrase qui donne le frisson - glacial qui fait autorit qui fait autorit / dfinitif qui fait l'important-grand air qui ne tient pas debout - nul qui se mle de tout -indiscret quille (= - pin) (jeu: -s) quincaillier quitte ouDouble(double-down on quoiqu'il arrive quoiqu'il arrive -qu'il pleuve quotidien - journalier r)veiller - exciter -susciter rabcher (n:resuce-rchauff) rabaissser(- 1self:s'abaisser) racaille (=scum) raccourci/dconnexion/mise hor rachat (ou off)(&v)(&par staff racheter (religion-dette-slave racler-rcurer(the seas:cumer racoler - battre le rappel raconter 1 histoire dormir d raconter une blague (contar) radical(=far-reaching-extensiv radin / facile -mesquin (rmq) raffin (taste/petroleum) rafle-rassemblement(cow/rsum raideur-froideur-guind (ton) raie - rayon - trait /tendance railler - taquiner raillerie raisonnement - expos raisonn rajouter (sth not planned) ralentir fort-stop croissance ralentissement / go-slow ralentisseur - gendarme couch rler (gmir / se plaindre) rler(se plaindre)(=to grumble rleur (=grumbling) rame (2 papier) (-s of:des tas rampant - progressif - servile ramper(-along:s'avancer furtiv ramper/grouiller de(to be -ing rancoeur rancune (cf. resent) rancune(- match:rglemnt2compt randonne - hausse (prix) randonne (v: faire une rando) rang-soign(v:ranger-nettoyer range / canotage / vacarme rapide / martinet (oiseau) rappliquer(qn)-affluer(spectat rapporteur (mesure angle) raser (building) rassasier - assouvir rassemblement! (-out: rompez!) rassembler-runir/se ressaisir rassembler/arrondir par excs rate - bile (anger) - spleen rater qc (not benefit) rationaliser-dgraisser/carn rattrapage scolaire rattraper / se mettre jour rauque - enrou rayures fines (- suit:co ray raz de mare (sens propre slt) raz de mare(fig politique slt ractionnaire - intransigeant

to scrounge distaff feud in-fighting wrangler gotcha (I got you) question chilling authoritative definitive hoity-toity half-baked meddlesome skittle ironmonger double or quits (big gamble) through thick and thin come rain or shine (c r come s day-to-day to arouse to rehash to demean riff-raff cutoff buy-out to redeem to scour to drum up to spin (pitch) a yarn to crack a joke sweeping (& l'emporte-pice) cheapskate refined roundup stiffly streak to chaff taunt rationale to tack sth on to stunt slowdown speed bump to moan to grouse grouchy ream creeping to creep to crawl spitefulness grudge grudge hike ramble tidy row swift to roll in (dferler (waves)) protractor to raze to the ground to sate fall-in to pull together to round up spleen to miss out on sth to streamline remedial education to catch up with hoarse pinstripe tidal wave landslide die-hard

ramnager rbarbatif(task)-sinistre(look rebattu - us jusqu' la corde rebond (balle/aprs rupture rebord (fentre) / corniche rebuffade-affront (&v:faire un rebut - lie de la socit receiveNews/ranking/arrive(vol recensement recette -produits (financiers) recevoir (accueil) - affronter recherch rcidive (dfaille morale-rel rcit (n) - narratif (adj) rcolte/(riding)cravache/jabot rconfortant rconfortant - encourageant rconforter - consoler reconnatre ses torts(s'humili reconnatre torts(cf.crow-dirt recourir (- to : qc) recours(=recourse)/villgiatur reu - ticket de caisse recul-dtente(spring)(&v:to -) rcup-pacotille -camelote(=tat rcuprer (find&fetch/recover rcurer -frotter(sol) /annuler rdiger - tablir redresser-corriger-rgler(horl rduction rduction(thrust -)(v:&rouler) rduire (sauce) (fig:condenser rduire / abrger rduire effectifs - licencier rduire en poussire rduire prog-relax-baisser(vit rduire(cost)-abrger(shorten) rfrence-standard(comparaison rfrentiel(repre)/sys. 2 rf refiler qn (-d w/=burdened w refiler(by stealth)-imposer(on rflchir - considrer reflet -lueur(of hope:d'espoir reflets - miroitement - lueur rflexion faite(doute/chgt avi refoul(desire) - contenu(rage refuser/cacher/prlever (taxe) rfutation regard (to - at:fixe-dslesyeux regarder le bon ct D choses registre - grand livre rgler-liquider(debt-mortgage) rgler (pb) /installer /calmer rgler ses comptes (lit&fig) rgler tir/-on:aller droit sur rgler un problme mcanique rgression - retour regrouper (=to collocate) Reine malfaisante (White snow) reins (=lombes) / aloyau-longe rejet - abattage (v:abattre) rejeton - driv -ramification relchement -repis -diminution relation (gens) / familiarit relation2causeAeffet-causalit relax - calmos relever (dfi) - adopter (prop remaniement (ministriel) remarquez - voyez-vous remboursmnt-mensualit(=monies remde miracle - panace remettre en jeu remont (clock-car window) remonter le moral

to rejig forbidding well-worn rebound ledge snub / slight scum of society to come in census proceeds to meet with sought-after backsliding narrative crop comforting heartening to comfort oneself to eat crow to eat humble pie to resort resort sales slip (=receipt) recoil (v: & mvt d'horreur) shoddy to retrieve to scrub to write out(&mettre au propre to put right (=to right) cutback rollback(to roll back:replier) to boil down to curtail to downsize to put the kibosh on to wind down to cut down(&abattre:tree-kill touchstone(&a fundamental part frame of reference to saddle with to foist to ponder glimmer shimmer (&v:to -=chatoyer) on second thoughts pent-up to withhold rebuttal gaze to look for the silver lining ledger to pay off (finish paying) to settle to square up to zero in to troubleshoot throwback to chunk (=to lump) Wicked queen loin cull offshoot let-up acquaintance causation (chain of -) chill out to take up reshuffle mind you repayment silver bullet to parlay (=to double up) wound-up (& crisp (qn)) to cheer oneself up

