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I am aching!

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J’ai des courbatures.

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Do you want to come with me?

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Tu veux venir avec moi?

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soul mate

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l’âme soeur

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to have a hangover

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avoir la gueule de bois

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Wuthering Heights

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Les Hauts-de-Heulevent

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it’s pouring

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il pleut à verse

il pleut des cordes

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It’s your fault!

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C’est de ta faute!

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The bus is late.

The bus is twenty minutes late.

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Le bus est en retard.

Le bus est vingt minutes de retard.

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The flowers are open.

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Les fleurs sont éclosés.

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to have had enough

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en avoir assez

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there isn’t any more

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il n’y en a plus

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What’s it about?

What’s it all about?

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De quoi s’agit-il?

Voilá ce dont il s’agit?

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it sounds simple

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ça l’air assez simple

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the least one can say

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le moins qu’on puisse dire

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through lack of, for want of

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faute de

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thanks to

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grâce à

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until
until now
until then

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jusqu’à
jusqu’ici
jusque-là

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far from

from a distance

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loin de

de loin

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for fear of

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par crainte de

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in comparison with, in relation to

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par rapport à

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follow procedures exactly

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suivre des procédures à la lettre

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to take the bull by the horns

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il faut prendre le taureau par les cornes

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worth the expense

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ça vaut la dépense

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to be stuck in traffic

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être coincé(e) dans les embouteillages

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to do the shopping (supermarket)

to do the shopping (special eg clothes)

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faire les courses - au supermarché

faire des courses

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to be all dressed up

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être sur son trente et un

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to be sleepy

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avoir sommeil

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27
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to be wrong

to be right

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avoir tort

avoir raison

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to be hungry

to be thirsty

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avoir faim

avoir soif

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I had to go! (with enthusiasm)

I had to go! (obligation)

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Je devais y aller!

J’ai dû y aller!

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30
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to go snorkelling

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faire de la plongée avec masque et tuba

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31
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Till later!

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À plus!

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There is, there are

There was, there were

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Il y a

Il y avait

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to frighten someone

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faire peur à quelqu’un

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there’s no doubt in my mind that …

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il ne fait aucun doute dans mon esprit que …

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There was no doubt in his mind that the man was serious.

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Il ne faisait aucun doute dans son esprit que l’homme était sérieux.

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36
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Il s’est passé pas mal de choses.

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Quite a few things have happened.

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37
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to happen
What happened?
What’s going on?

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se passer
qu’est-ce qui s’est passé ?
que se passe-t-il ?

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38
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How do you say that in English?

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Comment dit-on ça en anglais?

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39
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How do you spell that?

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Comment ça s’écrit?

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40
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How do you pronounce that?

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Qu’est ce ça veut dire?

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41
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You up for it, this Saturday?

Yes, sounds good to me.

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Ça te dit, ce samedi?

Oui, ça me dit.

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42
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whatever

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n’importe quoi

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43
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you never know

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on ne sait jamais

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44
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Can we use ‘tu’?

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On peut se tutoyer?

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45
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Shall we go? Ready?

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On y va?

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46
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whereas, on the other hand

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par contre

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47
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for example, such as
Well, really! (indignation)
to set an example

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par ememple
Ça par ememple!
donner l’exemple

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48
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not at all

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pas du tout

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49
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not bad, quite well

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pas mal

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50
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not that great, nothing special

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pas terrible

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51
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the more things change

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plus ça change

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52
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to make a decision

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prendre une décision

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53
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anyway, really, finally

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quand même (placed immediately after the verb)

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54
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speak of the devil

A

quand on parle du loup

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55
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let’s get back to the subject at hand

A

revenons à nos moutons

revenir: to return

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56
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nothing to do with

A

rien à voir

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57
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seriously, all kidding aside

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sans blague

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58
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if it’s not too personal a question

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si ce n’est pas indiscret

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59
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if you will

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si tu veux

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60
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it’s just as well, even better

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tant mieux

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61
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oh well, too bad, tough

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tant pis

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62
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all of a sudden

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tout à coup

tout d’un coup

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63
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absolutely, exactly, quite

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tout à fait

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64
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in a moment, a moment ago, later

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tout à l’heure

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65
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straightaway, immediately

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tout de suite

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66
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all at once

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tout d’un coup

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67
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you know the routine

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tu connais la musique

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68
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Tell me something I don’t know.

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Tu m’étonnes.
étonner: to surprise, astonish
s’étonner: to be amazed

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69
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I am surprised that..
I am not surprised.
That would surprise me.
It is hardly surprising that…

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Ça m’étonne que…
Ça ne m’étonne pas.
Ça m’étonnerait…
Il ne faut pas s’étonner si..

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70
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Can you imagine?

to realize sth/that

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Tu te rends compte?

se rendre compte de qch/que

71
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to be worth it

How much is it worth?

A

valoir le coup

Ça vaut combien?

72
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It was worth a visit.

A

Ça valait le déplacement.

73
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Once upon a time there was…

A

Il était une fois…

74
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d’ailleurs

A

moreover, might I add

75
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du coup

A

as a result

76
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du jour au lendemain

A

overnight

77
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en effet

A

indeed, that’s right

78
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entre chien et loup

A

at dusk, twilight

79
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en fait

A

in fact

80
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…et j’en passe

A

…and that’s not all

81
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..et patati et patata..

A

..and so on and so forth..

