1. Relationships – Family & Friends Flashcards

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ma mère n’aime pas que je traine seul

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my mother does not like me hanging about by myself

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il me font confiance

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they trust me

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je ne suis pas bien gâté

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I am not spoiled at all

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malgré quelques exceptions

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in spite of a few exceptions

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ça me donne confiance en eux

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this gives me confidence in them

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on trouve toujours quelqu’un a son goût

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you always find someone to your taste

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pour pouvoir faire ce que je veux

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in order to be able to do what I want

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ils chouchoutent un peu trop (+ person)

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they spoil a bit too much…

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je pense qu’ils ne supportent pas que nous ayons grandi si vite

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I think they cannot put up with the idea that we have grown up so fast

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pour faire remonter le moral

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to cheer oneself up

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avoir de la joie de vivre à revendre

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to have plenty of lust for life

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les amis qui ne font pas de vacheries

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friends who do not play any dirty tricks

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si on apprécie vraiment quelqu’un

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if you really like someone

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je vois très peu mon père

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I see very little of my father

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ils s’énervent pour un rien

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they get upset for no reason

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ils me comprennent assez bien

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they understand me quite well

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puisqu’elle ne me voit pas souvent

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since she does not see me often

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je demandais juste d’aller voir mes amis

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l only asked to go to see my friends

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I’idée d‘être seul me ravit

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the idea of being by myself delights me

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j’essaie de ne jamais Ies trahir

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I try to never let them down

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un ami complice

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a friend who joins in

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ils m’autorisent (à + infinitive)

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they give me permission to….

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c’est difficile à vivre

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it’s hard to go through

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je sais ce que je dois faire

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I know what I have to do

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mon père veut que je réussisse dans (+ noun)

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my father wants me to be a success in…

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ce n’est pas pareil quand….

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its not the same when….

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chaque défaut a son charme

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every fault has its attraction

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quand il s’agit de blaguer il / elle est bien là

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when it comes to having a good laugh

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je viens d’avoir dix-sept ans

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I have just turned 17

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cela m’a fait réfléchir

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that made me think

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la plupart des parents jugent I’aîné de leurs enfants plus sévèrement que les autres

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the majority of parents are harder on the eldest of their children than the others

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j’aimerais vivre ma propre vie

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I would like to live my own life

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il y a un tas de choses que…

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there are loads of things that….

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ils ne peuvent pas comprendre Ies besoins de solitude

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they cannot understand the need to be alone

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c’est de ma faute

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it’s my fault

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je pense que tout le monde a besoin de ses parents

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I think everyone needs his / her parents

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ce qui me passionne aussi c’est (de + infinitive)

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what really counts for me as well is to….

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mes parents ne me Iaissent pas du tout vivre ma vie

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my parents do not let me live my life at all

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je ressens même un peu de jalousie a l’égard de (+ person)

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I even feel some jealousy towards…

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les personnes qui ne se laissent pas (+ infinitive)

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people who do not allow themselves to be

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je dois aider mes parents pour maintenir l’ordre à la maison

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I have to help my parents in keeping discipline at home

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souvent je me rends compte que

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I often realise that….

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ils cherchent trop à rentrer dans ma vie privée

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they try too much to invade my private life

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on finit toujours par (+ infinitive)

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you always end up by….

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j’ai toujours peur de les décevoir

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I am always scared of letting them down

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ils sont intolérants pour beaucoup de choses

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they are intolerant about a lot of things

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c’est déjà trop

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that’s already going over the score

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je parle de tous mes problèmes à mes parents

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I talk about all my problems with my parents.

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je trouvais que ce n‘était pas très juste

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l did not think this was very fair

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il n’y a pas que les mauvais côtés à être l’aîné

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to be the eldest does not just involve bad things

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ils ne suivent plus !

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they cannot take that in!

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ils voulaient que je sois rentré (à + time)

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they wanted me to be home at….

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dans le passe, jusqu’à l’année dernière

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in the past, up to last year

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on a tendance (à + infinitive)

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one tends to….

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j’ai eu pas mal de problèmes avec eux

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I had a fair number of problems with them

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ce n’est pas la beauté qui compte

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its not good looks which count

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j’aime les gens qui ont une personnalité bien à eux

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l like people who have their own individual personalities

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mais parfois je me pose une question

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sometimes I ask myself a question

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il faut les accepter comme ils sont

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you have to take them the way they are

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j’aime les gens comme ils sont

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I like people the way they are

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donc, je pense que c’était un peu injuste

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so l think it was a bit unfair

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je déteste être étouffé

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I hate being smothered

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ça n’empêche pas que

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this does not stop….

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beaucoup d’humour et de joie à partager

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lots of humour and joy to share

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j‘apprécie les personnes qui ont cette régularité

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I value people who have this dependability

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étant plus âgé

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being older

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avoir raison

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to be right

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je me suis concerné par cette question

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I was concerned by this question

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en ce qui concerne mes parents

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as far as my parents are concerned

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je trouve mes parents assez cools

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I think my parents are quite cool

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j’avoue que ce n’est pas très amusant de (+ infinitive)

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I admit it is not much fun to…

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je peux participer à (+ noun)

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I can take part in….

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ce qui me rapproche le plus des gens, c‘est (+ noun)

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what brings me closer to people is….

