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1
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faire des tractions

A

to do chin-ups

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2
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membre d’une milice privée

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vigilante

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3
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bredouiller

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gabble

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4
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truquer

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to rig sth

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5
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connard

A

sod**

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6
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va te faire foutre

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sod off

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7
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sod’s law

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loi de l’emmerdement maximum

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8
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négligence, insouciance

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carelessness,

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9
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laisser-aller, relâchement

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slackness

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10
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laisser-aller (péjoratif)

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casualness

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11
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vendre la mèche

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let the cat out the bag, give the game away, spill the beans

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12
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prendre en flagrant délit

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to catch sbdy in the act

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13
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compléter, recharger

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top up

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14
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bonheur, béatitude (rel)

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bliss

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15
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complément

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top-up

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16
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bon , reçu

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voucher

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17
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pour ta gouverne

A

for your records

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18
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piqûre de moustique

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mosquito bite

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19
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piqûre de rappel

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booster shot

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20
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piqûre de guêpe

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wasp sting

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21
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déroutant

A

baffling

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22
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laisser perplexe

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to baffle

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23
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semer la pagaille

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to cause mayhem

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24
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éphémère

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short-lived

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25
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asticot

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maggot

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26
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prendre à témoin

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to call as witness to

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27
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témoin à un mariage

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best man

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28
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demoiselle d’honneur

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maid of honor (not married yet) / matron of honor (married yet)

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29
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demoiselles d’honneur

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bridesmaid

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30
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haie d’honneur

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guard of honour

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31
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table d’honneur

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top table

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32
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court d’honneur

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main courtyard

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33
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tour d’honneur

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lap of honour

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34
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délectation, savourer

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to relish

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35
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se glisser

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creep

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36
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s’approcher de qqn à pas de loup

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to creep up on sbdy

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37
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traverser qqch à pas de loup

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to creep across sth

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38
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se dérober à, être dupe

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fob off

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39
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tromper

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two-time*

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40
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étalage

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stall

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41
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croustillant (nourriture), d’un ton vif, croquant

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crisply

42
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dormir à poings fermés

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to sleep like a log

43
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entorse (med)

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a sprain

44
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infiltré, en civil

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undercover

45
Q

la rancune

A

the grudge

46
Q

garder rancune

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to bear sbdy a grudge

47
Q

sans rancune

A

no hard feelings

48
Q

pichenette

A

a flick

49
Q

coup de gueule ou diatribe

A

a rant

50
Q

fulminer contre qqn

A

to rant about

51
Q

On nous traite comme des rois

A

They’are giving us the royal treatment

52
Q

Bienveillant

A

Benevolent

53
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Morveux

A

Brat

54
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Monstre

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Freak

55
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Fichu

A

Bust

56
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Jeu d’enfant, c’est fastoche

A

It’s a pushover

57
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Gorgée

A

Sip

58
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errer

A

to wander

59
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stride

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stride - strode - stroden

60
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faire d’énorme progrès

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to make enormous stride

61
Q

marcher devant

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to walk past

62
Q

faire ses premiers pas

A

to toddle

63
Q

un bambin

A

a toddler

64
Q

tituber, chanceler

A

stagger

65
Q

sortir en se faufilant

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to sneak out

66
Q

bondir

A

leap

67
Q

slide

A

slide - slid - slid

68
Q

laisser les choses aller, ne pas s’impliquer dans

A

let things (one’s studies) slide

69
Q

déraper

A

skide

70
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béquille

A

crutches

71
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boiter, entraver

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hobble

72
Q

boiter

A

limp

73
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piétiner

A

trample

74
Q

empiéter sur les droits de qqn

A

ro trample on sbdy’s rights

75
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sautiller

A

to skip

76
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marcher en traînant des pieds

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to shuffle

77
Q

la cerise sur la gâteau

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the icing on the cake

78
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concorder

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tally

79
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tenir le compte de qqch

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to keep a tally of sth

80
Q

faire le compte de qqch

A

to tally

81
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menuiserie

A

woodwork

82
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devin

A

soothsayer

83
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baraque, isoloir

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booth

84
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une pluie de, un déferlement

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a barrage of

85
Q

une beigne

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a wallop

86
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lambin

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dawdler

87
Q

le marteau d’un juge

A

a gavel

88
Q

un décret

A

a fiat

89
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mécontenter

A

to disgruntle

90
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robuste

A

sturdy

91
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une perruque

A

a wig

92
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un marais

A

a swamp

93
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inonder

A

to swamp

94
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être inonder de

A

to be swamped with sth

95
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ricanement

A

a sneer

96
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être au courant de qqch

A

to be privy of sth

97
Q

de mauvais goût, sordide

A

tawdry

98
Q

éclats d’obus

A

a shrapnel

99
Q

mystifier

A

to bamboozle

100
Q

embobiner qqn pour qu’il fasse qqch

A

to bamboozle sbdy into doing sth

101
Q

un fourre-tout

A

a tote bag

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