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French Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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(ce sont mes problèmes,), that’s my business

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(those are my problems,) it’s my business

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ça ne te regarde pas

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it’s none of your business

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(Il m’) arrive (de tout oublier)

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Sometimes, (I forget everything)FRCA

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ils s’aiment

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they love each othe

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Je t’attends depuis trois heures.

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I have been waiting for three hours.

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J’étudie à l’université depuis 2009.

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I have been studying at university since 2009.

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Depuis que je vis en Bretagne, il pleut tous les jours.

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Since I have been living in Brittany, it has rained every day

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Je vais habiter à Nantes pendant trois mois.

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I am going to live in Nantes for three months.

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Je travaille pendant les vacances.

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I am working during the holidays.

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J’ai voyagé pendant un an.

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I travelled for a year.

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Ça fait trois heures que je t’attends.

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It’s been three hours since I have been waiting.

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Ça fait dix ans que j’ai fini mes études.

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It’s been ten years since I finished my studies.

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Ça fait… que

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is an informal equivalent to depuis.

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Depuis

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usually means ‘since’ or ‘for’, and describes actions in progress, ones that started in the past and finished later. In French, we use it with verbs in the present or past tense.

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Pendant

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(meaning ‘for’ or ‘during’) refers to the entire duration of an action in the past or future.

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donner un rendez-vous à quelqu’un

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to give someone an appointment

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Il promène son chien

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(he) walks (his dog)

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Je suis de retour

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I’m back

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On va réfléchir

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We’ll think about it

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Ne rien fumer.

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Don’t smoke anything.

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Ne jamais stationner ici.

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Never park here.

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remettre (quelque chose à quelqu’un)

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to hand (something) over (to someone)

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soumettre (une candidature)

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to submit, to send off (an application)

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soumettre (quelqu’un)

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to subdue, to dominate (someone), to make (someone) submit

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faire une demande (de mutation)

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to make a (transfer) request

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dans l’attente (d’une réponse)

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pending, awaiting (an answer), until receipt of (an answer)

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Dans l’attente de vous rencontrer, je vous souhaite une bonne journée.

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I look forward to meeting you. In the meantime, I hope you have a good day.

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dans l’attente de (vous rencontrer)

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until (I can meet you), while waiting to (meet you)

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Je vous prie d’agréer, Madame, Monsieur, (l’expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs).

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yours faithfully, yours sincerely, yours truly

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Je vous prie d’accepter mes salutations (distinguées).

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yours faithfully, yours sincerely, yours truly

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l’ascension professionnelle

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job progression, career advancement

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le nombre de visites) a diminué

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(the number of visits) has decreased, has gone down

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(le prix) a baissé (de 20%, à 10 euros)

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(the price) has dropped, has gone down (by 20%, to 10 euros)

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(le prix des cigarettes) a monté (the price of cigarettes) has risen

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(the price of cigarettes) has risen

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elle est montée (sur le toit)

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she climbed, went up (to the roof)

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Je manque de (temps)

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I don’t have enough (time)

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une tartine

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an slice of bread topped with something, an open-faced sandwich

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l’art de la tartine

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the art of spreading things on bread

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Un coup d’etat

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an attempt to overthrow the government

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Une prise de pouvoir

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a takeover, a seizure of power

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C’est parti!

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He’s off! It’s started! Let’s go!

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une infraction

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a breach, a violation, an infringement, an offense

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43
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le code de la route

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the highway code

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un rond-point

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a roundabout, a traffic circle, a rotary

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vous aviez pris un rond-point

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you had taken a roundabout, you had driven around a round-about

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une poussette

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a stroller, a pushchair

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la tartiflette

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a French dish made from potatoes, cheese, pork and onions

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en plein centre-ville

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right in the center of town

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vous aviez fait demi-tour

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you had made a U-turn, you had made a 180-degree turn

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en sens inverse

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backwards, in the wrong direction

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un écolier, une écolière

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a schoolboy, a schoolgirl

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52
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(un bol) contenant (des fruits)

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(a bowl) containing (fruit)

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(il a échoué), ce qui (est dommage)

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(he failed), which (is a shame)

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(regarde) ce qui (est écrit là)

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(look at) what (is written here)

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(il a) juste (menti une fois)

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(he) just, only (lied once)

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un seuil

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a threshold, a limit

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(ces événements) avaient entraîné (une crise)

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(these events) had led to, had brought about (a crisis)

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un exploit

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an achievement, a feat, an exploit

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le solde

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the balance, the remaining amount

60
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à ce titre

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as such, on this basis, for this reason

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à l’issue de (cette réunion)

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after, following (this meeting); as a result of (this meeting)

62
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sous réserve de (ne pas quitter le pays)

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on the condition of, subject to (not leaving the country)

63
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(la loi) prévoit…

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(the law) stipulates, states, allows for

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il prévoit (une augmentation)

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he forecasts, he is anticipating an increase

65
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je vous prie de croire en (mon soutien)

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please have faith in, please be assured of (my support)

66
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par contre

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however, on the other hand

67
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en revanche

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however, nonetheless

68
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(ils l’ont fait) eux-mêmes

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(they did it) themselves

69
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verrouiller (une porte)

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to lock (a door)

70
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la figure

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The face

71
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une carafe (d’eau)

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A jug of water

72
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un ouvreur, une ouvreuse (au théâtre)

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An usher

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Qu’est-ce qu’il a bouffé ?

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What did he eat? What’s he eaten?

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revenons à nos moutons

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let’s get back to the subject at hand, let’s get back to business
Revenons à nos moutons literally means ‘let’s get back to our sheep’.

