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figurative (best,elite)
-> (familier) crème de la crème

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Cream of the crop

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  1. (large quantity of)
    -> considérable, important
  2. (important)
    -> important, conséquent
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substantial (adj)

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  1. (resources: use)
    -> Puiser dans / faire appel à
  2. ([sb]: use contribution of)
    -> Mettre à contribution / faire appel à
  3. (clothing: put on)
    -> enfiler / mettre
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to draw on [sth/sb]

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  1. (fold, wrinkle)
    -> plisser
  2. (become wrinkled)
    -> (tissu, papier) se froisser
    -> (visage) se contracter
    -> (front) se plisser
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to crease

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  1. (fold line: paper, fabric)
    -> pli
  2. (wrinkle on face)
    -> ride
  3. (line ironed in clothing)
    -> pli
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crease (noun)

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(as a joke, humorously)
-> pour plaisanter, pour rire

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in jest

Ex: My suggestion was only made in jest: you shouldn’t take it seriously

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  1. (people)
    -> (les membres de la famille) famille
  2. (home)
    -> (famille) foyer
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household (noun)

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  1. (immediately, very soon)
    -> bientôt
  2. (now, currently)
    -> actuellement, maintenant, en ce moment
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presently (adv)

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  1. (go upwards)
    -> monter en flèche / s’envoler
  2. (fly without propulsion)
    -> s’élever dans les airs / s’envoler
  3. figurative (go up rapidly)
    -> monter en flèche, grimper en flèche / s’envoler
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To soar

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(principalement, grossièrement)
-> dans les grandes lignes

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Broadly

(introducing a clause) broadly speaking

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(bad situation)
-> Situation désespérée, situation difficile

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plight (noun)

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(bad tempered, rude)
-> revêche, renfrogné, bourru
-> maussade

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surly (adj)

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se démarquer
-> (se distinguer, se différentier)

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stand out
-> formal : distinguish yourself

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Ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de faire [qch]

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Cannot help but do [sth]
Can’t help but do [sth]

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(speaker’s platform)
-> estrade

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dais
(dayus)

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  1. (mean, evil)
    -> (personne) méchant, malfaisant, mauvais
    -> (acte) méchant
  2. slang (extremely good)
    -> (familier) de ouf, de malade, qui déchire
  3. (playfully mischievous)
    -> espiègle, malicieux, coquin
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wicked

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Difference between “in the beginning” and “at the beginning”

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In the beginning : used to describe the start of a period of time + to compare two situations in time
Ex: In the beginning, the company had all but three employees and a tiny garage as their office

At the beginning : refers to the placement of something + At the start of something (the starting point)
Ex: You should not use pronouns at the beginning of a paragraph!

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  1. (temporary relief)
    -> sursis, répit
  2. (commutation of punishment)
    -> (temporaire ou définif) sursis
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reprieve (noun)

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slang (1000 dollars/pounds)
-> mille livres/dollars

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(a) grand

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  1. (dizzy)
    -> Pris de vertige / étourdi / avoir la tête qui tourne
  2. (frivolous, silly)
    -> frivole
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giddy (adj)

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(lightheaded with emotion)
-> ne tenir plus en place

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to be giddy with excitement

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  1. (dark, depressing)
    -> lugubre, sombre, triste
  2. (poor, inferior)
    -> mauvais
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dismal (adj)

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Difference between wary and weary ?

