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to develop/flesh out/make stronger (a person, book, a coalition…etc.)

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étoffer; développer

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to hike

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randonner

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to take hold of, capture, seize

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s’emparer de

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le seuil

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threshold; cutoff; lower limit; doorstep; sill

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1) aboutir

2) aboutir à/dans/sur

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1) parvenir à un résultat positif; réussir (négociations, projet) = to succeed
2) mener à; toucher par un bout (chemin, personne) = to lead to; end up at

mener à un résultat (solution, conclusion) = to result in sth

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d’ici (à) [date/temps]

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by [date/time]

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a comb

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un peigne

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helmet

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un casque

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shovel

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une pelle

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slate

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une ardoise

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a trunk/chest

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un coffre

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magnifying glass

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une loupe

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stamp

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un tampon

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a tire

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le pneu

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a vase

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un vase

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a key

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une clé

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a padlock

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un cadenas

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18
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un tour / une tour

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a tour / a tower

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19
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le poste / la poste

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position / post office

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le mode / la mode

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mode / fashion

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21
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to declare bankruptcy

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se déclarer en faillite

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22
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drought

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la sécheresse

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23
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polar ice cap

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la calotte glaciaire

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to renovate one’s house

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rénover sa maison / faire des rénovations

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to glance at

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jeter un coup d’oeil

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26
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“on a large scale”;

“The vaccines are ready to be tested on a large scale.”

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à grande échelle

“Les vaccins sont prêts à tester à grande échelle.”

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intensify/accelerate;

“The international community seems ready to intensify the battle against Ebola” (5 words)

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mettre un coup d’accélérateur à;

“La communauté internationale semble prête à mettre un coup d’accélérateur à la lutte contre le virus Ebola.”

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“on the front lines”;

“Those on the front lines will be tested with priority.”

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en première ligne

“Ceux qui sont en première ligne seront prioritairement testés.”

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put an end to/stop (4 words)

“The vaccine will permit (us) to put an end to the epidemic.”

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mettre un terme à

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to cross the threshold / pass the mark / take the leap / make the transition
“The epidemic has passed the 10,000 case mark.”

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franchir le cap

“L’épidémie a franchi le cap de 10000 cas.”

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to head up (a mission/project/group etc.)

“In a week, the doctor will head up a mission to Guinea.”

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prendre la tête de

“Dans une semaine, le docteur prendra la tête d’une mission en Guinée.”

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32
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by/to the end of; after

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au bout de [la corde; une période de temps]

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to graduate (from a school, program)

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être diplômé(e)

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34
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to find a job

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trouver un boulot

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35
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“a list of 10 things to check off”

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une liste a 10 mentions à cocher

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fulfill; flourish; blossom

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s’épanouir

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37
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an uneasy/mirthless laugh

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un rire jaune

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38
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“It sends shivers down your spine.”

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Ça fait froid dans le dos.

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39
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a conspiracy theory

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une théorie du complot/de la conspiration

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40
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preferential treatment

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un traitement de faveur

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to climb the [social, corporate, etc.] ladder / to work one’s way up

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gravir les échelons [de l’hiérarchie] / gravir l’échelle sociale

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42
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black and white/simplistic (to view something in that way)

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manichéen (voir qqch de manière manichéene)

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43
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Foot-dragging/procrastination/prevarication

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Des atermoiements (m.)

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44
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Counting (also, perusal, analysis)

“Counting of votes”
“Scrutiny/analysis of documents”

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Le dépouillement

Le dépouillement des votes/des documents.

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45
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Asset/trump card

“His main asset is his speed.”

“The main advantage is…”

“He played his trump card.”

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Un atout

Son atout principal eat la vitesse.
L’atout majeur, c’est….
Il a sorti son atout.

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46
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A landslide election victory

A tidal wave

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Un raz-de-marée électorale

Un raz-de-marée

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Bedlam/ruckus/rumpus

To horse around

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Un chahut

Chahuter

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48
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to pamper/coddle

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choyer

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49
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fertilizer

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l’engrais (m.)

