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He entered a strangely silent world

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Il est entré dans un monde étrangement silencieux

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I heard a noise outside

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J’ai entendu un bruit dehors

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Suddenly I heard a noise

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Soudain j’ai entendu un bruit

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awfully

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affreusement

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clearly

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clairement

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distinctly

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distinctement

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gently

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doucement

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softly

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mollement

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naturally

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naturellement

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publicly

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publiquement

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professionally

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professionnellement

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drily

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sèchement

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surely

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lively

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vivement

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kindly

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gentiment

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absolutely

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absolument

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ambiguously

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ambigument

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easily

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prettily

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joliment

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truly

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vraiment

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ambiguous

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ambigu, ambiguë

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easy

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aisé, aisée

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assiduous

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assidu, assidue

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assiduously

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assidûment

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continuous

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continu, continue

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countinuously

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continûment

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crude

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cru, crue

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crudely

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crûment

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greedy

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goulu, goulue

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greedily

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goulûment

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incongruous

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incongru, incongrue

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incongruously

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incongrûment

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inappropriate

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indu, indue

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inappropriately

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indûment

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abundant

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abondant

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abundantly

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abondamment

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apparent

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apparent

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apparently

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apparemment

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brilliant

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brilliant

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brilliantly

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brilliamment

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constant

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constant

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constantly

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constamment

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current

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courant

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fluently

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couramment

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preceding

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précédent

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beforehand

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précédemment

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prudent

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prudent

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prudently

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prudemment

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violent

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violent

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violently

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violemment

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presently

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présentement

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vehemently

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véhémentement

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notably

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notamment

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knowingly

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sciemment

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blindly

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aveuglément

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in order

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conformément

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necessarily

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forcément

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precisely

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précisément

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unpunished

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impuni

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with impunity

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impunément

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enormously

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énormément

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immense

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immense

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immensely

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immensément

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intense

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intense

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intensely

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intensément

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uniform

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uniforme

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uniformly

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uniformément

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useful

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commode

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usefully

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commodément

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probable

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probable

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probably

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probablement

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real

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véritable

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really

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véritablement

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common

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commun, commune

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commonly

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communément

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embarassed

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confus, confuse

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embarassedly

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confusément

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disagreeable

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importun, importune

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disagreeably

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importunément

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obscure

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obscur, obscure

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obscurely

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obscurément

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appropriate

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opportun, opportune

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appropriately

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opportunément

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deep

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profond, profonde

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deeply

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profondément

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profuse

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profus, profuse

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profusely

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profusément

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briefly

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brièvement

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seriously

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grièvement

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treacherously

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traîtreusement

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daily

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journellement

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to talk quietly

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parler bas

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to smell nice

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sentir bon

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to hold on

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tenir bon

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to serve hot

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servir chaud

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to cost a lot

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coûter cher

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to pay a lot (for sth)

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payer cher

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to see clearly

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voir clair

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to come to an abrupt end

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tourner court

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to cut sth short

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couper court à quelquechose

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to ring hollow

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sonner creux

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to keep a low profile

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filer doux

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to go straight on

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aller droit

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to work hard

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travailler dur

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to hold out

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tenir ferme

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to talk loudly

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parler fort

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to say what you think

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parler franc

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to take big risks

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risquer gros

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to be in a position of authority

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être haut placé

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to aim correctly

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viser juste

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to guess right

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deviner juste

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to weigh heavily

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peser lourd

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to smell bad

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sentir mauvais

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to stop dead

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s’arrêter net

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to make a clean break

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casser net

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to dig deep

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creuser profond

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sell your life dearly

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vendrez chèrement votre vie

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act basely

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agir bassement

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to the utmost

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au maximum

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advisedly

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à bon escient

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as we go along

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au fur et à mesure

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point blank

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à brûle-pourpoint

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beside

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à côté

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at the top of one’s voice

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à tue-tête

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on one’s belly

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à plat ventre

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each one more than the next

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à qui mieux mieux

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nearly

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à peu près

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at the same time

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à la fois

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separately

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à part

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from this time onwards

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d’ores et déjà

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usually

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d’habitude

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straightaway

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d’emblée

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with renewed vigour

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de plus belle

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up(stairs)

