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Destination C1-C2 Flashcards

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(Temporarily)
-> pour l’instant, pour le moment

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for the time being
-> + present continuous

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(Currently)
-> actuellement, en ce moment

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at present (adv)

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(occasionally)
-> de temps en temps / de temps à autre

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Every now and then

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(Temporarily, for the moment)
-> Pour le moment

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for now

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  1. (evaluate)
    -> (une situation, un candidat,…) évaluer, jauger
  2. (appraise : value)
    -> (une valeur, un montant) estimer, expertiser
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To assess

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  1. (confuse, mystify)
    -> dérouter, déconcerter, laisser perplexe
  2. (sound, light, etc : reduce)
    -> (le son, la lumière) réguler, étouffer
  3. (thwart plans or efforts)
    -> contrecarrer
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To baffle ([sb/sth])

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  1. (suspicious)
    -> douteux, suspect
  2. (person: doubtful)
    -> (personne) dubitatif
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dubious (adj)
/ˈdjuːbiəs/

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Avoir des doutes sur [qch] / quant à [qch]

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To be dubious / doubtful about sth

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  1. (slight idea)
    -> un pressentiment, une intuition
  2. (hump)
    -> bosse
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hunch (noun)

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  1. (believable)
    -> p….
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Plausible (adj)

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  1. (think)
    -> réfléchir
  2. (think about, reflect on)
    -> réfléchir à
  3. (consider, think about)
    -> réfléchir à
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To ponder (over/on [sth)

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  1. (person: biased)
    -> (personne) qui a des préjugés, qui a des idées préconçues
  2. (attitude, belief: showing bias)
    -> (attitude, idée) partial, préconçu
    -> (résultat) faussé
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prejudiced (adj)
/ˈprɛdʒʊdɪst/

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  1. (with clause: assume)
    -> présumer que, supposer que
  2. formal (assume)
    -> présumer, supposer
  3. (dare)
    -> oser faire [qch] / se permettre de faire [qch]
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  1. and 2. presume (that)
  2. presume to do [sth]
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  1. (fit [sth] into small space)
    -> entasser [qch] dans [qch]
    -> fourrer [qch] dans [qch]
  2. figurative (fit [sth] into limited time)
    -> faire beaucoup
  3. informal (fit in: a large amount)
    -> (familier) fourrer
  4. informal (prepare for an exam)
    -> (familier) travailler seulement pour l’examen
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  1. and 2. cram [sth] into [sth]
  2. cram [sth] in / cram in [sth]
  3. cram [for]
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  1. (who does not watch or listen)
    -> inattentif, étourdi
  2. (unobservant, who does not notice)
    -> négligent
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inattentive (adj)

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practise and improve your skills or knowledge of something

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To brush up (on)

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suddenly have an idea : discover something by chance

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to hit upon

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  1. informal (with object: see, perceive)
    -> distinguer, discerner, voir
  2. UK, informal (with clause: pretend)
    -> faire croire
  3. (represent as) -> often refers to a false claim
    -> faire passer [qqn/qch! pour [qch]
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  1. make [sth] out
  2. make out (that)
  3. make [sb/sth] out to be [sth]
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think carefully about something over a period of time
-> (bien) réfléchir à

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mull over

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solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it

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puzzle out

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get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it (research)

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To read up (on/about)

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invent or imagine something, especially an excuse

Quick! We have to… ….an excuse.

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To think up

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(compromise) If you……… between two things, you accept partsof both things in ordertosatisfysome of thedemandsof bothsidesin anargument,ratherthan all thedemandsof just oneside
-> trouver le juste milieu, le juste équilibre

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strike a balance

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(try to remember)
-> se creuser la cervelle, se creuser la tête

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Rack/wrack your brain

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(idea)
-> idée originale, personnelle
-> invention personnelle

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brainchild

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Naître de l’imagination de / être imaginé/inventé/conçu par

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Be the brainchild of

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It makes you think that you are better or more important than you really are
-> Monter à la tête de [qqn]

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go to your head

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Be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions
-> être sur le qui-vive

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Keep / have your wits about you

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Not have any way of proving that you are right about something
-> Ne pas avoir de preuves
-> (accusation, argument) reposer sur rien

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Not have a leg to stand on

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To be very involved in the details of something and so to not notice what is important about the thing as a whole

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Not see the wood for the trees

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Taking a very short / long time to understand or realise something

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Quick / slow on the uptake

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32
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Something that …. …. …. sounds familiar to you, although you cannot remember the exact details

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Ring a bell

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figurative (focus on trivial things)
-> chercher la petite bête

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split hairs (verb + expression)