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je compte (travailler demain)

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I’m planning to, I intend to (work tomorrow)

76
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une demande (de financement)

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a (funding) application, request

77
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un genre

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a kind, a type

78
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le genre (d’une personne, d’un nom)

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the gender (of a person, of a noun)

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il est venu, elle est venue

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he/she came, has come

80
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le reflet (du miroir)

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the reflection, the gleam (of the mirror)

81
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on sonne à la porte

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someone is ringing the doorbell, we’re ringing at the doorFRCA

82
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alors là (je partage ton avis)

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on that point (I share your view)

83
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J’ai dú sortir

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I had to leave

84
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Vas-y! Allez-y!

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Go on! Go ahead!

85
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elle obtient (un rendez-vous)

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she obtains, she gets (an appointment)

86
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un résumé (de film)

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a summary, a synopsis, an abstract (of a film)

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y a l’téléfon qui son

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the telephone is ringing

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Tu n’as qu’à (aller chez le médecin)

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You should just (go to the doctor’s), All you have to do is (go to the doctor’s)

89
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des nausées

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queasiness

90
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mettre le feu (à une maison)

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to set fire (to a house)

91
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coûteux, coûteuse

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expensive, costly

92
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(fromage) au lait cru

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unpasteurised (cheese)

93
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la pâte (à tarte)

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pastry, pie dough

94
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un fromage à pâte molle

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a soft cheese

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un fromage à pâte dure

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a hard cheese, a cheese with a hard rind

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Le comté est un fromage à pâte dure, le camembert est un fromage à pâte molle.

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Comté is a hard cheese, camembert is a soft cheese.

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un caddie

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a shopping trolley, a shopping cart

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Ça a été ?

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Was it good? Was it OK? How did it go?

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Ça n’a pas été (du tout) !

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It was no good (at all)!

100
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Qui répond pour moi ?

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Who will answer (it) for me?

101
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Eh bien

A

Well then

102
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je m’excuse de la gêne occasionnée

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apologies for any inconvenience caused

103
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la gêne

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discomfort, embarrassment, bother, inconvenience

104
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(le retard) occasionné (par cette erreur)

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(the delay) caused, brought about (by this mistake)

105
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Je mets une point d’honneur à (être poli)

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I make a point of (being polite), I make it a point of honor to (be polite)

106
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Un dérangement

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a disturbance, an inconvenience

107
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(Je suis content) de vous rendu service

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(I am happy) to have been of service to you, to have served you

108
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faisons plus simple

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let’s simplifiy things, let’s make things simpler

109
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la galette des rois

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a hard cake usually flavored with almonds and with a small figurine hidden inside it
La galette des rois is traditionally eaten around Epiphany (6 January). The person who finds the fève (figurine) in their part is considered le roi (the king) or la reine (the queen) for the rest of the day.

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il va reposer (le crayon)

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he’s going to put down (the pencil)

111
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Tu es commercial ?

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Are you a salesperson?

112
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Je suis seule contre tous.

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It’s me against the world.

113
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J’entends rien (tu peux parler plus fort ?)

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I can’t hear anything (can you speak up?)

114
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J’oublie à chaque fois

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I keep forgetting

115
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dégrossir (une pièce de bois)

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to rough-hew, to sand (a piece of wood)

116
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vous avez pris du poids

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you have put on weight

117
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(si quelqu’un me prêtait de l’argent), je lui en serais reconnaissant

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(if someone lent me money), I’d be grateful to him/her

118
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les déchets (ménagers)

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(household) waste

119
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les ordures (ménagères)

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(household) waste, refuse, rubbish

120
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(mon frère est) une ordure

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(my brother is) a bastard, punk; rubbish

121
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on fait le tri

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we recycle, we sort our waste into different categories

122
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Que (ce cahier) vous soit (utile) !

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May (this notebook) be (useful) to you!

123
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champêtre

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relating to the countryside

124
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Que nous soyons (heureux) !

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Let us be (happy)! May we be (happy)!

125
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Je m’en vais.

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I’m leaving.

126
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J’en ai marre.

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I’ve had enough.

127
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Je n’en peux plus.

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I can’t take it anymore.

128
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Ne t’en fais pas.

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Don’t worry.

129
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On s’est perdus de vue

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We lost contact, we fell out of touch with each other

130
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On s’est r’perdus d’vue

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We lost contact again, we fell out of touch with each other again

131
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perdre (quelqu’un) de vue

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to lose contact, to fall out of touch (with someone)

132
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on s’est reconnus

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we recognized each other

133
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de manière fortuite

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by accident, incidentally, coincidentally; luckily, fortuitously

134
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il m’a rapporté que (la société fait faillite)

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he informed me that, he has told me that (the company is going bust)

135
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(on m’a dit que) vous auriez retrouvé (mon vélo)

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(I’ve been told that) you have apparently found (my bike)

136
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je mets un point d’honneur à (être poli)

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I make a point of (being polite), I make it a point of honor to (be polite)

137
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d’ailleurs

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moreover, for that matter, incidentally, by the way

138
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porter (le nom de sa mère)

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to have, to bear (one’s mother’s name)

139
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je ferai un crochet

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I’ll make a detour

140
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(elle) me l’a offert

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(she) gave it to me (as a gift)

141
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(cela l’)apaise

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(that) calms, soothes, pacifies, appeases (him)

142
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un désagrément

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an inconvenience, a bother, an annoyance

143
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il vous causait (des soucis)

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he caused you, he was causing you (trouble)

144
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(français) courant

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fluent (French)

145
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Il suffit de (l’appeler)

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All you need to do is (call her)

146
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renifler

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to sniff

147
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se moucher

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to blow one’s nose

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