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en haut

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down(stairs)

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behind

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en arrière

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in front

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outside

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in vain

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en vain

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in particular

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en particulier

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finally

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en définitive

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anywhere

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n’importe où

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anytime

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n’importe quand

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anybody

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n’importe qui

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by chance

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par hasard

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in addition

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par ailleurs

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in the front

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par devant

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over and above

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par dessus

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on the other hand

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par contre

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in what followed

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dans la suite par la suite

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and so on

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et ainsi de suite

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immediately

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de suite

sur-le-champ

tout de suite

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continuously

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sans cesse

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straight, to the point

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sans détour

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and with that

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sur ces entrefaites

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completely

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tout à fait

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suddenly

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tout d’un coup

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side by side

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côte à côte

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here and there

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ça et là

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somehow or other

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vaille que vaille

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angrily

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avec colère

sur le ton de la colère

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concisely

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d’une manière concise

avec concision

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charmingly

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avec charme

d’une manière charmante

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creatively

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avec beaucoup de talent

d’imagination

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jokingly

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sur le ton de la plaisanterie

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possessively

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de façon possessive

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reflectively

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de façon réfléchie

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sadly

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avec tristesse

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stubbornly

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avec entêtement

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surprisingly

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de façon surprenant

à ma/ta grande surprise

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vengefully

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sur un ton vengeur

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I sleep well

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Je dors bien

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Things are turning out badly

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Les choses tournent mal

174
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like this, like that, so, thus

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ainsi

175
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standing

A

debout

176
Q

purposefully

A

exprès

177
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affectionately

A

affectueusement

178
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differently

A

autrement

179
Q

clearly

A

clairement

180
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in a confused manner

A

confusément

181
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correctly

A

correctement

182
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easily

A

facilement

183
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cautiously

A

précautionneusement

184
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carefully

A

soigneusement

185
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vaguely

A

vaguement

186
Q

He always behaved like that

A

Il s’est toujours comporté ainsi

187
Q

You sing well

A

Tu chantes bien

188
Q

Stand up

A

Mets-toi debout

189
Q

He misread the label

A

Il a mal lu l’étiquette

190
Q

It was hardly any better yesterday evening

A

Hier soir ça n’allait guère mieux

191
Q

I’ll forget it very easily

A

Je l’oublierai très facilement

192
Q

She carefully laid out her suit

A

Elle étendait soigneusement son tailleur

193
Q

I smoke moderately

A

Je fume modérément

194
Q

Everything is so clear now

A

Tout est si clair maintenant

195
Q

That won’t be entirely the truth

A

Ce ne sera pas tout à fait la vérité

196
Q

I stretch out my hand almost to touch his face

A

Je tends ma main jusqu’à presque toucher son visage

197
Q

She lifted her head up too quickly

A

Elle a dressé trop brusquement la tête

198
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sufficiently

A

assez

199
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much more

A

autrement

200
Q

completely

A

complètement

201
Q

as much

A

autant (only for verbs)

202
Q

inordinately

A

démesurément

203
Q

moderately

A

modérément

204
Q

particularly

A

particulièrement

205
Q

more

A

davantage (only for verbs)

