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Tu vois ou je veux en venir

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You see where I’m coming from?

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Je vois ou tu veux en venir

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I see where you’re coming from!

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J’ai eu une journée très chargée

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I have had a full / busy day

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On a du mal à croire

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It’s difficult to believe

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Il ne faut pas y compter

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Don’t count on it!

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Cela me permet

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It allows me…..

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J’ai ras de bol

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I’m sick of it!

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J’ai autant que toi…..

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I have as much as you

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Tu parles que de lui

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You speak only of him

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Arrête tes conneries

Arrête tes bêtises

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Stop your bullshit

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J’ai fait une connerie

J’ai fait une bêtise

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I screwed up

I made a mistake

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Je suis sur le point de……

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I am about to ……

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L’Angleterre me manque un peu

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I do miss England a bit

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Ma famille me manque un peu

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I miss my family a bit

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Ca fait un bail….

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It’s been a while….

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Je m’en fiche

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I don’t care!

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Je m’en fous complètement

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I don’t care at all

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Tu t’en fous complètement

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You don’t care at all

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J’ai entièrement confiance en lui

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I trust him completely

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Je te fais confiance

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I trust you

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Tu me fais confiance?

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Do you trust me?

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Ça m’fait chier

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That pisses me off

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Mouais

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I suppose so.

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On se connaît de quelque part non?

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We know each other from somewhere, no?

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Je peux te payer une verre?

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Can I buy you a drink

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Elle a tout ce que il faut

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She has got it going on!!!!

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Tire toi / casse toi

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Piss off

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Dégage

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Get lost

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J’t’ai pas vue déjà quelque part?

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Do i know you from somewhere?

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C’est une garce

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She’s a bitch

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C’est une pétasse
C’est une salope
C’est une pouffiasse

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She’s a slapper

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Quelle pagaille

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What a mess!

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32
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Veuillez trouver une photo ci-jointe

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Please find a photo attached

Ci-joint = attached

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retourner	to go back		
rendre	to give something back
revenir	to come back		
rembourser	to return money
rentrer	to come or go home
rapporter	to return something to a store
renvoyer & retourner	to send something back
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Return

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C’est un chaud lapin

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He is a player

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Combien ça coûte?

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How much does it cost?

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Cest un con / cest une conne

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He is a dick / she is a bitch

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Je paie en espèces

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I’ll pay in cash

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38
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Décontracté

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Casual

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Cela m’étonne que il l’a dit

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That astonishes me that he said it

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J’ai fait une gaffe

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I made a cock up

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Fait gaffe à toi

Fait gaffe

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Watch out

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Il va se remettre?

Elle va se remettre?

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He / she will be ok? Medical

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Il se porte bien

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He is in good health

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Je suis mal avec lui

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I am on bad terms with him

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Il y a pas mal des gens

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There are quite a few people

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J’ai un peu oublié mon Français à force de ne pas pouvoir le pratiquer au quotidien.

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I have lost a little of my french as I haven’t been practicing daily

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il avait l’air de chercher la bagarre

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He seemed like he was looking for a fight

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Tire bouchon

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Corkscrew bottle opener

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50
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Raffiné / habillé

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Dressy smart

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j’etais pas a l’aise avec…

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I was not comfortable with…

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Qu’est-ce qui peut m’arriver de pire ?

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What is the worst that could happen?

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Tu est foutu

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You’re screwed

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54
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J’y suis arrivé

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I did it!

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55
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Je meurs d’impatience de savoir ce que c’est

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I can’t wait to know what it is!

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tâche

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Task

Job

57
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Tache

A

Stain, spot

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Fuite

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Leak

Got out

59
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Au pire des cas….

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in the worst case….

60
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Laisse tomber

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Drop it

Forget it

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J’ai entendu dire que…..

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I heard that …..

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J’ai entendu parle de……

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I heard about …..

63
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du même côté que

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On the same side as……

64
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je n’ai pas bien compris

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I didn’t quite understand

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Je crains qu’il ne soit trop tard !

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I’m afraid it’s too late

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Il est plutôt efficace

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It is quite effective

67
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C’est un gros coup dur

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It’s a big blow

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Au lieu de …..

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Instead of ….

69
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Forte augmentation

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Big increase

70
Q

Il y a beaucoup d’autres raisons qui expliquent….

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There are many other reasons that explain….