remord-scrupule(=remorse(w/o rempart / bastingage remplaant-2blure(= substitute rempli-charg 2(danger-emotion remporter la palme(best-ironic remuant - turbulent (child) remuer-rendre trouble(=to rile remuer ciel&terre (pour faire) remuer le couteau ds la plaie remuer(=roil) /agacer(=nettle) renatre la vie -2nd souffle rendez-vous amoureux rne (cheval) renflouer une ent. (sauvetage) renforcer/consolider(traversin renfrogn renifler (n:slight cold-rhume) renifler (slt sentir) -flairer renne (=caribou) renonciation-dsistement-drog rentrer - faire entrer /saisir rentrer dans ses frais rentrer dsSesFonds(v:rcuprer renverser /faire chavirer /cnl rparer-raccommoder-se ressoud repartir 0 (after failed try repcher(body-dterrer(scandal rpercussions en chane(domino repre-critre-modle-standard rpit-accalmie-calme(&v:bercer rpit - sursis rpondre violemment report (rbst prt - ' GSM) repousser - rejeter (offer) repousser(=to defeat an attack reprendre son esprit-se calmer reprsailles(in - for)(retalirpression - mesures de rpres rprimander rprimander - fustiger rprimander (=to scold - rag) rprimer - dissiper rprouver - condamner rpugnant requinquer(pull 1self together rquisitionner rescap - survivant rservation - rserve (doubt) rserve (provisions) - trsor rserves - stock (de scurit) rsidence secondaire rsign (maladie) - tolrant rsistance physique(&pl stamen rsolu - dtermin (=resolute) respectable-convenable-correct respecter qn / estimer qn respecter sa parole responsabilit/passif-handicap resquiller-seFaufiler(ds queue ressasser (v:prter l'oreille) ressembler - tenir de ressentiment -amertume-rancune ressentiment (~ill-will rancor ressortir - se faire remarquer reste de pdt & chou pure&frit rester bouche be(=jawdropping rester sur le coeur(still - w/ rester vigilant(vs.baisserGard restes (repas - peinture) restructurer /rajeunir/retaper rtameur ambulant / bohmien retentissant - clatant retenue-consigne(eleve)/dtent rtif -capricieux(qu' sa tte

compunction bulwark stand-in fraught with to take the biscuit rambunctious to roil to pull out all the stops(2 do to rub salt in the wound to rile to take on a new lease of life tryst rein to bail out a company to bolster sullen to sniffle(pleurnicher)(!sniff to sniff (vs sniffle) reindeer waiver to take in to break even to recoup one's investment to overturn to mend to start from scratch to dredge up knock-on effect benchmark lull respite to lash back roll-over to turn down to beat off (&=masturbate) to pull oneself together reprisal clampdown to rebuke to lambast to chide to quell to excoriate (=to reprobate) loathsome to perk up to commandeer holdover (v:reporter-prolonger reservation hoard stockpile holiday home - second home accepting stamina intent on decent to look up to sb to keep one's word liability to push in (ESP: colarse) to hark back to take after resentment resentment(~bitterness-rancour to stand out bubble and squeak to gawk to rankle to keep one's eye on the ball leftovers to revamp tinker (cf. gypsy) resounding detention wayward

retombe(d'1 prgm vers 1 autre retombes (v:se fcher/rompre) retors - dtourn - tortueux retoucher - rafrachir(make-up retour de baton(recul d'1 arme retracer (story) (n:diagramme) retraite - recul - rserve rtrograder (reduce in grade) runion-assemble(v:palabrer) russir-l'emporter de justesse russir-marcher (be a success) russir/boucler (faire) 1 deal revche - bourru (tone - look) rveiller-se secouer(&faire qc rvlateur (n:rapporteur(qn)) rvlateur/(dcision)qui porte rvler-faire sortir qn rserv revendeur-rabatteur(marchnoir revendre - racoler - prsenter revenir sur (= apostatise from revenu disponible (adj:=nappy) rvrence - salut rvrence(v:s'incliner) /proue revers (de veste) revigorant-vivifiant-stimulant revigorer-rassembler ses force revigorer - stimuler revirement - redressement rvolutionnaire rhumatisme richard (prosperous person) ride - faux pli (vtement) ride(onde s/ eau)-frmissement ridiculiser(= to mock)-railler rien 2 mieux faire 2 ton tps rigide-conservateur/(dry skin) rise (objet de) risqu - dangereux - dlicat risqu - os (style) - piquant risquer - prendre un risque risquesDuMtier(gajesDelOficio rivaliser rizire rmq cinglante(=put-down take-d robe - toge - blouse (surgeon) robinet-bonde /petit coup-tape rder roman (h)arlequin(O2rose/2gare roman policier - film policier rompre avec la tradition ronce - mre sauvage ronde (musique) (US:whole note ronde(policier: to be on the rondelle -bague (sur un crou) ronfler-vrombir(machine)(1ou2r ronger (os - fig: doutes) ronger son frein ronger son frein (impatient) ronger son frein(restive horse ronger(acide-entamer(cf.inroad ronronner (cf. to whir - whirr rose(coul peau)/fichu(=bloody) roseau / anche (hautbois) rosse(french -:acharnement vs rouage - dent (sur roue dente roucouler roucouler - faire des mamours roue (gym: sideways somersault roue rochet rouge-gorge rouge-rvolutionnaire-marxiste rougeole (German -:rubole) rouleau compresseur (lit & fig roulement(ball -)-palier/appui

