| 271 |
de garde |
| 1. adj. on guard |
| 2. adj. on call (for work etc.) |
| 272 |
tant mieux |
| 1. interj. It's a good thing; fortunately; (used to express that a chance happening is favorable) |
| L’effet du remède a été rapide, tant mieux. - The remedy's effect was rapid, thankfully. |
| S’il se conduit sagement, tant mieux pour lui. - If he behaves well, all the better for him. |
| Il est parti ? Tant mieux ! - He's left? Great! |
| Tant mieux pour toi ! - That's great for you! |
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procureur du roi |
| 1. n-m. (Belgium, legal) Crown prosecutor of Belgium |
| 2. n-m. (France, legal, historical) Crown prosecutor of France |
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à califourchon |
| 1. adv. astride, straddling |
| 275 |
pourvu que |
| 1. conj. let's hope (that) |
| Pourvu qu'il arrive à temps ! J'ai pas envie de rater le train. - Let's hope that he arrives on time! I don't want to miss the train. |
| 2. conj. provided (that), as long as |
| Je suis d'accord de te payer ton billet d'avion, pourvu que tu réussisses tes examens. - I'm okay with buying you a plane ticket, provided that you pass your exams. |
| 276 |
affaires étrangères |
| 1. n. (politics) foreign affairs (policy) |
| ministre des affaires étrangères - foreign minister, minister for foreign affairs |
| 277 |
à la hâte |
| 1. adv. in a hurry, hurriedly, hastily |
| 278 |
la vache |
| 1. interj. (informal) (Exclamation of surprise or astonishment): crap!, dammit!, shucks! holy cow! |
| 279 |
à deux pas |
| 1. adv. (figuratively) a stone's throw away, nearby, around the corner (at a short distance) |
| 280 |
à louer |
| 1. adj. for rent, to let (available for letting) |
| 281 |
à point |
| 1. adj. (literary) at the right moment, at the right time, on time |
| 2. adj. medium rare (food) |
| 3. adj. (figuratively, police) softened up (of a suspect) |
| Quand on se trouvait devant un suspect qui n'était pas à point, on le mettait en glacière. Après une heure ou deux il était souvent un peu plus loquace. - When faced with a suspect who wasn't r |
| 282 |
s'en aller |
| 1. v. to go away, to leave |
| Je m’en vais. - I’m going away. |
| Allez-vous-en, s'il vous plaît. - Go away, please. |
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plus que jamais |
| 1. adv. more than ever |
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à l'encontre de |
| 1. prep. contrary to |
| 2. prep. against |
| Je refusais d'exécuter les ordres de mes supérieurs s'ils allaient à l'encontre de la loi. - I refused to carry out my superiors' orders if they violated the law. |
| aller à l'encontre de quelque chose - to contradict something |
| 285 |
au secours |
| 1. interj. help! ((a cry of distress)) |
| 286 |
billets de banque |
| 1. n. plural of billet de banque |
| 287 |
guerre civile |
| 1. n-f. civil war |
| 288 |
de tous les instants |
| 1. adj. perpetual, constant, round-the-clock (of surveillance, attention, etc.) |
| 289 |
faire valoir |
| 1. v. to assert, affirm |
| faire valoir ses droits - to assert one's rights |
| 290 |
bonne volonté |
| 1. n-f. goodwill (favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something) |
| 291 |
par ici |
| 1. adv. over here, here (to this place) |
| 2. adv. around here |
| 292 |
j'ai peur |
| 1. Phrase. I'm scared |
| 293 |
mettre en place |
| 1. v. to put in place, to set up; to put into effect |
| 294 |
chambre à coucher |
| 1. n-f. bedroom (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping) |
| 295 |
se passer de |
| 1. v. to do without, dispense with |
| 296 |
suite à |
| 1. prep. (proscribed) after; in the wake of |
| 297 |
en vertu de |
| 1. prep. by virtue of, due to |
| en vertu de quoi - in witness whereof |
| 298 |
petit coin |
| 1. n-m. (informal) loo (toilet) |
| aller au petit coin - to go to the loo |
| 299 |
pas question |
| 1. interj. (informal) no way (indicates rejection) |
| 300 |
en direct |
| 1. adv. directly |
| 2. adv. live (in real time) |
