French Vocab Ongoing Supplement 01 Flashcards

Real world (conversation and newspaper) examples of words and phrases. High frequency words from newspapers.

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1
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Get me out of here

A

Moi sortir d’ici.

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This ride is taking forever.

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Cette course prend un eternite

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I promise to love you forever.

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Je promets de t’aimer pour toujours.

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4
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Or until I don’t feel like it.

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Ou jusqu a ce que je n’ai pas envie.

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Then, I won’t.

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Alors, je ne.

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Or until I don’t want to.

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Ou jusqu’a ce que je ne veux pas.

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7
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I’m trying.

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J’essaie.

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I’m trying to think.

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J’essaie de penser.

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9
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I’m trying to love you

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J’essaie de vous aimer.

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10
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I’m trying to work, here.

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Je suis en train de travailler, ici.

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To act lebanese, I have to fuck people like the lebanese.

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D’agir libanais, j’ai a foutre des gens comme le libanais.

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12
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The only way to love you is to love you.

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La seule facon de vous aimer, c’est de vous aimer.

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13
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Give me a break.

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Donnez-moi une pause.

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14
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Breathe, for God’s sake.

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Respirer, pour l’amour de Dieu.

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15
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We remember the history that makes us cry the least.

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Nous nous souvenons de l’histoire qui nous fait pleurer tout le moins.

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16
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When our memories don’t fit who we want to be, we change our memories.

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Quand nos sounvenirs ne correspondent pas a ce que nous voulons etre, nous changeons nos memoires.

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17
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You always hurt the ones you love.

A

Vous avez toujours mal ceux qu vous amiez.

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18
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Make it stop.

A

Faire arreter.

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19
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My ears are bleeding.

A

Mes oreilles saignent.

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20
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I would rather kill myself.

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Je prefere me tuer.

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21
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I would rather eat pig vomit.

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Je prefere manger vomi de porc.

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22
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I would rather cut off my scrotum with a dull knife.

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Je prefere me couper le scrotum avec un couteau emousse.

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23
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Blunt

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emousser

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24
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He’s a moron.

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C’est un cretin.

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25
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It’s OK. His parents are cousins.

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C’est OK. Ses parents sont cousins.

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26
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Don’t bet on it.

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Ne pariez pas la-dessus.

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27
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Jump on it. Go ahead.

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Souter dessus. Aller de l’avant.

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28
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You were my lover and my friend.

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Tu etais mon amoureax et mon ami.

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29
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Between a husband and a wife? To love, truly? And to be in love? There is no difference.

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Entre un mari et sa femme? Pour aimer, vraiment. Et pour etre dans l’amour? Il n’y a pas de difference.

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30
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Don’t lie to me. Don’t lie to yourself.

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Ne me mens pas. Ne mentez pas a vous-meme.

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31
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I need to lie down now. My head is going to explode.

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J’ai besoin de m’allonger maintenant. Ma tete va exploser.

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32
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commitment

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l’engagement

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33
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Now what?

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Et maintenant?

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34
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sprinkle

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saupoudrer

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35
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relatively fluent

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relativement couramment

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36
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Rainy today. Life imitating life. But we carry on.

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Des pluies aujourd’hui. La vie imite la vie. Mais nous allons continuer.

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37
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Life goes on, apparently.

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La vie continue, semble-t.

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38
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trying to keep a light heart.

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En essayant de garder un coeur leger.

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39
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mainly

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surtout

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40
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whether

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soit

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41
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twinge

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tiraillement

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42
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sip

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gorgee

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43
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certainly

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certe

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44
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release

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liberation

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45
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was

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fut

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46
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uncorked

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deboucha

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47
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murderers

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meurtriers

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48
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to spread

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etaler

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49
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decades

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decennies

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50
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affected

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atteint

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51
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peaks

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sommets

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52
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hostages

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otages

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53
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gas

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gazier

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54
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left

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laissait

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55
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rule

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regle

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56
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antagonize

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indisposer

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57
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power

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puissance

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58
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Western

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occidentales

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59
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further

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davantage

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60
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concerned

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soucieuses

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61
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safeguard

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sauvegarde

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62
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desparately

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desesperement

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63
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quest

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quete

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64
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appalling

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effroyables

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65
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rising

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levant

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66
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lives

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vit

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67
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however

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cependant

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68
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power

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pouvoirs

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69
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away from

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loin de la

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70
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leading

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menant

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71
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muscled

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musclee

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72
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you are always in my heart

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Vous etes toujours dans mon coeur.

