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1
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You mean a lot to me

A

Je tien à toi.

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You’d better

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Il vaut mieux que tu [subj]

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Tenir le coup

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Hang in there

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Allez

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Let’s go / come on

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That lets me do something

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Cela me permet de faire quelque chose.

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taquiner

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To tease

taquiner [⁠t⁠a⁠k⁠i⁠n⁠e⁠]
1 VT ⓐ [personne] to tease
ⓑ [fait, douleur] to bother​
2 VPR
◆se taquiner to tease each other •ils n'arrêtent pas de se taquiner they're always teasing each other
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Avoir à faire quelquechose =

ne + verb + que =

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Avoir à faire quelquechose = to have to do something

ne + verb + que = only

tu as à m’écrire = you have to write to me
tu n’as qu’à m’écrire = you only have to write to me (~~all you have to do is write to me~~)

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Habits and customs

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us [⁠y⁠s⁠] NMPL les us et coutumes habits and customs

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ta gueule

A 
shut up (firm ta gueule)
gueule - mouth, throat, neck animal
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foutre

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Foutre can mean two things:

  1. The verb “foutre”: je fous, tu fous, etc… is slang for “faire” (to do, see Ex 1a) or “mettre” (to put, see Ex 1b).
  2. As a noun, refers to male’s cum (sperm).

There are also awesome french expressions: “Va te faire foutre” (maybe a synonym for “fuck you”) and also “J’en ai rien a foutre” or “Je m’en fous (completement)” (I (really) don’t give a shit).
1a. “Qu’est-ce que tu fous ?” What are you doing?

1b. “Elle aime quand je lui fous mon doigt dans la chatte” She likes it when I stick my finger in her pussy.
2. “Il y avait du foutre plein le lit” There was come all over the bed.

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avoir la pêche

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be in form

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être qqn de

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someone

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tant que tu y es

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as long as you’re there (lit or fig - in thought)

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man of my dreams

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homme de ma vie

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s’emballer

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get carried away (pers)… bolt (cheval)… race out of control (econ/ money)

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emballer

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package, wrap… to please… to pick up (séduire)

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Don’t get carried away

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ne t’emballe pas

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calm down (kid)

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calme toi

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don’t worry

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ne t’inquiète pas (t’inquiète)

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Someone very important

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qqn de très important

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someone very courteous

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qqn de très courtois(e)

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while you’re there, while you’re at it

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tant que tu y es

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while she’s at it

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tant que elle y est

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attractive (2 words!)

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attirant attrayant

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attracting (by gravity)

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attractif

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balader

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to take for a walk

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go for a walk

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se balader

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mp3 player

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baladeur numérique

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be pleased by

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être emballé par /

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I am pleased that you are coming

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Je suis emballé que tu viennes. (subj)

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marrant

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funny

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funny

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marrant

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33
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to laugh (2 words)

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rire / se marrer

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make someone laugh

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faire marrer qqn

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laugh loudly / have a ball (inf)

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s’éclater

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allongé (rallongé)

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drawn out (coffee, e.g. - americano drawn out espresso)

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Before the internet existed, we took our pens and we wrote long letters.

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Avant qu’il [ne] existe (subj), nous prenions notre plume et nous écrivions des longes lettres.

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If the internet didn’t exist, we would take our pens and we would write long letters.

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Si l’internet n’existe pas, nous prendrions notre plumes et écririons des longes lettres.

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39
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Off Break French seems to be useful.

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Cfb Fr semble être utile.

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40
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drawn out espresso (americano but fr espresso)

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un café allongé

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41
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bon sang

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Darn / Gosh/ Wow

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42
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ça alors

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wow/ my goodness/ The French exclamation ça alors can express a whole range of reactions, from delight to surprise to indignation. Like the second meaning of its old-fashioned cousin ma foi, ça alors serves mainly to emphasize whatever it is said with.

