Expressions Utiles Flashcards

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What’s his/opinion?

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Quel est son avis?

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In my opinion…

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À mon avis

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I have no feelings about it.

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Je n’ai vraiment pas d’opinion

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I have no idea

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J’en sais rien

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It’s possible

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C’est possible

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It seems that

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Il paraît que

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6
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I think

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Je crois que/je trouve que

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I’m (entirely) convinced that…

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Je suis (absolument) convaincu(e) que

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On the other hand

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Par contre

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9
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I feel the same as you

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Je suis de votre avis.

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I agree

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Je suis (tout à fait/complètement) d’accord.

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That’s what I think

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C’est exactement ce que je pense

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12
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He/she is right

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Il/Elle a raison

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13
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I disagree

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Je ne suis pas d’accord

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14
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The author is wrong

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L’auteur a tort

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15
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He/she is exaggerating

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Il/Elle exagère

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16
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I’ve had enough of…

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J’en ai assez de…

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17
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Adapt

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Adapter

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18
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Improve

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améliorer

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19
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Analyze

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Analyser

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20
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Choose

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Choisir

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21
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Compare

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Comparer

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Conclude, come to a conclusion

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Conclure

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Contrast

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Contraster

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24
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Criticize

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Critiquer

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25
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Deduce

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Déduire

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26
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Defend

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Défendre

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27
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To suspect

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Se douter de

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28
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To waste one’s money

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Gaspiller son argent

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29
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To be interested in

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S’intéresser à

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30
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To marry

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Se marier avec

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31
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It’s all the same to me

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Ça m’est égal

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32
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To get angry at

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Se mettre en colère

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33
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To be worth while

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Valoir la peine

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34
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To inform

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Mettre au courant

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35
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To send for

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Faire venir

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36
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Explain

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Expliquer

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37
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Identify

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Identifier

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38
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Justify

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Justifier

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39
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To complain

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de plaindre de

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40
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Show

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Montrer

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41
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Predict

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Prédire

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42
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Summarize

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Résumer

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43
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Develop

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Développer

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44
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Guess/Infer

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Deviner

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45
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Anyway, just the same

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Quand même

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46
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To prefer

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Aimer mieux

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47
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That depends on

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Cela dépend de

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48
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It’s a question of…

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C’est une question de…

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49
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What strikes one is…

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Ce qui frappe, c’est

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50
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As for me…

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De mon coté

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51
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As far as…is concerned…

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En ce qui concerne

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52
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One must not forget that…

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Il ne faut pas oublier que…

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53
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As far as I’m concerned…

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Pour ma part…

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54
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As for me…

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Quant à moi…

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55
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First of all…

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Tout d’abord…

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56
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It all depends on…

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Tout dépend de…

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57
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To make up one’s mind

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Prendre son parti

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58
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To keep oneself from

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Se garder de

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59
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To seem

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Avoir l’air de

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60
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To do something in vain

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Avoir beau (plus infinitive)

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61
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Support

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Soutenir

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62
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Delete

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Supprimer

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63
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Translate

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Traduire

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64
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Quite the opposite

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Au contraire

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65
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To be wrong

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Avoir tort

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66
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That said…

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Cela dit

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67
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That has nothing to do with…

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Cela n’a aucun rapport avec…

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68
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To mean

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Vouloir dire

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69
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That has nothing to do with…

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Cela n’a rien à voir avec…

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70
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That doesn’t mean that…

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Cela ne veut pas dire que…

71
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That’s absolutely wrong.

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C’est totalement faux.

72
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On one hand

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D’une part

73
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On the other hand

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D’auture part

74
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In reality

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En réalité

75
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On the other hand

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En revanche

76
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I wonder if…

A

Je me demande si…

77
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I’m not entirely in agreement

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Je ne suis pas tout à fait d’accord

78
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All the same

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Tout de même

79
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However

80
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Although

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Bien que,quoique[+subjonctif]

81
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While(time)

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Pendant que

82
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While(contrast)

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Tandis que

83
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Nevertheless

84
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To be right

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Avoir raison

85
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To spend an hour reading

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Passer une heure à lire

86
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In relation to

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Par rapport à

87
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Not at all

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Pas du tout

88
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Assuredly

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Certainement

89
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Therefor, hence

90
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In short

91
Q

In summary

A

En résumé

92
Q

To conclude

A

Pour conclure

93
Q

Never give up (ones dreams)

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N’abandonner jamais (ses rêves)

94
Q

Congratulations!

