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If I were you, I would take the train

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Je serais toi, je prendrais le train

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to lead

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diriger

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public polices

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les politiques publiques

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messy

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désordonné

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sensitive

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sensible

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either or

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soit soit

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upside down

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dessu dessous

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necessarily

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forcement

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Unreliable

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Peu fiable

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To influence (someone to do something)

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Influencer

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I cannot wait to be there

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j’ai hâte d’y soit

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To dispatch

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Depêcher

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Apparently

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apparemment

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To prevent

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Empêcher

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whilst

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tandis que

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to influence - have an effect on

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influer

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to report

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signaler

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to annoy / annoyed

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agacer / agacé

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Caused a defect

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provoqué un défaut

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To complain

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se plaindre

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Popular

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prisé

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I was about to

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j’etais au point de

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a real delight

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un vrai délice

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currently / right now

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actuelement

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to fail

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échouer

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nothing to do

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il n y a rien a faire

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to tempt / try

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tenter

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Reliable

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Fiable

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a task or a stain

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un tâche

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denies

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nie

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I do not get it at all

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je n’y comprends rien

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wordly

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Mondain

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to force oneself

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se forcer

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to achieve

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réaliser

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there is some left

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il en reste

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A sip

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une petite gorgée

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chores

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corvées

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stubborn

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têtu

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to solve

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Résoudre

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I can’t count on him for that

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je ne compte pas sur lui pour ça

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according to

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selon

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Lazy

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Paresseux

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to switch off

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Eteindre

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feasible

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faisable

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to note

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Constater

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Talkative

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Bavarder

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he is both

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il est a la fois

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feedback

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la réaction

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It is necessary that he accepts it

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il faut qu’il soit agreer

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to paste

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coller

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51
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goes back a long way

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sa remonte

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now I can talk about her without her knowing

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maintenant je peux parler d’elle sans qu’elle le sache

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she did not say anything about it to me

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elle ne m’en a dit

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it is necessary that we be informed

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il faut que nous souyons informé

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as much

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autant de

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it is rare to see such a clear rejection

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il est rare de constater un rejet aussi net

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hope

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espoire

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as clear

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aussi net

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What do they actually do

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que font-ils concrètement

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she reads many of them

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elle en lit beaucoup

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darkness

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obscurité

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To borrow

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Emprunter

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a species / kind of

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une espèce

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I realise

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je m’aperçois

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to give back

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rendre

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unemployment

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chomage

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to spend

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dépenser

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it is; essential, unavoidable, inevitable

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c’est incontournable

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about

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environ

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70
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fairy dust / snake oil

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poudre de perlimpinpin

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as needed

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eventualement

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It is out of the question

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Il n’en est pas question

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73
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disappointed

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deçu

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To catch a glimpse of

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Apercevoir

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75
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It costs ten euros

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ça fait dix euros

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Knot

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nœud

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Even though

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quoique

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There is a whale under the gravel

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Il y a baleine sous gravillon

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It is not breaking three feet of a duck

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Ça casse pas trois pattes à un canard

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A sudden change of events, a turnabout

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Une péripétie

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He’s late, just as I predicted

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Il est en retard, ainsi que j’ai prédit.

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Leave (military)

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La perm

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A competitor

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Un concurrent

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On the other hand

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En revanche

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Sometimes

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Parfois

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Whatever you say, I always agree with you

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quoi que tu dises, je suis toujours d’accord avec toi

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Wherever

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où quoi

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unless

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à moins que

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provided that

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pourvu que

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whoever

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qui que

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it happens that

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il arrive que

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although

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bien que

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irritating (to annoy)

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enquiquinant (enquiquiner)

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cheeky

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coquinou

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That’s all there is to it

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Et puis voilà quoi

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to consider

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envisager

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demonstration

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manifestation

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Whatever it takes

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peu importe ce qu’il faut

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the event

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l’évènement

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To deserve

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Meriter

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To rub off on

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Déteindre sur

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The crowd

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La foule

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To detect

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Déceler

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To pretend

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Faire semblant

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Period of uncertainty

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zone de flottement

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Shameless

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sans gêne

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challenge or brain teaser

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La casse tete

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foolishness

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bêtise

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flabbergasted

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epoustoufler

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to astonish

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sidéré

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to change jobs

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muter

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to hurt or offend

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Heurter

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Offend

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Offusquer

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A bad loser

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Un mauvais perdant

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To do it on purpose

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faire exprès

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I must admit that

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Je dois avouer que

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I realised that

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Je me suis rendu compte que

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However

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pourtant or cependant

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Nevertheless

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Néanmoins

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Besides, Moreover, Furthermore, Anyway

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D’ailleurs

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At the end of the day / ultimately

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En fin de compte

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In this way

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Ainsi

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It could be that

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Il se peut que

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To boast

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Se vanter

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Really?

