Terms for subject General containing il est

French	English
adolescent, il s'est révolté contre ses parents	he rebelled against his parents when he was a teenager
assez parlé, il est temps de passer à l'action	enough talking, let's take some action
assez parlé, il est temps de passer à l'action	enough talking, let's get down to it
déjà qu'il est en mauvaise santé	he's in poor health as it is
eh bien, qu'il s'en aille s'il n'est pas content!	he can leave if he doesn't like it!
est-ce qu'il est là?	is he in?
est-ce qu'il reste des gâteaux? — non, presque pas	are there any cakes left? — hardly any
est-ce qu'il y a moyen d'avoir le silence?	can we please have some silence around here?
est-il là? — vraisemblablement non	is he there? — it appears not
est-il permis d'être aussi mal élevé?	how can anyone be so rude?
est-il rapatriable dans l'état où il est?	can he be repatriated in his present state?
est-il à Paris? — c'est probable	is he in Paris? — quite probably (he is)
il est il y a	there is (suivi d'un singulier)
il est acquis que la couche d'ozone est en danger	it is an established fact that the ozone layer is at risk
il est ailier gauche	he plays on the left wing
il est ailleurs!	he's miles away!
il est aisément reconnaissable à cause de sa cicatrice	he's easy to recognize because of his scar
il est allé bille en tête se plaindre à la direction	he went straight to the management with a complaint
il est allé chez qui tu sais hier soir	he went to you know who's last night
il est allé droit au fait	he went straight to the point
il est allé droit à l'essentiel	he went straight to the point
il est allé les chercher avec empressement	he went off to get them enthusiastically
il est allé les chercher sans aucun empressement	he went off to get them very reluctantly
il est allé pleurer misère chez ses parents	he went to his parents asking for money
il est allé trop avant dans les réformes	he went too far with the reforms
il est allé valdinguer contre le parcmètre	he went sprawling against the parking meter
il est amateur de bonne chère	he's very fond of good food
il est arrivé aussitôt après	he arrived immediately afterwards
il est arrivé aussitôt après	he arrived immediately after
il est arrivé avant la nuit	he arrived before nightfall
il est arrivé avant le dîner	he arrived before dinner
il est arrivé avec toute sa nichée	he turned up with all his brood
il est arrivé combien?	where did he come?
il est arrivé encore plus tard que moi	he came in even later than I did
il est arrivé huitième	he finished eighth
il est arrivé par la droite	he arrived from the right
il est arrivé par la gauche	he arrived from the left
il est arrivé par la route	he came by road
il est arrivé par le nord	he arrived from the north
il est arrivé seulement ce matin	he only arrived this morning
il est arrivé un accident	there's been an accident
il est arrivé à 4 h, la gueule enfarinée	he breezed in at 4 as if nothing was the matter
il est arrivé à 4 h, le bec enfariné	he breezed in at 4 as if nothing was the matter
il est assez efficace — il faut le dire vite!	he's quite efficient — well, that's one way of putting it!
il est assez malin pour qu'on ne l'arrête pas	he is cunning enough to avoid being caught
il est assez peu soigneux	he doesn't take much care
il est astreint à un régime sévère	he's on a very strict diet
il est atroce avec son père	he's really awful to his father
il est attristant de voir que ...	it's such a pity to see that ...
il est aussi grand que son père	he's as tall as his father
il est barbant	he's a bore
il est barbant	he's a drag
il est beau comme un dieu	he looks like a Greek god
il est beau et riche, ce qui ne gâte rien	he's good-looking and wealthy, which does him no harm
il est beau gosse	he's a good-looking chap
il est bien abîmé	he's in a pretty bad state
il est bien abîmé	he was beaten up pretty badly
il est bien brave mais il ne comprend rien	he means well but he doesn't understand a thing
il est bien de sa personne	he's a good-looking man
il est bien fichu	he's got a nice body
il est bien garni, ton frigo!	your fridge is very well stocked!
il est bien le fils de son père!	he's just like his father!
il est bien seul maintenant, le pauvre malheureux	he's very much on his own now, the poor devil
il est bien sympathique, ce petit fromage!	nice little cheese, this!
