French Personal Phrases Flashcards

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Endiguer

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To Contain/curb/block/dam

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Estivale

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Summer season

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La Débrousillage

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Clearing of undergrowth

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Réprise

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Resumption/repeat

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Ne pas se mentir

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Don’t kid yourself

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Mentir

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To lie/kid

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Relier

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Reconnect/to link up with again

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Prendre un coup d’œil sur

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To keep an eye on

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Bouton de fièvre

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A coldsore

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Coup de fièvre

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Feverish attack

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Coupable

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Guilty

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Dénoncer

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To denounce

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Spéculateur

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Speculator

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Crise financière

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Financial crisis

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Paravent

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Screen or shade

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Faiblesse

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Weakness

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Les Agences de notation

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Ratings agencies

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Voire…

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…or even/ not to mention….

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Quand même

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Nevertheless/still & all

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Sensible

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Sensitive

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Être sensible aux compliments

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To like compliments

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J’ai la gorge sensible

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I have a sore throat

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Porte_parole

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Spokesman/person

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C’est ainsi que

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This is how…..

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Les données

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The data

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Mettre qqchose en doute

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To call something into question

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Cela se discute

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That is open to question

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La Piste

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Bicycle lane/downhill ski/runway/skating rink/sample card/track/trail

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Dans un instant

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In a moment

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Écraser

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To crush/run over/squash

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S’écraser

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To have a crash

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32
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Se faire écraser

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To get run over

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33
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Veut pouvoir contröler

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Wants the power to control

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Rassembler

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To gather/assemble

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Mise en demeure

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Formal notice

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Témoignage

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Story/account/evidence/testimony

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Le calendrier

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The calender

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L’horlôge

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The clock

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39
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Les Titres

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The (news) headlines

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40
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La Baleine

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The Whale

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41
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Un requin

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A shark

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Une sirène

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A mermaid

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À l’instar de

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As with/just like

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À juste titre

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Quite rightly/ Understandably

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Apéro

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Abbreviation for Aperatif

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46
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S’est tué

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Was killed

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Ivresse

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Intoxication/exilaration

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Une état d’ivresse

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In a drunken state

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Se solder

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To end up as…

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À votre actif

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In your favour

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Toujours/Encore

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Still

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52
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La chute

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Fall

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53
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Faire chuter

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Fall down

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54
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S’enfoncer

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To push in/To break down

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Par-dessous

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Underneath/Below…..

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Prédire

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To predict

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Remporter

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To win

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Reculer

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To put back/ To put off

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Agrafer

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To staple

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Coller

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To stick or to paste

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Savoir faire

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Knowhow

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62
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Intervenant

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Participant/speaker/Stake Holder

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S’affranchir

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To evade/to free oneself

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Franchise

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Exemption

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Aléatoire

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Unpredictable/Random

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Défectuosité

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Imperfections/defects

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Prélablement

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Beforehand

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Mandataire

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Agent

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Faire le deuil

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To mourn/To get over

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Le Cauchemar

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A nightmare

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71
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Un cauchemar éveillé

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A living nightmare

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72
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Tout à fait correct

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Quite right

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73
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Arranger

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To straighten/to smooth.

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74
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Soulever

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To bring up/ to raise/ to arouse

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75
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Le chaq’un pour soi

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Everyone for himself.

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76
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Navré

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Heartbroken/sorry

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77
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Feuilleton

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TV series/serial

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Chagrin

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Sadness/ Despondency

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79
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Démissionner

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To resign/ To quit

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80
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Vous m’entendez ?

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Do you hear me ?

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Poursuivre

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To pursue/ to chase

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Parvenir

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To reach/To arrive/To achieve

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83
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En train de ……

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In the process of

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84
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Le coup d’envoi

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A kick off/ a start

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85
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Dépouiller

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To skin/ to rob

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À priori

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At first sight/in principle/at first glance

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87
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Bousculer

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To push/jostle/rush

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88
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Se bousculer

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To push or rush/To tumble out

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89
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Tout a fait

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Exactly

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Reclamer

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To ask for/ call for/ to claim

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Reprocher

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To complain

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Briser

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To break/ to shatter/ to destroy

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S’emparer

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To seize/ to get hold of.

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Pantin

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A Puppet

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Déposer

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To lodge/ To lodge a claim

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Verve

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Eloquence

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Bienfaiteurs

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Benefactors

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Témoin

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Witness

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Rencontres

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Encounter/ meetings with ….

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Se souvenir

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To remember/ recollect

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101
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Rendre visite

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Pay a visit

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102
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S’installer

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To insert oneself/ to join in to a group/ to settle in

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103
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Mobylette

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A moped/ A scooter

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Friand

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To be very fond of something.
To be a lover
Puff pastry/parcel

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Potain

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Gossip

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106
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Mondain

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A socialite

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Divertir

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To amuse/ to entertain

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108
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Se divertir

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To amuse oneself

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109
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Un objectif

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A purpose

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110
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Se solder

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To end up As

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Éthylique

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Alcoholic

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À votre actif

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In your favour

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Les actifs

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Assets

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114
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Toujours/encore

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Still

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La chute

Faire chuter

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A fall

To fall down

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S’enfoncer

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To push in/to break down

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Par-dessous

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Underneath

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Prédire

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To predict

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Remporter

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To win

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Porte-parole

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Spokesperson

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Reculer

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To put back/to put off

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Agrafer

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To staple

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Coller

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To stick sth to

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Savoir-faire

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Knowhow

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Intervenant

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Stakeholder

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La mise en jeu

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The coming into play

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Il fallait

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It was necessary to/ it had to

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S’affranchir

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To evade/to free oneself

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Franchise

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An exemption

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Aléatoire

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Unpredictible

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Défectuosité

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Defect/imperfection

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Préalablement

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Beforehand

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Mandataire

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Agent

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Faire le deuil

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To mourn someone/to get over someone.

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Le cauchemar

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A nightmare

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Un cauchemar éveillé

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A living nightmare

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Tout à fait

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Exactly/right !/correct! !

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Une grève

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A strike

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139
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Arranger

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To straighten/ To smooth out.

