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1
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les jumeaux

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the twins

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les jumelles

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the twins (f)

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les seins

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breasts

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se métier de

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to be wary of

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draguer

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to hit on

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gênant

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embarrassing

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l’étang

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pond

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les joues

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the cheeks

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le gendre

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son-in-law

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accoucher

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to give birth

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à ta place

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if I were you

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repasser

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to iron

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le linge

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the laundry

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s’éparpiller

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to disperse/spread out

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le contrat à durée déterminée

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fixed-term contract

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enlever une épine du pied (de quelqu’un)

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take a thorn out of [sb]’s side

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lambda

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average/ordinary

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rapatrier

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to repatriate

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un(e) ressortissant(e)

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citizen/national

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trainer (avec quelqu’un)

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to hang out (with someone)

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le visa long séjour

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long stay visa

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le quinquennat

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5-year presidential term (post-2000)

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le septennat

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7-year presidential term (pre-2000)

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à bulletin secret

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vote by secret ballot

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les bulletins de vote

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ballot papers

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un isoloir

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a voting booth

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le rognon

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kidney

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embêter

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to annoy

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le noeud papillon

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bow tie

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raide

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stiff

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appuyer

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to press

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couver

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to hatch

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costaud

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hunky

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pondre

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to lay/spawn

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éclabousser

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to splash

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36
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mettre à la porte

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to kick out

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tu en fais une tête!

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you look down in the dumps!

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plier

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to fold

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déplier

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to unfold

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40
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le menton

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chin

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s’aliter

le 16 août 1918, une crise plus grave l’oblige à s’aliter

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to put oneself to bed

on August 16th, 1918, a more serious crisis forced her to bed.

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alité

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bedridden

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bouder

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to pout

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la pâte à modeler

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modeling clay

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sêcher

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to dry/to skip

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améliorer

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to improve

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convenir

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to suit

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le comportement

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behavior

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être têtue

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to be stubborn

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50
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les rives

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the banks

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51
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briser

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to shatter

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puisque

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since/as

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53
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se renseigner

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to seek out information

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54
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avertir quelqu’un

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to warn someone

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55
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les délais

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time frames

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56
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je t’avais prévenu

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I told you so

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57
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doit de l’argent

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owes money

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le briquet

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the lighter

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59
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le tribunal

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the court

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60
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la poussette

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stroller

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61
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on se serve le main

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we shake hands

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62
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ça y est!

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you did it!

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63
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le sueur

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sweat

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64
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être bousculé(e)

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to be pushed around

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65
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serrer

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to squeeze

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guérir

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to heal/recover

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se gêner

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to be shy/embarrassed

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se méfier de

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to mistrust/be wary of

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être essoufflé(e)

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to be out of breath

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la paille

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straw

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la honte

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shame

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la zone piétonne

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pedestrian zone

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cambrioller

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to break in

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74
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entraider

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to help each other

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75
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être doublé(e)

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to be dubbed

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sur le point de

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about to

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77
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bâiller

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to yawn

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le voisinage

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neighborhood

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le bulletin

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report card

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80
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avouer

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to confess

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un idée reçue

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stereotype

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cramer

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to burn to a crisp

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fondre

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to melt

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la pelle

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shovel

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signer des aveux

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to sign a confession

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échouer

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to fail

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faire piéger

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to be framed

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croiser

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to run into

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l’échelle

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ladder

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l’épée

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sword

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piétonne

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pedestrian

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courant

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common

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pavenir

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to manage

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fusiller

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to shoot down

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limpide

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clear

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brusquer

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to treat brutally

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du nerf!

avoir du nerf

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buck up!

to have spirit

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la brocante

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flea market

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le menton

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chin

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s’adosser

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to lean on one’s back

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s’accouder

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to lean on one’s elbows

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s’agenouiller

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to kneel

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103
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accablant(e)

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overwhelming

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l’exutoire (m)

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outlet

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105
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s’atteler

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to harness/set about

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106
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la moisson

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harvest

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la crasse

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dirt/filth

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ignoble

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foul

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l’haleine

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breath

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éventé

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stale (from air)

