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1
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La parole

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Speech

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Dire qqch à quelqu’un

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To say sth TO sb

= to tell sb sth

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Un dicton

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A saying

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La voix

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The voice

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Exprimer

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To voice

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Oral

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Oral

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  1. Vocal

2. Qui se fait entendre

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Vocal

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Parler

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To talk

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Parler plus que quelqu’un

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To outtalk sb

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Bavard

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Talkative

= chatty

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Loquace

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Loquacious

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Prononcer (=dire) qqch

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To utter sth

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Une déclaration / un énoncé

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An utterance

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Prononcer / déclarer

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To pronounce

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La prononciation

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Pronunciation

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Prononçable

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Pronounceable

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Imprononçable

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Unpronounceable

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Mal prononcer

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To mispronounce

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Prononciation incorrecte

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Mispronunciation

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Un mot ou une phrase imprononçable

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A tongue twister

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Articuler

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To articulate

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L’articulation / la prononciation

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Articulation

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  1. Articuler

2. Énoncer

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An enunciate

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  1. L’articulation

2. L’énonciation

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Enunciation

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Une interjection

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An interjection

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Le ton

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The tone

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L’intonation

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Intonation

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Accentuer (un mot/ une syllabe)

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To stress (a word/ à syllabe)

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Un accent tonique

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A stress

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Une liaison

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A liaison

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Parler plus fort

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To speak up

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32
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Parler doucement

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To keep one’s voice down

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33
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Une orthophoniste

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A speech therapist

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34
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Une voix basse= grave

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A high-pitched voice

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Une voix douce

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A soft voice

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Une voix stridente

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A shrill voice

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37
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Une voix hésitante

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A faltering voice

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Baisser/ élever la voix

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To lower= to raise one’s voice

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39
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Cours de chant/ de dicton/ d’élocution

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Voice training

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40
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Il faut préciser que

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It needs saying that…

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41
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Il va sans dire que…

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it goes without saying that..

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Comme dit le dicton/ comme on dit

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As the saying goes….

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43
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Muet

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Dumb= mute

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Sourd-muet

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Deaf and dumb

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Muet (momentanément)

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Voiceless
= speechless
= wordless

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(Peu) bavard

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(Un)communicative

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47
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Elle parle peu

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She is a woman of few words

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Tu ne dis pas tout

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You’re holding sth back

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Tu ne me dis pas tout

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You’re holding back on me

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50
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Chut

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Shush!

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51
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Motus et bouche cousue

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Mum’s the word!

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52
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La ferme!

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Shut up!

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53
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Bégayer

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To stammer

= to stutter

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54
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Bredouiller/ postillonner

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To splutter

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55
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Zozoter

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To have a lisp

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56
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Avoir un cheveu sur la langue

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To speak vite a lisp

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57
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Parler d’une voix trainante

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To drawl

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Une voix trainante

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A drawl

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59
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Parler du nez

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To talk through one’s nose

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Soupirer

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To sigh

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Un soupir

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A sigh

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62
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Gémir

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To moan/ groan

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63
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Un gémissement

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A moan/ groan

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Grogner

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To grunt

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65
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Un grognement

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A grunt

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66
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Gronder

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To snarl/ growl

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67
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Parler d’une voix rauque

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To croak

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Murmurer

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To whisper= to murmur

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Un murmure

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A whisper

= a murmur

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70
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Crier

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To shout

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71
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S’écrier/ crier

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To cry (out)

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72
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Hurler

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To yell
/ to howl
/ yo scream

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73
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Pousser un cri perçant

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To shriek

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74
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Brailler

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To bawl, to bellow

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75
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Acclamer

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To cheer

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76
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Des acclamations

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Cheers

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77
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Jacasser

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To chatter

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78
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Le bavardage/ le papotage

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Chatter

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79
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Un bavard

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A chatterer

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80
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Papoter

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To gabble

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81
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Un bavard (2)

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A gabbler

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82
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Faire des commérages

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To gossip

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83
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Une commère/ un bavard

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A gossip

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84
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Calomnier quelqu’un

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To slander

= to calumniate sb

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85
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La calomnie

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Slander

= calumny

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  1. Le scandale

2. Les ragots

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Scandal

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87
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Une mauvaise langue

