Description Flashcards

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Avoir l’air

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To sound

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Se faire plaisir

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To indulge

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Prétendre

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To pretend

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3
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Manquer de

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To lack

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Passer son temps à

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To devote one ´s time doing smtg

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5
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Être esulcoré

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To be toned down

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En détail

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In depth

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Caractéristique typique

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A typical feature

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Engagement personnel

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Personal commitment

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9
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Trouver sa place

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To fit in

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10
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Convenir

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To fit to

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11
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Bien convenir

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To suit to

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12
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Gravir les échelons

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To climb the social ladder

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13
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Autodidacte

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Self-made-man

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Être à la hauteur

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To be up to

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De réjouir

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To rejoice

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S’accrocher à ses racines

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To hang on to one ´s roots

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Avoir du mal à

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To have difficulties in

18
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Avoir du mal à

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To find it hard to

19
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Être dans la misère

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To be in dire straits

20
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Joindre les deux bouts

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To make ends meet

21
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Aspirer à

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To yearn / to long for

22
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Éviter

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To dodge / to avoid

23
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Faire de son mieux

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To give one ´s best

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Désirer ardemment

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To be eager to / to be willing to

25
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Faire avec / se débrouiller

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To make to

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Viser

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To aim at

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Essayer

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To attempt to

28
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Mettre en péril

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To jeopardize

29
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Un essai malheureux

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A failed-attempt

30
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Un échec

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A failure

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Être voué à l’échec

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To be doomed to fail