Avril 2014 Flashcards

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éloigner

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to move/take something away

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s’éloigner

Ne t’éloigne pas trop

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to go/move away

Don’t go too far

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débarquer

Ils ont débarqué chez nous à dix heures du soir.

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  1. to unload
  2. to disembark
  3. to turn up
    They turned up at our house at 10 o’clock at night.
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le périple

le périple a commencé le premier jour de septembre.

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journey / trip (but in a harder, more difficult sense - never used to express leisure travel)

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retrouvailles (always pl)

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reunion

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émouvant, -e

une histoire émouvante

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moving (as in emotion)

a moving story

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c’est peu dire (exp)

“c’est peu dire que la jeune femme a dû avoir une surprise”

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  1. That’s / it’s an understatement
  2. That’s / it’s not saying much
    “It’s an understatement that the young women must have had a surprise”
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sacré, -e
“Ce sacré chat”
une sacrée surprise…

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blasted…
“That blasted cat…”
“a heck of a surprise”

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** a step, an approach **

You need to take the necessary steps to obtain…

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une démarche

Il faut faire des démarches nécessaire pour obtenir…

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plutôt (adv)

Pluto est plutôt loin de la Terre.

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rather

Pluto is rather far from the Earth.

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dans l’âme (exp)

un voyageur dans l’âme

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through and through / at heart

a traveler at heart

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le sable (nm)
le sable blanc
château de sable

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sand
white sand
sand castle

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le soleil

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sun (pron = “SO-LAY”)

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éclatant, -e (adj)

le soleil éclatant

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brillant, bright

the brilliant sun

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flâner
je vais aller flâner
“le tout à flâner dans un hamac”…

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1) to stroll
2) to lounge
“I am going to go for a stroll”
“all of it to lounge in a hammock”

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“I’ll take it all”

“all of it”

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Je prends le tout

le tout

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le cocotier (nm)

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coconut palm tree

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étant donné (que)

étant donné la distance qui nous sépare

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given (that)

“…given the distance that separates us”

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emballer

Là, des enfants sont occupés à emballer un cadeau

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to pack, to wrap

“There, children are occupied with wrapping a gift”

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fait main

un cadeau fait main

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hand-made

a hand-made gift

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le paysage

le paysage politique

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landscape, or scene

the political landscape

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faire découvrir à

nous faisant découvrir au passage de magnifiques

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to introduce to…

introducing us to magnificent passages

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de passage

“les Chinois de passage à Paris”

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passing/visiting

The Chinese people visiting Paris

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“Un retour à l’envoyeur”

