Anglais, Verbe Flashcards

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To leak

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Fuir

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To dive

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Plonger

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To demonstrate

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Manifester

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To bail out

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Renflouer

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To bequeath

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Léguer

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To waver

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Hésiter
Ou
trembler (voix)

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To be ousted

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Être chassé

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To be on a hot seat

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Être sur la selette

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To overcome

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Vaincre, surmonter

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To merge

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Fusionner

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To soar

To skyrocket

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Crever le plafond, grimper en flèche

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To belong

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Appartenir

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To take over

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Reprendre la suite, prendre le contrôle, racheter

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13
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To step down

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Démissionner

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To yield

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Céder

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To advocate

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Prôner

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To match

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Gérer

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17
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To testify

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Témoigner

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To withdraw

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Retirer

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To wander

To roam

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Érrer, flanner, vagabonder

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20
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To peek

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Jeter un oeil

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21
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To stand out

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Se démarquer

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22
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To make a face

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Faire une grimace de dégout

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23
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To sulk

To pout

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Bouder

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24
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To pull a wry face

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Faire une sale tête

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25
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To lean

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Se pencher

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26
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To be prone

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Être enclin de

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27
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To roast

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Rôtir

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28
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To dare

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Oser

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29
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To weight

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Peser

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30
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To frown

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Froncer les sourcils

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31
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To found

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Fonder

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32
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To find

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Trouver

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33
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To loom

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Se profiler à l’horizon

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34
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To reshape

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Refaçonner

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35
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To compel

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Obliger, forcer, imposer

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36
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To assess

To appraise

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Jauger, estimer, considérer

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37
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To be blamed for

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Être accusé de

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38
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To be indicated for

To investigate / to interview under caution

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Être mis en examen

Mettre en examen

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39
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To draft

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Faire un brouillon

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40
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To startle

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Sursauter

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41
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To craft

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Fabriquer

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42
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To single out

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Selectionner

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43
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To tape

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Enregistrer
Ou
Scotcher
Ou
Mettre sur écoute
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44
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To bear

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Supporter

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45
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To hope

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Espérer

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46
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To hop

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Sautiller

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47
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To glare at

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Regarder méchamment

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48
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To glance at

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Jeter un coup d’oeil

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49
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To stare at

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Regarder fixement

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50
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To contemplate + Ving

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Avoir l’attention de …

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51
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To undertake

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Entreprendre

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52
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To be in stitches

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Être plié en 4

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53
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To roar with laughter

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Rugir de rire

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54
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To burst out laughing / to burst into laughter

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Éclater de rire

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55
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To curse / to swear

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Jurer, dire des gros mots

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56
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To fight one’s way to achieve

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Se frayer un chemin en se battant, pour réussir

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57
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To elbow one’s way through the crowd

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Jouer des coudes pour se frayer un chemin dans la foule

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58
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To make way

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Ouvrir la voie

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59
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To remain

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Rester

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60
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To choke

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Étouffer

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61
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To shock

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Choquer

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62
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To shrink

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Rétrecir

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63
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To abscount
To escape
To leak

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Fuir

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64
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To nibble

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Grignotter

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65
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To come across

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Recontrer Quelqu’un par hasard

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66
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To save money

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Économiser

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67
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To benefit from something

To benefit somebody

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Béneficier de quelque chose

Béneficier à Quelqu’un

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68
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To remind someone of something

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Rappeler quelque chose à quelqu’un

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69
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To succeed in + Ving

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Réussir dans …

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70
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To be interested in + Ving

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Être interessé par ….

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71
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To make a choice / a decision

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Faire un choix / prendre une décision

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72
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To take advantage from

To make the most of

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Tirer parti de, profiter de

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73
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To fix

To repair

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Réparer

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74
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To mend

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Raccomoder

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75
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To gut

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Évicerer, vider de sa substance

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76
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To be jittery

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Être nerveux

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77
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To delay

To postpone

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Retarder, reporter

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78
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To sting

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Piquer

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79
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To deceive

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Tromper

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80
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To implement

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Mettre en pratique

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81
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To improve

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Ameliorer

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82
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To make a profit

To make profits

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Faire un, des profit,s

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83
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To lack something

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Manquer de qqch

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84
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To tackle

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Aborder, s’attaquer à

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85
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To borrow

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Emprunter

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86
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To make it impossible

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Rendre impossible

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87
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To foreclose

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Saisir (immobilier)

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88
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To impose something on

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Imposer quelque chose à

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89
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To bear a grudge against somebody

