2de doc

Question 1

se permettre de

Answer 1

afford to. get away with. allow itself to

Question 2

je me permets de

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I would like to. allow me to… I take the liberty of

Question 3

intégrer dans

Answer 3

integrate into. incorporate into. include in… embed in…

Question 4

à condition de

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as long as. provided that. on the condition of… under the condition of

Question 5

se comporter

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behave. act. perform. conduct. carry. comport. bear

Question 6

ce qui signifie

Answer 6

which means… which implies… (what does that mean ?)

Question 7

à quoi ça sert de….

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what’s the point of/in… ; what’s the use in… ; What’s the sense in…

Question 8

s’offrir

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afford. offer. buy. be offered. indulge. pay

Question 9

casanier, casanière, pantouflarde, pantouflard,

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homebody. stay-at-home. home-loving

Question 10

pour plus de commodité. par commodité. pour la commodité. pour des raisons de commodité. pour des raisons pratiques

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for convenience. for ease of reference. as a convenience. by convenience

Question 11

tacite

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tacit. implied. unspoken. implicit. unwritten. automatic. unstated. mute

Question 12

s’accommoder à

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adapt to… ; come to terms with…

Question 13

chercher activement

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actively seek. actively seeking. actively pursue. actively look for

Question 14

la traversée du désert

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the crossing of the desert ; the wilderness

Question 15

aller ailleurs, aller autre part, partir ailleurs, aller quelque part ailleurs, allez voir ailleurs

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go elsewhere. go somewhere else

Question 16

à mes débuts, dans mes débuts

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when I started. when I first started. in my early days. when I was starting out, in my beginnings

Question 17

faire preuve de

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exercise. to show. display. act with. exhibit. evince

Question 18

n’a servi à rien

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was useless. didn’t help. was pointless. was for nothing. was in vain. served no purpose

Question 19

hallucinant

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amazing. mind-blowing. hallucinating. incredible. staggering. hallucinatory. mind blowing. mind-bending

Question 20

face à

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facing. against. about. over. towards. regarding. vis-à-vis. in view of. versus. in front of. in the face of

Question 21

recharger mes batteries. me ressourcer. recharger les batteries. le plein d’énergie

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recharge my batteries. resource myself. refresh myself. collect myself. go find myself

Question 22

se changer les idées

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take your mind off things ; to get your mind

Question 23

tourner la page. tourner une nouvelle page. faire peau neuve. tourner une page. Prenez un nouveau départ

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to turn over a new leaf/ page

Question 24

je m’impose

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I force myself. I’m imposing. I set myself. I win. I put on myself. I impose myself

Question 25

régresser, reculer, revenir en arrière, rétrograder, retourner en arrière

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regress. decline. decrease. fall. shrink. recede. backward. diminish. backslide. drop. retrogress. deteriorate

Question 26

à force de ne pas

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by dint of not (being)

Question 27

ce qui prouve

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which proves ; which demonstrates ; this shows ; which is evidence

Question 28

perdre ses repères, perdre le nord

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lose one’s bearings

Question 29

upset. [v]714. bouleverser, contrarier, énerver, fâcher, perturber .

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upset. disrupt. change. shake up. transform. overturn. revolutionize. upend. shake. shatter. subvert. alter

Question 30

faire la distinction entre

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to distinguish between. make a distinction between. to differentiate between. to discriminate between. draw the line between

Question 31

je m’interdis de

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I just can’t afford to… I avoid photographing…. I forbid me to use…. I refuse to lie… I won’t allow myself to put…. I forbade myself from reading….