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1
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through the 20th century

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au cours du vingti�me siecle

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three-quarters of them

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les TROIS-quarts d’entre eux

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thousands of stations you can listen to

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des milliers de ch�ines auxquels on peut acc�der

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4
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those imbeciles turned on the heat

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ces imbeciles ils ont mis le chauffage

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5
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thoroughly

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� fond

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this morning

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ce matin

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they’re having a great time with their VCR

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ils s’�clatent avec leurs magnetoscope

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they’re fixing up all the brownstones

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il retopent tous les brownstones

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9
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they’re connected by bridges

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c’est reli� de pont en pont

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they’d been browsing in the store for two hours

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�a faisait deux heures qu’on trainait dans le magasin

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they won’t make the final decision until next year

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la d�cision finale ne sera prise avant l’ann�e proch�ine

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they voted for us (in general)

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on a vot� pour nous

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13
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they stop on the highway

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on s’arr�te sur la route

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they should have informed us exactly what the problem was

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on aurait du nous informer �xactEment du probleme

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they make the titles prettier when they translate them

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on embelliit des titres en les traduisant

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16
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they make groups of two

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on fait des groupes de deux

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17
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they make everyone wait/ keep everyone waiting

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il font attendre tout le monde

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18
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they know Afghanistan well

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ils connaissent bien l’Afghanistan

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they know about it

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ils s’y conaissent

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20
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they hate her

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ils la d�testent

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21
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they hate each other

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ils se ha�ssent

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22
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they go to school

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ils vont � l’�cole

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they don’t have one facility that’s worth the price of our bombs

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ils n’ont pas une seule installation qui vaille le prix d’une de nos bombes

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they don’t have bioweapons

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il ne disposent pas d’armes bactereologiques

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they complained that she wasn’t doing her job

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on lui a reproch� de ne pas faire son boulot

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they complained about his performance

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ils se sont plaints de sa performance

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they believed they were in a holy war

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ils se croyaient dans une guerre sainte

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28
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there’ll be a second round

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il y aura un second tour

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29
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there was fraud

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il y a eu de la fraude

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30
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there still haven’t been any decisions

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il n’y a pas encore eu de decision

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31
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there must be differences

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il doit y avoir des differences

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32
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there must be a party

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il doit y avoir une f�te

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33
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there are a lot of other good films to see

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il y a beaucoup d’autres bons films a voir

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34
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there

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la-BAS

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35
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their family expenses

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leur depenses familiales

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36
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their data is safe and sound in New Jersey

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leurs donn�es sont saines et sauves � New Jersey

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37
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the worst part is that

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le pire

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38
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the world’s biggest slum

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le plus grand taudis du monde

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39
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the week after

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la semaine d’apres

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40
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the weather’s always nice

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il fait toujours beau

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41
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the Visa card

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LA Visa (UNE carte de credit)

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42
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the various agencies don’t talk to each other /exchange info

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les differentes agences n’echangent aucune information

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43
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the USA

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LES USA

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44
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the TV series

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la s�rie t�l�vis�e

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45
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the top 50

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les 50 “meilleures ventes”

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46
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the tables turn

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la roue tourne

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47
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the singer from Fleetwood Mac

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la chanteuse de Fleetwood Mac

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48
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the same reaction to Doug

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la m�me reaction par rapport � Doug

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49
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the problem is that it’s stupid /nonesense

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le probleme

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50
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the police had closed Manhattan to auto traffic

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la police avait ferm� la circulation a Manhattan

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51
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the perfect opportunity

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l’occasion ideale

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52
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the pakistani border

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la frontiere pakistanaise

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53
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the originals (of anything)

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les originaux

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54
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the one with the loud voice

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celui qui a la voix haute

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55
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the night before

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la veille

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56
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the next week..