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  1. UK (instruction)
    -> Les cours
  2. (university payment)
    -> frais de scolarité
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Tuition

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informal (figure out)
-> (familier) piger , comprendre

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suss [sth] out
suss out that

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figurative (understand)
-> comprendre

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fathom [sth]

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(all things considered)
-> Tout bien considéré, tout compte fait

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on balance (adv)

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informal (consider positive aspects)
-> voir le bon côté des choses

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Look on the bright side (expr)

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Believing that

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In the belief that

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informal, expr (decide)
-> se décider

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make up your mind

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synonym of “have the impression that”

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Be under the impression that

42
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(understand, absord)
-> assimiler, saisir
-> (familier) capter

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take [sth] in

43
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  1. (estimate)
    -> estimer
  2. informal (with clause : guess (the one that Esme said was the most similar to), believe)
    -> imaginer que + [indicatif]
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reckon [sth]

reckon that…

44
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(correct, modify)
-> (un texte de loi) corriger, changer, modifier

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To amend [sth]

45
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  1. (decompose, rot)
    -> se décomposer, pourrir
    -> (dent) se carier
  2. figurative (deteriorate)
    -> (faculté d’une personne)
    -> décliner
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To decay

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  1. (image, vision)
    -> déformer
  2. (twist out of shape)
    -> déformer, distordre
  3. (sound)
    -> (un son) déformer
  4. (facts)
    -> déformer, dénaturer
    -> (des résultats) -> fausser
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to distort [sth]

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  1. (oil, flour, etc)
    -> (culinaire) raffiner
  2. (petroleum, chemicals)
    -> raffiner
  3. (process: improve)
    -> affiner
    -> (familier) peaufiner
  4. (work, etc; improve, polish)
    -> (un texte, un discours) parfaire, peaufiner
  5. (manners, taste: improve, polish)
    -> améliorer
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To refine [sth]

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  1. (physically)
    -> stable, ferme, solide
  2. (no change)
    -> stable
  3. (continuous)
    -> constant, régulier
  4. verb
    -> stabiliser, maintenir
    -> i.e.: Mark …….. the ladder as Laura climbed up it
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steady

To steady

49
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(Internet: high-speed)
-> haut débit, à haut débit

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broadband (noun or adj)

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  1. (alteration, shift)
    -> changement
  2. US (rearrange)
    -> Réorganiser, réarranger
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  1. change round (noun)
  2. To change [sb/sth] round [sb/sth]
51
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To remove an item of clothing in order to put on a different one

i.e: The minute I get home, all I want to do is to …… ……. …. my work clothes.

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To change out of

52
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  1. slang (eliminate, get rid of)
    -> en finir avec
    -> se débarrasser de
  2. slang (kill, murder)
    -> (figuré: tuer) éliminer, se débarasser de
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To do away with [sb]

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  1. informal (redecorate)
    -> (une maison, voiture, repeindre,…)
    -> retaper, refaire, rénover
  2. informal (zip, buttons : fasten)
    -> boutonner, fermer
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To do [sth] up [sth]

54
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Grow fainter or less distinct
-> disparaitre
-> (son) diminuer
-> (souvenirs) s’estomper, s’effacer

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fade away

55
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Change someone or something so that they become something else
-> (transform [sth])

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To make [sth] into [sth] else

56
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  1. (dismantle, disassemble)
    -> démonter
  2. figurative (analyse)
    -> (analyser) décortiquer
  3. figurative (criticise) -> sth or sb
    -> (figuré, familier) démolir, démonter, casser
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To take [sb/sth] apart
To take apart [sb/sth]

57
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(Consume completely, exhaust)
-> (tout) utiliser
-> (une ressource) épuiser

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To use [sth] up
To use up [sth]

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  1. (Be destroyed through use)
    -> s’user
  2. (destroy through use)
    -> user
    -> abîmer
  3. (exhaust, tire) -> sb
    -> user, épuiser, éreinter
  4. (make a hole in [sth])
    -> trouer
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  1. Wear out
  2. Wear sth out
  3. Wear sb out
  4. Wear [sth] out, wear [sth] through
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To stop doing something that is a habit, especially something bad or harmful

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To break a habit

60
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(Diverge from norm)
-> rompre avec la tradition

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break with tradition

61
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(you) run to escape from something

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To make a break (from/for)

62
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(Be transformed)
-> subir un changement, une transformation

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To undergo a change

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  1. (all the time) -> adj
    -> 24h sur 24
    -> jour et nuit, nuit et jour
  2. (constant) -> adj
    -> 24h sur 24
    -> jour et nuit, nuit et jour
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  1. around the clock
  2. around-the-clock
64
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  1. (in ….. direction)
    -> dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre
  2. (going in ….. direction)
    -> dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre
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clockwise

