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What is it good for/used for

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A quoi ça sert?

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while

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tandis que

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A good working relationship

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Un contact assez soude

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however

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cependant/pourtant

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on the other hand

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en revanche

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as much as

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autant que

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regardless of

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sans se soucier de

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self confidence

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la confiance en soi

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in the big picture

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dans les grands lignes

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under

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sous

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as though

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comme si

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almost

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quasiment

quasimodo is almost a man

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have the right to

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avoir le droit de

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down with

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A bas!

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mock someone

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se moquer de qqn

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personality

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la caractère

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show-off

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m’as-tu-vu

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on the contrary

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par contre

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on the one hand

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d’un cote

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although

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alors que

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such/alike

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pareilles

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afterward

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par le suite

pass by the hotel suite afterwards

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gradually

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Au fur et a mesure

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in order that, so that

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afin que

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to be in full swing

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battre son plein

king kong beating his chest and catching a plane - in full swing across the empire state

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failing

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sans y parvenir

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despite

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malgré

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28
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up to the task

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a la hauteur

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‘the illness which took him away from us

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La maladie qui nous l’a enlevé

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break down (car)

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tomber en panne

fall into a frying pan

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of short duration

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sans lendemain

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be breathless

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être a bout de souffle

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at any moment

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a tout moment

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34
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to worry oneself

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se ronger les sangs

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35
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be indelicate, not go in for subtelties

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ne pas faire dans la dentelle

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it’s been a while

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ça fait un moment

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it’s been some time

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ça fait un bon moment

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as part of

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dans le cadre

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39
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these days

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ces jours-ci

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little by little

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peu a peu

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41
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slip up, make a mistake

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faire une fausse manip

accidentally kissed the wrong man, eep

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42
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get someone’s hopes up

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faire une fausse joie a qqn

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43
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go nuts

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devenir chèvre

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44
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drive crazy

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rendre chèvre

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from now on

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dorénavant/desormais

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46
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reach a decision

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aboutir a une décision

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47
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fizzle out

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ne pas aboutir

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48
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come to a deadlock

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aboutir a une impasse

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49
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squeal

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pousser des cris perçants

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50
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crop up all over the place

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pousser comme des champignons

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to kick up a stink

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pousser une gueulant

push out a an ugly facial expression

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to beat someone farily/beat someone up

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pousser une gueulant

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53
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be independent

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voler de ses propres ailes

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54
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finally, (and) well

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enfin

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55
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hidden cruelty, steeliness

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une main de fer sous un gant de velours

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56
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nest of vipers

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panier de crabes

basket of crabs

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57
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put all your eggs in one basket

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mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier

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58
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best, top of the barrel

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le dessus du panier

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59
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reap the rewards

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récolter les fruits de

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60
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flow like water

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couler a flots

water flowing out of a floating cooler

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61
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brainwash, condition

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couler du plâtre

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bankrupt a firm

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couler une boite

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63
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enjoy happy days

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couler des jours hereux

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64
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distracted, withdrawn

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en dedans

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65
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in there (place, story)

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la-dedans

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66
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be into something from early age

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être tombe dedans quand on était petit

to have fallen into dungeousn and dragons when we were young

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67
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get smth off your chest

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vider son sac

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68
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clear your head

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se vider la tête

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69
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scrape a living

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manger de la vache enragée

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70
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bend over backwards to please everyone

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se faire bouffer

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71
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have a gift

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avoir un don

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72
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hey! damn

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tiens

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73
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quite, absolutely

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tout a fait

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74
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to back down

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s’avouer vaincu

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75
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without admitting it to each other

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sans se l’avouer

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76
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quirky humour

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humeur décale

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77
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turn away from

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détourner

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78
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all the more as

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d’autant que

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79
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prevent yourself from doing something

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s’empêcher de faire qqch

must prevent self from catching fish

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80
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to ram

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donner un coup de boutoir

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81
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less, lower, down emotionally

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moindre

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82
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it matters to me, I insist

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j’y tiens

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83
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I’ll keep you posted

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je te tiens au courant

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84
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while you are here

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pendant que je te tiens

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85
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be unbearably hot

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faire une chaleur épouvantable

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86
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dreadful weather

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un temps épouvantable

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87
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on the verge of

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au bord de

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88
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on the verge of a nervous breakdown

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au bord de la crise de nerfs

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89
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let slip, blurt

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laisser échapper

90
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influence, weigh on

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peser sur qqch

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be no exception to the rule

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ne pas échapper a la règle

92
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weigh upon someone

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peser a qqn

93
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flash through one’s mind

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traverser l’esprit

94
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the least one can do

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la moindre de politesses

95
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easy way out

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loi du moindre effort

96
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look into, study

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se pencher sur qqch

97
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act like a pig

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se conduire comme un goujat

drive like a degoutant janitor

98
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gray area

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zone d’ombre

99
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beyond doubt

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sans l’ombre d’un doute

100
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downside

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part d’ombre

101
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ghost of a chance

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l’ombre d’un chance

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with ease

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avec aisance

103
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involve, mix up in smth

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mêler

104
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any (any man….) ordinary

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quelconque

105
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mind your own business

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se mêler de ses affaires

106
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spoil someone’s good mood

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entamer la bonne humeur de qqn