206
Q

at least

A

au moins

207
Q

hardly

A

à peine

208
Q

nearly

A

à peu près

209
Q

by far

A

de loin par trop

210
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rather

A

plutôt

211
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completely

A

tout à fait

212
Q

He is quite a well-known actor

A

C’est un acteur assez connu

213
Q

Road accidents are the cause of as many deaths as war

A

La route tue autant que la guerre

214
Q

She is much more intelligent than her sister

A

Elle est autrement intelligente que sa soeur

215
Q

They spent a lot of time discussing over the weekend

A

Ils ont beaucoup discuté pendant le weekend

216
Q

That’s really stupid

A

C’est bien bête

217
Q

There are more than you think

A

Il y en a davantage qu’on ne le pense

218
Q

She bought a ticket just before catching the train

A

Elle a acheté un billet juste avant de prendre le train

219
Q

They even bring back souvenirs

A

On ramène même des souvenirs

220
Q

This is the very bike he used

A

Voici le vélo même dont il s’est servi

221
Q

such a strangely silent world

A

un monde si étrangement silencieux

222
Q

She is so much nicer

A

Elle est tellement plus sympathique

223
Q

I replied in a quite confused way

A

J’ai répondu tout de travers

224
Q

I have been here for a very long time

A

Je suis ici depuis très longtemps

225
Q

enough excuses

A

assez d’excuses

226
Q

as much money

A

autant d’argent

227
Q

many customers

A

beaucoup de clients

228
Q

many problems

A

bien des problèmes

229
Q

so much work

A

tellement de travail

230
Q

she sings well, better, less well, the best, the least well

A

elle chante bien/mieux/moins bien/le mieux/le moins bien

231
Q

she sings badly, worse, less badly, the worst, the least badly

A

elle chante mal/plus mal/le plus mal/moins mal/le moins mal

232
Q

too bad

A

tant pis

233
Q

Things are going from bad to worse

A

Les choses vont de mal en pis

234
Q

what’s worse

A

qui pis est,

235
Q

if the worse comes to the worst

A

au pis aller

236
Q

at the worst,

A

en mettant tout au pis,

237
Q

she eats a lot/more/the most of all/as much as me

A

elle manche beaucoup/plus/le plus de toutes/autant que moi

238
Q

she eats little/less/the least of all/as little as me

A

elle mange peu/moins/le moins de toutes/aussi peu que moi

239
Q

More and more pregnant women want to know what sex their baby is

A

De plus en plus de femmes enceintes veulent connaître le sexe de leur bébé

240
Q

Fewer and fewer pregnant women smoke

A

De moins en moins de femmes enceintes fument

241
Q

The older one is, the more difficulty one has adapting to change

A

Plus on est âgé plus on a de difficultés à s’adapter au changement

242
Q

The less wealthy one is, the fewer choices one has in life

A

Moins on a de revenus moins on a de choix dans la vie

243
Q

She is even more talented than I had thought

A

Elle est encore plus talentueuse que je n’avais pensé

244
Q

This novel is even less readable than I had thought

A

Ce roman est encore moins lisible que je ne croyais

245
Q

good, better, the best adj.

A

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

246
Q

well, better, the best adv.

A

bien, mieux, le mieux

247
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He wants to have a better seat

A

Il désire avoir une meilleure place

248
Q

These goods are better

A

Ces marchandises sont meilleures

249
Q

She dresses better than the others

A

Elle s’habille mieux que les autres

250
Q

She dresses the best of all

A

Elle s’habille le mieux de toutes

251
Q

Everything is fine/Everything is better

A

Tout est bien/Tout est mieux

252
Q

Everything is good/Everything is better

A

Tout est bon/Tout est meilleur

253
Q

She is fine as a director/She is better as a director

A

Elle est bien comme directeur/Elle est mieux comme directeur

254
Q

She is good as a director/She is better as a director

A

Elle est bonne comme directeur/Elle est meilleure comme directeur

255
Q

We’re fine here/We’re better here

A

On est bien ici/On est mieux ici

256
Q

It’s good here/It’s better here

A

C’est bon ici/C’est meilleur ici

257
Q

Every parent wants what is best for his or her child

A

Tout parent veut le bien de son enfant

258
Q

All taxes included

A

Toutes taxes comprises

259
Q

Meals are served at any time

A

Les repas sont servis à toute heure

260
Q

They came as quickly as they could

A

Ils sont venus à toute vitesse

261
Q

Such a suit can be worn on any occasion

A

Un tel costume convient à toute occasion

262
Q

All the boys have arrived

A

Tous les garçons sont arrivés

263
Q

All the songs they play on that station are out of date

A

Toutes les chansons qu’ils passent sur cette chaîne sont dépassées

264
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He complained about it all day

A

Il s’en est plaint toute la journée

265
Q

All things considered, I’ve decided not to do it

A

Tout bien considéré, j’ai décidé de ne pas le faire

266
Q

You told me that everything would be sorted out by this evening

A

Tu m’avais dit que tout serait réglé avant ce soir

267
Q

We are eternally grateful to everyone

A

Nous sommes infiniment redevables à tous (final -s pronounced)

268
Q

We’ll all sing together

A

Nous allons chanter tous ensemble (final -s pronounced)

