French words 2 Flashcards

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camera

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appareil photo (m)

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to attend

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assister à (assister is to assist)

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almost did sth

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avoir failli faire [qch]

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falloir (should future)

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faudrait

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falloir (should have)

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fallait

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market / distribution network

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circuit commercial

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consumers

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consommateurs

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researcher

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chercheur

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commercial areas

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surfaces commerciales

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evoke

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évoquer

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cheap / bargain

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bon marché

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commodity / staples

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produits de base

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margin

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marge

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behaviour

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comportement

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to disconcert

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déconcerter

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to distrust

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se méfier de

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to lower

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baisser

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to supplant (replace)

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supplanter

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to replace sth

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remplacer (replacer is to put back)

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to stand out against (2)

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s’élever contre / prendre position contre

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to stand out (3)

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se démarquer (démarquer is to discount) / ressortir / se détacher

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to launch/start

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lancer

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thrilled

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ravi

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to devastate / wreak havoc

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bouleverser

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pay particular attention to
insister sur (insister is to insist)
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trade union
le syndicat
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a worker strike
une grève
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to fight
lutter
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to fight for
se battre pour
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you might as well enjoy it
Autant en profitez!
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these signs (abstract)
ces enseignes
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roughly increases (basically, in a nutshell)
augmente en gros
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in bulk
en gros
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longing/desire
l'envie
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flit from one thing to another (or forget all about sth like a meeting)
zapper
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landscape
paysage
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they do nothing
ils ne font(!!!!) rien
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Either ... or ...
Soit ... soit ... (also ou bien ... ou bien ...)
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Neither ... nor ...
Ni ... ni.
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The more ... the more...
Plus ... plus.
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they don't have to
ne pas avoir à / ne pas être obligé de….
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I agree and I think
Je suis d’accord avec __ et je trouve en effet que
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On one hand, on the other hand
D'une part ... d'autre part or D’un(!!) côté…d’un autre côté
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on the contrary
Au contraire
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drunkenness or euphoria
l'ivresse
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drunk
ivre
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small bottle / flask
flacon
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tendency
tendance
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to save time
pour ganger de temps
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through or by way of
à travers (no de, just the thing itself)
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consumption
consommation
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high (drugs)
défoncé
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either/whichever/doesn't matter
n'importe !
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eye-catching / catchy
accrocheur
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to feel / experience
èprouver
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as not being ones own
comme n'étant pas à soi
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live longer
vivre plus longtemps
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to be in good shape
être en forme
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revenge
revanche
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a geriatrician
gériatre
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drinking session / piss up
beuverie
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no matter the (sth) / regardless of (sth) (2)
qu'importe [qch] / quel que soit
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to be on the lookout
être à l'affût
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schemes (perjorative) / doings / machinations
agissements
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to hold on / cling to
crocher
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exhaustion / lethargy
prostration
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scholar/scientist
savant
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misconduct / bad behaviour
inconduite
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to reveal
révéler
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to bring sth closer or TO COMPARE
rapprocher (vs approcher = to approach/come closer)
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observation
constatation
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assessment/analysis
constat
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to examine
ausculter
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to record/register
consiger
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At a time of/when
À l'heure de / où
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allonger
get longer
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linked (3)
lié, uni, joint
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to take sth on / be comfortable with
assumer (vs s'assumer = to be self sufficient)
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to self-finance sth
autofinancer
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to hit/strike or IS STRIKING
frapper
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Now is the time of
L'heure est dà
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to display/exhibit
exposer
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to involve/entail
impliquer
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gap / between / caught in the middle
un entre-deux
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of course / admittedly
certes
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will / desire
la volonté
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all of this
Tout cela
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to get a job
se placer
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to invest / to bet
miser (vs miser sur = to bank on / to bet on)
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pretty much / virtually
quasi
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social status
le statut social
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unconsciously / subconsciously
inconsciemment
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all the while
tout en
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branch of a company (2)
succursale, filiale
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tree branch
la branche
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gift idea
une idée de cadeau
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Valentine's day
la Saint-Valentin
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to varnish
vernir
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On the practical side
côté pratique
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desklamp
lampe de bureau
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Do you mind if
Est-ce que ça t’ennuie si
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a hellish party
teuf d'enfer
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to hang / hook up to
accrocher
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to collide / cling to
s'accrocher
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hang on
accroche-toi
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to work (slang)
bosser
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to move/shift a meeting
déplacer
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top floor
dernier étage
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in the middle of sth
en plein (qch)
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precisely
tout juste
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I just ... (did sth)
Je viens de
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expected
prévu
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to recoup / to pick up
récupérer
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cost estimate / quote
devis
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roofing
Toiture
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to retain / to take [sb/sth] on
retenir
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We wish that you benefit from
Nous souhaitons vous faire bénéficier de
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discount
la remise
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position (job)
LE poste
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application (job)
candidature
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to feel sorry for
pleindre (vs se pleindire = to complain)
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to set (fix)
fixer
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phone extension number
le poste
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I was able to
j'ai pu
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It turns out that...
il s'avère que
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bad contact (electric)
faux contact
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to put back
remettre
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to turn on
allumer / rallumer
