Daily Sentences 004 Flashcards

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Si tu es né dans une famille riche, tu as eu une bonne éducation et il y a de grande chance pour que tu aies une longueur d’avance dans la vie, alors ne la gâche pas

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If you’re born in a rich family, you have had a good education and you’re lucky enough you have had a head start in life, so don’t waste it

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la beauté et lka grâce naturelle de Marylin lui donnent une bonne longueur d’avance dans le milieu du mannequina et du cinéma (acteur)

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Marylin’s beauty and natural grace give her a big head start in modeling and acting business

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si tu as une longueur d’avance, tu commences quelque chose avant les autres ou avec un avantage par rapport aux autres

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if you have a head start, you start something ahead of others or with an advantage over others

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Il est devenu totalement bizarre/fou en étant vieux

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he turned into a real nut in his old age

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Comment un fou pareil a pu devenir chef de service

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How did a nutter like him get to be an office manager ?

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il ne sortait pas car il croyait que des aliens lui en voulaient

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he wouldn’t go outside because he thought alien beings were after him

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est ce que je peux t’emprunter ton stylo ? J’ai juste besoin de noter cette adresse au cas ou je l’oublierais

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Can I barrow your pen ? I just need to note down this address in case I forget it

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J’ai un coup de barre / je suis vannée

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All of a sudden I feel totally shattered

I feel drained

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votre amour me laisse sans mots plus adapés

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your love leaves me at a loss for more suitable words

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