to clear off
to do a runner
to get out of Dodge
to go missing
to disappear
se faire la malle
to play goosebury (1)
tenir la chandelle
to play goosebury (2)
être la cinquième roue du carrosse
to sprain one's ankle
se faire une entorse
to refresh, to do up, to perk up
requinquer
se requinquer
comical, funny
cocasse
to spin out of control
to come off the rails
partir en vrille
a lie, a fib
un bobard
to have / get butterflies
to be nervous
to have / get stage fright
avoir le trac
1. to misfire, to fail to fire
1. faire long feu
(Attention, faire long feu et ne pas faire long feu sont deux expressions différentes !)
2. to be short lived, not last long
2. ne pas faire long feu
(Attention, faire long feu et ne pas faire long feu sont deux expressions différentes !)
to change the subject
to avoid the issue
noyer le poisson
to be set fair
to be consistently good
Être au beau fixe
(person) tough, tenacious
(meat) tough, leathery
coriace
not a word! mum's the word!
motus !! (chut)
to shake hands, to shake on it
toper, tope là !
to have pins and needles
avoir des fourmis dans les jambes
to skip work
sécher le taf
flick-on
Note: faire une aile de pigeon : flick it/the ball on. There is no direct equivalent in English for this term, but 'flick-on' is most likely to be used to describe this shot.
aile de pigeon
tense, edgy, on edge, nervous
crispé
the top corner (of a goal)
la lucarne
off colour, iffy, dodgy
patraque
to quench one's thirst
se désaltérer
to sink into ...
sombrer dans qch
to bring yourself to do something
se résoudre à faire qqch
a cowpat, *a piece of shit, *a pile of shit
une bouse
city boy / girl
citadin, citadine
to stroll up and down
arpenter
upper hand
ascendant
to mistreat, to abuse
malmener
a stopper (for a jar or bottle)
un opercule
to have / be on a session / "sesh" (drinking)
(se) prendre une biture
to rack one's brains
se creuser les méninges
to get used to it
finir par s'y faire
to jump off the page
jaillir de la page
the (daily) grind / routine
le train-train (quotidien)
a cool bag / cool box
une glacière
to abuse one's upper hand over someone
exercer son ascendant sur quelqu'un
an hour, ages /yonks
une plombe, des plombes
cheekily, mischievously
avec espièglerie
to be mentally or physically robust
ne pas être en sucre
from the back
en partant du fond
(to be ) really after
convoité
to sleep like a log
dormir comme une marmotte
to grin and bear it
prendre ton mal en patience
shoulder blades
les omnoplates (f)
to live it up / to party
faire la bringue
to be baffled / confused
not to make head nor tail of it
en perdre son latin
y perdre son latin
to take someone out (kill)
to take care of someone (kill)
to kill someone
buter quelqu'un
to get carried away
s'emballer
It's like pissing in the wind!!
to piss in the wind
to waste your breath
to talk to a brick wall
Autant pisser dans un violon !
pisser dans un violin
to bury
enfouir
elegant, smart, scrubbed up nicely
pimpant
spread out / few and far between
thinning
to thin (out)
clairsemé
se clairsemer
to squeeze (sth)
to stuff (sth)
caser qqch
to get someone's hopes up
faire une fausse joie à quelqu'un
Nobody can be expected to achieve the impossible.
We cannot work miracles.
À l'impossible, nul n'est tenu.
there's something fishy going on
il y a anguille sous roche
forever
cent sept ans
to attend to something
to get on with something
vaquer à quelque chose
to expect something, to bank on something
expected
escompter qqch
escompté
to draw, collect (a liquid)
to get hold of, to obtain
puiser (extraire un liquide)
puiser (se procurer)
arse
le fion (argot)
Everyone sees things from their own perspective
Tout le monde voit midi à sa porte
to cost a fortune
coûter une blinde
sunstroke
sudden exhaustion, sudden feeling of exhaustion
un coup de bambou
to put ideas into [sb]'s head
to get [sb] worked up
to get riled, worked up
monter le bourrichon à [qqn]
se monter le bourrichon
in the area, in the vicinity, nearby
dans les parages
in the end
if you carry on like that
eventually
à force
a vest top, a singlet
un débardeur
to burn
to overcook
cramer (vi et vtr)
to stitch [sb] up, to drop [sb] in it
entuber [qqn]
to skive off [sth], to skip [sth]
sécher [qqch]
in the event [sb/sth] does [sth], in the event that [sb/sth] does [sth], e.g. in the event it rains, should it rain
pour peu que [qqn/qch] fasse [qch]
to be asleep
être dans les bras de Morphée
to sprinkle, to scatter, to pepper
parsemer (couvrir par endroits)
whatever!!
not give a damn
not give a toss
not give a fuck
balek
s'en balek,
s'en ballek
se faire la malle
to clear off
to do a runner
to get out of Dodge
to go missing
to disappear
tenir la chandelle
to play goosebury *
être la cinquième roue du carrosse
to play goosebury *
se faire une entorse
to sprain one's ankle
requinquer
se requinquer
to refresh, to do up, to perk up
cocasse
comical, funny
partir en vrille
to spin out of control
to come off the rails
un bobard
a lie, a fib
avoir le trac
butterflies
nerves
stage fright
1. faire long feu
(Attention, faire long feu et ne pas faire long feu sont deux expressions différentes !)