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attiser

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to stoke (a fire/anger)

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la berge

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riverside

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113
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sur la pointe de pieds

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tip-toed

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114
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espiègle

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mischievous

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115
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convoitise

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connue

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enneigé

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covered in snow

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117
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gravir

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to trudge

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118
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à l’instar de

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following the example of

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119
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Quel qu’il soit…

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whatever it may be…

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120
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l’esquive

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avoidance/dodging

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121
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pinailleur

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nit-picker

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122
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mesquin

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petty

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la toile

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canvas

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habile

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skilled

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l’acier

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steel

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126
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Le seuil

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threshold

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127
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les menottes

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handcuffs

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128
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bouffer

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to chow down

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129
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harceler

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to bully/abuse

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la périphrase

ex. la ville lumiere

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circumlocution

for Paris

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la plus vieux métier du monde

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la prostitution

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132
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le ballon rond

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le football

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133
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la capitale des Gaules

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Lyon

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la ville lumière

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Paris

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135
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la cité phocéenne

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Marseille

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136
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la cité des Papes

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Avignon

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137
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l’île de beauté

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la Corse

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138
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outre-Atlantique

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les États Unis

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outre-Manche / le perfide Albion

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le Royaume-Uni

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outre-Rhin

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l’Allemagne

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141
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le chef de l’État

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le president

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142
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le/la garde des sceaux

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le/la ministre de la justice (en France)

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un sceau

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a seal

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144
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les forces de l’ordre

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la police/les gendarmes

145
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les soldats du feu

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les pompiers

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Bercy

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le ministère de l’économie

147
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le Quai d’Orsay

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le ministère des affaires étrangères

148
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Matignon

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le bureau du premier ministre

149
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l’Élysée

A

le pouvoir présidentiel

150
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clôturer

A

to fence in/close

151
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les élus

A

the elected representatives

152
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le revirement

un revirement de l’opinion publique

A

reversal

a shift in public opinion

153
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au sein de

A

within

154
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octroyer

A

to grant

155
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s’amonceller

A

to pile up

156
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la mouture finale

A

the final draft

157
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enclencher

A

to set in motion/initiate

158
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aboutir

A

to succeed

159
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compte tenu de

A

considering/given that

160
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à l’instar de

A

following the example of

161
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se tapir

A

to crouch

162
Q

étourdi

A

stunned/dizzy/dazed

163
Q

flotter

A

to float

164
Q

claquemurée

A

shut away/confined

165
Q

marâtre

A

evil stepmother

166
Q

marraine

A

godmother

167
Q

parraine

A

godfather

168
Q

un cheptel

A

stock/livestock

169
Q

les huîtres

A

oysters

170
Q

fournir

A

to supply

171
Q

guetter

elle guette l’arrivée du facteur tous les matins

A

keep an eye on/look out for

she looks out for the postman every morning

172
Q

seller

A

to seal

173
Q

Le pansement

A

plaster

174
Q

les démêlés

A

entanglements

175
Q

receler

A

to hold/harbor (stolen goods)

176
Q

en amont

A

upstream

177
Q

en aval

A

downstream

178
Q

le joug

A

yoke

179
Q

Le convive

A

eating companion

180
Q

bienveillant

A

good-natured

181
Q

à point nommé

A

at just the right time / at the knick of time

182
Q

s’éterniser

A

to go on forever

183
Q

déchéance

A

degradation/decline

184
Q

cela revient à

A

this amounts to

185
Q

la lenteur

A

slowness

186
Q

le fermoir

A

catch/claspe

187
Q

filer une aiguille

filer en douce
filer à toute allure

refiler
se défiler

A

to thread a needle

to flee unnoticed
to go by at high speed

to give
to get cold feet (give up)

