February 2012
6 posts
7 tags
corrompre
to corrupt; to bribe
Feb 25th
6 notes
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patauger
to splash about (for fun); to wade about (with effort); (figurative) to flounder
Feb 18th
8 notes
8 tags
débrouiller
to disentangle; to get by, to manage (cope)
Feb 11th
14 notes
7 tags
la déception
disappointment
Feb 10th
18 notes
7 tags
pétarader
to backfire
Feb 7th
7 notes
7 tags
une grasse matinée
a sleep-in, a lie-in (literally: a fat morning)
Feb 2nd
20 notes
January 2012
17 posts
8 tags
vous vous prenez pour qui?
who do you think you are? —- submitted by oralsex-and-smokersbreath
Jan 31st
10 notes
7 tags
détruire
to destroy; to ruin; to shred (documents)
Jan 27th
13 notes
8 tags
la rotule
kneecap, patella
Jan 25th
7 tags
la honte
shame
Jan 22nd
5 notes
7 tags
rendre quelqu'un fou
to drive somebody to distraction
Jan 20th
13 notes
8 tags
angoissant
worrying
Jan 19th
16 notes
7 tags
la blanchisserie
laundry
Jan 13th
7 tags
ployer
to bend
Jan 12th
46 notes
7 tags
ailleurs
elsewhere
Jan 11th
62 notes
9 tags
le but
goal
Jan 10th
35 notes
7 tags
rappeler
to call again, call back; to remind
Jan 9th
38 notes
8 tags
je suis dans les nuages
to have your head in the clouds, to be daydreaming or mentally somewhere else ——— submitted by oralsex-and-smokersbreath
Jan 8th
53 notes
7 tags
ronronner
to purr
Jan 7th
11 tags
Alerte à Malibu
Baywatch
Jan 6th
8 tags
les vacances
holidays, vacation which is what I’m on, hence the scarce entries lately. I’ll be back in London tomorrow night so things should be back to normal soon.
Jan 5th
24 notes
7 tags
bonne année
happy new year
Jan 1st
19 notes
Anonymous asked: For my french class. Please correct. Dans le conte Le Petit Prince, d'Antoine de Saint Exupery, le personnage le petit prince apprend de la vie. Il voyage de planète en planète et rencontre personnes différentes qui lui enseignent le vrai sens de la perception.
Jan 1st
4 notes
December 2011
19 posts
10 tags
retourner
to return
Dec 30th
24 notes
7 tags
manigancer
to plot, devise
Dec 26th
31 notes
8 tags
joyeux noël
merry christmas
Dec 24th
51 notes
7 tags
leste
(person, movement) sprightly, nimble; (remark, behaviour) offhand; (humour) risqué
Dec 23rd
38 notes
7 tags
effleurer
to brush (against); (subject) to touch upon
Dec 22nd
32 notes
7 tags
gratter
to scrape, to scrape off; to scratch, to scratch off; (intransitive) to be scratchy; to itch
Dec 17th
16 notes
8 tags
le gratte-ciel
skyscraper
Dec 17th
26 notes
6 tags
le malaise
feeling of faintness; feeling of discomfort; (figurative) uneasiness, malaise
Dec 14th
28 notes
7 tags
cynique
cynical
Dec 12th
200 notes
7 tags
la bourrade
shove; thump
Dec 12th
22 notes
8 tags
le bordel
brothel; (slang) bloody mess
Dec 8th
37 notes
hikarisapphire asked: I know this is kind of weird and all, but I think that your word a day tumblr and my word a day tumblr (italianwordaday) should totally be tumblr buddies/affiliates/whathaveyou. It's up to you though.
Dec 7th
7 tags
le calembour
pun
Dec 7th
48 notes
7 tags
puer
to stink
Dec 6th
34 notes
7 tags
sans sourciller
without batting an eyelid
Dec 5th
39 notes
7 tags
revêche
surly
Dec 4th
34 notes
7 tags
la civière
stretcher
Dec 3rd
19 notes
7 tags
rôder
to prowl
Dec 2nd
7 tags
le heurt
collision les heurts - (figurative) clashes
Dec 1st
November 2011
11 posts
7 tags
goguenard
mocking
Nov 26th
8 tags
un bruit
a noise, sound; (figurative) a rumour
Nov 25th
7 tags
graisser
to lubricate, grease
Nov 23rd
126 notes
7 tags
enchevêtrer
to tangle (up)
Nov 20th
50 notes
8 tags
chahuter
(transitive) to rag, to bait; (intransitive) to make an uproar
Nov 19th
28 notes
7 tags
orageux
stormy
Nov 15th
7 tags
le coin
corner
Nov 14th
20 notes
8 tags
l'ouverture
opening, aperture
Nov 12th