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Nourrir un ressentiment contre quelqu’un

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To advise

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Conseiller

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To struggle

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Lutter

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92
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To prevail

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Prévaloir

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93
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To gather

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Rassembler

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94
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To bid

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Offrir

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95
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To bid somebody farewell

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Faire ses adieux à quelqu’un

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96
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To confie in someone

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Confier à quelqu’un

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97
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To take side with

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Prendre position pour

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98
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To hang (régulier)
Ou 
To hang (irrégulier)
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Pendre quelqu’un
Ou
Pendre un vêtement

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99
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To be engrossed in

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Être plongé dans (lecture)

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100
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To wander

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S’aventurer

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101
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To attend

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Assister à, aller à (un cours)

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102
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To expect

To wait

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Attendre

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103
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To frisk

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Palper

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104
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To mind

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Être déranger
Ou
Faire attention à, garder

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105
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To get a brass ring

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Décrocher le pompon, tirer le gros lot

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106
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To cling

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S’accrocher

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107
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To claw

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S’aggriper, s’accrocher très fort

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108
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To dent

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Endommager

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109
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To be grumpy

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Être grincheux

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110
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To find a balance

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Trouver l’équilibre, équilibrer

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111
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To recede

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Reculer, s’éloigner

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To criticize

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Critiquer

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113
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To stall

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S’arreter, caller

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114
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To dodge

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Éviter, esquiver, contourner

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115
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To denounce

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Dénoncer

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116
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To split

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Séparer

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117
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To sin

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Pécher

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118
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To hoover / to vacuum

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Aspirer

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119
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To manage

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Réussir, se débrouiller, s’en sortir

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120
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To stem from

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Provenir de

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121
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To partake

To be part of

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Participer

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122
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To reap

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Récolter, faucher, ramasser

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123
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To rev up

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Redémarrer

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124
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To revamp

To overhaul

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Réviser, reformer de fond en comble

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125
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To reach

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Atteindre

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126
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To hamper

To impede

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Ralentir, entraver, gener

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127
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To meet demand

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Répondre à la demande

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128
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To bypass

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Contourner

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129
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To thwart plans

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Contrecarrer des plans

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To take steps

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Prendre des mesures

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To budge

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Bouger légerement
Ou
Céder, changer d’avis

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132
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To get by

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S’en sortir

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133
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To get in

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Rentrer, réussir

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134
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To curbe

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Limiter, gener, freiner

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135
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To pay lip service to

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Parler mais ne rien faire

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136
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To pinch

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Pincer

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137
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To lose touch with

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Perdre contact avec

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138
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To cling to

To stick to

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S’accrocher à

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139
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To startle

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Sursauter

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140
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To deliver orders

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Livrer des commandes

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141
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To keel over

To capsize

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Faire nauffrage

Par extension tomber dans les pommes

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142
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To take the streets so

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Défiler dans les rues

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143
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To deserve

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Mériter

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144
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To gamble

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Jouer au Jeu d’argent

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To stave off

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Ecarter, eviter un danger

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146
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To have a close call / shave

Narrowly escaped from

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L’echapper belle

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147
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To pledge

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Promettre

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148
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To streamline

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Rationaliser, renvoyer

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149
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To scold

A

Gronder

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150
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To opt in

A

Choisir de …

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151
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To opt out of

A

Choisir de ne pas …

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To long for …

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Aspirer à …

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153
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To pull-in

A

S’arreter en voiture

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154
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To call off

A

Annuler

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155
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To abide by the law

A

Respecter la loi

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156
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To fine

A

Mettre une amende

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157
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To cast

A

Jeter
Ou
Faire fondre du métal

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158
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To dress up

A

Déguiser

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159
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To cater for sb

A

S’occuper de quelqu’un

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160
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To bestow (formel)

A

Conferer, accorder, decerner

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161
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To butter up

To flater

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Flatter

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162
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To get on well

A

Bien s’entendre

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To wreck

A

Echouer (bateau)

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To disrupte

A

Déranger, chambouller

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165
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To rehash

A

Reprendre, répéter

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166
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To shape

A

Former, mettre en forme

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167
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To yield
Ou
To give in

A

Succéder

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168
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To owe

A

Devoir, être redevable

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169
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To fuel

A

Alimenter, nourrir

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170
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To rise by …

A

Augmenter de …

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171
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To qualify

A

Nuancer

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To be used to + Ving

To get used to + infinitif

A

Être habituer à …

S’habituer à …

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To deem

A

Juger, jauger, estimer

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174
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To haul

A

Transporter, tirer remorquer

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175
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To forward

A

Envoyer qqch vers l’avant

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To foster

A

Encourager, promouvoir
Ou
Nourrir

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177
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To cut oneself off

A

S’isoler de, se séparer de

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178
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To dent

A

Endommager

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179
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To tarnish

A

Ternir

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180
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To stain

A

Tâcher

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181
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To shrug

A

Hausser les épaules

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To shrug off

A

Écarter d’un haussement d’épaule, ignorer, ne pas prêter attention

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To get rid of

A

Se débarasser de ..