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Wary = not trusting -> méfiant, sur ses gardes

Weary = tired -> (soutenu) las, fatigué, épuisé

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(upmarket or exclusive)
-> haut de gamme

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high-end (noun and adj)
-> Either an adjective or noun (ex: But it’s on the high end)

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(figurative) lie to harm reputation of
-> (une réputation) salir

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To smear [sb]

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  1. (holding hands)
    -> main dans la main
  2. figurative (together)
    -> aller de pair
  3. figurative (in close collaboration)
    -> en étroite collaboration / de concert
    -> (figuré) main dans la main
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hand in hand (adv or adj)

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figurative (issue: evident)
-> mettre en évidence

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To bring to the fore

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  1. formal (relevant)
    -> approprié, pertinent
  2. formal (relevant to)
    -> en lien avec [qch]
    -> avoir à voir à [qch], avoir un rapport avec [qch]
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germane (adj)
germane to [sth] (adj)

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  1. (sorry, regretful)
    -> confus, désolé
    -> (ton, geste, lettre) d’excuse
  2. (excusing or defending [sth])
    -> apologétique
    -> (écrit, ouvrage, personne) qui excuse [qch], qui défend [qch]
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apologetic (adj)

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  1. (coming)
    -> prochain, à venir
    -> (livre) à paraître
    -> (film) qui va sortir
    -> (spectacle) qui va débuter
  2. (talking freely)
    -> communicatif, communicative
    -> ouvert
  3. (available)
    -> disponible
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forthcoming (adj)

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  1. (painful, tender)
    -> faire mal
  2. (throat: enflamed)
    -> (gorge, yeux,…) irrité
  3. (muscle: aching)
    -> endolori, douloureux
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sore (adj)

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Avoir mal partout, être courbaturé

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To be sore all over

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(admirable, praiseworthy)
-> louable

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commendable (adj)

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informal (parent: resemble)
-> être le portrait craché de
-> (caractère surtout) tenir de
-> (physique surtout) ressembler à

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take after [sb]

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(ne pas distinguer)
-> confondre

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  1. (informal) get [sb] mixed up, get [sth] mixed up
    -> Ex: The teacher still gets the twins in his class mixed up
  2. confuse
  3. mistake
  4. (ideas, issues) conflate
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  1. (that helps [sth] occur)
    -> propice (à [qch]), favorable (à [qch])
  2. (that encourages, promotes [sth])
    -> propice à [qch], favorable à [qch]
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  1. conducive
  2. conducive to
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Correct way of saying “j’ai dormi à 18h” ?
-> So not “I slept at six”

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  1. I fell asleep around [time]
  2. I slept for X hours
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informal. pejorative ([sb] who dislikes not winning)
-> mauvais perdant, mauvaise perdante

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bad loser or poor loser

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informal (go wrong, end badly)
-> tomber à l’eau

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Go pear-shaped

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  1. (food: pleasant tasting)
    -> (nourriture) bon, bonne
    -> (plus fort) succulent, savoureux
  2. figurative (ideas: acceptable)
    -> (idées) acceptable, convenable
    -> satisfaisant, correct
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palatable (adj)
/ˈpælətəbəl/

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  1. (to the exterior of/ from the interior of)
    -> Hors de / de
  2. (used in expressions (beyond))
    -> Hors de
  3. informal (be lacking)
    -> manquer de / ne plus avoir de / être à court de
  4. (of total number)
    -> sur
  5. (motivated by)
    -> par
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  1. /2. out of
  2. be out of [sth]
  3. out of
  4. out of [sth]
    -> The parents did what they did out of love for their children
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  1. figurative (afflicted: with disaster, disease)
    -> touché/frappé par [qch]
  2. figurative (affected: by panic, grief)
    -> touché/dévasté par [qch]
  3. (area, etc : affected, hit)
    -> (zone, bateau, …) touché
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  1. stricken with [sth]
  2. stricken with / by [sth]
  3. stricken (adj)
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informal (increase)
-> augmenter, faire monter
-> (un prix, une addiction) gonfler

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bump [sth] up
bump up [sth]

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(off by heart, memorized)
-> parfaitement
-> à la perfection
-> (connaître) par coeur

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Off pat (adv)

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  1. (unable to leave)
    -> (baleine) échoué
    -> (personne) bloqué
    -> (personne: plus familier) coincé
  2. (abandoned)
    -> abandonné
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stranded (adj)

