C'est la Vie - Tu danses? Flashcards

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“tu prends pas la tête”

A

“don’t worry”

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buller

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to relax

ex: “on va buller”

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énervant

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irritating

ex: “tu es vraiment énervant”

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les boucles

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curls

ex: “elle est tellement jolie avec ses petites boucles”

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en colère

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angry

ex: “elle est en colère”

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“beau gosse”

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“handsome young fellow”

ex: “il est ‘beau gosse’”

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les épaules

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shoulders

ex: “elles admirent ses larges épaules”

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les sourcils

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eyebrows

ex: “ses yeux bleus sous ses sourcils bruns”

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les lettres majuscules

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capital letters

ex: “il faut écrire en lettres majuscules”

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un papillon

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a butterfly

ex: “la Guadeloupe est posée sur les eaux bleues es Caraïbes comme un papillon géant”

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les cocotiers

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coconut trees

ex: “le paradis des touristes avec ses cocotiers”

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l’étoiles

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stars

ex: “cet hôtel quatre étoiles”

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quelques

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a few

ex: “est située à quelques mètres seulement de votre chambre”

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à gogo

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galore

ex: “des excursions à gogo”

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“au petit matin”

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“early in the morning”

ex: “Randonnées au petit matin”

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“à la tombée de la nuit”

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“at nightfall”

ex: “ballades à la tombée de la nuit”

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s’éclater

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to have a ball

ex: “tu vas t’éclater”

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“régalez-vous”

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“treat yourself”

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les langoustes

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rock lobsters, crayfish

ex: “La Réserve: barbecues, poissons, langoustes”

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goûter

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to taste

ex: “il faut goûter”

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génial

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brilliant, terrific

ex: “c’est génial”

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solde

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discounts

ex: “l’agence de voyage Internet qui solde des vols”

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les affaires

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deals

ex: “on clique et toutes sortes de bonnes affaires”

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“ça vaut la peine”

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“it’s worth the trouble”

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l’écran

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the screen

ex: “quand la proposition apparaît sur l’écran”

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inscrire

A

to fill in

ex: “inscris le numéro”

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le rêve

A

dreams

ex: “on achète du rêve”

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les nuits blanches

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“sleepless nights”

ex: un régime sévère de sandwichs et des nuits blanches”

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les épreuves

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exams

ex: “après les épreuves…”

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louper

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to flunk (an exam)
ex: "j'ai loupé l'oral"
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une prépa

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a prep course

ex: “Antoine a fait une prépa”

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concours d’entrée de médecine

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medical school entrance exam

ex: “s’est présentée au concours d’entrée de médecine”

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école des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC)

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a business school

ex: “Antoine a été admis à HEC”

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se souvenir

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to remember

ex: “tu te souviens”

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“a galéré comme des fous”

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“worked like crazy”

ex: “on a galéré come des fous”

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le hublot

A

window of a plane or boat

ex: “le nez sur le hublot”

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s’enduire de

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to coat oneself with

ex: “elle s’enduit de crème solaire”

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cacher

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to hide

ex: “qui cache ses grands yeux verts”

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se baigner

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to swim

ex: “avant d’aller se baigner”

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le maquillage

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makeup

ex: “ elle vérifie son maquillage”

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se maquiller

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to put on makeup

ex: “tu te maquilles”

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un sous marin

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a submarine

ex: “quand est le sous marin”

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même

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even

ex: “même à un poisson”

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les moules

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mussels

ex: “la capitale des moules”

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réagir

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to react

ex: “il faut provoquer pour faire réagir les gens”

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le mensonge

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a lie, lying

ex: “je pense que le mensonge est une forme de politesse”

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éviter de blesser

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to avoid hurting

ex: on évite de blesser les gens”

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réac

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reactionary

ex: “il est réac”

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“trop nul”

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“totally hopeless”

ex: “t’es trop nul”

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le bruit sec

A

dry sound

ex: “on entend le bruit sec”

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le sang

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blood

ex: “des fleurs rouges comme le sang”

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les évêques

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bishops

ex: “violettes comme la robe des évêques”

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les cases

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huts

ex: “les boutiques installées dans des cases”

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les toits en paille

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thatched roofs

ex: “les cases de style antillais avec des toits en paille”

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s’arracher

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to split

ex: “on s’arrache”

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rouge à lèvres

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lipstick

ex: “vanessa vérifie son rouge à lèvres”

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épicé

A

spicy

ex: “les spécialités antillaises épicées”

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les crustacés

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shellfish

ex: “j’aime les crustacés”

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les gombos

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okra

ex: “antoine a posé dans son assiette des gombos”

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farci

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stuffed

ex: “un crabe farci”

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les aubergines

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eggplants

ex: “Magali a sélectionné des aubergines à la vanille”

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“on est en pleine dégustation”

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“they are enjoying their meal”

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libre

A

free

ex: “la place est libre”

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se pousser légèrement

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to move over slightly

ex: “Antoine se pousse légèrement”

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s’asseoir

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to sit down

ex: “la jeune fille s’asseoit à côté de lui”

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la pastèque

A

watermelon

ex: “je veux la pastèque”

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le bonbon

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candy

ex: “un fruit qui a un goût de bonbon”

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se pencher

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to lean

ex: “Antoine se penche”

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prétendre

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to claim

ex: “Hugo qui prétend être un grand sportif”

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ringard

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outdated

ex: “c’est ennuyeux et ringard”

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le vague

A

wave

ex: “il y a du vent et pas trop de vagues”

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s’inscrire

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to sign up

ex: “on va s’inscrire”

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brûlant

A

burning

ex: “Ils traversant la plage brûlante”

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s’inquièter

A

to worry

ex: “Magali s’inquiete”

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“se retrouveras tous”

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“we’ll all meet”

ex: “on se retrouveras tous en fin d’après-midi”

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l’apéro (m.)

