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1
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to be on time

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punctual

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to be behind time

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to be late

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3
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take once time

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not to hurry

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4
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to do something at the last minute

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do something at the latest possible time

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5
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do something on the spur of the moment

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to do something spontaneously without hesitation (sur un coup de tête)

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6
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to be uptodate

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to include all the latest informations

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7
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to be out of date

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to be to old , not recent

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8
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it’s hightime

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something must be done without delay

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9
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to have a minute

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to be available to do something

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10
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at any minute

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very soon

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11
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every now and then

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occasionally , not very often

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12
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once in a blue moon

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very seldom

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13
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once in a while

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sometimes (close to every now and then)

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14
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a night bird

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a person who likes to stay up at night

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a early bird

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a person who gets up very early in the morning

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16
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to kill time

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to do something to make time to pass quickly

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17
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la circulation était tellement importante que je ne pouvais pas être à l’heure

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the traffic was so heavy that I couldn’t be on time

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18
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le train est parti avec 20 minutes de retard

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the train left twenty minutes behind time

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19
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prends ton temps et détend toi avant la journée

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take your time and relax before the journey

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20
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Ils ont annulé le voyage en Egypte à la dernière minute

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they canceled the trip to Egypt at the last minute

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21
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Ils se sont marrié à Las Vegas sur un coup de tête

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they got married in Las Vegas on the spur of the moment

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22
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Je voulais être à la page avec les nouvelles technologies

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I wanted to be uptodate with the latest technologie

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23
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Ce guide touristique n’est pas à jour , donc on ne peut pas l’utiliser

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This tourist guide is out of date, so we can’t use it

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24
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Il est grand temps que Tom s’en aille et construise sa propre famille.

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It’s hightime Tom moves out and start is own family

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25
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Auras-tu une minute pour parler avec moi après le déjeuner ?

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Will you have a minute to talk to me after lunch ?

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26
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a business run at a profit or at a loss

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A business makes money or lose money

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27
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Finances are in god shape or bad shape

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to have a lot of money or to have not enough money

28
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A falling market

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A market who is moving on a downward direction

29
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To put money into business

A

to invest in a business

30
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To close a deal, to close a bargain

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To complete a deal successfully

31
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shop practise

A

behavior which is dishonest but not illegal

32
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a sleeping partner

A

someone who invest his money in a business but doesn’t help to manage it

33
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a take over

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the change of owner’s ship at the control of the company

34
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to go bankrupt, to be bankrupt

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to admit that you have no money and cannot pay our debt

35
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to make money

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to earn money

36
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to be in the money

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suddenly have a lot of money

37
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to be a wage earner , to be a salary earner

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to have a job and be payed monthly or weekly

38
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to make a leaving

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to earn money

39
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to be well off

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to be rich

40
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to tighten one’s belt

A

to spend less money in the time of financial difficultie

41
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Our shop run at a loss at first, but now it run at a profit

A

notre magasin a commencé par perdre de l’argent , mais maintenant il fait du profit

42
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Our finances are in a very bad shape

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nos finances sont dans une mauvaise passe

43
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I wouldn’t invest in a falling market

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Je n’investirais pas dans un marché en baisse

44
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I am going to put some money into this business

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Je vais investir de l’argent dans cette affaire

45
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After long negociation , we closed the deal

A

après une longue négociation , nous avons fait affaire

46
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Our manager is known for is shop practices

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notre manager est connu pour pratiques commerciales

47
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Jack is just a sleeping partner

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Jack est simplement un investisseur dormant

48
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we couldn’t avoid a take over by a bigger company

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nous ne pouvions pas éviter un rachat par une plus grosse compagnie

49
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to talk at cross purposes

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to talk without understand each other

50
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to get hold of the wrong end of the stick

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to misunderstand the meaning or intention totally

51
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to get a word in edgeways

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to be able to say something althought the other person talks all the time

52
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to talk behin somebody back

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to talk about somebody secretivly

53
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to give somebody a talking to

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to talk to somebody angrily

54
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to put it in a nutshell

A

to state the maint fact in a clear short way

55
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to be long winded

A

to talk too long in a way that is too boring

56
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to speak one’s mind

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to be honest to people about your opinion

57
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to talk rubish

A

to say sely things

58
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to take the hint

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to understund what is meant without being set directly

59
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to take something into account

A

to consider something where you’re making

60
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The headmaster speech was boring and too long

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The headmaster speech was Long winded

61
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The students knew he wouldn’t talk reasonably

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The students knew he wouldn’t talk sense

62
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He often says silly things

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he often talks rubish

63
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the headmaster didn’t consider the students needs

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the headmaster didn’t take the students needs into account

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