| 481 |
en friche |
| 1. adj. (agriculture) without culture |
| Laisser une terre en friche, une vigne en friche. - Leave land uncultivated, a deserted vineyard. |
| 2. adj. (figuratively) simple-minded, uncultivated |
| Un esprit en friche. - An uncultivated spirit. |
| 482 |
laisser tomber |
| 1. v. to physically drop (an object) |
| 2. v. to drop, to forget about, to leave; to give up |
| 483 |
acide sulfurique |
| 1. n-m. (inorganic compound) sulphuric acid (H2SO4) |
| 484 |
ours polaire |
| 1. n-m. polar bear |
| 485 |
canot de sauvetage |
| 1. n-m. life raft, safety raft |
| 486 |
sur le cul |
| 1. adj. (colloquial somewhat vulgar) floored, flabbergasted, flummoxed |
| être sur le cul - to be flabbergasted |
| tomber sur le cul - to become flummoxed |
| 487 |
eau de Cologne |
| 1. n-f. cologne (scented alcohol-based product) |
| 488 |
taches de rousseur |
| 1. n. plural of tache de rousseur |
| 489 |
permis de conduire |
| 1. n-m. driver's license, driving licence |
| 490 |
prendre conscience |
| 1. v. to realize (become aware) |
| 491 |
au compte-gouttes |
| 1. adv. in dribs and drabs |
| 492 |
la fermer |
| 1. v. (colloquial offensive euphemism by ellipsis) to shut it, to shut up (refrain from speech) |
| 493 |
caisse noire |
| 1. n-f. slush fund (money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes) |
| 494 |
dans la mesure où |
| 1. conj. fr-conjunction |
| 2. conj. inasmuch as, insofar as, given that |
| 495 |
au volant |
| 1. adj. behind the wheel, at the wheel (driving a car) |
| 2. adj. (of restaurants) drive-in |
| 496 |
bel et bien |
| 1. adv. well and truly |
| 497 |
ça y est |
| 1. Phrase. idiomatic |
| 2. Phrase. there we go, there you go, there you have it, that's it, etc. |
| Ça y est ! On est arrivé ! - That's it! We're here! |
| Ça y est ! J’ai finalement compris ! - There we go! I finally understand! |
| Ça y est ! Ça marche ! - There you go! It's working! |
| 498 |
eaux douces |
| 1. n. plural of eau douce |
| 499 |
faire confiance |
| 1. v. (indtr, à) to trust; to have trust in (someone, something) |
| 500 |
avant peu |
| 1. adv. before long |
| 501 |
espérance de vie |
| 1. n-f. (demography) life expectancy (years of expected life according to statistical tables) |
| 2. n-f. (machinery maintenance) mean time to breakdown |
| 502 |
centre commercial |
| 1. n-m. mall; shopping center, especially one with multiple floors |
| 503 |
sur la même longueur d'onde |
| 1. |
| 504 |
peine de mort |
| 1. n-f. capital punishment, death penalty |
| 505 |
coups de foudre |
| 1. n. plural of coup de foudre |
| 506 |
rente viagère |
| 1. n-f. life annuity, lifetime annuity |
| 507 |
hôtel de ville |
| 1. n-m. town hall, city hall |
| 508 |
journaux télévisés |
| 1. n. plural of journal télévisé |
| 509 |
marée noire |
| 1. n-f. an oil spill; a huge disbursement of oil on or near the coast |
| 510 |
rapports sexuels |
| 1. n. plural of rapport sexuel |
