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Indices

*La police recherche des indices quand elle tente de résoudre des crimes. *

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Clues

*Police look for clues when trying to solve crimes. *

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Vissé

*Deux morceaux de bois vissés ensemble sont mieux attachés que s’ils étaient simplement cloués ensemble. *

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Screwed

*Two pieces of wood which are screwed together are more secure than if they were nailed together. *

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Cordes

*On utilise des cordes pour attacher un bateau à la jetée. *

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Ropes

*You use ropes to tie a boat to the pier. *

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Nature

*Les qualités propres à un individu constitue sa nature. *

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Nature

*The typical qualities and characteristics of a person make up their nature. *

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Rouillé

*Les roues de mon vélo se sont rouillées car je l’ai laissé dehors sous la pluie toute une semaine. *

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Rusty

*The wheels of my bike went rusty because I left it out in the rain for a week. *

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Se curer les dents

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Pick one’s teeth

*You can pick fruit or you can pick your teeth to remove small bits of food stuck between them. *

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La cervelle

*En Angleterre on nee mange pas la cervelle des animaux, mais dans certains pays elle est considérée comme un met des plus fameux. *

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Brains

*In Britain we don’t eat the brains of animals, but in some countries they are considered a delicacy. *

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**Première nouvelle !
C’est bien la première fois que j’en entends parler ! **

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That’s the first I’ve heard of it.

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C’est naturel pour moi maintenant !
C’est facile pour moi maintenant !

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It’s second nature to me now !

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Je n’y connais rien.
Je ne m’y connais pas du tout.

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I don’t know the first thing about them.

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Je le connais comme ma poche.

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I know it like the back of my hand.

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Je peux te poser des questions sur… [quelque chose]
Je peux interroger ton savoir sur le sujet ?

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Can I pick your brains ?

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Je ne connais pas très bien […]

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I’m not very well acquainted with […]

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Un vieux de la vieille.
Connaissait son métier.
S’y connait.

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To be an hold hand.

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Etre garder dans l’ignorance.

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To be kept in the dark.

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Il s’y connait.

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He knows a thing or two about [something]

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Etre un peu rouillé.

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To be a bit rusty.

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Avoir la tête sur les épaules.
(Il est malin)

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To have one’s head screwed on.

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C’est un touche à tout.

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He can turn his hand to anything.

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Il sait ce qui est utile et important.

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He knows what’s what.

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Il ne sait pas.
Il n’en sait rien.

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He hasn’t got a clue.

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22
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Il apprend les ficelles du métier.

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He’s learning the ropes.

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Il ne l’a pas encore maitrisé.

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He hasn’t got the hang of it yet.

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Il n’y connait rien en […]

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He doesn’t know one end of a [thing] from the other.

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C’est de notoriété publique.
C’est bien connu.

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It’s common knowledge.

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Se glisser

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To slip somewhere

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27
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Vierge (une feuille vierge)

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Blank

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28
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La pointe

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The tip

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29
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La passoire

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The sieve

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Donner un coup (dans le bras de quelqu’un, par exemple)

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To jog

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Sombre

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Dim

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32
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Garder quelque chose à l’esprit.

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Bear it in mind

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33
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Avoir la tête vide

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Mind goes blank

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34
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Ca m’a échappé
Ca m’est sorti de l’esprit

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It slipped my mind

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35
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Me rafraichir la mémoire

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Refresh my memory

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36
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Ca m’échappe

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It escapes me

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37
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Ca me dit quelque chose
Ca me rappelle quelque chose

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It rings a bell

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38
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Te rafraichir la mémoire

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To jog your memory

39
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Appris par coeur

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Learned by heart

40
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Se creuser les méninges

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Rack one’s brains

41
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Avoir une mémoire de poisson rouge
Avoir une très mauvaise mémoire

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Have a memory like a sieve

42
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A l’esprit
Je suis distrait(e) par [quelque chose]

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At the back of my mind

43
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Une mémoire photographique

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A photographic memory

44
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Sur le bout de la langue

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On the tip of my tongue

45
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Comme si c’était hier

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As if it was yesterday

46
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De l’histoire ancienne

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Ancient history

47
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Une mémoire des visages

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A memory for faces

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De mémoire d’homme

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In living memory

49
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Aboyer

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Barking

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Une erreur

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A slip (small mistake)

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Une oie

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A goose

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Mâcher

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To chew

53
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Une langue

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A tongue

54
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Tu as raté le train
Tu as raté ta chance
Tu as raté le coche

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You’ve missed the boat

55
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Accuser la mauvaise personne

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To bark up the wrong tree

56
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Rater/ gâcher/ planter

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To make a real pig’s ear of something

57
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Se brûler les doigts

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To got one’s fingers badly burnt

58
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Lâcher l’objectif du regard

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To take one’s eye off the ball

59
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Mettre les pieds dans le plat

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Put one’s foot in it

60
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Se tirer une balle dans le pied

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To shop oneself in the foot

61
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Se ramasser/ tomber de haut

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To fall flat on one’s face

62
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Ma langue a fourché

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A slip of the tongue

63
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Une vaine recherche

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A wild goose chase

64
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Avoir tout gâché

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Make a real mess of something

65
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Avoir mal compris

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To have got the wrong end of the stick

66
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Prévu plus qu’on peut physiquement faire

(avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre, mais au sens littéral, sans le côté bouffe)

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Bitten off more than you can chew

67
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Début ou fin

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Head or tail

68
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But

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Purpose

69
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Un baton

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A stick

70
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Des câbles

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Wires

71
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Parler de deux choses totalement différentes

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To be talking at cross purposes

72
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Ne pas être sur la même longueur d’onde

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Not to be on the same wavelength

73
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Avoir mal compris

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The wrong end of the stick

74
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Tu déformes mes propos

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You’re twisting what I say

75
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Ca n’a aucun sens
Ca ne tient pas

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It doesn’t add up

76
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Je n’y comprend rien
Ca me passe par dessus la tête

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It goes right over my head

77
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C’est du chinois pour moi
C’est du charabia à mes yeux, etc. (x2)

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It’s all Greek to me.
It’s just double Dutch to me.

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Tu n’as toujours pas compris, n’est-ce pas ?

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The penny still hasn’t dropped, has it ?

79
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Tu me fais dire ce que je n’ai pas dit

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You’re putting words in my mouth.

80
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Tu n’as absolument rien compris.

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You’ve completely missed the point.

81
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Ca me dépasse !

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It beats me !

82
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Je n’y comprends rien !

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I can’t make head nor tail of it.

83
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Tu m’as perdu.
J’ai perdu le fil de ce que tu disais.

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You’ve lost me.

84
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On s’est mal compris.

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We got our wires crossed !

85
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J’étais complètement perdue.
Je n’y comprenais rien.

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I was completely out of my depth.

86
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Ramasser quelque chose

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Pick up something

87
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Baisser le prix de quelque chose

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To knock off (money)

88
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Resserrer

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Tighten

89
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Eclabousser

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To splash

90
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Arracher

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To rip off

91
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Etre mis en suspens

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To be set back

92
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Faire des affaires !

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Pick up bargains !

93
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English Lexicology (2 decks)

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