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taper [tape]

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to hit, to slap, to tap, to hammer, to type, to dial

[ > tapoter ]

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rire sous cape

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to snicker (kichern), to chuckle, to laugh up one’s sleeve (sich ins Fäustchen lachen)

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scander [skɑ̃de]

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to scan (la littérature), to chant

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délit [deli]

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m. misdemeanour, nonindictable (nicht strafrechtlich verfolgbar) offence
[ le méfait ]

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déchanter [deʃɑ̃te]

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to be disillusioned, to become disenchanted

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hic

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m. snag (Haken)

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maudit (f maudite) [modi, it]

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damned, cursed

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crèche [krɛʃ]

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f. day-care-center

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stade [stad]

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m. stadium, stage

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filet [filɛ]

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m. fibre, trickle (de bave [f. saliva], de sang [m.]), net, fillet (de viande [f.], de poisson [m.])

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remuer le couteau dans la plaie

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to rub salt in the wound ( > une blessure )

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douane [dwan]

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f. customs (à la frontière)

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soi-disant

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according to them

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levure

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f. yeast (Hefe)

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se sentir mal à l’aise

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être embarrassé / se sentir gêné

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pilon

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m. pestle (Stößel) (pour écraser l’ail dans un mortier)

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sur le principe …

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basically

[ au fond ]

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se débrouiller

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to manage, to handle the situation

[ > débrouiller ]

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partout

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everywhere

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se soucier de

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s’inquiéter de, tracasser, préoccuper
[ > soucieux, soucieuse ]
[ le souci ]

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se prélasser

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to be stretched out [ > allonger, étirer, étendre ], to lounge (around), to laze around (faulenzen)

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se dresser contre

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to rise up against / to rebel against

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tablette [tablɛt]

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f. shelf [une petite planche], bar [de chocolat m.], tablet [une pharmacie]

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se soumettre à

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to abide by (sich halten an, etwas einhalten) [ adhérer à ], to give in, to yield (nachgeben, einbringen, abwerfen)

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impunité

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f. impunity ( Straflosigkeit )

[ en toute impunité - ungestraft ]

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singe [sɛ̃ʒ]

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m. monkey, ape

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truand [tryɑ̃]

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m. gangster, crook

[ un voyou ]

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ténacité [tenasite]

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f. tenacity (Hartnäckigkeit, Ausdauer), persistence, perseverance, stubbornness (l’acharnement m.)

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ambitieux (f ambitieuse) [ɑ̃bisjø, øz]

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ambitious, aspiring (l’ambition f.)

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fusillade [fyzijad]

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f. shooting, gunfire, gunfight

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tireur, tireuse [tirɶr, øz]

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m./f. gunman, shooter

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gilet pare-balles [ʒilɛ]

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m. bulletproof vest

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verrouiller [veruje]

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to lock, to close off

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tuerie [tyri]

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f. slaughter, massacre, bloodbath

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blinder [blɛ̃de]

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to armour, to reinforce, to toughen (up)

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se déclarer

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to manifest, to break out, to say, to declare /////////////////
Certaines maladies mentales graves ne se déclarent qu’entre l’âge de 15 et 25 ans. [manifest themselves]

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of course not

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bien sûr que non

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brebis

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f. sheep

[ un mouton ]

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supercherie [sypɛrʃəri]

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f. deception, trick, fraud (une fraude, une tromperie, un coup, une escroquerie)

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I have a tummy ache.

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J’ai mal au bide.

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I have a cold.

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J’ai la crève.
[ > s’enrhumer ]
[ != la crèche ]

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I’m going to be sick.

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Je vais gerber.

[ = vomir, poser une galette ]

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passé composé + être verbs - agreement rule

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être-verbs in a compound verb form like passé composé require an agreement of the past participle with the gender and number of the subject.

Elle est allée.
Nous étions arrivés
[plus-que-parfait]
Elles sont venues.
Ils seront retournés.
(They will have returned)
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passé composé + pronomial verbs - agreement rule

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All pronomial verbs take être in the compound tenses. When the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, …) is the direct object, the past participle must agree with it. //////////////////////
Elle s’est couchée à minuit.
Ana, tu t’es lavée?

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passé composé + avoir verbs - agreement rule

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Avoir verbs require agreement with their direct objects / direct object prenouns when these precede the verb.

Il a vu Marie. / Il l’a vue.
Elle a acheté des livres. / Elle les a achetés.
J’ai trouvé les clés que tu as perdues.

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bosser

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to work, to grind away

[ ~ agir, travailler ]

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pointu (f pointue) [pwɛ̃ty]

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sharp, pointed, astute (klug, scharfsinnig) [judicieux, malin,gne], in-depth (une étude / lecture), petulant (gereizt, launisch, ungeduldig), (very) narrowly-specialized [spécialisé en - la formation]

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chèvre [ʃɛvr]

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f. goat

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assuré,e

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self-assured, poised (gelassen, selbstsicher)

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fainéant (f fainéante) [feneɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

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lazy (paresseux,se)

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déchirer [deʃire]

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to tear, to rip

lacérer [lasere], éventrer, arracher

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échec [eʃɛk]

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m. failure

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He hurt his knee while playing basketball

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Il s’est fait mal au genou pendant qu’il jouait au basketball

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