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1
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the twins

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les jumeaux

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the twins (f)

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les jumelles

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breasts

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les seins

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to hit on

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draguer

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embarrassing/awkward/bothersome

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gênant

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pond

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l’étang

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the cheeks

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les joues

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son-in-law

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le gendre

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to give birth

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accoucher

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if I were you

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à ta place

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to iron

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repasser

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the laundry

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le linge

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to disperse/spread out

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s’éparpiller

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fixed-term contract

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le contrat à durée déterminée

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take a thorn out of [sb]’s side

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enlever une épine du pied (à quelqu’un)

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average/ordinary

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lambda

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to repatriate

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rapatrier

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citizen/national

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un(e) ressortissant(e)

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to hang out (with someone)

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trainer (avec quelqu’un)

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20
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long stay visa

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le visa long séjour

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21
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5-year presidential term (post-2000)

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le quinquennat

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7-year presidential term (pre-2000)

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le septennat

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vote by secret ballot

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à bulletin secret

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24
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ballot papers

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les bulletins de vote

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a voting booth

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un isoloir

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kidney

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le rognon

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to annoy

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embêter

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bow tie

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le noeud papillon

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stiff

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raide

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to press

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appuyer

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to hatch

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couver

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hunky

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costaud

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33
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to lay/spawn

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pondre

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to splash

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éclabousser

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35
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to kick out

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mettre à la porte

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36
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you look down in the dumps!

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tu en fais une tête!

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37
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to fold

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plier

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38
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to unfold

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déplier

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39
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chin

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le menton

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40
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to put oneself to bed

on August 16th, 1918, a more serious crisis forced her to bed.

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s’aliter

le 16 août 1918, une crise plus grave l’oblige à s’aliter

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41
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bedridden

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alité

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42
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to pout

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bouder

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43
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modeling clay

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la pâte à modeler

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44
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to dry/to skip

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sêcher

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45
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to improve

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améliorer

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46
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to be convenient for (to suit)

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convenir à

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47
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behavior

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le comportement

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48
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to be stubborn

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être têtu(e)

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49
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the river banks

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les rives

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50
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to shatter

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briser

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51
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since/as

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puisque

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52
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to seek out information

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se renseigner

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53
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to warn someone

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avertir quelqu’un

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54
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time frames

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les délais

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55
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I told you so

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je t’avais prévenu

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56
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owes money

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doit de l’argent

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57
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the lighter

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le briquet

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58
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the court

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le tribunal

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59
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stroller

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la poussette

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60
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we shake hands

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on se serve le main

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61
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you did it!

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ça y est!

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62
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sweat

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le sueur

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63
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to be pushed around

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être bousculé(e)

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64
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to squeeze

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serrer

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65
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to heal/recover

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guérir

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66
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to be shy/embarrassed

to hesitate to do something

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se gêner

gener = to bother/inconvenience

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67
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to mistrust/be wary of

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se méfier de

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68
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to be out of breath

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être essoufflé(e)

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69
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straw

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la paille

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70
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shame

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la honte

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71
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pedestrian zone

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la zone piétonne

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72
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to break in

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cambrioller

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73
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to help each other

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entraider

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74
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to be dubbed

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être doublé(e)

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75
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about to

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sur le point de

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76
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to yawn

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bâiller

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77
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neighborhood

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le voisinage

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78
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report card

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le bulletin

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79
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to confess

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avouer

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80
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stereotype

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un idée reçue

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81
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to burn to a crisp

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cramer

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82
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to melt

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fondre

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83
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shovel

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la pelle

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84
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to sign a confession

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signer des aveux

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85
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to fail

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échouer

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86
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to be framed

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faire piéger

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87
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to run into

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croiser

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88
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ladder

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l’échelle

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89
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sword

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l’épée

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90
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pedestrian

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piéton(ne)

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91
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common

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courant

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92
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to manage

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pavenir

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93
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to shoot down

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fusiller

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94
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clear

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limpide

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95
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to treat brutally

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brusquer

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96
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buck up!

to have spirit

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du nerf!

avoir du nerf

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97
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flea market

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la brocante

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98
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to lean on one’s back

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s’adosser

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99
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to lean on one’s elbows

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s’accouder

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100
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to kneel

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s’agenouiller

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101
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overwhelming

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accablant(e)

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102
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outlet

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l’exutoire (m)

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103
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to harness/set about

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s’atteler

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104
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harvest

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la moisson

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105
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dirt/filth

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la crasse

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106
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foul

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ignoble

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107
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breath

