Vocabulaire anglais-français à l'intention des apprenants avancés

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[modifier] A

Abode = demeure (litt.), domicile (jur.)
Abduct = enlever
Abide = rester fidèle, I can’t abide him = le supporter
Abut = adjacent
Abreast = côte à côte
Abroad = à l’étranger
Acrid = âcre
Adamant = inflexible
Acumen = perspicacité
Adept = expert
Adder = vipère
Ad-lib = improvisé
Adorn = orner
Advent = arrivée, avènement
Aeon = éternité
There’s something afoot = Il se trame qqch
Aggrieved = blessé, frossé
Aghast = consterné, horrifié
Ailing = souffrant
Airborne = en (cours de) vol
Airy = élevé, aérien
Aisle = allée
Ajar = entrouvert
Alacrity = empressement
Albeit = quoique (lit)
Allay = calmer, apaiser
Allegedly = d’après ce qu’on dit
Alloy = alliage
Alms = aumôme
Aloft = en haut (lit)
Along with = avec
I’ll come along shortly = Je viendrai tout à l’heure
Aloof = distant
Altogether = tout à fait
Amble = marcher d’un pas tranquille
Amiss = mal (à propos), something is amiss = quelque chose ne va pas
To run amok = se déchaîner, devenir fou furieux
Anent = à propos de
Apace = rapidement
Aperture = ouverture
Apex = sommet
To be appalled at = être horrifié de
Apparatus = appareil
Appeal = attrait
Appealing (regard) = suppliant
Appoint (person) = nommer
Appraise = évaluer
Arch one’s back = courber, arquer
Armadillo = tatou
Arrayed in = Lit (re)vêtu de
Asbestos = amiante
Ash tree = frêne
Ashen (face) = pâle
Askew = de biais, de travers
Asp = aspic
Assert that = affirmer que
Assessment = évaluation
Assets = biens
Astern (in ship) = à l’arrière
To go astray = s’égarer
Attain = atteindre
Attend = assister (à une réunion), suivre (un cours), s’occuper de
Attendance = assistance
Attic = grenier
Attire = Lit. vêtements
Athwart = in opposition to
Avert = éviter
Awning = auvent
To go awry = mal tourner (of plan etc)
Ay(e) = oui

[modifier] B

Backbone = colonne vertébrale
Backer = partisan
Backing = (aid) soutien (matierial) support
Badger = blaireau
Baffle = déconcerter
Bait = appât, amorce (annoy), asticoter
Green baize = tapis vert (on card table etc)
Baleful = Lit sinistre, funeste
Balk at = regimber contre
Bandy-legged = bancal
Bane = fléau
Banister(s) = rampe d’escalier
Bantering (tone, air) plaisantin
Barnacle = (crustacé) bernache, anatife
Barley = orge
Barter for = troquer, échanger contre
Bashful = timide
Bask = se chauffer
Beadle = bedeau
Bat = (bat) frapper
With bated breath = en retenant son souffle
Take a battering = souffrir beaucoup
Battlements = créneaux ou remparts
Bawdy = paillard
To bawl (out) = beugler, brailler, to bawl s.o. out = engueuler qqn
Bay (of dog) = aboiement
Beacon = (lighthouse) phare
Beguile = séduire
Beaker = gobelet
Beating = (blows, defeat) raclée
At s.o.’s beck and call = aux ordres de qqn
To beckon to s.o. = faire signe à qqn (to do, de faire)
Bedeck = orner (with, de)
Bedraggled = (clothes, person) débraillé (et tout trempé)
Beech = (tree, wood) hêtre
Befall = arriver à
Befuddled = (drunk) ivre
On behalf of = au nom de
Behead = décapiter
Belated = tardif
Beleaguered = (besieged) assiégé
Benevolent = bienveillant
Bequeath = léguer (to, à)
Bereft = dénué (of, de)
Beseech = Lit. implorer
Beset with obstacles = semé, hérissé d’obstacles
Bestir = se remuer
Bestow = conférer, accorder
Beseem = convenir
Bethink = remind
Bewilder = dérouter
Bewitch = enchanter
Bicker = chamailler, chamailleries
Bid = commander
Bide one’s time = attendre le bon moment, chercher à gagner du temps
Billow = volute
Birch = bouleau
Blackguard = Old-fashioned gueux
Blackmailer = maître chanteur
Bladder = vessie
Bland = (insipide) fade, insipide
Blankly = sans comprendre ou inexpressif
Blare = beuglement
Blast = souffle
Blatant = (obvious) criant
Bleach = décolorer
Bleak = sombre
Bleary = (eyes) troubles, voilés
Bleat = bêler
Urban blight = (area) quartier délabré
Bliss = félicité
Blithe = joyeux
Bloated = (full after eating) gonflé
Blockhead = fam. Imbécile
Bloodshed = effusion de sang
Bloom = (tree, flower) fleurir
To blot out = (obliterate) effacer
Bluff = (côte) accore
Bob = petite révérence
Bluebottle = mouche à viande
Blueprint = plan (de travail)
Blunder (mistake) = gaffe
Blunder = (person, speech) franc
Blurt = (excuse) bredouiller
Bluster = (of personne) tempêter
(Wild) boar = sanglier
To bob up and down = danser sur l’eau
To bode well/ill = être de bon/mauvais augure
To get bogged down = (in mud, in one’s work etc) s’enliser
Boisterous = (noisy) tapageur
Brace = bretelles
To bracket together = mettre entre crochets
Bracket = (for shelf etc) équerre
Braid = tresse
Brain (hit) = assommer
Bramble = ronce
Brand = (mark) marquer (stigmatize) flétrir
Brand name = marque de commerce
Brazen = effronté
Breach = infraction
Briar = églantier
Breakdown = pænne
Breakwater = brise-lames
Brew = brasser
Bribe = pot-de-vin
Bridge = (of nose) arête
Bridle = (for horses) bride
Brim = (of hat, cup) rebord
Brine (for preserving food) = saumure
On the brink of sth = au bord de qqch
Bristle = poil, se hérisser
Brittle = fragile, cassant
Brogue = accent irlandais
Broil = griller
Brood = méditer tristement
Broth = bouillon
Brothel = maison close, bordel
To bear the brunt of = (attack, anger etc) subir ou essuyer le plus gros de
Buck = (animal) mâle
Buff = chamois
Buffet (of waves) = battre, (of wind, rain) cingler
Bulrush = quenouille
To bulge out = se renfler
Bullion = argent en lingots
Bully = brute (ill-treat) brutaliser
Bulwark = rempart
Bundle = paquet
To bung up with (stop up) = boucher
Bungle = gâcher
Bunk = (in ship, train) couchette
Buskin = cothurne
Burnoose = burnous
Bunting = guirlande de drapeaux
Burlap = toile à sac
Burly = costaud
Bustle = s’affairer
Butler = maître d’hôtel
Butt = (with one’s head) = donner un coup de tête
Buttress = (fig) soutien