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  1. (asphyxiate)
    -> étouffer
  2. (a fire)
    -> (un feu) étouffer
  3. (suppress by covering)
    -> (figuré) couvrir, cacher
  4. (with love, kisses, etc.)
    -> couvrir [qqn] de [qch]
  5. (stifle, suppress)
    -> (figuré: un sentiment) étouffer, réprimer
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  1. smother [sb]
  2. smother [sth], smother [sth] with [sth]
  3. smother [sth]
  4. smother [sb], smother [sb] with [sth]
  5. smother [sth]
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(feeling sick)
-> nauséeux, nauséeuse

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queasy (adj)

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  1. (fabric: sticking to the body)
    -> (vêtement) moulant
  2. figurative (person: needy)
    -> (figuré) collant
    -> (figuré, familier) pot de colle
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clingy (adj)
(kling′ē)

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  1. slang (person: repressed)
    -> (figuré, famillier) coincé
  2. slang (person: tense)
    -> (personne) tendu, à cran
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uptight (adj)

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  1. informal (person: pedantic, fastidious)
    -> pointilleux
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pernickety (adj)

51
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Choisir ses mots avec précaution

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To be pernickety about words

52
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être difficile (en matière de nourriture)

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To be pernickety about food

53
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être à cheval sur la propeté, être un maniaque de la propreté

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To be pernickety about neatness

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figurative (stuck in routine)
-> enlisé dans la routine

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In a rut (adv)

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  1. (indentation in metal)
    -> enfoncement
    -> bosse
    -> (bois) entaille
  2. figurative (reduction)
    -> (figuré) trou
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dent (noun)

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  1. (take back, withdraw)
    -> rétracter
  2. (take back, withdraw statement, claim)
    -> se rétracter, se dédire
    -> (religion) abjurer
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  1. to recant [sth]
  2. to recant
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informal (tolerate)
-> supporter, tolérer

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Put up with [sb/sth]

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sur quoi / après quoi

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upon which

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formal (upon which)
-> sur quoi, après quoi

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  1. figurative (dwell on [sth] bad)
    -> s’apitoyer sur son sort, s’apitoyer sur soi-même
  2. figurative (indulge in negative state)
    -> se complaire dans [qch]
  3. figurative (wealth, possessions: have plenty)
    -> nager dans le luxe
  4. (lie around)
    -> se vautrer dans [qch]
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  1. To wallow
  2. To wallow in [sth]
  3. To wallow in [sth]
  4. To wallow in [sth]
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disapproving (feel sorry for yourself)
-> s’apitoyer sur son sort

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Wallow in self-pity

62
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Sur la pointe des pieds

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tiptoe / on tiptoe(s) (adv)

To tiptoe

63
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figurative (speak tactfully)
-> (figuré) tourner autour du pot

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Tiptoe around [sth]

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slang, figurative (fail, go wrong)
-> (entreprise) faire faillite, couler

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Go belly up

65
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without

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If it wasn’t/weren’t for or If it hadn’t been for
-> So conditional

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(dissatisfied, grumpy)
-> mécontent

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disgruntled (adj)

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slang (psychiatrist)
-> (familier) psy

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figurative (reveal, expose)
-> dévoiler, révéler

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lay [sth] bare
lay bare [sth]

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  1. (responsible)
    -> responsable (de [qch])
  2. (has to report to)
    -> responsable devant [qqn]
  3. (has to justify actions)
    -> responsable de
    -> rendre des comptes pour
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  1. accountable (adj)
  2. accountable to [sb]
  3. accountable for [sth]
70
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slang (nothing, negligible amount)
-> (familier) que dalle, rien

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squat (noun)

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(revamping)
-> (d’un système, d’une machine) révision
-> (d’un système) remaniement
-> (d’un système) refonte

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overhaul (noun)