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l’haleine

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108
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stale (from air)

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éventé

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109
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to stoke (a fire/anger)

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attiser

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110
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riverside

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la berge

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111
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to tip-toe

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marcher sur la pointe de pieds

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112
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mischievous

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espiègle

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113
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greed/envy/lust

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la convoitise

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114
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covered in snow

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enneigé

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115
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to trudge /climb up

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gravir

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116
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following the example of

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à l’instar de

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117
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whatever it may be…

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Quel qu’il soit…

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118
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avoidance/dodging

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l’esquive

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119
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nit-picker

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pinailleur

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120
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petty

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mesquin

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121
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canvas

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la toile

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skilled

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habile

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123
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steel

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l’acier

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124
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threshold

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Le seuil

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125
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handcuffs

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les menottes

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126
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to chow down

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bouffer

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127
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to bully/abuse

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harceler

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128
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circumlocution

for Paris

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la périphrase

ex. la ville lumiere

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la prostitution

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la plus vieux métier du monde

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130
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le football

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le ballon rond

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131
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Lyon

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la capitale des Gaules

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Paris

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la ville lumière

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133
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Marseille

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la cité phocéenne

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Avignon

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la cité des Papes

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135
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la Corse

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l’île de beauté

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136
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les États Unis

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outre-Atlantique

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137
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le Royaume-Uni

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outre-Manche / le perfide Albion

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l’Allemagne

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outre-Rhin

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139
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le president

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le chef de l’État

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140
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le/la ministre de la justice (en France)

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le/la garde des sceaux

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141
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a seal

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un sceau

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142
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la police/les gendarmes

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les forces de l’ordre

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les pompiers

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les soldats du feu

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144
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le ministère de l’économie

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Bercy

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145
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le ministère des affaires étrangères

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le Quai d’Orsay

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146
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le bureau du premier ministre

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Matignon

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147
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le pouvoir présidentiel

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l’Élysée

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148
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to fence in/close

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clôturer

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149
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the elected representatives

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les élus

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reversal

a shift in public opinion

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le revirement

un revirement de l’opinion publique

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within

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au sein de

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to grant

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octroyer

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to pile up

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s’amonceller

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the final draft

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la mouture finale

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to set in motion/initiate

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enclencher

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to succeed

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aboutir

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considering/given that

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compte tenu de

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following the example of

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à l’instar de

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to crouch

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se tapir

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stunned/dizzy/dazed

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étourdi

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to float

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flotter

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to shut away/confine

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claquemurer

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evil stepmother

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marâtre

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godmother

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marraine

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godfather

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parraine

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stock/livestock

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un cheptel

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oysters

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les huîtres

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168
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to supply

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fournir

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keep an eye on/look out for

she looks out for the postman every morning

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guetter

elle guette l’arrivée du facteur tous les matins

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to seal

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seller

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plaster

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Le pansement

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entanglements

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les démêlés

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to hold/harbor (stolen goods)

ransom

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receler

un rançon

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upstream

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en amont

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downstream

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en aval

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yoke

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le joug

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eating companion

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Le convive

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good-natured

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bienveillant

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at just the right time / at the knick of time

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à point nommé

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180
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to go on forever

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s’éterniser

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degradation/decline

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déchéance

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this amounts to

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cela revient à

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slowness

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la lenteur

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184
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catch/claspe

A

le fermoir

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185
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to thread a needle

to flee unnoticed
to go by at high speed

to give
to get cold feet (give up)

A

filer une aiguille

filer en douce
filer à toute allure

refiler
se défiler

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rotting of roots

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pourriture des racines

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187
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employment center

A

Pôle Emploi

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188
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to manage

A

gérer

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189
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crook/swindler

A

escroc

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190
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to commit a repeated offence

A

récidiver

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191
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to put on

A

enfiler

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192
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hood

