Vocabulary
article
article (a piece of nonfictional writing); article; merchandise, sales article; section (of a law); joint, articulation; moment (only in the phrase à l'article de la mort)
Noun
passage
the act of going through a place or event; the time when such an act occurs; Circulation, traffic, movement; Moment when a star or planet occults another, or crosses a meridian; a short stay; a trip or travel, especially by boat; the act of going from one state to another; graduation from a school year; the act of making something undergo a process; the act of handing something to someone; …
Noun
couple
two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship; a force couple; a pure moment; an ordered pair; an accessory used to tightly attach two animals next to each other by the neck; a pair of something; a couple of something, not to be mistaken as a few
Noun
finale
ellipsis of partie finale; final, finals (game between the last two competitors remaining in the running, in elimination tournaments); endgame, end game (moment in the game when the threat of checkmate is low and the kings participate in the struggle); last part of a sentence; finale (ensemble piece that ends an act of an opera, symphony, sonata)
Noun
justement
precisely, exactly; accurately; just (moments ago, recently), just then; actually, at that very moment; rightly, justly; fairly
Adverb
dépucelage
deflowerment, defloration; realization; disillusion; loss of innocence (moment when one becomes aware of something)
Noun
mon royaume pour un cheval
my kingdom for a horse! (phrase indicating that the speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that is invaluable at a critical moment)
Phrase
jouer avec le feu
to play with fire; to cut it fine (to achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error)
Verb
coup de bambou
energy slump; moment of madness, rash action, something done on a whim; rip-off, highway robbery, daylight robbery (excessive price that comes as a surprise)
Noun
point de non-retour
point of no return; point of no return (moment when a process becomes irreversible)
Noun
extinction des feux
moment where lights are turned off, in particular in a communal place such as a barrack or a dormitory
Noun