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1
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to do the dishes

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faire la vaisselle

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to be (very) thirsty

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avoir (très) soif

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to be (very) afraid (of)

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avoir (très) peur (de)

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to go for a bike ride

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faire une promenade à vélo

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to go shopping

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faire du shopping
faire des achats
faire des emplettes

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to have a drink

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prendre un verre

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to save money

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faire des économies

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to be informed or up to date (about something)

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être au courant (de quelque chose)

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to go jogging

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faire du footing

faire du jogging

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to do one’s best

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faire de son mieux

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to do (something) on purpose

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faire (quelque chose) exprès

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to do laundry

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faire la lessive

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to have breakfast, lunch

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prendre le petit déjeuner, le déjeuner

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to take a trip

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faire un voyage

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It’s all the same to me. I don’t care.

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Ça m’est égal.

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to take a nap

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faire la sieste

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to pack/unpack (one’s suitcase)

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faire/défaire ses valises

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It doesn’t matter.
Never mind.
Thats’s okay/all right.

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Ça ne fait rien.

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to retire

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prendre sa retraite

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to be in a hurry

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être pressé(e)

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to be late

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être en retard

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to go rock climbing

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faire de l’escalade

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to be lucky

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avoir de la chance

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It serves you right.

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C’est bien fait pour toi.

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to belong to someone

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être à quelqu’un

«À qui est ce sac?—Il est à moi.»

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to stand in line, line up

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faire la queue

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to be (very) hungry

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avoir (très) faim

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to be alive

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être en vie

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to go cross-country skiing

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faire du ski de fond

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to be on a diet

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être au régime

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to mean

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vouloir dire

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32
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to do housework

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faire le ménage

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If you don’t mind.

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Si cela ne vous fait rien.

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to pay attention (to)

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faire attention (à)

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to be in the process of (doing)

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être en train de (+ inf.)

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36
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to go sightseeing

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faire du tourisme

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to be all the same to someone

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être égal à quelqu’un

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to go (downhill) skiing

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faire du ski (alpin)

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39
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to babysit

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faire du baby-sitting

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40
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to have a cold

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être enrhumé(e)

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41
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to be unemployed

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être au chômage

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to be cold

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avoir froid

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43
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That doesn’t mean anything.

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Ça ne veut rien dire.

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44
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to go horseback riding

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faire du cheval

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to celebrate, to party

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faire la fête

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to be in a good/bad mood

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être de bonne/mauvaise humeur

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47
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to have a dream

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faire un rêve

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to go camping

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faire du camping

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49
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How much is it?

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Ça fait combien?

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50
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to go or be on strike

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faire (la) grève

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51
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to study

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faire des études

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52
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to play sports

to exercise

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faire du sport

53
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to go grocery shopping

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faire les provisions

54
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to hitchhike

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faire l’auto-stop

55
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to swim, to go swimming

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faire de la natation

56
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to go mountain climbing

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faire de l’alpinisme

57
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to go waterskiing

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faire du ski nautique

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to make progress

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faire des progrès

59
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to frighten (someone)

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faire peur (à quelqu’un)

60
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to take a long weekend

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faire le pont

61
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to be used or accustomed to

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avoir l’habitude de (+ inf.)

62
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What do you do for a living?

A

Qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie ?

63
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to go bike riding

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faire du vélo

64
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to take a break

A

faire une pause

65
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to play hooky

A

faire l’école buissonnière

66
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to be about to (do)

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être sur le point de

67
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to make a decision

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prendre une décision

68
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to pretend (to)

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faire semblant (de) (+ inf.)

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to go snowboarding

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faire du snowboard

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to look forward to, to be anxious to

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avoir (très) hâte de (+ inf.)

71
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to go shopping, to run errands

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faire des courses

72
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to have a nightmare

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faire un cauchemar

73
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to catch a cold

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prendre froid

74
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to be early

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être en avance

75
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to make an appointment

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prendre rendez-vous

76
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to be angry

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être en colère

77
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to be (originally) from

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être (originaire) de

78
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Money can’t buy happiness.

A

L’argent ne fait pas le bonheur.

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to intend to

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avoir l’intention de (+ inf.)

80
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to exercise

to do gymnastics

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faire de la gymnastique

81
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to window-shop

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faire du lèche-vitrines

82
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to be sleepy

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avoir sommeil

83
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to be on time

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être à l’heure

84
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to meet someone (for the first time)

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faire la connaissance de quelqu’un

85
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to do an internship

A

faire un stage

86
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to take a stroll, walk around (in the park)

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faire un tour (dans le parc)

87
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to go for a walk

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faire une promenade

88
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to be wrong

A

avoir tort

89
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to agree with someone

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être d’accord avec quelqu’un

90
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to be hot

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avoir chaud

91
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to have a (body part) ache

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avoir mal à (partie du corps)

92
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to sleep in or late

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faire la grasse matinée

93
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to be right

A

avoir raison

94
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to take something seriously

A

prendre quelque chose au sérieux

95
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to make a mistake

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faire une erreur

96
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to stop over; to have a layover

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faire escale

97
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to fill up

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faire le plein

98
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to apply for an internship

A

faire une demande de stage

99
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to argue (idiomatic)

A

se prendre la tête

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to take part in, be part of

A

faire partie de

101
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to go on a cruise

A

faire une croisière

102
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to travel the world

A

faire le tour du monde

103
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to turn around

A

faire demi-tour

104
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If I had the means…

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Si j’avais les moyens…

105
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If I had to do it all over again…

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Si c’était à refaire…

106
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to work overtime

A

faire des heures supplémentaires

107
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to give a start, be unpleasantly surprised

A

avoir un haut-le-cœur

108
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not to eat meat

A

faire maigre

109
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to make a donation to

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faire un don à

110
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to be mugged

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se faire agresser

111
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to have something done, cause something to be done

A

faire (+infinitive)

112
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to keep someone waiting

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faire attendre quelqu’un

113
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to blackmail someone

A

faire chanter quelqu’un

114
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to pull someone’s leg

A

faire marcher quelqu’un

115
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to let someone know

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faire savoir quelque chose à quelqu’un

116
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to send for someone

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faire venir quelqu’un

117
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to show someone around something

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faire visiter quelque chose à quelqu’un

118
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to show something to someone

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faire voir quelque chose à quelqu’un

119
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to get a haircut

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se faire couper les cheveux

120
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to make oneself understood

A

se faire comprendre

121
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to make an effort

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faire des efforts

122
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to worry

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se faire du souci

123
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to make or get a good deal

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faire une bonne affaire

124
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to be going places, getting up in the world

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faire son chemin

125
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to fall for, be tricked by

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se laisser prendre à

126
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to have an effect, to work

A

faire son effet

127
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to be in a hurry (idiomatic)

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avoir le feu aux trousses

128
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to shed light upon

A

faire toute la lumière sur

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