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when / as soon as

When he arrives, call me.
As soon as he arrives, call me

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lorsque

Lorsqu’il arrivera, téléphonez-moi.
When he arrives, call me.
As soon as he arrives, call me

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do good

That bath did me good

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faire du bien à [qqn]

Ce bon bain m’a fait du bien

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bishop

The Pope is the bishop of Rome

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évêque

Le pape est l’évêque de Rome

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resonate / echo

Empty rooms echo

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résonner

Les pièces vides résonnent

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blow

Be careful if you go outside; it’s windy

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souffler

Attention si tu vas dehors parce que ça souffle

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trim / crop

Do you know what software I can use to crop an image?

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rogner

Sais-tu avec quel logiciel je peux rogner une image ?

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powerful

It’s a very powerful machine

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puissante

C’est une machine très puissante

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retired

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à la retraite

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testify

bear witness, give evidence

I will give evidence at the trial

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témoigner

Je témoignerai au procès

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saving / savings

Saving is not encouraged by the government, as it holds back consumerism

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épargne

L’épargne n’est pas encouragée par le gouvernement, car elle freine la consommation

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scout

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scout

πρόσκοπος / scoutisme

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priest

Priest are ordained by sacrament

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prêtre

Les prêtres sont ordonnés par un sacrement

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confess to

The thief confesses to his larceny

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avouer

Le voleur a avoué son larcin

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cross / fold

(arms , legs)

The young woman folded her arms across her chest

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croiser

La jeune femme croisa les bras sur sa poitrine

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move / shift

I’m moving the table nearer to the window for a better view

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déplacer

J’ai déplacé la table vers la fenêtre pour mieux voir

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realise / become aware of [sth]

I’ve just realised that I’ve left my wallet at home

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se rendre compte de [qch]

Je me rends compte que j’ai oublié mon portefeuille à la maison

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steamy / vaporous

A steamy heat lay over the city

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vaporeux

Une chaleur vaporeuse pesait sur la ville

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escape from

The prisoner managed to escape from his jailers

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échapper à [qqn]

Le prisonnier a réussi à échapper à ses geôliers

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swap / exchange / trade for

If you don’t like your present, you can always go and exchange it in the shop

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échanger

Si ton cadeau ne te plaît pas, tu peux toujours aller au magasin l’échanger

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thousands of

Thousands of demonstrators gathered to protests against the labour law reform

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des milliers de [qch/qqn]

Des milliers de manifestants se sont réunis pour protester contre la réforme du travail

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try / attempt

The doctors have tried everything to save the victim

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tenter

Les médecins ont tout tenté pour sauver la victime

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partnership team, two-person team

Jon and Peter make an excellent work team

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binôme

Jean et Pierre forment un excellent binôme de travail

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then / afterwards

We’ll collect all the data and we’ll make our decision afterwards

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ensuite

Nous collecterons toutes les données et nous prendrons notre décision ensuite

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discuss / debate

We are discussing (or: debating) gender equality

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débattre de

Nous débattons de l’égalité des sexes

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unveil / reveal / disclose ## Footnote The mayor revealed the plans for the new station to us
**dévoiler** ## Footnote Le maire nous a dévoilé le projet de la nouvelle gare
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exalt / enhance ## Footnote Her clothes enhanced her figure
**sublimer** ## Footnote Ses vêtements sublimaient sa silhouette
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crack / fissure
**la fissure**
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short and curly
**moussu** ## Footnote Elle a toujours eu les cheveux moussus
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strip the render off
**décrépir** ## Footnote enlever l'enduit d'un mur
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tile ## Footnote His kitchen tiles are white
**carreau** ## Footnote Les carreaux de sa cuisine sont blancs
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contemplate ## Footnote Stop musing/contemplating and come have fun with us
**cogiter** ## Footnote Allez, arrête de cogiter et viens t'amuser avec nous
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during / while ## Footnote He met his fiancee during his stay in Paris
**lors de** ## Footnote Il a rencontré sa fiancée lors de son séjour à Paris
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work ## Footnote Come on, get to work
**ouvrage** ## Footnote Allez, mettez-vous à l'ouvrage
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appear / seem ## Footnote Philip looked tired this morning
**paraître** ## Footnote Philippe paraissait fatigué ce matin
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be published ## Footnote Jules Verne's books were published by the Hetzel publishing house
**paraître / être publié** ## Footnote Les livres de Jules Verne ont paru aux éditions Hetzel
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unexpected ## Footnote Giles received an unexpected job offer
**insoupçonné** ## Footnote Gilles a reçu une proposition d'embauche insoupçonnée
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funeral ## Footnote The funeral of the victims will take place next Tuesday
**obsèques** ## Footnote Les obsèques des victimes auront lieu mardi prochain
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be quiet, keep quiet ## Footnote Be quiet, please. I'm trying to listen to the news
**taire** ## Footnote Taisez-vous, s'il vous plaît, j'essaie d'écouter les informations
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community ## Footnote We are part of this country's French community
**communauté** ## Footnote Nous faisons partie de la communauté française de ce pays
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flicker / wobble ## Footnote The candle's flame flickered when the door opened
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bump into ## Footnote As I turned around, I bumped into the table and the vase fell
**bousculer** ## Footnote En me retournant, j'ai bousculé la table et le vase est tombé
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gap / difference ## Footnote At this time of year, there are big temperature differences
**écart** ## Footnote À cette saison, il y a de grands écarts de température
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weight, force pregnancy
**prégnance**
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wish ## Footnote My dearest wish would be to leave this crappy town
**voeu** ## Footnote Mon vœu le plus cher serait de quitter cette ville pourrie
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pious / religious ## Footnote She goes to church regularly; she is very religious
**pieux** ## Footnote Elle va régulièrement à l'église, elle est très pieuse
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the next day, the day after
**lendemain**
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have your heads in the clouds / be distracted
**avoir la tête dans les nuages**
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abandonment, neglect ## Footnote The neglect of this area has left it open to trafficking of all kinds
**délaissement** ## Footnote Le délaissement de ce quartier a laissé le champ libre aux trafics en tout genre
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disappointment ## Footnote She dreamed of travelling, but never left; her disappointment was profound
## Footnote Elle rêvait de voyages, mais ne partit jamais : son désenchantement fut profond
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knot / tangle ## Footnote I can't get the knots out of this string
**nœud** ## Footnote Je n'arrive pas à retirer les nœuds de la ficelle

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