il est bien sympathique, ce petit vin	nice little wine this!
il est boiteux	he limps
il est boiteux	he walks with a limp
il est cafouilleur	he's totally disorganised
il est calé en histoire	he's brilliant at history
il est camé	he's on something
il est capable de nous oublier!	I wouldn't put it past him to forget us!
il est catholique, mais il ne pratique pas	he is not a practising Catholic
il est cavaleur	he's a womanizer
il est de centre gauche	he's left-of-centre
il est chié	he's a scream
il est chié, lui!	he's got a nerve!
il est cinq heures moins vingt	it is twenty to five
il est cocu	his wife's been unfaithful to him
il est comme l'âne de Buridan	he can't make up his mind
il est comme ça, on ne le changera pas!	that's the way he is, you won't change him!
il est compromis dans l'affaire	he's involved in the affair
il est compromis dans l'affaire	he's implicated in the affair
il est compromis jusqu'à la gauche dans cette affaire	he's involved right up to the hilt in this business
il est compétent et avec ça il ne prend pas cher	he's very competent and he's cheap as well
il est confiant	he's self-confident (en lui-même)
il est confiant	he's self-assured (en lui-même)
il est connu comme le loup blanc	everybody knows him
il est connu dans le monde entier	he's known the world over
il est connu dans le monde entier	he's known worldwide
il est content, que te faut-il de plus?	he's happy, what more do you want?
il est convenu avec la direction de ...	it's agreed with the management to ...
il est cordonnier de son état	he's a shoemaker by trade
il est couvert de tatouages	he's tattooed all over
il est croyant	he believes in God
il est croyant	he's a believer
il est curieux d'entomologie	he has a keen interest in entomology
il est dans au jardin	he's in the garden
il est dans le brouillard	he's not with it
il est dans le commerce	he's in business
il est dans le jardin	he's in the garden
il est dans mon bureau? je vais le faire déménager vite fait!	in my office, is he? I'll have him out of there in no time!
il est dans mon équipe	he's in my team
il est dans mon équipe	he's on my team
il est dans un mauvais jour	he's having one of his off days
il est devenu aphone tellement il a crié	he's shouted himself hoarse
il est devenu l'interprète par excellence de Beckett	he became the foremost interpreter of Beckett's work
il est difficile de combattre son instinct	it's difficult to go against one's instincts
il est difficile de s'en convaincre	it's difficult to accept it
il est difficile à cerner	I can't make him out
il est directeur de banque — je vois!	he's a bank manager — I see!
il est dit que ...	fate has decreed that ...
il est douteux que ...	it's doubtful whether ...
il est drôlement culotté en affaires!	he's a businessman who takes risks!
il est du bois dont on fait les flûtes	he's very easy-going
il est du bois dont on fait les héros	he's got the stuff of heroes
il est du devoir de tout citoyen de voter	it is the duty of every citizen to vote
il est du soir	he's a night owl
il est dur au travail	he's a hard worker
il est dur à la douleur	he can bear a lot of physical pain
il est dur à la douleur	he's tough
il est dur à l'ouvrage	he's a hard worker
il est déboussolé depuis le départ de sa mère	his mother's departure has unsettled him
il est dégagé des obligations militaires	he has completed his military service
il est déjà 11 h, je te signale!	for your information, it's already 11 o'clock!
il est efficace, car très bien secondé	he is efficient because he has very good back-up
il est emmerdant	he's a pain (in the neck)
il est encore célibataire	he's still a bachelor
il est encore célibataire	he's still a single man
il est encore dans les brumes du sommeil	he's still half asleep
il est encore gaillard	he is still lively
il est encore gaillard	he is still sprightly
il est encore leste malgré son âge	he's still sprightly for his age
il est encore un peu nouveau en politique	he's still a bit of a newcomer to politics
il est encore plus gentil que je n'imaginais	he is even nicer than I'd imagined (he'd be)
il est encore sous le coup de l'émotion	he still hasn't got over the shock
il est encore trop petit	he's still too young
il est encore trop petit	he's still too small
il est encore vaillant	he's still in good health
il est encore vierge	he's still a virgin
il est enfin casé	he's settled down at last
il est exact que nous n'avions pas prévu son départ	true enough, we hadn't anticipated that he'd leave
il est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé	this melon's excellent, I was lucky
il est exclu que je m'y rende	my going there is totally out of the question
il est facile de critiquer	it's easy to criticize
il est facile de juger a posteriori	it's easy to be wise after the event
il est fameusement rusé!	he's really crafty!