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184
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To escape + nom

A

S’echapper de …

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185
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To level criticism at sb

A

Adresser des critiques a quelqu’un

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186
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To grant

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Accorder

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187
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To cap

A

Plafonner

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188
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To expose

A

Dénoncer

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189
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To pay a tribute to

A

Rendre homage à

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190
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To praise

A

Faire les louanges de

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191
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To be put in trial

A

Être trainé devant les tribunaux, en procès

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192
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To outweight

A

Peser plus, dominer, l’emporter

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193
Q

To deport

A

Expulser (du pays)

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194
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To be left limbo

A

Être en attente (d’un jugement)

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To be left in the lurch

A

Être en attente et ne pas savoir quoi faire

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196
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To over reach

A

Aller trop loin

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To plunge smthing into smthing

To immerse smthing in smthing

A

Plonger qqch dans qqch

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198
Q

To swallow

A

Avaler

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199
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To gulp down

A

Ingurgiter

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200
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To guzzle down

A

Boire rapidement et bruyament

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201
Q

To tap into

A

Exploiter, puiser dans

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202
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To wince

A

Grimacer, faire la grimace, mal supporter

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203
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To lampoon

A

Ridiculiser

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204
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To extol

A

Louer, vanter

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To sue

To prosecute

A

Poursuivre en justice, faire un procès

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206
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To bury

A

Enterrer

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207
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To scorn

To despise

A

Mépriser

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208
Q

To look down

A

Regarder de haut

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209
Q

To tane

A

Apprivoiser

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210
Q

To bet on

A

Parier sur

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211
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To relie on

A

Reposer sur

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212
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To prevent

A

Empecher

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213
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To spruce up

A

Embellir

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214
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To spread

A

S’étendre, s’étaler

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215
Q

To reckon

A

Reconnaitre, admettre

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216
Q

To inflate

A

Gonfler

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217
Q

To be drunk and disordely

A

Être déchirer, faire le bordel

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218
Q

To respect law and order

A

Être correct,calme

Respecter la loi

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219
Q

To cut oneself off

A

Se couper de

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220
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To bash

A

Critiquer , taper sur (figurer)

Ou
Cogner frapper

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Q

To deter someone from + Ving

A

Décourager qqun de faire qqch

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222
Q

To resort to

A

Avoir recours à

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223
Q

To be wary of

A

Être prudent, circonspect

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224
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To moan

A

Gémir

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225
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To nag
To harass
To pester

A

Harceler

Ex:
nagging child
Sexual harassment
Pestering bug

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Q

To be on [once] own

A

Être tout seul

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227
Q

To lay off

To dismiss

A

Renvoyer (qqun)

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228
Q

To shout

A

Crier

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229
Q

To be inflamed

A

S’enflammer

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Q

To be worked up

A

Être en colère, exhaspéré, dans tout ses états

231
Q

To be carried away

A

S’enflammer, Parler et ne plus s’arreter

232
Q

To be wistful

To feel wistful

A

Être nostalgique

233
Q

To pin the blame on

A

Faire porter le chapeau à, mettre la faute sur

234
Q

To acknowledge

235
Q

To climb the rungs of the social ladder

A

Gravir l’echelle sociale

236
Q

To bear in mind

A

Garder à l’esprit

237
Q

To assuage

To allay

238
Q

To be spendthrift

A

Être dépensier

239
Q

To bog down

A

S’enliser

240
Q

To choke

To stifle

A

Étrangler (très concret, action)

Étouffer (plus abstrait)

241
Q

To go out on parole (judiciaire)

A

Sortir avec sursis

242
Q

To spin a yarn

A

Tisser un fil
Ou
Raconter une histoire

243
Q

To shed the light on

A

Faire lumière sur

244
Q

To call on

A

Rendre visite

245
Q

To whistle

246
Q

To drop a hint

To hint at

A

Faire allusion à

247
Q

To sum up

To resume

A

Résumer

Reprendre

248
Q

To peg

A

Bloquer, lier deux choses

249
Q

To carry out (an attack)