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43
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zut alors

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darn, shoot

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44
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se faire des idées

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se faire des idées = s’imaginer quelque chose qui n’est pas exact

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c’est bien beau de faire qqch, mais…

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It’s all well and good to do that

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voire

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either (voire même in conversation - redundant pleonism)

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47
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One’s got to ski or even to skate

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il faut faire du ski, voire du patin

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48
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do x, or even to do Y

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faire X, même/voire faire Y

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49
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déphasé

A

out of sorts / spaced out

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50
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tous les quatre matins

A

really often (used exaggeration/figuratively) So often (pos or negative)

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51
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stingy

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radin

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52
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radin

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stingy/ cheap (slangy)

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un de ces quatre

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one of these days

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54
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One of these days

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un de ces quatre

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55
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L’essential, c’est que

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The bottom line is that (SUBJ ou ind if VERIFIED, etc)

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56
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The bottom line / most important thing is that

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L’essential, c’est que (SUBJ ou ind if VERIFIED, etc)

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L’important, c’est que

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The most important thing is that (subj ou ind - context)

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It’s really not close (idiom)

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C’est vraiment pas la porte à côté

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C’est vraiment pas la porte à côté

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It’s really not close (idiom)

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60
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mettre à la porte

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throw out

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61
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throw out/ fire

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mettre à la porte

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62
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leave (slang)

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prendre la porte

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prendre la porte

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leave (slang)

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64
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démissioner

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to resign / give up / abandon

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65
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to resign

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démissioner/

donner sa démission

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66
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motive

A 
une raison (reason)
les motifs (for action - PL)
un mobile (for crime) UN (MASCULINE)
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67
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motive for crime

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un mobile

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68
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worth it

A

être / valoir la peine -

cela vaut la peine.

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not worth it

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ce [n’]est pas la peine

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70
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mise à jour

A

update

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71
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turns to night/ day

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il fait nuit/ jour

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72
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il fait nuit / jour

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turns to night / day

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73
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cela tellement fait du bien de faire

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that is exactly what I need

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74
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raccourcir

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to shorten

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75
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to shorten

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raccourcir

écourter un holiday

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76
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doing that would do me good/ that is exactly what I need

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ça me fait du bien de faire

77
Q

Je tiens à toi.

A

You’re dear to me.

78
Q

alors

A

at that time, then

79
Q

d’alors

les femmes d’alors portaient la crinoline

A

at that time

the woman in those days wore crinoline

80
Q

the minister at that time

A

le ministre d’alors, M. dupont

81
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alors je vous laisse

A

then I’ll leave you to it

82
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alors que

A

though / while (contrast)

83
Q

though

A

bien que - subjunctive

pourtant - ce n’est pourtant pas facile

84
Q

fight/ brawl

A

bagarre

85
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un bail

A

a lease

86
Q

ça fait un bail que…

A

been a long time

87
Q

bâillement

A

yawn

88
Q

yawn (n) and verb

A

un bâillement / bâiller - to yawn

89
Q

braquer

A 
point weapon at - train sights at - turn attention 
to swing,
to hold up, pull a gun on,
dig in heels (se braquer),
turn steering wheel
90
Q

train sights on, point weapon at, hold up

A

braquer

91
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trépigner

A

stamp one’s feet - demand, anxious for, kids

92
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stamp one’s feet, move for excitement enthusiasm, impatience

A

trépigner

93
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tasser / se tasser

A

to/ pack down, cram down, settle down, subside

94
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to/ pack down, cram down, settle down, subside

A

tasser / se tasser

95
Q

to delete, remove, eliminate, cancel

A

supprimer

96
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supprimer

A

to delete, remove, eliminate, cancel

97
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sucer

A

to suck

98
Q

to suck

A

sucer (dbl meaning)

99
Q

repérer

A 
to spot (thing, mistake, person) to locate path, se faire repérer (be spotted), locate (Mil term)
se repérer - find way around get bearings
100
Q

to spot (thing, mistake, person) to locate path,

A

repérer

101
Q

relax (adj)

A

acquittal/ release

102
Q

recul

A

retreat, decline (of civil), set back, lose ground,

avec du / le recul - with hindsight, prendre du recul - step back), backward movement, recoil d’arme à feu

103
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ralentissement

A

slowing down

104
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a slowing down / to slow down

A

ralentissement / ralentir

105
Q

ralenti (adj) or (n)

A

slow / au ralenti (in slow motion) vivre au ralenti - live at a slower pace

106
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slow / au ralenti (in slow motion) vivre au ralenti - live at a slower pace

A

ralenti (adj) or (n)

107
Q

plaquer

A

to veneer / to plate or TO DITCH/DUMP (slang)

108
Q

to veneer / to plate or TO DITCH/DUMP (slang)

A

plaquer

109
Q

shelling/ to shell

A

pilonnage / pilonner

110
Q

pilonnage / pilonner

A

shelling/ to shell

111
Q

to loot / looter

A

piller / pilleur ou pillard

112
Q

piller / pilleur ou pillard

A

to loot / looter

113
Q

pété

A

plastered/ drunk

114
Q

plastered/ drunk

A

pété

115
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péter

A

to fart, to burst, to snap, (la gueule) fall on face, get drunk

116
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dingue

A

nuts/crazy

117
Q

nuts/ crazy

A

dingue (adj)

