Vocabulary
arriver
to arrive (often followed by a location); to happen (unlike other translations of happen, can be used with an indirect object to specify something/somebody affected by the action; it may also be used with a relative clause in the subjunctive); to cope, to manage; to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully); to obtain a level of success or fame
Verb
abord
the manner with which one acts in the presence of another person or persons, especially in a first encounter; the surroundings of a place; arrival or accessibility by water
Noun
enregistrer
to record for later replay or use, especially sound; to tape a movie or otherwise record it; to inscribe on a register or similar support; to record on; to save; to record one's arrival; to check in
Verb
débarquer
to unload (merchandise), land (troops, passengers); to fire, sack; to disembark; to turn up, arrive (suddenly); to realize, to become aware of something; to get out of a vehicle
Verb
rattraper
to get back (something which is lost); to catch up (with) (arrive at the same level as); to catch (e.g. an elevator)
Verb
devancer
to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass; to arrive earlier than (someone), to do (something before somebody else), to beat to the punch; to precede, to be ahead of (something in a list); to anticipate, to pre-empt
Verb
quand on parle du loup
speak of the devil (an expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene)
Phrase
chassé-croisé
chassé-croisé (a figure between two partners, in which one chassés left then right, while the other chassés right then left); any movement of people; (specifically) a large number of simultaneous departures and arrivals in holiday seasons, often resulting in traffic congestion
Noun
attendre comme le Messie
to wait for (something or someone) like the arrival of the Messiah, to wait for (something or someone) impatiently (as if it or they were a savior)
Verb
faire le rapprochement
to put two and two together, to connect the dots, to make the connection (to make connections in one's mind, arriving at a more holistic understanding of a situation)
Verb
sentir l'écurie
to get the smell of home in one's nostrils, to know one is on the home run, to know one is nearly arrived, nearly back home
Verb
faire demi-tour
to go back (or to drive back, etc.) before arriving to one's destination, or when there was no fixed destination
Verb
en être
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see en, être.; to have arrived at something; to be somewhere; to be in a certain situation; to stand somewhere; to be game, to be in; to be part of the LGBTQ community
Verb
au débotté
as soon as one arrives, as soon as one gets home; off the cuff, without preparation; unexpectedly, without warning
Adverb
primo-arrivant
newly arrived migrant, new arrival, newcomer (migrant who has recently come to a country)
Noun
arriver à ses fins
to get one's way, to have one's way, to achieve one's goals, to achieve one's ends
Verb
arriver après la bataille
to come a day after the fair, to close the stable door after the horse has bolted
Verb
arriver comme les carabiniers
to come a day after the fair, to close the stable door after the horse has bolted
Verb