A

Perpétrer un attentat

250
Q

To default (bank)

A

Faire défaut (pour une banque)

251
Q

To downgrade

A

Rétrograder

252
Q

To yearn for

A

Aspirer à

Avoir très envie de

253
Q

To feel like

To feel like a million bucks

A

Avoir envie de
Ou on dirait que
Ou avoir l’impression que

Péter la forme

254
Q

To pine for

A

Aspirer à (littéraire )

255
Q

To be huddled

A

Être blotti

256
Q

To nurture hopes

A

Nourrir les espoirs

257
Q

To wither

A

Se raccorner

Se fletrir

258
Q

To break out (war)

A

Éclater (guerre)

259
Q

To rejig

A

Réformer réaménager réarranger

260
Q

To start a fresh

A

Repartir de 0

261
Q

To start from scratch

A

Partir de rien

262
Q

To shun ( a job)

A

Rejeter , ne pas vouloir (un emploi)

263
Q

To be tantamount to +ing

A

Être equivalent à

264
Q

To apply for

A

Faire une demande, postuler pour

265
Q

To take a test

To sit for a test

A

Past un test /un examen

266
Q

To demand

267
Q

To take on oath to

To pledge allegiance to

A

Prêter serement, jurer allegence

268
Q

To highlight
To stress the highlight
To emphasize

269
Q

To go along with

A

Accompagner, assortir de

270
Q

To voice

A

Exprimer à haute voix, dire haut et fort

271
Q

To mitigate

A

Diluer, atténuer, affaiblir

272
Q

To sip down

A

Boire avec distinction

273
Q

To scold

274
Q

To repuke

275
Q

To whisk sb away

A

Enmenner, enlever quelqu’un (rapidement )

276
Q

To reel

277
Q

To realise

A

Se rendre compte

!!!!! On ne dit pas je réalise que en fr !!!!!

278
Q

To qualify

279
Q

To snoop

280
Q

To pry

A

Forcer l’ouverture

281
Q

To condone

A

Donner son aval, approuver, cautionner

282
Q

To tidy

On ne dit pas tidied mais tidy pour le participe passé

283
Q

To comment on

284
Q

To be worn out

A

Être usé, épuisé

285
Q

To hoard

A

Tesoriser, coffrer, stocker de l’argent

286
Q

To make an effort

A

Faire un effort

287
Q

To commute

A

Faire la navette (entre domicile et travail tout les jours )

288
Q

To be in tune with

A

Être sur la même longueur d’onde que

289
Q

To partake of

A

Faire partie de

290
Q

To flutter

A
Voleter (oiseau)
Ou flotter (drapeau)
291
Q

To float

A

Flotter (bateau)

292
Q

To be aflutter

A

Être dans tous ses états

293
Q

To whine

To groan

A

Gémir (aiguë), geindre

Gémir (grave)

294
Q

To pretend

A

Faire semblant, prétendre

295
Q

To squeeze

A

Écraser

presser

296
Q

To snap

A

Claquer des doigts

297
Q

To lean against

A

S’appuyer sur

298
Q

To walk down the aisle

A

~Se marier

299
Q

To wind through

A

Serpenter (route)

300
Q

To run an errand

A

Faire une course (super marché )

301
Q

To step away from

A

S’éloigner de

302
Q

To abort (a mission)

A

~Annuler (une mission)

Pour des raison de sécurité

303
Q

To crunch number

A

Faire des calculs

304
Q

To sieve

A

Filtrer, tamiser

305
Q

To sort out

A

Régler (un problème)
Ou Organiser
Ou trier

306
Q

To gauge

To assess

A

Evaluer jauger

307
Q

To grasp

A

saisir empoigner

Ou saisir, comprendre

308
Q

To make do with

A

Faire avec

309
Q

To turn out to be

A

S’avérer être

310
Q

To go where the wind blows

A

Expression

Suivre la tendance

311
Q

To pounce

A

Bondir (sur une proie) se jeter sur

312
Q

To bounce

A

Rebondir (ballon)

