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1
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to notice

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remarquer

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slang father

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mon vieux/pater/doron/reup

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3
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skills

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habilite

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4
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skilled work

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travail de specialiste

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skilled

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habile

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6
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six months

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six (silent) mois

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7
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six difficult months

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SIx mois difficiles

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8
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sit up straight

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se tenir bien sur sa chaise

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9
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since tomorrow is Easter

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comme demain c’est Paques

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10
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since then

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depuis ce moment-la

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11
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since my return

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depuis mon retour

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12
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since mid-September

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depuis mi-septembre

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13
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since it’s Doug and me that will split everything

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comme c’est Doug et moi qui allons tous nous partager

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since I learned I wasn’t going to Russia

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des que j’ai su que je n’ALLAIS pas en Russie

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15
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sick of it /over it/been there done that

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morfl�

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16
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shut up

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fermes-la!

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17
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short

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petit

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18
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shoot

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fire shots

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19
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shoot someone

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tirer SUR qn

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20
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shoe bomb

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la bombe-chaussure

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21
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shine shoes

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cirer des souliers

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22
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she’s unhappily married

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elle est malheureuse dans son marriage

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23
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she’s shocked

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elle est choqu�e

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24
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she’s only 10 years older than me

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elle n’a que 10 ans de pluS que moi

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she’s lucky everyone’s not against her

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elle a beaucoup de chance que tout le monde ne soit pas contre elle

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26
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she’s loathe to (hesitates before)

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elle h�site avant de

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27
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she’s gone home

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elle est retourn�e chez elle

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28
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she’s going to quit smoking

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elle va arr�ter de fumer

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29
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she’s going to move

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elle va d�menager (not reflex)

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30
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she’s getting divorced

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elle divorce

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31
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she’s fat/overweight

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elle est forte/grosse/obese

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32
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she’s expensive

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elle coute tres cher

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33
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she’s doing better (health)

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elle se porte bien

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34
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she’s an MBA

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elle est diplom�e d’une �cole d’affaires

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35
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she’s 60 but doesn’t look it

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elle a 60 ans

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36
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she’ll stop at nothing!

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elle ne lache pas l’affaire / rien ne l’arr�te

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37
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she works in marketing

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elle est dans le marketing

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38
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she works at Motown

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elle travaille chez Motown

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39
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she takes the minutes

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elle �crit des compte-rendu

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40
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she remarried

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elle S’EST REMARIE

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41
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she remade a song

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elle a repris une chanson

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42
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she pressed the nurse button

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elle a sonn� pour les infirmi�res

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43
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she made by blood run cold

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elle a fait glacer mon sang

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44
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she likes greasy food

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elle aime la cuisine grasse

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45
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she knows perfectly well what Ignacio’s strong and weak points are

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elle connait parfaitement les points forts et faibles d’Ignacio

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46
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she keeps nagging me about it

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elle me harc�le a ce sujet

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47
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she joins them

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elle se joint a eux

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48
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she immigrated to France

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elle a immigr� en France

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49
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she has two offers

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elle a deux offres

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50
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she has no self-confidence

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elle n’a pas confiance en elle-m�me

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51
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she has no money

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elle n’a pas d’argent

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52
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she got mad

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elle s’est �nerv�ee

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53
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she glosses over his faults

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elle fait abstraction de ses fautes

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54
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she didn’t have any success / wasn’t successful

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elle n’a eu du success

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55
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she decided to go to the funeral

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elle a d�cid� de se rendre aux funerailles

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56
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she cleans up all its excesses

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elle se d�barrasse de tous les �xces

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57
Q

severance

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l’indemnit←

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58
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set-back / reversal

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un (grand) pas un arri�re

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59
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sense of duty

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le sens DU devoir

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60
Q

seniority

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anciennet←

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61
Q

senior citizens groups

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groupe de personnes ag�es

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62
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search through their papers

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fouiller dans ses papiers

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63
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search

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fouiller

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64
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screen my messages

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filtrer mes messages

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65
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scream/shout at each other

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s’engueuler

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66
Q

scene study

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l’�tude de sc�ne

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67
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scam

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l’arnaque

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68
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scale model

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la maquette

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69
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savings account

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compte d’�pargne

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70
Q

salt

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LE sel

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71
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rubble

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les d�combres

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72
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rowboat

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bateau a la rame

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73
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root

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la racine

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74
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romance language

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des langues romanes

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75
Q

roll of film

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une pellicule

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76
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role-playing

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des exercises de sketch

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77
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rod work

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des travaux sur la route

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78
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rise/fall

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monter-hausser/baisser (intr)

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79
Q

rich neighborhood (slang)

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quartier friqu←

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80
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review -v

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reviser

81
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review -n

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revision

82
Q

results -pl in english

A

r�sultat

83
Q

resign -v

A

d�missioner

84
Q

rents have fallen $200/month

A

les loyer ont baiss� de $200 par mois

85
Q

rent the film

A

louer la cassette

86
Q

remporter le premier prix

A

to win first prize

87
Q

remind -v

A

rappeller

88
Q

remake -v

A

reprendre

89
Q

remake -n

A

la reprise

90
Q

release a CD

A

sortir un CD

91
Q

refer to

A

se referer a

92
Q

reduce staff

A

not increase it

93
Q

reduce personnel

A

reduire les �ffectifs

94
Q

ranked by preference

A

un classement preferentiel

95
Q

radio station

A

LA radio

96
Q

quoi de neuf? -que de vieux / riend de special / pas grande chose

A

what’s new? - not much

97
Q

put up posters

A

poster des affiches

98
Q

put money aside/away

A

mettre l’argent de c�t�

99
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punishment

A

la punition

100
Q

prostitute o.s.