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50
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scraps, bits and pieces (of conversation, information)

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des bribes de (conversation, information)

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51
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scarcity

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la pénurie, la rareté, la disette

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52
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deficiency

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la carence, la déficience, le manque, une insuffisance, le défaut

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53
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ancient (centuries-old)

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séculaire

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54
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secular

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laïque, séculier

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55
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to languish, mope, hand-wring

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se morfondre

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56
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to strive

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s’évertuer

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57
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to become somber

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se rembrunisser

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58
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fleeting

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fugace

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59
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sudden and enormous (e.g. success)

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foudrayant

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60
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cossue

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denotes wealth, opulence (adj.)

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61
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to sputter, babble (fam.)

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bafouiller

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62
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to ridicule, trample, flout

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bafouer

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63
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to hinder, impede, obstruct

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entraver, empêcher

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64
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to stutter

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bégayer

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65
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a boor, lout

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un malotru

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66
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a defector

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un transfuge

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67
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presumptuousness

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outrecuidance, présomption

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68
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une égérie

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muse/icon/ambassador/face

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69
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attendrir; attendri

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to tenderize; touched (emotionally)

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70
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a template

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un modèle, un gabarit

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71
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to undermine

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miner, saper, ébranler (=weaken)

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72
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manigancer

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to engineer (sneakily, in a social, not scientific sense)

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73
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devious

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sournois

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74
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incontournable

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inescapable, undeniable, indispensable

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75
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congru

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fitting, consistent, congruent

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76
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petty

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mesquin

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77
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pitfall, obstacle

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un écueil

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78
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casual (flippant, cavalier)

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désinvolte

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79
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casual (relaxed)

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décontracté

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80
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to exclude, sideline, isolate (phrase)

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mettre à l’écart

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81
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to get the sack/be fired

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se faire virer

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82
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to apply (for a job, position)

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faire une demande d’emploi, présenter sa candidature, postuler un emploi

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83
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to fill a position

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pourvoir (à) un poste; affecter qqn à un poste

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84
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Often, trying can make a difference

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Souvent, tenter peut changer les choses

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85
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to be confident about (something)

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croire que; avoir bon espoir de; être convaincu de

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86
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to miss the boat

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rater l’occasion; rater le coche

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87
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to “live with it”

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s’y faire; s’en accomoder

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88
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write a prescription; to prescribe

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faire une ordonnance; prescrire, recommander

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89
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the classifieds

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les petites annonces

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90
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the cosmetics department

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le rayon cosmétique

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91
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a deposit (rent; buying a house; against damages)

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un acompte; un premier versement; une caution

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92
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sewer

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un égout

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93
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unwittingly

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à son insu; involontairement

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94
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Expression: très facilement, “a piece of cake”

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Les doigts dans le nez

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95
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Expression: exploiter complètement qqn, “to bleed one dry”

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Presser qqn comme un citron

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96
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Expression: à une date hypothétique, dans très longtemps, voire jamais, “when pigs fly”

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À la saint-glinglin

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97
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Expression: l’apparence peut être trompeuse, “can’t judge a book by its cover”

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L’habit ne fait pas le moine

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Expression: 1) se tromper lourdement dans ses appréciations, “think the moon is made of green cheese”;
2) “try to pull wool over ones eyes”

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1) prendre des vessies pour des lanternes

2) faire prendre des vessies pour des lanternes

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99
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Expression: exposer qqn aux jugement et aux critiques les plus sévères, “to put in the hotseat”

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mettre sur la sellette

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100
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Expression: ne pas réussir son coup, ne rien gagner; to fail utterly

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faire chou blanc

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101
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Expression: dire des mensonges, des histoires

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raconter des salades

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102
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Expression: envenimer une querelle, inciter à la dispute, aggraver une situation

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jeter de l’huile sur le feu

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103
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Expression: remettre à une date qui n’existe pas, donc qui n’arrivera jamais

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remettre aux calendes grecques

