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1
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like nobody’s business

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comme pas un

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Sleep on it.

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La nuit porte conseil.

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customary

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d’usage

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Over my dead body!

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Il faudra d’abord me passer sur le corps !

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Never mind!

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N’importe !

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in the know (idiomatic)

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au parfum

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even if it means

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quitte à

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without a doubt

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sans aucun doute

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in question

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en cause

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That’s awful!

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Quelle horreur !

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on account of

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en raison de

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by some remote chance

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par impossible

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It was bound to happen!

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C’était fatal !

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That’s useless (worthless)!

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C’est zéro !

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Don’t mention it.

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Il n’y a pas de quoi.

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to have a sweet tooth

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aimer beaucoup le sucré

être plutôt sucré que salé

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It’s easy as pie!

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C’est du gâteau !

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I’ve had it! I’m fed up!

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J’en ai jusque là !

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18
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to break down

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tomber en panne

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19
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agenda

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l’ordre du jour

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20
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in the same way as

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au même titre que

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21
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to spill the beans

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manger le morceau

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22
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to put on the spot

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mettre dans l’embarras

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Strangely enough…

Surprisingly…

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Chose curieuse…

Chose étonnante…

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I got very confused.

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Je me suis emmêlé(e) les pinceaux.

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25
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per person

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par tête

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worthless

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à la noix

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27
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to get up on the wrong side of the bed

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se lever du pied gauche

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28
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What if…

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Et si…

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30
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through thick and thin

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contre vents et marées

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to lie around

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faire le beau

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31
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a pet peeve

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une bête noire

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32
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to start off with a bang

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démarrer en flèche

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32
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a bad, naughty word

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un gros mot

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33
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to be attached to

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tenir à quelque chose, quelqu’un

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36
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to be homesick

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avoir le mal du pays

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37
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to be down in the dumps

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avoir le moral à zéro

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38
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budding, fledgling

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en herbe

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39
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to keep a promise

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tenir une promesse

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40
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to take into account (that)…

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tenir compte de…

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41
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exactly

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au juste

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42
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on the line

“Who’s calling, please?”

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à l’appareil

«Qui est à l’appareil, s’il vous plaît ?»

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43
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in a sweat

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(tout) en eau

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It’s all Greek to me (it’s difficult to understand).

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C’est de l’algèbre pour moi.

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to be all set, ready

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être fin prêt

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49
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It’s none of my business.

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Ce n’est pas mes oignons.

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50
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if need be

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à la limite

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51
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It’s just my cup of tea.

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C’est mon rayon.

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59
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casually

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d’un air (d’un ton) dégagé

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60
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That’s not my cup of tea.

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Ce n’est pas mon genre.

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67
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by word of mouth

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de bouche à oreille

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68
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to fall in love at first sight

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avoir le coup de foudre

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69
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to have one’s head in the clouds, be disconnected with reality

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avoir la tête dans les nuages

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70
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to feel great, be energized; to be in good shape

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avoir la frite

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71
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to someone’s credit

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à l’actif de quelqu’un

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72
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No kidding!

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Sans blague !

73
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in three shakes of a lamb’s tail

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en cinq sec

74
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to go back a long way

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dater de loin

75
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The trouble with…

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L’ennuyeux de…

76
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I have a soft spot for…

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J’ai un faible pour…

78
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whenever one feels like it

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à ses heures

79
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just a moment ago

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à l’instant

80
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nowadays

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de nos jours

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There is room for improvement.

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Cela laisse à désirer.

82
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to have under control

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avoir en main

83
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in-style; fitting

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dans la note

84
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for nothing, free

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à l’œil

85
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pasty

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de papier-mâché

86
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one one’s hands and knees

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à quatre pattes

87
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to gather one’s thoughts

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se recueillir

88
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during the week

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en semaine

89
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It’s getting late.

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Il se fait tard.

90
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to be worldly-wise

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avoir l’usage du monde

91
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Just published.

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Vient de paraître.

92
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What’s eating you?

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Quelle mouche te pique ?

93
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That works out fine for me.

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Cela m’arrange.

94
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That doesn’t help at all.

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Cela n’arrange rien.

95
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Good riddance!

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Bon débarras !

96
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to rack one’s brains

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se casser la tête

97
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to get rid of

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se défaire de

98
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to take office

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entrer en fonctions

99
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What the heck are you up to? (accusatory)

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Qu’est-ce que tu fabriques là ?

100
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Make yourself at home!

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Ne vous gênez pas !

101
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to be imperative

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s’imposer

102
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for ever (and ever)

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à (tout) jamais

103
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Leave me alone!

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Laissez-moi tranquille !

104
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unspeakable

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sans nom

105
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from the viewpoint of

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dans l’optique de

106
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out of (as in lacking)

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en panne de

107
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in one’s capacity as

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en qualité de

108
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on sale (discounted)

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en réclame

109
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to take the plunge

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sauter le pas

110
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to eat to one’s heart’s content

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se taper la cloche

111
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to go to the polls

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aller aux urnes

112
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in the limelight

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en vedette

113
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to turn over a new leaf

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tourner la page sur quelque chose

114
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to take (up) a lot of energy

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prendre beaucoup d’énergie

115
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Give it up!

Drop it!

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Laisse tomber !

116
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to listen (idiomatic)

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tendre l’oreille

117
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to be caught in the middle

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être assis(e) entre deux chaises

118
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They are selling like hot cakes.

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Ils se vendent comme des petits pains.

119
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to laugh really hard

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rire à gorge déployée

120
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to avoid doing work, be unhelpful

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se croiser les bras

121
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indulgence, weakness

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le péché mignon

122
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to hold up, cope

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tenir le coup

123
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Mr. So-and-so

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M. Untel

124
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She didn’t know what to say (idiomatic).

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Elle a donné sa langue au chat.

125
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to come to this

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en arriver là

126
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It’s really not that difficult (idiomatic).

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Ce n’est pas la mer à boire.

127
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if need be, in a pinch

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au besoin

128
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from the start

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depuis le départ

129
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if only, at least

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si encore

130
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It looks lousy.

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Ça la fiche mal.

131
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He grows on you.

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Il gagne à être connu.

132
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upstairs

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en haut

133
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You can’t imagine!

A

On n’a pas idée de ça !

134
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any day now

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d’un jour à l’autre

135
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I’ll have nothing to do with it!

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Je ne mange pas de ce pain-là !

136
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into thin air

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dans la nature

137
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to confide in

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s’ouvrir à

138
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down and out

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sur la paille

139
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What’s the point?

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À quoi bon ?

140
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That’s hard to swallow.

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Ça, c’est raide.

141
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fitting, suitable

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de saison

142
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immediately, with urgency

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d’urgence

143
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come what may

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vaille que vaille

144
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to betray a secret (idiomatic)

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vendre la mèche

145
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Time to kick back and relax! (idiomatic)

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Après l’effort, le réconfort !

146
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to speak, express (idiomatic)

A

prendre la parole

147
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well-behaved, “quiet as a mouse” (idiomatic)

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sage comme une image

148
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to eat excessively (idiomatic)

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manger comme un trou

149
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to beat around the bush (idiomatic)

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tourner autour du pot

150
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a twisted mind

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un esprit tordu

151
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to be in full swing

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battre son plein

152
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to know something like the back of one’s hand

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connaître quelque chose comme sa poche

153
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a fantastic pair

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un duo de choc

154
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in a delicate situation (idiomatic)

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dans le bain

155
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to aggravate a situation (idiomatic)

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mettre le feu aux poudres

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