Février 2014 Flashcards

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le défi (m)

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challenge

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lequel, lesquels, auquel, auxquels

à + lequel = auquel

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who, whom, which

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faire face
faire face à l’adversité
Les défis auxquels la planète doit faire face

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face
face adversity
The challenges the planet must face

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largement (adv)

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widely, overwhelmingly

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sous-estimer, sous-estimè

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to underestimate, underestimated

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bénéficier

bénéficier de

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to benefit

to get, to be given, to benefit from

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demeurer

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to live (ie. habiter), to stay (ie séjourner), to remain (rester)

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un accès (m)

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access

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faute de moyens

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due to the lack of resources or means

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s’attaquer à

Il s’agit de s’attaquer à la disponibilité des service requis…

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to take on

We must take on the availability of required services

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basculer
basculer à droit
basculer dans la pauvreté

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to fall over, to tip over
to swing to the right
to fall into poverty

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le soin (m)
faire qch avec soin
les soins (m)
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care (noun)
to do something carefully, with care
treatment, medicare attention (noun)

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la poche (f)
payer leurs soins de leur poche
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pocket

to pay for their treatment out of pocket

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efficace (adv)

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efficient

EF-EE-KAS

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malgré (prep)

malgré son nom

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in spite of, despite

in spite of it’s name…

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se fonder sur qch

La CSU se fonde sur le droit à la santé

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to be based on something

Universal Health Care (CSU en français) is based on the right to health

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garantir

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to guarantee, to secure

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dont
Il y avait plusieurs personnes, dont Gabrielle
10 blessés, dont 2 grièvement

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who, which, of which, in which

  • There were several people, one of which was Gabrielle.
  • 10 injured, 2 of them seriously
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renvoyer

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to reflect, to echo

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le politique (m)
politique étrangère
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(noun) policy, or a politican

foreign policy

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d’emblée

Il faut ériger d’emblée l’équité

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straightaway, at once

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d’abord

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at first, first

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atteindre

La balle l’a atteint au poumon gauche.

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to hit, to reach
to affect
The bullet entered his left lung.

