Expressions Flashcards
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What is it good for/used for
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A quoi ça sert?
2
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while
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tandis que
3
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A good working relationship
A
Un contact assez soude
4
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however
A
cependant/pourtant
5
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on the other hand
A
en revanche
6
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as much as
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autant que
7
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regardless of
A
sans se soucier de
8
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self confidence
A
la confiance en soi
9
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in the big picture
A
dans les grands lignes
10
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under
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sous
11
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as though
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comme si
12
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almost
A
quasiment
quasimodo is almost a man
13
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have the right to
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avoir le droit de
14
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down with
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A bas!
15
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mock someone
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se moquer de qqn
16
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personality
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la caractère
17
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show-off
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m’as-tu-vu
18
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on the contrary
A
par contre
19
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on the one hand
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d’un cote
20
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although
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alors que
21
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such/alike
A
pareilles
22
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afterward
A
par le suite
pass by the hotel suite afterwards
23
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gradually
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Au fur et a mesure
24
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in order that, so that
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afin que
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to be in full swing
battre son plein
| king kong beating his chest and catching a plane - in full swing across the empire state
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failing
sans y parvenir
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despite
malgré
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up to the task
a la hauteur
29
'the illness which took him away from us
La maladie qui nous l'a enlevé
30
break down (car)
tomber en panne
| fall into a frying pan
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of short duration
sans lendemain
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be breathless
être a bout de souffle
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at any moment
a tout moment
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to worry oneself
se ronger les sangs
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be indelicate, not go in for subtelties
ne pas faire dans la dentelle
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it's been a while
ça fait un moment
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it's been some time
ça fait un bon moment
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as part of
dans le cadre
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these days
ces jours-ci
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little by little
peu a peu
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slip up, make a mistake
faire une fausse manip
| accidentally kissed the wrong man, eep
42
get someone's hopes up
faire une fausse joie a qqn
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go nuts
devenir chèvre
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drive crazy
rendre chèvre
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from now on
dorénavant/desormais
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reach a decision
aboutir a une décision
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fizzle out
ne pas aboutir
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come to a deadlock
aboutir a une impasse
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squeal
pousser des cris perçants
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crop up all over the place
pousser comme des champignons
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to kick up a stink
pousser une gueulant
| push out a an ugly facial expression
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to beat someone farily/beat someone up
pousser une gueulant
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be independent
voler de ses propres ailes
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finally, (and) well
enfin
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hidden cruelty, steeliness
une main de fer sous un gant de velours
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nest of vipers
panier de crabes
| basket of crabs
57
put all your eggs in one basket
mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier
58
best, top of the barrel
le dessus du panier
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reap the rewards
récolter les fruits de
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flow like water
couler a flots
| water flowing out of a floating cooler
61
brainwash, condition
couler du plâtre
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bankrupt a firm
couler une boite
63
enjoy happy days
couler des jours hereux
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distracted, withdrawn
en dedans
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in there (place, story)
la-dedans
66
be into something from early age
être tombe dedans quand on était petit
| to have fallen into dungeousn and dragons when we were young
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get smth off your chest
vider son sac
68
clear your head
se vider la tête
69
scrape a living
manger de la vache enragée
70
bend over backwards to please everyone
se faire bouffer
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have a gift
avoir un don
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hey! damn
tiens
73
quite, absolutely
tout a fait
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to back down
s'avouer vaincu
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without admitting it to each other
sans se l'avouer
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quirky humour
humeur décale
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turn away from
détourner
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all the more as
d'autant que
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prevent yourself from doing something
s’empêcher de faire qqch
| must prevent self from catching fish
80
to ram
donner un coup de boutoir
81
less, lower, down emotionally
moindre
82
it matters to me, I insist
j'y tiens
83
I'll keep you posted
je te tiens au courant
84
while you are here
pendant que je te tiens
85
be unbearably hot
faire une chaleur épouvantable
86
dreadful weather
un temps épouvantable
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on the verge of
au bord de
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on the verge of a nervous breakdown
au bord de la crise de nerfs
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let slip, blurt
laisser échapper
90
influence, weigh on
peser sur qqch
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be no exception to the rule
ne pas échapper a la règle
92
weigh upon someone
peser a qqn
93
flash through one's mind
traverser l'esprit
94
the least one can do
la moindre de politesses
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easy way out
loi du moindre effort
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look into, study
se pencher sur qqch
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act like a pig
se conduire comme un goujat
| drive like a degoutant janitor
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gray area
zone d'ombre
99
beyond doubt
sans l'ombre d'un doute
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downside
part d'ombre
101
ghost of a chance
l'ombre d'un chance
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with ease
avec aisance
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involve, mix up in smth
mêler
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any (any man....) ordinary
quelconque
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mind your own business
se mêler de ses affaires
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spoil someone's good mood
entamer la bonne humeur de qqn
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bite the dust
mordre la poussière
108
live life to the fullest
mordre la vie a pleines dents
109
play one's last card
jouer son dernière atout
110
although, whatever, however
quoique
111
guys
les gars
112
it's a wise man who...