spin-off fallout devious to touch up (& peloter) blowback to chart fallback(- option/posit.:planB to demote (= to relegate) pow wow - powwow to squeak by (=squeak through) to pan out to pull off surly to rouse telltale telling to bring out tout to tout to renege on disposable income curtsy bow [bao] lapel (pin to stick in my -) invigorating to brace up to give a shot in the arm turnaround ground-breaking rheumatism fat cat wrinkle ripple to deride get a life hidebound lauging stock dicey racy to take a chance (to chance) occupational hazards(=part &.. to vie paddy squelch gown tap to prowl chick lit(littra sentimentale whodunnit to break the mould (US:mold) bramble semibreve beat washer to whir to gnaw to champ at the bit (!to chomp raring to go (!!rearing) to bite on the bridle to eat into to purr ruddy reed bashing cog to coo to bill and coo cartwheel ratchet wheel robin bolshie (bolshy) measles(vb sing)(cf.chickenpox steamroller bearing

roulement2tambour-revendicatio rouler ds la farine(jouer mauv rouler(faire -;- pniblemnt:&f route (-voie) du succs (Oz) routier (restau) routine-de ts les jours-simple routine/tapis (jogging)-moulin rubrique - chronique - colonne ruche ruiner - dmolir (n: pave) ruisseau / crique ruminer / rflechir (1 ide) rus - sournois - espigle ruse (= cunning - trickery) ruses - artifices (pour rouler s'abaisser (- snoop :fouiner s'abaisser(dvtQn(- bed:gigogne s'abstenir-renoncer-se passer2 s'abstenir (&n:=forebear=aeul s'accorder (=to coincide) s'accrocher -coller(n:film al s'accrocher(miseOsein)-obtenir s'accroupir-se tapir /squatter s'activer - s'affairer s'adonner - se consacrer s'affaisser -tre flasque(sein s'affaler-s'tendre(town/&over s'agiter-bouillonner(n:baratte s'amalgamer-prendre forme(ide s'apaiser - baisser (flood-Vw) s'approcher de qn sans bruit s'arracher les cheveux s'arrter w/secousses(broutage s'ataker (take on=s'enprendre s'attaquer(1pb)-tre o prises s'attarder-subsister-persister s'battre (=to skylark) s'brouer(horse)-f:s'trangler s'clater (=to enjoy oneself) s'clipser (in out off away) s'crouler 2 rire/pter les Pb s'effiler s'effondrer (prix - qn) s'efforcer de faire qq chose s'embraser - se dclencher s'embrouiller(=to get confused s'emparer (=assume control) s'emporter au sujet2(at:contre s'en donner coeurjoie(gd jour s'en prendre - try to blow s'en sortir(required & success s'en tirer avec/pas vu paspris s'enchaner(come quickly after s'encroter (routine) (ou rut) s'endormir - s'assoupir s'engager faire qc s'engueuler (n = dispute) s'enPrendreViolemment(phys&par s'enrichir rapidement s'ensuivre - dcouler s'entraner(s.-p.)-faireFeinte s'essouffler (loss of impetus) s'estomper (& cf. mid sentence s'teindre(end weakly) -fiasco s'vanouir - s'endormir s'extnuer - se tuer s'immobiliser-stopper-paralyse s'infecter-s'envenimer(resent s'infiltrer (~ to percolate) s'insinuer ds les bonnes grce s'installer-seDclarer(qcNgat s'insurger (protesting hotly) s'occuper de (atender)/pencher s'opposer (ne pas faire ge

drumbeat to pull a fast one (on sb) to trundle (- bed=truckle bed) yellow-brick road roadside cafe (=truck stop) workaday treadmill column hive to wreck creek to mull over sly guile wiles to stoop to to truckle to forgo doing sth to forbear to square to cling to latch on(ou onto)(&UK:piger to squat to bustle to go in for to sag to sprawl to churn to gel to abate to steal up on sb to tear one's hair out to judder to a halt to contend with to come (ou get) to grips with to linger to frolic to snort to have a ball to slink to crack up to taper to slump to endeavour to do sth to flare up to get muddled up to take hold of sb-sth to rant about to have a field day to take a swipe at to make a good fist of sth to get away with to come hard on the heels on to get into a groove to nod off to pledge to do sth to have a bust-up to lash out(&faire folie(buy)) to make money hand over fist to ensue to spar(n=longeron)(seDisputer to run out of steam to trail off (ou away) to fizzle(=- out=to taper off) to pass out (- drunk:ivre mort until you are blue in the face to grind to a halt to fester to leach to curry favour with sb to set in (rain-infection) up in arms to tend to belie

