Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Mot du Jour: Poulet

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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
poulet /pulɛ/
masculine noun
Zool, Culin chicken;
(familier)(terme d'affection) mon ~ my pet (familier), honey US.
COMPOUNDS:
~ d'élevage ≈ battery chicken;
~ fermier ≈ free-range chicken.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Mot du Jour: Enseigner



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
enseigner
transitive verb
to teach;
~ qch à qn to teach sth to sb, to teach sb sth.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Mot du Jour: Haine



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
haine / ˈɛn/
feminine noun
hatred;
s'attirer la ~ de qn to earn oneself sb's hatred.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Mot du Jour: Mentir



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
mentir
intransitive verb
(ne pas dire la vérité) [personne] to lie ( sur about), to tell lies ( sur about, à qn to sb);
sans ~, le poisson était grand comme ça! no lie, the fish was this big!;

See Also→ arracheur ;
(être trompeur) to be misleading;
faire ~ le proverbe to give the lie to the proverb.
se mentir vpr
(à soi-même) to fool oneself ( sur about);
(l'un l'autre) to lie to one another ( sur about).

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Mot du Jour: Ravissement

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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
ravissement
masculine noun
(enchantement) rapture;
(rapt) abduction.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Mot du Jour: Contraceptif



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
contraceptif, ~ive /kɔ̃tʀasɛptif/ , /iv/
adjective contraceptive.
masculine noun contraceptive.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Mot du Jour: Infirmier



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
infirmier /ɛ̃fiʀmje/
masculine noun
male nurse.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Mot du Jour: Medecin


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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
médecin /mɛdsɛ̃/ ➡ professions
masculine noun
doctor;
aller chez le ~ to go to the doctor's;
~ traitant general practitioner, GP GB.

COMPOUNDS:
~ acupuncteur acupuncturist;
~ de famille family doctor;
~ de garde duty doctor;
~ homéopathe homeopath;
~ légiste forensic surgeon;
~ militaire army doctor.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Mot du Jour: Professeur



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
professeur, ~e /pʀɔfesœʀ/
noun, masculine, feminine
professions
(enseignant) (de collège, lycée) teacher;
(dans l'enseignement supérieur) lecturer GB, professor US;
(titulaire d'une chaire) professor;
le ~ remplaçant the supply GB ou substitute US teacher;
titres Univ (titre) professor.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Mot du Jour: Recycler



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
recycler /ʀ(ə)sikle/
transitive verb
(pour réutiliser) to recycle [matériau];
~ le personnel (former de nouveau) to retrain the staff;
(perfectionner) to provide refresher courses for the staff;
(réinvestir) to recycle [capitaux];
to reinvest [profits].

se recycler vpr
(se perfectionner) to update one's skills;
(faire un stage) to attend a refresher course;
(se reconvertir) to retrain;
(changer d'emploi) to change jobs.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Mot du Jour: plastique



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
plastique1 /plastik/
adjective plastic.
masculine noun (matière) plastic;
c'est du ~ it's plastic.
plastique2 /plastik/
feminine noun
(arts) la ~ the plastic arts (pl);
(sculpture) the art of sculpture;
(esthétique) (d'objet, de statue) formal beauty;
(de personne) physique.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Mot du Jour: mère

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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
mère /mɛʀ/
feminine noun
(génitrice) mother;
elles sont sages-femmes de ~ en fille they have been midwives for generations;
mariée et ~ de deux enfants married with two children;
(familiar) (femme) la ~ Michel old mother Michel;
(dans un couvent) ~ supérieure Mother Superior.
(-)mère (in compounds) cellule/maison ~ parent cell/company.

COMPOUNDS:
~ adoptive foster mother;
~ célibataire single mother;
~ de famille gén mother;
(ménagère) housewife;
~ patrie motherland;
~ porteuse surrogate mother;
~ poule hum mother hen.

IDIOMS:
il tuerait père et ~ pour avoir qch he'd kill to get sth.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Mot du Jour: Conspiration



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
conspiration /kɔ̃spiʀasjɔ̃/
feminine noun
conspiracy.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Mot du Jour: Hélicoptère




Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
hélicoptère /elikɔptɛʀ/
masculine noun
helicopter.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Mot du Jour: Responsabilité


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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
responsabilité /ʀɛspɔ̃sabilite/
feminine noun
gén responsibility (de for);
(légalement) liability;
avoir sa part de ~ dans qch to share some of the responsibility for sth;
il en porte l'entière ~ he bears full responsibility for it;
se renvoyer la ~ to blame each other;
avoir la ~ de qch to be responsible for sth;
un poste à ~ a position of responsibility;
sous la ~ de qn under the supervision of sb;
prendre ses ~s to face up to one's responsibilities;
faute grave engageant la ~ de la société serious mistake for which the company is liable.

COMPOUNDS:
~ civile (assurance) personal liability.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Mot du Jour: Message


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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
message /mesaʒ/
masculine noun
message;
~ de détresse SOS message.
COMPOUNDS:
~ électronique email;
~ publicitaire commercial

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Mot du Jour: Paix



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
paix /pɛ/
noun, feminine invariable
Mil, Pol peace;
en temps de ~ in peacetime, in times of peace;
(calme intérieur) peace;
avoir l'esprit en ~ to have peace of mind;
(tranquillité) peace;
avoir la ~ to get some peace;
laisser qn en ~ to leave sb alone, to leave sb in peace;
ficher (familiar) la ~ à qn to leave sb alone;
la ~ (familiar) ! be quiet!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Mot du Jour: Vengeur



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
vengeur, vengeresse /vɑ̃ʒœʀ/ , /vɑ̃ʒʀɛs/
adjective [personne, acte] vengeful;
[bras, épée] avenging;
[lettre] vindictive.
noun, masculine, feminine avenger.

Mot du Jour: Justice



Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
justice /'dʒʌstɪs/
noun
(fairness) justice f;
to do sb ~, to do ~ to sb rendre justice à qn;
the portrait doesn't do her ~ le portrait ne l'avantage pas;
I couldn't do ~ to it (refusing food) je ne pourrais pas y faire honneur;
(the law) justice f;
to bring sb to ~ traduire qn en justice;
(judge) GB juge m;
US juge m de la Cour Suprême.

Justice Department noun US ministère m de la justice;
Justice of the Peace, JP noun juge m de paix.

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