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i expect that

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je m’attends a ce que

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he works without effort

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il travaille haut le main

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i would like to talk to you about

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j’aimerais vous parler de

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to which they replied

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ce a qui il a répondu

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if i had to redo the project

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si j’avais refaire le projet

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my work is varied

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mon travaille est très variée

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its one of the aspects that I enjoy in my work

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c’est un des aspects que j’apprécie dans mon poste

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it is neccessary to read my emails

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il faut que je lise mes courriels

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9
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and I respond if necessary

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et j’y répond si nécessaire

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i often examine the plans and specifications for conservation projects

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je souvent examine les plans et specifications pour les projets de la conservation

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write reports with recommendations

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redige les rapports avec mes recommandations

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process the files

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traiter les dossiers

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more often than not

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plus souvent qu’autrement

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i attend meetings with the client or my colleagues to resolve problems and offer my advice

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j’assiste aux réunions avec le client ou mes collègues pour résoudre des problèmes et offre mon conseil

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even though, although I am involved with projects throughout canada

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bien que je soit implique dans les projets partout au Canada

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even though, although

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bien que

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i rarely work

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je travaille rarement

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i attend meetings

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j’assite aux réunions

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to resolve problems

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pour résoudre des problèmes

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To begin

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Pour commencer

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21
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In my case

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Dans mon cas

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In the first place

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En premier lieu

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At first glance

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En premier lieu

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Primarily

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Avant tout

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In comparison

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Par contre

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In the second place

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En second lieu

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besides / although

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Par ailleurs

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in the same line of thought

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Dans le même ordre d’idées

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on another topic

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Dans un autre ordre d’idées

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30
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To finish

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Pour finir

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31
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However

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Cependant / Toutefois

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32
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It goes without saying

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Cela va sans dire

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33
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Altogether

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Tout compte fait

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34
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Given the above

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Compte tenu de ce qui précède

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35
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With regard to

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En ce qui concerne

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36
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From this point of view

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De ce point du vue

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37
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besides / moreover

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Par ailleurs

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38
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All this to say

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Tout ça pour dire

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39
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As a matter of fact

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À vrai dire

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40
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As for me

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D’après moi / Quant à moi

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41
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That is why

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C’est pour ça

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42
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Roughly speaking

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Grosso-modo

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43
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This is what I heard

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Voici ce que j’ai entendu

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44
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I will be pleased to participate in the survey

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Ce me fera plaisir de prendre part au sondage

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45
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can you lend me $2

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puex-tu me preter deux dollars

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46
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he might be english

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il peut etre anglais

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47
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could you help me out

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pouriez-vous m’aider

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48
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she couldn’t do it

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elle n’a pas pu le faire

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49
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we could have arrived on time

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nous aurions pu arriver a l’heure

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50
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that’s not possible

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ca ne se peut pas

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51
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we’ll go skiing

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nous ferons du ski

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52
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she would play the piano

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elle ferait du piano

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53
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i did my best

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j’ai fait de mon mieux

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54
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she makes $5000 a month

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elle se fait $5000 par mois

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55
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don’t worry

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ne vous inquietez pas

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56
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i made cake for muself

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je me suis fait un gatueau

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57
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i could neither understand or speak french

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je ne pouvais ni comprendre ni parle le française

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58
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i must go

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je dois aller

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59
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i thought that you had to attend the meeting

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je croyais que tu devais assister à la réuinion

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60
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i could not get to sleep

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je n’ai pas pu m’endormir

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i would like to talk / tackle an awkward situation

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je voudrais aborder un sujet délicate

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i hear that

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j’ai entendu parler de

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63
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she taught me french

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elle m’apprit le française

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64
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i bike to work

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je me rends au travail en velo

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65
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i was responsible for that project

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je étais responsable de ce projet la

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66
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i will set up a meeting for

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Je vais fixer un rendez-vous

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67
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i registered for a course

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j’ai inscrit à un cours

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68
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on another subject

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dans un autre sujet

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69
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one thinks more about oneself than others

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on pense plus a nous quautres

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70
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on the other hand

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en revanche

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71
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i heard that