313
Q

To sigh

314
Q

To chastise sb

To punish sb

315
Q

To smirch

To besmirch

A
Salir, souiller
Ternir tacher (image)
316
Q

To loom

A

Surgir, apparaître, poindre

317
Q

To cheer

A

Acclamer, encourager

318
Q

To seek

319
Q

To doze

320
Q

To socialize

A

Rencontrer des gens, sortir avec des gens, frequenter des gens

321
Q

To be off to

A
Être sur le chemin pour
Y aller (informel)
322
Q

To smuggle

A

Faire passer illegalement

323
Q

To run neck and neck

A

Être au coude à coude

324
Q

To strike a deal

A

Conclure un accord

325
Q

To be part in

A

Participer

326
Q

To pay for

A

Payer qqch

327
Q

To be responsible for

A

Être eesponsable de

328
Q

To prevent

329
Q

To state

A

Déclarer, stipuler

Ou présenter (formel)

330
Q

To be running even with

A

Être à égalité dans une campagne politique

331
Q

To fingerprint

A

Prendre les empreintes

332
Q

To testify

To testify of

A

Témoigner

Être preuve de

333
Q

To turn out

A

S’avérer

334
Q

To call for

A

Exiger, demander

335
Q

To wreak havoc

A

Detruire, semer la destruction, faire des ravages

336
Q

To crack down on

A

Sévir contre, réprimer

337
Q

To screen

A

Proteger, faire écran

Ou filtrer, sélectionner

338
Q

To deceive régulation

A

Tromper le règlement

339
Q

To face fines

A

Encourir des amendes

340
Q

To comply with

A

Se plier à, se conformer à

341
Q

To topple

A

S’effondrer, s’écrouler

Ou Renverser (politique)

342
Q

To meddle in smth

A

Se mêler de qqch

343
Q

To raise taxes

A

Lever des impôts

344
Q

To thrive

A

Prospérer

345
Q

To snatch

346
Q

To raise standards

A

Élever les critères

347
Q

To kick out

A

Flanquer dehors, chasser

348
Q

Ton claw sth back

A

Récupère qqch

349
Q

To give sb a second wind

A

Donner à qqun un second souffle

350
Q

To pave the way for

A

Ouvrir la voie pour

351
Q

To disembowel

A

Éventrer, éviscérer, vider de sa substance

352
Q

To claim all the credit

A

S’attribuer tout le mérite

353
Q

To beat back

A

Repousser, réprimer

354
Q

To be intent on + V ing

A

Être désireux de

355
Q

To be riding high

To be on a roll

A

Avoir le vent en poupe

356
Q

To alleviate

A

Soulager, apaiser

357
Q

To be color-blind

A

Ne pas faire de discrimination

Ne pas avoir de préjudice raciaux

358
Q

To forge links

A

Nouer des liens

359
Q

To flounder

A

Patauger, se débattre, avoir du mal, des difficultés progresser

360
Q

To drift into trouble

A

Partir à la dérive, mal tourner

361
Q

To phase out

A

Supprime, mettre un terme, retirer progressivement

362
Q

To draw a black

A

Avoir un trou de mémoire

363
Q

To jolt

A

Secouer

Ou choquer

364
Q

To step in

A

Intervenir

365
Q

To step up

A

Intensifier, accroître, augmenter

366
Q

To bridge the gap

A

Réduire l’écart

Combler le fossé

367
Q

To avoid sth

A

Éviter qqch

368
Q

To be bias

To be unbias

A

Être partial

Être impartial

369
Q

To encounter

A

Rencontrer, trouver

Ex rencontrer une difficulté

370
Q

To be impoverished

A

Être appauvri

371
Q

To relinquish

To relinquish power

A

Renoncer à, abandonner

Abandonner le pouvoir

372
Q

To drift off

A

S’assoupir, s’endormir

373
Q

To extinguish

A

Éteindre (un feu)

374
Q

To stub out

To light up a cigaret

A

Éteindre
Écraser une cigarette

Allumer une cigarette

375
Q

To recapture

A

Retrouver une sensation, une expérience physique

376
Q

To caper

A

Gambader joyeusement, faire des cabrioles

377
Q

To flail

A

Se débattre

378
Q

To tread

A

Marcher, avancer

379
Q

To rebuff sb

A

Rembarrer qqun

380
Q

To undergo

381
Q

To overstep

A

Outrepasser, dépasser

382
Q

To scupper sth

A

Gâcher, faire capoter, saborder

383
Q

To flex

A

Contracter, bander (les muscles)

