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Expressions Courantes - 05 Flashcards

1
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Répandre la nouvelle / faire passer le message

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To spread the word.

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Relever un défi

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To pick up a challenge

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Mettre quelque chose / quelqu’un en lumière

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To spotlight something / someone.

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Faire des heures supplémentaires

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To work overtime

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Jouer le jeu

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To play the game / to play along

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On m’a dit que …

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I have been told that …

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Se faire porter pâle / dire qu’on est malade

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To call in sick

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Tension artérielle / avoir de l’hypertension

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Blood pressure / to have high blood pressure

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Avoir la tête qui tourne

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To feel light headed

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Avoir une longueur d’avance

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To have a leg up

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Se rabattre sur quelque chose

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To fall back on something

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Mourrir de faim / être affamé

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To starve / to be starving

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Un smic / un salaire minimum

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A minimum wage

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14
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Croire quelqu’un sur parole

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To take someone at his word / to take someone’s word for it.

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15
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Prochaine étape

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Next up … is …

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16
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Se faire virer

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To get fired / To get the sack.

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17
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Se faire comprendre

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To make yourself understood

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18
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Mélanger les choses

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To mix up things

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19
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Un sujet brûlant

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A hot topic

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20
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Rester dans les clous

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Stay within the limits / remain within the limits

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21
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Lire entre les lignes

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Read between the lines

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22
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Pas grand chose

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Nothing much

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Pas de quoi pavoiser

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Nothing much to be proud of / nothing to boast about

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Ca me touche beaucoup

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It means a lot to me

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25
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A partir de maintenant

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From now on

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26
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Prendre la liberté de / se permettre de …

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To take the liberty to …

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27
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Faire une radio

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To get an X-ray

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28
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Avec le recul / après coup

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In retrospect

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29
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Etre susceptible de …

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To be likely to …

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30
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Gaz à effet de serre

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Green house gas / grenn house effect gas

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31
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Retomber sur ses pieds

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To get back on your feet

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32
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Jusqu’à maintenant

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So far / up to now / til now

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33
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Du premier coup

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On the first try / the first time

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34
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A ce point-là

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That much / so much / like that / at this point / to this point

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35
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Reduire en esclavage

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To enslave someone / to turn someone into slave / to make someone slave

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36
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Territoires d’outremer

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Overseas territories

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37
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Au milieu de nulle part

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In the middle of nowhere

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38
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à jour

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Up to date

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39
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Se torcher le cul

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To wipe your ass

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40
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Gauchiste

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Lesftist / left-winger

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41
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A la mode

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Stylish

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42
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En continu / sans coupure / sans interruption

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Seamlessly

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43
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A tomber par terre

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Jaw-dropping

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44
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A l’occasion de

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On the occasion of

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45
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À la vue de …

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On seeing …

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46
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Par amour de …

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For the love of …

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47
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à l’approche de …

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with the approach of …

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48
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Conformément à …

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In conformity with …

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49
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En accord avec …

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In agreement with …

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50
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Tout compte fait

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All in all

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51
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Avec l’appui de …

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With the support of …

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52
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En dépis de …

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In spite of …

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53
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à l’égard de …

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In relation to …

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54
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S’en tirer à bon compte / en toute impunité

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To get away with murder

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55
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Pourriez-vous ? / voudriez-vous ?

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Would you mind ?

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56
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Représaille

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Retaliation / Reprisal

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57
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J’ai failli …

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I almost … / I nearly …

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58
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Repondre aux besoins de …

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To meet the needs of …

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59
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Faire des examens

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To do exams

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60
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À emporter

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Take out / take away

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61
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Réchauffer un aliment

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To heat up food

62
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Prendre une commande

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To take an order

63
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Passer une commande

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To place an order

64
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Ca m’empêche de dormir

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It keeps me from sleeping / it keeps me awake / it keeps me up

65
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Lutte des classes

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Class struggle / class war

66
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Aide au logement

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Housing assistance / Housing support / assisted housing

67
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Hors mariage

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Out of wedlock / outside marriage / outside of marriage / out of marriage

68
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Céder le passage à … / céder la place à …

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To give way to …

69
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Faire obstacle / barrer le chemin à

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Stand in the way of

70
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Suivre le rythme / suivre le rythme de …

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To keep pace / to keep pace with …

71
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Récolter les fruits de …

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To reap the benefits of …

72
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Sujet de conversation / sujet de discussion

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A talking point

73
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Avoir des setiments mitigés / être partagé

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To have mixed feelings

74
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Grand favori / précurseur

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Front-runner

75
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Connaitre des hauts et des bas

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To have ups and downs / to have mixed fortune

76
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Prendre les choses en main

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To take things in hand / take some leadership