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la cagoule

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badge

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insigne

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I slipped

A

j’ai glissé

195
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bedding

A

la literie

196
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desperate

A

désesperé

197
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clever

A

malin

198
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skin

A

le peau

199
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tire

A

le pneu

200
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seagull

A

la mouette

201
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greed

A

la cupidité

202
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paperwork

A

la paperasserie

203
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revaluation/increase

A

la revalorisation

204
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social benefits

A

les prestations sociales

205
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payment/deposit

A

le versement

206
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break/ceasefire

A

la trêve

207
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rent

A

le loyer

208
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to rent

A

louer

209
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for rent

A

à louer

210
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treatments/medical care

A

les soins

211
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deadline

A

la date butoir

212
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wish/vow

A

le vœu

213
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flood

A

la crue / l’inondation

214
Q

to combat/fight

A

lutter

215
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harmful

A

nocif

216
Q

chesnut-flavored squash

A

le potimarron

217
Q

pumpkin

A

le potiron

218
Q

quotation marks

A

les guillemets

219
Q

band-aid

A

le pansement

220
Q

mourning/grief

A

le deuil

221
Q

evil/wicked/nasty

A

vilain

222
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yet/however

A

pourtant / toutefois

223
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with/by

A

à coup de

224
Q

to maintain/nurture

A

entretenir

225
Q

to remain/to reside

A

demeurer

226
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mixture

A

la mélange

227
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to swallow

A

avaler

228
Q

just as/as much as

A

autant que

229
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as of/since

A

dès

230
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relentlessness/persistance

A

l’acharnement

231
Q

to run before you can walk

A

aller plus vite que la musique

232
Q

this is not the case

A

Il n’en est rien

233
Q

on the spot

A

Sur-le-champ

234
Q

to turn back/around

A

rebrousser chemin

235
Q

chickens come home to roost (karma)

A

recolter ce qu’on a semé

236
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to lie through one’s teeth

A

Mentir comme un arracheur de dents

237
Q

crystal clear

A

clair comme de l’eau de roche

238
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put the cart before the horse

A

Mettre la charrue avant les boeufs

239
Q

fresh as a daisy

A

Frais comme un gardon

240
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the end justifies the means

A

La fin justifie les moyens

241
Q

not to mince words

A

ne pas mâcher ses mots

242
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make a compromise

A

Couper la poire en deux

243
Q

in no time at all

A

En deux temps trois mouvement

244
Q

that’s a whole different ballgame

A

C’est une autre paire de manches

245
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to sink your teeth into/take the bait

A

mordre à quelque chose

246
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she looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth

A

c’est une sainte nitouche

247
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to be at each other’s throats

A

être à couteaux tirés

248
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political spectrum

A

échiquier politique

249
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to have a clean criminal record

A

Avoir un casier judiciaire vierge

250
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a link in the chain

A

un maillon de la chaîne

251
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to avoid, ward off

A

parer à

parer

252
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fashion

A

la mode

253
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a medium

A

le mode

254
Q

the way he spoke to me

A

la manière dont il m’a parlait

255
Q

however

A

cependant

256
Q

middle-aged

A

d’âge mûr

257
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miner

A

mineur

258
Q

corner

A

le coin

259
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lonely (place)

A

isolé

260
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lonely (person)

A

seul/solitaire

261
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whereas

A

alors que / tandis que

262
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command/expertise (of language)

A

la maîtrise (de la langue)

263
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delivery (of articulation)

A

l’élocution

264
Q

fluent

A

couramment

265
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the latter

A

ce dernier

266
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to show off

A

frimer

267
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with attention to detail

A

minutieux

268
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blue jay

A

le geai bleu

269
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mind you

A

cela dit

270
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waffle/stalling language

A

langue de bois

271
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They were leaning over the rail.

A

Ils étaient accoudés au bastingage.

272
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They walked/were walking fast.

A

Ils marchaient vite.

273
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They knelt and prayed.

A

Ils s’agenouillèrent et prièrent.

274
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He sat through the whole visit.

A

Il resta assis tout au long de la visite.

275
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disparagement

A

la dénigrement

276
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to throw/swing

A

balancer

277
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allegedly/supposedly

A

prétendument

278
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to claim

A

prétendre

279
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to pretend

A

faire semblant de

280
Q

to dry up

A

se tarir

281
Q

to put the brakes on

A

freiner

282
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brakes

A

les freins

283
Q

all the more so / especially since

A

d’autant que

284
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relentlessness / relentless attacks

A

l’acharnement

285
Q

to rise up / to rebel

A

s’insurger

286
Q

doorbell

A

la sonnette

287
Q

to pour

A

verser

288
Q

as long as I can remember

A

aussi loin que je m’en souvienne

289
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high blood pressure

A

hypertension artérielle

290
Q

tight

A

serré

291
Q

exhilarating

A

exaltant(e)

292
Q

to sink, dive into

A

s’enfoncer

293
Q

disappointing

A

décevante

294
Q

heard on the grape vine that…

A

il parait que…

295
Q

lax

A

relâché

296
Q

dowry

A

la dot

297
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he is gifted by a love of poetry

A

il est doté d’un amour de poesie

298
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scholar

A

savant(e)