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Carrément?

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To cheat

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Tricher

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To target

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Cibler

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To such an extent

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A tel point

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Regardless / still

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Quand même

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Waste

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Gaspillage

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I suspect that she will be late

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je soupçonne qu’elle soit en retard

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Perhaps I will be late

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Il se peut que je sois en retard

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I don’t know his address

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J’ignore sa adresse

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Anyway, in any event

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Quoi qu’il en soit

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Despite her perseverance she did not succeed

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Malgré sa persévérance, elle n’a pas réussi

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Weekly

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hebdomadaire

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137
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pile up

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s’entassent

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138
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Then she follows him without turning around

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alors, elle le suit sans se retourner

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139
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Get rid of it

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s’en débarrasse

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In such a situation

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dans une telle situation

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141
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rock bottom

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toucher le fond

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Attract

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Attirer

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Hobbies

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Loisirs

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I am aware that

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Je suis conscient que

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145
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started

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Entamé

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Elsewhere

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Ailleurs

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as things progress

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au fur et à mesure

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No need to brag

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Pas besoin de crâner

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It is about

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Il s’agit

150
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To specify

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Préciser

151
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To cross

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Franchir

152
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Any one

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Qui que ce soit

153
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Anything / whatever it is; I’m in

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Quoi que ce soit / quoi que ce soit; je te suis

154
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To take the plunge

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Franchir le pas

155
Q

cradled too close to the wall - brain damaged

A

Bercé trop près du mur

156
Q

nice but dim

A

Bien brave

157
Q

To quibble

A

Chicaner

158
Q

Blow me off, dismiss me

A

M’envoyer sur les roses

159
Q

To bother or fret

A

Tracasser

160
Q

to hang around waiting

A

Poireauter

161
Q

to pull some strings

A

Pistonner

162
Q

to bunk off, skip school

A

Sécher les cours

163
Q

futile, waste of time

A

Pisser dans un violon

164
Q

to be lucky (have an arse surrounded by noodles)

A

Avoir le cul bordé de nouilles

165
Q

To snap

A

Clencher

166
Q

To trigger

A

Déclencher

167
Q

Use it wisely

A

Fais-en bon usage

168
Q

A cockup or to cock up

A

bousiller

169
Q

conspiracy

A

un complot

170
Q

To be in trouble

A

Etre dans de beau draps

171
Q

It bothers me

A

Ca me chiffone

172
Q

Get back on one’s feet (regrowing the har on a lion’s tail)

A

Reprendre du poil

173
Q

Charity

A

Caritative

174
Q

To fall

A

Chuter

175
Q

An impediment, something that crops up

A

Un empechement

176
Q

To see all of humanity

A

En voir des vertes et des pas mûres

177
Q

It seems that he has been in the wars

A

Il avait l’air d’en avoir connu des vertes et des pas mûres.

178
Q

Anything else

A

n’importe quoi d’autre

179
Q

He stood me up

A

Il m’a posé un lapin

180
Q

he is a stickler for social distancing

A

il est à cheval sur distancier social

181
Q

to talk nonsense

A

raconteur des salads

182
Q

You can use the Internet to find information on just about anything.

A

Vous pouvez utiliser l’Internet pour trouver des renseignements sur à peu près n’importe quoi.

183
Q

widespread

A

répandu

184
Q

Almost, nearly

A

quasiment

185
Q

To unveil

A

dévoiler

186
Q

Screening

A

dépistage

187
Q

to restart

A

redémarrer

188
Q

especially

A

notamment

189
Q

To require

A

Exiger

190
Q

Very extensive

A

très étendu

191
Q

To contradict

A

contradire

192
Q

It is not acceptable

A

C’est du n’importe quoi

193
Q

I need to think about it

A

Faut voir

194
Q

What a mess

A

Quel bazar

195
Q

Okay, I agree with it

A

Ça le fait

196
Q

Fine with me

A

Ça me va

197
Q

I’m willing to bet that they are going to break the law

A

Je suis prête à parier qu’ils vont enfreindre les lois.

198
Q

Help each other

A

s’entraider

199
Q

A necessary evil

A

un mal pour un bien

200
Q

We are not yet out of the woods

A

On n’est pas sorti de l’auberge

201
Q

I almost died laughing

A

j’ai failli mourir de rire

202
Q

Flush with the daisies - very low level, dim, stupid

A

au ras des pâquerettes

203
Q

My opinion in relation to that

A

mon avis par rapport a ca

204
Q

To moan or complain

A

Râler

205
Q

To pursue

A

Poursuivre

206
Q

To plan to

A

Envisage de

207
Q

To spark off a debate

A

Susciter un débat

208
Q

I embarrass my employer

A

Je fais honte à mon employeur.