[modifier] C

Cadge = (beg) quémander
Cake with blood/mud = recouvert de sang/boue séchée
Calf = mollet
Capstan = cabestan
Callous = (cruel) cruel, insensible
Canny = rusé, maligne
Canopy = (over bed, altar…) dais
Cant = jargon
Canteen = gourde
Canter = petit galop, aller au petit trop
Canvas = toile
Cap = surpasser
Caper = gambader
Carle = rude
Carrion = charognard
Carouse = faire la fête
Carriage = (horse-drawn) voiture
Cart = charrette ou voiture à bras
Cassock = soutane
Cast = (metal) couler
Catch = (trick, snare) piège
Catgut = boyau
Cattle = bestiaux
Cavort = fam cabrioler
Censer = encensoir
Cellar = cave
Chafe = lit frotter
Chaff = taquiner
Champing = mâchonnement
Chap = fam type
Chariot = (Roman etc) char
Charred = (burnt until black) carbonisé
Chasten = lit (punish) châtier
Childe = fils de famille noble
Chestnut hair = cheveux châtains
Chide = gronder
Chilblain = engelure
Chink = fente
Chime = interrompre ou carillion, sonnerie
Chip = ébrécher
Chirp = pépier, pépiement
Chives = ciboulette
Choppy = (sea, river) agité
Chortle = gloussement, glousser
Chowder = soupe aux poissons?
Churlish = grossier
Clack = jaser
Claim = revendiquer
Clamber (up) = grimper
Clamp = serrer
Clanger = gaffe, to drop a clanger = faire une gaffe
To talk craptrap = raconter des boniments
Cleave = fendre
Cleaver = couperet
Clash = s’entrechoquer
Clatter = bruit, fracas
Sollicitor’s clerk = clerc de notaire
Climax = point culminant
Clobber = sl tabasser
Clod (of earth) = motte
Clog = sabot
Clump = groupe
Clout = piece of leather to patch
Clot = (of blood) caillot, coaguler
Clou de girofle, clove of garlic = gousse d’ail
Cloying = (smell, sentiments) écoeurant
Clump = (of flower, trees) massif
Cluster = groupe
Clutter = (objects) fouillis, désordre
The coast is clear = la voie est libre
Coax = amadouer, cajoler
Cockney = cockney (des quartiers Est de Londres)
Cod = morue
Cog = tooth of wheel, fig = rouage
Coil = s’enrouler
Coin = fig inventer
Colt = poulain
Commend (praise) = louer
To commission to do = charger qn de faire
Commissionner = pol commissionnaire
Commit = (devote) consacrer (des énergies, des efforts etc)
Compel (to) = contraindre (à)
Compelling = irrésistible
Complacent = content de soi
Comply = obéir
Compound = (susbtance, word, interest) composé, (sentence, number) complexe (make worst) aggraver
Comprise = inclure
Compulsory = obligatoire
Conceit = vanité
Concrete = béton
Concussion = commotion (cérébrale)
Congenial = sympathique
Condone = fermer les yeux sur ou excuser
Consort with = (addicts, criminals) fréquenter
Conspicious (noticeable) = visible, en évidence (striking) = remarquanble
Construe = interpréter, comprendre
Contempt = mépris
Contend = (compete with) rivaliser
Content = satisfait (with, de)
Contention = désaccord
Cooper = tonnelier
Contort = tordre, to contort oneself = se contorsionner
Contraption = fam engin
Convene (meet) = réunir
Convey = (goods, people) transporter (evoke) évoquer
Coo (of dove) = roucouler
Cope with = faire face à
Corny (joke etc) = rebattu
Corral = enclos (bœufs, chevaux) en Am du Sud
Corrugated cardboard = carton ondulé
Coverlet = couvre-lit
Counterpane = courtepointe
Countryside = campagne
Couple (mate) = s’accoupler
Coutier = (hist) courtisan
Cove = (bay) anse
Covenant = (legal) convention (religious) alliance
Covert = secret
Covet = convoiter
Crattle = chains to restrain
Cramp someone’s style = priver de ses moyens
To be cowed = être intimidé (by, par)
Crabby = grincheux
Craft (art) = art
Crag = rocher à pic (face) taillé à coups de serpe
Cram sth into = fourrer qqch dans
In cramped conditions = à l’étroit
Crane = (machine, bird) grue
Nooks and crannies = coin et recoins
Crate = (large) caisse
Crane = lit grue, to crane one’s neck = tendre le cou
Craven = lâche (lit.)
Cresset = torchère
Crease = froisser, plisser
Creed = credo
Crest = (of wave, mountain, bird) crête
Crib = plagiat
Crispt (air, style) = vif
Crone = old woman
Crockery = vaiselle
Crocus = crocus
Croft = Br petite ferme
Croon = chanter (à voix basse)
Crop = récolte
Crop of hair = chevelure
Crown = (of head, hill) sommet)
Crossly = d’un air fâcheux
Crumple = froisser
Crust = croûte
The crux of the matter/problem = le nœud de l’affaire/du problème
Cub = (of animal) petit
Cubbyhole = cagibi (fam?)
Cuddle = (hug) serrer
Cudgel = gourdin, trique
Cue = (theatre) réplique
Cuff (of shirt, etc) poignet, manchette (pants) Am revers
Culprit = coupable
Cumbersome = encombrant
My blood curdled = fig mon sang s’est figé
Curtsey = révérence de femme
Currency = monnaie ou devise
Cursory = (trop) rapide, superficiel
Curtail = (visit etc) écourter (expenses) réduire
Cushy = facile
To take s.o. into custody = mettre qn en détention préventive
Cypress = cyprès

[modifier] D

Dalliance = flirtage
Dace = vandoise (poisson d’élevage)
Dab = (wound, brown etc) tamponner
To dabble in = s’occuper ou se mêler un peu de
Dale = vallée (lit)
Dam = barrage
Dangle = (keys etc) balancer
Dank = humide (et froid)
Daredevil = casse-cou
Dastardly + nefarious = infâme
Darn = repriser
Daub = barbouiller (with, de)
Dawdle = traîner, lambiner
Daunt = décourager
Deacon = diacre
Deadbeat = quite overcome, exhausted (fam)
Deadlock = impasse
Death throes = l’agonie de la mort
Debase = avilir
Decanter = carafe
Deceit = tromperie
Decipher = déchiffrer
Defile = souiller, salir
Deflect = (bullet etc) faire dévier
Deft = adroit (with, de)
Dejected = abattu, découragé
Delusion = illusion
Delve into = fouiller
Demeanour = comportement
Demure = sage
Den = antre
Denizen = habitant
Dent = cabosser, bosse
Deplete = réduire
Deprecate = désapprouver
Derby = chapeau melon
Derelict = avandonné (building etc)
Deride = tourner en dérision
Derogatory = (word) péjoratif
Desultory = décousu
Desecrate = profaner
Despicable = méprisable
Despondent = découragé
Deter s.o. = dissuader ou décourager qn (from doing, de faire)
Devious = tortueux (mind)
Devise = (invent) inventer
Devoid = dénué ou dépourvu (of, de)
Devout = dévot, pieux
Dial = cadran
Diaper = couche (for baby)
Diffident = (person) qui manque d’assurance
Dig = (remark) coup de griffe
Dimple = fossette (chin, cheek)
Din = vacarme
Din into s.o. that = rabâcher à qn que
Dingy = (colour) terne
By dint of = à force de
Dire = affreux
Disgruntled = mécontent
Dishevelled = hirsute, ébouriffé (person, hair)
Dismay = consterner
Dismiss = (from job) renvoyer (thought) écarter (of official) destituer
Dispirited = découragé
To dispose of = se débarrasser de
Disrupt = (traffic, class etc) perturber
To ditch (dump) = se débarasser de
Dither = hésiter, tergiverser (fam)
Dogged = obstiné
To dole out = distribuer au compte-gouttes
Doleful = morne, triste
Dollop = (of food) gros morceau
Don = lit revêtir
Doom = destin
Doublet = pourpoint
Dormer (window) = lucarne
To dose oneself (up) with = se bourrer de médicament
To dote on = être gaga de, doting = être affectueux
Dour = austère
Douse = (fam, light) éteindre
Downcast = découragé
Downfall = chute
Downright = (rogue etc) véritable
Dowry = dot
Doze = petit somme, to doze off = sommeiller
Drab = terne, drabness = caractère terne
Draft = (outline) ébauche (of letter) brouillon
Draughty = plein de courants d’air
Drawback = inconvénient
Drawing room = salon
Drawn = (face) tiré, crispé
Dreary = monotone
Dregs = lie
Dribble = tomber goutte à goutte
Drift = (snow) s’amonceler
Drill = exercice(s)
Drivel = (talk, nonsense) = radoter, idioties
Drone = (purr) ronronnement, to drone on = parler d’une voix monotone
Drownsy = somnolent
Drudge = bête de somme
Dub = (nickname) surnommer
Dud = (person) zéro, nullard
Duffel bag = sac de marin
Dumbfound = sidérer, ahurir
Dun = foncé
Dung = crotte
Dusky = foncé
Dwarf = faire paraître tout petit
Dwindle = diminuer
Dyke = digue

