| 661 |
point d'Angleterre |
| 1. n-m. Brussels lace |
| 662 |
nom commun |
| 1. n-m. common noun |
| 663 |
savoir gré |
| 1. v. (indtr, à, ;, .formal) to be grateful (to someone for something) |
| Je vous saurais gré de bien vouloir me suivre. - Please follow me. |
| 664 |
mètres cubes |
| 1. n. plural of mètre cube |
| 665 |
en rang |
| 1. adv. in a row (consecutively) |
| 666 |
haut de gamme |
| 1. adj. upscale, upmarket, high-end |
| 667 |
comité exécutif |
| 1. n-m. (government, politics, Quebec) executive committee, the equivalent of the cabinet of ministers for a city government, serving the mayor |
| 668 |
canne à sucre |
| 1. n-f. sugar cane (species of grass (Saccharum officinarum) whose sap is a source of sugar) |
| 669 |
faire signe |
| 1. v. (indtr, à) to signal (to someone); to gesticulate; to indicate using gestures |
| 2. v. (informal, figurative) indtr, à to give someone a heads up, to let someone know |
| 670 |
lieux de travail |
| 1. n. plural of lieu de travail |
| 671 |
conditions de vie |
| 1. |
| 672 |
à condition que |
| 1. conj. (fr-conjunction) (+ subjunctive) |
| 2. conj. provided that; on the condition that |
| 673 |
à la différence de |
| 1. conj. as opposed to, unlike |
| 674 |
cadrans solaires |
| 1. n. plural of cadran solaire |
| 675 |
en berne |
| 1. adv. at half-mast (lowered position of a flag) |
| 676 |
cartes postales |
| 1. n. plural of carte postale |
| 677 |
cordon ombilical |
| 1. n-m. umbilical cord |
| 678 |
montagnes russes |
| 1. n. rollercoaster (amusement ride) |
| (holo, parc d'attractions) |
| 2. n. rollercoaster (any situation in which there are ups and downs or violent changes; hectic situation) |
| 679 |
jeu d'enfant |
| 1. n-m. child's play (something very easy) |
| 680 |
partis pris |
| 1. n. plural of parti pris |
| 681 |
mettre en route |
| 1. v. to start, to turn on |
| 2. v. to set off, to set out |
| 682 |
valoir la peine |
| 1. v. (indtr, de) to be worth the trouble; to be worth it; to be worthwhile |
| Arrête de penser à cette fille. Elle n'en vaut pas la peine. - Stop thinking about this girl. She's not worth the trouble. |
| 683 |
en lice |
| 1. adj. (figuratively) in the game, in the running |
| 684 |
à l'abandon |
| 1. adj. derelict or dilapidated due to long-term neglect |
| 685 |
à bras-le-corps |
| 1. adv. with both arms around someone's body, bodily |
| 2. adv. (figuratively) completely invested in resolving a problem, head-on |
| prendre le problème à bras-le-corps - to grasp the nettle |
| 686 |
centres commerciaux |
| 1. n. plural of centre commercial |
| 687 |
second degré |
| 1. n-m. (figuratively) sense of irony, lack of seriousness; offbeat humour |
| prendre au second degré - to not take something literally; to get the irony |
| 688 |
ruban adhésif |
| 1. n-m. parcel tape, packing tape, box-sealing tape (for packets) |
| 2. n-m. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape, office tape |
| 689 |
donner suite à |
| 1. |
| 690 |
à jeun |
| 1. prep. on an empty stomach |
| être à jeun |
