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1
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a grey coat

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un manteau gris

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a grey mouse

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une souris grise

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a green lawn

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un gazon vert

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a green jacket

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une veste verte

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a black cloud

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un nuage noir

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a black dress

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une robe noire

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a French book

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un livre français

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French beer

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de la bière française

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Algerian wine

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du vin algérien

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an Algerian town

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une ville algérienne

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Greek cheese

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du fromage grec

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a Greek antique

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une antiquité grecque

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a square desk

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un bureau carré

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a square box

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une boîte carrée

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a round tray

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un plateau rond

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a round table

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une table ronde

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a rectangular frame

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un cadre rectangulaire

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a rectangular courtyard

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une cour rectangulaire

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a Catholic priest

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un prêtre catholique

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a Catholic girl

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une jeune fille catholique

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a Jewish father

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un père juif

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a Jewish mother

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une mère juive

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a Muslim boy

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un garçon musulman

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a Muslim girl

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une jeune fille musulmane

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a medieval church

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une église médiévale

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an urban atmosphere

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une ambiance citadine

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a rural landscape

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un paysage rural

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a forced marriage

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un mariage forcé

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29
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a rusty gate

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une grille rouillée

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a brilliant pupil

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un élève brillant

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a brilliant star

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une étoile brillante

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a tiring journey

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un voyage fatigant

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33
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a powerful car

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une voiture puissante

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34
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Putting her coat on, she said goodbye

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En enfilant son manteau, elle a dit au revoir

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I met some tourists taking a stroll along the promenade

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J’ai rencontré des touristes prenant l’air sur l’esplanade

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convincing, verb in sub. clause/adj.

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convainquant convaincant

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differing/different verb in sub. clause/adj.

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différant différent

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being equivalent to/equivalent verb in sub. clause/adj.

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équivalant équivalent

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tiring verb in sub. clause/adj.

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fatiguant fatigant

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neglecting/negligent verb in sub. clause/adj.

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négligeant négligent

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preceding/previous verb in sub. clause/adj.

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précédant précédent

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42
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another story

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une autre histoire

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43
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a good-looking man

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un bel homme

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44
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a good teacher

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un bon professeur

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a brief episode

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un bref épisode

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46
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a double whisky

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un double whisky

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47
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high mountains

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de hautes montagnes

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a pretty woman

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une jolie femme

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a bad smell

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une mauvaise odeur

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a new house

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une nouvelle maison

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a small problem

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un petit problème

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52
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a vast arena

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une vaste enceinte

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53
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an old castle

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un vieux château

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54
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The Street is lined with old(-style) houses

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La rue est bordée de maisons anciennes

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His former house was destroyed

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Son ancienne maison a été détruite

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an old boy/girl i.e. (ex-)pupil

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un ancien élève

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an old house

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une maison ancienne

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58
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a nice guy

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un brave type

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a courageous man

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un homme brave

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60
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middle-aged

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d’un certain âge

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a certain truth

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une vérité certaine

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62
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my dear friend

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mon cher ami

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63
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mon cher ami

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une robe chère

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64
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an odd story

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une curieuse histoire

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an inquisitive person

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une personne curieuse

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66
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his last book (latest)

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son dernier livre

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last week

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la semaine dernière

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68
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an odd story

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une drôle d’histoire

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a funny story

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une histoire drôle

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70
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the problem you keep on going on about

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ton fameux problème

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71
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a delicious wine

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un vin fameux

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72
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a real idiot

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une franche idiote

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73
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a frank person

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une personne franche

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74
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a great man

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un grand homme

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75
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a tall man

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un homme grand

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a big effort

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un gros effort

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77
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a fat man

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un homme gros

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78
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a young woman

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une jeune femme

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a nasty business

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une méchante histoire

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an unpleasant girl

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une fille méchante

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81
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always the same stories /problems

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toujours les mêmes histoires

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82
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that very day

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le jour même

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83
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a man you feel sorry for

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un pauvre homme

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84
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a man who isn’t rich

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un homme pauvre

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85
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my own bedroom

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ma propre chambre

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86
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a clean towel

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une serviette propre

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87
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a complete illusion

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une pure illusion

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88
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pure bred

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de race pure

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89
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a precious moment of peace

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un rare moment de paix

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90
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an exceptional moment in history