sables mouvants saborder(ship) (fig:to scupper sabot (d'un animal) sacr (juron : sacr temps...) sage-femme saint - bni saisie (d'un bien hypothqu) saisir-mettre en fourrire saisir - arracher saisir - sauter (sur l'occaz) saisir / mettre en fourrire saisir un immeuble hypothqu saisir(pretext-sauter sur(ocaz salaud - indic - jaune (=scab) salets(dirt)-btises(nonsense salir -souiller -ternir(nom..) salle polyvalente salopard - lche-cul salop - rat (job - joke) saloper qc -mal faire(clumsily salut! bientt! (adis) sanction/accord(formal=consent sangloter sangsue sans adresse fixe (loi) sans aucun doute - normment sans borne sans concession - raliste sans tre drang-sans obstacl sans expression-dconcert(air sans gravit (adj)/affront (n) sans hsiter & sur-le-champ sans mme(dire merci)(cf.leave sans prparation - d'un coup sans rpit - sans faiblir sans rserve(=unqualified(half sans se dgonfler (n: indolent sans vergogne-pas dcontenanc saper - affaiblir sapin sarcastique -ironique(face-rmq satanique - diabolique(lit&fig satur-imprgn-rempli 2 fume sauce au jus /bnef (illicite) sauf - moins de saumtre(=salty-briny(~saumure saumure saute-mouton (v: passer avant) sauterelle(famille grasshopper sauver(f. prosprer)-renverser savon (reprimand-scolding savonner (n:mousse) savourer (l&f:l'ide) (n:got) scandaleux / pouvantable scandaliser-outrer(n:indignati sclrat (coupable d'1 pice) scnario (= script - scenario) scie passe-partout (v:scier) science - savoir - son "rayon" scintiller - perler (sueur) scintiller (n: clat) scintiller(star)-ptiller(oeil scorbut scorie-laitier/(v:-off:critiqu scrupule/nause- haut-le-coeur scruter(vue)/jeter coup d'oeil se bagarrer & rgler1diffrend se balancer / influencer se battre avec acharnement se battre bec et ongles se battre contre des moulins se bcoter (=to have a -) se bloquer- se gripper(system) se blottir (= to cuddle up)

quicksand to scuttle hoof confounded midwife hallowed foreclosure to impound (animal-car) to snatch to snap up to impound to foreclose a mortgage to seize (up)on fink crud to besmirch village hall creep botch (=cock-up=foir-plant) to make a pig's ear of sth so long! sanction to sob leech of no fixed abode no end unbounded hard-nosed unhindered blankly slight at the drop of a hat without so much as(a thank you to go cold turkey (& manque) unabated wholehearted no slouch unabashed to undermine fir (=- tree)(- cone:pomme2pin wry fiendish smoke-logged gravy barring brackish brine leapfrog locust to turn a Cie-situation round talking-to to lather to relish appalling to outrage villain screenplay whipsaw (v: to -)(cf.tenaille) lore to glisten to glitter to twinkle scurvy slag qualm to peer to fight it out to sway to set the fur flying to fight tooth and nail tilting at windmills to snog to seize up (&s'ankyloser(leg) to snuggle up

se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se se

blottir(prep: se recroquevi bousculer-bouger 4 pattes branler(GB)(pices ds poche cacher - subsister (doubt) casser la figure casser les dents sur qc chamailler - se quereller chamailler (on petty points complaire ds-se dorer (sun) conduire mal conduire/bien se tenir(imp conformer - suivre qc (US contenter-se rsoudre-agree contenter de son sort contracter nerveusement couvrir (bourse:couverture) couvrir (fig)(~ n:verso-dos dandiner dbrouiller dbrouiller tout seul dbrouiller(=manage ~wangle dbrouiller(langue:get by dgonfler dgonfler(=to - out)(n:cran dguiser - se faire beau dmerder-resquiller(=wangle dpecher - se grouiller dpouiller(skin)-dbarasser dpouiller2(muer)-congdier drober-rpugner(=to loathe drouler(happens & develops dsinvestir - priver-dnuer dtendre - se dcoincer diriger vers -reprer (hone disputer(=bicker)/=2 wangle donner du mal (all/any) fcher-brouiller/rompre(mil faire avoir - rouler - dup faire bien voir de(cf.curry faire des illusions(tromper faire du badSang(over ou in faire mousser-vanter mrite fiancer qn -donner sa foi fltrir - s'atrophier glisser auprs de qn grouiller- secouer- bouger hrisser-monterSurSesErgots hrisser (n:poil-soie(pig)) laisser aller -s'abandonner laisser aller(&lit:dtacher laisser entraner(gagn par laisser entrevoir lamenter-pleurer(surSonSort lier w/ qn /absorber(affair livrer - s'adonner mler-s'immiscer-interrompr mesurer - opposer mettre (srieusement) qc mettre -embrasser (career mettre (work) (cf. settle mettre parler mettre au travail mettre d'ac.-rglerSesCompt mettre dans tous ses tats mettre en position 2 combat mettre tt 2suite au travail monter / quivaloir morfondre-tranerC1mepeine pavaner (srt dmarche) payer la tte de qn pencher (n: pench - vot) plaindre - rler porter candidat / jeter eau porter garant(for sth:de qc

to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to

huddle (over) scramble wank (coin wanking) lurk come unstuck come a cropper over sth squabble bicker bask in (the sun: prlasser misbehave behave hewed to sth settle for be content with one's lot twitch hedge keep one's back covered waddle muddle along fend for oneself get by make do chicken out lose one's bottle dress up finagle get(put) one's skates on slough[sluff](=muer)=- off shed (& (d)verser) shrink from play out(&2be-edout:exhaust divest loosen up home in on wrangle (&=to herd) go to great lenghts fall out be taken in ingratiate with sb delude oneself agonize blow one's own trumpet plight one's troth to sb wither sidle up to sb shake a leg get 1's hackles(=dander) up bristle let oneself go(less healthy let one's hair down get caught up in peep out (percer(fleur)) bemoan (- one's fate) take up with indulge in butt in pit against knuckle down take up sth(start 4 1stTime get down to lapseInto(&prendre(badHabit settle down to work settle with (each other) get worked up square off(quadriller(sheet hit the ground running amount to mope (- about-around-off) swagger make a monkey out of sb stoop kvetch throw one's hat in the ring vouch