il est fana de sport	he is crazy about sport
il est fanatique des jeux vidéo	he's mad about video games
il est fichu	he's had it
il est fiché	the police have got a file on him
il est fidèle... si l'on veut!	he's faithful ... after a fashion!
il est foncièrement ignorant	he's profoundly ignorant
il est foutu de réussir	he just might succeed
il est franchement insupportable	he's downright unbearable
il est furieux d'avoir attendu	he's furious at having been kept waiting
il est fâché avec le savon	he's allergic to soap
il est grillé	his cover's blown
il est 5 h	it's 5 o'clock
il est 9 h juste	it's exactly 9 o'clock
il est 3 h moins le quart	it's a quarter to 3
il est habillé autrement que d'habitude	he hasn't got his usual clothes on
il est 11 heures à ma montre	it's 11 o'clock by my watch
il est horripilant, avec sa manie de jeter les journaux!	he gets on my nerves, always throwing out the papers!
il est hors de doute que	it's beyond doubt that
il est ignorant en informatique	he doesn't know anything about computers
il est impossible d'atteindre ceux qui sont à l'intérieur de l'ambassade	the people inside the embassy are incommunicado
il est inadmissible que les enfants se fassent racketter dans les écoles	it is unacceptable for children to be subject to racketeering in schools
il est incomparablement plus beau que moi	he's infinitely more handsome than me
il est incomparablement plus beau que moi	he's incomparably more handsome than me
il est indigne de succéder à son père	he's not fit to take his father's place
il est indispensable de ...	it's essential to ...
il est indispensable que ...	it's essential that ...
il est infect, leur vin	their wine's disgusting
il est infect, leur vin	their wine's awful
il est intransigeant sur la discipline	he's a stickler for discipline
il est je ne sais où	God knows where he is
il est kiosquier	he runs a newsstand
il est le chauffeur du président	he chauffeurs for the chairman
il est le plus rapide sur 400 mètres	he's the fastest over 400 metres
il est le symbole du respect filial	he's filial duty personified
il est le symbole du respect filial	he's the embodiment of filial duty
il est lent à comprendre	he's slow on the uptake
il est loin	he's not here
il est loin d'être aussi riche qu'elle	he's far from being as rich as her
il est loin d'être aussi riche qu'elle	he's far from being as rich as she is
il est long à venir, ce café!	that coffee's a long time coming!
il est longuet, ce film!	it's dragging on a bit, this film!
il est légèrement paranoïaque	he's a bit paranoid
il est maigrement payé	he gets meagre wages
il est maintenant en voie de guérison	he's now on the road to recovery
il est mal fichu	he hasn't got a very nice body
il est malade du cœur	he's got a heart condition
il est manutentionnaire dans une fabrique de meubles	he's a packer in a furniture factory
il est marié avec Maud	he's married to Maud
il est trop marrant!	he's a scream!
il est trop marrant!	he's a hoot!
il est mauvais juge en la matière	he's a bad judge of this subject
il est maître de lui	he has a lot of self-control
il est meilleur conseiller que personne	he's better at giving advice than anybody (else)
il est meilleur conseiller que personne	he's better at giving advice than anyone (else)
il est meilleur dessinateur que peintre	he draws better than he paints
il est meilleur père que mari	he is a better father than he is a husband
il est midi	it's midday
il est midi	it's twelve (noon)
il est midi	it is noon
il est midi passé	it's past midday
il est midi passé	it's after twelve
il est mignon, on le mangerait!	he's so cute I could eat him all up!
