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1
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ensemble autour d’une table

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around the table together

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gronder
ex. plus le monde gronde, plus le foyer est un refuge

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reprimand, rebuke

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une griffe

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brand, brand name, designer label

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l’art de vivre à la française

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the french art of living

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5
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du sol au plafond

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from floor to ceiling

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en voie de disparition

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in danger of extinction

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hélas

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unfortunately, sadly (adverb)

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un cas d’école

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textbook case, case in point, case in hand, relevant case

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chiner

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to bargain-hunt (faire les brocantes)

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10
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rafistoler

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réparer sommairement / to patch [sth] up

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se muer

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to evolver, to develop (se transformer)

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être épuisé

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sold out, out of stock, unavailable (entièrement vendu)

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13
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une gamme de prix

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a price range

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14
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jouer adroitement

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to play skillfully

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15
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germanopratin (adj)

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of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

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16
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ils n’ont de cesse de décrypter

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they are constantly deciphering

17
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à rebours

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the wrong way

18
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un ni-ni

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young person who neither works nor studies

19
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insuffler

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(susciter, inspirer) to breathe life into

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déambuler

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(aller au hasard) wander, meander

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convoiter

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(désirer) to covet, to lust after

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un mot grossier

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a bad word (impolite, rude)

23
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les principes généraux sur qqc

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the general principles of something

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détenteur,
détentrice

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(personne qui possède [qch]) holder, possessor, bearer

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garantir la bonne marche de [qch]

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(assurer le fonctionnement de [qch]) guarantee the performance of [sth], guarantee that [sth] is in good working order

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délibérer sur [qch]

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(décider) deliberate over [sth]

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à terme

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(à la fin de [qch]) in the end, over time