[modifier] E

Earnest = sincère
Eaves = avant-toit
To Eave on = écouter (de façon indiscrète)
Ebb = décliner (fig)
Ebullient = exubérant
Eddy = remous
Have the edge or a slight edge = être légèrement supérieur (over, à)
I can’t get a word in edgeways = je n’arrive pas à placer un mot
Edible = comestible
Ejacule = exclamation
Eerie = sinistre, étrange
To eke out a living = gagner difficilement sa vie
Elated = transporté de joie
Elicit = obtenir (from, de)
Elm = orme
Elope = s’enfuir
Elude = (blow) esquiver
Embankment = talus
Embedded = enchâssé
Embezzle = (money) détourner
Embody = incarner
Emboss = bosseler
Embrace = prendre dans ses bras
Embroider (cloth) = broder
Enact = (law) promulguer
Enamel = émail
Encompass = entourer
Encroachment = empiètement
Endeavour = s’efforder (to do, de faire)
Endorse (action, plan) = approuver
To be endowed with (of person) = être doté de
Engrossed in one’s work = absorbé par son travail
Enrapture = ravir
Ensconced = bien installé (in, dans)
Entail (imply, involve) = supposer
Enthral(l) = captiver
Entice = attirer (par la ruse)
That entitles me to believe that… = ça m’autorise à croire que
Entreat = supplier, implorer (to do, de faire)
To entreat oneself (of soldier) = se retrancher
To entrust s.o. with sth = confier qqch à qn
The epitome of = l’exemple même de, l’incarnation de
Equanimity = égalité d’humeur
Err = (be wrong) se tromper (sin) pêcher
Errand boy = garçon de courses
Estate = propriété
To become estranged = (of married couple) se séparer
Etch = graver à l’eau-forte
Exact = extorquer (from, à)
Excise = taxe (on, sur)
Excruciating = atroce, insupportablel
To exert oneself = se dépenser
Exhilarating = grisant
Expanse = étendue
Life expectancy = espérance de vie
Extend = offrir (to, à)
Extol = exalter, louer
Extravanganza = spectacle somptueux
Eyeball = globe oculaire
Eyesore = (building etc) horreur

[modifier] F

Fair = (hair) blond (skin) clair
Fallow = en jachère
Falter = chanceler ou hésiter ou vaciller
Fame = renommé
Farmstead = ferme
To fan out =se déployer (en éventail)
Fancy (whim, imagination) fantaisie
To take fancy for = se prendre d’affection pour
Fare = (taxi) prix de la course (manage) se débrouiller
Fast = jeûne
Fathom = (nautical measurement) brasse (understand) to fathom out = comprendre
To find fault with = critiquer
Fawn = (deer) faon, to fawn (up) on = flatter basement, flagorner
Fen = marais
Feign = feindre, simuler
Fender = (for fire) garde-feu
Fennel = (plant, herb) fennouil
Fester = suppurer
Fetch = amener ou apporter
Fetter = entraver
Feud = querelle, dissension
To fiddle (about) with = tripoter
To fiddle aobut = perdre son temps
To fidget about = gigoter
Fig = figue
Filch from s.o. = voler à qn
File = lime, to file (down) = limer
Filler = mastic
Film = fine couche, pellicule
Fin = nageoire
Fit = accès, crise
Fitful (sommeil) = agité
Fixtures (in house) = installations
Flag = (of conversation) languir
Flagstone = dalle
Flank = flanc, flanked by = flanqué de
Flap = rabat ou battant ou battre des ailes
Foppish = fat
Flunkey = pej larbin
Flurry = (of snow) rafale
Fluster = énerver, to get flustered = s’énerver
Flutter = voltiger
Foal = poulain
To fob s.o. off with sth = se débarrasser de qn en lui donnat ou en lui racontant qch
Fore and aft (nau) = d’avant en arrière
Forbear = s’abstenir
To forage (about) = fourrage (pour trouver)
Foray = incursion
Forcibly = de force ou avec force
Forebode = présager
Forego = renoncer
Foreshadow = présager
Forestall = devancer
Forfeit = perdre
Forgery = contrefaçon
Foster = élever, allaiter
To fork out (money) = allonger
Forlorn = abandonné
Forthcoming = (film, book) qui va sortir
Forthwith = sur-le-champ
Foul = (air) vicié
Foyer = vestibule
Founder = sombrer
Frame s.o. = monter un coup contre qn
Fraught with = plein de, chargé de
Fray = s’effilocher (fight) = rixe
To fret = s’agiter
Freight = fret
Fringe (of hair) = frange
To go to and fro = aller et venir
Froth = mousse
Fuddled = (confused) embrouillé ou ivre
Fume (of person) = rager
Furrow = sillon
Fuss = (noise, bustle) = agitation
Fussy = tatillon, méticuleux
Fuzzy hair = cheveux crépus

[modifier] G

To have the gift of the gab = avoir du bagou
Gabble = jacasser ou bredouiller
Gable = pignon
Gait = démarche
Gale = rafale (de vent)
To gallivant (about) = fam vadrouiller, courir
Galore = à gogo, en abondance
To gape at = regarder bouche bée
Gaping = béant
Garb = costume
Garble = (words etc) rendre confus, incompréhensible
Garish = voyant, criard
Garment = vêtement
Garret = mansarde
Garter (around leg) = jarretière
Gash = entaille, entailler
Gasket = joint de culasse
Gaudy = voyant, criard
Gaunt = décharné
To gawk at = regarder bouche bée
Gear = fam vêtements ou engrenage
Genteel = iron distingué
Genuine = sincère, vrai
Girth = sangle de selle
Gibberish = baragouin
Gibe = railler
To be or feel giddy = avoir le vertige
Gild = doré, gilt = dorure
Gills = (of fish) ouïes
Gimmick = (object, trick) truc
Gingerly = avec précautions
Girder = poutre
Girdle = ceinture
To get the gist of = comprendre l’essentiel de
Glade = clairière
Glaze = (paper) glacer
Glen = vallon
Glibly = peu sincèrement
Glitch = fam problème (technique)
Gloat = jubiler (over, à l’idée de)
Gloom = triste
Gloss = (note) glose, commentaire
Glossy = brillant
Glum = triste
Glut of = surplus de (of goods, oil etc)
Gnaw (at) = ronger
Goad s.o. (on) = aiguillonner
To goggle at = regarder en roulant de gros yeux
Gout = goutte (maladie)
Goon = fam idiot, idiote
To gorge oneself (on) = se gaver de
Gorse = ajonc(s)
Gory = (bloody) sanglant (details) fig horrible
Gown = robe
Grasshopper = sauterelle
Hard graft = boulot
To grapple with = se colleter avec
Grime = crasse
Grisly = horrible
Gristle = (in meat) cartilage
Grist = sable
To grit one’s teeth = serrer les dents
Grizzle = pleurnicher
Groggy = groggy
Groin = aine (genitals) bas-ventre
Groom (for horses) = lad
To grope (about) = chercher à tâtons
Groundswell = roulis
Grovel to s.o. = ramper, s’aplatir devant qn
Guffaw = rire bruyamment
Guile = ruse
Gullet = gosier
Gullible = crédule
Gung-ho about sth = très enthousiaste à l’idée de qch
With gusto = avec entrain
Guzzle = siffler (drink)

