1. Willpower and intent Flashcards

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La volonté

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Will, willpower

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L’intention

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Intent

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La volonté de faire quelque chose

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The will to do something

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Avoir assez de volonté pour faire quelque chose

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To have the will to do something

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Avoir beaucoup de volonté

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To have a lot of willpower/a strong will/a will of one’s own

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Avoir une volonté de fer

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To have an iron will, to be iron-willed

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Imposer sa volonté à quelqu’un

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To impose one’s will on somebody

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Avoir la meilleure volonté du monde

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With the best will in the world

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9
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Volontaire

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Self-willed

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10
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Il sait ce qu’il veut

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He is strong-minded

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Bien vouloir faire quelque chose

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To be willing to do something

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Se proposer de faire quelque chose

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To propose to do something

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Proposer de faire quelque chose

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To offer to do something

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Volontiers

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Willingly

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15
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Se proposer pour faire quelque chose

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To volunteer to do something

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Un(e) volontaire

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A volunteer

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17
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Avoir l’intention de faire/que quelqu’un fasse

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To intend to do/somebody to do, to mean* to do/somebody to do

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18
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Une intention

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An intention

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19
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Avoir les meilleures intentions

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To have the best of intentions

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20
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Viser à faire quelque chose, avoir pour objectif de faire quelque chose

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To aim to do something

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21
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Des mesures visant à

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Measures aimed at

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Être bien décidé à faire quelque chose

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To be intent on doing something

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Intentionnel

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Intentional

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24
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Voulu, délibéré

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Deliberate

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25
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Fait exprès

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Done on purpose

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26
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Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès

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I didn’t mean to do it

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27
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Un plan d’action

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A plan of action, (BR) a programme of action, (AM) a program of action

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Un projet

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A plan

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29
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Projeter quelque chose/de faire

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To plan something/to do

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30
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Faire des projets pour

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To make* plans for

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Un objectif

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A target, an objective

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32
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Un but

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An aim, a goal, a purpose

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33
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Une résolution

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A resolution

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34
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Prendre une résolution

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To make* a resolution/resolve

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35
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Prendre la résolution de faire quelque chose

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To make* a resolution to do something

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36
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Résolu

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Resolute, purposeful, steadfast

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37
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Décider de faire/que

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To resolve to do/that, to determine to do/that

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38
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La détermination

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Determination

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39
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Être déterminé à faire quelque chose

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To be deteminded to do something

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Insister pour faire/pour que

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To insist on doing/that

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Insistant

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Insistent

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42
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L’insistance

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Insistence

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Entêté, têtu

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Stubborn, (BR) wilful, (AM) willful

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44
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Têtu comme une mule

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As stubborn as a mule, pigheaded

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45
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Obstiné

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Obstinate

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46
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L’obstination

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Obstinacy

47
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Persévérer dans

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To persevere in, with

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Persévérant

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Persevering

49
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La persévérance

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Perseverance

50
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Manquer de volonté

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To lack willpower, to have a weak will

51
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Manquer de volonté pour faire quelque chose

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To lack the will to do something

52
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Être peu disposé à faire quelque chose

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To be unwilling to do something

53
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Se montrer réticent à faire quelque chose

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To be reluctant to do something, to show* reluctance to do something

54
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La réticence

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Reluctance

55
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Faire quelque chose à contre-coeur

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To do* something against one’s will

56
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Irrésolu

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Irresolute

57
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Involontaire, non intentionnel

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Unintentional

58
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Will, willpower

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La volonté

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Intent

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L’intention

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The will to do something

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La volonté de faire quelque chose

61
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To have the will to do something

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Avoir assez de volonté pour faire quelque chose

62
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To have a lot of willpower/a strong will/a will of one’s own

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Avoir beaucoup de volonté

63
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To have an iron will, to be iron-willed

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Avoir une volonté de fer

64
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To impose one’s will on somebody

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Imposer sa volonté à quelqu’un

65
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With the best will in the world

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Avoir la meilleure volonté du monde

66
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Self-willed

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Volontaire

67
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He is strong-minded

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Il sait ce qu’il veut

68
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To be willing to do something

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Bien vouloir faire quelque chose

69
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To propose to do something

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Se proposer de faire quelque chose

70
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To offer to do something

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Proposer de faire quelque chose

71
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Willingly

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Volontiers

72
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To volunteer to do something

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Se proposer pour faire quelque chose

73
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A volunteer

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Un(e) volontaire

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To intend to do/somebody to do, to mean* to do/somebody to do

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Avoir l’intention de faire/que quelqu’un fasse

75
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An intention

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Une intention

76
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To have the best of intentions

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Avoir les meilleures intentions

77
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To aim to do something

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Viser à faire quelque chose, avoir pour objectif de faire quelque chose

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Measures aimed at

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Des mesures visant à

79
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To be intent on doing something

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Être bien décidé à faire quelque chose

80
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Intentional

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Intentionnel

81
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Deliberate

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Voulu, délibéré

82
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Done on purpose

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Fait exprès

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I didn’t mean to do it

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Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès

84
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A plan of action, (BR) a programme of action, (AM) a program of action

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Un plan d’action

85
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A plan

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Un projet

86
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To plan something/to do

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Projeter quelque chose/de faire

87
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To make* plans for

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Faire des projets pour

88
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A target, an objective

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Un objectif

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An aim, a goal, a purpose

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Un but

90
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A resolution

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Une résolution

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To make* a resolution/resolve

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Prendre une résolution

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To make* a resolution to do something

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Prendre la résolution de faire quelque chose

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Resolute, purposeful, steadfast

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Résolu

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To resolve to do/that, to determine to do/that

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Décider de faire/que

95
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Determination

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La détermination

96
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To be deteminded to do something

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Être déterminé à faire quelque chose

97
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To insist on doing/that

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Insister pour faire/pour que

98
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Insistent

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Insistant

99
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Insistence

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L’insistance

100
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Stubborn, (BR) wilful, (AM) willful

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Entêté, têtu

101
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As stubborn as a mule, pigheaded

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Têtu comme une mule

102
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Obstinate

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Obstiné

103
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Obstinacy

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L’obstination

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To persevere in, with

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Persévérer dans

105
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Persevering

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Persévérant

106
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Perseverance

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La persévérance

107
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To lack willpower, to have a weak will

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Manquer de volonté

108
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To lack the will to do something

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Manquer de volonté pour faire quelque chose

109
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To be unwilling to do something

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Être peu disposé à faire quelque chose

110
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To be reluctant to do something, to show* reluctance to do something

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Se montrer réticent à faire quelque chose

111
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Reluctance

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La réticence

112
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To do* something against one’s will

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Faire quelque chose à contre-coeur

113
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Irresolute

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Irrésolu

114
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Unintentional

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Involontaire, non intentionnel