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73
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frame

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encadrer

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74
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towards

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ver

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75
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convent

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couvent

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76
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researchers

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chercheurs

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77
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address (speech)

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allocution

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78
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pave the way

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paver la voie

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79
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should separate

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devraient dissocier

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80
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records

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dossiers

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81
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grant

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accordez

82
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restricted

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restreinte

83
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to develop

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de mettre au point

84
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found

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retrouve

85
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press time

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le temps presse

86
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warned

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mis en garde

87
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livery

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livree

88
Q

talks

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pourpariers

89
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vote

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scrutin

90
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cleavage

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clivage

91
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thus

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partant

92
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suport

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appui

93
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constituencies

A

circonscriptions

94
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citizen

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citoyen

95
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boast

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se vanter

96
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however

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tutefois

97
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healthy

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saine

98
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to measure up

A

haughter

99
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expectations

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attentes

100
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I hope you are well.

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J’espere que vous allez bien.

101
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should

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devrais

102
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silver fox

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renard argente(e)

103
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bound

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liee

104
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to be bound

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d’etre lie

105
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taking

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prise

106
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nevertheless

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neanmoins

107
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weekly

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hebdomadaire

108
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then

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lors

109
Q

bring closer

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rapprocher

110
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does not have the right

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n’ont pas le droit

111
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to deceive

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tromper

112
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wrong

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trompent

113
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for weeks now

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des semaines maintenent

114
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held even

A

tenu meme

115
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pursuit

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poursuite

116
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tally

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pointage

117
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partitioning

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cloisonnement

118
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joint

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conjointes

119
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in order

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dans le but

120
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henceforth

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desormais

121
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joining

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rejoignant

122
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so

A

ainsi

123
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to tread

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fouler

124
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fears

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craintes

125
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Shia

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chiite

126
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revenge

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revanche

127
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target

A

cible

128
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reprieve

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sursis

129
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session

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seance

130
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restrict

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restreindre

131
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etude

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study

132
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mixed

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mixte

133
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both

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la fois

134
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fertile ground

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base fertile

135
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margin

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marge

136
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mumbling

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bredouillant

137
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view

A

avis

138
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business

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metier

139
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matter

A

matiere

140
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finally

A

finalment

141
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i don’t care

A

je ne m’inguiete pas.

142
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so what?

A

Et alors?

143
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I’m going to keep at it until I get it right.

A

Je vais perseverer jusqu’a ce que j’obtienne ce droit.

144
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It’s too important to me now

A

C’est trop important pour moi maintenant.

145
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return

A

rentrer

146
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to go back

A

reviens

147
Q

I return

A

Je reviens

148
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they are simple minded

A

ils son’t simples d’esprit

149
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they have trees

A

ils auront des arbres

150
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damn

A

bon sang

151
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shelter

A

aux abris

152
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groundhog

A

marmotte

153
Q

are you drunk or something?

A

Etes-vous bu ou quoi?

154
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I’m not making this up.

A

Je ne l’invente pas.

155
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psychiatrist

A

psychiatre

156
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I just want to find my life again.

A

Je veux juste retrouver ma vie.

157
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Come what may, I love you. I’m so sorry if that makes things difficult for you.

A

Advienne que pourra. Je t’aime. Je suis desole si cela rend les choses difficile pour vous.

158
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to lock

A

pour verrouiller

159
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lock

A

bloquer

160
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to lock a door.

A

pour verrouiller une porte

161
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to think that

A

a penser que

162
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Are you drinking?

A

Bouvez-vous?

163
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It’s a figure of speech.

A

C’est une facon de parler.

164
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it’s my last cat

A

c’est mon dernier chat.

165
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I can’t leave until he dies.

A

Je ne peux pas quitter jusqu’a ce qu’il meure.

166
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to lead

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aboutir

167
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especially

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notamment

168
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negotiations

A

tractations

169
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develop

A

elaborer

170
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floor

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plancher

171
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consensual

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consensuelle

172
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somehow

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en quelque sort

173
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to enjoy

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pour profiter

174
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enjoy

A

jouir

175
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average

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moyenne

176
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enthronement

A

intronisation

177
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breaking

A

brisant

178
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back

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remontant

179
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obscuring

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occultant

180
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duty

A

devoir

181
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are you ready

A

vous-etes pret?

182
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return

A

renvoient

183
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missing

A

manquant

184
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sickly

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maladive

185
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increase

A

hauter

186
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worthy

A

digne

187
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sometimes

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parfois

188
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I gotta see

A

je dois te voir

189
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red

A

roux

190
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sweater

A

pull

191
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short

A

court

192
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greenhouse

A

serre

193
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occur

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surviennent

194
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would lead

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aboutiraient

195
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to lead

A

aboutir

196
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maturity

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echeance

197
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obsessed

A

obsede

198
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instructions

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mode d’emploi

199
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nerve

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nerf

200
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cap

A

casquette

201
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ugly

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laid