[modifier] H

Haggle = marchander
Hail = saluer
To hail from = être originaire de
Hale and hearty = vigoureux
Halyard = drisse
Hallow = sanctifier
Halve = réduire de moitié, diviser en deux
Hamper = (hinder) gêner (laundry basket) panier à linge
Hap = hasard, sort, destin ou hasard malencontreux
Hankering = (forte) envie
Haphazard = fait au hasard
Hapless = lit infortuné
Hardship = (ordeal) épreuve(s) (deprivation) privation
Hark = lit écouter
Harness = (energy etc) exploiter
Hawk = (cough up) cracher
Hawker = colporteur
Heady = (wine) capiteux
Hedge = haie
Hedgehog = hérisson
Hefty = gros ou costaud
Heifer = génisse
Heinous = (crime etc) atroce
Helm (of boat) = barre
Helter-skelter = à la débandade
Hemp = chanvre
Hen = poule
Hence = (therefore) d’où
Henceforth = désormais
Herald = annoncer
Hew = tailler
Hindquarters = arrière-train
Hinder (obstruc) = gêner
Hinterland = arrière-pays
Hone = a kind of fine whetstone
Hint = allusion
Hitch to = accrocher à
Hitherto = jusqu’ici
Hive = ruche
Hoard = réserve
Hoarfrost = givre
Hob = (on stove) plaque chauffante
Hobble = boitiller
Hoe = binette, biner
Hoist = hisser, palan
Hold = cale
Hard row to hoe = tâche ingrate
To holystone = briquer (pont)
Holly = houx
Homely = Am laid
Hose = chausses
Hoodwink = tromper, duper
Hoop = (barrel) cercle
Hoot = Br klaxonner
Hops = houblon
Hopscotch = marelle
Hound = traquer
Househouler = propriétaire ou chef de famille
Hovel = taudis
Hover = (of person) traîner, rôder
Hub (of wheel) = moyeu, fig centre
Hubbub = vacarme
To huddle (together) = se blottir (les uns contre les autres)
Hue = teinte, couleur
Huff, in a huff = fam fâché
Hulk = lourdaud
Hum = fredonner
Hump = bosse, voûter
Hunch = fam intuition
Hurdle = fig obstacles
Hurly-burly = tumulte
To hurtle along = aller à toute vitesse
Husky = enroué
Hussy = pej friponne, coquine
Hustle = bousculer
Hutch (for rabbit) clapier

[modifier] I

Ichor = sang des dieux dans mytho grecque
Idle = inactif, désoeuvré
Idly = paresseusement
Of that ilk = de cet acabi
Impart to = communiquer à
Impede = (hamper, hinder) gêner
Impending = imminent
Impinge on = empiéter sur
Implement (tool) = instrument
Impound = confisquer
Inane (absurd) = inepte
Incense = encens, mettre en colère
Inconspicuous = peu en évidence, qui passe inaperçu
Incur = s’attirer
Indented = renfoncé
Indict for = inculper de
Induce = persuader (to do, de faire)
Indulge s.o.’s wishes = satisfaire…
Infant = (child) petit enfant (baby) nourrisson
Infer = déduire
Infrared = infrarouge
Ingot = lingot
Ingrained dirt = crasse
Inkling = (petite) idée
Inlaid = incrusté ou marqueté
Inordiante = excessif
Instalment = (story) épisode
Interplay = interaction, jeu
Interspersed with (quoatations, flowers…) = parsemé de
To intrude on s.o. = s’impose à qn
Invaluable (help etc) = inestimable
Irk = ennuyer, irksome = ennuyeux
Ironmonger = quincailler
Ironwork = ferronerie

[modifier] J

Jabber = bavarder, (excuse) bredouiller
Jackdaw = (bird) choucas
Jade = (horse) canasson, rosse
Jangle = cliqueter
Jar = (of noise) grincer
Jaundice = jaunisse
Jauntily = avec insouciance
Jeer = (boo) huer
Jeopardy = danger
Jerkin = justaucorps
Jerky (voice etc) = saccadé
Jet-lag = décalage horaire
To have the jitters = avoir la frousse
Jog (nudge) = donner un coup de coude
Jolly = gai
Jowl = jaw
Journeyman = apprenti
Jostle = bousculer
Jot down = noter
Jumble = fouillis
At this juncture = en ce moment même
jut out = faire saillie ou surplomber

[modifier] K

ken = know
keel = quille (de navire)
to keel over = chavirer
keen = (edge, appetite) aiguisé (wind) coupant, piquant
keepsake = souvenir (object)
kernel (of nut) = amande
kindred = parenté
kindred spirit = âme sœur
kink = (in rope) entortillement
kite (toy) = cerf-volant
knead = pétrir
knurl = noeuf du bois
knell = glas
knick-knack = babiole
to knit one’s brow = froncer les sourcils

[modifier] L

laidly = ugly
lace (cloth) = dentelle (drink) lace with = additionner, arroser de
lacquer = laque
laden with = chargé de
ladle = louche
laid-back = relax
lame = (person, argument) boiteux (excuse) piètre
lariat = lasso
landmark = point de repère
languid = languissant
lap (of waves) = clapoter
lapse = (fault) = faute
lark = alouette
lass = jeune fille
latch = loquet
latitude = fig freedom
the latter = ce dernier
lattice = treillis
lavishly = généreusement
lawn = pelouse
lawsuit = procès
lax (behaviours) = relâché
lead = plomb
league = (measure) hist lieue
lean = maigre
lean-to = appentis
lease of life (Br) = regain de vie
lee (nau) = côté sous le vent, lof
lectern = pupitre
lecture = conférence
ledger (in bookkeeping) = grand livre
leech (worm, person) sangsue
leek = poireau
to leer at s.o. = lorgner qn
to great lengths (to do) = se donner beaucoup de mal (pour faire)
lest = (lit) de peur de
levity = léger
levy = (tax, troops) lever
lift (from) = (idea etc) voler (à)
lilt (in song, voice) = cadence
in limbo = dans l’expectative
linen (sheets etc) = linge
linger = s’attarder
linseed oil = huile de lin
lip (of cup etc) = bord
to have a lisp = zézayer
listless = apathique, indolent
lithe = agile, souple
litter = détritus
littered with = jonché de
livelihood = moyens de subsistance
liver = foie
livestock = bétail
loam = (soil) terreau
loan = prêt
loath to do = lit, peu disposé à faire
loathsome (+ loathly) = détestable
lock = écluse
locust = criquet, sauterelle
lofty = hautain
loiter = traîner
loil = se prélaser
loom (up) = apparaître indistinctement
loophole = (in rules) point faible
loot = piller
lop (off) = couper
lop-sided = de travers
lounge (idle) = paresser
lousy = fam infect
lout = rustre
luff = lof
to lug sth around = trimbaler qch
lull = (in storm) accalmie
lumber = stagger
lumber sth with sth = coller qch à qch
lump = bosse
lunge = coup en avant, fente
to lunge at = se ruer sur qn
leave in the lurch = laisser qn en plan, laisser tomber qn
lurid = horrible, affreux
lurk (prowl) = rôder

