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pendant que j’y pense

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while I think of it

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en passant

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just in passing

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par exemple

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for example. for instance

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par ailleurs

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furthermore. moreover

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disons que

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let’s say that

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c’est-à-dire

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that is

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entre parenthèses

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incidentally
in brackets

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en général

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in general. generally (speaking) . as a rule

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d’habitude

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usually

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en fait

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in fact

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non seulement

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not only

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cependant

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however. meanwhile

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d’une part … d’autre part

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on one hand, on the other hand

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maintenant

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now

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d’ailleurs

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besides

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donc

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thus. so

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en conséquence

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consequently. as a result

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alors

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then

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par conséquent

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as a result

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quant à moi

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as for me. (as) for myself

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selon moi

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if you ask me

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à mon avis

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in my view. in my opinion. to my mind. to my way of thinking

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pour en revenir à

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to get back to

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je disais donc que

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as I was saying

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enfin

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finally

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pour conclure

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to conclude. in conclusion

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ceci dit

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having said that

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sur ce

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on that note

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en conclusion

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in conclusion

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pour terminer

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to conclude

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devoir Je dois le faire.

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I must do it.

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être obligé de Je suis obligé de le faire.

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I have to do it.

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être tenu de Je suis tenu de le faire.

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I am under an obligation to do it.

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avoir à J’ai parfois à le faire.

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I have to do it sometimes.

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falloir Il faut le faire.

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It has to be done.

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essentiel C’est essentiel de le faire.

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It is essential that it be done.

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obligatoire C’est obligatoire de le faire.

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It is mandatory that it be done.

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nécessaire C’est nécessaire de le faire.

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It has to be done.

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indispensable. C’est indispensable.

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It is indispensable.

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la nécessité. C’est une nécessité absolue.

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It is an absolute necessity.

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l’obligation (f.) Je le fais par obligation.

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I do it out of duty.

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avoir besoin de Nous avons besoin de directives plus claires.

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We need clearer instructions.

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le besoin C’est un besoin organisationnel.

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It is an organizational need.

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prendre Ça nous prend des directives plus claires.

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We need clearer instructions.

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requis Voici les compétences requises pour ce poste.

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Here are the skills required for this position.

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exigé Voici les qualités exigées pour ce poste.

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Here are the qualifications required for this position.

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être mieux de Ce serait mieux de le faire.

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It would be better to do it.

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valoir mieux Il vaudrait mieux le faire.

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It would be better to do it.

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souhaitable C’est souhaitable de le faire.

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It is desirable to do it.

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bon Ce serait bon de le faire.

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It would be good to do it.

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sage Ce serait sage de le faire.

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It would be wise to do it.

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pertinent

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relevant

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servir à Ça sert à quoi de faire ça?

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Doing that serves what purpose?

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valoir la peine Ça vaut la peine de suivre ce cours-là?

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Is it worthwhile taking that course?

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la perte de temps C’est une perte de temps si on ne définit pas les objectifs.

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It is a waste of time if the objectives are not defined.

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pour rien Je veux vous éviter de faire ce travail pour rien.

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I want to save you from doing this work for nothing

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ca me prend (ce règlement pour la réunion)

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i need (these rules for the meeting)

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on a besoin de

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we need

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Est-ce qu’on doit (infitive)

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do we have to…

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On est obligés de (infitive)

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we are obliged to…

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On est tenus de (infitive)

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we are required to …

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Ça/Il vaudrait mieux

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It/It would be better

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Ce/Il serait mieux

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It would be better

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Ce/Il serait souhaitable

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It would be desirable

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Ce/Il serait bon

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It would be good

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Ce/Il serait sage

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It would be wise

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Est-ce que ça vaudrait la peine de (infinitive)

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would it be worth it to…

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Ça ne servirait absolument à rien de (infinitive)

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It would be absolutely useless to

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Ce n’est pas tellement urgent

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its not that urgent

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C’est vraiment important

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It’s really important

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C’est plus ou moins important

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It is more or less important

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apte à

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capable of

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capable de

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capable of

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dans l’incapacité de

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unable to

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incapable de

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incapable of. unable to

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compétent

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competent. capable

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incompétent

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incompetent

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en mesure de

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in a position to

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la capacité

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the ability

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la compétence

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the competence

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de l’aptitude

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the ability. aptitude

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le potentiel

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the potential

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Pouvoir. Il pourra (infinitive)

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he will be able to…

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Arriver à. Il est arrivé à (infinitive)

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he was able to …

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parvenir à. J’espère que vous parviendrez à (infinitive)

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i hope you will be able to

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réussir à. On réussira à (infinitive)

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we will be able to …

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permettre de. Ce sont des outils qui nous permettront de (infinitive)

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these are the tools that will allow us to…

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empêcher de. Ce gestionnaire n’empêchera jamais personne de (infinitive)

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This manager will never stop anyone from

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ne … pas encore.