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retenir à déjeuner

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to ask to stay for lunch

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à quatre pattes
on all fours (as in on your hands and knees)
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se jeter | se jeter à l'eau
to jump on, to set up | to take the plunge
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tapi, -e (adj) | "sa petite chienne tapis sous un fauteuil"
hidden away in, hidden away behind | crouching in, crouching behind
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un fauteuil | un fauteuil à bascule
armchair (FOE-TOY) | rocking chair
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saisir | "je saisis"
1. to take hold of, to grab 2. to grasp (as in understand, comprehend) 3. to come over, to take hold of (as in emotion)
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être saisir de
to be overwhelmed with
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plein, -e (adj) pleins pouvoirs pleine nature
full full powers open air
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s'enfuir | Elle s'enfuit (passe simple)
to run away
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gambader
to skip about
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vers (prep)
1. towards, toward (as in the direction of) 2. somewhere around / near (as in next to) 3. around (as in time - around 5 o'clock)
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couvrir
to cover
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une caresse
a caress
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caresser
to caress, to cherish, to stroke
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elle revint
She came back (passe simple)
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s'étendre | Je vais m'étendre cinq minutes
1. to spread 2. to lie down I'm going to lie down for 5 minutes
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la nuit blanche
sleepless night
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le rideau (les rideaux)
the curtain (the curtains)
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tirer les rideaux
to draw the curtains
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s'enfouir dans | s'enfouir sous
to bury oneself in | to bury oneself under
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appuyer
1. to press, to push 2. to support, to back (AH-PUWEE-AY)
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frais, fraîche (adj) des boissons fraîches servir frais Il fait frais
1. cool 2. fresh cool drinks serve lightly chilled It's chilly
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défaillir | sans défaillir
to waver | without wavering
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s'emparer de
to seize, to grab
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embrasser
1. to embrace, to encompass 2. to kiss 3. to embark on
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sans pouvoir retenir
without being able to hold back
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des larmes (f) une larme de être en larmes
tears a drop of to be in tears
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énervé , e (adj)
1. irritated or upset | 2. "on edge", nervy or nervous
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une fièvre (f) avoir de la fièvre j'ai de la fièvre / j'ai un peu de fièvre
fever to have a fever I have a fever / I have a bit of a fever
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Sept heures sonnèrent (passé simple)
7 hrs went by (lit, 7 sounded)
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se mettre à table
1. to sit down to eat | 2. to spill the beans
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s'accouder | s'accouder à / contre / sur
1. to lean | 2. to rest one's elbows one / against / on
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doux | "Le soir était doux"
1. soft 2. sweet 3. gentle 4. mild The evening was mild.
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suivre
to follow
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passant , e (adj) | passant , e (noun)
busy | passer-by
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une ombre (f) une ombre chinoise
1. shade 2. shadow silhouette
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une touffe
bundle, clump
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s'épaissir
to thicken
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reconnaître
to recognize
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une démarche (f) (noun) | "faire des démarches"
1. walk 2. step 3. approach to take action
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In the years ahead | There are still things to develop in the years ahead.
1. dans les années à venir 2. au cours des prochaines années Il reste encore des choses à développer dans les années à venir.
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féroce (adj) | un appétit féroce
ferocious, fierce | a ferocious appetite
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éclater | Une guerre civile a éclaté fin 2013.
to burst, to explode, to break out, break up | A civil war broke out at the end of 2013.
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menacer
to threaten
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celui, celle, ceux, celles | Prends celui que tu préfères.
``` the one(s) (as in person/thing(s)) Take the one you like best. ```
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un cessez-le-feu (m)
ceasefire (pron w/ the "le" silent)
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pendant
during
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pendant que | Un cessez-le-feu a été announcé pendant que l'armée provoque des déplacements
while | A ceasefire was announced while the army provokes population displacements.
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de l'autre côté
on the other side
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provoquer
to provoke, to cause
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une fusillade (f)
gunfire, shooting, gun battle | pron = FU-ZEE-AD, ie "l" is silent
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retentir retentir sur Cette crise retentit sur le moral des habitants de la cité.
1. to ring out, to resound with 2. to have an effect on This crisis is having an effect on the city's inhabitants.
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marquer
to mark
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dès lors | dès lors que...
from then on | from the moment that...
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prendre de l'ampleur
be growing in importance, be growing/expanding
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que s'est-il passé? | Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?
What happened?? (Ver1) | What happened?? (Ver2)
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une tentative (f) tentative de qch tentative de crime tentative de suicide
an attempt attempted something, or attempt at something attempted crime attempted suicide, suicide attempt
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ourdir | Tout ceci a été ourdi par Amath.
to hatch, to cook up, to contrive | All of this was cooked up by Amath.
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démettre démettre qch de qu'il avait démis de ses fonctions
to dismiss (as in fire) to dismiss someone from which he had dismissed from his duties...
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in extremis (adv)
at the last minute | in-ex-tree-miss
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Selon ce dernier
According to the latter...
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un échange | les échange de tirs
exchange | the shooting exchanges
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au contraire de...
unlike, unlikely
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pourtant
yet, nevertheless
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permettre
to allow, to permit
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``` le moindre (in a negative structure) Nous n'avons pu trouver aucune preuve de la moindre tentative de coup d'Etat. ```
the slightest, not in the slightest | We couldn't find the slightest proof of a coup d'Etat.
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s'enfuir | J'ai été obligé de m'enfuir en pyjamas!
to run away | I had to run away in pyjamas!
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faire rage
to rage
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une décennie (f)
decade
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le réseau (m) | réseau social
network | social network
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``` le quotidien (m) Facebook est parvenu à se faire une place dans notre quotidien. ```
daily-life, day to day life | Facebook managed to make a place for itself in our day to day life.
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sceller
to seal
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une amitié (f)
friendship
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apparaître
to appear
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le lendemain(s)
the following day(s)
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le thermomètre
thermometer
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autant | d'autant
- so much, so many (when comparing, then AS much, AS many) | - so much so that...
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une jauge (f)
1. capacity 2. gauge (pron = starts like "george" but w/o hard g)
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le poids (m)
weight
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se développer
to develop
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comme le montre... | comme le montre une étude publiée en 2012
as shown, as shown in as demonstrated by or through "As shown in a study published in 2012"
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pointer
1. to check in/out | 2. to tick off (I believe as in items of a list)
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entretenir
to maintain, to support, to keep alive/sustain
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appartenir à | appartenant à
1. to belong to somebody... 2. to be a member of... "belonging to..."
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intérêt de créer | D'où l'intérêt de créer des listes d'amis
interest in creating | Where from the interest in creating lists of friends
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ranger | Va ranger ta chambre
to tidy up, to arrange | "Go tidy up your room"
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``` la bague (f) la bague de fiançailles ```
``` ring engagement ring (pron = same as fiancé, but last syllable is "ay" instead of "eh") ```
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préciser | Pouvez-vous préciser ce que vous voulez dire?
to specify or clarify Can you clarify what you mean (what you want to say?) (Pray-see-say)
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alliance (f)
1. alliance 2. marriage 3. wedding ring
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le bracelet
bracelet | pron = 2 syllables
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une dimension de plus
one more dimension
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un affichage (m)
display
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le statut (m)
status
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amoureux (adj) | amoureux (n)
1. loving, love, in love | 2. a lover, or a courting couple
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en passant par
by way of
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détailler
1. to detail, to explain in detail | 2. to sell retail
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sentimental "vie sentimental" "état sentimental"
1. sentimental 2. love "love life" "love/relationship status"
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à la suite de... | à la suite de la demande
following
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puisque | "Puisque c'est si cher, nous irons manger ailleurs"
1. since 2. because "Since it's so expensive, we will go to eat elsewhere"
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du moins | du moins dans certains pays
at least | at least in certain countries
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une épaule (f)
shoulder
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un coup de coude
``` a poke (as in on Facebook or on the shoulder) (pron = "p" is silent, cou de coud) ```
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équivalent, -e (adj) | un équivalent (noun, m)
equivalent
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compter sur
to count on, to rely on
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une œillade (f)
wink | pron = OEY-ADE
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par contre | Passé 30 ans, par contre, un "poke" risque de..
on the other hand | Past 30, on the other hand, a poke might...
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dragueur, euse
someone who is very flirty, womanizer (for men)
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ringard (adj)
cheesy, lame
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pire | Ou pire,
worse | Or worse
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étant donné
given | participe présent of être + donné
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intégralité (f) | dans son intégralité
the entirety | in its entirety
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un pouce en l’air (m) | Les deux pouces en l'air
thumbs up | two thumbs up
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bijoutier, -ière
jeweler
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``` le soutien (m) soutien de famille ```
support (noun) | breadwinner
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commerçant, e (noun)
shopkeeper, storekeeper
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braqueur, -use (noun) | braqueur de banque
robber | bank robber
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dévaliser
to rob