A

Félicitations!

95
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Apply oneself to something,put one’s mind to something

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S’appliquer à quelque chose

96
Q

Step outside one’s comfort zone

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Sortir de sa zone de confort

97
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Right away

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Tout de suite

98
Q

I miss you

A

Tu me manques

99
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Besides

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D’ailleurs

100
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In fact

101
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Finally

102
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According to someone

A

Selon quelqu’un

103
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Intend to do something

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Avoir l’intention de faire quelque chose

104
Q

Goal

105
Q

I advise that [+infinitive]

A

Je conseille de…

106
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I’m paying attention to something

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Je fais attention à quelque chose

107
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I am heeding something

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Je tiens compte de quelque chose

108
Q

What should I do? (Literally, What is necessary to do?)

A

Qu’est-ce qu’il faut faire?

109
Q

I’m sorry but…

A

Je suis désolé(e) mais…

110
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I have plans (for Saturday night).

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J’ai des projets (pour samedi soir),

111
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No way!

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Pas questions! / hors (de) question!

112
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Suit yourself/whatever you want

A

Comme tu veux

113
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It doesn’t matter

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Peu importe

114
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To get rid of

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Se débarrasser de

115
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That’s it!

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C’est ça!

116
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It’s true

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C’est vrai

117
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There is no doubt

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Il n’y a aucun doute

118
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I believe so

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Je crois que oui

119
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Of course not

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Bien sûr que non

120
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It is impossible

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Ce n’est pas possible

121
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I think not/ I don’t think so

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Je crois que non

122
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Absolutely not

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Surtout pas

123
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From this day on

A

À partir de ce jour

124
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It’s hard to believe that

A

Il est difficile de croire que…

125
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I don’t believe it!

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Je n’y crois pas

126
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I doubt it

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J’en doute

127
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No joke?

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Sans blague

128
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Seriously?

129
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Have you thought of…?

A

as-tu pensé à…?

130
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It’s better that…

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Il vaut mieux que…

131
Q

Why don’t you consider…?

A

Pourquoi tu ne considères pas…?

132
Q

What would you think if…?

A

Que penserais-tu si…?

133
Q

You don’t think that…?

A

Tu ne crois pas que…?

134
Q

The more it changes, the more it stays the same.

A

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

135
Q

After thinking about it, I…

A

En y réfléchissant je…

136
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It seems to me that..

A

Il me semble que

137
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As for me, I prefer

A

Moi, je préfère

138
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To be well

A

Aller bien

139
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To be like

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Avoir envie de

140
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Of course not

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Bien sûr que non

141
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It is impossible

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Ce n’est pas possible

142
Q

I think not/ I don’t think so

A

Je crois que non

143
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Absolutely not

A

Surtout pas

144
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To make fun of

A

Se moquer de

145
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To be mistaken

A

Se tromper

146
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I am a little confused

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Je suis un peu perdu(e)

147
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I didn’t understand what you meant but…

A

Je n’ai pas compris ce que tu voulu dire mais

148
Q

Good grief!

A

Ça alors!

149
Q

I can’t take it anymore

A

J’en peux plus

150
Q

That’s horrible

A

Quelle horreur

151
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To have difficulty in

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Avoir de la peine à

152
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That’s too bad

A

C’est dommage!

153
Q

I am sorry

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Je suis désolé(e)

154
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To have a narrow escape

A

L’échapper belle

155
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As…

156
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For that reason…

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Pour cette raison

157
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Therefore

A

Par conséquent

158
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Because/since…

159
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To take place…

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Avoir lieu

160
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That works for me!

161
Q

That’s fine with me.

A

Cela me plaît bien

162
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To pretend

A

Faire semblant que

163
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That bothers me

A

Ça me gêne

164
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That’s not fair

A

Ce n’est pas juste!

165
Q

I can’t stand it anymore

A

J’en peux plus le supporter

166
Q

What good is?

A

À quoi bon?

167
Q

A week from today

A

D’aujourd’hui en huit

168
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To have just

A

Venir de+infinitive

169
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As far as I know

A

Autant que je sache

170
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It’s probable that

A

Il est probable que

171
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In other words

A

Autrement dit

172
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That is to say

A

C’est-à–dire

173
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Simply put

174
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To be at the end of

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Être à bout de