[modifier] M

maggot = ver, asticot
maggoty = véreux
magpie = pie
maim = mutiler, estropier
to make up for = (loss, damage, fault) compenser
makeshift = de fortune, provisoire
manage = gérer, diriger
mane = crinière
mangle = mutiler
mangy = (animal) galeux
mantelpiece = cheminée
manure = fumier, engrais
mar = gâter
mare = jument
marooned = (in snowstorm) bloqué
marrow = moelle
marshal = rassembler
mat = tapis
mat = mat (couleur)
maul (of animal) = mutiler
maverick = dissident
mayhem (havoc) = ravage
meadow = pré, prairie
meander (of river) = faire des méandres
measles = rougeole
measly = fam, minable
meek = doux
menial (work) = inférieur
merely = (tout) simplement
wire mesh = grillage
to mete out to = infliger à
mettle = courage
mew (of cat) = miauler
midget = minuscule
midriff = fam, ventre
minatory = menaçant
miffed by = fam, vexé de
mike = fam. Micro
mildew = moisissure

mill = grouiller
it’s a millstone around my neck = c’est un boulet que je traîne
mingle with = se mêler à (socially) fréquenter
mint = (money) frapper
minute = (examination etc) minutieux
mire = lit. fange
mirth = lit. gaieté, hilarité
miscarry = (of plan) échouer
misconstrue = mal interpréter
misdemeanour = écart de conduite, am. jur. délit
misfortune = malheur
misgivings (doubts) = doutes
misrepresent = présenter sous un faux jour
misshapen = difforme
mistletoe = gui
a mite = fam. un petit peu (plus gros…)
moat = douve(s)
mock = (false) simulé
a modicum of = un soupçon de, un petit peu de
molten = en fusion
momentous = important
momentum = élan ou vitesse acquise
over the moon = Br. Fam. ravi (about, de)
moor = (ship) amarrer (open land) lande
morass = marais
motley = (collection) hétéroclite (coloured) bigarré
mottled = tacheté
motto = devise
mould = modeler
mouldy = moisi
muck = (manure) fumier (fig) saleté
muffle = (noise) assourdir
mugger = agresseur
mull (wine) = chauffer
to mull over = ruminer
murky = obscur, trouble, nuageux
mussel = (shellfish) moule
muster = rassembler
muffle = emmitouflé
muzzle = muselière
muzzy (person) aux idées confuses

[modifier] N

nefarious = infâme
narrow = passe (nau)
nab = fam. épingler, coffrer
nag (pester) = harceler, embêter qn
nagging = (doubt, headache) qui subsiste
namely (that is) = à savoir
namesake = homonyme
nape = nuque
naught = lit. rien
neigh = hennir
nettle = ortie
nip off = filer, s’esquiver
nib (of pen) = plume, bec
nibble (eat) = grignoter
niche (recess) = niche
nick = entaille
nigglig (triffling) = insignifiant
nightingale = rossignol
nip (pinch, bite) = pincer
nipper = fam. gosse
nit (of louse) lente
nowadays = aujourd’hui, de nos jours
nucleus = noyau
nugget = (of gold etc) pépite

[modifier] O

oaf = balourd
oblivious = inconscient
obnoxious = (person) odieux (smell) nauséabond
OD = overdose
Odd jobs = menus travaux
Offal = abats
Off-colour = scabreux
Offshoot = (organization) ramification
Ogle = péj. Reluquer
Omen = augure
Onslaught = attaque
Ooze (out) = suinter
Orchard = verger
Outcrop = affleurement (géo)
Oust from = évincer de
Ourbid = (sur)enchérir
Outdo = surpasser
Outfit = fam. boîte (commercial company)
Outlandish = (weird) bizarre (barbaric) barbare
Outright = complètement
At the out set = au début, from the ousest = dès le départ
Outwit = être plus malin que
Overlay = couvrir
Overbearing = autoritaire
Overcast = (sky) couvert
Overcome (problem, disgust) surmonter
Overhear = surprendre, entendre
Oveland = par voie de terre
Overlap = chevaucher
Overpower = (physically) maîtriser (defeat) vaincre (overwhelm) accabler
Overrun =(invade) envahir (go beyond) aller au-delà de
Oversight = omission, oubli (mistake) erreur
Overt = manifeste
Overthrow = (dictator, government) renverser
Overwrought = (tense) tendu

