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1
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To damage

To harm

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Endommager

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To break

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Casser

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To break one’s leg

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Se casser la jambe

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To hire

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Embaucher

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To lead

To head

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Mener

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To convince

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Convaincre

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To be suspected of

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Être soupçonné de

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To reveal

To disclose

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Révéler

Dévoiler

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To take

To take away

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Emporter

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To benefit from

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Bénéficier de

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To bother

To hinder

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Gêner

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To annoy

To bother

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Énerver

Embêter

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To make fun of

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Se moquer de

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To bore

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Ennuyer

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To get bored

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S’ennuyer

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Spoilt

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Gâté

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She is spoilt by everyone.

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Elle est gâtée par tout le monde.

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To clean

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Nettoyer

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To be accessible to

To be available to

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Être disponible à

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To get along well with

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S’entendre bien avec

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To let

To leave

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Laisser

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To disappoint

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Décevoir

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To decide to

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Décider de

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To give up

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Abandonner

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She gave up school.

I would have given up my studies for singing, had my mother not stopped me.

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Elle abandonne l’école.

J’aurais abandonné mes études pour la chanson, si ma mère ne m’avait pas arrêtée.

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To get bigheaded

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Monter à la tête

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To be on the point of

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Être sur le point de

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To burst out laughing

To erupt into laughter

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Éclater de rire

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To be surrounded by

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Être entouré de

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To set the table

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Mettre la table

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To push

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Pousser

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To pull

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Tirer

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33
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To find one’s way

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Se diriger

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34
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To rock

To cradle

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Bercer

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To attract

To draw

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Attirer

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To prevent

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Empêcher

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37
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To avoid

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Éviter

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38
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To dare

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Oser

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39
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To touch

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Toucher

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To record

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Enregistrer

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To rally
To assemble
To gather

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Rassembler

Fédérer

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To be in a hurry to

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Être pressé de

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To look forward to

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Avoir hâte de

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44
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To write

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Écrire

Rédiger

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45
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To note down

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Inscrire

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46
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To testify

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Témoigner

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47
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To laugh

To have fun

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Rigoler

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To suffice

To be enough

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Suffire

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49
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To train

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Entraîner

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To get used to

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S’habituer

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To reflect

To think

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Réfléchir

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52
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To stress

To emphasize

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Accentuer

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53
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To manage

To direct

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Gérer

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54
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To melt

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Fondre

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55
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To be aware of

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Être au courant de

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To incite
To prompt
To encourage

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Inciter

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To approach

To draw near

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Approcher

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58
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To specify

To make clear

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Préciser

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59
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To sponsor

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Parrainer

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60
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To look (appear) young

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Faire jeune

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To hide

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Cacher

62
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To inform

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Informer

Renseigner

63
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To dread

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Redouter

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To sort

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Trier

65
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To walk

To stroll

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Marcher

Se balader

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To get by

To get along

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Se débrouiller

67
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To try new things

To “leave the beaten paths”

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Sortir des sentiers battus

68
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To move

oneself

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Se déplacer

69
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To be ashamed of

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Avoir honte de

70
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To settle down

A

S’installer

71
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To hesitate to

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Hésiter à

72
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To turn to (towards)

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Se tourner vers

73
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To bring

a thing

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Apporter

Apportez des vêtements chauds.

74
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To bring

a person

A

Amener

Est-ce que je peux amener un ami?

75
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To bring (something) to an end

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Mettre fin à (quelque chose)

76
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To bring (something) to a stop

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Arrêter (quelque chose)

77
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To bring oneself to (do something)

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Se résoudre à (faire quelque chose)
Se décider à (faire quelque chose)
Je ne peux me résoudre à le mettre à la porte [to fire him].

78
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To take

a person

A

Emmener

Ils m’ont emmené au cinéma pour mon anniversaire.

79
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To keep quiet

A

Se taire

80
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To show oneself

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Se montrer

81
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To show oneself to be intelligent

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Se montrer intelligent

82
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To unwind

To take place

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Se dérouler

Tout s’est déroulé comme prévu. [everything went as planned]

83
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To face

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Faire face à

84
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To confront

To face

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Affronter

85
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To confront each other

To face each other

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S’affronter

86
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To get

a prize, medal etc

A

Décrocher

Décrocher le titre mondial [to win the world title]

87
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To do the impossible

To “give someone the moon”

A

Décrocher la lune (pour quelqu’un)

88
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To put to the test

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Mettre à l’épreuve

89
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To taste

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Goûter

90
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To reach

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Atteindre

91
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To be promoted

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Monter en grade

92
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To reach
To get to
To access

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Accéder à

on y accède par… [you can get there by…]

93
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To show

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Faire preuve de

faire preuve de courage [to show courage]

94
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To stand out

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Se distinguer

Tous les concurrents étaient bons, mais aucun ne s’est distingué.

