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1
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To dedicate sth to

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Dédier qch à

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To devote sth to

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Consacrer qch à
Il consacre beaucoup de temps à ses enfants.
Je suis désolé, je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps à vous consacrer. [I’m afraid I can’t spare you much time.]

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To reinforce

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Renforcer

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To cover

distance

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Parcourir

Gavin a parcouru cinquante kilomètres à vélo.

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To skim through

To glance through

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Parcourir

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To run one’s eye over

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Parcourir des yeux

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To host

TV or radio programme

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Animer

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To be driven by sth

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Être animé par qch

Ils sont tous animés par le même amour de la cuisine traditionnelle.

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To feel like

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Avoir envie de

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To feel

emotions

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Ressentir

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To be felt

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Se faire ressentir

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To involve oneself

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S’investir

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To give back, to return

To restore

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Redonner

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To call to mind

To evoke

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Évoquer

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To mention

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Mentionner
Évoquer
À plusieurs reprises, il a mentionné combien cela coûtait. [Several times he mentioned how much it cost.]
Il a évoqué divers problèmes dans son discours. [He mentioned various problems in his speech.]

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To mention (that)

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Mentionner que
Elle mentionna que c’était l’anniversaire de son mari.
Je n’ai nul besoin de mentionner que… [I need hardly mention that…]

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17
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To fill with wonder

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Émerveiller

Il a été émerveillé par la beauté.

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18
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To think highly of

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Estimer

Mon père l’estime beaucoup.

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To assess

To estimate

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Estimer

J’estime la distance à 10km.

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To reckon that

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Estimer que

J’estime que c’est de sa faute.

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To consider oneself

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S’estimer
s’estimer heureux [to consider o.s. lucky]
Ne s’estimant pas capable de devenir écrivain, il s’était dit qu’il pourrait tenter de devenir cinéaste.

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To try sth

To try to do

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Tenter qch
Tenter de faire
Il a tenté plusieurs fois de s’évader.

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23
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To take sb prisoner

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Faire qn prisonnier

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24
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To praise

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Louer
Faire l’éloge de
es journaux ont loué le courage des pompiers.

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To praise sb for

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Louer qn de
Faire l’éloge de qn pour qch
Faire l’éloge de qn pour avoir fait qch

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To curse

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Maudire

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To smash open

To smash in, to smash down

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Défoncer

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To pull out, to tear out
To tear off
To pull down

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Arracher

Arrachez la page.

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To tear

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Déchirer

déchirer qch en mille morceaux [to tear sth to pieces]

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To rebel

To rise up

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S’insurger

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To stagger

To reel

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Tituber

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To ruin

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Ruiner

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To recount

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Raconter

Retracer

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34
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To promise

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Promettre

promettre à qn de faire

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To make sb promise sth

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Faire promettre qch à qn

Ils m’ont fait promettre d’écrire la suite.

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36
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To take back

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Reprendre

Il a repris son livre.

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To mark

To write down

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Marquer

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To make a deep impression on sb

To leave its mark on sb

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Marquer qn

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To be horrible to sb

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Être odieux avec qn

Elle a été odieuse avec nous. [She was horrible to us.]

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To devour

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Dévorer

Il lui prête des romans qu’elle dévore.

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41
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To be attached to

To care for

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Tenir à

Il tient beaucoup à elle.

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42
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To dig

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Creuser

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43
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To miss (a train)

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Louper

Dépêche-toi, tu vas louper ton train! [Hurry up, you’ll miss your train!]

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44
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To hurry

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Se dépêcher

Dépêche-toi! [Hurry up!]

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To hurry to do sth

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Se dépêcher de faire qch

Ils se sont dépêchés de l’aider.

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46
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To undo

To unwind

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Défaire

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I have not unpacked (my bag) yet.

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Je n’ai pas encore défait mon sac.

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To unveil

To reveal

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Dévoiler

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To be on patrol

To patrol

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Patrouiller

patrouiller dans la forêt [to patrol the forest]

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50
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To be good (at)

strong in

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Être fort (en)

Il est très fort en espagnol.