269
Q

I don’t like these songs anymore. They are all out of date

A

Je n’aime plus ces chansons. Toutes sont dépassées

270
Q

She is singing very quietly

A

Elle chante tout bas

271
Q

His success was quite simply the best surprise of the year

A

Son succès était tout bonnement la meilleure surprise de l’année

272
Q

You do everything the wrong way round

A

Tu fais tout de travers

273
Q

The little girls were completely taken aback by the headmistress’s announcement

A

Les petites filles étaient toutes désemparées par l’annonce de la directrice

274
Q

Your sisters are quite ready to come out and join you

A

Tes sœurs sont toutes prêtes à venir te rejoindre

275
Q

You know full well that your sister would be delighted to see you again

A

Tu sais bien que ta sœur serait tout (or toute) heureuse de te revoir

276
Q

The little kittens were thoroughly excited by the movements of the cotton reel

A

Les petites chattes étaient tout (or toutes) excitées par les mouvement de la bobine de fil

277
Q

The picture is clear now

A

L’image est nette à présent

278
Q

He is still there

A

Il y est toujours

279
Q

Suddenly there was a kind of movement of air

A

Soudain il y a eu comme un déplacement d’air

280
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beforehand

A

auparavant

281
Q

immediately

A

aussitôt

282
Q

in the past

A

autrefois

283
Q

henceforth

A

désormais dorénavant

284
Q

meanwhile

A

entre-temps

285
Q

in the distant past

A

jadis

286
Q

in the recent past

A

naguère

287
Q

currently

A

actuellement

288
Q

recently

A

dernièrement

récemment

289
Q

frequently

A

fréquemment

290
Q

previously

A

précédemment

291
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soon

A

prochainement

292
Q

at present

A

à présent

293
Q

from then on

A

dès lors

294
Q

at any moment

A

d’un instant à l’autre

295
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subsequently

A

par la suite

296
Q

Currently, he’s going out with my sister

A

Actuellement il sort avec ma sœur

297
Q

He had met her two years before

A

Il l’avait rencontrée deux ans auparavant

298
Q

From then on he wanted to spend his life with her

A

Dès lors il voulait passer sa vie avec elle

299
Q

She realized immediately

A

Elle s’en est rendu compte aussitôt

300
Q

Afterwards nothing happened

A

Ensuite il ne s’est rien passé

301
Q

Meanwhile, she had met someone else

A

Entre-temps elle avait rencontré quelqu’un d’autre

302
Q

His smile was never the same

A

Son sourire n’a plus été le même

303
Q

We spoke for a long time

A

Nous avons parlé longtemps

304
Q

afterwards

A

par la suite

305
Q

The office occupies two floors,

A

Le bureau occupe deux étages

306
Q

formerly living accommodation

A

naguère habités

307
Q

Sometimes they took me to Roubaix

A

Quelquefois on me conduisait à Roubaix

308
Q

I’ve often wanted to do it

A

J’ai souvent voulu le faire

309
Q

Get out of here immediately

A

Sors tout de suite

310
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At that time he was the manager of an estate agency in a small town

A

Il était alors directeur d’une petite agence immobilière en province

311
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So, what’s new?

A

Alors, quoi de neuf?

312
Q

So, what do you think about it?

A

Alors, qu’est-ce que tu en penses?

313
Q

is he still here

A

Est-il encore/toujours là?

314
Q

She is still complaining

A

Elle se plaint encore/toujours

315
Q

He has lost his key again

A

Il a encore perdu sa clef

316
Q

I am afraid of fainting again

A

J’ai peur de m’évanouir encore

317
Q

More bread, please

A

Encore du pain, s’il vous plaît

318
Q

They travelled a further ten or twenty kilometres

A

Ils ont roulé encore dix ou vingt kilomètres

319
Q

She is even more gifted than her sister

A

Elle est encore plus douée que sa sœur

320
Q

I like your idea even more than mine

A

J’aime encore mieux votre idée que la mienne

321
Q

They have always refused to talk to me

A

Elles ont toujours refusé de me parler

322
Q

They had always tried to hide it from me

A

On s’efforçait depuis toujours de me le cacher

323
Q

He still hasn’t arrived

A

II n’est toujours pas arrivé

324
Q

He didn’t always arrive/turn up

A

Il n’est pas toujours arrivé

325
Q

He hasn’t yet arrived

A

Il n’est pas encore arrivé

326
Q

He paid the bill, and afterwards left

A

Il a payé l’addition, et il est ensuite parti

327
Q

He paid the bill, then he left

A

Il a payé l’addition, puis il est parti

328
Q

Have you ever seen anything like it?

