Vocabulary
dire
to say, to tell (to express through speech); to tell (to order, to advise); to say, to tell (to set out in writing); to say (often used in the sense of responding to an objection); to say, to tell of (to celebrate, to sing, to narrate); to say, to tell (to deliver, to recite); to seem like, to look like; to mean, to say, to state (to denote, to signify, to indicate, to mark); to say, to tell (used when speaking of actions, of gestures, of looks, etc., that demonstrate someone's thinking); to call out (to denounce); …
Verb
plus de peur que de mal
One has escaped the worst; one has come out relatively unscathed from a situation, an accident, etc. which could have had dire consequences.
Phrase
direction
direction; government; the director of the administration/organisation; the territory administered by a government; Set of subsystems which allow to orient the wheels of a vehicle.
Noun
dire du mal
to speak ill of, to cast aspersions on, to badmouth, to slag off, to backbite, to talk about (someone) behind their back
Verb
dire au revoir
to farewell, to bid farewell, to take one's leave, to say goodbye; to kiss goodbye
Verb
directeur artistique
art director (person who supervises and unifies the vision of an artistic production, including its visual appearance and psychological appeal to a target audience)
Noun
dire ses quatre vérités
to give someone a piece of one's mind; to tell (someone) some home truths, to say a few choice words to
Verb