French Vocab 9 Flashcards

1
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not to worry, never mind

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peu importe

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to include, comprise, entail

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comporter

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3
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arrangement, position, measure, tendency

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une disposition

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4
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to brag

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se vanter

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5
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to cut out, remove, abolish, lift

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supprimer

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6
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turnaround

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un revirement

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7
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quota

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un contingent

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8
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line of sight, target, focal point

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une ligne de mire

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9
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to combine to bring about sth, help bring about sth

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concourir à

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10
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commodity, product

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une denrée

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11
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surplus

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l’ excédent (m)

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12
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to castigate, lambast

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fustiger

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13
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to be due to

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tenir à

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14
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against/contrary to all expectations

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contre toute attente

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15
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to pile up, stack, amass

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amonceler

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16
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breaking of a spell

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le désenvoûtement

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17
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to go to earth/ground, to disappear into its burrow

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se terrer

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18
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to be mistaken, to be wrong

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méprendre

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19
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to shit

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chier

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20
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double Dutch, gobbledygook

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le charabia

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21
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to piss sb off

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faire chier qn

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22
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to mispronounce, also skin, flay, graze

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écorcher

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23
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to earth up

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terrer

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24
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to be taking the piss

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chier dans le colle

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25
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to intervene

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s’interposer

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26
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ring finger

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l’annulaire (m)

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27
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to take sb by surprise, catch sb off guard

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prendre qn au dépourvu

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28
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invitation

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une convocation

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29
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understaffing

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un sous-effectif

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30
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dangling

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ballant (e)

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31
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find, invention

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une trouvaille

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32
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lazy, sluggish

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paresseux (euse)

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33
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fallow land

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la jachère

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34
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gust, flurry, burst

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une rafale

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35
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inflexible

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intraitable

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36
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cosily, snuggly

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douillettement

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37
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arm rest

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un accoudoir

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38
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windscreen wiper

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un essuie-glace

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39
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doggy fashion, from behind

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en levrette

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40
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clear, pure, lucid

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limpide

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41
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to come down to, boil down to

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se ramener à

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42
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failure

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un/une raté(e)

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43
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to play up, heckle

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chahuter

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44
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discover sth new

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faire une trouvaille

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45
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book mark

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un marque page

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46
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swarm of locusts

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une nuée de sauterelles

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47
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cosy

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douillet (te)

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48
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to come under pressure, to be given a hard time

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être chahuter

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49
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constraint

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une astreinte

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50
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to slice, cut, sever, also to settle, resolve, also to come to a decision

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trancher

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51
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scallop meat

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noix de Saint-Jacques

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52
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fried

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poêlée

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53
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crunchy, crispy

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croustillant(e)

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54
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sweat breads

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le ris de veau

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55
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Jerusalem artichokes

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un topinambour

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56
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all kinds of excesses

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toutes les dérives

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57
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a hollow core

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un noyau creux

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58
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summary, synopsis

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un abrégé

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59
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to check out a place

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repérer les lieux

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60
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marquee, big top

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un chapiteau

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61
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to decorate

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orner

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62
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the castles are without equal

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les chateaux n’ont pas d’égal

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63
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honour where it’s due

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à tout seigneur tout honneur

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64
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cherub

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un angelot

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65
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trade guilds

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le compagnonnage

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66
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joy

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l’allégresse (f)

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67
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to crunch, sketch, squander

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croquer

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68
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to relax, also to lose its shape

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se détendre

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69
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olive skin

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le peau mate

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70
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loin cloth, grass skirt

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une pagne

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71
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to bite one’s nails

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se ronger les ongles

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72
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if you don’t want to get noticed, attract attention

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si tu ne veux pax te faire repérer

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73
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which adorns the panelling

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qui orne les boiseries

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74
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to live life to the full

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croquer la vie à pleines dents

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75
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joyous outburst

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une explosion d’allégresse

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76
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to be seen as, to look like, to be thought of as

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faire figure de

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77
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on the substance, content

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sur le fond

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78
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both of them

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l’un comme l’autre

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79
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barely less

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à peine moins

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80
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puzzled to say the least