299
Q

breadth of knowledge

A

des connaissances amples

300
Q

purely

A

purement

301
Q

undistinguished

A

ordinare/banal/médiocre

302
Q

a laboured style

A

un style laborieux

303
Q

to fail to…

A

n’arrive pas à…

304
Q

gullible

A

crédule

305
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to harm

A

nuire

306
Q

secularism

A

la laïcité

307
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submissive/docile

A

soumis(e)

308
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self-fulfillment

A

l’épanouissement

309
Q

to tame/domesticate

A

apprivoiser

310
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to emancipate

A

s’affranchir

311
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to cure

A

guérir

312
Q

to dress (a wound)

A

panser

313
Q

acute/sharp

A

aigu

314
Q

fight/struggle

A

la lutte

315
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worldliness

A

la mondanité

316
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with age/as you get older…

A

l’âge venant…

317
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to chew

A

mâcher

318
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sour

A

aigre

319
Q

grave

A

la tombe

320
Q

step-mother

A

la belle-mère

321
Q

step-father

A

le beau-père

322
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sister-in-law

A

la belle-soeur

323
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brother-in-law

A

beau-frère

324
Q

certainty

A

la certitude

325
Q

food-poisoning

A

intoxication alimentaire

326
Q

in one go/without stopping

A

d’une traite

327
Q

labrynth/maze

A

le dédale

328
Q

asphalt

A

le bitume

329
Q

pothole

A

le nid-de-poule

330
Q

roadway

A

la chaussée

331
Q

lustful

A

lascives

332
Q

udder

A

le pis

333
Q

gums

A

les gencives

334
Q

look/appearance

A

l’allure

335
Q

when necessary / if appropriate

If necessary, can it be reimbursed?

A

le cas échéant

Le cas échéant, peut-elle être remboursée ?

336
Q

gait/approach

A

la démarche

337
Q

disillusioned

A

désabusée

338
Q

main road

A

une nationale

339
Q

slope

A

la pente

340
Q

softening

A

adoucissement

341
Q

gently

A

doucement

342
Q

to slip

A

glisser

343
Q

bring closer

A

rapprocher

344
Q

to upset/distress

A

bouleverser

345
Q

bumps

A

les bosses

346
Q

coast/rib/hill

A

la côte

347
Q

groom

A

le marié

348
Q

bride

A

la mariée

349
Q

fractures/divides

A

les fossés

350
Q

bridge the gap

A

combler le fossé

351
Q

to rub one’s eyes

A

se frotter les yeux

352
Q

burden

A

le fardeau

353
Q

sin

A

le péché

354
Q

to answer/satisfy

A

exaucer

355
Q

to bet/wager

A

parier

356
Q

allowance/spending money

A

l’argent de poche

357
Q
A
358
Q

to draw a long breath

A

prendre une longue inspiration

359
Q

to break

A

rompre

360
Q

to interrupt/break off

A

interrompre

361
Q

to corrupt / to bribe

A

corrompre

362
Q

to nurse/tend to

A

soigner

363
Q

as long as

A

tant que

364
Q

as soon as

A

dès que

365
Q

allowance

A

allocation

366
Q

suitable/proper

A

convenable

367
Q

she doesn’t mind

A

cela ne la dérange pas

368
Q

to lay eyes on (someone/thing)

A

poser les yeux sur (qqn/qqch)

369
Q

to win over

A

rallier à leur cause

370
Q

to hold up (well)

A

tenir bon

371
Q

until she was made to see that

A

jusqu’à ce qu’on lui fasse comprendre que

372
Q

deaf

A

sourd

373
Q

turn a blind eye to

A

fermer les yeux sur

374
Q

gloomy

A

sombre

375
Q

flooded

A

innondé(e)

376
Q

to speak again / continue speaking

A

reprendre la parole

377
Q

to beat around the bush

A

tourner autour du pot

378
Q

I feel very bad / guilty

A

je me sens coupable

379
Q

to correct

A

corriger

380
Q

half-believer

A

à demi-croyant

381
Q

unsentimental

A

peu sentimental(e)

382
Q

to bring back

A

ramener

383
Q

corpse

A

un cadavre

384
Q

to be on tour

A

être en tournée

385
Q

I only hear about it (the news) much later

A

je ne l’ai appris que plus tard

386
Q

regarding / with respect to

A

concernant / en ce qui concerne / quant à

387
Q

an empty seat

A

un siège vide

388
Q

soaked by the rain

A

trempé par la pluie

389
Q

rain-soaked

A

detrempé(e)

390
Q

suspicious/mistrustful

A

méfiant(e)

391
Q

to skip (jump)

A

sautiller

392
Q

muddy/swampy

A

boueux(-se)

393
Q

mud

A

la boue

394
Q

swamp (n.)