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j’ai entendu a ce que

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72
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what happened

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ce qui c’est passe

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73
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i had to take

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j’ai du prendre

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74
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there’s some truth in what he says

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son histoire renferme une part de vérité

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75
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this report may contain statement

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Le rapport peut renfermer des énoncés

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76
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an executive post

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un poste de cadre

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77
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living environment

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cadre de vie

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78
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as part of my job

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dans le cadre de mes fonctions

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79
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I’ll try everything to convince her

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je vais tout tenter pour la convaincre

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80
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the cake looked very tempting

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le gâteau me tentait

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81
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on the job

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sur le tas

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82
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a lot of things

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un tas de choses

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83
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taking too much time

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prendre trop de temps

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84
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as many times as neccesary

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autant de fois que nécessaire

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85
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have some patience

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un peu de patience

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86
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enough time

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assez de temps

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87
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a wealth of information

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une foule de renseignements

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88
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half the people

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la moitié des gens

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89
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in most cases

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dans la plupart des cas

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90
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the majority of people

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la majorité des gens

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91
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the largest number of complaints

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le plus grand nombre des plaintes

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92
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be accompanied by someone

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être accompagné de quelqu’un

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93
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be preceded by

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être précédé de

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94
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be full of good intentions

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être plein de bonnes intentions

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95
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be full of hatred

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être rempli de haine

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96
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I am followed by a boy

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Je suis suivi d’un garçon

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97
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I need the advice of nicolas

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J’ai besoin du conseil de Nicolas

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98
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I eagerly look forward to

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j’attends avec impatience

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99
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are likely to be solved without major difficulties

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devraient être résolus sans difficulté majeure.

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100
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sent inadvertently

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envoyé par inadvertance

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101
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I very much look forward to

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J’attends avec une grande impatience

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102
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we entered a room

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Nous sommes entrés dans une pièce

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103
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phoned someone

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téléphone à quelqu’un

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104
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to marry someone

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se marier à quelqu’un

105
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join you in an effort

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se joindre à une démarche

106
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they must obey the rules

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ils doivent obéir à des règles

107
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obey the codes

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obéir à des codes

108
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is fast approaching

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s’approcher à grands pas

109
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approaching within 400 m

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s’approcher à moins de 400 mètres

110
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approaching someone who has a problem

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d’aborder quelqu’un qui a un problème

111
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I would like to talk about an awkward issue

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Je voudrais aborder un sujet délicat,

112
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address an issue

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aborder une question

113
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I like to sew my own clothes

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J’aime coudre mes propres vêtements

114
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I like different types of music

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J’aime différents types de musique

115
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I hate sitting around doing nothing

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Je déteste rester sur place à ne rien faire

116
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I prefer to wait

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je préfère attendre

117
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I prefer to have

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je préfère avoir

118
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I prefer working as a team

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je préfère travailler en équipe

119
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I hate giving ulimatums

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Je hais donner des ultimatums

120
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When I am at home, I do not think about my job.

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Lorsque je suis chez moi, je ne pense pas à mon travail.

121
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think of someone

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penser à quelqu’un

122
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fill in administrative documents

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remplir des documents administratifs

123
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specific criteria must be met

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Il faut remplir des critères particuliers

124
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the price depends on

A

Le prix dépend de

125
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depends on the availability of this material

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dépendre de la disponibilité de cet élément

126
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the government cannot depend upon private suppliers

A

Le governement ne peut dépendre de fournisseurs privés

127
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borrow from the bank

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emprunter à la banque

128
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borrow from someone

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emprunter à quelqu’un

129
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borrow from the library

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emprunter à la bibliothèque

130
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cause confusion

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prêter à confusion

131
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I missed the bus

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j’ai manqué le bus

132
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I ran out of time

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j’ai manqué de temps

133
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I miss my son

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mon fils me manque

134
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I miss work

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le travail me manque

135
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I broke my promises

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j’ai manqué à mes promesses

136
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the bosses attitude towards his staff

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L’attitude du chef envers ses employés

137
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towards others

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envers les autres

138
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true to myself

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sincère envers moi même

139
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that he could not be trusted