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Expression: avoir la voie toute tracée, “to be on track”

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être sur des rails

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105
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media coverage

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la couverture médiatique

106
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to be sold out

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être en rupture de stock

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anti-terrorist security plan

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le plan vigipirate

108
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mixed/blended family

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une famille recomposée

109
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surrogate mother

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la mère porteuse

110
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Expression: to drink (alcohol) a lot at an event

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bien arroser un évènement

111
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hangover

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la guele de bois

112
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a fiasco

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un bordel

113
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in the midst of a lot of change

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en pleine mutation

114
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to blend into the masses

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se fondre dans les masses

115
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the press is muzzled

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la presse est muselée

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cutting-edge

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de pointe, à la pointe

117
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hosted (internet site); to accommodate/lodge/shelter

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hébergé; heberger

118
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“what the future holds for us”

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ce que l’avenir nous réserve

119
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a banner, streamer

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une banderole

120
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a knee-jerk reaction

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une réaction automatique

121
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surrogate pregnancy (acronym)

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la GPA – Gestation Pour Autrui

122
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medically-assisted procreation

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la PMA - Procréation Médicalement Assistée

123
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in-vitro fertilization

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la FIV – Fécondation In Vitro

124
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donor insemination

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l’IAD – insémination artificielle par donneur

125
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bar exam

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l’examen du barreau

126
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to have something “under the belt”

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avoir qqch sous la main/sous la coude

127
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“in that range/ballpark”

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dans ces eaux-là

128
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to make something + [adj.]

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rendre qqch + adj.

129
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patron/benefactor

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un mécène

130
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the “crux/heart of the matter”

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le nerf de la guerre

131
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sustainable, tenable over the long term

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viable à long terme; durable

132
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civil union/domestic partnership

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le PACS – le pacte civile de solidarité

133
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to conduct a marriage

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mener un mariage

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to complete/finish/bring to term

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mener à terme

135
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to divide, split, create a rift

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scinder

136
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to “come out of the closet”

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sortir de l’armoire

137
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to “lose face”

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perdre la face

138
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on the fringes of

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en marge de

139
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to needle someone, sting someone

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piquer

140
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to push to the limit

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pousser à bout

141
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Expression: “an eye for an eye”

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la loi du talion

142
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Expression: “play devil’s advocate”

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se faire l’avocat du diable

143
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Expression: to be weak, in jeopardy, “have lead in the wing”; to be weakend

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avoir du plombe dans l’aile; prendre du plombe dans l’aile

144
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Expression: a hobby

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un violin d’Ingres

145
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Expression: en se cachant

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en tapinois

146
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Expression: to make an irrevocable decision; to pass the point of no return

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franchir le Rubicon

147
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Expression: to be on top (socially); to have the upper hand’ dominate

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tenir le haut du pavé

148
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Expression: to (address) everyone/the public/broadly/no one in particular

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(s’addresser) à la cantonade

149
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Expression: a stab in the back, betrayal, underhanded blow

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un coup de Jarnac

150
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Expression: to throw in the towel

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jeter l’éponge

151
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Expression: “It’s been an age”

A

Ça fait un bail

152
Q

Expression: to warn of dangers, raise a red flag

A

attacher le grelot

153
Q

Expression: an idealized image

A

une image d’Épinal

154
Q

Expression: to keep a close watch

A

veiller au grain

155
Q

Expression: a constant menace

A

l’épée de Damocles

156
Q

Expression: to be in a bad state, struggling, foundering

A

battre de l’aile

157
Q

Expression: to go to the countryside, get away from it all

A

se mettre au vert

158
Q

Expression: “There’s many a slip ‘twixt the cup and the lip”

A

Il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres

159
Q

Expression: point-blank

A

de but en blanc

160
Q

Expression: to get into a mess/a sticky situation

A

se mettre dans de beaux draps

161
Q

Expression: respond rapid-fire, quick as a flash

A

répondre/riposter du tac au tac

162
Q

investor/financier/sponsor/backer

A

bailleur de fonds

163
Q

to fundraise

A

recueillir/collecter des fonds

164
Q

Expression: to reap the benefits (from the work of others); OR to be someone’s dupe, do something risky for someone else’s benefit

A

tirer les marrons du feu

165
Q

It’s been a few years since…

A

Cela fait pas mal d’années que je n’ai pas [pp.]