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un moment rare de l’histoire

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91
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a nasty business

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une sale histoire

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92
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a dirty tablecloth

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une nappe sale

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93
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the only disadvantage …

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le seul inconvénient …

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94
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simply a matter of…

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une simple question de …

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95
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an easy question

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une question simple

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96
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a sorry story

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une triste histoire

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97
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a sad story

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une histoire triste

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98
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a real problem (serious)

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un véritable problème

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a genuine problem (not invented)

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un problème véritable

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100
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a real dressing-down

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une verte réprimande

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101
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a green car

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une voiture verte

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102
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a bad deed

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une vilaine action

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103
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an ugly (or naughty) child

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un enfant vilain

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104
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the first two weeks

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les deux premières semaines

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105
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the last four pretty sentences

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les quatre dernières jolies phrases

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106
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in the good old days

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au bon vieux temps

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107
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another new house

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une autre nouvelle maison

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108
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a really beautiful large castle

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un vrai beau grand château

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109
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He paid me the last seven hundred francs he owed me

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Il m’a versé les derniers sept cents francs qu’il me devait

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invisible parallel lines

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des lignes parallèles invisibles

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American political circles

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des milieux politiques américains

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112
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damp dead leaves

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des feuilles mortes humides

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a French business agent

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un agent commercial français

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114
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a handsome man

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un bel homme

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115
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a very handsome man

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un très bel homme

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116
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a really handsome man

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un homme vraiment beau

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a great effort

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un gros effort

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an inordinately large effort

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un effort démesurément gros

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a pretty face

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une jolie figure

120
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a face which is a bit too pretty

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une figure un peu trop jolie

121
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a large garden

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un grand jardin

122
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a garden the size of your hand

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un jardin grand comme un mouchoir de poche

123
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a brief outline

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un bref aperçu

124
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the briefest outline

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le plus bref aperçu

125
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the briefest of outlines

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un aperçu des plus brefs

126
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to seem, appear

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avoir l’air

127
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to be thought of as

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être considéré comme

128
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to show oneself to be

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se montrer

129
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to appear

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paraître

130
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to be considered to be

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passer pour

131
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She is as pretty as her sister

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Elle est aussi belle que sa sœur

132
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The children seem over-excited by this weather

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Les enfants semblent énervés par ce temps

133
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All the members of the family are thought to be poor

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Tous les membres de la famille passent pour pauvres

134
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to guess

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deviner

135
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to call sb sth

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traiter quelqu’un de

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I thought the battle was already lost

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Je croyais la bataille perdue d’avance

137
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I guess they are a little bit annoyed by this affair

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Je les devine un peu fâchés par cette histoire

138
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You see them as if they were still little; but they’ve grown up

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Vous les voyez toujours petits; mais ils ont grandi

139
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The children were calling the little neighbours cowards

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les enfants traitaient les petits voisins de lâches

140
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They were white with anger

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Ils étaient blancs de colère

141
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These young women are very self-confident

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Ces jeunes femmes sont très sûres d’elles

142
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I am very pleased to meet you

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Je suis très heureux de faire votre connaissance

143
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This problem is easy to solve

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Ce problème est facile à résoudre

144
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I only want the ripe ones

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Je ne veux que les mûrs

145
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We’ll take the big ones

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Nous prendrons les grands

146
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The small ones have already gone

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Les petits sont déjà partis

147
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The goodies win in the end

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Les gentils gagnent à la fin

148
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The baddies are punished

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Les méchants sont punis

149
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She would have preferred something up-to-date

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Elle aurait préféré du moderne

150
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It’s her voice that is the most annoying thing

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Le plus énervant, c’est sa voix

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Red suits you

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Le rouge te va bien

152
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The important thing is to leave early

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L’important c’est de partir tôt

153
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We’ll take the big ones

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Nous prendrons les grands

154
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We’ll take two

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Nous en prendrons deux

155
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We bought some oval ones

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Nous avons acheté des ovales

156
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We bought several

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Nous en avons acheté plusieurs

157
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She is American

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Elle est américaine

158
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She is an American

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C’est une Américaine

159
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Every true French person loves cheese

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Tout Français qui se respecte aime le fromage

160
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She is of French nationality

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Elle est de nationalité française

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They’re talking very quietly