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Soulever

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To bring up/ to raise/ to arouse

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Navré

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Heartbroken/sorry

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142
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Feuilleton

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A serial/a series (eg: Fair City)

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Chagrin

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Sadness/despondency

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144
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Démissioner

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To resign

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145
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Vraisemblablement

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Truly/really

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Poursuivre

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To pursue/to chase

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Parvenir

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To reach/to arrive at

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148
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Un coup d’envoi

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Kick off/ start off

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Un constat

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An official report

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Potain

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Gossip

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Un don

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A donation/contribution

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Milliardaire

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A billionaire

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Se murer

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To close oneself off/up

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De côté de

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On the side of

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Libre arbitre

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Free will

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Rétorquer

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To retort

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Soutenir

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To support/to side with

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Gâter

Gâté

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To ruin/to spoil/ to indulge

Ruined

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Abîmer

S’abimer

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To damage

To get damaged/ to spoil

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Témoignage

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Account/story/evidence

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Palmarés

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List, to list

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Naufrage

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Wreck/shipwreck

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Épave

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Wreck/ write-off

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Chalutier

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A trawler (boat )

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Le bout du tunnel

La lumière au bout du tunnel

Voir au bout du tunnel

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At the end of the tunnel

The light at the end of the tunnel

To see the light at the end of the tunnel

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La lumière soit fait

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Let light be shined

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La manche

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The ( english) channel

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Les parages

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The neighbourhood/the area/the environs

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Sous-marin

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A submarine

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Éventrer

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To Rip open/ to gore

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La coque

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The hull/ the body of the ship

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Au delà de

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Further/beyond the…/outside of ….

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Il aura fallu

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It will have been needed…

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S’achever

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To have reached the end of one’s journey,/ to have achieved one’s end
To have achieved one’s goal/end…..

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Se trouver

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To find yourself…

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Quelque part

Quelque part ailleurs

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Somewhere

Somewhere else

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Quand même

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Really/ nevertheless/ Regardless

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Porter plainte

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To lay charges against

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La canicule

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A heatwave

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180
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Au moins

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At least

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Se poursuivre

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To continue/ to last

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Panneau d’affichage

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Notice board/ billboard

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Ou bien…..

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Or else…..

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Déontologie

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Ethics

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Émeutes

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Race riots

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Déranger

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To upset

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Autrement dit

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In other words

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Une amende

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A fine

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Depuis

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From/since

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Reconnaître

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To recognise

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Passible de..

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Punishable

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Punition

Châtiment

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Punishment

Punishment (stronger)

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Entraîner

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To lead to/ to cause

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Infructueux

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Fruitless/ unsuccessful

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Tentative

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Attempt

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Prévoir

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Foresee/ to intend to/ to anticipate

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Aiguilleur du ciel

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Air traffic controller

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Préavis

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Advance notice

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Frôler

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To nudge/ to border

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Désormais

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From now on

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Irrespirable

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Stifling/ unbreathable

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Prendre feu

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To take fire

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Un panneau

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A notice

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Alors que

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When/while/whereas/even though

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À la faveur de

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Thanks to …..

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Rémarquable

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Noticeable

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Penchant

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Tendency

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Ancré

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Anchored

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La conmune

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The community

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Émeutes

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Riots

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La banlieue

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Outskirts/suburbs

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Passé par

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Agreed by

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Économie de marché

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Market economy

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Appartenir

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To belong to

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Se tenir

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To stand

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Pire encore

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Worse still

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Entre eux

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Among themselves

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Se structurer

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To organise/ to structure oneself

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Le patronat

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Employers/management

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Le patron

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The boss

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Lorsque

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When, as

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Licenciements

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Redundancies

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Licencié

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Made redundant

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Mépriser

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To scorn, to ridicule

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Coup de poing

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A punch

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Poing

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A fist

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Plus étonnant

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More astonishing

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Étonné

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Astonished/amazed

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Ça marche

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It works

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Enlèvement

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Kidnapping

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Alors que

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Whereas

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Cadre

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Framework

In the context of …..

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Indemnités

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Compensation/ damages

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Indemnities de licenciement

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Redundancy payments

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Se pencher sur

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To look into

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Pencher

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To lean to tilt

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Séquestrer

A

To imprison, to detain

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Au bord de …

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On the verge of….

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239
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La fermeture

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The closure

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Un mouvement social

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Industrial action

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241
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En raison de….

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Because…..

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Actualités social

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Current affairs

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Un chiffre

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A figure

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L’Arbitre

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Referee

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Le gardien de but

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Goalkeeper

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L’attaquante

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Attacker/forward

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Fâché

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Angry

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Être en colère

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To be very angry

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Dégoûter

Dégouté

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To disgust

Disgusted

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Une boufée de chaleur

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Hot flushes

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J’ai chaud

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I’m sexy (hot)

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Il m’enerve

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He gets on my nerves

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J’en ai marré

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I’ve had enough

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La retraite

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The pension

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Le truc

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A thing

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Q

Déménager à

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To move house

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Mannequin

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Model

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Je ne connais pas beaucoup d’elle

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I don’t know a lot about her.

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Je le trouve……

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I find him…….

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Q

Envers

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Towards

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Q

Se divorcer

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To become divorced

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Q

Plus connu de….

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Better known…..

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Son frère aîné

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His older brother

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Q

Se mettre á

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To take up ( to undertake)

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Se mettre

Elle se met à la guitar

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To take up (to undertake)

She took up the guitar

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Q

La scolarité

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Schooling

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S’inscrire

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To enroll

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Q

Accéder à

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To access
To accede to

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Q

Tromper

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To cheat

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Fair alors beaucoup parler de

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To be spoken a lot about

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Q

La guitar sèche

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Accoustic guitar

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Q

Se laisser

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To allow yourself to…

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273
Q

Des lors

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From then on

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Produit intérieur brut
(PIB)

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GDP

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Par rapport à

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In comparison to

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Q

Le retournement

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The turnaround

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Q

Éclater

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Burst

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Q

Bulle immobilière

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Property bubble

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Q

Ainsi

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Like this

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Q

Le pic

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The peak

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Q

À présent

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At present

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Q

Chûte

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A collapse

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Q

Chûter

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To collapse

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Q

S’inquiéter

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To be worried about

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Q

Du coup…
Et du coup…..

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So
And so….

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Q

Au verso

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On the other side

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Auprès de

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Beside. In front of, close to, near

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Q

Bien au contraire

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Quite the contrary

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Q

Éclaboussé

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Splashed around

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Q

Autant dire que…..

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One might as well say…..

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Q

Bel et bien….

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Well & truly…..

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Q

Entrer en contact avec……

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To make contact with……

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Q

Est ce que je peux m’asseoir

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Can I sit down

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Q

Ça y est…

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That’s it….

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Q

Vexer

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To vex

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Q

Je reprends le travail en dix minutes

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I return to work in 10 minutes

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Q

Un jour de congé

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A day off

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298
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Je vous ai vue

A

I saw you

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299
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Davantage

A

More

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300
Q

Mon idée à moi

Ce livre est à moi

A

My own idea

This book is mine

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301
Q

Ni toi ni moi ne nous n’avons fait les devoirs

A

Neither you or I have not done our homework.

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302
Q

Une euphamisms

A

An understatement

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303
Q

Un réalisateur

A

A film director

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304
Q

Une feuille

A

A page

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305
Q

Belle-mere

A

Step-mother
OR
Mother-in-law

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306
Q

Un beau-père

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Stepfather
Or
Father-in-law

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307
Q

Un amant

A

A lover

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308
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Une concubine

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Live-in partner (but not married)

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309
Q

Con

A

Bloody idiot

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310
Q

Draguer

A

To chat up

To flirt

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311
Q

Avoir l’air de….

