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endure (3)

endure. suffer. go through

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satisfait de (3)

satisfied with. happy with. pleased with

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mode de vie, façon de vivre (2)

lifestyle. way of life

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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

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me rend triste (3)

it makes me sad / feel sad / unhappy

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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

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ce qu’on pourrait appeler (2)

what might be called. what could be called

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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

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inconcevable (5)

inconceivable. unthinkable. unimaginable. unbelievable. unconscionable

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dans la mesure où (3)

to the extent that. insofar as. in the sense that

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couper l’herbe sous le pied

to cut the ground from under

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mettre des bâtons, mettre d’obstacles, poser des obstacles (3)

to put / place / create obstacles

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sens de l’humour

sense of humor

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ne pas hésiter à…. (3)

don’t hesitate to…. / to do not shy away from… / feel free to…

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faire des farces, faire des blagues, à jouer des tours (4)

make / crack / tell jokes. to play pranks

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drôle (9)

funny. fun. strange. weird. funniest. odd. amusing. hilarious. humorous

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leur prétendu 3

their alleged / so-called / supposed

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plaisanterie, badinage, blague, bavardage, marivaudage 6

joke. joking. jest. prank. banter. pleasantry

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humilier, mortifier, abaisser, humiliation, ridiculiser 6

humiliate. humble. shame. embarrass. degrade. demean

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à son insu, sans qu’il le sache, sans sa connaissance, sans l’en informer, sans le lui dire (2)

without his knowledge. unwittingly

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visiblement, manifestement, clairement, visuellement, nettement (7)

visibly. obviously. clearly. apparently. noticeably. evidently. seemingly

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(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

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partager, échanger, communiquer, transmettre,

share. split. divide. part. distribute. partition. allocate

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(2) c’est comme si

it’s like. it is as if

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(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

3) sur tous les aspects. à tous les aspects. concernant tous les aspects. dans tous les aspects. sur l'ensemble des aspects. dans tous les domaines. sur toutes les facettes. sur toutes les questions. sur tous les éléments. sur les différents aspects

on / in all aspects. on every aspect. about all aspects

point d'attache

an attachment point ;

3) me maintenir

keep me / myself. hold me. maintain myself

3) tout ce qui est en son pouvoir

everything within / in my power ; whatever I can ; everything I can

4) faire de nouvelles connaissances

meet new people. make new acquaintances. make new friends. get to know new people

2) être soi-même

be oneself. be true to yourself

3) façon de parler

figure of speech. way of speaking. manner of speaking

7) restrictif, contraignant, restreint, limitatif, restreignant

restrictive. limiting. restricted. narrow. restricting. contractionary. limitative

7) surveiller, suivre, contrôler, superviser, vérifier

monitor. watch. oversee. supervise. track. control. check

2) à l'arrière-plan, dans le fond, en arrière plan, en toile de fond,

in the background. in the distance

sur un ton, sur une tonalité

on a tone

3) sentiment de culpabilité

guilt. sense of guilt. feeling of guilt

5) confier à

confide in/to ; entrust to. talk to. assign to

3) de toute façon

anyway. in any case. in any event

5) le fond des choses

the bottom of things. the essence of things. the depth of things. the substance of things. the heart of things

se contreficher

to be indifferent ; He doesn't care about... ;

jamais au grand jamais

never ever

2) si par malheur. si par malchance

if unfortunately. if by misfortune

8) malencontreusement

unfortunately. inadvertently. accidentally. mistakenly. unintentionally. inconveniently. inopportunely. regrettably

ouvrir son coeur à

open his heart to

2) avoir la quasi-certitude

to hold a fair degree of certainty that... ; to be practically sure

4) incapable de

unable to. incapable of. not able to. inability to

2) redonner le moral

restore morale. lift sentiment

pour la simple et bonne raison que...

for the simple reason

6) épauler

support. help. assist. complement. accompany. back up

3) être étranger à

be foreign to. be alien to. be irrelevant to

2) en vouloir à quelqu'un

resent someone. to blame somebody

2) toute leur vie durant

all their lives. throughout their lives

au plaisir de

to the pleasure of

goûter à (pas de prépo en anglais)

taste (tasty. delicious)

2) blocage /verrouillage, arrêt, obturation, obstruction/

blocking. locking

3) cynique

cynical. cynic. callous

2) je me demandais si

I was wondering if... / whether...

4) dévier vers

divert to. deviate towards. drift to. deviate to

vis-à-vis de

towards

2) se faire des illusions

delude. cherish any illusions

à un moment donné, à un certain point, un jour, au bout d'un moment,

at some point. at a given time. at one time. at a given moment

2)laisser apparaître

reveal. let appear

7) singularité

singularity. uniqueness. peculiarity. individuality (singular) originality. distinctiveness. specificity

8) rejeter, refuser, repousser, opposer, récuser

reject. dismiss. deny. refuse. discard. blame. defeat. discharge

7) accueillant

welcoming. friendly. hosting. cosy. inviting. hospitable. accommodating

8) audace de

audacity to. audacity of. dare to. boldness of. nerve to. courage to. bold enough to. temerity to. daring of

3) se distinguer de

stand out from... / distinguish themselves from... / differentiate themselves from...

9) affront, atteinte, insulte, camouflet, injure

affront. insult. slight. outrage. offence. indignity. insulting. attack. assault

5) témoigner de la

bear witness to the. testify to the. witness the. attest to the. demonstrate the