il est mignon, ton appartement	you've got a lovely little flat
il est mignon tout plein, ce bébé	what a cute little baby
il est minuit	it is midnight
il est moins timide que réservé	he's not so much shy as reserved
il est moins vingt	it's twenty to
il est momentanément absent	he's absent for the moment
il est momentanément absent	he's temporarily absent
il est mon aîné de beaucoup	he's considerably older than I am
il est mon aîné de peu	he's only slightly older than me
il est mon préféré à tous égards	I like him best in every respect
il est mort au champ d'honneur	he died for his country
il est mort dans d'atroces souffrances	he died in dreadful pain
il est mort des suites d'une longue maladie	he died after a long illness
il est mort par strangulation	he was strangled to death
il est mort par strangulation	he died by strangulation
il est mort sans souffrir	he felt no pain when he died
il est mort sur la croix	he died on the cross
il est mort à cinquante ans	he died when he was fifty
il est mort à cinquante ans	he died at fifty
il est moustachu	he's got a moustache
il est moyen en maths	he's average at maths
il est myopathe	he has muscular dystrophy
il est/n'est pas croyant	he believes/he doesn't believe in God
il est/n'est pas croyant	he's a believer/non-believer
il est nettement plus fort que Paul	he's much stronger than Paul
il est nommément mis en cause	he, in particular, is implicated
il est né de parents inconnus	he is of unknown parentage
il est né de père inconnu	the name of his father is not known
il est né six semaines avant terme	he was six weeks premature
il est occupé à la lecture du scénario	he's busy reading the script
il est omniprésent dans l'usine	he's everywhere at once in the factory
il est originaire de la Martinique	he's from Martinique
il est paniqué à l'idée de la rencontrer	the thought of meeting her fills him with panic
il est paniqué à l'idée de la rencontrer	he's panic-stricken at the thought of meeting her
il est paresseux au superlatif	he's extremely lazy
il est parfait pour cet emploi, tu as vraiment déniché l'oiseau rare	he's perfect for this job, you've found a rare bird there
il est parfois dur d'accepter la vérité	accepting the truth can be difficult
il est parfois dur d'accepter la vérité	accepting the truth can be hard
il est parti avant la fin, moi de même	he left before the end, and so did I
il est parti chercher fortune à l'étranger	he went abroad to look for fame and fortune
il est parti de grand matin	he left at the crack of dawn
il est parti en courant	he ran off
il est parti il y a un mois de cela	he left a month ago
il est parti il y a un mois de ça	he left a month ago
il est parti il y a une semaine de cela	he left a week ago
il est parti il y a une semaine de ça	he left a week ago
il est parti le cœur gai	he left in a cheerful mood
il est parti le cœur joyeux	he left in a cheerful mood
il est parti le livre sous le bras	he went off with the book under his arm
il est parti mais les gens au courant n'ont rien dit	he left but those who were in the know kept quiet
il est parti mais les gens au courant n'ont rien dit	he left but those who knew about it
il est parti quelques minutes avant	he left a few minutes earlier
il est parti quelques minutes avant	he left a few minutes before
il est parti sans le moindre avertissement	he left without any warning
il est parti sans même un regard	he left without even a backward glance
il est parti sans rien ajouter	he left without saying another word
il est parti à toutes pompes	he was off like a shot!
il est pas piqué des hannetons ton frangin!	your brother is really something else!
