Lexis Rex Home

Common French Phrases

Learn
HangmanWord Search

Page 20/27    Go to page:
571 point d'exclamation
          1. n-m. exclamation mark, exclamation point
572 faire état
          1. v. (indtr, de) to cite, to mention, to give an account
          2. v. (indtr, de) to give (something) some thought, to consider
573 arbre généalogique
          1. n-m. family tree
574 âge adulte
          1. n-m. majority, legal adulthood (age from which one is considered an adult)
575 régler sur
          1. v. to adjust to
          2. v. to model oneself on
576 boutons d'or
          1. n. plural of bouton d'or
577 faux pas
          1. n-m. stumble, misstep, false step
          2. n-m. (figuratively) faux pas, blunder
578 code génétique
          1. n-m. genetic code (the set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins)
579 casier judiciaire
          1. n-m. criminal record, rap sheet (a record of past crimes)
580 de pire en pire
          1. adv. (informal) worse and worse
                Sa dépression, c'est de pire en pire. - This depression is getting worse and worse.
581 moyenne harmonique
          1. n-f. (mathematics) harmonic mean (type of average)
582 jouer avec le feu
          1. v. (figuratively) to play with fire
583 opéra comique
          1. n-m. opéra comique
584 ça va
          1. interj. (as a question) how are you? how's it going? how are things?
          2. interj. (as a response) things are going fine
                - Ça va ?- Oui, ça va bien. - How's it going? - It's going fine.
          3. interj. (informal) OK, all right, sure, sure thing, sounds good, that's fine, that works for me
585 mal de tête
          1. n-m. headache
586 dormir comme un loir
          1. v. (simile) sleep like a log
587 au revoir
          1. interj. goodbye
588 café au lait
          1. n-m. white coffee
                Deux cafés au lait, s'il vous plait.
          2. adj. Light brown
                Une peau café au lait. - A light brown skin.
589 saint patron
          1. n-m. patron saint
590 corps de ballet
          1. n-m. chorus line, ballet personnel
591 mise en examen
          1. n-f. indictment
592 bandes dessinées
          1. n. plural of bande dessinée
593 mal de mer
          1. n-m. seasickness
                Lorsque nous voyageons en croisière, il a souvent le mal de mer. - When we travel on a cruise, he's often seasick.
594 mal du pays
          1. n-m. homesickness
                Nous commençons à avoir le mal du pays. - We are beginning to feel (have) homesickness
595 pulsion de mort
          1. n-f. death wish
596 au bout du compte
          1. adv. all things considered, after all, in the end
597 petit pont
          1. n-m. (soccer) nutmeg
598 taux de mortalité
          1. n-m. death rate
599 à la tâche
          1. adv. (of pay etc.) by the piece
600 ligne d'arrivée
          1. n-f. finish line
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary