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1
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to tackle

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aborder

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according to him/her

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d’après lui/elle

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dance/ball

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le bal

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abbreviation

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l’abbréviation

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firearm

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l’arme à feu

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container or punnet

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la barquette

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to shelter

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abriter

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charges

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les arrhes

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downstairs

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en bas

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welcome

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l’accueil

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fine arts

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les arts plastiques

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injured

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blessé

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kept by

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aquis à

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parrot

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perroquet

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heavens

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cieux

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refrain (song)

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la ritournelle

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to warble

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chantonner

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to mutter

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marmonner

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to turn (around)

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se retourner

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to run away

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s’enfuiter

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to lie at the foot

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se cacher au pied

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bank/slope

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talus

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poppy

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coquelicot

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to bend (down)

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se pencher

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to touch/brush against

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frôler

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blade of grass

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brin d’herbe

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chest (person)

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poitrine

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in turn

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à son tour

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to stretch

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étirer

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to lengthen

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s’allonger

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wings

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ailes

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32
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to rush

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se précipiter

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33
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se mettre

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can mean to start

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34
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rock

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rocher

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steep slopes

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pentes escarpées

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giant warriers

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guerriers géants

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heap

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tas

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38
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drums

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tambours

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39
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to move (not bouger)

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se déplacer

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40
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faire la pont

A

‘make the bridge’ - give an extra day off with a bank holiday

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to swirl

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tourbillonner

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42
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bright

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éclatant

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43
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crackling

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crépite

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44
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sky-scrapers

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gratte-ciels

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45
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copper

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cuivre

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46
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along the

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le long de

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47
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depth

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(la) profondeur

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48
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ambulants

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streets/travelling

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joy / gladness

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l’allégresse

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lanterns

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lampions

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speech

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le discours

52
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to trigger

A

déclenchar

53
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picking / selection

A

cueillette

54
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chilli pepper

A

piment

55
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to invent

A

inventèrer

56
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a eagle

A

un aigle

57
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sketch

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aperçu

58
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to stand up / stick

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se dresser

59
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powerful

A

puissant

60
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stream

A

ruisseau

61
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to take over

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s’emparer

62
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slavery

A

à l’esclavage

63
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over

A

au fil

64
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upheavals

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bouleversements

65
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treasures

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trésors

66
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camels

A

chameaux

67
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field

A

champ

68
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rural

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champetre

69
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half timbered / black and white / Tudor house

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à colombages

70
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thatch

A

le chaume

71
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cattle rearing

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l’élevage de vaches

72
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class test

A

un devoir sur table

73
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as well as

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ainsi que / aussi bien que

74
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like

A

tel que

75
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asset

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l’atout

76
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out of breath

A

bout de souffle

77
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sharpness of vision

A

l’acuité visuelle

78
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striker / forward

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l’attaquant

79
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to go through a red light

A

brûler le feu rouge

80
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membership

A

l’adhésion

81
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en suite

A

attenant

82
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mist

A

la brume

83
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to be aimed at

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s’adresser à

84
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beyond / in addition to

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au-delà

85
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laundry / utility room

A

buanderie

86
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mountain pasture

A

l’alpage

87
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with

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auprès de

88
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Christmas log

A

la bûche de Noel

89
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fitted

A

aménagé

90
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ostrich

A

l’autruche

91
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mothballs

A

l’antimite

92
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rowing

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l’aviron

93
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speech bubble

A

la bulle

94
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avouer

A

to admit

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doctor’s surgery

A

le cabinet médicale

96
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baggage handlers

A

les bagagistes

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van

A

la camionnette

98
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swimming

A

baignade

99
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can

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la canette

100
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boating

A

le canotage

101
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the Caribbean

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les Caraïbes

102
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rocket fuel

A

le carburant pour fusée

103
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to exaggerate

A

caricaturer

104
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really

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carrément

105
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bell

A

la cloche

106
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suddenly

A

tout à coup

107
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stunt

A

la cascade

108
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jammed

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coincée

109
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telephone call

A

le coupe de fil

110
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deposit

A

la caution

111
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roommate or flatmate

A

le ou la colocataire

112
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attendance and discipline in a French school

A

le CPE (conseiller principal d’éducation)

113
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permanent contract

A

le CDI (contrat à durée indéterminée)

114
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attic

A

les combles

115
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crunchy or crusty

A

croustillant

116
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stereo

A

la chaîne hi-fi

117
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convenient

A

commode

118
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landing

A

débarquement

119
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to be responsible for

A

avoir en charge

120
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consisting of or including

A

comprenant

121
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stupid

A

débile