French Phrases - Autumn 2024 Flashcards

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a step backwards

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une reculade

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while reading the message, he realised that he had made a mistake

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En lisant le message, il a percuté qu’il avait fait une erreur

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after several explanations, he finally got it

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Après plusieurs explications, il a enfin percuté.

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to fly a kite

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faire voler un cerf-volant

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I love flying my kite

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J’aime faire voler mon cerf-volant

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time is of the essence

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le temps presse

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the warning

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la mise en garde

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lightning

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le foudre

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love at first sight

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le coup de foudre

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a cockroach

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un cafard

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to have the blues

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avoir le cafard

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a soap opera

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un feuilleton

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‘staircase wit’ (thinking of something clever after the event

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l’esprit d’escalier

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a tense situation

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une situation tendue

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to detail

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détailler

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to keep one’s position / maintain authority

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conserver son képi

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to corner / trap

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coincer

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18
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a methane leak

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une fuite de méthane

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to daydream / be lost in thought

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Être dans la lune

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20
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the death toll

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le bilan

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to faint

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s’évanouir

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to be exempt from these obligations

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s’extraire de ces obligations

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to opt out of

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s’extraire de

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24
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a witty repost

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un repostage plein d’esprit

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to simmer / stew

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mijoter

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to kick off / start / launch

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donner le coup d’envoi

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to hit / impact / collide

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percuter

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to faint

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s’évanouir

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it’s time to tighten our belts

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l’heure est à la rigueur

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to extracate oneself from

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s’extraire de

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to have one’s head in the clouds

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être dans la lune

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32
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to be down in the dumps / to feel blue

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broyer du noir

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to master something

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maîtriser quelque chose

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34
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a spark

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une étincelle

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the flag

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le drapeau

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36
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an insight

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un aperçu

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a spark of insight

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une étincelle de perspicacité

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to light the spark (to inspire)

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allumer l’étincelle

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there was a spark between them

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Il y avait une étincelle entre eux

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40
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a spark of hope

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une étincelle d’espoir

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to make sparks (to set the world alight - do something very well)

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faire des étincelles

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to extinguish the spark

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éteindre l’étincelle

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he’s a very sparky person

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c’est une personne très pétillante

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44
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tinsel

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les guirlandes

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45
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Christmas decorations

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les décorations de Noël

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46
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to spark interest in his pupils

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susciter l’intérêt de ses élèves

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47
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to crush / grind

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broyer

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48
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a crush (romantic)

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un coup de cœur

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49
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he has a crush on her

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il a le béguin pour elle

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there was a crush to get into the concert

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il y avait une foule pour entrer dans le concert

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51
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while saying …

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tout en disant que …

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52
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an attempt

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une tentative

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53
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a focus / hot-spot

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un foyer

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54
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the arms deliveries

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les livraisons d’armes

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55
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the support of

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le soutien de

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56
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this realisation

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cette prise de conscience

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57
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head-on

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de manière frontale

58
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the mysterious book cover sparked my curiosity

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La couverture mystérieuse du livre a éveillé ma curiosité

59
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the controversial subject sparked a heated debate

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Ce sujet controversé a suscité un débat animé

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she’s a bright spark

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elle est une étincelle

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to be on the edge

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être sur le fil

62
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the ball is in your court

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la balle est dans ton camp

63
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perishable

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périssable

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relevant

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pertinent

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to browse a text

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parcourir un texte

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an awareness

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une prise de conscience

67
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the spoils of war

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un butin de guerre

68
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to transport / to forward

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acheminer

69
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to overturn

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renverser

70
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to overturn a decision

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renverser une décision

71
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a payment / an installment

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un versement

72
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to move to

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se déplacer dans

73
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to cost an arm and a leg

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coûter un bras

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confusing / disconcerting

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déroutant

75
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an experiment

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une expérience

76
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to grow in stature

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prendre l’épaisseur

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the chorus

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le refrain

78
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unbowed

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insoumise

79
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contempt

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le mépris

80
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the punishment

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la punition

81
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to commute to work

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se rendre au travail

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as a music lover

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en tant que mélomane

83
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as a song writer

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en tant qu’auteur-compositeur

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to concentrate on something

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se concentrer sur quelque chose

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also

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également

86
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it’s in the back of my mind

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c’est dans le fond de mon esprit

87
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on my mind

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dans mon esprit

88
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to accomplish

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accomplir

89
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to acquire

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acquérir

90
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to acquiesce

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acquiescer

91
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the cultivation of house plants

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la culture des plantes d’intérieur

92
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I would like to know more about …

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J’aimerais en savoir plus sur …

93
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tears come to my eyes

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les larmes me montent aux yeux

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she has a really hard time in …

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elle a un mal fou à ….

95
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to claim

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revendiquer

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to raise a point

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soulever un point

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I think a lot will depend on that

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je pense que ça va se jouer beaucoup là-dessus

98
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to play out

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se jouer

99
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the rafters

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les chevrons du toit

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to wallow in

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se vautrer sur

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the straw

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la paille

102
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a lamb

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un agneau

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the tiles / tiling

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le carrelage

104
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to discuss the weather

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discuter du temps

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about (i.e. to think about)

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à propos de

106
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a discussion about the possibilities

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une discussion sur (or à propos de) les possibilités

107
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affordable

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abordable

108
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to approach

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aborder

109
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the return / refund

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la restitution

110
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I was given a refund

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j’ai été remboursé

111
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off-beat / unconventional / quirky

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décallé

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to register / sign-up

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s’annoncer

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to submit funding applications

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présenter des demandes de financement

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to play by ear

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naviguer à vue

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keenly felt

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vivement ressenti

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to participate in

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participer à

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something overly complex or difficult

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une usine à gaz

118
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the new management system is a right palava

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Le nouveau système de gestion est une véritable usine à gaz

119
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right now / in the heat of the moment

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à chaud

120
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to strike while the iron is hot

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battre le fer tant qu’il est chaud

121
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to kill two birds with one stone

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faire d’une pierre deux coups

122
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this movement has been gaining momentum for two days

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mouvement prend de l’ampleur depuis deux jours

123
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to gain momentum

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prendre de l’ampleur

124
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to master a skill

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maîtriser une compétence

125
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a tail (animal)

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une queue

126
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to barge in

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faire irruption

127
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to huddle

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se blottir

128
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to purr

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ronronner

129
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a brood of ducklings

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une couvée de canetons

130
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to clear one’s throat

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se racler la gorge

131
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to fulfil a duty

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s’acquitter d’un devoir

132
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to advocate

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prôner

133
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they advocate a renewed partnership

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ils prônent un partenariat rénové

134
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misfortune

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le malheur

135
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the ease

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l’aisance

136
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the snag / problem

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le hic

137
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relentlessly

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sans relâche

138
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to lay eggs

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pondre des œufs

139
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even when misfortune overwhelms him

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même quand le malheur l’accable

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