the saga
la saga
the squad
(la) escouade
to plead
plaider
You were supposed to bring my kids.
- to bring
They took your van.
- to take
Vous étiez supposé amener mes enfants.
- amener
Ils ont amené ta camionnette.
- amener
the van, the pickup-truck
la camionnette (2)
The student likes to boast of his grades.
- to boast
L'étudiant aime se vanter de ses notes.
- se vanter
The lawyer refuted the argument against his client.
- to refute (not "démentir" "nier")
L'avocat a réfuté l'argument contre son client.
- réfuter
the building site
le chantier
the criminal record
le dossier criminel
Her hair has grown back.
to push back the limits of sport
You will have to postpone your meeting.
- to grow back, to push back, to postpone
Ses cheveux ont repoussé.
repousser les limites sportives
Tu vas devoir repousser ta réunion.
- repousser (3)
to lead by example
prêcher par exemple
a declaration under oath
une déclaration sous serment
(le serment)
the contingency plan
le plan de contingence
the jewel
le joyau
predictable, foreseeable
prévisible
does not bode well (m/anything good)
to portend
the portent
ne présage rien de bon
présager
le présage
the locker
le casier
the atheist
the atheism
le,la athée (prounounced "a-té")
(le) athéisme
the curfew
le couvre-feu
to suspend
suspendre
to wax
the wax
cirer
la cire
the handcuffs
to handcuff
les menottes (f.pl.)
menotter
encumbered by allegations
unencumbered
encombré par des allégations
non encombré
to breast-feed
allaiter
the body shop
- the workshop
- the car body
l'atelier de carrosserie
- (le) atelier
- la carrosserie
the wig
la perruque
the reinforcement
le renfort
the trades
les métiers
the childbirth
(le) accouchement