se pourvoir en appel se prendre d'amiti(sb:pour qn se prparer -s'armer 2 courag se rabattre sur (=to resort to se raccrocher dsesprment se ramener (influence ppale) se ranger - se mettre de ct se rassembler - s'approcher se reconcilier (opp: break up) se rferer (n:pub.=ad-verti.. se remettre de - surmonter se rencontrer (+ evt with) se rentrer dedans - se battre se rsigner qc - accepter se rsumer -revenir (story se rtablir (d'une maladie) se retirer (plan/mil) (~ - out se retourner contre son auteur se ruer (n : dbandade) se sentir le courage de faire se sentir ls se sentir oppress (n: ourlet) se sparer de(associate-friend se servir de (exprience) se surestimer se tapir - s'accroupir se terrer (cacher)-se planquer se tirer d'affaire se tordre - se contorsionner se venger de (=have revenge on schement - sans mnagement scher (cole) (=to bunk off) second (d'une comptition) second rle (actor secundario sduire-emballer(n: la vache!) sduisant - seyant sduisant - sympathique seide - acolyte slectionner (=to downselect) slectionner (from : parmi) semer-faire diversion(&herring sens dessus dessous sentir(flairer) une embrouille sparer (ex:filiale d'1 groupe sparer l'ivraie du bon grain squences (cinma) - images seRetrouver w/qn/qc surLesBras srieusement - pour de bon seringue serment (under:ss s.) / juron serpe - serpette serrement 2 coeur-crampe(=stab serrer la bride-modrer(ardeur serrer les dents (sens fig) servile-mprisable-bon rien servir (intrts) - favoriser servir(useful)-avoir1rlejou seuil de rentabilit svre /arrire-poupe(vs stem) svir contre(n:mesures nergik sevrer sheep family si je me rappelle bien (&not 2 si prs du but(sonear&yetsofar sidr Sicle d lumires (Ilustracin siffler - descendre en flammes siffler -vrombir / filer en Vi sifflet (=hiss)(cf. raspberry) signe - jeton (adj:symbolique) signe diacritique signe rvlateur (=revealing) signer (terminer (show-work)) signes de reprises (jeunes...)

to lodge / to enter an appeal to befriend to brace oneself for to fall back on clutch(catch) at straws (at a) to come down to(=se rsumer ) to pull over (to the kerb) to gather round to make up to advert to to get over sth to meet up to slug it out to come to terms with sth to boil down to to recuperate to pull back to come home to roost to stampede to feel up to doing(force-cap' to feel aggrieved to feel hemmed in to part company with to draw on to bite off + than 1 can chew to crouch to hole up (& = to hibernate) to muddle through to writhe to get back at curtly (=bluntly) (brusquement to play truant runner-up supporting actor to wow fetching appealing henchman to shortlist to cull from to throw off the scent topsy-turvy to smell a rat to hive off(&transfrer$secret to sep the wheat from thechaff footage to be landed with sb/sth in earnest syringe oath billhook (cf. sickle) pang (a - of jealousy:pointe2j to rein in to grit one's teeth abject to further to come in break-even point stern (& vs bow [bao]) to crack down on to wean buck (ram) - ewe - lamb as I recall close but no cigar flabbergasted the Age of Enlightenment to blow a raspberry to whizz catcall token tittle telltale sign to sign (- off) green shoots (...pousses(bot))

signes extrieurs (=trappings) signification - sens (mot-doc) silence (x2: top secret) silencieux-remarque humiliante silex - pierre briquet sillage / veille de corps sillon (champs) -ride profonde Simplet (Nain) =stupide/drogu simulacre-prtexte-prtention simul-blanc(exam) & simulacre sincre-ki vient fond du coeur sincre - qui vient du coeur singer(ttcekejefaismonneleref sinistre (air) - lamentable sinistre(strangely frightening sismique (= seismal -seismical situation explosive /pt clair social-bon enf/tradi(artificie socit d'abondance soi-disant(ce que l'on appelle soit dit entre nous sol-terrain(land&fig:d'entente solde (soldat) - traitement solder /ne pas tenir compte de solide (n&adj) - d'affile(adv solliciter (- sb as)(=solicit) solvable (!ang= can be solve) solvant (cf. solvable) sommeil(litrary)(v:sommeiller sommet (courbe) - corne (lune) somnoler (- off: s'assoupir) somnoler (n: petit somme) sondage d'opinion (unofficial) sondage(survey)/scrutin(voting sonder-faire campagne-portepo sonder(=to fathom)(cf. plummet sonnerie de clairon soprano /triple(&v = to triple sorcier (nom. pas adj) sordide sortant-partance (pl:dpenses) sorte de fougre sorti pochette surprise-bonux sortir toute vitesse sortir de sa 1re enfance sortir de ses gonds (&l:sauter sortir en ar/se ddire-drober sosie sosie(cf. like 2 peas in a pod souche/moignon/piquet(cricket) souffler (thtre) souffler sur les braises souiller soulager-attnuer(=to mitigate soulever (sujet) /lever(child soumettre(nmi)-matriser(moti soumissionner 1 appel d'offr soupe populaire soupirant (=admirer) souple - leste - preste - vif sourire (air) mprisant sous-ensemble sous-estimer dlibrement sous-fifre (= weakling) sous la contrainte (=duresse) sous la menace d'1 arme feu sous la menace d'une arme soutane souteneur - proxnte soutenir - assister - tayer soutenir - maintenir (opinion) soutenir (prix) - tayer soutien de famille souvenirs(=memories-remembranc

paraphernalia purport hush squelch flint wake furrow Dopey pretence (UK) pretense (US) mock (trial/elections/court) heartfelt heartfelt monkey see monkey do grim eerie seismic flashpoint folksy affluent society so-called as an aside ground stipend to discount solid to tap(&taperArgent:sb for sth solvent (financially -) solvent slumber cusp to drowse(drowsiness:somnolenc to doze (- off: s'assoupir) straw poll (=straw vote) poll to canvass to plumb bugle call treble sorcerer seamy outgoing bracken surprise pick to dash out to cut one's eyeteeth(canines) to blow a fuse to back out lookalike (=look-a-like) dead ringer stump to prompt to fan the embers to besmirch to alleviate to bring up to subdue to tender for a contract soup kitchen - bread line suitor nimble sneer subset to low-ball (~underestimate) underling under duress at gunpoint at gunpoint cassock pimp to undergird to uphold to prop up breadwinner(bring homeTheBacon memorabilia