A

To look like…..

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312
Q

De quoi j’ai l’air

A

What do I look like

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313
Q

Occupe-toi de tes oignons

A

Mind your own business

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314
Q

D’occasion

A

Second-hand

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315
Q

Délocaliser

A

Outsourcing

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316
Q

Éprouvante

A

Testing/Punishing

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317
Q

En proie

A

Prey to/Prone to

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318
Q

Les sans-abris

A

The homeless

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319
Q

Abriter

A

To shelter

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320
Q

Vieilissement

A

Ageing

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321
Q

Kifer

A

Aimer (slang)

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322
Q

Blè/fric/pognon

A

Money (Slang)

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323
Q

Figurez-vous !

A

Guess what ?
Y’know what ?

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324
Q

Sournois

Eg: cet homme a un air sournois

A

Sly/shifty/underhand

This man looks shifty

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325
Q

Coincé

A

Cornered

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326
Q

Une caution bancaire

A

A bank guarantee

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327
Q

La vieille ville

A

The old town

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328
Q

Saisonnière

A

Seasonal

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329
Q

Emménager

Déménager

A

To move into (a house)

To move out (of a house)

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330
Q

En cas de défaut

A

In case of default

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331
Q

Logement de rêve

A

A dream home

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332
Q

Prendre fin

A

To end
Or
To approach the end….

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333
Q

Introuvable

A

Nowhere to be found

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334
Q

Déceler

A

To detect

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335
Q

La monture des lunettes

A

The frames of glasses

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336
Q

Se retourner

A

To return (yourself)

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337
Q

Dans la mesure où…

A

Insofar as…..

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338
Q

Embarcation

A

A craft (eg: aircraft, boat)

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339
Q

À bord…

A

On board…

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340
Q

Après avoir chuté de 500 pieds

A

After having fallen from 500 feet

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341
Q

Qu’est-il arrivé au…..

A

What happened to….

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342
Q

S’abriter

A

To take shelter from

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343
Q

….Les autorités tentent de comprendre pourquoi

A

….The authorities, trying to understand why….

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344
Q

Trucs et astuces

A

Tips and tricks (to better do something)

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345
Q

Marcher à quatre pattes

A

To crawl ( a baby)

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346
Q

Jouer des tours

A

To play tricks (on someone)

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347
Q

Eau peu profonde

A

Shallow water

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348
Q

Un Piéton

A

A Pedestrian

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349
Q

Frôler

A

To brush/graze/pass by

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350
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Ambulanciers

A

Ambulance men

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351
Q

Antécédent….

A

History/background of …..

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352
Q

Dépêcher

A

To hurry to/send to

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353
Q

Redressement judiciaire

A

Receivership (business)

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354
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Réprise

A

Resumption

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355
Q

Se retirer du….

A

To withdraw from……

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356
Q

Navire

A

Ship

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357
Q

Chargé de

A

Full with/laden with/packed with

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358
Q

Maïs

A

Maize

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359
Q

S’atténuer

A

Allieviate/soften/reduce.

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360
Q

Entamer

A

Begin/start/open

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361
Q

Rédouter

Rédouté par….

A

To fear

Feared by …….

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362
Q

Atténuer

A

To reduce/attenuate

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363
Q

Monter en flèche

A

Rise rapidly/sharply/steeply

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364
Q

Chargement

A

Cargo

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365
Q

Faire fureur

A

Be all the rage/ be in great demand.

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366
Q

Un déplacement

A

A trip

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367
Q

Démentir

Nier

A

To deny

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368
Q

Denoncer

A

To denounce
To condemn.

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369
Q

Bétise

A

Stupidity
Idiocy

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370
Q

Malgré tout

A

In spite of everything

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371
Q

Appartenir

A

To belong to

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372
Q

Prendre en charge

A

Take control of

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373
Q

Revendiquer

A

To claim to be
To demand

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374
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Mettre en garde

A

To warn

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375
Q

I
Mettre en œuvre

A

Put in motion
To begin
Implementation

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376
Q

Sans encombre

A

Without difficulty

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377
Q

Avertir

A

To warn

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378
Q

Toujours

A

Still

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379
Q

La tenu des élections

A

The holding of elections

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380
Q

Jamais

A

Ever

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381
Q

Controversée

A

Controversial

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382
Q

Barrage routière

A

Road block

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383
Q

Partir en fumée

A

To be destroyed by fire

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384
Q

Numérisation

A

Digitisation

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385
Q

Enregistrer

A

To record

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386
Q

Expédier/dépêcher.

A

To send/dispatch

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387
Q

Il est/était en vie

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He is/was alive

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388
Q

Éxpedition

A

Shipment

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389
Q

Renverser

Se faire renverser

A

To spill
To knock down

To get or be knocked down

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390
Q

Flèche

A

Arrow

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391
Q

Se rejouir

A

Congratulate yourself

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392
Q

Excentrique

A

Eccentric

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393
Q

Manœuvre

A

Manouvres

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394
Q

Quasiment

A

Nearly, almost, practically

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395
Q

Unaniment

A

Unanimously

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396
Q

D’ores et déjà

A

Already

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397
Q

Consigne

A

Advice

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398
Q

S’affronter

A

To confront

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399
Q

Avoir conscience que…..

A

To be aware that…..

400
Q

Pour en savoir plus…..

A

To know more about…..

401
Q

Nappe phréatique

A

Water table

402
Q

Faucher

Fauchê

A

To cut down/ to flatten/ to scythe

Flattened

403
Q

Virer

A

To sack/fire/ chuck out

404
Q

Survenir

A

To occur/ to arise

405
Q

Le détroit (de Taïwan)

A

The Taiwan straits.

A strait or a narrowing

406
Q

À priori

A

On the face of it……

At first glance……..

407
Q

La propagation du….

A

The spread of……

408
Q

Amaigri

Affaibli

A

Thinner

Weaker/feeble

409
Q

Fraude fiscale

A

Financial fraud

410
Q

Aménagement de peine

Une peine

A

Sentence reduction

A sentence (legal)

411
Q

Câlin

A

A cuddle

412
Q

Bienveillance

A

Kindness/gentleness/ goodwill

413
Q

Avaient été reconnu coupable……

A

They have been found guilty….

414
Q

Un fourgon

A

A van.

415
Q

Il leur est reproché de ne pas avoir payé d’impôts….

Reprocher

A

They were charged with not having paid tax…..

To charge (someone) with

416
Q

Escroquerie

Un escroc

A

A swindle

A swindler

417
Q

La Joconde

A

The Mona Lisa.

418
Q

Amorcer

A

Starting at/in

419
Q

Refraîchessement

A

Cooling/becoming fresh or cool

420
Q

Il se peut que…..