1. to misfire, to fail to fire
2. ne pas faire long feu
(Attention, faire long feu et ne pas faire long feu sont deux expressions différentes !)
2. to be short lived, not last long
noyer le poisson
to change the subject
to avoid rhe issue
Être au beau fixe
to be set fair
to be consistently good
coriace
(person) tough, tenacious
(meat) tough, leathery
motus !! (chut)
not a word! mum's the word!
toper, tope là !
to shake hands, to shake on it
avoir des fourmis dans les jambes
to have pins and needles
sécher le taf
to skip work
aile de pigeon
flick-on
Note: faire une aile de pigeon : flick it/the ball on. There is no direct equivalent in English for this term, but 'flick-on' is most likely to be used to describe this shot.
crispé
tense, edgy, on edge, nervous
la lucarne
the top corner (of a goal)
patraque
off colour, iffy, dodgy
se désaltérer
to quench one's thirst
sombrer dans qch
to sink into ...
se résoudre à faire qqch
to bring yourself to do something
une bouse
a cowpat, *a piece of shit, *a pile of shit
citadin, citadine
city boy / girl
arpenter
to stroll up and down
ascendant
upper hand
malmener
to mistreat, to abuse
un opercule
a stopper (for a jar or bottle)
(se) prendre une biture
to have / be on a session (drinking)
se creuser les méninges
to rack one's brains
finir par s'y faire
to get used to it
jaillir de la page
to jump off the page
le train-train (quotidien)
the (daily) grind / routine
une glacière
a cool bag / cool box
exercer son ascendant sur quelqu'un
to abuse one's upper hand over someone
une plombe, des plombes
an hour, ages /yonks
avec espièglerie
cheekily, mischievously
ne pas être en sucre
to be mentally or physically robust
en partant du fond
from the back
convoité
(to be ) really after
dormir comme une marmotte
to sleep like a log
prendre ton mal en patience
to grin and bear it
les omnoplates (f)
shoulder blades
faire la bringue
to live it up / to party
en perdre son latin
y perdre son latin
to be baffled / confused
not to make head nor tail of it
buter quelqu'un
to take someone out (kill)
to take care of someone (kill)
to kill someone
s'emballer
to get carried away
Autant pisser dans un violon !
pisser dans un violin
It's like pissing in the wind!!
to piss in the wind
to waste your breath
to talk to a brick wall
enfouir
to bury
pimpant
elegant, smart, scrubbed up nicely
clairsemé
se clairsemer
spread out / few and far between
thinning
to thin (out)
caser qqch
to squeeze (sth)
to stuff (sth)
faire une fausse joie à quelqu'un
to get someone's hopes up
À l'impossible, nul n'est tenu.
Nobody can be expected to achieve the impossible.
We cannot work miracles.
il y a anguille sous roche
there's something fishy going on
cent sept ans
forever
vaquer à quelque chose
to attend to something
escompter qqch
escompté
to expect something, to bank on something
expected
puiser (extraire un liquide)
puiser (se procurer)
to draw, collect (a liquid)
to get hold of, to obtain
le fion (argot)
arse
Tout le monde voit midi à sa porte
Everyone sees things from their own perspective
coûter une blinde
to cost a fortune
un coup de bambou
sunstroke
sudden exhaustion, sudden feeling of exhaustion
monter le bourrichon à [qqn]
se monter le bourrichon
to put ideas into [sb]'s head
to get [sb] worked up
to get riled, worked up
dans les parages
in the area, in the vicinity, nearby
à force
in the end
if you carry on like that
eventually
un débardeur
a vest top, a singlet
cramer (vi et vtr)
to burn
to overcook
entuber [qqn]
to stitch [sb] up, to drop [sb] in it
sécher [qqch]
to skive off [sth], to skip [sth]
pour peu que [qqn/qch] fasse [qch]
in the event [sb/sth] does [sth], in the event that [sb/sth] does [sth], e.g. in the event rains, should it rain
être dans les bras de Morphée
to be asleep
parsemer (couvrir par endroits)
to sprinkle, to scatter, to pepper
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