il est pas triste, avec sa chemise à fleurs	he's a scream in his flowery shirt
il est payé au tarif syndical	he's paid the union rate
il est payé en proportion des risques qu'il court	he is payed in proportion to the risks he takes
il est perdant dans cette affaire	he's losing out in this deal
il est permis de boire de l'alcool	drinking is permitted
il est permis de boire de l'alcool	drinking is allowed
il est peu commode	he's difficult
il est peu commode	he's awkward
il est peu probable qu'elle soit sa sœur	it's not very likely that she's his sister
il est placé sous ma responsabilité	I'm in charge of him
il est plein d'astuce	he's a shrewd individual
il est plein de bonne volonté mais il n'arrive à rien	he tries hard but doesn't achieve anything
il est plein de bonnes intentions	he's full of good intentions
il est plein de contradictions	he's full of contradictions
il est plein de philosophie	he is very wise
il est plein de prétention	he's so conceited
il est plongé dans ses dossiers	he's engrossed in his files
il est plus bête que méchant	he's not wicked, just plain stupid
il est plus fort qu'aucun de vos hommes	he's stronger than any of your men
il est plus rapide qu'aucun autre coureur	he's faster than any other runner
il est plutôt atteint	he's not quite right in the head
il est plutôt joli garçon	he's quite good-looking
il est porté sur la bagatelle	he likes to play around
il est porté sur la boisson	he likes a drink
il est porté sur la bouteille	he likes a drink
il est possible de dire	it is possible to say
il est possible de faire	it is possible to do
il est possible que je revienne	I may come back
il est pour beaucoup dans son succès	he had a great deal to do with her success
il est pour beaucoup dans son succès	he played a large part in her success
il est pour moi comme un livre ouvert	I can read him like a book
il est pourri de fric	he's stinking loaded
il est pourri de fric	he's stinking rich
il est poursuivi par la malchance	he is pursued by misfortune
il est poursuivi par la malchance	he is dogged by misfortune
il est poète à ses heures	he writes the occasional poem
il est primordial que tu sois présent	it's essential for you to be there
il est prudent de réserver ses places	advance booking is advisable
il est prématuré de dresser un bilan de la situation	it is too early to assess the situation
il est présumable que ...	it is to be presumed that ...
il est prétentieux — je ne trouve pas	he's pretentious — I don't think so
il est prévenu de meurtre avec préméditation	he is charged with premeditated murder
il est prêt à payer le prix fort	he's willing to pay the full price
il est prêt à tout	he's ready for anything
il est pubère	he's reached the age of puberty
il est puceau	he's a virgin
il est père au foyer	he's a house husband
il est père au foyer	he keeps house and looks after the children
il est pénalisé par le seul fait de son divorce	the very fact that he's divorced puts him at a disadvantage
il est quatre heures cinq	it is five past four
il est quatre heures et demie	it is half past four
il est quatre heures et quart	it is a quarter past four
il est quatre heures moins le quart	it is a quarter till 4
il est quatre heures quarante	it is four forty
il est quatre heures quinze	it is four fifteen
il est quatre heures trente	it is four thirty
il est raplapla, ton ballon!	your ball's as flat as a pancake!
il est rasé de près	he's clean-shaven
il est recherché par la police	the police are looking for him
il est recommandé aux visiteurs de se munir de leurs passeports	visitors are advised to take their passports
il est recommandé de...	it is advisable to...
il est renouvelable	their term of office shall be four years
il est renouvelable	it shall be renewable
il est rentré chez lui et bien lui en a pris	he went home and it was just as well he did, but he'd have done better to stay where he was
il est rentré dans la société grâce à son oncle	he got a job with the company thanks to his uncle
il est rentré méchamment bronzé	he came back with a wicked tan
il est rentré par piston	he got in by knowing the right people
il est rentré tard hier soir et a eu droit à la soupe à la grimace	he got home late last night, so now he's in the doghouse
il est rentré voilà une heure	he came home an hour ago
il est rentré voilà une heure	he's been home for an hour
il est rentré à minuit tapant	he came home on the stroke of midnight
il est responsable du service après-vente	he's in charge of the after-sales department
il est resté allongé pendant trois mois	he was bedridden for three months
il est resté cloué au lit pendant trois jours	he was laid up in bed for three days
il est resté comme frappé par la foudre	he looked as if he had been struck by lightning
il est resté des jours entiers sans sortir	he didn't go out for days on end
il est resté immobilisé au lit pendant cinq semaines	he was laid up in bed for five weeks
il est resté inflexible	he wouldn't change his mind
il est resté ingambe jusqu'à la fin	he remained very active to the end
il est resté intraitable sur ce point	he remained adamant on this point
il est resté proche de son père	he remained close to his father
il est resté sur le champ de bataille	he died on the battlefield
il est resté très allusif	he wasn't very specific
il est revenu couvert de lauriers	he came home covered in glory
il est revenu de tout	he's seen it all (before)
il est rodé maintenant	he knows the ropes now
il est romantique, tout à fait mon genre!	he's a romantic, just my type!