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  1. (person: satisfy, humour)
    -> (positif) faire plaisir à [qqn]
    -> (négatif) se prêter au jeu de [qqn]
    -> donner satisfaction à [qqn]
    -> encourager
  2. (desire, appetite: satisfy)
    -> céder à
  3. (enjoy a treat)
    -> se faire plaisir
  4. (allow yourself a treat)
    -> se faire plaisir
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  1. to indulge [sb]
  2. to indulge [sth]
  3. indulge yourself
  4. indulge
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(boring, tedious task)
-> corvée

(in home)
-> tâche ménagère

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chore
/ˈtʃɔːr/

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  1. slang (person blamed for another’s crime)
    -> bouc-émissaire
  2. slang (gullible person)
    -> nigaud, pigeon, bonne poire
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patsy (noun)

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  1. (in bad taste)
    -> de mauvais goût, kitsch
  2. (crass, vulgar)
    -> vulgaire
  3. (sticky)
    -> collant
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  1. (crime, act: discourage)
    -> (un crime) prévenir
  2. (discourage)
    -> dissuader, décourager
  3. (discourage from doing)
    -> dissuader/décourager [qqn] de faire [qch]
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  1. deter [sth]
  2. deter [sb]
  3. deter [sb] from doing [sth]
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  1. (easily disgusted or nauseated)
    -> délicat, sensible
  2. (easily shocked, scrupulous)
    -> craintif, craintive
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  1. (easily nauseated by [sth])
    -> avoir peur de [qch]
  2. (excessively scrupulous about [sth])
    -> avoir des scrupules à faire [qch]
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1.Be squeamish about [sth]
Be squeamish of [sth]
-> -> ex: I could never be an entomologist as I’m squeamish about bugs

  1. Be squeamish about [sth]
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to withdraw suddenly and completely from an addictive substance or some other form of dependency

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To go cold turkey

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(grieve, lose [sb] close)
-> être en deuil, être endeuillé

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be bereaved

81
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(thin and sparse)
-> fin et clairsemé

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wispy (adj)

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figurative (annoy [sb])
-> (familier : énerver) taper sur le système de [qqn] / taper sur les nerfs de [qqn]

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get someone’s goat
-> ex: That sort of attitude really gets my goat

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(slaver, drool)
-> baver

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to slobber

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  1. figurative, informal (person: weak)
    -> (figuré, familier) chiffe molle /personne qui se laisse marcher sur les pieds
  2. figurative, informal (task: easy)
    -> (figuré) jeu d’enfant, du gâteau
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  1. pushover
    -> ex: Say no to your child; don’t be a pushover
  2. pushover
    -> ex: Don’t worry; this test is going to be a pushover
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(clichéd, unoriginal)
-> banal, d’une grande platitude

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trite (adj)
-> /ˈtraɪt/

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  1. (vulgar, tacky)
    -> voyant
  2. (too showy)
    -> voyant
  3. (colour: garish)
    -> criard, voyant
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gaudy (adj)

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  1. (prime, greatest time)
    -> âge d’or, apogée
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person: shy, self-conscious
-> (personne, action) timide, pudique

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bashful (adj)

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(That induces great anxiety)
-> (familier) dur pour les nerfs, éprouvant pour les nerfs
-> angoissant, stressant

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Nerve-racking / nerve-wracking (adj)

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Idiom: A strong wind is blowing

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It’s blowing a gale

91
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The weather is very pleasant, and especially hot and sunny

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glorious (adj)
-> ex: They had glorious weather for their wedding

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figurative (weather: bad)
-> affreux, épouvantable, horrible
-> (figuré, familier) de cochon, de chien

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miserable (adj)

93
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En aucun cas

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In no case
In no instance

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Informal : having a very pleasant taste and making you want to eat more

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moreish (adj)

95
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figurative, informal (divulge [sth])
-> craché le morceau, tout avouer

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To spill the beans

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  1. (dry, dried out)
    -> sec, sèche
    -> asséché, desséché
  2. figurative (very thirsty)
    -> assoiffé, déshydraté
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parched (adj)

