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French to English General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Translation Glossary

French term English translation
assez a clair en soi self-explanatory
Association de la science et de travail pour la promotion de la femme Association for the Advancement of Women through Education and Employment
assommer un moustique avec un maillet use a sledgehammer to swat a fly
assurer d’office l’application automatically apply
Entered by: Lara Barnett
ast'heure at this time
Être acteur de sa vie Do things my way
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
atelier catégoriel sectional interest workshops
ateliers des Expéditions ciment cement dispatch workshops
atout coeur wholehearted passion
atouts certains definite advantages
ATSEM classroom assistant
attendre au tournant waiting to see him trip up /to fail
Entered by: Sandrine Guyennet
attestation d'existence pour le paiement des retraites certificate of existence for payment of pension/s
au cigare at cigar time(after dinner)
au delà above
Au fil des éditions With each issue
au gré de leurs intérêts to suit their interests
au maximum de ses envies able to do just about anything you want / ready to take on the world
au plan populaire in terms of popularity
au risque que le constat reste banal at risk of stating the obvious
au rythme des tours with each turn
Entered by: Victoria Porter-Burns
au second degré with a subliminal message OR with a double meaning OR reading between the lines
au sens des présentes as used here
Au temps pour moi! My mistake!
Entered by: Philippa Smith
augmentée des prescriptions légales in addition to the periods set out in law
Entered by: Lara Barnett
autant de points que indicative of
autant que possible pour moitié wherever possible, at a rate of 50%
auteur des lettres de noblesse Royal precursor
Autorité naturelle natural leader
autour duquel gravitent des conditionnels various possibilities gravitate around
Entered by: Lara Barnett
aux commandes de in charge of
aux techniques que justifie le respect renforcé heightened measures to preserve client confidentiality
avaleur de miles I ate up the miles
avancer quelqu'un (en voiture) give someone a lift
Avec l'expression de mes hommages les plus deferents With the expression of my highest esteem
avec ses pieds sur fond de lac d'huile (rowing) with their feet against the backdrop of the mirror-like surface of the lake
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
avis de passage notice / notification of visit
avoir de chapeau (casquette) to wear many hats
avoir du chien à revendre X has certainly got what it takes
Entered by: Sandrine Guyennet
avoir l’air de beaux twittes to look like complete fools
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