107
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bite the dust

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mordre la poussière

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live life to the fullest

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mordre la vie a pleines dents

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play one’s last card

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jouer son dernière atout

110
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although, whatever, however

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quoique

111
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guys

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les gars

112
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it’s a wise man who…

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bien malin qui

113
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cunning, shrewd

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malin

114
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be a smart alec

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faire le malin

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smart alec

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gros malin

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budget price

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prix malin

117
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to suspect

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soupçonner

118
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snigger, jeer

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ricaner

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let’s make things clear

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une précision s’impose

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not be afraid of anything

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ne reculer devant rien

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raise the retirement age

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reculer l’age de la retraite

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to tell you the truth

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a vrai dire

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low-brow

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philistin

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to cram

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bachoter

125
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to bother someone

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gêner qqn

126
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false idea

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idée erronée

127
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according to popular belief

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d’après la rumeur publique

128
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to such an extent that

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a tel point que

129
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basically

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au fond

130
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to be bent on

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s’acharner a

131
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to aim/intend to

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viser a

132
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anyway (just the same)

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quand même, de toute façon

133
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aaaaanyway, (resuming convo)

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quoi q’il en soit

134
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anyway (change topic)

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bref

135
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since (because)

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puisque

136
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quit a job

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démissionner

137
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through

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a travers

138
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to race, bolt, get carried away

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s’emballer

get carried away with wrapping yourself in bubble wrap

139
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saddle

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selle

saddly made of salt

140
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canvas sheet

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bâche

have your bachelor’s degree on a canvas sheet

141
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to put on an act

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frimer

funny rhymer

142
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double, doppleganger

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le soisie

143
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to whirl something around

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faire des moulinets avec qqch

whirl mulan around in a net

144
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sharp, pointed, shrill

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aigue

145
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pond

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l’etang

tangy pond full of limes

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acrid pungent

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apre

147
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rhythm, rate

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cadence

148
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in step

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en cadence

149
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not to know, to be ignorant of

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ignorer

150
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to brake

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freiner

151
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to untangle, unravel

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debrouiller

152
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to manage

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se debrouiller

153
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beforehand

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auparavant

154
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to take one’s leave of smone

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prendre conge de qn

155
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skimpy, tight

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étrique

it’s tricky to get into tight dresses

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save for (prep)

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hormis

157
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mist

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la brume

sweep away mist with a broom

158
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to overhang, tower above

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surplomber

plumber towering above me

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undergrowth

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broussailles

bro, you have dirty undergowrth

160
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to comb hair

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peigner

161
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reef.. (fig) pitfall, stumbling block

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un écueil

this cruel reef was my pitfall

162
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an epic

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une épopée

163
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to arouse (admiration)

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susciter

164
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test, trial, sport event, photo print

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l’épreuve

165
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social upheaval

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bouleversement

166
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unhealthy

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malsain

167
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attractive

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attrayant

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hankerchief

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un mouchoir

snot forms a soft choir on the hankerchief

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rise, increase

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la hausse

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ditch, guld, gap

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un fosse

a ditch with bones i a forest

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to fill in (hole, to fill ( desire need), fulfill

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combler

fill a hole with combs

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to fear

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redouter

173
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to mill about

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grouiller

grenouilles millng about the pond

174
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to tear, burst

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crever

the glass burst under the voice of the crazy lady

175
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to make ugly

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enlaidir

176
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coastal

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littoral

i have a bed on the coast where people give me oral

177
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market town, village

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le bourg

178
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to reach, effect, get in touch with

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atteindre

179
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lighting

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l’eclairage

180
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to grumble

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bougonner

boo, I’m a gonner

181
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to plan

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planifier

182
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flood, stream

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le flot

183
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to dry up, run dry

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tarir

(creek of tar dries up_

184
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file, folder

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dossier

185
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outlet, opening (work)

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débouche

186
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oregano

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l’origan

187
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to sweep up, away

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balayer

188
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densness

A

densite

189
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nest, den

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nid

190
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to hatch, (flower) to open

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eclore

an e-cluck comes out of the internet egg

191
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smooth

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lisse

elise’s skin is smoooth

192
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candle

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cierge

193
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easy, well-ff (money)

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aisee

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brake

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frein

195
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deep-rooted

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enracine

196
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pressure

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pression

197
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scythe

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le faux

198
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journey

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periple

199
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unchecked

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sans frein

200
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to think about

A

penser a

201
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to have an obionoin about

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penser de

202
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inform

A

apprendre

203
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stammer

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bafouiller

ba, you’re a stammering fool

204
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stutter

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begayer

had to become a beggar since couldn’t get job with a stutter

205
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shout, yell

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crier

206
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yell

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hurler

207
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promise

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jurer

208
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inform

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prevenir

209
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remind

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rappeler

210
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answer back

A

repliquer

211
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beg

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supplier

212
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speech

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le discours

213
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presentation

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l’expose

214
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boaster

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vantard

215
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expose

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dévoiler

216
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tell someone off

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gronder

got told off and then grounded

217
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interrupt

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interpeller

218
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complain about yourself

A

se lamenter

219
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chat

A

papoter

have a chat with pa in a pot

220
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ask for something

A

réclamer

221
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didn’t….. at all

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ne…point

222
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have confidence in something

A

faire confiance a