La Famille Flashcards

1
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la vie à deux

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living as a couple

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l’ami(e)

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partner/ boyfriend/ girlfriend

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3
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le mari

l’époux

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husband

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la femme

l’épouse

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wife

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5
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se fiancer

A

(to) get engaged

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6
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épouser qqn

se marier avec qqn

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(to) marry s.o.

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le ménage

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couple, household

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8
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avoir un bon rapport avec…

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(to) have a good relationship with…

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9
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trouver le/ la partenaire idéal(e)

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(to) find the ideal partner

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10
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l’amour (m) réciproque

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love for each other

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11
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nouer une relation solide

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(to) build up a secure relationship

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12
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les fiançailles (f)

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engagement

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13
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le mariage civil/ religieux

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civil/ church wedding

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14
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l’état civil

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marital status

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15
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le conjoint

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spouse

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16
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le pacte civil de solidarité (PACS)

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civil partnership

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17
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le/ la partenaire

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civil partner

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18
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l’union (f) libre

la cohabitation

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living together

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19
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emménager

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(to) move in

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20
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vivre en couple/ concubinage

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(to) live together

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21
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sous le même toit

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under the same roof

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22
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la relation stable/ durable/ satisfaisante

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stable/ lasting/ fulfilling relationship

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23
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l’engagement à long terme

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long-term commitment

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24
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entretenir une relation suivie

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(to) have a long-term relationship

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25
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partager le quotidien

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(to) share daily life

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26
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le mésentente

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difference of opinion

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27
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la fidélité

A

faithfullness

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28
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rester fidèle

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(to) remain faithful

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29
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la diminution du nombre de mariages

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reduction in the number of marriages

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30
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la reconnaissance juridique du couple de même sexe

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legal recognition of same-sex couples

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31
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rester célibataire

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(to) stay single

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32
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**les rôles conjugaux **

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parts played in a marriage

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33
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la révision des rôles traditionnels

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revision of traditional roles

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34
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être en pleine mutation

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(to) be going through major changes

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35
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l’égalité (f) entre les sexes

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sexual equality

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37
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l’équilibre (m) masculin-féminin

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balance between male and female

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38
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vivre sur un pied d’égalité

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(to) live on an equal footing

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39
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le ménage à double carrière

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couple where both partners work

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40
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la répartition des tâches

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sharing out of tasks

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41
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participer aux tâches domestiques

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(to) take part in domestic chores

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42
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l’implication des hommes dans…

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the involvement of men in…

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43
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le besoin d’autonomie

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need for independence

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44
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garder des activités à soi

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(to) keep some activities for oneself

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45
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se réaliser à travers une activité professionnelle

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(to) fulfil oneself through a professional activity

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46
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garder une indépendence fiancière

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(to) preserve finacial independence

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47
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la répartition du pouvoir au sein du couple

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power-sharing within a couple

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48
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le métier de parent

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parenting

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49
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les débuts

A

starting out

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50
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le père/ la mère célibataire

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single parent

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51
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le planning familial

A

family planning

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52
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fonder un foyer

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(to) start a family

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53
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être enceinte

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(to) be pregnant

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54
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accoucher

A

(to) give birth

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55
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assister à l’accouchement

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(to) be present at the birth

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56
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s’occuper d’un enfant en bas âge

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(to) look after a young child

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57
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élever

A

(to) bring up

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58
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le soutien

A

support

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59
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soutenir

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(to) support

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60
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subvenir aux besoins de qqn

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(to) provide for the needs of s.o.

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le besoin d’être sécurisé/ encouragé

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need to feel secure/ encouraged

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62
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la constance du cadre

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stbility of environment

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63
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un environnement balisé

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an environment with clear markers

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64
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servir de modèle

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(to) act as a role model

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65
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cohérent

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consistent

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66
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transmettre certaines valeurs

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(to) hand down certain values

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67
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attentif aux besoins de l’enfant

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attentive to the child’s needs

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68
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l’équilibre affectif

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emotional balance

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69
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alimenter la confiance en soi d’un enfant

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(to) feed a child’s self-confidence

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70
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créer l’autonomie nécessaire pour grandir

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(to) create the independence needed in order to grow up

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71
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les règles