[modifier] P

Pad = sl. Piaule
Paddle = (dip one’s feet) mouiller les pieds (splash about) barboter
Pageant = grand spectacle historique
Pail = seau
Pallet = paillasse, grabat
Painstakingly = avec soin
Pall = devenir insipide ou ennuyeux/(of smoke) voile
Pallbearer = personne qui aide à porter un cercueil
Paltry = dérisoire
Pan (of lavatory) = Br. Cuvette
Pane = vitre, carreau
Pangs of death, jealousy = les affres de la mort, de la jalousie
Pantyhose = Am. Collant(s)
Paraphernalia = attirail
To be parched = être assoiffé
Partridege = perdrix
Pate = crâne
To pass over (ignore) = passer sur qch
Paste (mixture) pâte
Pasty (complexion) = terreux
Pathos = pathétique
Patter (of footsteps) = petit bruit (of rain, hail) crépitement (talk) baratin
Paunchy = bedonnant
Pauper = pauvre, indigent
Pawn = (chess) pion
To pay off = rembourser
Pediment = fronton
Peacock = paon
Peal (of laughter) = éclat (of thunder) roulement
Peculiar = bizarre
Peddler = colporteur
To peer (at) = regarder attentivement (comme pour mieux)
Peevish = grincheux, irritable
Pellet (of paper etc) boulette
It’s pelting (down) = il pleut à verse
Penance = pénitence
Pennat = fanion
Penthouse = appartement de luxe (construit sur le toit d’un immeuble)
To pep s.o. up (perk up) = ragaillardir qn
Perfunctory (action) superficiel
I refuse, period! = Am. Je refuse, un point c’est tout!
Perspire = transpirer, suer
Pert (hat etc) = coquet
Pertain to = appartenir à
Peruse = lire (attentivement)
Pervasive = qui se répand partout, envahissant
Pesky = Am. Fam. embêtant
Pew = banc d’église
Pewter = étain
Phlegm = flegme
Picket = gréviste
Pier-table = console
Pick-me-up = remontant
In a Pickle (trouble) = dans le pétrin
Piebald = (pony etc) pie
Pier = (for walking, with entertainments) jetée
Pimp = souteneur
Pincers = tenailles
Pitch (football etc) terrain
Pitchfork = fourche (à foin)
Placate = calmer
Plague with = harceler de
Plain = (simple) simple (outspoken) franc (person) sans beauté
Plait = tresser, natter
To plant sth on s.o. (hide) = cacher qch sur qn
Platter (dish) = plat
To plead for = implorer
Pledge = promesse
Plight = situation critique
Plodding = lent
Plot = complot
Plough = labourer
To plought through (snow…) = avancer péniblement
Plum = prune
Plume = (probe, understand) lit. sonder
Plummet (aircraft…) = plonger
Plump (person, arm) = potelé
Plunger = ventouse
Plush = somptueux
To ply s.o. with (whisky…) = faire boire continuellement à qn (questions) bombarder qn de
Plywooed = contre-plaqué
Poise to attack = prêt à attaquer
To polish off (food, work, etc) = fam. liquider, finir (en vitesse)
Pomegranate = grenade
Poop = poupe
Poopdeck = pont de dunette
Popinjay = fat
Ponder (over) sth = réfléchir à qch
Ponderous = pesant
Poplar = peuplier
Poppy = coquelicot
Port = porto
Portentous = sinistre
Potent = puissant
Potency (of man) = virilité
Pothole = nid de poule
Poultice = cataplasme
Pounce = sauter, bondir
Practical joke = farce
Praise = louer (qn)
Prance = fam. se balader
Prattle = jacasser
Precinct (police district) = secteur
Predicament = situation fâcheuse
Preen = (feathers) lisser
Preseve(s) = confiture
Prick = piquer, crever, piqûre
Prickle (of animal) piquant
Privy = parti intéressé
Primeval = primitif
Pristine = (condition) parfait
Probe (inquiry) = enquête
To take (legal) proceedings against = intenter un procès contre
Prod = pousser (du coude, avec un bâton)
Proffer = offrir
Prizefighter = boxeur
Prom = bal d’étudiants
Promiscuous = (person) qui mène une vie très libre (behaviour) immoral
Prompt = souffler (son rôle)
Prone = sur le ventre
Prong (of fork) = dent
Prop = appuyer, fig. soutenir (qn)
The (village etc) proper = le village proprement dit
Proponent = parisan
Prosecure = poursuivre (en justice)
Provender = fourrage
By proxy = par procuration
Prune (tree, bush etc) = élaguer
Pry = être indiscret
To pry into (meddle) = se mêler de
Pucker (up) = plisser
Puff = bouffée
In a pulp = en bouillie
Pumice (stone) = pierre ponce
Pun = calembour
Puncture = piquer (peau, papier…)
Pungent = âcre, piquant
Puny (sickly) = chétif
Pupil (in school) = élève
To purport to be = prétendre être
Purposeful = résolu
To purse one’s lip = pincer les lèvres
Puss(y) = minou, minet
Put up with = supporter (qn, qch)

[modifier] Q

Quaff (drink) = avaler
Quagmire = bourbier
Quail = caille
Quaint = pittoresque
In a quandary = embarassé
Quarry = carrière/proie
Quash = (rebellion) réprimer
Quaver = chevroter (voix)
To feel or to be queasy = avoir mal au cœur
Queer (dubious) = louche
Quell (revolt etc) = réprimer
Quench = (fire) éteindre
Quail = fléchir, faiblir
Quince = coing
Quibble = ergoter, discuter (over, sur)
Quill = plume (d’oie)
Quilt = édredon/(pad) matelasser
Quizzical = perplexe

[modifier] R

Rabid = mad (fâché)
The rabble = péj. la populace
Rack (of person) = aller à la ruine
Raft = radeau
Rafter = chevron
Ragamuffin = va-nu-pieds
Ram = bélier/heurter
To go on the rampage (of crowd) = se déchaîner
Ramshackle = délabré
Rank = fétide (smell)
Ratline (nau) = enfléchure
It rankles (with me) =je l’ai sur le cœur
Ransack = fouiller
To rant (and rave) = tempêter
Rap = petit coup sec
Rash (red patches) = rougeurs
Rate = taux/(deserve) mériter
Rattle = crécelle/petit bruit sec
Raucous (noisy, rowdy) = bruyant
Rave (talk nonsense) = divaguer
Ravenous (appetite) = vorace
Ream (of paper) = rame
Rebuke = réprimander/réprimande
Recant = se rétracter
Recede (of floods) = baisser
Recess (nook) = recoin
Reckless = (rash) imprudent
Reckoning = calcul(s)
Recumbent = couché, étendu
Recoil = reculer
Redolent = lit. évocateur
Reed (plant) = roseau
To reek of sth = puer qch
Reel = chavirer (mind)/débiter
Reel off = débiter (à toute vitesse)
Refurbish = remetre à neuf
Regalia = insignes (royaux)
It’s a rehash = c’est du réchauffé
Rejoin = répliquer
Relapse (of sick person) = rechute
Relent = (be swayed) se laisser fléchir
Relentless = implacable
Reliable = fiable
Relief = (help, supplies) secours
Relinquish = abandonner/(let go) lâcher
Rely = compter sur
Render = (piece of music) interpréter
Resign = démisionner
Resilience = élasticité/ fig. résistance
Resort = station de vacances
Retaliation = riposte
Retch = avoir un ou des haut-le-cœur
Retort = répliquer
Retribution = châtiment
Revel = faire la fête
Rill = ruisselet
Revile =invectiver
Revolve = tourner
To tear to ribbon = mettre en lambeaux
Rickety = (furniture) branlant
Riddle = énigme
Ridge = arête
Rife = répandu
Riffraff = racaille
Rifle through = fouiller dans
Rigging = gréement
Righeous = vertueux/juste
Rim = (cup etc) bord
Rind (of lemon, melon) = écorce
Ripe = mûr
Ripple (on water) = ride/fig. cascade
Rodent = rongeur
Romp = s’ébattre (bruyamment)
Rooster = coq
Rosary = rel. Chapelet
Roundabout = (subst.) rond-point, (adj) détourné
To round up = rassembler
Ruff = collar
Rove = parcourir/nomade
Rouse = éveiller
Rout = déroute
Rowdy = chahuteur
Rubble = décombres
Rucksack = sac à dos
Rudder = gouvernail
Ruddy = (complexion) coloré
Ruffle = froisser qn
Rugged = (determination) fig. farouche
Rumble = (train, thunder, gun) gronder
Rummage (about) = farfouiller
Rumple (clothes) chifonner
To run off = s’enfuir
Run down = (district etc) délabré, miteux
Rung (of ladder) = barreau
the rushes = les joncs
russet = brun roux
ruthlessness = cruauté
rye = seigle