bien malin qui
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cunning, shrewd
malin
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be a smart alec
faire le malin
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smart alec
gros malin
116
budget price
prix malin
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to suspect
soupçonner
118
snigger, jeer
ricaner
119
let's make things clear
une précision s'impose
120
not be afraid of anything
ne reculer devant rien
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raise the retirement age
reculer l'age de la retraite
122
to tell you the truth
a vrai dire
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low-brow
philistin
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to cram
bachoter
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to bother someone
gêner qqn
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false idea
idée erronée
127
according to popular belief
d'après la rumeur publique
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to such an extent that
a tel point que
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basically
au fond
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to be bent on
s'acharner a
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to aim/intend to
viser a
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anyway (just the same)
quand même, de toute façon
133
aaaaanyway, (resuming convo)
quoi q'il en soit
134
anyway (change topic)
bref
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since (because)
puisque
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quit a job
démissionner
137
through
a travers
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to race, bolt, get carried away
s'emballer
| get carried away with wrapping yourself in bubble wrap
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saddle
selle
| saddly made of salt
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canvas sheet
bâche
| have your bachelor's degree on a canvas sheet
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to put on an act
frimer
| funny rhymer
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double, doppleganger
le soisie
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to whirl something around
faire des moulinets avec qqch
| whirl mulan around in a net
144
sharp, pointed, shrill
aigue
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pond
l'etang
| tangy pond full of limes
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acrid pungent
apre
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rhythm, rate
cadence
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in step
en cadence
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not to know, to be ignorant of
ignorer
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to brake
freiner
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to untangle, unravel
debrouiller
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to manage
se debrouiller
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beforehand
auparavant
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to take one's leave of smone
prendre conge de qn
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skimpy, tight
étrique
| it's tricky to get into tight dresses
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save for (prep)
hormis
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mist
la brume
| sweep away mist with a broom
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to overhang, tower above
surplomber
| plumber towering above me
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undergrowth
broussailles
| bro, you have dirty undergowrth
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to comb hair
peigner
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reef.. (fig) pitfall, stumbling block
un écueil
| this cruel reef was my pitfall
162
an epic
une épopée
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to arouse (admiration)
susciter
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test, trial, sport event, photo print
l’épreuve
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social upheaval
bouleversement
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unhealthy
malsain
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attractive
attrayant
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hankerchief
un mouchoir
| snot forms a soft choir on the hankerchief
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rise, increase
la hausse
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ditch, guld, gap
un fosse
| a ditch with bones i a forest
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to fill in (hole, to fill ( desire need), fulfill
combler
| fill a hole with combs
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to fear
redouter
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to mill about
grouiller
| grenouilles millng about the pond
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to tear, burst
crever
| the glass burst under the voice of the crazy lady
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to make ugly
enlaidir
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coastal
littoral
| i have a bed on the coast where people give me oral
177
market town, village
le bourg
178
to reach, effect, get in touch with
atteindre
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lighting
l'eclairage
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to grumble
bougonner
| boo, I'm a gonner
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to plan
planifier
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flood, stream
le flot
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to dry up, run dry
tarir
(creek of tar dries up_
184
file, folder
dossier
185
outlet, opening (work)
débouche
186
oregano
l'origan
187
to sweep up, away
balayer
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densness
densite
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nest, den
nid
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to hatch, (flower) to open
eclore
| an e-cluck comes out of the internet egg
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smooth
lisse
| elise's skin is smoooth
192
candle
cierge
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easy, well-ff (money)
aisee
194
brake
frein
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deep-rooted
enracine
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pressure
pression
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scythe
le faux
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journey
periple
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unchecked
sans frein
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to think about
penser a
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to have an obionoin about
penser de
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inform
apprendre
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stammer
bafouiller
| ba, you're a stammering fool
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stutter
begayer
| had to become a beggar since couldn't get job with a stutter
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shout, yell
crier
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yell
hurler
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promise
jurer
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inform
prevenir
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remind
rappeler
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answer back
repliquer
211
beg
supplier
212
speech
le discours
213
presentation
l'expose
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boaster
vantard
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expose
dévoiler
216
tell someone off
gronder
| got told off and then grounded
217
interrupt
interpeller
218
complain about yourself
se lamenter
219
chat
papoter
| have a chat with pa in a pot
220
ask for something
réclamer
221
didn't..... at all
ne...point
222
have confidence in something
faire confiance a