209
Q

To perceive or collect

A

percevoir

210
Q

To claim

A

Affirmer

211
Q

To exceed or overstep

A

outrepasser

212
Q

To support

A

soutenir

213
Q

It is through or by means of

A

c’est par le biais

214
Q

To shake up, disrupt

A

Chambouler

215
Q

The look like gifted bakers

A

Elles ont l’air de boulangères douées.

216
Q

Open mouthed, agape

A

Bouche bée

217
Q

Fights

A

Des bastons

218
Q

I made quite a fuss

A

j’ai fait tout un tintouin

219
Q

To recover from

A

se remettre de

220
Q

Alleviate

A

pallier

221
Q

Compulsive liar

A

mythomane

222
Q

Random

A

aléatoire

223
Q

Resentful

A

rancunier

224
Q

I am outraged

A

je suis outré

225
Q

A rhyme

A

une comptine

226
Q

To tense up (tension)

A

se crisper (la crispation)

227
Q

A total loss was narrowly averted

A

une perte totale a été évitée de justesse

228
Q

Momentum

A

élan

229
Q

To act

A

Agir

230
Q

It pisses me off

A

ça me fait chier

231
Q

To cushion, buffer

A

Amortir

232
Q

A winch

A

Un treuil

233
Q

To sneak

A

Se faufiler

234
Q

the area

A

Les parages

235
Q

Bullshit

A

Connerie

236
Q

Typically French

A

ça fait franchouillard

237
Q

to unpack

A

Déballer

238
Q

Humiliating or crushing (eg. defeat)

A

Cuisante

239
Q

Unseemly

A

peu convenable

240
Q

From now on

A

Désormais

241
Q

Promising

A

prometteurs

242
Q

To clear

A

dégager

243
Q

Losers

A

Les nazes

244
Q

Now, as in the China challenge is now global

A

Le défi chinois est désormais global.

245
Q

Having the same effect

A

ayant le même effet

246
Q

A device

A

Un dispositif

247
Q

Walk backwards

A

marche à reculons.

248
Q

Rather than

A

plutôt que

249
Q

Playful

A

Ludique

250
Q

It is used

A

Il sert

251
Q

equipped with

A

Munis

252
Q

Indirectly

A

Par ricochet

253
Q

May result

A

peut en découler

254
Q

Residing, remaining, living

A

Demeurant

255
Q

Whilst remaining in compliance

A

Tout en demeurant conformes aux réglementations

256
Q

The poor, impoverished, vulnerable

A

Les démunis

257
Q

Unprecedented, groundbreaking

A

inédite

258
Q

Achieve or attain

A

atteindre

259
Q

Renovate, repeat, replenish

A

renouveler

260
Q

Too narrow, a tight fit

A

trop étroit

261
Q

Mind-boggling

A

ahurissant

262
Q

Too expensive

A

très onéreux

263
Q

Drags its feet

A

se traîne les pieds

264
Q

In the background

A

en arrière-plan

265
Q

I don’t know what to expect

A

je ne sais pas à quoi m’attendre

266
Q

To rehash, keep repeating, dredge up

A

se rabacher

267
Q

To bend our ears

A

rabâcher les oreilles

268
Q

He bent our ears for 20 minutes

A

il nous a rabâché les oreilles pendant 20 minutes

269
Q

This is definitely/indeed

A

C’est bel et bien

270
Q

Undergo, suffer (as in endure)

A

Subir (endurer)

271
Q

People treat you like a punching bag

A

Les gens vous considèrent comme un souffre douleur

272
Q

As for the girl I saw yesterday

A

Quant à la fille que j’ai vu hier

273
Q

I don’t care about…

A

Je m’en fiche

274
Q

Unbeknownst to her

A

A son insu

275
Q

Scoundrel

A

Canaille

276
Q

I don’t care how you do it.

A

Je m’en fiche de la façon.

277
Q

Answer the messages as you receive them

A

Répondez aux messages à mesure que vous les recevez.

278
Q

Vague

A

Flou

279
Q

To pretend

A

Faindre

280
Q

Harsh, rough

A

Rude

281
Q

To suffer

A

Subir

282
Q

Growth

A

croissance

283
Q

To grow

A

croître

284
Q

They could not organise a piss up in a brewery

A

Ils ne pouvaient pas organiser une beuverie dans une brasserie

285
Q

You got it

A

C’est entendu

286
Q

A loophole

A

Une échappatoire

287
Q

A wander

A

Flaner

288
Q

To lie out tanning in the sun

A

Lizarder

289
Q

To whisper

A

Chuchoter

290
Q

Enchanting

A

envoûtant

291
Q

To wrap up or bundle up

A

emmitoufler

292
Q

An offset, gap, lag

A

décalage

293
Q

The tenderness

A

La tendresse

294
Q

To refine or tweak

A

peaufiner

295
Q

Brothel

A

maison close

296
Q

Traffic congestion

A

embouteillage

297
Q

Ward off, eradicate, get away from

A

éloigner

298
Q

Maybe you should get away from Michel

A

Tu devrais peut-être t’éloigner de Michel.