384
Q

To pummel

A

Rouer de coups

385
Q

To be wiped out

A

Être décimé, éliminé, balayé

386
Q

To anoint

A

Consacrer, bénir par l’onction

387
Q

To uphold

388
Q

To behead

A

Décapiter

389
Q

To be scheduled

A

Être programmé, planifié, prévu

390
Q

To repeal sth

A

Abroger, révoquer

391
Q

To endorse

A

Approuver, appuyer, soutenir

392
Q

To be keen on

A

Être en faveur de

393
Q

To rehearse

A

Répéter (théâtre, entraînement blanc)

394
Q

To exonerate sb

A

Disculper, innocenter

395
Q

To blight

A

Gâcher, ruiner, anéantir, détruire

396
Q

To bar

397
Q

To expose

A

Montrer, dévoiler, révéler, exposer

398
Q

To be prominent

To stand out

A

Se distinguer

399
Q

To grapple with

A

Se battre avec, lutter contre

400
Q

To greet

A

Accueillir, recevoir

Ou Saluer (formel)

401
Q

To revel in

A

Se delecter de (formel)

402
Q

To pop up

A

Pousser, champignonner (apparaître de manière soudaine)

Informel

403
Q

To smooth-talk

To give sb the spiel (informel)

A

Baratiner qqun

404
Q

To appeal against a sentence

A

Faire appel (a une décision de justice)

405
Q

To be convicted of

To convict sb

A

Être reconnu coupable

Reconnaître qqun coupable

406
Q

To herald (formel)

A

Annoncer, proclamer

407
Q

To hawk sth

A

Vendre à la criée

408
Q

To hijack

A

Détourner (un avion)

409
Q

To rot

To decay

A

Pourrir

Pourrir, se décomposer

410
Q

To catch up with sb

A

Rattraper qqun

411
Q

To sort out

To select

A

Trier, sélectionner

412
Q

To weight

413
Q

To thrive

A

Prospérer, être florissant

414
Q

To lag

To lag behind

A

Ralentir

Être à la traîne

415
Q

To twist sb around your little finger

A

Mettre qqun dans sa poche

416
Q

To know the place like the back of your hand

To know the place inside out

A

Connaître un endroit comme sa poche

417
Q

To plant

A

Placer, poser, implanter

418
Q

To throw away
To discard
To get rid of

A

Jeter, se débarrasser de

419
Q

To cope with

A

Surmonter, s’en sortir

420
Q

To change + pluriel

A

!!!!! Le verbe changer est toujours suivi d’un pluriel

421
Q

To sweep

422
Q

To cleanse

A

Nettoyer, purifier, récurer

423
Q

To stage elections

To organize elections

A

Organiser des elections

424
Q

To offset

To counterbalance

A

Contrebalancer

425
Q

To pretend

To claim

A

Faire semblant

Prétendre, clamer, dire

426
Q

To deem

A

Estimer, juger, considérer

427
Q

To sell

A

Vendre
Ou se vendre

Le verbe est transitif et intransitif

428
Q

To kill two birds with one stone

Expression

A

Faire d’une pierre deux coups

429
Q

To be binding

A

Être contraignant, qui engage

430
Q

To comply with

A

Se soumettre à

S’exécuter

431
Q

To reconcile …. With ….

A

Concilier qqch/qqun avec qqch/qqun

432
Q

To get the message accross

A

Faire passer le message

433
Q

To assume

To suppose

434
Q

To build up

A

S’accumuler

435
Q

To tilt

A

Pencher, incliner

436
Q

To drill

A

Percer, forer

437
Q

To dig

438
Q

To compel

A

Forcer, imposer, contraindre

439
Q

To take for granted

A

Prendre pour acquis

440
Q

To procrastinate

A

Attendre, remettre à demain, procrastiner

441
Q

To dither

442
Q

To drown

443
Q

To hatch

A

Éclore (œuf)

444
Q

To bleach

A

Décolorer, devenir blanc, blanchir

445
Q

To be on the cutting edge

A

Être sur le fil du rasoir

446
Q

To be thrilled

A

Être ravi, enchanter

447
Q

To breed

A

Se multiplier, se reproduire

Ou élever, faire l’élevage de

448
Q

To wrap

A

Envelopper, emballer

449
Q

To smuggle

A

Faire passer en contrebande, introduire clandestinement

450
Q

To on the razor edge

To be on the knife’s edge

A

Être sur Le fil du rasoir

451
Q

To be binding

A

Être contraignant, qui engage

452
Q

To log on

A

Aller sur un site, se connecter

453
Q

To overwhelm

A

Accabler, submerger

454
Q

To access to sth

To access sth

A

Avoir accès à

Accéder à

455
Q

To keep doing sth

A

Continuer à faire qqch

Ne pas arrêter de

456
Q

To commute to

A

Faire la navette, Le trajet d’aller retour

457
Q

To go crazy

A

Devenir fou (idiomatique)