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pour le moins perplexe

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81
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while waiting for something better

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en attendant mieux

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82
Q

seem to share a firmly held view

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semblant partager une opinion bien ancrée

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83
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fair calculation

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le juste calcul

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84
Q

manifesto speech

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un discours programmé

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85
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guaranteed disposable income

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le pouvoir d’achat garanti

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86
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in order to increase pensions

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pour revaloriser les retraites

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87
Q

minimum wage

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salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance (SMIC)

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88
Q

the official inflation figures

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les chiffres officiels de la hausse des prix

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89
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to which one could add

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on pourrait compléter par

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90
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safe from

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l’abri de

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91
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home port

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le port d’attache

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92
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it was delicious

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on s’est bien régalé

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93
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at the tax payers expense

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au frais du contribuable

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94
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benefits

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les allocations

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95
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the long term unemployed

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les chômeurs (m) de long durée

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96
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wheezy, weak, laboured

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poussive

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97
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to just have faith

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il suffit d’y croire

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98
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if it comes to it

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à la marge (also limit)

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99
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to tap, raise money from

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ponctionner

100
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licorice

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le réglisse

101
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lively (eg wine)

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gouleyant

102
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vinaigrette dressing

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la ravigote

103
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you can enjoy

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on se régale de

104
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pike perch

A

le sandre

105
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criminal

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un malfrat

106
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to look deeply offended

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prendre un air outré

107
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irrefutable, unanswerable, unstoppable

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imparable

108
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summoning, convening, calling up

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une convocation

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I no longer know what else to do

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je ne sais plus quoi faire d’autre

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hopeless, useless, trashy, invalid

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nul (le)

111
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oblique, indirect

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détourné (e)

112
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nowhere

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nulle part

113
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corner, recess

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un recoin

114
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to make a reality

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concrétiser

115
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brief case

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une cartable

116
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stride

A

une foulée

117
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to play for time

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jouer la montre

118
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to steal sth from sb

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subtiliser qch à quelqu’un

119
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to block, also cross out

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barrer

120
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in the aftermath of an event

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dans la foulée d’un événement

121
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every nook and cranny

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tous les coins et recoins

122
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to hit a car sideways on

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prendre une voiture en écharpe

123
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in a roundabout way

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d’une façon détournée

124
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water down

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atténuer

125
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in the same breath he added/said

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dans la foulée il a ajouté/ dit

126
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manure spreading

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épandage de fumier

127
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at the crack of dawn

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dès potron-minet

128
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more environmentally friendly

A

verdissement

129
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exactly, dead

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pile

130
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to water down, fade, saturate (ground)

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délaver

131
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ink

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l’encre

132
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pithy

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lapidaire

133
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head teacher

A

le proviseur

134
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to paralyse

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tétaniser

135
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to have one’s eyes riveted/glued on

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avoir les yeux rivés sur

136
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to multiply by 10

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décupler

137
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possible

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envisageable

138
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suddenly, all of a sudden

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subitement

139
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to watch, to watch out for, keep an eye out for

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guetter

140
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to overact

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surjouer

141
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to miss, bungle, flunk, screw up

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louper

142
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shameful

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inavouable

143
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to stop dear

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d’arrêter pile

144
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to lie in wait for the enemy

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guetter l’arrivée de l’ennemi

145
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to stop up, seal, draught proof

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calfeutrer

146
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to be bang on time

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être pile à l’heure

147
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you hit the nail on the head

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tu es tombé pile

148
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gibberish, rubbish

A

le galimatias

149
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to curse

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maudire

150
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twilight, dusk

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le crépuscule

151
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thornless

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sans épines

152
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to wet, to get wet

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mouiller

153
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to speckle, spot, dot

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tacheter

154
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watermelon

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une pastèque

155
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close-up

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gros plan

156
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unfathomable, immense

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insondable

157
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unthinking, foolhardy

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inconscient(e)

158
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beak, bill, snout

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un bec

159
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to touch lightly, brush

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effleurer

160
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more than ever

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plus que jamais

161
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to command sb to do….