A

faire le trottoir

101
Q

promote

A

encourge

102
Q

professionally / in a professional sense

A

sur le plan professionel

103
Q

process

A

le processus

105
Q

principal of a school

A

directeur d’une �cole

106
Q

prices have fallen

A

les prix ont baiss�s

107
Q

pretends to be

A

faire semblant d’�tre

108
Q

postal workers

A

les employ�s postaux

109
Q

podium/dais/stage

A

un podium

110
Q

playful

A

enjou�

111
Q

play on the radio

A

jouer/passer a la radio

112
Q

play a dirty trick

A

jouer une mauvaise tour

113
Q

piss off

A

chier

114
Q

pineapple with chicken

A

l’ananas avec du boulet

115
Q

pick up

A

aller chercher

116
Q

phone someone

A

t�l�phoner A qn

117
Q

permit -v

A

admettre

118
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period

A

UNE periode

119
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performance

A

UNE performance

120
Q

per year

A

par an

121
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people/they want to fire

A

not hire

122
Q

people take advantage of her

A

on abuse d’elle

123
Q

peon

A

un pion

124
Q

pen

A

un stylo

125
Q

parade

A

le d�fil�

126
Q

paper bags

A

les sachets en papier

127
Q

overalls

A

une salopette

128
Q

outdated /archaic

A

arrier� / archa�que

129
Q

out of the 20 investors there was only one that was really mad

A

sur les 20 investisseurs

130
Q

out of season

A

hors saison

131
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out of loyalty

A

par loyaut←

132
Q

out of fear that she might sue us

A

de crainte qu’elle ne nous fasse un proc�s

133
Q

our idea of

A

notre concept de

134
Q

order sth/have sth delivered

A

se faire livrer qch

135
Q

opthalmologist

A

les OPTHtamologues

136
Q

only for Thursday

A

seulement le jeudi

137
Q

one song among thousands

A

une chanson parmi des milliers

138
Q

one more time!

A

une fois de pluS

139
Q

one minute& the next

A

soit& soit / un jour& l’autre

140
Q

one fine day

A

un beau matin

141
Q

once (sth has happened)

A

une fois +nom

142
Q

on which we had to work

A

sur lesquels il fallait travailler

143
Q

on the way back

A

sur le chemin de retour

144
Q

on the surface it’s friendly

A

� la surface

145
Q

on the surface

A

en surface

146
Q

on the outside

A

a l’exterieur

147
Q

on the military side

A

SUR LE PLAN militaire

148
Q

on the internet

A

SUR internet

149
Q

on the inside

A

a l’interieur

150
Q

on the floor

A

sur le plancher/par terre

151
Q

on the border

A

� la fronti�re

152
Q

on the back seat (of car)

A

sur la banquette arri�re

153
Q

on my father’s side

A

du c�t� de mon p�re

154
Q

on Friday afternoon

A

vendredi apres-midi (not Le)

155
Q

on cable

A

sur le cable

156
Q

on 60th between Park & Madison

A

sur la soixanti�me rue entre Park et Madison

157
Q

oh goddamitt couldn’t this guy sit somewhere else

A

merde vas-y il peut pas s’asseoir ailleurs c’ui-la

158
Q

of which 13% is required

A

dont 13% est obligatoire

159
Q

of course - connect

A

bieNentendu

160
Q

obliged to apologize to them for this mess

A

oblig� de leur demander des excuses / m’excuser pour ce gachis

161
Q

not that tiny

A

pas si petit QUE �a

162
Q

not only& but also

A

ne pas seulement mais aussi

163
Q

not easy to digest

A

pas facile a digerer

164
Q

not at such a high speed

A

pas � si grande vitesse

165
Q

not as far as Meaux

A

pas aussi loin que Meaux

166
Q

normal prices

A

des prix normaux

167
Q

noone left

A

personne n’est parti

168
Q

noone has a job

A

personne n’a de boulot

169
Q

no problem

A

pas de probleme

170
Q

no kidding

A

mais tu m’etonnes

171
Q

no decision has been made

A

on n’a pas pris de decision

172
Q

no big deal

A

c’est pas grave

173
Q

nine investors

A

neuF investisseurs

174
Q

nickname

A

surnom

175
Q

next year

A

L’ANNEE PROCHAINE

176
Q

news service

A

agence d’informations

177
Q

naturally (as in occurs..)

A

dans la nature

178
Q

nail clipper

A

un coupe-ongles

179
Q

nagged by his parents

A

harcel� par ses parents

180
Q

nag

A

harceler

181
Q

my sis’s b-day (slang)

A

l’annif de ma frangine

182
Q

my rival

A

mon rival / ma rivale

183
Q

my right eye problem

A

mon ennui � l’oeil droit

184
Q

my personal life

A

la vie priv�e

185
Q

my life is all messed up

A

il y a un de ces (unseh) bordels dans ma vie

186
Q

my French is coming back to me

A

je retrouve mon fran�ais

187
Q

my eyes are better

A

mes yeux vont beaucoup mieux

188
Q

my eyes are better

A

mes yeux vont mieux

189
Q

my co-workers

A

mes collegues de bureau

190
Q

mumps

A

oreillons

191
Q

multiple births

A

des naissances multiples

192
Q

much more important

A

bien plus important

193
Q

motivation

A

incentive

194
Q

mother’s day

A

la f�te des m�res

195
Q

most of which I wouldn’t recommend

A

don t je ne recommendrai pas la plupart

196
Q

most don’t

A

la plupart ne SONT pas

197
Q

moralize / teach a lesson

A

faire de LA morale

198
Q

money goes into money

A

l’argent attire l’argent

199
Q

moderator

A

le presentateur