A

le marais / le marécage

395
Q

shins

A

les tibias

396
Q

good mood

A

la bonne humeur

397
Q

to chase each other

A

se poursuivre

398
Q

to laugh one’s head off

A

rire aux éclats

399
Q

to approach/near

A

s’approcher

400
Q

when pigs fly

A

quand les poules auront des dents

401
Q

to spy

A

épier

402
Q

formerly / not long ago

A

naguère

403
Q

to deny

A

renier

404
Q

to discount / expect that

A

escompter (que)

405
Q

in return for

A

moyennant

406
Q

time and time again

A

à maintes reprises

407
Q

many a…

A

maint(e)(s)

408
Q

to suffer/be subject to

A

subir

409
Q

goodwill

A

la bonne volonté

410
Q

raw

A

cru

411
Q

medium-rare

A

à point

412
Q

well-done

A

bien cuit

413
Q

to have a bloody nose

A

avoir le nez en sang

414
Q

chicken breast

A

le blanc de poulet

415
Q

to prevent/prohibit

A

empêcher

416
Q

daily

A

diurne

417
Q

to compile a list

A

dresser une liste

418
Q

to be in business with

A

être en affaires avec

419
Q

unrevealed/hidden passion

A

la passion rentrée

420
Q

guilty pleasure

A

le péché mignon

421
Q

to invite

A

convier

422
Q

in addition to / besides

A

outre

423
Q

columnist

A

chroniqueur(-se)

424
Q

keen/eager

A

féru(e)(s)

425
Q

a grower/farmer

A

un(e) propriétaire récoltant(e)

426
Q

follow in somebody’s footsteps

A

emboîter le pas à qn

427
Q

thrift store

A

la boutique d’occasion

428
Q

to stain

A

tacher

429
Q

a stain

A

la tache

430
Q

a hole

A

le trou

431
Q

overcoat

A

le pardessus

432
Q

gusseted

A

à soufflet

433
Q

slit

A

la fente

434
Q

fabric

A

le tissu

435
Q

raincoat

A

l’imper(méable)

436
Q

lining

A

la doublure

437
Q

hollowness/gap

A

la béance

438
Q

hollow

A

creux(-se)

439
Q

divisive

A

clivant

440
Q

to go up a steep path

A

gravir un raidillon

441
Q

to flinch/stumble

A

broncher

442
Q

time is money

A

le temps c’est de l’argent

443
Q

to put one’s foot down

A

mettre le poing sur la table

444
Q

spokes (of a wheel)

A

les rayons

445
Q

shelves

A

les rayons

446
Q

wheel

A

la roue

447
Q

steering wheel

A

le volant

448
Q

seat

A

la selle

449
Q

mud guard

A

le garde-boue

450
Q

the handlebars

A

le guidon

451
Q

basket

A

le panier

452
Q

seat post

A

la tige de selle

453
Q

a third

A

un tiers

454
Q

a fifth

A

un cinquiéme

455
Q

eventually

A

finalement

456
Q

at the top of the tree

A

à la cime de l’arbre

457
Q

to welcome/to recieve

A

accueillir

458
Q

common people

A

gens du peuple

459
Q

shell

A

une coquille

460
Q

even more

A

davantage encore

461
Q

to lead/conduct

A

mener

462
Q

scorching

A

caniculaire

463
Q

to startle

A

sursauter

464
Q

fading

A

pâlissant

465
Q

to fade/ to pale

A

pâlir

466
Q

stubborn

A

obstiné

467
Q

to perservere

A

s’obstiner

468
Q

to fade

A

s’effacer

469
Q

to delete/erase

A

effacer

470
Q

to swallow / gulp down

A

engloutir

471
Q

scarf

A

l’écharpe / foulard

472
Q

beyond

A

au-delà de

473
Q

in one’s Sunday best

A

endimanchées

474
Q

to snuggle/nestle

A

blottir

475
Q

timourously/timidly

A

craintivement

476
Q

fixed/frozen

A

figé

477
Q

to burst

A

éclater

478
Q

radiant

A

éclatant

479
Q

wedged

A

calé

480
Q

in accordance with / by virtue of

A

en vertu de

481
Q

cowardice

A

la lâcheté

482
Q

cowardly

A

lâche/froussard

483
Q
A