demeurer to remaintoutefois howeverrattrapper to catch up withun sondage a poll, a surveydésormais from now oninvraisemblable incredible, improbabledémissioner to resignune croisière a cruisecependant however, neverthelesseffondrer to crumble (s') to collapseenchaîner to chain up, to link, to carry onpiètre mediocrevoire indeed, evensusciter to arouse, to createune pénurie a shortagela crainte fearchevronné seasoned, experiencedun défaut a flaw, a failingà defaut failing that.. (avec de) for lack ofhouleuse stormy, surgingpourtant yetcibler to targetselon (de) according toà la hausse upwards, on the riseincontournable inescapable, unignorable, inevitableune échauffouree a brawl, a military skirmishéchauffer to overheat, ot ignite, to enrages'échauffer to warm up (for a sport), to become heatedune bagarre a fightune foule a crowdpiétiner to stamp one's foot, to trampleenfoncer to drive in, to push inéclater to explode, to break outune bousculade a rushun lancement a launchprimordial essentialemporté quick-temported, fieryétroit narrowinstaurer to establishsoucieux worriedprétendre to claimrenier to deny, disown, go back on, betrayprôner to advocate, laudune baisse a fall, a dropun impôt a taxhormis except, savebafouer to ridicule, to scoffavoir de quoi (infinitif) to have something/enough (ont de quoi être heureux)

jadis formerlyligoter to bindune égérie a musemédusé dumbfoundedronger to gnaw, to eat into

une revendication a demandun héraut a heraldélargir to widenau-delà beyondainsi que and so..alimenter to feed/supply/fuelnotamment in particularquant à as for, regarding, as if todécerner to awarden guise de by way ofà votre guise as you wish, as you pleasedevant face àà partir de … from then onà partir de là if that's the casele gavage force-feeding, animalsparaître to appear/to show (an emotion)/to be published/come outil paraît que apparentlyil me paraît que it seems to me that..le patrimoine heritage/inheritancela filière industryfaiseur de maker ofun arrêté an order, a decreeengoncé crampedconvier (qn à) to invite/urge (someone to)auprès de with/ neardéguster to taste/ to enjoypriver to deprive accueillir to welcome/to receiveéloigner (qch de) to move something away (from)atteindre to reachremporter to win, to gain, to take awayles fesses (f) buttockscoûter la peau des fesses to cost an arm and a lagele cadre frame/framework/surroundingsquand même all the samel'ouvrage (m) workun procès a trialun processus a processdéchirer to rip/to tearse rendre compte (de/que) to realizepaïen paganasseoir to sit down/to establishla pudeur modestydépouiller to skin/ to strip (someone of)couler to flow/run, to sinkça coule de source it's obvious

taire/se taire to keep (something) silent/to one's self ; to be or keep quietun taux a rateune décennie a decadeune ébauche a sketch, outlineun brouillon a (first or rough) draftalimentation (f) diet, feedingun aveu a confession

la croissance growthaffaiblir to weakenrésoudre to solvele gouffre abyssmoitié (f) half(s')empêtrer to entangle, to get entangleddéclencher to release, set off, triggerl'ergotage (m) hair-splitting, quibblingavoir d'autres chats à fouetter to have other fish to fry (or cats to whip)il n'y a(vait) pas de quoi fouetter un chano need to get worked up over itcirconscrire to contain, limit, defineune véillété a vague desireune véillété de sourire (ou de menace) a hint of a smile (or a threat)nier to denycantonner (qqn à qch, qqn/qch dans qchto confine (someone to something)embraser to set on fireembrasement des esprits to stir the passions of peopledériver to driftles dérives (f) the excessespour autant for all thatréglé organized, ruled, settledl'engouement (f) passionépargner to save, to sparecomme si as iftempêter to rant and ravedéménager to collectdouteux doubtfulun défi a challengeafin de in order topeser to weighexpliciter to clarifysommer (qqn de faire) to command (someone to do something)aîné older, n. oldestun émoi (m) a commotionun récit a narrative, a storya l'égard de towardsracoleur tacky, sensationalistestivale adj. summercracher to spitle/un reste the rest, remainder, a remnant, pl. leftoversse vouloir to fancy oneself (adjective), to purport to be (adj)s'en vouloir (d'une raison) to be cross with oneself (for something)il n'empêche (que) ~nonethelesseffroi (m) terror, dreadêtre censé faire to be supposed to do somethingcensément supposedlyun sabot a hoofenvahir to invaderingard(e) square, unhipringardiser to make obsolete, to make appear obsolute, to ridicule for being obsoleteun justicier (une justicière) a righter of wrongs, an upholder of the lawtroquer to exchange, trade for somethingcollant(e) sticky, or clingycourbe (adj, nf) curved, a curve

saisir to seize, to graspflancher to fail, to quità grand renfort de a great deal ofun phare a lighthouse, beacon, or headlightle produit phare the flagship product

to have something/enough (ont de quoi être heureux)

to appear/to show (an emotion)/to be published/come out

to keep (something) silent/to one's self ; to be or keep quiet

to make obsolete, to make appear obsolute, to ridicule for being obsolete