| 721 |
coup de fil |
| 1. n-m. (informal) telephone call, ring, call, bell |
| Donne-moi un coup de fil (Give me a call) |
| 722 |
disque dur |
| 1. n-m. (computing) hard drive (device used for storing large amounts of data) |
| 723 |
bon marché |
| 1. adj. cheap, inexpensive |
| 724 |
mettre de côté |
| 1. v. to put aside |
| On espère que les ennemis vont mettre de côté leurs différends et négocier. - We hope the adversaries will put aside their differences and negotiate. |
| 2. v. to put aside, to save (money) |
| J'ai mis un peu d'argent de côté. - I have put a bit of money aside. |
| 725 |
bleu clair |
| 1. |
| 726 |
énergie atomique |
| 1. n-f. atomic energy |
| 727 |
bonnet de nuit |
| 1. n-f. nightcap (clothing) |
| 2. n-f. (colloquial) wet blanket; killjoy |
| 728 |
jours fériés |
| 1. n. plural of jour férié |
| 729 |
médecin traitant |
| 1. n-m. regular doctor, personal doctor, attending physician, referring physician |
| Qui est votre médecin traitant ? |
| 730 |
valets d'écurie |
| 1. n. plural of valet d'écurie |
| 731 |
parts de marché |
| 1. n. plural of part de marché |
| 732 |
venir de |
| 1. v. to come from, to be from, to originate from |
| Ces pommes viennent d'Espagne - These apples come from Spain |
| 2. v. to have just done (+obj, infinitive) |
| Je viens de me réveiller - I've just got up |
| Tu viens de chanter la ballade - You've just sung the ballad |
| 733 |
quart de finale |
| 1. n-m. quarterfinal (round of eight) |
| 734 |
de part et d'autre de |
| 1. |
| 735 |
clef de voûte |
| 1. n-f. keystone (of a vault) |
| 2. n-f. (architectural element) boss |
| 736 |
sens dessus dessous |
| 1. adj. (turned) upside-down |
| 737 |
tempête de neige |
| 1. n-f. snowstorm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) |
| 738 |
médecin légiste |
| 1. n-m. (law) coroner, medical examiner |
| 739 |
baleine à bosse |
| 1. n-f. humpback whale |
| 740 |
mais oui |
| 1. interj. of course |
| « Tu l'as vu ? » « Mais oui ! » - “You saw it?” “Of course!” |
| 741 |
séance tenante |
| 1. adv. (law) from the bench; without adjourning to deliberate |
| 2. adv. (formal) then and there, on the spot, right away, forthwith |
| 742 |
bouc émissaire |
| 1. n-m. scapegoat (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) |
| 743 |
à l'œuvre |
| 1. adj. at play, at work, in action, operating |
| 744 |
en vouloir |
| 1. v. (indtr, à) to be angry (with) |
| en vouloir à la terre entière - to be angry with the entire earth |
| s'en vouloir - to be angry with oneself, to be annoyed with oneself, to feel bad about something |
| 2. v. to be a go-getter, to have a go-getter attitude |
| 745 |
quitte à |
| 1. adv. since, given that |
| 2. adv. at the risk of, however much |
| il adore faire le show quitte à dépasser les bornes - He loves showboating at the risk of stepping over the mark |
| 746 |
gaz naturel |
| 1. n-m. natural gas |
| 2. n-m. automobile fuel sold in petroleum stations in the Canadian province of Alberta |
| 747 |
s'arracher les cheveux |
| 1. v. (figuratively) to despair, to tear one's hair out |
| 748 |
Chine continentale |
| 1. Proper noun. mainland China |
| 749 |
levers de soleil |
| 1. n. plural of lever de soleil |
| 750 |
purement et simplement |
| 1. adv. purely and simply |
