28th deck Flashcards

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1
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to collide (to bump into smth)

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se heurter (à qqn./qqch)

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Action de renverser quelqu’un en lui plaçant dans les jambes, soit son pied, soit sa jambe.

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la croche-patte

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has seen all colors

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en a vu de toutes les couleurs

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to become disillusioned

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déchanter

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to annoy / tease / irritate / frustrate / fuss

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s’agacer

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windfall / bargain / lucky chance / blessing / boon (

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l’aubaine (f)

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to strike (a blow)

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asséner

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un moyen ; un ordinaire ; un quelconque ; banal ; commun

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un lambda

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You must have already asked yourself this question.

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Vous vous êtes forcément déjà posé cette question. 

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10
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Thow who persist

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Ceux qui s’acharnent

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to drown / flood / submerge / bury / hide

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(se) noyer qqch / qqch

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12
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walnut (tree)

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le noyer

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slew (=grand number of)

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la flopée

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to remove / exclude / dismiss / rule out / discount / discard / reject / drop / override / to part

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écarter

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15
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I parted the curtains to check the weather.

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J’ai écarté les rideaux pour voir le temps qu’il faisait.

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16
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to digress

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s’écarter du sujet

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17
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pissing contest

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concours de bite

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18
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there are not many people left to support smb in smth

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il n’y a plus grand monde pour soutenir qqn dans qqch

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19
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to challenge / defy / dare / confront / take smb on / mock smb

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défier qqn

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20
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to distrust smb / smth

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se défier de qqn./qqch

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21
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to stun / knock out / clobber (= hit with force / pound merciless / defeat overwhelmingly / criticise harshly)

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assommer qqn / qqch

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22
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in many ways

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à bien des égards

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23
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an attack

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une attaque

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24
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se résigner à en être privé ; renoncer à quelque chose ; accepter la disparition

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faire son deuil

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to dig (in) / excavate / dwelve / burrow / deepen / carve / tunnel / drill

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creuser qqch

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I used a large shovel to dig a deep hole.

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J’ai utilisé une large pelle pour creuser un trou profond.

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The professor delved deeply into the subject.

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Le professeur a creusé profondément le sujet.

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28
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Beavers burrow along riverbanks to build their dens.

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Les castors creusent le long des berges pour faire leurs terriers.

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29
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The skills assessment allowed him to take a step back from his situation and see more clearly his professional needs.

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Le bilan de compétences lui a permis de prendre du recul sur sa situation et d’y voir plus clair sur ses besoins professionnels.

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30
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raking

A

le ratissage

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31
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to crush / overwrite / squash / mash / flatten / run over / overwhelm / knock out /

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écraser

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32
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I crushed some garlic and fried it in a pan.

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J’ai écrasé de l’ail et l’ai fait frire dans une poêle.

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33
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She overwrote the file instead of creating another.

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Elle a écrasé le fichier au lieu d’en créer un autre.

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34
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According to the recipe, I have to mash the bananas first.

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D’après la recette, je dois d’abord écraser les bananes.

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35
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grace period / suspended sentence / deferment / probation period / postponement

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le sursis

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36
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I asked my bank for a deferment of payment.

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J’ai demandé à ma banque un sursis de paiement.

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37
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être la conséquence normale d’un fait ; aller de soi ; être évident ; se produire de façon naturelle, spontanée et logique (expression)

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couler de source

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38
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childish

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enfantin

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39
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morals / manners / way of life

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les mœurs (f)

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40
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home / residence / house / dwelling / mansion / habitation

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la demeure

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41
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de-a lungul

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tout au long de

42
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un moment intense au cours d’une action ou d’une succession d’évènements ; point culminant ; apogée ; paroxysme ; temps fort ; summum ; aboutissement ; couronnement ; culmination ; moment fort (expression)

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un point d’orgue

43
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the talk

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le propos

44
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staments / words / remarks / comments

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les propos (m)

45
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to collect / gather / elicit / obtain / receive / pick-up / capture / harvest / retrieve / take in

A

recueillir qqch

46
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fundraising

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recueillir des fonds

47
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only in the house

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rien que dans la maison

48
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to collapse / break down / plummet / fall down / fall apart / crumble / topple / break apart

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s’effondrer

49
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at the time of

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lors de

50
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it is not a question of destroying the medieval myth

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il ne s’agit pas pour autant de détruire le mythe médiévale

51
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to cross / go across /

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sillonner

52
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to turn out to be smth/smb

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s’avérer être (qqn./qqch.)

53
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to come in handy

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s’avérer utile/pratique

54
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proven

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avérés

55
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hard facts

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les faits avérés

56
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it turned out

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s’est avéré

57
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to strip / skin / discover / uncover

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dépouiller

58
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to shed smth

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se dépouiller de qqch

59
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disdain / disregard / scorn / disrespect

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le mépris

60
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at the expense of / in defiance of

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au mépris de

61
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to be mistaken

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se méprendre

62
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to misinterpret smth/smb

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se méprendre sur qqch

63
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jewelry / silverware

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l’orfèvrerie (f)

64
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to boast

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se targuer

65
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watches over a natural setting

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veille sur un écrin naturel

66
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to shape / mould / manufacture / craft / forge / form / inform / style / sculpture

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façonner

67
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Your speech informed my opinion on the subject.

A

Votre discours a façonné mon opinion sur le sujet.

68
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to bring it all together

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faire dialoguer tout cela ensemble

69
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to center on

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s’articuler sur

70
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concise / terse (using few words / polished)

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lapidaire

71
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I am not sure to have completely understood your question.

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Je ne suis pas sûr d’avoir bien saisi votre question.

72
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badges / insignia (distinguished mark)

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les insignes (f)

73
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a highlight

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un temps fort

74
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to result / succeed / come to fruition

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aboutir

75
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faire des avances discrètes ; avertir discrètement ; faire du coude (expression)

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faire du pied

76
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ralentir ; s’arrêter ; cesser de progresser ; faire du sur-place ; stagner ; piétiner (expression)

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marquer le pas

77
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within this same period

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sous ce même délai

78
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forward / with time

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à terme

79
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old (established)

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de longue date

80
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to compete with smb/smth /

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concurrencer qqn/qqch

81
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être SDF (sans domicile fixe) ; être sans abri ; vivre dehors ; être sans toit ; être sans logement (expression)

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être à la rue

82
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to dissemple from

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démonter + sur

83
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we are just beginning to imagine

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nous commençons à peine à imaginer

84
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does not change the reality

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ne change rien à la réalité

85
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take over / redemption / buy-out /

A

le rachat

86
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to break / to surge / to unfold

A

déferler

87
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to extend / expand / spread / reach / stretch / sweep

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(s’)étendre

88
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lie down flat

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s’étendre à plat

89
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perhaps

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voire

90
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if ever

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voire pas du tout / jamais

91
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a side event

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événement en marge

92
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marginal / side note

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note en marge

93
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spartk / twinkle / glint

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l’étincelle (f)

94
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quelle ville est connue comme “cité phocéenne”

A

Marseille

95
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sparse

A

clairsemés

96
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se déclarer comme étant malade ; se faire passer pour malade ; simuler la maladie pour éviter une corvée ; se déclarer malade (expression)

A

se faire porter pâle

97
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He is 26 years old.

A

Il a 26 ans de boîte

98
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disgust / revultion

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l’écœurement (m)

99
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feats / exploits

A

les prouesses (f)

100
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to proclame / yell / cry

A

clamer qqch