A

It is possible that…..
It may be that…!
It could be that……

421
Q

Autrement

A

Otherwise

422
Q

Largage

A

Air drops (of water from a firefighting plane)

423
Q

La foudre

A

Bolt of lightning

424
Q

La rafale de vent

A

A gust of wind.

425
Q

De Près

A

Close up / nearby

426
Q

Carnet de bord

A

Log book

427
Q

Détroit de Taïwan

A

Taiwan Straits

428
Q

Un escalade

A

An increase/ an escalation

429
Q

À l’aune de…..

A

In the light of….
From the perspective of

430
Q

Anéantir

A

To destroy/ to annhiliate/ to wipe out

431
Q

À l’aune de…..

A

In the light of/according to

432
Q

Velléités

A

The goals/desires/wishful thinking

433
Q

Ressortissant

A

Citizen

434
Q

La mer de Chine Méridional

A

The south china sea

435
Q

Voila pourquoi…

A

This is why…..

436
Q

Le bâtiment

A

A ship/a vessel ( in a naval context )

437
Q

Et pour cause

A

And for good reason

438
Q

S’envoler

A

To take flight to

439
Q

Dépayser

A

Have a change of scenery/different experience
(From Pays)

440
Q

Gourmandise

A

Self-indulgence/Greed….

441
Q

Les prétendues différences

A

The presumed differences

442
Q

Opiniâtreté

A

Stubbornness/obstinacy/tenacity

443
Q

Exténuant

A

Exhausting/gruelling

444
Q

À bout du souffle…..

A

At the end of its tether…..

445
Q

In store for him.

A

(Quelque chose) qui est en perspective pour lui.

446
Q

Au lendemain de/du

A

Following the…..

447
Q

Aménagement

A

Arrangement/organisation/layout/adjustment

448
Q

Dèconvenu(e)

A

Disappointment

449
Q

Balade
Balader

A

A stroll/a ramble
To bring someone for a stroll/ramble/a drive

450
Q

Brasser

A

To brew
To mix
To mingle

451
Q

Phoque
Le bébé phoque

A

A seal
A baby seal

452
Q

Voyager autrement

A

Travelling in a different way
Travelling differently

453
Q

Un juron

A

A swear word/ a curse

454
Q

Poivre noir moulu

A

Ground black pepper

455
Q

Pain perdu

A

French toast

456
Q

L’Alcool à brûler

A

Methylated Spirits

457
Q

éclaboussures

A

Splashes or splatters

458
Q

L’huile de coude

A

Elbow grease

459
Q

Compte à rebours

A

A Countdown

460
Q

Avarie

A

Damage

461
Q

S’élancer

A

To take off (eg a rocket )

462
Q

Papier Sulfurisé

A

Greaseproof paper

463
Q

Tinfoil

A

Papier d’aluminium

Papier d’alu (familiar)

464
Q

Après que….

A

Since…..

465
Q

Le Brevet

A

Junior cert exam in france

466
Q

Le BAC (Baccalaureat)

A

French equivalent of the leaving cert.

467
Q

Gangrener

A

To corrupt
To poison/make gangrenous

468
Q

Fusillade

A

Burst of Gunfire

469
Q

Faire feu

A

To open fire

470
Q

Ronger

A

To knaw/to chew away/

471
Q

Engrenage

A

Spiral/cycle/chain of events

472
Q

Fiche

A

Record/flash card

473
Q

Toxicomane

A

Drug addict

474
Q

Délinquance

A

Delinquincy

475
Q

Dégager

A

To clear/remove/extract

476
Q

Se jouer

A

To take place

477
Q

Du coup

A

As a result

478
Q

Covoiturer

A

Car pooling

479
Q

Doter

A

To equip/to furnish/to provide/ to endow/to bestow.

480
Q

Sondage du sortie des urnes

A

Exit poll

481
Q

Reprendre
Reprise

A

To Retake
Retaken

482
Q

Revenir à la normalité

A

Return to normality

483
Q

Arriver en tête

A

To lead

484
Q

Déclencher

A

To start/to trigger/to spark/to provoke/to set off

485
Q

Aterrir

A

To land

486
Q

Le Pare-brise

Le coffre (d’une voiture)

A

Windscreen

Boot (of a car )

487
Q

La cherté de la vie

A

High cost of living.

488
Q

Le diable est dans le détail

A

The devil is in the detail

489
Q

Entamer

A

Start/make a start on/begin

490
Q

Subject to……

A

Sous réserve de…..

491
Q

Glissement de terrain….

A

Landslide.

492
Q

D’autant que

A

Especially since….
All the more so since
All the more so because

493
Q

Repérer

A

To notice/to spot.
To find/ to locate/to discover

494
Q

Fair un tour en ville/en voiture

A

Go for/Have a look around town
Go for a walk/stroll/drive/spin

495
Q

En tout cas

A

In any event
Anyway
In any case

496
Q

Enviseable

A

Possible/worth considering

497
Q

Faire en sorte que

A

To ensure that
To make sure that

498
Q

Un semi-remorque

A

An articulated lorry

499
Q

Tricher

A

To cheat/not play fair/shortchange

500
Q

Attrister

A

To sadden

501
Q

Se redonner le sens

A

To make sense of

502
Q

Se passer

A

To happen

503
Q

Alitée

A

Bedridden
Confined to bed

504
Q

Mettre á l’épreuve

A

Put to the test

505
Q

Vaillement

A

Valiantly

506
Q

Déchiffrement

A

Deciphering
Decoding

507
Q

Se réaliser

A

To happen

508
Q

Brouhaha

A

Noise
Racket

509
Q

Á la tête de

A

At the head of

510
Q

Placarder

A

To Post/to stick/

511
Q

Terrasser

A

To floor
To destroy

512
Q

Flèche

A

An arrow

513
Q

Embouchure du Nil

A

The mouth of the Nile

514
Q

Fustiger

A

To flay/ to castigate.

515
Q

Metteur en scène

A

(Film) Director

516
Q

Porté Á l’encontre de

A

Levelled Against.

517
Q

Elle est sortie du silence

A

She broke her silence.

518
Q

S’est exprimé.

A

Spoke

519
Q

Qui remontent á

A

Which go back to.

520
Q

Diffusé sur TF1
Une diffusion

A

Broadcast on TF1
A broadcast.

521
Q

Obus

A

(Artillery) Shells

522
Q

Cartouches

A

Cartridges

523
Q

Char

A

Army tank

524
Q

Alors que

A

While

525
Q

Avions-cargo

A

Cargo planes

526
Q

Escalade

A

Rock climbing

527
Q

Ruse

Ruser

A

A trick/a ruse/ a cunning plan

To scheme/ to plot/to scheme

528
Q

Avion de chasse

A

Fighter Jet

529
Q

Se tourner vers

A

To turn to

530
Q

Incessante

A

Relentless
Incessant

531
Q

Reclamer

A

To demand
To beg for
To ask for

532
Q

Eacalade

A

Escalation of
An increase in

533
Q

Par crainte de

A

For fear of….