188
Q

pourriture des racines

A

rotting of roots

189
Q

Pôle Emploi

A

employment center

190
Q

gérer

A

to manage

191
Q

escroc

A

crook/swindler

192
Q

récidiver

A

to commit a repeated offence

193
Q

enfiler

A

to put on

194
Q

la cagoule

A

hood

195
Q

insigne

A

badge

196
Q

j’ai glissé

A

I slipped

197
Q

la literie

A

bedding

198
Q

désesperé

A

desperate

199
Q

malin

A

clever

200
Q

le peau

A

skin

201
Q

le pneu

A

tire

202
Q

la mouette

A

seagull

203
Q

la cupidité

A

greed

204
Q

la paperasserie

A

paperwork

205
Q

la revalorisation

A

revaluation/increase

206
Q

les prestations sociales

A

social benefits

207
Q

le versement

A

payment/deposit

208
Q

la trêve

A

break/ceasefire

209
Q

le loyer

A

rent

210
Q

louer

A

to rent

211
Q

à louer

A

for rent

212
Q

les soins

A

treatments/medical care

213
Q

la date butoir

A

deadline

214
Q

le vœu

A

wish/vow

215
Q

la crue

A

flood

216
Q

lutter

A

to combat/fight

217
Q

nocif

A

harmful

218
Q

le potimarron

A

chesnut-flavored squash

219
Q

le potiron

A

pumpkin

220
Q

les guillemets

A

quotation marks

221
Q

le pansement

A

band-aid

222
Q

le deuil

A

mourning/grief

223
Q

vilain

A

evil/wicked/nasty

224
Q

pourtant

A

yet/however

225
Q

à coup de

A

with/by

226
Q

entretenir

A

to maintain/nurture

227
Q

demeurer

A

to remain/to reside

228
Q

la mélange

A

mixture

229
Q

avaler

A

to swallow

230
Q

autant que

A

just as/as much as

231
Q

dès

A

as of/since

232
Q

l’acharnement

A

relentlessness/persistance

233
Q

aller plus vite que la musique

A

to run before you can walk

234
Q

Il n’en est rien

A

this is not the case

235
Q

Sur-le-champ

A

on the spot

236
Q

rebrousser chemin

A

to turn back/around

237
Q

recolter ce qu’on a semé

A

chickens come home to roost (karma)

238
Q

Mentir comme un arracheur de dents

A

to lie through one’s teeth

239
Q

clair comme de l’eau de roche

A

crystal clear

240
Q

Mettre la charrue avant les boeufs

A

put the cart before the horse

241
Q

Frais comme un gardon

A

fresh as a daisy

242
Q

La fin justifie les moyens

A

the end justifies the means

243
Q

ne pas mâcher ses mots

A

not to mince words

244
Q

Couper la poire en deux

A

make a compromise

245
Q

En deux temps trois mouvement

A

in no time at all

246
Q

C’est une autre paire de manches

A

that’s a whole different ballgame

247
Q

mordre à quelque chose

A

to sink your teeth into/take the bait

248
Q

c’est une sainte nitouche

A

she looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth

249
Q

être à couteaux tirés

A

to be at each other’s throats

250
Q

échiquier politique

A

political spectrum

251
Q

Avoir un casier judiciaire vierge

A

to have a clean criminal record

252
Q

un maillon de la chaîne

A

a link in the chain

253
Q

parer à

parer

A

to avoid, ward off

254
Q

la mode

A

fashion

255
Q

le mode

A

a medium

256
Q

la manière dans lui m’a parlait

A

the way he spoke to me

257
Q

cependant

A

however

258
Q

d’âge mûr

A

middle-aged

259
Q

mineur

A

miner

260
Q

le coin

A

corner

261
Q

isolé

A

lonely (place)

262
Q

seul/solitaire

A

lonely (person)

263
Q

alors que / tandis que

A

whereas

264
Q

la maîtrise (de la langue)

A

command/expertise (of language)

265
Q

l’élocution

A

delivery (of articulation)

266
Q

couramment

A

fluent

267
Q

ce dernier

A

the latter

268
Q

frimer

A

to show off

269
Q

minutieux

A

with attention to detail

270
Q

le geai bleu

A

blue jay

271
Q

cela dit

A

mind you

272
Q

langue de bois

A

waffle/stalling language

273
Q

Ils étaient accoudés au bastingage.

A

They were leaning over the rail.

274
Q

Ils marchaient vite.

A

They walked/were walking fast.

275
Q

Ils s’agenouillèrent et prièrent.