spectacle comique (= - comedy) spectacle de Guignol spectacle grandiose-historique spectateur-badaud(vs passer-by sponsor-parrain(d'1 club-godfa sport (US)(cf. pista y campo) stage de formation stage en entreprise stagiaire starting-block (BTP ->project) statue - idole - image stno - (fig) makeshift manner strotype-kriktur(dumb blonde stock(en magasin)-f:spcialit stratagme - truc stress (colloquial) strict - absolu (rule) strident - aigu subalterne - servile subir les consquences de qc submerger(lit&fig) (n:marcage subordonn - servile (n & adj) substance-matire grise substance cancrigne (adj:-ic substitut(- mother:m. porteuse subvention (primes l'export) subventionner (ou -ize) sucette (UK:lolly) sudois / rutabaga suffisant (-ness : suffisance) suffisant (=self-righteous) suie (dans une chemine) suinter-(f)dborder(confidence suite (livre) - consquence suivants(ds 1 compt aprs 1er suivre de prs(poursuivi par) suivre la ligne du parti (pol) sujet sensation - manchette sujet o on se renvoie laBalle sujet sensible (= soft spot) super - gnial superviser supplier (qn)-plaider auprs 2 suppos (- evidence)(~putative sur-spcifi(& over-engineered sr - dvou - loyal sur la crte/le pt( ras bord) sur le champ-place-grill(annoy sur le moment - dans l'urgence sur le point de - l'apex sur le point de - sur l'arrte sur les doigts d'1 main(count) sur ordre de sur son 31 (n: bavoir (kid)) surgir - prendre naissance surgir - se prsenter (pb-?-op surMesure-Faon(US:custom-mad surmonter-survivre-f. dos rond surmonter (pb) / (s')roder surmonter(pb)-vaincre(qn/peur) surnom (k ou ck) surprendre -piger(by question surprise / vnement imprvu sursauter / commencer sursis (=postponement) surtension-sursaut(demand-rue survenir - surgir(unexpectedly survtement susciter de la part 2 -tirer 2 sympa-chouette-mode (showy way sympathie (=sympathy) sympathique (= nice) systme clef en main tabac priser(v:clamser/humer

stand-up Punch and Judy pageant onlooker sponsor athletics induction course internship (& internat (Med)) probationer shovel-ready image shorthand (short hand) stock character stock in trade ploy stressed-out hard-and-fast shrill menial(- tasks:basse besognes) to pay the penalty for sth to swamp subservient grey matter carcinogen surrogate subsidy (export subsidies) to subsidise lollipop(bb:dummy(UK)-pacifier swede self-righteous smug soot to ooze sequel runners-up to dog to toe the party line splash story-splash headline political football sore subject super-duper to oversee to plead with purported over-specified staunch on the brim((full) to the brim on the spot on the fly(=onTheRun-inAhurry) on the cusp(before major event on the brink of (n:bord) on the fingers of one hand at the behest of in one's best bib and tucker to spring up to crop up bespoke [bi'spok] to ride out (the storm- a pb) to weather to overcome moniker to catch out a bolt from the blue to start reprieve surge (= renfort) to come up(sth has:empchement tracksuit to elicit from snazzy fellow feeling friendly turnkey system snuff

tablette de chocolat tableur tablier /aire de stationnement tabouret/selles-fces/pied mr tactique (nego)-gambit (chess) tailler - sculpter /se tailler tailler - taillader - couper tailler -laguer (sens fig&pr) tailler (bout 2bois au couteau talent - tour de main (artisan taloche -coup/(UK)part(=share) talon du chque(cf. fiche paie tamiser / passer au crible tamponner (n: goutte / expert) tannire -antre -repre (=lair tant bien que mal(v:confection tant mieux tant pis taon / casse-pied tape-taupe (chat/souris) taper du pied/tamponner(lettre taquineries - mise en bote tardif (to cause to be late) tarir - s'estomper - s'puiser tarir (puit-argent) -s'puiser tas de ferraille (prime casse) tasse -gueule -poire (crdule) tter-attiser(feu)(n:coup lge tter le terrain(galop d'essai ttonner - mal attraper taupe (zool&spy)-grain 2beaut taux de l'argent au jourlejour te fais pas de bile(=calm down teint (good -: belle peau) teinte - nuance (v: teinter) tlphone arabe tlscripteur(bande dfilante. tmraire - imprudent tmoin marie (vs demoiselle h tmoin(=best man)(&kid honneur temprament-courage(show 1's tempte ds 1 verre d'eau (UK) tempter-pester (echar sapos y temporel - sculier temporel (vs spiritual) -avis temps (pass - prsent - futur temps d'immobilisation - arrt temps limit - rduit tendu (situation) - prouvant tenir compte2-prter attention tenir debout (argument - story tenir laMarque/score(=to tally tenir le coup (v:(s')roder tenir qc sous sa domination tenir tte ( qn) tenir(promesse)-vivre conforme tentative bidon 2raviver1srie tenter sa chance qc tenue camoufle (DPM) tenue de sport (militaire) tergiverser terne terne - fade - insipide - vain ternir (la rputation) terra incognita terre--terre-prosaque-neutre terrier(lapin)(-rabbit:garenne terrifiant (- flyer:peur avion test dcisif (=crucial test) test dcisif(- paper:tournesol tester ses ides sur qn(abat-v ttard tte (=intelligent person) tte de linotte -cervel(-ed)