166
Q

to pay attention

A

prêter attention

167
Q

a “nonstarter”

A

voué à l’échec

168
Q

to make a (controversial) statement

A

faire une déclaration controversée

169
Q

a shooting

A

une fusillade

170
Q

nominee; appointee

A

le candidat; la personne designée/nommée

171
Q

sector/industry; career path

A

le secteur/la filière; la filière/le parcours professionnelle

172
Q

work transfer

A

muter; la mutation professionnelle

173
Q

par le moyen détourné de

A

“par le biais de”

174
Q

political correctness

A

le politiquement correct

175
Q

on the one hand… on the other

A

d’un côté…de l’autre

176
Q

censorship

A

la censure

177
Q

to lift weight

A

soulever les haltères

178
Q

French kiss

A

embrasser avec la langue; se rouler une pelle (fam.)

179
Q

wink

A

un clin d’oeil

180
Q

undertone, underlying message

A

le sous-entendu

181
Q

to push aside, shelve, brush under the carpet

A

mettre au placard

le placard = cupboard

182
Q

to “throw under the bus”

A

jeter qqn dans la gueule du lion

183
Q

“on loop”; ad infinitum

A

en boucle

184
Q

wimp; sissy

A

une poule mouillée

185
Q

to stick to

A

s’en tenir à

186
Q

to hold something against someone

A

tenir rigueur à quelqu’un de quelque chose; en vouloir à qqn

187
Q

to keep one’s word

A

tenir [sa] parole; tenir [ses] promesses

188
Q

to hold one’s tongue

A

tenir [sa] langue

189
Q

to resist; stand up to someone

A

tenir tête à qqn

190
Q

to hold spellbound, in suspense

A

tenir en haleine

191
Q

to hold out, hold up, continue to fight/survive, last, weather

A

tenir le coup

192
Q

to be on the right track

A

tenir le bon bout

193
Q

to be a third wheel (on a date)

A

tenir la chandelle

194
Q

to keep an eye on (something, someone)

A

tenir (qqch, qqn) à l’oeil

195
Q

dunce

A

un cancre

196
Q

to soak

A

tremper

197
Q

offbeat (e.g. offbeat humor)

A

décalé (un humour décalé)

198
Q

top-ranking

A

de premier plan

199
Q

to crack down on

A

sévir contre

200
Q

No kidding

A

Sans déconner

201
Q

to soil; to sully; to tarnish

A

entacher; souiller; ternir

202
Q

to fan the flame, stir up (fig.)

A

attiser

203
Q

armed robbery

A

vol à main armée

204
Q

procuring/solicitation (of prostitutes)

A

le proxénétisme

205
Q

defendant (civil case); defendant; accused (criminal case)

A

défendeur(-eresse); accusé(e)/prévenu(e)

206
Q

a breakthrough

A

une percée

207
Q

to spread; spread out; display

A

étaler

208
Q

to covet

A

convoiter

209
Q

to skid; to slip; to get/skid out of control

A

déraper

210
Q

otter

A

une loutre

211
Q

Freudian slip

A

un lapsus révélateur

212
Q

to blow away

A

s’envoler; faire s’envoler/chasser

213
Q

snack; to snack

A

un casse-croûte; grignoter

214
Q

competitor

A

un concurrent

215
Q

to spot, locate; to find one’s way around

A

repérer, apercevoir; se repérer

216
Q

to award (a prize); to award (damages, settlement)

A

décerner, remettre un prix; accorder

217
Q

to unpack/unwrap/pour out (fig. pej.)

to pack/wrap; to race/bolt/get carried away (get excited)

