French Phrases - October-November 2023 Flashcards

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What do you think of her?

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Que pensez-vous d’elle ?

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What do you think of your job?

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Que pensez-vous de votre travail ?

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I think of her often

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Je pense souvent à elle

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I think about travelling

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Je pense à voyager

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I haven’t thought about it

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Je n’y ai pas pensé

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You know what I think about her

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Vous savez ce que je pense d’elle

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you know that I think about her all the time

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Tu sais que je pense à elle tout le temps

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What do you think about the new government?

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Que pensez-vous du nouveau gouvernement ?

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You know what I think about it; I hate it.

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Vous savez ce que j’en pense, je déteste ça.

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I think about it often

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J’y pense souvent

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at a certain moment, …

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à un moment donné, …

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if you are enthousiastic about something

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si vous êtes enthousiaste à propos de quelque chose

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13
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a blessing and a curse

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une bénédiction et une malédiction

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14
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to curse someone

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maudire quelqu’un

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he put a curse on her

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il lui a jeté une malédiction

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16
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a baptism of fire

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un baptême du feu

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17
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the spell was broken

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le charme a été rompu

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18
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a wrist

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un poignet

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19
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to yawn

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bailler

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20
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the lease

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le bail

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21
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prior notice

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un préavis

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22
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to wind a watch

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remonter une montre

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23
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to be ignored

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se prendre un vent

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24
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all I do is work

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Je ne fais que travailler

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25
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inconsistent

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incohérent

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consistent

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cohérent

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27
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the common thread

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le fil rouge

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28
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to bring a subject to life

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donner vie à un sujet

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29
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to bring something to life

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prendre vie à quelque chose

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30
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to strike a balance between

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trouver un équilibre entre

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31
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to take a break

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faire une parenthese

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32
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remote working

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le travail à distance

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33
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soft skills

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compétences non techniques

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34
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important knowledge

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connaissances importantes

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35
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to specify

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préciser / spécifier

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36
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to define

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définir

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37
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closer to the person I want to be

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plus proche de la personne que je veux être

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38
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I am not very efficient

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Je ne suis pas très efficace

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39
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that seems to be a really good idea

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il semble que ce soit une très bonne idée

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40
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it seems to be interesting

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Il semble que ce soit intéressant

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41
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to get over this obstacle

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franchir cet obstacle

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42
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to cross something

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franchir quelque chose

43
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we crossed the border at dawn

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nous avons franchi la frontière à l’aube

44
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in order to do something

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histoire de faire quelque chose

45
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a double-edged sword

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une arme à double tranchant

46
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don’t worry

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ne t’inquiète pas

47
Q

What are you up to now?

A

Qu’est-ce-que tu traffiques la

48
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my trousers

A

mon pantalon

49
Q

to take advantage of something

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profiter de quelque chose

50
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to take something to heart

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prendre quelque chose à cœur

51
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self-authoring

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auto-écriture

52
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my writing

A

mon écriture

53
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my writing is getting worse

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mon écriture se dégrade

54
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my writing is getting better

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mon écriture s’améliore

55
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our task is to create links

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notre tâche consiste à créer des liens

56
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that won’t make me happier

A

cela ne me rendra pas plus heureux

57
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she managed to find a new job

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elle a réussi à trouver un nouvel emploi

58
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surprisingly, they are managing / coping

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étonnamment, ils gèrent

59
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it hasn’t rained for many weeks

A

il n’a pas plu depuis de nombreuses semaines

60
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to be on the ball

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être à la colle / être au taquet

61
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to lighten

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alléger

62
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to make something heavier

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alourdir

63
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to move something

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déplacer quelque chose

64
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to postpone something

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reporter quelque chose

65
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armoured

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blindé

66
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something funny

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quelque chose d’amusant

67
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as many biscuits as possible

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autant de biscuits que possible

68
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as long as I am here, I will love you

A

tant que je serai là, je t’aimerai

69
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to withdraw from the race

A

se retirer de la course

70
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the reframing

A

le recadrage

71
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to tell off / reprimand

A

réprimander

72
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to scold

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gronder

73
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thick / to thicken

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épais / épaissir

74
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thin / to thin

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mince / amincir

75
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holly

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le houx

76
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he aimed at the terrorist

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Il a visé le terroriste

77
Q

an electrical plug

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une prise électrique

78
Q

The Gaza Strip

A

La Bande de Gaza

79
Q

to seal

A

colmater

80
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to put pressure on the system

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faire pression sur le système

81
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to come upon something

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tomber sur

82
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I came upon an old map

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Je suis tombé sur une vieille carte

83
Q

to think outside the box

A

sortir des sentiers battus

84
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he bit greedily into his bread and swallowed several mouthfuls

A

il craqua goulûment dans son pain et en avala quelques bouchées

85
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the bowl

A

la gamelle

86
Q

to swallow

A

avaler

87
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to restrict the field of thought

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restreindre le champ de la pensée

88
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greedily

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goulûment

89
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in retrospect / afterwards

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après coup

90
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vagueness

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le flou

91
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to bite

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mordre

92
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to chew

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mâcher

93
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however

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toutefois / cependant /

94
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distainfully

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dédaigneusement

95
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the whole framework of thought will be different

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tout le cadre de pensée sera different

96
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a motto

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un devise

97
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this type of person

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ce genre de personne

98
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if nothing unforeseen comes up

A

normalement

99
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all I do is eat

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je ne fais que manger

100
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All we do is sleep

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nous ne faisons que dormir

101
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all she does is complain

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Elle ne fait que se plaindre

102
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What are you up to?

A

qu’est ce que tu trafiques la

103
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to take an exam

A

passer un examen

104
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to pass an exam

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réussir un examen