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ordeal

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épreuve (f)

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devoid of, lacking in, free of

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dépourvu(e) de

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to loosen

to come loose

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desserrer

se desserrer

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to prevent

there is nothing stopping me from leaving

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empêcher

rien ne m’empêche de partir

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to damage

to strain one’s eyes/back

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esquinter

s’esquinter les yeux/le dos

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to cripple, to maim

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estropier

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off

off the coast of Scotland

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au large de

au large de la côte de l’Écosse

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watch out for
watch your weight
watch out for thieves

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gare à
gare aux kilos
gare aux voleurs

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to see, to spot, to check out

to be spotted by

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repérer

se faire repérer par

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fog

it is foggy

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brouillard (m)

il y a du brouillard

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to impress

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épater

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to shiver, tremble

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grelotter

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gang, squad

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escouade (f)

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tablecloth, layer

ground water

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nappe (f)

nappe phréatique

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to incur (a risk)

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encourir (une risque)

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rural

lunch/picnic in the country

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champêtre (adj.)

déjeuner/pique-nique champêtre

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to space out

the posts are set 30 meters apart

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échelonner/s’échelonner

les poteaux sont échelonnés à 30 m d’intervalle

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inside
it would be better to eat inside
red on the outside and white inside

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dedans
il vaut mieux dîner dedans
rouge à l’extérieur et blanc dedans

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to overwhelm

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déborder

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to start, to arm, to boot up

to get underway

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amorcer

s’amorcer

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to dismiss (fire), transfer

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limoger

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demand, claim (noun)

social demands

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revendication (f)

revendications sociales

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membership (in)

condemned for being a member of a terrorist group

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appartenance (à) (f)

condamné pour appartenance à un groupe terroriste

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administration, management

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direction (f)

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gap, discrepancy

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décalage (m)

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repress, suppress

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réprimer

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reader (person or thing)
optical scanner
disk drive
card swipe
DVD player
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lecteur/lectrice
lecteur optique
lecteur disquette
lecteur de carte magnétique
lecteur de DVD
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to dig

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creuser

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side (of a thing, of an argument)

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flanc (m)

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gap, distance, interval, difference, variation

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écart (m)

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to make sb proud

to pride oneself on sth, to take pride in sth

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enorgueillir (vt)

s’enorgueillir de qch.

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to have more (bread, wine)

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reprendre (du pain/vin)

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tour, round (band, politician)
to be/go on tour
promotional tour

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tournée (f)
être/partir en tournée
tournée de promotion

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fine, ticket

to fine someone, to give someone a ticket

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contravention (f)

dresser une convention à qn

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to shake, shake up
to shake one’s head
to be shaken up (physically or emotionally)

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secouer
secouer la tête
être un peu secoué

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to threaten

to threaten do to

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menacer

menacer de faire qch.

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to catch

to catch sth in midair

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happer (vt)

happer qch au vol

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observation
observe the following
it’s not an accusation, just an observation

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constatation (f)
faire la constatation suivante
ce n’est pas une accusation, c’est une simple constatation

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tide (high/low)

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la marée (haute/basse)

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stopover (in)

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escale (de) (f)

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to include

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englober

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to lead to

to make someone do something

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entrainer

entrainer quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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before, previously (adv.)
as before
one year before or earlier
previously, she had been a singer

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auparavant
comme auparavant
un an auparavant
auparavant, elle avait été chanteur

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great, neat (informal adj)

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chouette

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complaint
make/lodge/receive a complaint
customer complaints department
on request

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réclamation (f)
faire/déposer/recevoir une réclamation
service des réclamations
sur réclamation

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at the expense of

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au dépens de

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to stare at

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dévisager quelqu’un

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to borrow sth from sb

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emprunter qch à qn

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to search

to rummage through (pockets, dresser)

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fouiller (qn, qch)
fouiller dans (poches, armoire)
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bench

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banc (m)

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to laugh

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rigoler

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aware (of)

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conscient(e) (de qch)

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pregnant (by)

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enceinte (de)

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oath
declare under oath
to take an oath

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serment (m)
déclarer sour serment
prêter serment

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dismal, drab

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morne (adj.)

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clever, good (at something)
to be good with one’s hands
that was very clever of you

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habile à quelque chose)
être habile de ses mains
c’était très habile de votre part

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to behave

she behaved very badly

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se comporter

elle s’est très mal comportée

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to bite
to bite someone on the arm
he bit me on the leg

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mordre
mordre qn au bras
il m’a mordu la jambe

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windshield

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pare-brise (m)

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anger

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colère (f)

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stream, brook

trickle of blood

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ruisseau (m)

ruisseau de sang

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detergent

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détergent (m)

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orchard

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verger (m)

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party (Informal for fête)

to party

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teuf (f)

faire la teuf

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bottom

at the bottom my bag

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fond (m)

au fond de mon sac

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orchard

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verger (m)

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cricket

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grillon (m)

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to kneel
kneeling
to bow down

