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1
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zoom lens

A

le zoom

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you’ve got to learn good manners

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il faut apprendre les bonnes manières

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you’re luckier than me

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vous avez plus de chance que moi (NOT de la chance)

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4
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you’re leaving April 16 for Martinique

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tu pars en Martinique le 16 avril

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you’re good for nothing

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vous etes bons-a-rien (bohahryenh)

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you’re a little dizzy

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t’as un peu le vertige

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7
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your fly is open

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ta braguette est ouverte

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you never know what to expect

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on ne sait jamais a quoi s’en tenir

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you need to be a little more pro-active

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il faudrait que tu sois un peu plus énérgique

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10
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you have to go see it

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faut que tu y ailles

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you have the nerve to send me that kind of Email

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tu as le culot de m’envoyer ce genre de message

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12
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you have AC

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t’as la clime

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13
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you get a severance package

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tu touches une indemnité

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14
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you even forget she’s Michael Jackson’s sister

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on oublie même qu’elle est la soeur de M Jackson

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15
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you don’t know whether they’ve understood you or not

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on ne sait pas si la personne a compris ou pas

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16
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you don’t appreciate something until you lose it

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tu n’apprécie qch que lorsque tu le perds

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17
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you didn’t find anyone

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t’as trouvé personne

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18
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you crack me up

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oh, tu me fais trop marrer

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19
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you chileans really piss me off

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ah la la la, vous me faites chier, vous les chiliens!

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20
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it’s up to you to imagine what happens next

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c’est à tois d’imaginer la suite

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21
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you can do and undo that very easily

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ça se fait et se rompt tres facilement

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22
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write/give a prescription

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prescrire une ordonnance

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23
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write a report

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faire un rapport

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24
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she will write a check for $1m

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elle va faire un cheque pour $1m

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25
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wow, I’m really out of it

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oh la la, moi, j’suis complètement largué

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26
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wouldn’t it be better

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ne serait-ce pas mieux / ne vaudrait-il mieux?

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27
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would have accepted the other offer

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aurait pris/accepté l’autre offre

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28
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work to do

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travail a faire

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29
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work out/turn out/come out

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tourner -v

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30
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work like a dog

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bosser comme une malade

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31
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wooden planks

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billes de bois

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32
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without straining my eyes

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sans surmener les yeux

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33
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without making enemies

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sans se faire des ennemis

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34
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without a prescription

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sans ordonnance

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35
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with the biggest plane of its time

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avec le plus gros avion de l’époque

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36
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while there’s still time

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pendant qu’il est encore temps

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37
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which went very well

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qui s’est tres bien passé

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38
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which I’d love to attend

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à laquelle j’aimerais assister

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39
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which CDs would be worth listening to more

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quels sont les CDs qui vaudraient la peine d’être plus écoutés

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40
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where you don’t need to do it

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où tu n’as pas besoin d’en/le faire

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41
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where one shouldn’t do it

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ou il n’y a pas lieux d’en/de le faire

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42
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when the cat’s away the mice will play

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quand le chat est parti, les souris dansent

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43
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when I met him

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au moment ou je l’ai connu

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44
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when did they get divorced?

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quand est-ce qu’ils sont divorcé

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45
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when a foreigner

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quand un etranger (quantanetranger)

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46
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what’s happening in Argentina

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ce qui se passe en Argentine

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47
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what’s going to happen to me now?

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qu’est-ce qui va m’arriver maintenant?

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48
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what’s even better

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ce qui est mieux

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49
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whatever happens

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quoi qu’il arrive

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50
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what works and doesn’t work

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ce qui march et c’qui ne marche pas

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51
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what the heck

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oh bah d’accord

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52
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what I didn’t realize, was

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ce dont je ne me rendais pas compte, c’était

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53
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what did I do with my old TV?

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qu’est-ce que j’ai fait de mon vieux télé?

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54
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what a f**ing mess

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a la la le bordel

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55
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we’ve found ourselves many times at the edge of a cliff only to escape

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on s’est trouvé plusieurs fois au bord du precipice pour ensuite y échapper

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56
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we’re still friends

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on reste toujours amis

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57
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we’re in October / it’s October

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on est en octobre

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58
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we’re in many market segments

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on participe au beaucoup de segments de marché

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59
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we’re going to have very weak growth this year

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on aura une croissance très maigre cette année

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60
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we’re going to give you a chance to be interviewed for a job in HK

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on va te donner l’opportunité de passer une interview pour un poste a HK

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61
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we’re going on DST

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on passe a l’heure d’été

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62
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we’re benefitting from working for Joyce

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nous bénéficions du fait que nous travaillons pour Joyce

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63
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well-informed

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alerte

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64
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well, I must go, but I hope..

