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FREN Oral (S1/S2)
| French | English |
|---|---|
| emporter sur | to outweigh |
| ça me soûle | that pisses me off |
| soûler | to get someone drunk, to piss off |
| se soûler | to get yourself drunk |
| la bagnole (fam.) | car |
| baiser (fam,/vulgaire) | to fuck |
| faire chier qqn (fam.) | to irritate, annoy someone |
| bosser (fam.) | to work hard |
| la clope (fam.) | cigarette |
| dégueulasse (fam.) | disgusting |
| dingue (adj.) (fam.) | strange, crazy, insane |
| engueuler qqn (fam.) | to tell someone off |
| le frangin (fam.) | brother |
| le fric (fam.) | money, cash |
| les fringues (fam.) | clothes |
| piquer (fam.) | to steal |
| j'en ai ras-le-bol (fam.) | I've had enough |
| faire un tabac (fam.) | to have a big success |
| le toubib (fam.) | a doctor |
| la trouille (fam.) | fear |
| faire la guerre | go to war over |
| un marteau | a hammer |
| marteler | to hammer home (emphasise, reinforce the fact) |
| le bon sens | common sense |
| deformer | to twist |
| emboucher | to appoint |
| en plein essor | booming, fast-growing |
| prudemment | wisely |
| fusionner | to merge |
| outré | outraged |
| faire l'éloge de | to laud, praise |
| chanter les louanges | to sing praises |
| riot shield | bouclier anti-émeute |
| malfammé | notorious |
| être en service | on duty |
| déjeuner préparé | packed lunch |
| être en patrouille | be on patrol |
| les gens du coin | locals |
| agents (police) | police officers |
| à la vue de | in full view |
| préfet de police | chief of police |
| fureur | fury |
| armure (f) | body armour |
| le blindage | vehicle armour |
| être imminent | around the corner (figurative) |
| intrinsiquèment | intrinsically |
| par nature | by nature |
| Cul sec! | bottoms up! |
| boire cul sec | to down in one |
| grandes écoles | prestigious universities |
| au demeurant | when all is said and done |
| De bons sens | common sense |
| frais de scolarité | Tuition fees |
| Emprunt | loan |
| se choper | to come down with |
| université renommée | top university |
| Pesant | unbearable |
| libre arbitre | free will |
| détourner | to hijack |
| formation diplômante | degree course |
| groupe de parole | therapy group |
| À force du poignet | through sheer hard work |
| SMIC | minimum wage |
| Les bas-fonds | dodgy areas |
| corrompu | corrupt |
| projet de loi | bill |
| De loin | by far |
| classement | league table |
| peu enthousiaste | half-hearted |
| acceleré | fast track |
| en x minutes chrono | in x minutes flat |
| boîte de nuit | night club |
| Titulaires de licence | degree holders |
| prémunir | to protect from |
| acteurs de terrain | practitioners |
| plainte | complaint |
| dépenses de tous les jours | Living expenses |
| professeur remplaçant | substitute teacher |
| choper la grosse tête | to get too big for your boots |
| externats | day school |
| internat | boarding school |
| la pandémie | pandemic |
| enseignement supérieur | higher education |
| faire marcher/mener en bateau | to string sb along |
| école confessionnelle | faith school |
| septuagénaire | person in their 70s |
| entraînant | catchy |
| télétravail | working from home |
| subvention | grant |
| TDAH | ADHD |
| propreté | cleanliness |
| éphémère | short-lived |
| se faire entendre | to make your voices heard |
| école publique | state school |
| Les gens qui font la navette | commuters |
| habituel | regular |
| dîplome de troisième cycle | postgraduate degree |
| chaminot | railway worker |
| La corse | corsican |
| caractéristique | feature |
| police antiémeute | Anti-riot police |
| présenter | to provide |
| réseaux ferroviaire | Rail network |
| indignation | uproar |
| appauvri | impoverished |
| remanier | Reshuffle |
| par conséquent | as a knock-on-effect |
| Compétent | Proficient |
| Brevet | GCSE |
| Ingénierie | engineering |
| mention assez bien | 2:2 |
| mention bien | 2:1 |
| mention très bien | 1st class |
| présenteur | broadcaster |
| supprimer progressivement | to phase out |
| Nommer | to appoint |
| glorifier | to praise |
| reaction violente | backlash |
| fonctionnaire | public servant |
| facultatif | non-compulsory |
| rédacteur en chef | editor |
| marque de fabrique | trademark |
| bras de fer | arm wrestling |
| papiers/paperasse | paperwork |
| situation désespérée | dire straits |
| action revendicative | industrial action |
| langue vivante | foreign language |
| Sous-jacent | underlying |
| Admission | intake |
| Économies | savings |
| Grève | strike/walkout |
| Travail à temps plein/complet | full time job |
| Dans le cadre de | as part of |
| Garantir | ensure |
| Prévu | planned |
| à moins de | short of |
| Signifier | to mean |
| Remplacer | to cover (work) |
| Cours magistral (CM) | lecture |
| Travaux dirigés (TD) | seminar |
| élire | to ballot |
| faire la grève/se mettre en grève | to strike |
| classe de salaire/échelon de rémunération | paygrade |
| adopter/voter une loi | To pass a law |
| vote de défiance/censure | vote of no confidence |
| Licenciement | redundancy |
| Décerner | award |
| au fil des années | over the years |
| oublier | to leave behind |
| rendre possible | to enable |
| fluide | seamless |
| représentant | representative |
| directeur général | chief executive |
| Président directeur géńéral | chief executive officer |
| soulever | to uplift |
| seuil | threshold |
| loin de chez soi | away from home |
| remplir les conditions de | to qualify |
| bourse | grant |
| bourse d’étude | maintenance grant |
| trop cher | unaffordable |
| seuil de revenu | income threshold |
| Blessant | offensive |
| Très critique | scathing |
| Débâcle | defeat |
| Tendre | to trend |
| Forme physique | fitness |
| Assidu | keen |
| être bien accueilli | To go down well |
| Gros-titres | headlines |
| Diablotin | gremlin |
| Gobelin | goblin |
| les promotions du Black Friday | black Friday sales |
| durabilité | sustainability |
| crise du coût de vie | Cost of living crisis |
| retirer | to pull |
| prime/bonus | bonus |
| subventionner | to subsidise |
| retrait | withdrawal |
| la mode éphémère | fast fashion |
| mal pensé | ill-conceived |
| chasseur | hunter |
| déesse | godess |
| élève de seconde | first year high school student |
| Incendie | fire |
| Submerger | To engulf |
| achevêque | archbishop |
| masse | mass |
| toit | roof |
| toit en bois | timber roof |
| Non explosé | unexploded |
| désamorcer | Defuse (a bomb) |
| Horaire/emploi du temps | schedule |
| Périphérique | ringroad |
| Ligne de chemin de fer | Railway line |
| Interruption/pertubation | disruption |
| Remboursement | refund |
| Frequenté | busy |
| Accusé | defendant |
| Peine | sentence |
| procureur | prosecutor |
| condamner | To sentence |
| Sursis avec mise à l’épreuve | Probation |
| porter plainte | To report a crime |
| reconnaître coupable | to convict |
| Pionnier | Trailblazer |
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