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A scandalmonger

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Dénigrer qqch/ quelqu’un

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To run down

= to denigrate sth/ sb

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Un radoteur

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A drone (pej)

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Parler d’une voix chevrotante

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To quaver

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Parler d’une voix sifflante

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To hiss

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Parler de qqch à n’en plus finir

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To prattle on about sth

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Dire d’un ton sec

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To snap

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Maugréer/ bougonner/ ronchonner

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To mutter

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Marmonner

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To mumble

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96
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Parler de façon inarticulée

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To gibber

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Parler à voix basse/ en aparté

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To speak under one’s breath / on an aside

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Hurler DE douleur

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To howl/ to scream WITH pain

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Hurler DE colère

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To howl/ scream IN anger

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Hurler DE joie

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To howl/ scream in delight

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Crier d’enthousiasme

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To shout WITH enthusiasm

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Crier AU secours

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To shout FOR help

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Crier à tue-tête

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To scream one’s head off

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Sa voix mue

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His voice is breaking

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Une langue étrangère

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A foreign language

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Être bilingue

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To be bilingual

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Ma langue maternelle

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My mother tongue

= my native language

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Un dialecte

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A dialect

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Vouloir dire/ signifier

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To signify

= to mean

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La signification

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Meaning

111
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Significatif/ lourd de sens

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Meaningful

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Dénué de sens

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Meaningless

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L’absence de sens/ l’absurdité

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Meaninglessness

114
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Un francophone/ anglophone

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A French / english speaker

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Hispanophone/ un italienaphone/ germanophone

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Spanish-/ italian-/ German-speaking

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Parler l’anglais couramment

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To speak fluent english

= to speak english fluently

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Parler avec un accent Français/ anglais

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To speak with a French/ an English accent

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Avoir un bon accent

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To have a good accent

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Avoir un mauvais accent

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To have a poor accent

120
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Avoir un accent prononcé

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To have a strong accent

121
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Comment dit-on… en anglais?

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What’s the English (word) for…?

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Dans le jargon des affaires…

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In business parlance

123
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Un mot/ une parole

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A word

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Une formulation

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Wording

= phrasing

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Un terme

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A term

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Une expression/ locution

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A phrase

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Une phrase

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A sentence

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Une expression idiomatique

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An idiom = an idiomatic phrase

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Le lexique

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Lexis

130
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Un mot composé

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A compound word

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Abréger

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To abbreviate

132
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Un signe

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(A set of ) initials

133
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Employer un mot

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To use a word

134
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Faire un emploi abusif

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To misuse

135
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En d’autres termes = autrement dit

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In other words

136
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En un mot

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In a word

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La grammaire

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Grammar

138
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L’accord

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Concord

139
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L’analyse

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Analysis (pl; analyses)

140
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Décliner un mot

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To Decline

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Un nom

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A noun

142
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Un pronom

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A pronoun

143
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Un article

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An article

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Un adjectif

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An adjective

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Un comparatif

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A comparative

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Une proposition

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A clause

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Un gérondif

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A gerund

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Le sujet (grammatical)

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The subject

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Un verbe

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A verb

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Conjuguer

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To conjugate

151
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L’infinitif

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The infinitive

152
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Une terminaison

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An ending

153
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Au début de la phrase

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At the head of the sentence

154
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Ponctuer

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To punctuate

155
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Un point

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A full stop UK

A period US

156
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Une virgule

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A comma

157
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Un point d’exclamation

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An exclamation mark UK

An exclamation point

158
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Un point d’interrogation

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A question mark

A query UK

159
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Les guillemets

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Quotation marks

Inverted commas UK

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Une parenthèse

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A parenthesis

A bracket UK

161
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Les crochets

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Square brackets

162
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Les points de suspension

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Suspension points

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Un tiret

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A dash

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Une apostrophe

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An apostrophe

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Un trait d’union

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A hyphen

166
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Un paragraphe

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A paragraph

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Un espace

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A space

168
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«Ouvre les guillemets… fermer les guillemets»

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Quote… unquote

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Une voyelle

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A vowel

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Une consonne

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A consonant

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Traduire

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To translate

172
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La traduction

A

Translation

173
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Un traducteur

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A translator

174
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Mal traduire qqch

A

To mistranslate sth

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Mal traduit

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Mistranslated

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(In)traduisible

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(Un)translatable

177
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Rendre/ traduire/ exprimer

