englais 2

Set up

To install, configure (tech), or organize (a meeting).

Figure it out

To find a solution, understand, or manage on your own.

Pass over

To ignore (for a promotion), skip (a topic), or fly over.

Shorten

To make something shorter or reduce it.

Drilled

Pierced/Bored (tools) or intensely trained (military/sports).

Coming along

To progress, advance, or accompany someone.

Crawl out

To exit by crawling (physical) or to emerge slowly (figurative).

Get there

To arrive at a destination or to reach a goal.

That sucks

Ça craint / C'est nul (Note: "That's suck" is incorrect).

What of it?

Et alors ? (Used as a challenge or to show indifference).

Go figure

Va comprendre ! / Allez savoir !.

You know the drill

Tu connais la chanson / Tu sais comment ça se passe.

Hit the jackpot

To win big or have a stroke of great luck.

Why must…?

Pourquoi faut-il… ? (Expressing necessity or frustration).

Back then

À l'époque / En ce temps-là.

Face-to-face

En personne (Physical meeting).

Likewise

Pareillement / De même.

Blade

A blade (knife), a wing/vane (fan), or a blade of grass.

Defective

Faulty, broken, or flawed.

Reach

Reach/Span (physical) or influence/impact (figurative).

Gauge

A gauge (tool) or to evaluate/judge (verb).

Lagged

Delayed, "laggy" (tech), or trailing behind.

Enhanced

Improved, optimized, or reinforced.

Apartment

An apartment (US term for a "flat").

Sole stain

A stain on the sole of a shoe.

Punch

A punch (hit), the drink (punch), or a tool (hole punch).

Smug

Self-satisfied, arrogant, or "suffisant."

Further

Additional, more, or further along (abstract distance).

Conversely

À l'inverse / Inversement (Direct contrast).

Apparently

Apparemment / À ce qu'il paraît.

Upon face

On the face (literal) or "at first glance" (legal/formal).

Sustaining

Soutenir (growth), Subvenir à (needs), or Subir (an injury).

Sentenced

Condamné (Officially punished by a judge).

Disclose

Divulguer / Révéler (Making secret information public).

Corpses

Cadavres (Dead bodies).

Hung up

Raccroché (phone) or Obsédé / Bloqué (mental fixation or physical delay).

Grew bold

S'enhardir / Prendre de l'assurance (Becoming daring).