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1
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when
when she is working, she does not like to be disturbed
when I went to Portugal

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lorsque
lorsqu’elle travaille, elle n’aime pas être dérangée
lorsque je suis allé au Portugal

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to rouse, to stir up
the murder unleashed a public outcry
to fly into a rage

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déchaîner
le meurtre a déchaîné la colère de l’opinion publique
se déchaîner

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ditch, gap, moat, rift

the gap between rich and poor is growing

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fossé (m)

le fossé qui sépare les riches et les pauvres s’agrandit

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handful (of)

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quarteron (de) (m)

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abbreviation, set of initials

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sigle (m)

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drowning

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noyade (f)

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to point out, to inform
I pointed out to them that time was short
may I remind you that you’re speaking to your father

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signaler (vt)
je leur ai signalé qu’on était pressé
je te signale que tu parles à ton père

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at the expense of

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au dépens de

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inevitable

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inéluctable

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riot/rioter
to turn into a riot
to cause a riot

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émeute (f)/émeutier, émeutière
tourner à l’émeute
provoquer une émeute

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to scorn, to defy, to flout

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bafouer

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to extradite, to deport

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extrader

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bonus, allowance, subsidy
He received a bonus for his work.
travel allowance

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prime (nf)
Il a eu une prime en récompense de son travail.
prime de transport

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unfit (for, to do)

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inapte (à, à faire)

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to feel (that)
consider it essential/too early to do
I consider it my duty to do
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estimer (que)
estimer indispensable/prématuré de faire
J’estime de mon devoir de faire

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package, parcel

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colis (m)

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to trap, trick
booby-trapped
car bomb
package bomb

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piéger
piégé
une voiture piégé
un colis piégé

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to admit

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reconnaitre

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to ask for, to beg, to demand
to ask someone for money
to demand that..
to ask that she go
to claim damages fringe sb
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réclamer
réclamer de l'argent à qn
réclamer que + subjunctive
réclamer qu'elle s'en aille
réclamer des indemnités à qn
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early
he asked for early retirement
early elections

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anticipé
il a demandé à partir en retraite anticipée
elections anticipées

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informer

also cookie in computer tech

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mouchard (m)

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nurse

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infirmier (m)

infirmière (f)

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for (preposition)
for a fee, you can change your name
I paid for it
with a few adjustments

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moyennant
moyennant finances, vous pouvez changer de nom
je l’ai eu moyennant finances
moyennant quelques modifications

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(faint) light
the city lights
the first light of dawn
in light of yesterday’s events

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lueur (f)
les lueurs de l a ville
les premières lueurs de l’aube
à la lueur des événements d’hier

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possible, potential

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éventuel (adj)

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approval

to present/submit sth for sb’s approval

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approbation (f)

présenter/soumettre qch à l’approbation de qn

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to take, bring sth up
to take the suitcases up to the attic
to bring the bottles up from the cellar
I can take you up to the village
I had the piano taken up to the bedroom
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monter
monter les valises au grenier
monter les bouteilles de la cave
je peux vous monter au village
j'ai fait monter le piano dans la chambre
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in jail

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en garde à vue; en prison

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to bump into; to shake up, jostle; to rush
to line up
there are lines

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bousculer
se bousculer
on se bouscule

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to weigh (vt, vi)
to weigh the pros and the cons
to choose one’s words carefully
how much do you weigh?

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peser
peser le pour et le contre
peser ses mots (ou paroles)
combien pèses-tu?

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untruth

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contre-vérité (f)

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to give up
I’m giving up looking for a house
She finished with him.

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renoncer à (indirect transitive verb)
je renonce à chercher une maison
ell a renoncé à lui

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to harm
his selfishness has done him a lot of harm
she did that maliciously
also: to be harmful to, prejudicial to; to take away from (pleasure, beauty), to be detrimental to

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nuire à
son égoïsme lui a beaucoup nui
elle a fait cela dans l’intention de nuire

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then
he was 18 at the time
the factory, which was then at full production
in those days, children were scared of their teachers

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alors
il avait alors 18 ans
l’usine, alors en pleine activité
les enfants d’alors craignent le maître

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painkiller

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antidouleur (f)

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to waste, to throw away, to spoil

Don’t let a puncture ruin your day

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gâcher

ne laisser pas une crevaison gâcher votre journée

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to make sb angry, to upset sb (by doing X)

to get angry with sb over sth

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fâcher qn (en faisant X)

se fâcher contre qn à propos de/pour qch

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trip, journey in sense of distance covered
The journey to school takes about half an hour.
A three-hour journey there and a three-hour journey back
a bus journey

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trajet (m)
Il y a une demi-heure de trajet pour aller à l’école.
Un trajet de trois heures pour s’y rendre et un autre trajet de trois heures pour revenir
Un trajet en autobus