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tte de pont (mil/sens commun) thtral-de thtre/considrab tic nerveux (jerk - tic) tide(tidir:become -)(feeling tige-rafle(=stem) -pied(verre) tilleul (autre que linden tree timbr -toqu -dbile (plan-qn timide-faussement(affected shy timide - gn timide - peu enthousiaste Timide(Nain=modeste-transi(lov tintement-cliquetis (v:tinter) tique (l'animal) tiraill-dchir(tendon-clothe tir par les cheveux tir(curtain-haggard) -dgain tirer (cach) / fig:critiquer tirer au sort(n:tombola(rifa(r tirer fort - s'extirper /vomir tirer la chasse-laisser tomber tirer le diable par la queue tirer le meilleur parti tirer profit de - utiliser (&z tirer profit de (in unfair way tirer qn d'affaire tirer qn d'affaire (& coper) tirer sa rvrence (=to resign tison - brandon / agitateur titres-valeurs(gvt -:fonds d'E toboggan (! en ang = luge) toc(n)-adj:en toc-simili(=sham tohu-bohu toilette (qn) -toilettage (dog toison (the golden -)/molleton tolrant toll gnral tombeau - lieu saint tomber l'eau/plat-faireUnFour tomber sur le dos de qn tondeuse (=shaver - buzzer) tondre - cisailler tondre (brebis-qn) - escroquer tonifier (body - muscles) topo-rcap (rsum) /rduction tord-boyaux - piquette tordu-2 travers/vreux-douteux torride (= boiling - baking) tortiller (=- about)/&- out of touche finale - chef d'oeuvre toucher le fond(&hit)(&bedrock toucher sa bille(/quick-witted toucherPots2vin(smallDishonest toujours pareil -mme rengaine tour 2 force(feat)/pub/cascade tour d'adresse tour de passe-passe tour(duty)/priode(cold -:coup tourbe ( - bog : tourbire) tourbillon(vb:faire des remous tourmente-affres(the - ofdeath tourmenter -tre en proie (pb) tourmenter(pain-guilt)(wracked tourne (of drinks) tourner(milk)-s'avarier-rancir tous azimuts - total - suprme tous les 36 du mois toussoter(moteur)-crpiter(feu tout l'avenant-ttCeKis'enSui tout au plus (inverse at least tout ce qu'on peut imaginer tout chambouler (ou overturn) tout compris (in all -in toto) tout crach (=dead spit) tout fait (ready-made)

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tout petit - minuscule tout sans exception tout seul (by 1self-unassisted tps critique(manque ressources tracasser - embter (n:doute) trace ( la chasse) Tracto-pelle trafiquer - tripoter en douce tragique (in-straits:bad passe train-train - habitudes train-train quotidien tranasser - tergiverser traner-roder(with sb)/tendre traner/ poireauter (ou about) trait d'union trait (ouvrage)(accord:treaty traiter qn/qc w/condescendance tramer (plot-scheme(machinatio transfert (proprit/transport transformation-reorg(entrepris transmettre(communiquer pense transmettre(news) -donner(mvt) transpiration(autre que sweat) transpirer transpirer (botanique)=exsuder transporter-exalt.(-d:jubilant travail d'Hercule -corve/coup travailler dur (=to toil) travailleur acharn traverser/faire impres/changer traverserAgu/marcher->rivage traversin (v.: renforcer) trbucher (nom : faux-pas) trbucher (sur 1 mot - stumble treillis treillis - tenue de corve tremblant - timide (sourire) tremble (peuplier -) tremp - dtremp tremp et crott tremper (- in: toucher un peu tremplin (lit&fig) trs dsireux/(about)inquiet 2 trs en vue-2 grande envergure trs masculin - de mec (- side trs propre - sans tche (fig) tresaillir-se crisper(of pain) tressaillir - broncher tresse - natte (= braid) tresse - natte (= plait) tricheur pro aux carte (& -er) tricoter trier sur le volet trimbaler-sauter(sex) (n:bosse tripoter - ergoter - truquer trombone tromper (to deceive) trop sr de soi - culott trop zl /informal (diplomacy troquer (n: troc) / marchander trou 2 mine-sonde(drilling rig troublant - drangeant trouble - boueux - brouillon TroublObsessionnelCompulsi TOC trouillard-lche(se dgonfler) troupeau(vs skein(v:cacarder&f troupes d'assaut trouvaille-gisement (to hit -) trouver - dmasquer -dcouvrir trouver (qn aprs bcp recherch trouver redire - s'offenser trouver le filon (vie facile) trouver par hasard (ou c upon) trouver un sens (ng:pas de

itsy-bitsy lock stock and barrel single-handedly crunch time to niggle spoor Tractor Loader Backhoe (TLB) to tamper with dire routine same old treadmill to dilly-dally to hang out(pendre:flagWashing to hang around hyphen treatise to look down one's nose at to hatch conveyance makeover to convey to impart (confrer) perspiration to sweat (!! to transpire) to transpire(&se passer=happen to elate slog (to -:trimer -=to trudge) to eke out a living eager beaver to come over to wade across / ashore bolster to stumble to trip up lattice fatigues tremulous aspen (=trembling poplar) waterlogged bedraggled to dabble(faire amateur/dilett springboard anxious high profile butch squeaky clean (fig:reputation) to wince to flinch plait braid cardsharp (card sharp ou shark to knit to handpick to hump to fiddle trombone (music) / paper clip to take in-be taken inBySth/sb cocky officious to barter borehole unsettling turbid ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorderOCD yellow (to turn/go yellow) gaggle storm troops pay dirt(trouver un bon filon) to find out to seek out to take exception to sth to get on the gravy train to come across to make head or tail of