il est salaud	he's a a swine
il est sale comme un cochon	he's dirty
il est sale comme un cochon	he's filthy
il est sale comme un peigne	he's dirty
il est sale comme un peigne	he's filthy
il est sale comme un porc	he's dirty
il est sale comme un porc	he's filthy
il est sans force	he has no strength
il est si difficile à satisfaire!	he's so hard to please!
il est si mignon!	he's ever so sweet!
il est son propre maître	he's his own man
il est sous la douche	he's in the shower
il est sous les feux de l'actualité	he's very much in the news at the moment
il est sous ton nez!	it's right under your nose!
il est sous tutelle	he's under tutelage
il est sous tutelle	he has a guardian
il est tard, dis-leur de s'activer!	it's late, tell them to get a move on
il est tard, je vais me retirer	it's late, I'm going to withdraw (soutenu)
il est tard, je vais me retirer	it's late, I'm going to retire (soutenu)
il est technicien en informatique	he's a computer technician
il est grand temps!	it's about time!
il est grand temps!	it's high time!
il est temps de	now's the time for
il est temps de céder l'antenne	our time is up
il est temps que les hommes de bonne volonté se lèvent	it is time for men of goodwill to stand up and be counted
il est temps que tu t'inscrives	it's time you enrolled
il est temps que tu t'inscrives	you'd better enrol soon
il est tolérant et éloigné de tout fanatisme	he is tolerant and a stranger to all forms of extremism
il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime	he's gone down a lot in my estimation
il est tombé de toute sa hauteur	he fell headlong
il est tombé en courant	he fell while running
il est tombé, sans connaissance	he fell unconscious
il est tombé une goutte	there was a drop or two of rain (ou deux)
il est totalement déconnecté de la réalité	he's totally cut off from reality
il est toujours aux avant-postes	he's always where the action is
il est toujours bien sapé	he's always really smartly dressed
il est toujours bien sapé	he's always really smartly turned out
il est toujours en représentation	he's always trying to project a certain image of himself
il est toujours en train de taquiner sa sœur	he's always teasing his sister
il est toujours en vadrouille quelque part	he's always gadding about somewhere
il est toujours farouchement décidé à ne pas bouger	he's still adamant he won't move
il est toujours fourré chez ses parents	he's always at his parents'
il est toujours fourré à l'église	he's always in the church
il est toujours par monts et par vaux	he's always on the move
il est toujours penché sur ses livres	he's always got his head in a book
il est toujours possible d'annuler la réunion	the meeting can always be cancelled
il est toujours renfrogné	he's always sulking
il est toujours soigné jusqu'au bout des ongles	he's always immaculate
il est toujours à dire des blagues	he's always joking
il est toujours à fayoter	he's always bootlicking
il est toujours à fouiner dans les affaires des autres	he keeps poking his nose into other people's business
il est toujours à la remorque	he always lags behind
il est toujours à l'affût des articles les plus récents	he's always on the look-out for the latest articles
il est toujours à l'affût des ragots	he's always on the look-out for juicy bits of gossip
il est toujours à lanterner	he is always dawdling
il est toujours à l'écoute	he's always ready to listen (des autres, to others)
il est toujours à me questionner	he's always asking me questions
il est toujours à s'affairer dans la maison	he's always bustling about the house
il est tout l'opposé de sa sœur	he's the exact opposite of his sister
il est tout maigrichon	he's scrawny
il est tout sucre tout miel	he's a sweet talker
il est tout sauf un génie	call him anything but not a genius
il est tout sucre tout miel	he's all sweetness and light
il est tout à son travail	he's busy with his work
il est toute bonté	he is goodness itself
il est toute générosité	he is generosity itself
il est trapu en chimie	he's brilliant at chemistry
il est trop jeune à mon gré	he's too young for my liking
il est trop pleutre pour se battre	he's too lily-livered to put up a fight
il est trop poli pour être honnête	he's too sweet to be wholesome
il est trop préoccupé de sa petite personne	he's too wrapped up in himself
il est trop replié sur lui-même	he's too much of an introvert
il est trop tard, ma vieille!	it's too late, darling!
