French Unit 1

Se fâcher

to get angry

Nayou où on est bien

The core where we are good

La convivialité

Happy/warm/welcoming

Ce qui a de mieux autour de soi

What is best around oneself

avoir du mal

to struggle

Les doigts de la main

the fingers of the hand (idiom like 2 pots in a pan meaning they are close)

chien et chat

cats and dogs (dont get along)

Ordonnés

Organised

Autant

As much

Ainsi

Connector - Thus/So

Bref

Anyway, Moving on (connector)

Sinon

Otherwise (connector)

Ce n'est pas de tout repos

its no picnic (idiom)

Afin de + infinitive

In order to

le/la/benjamin/e

The youngesdt child

l'ainé/e

The eldest child

afin

so , so that (connector)

neanmoins

nonetheless (connector)

Pourtant

Yet

les mœurs

customs, social habits

auparvant

in the past (then, before)

abîmer

to damage

surtout

especially

malentendus

disagreements

grave

serious

un deuil

a death

à l'abri

protected/sheltered from

échapper

to escape

déclencher

to trigger

canaliser

to focus/direct

faire le vide

to clear one's mind

fumer

to smoke

allumer

to light up (cigarettes)

s'encrasser

to grease yourself (to grease my lungs)

emploi du temps

schedule

Je veux voler de mes propres ailes (expression)

I want to be self-sufficient (expression)

Contre toute attente (expression)

Against all odds (expression)

chômage

unemployment

l'entretien

maintenance

envisager

to consider

vivre au jour le jour

to live from one day to the next (expression)

sortir des sentiers battus

To go off the beaten path/Think outside of the box (expression)

ça en veut le peine

it is worth it (expression)

en pouche

in pocket/done (expression)

profite à fond

take full advantage (expression)

faire un sang d'encre

making yourself worried sick (expression)

Songer

To think