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sommer qn de faire

162
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to draw on

A

puiser

163
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ground water

A

les nappes phréatiques

164
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large underground water storage

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une mégabassine

165
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to change gear

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changer de braquet

166
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dispensation

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une dérogation

167
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to pledge

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inféoder

168
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to stun

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ahurir

169
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feat, exploit

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la prouesse

170
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to flap its wings

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battre de l’aile

171
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a wooden floor

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un sol en planche

172
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roadmap

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une feuille de route

173
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to centre

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axer

174
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spreading

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épandage

175
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to set in motion, to launch

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enclencher

176
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real estate

A

le foncier

177
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I was stunned to hear that

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j’ai été ahuri d’apprendre que

178
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to be frustrated, angry,’disgusted

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avoir le seum

179
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to get chucked

A

se faire larguer

180
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to sting

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picoter

181
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flushed

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congestionné

182
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faded, watery

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délavé

183
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to abandon an, to turn one’s back on sb

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planter quelqu’un là

184
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unceremoniously

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sans ménagement

185
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chord

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un accord

186
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keyboard

A

le clavier

187
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podgy

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grasouillet (te)

188
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to call to one another

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s’interpeller

189
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gold rimmed glasses

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les lunettes cerclée d’or

190
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support, also window sill

A

un appui (de fenêtre)

191
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to pay attention

A

prêter attention

192
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to take over, to gain possession, to seize, to take hold of

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s’emparer

193
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to put down, bring under control

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mater

194
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to sketch, outline

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esquisser

195
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stampede, disarray

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une débandade

196
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disintegration

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un délitement

197
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merciless, pitiless

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impitoyable

198
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deposed

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déchu(e)

199
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to boot, scarper

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détaler

200
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in the aftermath, in the same breath

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dans le foulée

201
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barrage of gunfire

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un tir de barrage

202
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partner, accomplice

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un compère

203
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to sully, besmirch

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entacher

204
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to comply with

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obtempérer

205
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interference

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une ingérence

206
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on the strength of, on the evidence of

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sur la foi de

207
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to base, to found

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fonder

208
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pathetic

A

dérisoire

209
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to mute

A

mettre en sourdine

210
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to pay out

A

débourser

211
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meeting no resistance

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sans coup férir

212
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to highlight, promote, showcase, bring to the fore

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pour mettre en avant

213
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office, surgery, practice, agency

A

un cabinet

214
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imprisonment, detention

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un enfermement

215
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nightingale

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le rossignol

216
Q

bottle of wine, glass of wine

A

une chopine

217
Q

to adjust

A

adouber

218
Q

the way he/she plays to the gallery

A

son cabotinage

219
Q

moulding, casing

A

une moulure

220
Q

to splash, spatter

A

éclabousser

221
Q

blood spattered wall

A

un mur éclaboussé de sang

222
Q

engagement

A

les fiançailles (f)

223
Q

chubby

A

poupin(e)

224
Q

waxen, waxy

A

cireux/cireuse

225
Q

to dumfound

A

méduser

226
Q

mount, frame, setting

A

la monture

227
Q

pigheaded, stubborn

A

cabochard(e)

228
Q

nit-picking, pernickety

A

tortillon(ne)

229
Q

whisper, murmur, rustle

A

le chuchotement

230
Q

steward, manager

A

un régisseur

231
Q

in one’s Sunday best

A

endimanché(e)

232
Q

trifle, a nothing

A

une broutille

233
Q

to hide, conceal

A

recouvrir

234
Q

absolutely honest, straight as a die

A

franc comme l’or

235
Q

to be taken aback

A

rester interloqué

236
Q

display, window display

A

un étalage

237
Q

to make a display of

A

faire étalage de

238
Q

moaning, groaning, creak, creaking

A

un gémissement

239
Q

to make somebody’s blood run cold

A

glacer le sang de qn

240
Q

to start, jolt, jump

A

tressauter

241
Q

to be gut wrenching

A

prendre/saisir aux tripes

242
Q

to stand up

A

tenir debout

243
Q

to blow up in your face

A

sauter à la gueule

244
Q

to ruffle up, raise

A

hérisser

245
Q

to raise the hackles

A

hérisser l’échine