Vocabulary
attention
attention (mental focus); vigilance; attention (concern for); attention (interest in); consideration, thoughtfulness
Noun
intérêt
interest (great attention and concern from someone); interest; point (purpose, objective); benefit, advantage
Noun
frapper
to hit, to strike, to bash; to knock (e.g. on a door); to bang (to get attention); to beat time (as a conductor); to strike (a chord); to strike down; to hit (to affect by a punishment); to strike; to shake
Verb
observation
observation (careful or controlled attention or consideration); observation (the result of such attention or consideration); observation (process of detached, objective examination); observation (the result of one of the above-described actions expressed in or rendered into words for the purpose of dissemination); observance of (adherence or conformity to) rules, conventions, laws, etc.; observance (performance) of religious rituals, customs, traditions, etc.; work shadowing.
Noun
détourner
to divert, to redirect; to distract, to divert (attention); to hijack; to embezzle; to turn aside, to turn away, to avert (from something); to turn aside, to turn away
Verb
allô
hello (when answering at the beginning of a call); used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening; hello (as an in-person greeting); hello! (implying someone is not paying attention to the obvious)
Interjection
trouble du déficit de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Noun
sensationnalisme
sensationalism (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Noun
tuer le messager
to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)
Verb
de tous les instants
perpetual, constant, round-the-clock (of surveillance, attention, etc.)
Adjective
apprenti-sorcier
sorcerer's apprentice (person who experiments carelessly, without paying attention to the possible consequences of their experiments and without the ability to contain them should they spiral out of control)
Noun
prendre de la place
to take up a lot of room (to take up a lot of physical space); to be an overwhelming person, to be too much, to be the centre of attention (to take up a lot of notional space by one's demeanor)
Verb
donner le change
to set a hunter on the wrong track (to escape by directing the hunter's attention to another animal); to deceive, to pull the wool over (someone's) eyes
Verb
tu sais quoi
you know what? (a phrase used to get someone's attention before announcing something)
Phrase
à tête reposée
in the cold light of day, with a clear head, when one can give one's full attention; calmly, at one's leisure
Adverb
à l'adresse de
aimed at (someone); intended for (someone); for the attention of (someone); to the benefit of (someone)
Preposition
tirer sur le messager
to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)
Verb
n'écouter que d'une oreille
to listen with half an ear (to listen distractedly, without paying attention)
Verb