truc- astuce - combine truc - combine (vs tax) /cart truc dont je ne sais + le nom truculent(tastelessly indecent truff de -cribl de(en 2 mots truqu(lection)-manipul(bour truquer-manipuler(bourse-lect tt autre affaire(harina deOtro tt ce ki brille n'est pas d'or tt choses gales par ailleurs tt de suite(=straightaway)(col tt les semainesKEDieu ns envoi tt options(w/extravagantFrills tt prt/ss- porte de la main tte l'affaire -tt le tra la la tu dlires ! t'es pas srieux! tu me fais marcher ? tu ne fais que ce que tu veux tu vois 1peu ceke je veux dire tubercule tuer - assassiner tuyau (information secrte) tuyau de pole / chapeau haut tuyau sr (horseracing) / poil ultrieur ultime (die in the last ditch) un homme averti en vaut deux un malheur ne vient jamaisSeul un non choix (this or none) un os ronger (fig) un petit got de revenez-y un prt pour un rendu une bonne chose de faite une gloire locale untel (fulano zutano & mengano untel (Mr untel Mrs so-and-so) urticaire (mef p.r. ruches) urticaire(adj:imprudent-tmra US Air Force (vs grunts-squids US Army (vs Jarhead-squids) US Marine Corps(cf. mason jar) US Navy (vs. jarheads-grunts) usage (de la force) / effort va jouer w/ ta pelle &ton seau vacances(pouvoir)/rcr/recoin vacarme-bruit strident(v:beugl vaccin - piqre - coup (sec) vache-rosse(- smell:pipi 2chat vaciller - chanceller -flchir vaciller - hsiter (voix) vaguement- lgrement(slightly vairon (fish) - 2nd couteau valet de pied valeur nominale/argentComptant vanit - suffisance vanne (~quip-punchline-retort) vann(GB)timbr(USthat's whack varicelle (cf. measles) varit-souche(/foulure-tensio vase-boue/neige fondue(=slush) vase - bave / ordure (personne vase (& to - up : s'envaser) vaurien(vs good -:gars patant veau / mollet (partie corps) velours ctel vendre dcouvert vendre terme vendre la mche Vendredi saint (! pr blessed) venir qumander-taper(scrounge vente action (cheaply) (brader ventouse - piston (seringue) ventre verbeux (=verbiage-wordiness)

gimmick dodge thingummy earthy (&nature=down-to-earth) riddled with rigged to rig another kettle of fish (costal all is not gold that glitters other things being equal right off the bat week in week out (year in ...) bells and whistles at the ready the whole shebang get real is this a wind-up? you go your own sweet way nudge nudge wink wink tuber to slay (slew - slain) tip-off stovepipe (&- management) nap subsequent last-ditch forewarned is forearmed it never rains but it pours Hobson's choice(cockney:voice) issued to chew on (ou over) moreish tit for tat done&dusted(success. completed a big fish in a small pond Tom Dick & Harry So-and-so hives rash Flyboys - Zoomies Grunts - GI's (cf. flyboys) jarhead(cf. grunt-flyboy-squid Squids (cf. Flyboys) exertion shut up & color recess blare jab (& direct en boxe) catty (- remark:vacherie) to waver to falter faintly minnow footman face value conceit zinger whacked(GB=knackered)(US=wacky chickenpox (& med:varicella) strain sludge slime silt bad egg calf corduroy to sell short(get caught short to sell forward to let the cat out of the bag Good friday to sponge sell-off plunger midriff wordy (! worldly)(=verbose)

verrue vers de mirliton - burlesque vert de jalousie -ple d'envie vertige(=dizzy) (cf. - heights vtements (=clothing - wear) vtu de(nom -)(clothed-covered viande hache (! mincemeat) viande(srt sausages) ds batter vicaire vicieux (~ underhand:sournois) vide juridique vider (qn de qq part-familier) vider(fish) - ravager(building videur (bote) -chque en bois vie de fou - foire d'empoigne vieille bique (ewe) - femme vieux jeu - ringard (=square) vieux jeu(qn-sentRenferm(room vif et nergique - alerte vif(tone)-sec(=curt)-vivifiant vigoureux-viril /muscl(policy vigoureux - nergique vilain petit canard vindicatif (!!to vindicate) violence gratuite - aveugle violent - mchant - acharn violon / combine (~ swindle) virage-tteAqueue/tas(large nb vire-rodo(stolen car)/joyeux virement auto (pl: rglements) virer (congdier) virer qn - flanquer la porte virus (passion)/punaise/bogue viscral (fig) (=gut-wrenching visqueux (snail) -mielleux (qn vite-fait mal-f(hasty-careless vivace(plant) -perptuel(worry vivre au jour le jour vivre aux crochets/dpens 2 qn voici - (et) voil (lit) voil le hic ! voil-dissimul (- criticisms) voix (ou dbit) tranante vol-chose sans pb / bcp arrts vol main arme vol d'oies(vs gaggle)/cheveau volant - jabot (for clothing) vole de coups - (&f : dfaite voler en rase-mottes voleter(insecte)-flotter(flag) volontiers - facilement volte-face (=turnaround) volte-face (cf. turnabout) vomir - dgobiller (&n:vomi) vouloir tout prix faire qc vous l'avez dit!(you said it!) voyage aux frais 2la princesse voyou (lout-ruffian-yobbo-yob) voyou(coupe gorge)(thugby=rugb vrille (hand tool) - foreuse vue en coupe (vs clat) w/ amertume-rancune-ressentime why simple qd peut compliqu ? zro - que dalle zzaiement(v:avoir cheveu/lang zone .5-aride/dsert2poussire zone d'intrt

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