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1
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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.)

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absurd

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l’essentiel

l’essentiel de… (exp)

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the essentials, the main thing

most of, the bulk of…

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une boule
une boule de neige
une boule à neige

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a ball
snowball
snow-globe

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un porte-clés

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key ring

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un salon professionnel

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trade show, trade fair

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en série

fait en série

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mass, in series

mass-produced

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peindre

je peins, j’ai peint

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to paint

I am painting, I painted

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ouvrier

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worker, laborer

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délocaliser

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to relocate

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un pari

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a gamble or bet

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en outre

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moreover, besides

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écouler

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to sell off, to dispose of

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“à la sauvette” (exp.)

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“in haste”, hastily

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vente à la sauvette

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street peddling, unauthorized street trading

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le biais

par le biais de…

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means (comme “moyen”)

by means of / by way of (comme “au moyen de…”)

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démanteler

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to dismantle, to do away with

PRON = dé - mant - lay

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un entrepôt

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warehouse

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soupçonner

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to suspect

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interpeller

interpellé par la police

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to take in for questioning

called in by the police for questioning

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l’enquête se poursuit

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the investigation is on-going

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une embûche

les embûches

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  1. ambush, trap

2. the pitfalls

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dirigeant, -e (noun)

le parti dirigeant (adj)

A 
leader or manager
the ruling (or managing) party
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éclairé
un éclairage (nm)
le tour Eiffel éclairée

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enlightened
lightening
back-lit, or lit up Eiffel tower

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le coin (nm)

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corner

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en outre de

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on top of…

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outre que (exp.)

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apart from the fact that…

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courante (adj)

C’est une pratique courante.

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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

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  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

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  1. widespread (opinion or usage)

2. spilt (liquid), or scattered

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prendre à

Les restes de mon repas pris au restaurant

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to take from

My leftovers taken from the restaurant

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avoir du mal (exp.)

avoir du mal à faire…

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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

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to have trouble doing something

This practice is difficult to impose in France

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radin, -e (adj)

radin, -e (noun)

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stingy

cheepskate

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(de) Crainte de…

Crainte que…

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(for) Fear of

Fearing that

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vider son sac

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  1. to empty his/her bag

2. to get it off his/her chest

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aboutir à

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to come to, to end up at, to arrive at (as in agreement)

61
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ce à quoi

C’est finalement ce à quoi a abouti notre petite discussion.

A

what

This is finally what our small discussion ended up at.

62
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fournir

“en fournissant le papier aluminium pour emballer”

A

to supply, to provide

in providing the aluminum foil for wrapping

63
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étonner

Les gens sont étonnés

A
  1. to surprise , 2. to amaze

People are amazed.

64
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éviter

Cela évite du gaspillage alimentaire

A

to avoid

This avoids food waste

65
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élégant, -e (adj)

A

elegant

66
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gênant, -e (adj)

A

embarrassing (personne, histoire) or cumbersome (objet)

67
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avoir recours à

La seule fois où j’y ai eu recours, c’était dans une pizzeria.

A

to resort to

The only time I resorted to it was in a pizzeria.

68
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éviter à (qlch’un) de…

pour éviter au client de se sentir gêné

A 
to spare (someone) from
In order to spare the client from feeling embarrassed
69
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gêné, -e (adj)

A

embarrassed, uncomfortable

70
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avoir de la valeur (exp)
perdre de la valeur
prendre de la valuer

A

to be valuable
to lose value
to gain value

71
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ça en vaut la peine

quand ça en vaut la peine

A

it’s worth it

when it’s worth it

72
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en catimini

A

on the quiet, quietly

on the sly

73
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s’installer

s’installer à l’hôtel

A

to settle down

to go and stay at a hotel

74
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à l’écart de (prep)

à l’écart (exp.)

A

away from

out of the way, in a remote area

75
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surveiller

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to keep an eye on, to watch over

76
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de bon cœur (exp)

avoir bon cœur

A

willingly, wholeheartedly

to be kind-hearted

77
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rire

nous rions

A

to laugh

78
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franchement

On a parlé franchement

A
  1. frankly
  2. honestly! really! seriously! (in a negative light - as if you don’t really believe it.
    We spoke frankly
79
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avoir honte de

A

to be ashamed of, to have shame

80
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à moins que

à moins que le plat soit vraiment mauvais

A

UNLESS + subjunctive

unless the plate is really bad

81
Q

cependant

A

HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS

82
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les “yeux plus gros que le ventre” (exp)

A

Eyes bigger than stomach

83
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à l’étranger

A

abroad

84
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important, -e (en quantité)

ume somme importante

A

considerable, sizeable

a considerable sum

85
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the homeless

A

les sans-abri

86
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dès que

A

AS SOON AS

87
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une serviette (ou serviette de table)

A

napkin

88
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sous l’œil de..

A

“under the eye of” (SUE-LOY)

89
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rajouter

rajouter du sel

A 
to add (as in some more, or another)
"add some more salt"
90
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regarder avec de gros yeux

A

to stare at…

91
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il ne fallait pas (exp)

A

you didn’t have you do that, it wasn’t necessary, you shouldn’t have

92
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comme s’il fallait que je me sente honteuse de la demande…

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As if I had to have felt ashamed of the request.