A

As-tu jamais vu une chose pareille?

329
Q

If you ever meet Jules, say hello to him from me

A

Si jamais tu rencontres Jules, tu lui diras bonjour de ma part

330
Q

He’s done that exercise a hundred times without ever making a mistake

A

Il a fait cet exercice cent fois sans jamais se tromper

331
Q

You are late again. You’ll stay behind after school

A

Tu es de nouveau en retard. Tu resteras après l’école

332
Q

It’s already late, we must go home

A

Il est déjà tard, nous devons rentrer

333
Q

For you it’s too late. You should have done it several years ago

A

Pour toi, il est trop tard. Tu aurais dû le faire il y a plusieurs années

334
Q

I arrived just now

A

Je suis arrivé tout à l’heure

335
Q

It’s never too late

A

Il n’est jamais trop tard

336
Q

She will arrive presently

A

Elle va arriver tout à l’heure

337
Q

I arrived yesterday

A

Je suis arrivé hier

338
Q

I’ll arrive tomorrow

A

J’arriverai demain

339
Q

I arrived the day before

A

Je suis arrivé la veille

340
Q

I arrived the day after

A

Je suis arrivée le lendemain

341
Q

formerly

A

autrefois jadis

342
Q

in the future

A

à l’avenir

343
Q

I hear hurried steps outside

A

J’entends des pas précipités dehors

344
Q

We want to live elsewhere

A

Nous voulons habiter ailleurs

345
Q

You go inside

A

Vous entrez dedans

346
Q

Someone, outside, got nervous

A

Quelqu’un, dehors, s’est inquiété

347
Q

Behind there is a beet field

A

Derrière il y a un champ de betteraves

348
Q

You’ll find the label on the bottom

A

Vous trouverez l’étiquette dessous

349
Q

The address is written on the top

A

L’adresse est marquée dessus

350
Q

Papers were left almost everywhere

A

On a laissé des papiers un peu partout

351
Q

elsewhere

A

ailleurs

352
Q

inside

A

dedans

353
Q

inwardly; facing inwards

A

en dedans

354
Q

on the inside

A

au-dedans

355
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in there

A

là-dedans

356
Q

in/at the front

A

en avant

357
Q

in/at the back

A

en arrière

358
Q

outwardly; facing outwards

A

en dehors

359
Q

on the outside

A

au-dehors

360
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behind

A

derrière

361
Q

from behind

A

par derrière

362
Q

underneath, on the bottom

A

dessous

363
Q

underneath, on the back

A

en dessous

364
Q

below

A

au-dessous

365
Q

underneath (motion)

A

par-dessous

366
Q

over, on the top

A

dessus

367
Q

on the top, on the front

A

en dessus

368
Q

above

A

au-dessus

369
Q

across

A

par-dessus

370
Q

everywhere

A

partout

371
Q

opposite (on a page)

A

ci-contre

372
Q

below (in a piece of writing:

A

ci-dessous

373
Q

above

A

ci-dessus

374
Q

later

A

ci-après

375
Q

earlier

A

ci-devant

376
Q

(down) below

A

en bas

377
Q

(up) above

A

en haut

378
Q

The door to the room is closed. Yet I left it open behind me

A

La porte de la pièce est fermée. Je l’ai pourtant laissée ouverte derrière moi

379
Q

The arguments in favour of this policy are clear. Therefore we should follow it closely

A

Les arguments en faveur de cette ligne politique sont clairs. Nous devons donc la suivre de près

380
Q

She was probably poor

A

Elle était pauvre, probablement

381
Q

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to come

A

Je n’ai malheureusement pas pu venir

382
Q

I worked very hard to finish in time. Yet they refused to pay me my bonus

A

J’ai beaucoup travaillé pour terminer à temps. Cependant, ils n’ont pas voulu me payer mon treizième mois