82
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être en train de..

A

to be ___ing

83
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fais voir

A

let me see

84
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fais gaffe

A

watch out, be careful

85
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figure-toi

A

guess what, get this

86
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dis/dites donc

A

wow, by the way

87
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J’arrive!

A

I’m on my way!

88
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J’en peux plus!

A

I can’t take it anymore!

89
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Je n’en reviens pas!

A

I can’t believe it!

90
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Je n’y peux rien.

A

There’s nothing I can do about it.

91
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Je n’y suis pour rien.

A

It’s got nothing to do with me.

92
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Ça m’est égal.

A

It doesn’t matter/ It’s all the same to me.

93
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à cause de

A

because of, due to

94
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ah bon?

A

oh really? I see

95
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à la fois

A

at the same time

96
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à la limite

A

at most, in a pinch

97
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à la rigueur

A

or even, if need be

98
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à la une

A

front page news

99
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À la vôtre!

A

Cheers!

100
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Allons-y!

A

Let’s go!

101
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à mon avis

A

in my opinion

102
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à peine

A

hardly

103
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à peu près

A

about, approximately, nearly

104
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a priori

A

at first glance, in principle

105
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À tes souhaits!

À vos souhaits!

A

Bless you!

106
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au cas où

A

just in case

107
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au contraire

A

on the contrary

108
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au fait

A

by the way

109
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au lieu de

A

instead of, rather than

110
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avoir l’air de

A

to look like

111
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bien dans sa peau

A

content, comfortable, at ease with oneself

112
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bien entendu

A

of course, obviously

113
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bien sûr

A

of course

114
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blague à part

A

seriously, all kidding aside

115
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Bon anniversaire!

A

Happy Birthday!

116
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Bon débarras!

A

Good riddance!

117
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bon marché

A

inexpensive, cheap

118
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ça marche

A

ok, that works

119
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It’s all the same to me.

A

Ça m’est égal.

120
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ça ne fait rien

A

never mind, it doesn’t matter

121
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Ça vaut le coup.

A

It’s worth it.

122
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It’s worth it.

A

Ça vaut le coup.

123
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C’est à dire..

A

That is to say/I mean..

124
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c’est parti

A

here we go/and we’re off

125
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C’est pas vrai!

A

No way!

126
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ce n’est pas grave

A

it doesn’t matter, no problem

127
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ce n’est pas terrible

A

it’s not that great

128
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phone call

A

un coup de fil

129
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un coup d’œil

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glance, quick look

130
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to do the shopping (regular)
to go shopping (leisurely for clothes etc)
to windowshop

A

faire les courses
faire les magasins/faire du shopping
faire du lèche-vitrines

131
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It went well?

A

Ça, c’est bien passé?

132
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What’s the matter?

A

Qu’est ce qu’il y a?

133
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We’ll see.

A

On verra.

134
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What’s the weather?

A

Quel temps fait-il?

135
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C’est parti!

A

We’re off! Let’s go!

136
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C’est fini.

A

It’s done.

137
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C’est terminé.

A

It’s over.

138
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C’est donné.

A

It’s a gift.

139
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C’est pris.

A

It’s stuck.

140
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C’est oublié.

A

It’s forgotten.

141
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C’est dit.

A

It’s said.

142
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C’est vendu.

A

It’s sold.

143
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faire partie de

A

to be a part of

144
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faire face à

A

to face up to, to oppose

145
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faire attention à

A

to pay attention to, to watch out for

146
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faire semblant de faire quelque chose

A

to pretend to do something

147
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faire un clin d’oeil à

A

to wink at

148
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faire une promenade

A

to take a walk

149
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faire la connaissance de

A

to meet (for the first time)

150
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faire la vaisselle

A

to do the dishes

151
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faire le pont

A

to make it a long weekend

152
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faire les bagages, faire les valises

A

to pack

153
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faire les courses

A

to go shopping

154
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Comment se fait-il …?

A

How come…?

155
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Quel temps fait-il ?

A

How’s the weather?

156
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faire allusion à

A

refer to, allude to, hint at

157
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J’ai eu un contretemps.

A

I had a problem/hitch.

158
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Il a un empêchement.

A

He has an unexpected difficulty.

159
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Qu’est-ce qui se passe?

A

What’s happening?

160
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C’est contrariant!

A

That’s annoying!

161
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heureusement que…

A

thank goodness that…

162
Q

Permettez-moi de…

A

May I…

Let me…

163
Q

Qu’est-ce qui t’est arrivé?

A

What happened to you?

164
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Quelle aventure!

A

What an adventure!

165
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Me neither.

A

Moi non plus.

166
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to manage to

A

arriver à + infinitif

167
Q

to start, to take up

A

se mettre + infinitif ou nom

168
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to be comfortable

A

être à l’aise

169
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the correct address

A

la bonne adresse

170
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the wrong way

A

le mauvais chemin

171
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se passer
se produire
se dérouler

A

to happen
to happen
to take place/happen

172
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That’s what I thought.

A

C’est ce à quoi je pensais.

173
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to spend holidays

to spend good holidays

A

passer des vacances
passer de bonnes vacances
NB des vs de

174
Q

an old man
a beautiful tree
a new order

A

un vieil homme (not vieux)
un bel arbre (not beau)
un nouvel ordre (not nouveau)

175
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It was an unexpected pleasure.

A

C’était un plaisir inattendu.