118
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douiller

A

pay through the nose, fork out a lot, hurt / cost

119
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pay through the nose, fork out a lot, hurt / cost

A

douiller

120
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chargeur

A

magazine, cartridge, charger, battery

121
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magazine, cartridge, charger, battery

A

chargeur

122
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accountant

A

comptable

123
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comptable

A

accountant

124
Q

dedans

A

inside (adv)

125
Q

inside

A

dedans/ en dedans

126
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dégourdir

A

bring circulation back/ warm up

127
Q

bring circulation back/ warm up

A

dégourdir

128
Q

disappointed

A

deçu (adj)

129
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deçu

A

disappointed

130
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disappointing

A

décevant

131
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décevant

A

disappointing

132
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déception

A

disappointment

133
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disappointment

A

déception

134
Q

yes / actually

A

effectivement

135
Q

effectivement

A

yes / actually

136
Q

embuscade / être en embuscade / tomber dans/ tendre une / s’embusquer

A

ambush

137
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ambush

A

embuscade / être en embuscade / tomber dans/ tendre une

138
Q

empreint(e) de

A

tinged with

139
Q

track/ print (foot, finger, genetic print), mark

A

une empreinte

140
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une empreinte

A

track/ print (foot, finger, genetic print)

141
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écrouer

A

to imprison

142
Q

to imprison

A

écrouer

143
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étourdi

A

absent minded/ stunned

144
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friand/ friandises

A

fond of/ sweet things

145
Q

sweet things

A

friandises

146
Q

gâcher / gachée

A

to ruin / ruined (or MIX)

147
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il y a belle lurette

A

that was ages ago

148
Q

that was ages ago

A

il y a belle lurette

149
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un max

A

lots/ hell of a lot/ loads

150
Q

lots/ hell of a lot/ loads

A

un max

151
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il y a eu un non-lieu

A

case dismissed

152
Q

case dismissed

A

il y a eu un non-lieu

153
Q

un ordi

A

a computer

154
Q

pas

A

footstep/ tread

155
Q

footstep/ tread

A

un pas

156
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penaud

A

sheepish

157
Q

sheepish

A

penaud

158
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creuser

A

to hollow out, dig hole, drill hole plow, go into

159
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differently

A

différemment

160
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instead of

A

à sa place, plûtot, au lieu de,

161
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menteur

A

liar cheat

162
Q

liar cheat

A

menteur

163
Q

noisily/ noisy

A

bruyamment / bruyant

164
Q

bruyamment / bruyant

A

noisily/ noisy

165
Q

avoir la pêche

A

be in form

166
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Tandis que

A

While / whereas - not subj

167
Q

Although / while - contrast

A

alors que (time - contrast) or tandis que (indic)

168
Q

Although

A

Bien que - subj

169
Q

Even though / although

A

Bien que - subj

Quioque - subj

Encore que (former / litteraire)

170
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Quoique

A

Although

171
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Encore que

A

Although

172
Q

Quand j’en aurais besoin

A

When I will need it

173
Q

When I will need it

A

Quand j’en aurais besoin

174
Q

He suggested that we go there

A

Il nous a proposé d’y aller

175
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Il nous a proposé d’y aller

A

He suggested that we go there

176
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au jour le jour

A

day by day / day at a time

177
Q

day by day / day at a time

A

au jour le jour

178
Q

I was pleased

A

Je me suis plu

179
Q

Je me suis plu

A

I was pleased

180
Q

It turns out that…

A

Il s’avère que…

181
Q

Il s’avère que…

A

It turns out that…

182
Q

Ma première impression s’est avéré juste.

A

My first impression was proven true

183
Q

My first impression was proven true

A

Ma première impression s’est avéré juste.

184
Q

Je remue le couteau dans la plaie.

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

A

Rub salt in the wound (move the knife in the wound)

185
Q

Rub salt in the wound (move the knife in the wound)

A

Je remue le couteau dans la plaie.

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

186
Q

The walk really pleased him/her

A

La balade lui a beaucoup/vraiement plu.

187
Q

“prior to any further examination”.

I

A

a priori

188
Q

a priori

un a priori

A

The meaning of a priori (adverb) is “prior to any further examination”.

If you say a priori it means this is my opinion now but it could change if I looked more deeply into the matter.

As has been already suggested, un a priori (noun) is a preconceived idea.

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