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(exist since)
-> dater de
-> remonter à

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date from [sth]
date back to [sth]

66
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(popular, wanted, sought after)
-> demandé

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in demand

67
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(As and when requested)
-> Sur demande, sur commande
-> à la demande, à la carte

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on demand

68
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To use available information to develop or reach an opinion or idea

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Form an impression (also opinion or idea)

69
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A lot of

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A good many / few of
many -> people
few -> things

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(informed)
-> (assez familier) au courant

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in the know

71
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(Technical knowledge)
-> savoir-faire

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know-how (noun)

72
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(winning)
-> en tête

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In the lead

73
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(Instead of, replacing [sth])
-> à la place de, au lieu de

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in place of [sth]

in the place of

74
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(Not belonging)
-> pas à sa place

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out of place

75
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(Drive a vehicle)

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take the wheel

76
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Idiom: used for saying that someone will never change their behaviour or character

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A leopard can’t change its spots

77
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Idiom : change a situation by doing something that is very different from what most people usually do or have done in the past
-> Casser les codes

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break the mould

78
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change your opinion about something or decide not to do something you were planning to do
-> changer d’avis

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have a change of heart

79
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Be very familiar with

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Know something inside out

80
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Idiom: To waste time learning how to do something when it is already known how to do it
-> ex: We don’t need to ……. ….. ……., we just need to hire someone who already knows how to make the system work

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Reinvent the wheel

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Idiom: Refuse to change what you are saying or doing despite the opposition or criticism of other people

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Stick to your guns

82
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Idiom: Change your life by starting to be a better person or stopping a bad habit
-> changer

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Turn over a new leaf

83
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(Switch: from one system to another)
-> changement, passage

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changeover (noun)

84
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Difference between continuous and continual ?

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Continuous = to something that happens without interruption or ceasing

Continual = to something that recurs frequently or regularly

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  1. (again)
    -> de nouveau, à nouveau
  2. (in a new way)
    -> à nouveau / nouveau, nouvelle
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anew (adv)

86
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Difference between “uniformed” and uniform

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Uniformed (adj) = wearing a uniform

Uniform (adj) = unchanging throughout
-> (uniforme)

87
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Difference between alternate and alternative

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Alternate (adj)
-> Alterné
-> Un [jour/semaine/mois…] sur deux

Alternative (adj)
-> (choice, option: other)
-> alternatif / autre, possible

88
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  1. slang (eliminate, get rid of)
    -> en finir avec, se débarasser de
  2. slang (kill, murder)
    -> (figuré) se débarasser de, éliminer
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do away with [sth/sb]

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Q
  1. informal (redecorate)
    -> (familier: une maison, pièce) retaper, refaire, rénover
  2. informal (zip, buttons: fasten)
    -> (un manteau) boutonner, fermer
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do [sth] up

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Informal (suspect, sense)
Avoir le pressentiment que

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Have a hunch that

91
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  1. (while doing [sth])
    -> au passage, en cours de route

2.(during, in the course of)
-> en [faisant [qch]]

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  1. in the process
  2. in the process of [sth]
92
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(be doing)
-> être en train de faire [qch]

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Be in the process of doing [sth]

93
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  1. (food : prepared by a process)
    -> (nourriture) industriel, industrielle
  2. (not in its natural state)
    -> (matières premières, produits) traité, transformé
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processed

94
Q

Two different words

  1. The maximum amount that something can contain
  2. The power or ability to do something
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  1. capacity
  2. capability
95
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(Computer text editor)
-> (informatique) logiciel de traitement de texte

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word processor

96
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  1. (Stop)
    -> arrêter, interrompre
    -> (un service) annuler
    -> (des visites) cesser
  2. (stop manufacturing)
    -> arrêter la production de [qch]

3, (come to an end)
-> cesser / prendre fin / s’arrêter

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discontinue [sth]

97
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Used to say that an action will not achieve what it is intended to achieve

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It’s no good (doing something)

98
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(on an unspecified future day)
-> Ultérieurement
-> A une date ultérieure

Ex: The decision will be made … … … … .

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At a later/future date

99
Q

(indique un seuil)
-> jusqu’où

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How far
To what lengths

100
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  1. informal (escape)
    -> fuite, évasion
  2. informal (trip,vacation)
    -> (court) escapade
    -> (long, lointain) voyage
    -> (long) vacances
  3. informal (holiday destination)
    -> destination touristique, voyages
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(noun) getaway

101
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Used to say that when something bad happens other bad things usually happen at the same time.

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It never rains but it pours

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