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� la semaine proch�ine

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57
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the news

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les actualit�s

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58
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the most famous

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le plus cel�bre

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59
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the ideal thing would be to force the Taliban to cooperate

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I’ideal

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60
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the ideal thing would be if they tried to attack and failed

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l’ideal

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61
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the idea is not to invade Afghanistan

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l’id�e

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62
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the government makes you pay interest

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le gouvernement te fait payers des interets

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63
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the governess

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la gouvernante

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64
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the GC is 4 hours NW of Phoenix

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le Grand Canyon se trouve � 4 heures du nord-ouest de Pheonix

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65
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the flight was delayed/pushed back from 7 to 9

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on a report� le vol de 7h a 9h

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66
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the flattest surface

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la surface la plus platte

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67
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the film is much better

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le film est beacoup mieux

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68
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the fact that it’s a musical

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le fait que ce soit une comedie musicale

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69
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the excitement of the city

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l’energie active de la ville

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70
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the discussion got heated

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le ton commence � monter

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71
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the devil’s backbone

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la colonne vertebrale du diable

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72
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the democrats are happy about it

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les democrates s’en rejouissent

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73
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the day that

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le jour ou

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74
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the crowd in the restaurant

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LES GENS dans le restau

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75
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the colors don’t mix

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les couleurs ne se melangent pas

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76
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the closest fire station

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la caserne de pompiers le plus proche

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77
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the cleaning lady

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la femme de m�nage

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78
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the classifieds

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le particulier � particulier

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79
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the classic method

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la m�thode classique

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80
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the cat wasn’t scared of anything

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le chat n’avait peur de rien

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81
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the bureau is falling apart

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la commode qui d�gringole

82
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the base

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la base

83
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the author wrote the screenplay

A

c’est l’�crivain qui a fait le scenario

84
Q

the annual meeting

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la reunion annuelle

85
Q

the advantages & disadvantages

A

les avantages et les inconvenients

86
Q

the 3:15 flight

A

le vol DE 15:15

87
Q

that’s what I was expecting

A

c’est ce a quoi je m’attendais

88
Q

that’s the level the water is going to reach

A

c’est le niveau que l’eau va atteindre

89
Q

that’s terrible/shameful

A

oh la la& la honte!

90
Q

that’s really cool

A

c’est cool

91
Q

that’s outdated

A

�a

92
Q

that’s not what’s going to decide my fate now

A

Ce n’est pas ce qui d�t�rminera mon sort maintenant

93
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that’s much better than

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c’est beaucoup mieux que

94
Q

that’s hilarious

A

Le delire!

95
Q

that’s going to take time

A

�a va prendre du temps

96
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that’s going to hit you and you won’t understand a thing

A

�a va te tomber dessus et tu vas rien comprendre

97
Q

that’s for sure

A

c’est clair

98
Q

that’s enough!

A

�a suffit comme �a

99
Q

that’ll do me some good/help

A

�a me fera du bien

100
Q

that s going to take how long?

A

�a va prendre combien de temps?

101
Q

that worries me

A

�a me pr�occupe

102
Q

that will stop

A

�a s’arr�tera

103
Q

that was to be expected/going to happen

A

c’�tait � prevoir

104
Q

that really pisses me off

A

�a me fait chier

105
Q

that really made me mad / was beyond belief

A

�a m’a pris la t�te / je trouvais �a incroyable

106
Q

that really made me mad

A

�a m’a vraiment �nerv�

107
Q

that pisses me off

A

�a me fait chier

108
Q

that pisses ME off

A

moi

109
Q

that only exists in speech

A

�a n’existe qu’� l’oral

110
Q

that noone understands

A

que personne ne comprend

111
Q

that morning

A

ce matin-LA

112
Q

that makes me mad

A

�a m’�nerve

113
Q

that makes me dizzy

A

�a me rend patraque?

114
Q

that makes it easier to digest

A

�a le REND plus facile a digerer

115
Q

that looks really great

A

�a a l’air vachement bien

116
Q

that it doesn’t happen again

A

que �a ne se reproduise pas

117
Q

that is

A

very little

118
Q

that happens

A

�a se passe

119
Q

that foam again

A

La CELEBRE �cume

120
Q

that feels good/is good

A

�a fait DU bien

121
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that encourages you to shop there

A

�a encourage a acheter chez eux

122
Q

that can’t do anything for a virus

A

�a ne peut rien CONTRE un virus

123
Q

that annoys me

A

�a me prend la t�te

124
Q

thanks to

A

grace ¢

125
Q

thanks for warning me

A

merci de me prevenir

126
Q

thanks for reminding me

A

merci de me l’avoir rappell←

127
Q

thank you for contributing

A

remercier d’avoir contribu←

128
Q

textbook

A

livre scolaire

129
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tense

A

tendu

130
Q

ten thousand

A

DIx MILLE

131
Q

team

A

l’equipe -f

132
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taxes are a pain in the butt