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qu’on ne pouvait pas se fier à lui

140
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trust his intuition

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se fier à son intuition

141
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confide in me

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se confier à moi

142
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responsible for research

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responsable de la recherche

143
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I am responsible for tracking finances

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je suis responsable du suivi financier

144
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parents are responsible for their children

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Les parents sont responsables de leurs enfants

145
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I am satisfied with my choice

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je suis satisfait de mon choix

146
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I am satisfied to see that

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je suis satisfait de voir que

147
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I am satisfied with the work done

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je suis satisfait du travail effectué

148
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I am happy with your performance

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je suis satisfait de votre prestation

149
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I am surprised to find

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je suis surprise de constater

150
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I am surprised to read

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je suis surprise de lire

151
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I am surprised to learn

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je suis surprise d’apprendre

152
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waiting for someone

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attendre quelqu’un

153
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I saw something beautiful

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j’ai vu quelque chose de beau

154
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for over a decade

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depuis une dizaine d’années

155
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about ten

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une dizaine

156
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I passed my exam

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j’ai réussi mon examen

157
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here it is (the pen)

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le voila (mon stylo)

158
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here it is (the house)

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la voila (la maison)

159
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ready in five minutes

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prêt en cinq minutes

160
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I can finish my work in 5 minutes

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je peux terminer le travail en cinq minutes

161
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I have lots of friends

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J’ai beaucoup d’amis

162
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He has many qualities

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il a beaucoup de qualités

163
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Many people

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beaucoup de gens

164
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I want more butter

A

Je veux plus de beurre (S)

165
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There will be additional choices tomorrow

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Il y aura plus de choix demain (S)

166
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I have more than 1,000 books

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J’ai plus de 1 000 livres (S)

167
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I don’t want it anymore

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Je ne le veux plus

168
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I don’t want any more butter.

A

Je ne veux plus de beurre.

169
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I don’t like apples either.

A

Je n’aime pas les pommes non plus.

170
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No more butter, thank you

A

Plus de beurre, merci.

171
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I don’t like apples either.

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Je n’aime pas les pommes non plus.

172
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There are only crumbs (left).

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Il n’y a plus que miettes

173
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I’m taller than she is.

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Je suis plus grand qu’elle

174
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I run faster than she does

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Je cours plus vite qu’elle.

175
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I have more friends than she does

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J’ai plus d’amis qu’elle.

176
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I run more than she does

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Je cours plus qu’elle.

177
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my work is more interesting than the previous (job)

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mon travail est plus interessant que le précédent (s)

178
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my work is less interesting than the previous (job)

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mon travail est moins interessant que le précédent

179
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my work is as interesting as the previous (job)

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mon travail est aussi interessant que le précédent

180
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i work more slowly than before

A

je travail plus lentement qu’avant (s)

181
Q

i work less slowly than before

A

je travail moins lentement qu’avant

182
Q

i work as slowly as before

A

je travail aussi lentement qu’avant

183
Q

i have more projects

A

j’ai plus de projets (s)

184
Q

i have less projects

A

j’ai moins de projets

185
Q

i have as many projects

A

j’ai autant de projets

186
Q

this book is good, but the other is better

A

ce livre est bon mais l’autre est meilleur

187
Q

he speaks well, but she speaks better

A

il parle bien, mais elle parle mieux

188
Q

she is the most professional in our office

A

elle est la plus professionelle de notre bureau

189
Q

us two, we are the most professional in our office

A

nous deux, nous sommes les plus professionelle de notre bureau

190
Q

he is the most professional in our office

A

il est le plus professionelle de notre

191
Q

it’s him who speaks more slowly

A

c’est lui qui parle le plus lentement

192
Q

it’s they who speak more slowly

A

ce sont eux qui qui parlent le plus lentement

193
Q

its me who has more books

A

c’est moi qui ai le plus de livres (s)

194
Q

its us who have more books

A

ce sont nous qui avons le plus de livres (s)

195
Q

it’s me who buys the most books

A

c’est moi qui achete le plus de livres (s)

196
Q

i lived in Vancouver for 6 years

A

j’ai vecu à Vancouver 6 ans.

j’ai vecu à Vancouver pendant 6 ans.

