| 361 |
prise de conscience |
| 1. n-f. realization (act of figuring out or becoming aware of something) |
| 362 |
sains et saufs |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of sain et sauf |
| 363 |
homme de lettres |
| 1. n-m. homme de lettres, man of letters |
| 364 |
à la volée |
| 1. adv. in flight |
| 2. adv. as one goes |
| 3. adv. on the fly |
| 4. adv. (of clocks) steadily, continuously |
| 365 |
à la vôtre |
| 1. interj. cheers (used as a toast to drinking) |
| 366 |
coup de tête |
| 1. n-m. headbutt |
| 2. n-m. (sports) header |
| 3. n-m. (informal) whim, impulse |
| Je l'ai achetée sur un coup de tête. - I bought it on a whim. |
| 367 |
en tenue |
| 1. adj. dressed (in a specified way) |
| 2. adj. (military) in uniform |
| 368 |
coup de poing |
| 1. n-m. punch (a hit with the fist) |
| 2. n-m. (relational) lightning, ad hoc, shock |
| 3. n-m. knuckleduster, brass knuckles |
| 369 |
durée de vie |
| 1. n-f. lifetime, lifespan |
| 370 |
à toute allure |
| 1. adv. at full tilt, at top speed, at full throttle, at full pelt |
| 371 |
en fin de compte |
| 1. adv. ultimately, at the end of the day, when all is said and done |
| 2. adv. on second thought, all things considered |
| 372 |
tasse de thé |
| 1. n-f. cup of tea (tea in a cup) |
| 2. n-f. (figuratively) cup of tea, cup of joe (personal taste) |
| 373 |
centrales nucléaires |
| 1. n. plural of centrale nucléaire |
| 374 |
pommes de terre |
| 1. n. plural of pomme de terre |
| 375 |
à l'improviste |
| 1. adv. unexpectedly |
| 376 |
voir le jour |
| 1. v. (figuratively) to be born |
| 2. v. (figuratively) to see the light of day |
| 377 |
quartier général |
| 1. n-m. headquarters |
| 378 |
par cœur |
| 1. adv. by heart, by rote |
| connaître par cœur - to know by heart |
| apprendre par cœur - to learn by heart |
| 2. adv. (dated) without eating |
| 3. n-m. rote memorization |
| 379 |
ange gardien |
| 1. n-m. guardian angel |
| 380 |
ver à soie |
| 1. n-m. silkworm |
| 381 |
angle droit |
| 1. n-m. (geometry) right angle (angle of 90 degrees) |
| 382 |
avant que de |
| 1. prep. (literary) before |
| 383 |
à plat |
| 1. adj. flat, level, horizontal |
| 2. adj. (of a tyre) flat, deflated |
| 3. adj. (of a battery) flat (unable to emit power; dead) |
| 4. adj. (of a person, figuratively) flat, listless, lethargic, dead beat, tired out |
| 384 |
grains de beauté |
| 1. n. plural of grain de beauté |
| 385 |
taux d'intérêt |
| 1. n-m. (finance) interest rate |
| 386 |
à quatre pattes |
| 1. adv. on all fours |
| 387 |
bonne chance |
| 1. interj. good luck! |
| 388 |
tout court |
| 1. adv. just; only (without any additions) |
| 389 |
dans le courant de |
| 1. prep. in the course of |
| 390 |
feux d'artifice |
| 1. n. plural of feu d'artifice |