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Return to sender

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aberrant, -e (adj.)
absurd
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l'essentiel | l'essentiel de… (exp)
the essentials, the main thing | most of, the bulk of...
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une boule une boule de neige une boule à neige
a ball snowball snow-globe
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un porte-clés
key ring
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un salon professionnel
trade show, trade fair
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en série | fait en série
mass, in series | mass-produced
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peindre | je peins, j'ai peint
to paint | I am painting, I painted
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ouvrier
worker, laborer
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délocaliser
to relocate
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un pari
a gamble or bet
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en outre
moreover, besides
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écouler
to sell off, to dispose of
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"à la sauvette" (exp.)
"in haste", hastily
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vente à la sauvette
street peddling, unauthorized street trading
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le biais | par le biais de...
means (comme "moyen") | by means of / by way of (comme "au moyen de…")
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démanteler
to dismantle, to do away with | PRON = dé - mant - lay
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un entrepôt
warehouse
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soupçonner
to suspect
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interpeller | interpellé par la police
to take in for questioning | called in by the police for questioning
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l'enquête se poursuit
the investigation is on-going
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une embûche | les embûches
1. ambush, trap | 2. the pitfalls
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dirigeant, -e (noun) | le parti dirigeant (adj)
``` leader or manager the ruling (or managing) party ```
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éclairé un éclairage (nm) le tour Eiffel éclairée
enlightened lightening back-lit, or lit up Eiffel tower
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le coin (nm)
corner
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en outre de
on top of...
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outre que (exp.)
apart from the fact that…
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courante (adj) | C'est une pratique courante.
common or current | This is a common practice.
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commun, -e (adj) Il est très commun de demander un doggy bag Une salle de bain commune
1. common 2. Mutual / shared (CO-MA, CO-MUNE) It's very common to ask for a doggy bag A shared bathroom
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répandu, -e
1. widespread (opinion or usage) | 2. spilt (liquid), or scattered
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prendre à | Les restes de mon repas pris au restaurant
to take from | My leftovers taken from the restaurant
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avoir du mal (exp.) | avoir du mal à faire...
to be sad, to have difficulty | to have trouble doing...
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avoir du mal à faire qch… (exp) | Cette pratique a du mal à s'imposer en France
to have trouble doing something | This practice is difficult to impose in France
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radin, -e (adj) | radin, -e (noun)
stingy | cheepskate
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(de) Crainte de… | Crainte que…
(for) Fear of | Fearing that
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vider son sac
1. to empty his/her bag | 2. to get it off his/her chest
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aboutir à
to come to, to end up at, to arrive at (as in agreement)
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ce à quoi | C'est finalement ce à quoi a abouti notre petite discussion.
what | This is finally what our small discussion ended up at.
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fournir | "en fournissant le papier aluminium pour emballer"
to supply, to provide | in providing the aluminum foil for wrapping
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étonner | Les gens sont étonnés
1. to surprise , 2. to amaze | People are amazed.
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éviter | Cela évite du gaspillage alimentaire
to avoid | This avoids food waste
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élégant, -e (adj)
elegant
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gênant, -e (adj)
embarrassing (personne, histoire) or cumbersome (objet)
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avoir recours à | La seule fois où j'y ai eu recours, c'était dans une pizzeria.
to resort to | The only time I resorted to it was in a pizzeria.
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éviter à (qlch'un) de... | pour éviter au client de se sentir gêné
``` to spare (someone) from In order to spare the client from feeling embarrassed ```
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gêné, -e (adj)
embarrassed, uncomfortable
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avoir de la valeur (exp) perdre de la valeur prendre de la valuer
to be valuable to lose value to gain value
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ça en vaut la peine | quand ça en vaut la peine
it's worth it | when it's worth it
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en catimini
on the quiet, quietly | on the sly
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s'installer | s'installer à l'hôtel
to settle down | to go and stay at a hotel
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à l'écart de (prep) | à l'écart (exp.)
away from | out of the way, in a remote area
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surveiller
to keep an eye on, to watch over
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de bon cœur (exp) | avoir bon cœur
willingly, wholeheartedly | to be kind-hearted
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rire | nous rions
to laugh
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franchement | On a parlé franchement
1. frankly 2. honestly! really! seriously! (in a negative light - as if you don't really believe it. We spoke frankly
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avoir honte de
to be ashamed of, to have shame
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**à moins que** | à moins que le plat soit vraiment mauvais
UNLESS + subjunctive | unless the plate is really bad
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**cependant**
HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS
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les "yeux plus gros que le ventre" (exp)
Eyes bigger than stomach
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à l'étranger
abroad
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important, -e (en quantité) | ume somme importante
considerable, sizeable | a considerable sum
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the homeless
les sans-abri
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**dès que**
AS SOON AS
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une serviette (ou serviette de table)
napkin