534
Q

Élargissement du conflict

A

A widening of the conflict.

535
Q

Piqûre

A

Prod
Injection
Sting

536
Q

Repérer

A

To notice/spot/discover

537
Q

Grumpy

A

Grincheux

538
Q

Lorgner

A

Desire/covet/ogle

539
Q

Il y a des autre chats à fuetter

A

There are other fish to fry

(Literally: there are other cats to flog)

540
Q

Au plus haut

A

At the highest….

541
Q

Le pire rest á venir

A

The worst is yet to come

542
Q

Des difficultés d’approvisionnement

A

Supply difficulties

543
Q

La flambée des prix d’énergie

A

The explosion in energy costs

544
Q

Qui met à mal la filière

A

Which hurts the industry

545
Q

C’est bien plus grave que…..

A

It’s much more serious than…..

546
Q

Guérison

A

Recovery
Healing

547
Q

Bouscoulade
Se bousculer

A

A serious crush ( of a crowd)
To jostle

548
Q

Bien évidament

A

Of course

549
Q

Blocus

A

Blocade

550
Q

Embouscade

A

Ambush

551
Q

Au plus près

A

As close as possible
Up close
Up close & personal

552
Q

Enlèvement

A

Kidnapping
Abduction

553
Q

Bâcler

A

To botch

554
Q

Sewol

A

Seoul (capital of South Korea)

555
Q

Faire mort

A

To kill

556
Q

La vitesse de son

A

The speed of sound

557
Q

Ogive nucléaire

A

Nuclear warhead

558
Q

Fuseau horaire

A

Time zones

559
Q

S’afficher

A

To be Displayed
To post up (display)

560
Q

Coffret

A

Small box / Small case

561
Q

La Puce

A

Insect

Electronic chip

562
Q

Dos au mur

A

Back to the wall

563
Q

En mesure de vérifier

A

Able to verify…
In a position to verify…

564
Q

Heurter

A

To collide with
To crash into
To bump into

565
Q

Interpeller

A

To arrest
To detain
To take in

566
Q

Indemnité de départ

A

Redundancy package

567
Q

Argentique

A

Analog

568
Q

Une loupe

A

A magnifying glass

569
Q

Ça va me revenir

A

It will come back to me
(If I have forgotten something)

570
Q

J’étais dans les bras de Morphée

A

I was fast asleep

571
Q

Le domâge collatéral

A

Collateral damage

572
Q

Les biens et les services

A

Goods & services

573
Q

Eau courante

A

Running water

574
Q

Animal de compagne

A

Domestic animal
(Pet dog/cat)

575
Q

Se fissurer

A

To be split

576
Q

Relâchement des précautions

A

Relaxation of precautions

577
Q

Des tribunes

A

Terraces (of a football stadium)

578
Q

Je vais l’éteindre et rallumer

A

I’m going to switch it off and restart it

579
Q

Détartrer la chaudière

La chaudiére

A

Descale the water boiler

The water boiler/heater

580
Q

Resérvoir de mazout

Mazout

A

Oil tank

Home heating oil

581
Q

Intervenir

A

To take place
To interfere
To meddle

582
Q

Un canon à eau

A

A water cannon

583
Q

Mobilier

A

Furniture

584
Q

Munis de …

A

Armed with….
Equipped with …..

585
Q

Le coup d’envoi

A

The kickoff (of a football match)

586
Q

Tendue

A

Strained, tense ….

587
Q

Un coup de fusil tiré par un autre chasseur

A

A gunshot fired by another hunter

588
Q

Ses jours n’étaient pas en danger

A

Was not life threatening.

589
Q

Un sanglier a surgi
Surgir

A

The wild boar attacked (lunged forward)
To lunge/leap forward

590
Q

S’emparer

A

To capture/to seize/to catch/to take hold of

591
Q

Faire naître à

A

To give rise to

592
Q

To crown everything
To add insult to injury

A

Pour couronner le tout.

593
Q

De fil en aiguille

A

One thing led to another

594
Q

Trouver le temps de….

A

To find the time to…..

595
Q

Et même avec tout ça….

A

And even with all that….

596
Q

Le livre sera paru le 20 octobre
Paraître => to appear/to be published

A

The book will be published on the 20th of octobre.

597
Q

Estimation de soi

A

Self-esteem

598
Q

Secousse

A

(Earth)quake

599
Q

Perturbation

A

Disturbance
Upheaval

600
Q

Acheminement

A

Delivery
Transport

601
Q

approvisionnement

A

Supply
Provision

602
Q

Epoque

A

Period

603
Q

Gaspiller
Gâcher

A

To waste

604
Q

À ce stade

A

At this stage

605
Q

À l’appui de cette accusation

A

In support of …(this accusation)

606
Q

Selon les informations à notre disposition

A

According to the information at our disposal

607
Q

Prendre part à

A

To take part in

608
Q

Planification

A

Planning

609
Q

À la mise en œuvre

A

Putting in place

610
Q

Faisant sauter

A

Blowing up

611
Q

Bras droit zélé

A

Right hand man

612
Q

Invraisemblable

A

Unlikely
Implausible.

613
Q

Prendre autant de risques…XV

A

To take such risks….

614
Q

C’était le bon temps

A

Those were the days

615
Q

Au dépens de….

A

At the expense of……

616
Q

À des nombreuses réprises

A

On many occasions….

617
Q

Échauffement avant le match….

A

A warmup before the match

618
Q

Coéquipiers

A

Teammates

619
Q

Sortir du silence

A

To break your silence

620
Q

Perquisition

Mandat de perquisition

A

Search

Search warrant

621
Q

A baby carrier

A

Un porte-bébé

622
Q

Feuilleter

A

To flick through
To leaf tbrough

623
Q

Electric scooter

A

Une trottinette électrique.

624
Q

Even though

A

Bien que

625
Q

Voies respiratoires supérieures

A

Upper respiratory tracts

626
Q

Écoulement nasal

A

Running nose

627
Q

Confrère

A

Colleague

628
Q

Aillier de Connacht

A

The Connacht winger

629
Q

Perdre connaissance

Reprendre connaissance

A

To lose conciousness

To regain conciousness

630
Q

Une minerve

A

A neck brace

631
Q

Poursuivre son chemin

A

To make his/her/it’s way

632
Q

Recrudescence

A

Flare up or
Resurgence

633
Q

Mettre fin à

A

To call a halt to to

634
Q

La Saint-Sylvestre

A

New year’s eve

635
Q

Chauffard

A

Driver

636
Q

Entraîner

A

To cause

637
Q

…….de tout les temps

A

……..of all time.

638
Q

S’identifier à nouveau

A

To identify oneself once again

639
Q

Proxénétisme

A

Pimping
Procuring

640
Q

Controversé

A

Controversial

641
Q

Trafic d’êtres humains

A

Human trafficking

642
Q

À l’issue de…..