95
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To force (someone to do)
To compel (someone to do)
A

Contraindre (quelqu’un) à (faire)

96
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Under pressure

A

Sous pression

Êtes-vous capable de travailler sous pression? [Can you work under pressure?]

97
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To be under a lot of pressure

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Être soumis à une forte pression

Il est soumis à une forte pression au travail.

98
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To overflow

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Déborder

99
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To award sth to sb

A

Attribuer qch à qn

Décerner qch à qn

100
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To reward (someone) for

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Récompenser (quelqu’un) de/pour

Il m’a récompensée de mes efforts. [He rewarded me for my efforts.]

101
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To pit oneself against

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Se mesurer à

102
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To lift

A

Soulever

Je n’arrive pas à soulever cette valise. [I can’t lift this suitcase.]

103
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To go on a school study trip to the countryside

A

Aller en classe verte

104
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To trust

A

Avoir confiance en
Faire confiance à
Je n’ai pas confiance en lui. [I don’t trust him.]

105
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To support

A

Soutenir

Il m’a toujours soutenu contre elle. [He’s always supported me against her.]

106
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To amuse oneself

entertain, occupy

A

Se distraire

Pendant l’interminable voyage il inventait des histoires pour se distraire.

107
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To play

To enjoy oneself, to have fun

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S’amuser

On s’est bien amusés à cette soirée. [We really enjoyed ourselves at that party.]

108
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To take on board

A

Embarquer

109
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To take care of

To look after

A

Prendre soin de
Prends bien soin de ce livre.
Ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prendrons soin de vous.

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To renew

A

Renouveler

111
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To broadcast

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Diffuser

112
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To spread

To distribute

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Diffuser

113
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To grab

To seize

A

S’emparer de
Il s’est emparé de ma valise.
emparez-vous de lui! [grab him!]

114
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To go away

To move away

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S’éloigner

Ne t’éloigne pas trop. [Don’t go too far.]

115
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To go off the point

A

S’éloigner du sujet

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Turn one’s back on (the scene)

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Tourner le dos à (la scène)

117
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To show, to indicate

To express

A

Manifester

À aucun moment, l’usager ne manifeste d’inquiétude envers la victime.

118
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To come back

A

Revenir

119
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To help

To aid

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Secourir

120
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To steal

A

Voler

Dérober

121
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To hold out one’s hand

A

Tendre la main

122
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To stretch out one’s arm

To reach out

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Tendre le bras

123
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To prick up one’s ears

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Tendre l’oreille

124
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To crush

To run over

A

Écraser

125
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To get run over

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Se faire écraser

126
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To have bags under one’s eyes

A

Avoir des poches sous les yeux

127
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To sink immediately into a deep sleep

A

Plonger dans un profond sommeil

128
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To win

A

Gagner

Remporter

129
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To be victorious

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Remporter la victoire

130
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To be a huge success

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Remporter un grand succès

Remporter un vif succès

132
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To view, to contemplate

To envisage

A

Envisager

133
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To envisage doing

To consider doing

A

Envisager de faire

Est-ce que vous envisagez de travailler à l’étranger?

135
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To earn one’s living

A

Gagner sa vie

136
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To demand

A

Exiger

Le propriétaire exige d’être payé immédiatement. [The landlord is demanding to be paid immediately.]

137
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To require, to demand

A

Exiger

Ce travail exige beaucoup de patience.

138
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To make sb suffer

To hurt sb

A

Faire souffrir qn

139
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To stare into space

A

Regarder dans le vide

140
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To make one’s mind go blank

A

Faire le vide dans son esprit

141
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To leave a great void in one’s life

A

Laisser un grand vide dans sa vie

142
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To give sb assistance

To help sb

A

Porter secours à qn

143
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To help sb

To come to sb’s assistance

A

Venir en aide à qn

144
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To escape from

A

Échapper à

145
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To escape the worst

A

Échapper au pire

146
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To conceive

To conceive of

A

Concevoir

147
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To plan

To design

A

Concevoir
maison bien conçue
maison mal conçue

148
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To destroy

To ruin

A

Déstruire

149
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To reach

To achieve

A

Parvenir à

150
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To have a reputation for

To be renowned for

A

Être réputé pour

151
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To manage to do

A

Parvenir à faire

Elle est finalement parvenue à ouvrir la porte.

152
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To send sth to sb

To have sth sent to sb

A

Faire parvenir qch à qn

Je vous ferai parvenir le colis avant lundi. [I’ll send you the parcel before Monday.]