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1
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these days

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ces jours-ci

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2
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lecture, sermon

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homélie

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3
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against the tide, against the current

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à contre-courant

être à contre-courant

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mushiness, sentimentality

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mièvrerie

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enemy, foe

Thieves are the enemies of honest folk

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ennemi

Les voleurs sont les ennemis des gens honnêtes

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6
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deny / refute

He denies the existence of God

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nier

Il nie l’existence de Dieu

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7
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promote

Louis was promoted to manager

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promouvoir

Louis a été promu directeur

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that is, in other words

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c’est-à-dire

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9
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abbot / priest

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abbé

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witness

There are three witnesses to this attack

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témoin

Il y a trois témoins à cette agression

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omnipotence

Stalin embodied Soviet omnipotence

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toute-puissance

Staline incarnait la toute-puissance soviétique

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12
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deficient, defective

The old man’s memory was sometimes deficient

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défaillant

La mémoire du vieil homme était parfois défaillante

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13
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starkness, austerity

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dépouillement

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testimony, evidence

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témoignage

fait de témoigner

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15
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cheat /
not play by the rules

I don’t like playing cards with Simon, because he cheats

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tricher

Je n’aime pas jouer aux cartes avec Simon parce qu’il triche

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strike with

The boss struck the table with his fist to make himself heard

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asséner

Pour se faire entendre, le patron asséna un coup de poing sur la table

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17
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flexible / pliable

Our work schedules are flexible

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souple

Nos horaires de travail sont souples

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for lack of

The suspect was released for lack of evidence

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faute de

Le suspect fut relâché faute de preuves

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as / in the capacity of

As mayor, I want to develop the town centre

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en tant que

En tant que maire, je souhaite développer le centre-ville

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20
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divisive / polarizing

This question splits (or: divides) French society

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clivant

Cette question clive la société française

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21
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among / within

He counts you among his friends

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parmi

Il vous compte parmi ses amis

22
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steal / thieve

The thieves stole the casino’s takings

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dérober

Les voleurs ont dérobé la recette du casino

23
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note / see

I saw that they all had the same watch

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remarquer

J’ai remarqué qu’ils avaient tous la même montre

24
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Absolutely !

Have you got your watch? Absolutely!

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tout à fait

Tu as bien ta montre ? - Tout à fait

25
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inalienable

qui ne peut changer de propriétaire

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inalienable

26
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tirelessly

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inlassablement

27
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faith / belief

His faith comforts him in his misfortune

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la foi

Sa foi le réconforte dans ses malheurs

28
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Jewish

The Jewish religion is very old

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juif

La religion juive est très ancienne

29
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sharp / cutting edge

Be careful with the edge of that knife

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tranchant

Faites attention avec le tranchant de ce couteau

30
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renounce / abandon

He renounced his faith for love

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abjurer

Par amour, il a abjuré sa foi

31
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teach to

My brother teaches English to prisoners

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enseigner à

Mon frère enseigne l’anglais à des prisonniers

32
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vague / unclear / cloudy

The fish are stirring up the silt, making the water cloudy

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trouble

Les poissons remuent la vase et l’eau est trouble

33
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stake / bet
what’s at stake

He gambled and lost his stake

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enjeu

Il a joué et perdu son enjeu

34
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give in to

He always gives way to what his boss wants

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se plier à

Il se plie toujours aux volontés de son chef

35
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beyond that, past that

OK, the house is quite ugly, but you need to see past that; it’s very practical

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au-delà

D’accord, cette maison est assez moche : mais il faut voir au-delà, elle est très fonctionnelle

36
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taking into consideration, taking into account

Taking these remarks into consideration allows progress to be made

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prise en compte

La prise en compte des remarques permet de progresser

37
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intersect with / overlap with

His version of events corroborates the other witnesses

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recouper

Sa version recoupe celle des autres témoins

38
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wrist / cuff

She fell and she sprained her wrist

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le poignet

Elle est tombée et s’est foulé le poignet

39
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shoulder

The pirate had a parrot on his right shoulder

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l’épaule

Le pirate avait un perroquet sur son épaule droite

40
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elbow

The elbow is located between the upper and the lower arm

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le coude

Le coude se situe entre le bras et l’avant-bras

41
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lower back

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bas du dos

42
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indeed, in fact

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voire

43
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pain / suffering

A

la douleur

43
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conceive , create

It takes a man and a woman to beget a child

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engendrer

Il faut un homme et une femme pour engendrer un enfant

44
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incompetence, uselessness

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inaptitude

45
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in addition , also

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par ailleurs

46
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pull down / drag down

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entraîner

47
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heavy, weighty

This wardrobe is too heavy. We won’t be able to shift it with just two of us

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lourd

Cette armoire est trop lourde, nous ne la bougerons pas à deux

48
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succeed

Negotiations have succeeded

A

aboutir

Les négociations ont abouti

49
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sick leave

Giles isn’t here; he’s on sick leave. He’s got the flu, I think

A

arrêt de travail

Gilles n’est pas là : il est en arrêt de travail (or: en arrêt). Je crois qu’il a la grippe

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