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agenouiller
être agenouillé
s’agenouiller

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to ring out

to have an impact on, repercussions on

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retentir

retentir sûr

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mud

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boue (f)

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to clear, to overcome. to cross
to overcome an obstacle
to get through a difficult period

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franchir
franchir un obstacle
franchir un cap difficile

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flirt (with a person)
flirt with an idea
flirt (noun)

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flirter
caresser une idée
dragueur/dragueuse

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bend (in the road)

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virage (m)

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agitate (a person)
agitated
agitate for a political cause

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perturber
perturbé
faire de l’agitation politique

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to hum

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fredonner

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laundry (clothes)
to do laundry
laundry (place - store or in house)

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linge (m)
faire la lessive (lessiver = to wash)
blanchisserie (f)

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dry cleaner

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teinturier/teinturière

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to block, jam, wedge

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coincer (vt/vi)

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section - of meeting, course, document, window, etc.

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volet (m)

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tablecloth, layer

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nappe (f)

81
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ground water

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la nappe phréatique

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to save (put aside money); to spare (people, area)
neighborhood spared by the bombing
spare them your thoughts
I saved myself the trouble of waiting

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épargner
quartier épargné par les bombardements
épargner leurs vos reflexions
je me suis épargné le désagrément d’une attendre

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order

new economic/international order

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donne (f)

nouvelle donne économique/internationale

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sample

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prélèvement (m)

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to weigh
weigh the pros and cons
I weigh 70 kg

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peser
peser le pour et le contre
je pèse 70 kg

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the place called

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le lieu-dit

87
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non-profit organization

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une organization à but non lucrative

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mature (person)

mature (tree)

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mûr(e)

adulte

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pour
pour some wine for someone
pour a drink for someone
pour some detergent on the stain

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verser
verser un peu de vin à quelqu’un
verser à boire à quelqu’un
verser du détergent sur la tache

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climb, rise

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montée (n f)

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loudspeaker

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haut-parleur (m)

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to impress, to amaze

nothing surprises him

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épater

il ne s’épate de rien

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to bother, to disturb

do you mind if I turn on the light?

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gêner

ça te gêne si j’allume ?

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to upset

to be upset

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navrer

être navré

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to deny
to deny doing something
to deny someone something

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nier
nier avoir fait quelque chose
nier quelque chose à quelqu’un

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exhaustion

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épuisement (nm)

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greenhouse

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serre (nf)

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accomplishment

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réussite (f)

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basket, tray
bread basket
laundry basket

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corbeille (f)
corbeille à pain
corbeille à linge

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to disentangle (string); to solve, unravel (problem)
to manage oneself
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débrouiller (vt)

se débrouiller

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patrol (noun, verb)

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patrouille (f), patrouiller (vt)

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hardware store

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quincaillerie (f)

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lungs

at the top of one’s voice, or breathe deeply

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poumons (m)

à plein poumons

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hairy

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poilu/poilue (adj.)

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as long as, as much as
you can protest as much as you like
I will stay here as long as there is work to do.

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tant que (+ indicatif)
tu peut protester tant que tu voudras…
je resterai ici tant qu’il aura du travail

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tp be fed up with

I’ve had just about enough of this job

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en avoir marre (de quelque chose, de faire)

je commence à en avoir plus que marre de ce boulot

107
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disappointment

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déception (f)

108
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to dither, to shilly-shally

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tergiverser

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to reach (solution, accord)
to send something to someone
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parvenir à

faire parvenir quelque chose à quelqu’un

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stopover (e.g. plane)

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escale (f)

111
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noxious, harmful

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nocif/nocive

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to grind one’s teeth

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grincer des dents

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grudge
to hold a grudge against someone for having done sth
no hard feelings!

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rancune (f)
avoid de la rancune contra qn d’avoir fait qch
sans rancune !

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praise

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éloge (m) ; faire l’éloge de qch ; faire les compliments

115
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to control, get sth under control

to control oneself

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maitriser (vt)

se maitriser

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digital

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numérique

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era

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ère (f)

118
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rush hour

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les heures de pointe

119
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discount
to get/offer a discount on sth
to buy/sell at a discount

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rabais (m)
obtenir/accorder un rabais sur l’achat de qch
acheter/vendre au rabais

120
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rescue, life-saving

sea/air rescue

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sauvetage (m)

sauvetage en mer/montagne

121
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trade union

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syndicat (m)

122
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outline (e.g. of a paper)

a brief outline of the plan

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aperçu (m)

un bref aperçu du projet

123
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to show, demonstrate 
to signal one's desire to
note: to protest = transitive form
to appear, to show up
encouraging signs are beginning to show
we have not heard from him yet.
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manifester
manifester so désir de faire
les écologistes protestent/ont protesté
se manifester
des signes encourageants commencent à se manifester
Il ne s'est pas encore manifesté
124
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to walk (the dog)
to walk (oneself)
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promener (le chien)

se promener

125
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on the other hand

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par contre (coordinating conjunction)

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