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Advanced French Vocab_Engl-fren1 Flashcards

1
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(had I worked) in the last century

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au siècle dernier

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1 1/2 cups of milk

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350 millilitres de lait

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100 euros a night

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cent euros par nuit

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15 minutes from downtown

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à un quart d’heure du centre-ville

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3 1/2 ounces of bittersweet chocolate

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3.125 grammes de chocolat amer

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5 ounces of butter

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150 grammes de beurre

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7
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a brass bed

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Un lit en laiton

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a car for the day

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une voiture pour la journée

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9
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a chromatic analysis

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une analyse chromatique

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10
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a colleague will be waiting for me

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un confrère m’attend

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11
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a cup of flour

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60 grammes de farine

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a cup of powdered sugar

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200 grammes de sucre en poudre

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13
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a detective story

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un film policier

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14
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a down quilt cover

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une housse de couette

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15
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a flawless appearance

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une présentation sans faille

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a flight attendant announces

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une hôtesse annonce

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17
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a four door Renault

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une Renault à quatre portières

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18
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a guest who’s a bit demanding

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une invitée un peu exigeante

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19
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a job interview

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un entretien

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20
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a light pink raw silk

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une soie sauvage rose pâle

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21
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a minute ago

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il y a un instant

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a mix of seaweed, peach and vanilla

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un mélange d’algues de pêche et de vanille

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23
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a musician uses a keyboard

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un musicien se sert de son clavier

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24
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a myriad of plants

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des myriades de plantes

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a neighborhood I don’t know yet

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un quartier que je ne connais pas

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26
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a new job

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un nouveau boulot

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a paint job

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un bon coup de peinture

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a position as chairperson of the history department

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une chaire de professeur d’histoire

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a priceless treasure

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un trésor inestimable

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30
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a productivity bonus

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une prime de rendement

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31
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a quality control test

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un contrôle qualité

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32
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a real low-calorie dessert!

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un vrai dessert minceur!

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33
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a real poet

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un véritable poète

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a remarkable body of literary work

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une Suvre littéraire remarquable

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35
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a Renault 5 or a Peugeot 6

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une Renault cinq ou une Peugeot six

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36
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a room for the seminars and conferences

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salle pour les séminaires et conférences

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37
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a separate bill for each room

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une note séparée pour chaque chambre

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38
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a slight change of course

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un léger changement de parcours alors

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39
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a teaspoon of vanilla extract

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une cuillère à café d’extrait de vanille

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40
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a threat to the people around them

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une menace pour leur entourage

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41
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a TV and a VCR

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un téléviseur, un magnétoscope

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42
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a typical ‘Bruxellois’ breakfast

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un petit déjeuner bruxellois

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43
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a very busy businesswoman

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une femme d’affaires très occupée

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44
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a wild-cherry and maple armoire

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une armoire en merisier et en érable

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45
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about 100 faxes a day

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une centaine de télécopies par jour

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46
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about ten rooms

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une dizaine de chambre

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47
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absolute calm

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du calme absolu

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48
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activities outside work

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activités extra-professionelles

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49
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actually..

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à vrai dire

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50
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add the sugar to the melted butter

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ajouter le sucre au beurre fondu

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51
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after finding a luggage carte

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après avoir trouvé un chariot

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52
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after mixing in the sugar

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après avoir mélangé le sucre

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53
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after that

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après cela

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54
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after the beep

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après la tonalité

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55
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aged’ in our workshops

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vieilli’ dans nos ateliers

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56
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aimed at combatting smoking

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visant à lutter contre le tabagisme

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57
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Airbus has just hired Pascal

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Pascal vient d’être embauché chez Airbus

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58
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all right, I’m going to call ___

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bon, je vais appeler monsieur

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59
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all right

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d’accord

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60
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all risk insurance included

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assurance tous risques compris

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61
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all the necessary ingredients for

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tous les ingrédients nécessaires pour

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62
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all the samples

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tous les échantillons

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63
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all these services are available

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tous ces services sont à votre disposition

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64
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all these vials

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toutes ces fioles

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65
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all your ingredients are natural?