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sous l'œil de..
"under the eye of" (SUE-LOY)
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rajouter | rajouter du sel
``` to add (as in some more, or another) "add some more salt" ```
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regarder avec de gros yeux
to stare at...
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il ne fallait pas (exp)
you didn't have you do that, it wasn't necessary, you shouldn't have
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comme s'il fallait que je me sente honteuse de la demande...
As if I had to have felt ashamed of the request.
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estimer (other def)
to think highly of
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se démocratiser | Je pense que cette pratique va se démocratiser
become more democratic | I think this practice is going to become more democratic
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reste à savoir si… (exp)
it remains to be seen whether…
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innover
to innovate
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un micro-ondes
microwave
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une requête
a request, or a petition
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légitime (adj)
legitimate, lawful
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à satiété
till one is full, to one's fill
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rempli, -e (adj) | une journée bien remplie
busy, full | a very busy day
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dans la mesure où… (exp)
``` inasmuch as (considering that…) insofar as ```
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à ma guise (exp) | Je devrais pouvoir en dispose à ma guise
as I like | I should be able to dispose of it as I like.
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*ENTENDRE*
to hear, to understand
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repartir On devrait repartir à Paris "repartir à zero"
to set off again, to leave, to get going We should go back to Paris. To start from scratch
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contenant
container
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vanter
to speak highly of, to praise
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s'y coller
to take care (of), to take the job
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décontractée (adj) | tenue décontractée
relaxed | casual clothes
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une miette
a crumb (as in of food)
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un appétit d'oiseau
an appetite like a bird
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remettre en cause
to challenge, to call into question
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vivement (adj) | J'espère vivement que cette pratique va se développer….
strongly, sharply, deeply | I strongly hope that this practice is going to develop.
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en avoir marre (de…) J'en ai marre J'en ai marre de faire le vaisselle
to be fed up (with…) I'm fed up I'm fed up with doing the dishes
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un agent immobilier
a real estate agent
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un apport (nm) apport de fonds apport d'actifs
supply, contribution inflow of funds asset transfer
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trier | Je vais trier mes papiers avant de partir.
to sort, to sort out | I'm going to sort out my papers before I go.
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ça fait réfléchir | ça fait bien!
it makes you think! | it looks good!
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"elle se sent coupable"
she feels guilty
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the new apartment | the new man
le nouvel appartement (à cause la voyelle) | le nouvel homme
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un notaire
a notary or solicitor (person of legal profession qualified to draw up wills and deal w/ other legal matters)
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"I don't think I'm going to tell him" | "I don't think I'm going to tell her"
Je ne sais pas si je vais lui dire.
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a two-room (apartment)
un deux chambre
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it almost/nearly covers it | This report covers nearly every aspect of policy.
ça couvre presque | Ce rapport couvre presque tous les aspects politiques
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the rental market
le marché de la location
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it's not part of the French culture
ça ne fait pas partie de la culture française.
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These countries with laws so restrictive… | These people with faces marked by work...
Ces pays aux lois si restrictives. | Ces personnes aux visages marqués par le travail...
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It impresses me!
Ça m'impressionne!
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passer du temps à faire | je passe de plus en plus de temps à parler français
to spend time doing | I spend more and more time speaking french
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I am more and more optimistic
Je suis de plus en plus optimiste
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I skipped a page...
J'ai sauté une page...
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to skip (the physical act, as on the playground)
sauter à la corde
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we would make (nous + imparfait)
nous faisions (pron = fezion)
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franchement...
honestly, really, seriously
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to come alive again, to relive
revivre
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You mustn't leave anything on your plate
Il ne faut rien laisser dans son assiette
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la vérité (nf)
the truth
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"tell me a story…"
Raconte-moi une histoire
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raconter à qn
to tell somebody about
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He was born and raised….
Il est née et il a été élevé...
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he was becoming an adult | I am an adult
il devenait adulte | je suis adulte
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I must have been 6 or 7 years old...
Je devais avoir 6 ou 7 ans.
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these days (exp)
de nos jours
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I stayed at home last weekend
Je suis resté à la maison le week-end dernier.
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It's not good for your health
Ce n'est pas bon pour la santé
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Other ways of saying "my food" particularly at a restaurant or around the table.
Mon repas, mon plat, mon assiette
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The waste is due to the unreliable infrastructure | The waste is caused by the unreliable infrastructure.
Le gaspillage est dû à une infrastructure peu fiable. | Le gaspillage est causée par une infrastructure peu fiable.
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The food expires before being distributed to the consumer
La nourriture se périme avant d'être distribuée au consommateur.
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It's ruining my life!
Ça me gâche la vie!