[modifier] S

sacking = toile à sac
sallow = jaunâtre
sanctimonious = (person, manners) tartuffe
sawvy = jugeotte
sash = ceinture
saunter = flâner
scafflold = échafaud
scald = (burn, cleanse) ébouillanter/brûlure
scallop = coquille Saint-Jacques
scaly = écailleux
scamp = coquin, coquine
scam = fam. escroquerie
scamper off or away = détaler
scant = insuffisant
scarcity = pénurie
scathing = acerbe
scheme (plant) = plan/scheming = pej. Machinations
scrimshaw = to do a piece of work neatly
scold = gronder, réprimander
scoop = pelle
scorch = roussir
score = vingt
scoundrel = vaurien
scourge = fléau
scour = fig. parcourir
scupper = dalot (nau)
scrawny = maigrichon
screech = grincer,/crier, hurler
scrimmage = am. Football mêlée
scrounge = voler
by the scruff of the neck = par la peau du cou
scrutiny = examen minutieux
scuffle = bagarre
scurry = se précipiter, courir, to scurry off = décamper
scuttle = saborder/scuttle off = filer
seam = (of coal, quartz etc) veine
seasoned = (worker etc) expérimenté
sedan-chair = chaise à porteurs
seedy = miteux
seethe with anger = bouillir de colère
sere = flétrie
sequel = suite
sequin = paillette
to set off = fig. rehausser (beauty, complexion)
setback (hitch) = revers
shamble = pas traînant
sewage = eaux d’égout
shabby = minable, miteux
schackles = chaînes
shaft (too) = manche
shaggy = à longs poils
shallow = peu profond
sham (pretence) = comédie, feinte
shambles = désordre, pagaille
shard = tesson
shanty = baraque (hut)
shantytown = bidonville
shaving = copeau
shawl = châle
sheaf = gerbe (of corn etc)
shears = cisaille(s)
shed = verser, répandre
sheen = lustre
sheepish = penaud
sheer (luck, madness etc) = pur
shelf (on cliffe) saillie
shingles = galets
shirk = se dérober à
to shoo away = chasser
shoo = ouste
shoot = (on plant) pousse
to shore up (wall etc) = étayer
shortage = manque, pénurie
shortcoming = défaut
shred = lambeau
shrew = pej. Méjère
shrivel (up) = se ratatiner
shrub = arbuste
to shuffle (one’s feet) = traîner les pieds
shutter (window) = volet
shuttle = (bus, train, plane etc) navette
shy away = from s.o. or from doing sth = reculer devant qn/à l’idée de faire qch
sibling = frère ou sœur
sift = tamis
sidle up to s.o. = s’approcher furtivement de qn
signet ring = chevalière
sill (of window) rebord
silt = vase, boue
singsong = monotonous
sinew = anat. Tendon
singe (cloth) = roussir
sirloin (beef) = aloyau
sketchy = incomplet, superficiel
on the skew = de travers
skewer = broche/brochette
skid = déraper (vehicle)
skillet = Am. Poèle
skim = (surface) effleurer
skim through = (book) parcourir
skipper (of ship, team) capitaine
skirt (around) = contourner
skittish = (person) frivole (temperamental) capricieux
sled = sledge
skulk = rôder (furtivement)
slab (of concrete) bloc (paving stone) dalle
slag s.o. off (criticize) Br. Sl. Débiner qn, casser du sucre sur le dos de qn
slake = lit. étancher
slander = diffamation, calomnie
slant = inclinaison
slap = tape, claque
slat = (in Br blind, Am shade) lamelle
slate = ardoise
slayer over = baver sur
sleek = lisse
slink = sneak off
sleet = neige fondue/Am. Verglas
sleight of hand = prestidigitation
slick (manner) = mielleux/lisse
sling = (for injured arm) écharpe
to slip away = s’esquiver
slither = glisser
slog (away) = trimer, bosser
slops = eaux sales
sloppy = négligé
slosh = fam. renverser, répandre
sloth = lit. paresse
he’s no slouch = il n’est pas empoté
slovenly = négligé
slug = frapper/coup, marron
sluggish = amorphe
slum district = quartier pauvre
slump = baisse soudaine
slur = pononcer indistinctement
slyly = sournoisement
smart = brûler, faire mal, sting
a smattering of French = quelques notions de français
smear with = enduire de
smelt = fondre (ore)
to be smitten with s.o. = être épris de qn
smock = blouse
smoulder = (of fire fig. passion etc) couver
smudge = bavure, tache
smug = béat (smile)/suffisant
snag (in cloth) accroc
snuff out = éteindre avec les doigts
snatches of = fragments de
snigger = ricaner
snippet (of conversation) = bribe

snivel = pleurnicher snoop on (spy on) = espionner qn snort (grunt) grogner snot = fam. morve snowdrift = congère snuff out = moucher (candle) snuffbox = tabatière snug = douillet, confortable soil (dirty) = salir solder = souder sole (of shoe) = semelle sod = gazon sodden (ground) = détrempé sop up = éponger spar = espar sound = sain sow = truie/semer span (of bridge etc) = envergure adjustable spanner = clef à molette spar (of boxer) s’entraîner spare = accorder qch à qn sparrow = moineau spawn = fig. engendrer speck = petite tache spell = (courte) période spew = vomir spindly = grêle (legs, arms) spinster = péj. Vieille spire (of church) = flèche spite = rancune splay = ébrasé, écarté splice = unite, connect splodge = tache splutter = (of person) crachoter spoke (of wheel) = rayon spool = bobine spy-glass = lunette d’approche squall = crier, brailler sprawl = s’étaler (of town, of person etc) to go on a spending spree = faire des achats extravagants sprig = (branch of heather) brin sprinkle over (sand etc) = répandre sur spry = (old person…) alerte spur (of horse rider) éperon spurn = rejeter avec méprise spurt = (liquid) jaillir squalid = sordide squall (of wind) = rafale staccato = saccade square = en ordre squash = courge squat = s’accroupir squawk = pousser des cris rauques squeamish = facilement dégoûté, bien délicat squelch = fam. réduire squiggle = gribouillis squint = strabisme squirm = se tortiller stage = fig. organiser, effecteur stale = vicié stalk (of plant) tige (animal, criminal) traquer, to stalk out = sortir d’un air digne/sortir en colère stalwart = (supporter) fidèle stamping ground = lieu favori stampede = fuite précipitée steed = coursier staple = de base (nourriture…) stark (place) désolé (person) austère starling = étourneau starter = lhors-d’œuvre stately = majestueux/stately home = château stationer = papetier staunch = loyal, fidèle stave off = conjurer steeple = clocher steer = diriger, piloter stern = (plant) tige steward = intendant (préposé au ravitaillement) stepping-stone = tremplin stifle = étouffer still = immobile strait = détroit in financial straits = dans l’embarras stranded = en rade strangehold = emprise stratum = couche stray (animal, bullet) = perdu streamer = banderole stretch = tronçon (of road) strew = jonché de stricken = sinistré stricken with panic = frappé de panique strife = conflit(s) string (people) = file strip (piece) bande stroll = promenade stocky = trapu stolid = impassible to have a stoop = être voûté stork = cigogne stroy = Am. Étage stow = (cargo) arrimer straggle = traîner (en désordre) stumpy = stubby strut = se pavaner to stub one’s toe = se cogner le doigt de pied stubble = barbe de plusieurs jours stud = crampon/étalon studded with = parsemé de stuff into = fourrer dans stump = moignon stun = étourdir/assomer stupendous = prodigieux sturdy = robuste stutter = bégayer subdue = soumettr/(person) qui manque d’entrain subside = (of wind, flood, fever) baisser suckle (of woman) = allaiter suffused with light/tears = baigné de lumière/de larmes sumpter = bête de somme suitor = soupirant sullen = maussade sully = lit. souiller supersede = supplanter, remplacer supine = lit. étendu sur le dos surf = ressac surfeit of = excès de surmise that = conjecturer que survey = (investigation) enquête suspender = Am. Bretelles to suss out = piger sustain = recevoir (injury) swagger = parader/démarche fanfaronne swamp = submerger swap = échange swarm up = grimper swaddl = emmailloter swarthy = basané swell = enflure (on body) swelter = étouffer swig = lampée swindle = escroquerie swine = péj. Salaud swoon = lit. se pâmer swoop on = faire une descente dans ear-tabs = oreillons (chapeau)