il est trop tôt pour aller dormir, sans compter que je n'ai pas du tout sommeil	it's too early to go to bed, quite apart from the fact that I'm not at all sleepy
il est trop tôt pour chiffrer le montant des dégâts	it's too early to put a figure to the damage
il est très autoritaire	he's very overbearing
il est très axé sur le spiritisme	he is very keen on spiritualism
il est très bien introduit dans ce milieu	he's well established in these circles
il est très bon à la volée	he's a good volleyer
il est très branché psy	he's really into psychoanalysis
il est très branché sur les voyages	he's really into travelling
il est très bricoleur	he's good with his hands
il est très chouette avec nous	he's very good to us
il est très compétent, par contre il n'est pas toujours très aimable	he's very competent, but on the other hand he's not always very pleasant
il est très coureur	he's a philanderer
il est très coureur	he's a womanizer
il est très discutailleur	he's a real quibbler
il est très exactement 2 h 13	it is 2.13 precisely
il est très humain	he's very understanding
il est très inexact	he's always late
il est très irritable, il est vrai qu'il n'est pas encore habitué à eux	he's very irritable, true, he's not used to them yet
il est très laid	he's hideous
il est très manichéen	he sees everything in very black-and-white terms
il est très marqué politiquement	politically he is very committed
il est très médiatisé	he's got a high media profile
il est très putain	he's a real bootlicker
il est très snob	he's a real snob
il est très à cheval sur les principes	he is a stickler for principles
il est très à plat	he's feeling very down
il est très à plat	he's feeling very low
il est très éloquent	he's a fine speaker
il est tête en l'air	he's got his head in the clouds
il est un peu frappé	he's a bit touched
il est un peu jeunot	he's a bit on the young side
il est un peu mythomane	he has a tendency to make things up (about himself)
il est un peu ours	he's a bit grumpy
il est un peu poète	he's a bit of a poet
il est un peu radin sur les bords	he's a bit tight-fisted
il est un peu ramolli du cerveau	he's gone a bit soft-headed
il est un peu ramolli du cerveau	he's gone a bit soft (in the head)
il est un peu sado	he's a bit of a sadist
il est un peu simple d'esprit	he's a bit simple
il est un peu taquin par moments	he's a bit of a tease sometimes
il est une heure	it's one o'clock
il est une heure	it is one o’clock
il est unique au monde	it's unique
il est voleur comme une pie	he's got sticky fingers (figuré)
il est vrai que ...	it's true to say that ...
il est vraiment au-dessous de tout!	he's really useless!
il est vraiment bordélique!	he leaves such a mess everywhere!
il est vraiment galère, ce mec	he's nothing but trouble
il est vraiment hideux — peut-être, mais ça ne se dit pas	he's really hideous — maybe, but it's not the sort of thing you say
il est vraiment inapprochable en ce moment	you can't say anything to him at the moment
il est vraiment rasant!	he's such a bore!
il est vraiment rasant!	he's so boring!
il est vraiment unique, lui!	he's priceless, he is!
il est très vraisemblable qu'il ait oublié	he's forgotten, in all likelihood
il est véritablement malade	he's genuinely ill
il est à côté de ses pompes aujourd'hui	he's not quite with it today
il est à la recherche de jeunes talents	he's looking for young talent
il est à la recherche de nouveaux talents	he's looking for new talent
il est à la retraite	he has retired
il est à la tâche	he's a pieceworker
il est à la tête d'un cabinet d'assurances	he runs an insurance firm
il est à son compte	he's set up on his own
il est à son compte	he's his own boss
il est à souhaiter que ...	it's to be hoped that ...
il est étranger à la pitié	he's completely lacking in compassion
imprudent, il l'est même beaucoup	he's really quite careless
sois calme, et s'il se peut, diplomate	keep calm and, if at all possible, be tactful
tout est à recommencer, il faut tout recommencer	we have to begin all over again
tout est à recommencer, il faut tout recommencer	we have to start all over again
à ces mots, il s'est tu	on hearing these words, he fell silent
à la cuisine, il est à son affaire	when in the kitchen he's cooking he's in his element
à l'approche de son père, il s'est enfui	he ran away as his father approached
à quarante ans, il s'est retrouvé veuf	he suddenly found himself a widower at forty
à sa mine, on voit qu'il est en mauvaise santé	you can tell from the way he looks that he's ill