A

They knelt and prayed.

276
Q

Il resta assis tout au long de la visite.

A

He sat through the whole visit.

277
Q

la dénigrement

A

disparagement

278
Q

balancer

A

to throw/swing

279
Q

prétendument

A

allegedly/supposedly

280
Q

prétendre

A

to claim

281
Q

faire semblant

A

to pretend

282
Q

se tarir

A

to dry up

283
Q

freiner

A

to put the brakes on

284
Q

les freins

A

brakes

285
Q

d’autant que

A

all the more so / especially since

286
Q

l’acharnement

A

relentlessness / relentless attacks

287
Q

s’insurger

A

to rise up / to rebel

288
Q

la sonnette

A

doorbell

289
Q

verser

A

to pour

290
Q

aussi loin que je m’en souvienne

A

as long as I can remember

291
Q

pression sanguine élevée

A

high blood pressure

292
Q

serré

A

tight

293
Q

exaltant(e)

A

exhilarating

294
Q

s’enfoncer

A

to sink, dive into

295
Q

décevante

A

disappointing

296
Q

il parait que…

A

heard on the grape vine that…

297
Q

relâché

A

lax

298
Q

la dot

A

dowry

299
Q

il est doté d’un amour de poesie

A

he is gifted by a love of poetry

300
Q

savant(e)

A

scholar

301
Q

des connaissances amples

A

breadth of knowledge

302
Q

purement

A

purely

303
Q

ordinare/banal/médiocre

A

undistinguished

304
Q

un style laborieux

A

a laboured style

305
Q

n’arrive pas à…

A

to fail to…

306
Q

crédule

A

gullible

307
Q

nuire

A

to harm

308
Q

la laïcité

A

secularism

309
Q

soumis(e)

A

submissive/docile

310
Q

se méfier

A

to exercise caution / be wary

311
Q

l’épanouissement

A

self-fulfillment

312
Q

apprivoiser

A

to tame/domesticate

313
Q

s’affranchir

A

to emancipate

314
Q

guérir

A

to cure

315
Q

panser

A

to dress (a wound)

316
Q

aigu

A

acute/sharp

317
Q

la lutte

A

fight/struggle

318
Q

la mondanité

A

worldliness

319
Q

l’âge venant…

A

with age/as you get older…

320
Q

mâcher

A

to chew

321
Q

aigre

A

sour

322
Q

la tombe

A

grave

323
Q

la belle-mère

A

step-mother

324
Q

le beau-père

A

step-father

325
Q

la belle-soeur

A

sister-in-law

326
Q

beau-frère

A

brother-in-law

327
Q

la certitude

A

certainty

328
Q

intoxication alimentaire

A

food-poisoning

329
Q

d’une traite

A

in one go/without stopping

330
Q

le dédale

A

labrynth/maze

331
Q

le bitume

A

asphalt

332
Q

le nid-de-poule

A

pothole

333
Q

la chaussée

A

roadway

334
Q

lascives

A

lustful

335
Q

le pis

A

udder

336
Q

les gencives

A

gums

337
Q

l’allure

A

look/appearance

338
Q

le cas échéant

Le cas échéant, peut-elle être remboursée ?

A

when necessary / if appropriate

If necessary, can it be reimbursed?

339
Q

la démarche

A

gait/approach

340
Q

désabusée

A

disillusioned

341
Q

une nationale

A

main road

342
Q

la pente

A

slope

343
Q

adoucissement

A

softening

344
Q

doucement

A

gently

345
Q

glisser

A

to slip

346
Q

rapprocher

A

bring closer

347
Q

bouleverser

A

to upset/distress

348
Q

les bosses

A

bumps

349
Q

la côte

A

coast/rib/hill

350
Q

le marié

A

groom

351
Q

la mariée

A

bride

352
Q

les fossés

A

fractures/divides

353
Q

combler le fossé

A

bridge the gap

354
Q

se frotter les yeux

A

to rub one’s eyes

355
Q

le fardeau

A

burden

356
Q

le péché

A

sin

357
Q

exaucer

A

to answer/satisfy

358
Q

parier

A

to bet/wager