A

At the end of….

643
Q

Parquet

A

Public prosecutor’s office

644
Q

Le meilleur buteur de l’histoire de la ligue des champions

A

The best goalscorer in the history of the Champions league.

645
Q

Déblayer le terrain

A

Pave the way/clear the way

646
Q

Escale

A

Port of call (for a ship)
Stop or stopover

647
Q

Paquetbot de croisière

A

Cruise liner

648
Q

La coque (du bateau)

A

The hull (of the ship)

649
Q

Rejoindre

A

To meet/to join/ To reach

650
Q

Le réveillon

A

Christmas Eve or News Year’s Eve dinner

651
Q

Revirement

A

About turn
U Turn

652
Q

Trancher

A

To slice/cut
To settle on/for
To judge/decide

653
Q

Cotisation

A

Dues/subscription
Contribution

654
Q

Mettre en garde

A

To warn/to caution

655
Q

Redire

A

Reaffirm

656
Q

Grain de beauté

A

Beauty spot
Mole

657
Q

Tache de naissance

A

Birthmark

658
Q

Entretien d’embauche

A

Job interview

659
Q

Voici Quelques-Uns des….

A

Here are some of the…..

660
Q

Il a eu vent de l’affaire

A

He got wind of the affair….

661
Q

Homologue

A

Counterpart

662
Q

Les missiles à longue portée

A

Long range missiles

663
Q

Combats acharné

A

Fierce fighting

664
Q

Mandat d’arrêt

A

Arrest warrant

665
Q

Affrontements

A

Clashes/confrontations

666
Q

Revendiquer

A

To claim

667
Q

Fourgon

Fourgon de transport de fonds

A

Truck/van

Cash-in-transit van

668
Q

Reconnaissance facial

A

Facial recognition

669
Q

Pas mal de qqchose

A

Quite a lot of something….

670
Q

Revendiquer

A

To claim

671
Q

Tué par Pendaison

A

Put to death by hanging

672
Q

Champ de bataille

A

Battle field

673
Q

Préavis

A

Notice (advance notice)

674
Q

Entre autres

A

Among others

675
Q

Parrain

A

Godfather

676
Q

Une rixe

A

A row
A brawl
An altercation

677
Q

Hébété

A

Disorientated
Dazed

678
Q

Tout avait si bien commencé……

A

Everything had started so well……..

679
Q

Le Parrain

A

Godfather

680
Q

Laïc

A

Secular

681
Q

Raconter

A

Recounts/tells the story of

682
Q

Par chance

A

By chance

683
Q

La ligne ferroviaire

A

The rail line

684
Q

Partir/aller en cacahuète

A

Spin out of control

685
Q

Entériner

A

To confirm/validate/ratify

686
Q

Dénicher

A

Unearth something

687
Q

Mettre sous scelle

A

To seal off

688
Q

Un nourrison

A

An infant

689
Q

Éboueur
Éboueuse

A

Dustbinman
Dustbinwoman

690
Q

Reporter

A

To postpone

691
Q

Perdurer

A

To persist
To endure

692
Q

Mettre en avant

A

To highlight
To feature

693
Q

Décombres

A

Ruins
Rubble
Wreckage

694
Q

Déblayer

A

To clear up or out

695
Q

Débuter

A

To begin

696
Q

Au final

A

In the end

697
Q

Esquiver qqchose

A

To avoid something

698
Q

Adoucir qqchose

A

To soften ssthing

699
Q

Ressentir

A

To feel

700
Q

Une course contre la montre

A

A race against time

701
Q

Se poursuivre

A

To continue
To go on

702
Q

Entamer

A

To start
To commence

703
Q

La sang versé

A

The spilt blood

704
Q

Dégager des décombres

A

Pull out from the rubble

705
Q

Percuter

A

To crash
To collide with
To hit

706
Q

Gravats

A

Rubble

707
Q

Sidéré

A

Stunned

708
Q

Disposer de

A

To have

709
Q

Piocher

A

Dug up
Gleaned

710
Q

Patronyme

A

Surname

711
Q

Une base de données

A

A database.

712
Q

Fabriquer

A

To make/ to create

713
Q

Vitalised

A

To go viral

714
Q

Team Jorge nous raconte que….

A

Team Norge tells us that…..

715
Q

Prestation

A

Service (provided by somebody)

716
Q

Malin

A

Smart/shrewd/clever/intelligent

717
Q

Heurt

A

Conflict/friction/discord

718
Q

La mise sur écoute

A

Phone tapping

719
Q

Quoi qu’il en soit

A

In any case

720
Q

S’expatrier

Expatrier

A

To emigrate.

To exile/to send abroad

721
Q

Un bon connaisseur

A

Someone in the know

722
Q

Relativiser

A

Put things in perspective

723
Q

Agneau sacrificiel

A

Sacrificial lamb

724
Q

Moins j’en sais, mieux je me porte

A

The less I know about it, the better.

725
Q

Auprès de

A

Close to

726
Q

Un conferencier

A

A speaker/ a lecturer

727
Q

Exposé auprès de…..

A

A presentation before……

728
Q

Faire croire

A

Make believe

729
Q

Faille

A

Loophole/ flaw.

730
Q

Éventer

A

To reveal
To divulge
To get off your chest

731
Q

Mise en cause

A

Involvement

732
Q

Se targuer

A

To boast about

733
Q

Complot

A

Conspiracy

734
Q

Avent-garde

A

Forefront

735
Q

Des rides

A

Wrinkles

736
Q

Brève

A

Short news item
Newsflash

737
Q

Clé en main

A

Turnkey basis

738
Q

Redaction en chef

A

Editor

739
Q

Au méprise de la ligne éditorial

A

Contrary to the editorial line…

740
Q

Entrisme

A

Infiltration (in a political context)

741
Q

Baptisée

A

Baptized
Christened
Called

742
Q

Faire part à

A

To send to

743
Q

Afin de recueillir sa réaction

A

To get his reaction

744
Q

Libre arbitre

A

Free will

745
Q

Contourné

A

Circumvented

746
Q

Le point de départ de…..

A

The starting point

747
Q

La manipulation eléctoral

A

Electoral manipulation.

748
Q

Désinformation

A

Disinformation

749
Q

Se rendre à …….

A

To go to ……..

750
Q

Il n’y a rien

A

There is nothing

751
Q

Surnom
Surnommé

A

Nickname
Nicknamed.

752
Q

Responsable

A

Person in charge

753
Q

Quiconque

A

Anybody

754
Q

Compte tenu

A

Taking account of the…..

755
Q

À l’égard de

A

Because of

756
Q

Nous aimons être en coulisse

A

We want to be In the background

757
Q

Un cadre de la société

A

A company executive

758
Q

À l’en croire

A

According to him.

759
Q

En ligne

A

Online

760
Q

Dans l’espoir de….