77
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Prendre des mesures

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To take action / to take steps

78
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Resserrer les liens

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To strenghten the ties / to strenghten the links

79
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Placer en garde à vue

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To take into custody

80
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Placer en détention

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To detain

81
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Faire un essai / tenter le coup / essayer

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To give it a try

82
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Donner lieu à

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To give rise to …

83
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Une voiture de luxe

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A fancy car

84
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Songer à / refflechir à

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To consider / to think about / to look at

85
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Volonté politique

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Political will

86
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Donner l’alerte / tirer la sonnette d’alarme

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To raise the alarm

87
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Le sommet de l’Everest

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The peak of mont Everest

88
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Les trois plus hautes fonctions

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The three top positions

89
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N’hésitez pas / vous pouvez / ne vous gènez pas

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Feel free

90
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Fais toi plaisir

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Treat yourself

91
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Etre en congé / être en congé maladie / être en congé de maternité

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To be on leave / to be on sick leave / to be on maternity leave

92
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J’ai besoin de prendre l’air

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I need to get some fresh air

93
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Sauter sur l’occasion

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To jump at the opportunity / to jump at the chance

94
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Etre témoin de quelque chose

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To witness something

95
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Etre loin derrière

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To be miles behind / to be miles away

96
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Un mauvais joueur / un mauvais perdant

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A bad sport / a bad loser

97
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Un tricheur, un escroc

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A cheat

98
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Table de multiplication

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Times table

99
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Calculer

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To work out

100
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Je crois que, je pense que …

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I reckon …

101
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Faire couler un bain

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To run a bath

102
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Faire quelque chose sur mesure

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To tailor-make something

103
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Riche / aisé

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Well-off

104
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Avoir la grosse tête

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To be big headed

105
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S’associer avec quelqu’un

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To partner with someone

106
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Faire équipe avec quelqu’un

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To team with someone

107
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Equipement, matériel

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Gear / equipment

108
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La marche à suivre

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The way forward / the way to go

109
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Soulager

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To relieve / to alleviate

110
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Soulager, décharger, alléger

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To unburden

111
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Un revêtement de sol

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A floor covering / a ground coating

112
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Contourner … Les règles …

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To get around … / to bypass … The rules …

113
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A bout portant

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At close range / at point-blank range

114
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Monnaie courante

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Commonplace

115
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Une histoire (avant d’aller au lit)

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A bedtime story

116
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Un sommeil profond

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A deep sleep

117
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Faire la grasse matinée

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To have a lie in

118
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Nuit blanche

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A sleepless night

119
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Faire un clin d’oeil à quelqu’un

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To wink at someone / to give a wink to someone

120
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Cligner de l’oeil

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To blink / to wink

121
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Etre coté en bourse

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To be listed / to be quoted on the stock exchange

122
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Se retourner contre quelqu’un

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To backfire / to turn against someone.

123
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Faux ami

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False friend / false cognate

124
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L’ironie du sort

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The twist of fate

125
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Etre en bonne voie

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To be on track to

126
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A partir de 2010

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From 2010 onwards / starting in 2010 / as of 2010

127
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Jouer un rôle

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To play a role / to play a part

128
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Mal entretenu

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Poorly maintained

129
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Casser un oeuf

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To crack an egg / to crack open an egg

130
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Casser une noix

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To crack a nut / to crack open an nut

131
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Ouvrir un coffre fort

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To crack a safe / to crack open a safe

132
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En termes simples / en langage courant

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In Layman’s terms / in simple terms

133
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Eveiller les soupçons

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To arouse the suspicions / to raise the suspicions

134
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Susciter l’intérêt

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To arouse the interest

135
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Ca me va

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It suits me / it’s fine for me

136
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A l’extrême nord du pays

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In the very north of the country

137
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S’exposer, se mettre en danger, risquer sa peau …

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To put your neck on the line

138
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Rendre hommage à …

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To pay tribute to …

139
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Une vitrine, un façade de magasin

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A storefront

140
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Rester suspendu en l’air

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To remain suspended in the air

141
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Dormir profondément

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To sleep soundly / to sleep deeply.

142
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Prendre en otage / tenir en otage / rançonner

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To hold somebody to ransom

143
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Plus au sud

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Further south

144
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Un immeuble de dix étages

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A ten-story building

145
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Poser un lapin à quelqu’un / faire faux bond à quelqu’un

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To stand someone up

146
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Aux depens des contribuables.

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At the expense of the taxpayers.

147
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Une mission habitée vers mars

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A manned mission to mars

148
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Des matériaux de récupération

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Reclaimed materials

149
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Passer à la suite.

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To move on.

150
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Un fouillis, un fatras …

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A clutter.

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