[modifier] T

tabby = tigré (cat) tabloid = quotidien populaire tack (of ship) = louvoyer tackle (gear) matériel (thief) saisir (rugby) plaquer tallow = suiffer tally with = correspondre, concorder tame = apprivoiser tamper = (text) altérer tang = saveur, odeur piquante tangle = enchevêtrer (fish) tank = aquarium tankard = Br chope tantalizing = (irrésistiblement) tentant it’s tantamount to = cela équivant à to have a tantrum = (of child) faire une colère taper (of fingers…) s’effiler (candle) tar = goudron tarpaulin = bâche tarry = (remain) lit. rester tartness (of taste, fig. remark) aigreur tassel = (clothes) gland tatters = en lambeaux taut = tendu tawny (colour) fauve tedious = fastidieux teeter = chanceler (be unsteady) teethe = faire ses dents tendril = vrille (plante) tend = s’occuper de tenement = immeuble (de rapport) tenet = principe tenuous = (link, suspicion etc) ténu tepid (liquid) = tiède testify against = témoigner contre testy = irritable tether (fasten) = attacher terse = laconique therein = à ce moment ou endroit thatch = chaume thaw = dégeler thicket = (trees) fourré thimble = dé à coudre thither = là thence = de là thistle = chardon thoroughly = tout à fait thoroughfare = artère (street) thoroughbred = pur-sang (horse) thrash around or about = se débattre thrashing = (beating) correction threadbare = élimé, rapé thresh = (wheat etc) battre thrill = frisson, émotion thrive = prospérer in the throes of = en proie à (illness, crisis) throng = lit. foule throttle = étrangle (strangle) thumb (through) = feuilleter thwart = contrecarrer (plan, person) tidbit = Am. Bon morceau tidings = lit. nouvelles tier (of cake) étage tile (on roof) tuile (on wall, on floors) carreau tiller (bateau) barre timber = Br bois de construction tinkle = tintement tinge = teinte tingle = picoter tinker = bricoler tiptoe = marcher sur la pointe des pieds titter = rire bêtement toddler = enfant en bas âge toil = labeur/travailler dur token (voucher) bon/ (sign, symbol) témoignage tomcat = matou topple (over) = tomber totter = chanceler totaled = (voiture) bousillé tousled = ébouriffé (hair) tow = remorqluer transfix = to pierce through tramp (hike) = faire une randonnée to trample sth or on sth = piétiner qch tread on = marcher sur (walk) treadmill = péj. Fam. routine treat = (meal) régal treak = cheminer, voyager péniblement tremor = tremblement trend = tendance trestle = tréteau tricky (person) rusé trifle = bagatelle trigger = gachette trinket = colifichet trim = soigné, net to trot off or trot along = Br hum fam se sauver trough = abreuvoir trousers = br pantalon trout = truite truce = trêve trudge = mrcher d’un pas pesant truncheon = matraque trundle along = rouler bruyamment trunk = Am. Coffre truss (up) = ligoter tub (basin) = baquet tubby = fam grassouillet tuft (of hair, grass) = touffe tug = tirer tuition = (lessons) leçons tumbler = gobelet tureen = soupière tweak = pincer turpentine = térébenthine tussle = bagarre twaddle = fadaises twang = son vibrant twerp = Br Fam crétin twine rond = s’enlancer autour de twinge (of pain) = un élancement twinklw = pétiller/scintiller twitch = tic/se convulser twitter = pépier unabashed = nullement déconcerté to continue unabated = continuer avec la même intensité uncanny = mystérieux, étrange uncouth = grossier underling = subalterne understatement = euphémiseme undoing = perte, ruine uneartly = sinistre unerring = infaillible ungainly = gauche, maladroit to come unglued = am. Fam.perdre les pédales unheard-of = inouï unmanned =inhabité/sans équipage unravel = fig. éclaircir unruffled = (person) calme unruly = indiscipliné unscathed = indemne unsettled = (person) troubler untidy = peu soigné unwind = dérouler unyielding = (person) inflexible uproar = vacarme, tapage upset = (knock over, spill) renverser urge = (person, team etc) encourager/besoin utterance = déclaration

[modifier] V

vaciliate =hésiter
vagary = caprice
vagrant = jur. vagabond
vantage point = point de vue
vat = cuve
vault = sauter (jump)
venner = (appearance) fig. vernis
venture = entreprise (risquée)
vicinity – environs
vie with = rivaliser avec
vindicate = justifier
void = vide
vouch for s.o./sth = répondre de qn/qch

[modifier] W

wainscoting = lambris
warbler = fauvette
holy wafer = hostie
wad = Am. tampon
waddle = se dandiner
wade through = fig. venir péniblement à bout de
waft = flotter (smell etc)
wag = remuer, agiter (tail, finger)/farceur
wage = salaire
to wage war = faire la guerre
waggle = remuer
waif = enfant abandonné
waistcoat = Br gilet
walk = chemin
wallow = se vautrer (dans la boue, le vice)
walnut = noyer
wan = lit pâle
wane = décroître
wangle (obtain) = se débrouiller pour obtenir
wanton (grauitous) = gratuit/old-fashioned = impudique
warden = Br gardien
wares = marchandises
warfare = guerre
warmonger = fauteur de guerre
warp = fig. pervertir
(rabbit) warren = garenne
wart = verrue
watercolour = aquarelle
waterfront = front de mer
waylay = attaquer par surprise
weal = (wound on skin) marque, zébrure
wean = (baby) sevrer
weasel = belette
weaather = (face, person) tanné, hâlé
wee = fam. tout petit
weld together = souder/fig. unir
well up = monter
wench = old-fashioned hum jeune fille
wend one’s way to = s’acheminer vers
wharf = quai
whence =de là
wheedle s.o. into doing = enjôler qn pour qu’il fasse
wheeze = respirer bruyamment
whereupon = sur quoi
to have the wherewithal to do sth = avoir de quoi faire qch
whet = (appetite, desire etc) aiguiser
whiff = bouffée (puff)
whim = caprice
whimsical = bizarre
whirr = vrombir
whisk = enlever rapiedement
whitewash = badigeonner (wall)/fig. blanchir
whittle (wood) = tailler
whizz = aller à toute vitesse
wholesale = fig. en masse
whopping = fam.chose énorme
wick = mèche
wicket (cricket stumps) guichet
wintry smile = sourire découragé
wiggle = agiter
willowy = gracile, svelte
wilt (of plant) dépérir
wily = rusé
winch = treuil
wind down = (end up) finir
wintry = d’hiver
to wit = à savoir
withal = en outre
wiry = nerveux
wisp = volute (of smoke)
a (mere) wisp of a girl = hum une fillette toute menue
wold = plaine valonnée
wolverine = martre
wizened = ratatiné
wobble = être bancal (chair etc)
woeful = triste
womb = utérus
woo = courtiser, faire la cour à
worst = vaincre
withe = brin d’osier
would-be = soi-disant
wreak vengeance on = se venger de
wreath = couronne (on head, for funeral etc)
wren = roitelet
wrench = (tug at) tirer sur
wrest sth from s.o. arracher qch à qn
wring (out) = tordre
writ = acte judiciaire
wry = ironique

[modifier] Y

yarn = fam longue histoire
yearn = nostalgie
yelp = jappement
yowl = miauler
yoke = joug (fig. + sens propre)
yokel = péj. Plouc
yolk = jaune d’oeuf
yonder = lit. là-bas