Higher French Vocabulary Flashcards

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avoir horreur de

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to be unable to stand / to hate

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supporter

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to bear / tolerate / stand

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je ne supporte pas la chaleur

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i can’t stand the heat

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insupportable

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unbearable

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devenir

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to become

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se détendre

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to relax

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détendu

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relaxed

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se reposer

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to rest

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un département

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region / county

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un arrondissement

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a district (in Paris)

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un quartier

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district / area

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le vieux quartier

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the old area / district

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dans le coin

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in the neighbourhood

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le coin

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the corner / neighbourhood

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les renseignements

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information

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se renseigner

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to find out

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s’occuper de

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to deal with / look after / take care of

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une exposition

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an exhibition

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un endroit

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a place / spot

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un lieu

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a place

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avoir lieu

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to take place

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au lieu de

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instead of / in place of

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souhaiter

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to wish

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meilleur

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better

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le / la meilleur

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the best

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pire

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worse

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le / la pire

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the worst

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à peine

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scarcely

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se débrouiller

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to cope / manage

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ça vaut la peine

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it is worth while

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31
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des ennuis

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worries / cares

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des ennuis financiers

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financial worries

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s’inquiéter

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to worry

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des inquiétudes

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worries

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un goût

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taste

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pour tous les goûts

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for all tastes

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il reste

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there remains / … have left

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s’habituer à

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to get used to

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39
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une habitude

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a habit

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ma propre chambre

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my own room

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une chambre propre

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a clean room

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42
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gagner

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to earn / win / reach / gain

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toujours

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always / still

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tous les jours

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every day

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45
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conseiller

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to advise

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avoir du mal à

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to have diffculty

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47
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tant de

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so many

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48
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une centaine

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about a hundred

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des centaines de

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hundereds

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un millier

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about a thousand

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des milliers de

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thousands

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quinze jours

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a fortnight

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53
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avoir besoin de

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to need

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54
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quotidien(ne)

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daily

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francophone

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french speaking

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en plein cœur de

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in the heart of

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en pleine campagne

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in the middle of the country

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se plaindre

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to complain

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afin de

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in order to

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pour

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in order to

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autrefois

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previously

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en même temps

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at the same time

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au bout d’un an

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at the end of / after a year

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rendre

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to give back

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se rendre compte

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to realise

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je me suis rendu compte

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i realised

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heureux / heureuse

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happy / fortunate

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triste

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sad

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laisser

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to leave / let

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laisser tomber

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to drop / let fall

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hier

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yesterday

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demain

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tomorrow

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la veille

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the night before

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le lendemain

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the next day

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réussir à

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to succeed in

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arriver à

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to succeed in

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passer

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to spend (time) / pass

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se passer

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to happen

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qu’est-ce qui s’est passé?

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what has happened?

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se passer de

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to do without

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ailleurs

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elsewhere / somewhere else

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d’ailleurs

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besides

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avoir raison

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to be right

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avoir tort

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to be wrong

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avoir honte

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to be ashamed

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avoir envie

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to want to

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consacrer

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to devote

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se consacrer à

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to devote oneself

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s’échapper de

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to escape from

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oser

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to dare

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assister à

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to attend / be present at

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exiger

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to demand

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exigeant

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demanding

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se demander

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to ask oneself / wonder

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lutter

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to struggle / fight

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profiter de

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to benefit from / take advantage of

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réfléchir

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to think / reflect

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nouveau / nouvelle

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new

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vieux / vieille

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old

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certaines élèves

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some pupils

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d’autres élèves

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other pupils

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attendre

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to wait

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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proposer

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to suggest

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augumenter

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to increase

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baisser

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to decrease /lower

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manquer

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to miss / lack

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empêcher

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to prevent

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convenir

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to suit

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convenable

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suitable

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interdire

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to ban /forbid

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n’importe où

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anywhere

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n’importe qui

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anyone

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n’importe quoi

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anything

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à n’importe quelle heure

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any time

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si

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if

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même si

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even if

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se rappeler

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to remember

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se souvenir

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to remember

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louer

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to rent / hire

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le loyer

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rent

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le voisin / la voisine

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neighbour

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en moyenne

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on average

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les moyens

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the means (financially)

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autant

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as much

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ile ne faut pas boire autant d’alcool

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one must not drink as much alcohol

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sans cesse

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without stopping / constantly

128
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couramment

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fluently

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dehors

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outside

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en plein air

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in the open air

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de bonne heure

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early

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tard

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late

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le paysage

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the countryside / scenery

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un attrait

A

attraction