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Ils parlent bas

162
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The coffee smells good

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Le café sent bon

163
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That’s too expensive

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Cela coûte trop cher

164
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I can’t make much sense of his argument

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Je n’arrive pas à y voir clair dans son raisonnement

165
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They are walking straight

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Ils marchent droit

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They work hard

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Ils travaillent dur

167
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They sing out of tune

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Elles chantent faux

168
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You must slice the ham very thinly

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Il faut couper le jambon très fin

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They’re talking too loudly

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Ils parlent trop fort

170
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They attempted too much

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Ils ont vu trop grand

171
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They dress in a youthful manner You understood from the beginning

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Ils s’habillent jeune

Tu as vu juste dès le début

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That act weighs heavily on my conscience

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Cet acte pèse lourd sur ma conscience

173
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meat cut up finely

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de la viande hachée menu

174
Q

They look old

A

Ils font vieux

175
Q

cooked

A

cuit

cuite

176
Q

grey

A

gris

grise

177
Q

bad

A

mauvais

mauvaise

178
Q

low

A

bas

basse

179
Q

fatty`

A

gras

grasse

180
Q

thick

A

épais

épaisse

181
Q

mute

A

muet

muette

182
Q

cute

A

coquet

coquette

183
Q

stupid

A

sot

sotte

184
Q

complete

A

complet

complète

185
Q

worried

A

inquiet

inquiète

186
Q

secret

A

secret

secrète

187
Q

discreet

A

discret

discrète

188
Q

concrete

A

concret

concrète

189
Q

plump

A

replet

replète

190
Q

false

A

faux

fausse

191
Q

fresh

A

frais

fraîche

192
Q

first

A

premier

première

193
Q

last

A

dernier

dernière

194
Q

foreign

A

étranger

étrangère

195
Q

in love

A

amoureux

amoureuse

196
Q

nervous

A

nerveux

nerveuse

197
Q

frightful

A

affreux

affreuse

198
Q

frightened

A

peureux

peureuse

199
Q

dishonest

A

voleur

voleuse

200
Q

flattering

A

flatteur

flatteuse

201
Q

misleading

A

trompeur

trompeuse

202
Q

playful

A

joueur

joueuse

203
Q

vengeful

A

vengeur

vengeresse

204
Q

consoling

A

consolateur

consolatrice

205
Q

observant

A

observateur

observatrice

206
Q

creative

A

créateur

créatrice

207
Q

dry

A

sec

sèche

208
Q

brief

A

bref

brève

209
Q

benign

A

bénin

bénigne

210
Q

sharp, clever

A

malin

maligne

211
Q

soft

A

mou

molle

212
Q

mad

A

fou

folle

213
Q

a fine effect

A

un bel effet

214
Q

a vain hope

A

un fol espoir

215
Q

a new, a changed man

A

un nouvel homme

216
Q

a weak effort

A

un mol effort

217
Q

an old helicopter

A

un vieil hélicoptère

218
Q

They (fi are happy

A

Elles sont contentes

219
Q

The jackets are red

A

Les vestes sont rouges

220
Q

The bags are red

A

Les sacs sont rouges

221
Q

Our son is happy

A

Notre fils est heureux

222
Q

Our sons are happy

A

Nos fils sont heureux

223
Q

The exercise book is grey

A

Le cahier est gris

224
Q

The exercise books are grey

A

Les cahiers sont gris

225
Q

A beautiful setting

A

Un beau cadre

226
Q

Beautiful settings

A

De beaux cadres

227
Q

The principal singer

A

Le chanteur principal

228
Q

Principal singers

A

Des chanteurs principaux

229
Q

The general principle

A

Le principe général

230
Q

General principles

A

Des principes généraux

231
Q

A man on the margins (of society)

A

Un homme marginal

232
Q

Men on the margins (of society)