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  1. (person: confident)
    -> (personne) sûr de soi
    -> (personne) qui a de l’assurance
  2. (action, manner: forceful)
    -> (ton, comportement) assuré, affirmé
  3. (flavor: strong)
    -> affirmé
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assertive (adj)

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  1. (field for grazing)
    -> prairie, pré
  2. (natural)
    -> champ
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Meadow (noun)

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(unrestricted freedom)
-> Liberté d’action
-> carte blanche

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free hand (noun)

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  1. (physically: support)
    -> étayer, soutenir
  2. figurative (argument: support)
    -> étayer
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To underpin [sth]

  1. Your house will need to be underpinned to stop it collapsing (Votre maison devra être étayée pour qu’elle ne s’effondre pas)
  2. His conclusions are underpinned by hard evidence (Ses conclusions sont étayées par des preuves solides)
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  1. (false idea)
    -> idée fausse
  2. uncountable (falseness)
    -> erreur, fausseté
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fallacy (noun)

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boiter, boitiller

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To have a limp

103
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informal (unconscious)
-> évanoui, inconscient

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out cold (adj)

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  1. (that helps [sth] occur)
    -> propice (à [qch]), favorable (à [qch])
  2. (that encourages, promotes [sth])
    -> propice à [qch], favorable à [qch]
A
  1. conducive
  2. conducive to [sth]
105
Q
  1. (yawn, sob, laugh, etc: hold back)
    -> réprimer, retenir
  2. (suffocate)
    -> étouffer, asphyxier, suffoquer
  3. figurative (suppress)
    -> (figuré) étouffer, asphyxier
  4. (be suffocated)
    -> (figuré) étouffer
A
  1. Stifle [sth]
  2. Stifle
    -> Often used in continuous tenses
    -> ex: Nerys was stifling in her thick sweater, so she took it off.
    -> Comme Nery étouffait dans son gros pull, elle l’a enlevé
106
Q
  1. (an attack)
    -> (une tentative,…) déjouer
  2. (stop from happening)
    -> (des plans) contrecarrer, contrarier
A

to thwart [sth]

107
Q
  1. (overblown, pretentious)
    -> grandiloquent, ampoulé, pompeux
A

bombastic (adj)
-> ex: the dictator gave a bombastic speech to the masses

108
Q

(overdone, exaggerated)
-> exagéré / pompeux / ampoulé

A

overblown (adj)

109
Q

(in general, on the whole)
-> Dans l’ensemble
-> Globalement
-> De manière générale

A

by and large (adv)

110
Q

(via)
-> au moyen de,
-> à travers
-> par le biais de
-> via

A

by means of [sth]

111
Q

(harmonious, in agreement)
-> conforme à

A

congruous (with) (adj)

112
Q
  1. (person: fascinated)
    -> captivé, absorbé
  2. (person: thrilled, delighted)
    -> ravi
  3. (person:enraptured)
    ->fou de [qch], folle de [qch]
A
  1. rapt (with)
  2. rapt with [sth]
113
Q

(friendly, likable)
-> (soutenu) affable
-> aimable

A

affable (adj)

114
Q
  1. (fanciful)
    -> (idée) fantaisiste
  2. (capricious)
    -> (soutenu) fantasque
    -> capricieux, capricieuse
A

whimsical (adj)

  1. Edward Lear’s poems are far too whimsical for my taste
115
Q

(resent, envy)
-> envier, jalouser

A

begrudge [sth]

116
Q
  1. (wary, not trusting)
    -> méfiant
  2. (wary, not trusting)
    -> se méfier de [qch]
A
  1. leery
  2. be leery of [sth/sb]
117
Q

(dejection)
-> découragement, abattement

A

despondency, despondence (noun)

118
Q

To do something quickly and easily

A

Make light work of something / doing something

Ex: Heather made light work of painting the walls
You made light work of that chocolate cake (=you ate it quickly!)

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