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je te laisse/quitte et espere..

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65
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we weren’t paying attention

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on n’y faisait pas attention

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66
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we were sure that we would find out that day whether we were fired or not

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on était sur que c’était ce jour-la qu’on aurait su si on était licencié ou pas

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67
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we went to eat at a restaurant across from the Alliance

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on est allé manger dans un restaurant en face de l’Alliance

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68
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we took off

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on a décollé

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69
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we should travel

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il faut voyager

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70
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we should make one up

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on devrait en inviter un

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71
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we see the first signs of spring

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on voit le bout du nez du printemps

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72
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we request that you note

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nous vous prions de bien vouloir noter

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73
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we leave Chili

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on sort DU Chili

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74
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we laughed our heads off

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on était fondu / mort de rire

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75
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we have to support them

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il faut les soutenir

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76
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we have to be alert

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il faut être aux aguets

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77
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we hate them

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on le haïssent

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78
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we don’t forget it at all

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on ne l’oublie pas du tout

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79
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we didn’t say anything bad

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on n’a rien dit de mauvais

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80
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we arrived there (far away)

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on est arrive LA-BAS

81
Q

we always wanted to go there

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on a toujours voulu aller là

82
Q

way deep down inside (me)

A

au plus profond de moi-meme

83
Q

warn / try to prevent

A

prevenir - c’est pas encore passé,mais ça pourrait passer

84
Q

warn / inform

A

signaler - donner des informations sur ce qui est passé

85
Q

warn

A

prévenir

86
Q

walkman

A

le baladeur

87
Q

wake up!

A

reveille-toi

88
Q

wake (for deceased person)

A

la veillée

89
Q

waffle

A

UNE gauffre

90
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very well-known

A

hyper-connu

91
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very warm coat

A

manteau très chaud

92
Q

very stubborn

A

aussi têtu comme une mule

93
Q

very similar to Europe

A

très semblable

94
Q

very humid

A

treZumide

95
Q

very catchy

A

tres chantant

96
Q

very admired

A

très apprécié

98
Q

until I wake up

A

jusqu’a ce que je me reveille

99
Q

until his visa is permanent

A

jusqu’a ce que son visa soit pérmanent

100
Q

unrecognizable

A

méconnaissable

101
Q

unhide

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fait reapparaitre

102
Q

unemployment insurance

A

l’assurance-chomage

103
Q

under the table

A

en noir

104
Q

uncritical, high-minded people

A

les gens bien-pensants

105
Q

typical southern french

A

typiquement français du sud

106
Q

two winters - connect

A

deuXivers

107
Q

two weeks ago (this) Monday

A

ça fera deux semaines lundi - or - lundi, ça fera deux semaines

108
Q

two months after having the baby she got pregnant again

A

deux mois après avoir eu le bébé, elle est retombée enceinte

109
Q

twisted

A

déformer, déformé

110
Q

twisted

A

tordu

111
Q

twenty thousand FRANCS

A

vingt mille balles

112
Q

TV news

A

le journal télé

113
Q

turn on the stereo

A

allumer la châine hi-fi

114
Q

turn on the coffee machine

A

allumer la cafetière

115
Q

truth is like oil - it always comes to the surface

A

la vérité, c’est comme l’huile, ça remonte toujours à la surface

116
Q

traumatise

A

traumatiser

117
Q

trainee minimum wage

A

RMI - le revenu minimum d’insertion

118
Q

toursits know, come

A

les touristes SAVENT, VIENNENT

119
Q

total immersion

A

le bain lingüistique

120
Q

tomorrow’s gonna be a beautiful day

A

demain, il fera une très belle journée

121
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tomorrow afternoon

A

demain après-midi

122
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tomorrow afternoon

A

demain apres-midi

123
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to work out

A

faire mon gym

124
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to watch 220 floors collapse

A

voir 220 étages s’écrouler

125
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to try to break up

A

essayer de casser

126
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to the end/til its finished

A

jusqu’au bout/ a la fin

127
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to tell you what’s going to happen