A

Des hommes marginaux

233
Q

A normal point of view

A

Un point de vue normal

234
Q

Normal points of view

A

Des points de vue normaux

235
Q

A banal speech

A

Un discours banal

236
Q

Banal speeches

A

Des discours banals

237
Q

A fatal change of heart

A

Un revirement fatal

238
Q

Fatal changes of heart

A

Des revirements fatals

239
Q

A very cold wind

A

Un vent glacial

240
Q

Very cold winds

A

Des vent glacials

241
Q

My home country

A

Mon pays natal

242
Q

Home countries

A

des pays natals

243
Q

that famous Sunday

A

ce fameux dimanche

244
Q

The water was cold

A

L’eau était froide

245
Q

He shot rapid and insistent glances at the passers-by

A

Il lançait aux passants des regards rapides et insistants

246
Q

a table and a blue chair

A

une table et une chaise bleue

247
Q

a blue table and chair

A

une table et une chaise bleues

248
Q

He was wearing neither a blue jacket nor a blue pair of trousers

A

Il ne portait ni de veste ni de pantalon bleus

249
Q

a blue pen or exercise book

A

un stylo ou un cahier bleus

250
Q

a group of talented female singers

A

un groupe de chanteuses talentueuses

251
Q

frequent dips in the sea

A

des bains de mer fréquents

252
Q

an act of misplaced generosity

A

un geste de générosité déplacée

253
Q

I know some highly placed civil servants who could help us

A

Je connais des fonctionnaires haut placés qui pourraient nous aider

254
Q

It’s always the well-intentioned people who cause the most problems

A

Ce sont toujours les personnes bien intentionnées qui créent le plus de problèmes

255
Q

There are the early-warning signs of a serious illness

A

Voilà les signes avant-coureurs d’une maladie grave

256
Q

he wants to have a bigger car

A

Il désire avoir une plus grande voiture

257
Q

I have never made a more dangerous crossing

A

Je n’ai jamais fait de traversée plus dangereuse

258
Q

This film is less interesting for children

A

Ce film est moins intéressant pour les enfants

259
Q

She seems less ill today

A

Elle semble moins malade aujourd’hui

260
Q

He wants to have as big a car

A

II désire avoir une aussi grande voiture

261
Q

The current isn’t as dangerous here

A

Le courant n’est pas si dangereux par ici

262
Q

These bends are more dangerous than one thinks

A

Ces virages sont plus dangereux qu’on ne le pense

263
Q

The film is less interesting than we hoped

A

Le film est moins intéressant qu’on ne l’espérait

264
Q

The workload is as demanding as I thought

A

La charge de travail est aussi lourde que je le croyais

265
Q

He wants to have a better seat

A

Il désire avoir une meilleure place

266
Q

The text is better now you have shortened it

A

Le texte est meilleur maintenant que tu l’as raccourci

267
Q

The cure is worse than the illness

A

Le remède est pire que le mal

268
Q

Truth hurts, but lying is worse

A

La vérité est pénible, mais le mensonge est pire

269
Q

He was the greatest player of all

A

C’était le plus grand joueur de tous

270
Q

She is the least ambitious in her family

A

Elle est la moins ambitieuse de sa famille

271
Q

It’s the most dangerous road in the region

A

C’est la route la plus dangereuse de la région

272
Q

the best

A

le/la/les meilleur(e)(s)

273
Q

the worst

A

le/la/les pire(s)

274
Q

the least

A

le/la/les moindre(s)

275
Q

Our chef is the best in town

A

Notre chef de cuisine est le meilleur de la ville

276
Q

She wears the best clothes

A

Elle porte les meilleurs vêtements

277
Q

This solution is the worst of the three proposed

A

Cette solution est la pire des trois proposées

278
Q

The worst thing was that she wanted to come back

A

Le pire, c’était qu’elle voulait revenir

279
Q

the principle of least effort

A

le principe du moindre effort

280
Q

They tried to follow the policy which would do the least harm

A

Ils ont essayé de suivre la politique du moindre mal

281
Q

He chose the smallest diamond

A

Il a choisi le plus petit diamant

282
Q

a brief outline the briefest outline

A

un bref aperçu le plus bref aperçu or l’aperçu le plus bref

283
Q

a young man the youngest man

A

un jeune homme le plus jeune homme or l’homme le plus jeune

284
Q

It was the most interesting of days

A

C’était une journée des plus intéressante(s)

285
Q

It was the most interesting trip imaginable

A

C’était un voyage des plus intéressants

286
Q

This line of argument is of the simplest kind

A

Ce raisonnement est tout ce qu’il y a de plus simple

287
Q

The simplest line of argument of all

A

Un raisonnement on ne peut plus simple

288
Q

He prefers the simplest possible solutions

A

Il préfère des solutions les plus simples possible

French Grammar and Usage (14 decks)

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