A

In the hope that

761
Q

En dessous de

A

Below/beneath

762
Q

Sur nos yeux

A

Before our eyes.

763
Q

Répose en paix

A

Rest in peace.

764
Q

Les Caitlin’s

A

Cuddles

765
Q

Autrement plus sérieuses que

A

Much more serious than…

766
Q

Dispositions mis en place

A

Arrangements put in place.

767
Q

Se faire passer comme un humain.

A

To passé itself off as a human.

768
Q

Il arrive parfois que.

A

It sometimes happens that…
Or
Sometimes ….

769
Q

Créer une attitude sur le terrain.

A

To create an attitude on the ground.

770
Q

De faire apparaître que…..

A

To make it look like……

771
Q

Autres volets de l’opération.

A

Other components of the operation.

772
Q

Les leviers du pouvoir

A

The levers of power.

773
Q

Heurts

A

Clash/conflicts/friction

774
Q

Malin

A

Shrewd/Cunning

775
Q

Poignarder

Poignardé.

A

To stab

Stabbed.

776
Q

Interpeller

Interpellé

A

To arrest

To be arrested.

777
Q

Poignardé À l’arme blanche

A

Stabbed with a knife.

778
Q

Poignardé à mort

A

Stabbed to death.

779
Q

Recaler

A

To fail (an exam)

780
Q

La Carême

A

Lent

781
Q

Le fourrage

A

Fodder/feed

782
Q

Avoir

A

Credit note

783
Q

Au fait

Au fait de

A

By the way…..

Up to date with/ familiar with/up to speed with

784
Q

Gisement

A

Deposit (in a mine)

785
Q

Palmarès

A

List of winners

786
Q

Jeu d’équilibriste

A

A balancing game

787
Q

Haï eaux

A

Hateful

788
Q

Milice

A

Militant

789
Q

Ébranler

A

Unsettle/Shake/Rattle/unnerve

790
Q

Mettre en lumière

A

Shed a light on

791
Q

Au sein de….

A

At the heart of…

792
Q

En tant que…..

A

As an…..

793
Q

Une vieillée

A

A vigil

794
Q

Retirer

A

To withdraw

795
Q

Cendres

A

Ashes/cinders

796
Q

Gaz lachrymogene

A

Tear gas

797
Q

Un dialogue des sourds

A

A dialogue of the deaf.

798
Q

Mépriser

A

To be contemptuous of
To ridicules

799
Q

Nappe phréatique

A

Water table

800
Q

Rongeur

A

Rodent

801
Q

Éboueur

A

Binman/refuse collector

802
Q

Tant mieux

A

Better/much the better/good

803
Q

Être à jour

A

To be up to date

804
Q

Toute de suite

A

Right now
Next

805
Q

Pas plus, pas moins

A

No more, no less

806
Q

Audition

A

A hearing

807
Q

Liberté de parole

A

Free speech

808
Q

Avoir le cafard

A

Feel the blues/depressed/sad (informal)

809
Q

Se remettre de…

A

To recover from…..

810
Q

Chauffard

A

A very bad driver
A road hog

811
Q

Nuages à l’horizon

A

Clouds on the horizon

812
Q

Pröner

A

To extoll/ to advocate

813
Q

Coquin

A

Risqué, naughty

814
Q

Par ailleurs

A

In addition…….

815
Q

Dégrèvement

A

Tax relief

816
Q

Comparution

A

Summons/arraignment/ appearance before a court.

817
Q

En revanche

A

On the other hand

818
Q

Inculpation

Inculper

A

Charge

To be charged (with a crime)

819
Q

Tribunal

A

Court

820
Q

Terrain d’entrainment

A

Training ground

821
Q

Heurt

Heurter

A

Clash/ conflict

To clash/ to hurt/ to injure

822
Q

À la une

A

In the spotlight

823
Q

Évoquer

A

To bring up/ to remind/ to mention

824
Q

Arrestation

A

Arrest

825
Q

La corbeille

A

Waste paper bin/ trash (computer bin)

826
Q

Corbeau

A

Crow

827
Q

Sourire de salope

A

Slutty smile

828
Q

Un calmant

A

A sedative

829
Q

Faire l’amour

A

To make love

830
Q

Interner
Se faire interner

A

To confine

To be confined.

831
Q

J’en ai marré

A

I laughed about it

832
Q

Un carnet

A

A notebook

833
Q

Détente

A

Relaxation

834
Q

Où que vous soyez

A

Wherever you are

835
Q

Riposte

A

Reprisal/counterattack

836
Q

Bafouer

A

Ridicule/scorn/deride

Flout (authorities)

837
Q

Diffuser

A

Broadcast/ spread

838
Q

Lancer

A

Launcher

839
Q

Jusqu’ici

A

Until now.

840
Q

Armes de destruction massive

A

Weapons of mass destructions

841
Q

Immeuble éffondré

A

Collapsed building

842
Q

Remporter

A

To win

843
Q

Chiens de garde

A

Guard dogs

844
Q

Éclaircies

A

Sunny spells

845
Q

De son côté

A

From its side

846
Q

Faire jouer ses muscles

A

To flex their muscles

847
Q

Des préparatifs

A

Preparations

848
Q

Être en mesure de

A

Be capable of

849
Q

Le plateau de Golan

A

The Golan heights

850
Q

Retenue

A

Restraint

851
Q

Les fidèle

A

The faithful

852
Q

Aide à domicile

A

Home help

853
Q

Le littoral

A

The coastline

854
Q

Se produire

A

To occur/ to happen

855
Q

S’attendre à ce que

A

To expect that

856
Q

Canalisation

A

Pipes

857
Q

Hypothèse

A

Possibility/ hypothesis

858
Q

Entre la vie et la mort

A

Critical condition (medical)

859
Q

Nous sommes dans incapacité de dire

A

We are unable to say.

860
Q

Les décombres

A

The rubble

861
Q

Gâcher

A

To spoil

862
Q

Prendre poids

A

To put on weight

863
Q

Perdre du poids

A

To lose weight

864
Q

Grand bien vous fasse

A

Good for you.

865
Q

Garde-côté

A

Coast guard

866
Q

Déboulonner

A

Unbolt or oust

867
Q

Sonde

A

Space probe

868
Q

Coup de gueule

A

A stroke of anger.

869
Q

Le première alinéa

Alinéa

A

The first paragraph

Paragraph

870
Q

Survenir

A

To happen/ to occur.

871
Q

Un Fléau

A

A scourge/ plague/ a curse/ a bane.

872
Q

Tout à fait

A

Quite right/ exactly

873
Q

S’escrimer

A

To try/to strive/to toil

874
Q

Démarche

A

Approach/ step/ process

875
Q

Passioné

A

Fan/ enthusiast

876
Q

Bien evidemment

A

Of course/obviously

877
Q

La folie

A

The madress

878
Q

Éloigner

A

To keep away/ to distance

879
Q

Brouter

A

To graze/to browse/ to nibble

880
Q

Rien de mieux que……..

