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(pullover) sweater

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pull (m)

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unemployment

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chômage (m)

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to be unemployed

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être au chômage

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to complain about

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se plaindre de

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to imply

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sous-entendre

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nickname

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surnom

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to be supposed (to do something_

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être censé (faire quelque chose)

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on the sly

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en douce

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to be scared (be scared to death)

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avoir la frousse (avoir la trouille)

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nothing to do with

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rien à voir avec

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it’s up to you

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c’est vous qui voyez

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spell checker

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correcteur orthographique

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grammar checker

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vérificateur de grammaire

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colon

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deux-points

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semicolon

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point virgule (m)

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weekly

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hebdomadaire/hebdo

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sparkling

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pétillant

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fellow citizens

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concitoyens (m)

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manager, executive

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cadre (m)

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middle manager

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cadre (m) moyen

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senior manager

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cadre supérieur

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executive officer

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cadre dirigeant

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to be mad about

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raffoler (vt)

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to rush (in/towards/out of)

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se ruer (dans/vers/hors de)

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to be all the rage

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faire fureur

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skimpy

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étriqué

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27
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piece of furniture

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meuble (m)

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28
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from now on

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désormais

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29
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spending

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dépense (f)

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30
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to electrify

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élecdtriser

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fail

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rater

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32
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on the air

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à la antenne

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33
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sketch

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croquis (m)

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34
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swindle

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escroquerie (f)

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private persons, referring to members of a group, company, etc

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particuliers (m)

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homeless people

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les SDF, sans domiciles fixes; also les sans abris (shelter)

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37
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to overshadow

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occulter (vt)

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38
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more

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davantage. Il devrait travailler davantage. Il faudrait davantage de stages do formation.

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liveliness, hustle and bustle

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animation (f)

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40
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to stay awake (vi), to watch over (vt)

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veiller

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41
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grape harvest

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vendange (f)

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42
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belly

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ventre (m)

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sail, sailing

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voile (f)

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steering wheel

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volant (m)

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yet

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pourtant

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oldest sibling

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ainé/ainée

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2nd oldest sibling

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cadet/cadette

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youngest sibling

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benjamin/benjamine

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49
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jet lag

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décollage horaire

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50
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work experience

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stage (m)

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trainee, intern

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stagiaire (m/f)

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to disappoint

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déçu

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53
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to be disappointed

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être déçu(e)

54
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link (hyper or otherwise)

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lien (m)

55
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to download (free or paid)

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télécharger

56
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flavor

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saveur (m)

57
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to relax

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(se) détendre

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great, brilliant, of genius

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génial(e)

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angry

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fâché(e)

60
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to have fallen out with someone

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être fâché(e) à quelqu’un

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to lie

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mentir

62
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cheerful

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gai

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slight, thin

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menu(e)

64
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wasp

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guêpe (f)

65
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to act

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agir

66
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skyscraper

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gratte-ciel (m)

67
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holiday

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congé (m)

68
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rate, level

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taux (m)

69
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to note, to notice

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constater

70
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puddle

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flaque (f)

71
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cardboard

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carton (m)

72
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shoe box

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un carton à chaussures

73
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to get on, to mount (e.g. bike)

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enfourcher

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steep

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escarpé(e)

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tide

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marée (f)

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however, nonetheless

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cependant

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withdrawal

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retrait (m)

78
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attack, assassination attempt

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attentat (m)

79
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bomb attack

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attentat (m) à la bombe

80
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screen

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écran (m)

81
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to reach, to achieve

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parvenir (vi)

82
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to send (something to someone)

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faire parvenir (quelque chose à quelqu’un)

83
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to joke, to kid, to make fun of

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plaisanter

84
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more

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davantage

85
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to reopen

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rouvrir

86
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to order (someone to do something)

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ordonner (à quelqu’un de faire qch)

87
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to move

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bouger

88
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either

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soit

89
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flash of light

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un éclair de lumière

90
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to relieve

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soulager

91
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to swallow

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avaler

92
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to loosen, to relax

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(se) détendre

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to worry, to bother

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tracasser

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as (a role)

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en tant que

en tant qu’un représentant - as a representative

95
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to almost do (something)

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faillir faire (quelque chose)
j'ai failli tomber - I almost fell
96
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to frown

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froncer les sourcils

97
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bad weather

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les intempéries (f)

no singular form

98
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slim (paper, chances), thin (person)

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mince

99
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eureka!

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ça y est

100
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rope

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corde (f)

101
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a lower price

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un prix inférieur

102
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fluently

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couramment

103
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jet engine

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le réacteur

104
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falls

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chutes (f)

105
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stopover

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escale (f)
escale technique = refueling stop
faire escale à = put in a call, stop at (ship))

106
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writer

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un écrivain/une écrivaine

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household tasks

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tâches ménagères (f)

108
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job interview

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entretien d’embauche (m)

109
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report/talk/presentation

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un exposé

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stingy

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radin

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nurse

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infirmier/infirmière

112
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relaxation

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détente (f)

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frantic

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effréné

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preach

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prêcher

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stage, stadium

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stade (m)

116
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healthy

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sain/saine

117
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easy as pie to (verb)

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ce n’est pas sorcier à (verbe)

118
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to get wet (trans)

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mouiller

119
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painful

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douloureux/douloureuse

120
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wheel

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roue (f)

121
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crammed with X

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bourré de X

122
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tool

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outil (m)

123
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briefing

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le compte rendu du réunion

124
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record, report

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le compte rendu

125
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shot, injection

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une piqure

126
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tap, faucet

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le robinet

127
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scarcely

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ne… guère

128
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to buy more X

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racheter du X

129
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Good Lord!

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parbleu

130
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to register

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inscrire

Misc French Vocabulary (14 decks)

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