458
Q

To assume

459
Q

To bow out

To curtsy

A

Tirer sa révérence

Faire as révérence

460
Q

To bewilder sb

To entrance sb

A

Dérouter, rendre perplexe

Fasciner, hypnotiser

461
Q

To be besotted by sb

A

Être épris de, fou de qqun

462
Q

To loiter

A

Traîner, flâner

463
Q

To mumble

A

Marmonner, parler dans sa barbe

464
Q

To be small fry

A

Être du menu fretin

465
Q

To pry

A

Être indiscret, s’immiscer

466
Q

To cast a ballot

To vote

467
Q

To feast

To fast

A

Bien manger, s’en mettre plein la pense

Jeûner

468
Q

To cling on to

A

S’accrocher à, s’aggriper à

469
Q

To work flat out

A

Travailler d’arrache pied

470
Q

To make people aware

To sensitize

A

Sensibiliser

471
Q

To convey a message

To get a message across

A

Faire passer un message

472
Q

To charge

A

Faire payer

473
Q

To rely on

A

Se reposer sur, computer sur

474
Q

To be used to +ing

A

Être habituer à

475
Q

To sink

A

Couler (bateau)

476
Q

To drown

477
Q

To rekindle questions/debates about

A

Relancer, raviver les débats à propos de

478
Q

To bolster

A

Soutenir, renforcer

479
Q

To be far-fetched

A

Être improbable, tiré par les cheveux

480
Q

To rein sth/sb

A

Maîtriser, contenir, limiter qqch/ qqun

481
Q

To mandate

482
Q

To suspect

A

Soupçonner

!!! Ne pas calquer suspecter

483
Q

To conceal

To hide

A

Dissimuler, cacher

484
Q

To steep

A

Faire macérer, mariner, infuser

485
Q

To wolf sth down

To wolf down sth

A

Dévorer, engloutir

486
Q

To weep

487
Q

To let go of sth/sb

A

Lâcher, laisser partir

488
Q

To wipe

489
Q

To walk on thin ice (expression)

A

Marcher sur des oeufs

490
Q

To swoop

A

Descendre, piquer (ex avion)

491
Q

To loath to do

To hate

A

Répugner faire qqch

Détester

492
Q

To swell

A

Enfler, gonfler

493
Q

To lie/ lay / lain down

To lay/ laid / laid

A

S’allonger

Poser, poser, coucher

494
Q

To pretend

A

Faire semblant

495
Q

To witness sth

A

Être témoin de

496
Q

To register at

A

S’inscrire à

497
Q

To let

To leave

A

Autoriser

Laisser

498
Q

To ensure

To insure

A

Assurer, confirmer, rendre sûr

Assurer (ex voiture)

499
Q

To lodge a complaint

A

Porter plainte

500
Q

To stop smoking

To stop to smoke
To stop to do

A

Arrêter de fumer

S’arrêter pour fumer
S’arrêter pour faire qqch

501
Q

To try doing

To try to do

A

Tenter qqch (sans savoir si ça va marcher)

Tenter qqch (en sachant rétrospectivement que ça a raté)

502
Q

To remember doing

To remember to don

A

Se rappeler avoir fait qqch

Se rappeler de faire qqch

503
Q

To have clout on people

A

Avoir de l’influence sur les gens (informel)

504
Q

To encapsulate

A

Résumer, synthétiser

Ou renfermer

505
Q

To inherit

506
Q

To default

A

Ne pas payer, rembourser. Faire défaut

507
Q

To star in (a movie)

A

Jouer dans (un film)

508
Q

To keep sb waiting

A

Faire attendre qqun

509
Q

To be head over hélas in love with sb

A

Être follement amoureux de

510
Q

To nod

To shake one’s head

A

Hocher la tête
Dire oui de la tête

Secouer la tête
~dire non de la tête

511
Q

To turn up

To show up

A

Se pointer (familier)

512
Q

To intrude on

A

Entrer sans autorisation, envahir l’espace de

Ou taper l’incruste, mettre son grain de sel

513
Q

To giggle

A

Ricaner, glousser, rire bêtement

514
Q

To last

515
Q

To hand sth to sb

To hand sb sth

A

Tendre qqch à qqun

Donner/passer/remettre qqch à qqun

516
Q

To lambast(e)