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To convey

178
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Interpréter

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To interpret

179
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Une interprétation

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An interpretation

180
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Mal interpréter

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To misinterpret

181
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Servir d’interprète à quelqu’un

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To act as interpreter to sb

182
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Une lettre

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A letter

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Un petit mot (=très courte lettre)

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A note/ a line

184
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Correspondre

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To correspond

185
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La correspondance

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Correspondence

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Un correspondant

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A correspondent

187
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Signer

A

To sign

188
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Une signature

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A signature

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Un stylo

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A pen

190
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Envoyer un petit mot à quelqu’un

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To drop a line to sb

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Entretenir une correspondance avec quelqu’un

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To keep up a correspondence with sb

192
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Signer les initiales

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To sign one’s initials

193
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Merci/ je vous remercie de votre lettre du

A

Thank you for your letter of…

194
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Je vous prie d’agréer l’expression de ma consideration distinguée

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Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely

195
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Bien amicalement/ toutes mes amitiés

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Best regards/ kind regards/ best wishes

196
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Je t’embrasse/ bien affectueusement

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(With) love from

197
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Peter t’envoie ses amitiés

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Peter sends his love

198
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Embrasse john pour moi

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Give my love to john

199
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Déclarer qqch (à quelqu’un )

A

To declare

= to state

200
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Une déclaration

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A declaration

= a statement

201
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Annoncer

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To announce

202
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Une annonce/ déclaration

A

An announcement

203
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Affirmer

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To assert

= to affirm

204
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Une affirmation

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An assertion

= affirmation

205
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Proclamer

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To proclaim

206
Q

Une proclamation

A

A proclamation

207
Q

Prétendre/ maintenir/ soutenir

A

To claim

= to maintain

208
Q

Mettre quelqu’un au courant de qqch

A

To inform sb of sth

= to acquaint sb with sb

209
Q

Signaler qqch à quelqu’un

A

To bring sth to sb’s attention

210
Q

Attirer l’attention de quelqu’un sur qqch

A

To call/ to draw sb’s attention to sth

211
Q

Faire remarquer qqch à quelqu’un

A

To point out sth to sb

212
Q

Mentionner qqch à quelqu’un

A

To mention sth to sb

213
Q

Faire allusion à

A

To allude to

214
Q

Une allusion

A

An allusion

215
Q

Insinuer qqch

A

To hint at sth

216
Q

Une insinuation

A

A hint

/ an innuendo

217
Q

Insinuer que

A

To insinuate that

218
Q

Constater/ observer

A

To observe

219
Q

Une observation

A

An observation

220
Q

Faire référence à qqch

A

To refer to sth

221
Q

Une référence

A

A reference

222
Q

Noter que

A

To note that

223
Q

Assurer quelqu’un de qqch

A

To assure sb of sth

224
Q

Attester que

A

To attest that

225
Q

Révéler

A

To reveal

226
Q

Une révélation

A

A revelation

227
Q
  1. Insister sur qqch

2. Tenir à faire qqch

A

To insist ON sth

/ ON doing sth

228
Q

L’insitAnce, insistAnt

A

InsistEnce

InsistEnt

229
Q

Mettre l’accent sur qqch

A

To stress

= to emphasize sth

230
Q

Souligner

A

To underline

231
Q
  1. (Littéral) surligneur

2 (fig) souligner

A

To highlight

232
Q

Réitérer

A

To reiterate

233
Q

Exagérer

A

To exaggerate

= to overstate sth

234
Q

Exagéré

A

Exaggerated

= overstated

235
Q

Une exagération

A

An exaggeration

= an overstatement

236
Q

Une déclaration

A

A statement

237
Q

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que

A

We are pleased to announce that…

238
Q

Ceci doit rester entre nous

A

This is strictly off the record

239
Q

J’ai appris/ entendu dire que

A

I’ve heard (it said) that…

240
Q

À propos…

A

On the subject of…

241
Q

Au sujet de…

A

In connection with….

242
Q

Concernant…

A

Concerning…

243
Q

En ce qui concerne…

A

As regards…
/ with regard to…
/ regarding…
/ with reference to…

244
Q

Je voudrais dire un mot sur…

A

I should like to say a word about

245
Q

Il faut mentionner…

A

We/ one should mentioning

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