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To prejudge

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Préjuger

Nous ne pouvons pas préjuger l’avenir [We can’t tell what the future holds]

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52
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To weaken

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Faiblir

Affaiblir

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53
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To weaken

To make fragile

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Fragiliser

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54
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To call

To convene

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Convoquer

La réunion est convoquée pour le 12 juin.

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To send for

To summon

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Convoquer

Le ministre les a convoqués dans son bureau.

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56
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To summon a witness to give evidence

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Convoquer un témoin à la barre

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57
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To be asked to attend an exam

To be called for an interview

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Être convoqué à un examen

Être convoqué pour un entretien

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To recall

To mention, to bring up

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Évoquer

Le problème de la retraite sera évoqué à la réunion.

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To bring back, to conjure up, to be reminiscent of

To evoke

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Évoquer

Cela évoque pour moi l’Asie. (It makes me think of Asia.)

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To reside

To remain

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Demeurer
demeurant à Paris [residing in Paris]
Il est demeuré sourd à nos supplications. [He remained deaf to our entreaties.]

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The fact remains that …

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Il n’en demeure pas moins que …

62
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To dispatch to

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Dépêcher à
dépêcher qn auprès de qn [to dispatch sb to see sb]
dépêcher qn sur place [to dispatch sb to the scene]

63
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To hurry up

A

Se dépêcher
Dépêche-toi de finir ton travail.
Je me dépêche.

64
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To make out

To see, to catch sight of

A

Apercevoir

65
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To reveal sth

A

Laisser apercevoir qch

66
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To notice

To realise

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S’apercevoir de
s’apercevoir que …
Personne ne s’est aperçu de ton absence / de ton départ.

67
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Without realising

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Sans s’en apercevoir

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To demand
To claim (responsibility for)
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Revendiquer

L’attentat n’a pas été revendiqué. [No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.]

69
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To take (full) responsibility for

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Revendiquer la responsabilité de

70
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To search

To rifle through, to rummage through

A

Fouiller

71
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To maintain

To keep

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Maintenir
maintenir l’ordre
Ils ont maintenu le secret.

72
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To keep one’s head above the water

A

Maintenir la tête hors de l’eau

73
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To fight

To battle

A

Batailler
batailler pour faire qch
batailler pour qch

74
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To knock over
To knock down, to run over
To topple
To overturn

A

Renverser

Il courait sans regarder devant lui et a renversé une vieille dame.

75
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To spill

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Renverser

renverser du vin sur la moquette [carpet]

76
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To shake

To shake out

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Secouer

la guerre/polémique qui secoue le pays [the war/controversy raging in the country]

77
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To shake one’s head

A

Secouer la tête

78
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To shake with laughter

A

Rire en secouant les épaules

79
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To be rather shaken up

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Être un peu secoué

80
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To give oneself a shake

A

Se secouer

81
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To bless

To be grateful for, to thank God

A

Bénir

Je bénissais l’arrivée de la police.

82
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To be (eternally) grateful to sb for sth

A

Bénir qn de qch

83
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To rekindle

To revive

A

Raviver

raviver une douleur [to bring the pain back, to reopen an old wound]

84
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To deliver to

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Livrer à

85
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To have sth delivered

A

Se faire livrer qch

86
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To devote oneself to one’s studies

A

Se livrer à l’étude

87
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To sparkle brilliantly

A

Briller de mille feux

88
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To contain

To hold, to accommodate

A

Contenir

89
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To contain oneself

A

Se contenir

90
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To lie in wait

To be on the lookout (for)

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Se tenir, Être à l’affût (de)

91
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To take, to have a seat

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Prendre un siège

92
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To sit

in a council, on a board

A

Siéger

93
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To covet

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Convoiter

94
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To lighten, to clear

To clarify, to shed light on

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Éclaircir

certains points sont encore à éclaircir

95
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To clear

A

S’éclaircir

l’horizon s’éclaircit [the horizon is clearing, the outlook is getting brighter]

96
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To clear one’s throat

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S’éclaircir la voix

S’éclaircir la gorge

97
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To flee from

To run away, to run from

A

Fuir

S’enfuir de

98
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To run away as fast as one can

flee

A

S’enfuir à toutes jambes

99
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To comply with

A

Obtempérer à

100
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To refuse to comply

Refusal to comply

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Refuser d’obtempérer

Refus d’obtempérer

101
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To put, to place emphasis on sth