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je déteste quand mes parents se mêlent de ma vie privée

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I hate it when my parents interfere in my private life

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qu’il vaut mieux éviter

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which one would be better avoiding

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pour moi, la beauté compte énormément

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l really rate good looks

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bien que ma sœur n‘ait que deux ans de moins, mes parents Ia considérent encore comme un bébé

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although my sister is only two years younger, my parents still think of her as a baby

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il faudrait que je réussisse partout

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I would have to be successful in everything

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voilà le genre de discours qu’ils tiennent

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that’s the line of argument they take

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ça y est

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that’s it

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je ne demandais même pas d’aller en boite

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I did not even ask to go clubbing

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il faut les comprendre

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you have to understand them

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ma mère est vachement accro aux notes du collège

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my mother has a big thing about school marks

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il ne faut pas croire que les gens qui sont seuls sont forcément tristes

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one should not think that people who are on their own are inevitably unhappy

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j’aime bien que l’autre soit (+ adjective)

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l like the other person to be….

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je me débrouille très bien tout seul

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I can manage very well on my own

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j’allais juste au bout du chemin

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l only went to the end of the road

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ils ne demandent pas quand est-ce que je rentre

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they do not ask when will l be home

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l’unique ennui

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the only trouble is….

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une chose est sûre

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one thing is certain

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je ressens de l’injustice mêlée a de la colère

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I feel a sense of injustice mixed in with anger

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je suis persuade que….

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I am convinced that….

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car la vie n’est pas faite que de choses amusantes

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as life is not just made up of amusing things

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si cela arrivait, qu’est-ce que l’on s’ennuierait!

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if that happened, how boring it would be!

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j’aime les gens avec le sourire aux lèvres

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l like people with a smile on their faces

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ça peut se comprendre

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that can be understood

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ils sont tous les deux très indulgents avec moi

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they both indulge me greatly

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ils n’ont pas les mêmes goûts que nous

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they do not like the same things as we do

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parfois ça ne doit pas être vraiment drôle

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sometimes it cannot be much fun

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je ne me vois pas sortir avec….

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l cannot see myself going out with….

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au bout d’un certain temps

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after a certain period of time

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ils ne voulaient pas que je sorte

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they did not want me going out

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ce qui me plait chez l’autre, c’est l’humour

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what I appreciate in another person is humour

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ils font ce qu’ils peuvent pour me faire plaisir

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they do what they can to make me happy

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les gens qui rigolent beaucoup sont toujours très sympas

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people who have a good laugh are always very likeable

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on ne peut pas faire grand chose

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there is not much that you can do

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dès que tu fais un mauvais pas

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as soon as you put a foot wrong

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il vaut mieux (+ infinitive)

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it is better to…

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un poil d’originalité

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a hint / dash of originality

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ça va mieux

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things are better

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ils veulent toujours savoir ce que je fais

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they always want to know what I am doing

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c’est difficile (de + infinitive)

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ifs hard to….

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tu seras sans doute moralement plus fort que les autres

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you will be morally stronger than others

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il / elle sait adapter son attitude au moment

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he / she knows how to go with the flow

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je n’allais pas bien loin

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I did not go very far

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la beauté morale

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inner beauty

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forcément

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inevitably

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sinon

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otherwise

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s’inquiéter (pour)

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to worry (about)

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fainéant / fainéante

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lazy

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franc / franche

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open / honest

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reprocher (à quelqu’un)

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to blame

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blaguer

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to have a laugh

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un défaut

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a fault

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mentir

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to tell lies

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l’humour

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fun / humour

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cacher des choses (à quelqu’un)

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to hide things (from someone)

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neuf / neuve

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new

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un lien

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a link

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la plupart du temps

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most of the time

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avant tout

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above everything else

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un avantage

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an advantage

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depuis que

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from the time that

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l’aîné / l’aînée

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the eldest

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se disputer

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to fight / to argue

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soit… soit…

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either… or…

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étouffé / étouffée

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stifled

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l’injustice

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injustice

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bosser

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to study / to work

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repoussant / repoussante

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repugnant

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avoir peur (pour / de)

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to be afraid (for / of)

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heureux / heureuse

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happy

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inciter

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to provoke

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coincé / coincée

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concerned

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se débrouiller

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to manage / to cope

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attrayant / attrayante

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attractive

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voire

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indeed

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la jalousie

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jealousy

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interdire

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to forbid

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uni / unie

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united

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se chamailler

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to bicker / to argue

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le comportement

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bearing

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modeste

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modest

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résoudre

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to solve

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orgueilleux / orgueilleuse

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full of pride

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traîner

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to hang about

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rabâcher

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to repeat

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crier

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to shout

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protéger

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to protect

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essayer (de)

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to try (to)

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alors

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so / in that case

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la beauté

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beauty / good looks

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réservé / réservée

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reserved / shy

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dégoûtant / dégoûtante

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disgusting

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enfermé / enfermée

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locked up

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vaniteux / vaniteuse

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vain

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même si

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even if

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hyper

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very

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triste

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sad

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la fantaisie

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imagination

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super

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very

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des fois

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at times

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du jour au lendemain

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from one day to the next

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une qualité

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a strength

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une dispute

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an argument / a fight

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gronder

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to tell off

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prochain / prochaine

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next

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autant (que)

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as much (as)

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battre

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to hit

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chouchouter

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to pamper / to spoil

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nul / nulle

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rubbish / useless

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de toute façon

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in any case

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râler

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to moan / blow one’s top

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des habits

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clothes

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attiré / attirée

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attracted

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devoir

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to have to / must

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|’originalité

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originality

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laid / laide

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ugly

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débrouillard / débrouillarde

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resourceful / crafty / streetwise

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la colère

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anger

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un inconvénient

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a disadvantage

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idiot / idiote

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daft

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travailleur / travailleuse

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hard-working

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d’un autre côté

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on the other hand

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bien que

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although

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décevoir

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to deceive / to let down

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autonome

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independent

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un rapport

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a relationship

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bien sûr

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of course

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lourd / lourde

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heavy

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avoir de la chance (de + infinitive)

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to be lucky (to)

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jusqu’à

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until / as far as