| Term | Definition |
|---|
| au secours! | help! |
| un cas d'urgence | emergency |
| une panne | breakdown |
| en cas d'urgence | in case of emergency |
| tomber en panne | to have a (car) breakdown |
| annuler | to cancel |
| une commission | errand |
| deborde(e) de travail | swamped with work |
| ca ne fait rien | it doesn't matter; nevermid |
| en vouloir a quelqu'un | to hold a grudge against someone |
| etre navre(e) | to be sorry |
| faire expres | to do on purpose |
| n'en plus pouvoir (je n'en peux plus) | to be at the end of one's rope; to have had it |
| la batterie | car battery |
| demarrer | to get moving; start (car) |
| depanner | to repair a breakdown |
| un embouteillage | traffic jam |
| l'essence | gasoline |
| etre en panne d'essence | to be out of gas |
| etre/tomber en panne | to break down |
| les heures de pointe | rush hours |
| l'essence | gasoline |
| la station-service | gas station |
| le congelateur | freezer |
| l'electricien(ne) | electrician |
| le frigo | fridge |
| marcher | to run; to work (machine) |
| l'outil | tool |
| le plombier | plumber |
| le chef de rayon/de service | departmental/service supervisor |
| demader un remboursement | to ask for a reimbursement |
| faire une reclamation | to make a complaint |
| les frais | costs |
| le grand magasin | department store |
| gratuit(e) | free, at no cost |
| le nettoyage a sec | dry cleaning |
| le pressing/ la teinturerie | dry cleaner's |
| une tache | stain |
| un trou | hole |
| vendu(e) en solde | sold at a reduced price |
| amener quelqu'un | to bring someone over |
| emmener quelqu'un | to take someone |
| assister a | to attend |
| changer d'avis | to change one's mind |
| emprunter quelque chose a quelqu'un | to borrow something from someone |
| preter quelque chose a quelqu'un | to lend something to someone |
| imprevu(e)/inattendu(e) | unexpected |
| un congres | conference;professional training |
| une reunion | meeting |
| s'arranger | to work out |
| consentir a | to consent to |
| defendre a quelqu'un de | to forbid someone to |
| embeter | to bother;annoy |
| racccrocher | to hang up |
| se rattraper | to make up for it |
| resoudre | to resolve |
| avoir du mal a | to have problems (doing something) |
| desoriente(e)/ deconcerte(e) | confused, muddled |
| faire comprendre a quelqu'un que | to hint to someone that |
| mal comprendre | to misunderstand |
| une meprise/une erreur | misunderstanding |
| provoquer | to cause |
| le sens | meaning |
| la signification/l'importance | signifcance, importance |
| signifier | to mean |
| autrement dit | in other words |
| avoir du retard | to be late |
| c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait deborder le vase! | that's the last straw |
| couper | to disconnect (telephone, gas, electricity, cable) |
| debrancher | to disconnect (radio, television) |
| se decharger de ses responsabilities sur quelqu'un | to pass of one's responsibilities onto somebody |
| faire la queue | to stand in line |
| rentrer en retard | to get home late |
| valoir la peine | to be worth the trouble |
| bouleverse(e)/choque(e) | shockerd |
| ceder a quelqu'un (quelque chose) | to give in to someone |
| leser quelqu'un | to wrong someone |
| etre en greve | to be on strike |
| faire la greve | to go on strike |
| le/la greviste | striker |
| le syndicat | union |
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