| 241 |
en ce qui concerne |
| 1. prep. concerning, as to, as far as ... is concerned |
| En ce qui me concerne, il y a plein de travail. - As far as I'm concerned, there's plenty of work. |
| 242 |
aussitôt que |
| 1. conj. once, as soon as |
| Je le ferai aussitôt que vous serez parti. - I will do it as soon as you leave. |
| 243 |
clair de lune |
| 1. n-m. moonlight |
| 244 |
en retraite |
| 1. adj. (dated) retired; in retirement |
| 245 |
avoir lieu |
| 1. v. to take place, happen |
| 246 |
se rendre compte |
| 1. |
| 247 |
contrairement à |
| 1. prep. unlike; as opposed to |
| 248 |
faire face à |
| 1. |
| 249 |
lever du soleil |
| 1. n-m. a sunrise |
| 2. n-m. dawn |
| 250 |
en retard |
| 1. adj. late, overdue |
| 2. adj. backward, unsophisticated |
| 251 |
se mettre à |
| 1. v. to start |
| Je me suis mis au travail. - I started work. |
| 2. v. to start (to do something); to take up |
| Elles se mettent à sortir les weekends. - The girls started going out at weekends. |
| 252 |
de toute façon |
| 1. adv. anyway, anyhow |
| De toute façon, je ne vous le dirais jamais. - Anyway, I would never say that to you. |
| On ne peut plus rien faire pour lui, de toute façon. Soit il guérira seul, soit il mourra. - We can no longer do anything for him, anyway. Either he will heal by himself, or he will die. |
| De toute façon, il faut bien que quelqu'un y aille, alors vas-y, toi. - Anyway, someone really must go there, so you go. |
| 253 |
avoir besoin de |
| 1. v. to need |
| Avez-vous besoin d'aide ? - Do you need help? |
| Il m'a offert des choses dont j'ai besoin. - He offered me things I need. |
| 254 |
tout droit |
| 1. adv. to the front |
| 2. adv. straight ahead |
| 255 |
fermer les yeux |
| 1. v. (literally) to shut one's eyes |
| 2. v. (indtr, sur, .figuratively) to turn a blind eye to |
| 3. v. (figuratively) to pass away, to die |
| 256 |
à coup sûr |
| 1. adv. (informal) for sure, certainly |
| 257 |
tant pis |
| 1. adv. too bad, never mind |
| Tant pis pour toi ! - It's your loss! Your loss! |
| ― Elle ne sera pas là demain. ― Bon, tant pis, ce n'est pas grave, on fera sans elle. - "She will not be there tomorrow." ―"Oh, too bad, it's not important, we'll go on without her.". |
| ― Madame, j'ai oublié mes devoirs! ― Tant pis! - "Miss, I forgot my homework!" ―"Too bad". |
| 258 |
genre humain |
| 1. n-m. humankind, mankind |
| 259 |
à la place de |
| 1. prep. instead of, in place of |
| 2. prep. (colloquial) ellipsis of si j'étais/j'avais été à la place de..., t=if I were/I had been in the shoes of... |
| À la place de Stéphane, j'aurais accepté le contrat. - If I had been Stéphane, I would have accepted the contract. |
| 260 |
au juste |
| 1. adv. (informal) exactly, precisely |
| Qu'est-ce qui s’est passé, au juste ? - What exactly happened? |
| 261 |
à l'instar de |
| 1. prep. like; just like (in the same way as) |
| Elle était superstitieuse, à l'instar des gens de cette époque. - She was superstitious, as the people of that period usually were. |
| 262 |
hommes politiques |
| 1. n. plural of homme politique |
| 263 |
sans aucun doute |
| 1. adv. undoubtedly (without any doubt) |
| (parasyn, inéluctablement, inévitablement, inexorablement, infailliblement) |
| 264 |
à double tranchant |
| 1. adj. double-edged |
| arme à double tranchant - double-edged sword |
| 265 |
se produire |
| 1. |
| 266 |
à tout hasard |
| 1. adv. on the off chance |
| 267 |
à huis clos |
| 1. Phrase. (legal) in camera |
| 2. Phrase. behind closed doors |
| 268 |
se mettre d'accord |
| 1. |
| 269 |
je t'aime |
| 1. Phrase. (informal) I love you |
| Je t'aime à la folie (I love you madly.) |
| 270 |
n'importe quoi |
| 1. pron. anything (without discrimination) |
| 2. pron. whatever |
| 3. pron. (colloquial) bullshit, nonsense |
| Non, mais tu dis n'importe quoi, là ! - Come on, you're talking nonsense! |
| 4. interj. nonsense!, rubbish!, hogwash! |