A

Critiquer violemment, descendre en flamme

517
Q

To approach sb
To accost sb

To strike up a conversation

A

Aborder qqun

Engager une conversation

518
Q

To board sth

A

Monter à bord de, embarquer dans, monter dans

519
Q

To interrupt

A

Interompre, couper la parole

520
Q

To leak

A

Fuire

Ou divulguer Une information

521
Q

To ask sb out

A

Inviter qqun à sortir

522
Q

To blush

523
Q

To snicker

To snigger

524
Q

To be amorous

A

~faire des avances (à but sexuel)

525
Q

To scurry

To scurry off/ away

A

Se precipiter, se hâter

Détaler

526
Q

To mean to do sth

A

Avoir l’intention de

527
Q

To lighten up

A

Se detendre, se relaxer

528
Q

To be cold comfort

A

Être une piêtre consolation, piêtre reconfort

529
Q

To label sth

530
Q

To preclude

A

Empêcher, exclure, écarter

531
Q

To walk away

A

S’éloigner

532
Q

To laugh sth off

A

Rire de qqch, ne pas prendre au sérieux

Dédramatiser qqch par la plainsanterie

533
Q

To step in

A

Intervenir

Ou marcher dans

534
Q

To rule sth out

To rule out sth

A

Éliminer, écarter, exclure

535
Q

To repeal

A

Abroger, révoquer

536
Q

To pick

To choose

537
Q

To cast doubt on sth

A

Jeter le doute sur

Semer le doute sur

538
Q

To spurn

A

~dédaigner, repousser

539
Q

To speak out of turn

A

Parler à contre-courant, de façon déplacée, à un moment inopportun

540
Q

To flail

A

S’agiter dans tous les sens, gesticuler

541
Q

To be in good health

A

Bien se porter

542
Q

To tread

To tread on/ upon sth

A

Marcher

Fouler, marcher sur

543
Q

To slap down

A

~rembarrer

544
Q

To undergo

545
Q

To nudge

A

Encourager, pousser

Ou donner un petit coup de coude à

546
Q

To junk

A

Balancer, jeter, bazarder

547
Q

To overstep

A

Dépasser, outrpasser

548
Q

To scupper

A

Saborder, gâcher, faire échouer

549
Q

To flex one’s muscle

A

Contracter, bander ses muscles

~se préparer à, rassembler ses forces pour

550
Q

To provoke a rethink

A

Faire reflechir qqun

~provoquer, inviter à la reflexion

551
Q

To give sb a second wind

A

Donner à qqun un second souffle

552
Q

To pave the way for

A

Ouvrir la voie pour

553
Q

To disembowel sb/ sth

A

Éventrer, éviscérer, vider de son contenu

554
Q

To claim all the credit

A

S’attribuer tout le mérite

555
Q

To beat sb/sth back

To beat back sb/sth

A

Repousser, faire reculer

556
Q

To be intent on + Ving

A

Être determiné, résolu à faire

557
Q

To be on a roll

A

Connaître le succès, avoir le vent en poupe

558
Q

To be proficient in sth/ Ving

A

Être performant, compétent dans

Bien faire, bien maîtriser

559
Q

To alleviate

A

Soulager, calmer

560
Q

To be color-blind

A

Ne pas être raciste, ne pas avoir des préjugés raciaux

561
Q

To forge links

A

Nouer des liens

562
Q

To flounder

A

Patauger
Se débattre
Être en difficulté

563
Q

To assign sb sth
To assign sth to sb

To assign blame to sb

A

Confier, assigner, affecter qqch à qqun

Attribuer des torts, des responsabilités

564
Q

To drift into

To drift into trouble

A

Se faire entrainer dans

Partir à la dérive, mal tourner

565
Q

To phase sth out

A

Mettre un terme, arrêter, supprimer progressivement

566
Q

To foster

A

Encourager, promouvoir

Ou nourrir (au sens figuré)

567
Q

To jolt

568
Q

To snatch

A

Saisir, attraper rapidement, arracher

569
Q

To raise standards

To raise taxes

A

Élever les critères

Élever les impôts

570
Q

To kick sth out

To kick out sb/sth

A

Mettre dehors, flanquer dehors

571
Q

To claw back

A

Récupérer

572
Q

To suggest To do sth

A

~proposer de faire qqch

573
Q

To be marketed

A

Être mis sur le marché

574
Q

To have surgery

A

Se faire opérer

575
Q

To distort

A

Modifier

Falsifier

576
Q

To mug

A

Agresser, voler avec violence