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not yet
je n’y suis pas encore allé. - havent been there yet

Il est encore au travail. He’s still at work.
Il reste encore deux morceaux de gâteau. There are still two bits of cake left.
2. even
C’est encore mieux. That’s even better.
3. again
Il m’a encore demandé de l’argent. He asked me for money again.
encore une fois once again
pas encore not yet
Je n’ai pas encore fini. I haven’t finished yet.

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ne … plus. Je ne travaille plus là depuis longtemps

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not . . . anymore. No! I haven’t worked there for a long time!

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ne … jamais. Je n’y vais presque jamais

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never. No. I hardly ever go there.

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ne … rien. je n’y comprends absolument rien!

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not . . . anything. I understand absolutely nothing about it!

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déjà

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already

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encore / toujours. Tu travailles toujours à la Défense nationale?

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again / still

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Quelquefois

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somtimes

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quelque chose. Est-ce que tu comprends quelque chose à son explication?

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something. Do you understand any of his explaination

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souvent. Est-ce que tu manges souvent à la cafétéria?

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often

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toujours

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always

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déjà

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before

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ne … personne. il n’a rencontré personne

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not . . . anybody. he didn’t meet anyone.

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ne … nulle part. On ne va nulle part.

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not . . . anywhere. We’re not going anywhere

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ne … aucun. il n’a pris aucun jour de congé

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not . . . any. No. he didn’t take any vacation days

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ne … aucune

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not . . . any

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quelqu’un. René a rencontré quelqu’un…

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someone

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quelque part. As-tu l’intention d’aller quelque part…

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somewhere

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quelques

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certain(e)s

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Rien n’empêche Hadi de faire son travail.

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Nothing stops Hadi from doing his job.

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Personne n’a empêché Hadi de faire son travail.

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No one stopped Hadi from doing his job.

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Rien ne peut empêcher Hadi de faire son travail.

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Nothing can stop Hadi from doing his job.

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Son travail n’est ni bon ni mauvais.

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His work is neither good nor bad.

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Qui sait se servir de ça? Carl sait s’en servir.

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Who knows how to use this? Carl knows how to use it.

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permis

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allowed. permitted

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l’approbation (f.)

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approval

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approuvé

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approved

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l’autorisation (f.)

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authorization

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la défense

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forbiddance

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défendu

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forbidden

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la permission

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permission

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autorisé

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permitted. authorized

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interdit

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prohibited

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l’interdiction (f.)

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prohibition

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permettre

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to allow. to permit

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approuver

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to approve. to approve of

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défendre

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to forbid

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autoriser

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to give permission for. to authorize

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interdire

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to prohibit

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tolérer

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to tolerate

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la tolérance

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tolerance

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toléré

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tolerated

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avoir le droit de

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Avons-nous le droit de participer à cette conférence?

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refuser

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refused

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accorder

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granted

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laisser (+ infinitif). Il laisse ses employés choisir leurs heures de travail

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He lets his employees choose their own work hours.

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fermer les yeux. Il arrive qu’on ferme les yeux sur un départ hâtif.

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It happens that they turn a blind eye on leaving early.

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aller à l’encontre de. Cette proposition va à l’encontre des directives reçues.

A

This proposal goes against the received directives.

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en dépit de En dépit de nos conseils

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il a refusé la mutation.

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à moins de Vous ne pouvez pas stationner ici à moins d’avoir un permis.

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You cannot park here unless you have a permit.

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à moins que Vous ne pouvez pas stationner ici à moins qu’on vous donne un permis.

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You cannot park here unless you are given a permit.

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même si Je vous permets d’y assister

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même si on est très occupés.

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bien qu’/ quoiqu’. Je vous permets d’y assister bien qu’ / quoiqu’on soit très occupés.

A

I am allowing you to attend. although we are very busy.

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quand même Il y a beaucoup de neige. Est-ce qu’on peut stationner quand même?

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There is a lot of snow. Can we park anyway?

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par contre Je vous accorde ce congé. Par contre

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il faudra remettre votre rapport à temps.

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alors que / tandis que. Ici

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c’est permis

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pourtant Sa présentation était plus ou moins réussie

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pourtant il s’était bien préparé.

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me premettre de signaler

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to take the liberty of pointing out

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en revanche

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on the other hand

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pourvu que

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provided that

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y a moyen

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there is a way

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ça se peut

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it is possible

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il faut (noun) pour (infinitif)

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(noun) is needed in order to (verb)

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il faut (noun) pour que (qqn verb subj)

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(noun) is needed in order for (so) to (verb)

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mais ça dépend de t

A

but that depends on

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à moins que

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unless

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sans que

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without

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à condition que

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on condition that

156
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faire un choix. As-tu fait ton choix de cours

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to make a choice

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offrir le choix On m’offre le choix entre Québec et Montréal

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to be offered the choice

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avoir le choix On n’a pas le choix : il faut finir ça tout de suite!

