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Knowledge
connaissance
A resort
Place where many people go for rest (a tourist resort, ski resort)
the shade
l’ombre
haphazardly
au hasard
steady
régulier, stable
In a row
D’affilée
To expect
S’attendre à
To pick
Cueillir, choisir
the pride
la fierté
To praise
To express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or something
(He should be praised for his honesty)
(He was highly praised for his research)
A peg, an ankle
la cheville
Though
Pourtant, cependant, bien que
to find out
découvrir
stubborn
têtu
Insight
Un aperçu
A nap
Une sieste
To be slouched
Etre avachi
A nostril
Une narine
The taste buds
les papilles gustatives
the train took us to Paris
le train nous a emmené jusqu’à Paris
Right/Just after I got off the train
Juste après que je sois descendu du train
I smelt an incredible sugar scent
J’ai senti une incroyable odeur de sucre
He thought this town was beautiful
Il a trouvé cette ville magifique
A floor
Un étage, le sol, le parquet
We walked towards the town center
Nous avons marché en direction du centre ville
To date back to 1500
Cela date de
The majority of, Most
La majorité de
Homemade
Fait maison
Thick / Thickness
Epais / Epaisseur
Deaf
Sourd
Out of order
En panne
To miss his train
Rater son train
A screwdriver
Un tournevis
On time
A l’heure
To assemble a piece of furniture
Monter un meuble
Thanks to
Grâce à
Genuinely
Entouré sincérité
Barely
A peine, presque jamais
To overtake
Dépasser
A clue
un indice
traffic lights
feux de circulation
to regard
to consider or have an opinion about something or someone
while
At the same time as (I read it while you were drying your hair) compared with the fact that (I do all the housework while he just does the dishes now and again) despite the fact that (While I accept that he’s not perfect in many respects, I do actually like the man)
To aim
vouloir, inspirer, pointer (une arme)
As though
As if
headlights
les phares de voiture
throughout
à travers
To be overwhelmed by
to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion (I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received) (She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died)
despair
désespoir
a regard
respect or consideration
I am used to this accent
Je suis habitué à cet accent
A proclivity
Une tendance, une inclination
Despite
En dépit de, malgré que
flashlight
lampe torche
Unless
à moins que, sauf si
Pride
la fierté
streetlight
réverbère
to undress
déshabiller
Though
Pourtant, cependant, bien que
novel (adj) / a novel
Nouveau, novateur / un roman
Instead of
Au lieu de
Instead
à la place ( I’m going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead)
I tried to put my underpants back on
j’ai essayé de remettre mon caleçon
a lamp
une lampe
brake light
feux de freinage
I got used to this situation
Je me suis habitué à cette situation
Unbearable
Insupportable
Despite himself
To do something although you don’t want to or you know you shouldn’t
Indeed
En effet
While
at the same time as (I read it while you were drying your hair) compared with the fact that (I do all the housework while he just does the dishes now and again) despite the fact that (While I accept that he’s not perfect in many respects, I do actually like the man)