197
Q

at the same time

A

en même temps

198
Q

expired contract

A

contrat échu

199
Q

overdue bill

A

facture échu

200
Q

to remind her

A

de la rappeler

201
Q

to remind him

A

de le rappeler

202
Q

to remind them

A

de les rappeler

203
Q

he told him / her

A

il lui a dit que

204
Q

he told them

A

il leur a dit

205
Q

he informed him

A

il l’a informé

206
Q

if i were in his place

A

si j’étais à sa place

207
Q

a story about music

A

une histoire à propos de la musique

208
Q

about a house

A

à propos d’une maison

209
Q

an air conditioner

A

un climatiseur

210
Q

if i were in your shoes

A

si j’étais à votre place

211
Q

put on the list

A

mis sur la liste

212
Q

we will send you

A

Nous vous enverrons

213
Q

he would send a message

A

il enverrait un message

214
Q

he sent a message

A

il a envoyé un message

215
Q

it was at this point

A

C’est à ce moment-là

216
Q

there would be

A

il y aurait

217
Q

the demand fell due to high prices

A

La demande a diminué à cause des prix élevés

218
Q

a pool lowers the value of house

A

une piscine diminue la valeur d’une maison

219
Q

a job search

A

une recherche d’emploi.

220
Q

I will look for the book at the library

A

Je chercherai le livre à la bibliothèque

221
Q

My friend is looking for employment

A

Mon amie cherche un emploi

222
Q

The seller looked for

A

Le vendeur a cherché

223
Q

Research is necessary

A

La recherche est nécessaire

224
Q

the search engine

A

Le moteur de recherche

225
Q

Only as of 1856

A

Ce n’est qu’à partir de 1856

226
Q

during / at the meeting

A

lors de la réunion

227
Q

during the visit

A

lors de la visite

228
Q

the compensatory leave balance

A

le solde de congés compensatoires

229
Q

from the first year

A

dès la première année

230
Q

the books were scattered

A

Les livres sont pêle-mêle

231
Q

everything was jumbled

A

tout était pêle-mêle

232
Q

leave nothing in sight

A

rien laisser à la vue

233
Q

an email reminder

A

un courriel de rappel

234
Q

anything of value

A

quoi que ce soit de valeur

235
Q

they didn’t notice anything in particular

A

ils n’ont rien remarqué de spécial

236
Q

anything of value

A

tout ce qui a de la valeur

237
Q

but if that were to happen

A

mais si cela devait arriver

238
Q

Following

A

À la suite de

239
Q

I bought it for all of us

A

Je l’ai acheté pour nous tous (S) - at the end of a sentence

240
Q

all of us are here

A

Nous sommes tous là

241
Q

Everyday

A

Tous les jours - don’t pronounce the s

242
Q

all my friends

A

tous mes amis - silent s

243
Q

all the days

A

Tous les jours - - silent s

244
Q

keep informed

A

les tiendrait au courant

245
Q

he must take care of himself

A

il doit prendre soins de lui-même

246
Q

she must take care of herself

A

elle doit prendre soins de elle-même

247
Q

they must take care of themselves

A

ils doivent prendre soins de eux-même

248
Q

on site daycare

A

garderie sur place

249
Q

about the idea of having

A

sur l’idée d’avoir

250
Q

I don’t feel well

A

je ne me sent pas bien

251
Q

I don’t really feel concerned by

A

je ne me sent pas vraiment concernée par

252
Q

her children are old enough to be alone

A

ses enfants sont en âge de se garder tous seul

253
Q

it would make no difference

A

il ne ferait aucun différence

254
Q

fruit picking / gathering

A

cueillette de fruits

255
Q

hand picking

A

cueillette sélective

256
Q

what she meant by

A

elle entendait par

257
Q

they would plan to send to taxpayers

A

il préverrait envoyer aux contribuables

258
Q

the bus network serves the whole town

A

Le réseau de bus dessert toute la ville.

259
Q

garbage collection

A

service de cueillette des déchets