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to shrink, to take in
it shrank in the wash
to take in/up

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rétrécir
le lavage l’a rétréci
rétrécir en largeur/longueur

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drowsy, sleepy

to drowse

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somnolent

somnoler

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a nap

to take a nap

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sieste (f)

faire une sieste

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excesses

sectarian excesses

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les dérives (f)

les dérives sectaires

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(business) assistant

deputy mayor

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adjoint (m, f)

l’adjoint au maire

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growth
annual/economic/fast growth
sustained/sharp growth
fast-growing
7% growth
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croissance (f)
croissance annuelle/économique/rapide
forte/vive croissance
en pleine croissance
croissance de 7%
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crash

stock market crash

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krach (m)

krach boursier

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orders, instructions
to give orders to do
to have orders to do
to follow instructions/comply with orders
to pass the word on to someone
to order a boycott/strike
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consigne (f)
donner consigne de faire
avoir pour consigne de faire
respecter la consigne
passer la consigne à quelqu'un
donner (ou lancer) une consigne de boycott/grève
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to unveil, to reveal, to uncover

to reveal ones secret intentions

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dévoiler

dévoiler ses batteries

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to cross, get over
to clear/overcome an obstacle
to pass the 10% mark
to turn fifty

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franchir (vt)
franchir un obstacle
franchir la barre des 10%
franchir le cap de la cinquantaine

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death

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décès (m)

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intensive care; resuscitation

intensive care unit

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réanimation (f)

service de réanimation

51
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late (= deceased)

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défunt (adj, nf, nm)

52
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increasing popularity
to take off (region, industry), to spread one’s wings
to be booming/to be booming again
to give a boost to a project

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essor (m)
prendre son essor
être en plein essor/connaitre un nouvel essor
donne de l’essor à un projet

53
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to notice, to note, to see
to notice an improvement
to see for oneself

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constater
constater une amélioration
constater (par) soi-même

54
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screening
early screening
genetic testing

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dépistage (m)
dépistage précoce
test de dépistage génétique

55
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cancellation, abolition, repeal, write-off

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annulation (f)

56
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one-third

he has done a third/two thirds of the work

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tiers (adj., nm)

Il a fait le tiers/les deux tiers du travail

57
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to deprive someone of something

to be deprived of something

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priver qn de qch

être privé(e) de qch

58
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more

I will have some more strawberries

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davantage (adv.)

je prendrai davantage de framboises

59
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to be early/on time/late to a meeting

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être en avance/à l’heure/ en retard à un rendez-vous

60
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within
Each country is independent within Europe
(note: sein = breast)

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au sein de

Chaque pays est autonome au sein de l’Europe.

61
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accountant

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comptable (m/f)

62
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unavailable

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indisponible (adj.)

63
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challenge
to challenge sb to do sth
to take up/accept a challenge
defiantly

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défi (m)
mettre qn au défi de fair qch
relever un défi
d’un air//sur un ton de défi

64
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neglect, oversight, forgetting

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oubli (nm)

65
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end, setback

put an end to something

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un coup d’arrêt

donner/mettre un coup d’arrêt à qch.

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to reach, to achieve
to have sth sent to sb
I will send you the parcel before Monday.
to manage to do
She finally managed to open the door.
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parvenir à
faire parvenir qch à qn
je vous ferai parvenir le colis avant lundi
parvenir à faire
elle est finalement parvenu à ouvrir la porte

67
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spelling

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orthographe (f)

68
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update

They update these strategies at least every three years.

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mettre à jour (verb)
une mise à jour (nf)
Ils mettent à jour ces stratégies au moins tous les trois ans.

69
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to control (emotions), to master (a subject)

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maîtriser

70
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file

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fichier (m)

71
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stake/stakes

what is at stake? ⧫ what are the stakes?

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enjeu/enjeux (m)

quel est l’enjeu ?

72
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poll, ballot

poll with two ballots ⧫ poll with two rounds

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scrutin (m)

scrutin à deux tours

73
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to relax

I find reading relaxing.

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détendre

La lecture, ça me détend.

74
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to act, to behave
to behave well
to act courageously
We must act fast.

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agir
bien agir
agir courageusement
Il faut agir rapidement.

75
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full, busy

a very busy day

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rempli (adj)

une journée bien remplie

76
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to move
nobody move!
not to move from a place

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bouger
que personne ne bouge !
ne pas bouger d’un endroit

77
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strength training

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le renforcement musculaire ????

78
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to rest

rest (noun)

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se reposer

le repos

79
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to depress, to be depressed
This kind of weather depresses me.
He’s always depressed.

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déprimer
Ce genre de temps me déprime.
Il déprime tout le temps.

80
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trick

5 tricks for making a lot of progress in French in 1 month

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astuce (f)

5 astuces pour beaucoup progresser en français en 1 mois

81
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kick-off

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le coup d’envoi

82
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to be mad about

She is mad about apple tarte.