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tous vos ingrédients sont naturels?

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66
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allow me to introduce myself

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permettez-moi de me présenter

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67
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along with a medical checkup

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ainsi qu’une visite médicale

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68
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also at the guests’ disposal

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également à la disposition des clients

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69
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also, besides

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de plus

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70
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am I dreaming or one?

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je rêve ou quoi?

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71
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am I going to be able to start

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je vais bien pouvoir commencer?

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72
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amused by the situation

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amusé par la situation

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73
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an ability to

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une aptitude à

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74
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an Air France bus

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un car d’Air France

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75
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an exquisite pleasure

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un plaisir délicieux

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76
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and do it yourself

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et débrouille- toi!

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77
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and it is strictly forbidden

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et il est formellement interdit

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78
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and maybe even..

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et peut-être même

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79
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and of course it’s me

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et bien sûr, c’est moi

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80
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and someone answers

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et quelqu’un décroche

81
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and tell him

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et dis-lui que

82
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and that’s the right width

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et c’est la bonne largeur

83
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and that’s what ice cream’s all about?

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et c’est ça la glace?

84
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and the party?

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et la soirée?

85
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and then do we separate

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et ensuite on sépare

86
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and we’ll call it

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on l’appellera

87
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and whip energetically

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et vous fouettez énergiquement

88
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another room

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une chambre de plus

89
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answer an possible questions

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répondre à toute question éventuelle

90
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anti-smoking association

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association de lutte antitabac

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any absence other than

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toute absence autre que

92
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anything but that

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tout mais pas ça!

93
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are exceptionally refined

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sont d’une finesse exceptionelle

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are making reservations for

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font des réservations pour

95
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are performed regularly

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sont effectués régulièrement

96
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are synthetic byproducts

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sont issues de produits de synthèse

97
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are very attractive

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sont fort séduisants

98
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are weighed and then mixed

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sont pesés, puis mélangés

99
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are you comfortable?

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etes-vous à l’aise?

100
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are you free Thursday afternoon

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êtes-vous libre jeudi après-midi?

101
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are you in love?

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aimez-vous

102
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are you on vacation?

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vous êtes en vacances?

103
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are you sure it’s French?

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tu es sûre que c’est français?

104
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as a mechanic

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comme mécancien

105
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as I mentioned to you

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comme je vous l’ai indiqué

106
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as import-export manager..

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en tant que responsable de l’import-export

107
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as marketing director

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en tant que directeur commercial

108
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as soon as it’s ready

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dès que ça sera au point

109
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as soon as we reach a decision

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dès que nous aurons pris une décision

110
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as well as a fax machine

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ainsi qu’un télécopieur

111
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as you know

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comme vous le savez

112
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as you leave the airport

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en quittant l’aéroport

113
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as you must suspect

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comme vous devez vous en douter

114
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assigned to dangerous machines

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affectés à une machine dangereuse

115
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at 9:45am

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à neuf heures quarante-cinq

116
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at a set time

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aux heures fixées

117
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at gate twelve

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à la porte douze

118
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at least it’s good for..

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au moins c’est bon pour

119
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at least once a month

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au moins une fois par mois

120
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at risk of a penalty

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sous peine de sanction

121
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at that very moment

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à cet instant même

122
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at the age of twelve

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à douze ans

123
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at the end

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à la fin

124
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at the information desk

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au comptoir des renseignements

125
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at the moment

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à l’heure actuelle

126
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at this hour

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à cette heure-ci

127
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at what stage are you at in

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où en êtes-vous dans

128
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baggage handler strike

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une grève des bagagistes

129
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be able to give you a response

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être à même de vous donner une réponse

130
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be on time

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soyez à l’heure

131
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because fragrance is memory

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car le parfum, c’est la mémoire

132
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because Hervé’s mother lives in the subrubs

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car la mère d’Hervé habite en banlieue

133
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because I have absolutely got to

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car je dois absolument

134
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because I’m going to Tokyo on Friday

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je pars pour Tokyo vendredi

135
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because most of our rooms

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car la plupart de nos chambres

136
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because she hasn’t received

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car elle n’a pas reçu

137
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bedroom worthy of a queen

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cette chambre sera digne d’une reine

138
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before being filtered

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avant d’être filtré

139
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before the end of the week

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avant la fin de la semaine

140
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before we arrive in Belgium

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avant d’arriver en Belgique

141
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before we head for Metz

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avant de mettre le cap sur Metz

142
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believe me, it’ll be a big hit

A

Croyez-moi, ça fera un tabac

143
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besides, I promised him I’d see you

A

d’ailleurs, je lui ai promis de te voir

144
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but I have a meeting in Paris!