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aperitif, cocktail

ex: “pour un petit apéro”

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le lendemain

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the next day

ex: “le lendemain, mardi, les amateurs de planche à voile sont…”

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doué

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talented

ex: “tu es doué”

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perfidement

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treacherously

ex: “elle demande perfidement”

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carré

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a knotted scarf

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châle

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shawl

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poitrine

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chest

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à superposer deux Jupons

A

put on two skirts, one over the other

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anneaux

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rings

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voix

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voice

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le tambour

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drum

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s’accrochent

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clings to

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s’écroule

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collapses

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ivre

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drunk

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n’ai pas de comptes à te rendre

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don’t owe you any explainations

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le large

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open sea

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file

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flies

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il saute

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jumps

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un hors-bord

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speedboat

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s’étire

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stretches

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baillent

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yawn

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un sentier

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path

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chargés de

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laden with

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la peau

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the skin

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des arbustes

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bushes

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des mygales

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serpents

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naze

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stupid

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pierres brûlés

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scorched stones

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bonheur

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happiness

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d’exception

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exceptional, special

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se souviendra

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will remember

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les célibrataires

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singles

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l’âme sœur

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soul mates

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algues luisantes

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shiny seaweed

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huîtres

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oysters

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un pince

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claw

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casser

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break

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un goinfre

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pig

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mouillé

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wet

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baisse

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lowers

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se jette

A

throws herself

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bijoux

A

jewels

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le serre

A

squeezes

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méchamment

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spitefully

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dégoûtant

A

what a gross guy

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attraper

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to catch

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voler

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to fly

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siffloutant

A

whistling

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détendue

A

relaxed

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l’encaisser

A

stand him

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craquant

A

irresistible

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que les filles lui trouvent

A

what girls see in him

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ni

A

neither, nor

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bananiers

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banana trees

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champs de cannes à sucre

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sugar cane fields

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d’esclaves

A

slaves

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l’hôtel de ville

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city hall

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s’étonne

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is surprised by

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à quelques soupçons

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is a little suspicious

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dont

A

about whom

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larmes

A

tears

137
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allez-vous

A

get out of here

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coup de foudre

A

live at first sight

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à les yeux dans le vague

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is staring off into space

140
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“don’t worry”

A

“tu prends pas la tête”

141
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to relax

A

buller

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irritating

A

énervant

143
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curls

A

les boucles

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angry

A

en colère

145
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“handsome young fellow”

A

“beau gosse”

146
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shoulders

A

les épaules

147
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eyebrows

A

les sourcils

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capital letters

A

les lettres majuscules

149
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a butterfly

A

un papillon

150
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coconut trees

A

les cocotiers

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the stars

A

l’étoiles

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a few

A

quelques

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galore

A

à gogo

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“early in the morning”

A

“au petit matin”

155
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“at nightfall”

A

“à la tombée de la nuit”

156
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to have a ball

A

s’éclater

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“treat yourself”

A

“régalez-vous”

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rock lobsters or crayfish

A

les langoustes

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to taste

A

goûter

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brilliant, terrific

A

génial

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discounts

A

solde

162
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deals

A

les affaires

163
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“it’s worth the trouble”

A

“ça vaut la peine”

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the screen

A

l’écran

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to fill in

A

inscrire

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dreams

A

le rêve

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sleepless nights

A

les nuits blanches

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exams

A

les épreuves

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to flunk (an exam)

A

louper

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a prep course

A

une prépa

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medical school entrance exam

A

concours d’entrée de médecine

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a business school

A

école des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC)

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to remember

A

se souvenir

174
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“worked like crazy”

A

“a galéré comme des fous”

175
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window of a plane or boat

A

le hublot

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to coat oneself with

A

s’enduire de

177
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to hide

A

cacher

178
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to swim

A

se baigner

179
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makeup

A

le maquillage

180
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to put on makeup

A

se maquiller

181
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un requin

A

shark

ex: “c’est un requin”

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shark

A

un requin

183
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submarine

A

un sous marin

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even

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même

185
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mussels

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les moules

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to react

A

réagir

187
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a lie, lying

A

le mensonge

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to avoid hurting

A

éviter de blesser

189
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reactionary

A

réac

190
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“totally hopeless”

A

“trop nul”

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dry sound

A

le bruit sec

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blood

A

le sang

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bishops

A

les évêques

194
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huts

A

les cases

195
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thatched roofs

A

les toits en paille

196
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to split

A

s’arracher

197
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lipstick

A

rouge à lèvres

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spicy

A

épicé

199
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shellfish

A

les crustacés

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okra

A

les gombos

201
Q

stuffed

A

farci

202
Q

eggplants

A

les aubergines

203
Q

“they are enjoying their meal”

A

“on est en pleine dégustation”

204
Q

free

A

libre

205
Q

to move over slightly

A

se pousser légèrement

206
Q

to sit down

A

s’asseoir

207
Q

l’ananas

A

pineapple

ex: “je mange l’ananas”

208
Q

le carambole

A

carambola (starfruit)

ex: “j’adore le carambole”

209
Q

pineapple

A

l’ananas

210
Q

carambola (starfruit)

A

le carambole

211
Q

watermelon

A

la pastèque

212
Q

candy

A

le bonbon

213
Q

to lean

A

se pencher

214
Q

to claim

A

prétendre

215
Q

outdated

A

ringard

216
Q

wave

A

le vague

217
Q

to worry

A

s’inquièter

218
Q

“we’ll all meet up”

A

“se retrouveras tous”

219
Q

aperitif, cocktail

A

l’apéro (m.)

220
Q

the next day

A

le lendemain

221
Q

talented

A

doué

222
Q

treacherously

A

perfidement