A

c’est chiant

133
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tax incentives

A

les avantages fiscaux (m pl)

134
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tapeworm

A

un vers solitaire

135
Q

tap water

A

de l’eau du robinet

136
Q

tall

A

grand

137
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taking into account

A

compte tenu de

138
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taking into account

A

COMpTE tenu de

139
Q

take turns

A

se relayer

140
Q

take seriously

A

prendre AU serieux

141
Q

take power/come into power

A

acc�der au pouvoir

142
Q

take notes

A

prendre des notes

143
Q

take medicine

A

prendre des MEDICAMENTS

144
Q

take an elephant ride

A

promenader en elephant

145
Q

take advantage of the fact that everyone’s already there

A

profiter du FAIT (pron t) que toutlemonde se trouve d�j� la-bas

146
Q

take a look at

A

JETER un coup d’oeil

147
Q

suspense film / adventure film

A

le film de suspense / le film d’aventure

148
Q

surround

A

entOUrer

149
Q

summit

A

peak

150
Q

suburban

A

banlieusard

151
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stuffed animal / teddy bear

A

un nounours / une peluche

152
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stretcher

A

le brancard

153
Q

stray bullet

A

balle perdue

154
Q

straighten up a little

A

ranger un petit peu

155
Q

straighten out my things

A

ranger mes affaires

156
Q

step back and try to understand the situation

A

prendre du recul et essayer de comprendre la situation

157
Q

steep hill

A

colline pentue

158
Q

steel wool

A

la laine d’acier

159
Q

stage

A

la scene

160
Q

stab -v

A

poignarder

161
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spokesperson

A

porte-parole

162
Q

spoiled

A

ruined (food)

163
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spill

A

renverser / faire tomber

164
Q

specialize in

A

se specializer dans

165
Q

speaker’s podium

A

le pupitre

166
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space (time)

A

dead time

167
Q

spa

A

stations thermales

168
Q

soundtrack

A

bande originale

169
Q

soundtrack

A

la bande originale

170
Q

soundtrack

A

bande originale - la B.O.

171
Q

soul food is too fattening

A

le soul food est trop gras

172
Q

sorry I didn’t write sooner

A

d�sol� de ne pas t’avoir ecrit plus tot

173
Q

sonogram

A

une �cographie

174
Q

sometimes

A

parfois

175
Q

someone who knows financial analysis doesn’t stay very long working at a newspaper

A

quelqu’un qui s’y conn�it en analyse financi�re ne reste pas longtemps � travailler dans un journal

176
Q

some people would calculate

A

il y en a qui calculeraient

177
Q

some of his songs

A

quelques-UNES de ses chansons

178
Q

sociable

A

associable

179
Q

so-called

A

soi-disant

180
Q

so that someone will see you in the street even in a heavy rainstorm

A

pour qu’on te reconnaisse dans la rue m�me en cas d’averse

181
Q

so far

A

jusqu’a pr�sent / jusqu’� maintenant

182
Q

sneaky

A

cachotier

183
Q

slang mother

A

ma vieille/mater/doronne/reum

184
Q

to take pleasure in

A

�prouver du plaisir �

185
Q

to take drugs

A

prendre de la drogue

186
Q

to stand s.o. up

A

planter quelqu’un

187
Q

to spend one’s vacation in Spain

A

passer ses vacances en Espagne

188
Q

to shake up my routine

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pour sortir de ma routine

189
Q

to sentence

A

condanner

190
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to scam s.o.

A

arnaquer

191
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to rob banks

A

d�valiser les banques

192
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to risk a lawsuit

A

risquer des proc�s

193
Q

to rise/fall TO

A

monter/baisser a

194
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to retire

A

prendre sa retraite

195
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to retire

A

prendre la retraite

196
Q

to resign

A

demissioner

197
Q

to remove

A

enlever

198
Q

to refresh my memory

A

pour me rafr�ichir la memoire

199
Q

to pick apples

A

ceuillir des pmmes

200
Q

to offend the police

A

offenser la police