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to have a choice

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laisser le choix Je te laisse le choix : c’est Fredericton ou Moncton.

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to leave the choice (to so)

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soit … soit. La réunion peut avoir lieu soit jeudi

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soit vendredi.

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Il se peut

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It may be

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Il y a des chances

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There are chances

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Il faudrait peut-être

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Maybe it should

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Ça se peut

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That could be

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Ça se pourrait

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That could be

166
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C’est possible

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It’s possible

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Ce n’est pas impossible

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It’s not impossible

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Il est fort probable

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It is likely

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C’est probable

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It’s possible

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On ne peut pas

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We can not

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On n’arrive pas à

A

We can’t get to

172
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C’est tout à fait

A

It’s exactly

173
Q

impossible

A

impossible

174
Q

Ce n’est pas possible

A

It is not possible

175
Q

Il est impossible

A

It is impossible

176
Q

Ça ne se peut pas

A

It can’t be

177
Q

Il est peu probable

A

It’s quite unlikely

178
Q

on prévoit

A

we plan

179
Q

j’avais envisagé

A

I had considered

180
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il entrevoit

A

he foresees

181
Q

en prévision de

A

in anticipation of

182
Q

on s’attend à ce

A

we expect that

183
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nous avons prévu

A

we planned

184
Q

remettre en question

A

to call into question

Toutes remettent en question les mesures prescrites pendant la pandémie.

185
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demander de (verb infinitif)

A

different subjects

186
Q

demander à (verb infinitif)

A

same subject

187
Q

être en train de + infinitif

A

presently doing the verb

188
Q

en retard

A

late. deadline passed

189
Q

un coup de main

A

a hand

190
Q

motivé

A

motivated. well reasoned

191
Q

afin de/que

A

in order to / that

192
Q

c’est pour (que + subj)

A

its so (that)

193
Q

dans le but de

A

to. with a view to

194
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dans l’intention de

A

to. with the intention of

195
Q

de crainte de/que

A

for fear of / that

196
Q

de peur de / que

A

for fear of / that

197
Q

en vue de

A

with a view to

198
Q

pour (que + subj)

A

to (so that)

199
Q

avoir pour but de

A

to aim to

200
Q

se proposer de

A

to intend to. to propose to

201
Q

viser à

A

to aim to

202
Q

le but

A

goal. aim

203
Q

l’intention (f)

A

intention

204
Q

l’objectif

A

objective

205
Q

avoir de la peine à

A

to have trouble (verb)

206
Q

à cause de

A

because of. owing to

207
Q

à force de

A

through. by verb+ing

208
Q

comme

A

as. since

209
Q

du fait que

A

because of. on account of

210
Q

étant donné (que)

A

given that

211
Q

parce que

A

because

212
Q

puisque

A

since

213
Q

sous prétexte de/que

A

on the pretext of /that

214
Q

vu (que)

A

in view of (the fact that)

215
Q

c’est parce que

A

its because

216
Q

c’est pour ça (que)

A

thats why

217
Q

comment ça se fait (que)

A

how is it (that)

218
Q

être causé par

A

to be caused by

219
Q

être dû à

A

to be due to

220
Q

être occasionné par

A

to be caused by

221
Q

la cause

A

the cause

222
Q

la raison

A

the reason

223
Q

le motif

A

the motive

224
Q

le but

A

the goal

225
Q

le pourquoi

A

the reason

226
Q

puis là

A

then

227
Q

(ça) fait que

A

(that) means that

228
Q

ce qui fait que

A

which means that

229
Q

comme ça

A

this way. that way

230
Q

de façon à / que

A

so as to / so that

231
Q

de manière à / que

A

so as to / so that

232
Q

de sorte que

A

so that

233
Q

assez … pour (que)

A

enough to / that

234
Q

ainsi

A

thus. so

235
Q

si bien que

A

thus. as a result

236
Q

tellment…que

A

so much…that

237
Q

trop … pour / pour que

A

too much … for /that

238
Q

avoir pour conséquence

A

to result in

239
Q

avoir pour effet de

A

to have the effect of

240
Q

causer

A

to cause

241
Q

entraîner

A

to lead to. to bring about

242
Q

impliquer

A

to imply

243
Q

occasionner

A

to cause. to bring about

244
Q

provoquer

A

to cause. give rise to. ellicit

245
Q

produire

A

to produce

246
Q

résulter

A

to result from. of

247
Q

de cette façon

A

in this way

248
Q

de (telle) sorte que

A

in such a way that

249
Q

de (telle) manière que

A

as such manner that

250
Q

de (telle) façon que

A

In a way that

251
Q

géneralement parlant

A

generally speaking

252
Q

d’une manière générale

A

in a general way