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à cause de

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because of, due to

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ah bon (?)

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oh really? I see

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à la fois

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at the same time

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à la limite

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at most, in a pinch

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à la rigueur

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or even, if need be

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à la une

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front page news

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à la vôtre !

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cheers!

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allons-y !

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let’s go!

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à mon avis

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in my opinion

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à peine

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align:center”;>hardly

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à peu près

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about, approximately, nearly

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a priori

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at first glance, in principle

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à tes souhaits

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bless you

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au cas où

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just in case

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au contraire

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on the contrary

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au fait

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by the way

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au fur et à mesure

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as, while

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au lieu de

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instead of, rather than

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avoir l’air (de)

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to look (like)

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bien dans sa peau

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content, comfortable, at ease with oneself

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21
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bien entendu

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of course, obviously

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bien sûr

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of course

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blague à part

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seriously, all kidding aside

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Bon anniversaire !

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Happy birthday!

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Bon appétit !

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Enjoy your meal!

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Bon débarras !

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Good riddance!

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bon marché

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inexpensive, cheap

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un bon rapport qualité-prix

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good value

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ça m’est égal

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it’s all the same to me

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30
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ça ne fait rien

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never mind, it doesn’t matter

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31
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ça vaut le coup

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it’s worth it

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32
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ça va (?)

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how’s it going?, I’m fine

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33
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c’est

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it is

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34
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c’est parti

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here we go, and we’re off

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35
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c’est-à-dire

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that is, i.e., I mean

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36
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c’est pas vrai !

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no way!

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37
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ce n’est pas terrible

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it’s not that great

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ce n’est pas grave

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it doesn’t matter, no problem

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39
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un coup de fil

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phone call

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40
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d’ailleurs

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moreover, might I add

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un coup d’œil

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glance, quick look

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42
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dis donc / dites donc

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wow, by the way

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du jour au lendemain

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overnight

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du coup

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as a result

45
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du tout

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not/none at all

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en fait

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in fact

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en effet

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indeed, that’s right

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entre chien et loup

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at dusk, twilight

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enfin

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well, I mean

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et patati et patata

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and so on and so forth

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en retard

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late

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et j’en passe

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and that’s not all

53
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faire le pont

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to make it a long weekend

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être en train de

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to be ___ing

55
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fais voir

A

let me see

56
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faire cadeau

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to give (something), to let off easily

57
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grâce à

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thanks to

58
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fais gaffe

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watch out, be careful

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il faut

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it’s necessary

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figure-toi

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guess what, get this

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fin

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well, I mean

62
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J’arrive !

A

I’m on my way!

63
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il est

A

it is

64
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J’en peux plus

A

I can’t take (it) any more

65
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il y a

A

there is, there are

66
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Je n’y peux rien

A

There’s nothing I can do about it.

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il y a quelque chose qui cloche

A

something’s amiss

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j’en passe et des meilleures

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and that’s not all

69
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métro, boulot, dodo

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the rat race

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Je n’en reviens pas

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I can’t believe it

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oh là là

A

oh dear, oh no

72
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Je n’y suis pour rien

A

It’s got nothing to do with me

73
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on peut se tutoyer ?

A

can we use tu?

74
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je t’aime

A

I love you

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par contre

A

whereas, on the other hand

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n’importe quoi

A

whatever

77
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pas du tout

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not at all

78
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on ne sait jamais

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you never know

79
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On y va ?

A

Shall we go? Ready?

80
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plus ça change…

A

the more things change…

81
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par exemple

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for example, such as; oh my, well really!

82
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quand même

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anyway, really, finally

83
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pas mal

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not bad, quite a bit

84
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revenons à nos moutons

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let’s get back to the subject at hand

85
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pas terrible

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not that great, nothing special

86
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sans blague

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seriously, all kidding aside

87
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prendre une décision

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to make a decision

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si tu veux

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if you will

89
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quand on parle du loup

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speak of the devil

90
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tant pis

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oh well, too bad, tough

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rien à voir

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nothing to do with

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tout à fait

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absolutely, exactly

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tout de suite

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right away, immediately

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si ce n’est pas indiscret

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if it’s not too personal a question

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tu connais la musique

A

you know the routine

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tant mieux

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it’s just as well, even better

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tu te rends compte ?

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can you imagine?

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tout à coup

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all of a sudden

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Vive la France !

A

Long live France!

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tout à l’heure

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in a moment, a moment ago

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voilà

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there is, that’s it

102
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tout d’un coup

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all at once

103
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tu m’étonnes

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tell me something I don’t know

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valoir le coup

A

to be worth it

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