299
Q

It’s great

A

C’est ouf (verlan fou)

300
Q

Job

A

Le taf (taffer/bosser)

301
Q

I’m freezing

A

Je me caille

302
Q

Plonk

A

Le pinard

303
Q

Understand

A

Capter/Piger

304
Q

rumour has it

A

Askip

305
Q

Nothing

A

R (pronounced air from rien)

306
Q

I can’t be bothered with it

A

Je n’ai pas le time (English pronunciation)

307
Q

Weird

A

chelou

308
Q

I can’t stand it

A

JPP (je peut plus)

309
Q

Exhausted

A

Etre crevé

310
Q

Very tired

A

Etre HS (hors service)

311
Q

Pizza is like sex. When it’s good it is really good and when it’s bad it’s still pretty good

A

La pizza est comme le sexe. Quand c’est bon c’est vraiment bon et quand c’est mauvais c’est quand même assez bon

312
Q

Boast

A

Frimer

313
Q

To lose

A

Paumer (perdre)

314
Q

Broken

A

Péter (casser)

315
Q

Grab or seduce

A

Choper (prendre)

316
Q

Excellent, cool superb

A

Nickel (nickel chrome) (impec)

317
Q

Joke or mess around

A

Déconner

318
Q

Bollocks, I have screwed up

A

Mince ! Je me suis gouré

319
Q

I failed my exam again. I’m screwed.

A

J’ai encore raté mon examen. Je suis foutu.

320
Q

Meh

A

Bof

321
Q

Froth

A

écume

322
Q

A hug

A

un caline

323
Q

recklessness

A

insouciance

324
Q

Frenzy

A

Frénésie

325
Q

Sparkling

A

pétillant

326
Q

Now they produce so little crude that when a serious breakdown occurs at a pump, the well is more likely to be abandoned than repaired.

A

Ils produisent maintenant si peu de brut que lorsque survient un bris important à une pompe, il est plus probable que le puit soit abandonné que réparé

327
Q

Unlikely

A

peu probable

328
Q

No thank you (idiom)

A

très peu pour moi

329
Q

Unkind or ill advised

A

peu amène

330
Q

Unusual (a peu word)

A

peu commun

331
Q

Dodgy area (marci’s house)

A

secteur mouvementé.

332
Q

Unenviable

A

Peu enviable

333
Q

Hellscape (marci’s house)

A

Paysage d’enfer

334
Q

Homeless (still Marci’s house)

A

sans-abri

335
Q

the fate

A

Le sort

336
Q

But instead of feeling proud I felt insecure

A

Mais au lieu de me sentir fière je me suis sentie peu sûre de moi

337
Q

Besides

A

d’ailleurs

338
Q

He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity

A

Celui qui a du mal à penser croit avec empressement

339
Q

He has trouble

A

Il a du mal

340
Q

So be it

A

ainsi soit il

341
Q

Peaceful

A

Paisible

342
Q

Overwhelmed

A

Débordé

343
Q

Perilous

A

Périlleux/Périlleuse

344
Q

Tremendous success

A

Succès foudroyant

345
Q

Ugly

A

Laid

346
Q

hideous

A

hideux

347
Q

tedious

A

fastidieux

348
Q

Heartbreaking

A

déchirant

349
Q

Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.

A

Ceux qui peuvent vous faire croire à des absurdités peuvent vous faire commettre des atrocités.

350
Q

Notwithstanding

A

Nonobstant

351
Q

A sample

A

un échantillon

352
Q

The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth

A

Le passé a été effacé, l’effacement a été oublié, le mensonge est devenu la vérité

353
Q

Prowess is demonstrated by performance not palaver

A

La prouesse se démontre par la performance et non par les palabres.

354
Q

They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge

A

Ils n’ouvrent jamais la bouche sans soustraire à la somme des connaissances humaines

355
Q

There you go, amuse yourself

A

Voili voilou

356
Q

In all likelihood

A

vraisemblablement

357
Q

Mixed opinion

A

Mitigée

358
Q

She is nice but stupid

A

Elle est gentille mais elle est pas fute-fute.

359
Q

Including

A

Y compris

360
Q

Devoid of

A

dépourvu de

361
Q

To Dither

A

Tergiverser

362
Q

To fart in silk (be wealthy)

A

Péter dans la soie

363
Q

he is not the penguin who slides the furthest (not the sharpest tool in the shed)

A

Pas le pingouin qui glisse le plus loin

French useful words (1 decks)

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