A

déballer

emballer; s’emballer

218
Q

soppy/mushy/twee; soppy (person); soppy (book, film); sentimental

A

mièvre; être fleur bleue; à l’eau de rose; sentimental

219
Q

indecisive; irresolute; wavering

A

indécis; irrésolu; velléitaire

220
Q

rough/coarse/unpolished

A

fruste; mal dégrossi; grossier

221
Q

hectic (life/pace); (schedule); (day, year, period)

A

trépidant; très chargé; mouvementé

222
Q

wobbly/flawed/shaky; wobbly

A

bancal; branlant

223
Q

to spit

A

cracher

224
Q

to assume

A

supposer que; assumer (responsabilités)

225
Q

to postpone

A

reporter; remettre; repousser

226
Q

to itch

A

gratter; démanger

227
Q

to move (house) to somewhere

to move in

A

déménager

emménager

228
Q

to take for granted

A

tenir pour acquis; présumer

229
Q

health insurance

A

assurance-maladie (f.)

230
Q

“The cat’s out of the bag.” (exp.)

A

On a découvert le pot aux roses

231
Q

contract work

A

travail à forfait

232
Q

to fill (in, with), fulfill

A

combler (de)

233
Q

to face the music

A

affronter la situation/la tempête/les conséquences; subir les conséquences

234
Q

to face

A

faire face à

235
Q

By the time…

A

Le temps que (+ subj.)

236
Q

While you’re at it (if you’re going to do it, might as well…);

While we’re at it

A

Tant qu’à faire…

Tant qu’on y est…

237
Q

gift certificate

A

un chèque-cadeau

238
Q

to do one’s part

to do one’s part (willingly); to pitch in; to work at it

A

apporter sa contribution

y mettre du sien

239
Q

to shy away; to slip away; to shirk; to hide from; to give way underneath

A

se dérober

240
Q

To pin, nail, catch, nab, skewer (meta.), pin it on someone

A

épingler

241
Q

subsidy, grant

A

une subvention

242
Q

profitable, cost-effective

A

profitable, rentable

243
Q

disorganized, unmethodical

A

désorganisé, désordonné, brouillon

244
Q

to feel, test/sound out, have a taste of, try one’s hand at;

to dither over sth/be of two minds about sth

A

tâter

se tâter

245
Q

stoutness; to become stout

A

l’embonpoint; prendre de l’embonpoint

246
Q

livestock

A

le bétail

247
Q

the mind

A

l’esprit

248
Q

copper

A

le cuivre

249
Q

withdrawal; to withdraw

A

un retrait; retirer

250
Q

limits/boundaries;
to go to far;
boundless
to be narrow-minded

A

les bornes (f.)
dépasser les bornes
sans bornes
être borné(e)

251
Q

ballot, poll

A

le scrutin

252
Q

davantage

A

= plus de
Il devrait travailler davantage.
Peux-tu rester davantage?
Il faut davantage de sucre.

253
Q

to deliver; delivery; issue (of a magazine)

A

livrer; livraison (f.);

“la dernière livraison de…”

254
Q

to release; set off/activate; to launch; to trigger

to go off; to be launched

A

déclencher

se déclencher

255
Q

fastidious

fastidieux

A

méticuleux, minutieux

fastidieux = tedious

256
Q

versatile (Eng.)

versatile (Fr.)

A

polyvalent

fickle, changeable

257
Q

idoine

A

fitting, appropriate

syn: convenable, approprié, expédient, propre à qqch

258
Q

somewhat, a bit

A

quelque peu, un peu

259
Q

convoluted, overly complex

A

alambiqué, compliqué, embrouillé, contourné

260
Q

incentive (financial; otherwise)

to incentivize

A

une incitation (fiscale); une motivation

motiver, encourager, stimuler, favoriser…

261
Q

to pander to

A

se plier à, se courber devant; flatter

262
Q

Être rodé

Roder

A

To be run in/broken in (an engine)
fig. To be very experienced

To run in/break in/wear out

French (4 decks)

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