71
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Franchir - verb

Quand il a franchi la ligne

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To cross

When he crossed the line

72
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La foule

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The crowd

73
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Avec tous ces mauvais souvenirs

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With all the bad memories

74
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Il y a centaines de milliers de ….

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There are hundreds of thousands of …..

75
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J’ai regardé à travers le livre

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I looked through the book

76
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Une entreprise appelée …..

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A company called ….

77
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Ce qui n’est pas du tout le but visé

A

Which defeats the purpose….

78
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Et cela n’a rien de drôle

A

There is nothing funny about it

79
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Je ne m’attendais pas à ça

A

I did not expect that

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Elle est vraiment à part.

A

She is really special

81
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Consacrer

A

To dedicate

82
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Tu me donnes envie de ….

A

You make me feel like ….

83
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Ça tombe à pic

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Thats convenient
That comes in handy
That’s good timing

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le trajet ne prend pas plus de 2h20 minutes.

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The journey doesn’t take more than 2hrs 20

85
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Je sais que tu es très excité

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I know that you are very excited

86
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Ça ne présage rien de bon

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That doesn’t look good!

87
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au cours de

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During

88
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Un discours émouvant

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A moving speech

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Tu n’as pas lu ce qui s’est passé

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You didn’t see what happened?

90
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Bien sûr que non

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Of course not

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Je ne l’ai pas fait intentionnellement.

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I didn’t do it on purpose

92
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En Boucher un coin

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To be blown away

93
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tu m’en bouches un coin Rylan

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You blow me away rylan

94
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je te passe les détails…

A

I’ll skip the details

95
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Ça va t’en boucher un coin

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It’s going to blow you away

96
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ne pas dire de gros mots

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Don’t swear

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Tu as hâte d’y être ?

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Are you looking forward to it?

98
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Plus je réfléchis, plus je me rends compte que ……

A

The more I think about it, the more I am aware that …..

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comment les gens se divertissent là-bas.

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How do people entertain themselves there?

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Voila le hic….

A

Here is the snag….

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Je ressens que

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I feel that

102
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Je dois admettre que je n’ai jamais autant ri que la soirée

A

I must admit that I have never laughed so much as that night!

103
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Je ne peux pas parler couramment

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I can not speak fluently

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Il y a personnes qui ne parlent qu’une langue

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There are people who speak only 1 language

105
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Tous mes habits sont couverts de boue.

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All my clothes are covered in mud

106
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Cela coule de source!

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It goes without saying

107
Q

Qu’entends-tu par bien serré ?

A

What do you mean by strong

Bien serré
Strong coffee

108
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Je me suis rendu compte

A

I realised

109
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Je me rends compte que ……

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I realise that …..

110
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Il faut que tu voies le film …..

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You must see the film …..

111
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Je connais des tas de gens comme ça

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I know lots of people like that….

112
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ce que tu dis me fait penser à …..

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What you are saying is making me think about…..

113
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Invraisemblable

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Unlikely

114
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Notamment

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For example

115
Q

tu dois comprendre à quel point ils ont été influencés par …..

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You must understand HOW MUCH they have been influenced by ……

a quel point = how much

116
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Ça a dû te faire du bien

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It must have done you good

117
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Le plus souvent

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Most often

118
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Deux tiers

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Two thirds

119
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Ça nous arrive à tous de temps en temps

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It happens to all of us from time to time

120
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Ça ne te fait pas penser à quelque chose

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Doesn’t that sound familiar

121
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Oui, de ce genre-là

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Yes those types

122
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C’est une honte

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That’s a shame

123
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Les gens se plaignent souvent

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People complain often

124
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Tu parais d’une humeur enjouée aujourd’hui

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You seem to be in a good mood today

125
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Quelle sottise

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What a load of rubbish

126
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le sens de l’odorat

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The sense of smell

127
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Pourquoi cela?

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Why is that?

128
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Tu m’épates

A

You impress me

129
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je vais faire de mon mieux

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I’ll do my best

130
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je veux rien a voir avec …..

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I want nothing to do with …..

131
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Plein de moisissures

Mwah see cer z

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Full of mold

132
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La malbouffe

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Junk food

133
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Qu’est-ce qui te retient ?

A

What is holding you back?

134
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Est-ce qu’elle était contrariée?

A

Was she upset?

135
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cette fois-ci , je compte vraiment m’amuser

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This time, I plan to enjoy myself

136
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A ta place, je choisirais la voiture rouge

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If i were you, I’d choose the red car

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