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raffoler (vt)

Elle raffole de tarte aux pommes.

83
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short cut

in brief

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raccourci (m)

en raccourci

84
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learning

Learning Arabic is said to be very difficult.

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apprentissage (m)

On dit que l’apprentissage de l’arabe est très difficile.

85
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to meet/bump into person; to pass (car); to cross (street, legs)

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croiser

86
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to apply for something

She has applied to teach abroad.

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postuler à qch, à faire qch

Elle a postulé pour enseigner à l’étranger.

87
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to save, to spare (sb sth)

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épargner (quelque chose à quelqu’un)

88
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insist, stress
and I want to stress this point, …
to insist on doing something
don’t keep on

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insister (vi)/insister sur
et j’insiste sur ce point, …
sinister pour fair quelque chose
n’insiste pas !

89
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reading

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lecture (f)

90
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report, talk

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exposé (m)

91
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to target (more effectively)

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(mieux) cibler

92
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as one goes along

I check my work as I go along.

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au fur et à mesure

Je vérifie mon travail au fur et à mesure.

93
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as a result

you will as a result learn new vocabulary

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du coup

vous allez du coup apprendre le nouveau vocabulaire

94
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it’s not worth it

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ce n’est pas la peine

95
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to attrait, to pull toward
to be attracted to sb
She pulled him onto her lap

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attirer (vt)
être attiré par qn
Elle l’attira sur ses genoux.

96
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to be a hit

this film was a hit

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faire un carton

ce film a fait un carton

97
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to transfer/mutate

He will be transferred to the north of France.

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muter (vt/vi)

il va être muté dans le nord de France

98
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inevitable, inescapable

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incontournable (adv.)

99
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unconsciously

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inconsciemment (adv.)

100
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obviously

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manifestement (adv.)

101
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actually

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effectivement (adv.)

102
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straight out, bluntly (sense of truly)
Tell him straight out what you think.
He just sacked him.
At that price, it’s daylight robbery.

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carrément
Dis-lui carrément ce que tu penses.
Il l’a carrément mis à la porte.
À ce prix, c’est carrément du vol.

103
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possibly
Do you think we could build here? - Possibly.

the difficulties that you could possibly come across

We might need you.

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éventuellement
Vous croyez qu’on pourrait construire ici ? - Eventuellement.
Les difficultés que vous pourriez éventuellement rencontrer
Nous pourrions éventuellement avoir besoin de vous.

104
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cute, sweet

Isn’t he sweet!

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mignon/mignonne (adj.)

Qu’est-ce qu’il est mignon !

105
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Let’s begin

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C’est parti

106
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to prevail (over), to dominate
The collective good prevails over the individual.
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primer (sur)

Le collectif prime sur l’individu.

107
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To demand, claim, ask for

We demand a 30-hour week.

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réclamer

Nous réclamons la semaine de trente heures.

108
Q

to worry, to bother
This infection’s worrying me.
I’m very worried that he’s so late.

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inquiéter (vt.)
Ça m’inquiète, cette infection.
Son retard m’inquiète beaucoup.

109
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scratch (n)

It’s just a scratch.

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égratignure (f)

C’est juste un égratignure

110
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a regular (at restaurant, shop etc.)

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un habitué/une habituée

111
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It’s delicious

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c’est trop bon

112
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upside down, wrong way around, backwards

You never put your baguette upside down. (Considered bad luck in France)

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à l’envers

On ne jamais met la baguette à l’envers (Ça porte la malheur)

113
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basket

bread/fruit basket

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la corbeille

corbeille à pain/de fruits

114
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to behave properly

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bien se comporter/bien se tenir

115
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cutlery, place setting

to lay the table

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couvert (m)

mettre le couvert

116
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knife

a kitchen knife

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couteau (m)

un couteau de cuisine

117
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to treat someone to a delicious meal
to treat someone to X
I loved the food

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régaler quelqu’un
régaler quelqu’un de X
je me sjuis régalé

118
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small talk

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les banalités (f)

119
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windshield

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pare-brise (m)

120
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Sorry I’m late.

I’m sorry, I didn’t know about your dog.

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Excusez-moi pour ce retard. (Donner la raison)

Je suis désolé, je ne savais pas pourvoir chien.

121
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affectionate

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câlin

122
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leak, leakage

There is a gas leak.

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fuite (nf)

Il y a une fuite de gaz.

123
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not to know, to ignore
I don’t know
I don’t know his name
He completely ignored me.

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ignorer
je l’ignore
j’ignore son mom
Il m’a complètement ignoré.

124
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to adore, to be mad about

She is mad about apple tart.

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raffoler de

Elle raffole de la tarte aux pommes.

Misc French Vocabulary (14 decks)

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