| 541 |
noyau terrestre |
| 1. n-m. Earth's core |
| 542 |
langue maternelle |
| 1. n-f. mother tongue |
| 543 |
en catimini |
| 1. adv. secretly, on the sly |
| 544 |
sans ménagement |
| 1. adv. bluntly, abruptly |
| 545 |
volée de bois vert |
| 1. n-f. severe reprimand, often to correct an undesirable behaviour |
| 2. n-f. harsh criticism |
| 546 |
deux paires |
| 1. n. (poker) two pair |
| 547 |
procureurs du roi |
| 1. n. plural of procureur du roi |
| 548 |
aux aguets |
| 1. adj. ready, attentive, alert |
| 2. adj. on the alert |
| 549 |
de justesse |
| 1. adv. narrowly, only just; by the skin of one's teeth |
| 550 |
peine capitale |
| 1. n-f. capital punishment (punishment by death) |
| 551 |
femme de ménage |
| 1. n-f. cleaning lady, cleaning woman |
| 552 |
cheville ouvrière |
| 1. n-f. linchpin (central cohesive source of stability and security) |
| 553 |
première personne |
| 1. n-f. (grammar) first person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement) |
| 554 |
demi de mêlée |
| 1. n-m. (rugby) scrum-half |
| 555 |
rédacteur en chef |
| 1. n-m. editor in chief, chief editor |
| 556 |
viole d'amour |
| 1. n-f. (musical instruments) viola d'amore |
| 557 |
au four |
| 1. adv. in the oven |
| 2. adj. baked (cooked in an oven) |
| 558 |
comme d'habitude |
| 1. adv. as usual |
| Comme d'habitude, je suis ivre et plein de pilules. - As usual, I'm drunk and full of pills. |
| 559 |
en chaleur |
| 1. adj. (of a female) on heat (in estrus) |
| 560 |
secrétaire général |
| 1. n-m. secretary general |
| 561 |
je vous en prie |
| 1. Phrase. I beg you, I entreat you |
| 2. Phrase. please do, go ahead, be my guest |
| —Puis-je fermer la porte ? —Je vous en prie ! - "Can I close the door?", "Please do!". |
| 3. Phrase. you're welcome (after being thanked) |
| 562 |
appel d'air |
| 1. n-m. in-draught, air suction |
| 2. n-m. (figuratively) knock-on effect, domino effect, unintended consequence (be it good or bad) |
| 563 |
mettre fin à |
| 1. |
| 564 |
à ciel ouvert |
| 1. adj. open-air, alfresco |
| 2. adj. (figurative) transparent, unhidden, open |
| 565 |
moulin à vent |
| 1. n-m. windmill (structure) |
| 566 |
voie ferrée |
| 1. n-f. (rail transport) railroad track |
| 567 |
chemin de croix |
| 1. n-m. Way of the Cross; Via Crucis |
| 2. n-m. (figuratively) painful, strenuous experience |
| 568 |
tirs au but |
| 1. n. (plurale tantum) penalty shootout; penalties |
| 569 |
deux points |
| 1. n. colon (punctuation mark) |
| 570 |
vouloir dire |
| 1. v. to mean; to signify |
| Que veut dire cette locution ? - What does this locution mean? |
| Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? - What does that mean? |
| Ça ne veut rien dire. - It doesn't mean anything; It doesn't prove anything |