A

mais j’ai une réunion à Paris

145
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but I have an important meeting

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mais j’ai une réunion importante

146
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but if he’s in a bad mood

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mais s’il est mal luné

147
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but one mistake

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mais au moindre écart

148
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by giving you a few tips

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en vous donnant quelques tuyaux

149
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by the way

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au fait

150
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by the way, do you smoke?

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au fait, est-ce que vous fumez?

151
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bye, and thanks

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au revoir et merci

152
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can be drunk during meals

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peuvent être consommés lors des repas

153
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can I help you?

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je peux vous aider?

154
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car rental desk

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l’agence de location de voitures

155
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certain fragrances such as lily-of-the valley

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certaines senteurs comme le muguet

156
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change the channel and pipe down

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zappe et tais-toi!

157
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choose a few earthenware pieces

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choisir quelques faïences

158
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combining rigor and refinement

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conjuguer la rigueur et le raffinement

159
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come on let’s go have lunch

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allez viens on va déjeuner

160
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come on..

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allez venez

161
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conduct tough negotiations

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mener des négociations corsées

162
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convince me to do the same

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me convaincre d’en faire autant

163
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cooking

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la cuisine

164
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could I speak to Guy?

A

est-ce que je pourrais parler à Guy

165
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could you please tell Luc I called?

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tu peux dire à Luc que je l’ai appelé?

166
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could you tell me?

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pourriez-vous me dire?

167
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covered with fiery colored fabric

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recouvert de tissu aux couleurs flamboyantes

168
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decided to throw a surprise party for

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a décidé de faire une surprise à

169
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des chambres non-fumeurs

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any non-smoking rooms?

170
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did you take care of?

A

est-ce que tu t’es occupé de

171
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dinner will be served at

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le dîner sera servi à

172
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directions for getting to Paris

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les directions pour Paris

173
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distinguish thousands of fragrances

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distinguer des milliers de fragrances

174
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do a handwriting test

A

effectuer un test de graphologie

175
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do a personality test

A

effectuer un test de personnalités

176
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do I really need drapes?

A

j’ai vraiment besoin de doubles rideaux?

177
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do we leave the oven at 400 degrees?

A

on laisse le four à 200 degrées?

178
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do you grow everything?

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vous faites tout pousser?

179
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do you have any children?

A

et vous avez des enfants

180
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do you know our market in depth?

A

connaissez-vous notre marché à fond?

181
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do you really think?

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vous croyez vraiment?

182
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do you think we will?

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pensez-vous que nous allons

183
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do you want?

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désirez-vous?

184
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does he come around the shops?

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est-ce qu’il fait le tour des ateliers?

185
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don’t be afraid

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n’ayez crainte

186
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don’t be so cynical

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ne sois pas si cynique

187
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don’t count on

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il ne faut pas compter

188
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don’t forget that

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il ne faut pas oublier que

189
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don’t go near him

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n’allez pas vous frotter à lui

190
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don’t skimp on the butter

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ne lésinez pas sur le beurre

191
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don’t trust your feelings

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méfie-toi de tes impressions!

192
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don’t worry

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ne vous inquiétez pas.

193
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due to an unexpected strike

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en raison d’une grève-surprise

194
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due to illness or accident

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résultant d’une maladie ou d’un accident

195
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due to the airport closings

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vu la fermeture des aéroports

196
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during an interview with

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lors d’un entretien avec

197
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during the Middle Ages

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au Moyen-Age

198
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during the week

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dans le courant de la semaine

199
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during your next medical exam

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lors de votre prochaine visite médicale

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