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endure (3)
endure. suffer. go through
satisfait de (3)
satisfied with. happy with. pleased with
mode de vie, façon de vivre (2)
lifestyle. way of life
ne me correspond pas >4
This is not who I am. / it does not suit me / It doesn’t work for me / is not suitable for me
me rend triste (3)
it makes me sad / feel sad / unhappy
au fond de moi , au plus profond, intérieurement, en son for intérieur, for intérieur (3)
deep down. in the back of my mind. at the bottom of my heart
ce qu’on pourrait appeler (2)
what might be called. what could be called
partie de plaisir, boute-en-train, marrante, mourir de rire, pas de la rigolade > 3
life of the party ; happy-go-lucky ; barrel of laughs
inconcevable (5)
inconceivable. unthinkable. unimaginable. unbelievable. unconscionable
dans la mesure où (3)
to the extent that. insofar as. in the sense that
couper l’herbe sous le pied
to cut the ground from under
mettre des bâtons, mettre d’obstacles, poser des obstacles (3)
to put / place / create obstacles
sens de l’humour
sense of humor
ne pas hésiter à…. (3)
don’t hesitate to…. / to do not shy away from… / feel free to…
faire des farces, faire des blagues, à jouer des tours (4)
make / crack / tell jokes. to play pranks
drôle (9)
funny. fun. strange. weird. funniest. odd. amusing. hilarious. humorous
leur prétendu 3
their alleged / so-called / supposed
plaisanterie, badinage, blague, bavardage, marivaudage 6
joke. joking. jest. prank. banter. pleasantry
humilier, mortifier, abaisser, humiliation, ridiculiser 6
humiliate. humble. shame. embarrass. degrade. demean
à son insu, sans qu’il le sache, sans sa connaissance, sans l’en informer, sans le lui dire (2)
without his knowledge. unwittingly
visiblement, manifestement, clairement, visuellement, nettement (7)
visibly. obviously. clearly. apparently. noticeably. evidently. seemingly
(6) ce qui me dérange. ce qui me gêne. ce qui m’ennuie. ce qui m’embête. ce qui m’inquiète. ce qui me tracasse. ce qui me préoccupe. ce qui me chiffonne. ce qui m’agace. ce qui me chagrine. ce qui m’énerve. ce qui me chicote
what bothers me. what disturbs me. what annoys me. what troubles me. what bugs me. what upsets me
partager, échanger, communiquer, transmettre,
share. split. divide. part. distribute. partition. allocate
(2) c’est comme si
it’s like. it is as if
(2) s’intéresse à, est intéressé par,
is interested in… ; took an interest in… ;
(3) faire semblant de
pretend to. fake. to act like you
(3) pas le moindre
not least. not a single. not the slightest
(6) pour faire simple
simply put. in short. in a nutshell. for simplicity’s sake. to put it simply. to make it simple
5) j’ai envie de…
I want to. I’d like to. I just want to… I’m tempted to… it makes me want to…
5) de fond en comble. du haut en bas. du début à la fin. de bas en haut. de la tête aux pieds. du sol au plafond. du sommet à la base
from top to bottom. thoroughly. from the ground up. completely. radically