A

Nothing better than…..

881
Q

Tirs

A

(Gun)shots

882
Q

Genèse

A

Genesis/Origin

883
Q

Interpeller

A

Arrested/Taken in for questioning

884
Q

Manquer à l’appel

A

Missing in action

885
Q

Monter à Paris

A

To go up to Paris

886
Q

L’Enfoiré…….

A

The bastard/the arsehole/the motherfucker…..

887
Q

Révendiquer

A

To claim responsibility for….

888
Q

Une trêve

A

A truce

889
Q

Inculpation

A

Charge/indictment

890
Q

Soutien

A

Support

891
Q

Pas de réseau

A

No coverage
No network

892
Q

Tantôt

A

At times/sometimes

893
Q

Advenir

A

Happen/come about

894
Q

Échouer

A

To fail

895
Q

Gaz lacrymogène

A

Tear gas

896
Q

Dépouillement

A

Count (of votes )

897
Q

Sacrer

A

To Crowne/to anoint (in a competition)

898
Q

Libre arbitre

A

Free will

899
Q

Pare-brise

A

Windscreen

900
Q

Par rapport de…..

A

In comparison to…..

901
Q

Rêlacher

A

To Release/to free

902
Q

Un Bain de sang

A

A bloodbath

903
Q

La voie lactée

A

The milky way

904
Q

Emeutiers

A

Rioters

905
Q

Abri-bus

A

Bus shelter

906
Q

Faire vos valises et part

A

Pack your bags and go

907
Q

Prix coutant

A

Cost price

908
Q

Se faire d’illusions

A

To fool oneself
To mislead oneself

909
Q

Schématiser

A

To outline
To breakdown
To simplify

910
Q

Rechute
Réchuter

A

A relapse
To relapse into.

911
Q

Tabagisme

A

Smoking

912
Q

Par ailleurs

A

In addition

913
Q

Une Greffe

A

A transplant

914
Q

Évoquer

A

To allude to
To evoke something
To mention

915
Q

Récidive
Récidiver

A

A recurrence
To recur

916
Q

Dévier

A

To deviate
To change course

917
Q

Faire état de

A

Reports on

918
Q

Mettre au point par

A

Developed by

919
Q

Be s’addresse pas a….

A

Is not suitable for….

920
Q

Pour autant

A

However

921
Q

Retentir

A

Reverberate
Resound
Resonate

922
Q

Se poursuivre

A

To continue

923
Q

Sidérer

A

To stun/daze/stagger:stupify

924
Q

Déjouer

A

Foil/ outmanoeuvre/thwart

925
Q

Se doter de

A

To equip yourself with

926
Q

Assièger

A

Besieged,
Encircled
To lay siege to

927
Q

Désemparer

A

To daze/confuse/disorient/leave helpless

928
Q

Guet-Apens

A

Ambush

929
Q

Liberating

A

Debauched/depraved/licentious

930
Q

Par la suite

A

Subsequently/next

931
Q

La maison mère

A

The parent company

932
Q

Dégager

A

To clear/ to net/ to earn after tax

933
Q

Au fur et à mesure

A

Little by little/ as things go on

934
Q

Bouclier

A

A shield

935
Q

Faire état

A

To report

936
Q

Faussaire

A

Liar/deceiver/counterfeiter

937
Q

D’ores et déjà

A

Already

938
Q

Couloir

A

Corridoor

939
Q

Sur la Coulisse

A

In the background.

940
Q

Se douter

A

To suspect

941
Q

Un Circueil

A

A Coffin

942
Q

Ressentiment

A

Resentment/dislike/Bitterness

943
Q

Le viol

A

A rape

944
Q

Se procurer

A

To get/to procure

945
Q

Un pervers

A

A pervert

946
Q

Épanoui

A

Radiant, glowing, blooming

947
Q

Renier

A

Disown/renounce

948
Q

Remaniement

A

Reshuffle

949
Q

Au bout du compte

A

At the end of the day
Finally
In the final analysis

950
Q

Verglacé
Verglacé

A

Ice
Icy

951
Q

Échéance

A

Due date/maturity date

952
Q

Predilection

A

A marked preference

953
Q

Le Perron (de Matignon)

A

On the front steps of (The Matignon)

954
Q

Jour pour jour…..

A

To the day……

955
Q

La passation des pouvoirs

A

The transfer of powers

956
Q

Fructueux

A

Profitable/successful/fruitful

957
Q

Redevable de…

A

Liable for……

958
Q

Décrocher

A

To land/to get/to pick up

959
Q

Lotissement

A

Housing estate

960
Q

Rentable

A

Profitable

961
Q

Rentable

A

Profitable

962
Q

Par la suite

A

Later/subsequently/afterwards

963
Q

Le hazard fait.

A

As luck would have it.

964
Q

Du bout des lèvres

A

In a half-hearted way.

965
Q

En tant que…..

A

As….

966
Q

Plaider

A

To seek/ask for.

967
Q

Laisser planer.

A

Allow a lingering doubt.

968
Q

Entendre.

A

To intend to do/to mean to do.

969
Q

Une rupture nett.

A

A clean break./

970
Q

Bon teint

A

Dyed-in-the-wool.

971
Q

Expérimenté

A

Experienced

972
Q

Un communiqué de presse.

A

A press conference.

973
Q

Rangé

A

Organised/orderly/

974
Q

Rendre compte à quel qu’un

A

Report to someone

975
Q

Se déchaîner

A

To unleash

976
Q

…qui ne mâche pas ses mots.

A

…who does’nt mince his words.

977
Q

Un accord de principe

A

An agreement in principle.

978
Q

Enjeu

A

The stakes

979
Q

Depuis peu

A

Recently

980
Q

Esquisser à quel qu’un

A

To sketch out to someone

981
Q

Hors norme de…..

A

Extraordinary

982
Q

De faire jouer son réseau….

A

To use his networks…..

983
Q

Imposer le respect…..

A

To commend respect…

984
Q

Chargé du…..

A

With responsibility for….

985
Q

Meuble d’époque

A

Period furniture

986
Q

Pièce attenante.

A

Waiting room.

987
Q

Pièce attenante.

A

Waiting room.

988
Q

Tant de raisons….

A

So many reasons…..

989
Q

D’emblée…..

A

From the outset…..

990
Q

J’avais eu le malheur de…….

A

I had had the misfortune to…….

991
Q

Lignes directrices

A

Guidelines

992
Q

Peine perdue !

A

No chance !

993
Q

Invité vedette

A

Star guest

994
Q

Des gages

A

Pledges

995
Q

Filet

A

To dash/ to run/to skip to

996
Q

Et dans la foulée……..

A

And in the process…….

997
Q

Aux avant-postes de……

A

At the forefront of…..