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Mettre l’accent sur qch

Insister sur qch

102
Q

To appoint

To name, to call

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Nommer
nommer qn (au poste de) directeur [to appoint sb director]
103
Q

To annoy

To irritate

A

Agacer

104
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To set sb’s nerves on edge

A

Agacer les nerfs de qn

105
Q

To stumble

To trip

A

Trébucher sur

trébucher sur [to stumble over, to trip over]

106
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To stumble

= walk unsteadily

A

Tituber

107
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To stumble in

To stumble out

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Entrer en tituber

Sortier en tituber

108
Q

To stumble over the words

A

Buter sur les mots

Sa voix se brisait et il butait sur les mots. [His voice wavered and he stumbled over the words.]

109
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To pray for sth

A

Prier pour qch

110
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To pray (that) …

A

Prier pour que …

Je prie pour qu’elle ne découvre jamais la vérité. [I pray that she’ll never find out.]

111
Q

To pray to God

A

Prier Dieu

112
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I just hope and pray everything goes well.

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Je me contente d’espérer et de prier pour que tout se passe bien.

113
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To go smoothly

To go without any hitches

A

Marcher comme sur des roulettes

114
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To confess that

To admit that

A

Avouer que

115
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To admit to having done

To confess to having done

A

Avouer avoir fait

116
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I must admit that this is so.

I must admit that this is not so.

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Je dois avouer que oui.

Je dois avouer que non.

117
Q

To make a decision

A

Prendre une décision

118
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To put up, to erect

To raise

A

Élever

119
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To make things difficult

= to erect obstacles

A

Élever des obstacles

120
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To raise one’s voice

A

Élever la voix, le ton

121
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To speak out against sth/sb

A

Élever la voix contre qch/qn

122
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To rise

A

S’élever

123
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To rise up into the air

To soar into the air

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S’élever dans les airs, le ciel

124
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To start, to initiate, to enter into, to open

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Entamer

J’entamais ma lecture quand il a téléphoné.

125
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To undermine

To shake, to test

A

Entamer

entamer la réputation de qn [to undermine sb’s reputation]

126
Q

To have sb in mind

A

Avoir qn en vue

127
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To have it in mind to do sth

A

Avoir en vue de faire qch

128
Q

With a view to sth, to doing sth

A

En vue de qch, de faire qch

129
Q

To draw a lesson from

A

Tirer les enseignements de

130
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Lessons drawn from failure, experience

A

Enseignements d’un échec, de l’expérience

131
Q

Full of lessons to be learned

A

Pleine, riche d’enseignements

132
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To shell
To peel
To hull

A

Décortiquer

133
Q

To dissect

a text, speech

A

Disséquer

Décortiquer

134
Q

To spend

money

A

Dépenser

aimer dépenser [to enjoy spending money]

135
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To spend (money) freely

A

Dépenser sans compter

136
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To spend money on sth

A

Consacrer de l’argent à qch

137
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To do a lot for sb / sth

A

Se dépenser pour qn / qch

138
Q

To put a lot of energy into doing

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Se dépenser pour faire

Dans son travail, il se dépense sans compter. [He gives his all to his work.]

139
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To get one’s revenge

To take one’s revenge

A

Prendre sa revanche

Se venger

140
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To get one’s revenge for sth

A

Se venger de qch

141
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To take revenge on sb

A

Se venger de qn

142
Q

To work out

To draft

A

Élaborer

143
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To ask a favour of sb

A

Demander un service à qn

Demander une faveur à qn

144
Q

To do sb a favour

A

Rendre un service à qn

Faire une faveur à qn

145
Q

To be on the brink of disaster

A

Être au bord de l’abîme

146
Q

To hit rock bottom

A

Toucher le fond de l’abîme

147
Q

To spoil

To become damaged, to get damaged

A

S’abîmer

148
Q

To crash into the sea

To be engulfed by the waves

A

S’abîmer dans la mer

149
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To be immersed in one’s thoughts

A

S’abîmer dans ses pensées

150
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To be deep in thought

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Être plongé dans ses pensées

Être absorbé dans ses pensées

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