93
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estimer (other def)

A

to think highly of

94
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se démocratiser

Je pense que cette pratique va se démocratiser

A

become more democratic

I think this practice is going to become more democratic

95
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reste à savoir si… (exp)

A

it remains to be seen whether…

96
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innover

A

to innovate

97
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un micro-ondes

A

microwave

98
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une requête

A

a request, or a petition

99
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légitime (adj)

A

legitimate, lawful

100
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à satiété

A

till one is full, to one’s fill

101
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rempli, -e (adj)

une journée bien remplie

A

busy, full

a very busy day

102
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dans la mesure où… (exp)

A 
inasmuch as (considering that…)
insofar as
103
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à ma guise (exp)

Je devrais pouvoir en dispose à ma guise

A

as I like

I should be able to dispose of it as I like.

104
Q

ENTENDRE

A

to hear, to understand

105
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repartir
On devrait repartir à Paris
“repartir à zero”

A

to set off again, to leave, to get going
We should go back to Paris.
To start from scratch

106
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contenant

A

container

107
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vanter

A

to speak highly of, to praise

108
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s’y coller

A

to take care (of), to take the job

109
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décontractée (adj)

tenue décontractée

A

relaxed

casual clothes

110
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une miette

A

a crumb (as in of food)

111
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un appétit d’oiseau

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an appetite like a bird

112
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remettre en cause

A

to challenge, to call into question

113
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vivement (adj)

J’espère vivement que cette pratique va se développer….

A

strongly, sharply, deeply

I strongly hope that this practice is going to develop.

114
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en avoir marre (de…)
J’en ai marre
J’en ai marre de faire le vaisselle

A

to be fed up (with…)
I’m fed up
I’m fed up with doing the dishes

115
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un agent immobilier

A

a real estate agent

116
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un apport (nm)
apport de fonds
apport d’actifs

A

supply, contribution
inflow of funds
asset transfer

117
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trier

Je vais trier mes papiers avant de partir.

A

to sort, to sort out

I’m going to sort out my papers before I go.

118
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ça fait réfléchir

ça fait bien!

A

it makes you think!

it looks good!

119
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“elle se sent coupable”

A

she feels guilty

120
Q

the new apartment

the new man

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le nouvel appartement (à cause la voyelle)

le nouvel homme

121
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un notaire

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a notary or solicitor (person of legal profession qualified to draw up wills and deal w/ other legal matters)

122
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“I don’t think I’m going to tell him”

“I don’t think I’m going to tell her”

A

Je ne sais pas si je vais lui dire.

123
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a two-room (apartment)

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un deux chambre

124
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it almost/nearly covers it

This report covers nearly every aspect of policy.

A

ça couvre presque

Ce rapport couvre presque tous les aspects politiques

125
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the rental market

A

le marché de la location

126
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it’s not part of the French culture

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ça ne fait pas partie de la culture française.

127
Q

These countries with laws so restrictive…

These people with faces marked by work…

A

Ces pays aux lois si restrictives.

Ces personnes aux visages marqués par le travail…

128
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It impresses me!

A

Ça m’impressionne!

129
Q

passer du temps à faire

je passe de plus en plus de temps à parler français

A

to spend time doing

I spend more and more time speaking french

130
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I am more and more optimistic

A

Je suis de plus en plus optimiste

131
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I skipped a page…

A

J’ai sauté une page…

132
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to skip (the physical act, as on the playground)

A

sauter à la corde

133
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we would make (nous + imparfait)

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nous faisions (pron = fezion)

134
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franchement…

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honestly, really, seriously

135
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to come alive again, to relive

A

revivre

136
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You mustn’t leave anything on your plate

A

Il ne faut rien laisser dans son assiette

137
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la vérité (nf)

A

the truth

138
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“tell me a story…”

A

Raconte-moi une histoire

139
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raconter à qn

A

to tell somebody about

140
Q

He was born and raised….

A

Il est née et il a été élevé…

141
Q

he was becoming an adult

I am an adult

A

il devenait adulte

je suis adulte

142
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I must have been 6 or 7 years old…

A

Je devais avoir 6 ou 7 ans.

143
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these days (exp)

A

de nos jours

144
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I stayed at home last weekend

A

Je suis resté à la maison le week-end dernier.

145
Q

It’s not good for your health

A

Ce n’est pas bon pour la santé

146
Q

Other ways of saying “my food” particularly at a restaurant or around the table.

A

Mon repas, mon plat, mon assiette

147
Q

The waste is due to the unreliable infrastructure

The waste is caused by the unreliable infrastructure.

A

Le gaspillage est dû à une infrastructure peu fiable.

Le gaspillage est causée par une infrastructure peu fiable.

148
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The food expires before being distributed to the consumer

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La nourriture se périme avant d’être distribuée au consommateur.

149
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It’s ruining my life!

A

Ça me gâche la vie!

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