383
Q

Mr Bergamote explained the situation very clearly. Indeed, we must take a decision this very day

A

M Bergamote a expliqué la situation très clairement. En effet, nous devrons prendre une décision aujourd’hui même

384
Q

Playing the Stock Exchange is a sensible activity for those who know what they’re doing. On the other hand, it can be a catastrophe for those who don’t

A

Jouer en Bourse est une bonne occupation pour ceux qui s’y connaissent. En revanche, cela peut être une catastrophe pour ceux qui n’y connaissent rien

385
Q

The boat sank in June. Nonetheless, the insurance company was still establishing the facts in December

A

Le bateau a coulé au mois de juin. Néanmoins, la compagnie d’assurance établissait toujours les faits au mois de décembre

386
Q

My son never writes to me. His sister, on the other hand, keeps me informed of everything she is doing

A

Mon fils ne m’écrit jamais. Sa sœur, par contre, me tient au courant de tout ce qu’elle fait

387
Q

So, what did she prefer?

A

Alors, que préférait-elle?

388
Q

They would reply, of course, that I could have done it long before

A

Ils me répondraient, bien sûr, que j’aurais pu le faire depuis longtemps

389
Q

so, in the same way

A

ainsi

390
Q

conversely

A

au contraire

391
Q

surely

A

assurément

392
Q

so, thus

A

aussi

393
Q

yet

A

cependant pourtant

394
Q

moreover, what’s more

A

d’ailleurs

395
Q

for all that

A

encore

396
Q

at least

A

du moins

397
Q

indeed

A

en effet

398
Q

evidently

A

évidemment

399
Q

in sum, briefly

A

en somme

400
Q

nonetheless

A

néanmoins

401
Q

on the other hand

A

par contre

402
Q

doubtlessly

A

sans doute

403
Q

only

A

seulement

404
Q

so be it

A

soit

405
Q

all the same

A

quand même

406
Q

nevertheless

A

toutefois

407
Q

in all likelihood

A

vraisemblablement

408
Q

I certainly couldn’t have understood it

A

Je n’aurais certainement pas pu le comprendre

409
Q

She certainly didn’t suspect it

A

Elle ne s’en doutait certes pas

410
Q

The teacher has at least this quality, that he speaks very clearly

A

Le prof a du moins cette qualité qu’il articule bien

411
Q

He’s probably a friend

A

C’est sans doute un ami

412
Q

He took these steps with the very best of intentions. Only he didn’t have the knowledge required

A

II a entrepris cette démarche avec de très bonnes intentions. Seulement, il ne possédait pas les connaissances requises

413
Q

I’m not really bad

A

Je ne suis pas vraiment mauvais

414
Q

We’ll go far beyond the frontier

A

Nous irons loin au-delà de la frontière

415
Q

At least ten years ago

A

Il y a au moins dix ans

416
Q

I have been here for a very long time

A

Je suis ici depuis très longtemps

417
Q

She carefully laid out her suit on the bed

A

Elle a soigneusement étendu son tailleur sur le lit

418
Q

We sometimes bring back souvenirs

A

On ramène parfois des souvenirs

419
Q

I have often wanted to do it

A

J’ai souvent voulu le faire

420
Q

They discussed a lot during the weekend

A

Ils ont beaucoup discuté pendant le weekend

421
Q

He misread the label

A

Il a mal lu l’étiquette

422
Q

They have always refused to talk to me

A

Elles ont toujours refusé de me parler

423
Q

I picked up the keys yesterday

A

J’ai ramassé les clefs hier

Hier j’ai ramassé les clefs

424
Q

She had sold her house the day before

A

La veille elle avait vendu sa maison

Elle avait vendu sa maison la veille

425
Q

He took the file away on purpose

A

II a emporté le dossier à dessin

426
Q

Everybody does the washing-up here

A

Ici tout le monde fait la vaisselle

427
Q

We want to live elsewhere

A

Nous voulons habiter ailleurs

428
Q

Behind there is a beet field

A

Derrière il y a un champ de betteraves

429
Q

You’ll find the label on the bottom

A

Vous trouverez l’étiquette dessous

430
Q

Papers were left almost everywhere

A

On a laissé des papiers un peu partout

French Grammar and Usage (14 decks)

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