A

pour vous dire ce qui va arriver

128
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to teach someone something

A

apprendre qch a qn

129
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to take vacation in December

A

prendre les vacances en decembre

130
Q

to take vacation /go on vacation

A

passer des vacances / prendre des vacances NEVER FAIRE

131
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to take seriously

A

prendre AU serieux

132
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to take pleasure in

A

éprouver du plaisir à

133
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to take drugs

A

prendre de la drogue

134
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to stand s.o. up

A

planter quelqu’un

135
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to spend one’s vacation in Spain

A

passer ses vacances en Espagne

136
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to shake up my routine

A

pour sortir de ma routine

137
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to sentence

A

condanner

138
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to scam s.o.

A

arnaquer

139
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to rob banks

A

dévaliser les banques, faire des hold-ups

140
Q

to risk a lawsuit

A

risquer des procès

141
Q

to rise/fall TO

A

monter/baisser a

142
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to retire

A

prendre sa retraite

143
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to retire

A

prendre la retraite

144
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to resign

A

demissioner

145
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to remove

A

enlever

146
Q

to refresh my memory

A

pour me rafrâichir la memoire

147
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to pick apples

A

ceuillir des pmmes

148
Q

to offend the police

A

offenser la police

149
Q

to notice

A

remarquer

150
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to note down

A

noter

151
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to move

A

démenager (not reflex)

152
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to meet new people

A

pour rencontrer des nouvelles personnes

153
Q

to make sure there won’t be any complications when we arrive

A

pour nous assurer qu’il n’y aura pas des complications quand on arrivera

154
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to make a CD

A

faire un CD

155
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to know how to do financial analysis

A

se connâitre en analyse financière

156
Q

to inc/dec BY

A

augmenter/diminuer de

157
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to immerse them in the cultural revolution

A

pour les plonger dans un bain de revolution culturelle

158
Q

to hijack

A

pirater

159
Q

to have rabies

A

avoir la rage

160
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to have money put aside

A

avoir de l’argent de côté

161
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to have Ethiopian food

A

manger ethiopienne

162
Q

to have client meetings

A

voir des clients / avoir des rendez-vous avec des clients

163
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to go to a restaurant

A

aller DANS un restaurant

164
Q

to go skater

A

marcher sur des roulettes

165
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to go out with someone

A

sortir avec qn

166
Q

to go on vacation alone would depress me

A

ça me déprimerait, d’aller seul en vacances

167
Q

to go into/be in withdrawal

A

être en manque

168
Q

to go home /to his folks

A

rentrer chez lui / chez ses parents

169
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to go (food)

A

a emporter

170
Q

to give a grade

A

donner une note

171
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to get tickets

A

avoir des places

172
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to get slapped

A

se prendre une gifle

173
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to fold

A

plier

174
Q

to find out

A

chercher savoir

175
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to feel safe

A

se sentir en sécurité

176
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to expect something

A

s’attendRE A qch

177
Q

to each his own

A

chacun ses manies

178
Q

to drink, there’s…

A

comme boisson, il y a

179
Q

to drink like a fish

A

boire comme un trou

180
Q

to dress up as Batman

A

se déguiser en Batman

181
Q

to discover new methods

A

decouvrir de nouvelles methodes

182
Q

to connive

A

manigancer

183
Q

to connect

A

relier

184
Q

to congratulate her

A

pour LA féliciter

185
Q

to catch fire

A

prendre feu

186
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to behave

A

se COMporter

187
Q

to be totally surrounded

A

être en immersion totale

188
Q

to be there

A

etre LA-BAS

189
Q

to be surprised (slang)

A

tomber des nues - etre surpris

190
Q

to be sure that he benefits

A

m’assurer qu’il profite

191
Q

to be interviewed

A

passer une interview /un entretien

192
Q

to be interested in

A

s’interesser A

193
Q

to be in a good mood/wind in sails

A

avoir la pêche, la forme, de l’energie

194
Q

to be (healthy/sick)

A

se porter (bien/mal)

195
Q

to answer him

A

lui repondre

196
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to act like a friend

A

pour me comporter comme un ami

197
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throw salt on s.o.’s wounds

A

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

198
Q

throw money out the window

A

jeter de l’argent par les fenêtres

199
Q

throughout the year

A

tout au long de l’année

200
Q

through the 20th century

A

au cours du vingtième siecle