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keep something running
faire tourner
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to deposit / pay in
verser
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business card
carte de visite
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vowel
voyell
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phrase / expression
locution
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to bring back
rapporter
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to relate to
se rapporter à
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countable / not countable
dénombrable / indénombrable
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a lot of (fancy)
bien des
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while
lorsque / lors de
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just like
Tout comme
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flat fee
forfait
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to install / the installation
poser / la pose
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interview
entretien
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flexible / supple
souple
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to sit cross-legged
s'asseoir en tailleur
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to refine / to slim down
affiner / s'affiner
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pipe dream
chimère
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method of payment
moyen de paiement
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freelance work
le travail d’indépendant
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labour court
Prud’hommes
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to thorw / toss out
jeter
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to be afraid of sth
craindre
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to wipe dry or to endure
essuyer
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herbal tea
tisane
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every / the whole
tout / toute / tous / toutes
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in every case
en tout cas (singular!)
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Once in a blue moon
Tous les 36 du mois
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Immediately (3)
Tout à l’heure / tout de suite / aussitôt
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anyway
quand même
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all of a sudden
Tout à coup
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young person working abroad in lieu of military service
coopérant
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lottery (2)
la loterie / le loto
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capacity
contenance
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This is going to seem strange
Cela va te paraître étrange
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to wash up / to end up
échouer
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CEO
PDG
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proud
fier
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magic
la magie
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have a taste for business
avez le gout de commerce
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kitten
chaton
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puppy
chiot
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male / female
femelle / mâle
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turkish bath
hammam
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monthly
mensuel
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ouvrier
worker
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executive
cadre
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basic
de base
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set of
ensemble des
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in the background
au second plan
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park (car)
garer
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beware of
gare à
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don't let yourself be influenced
ne vous laissez pas influencer
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unprecedented
inédit
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rental
location
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flood
inondation / inonder
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overtime
heures supplémentaires
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What effort it took to get there
Que d'efforts il a fallu pour y arriver
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partner/associate
associé
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kindness
gentillesse
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to perceive/detect
percevoir
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defect/flaw
défaut
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a stay (vacation)
séjour
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fistful or handle
poignée
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travel along
parcourir
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What is there to say
que dire
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new (recently purchased) vs (recently made)
nouvelle, nouveau / neuve, neuf
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light / headlamp / lighthouse (also flagship)
phare
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soundtrack
bande-son
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ship / boat / vessel
navire
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darken
foncer
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greenhouse
serre
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waste
déchets
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recenser
to take a census of
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counterfeiting
contrefaçon
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mind
esprit
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spirit
âme
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duplicate/replica
la copie
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body (a professional body)
organism
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know-how / expertise / skill
savoir-faire
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ability / capacity
capacité / l'habilité
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a skill (a gift)
le don
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constrain
contraindre
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at least 30k
d’au moins 30.000
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due to
dû à / du fait (note accents)
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ladder
l’échelle
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deal with the most pressing issues
parer au plus pressé.
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turn a deaf ear
faire la sourde oreille.
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powerless
impuissant.
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shortage
Pénurie
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phoney (2)
bidon / factice
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to ridicule
bafouer
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x-ray
radiographie
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seasonal worker
saisonnier
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the pay
la paie
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job/work (fancy
boulot
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to strive to
s'évertuer à
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to sigh
soupirer
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implementation
mise en œuvre
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especially since (all the more)
d'autant plus que
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branched out / forked (ramified)
ramifié
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sector / industry
filière
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eventually
à terme
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to raise awareness
sensibiliser
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the stakes
les enjeux
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hardly (2)
guère / à peine
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for all that (however)
pour autant
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to worry
se faire du souci
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to go easy on someone
faire grâce / épargner
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agreed
convenu
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lawn / grass
la pelouse
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dès
as soon as
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to be in the spotlight
être à l'honneur
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lifeguard
sauveteur
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seaside
balnéaire
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weather forecast
météo
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social networks
réseaux sociaux
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trend
la mode
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to maintain
entretenir
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writer
rédacteur
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to start up
démarrér
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confine / restrict
se cantonner
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to stuff / fill
truffer
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overlap
clin
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setback
contretemps
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take things into consideration
faire la part des choses
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game of chance
jeu de hasard
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falling
en chute
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growing
en croissance
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charitable
caritatif
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sustainability / durability / permanence (2)
durablilité / pérennité
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holding your breath
en apnée
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inclination / calling / mission
vocation
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two thirds
deux tiers
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later life
troisième âge
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to campaign for something
militer
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moindre
lower
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to disturb/bother
gêner
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outdated
dépassées
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seizure
saisie
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to hold back
endiguer
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slab / pave / tile
dalle / daller
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make sth profitable
rentabiliser
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prier
pray
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activities / hustle & bustle / entertainment /events
animations
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demand
exiger
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flea
puce
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gradually / bit by bit
fur et à mesure
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rescue
sauvetage
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honest
honnête
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publishing
l'édition
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Due
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parmi
among
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the well-to-do (people who are well off)
les aisés
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to dig
creuser
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ophrans
les orphelins