inespéré
undreamt of
un HLM
a low income housing apartment
une carence
a deficiency, shortcoming
inébranlable
unshakable, resolute
un enfant de choeur
a child in a choir; someone innocent and inoffensive
escroquer
to swindle
la racaille
scum
klaxonner
to honk
le chantage
blackmail
une foule
a crowd
une aubaine
a godsend
se dégonfler
to deflate or chicken out
roder
to lurk, hang around, often suspiciously
une répétition
a rehearsal
une onde
a wave/radio wave
branché
trendy, VIP
la zone
a popular neighborhood where there is a lot of crime
une eventualité
a possibility
un(e) gitan(e)
a Gypsy
louche
sleazy
décaler
to reschedule
côtoyer
to rub shoulders with
harceler
to harass
de plein gré
on purpose
immuable
unchangeable
veiller
to watch over, to keep watch
un pneu
a tire
une bavure
a (large) mistake, or police misconduct
précaire
precarious
un attentat
a (terrorist) attack
s'épanoir
to blossom
un carcan
a straightjacket
zélé
zealous