| 121 |
en tout cas |
| 1. adv. anyway, anyhow, at any rate |
| Je vous paierai dans un mois, je l’espère : en tout cas, je vous donnerai des sûretés suffisantes. - I will pay you in a month, I hope; in any case, I will give you sufficient sureties. |
| 122 |
quoi que |
| 1. pron. whatever (+ subjunctive) |
| 123 |
pour l'instant |
| 1. adv. at the moment, for the time being, for now |
| 124 |
en face de |
| 1. prep. opposite, across |
| 125 |
à table |
| 1. Phrase. dinner's ready! |
| 126 |
par terre |
| 1. adv. on the ground |
| tomber par terre - to fall to the ground |
| 2. adj. on the ground |
| 127 |
à la maison |
| 1. adv. at home (at one's home) |
| 2. adv. home (towards home) |
| 128 |
quelque part |
| 1. adv. somewhere |
| 2. adv. (informal) in a way, in a sense |
| 129 |
faute de |
| 1. prep. through lack of; for want of; because of a lack of |
| 130 |
à part |
| 1. adv. apart |
| 2. adj. exceptional, special |
| 3. prep. apart from, except |
| J'ai oublié mon rendez-vous avec l'ophtalmologue ce matin. À part ça, tout va bien. |
| 131 |
à mesure que |
| 1. conj. as, just as, at the same time |
| 132 |
de bonne heure |
| 1. adv. in advance; ahead of time |
| 2. adv. early in the morning |
| 133 |
au nom de |
| 1. prep. on behalf of (speaking or acting for) |
| 2. prep. in the name of |
| au nom du ciel - in heaven's name! |
| au nom de la loi - in the name of the law |
| 134 |
qu'est-ce que c'est |
| 1. Phrase. what is that? what is this? what is it? what does that mean? |
| 2. Phrase. how do you say? what is the word? |
| 135 |
en tête |
| 1. prep. ahead; in the lead |
| 136 |
rien que |
| 1. adv. only; just |
| Une photo rien que pour toi (A photo just for you) |
| 137 |
en haut |
| 1. adv. above |
| 2. adv. upstairs |
| 3. adv. up |
| 138 |
salle à manger |
| 1. n-f. dining room |
| 139 |
tout de même |
| 1. adv. all the same, anyway, nevertheless. To express that something is, or is done, instead of something |
| C'est cher, mais je l'ai acheté tout de même. - It's expensive, but I bought it anyway. |
| 2. adv. Emphase a sentence, an answer |
| 3. adv. finally; about time |
| J'ai fait ce que tu m'as demandé./Nous sommes presque arrivés. — Ah, tout de même ! - I've done what you asked me./We've arrived. ― Ah, finally! |
| 140 |
le long de |
| 1. prep. along, alongside |
| Allez le long du fleuve. - Go along the river. |
| 141 |
en partie |
| 1. adv. in part, partly |
| 142 |
au lit |
| faire pipi au lit - to wet the bed |
| 1. adv. (sexuality, figuratively) in bed |
| 2. interj. to bed! off to bed! sleepy time! |
| 143 |
de temps à autre |
| 1. adv. now and then, from time to time |
| 144 |
mon Dieu |
| 1. interj. my God! |
| 145 |
y avoir |
| 1. v. (impersonal, transitive) there be |
| Il y a deux raisons. - There are two reasons. |
| 146 |
à propos |
| 1. adv. opportunely, at the right time, just in time |
| 2. adv. by the way |
| 3. adv. in connection, concerning, with regard, in reference |
| 4. adj. opportune, advisable, fitting, appropriate, apropos |
| 147 |
vis-à-vis de |
| 1. prep. opposite |
| C'est vis-à-vis de la piscine. - It's opposite the swimming-pool. |
| 2. prep. regarding, vis-à-vis |
| 148 |
pas mal |
| 1. adv. (litotes) not badly (reasonably well) |
| 2. adj. (litotes) not bad (reasonably good) |
| une fille pas mal - a fairly pretty girl |
| 3. pron. (idiomatic, informal) quite a bit, quite a few (a decent amount) |
| 149 |
histoire de |
| 1. conj. (informal, dated) resulting in |
| 2. conj. (informal) in order to |
| 150 |
à propos de |
| 1. prep. about (with respect to), with regard to |
| J'ai entendu beaucoup de choses que tu as dites à propos de moi. - I heard a lot of things that you said about me. |