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rules

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72
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expliquer les règles (f)

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(to) explain the rules

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73
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les interdictions (f)

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what is not allowed

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74
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imposer des limites

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(to) set limits

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75
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savoir être ferme/ compréhensif

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(to) know how to be firm/ understanding

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76
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les deux parents doivent parler d’une même voix

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both parents must speak with the same voice

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77
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reprocher qqch. à qqn

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(to) tell s.o. off about something

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78
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gronder

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(to) scold

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79
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priver de

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(to) deprive of

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80
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apprendre à se comporter par l’exemple

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(to) teach/ learn how to behave by example

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81
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apprendre à l’enfant à:

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(to) teach a child to

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82
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83
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se confronter à des limites

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(to) face up to boundaries

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84
Q

maîtriser ses émotions

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(to) control his/ her emotions

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85
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donner des rèperes

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(to) provide points of reference

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86
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instaurer un code de bonne conduite

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(to) establish a code of good behaviour

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les pièges

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pitfalls

88
Q

la crainte d’être trop severe/ laxiste

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the fear of being too strict/ lax

89
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être autoritaire

A

(to) be authoritarian

90
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être trop indulgent/ complaisant

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(to) be over-indulgent

91
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l’émergence de l’enfant -roi

A

the emergence of the child who rules the roost

92
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abuser de son autorité sur…

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(to) take advantage of one’s power over

92
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gâter un enfant avec des biens matériels

A

(to) spoil a child with material things

93
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céder à tous ses caprices

A

(to) give in to all his/ her whims

94
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faire de lui/ d’elle un petit tyran

A

(to) make a little tyrant out of him/ her

95
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surprotéger

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(to) over-protect

96
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voir l’enfant comme un prolongement de soi-même

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(to) see one’s child as an extension of oneself

97
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placer la barre trop haut

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(to) set unrealistic goals

98
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se faire obéir à tout prix

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(to) get obedience at any price

99
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faire régner la peur pour arriver à ses fins

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(to) use fear to achieve one’s ends

100
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dramatiser le moindre incident

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(to) make a drama out of the slightest incident

101
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**faire du chantage affectif **

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(to) indulge in emotional blackmail

102
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laisser de profondes cicatrices

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(to) leave deep scars

103
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le désamour

A

falling out of love

104
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des hauts et des bas

A

ups and downs

105
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être difficile à vivre/ d’un commerce difficile

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(to) be difficult to live with/ get on with

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les défauts et les points faibles

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faults and weaknesses

107
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le manque de communication

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the lack of communication

108
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l’incompatibilité (f)

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incompatibility

109
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le refroidissement

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cooling of relations

110
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la désunion (f)

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marital disharmony

111
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se sentir las(se) de son compagnon

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(to) feel tired of one’s partner

112
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les reproches mutuels

A

mutual reproach

113
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la relation conflictuelle

A

stormy relationship

114
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maltraiter

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(to) ill-treat

115
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la maltraitance

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ill-treatment

116
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la violence conjugale

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domestic violence

117
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l’adultère (m)

A

adultery

118
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la trahison

A

betrayal

119
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délaisser

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(to) abandon

120
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l’abandon (m) du conjoint

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desertion

121
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le sentiment de rejet

A

feeling of rejection

122
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rompre avec qqn

A

(to) break off a relationship with s.o.

123
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la rupture

A

break-up

124
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la séparation

A

separation

125
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se séparer de

A

(to) separate from

126
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se terminer par un divorce

A

(to) end in divorce

127
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divorcer d’avec

A

(to) divorce

128
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le partage des biens

A

dividing up the property

129
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le désarroi

A

mental confusion

130
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s’effondrer

A

(to) collapse

131
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la blessure narcissique

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injury to one’s self-esteem

132
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le bouleversement familial

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turning the family upside down

133
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la dissolution de la famille

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the breaking up of the family

134
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le conflit prolongé

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prolonged dispute

135
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le règlement de comptes

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settling of scores

136
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A
137
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le retentissement sur l’enfant

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effect on the child

138
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l’enfant se sent responsable

A

the child feels responsible

139
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prendre parti pour un parent

A

(to) take sides with one parent

140
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essayer de réconcilier les parents

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(to) try to bring parents together again

141
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utiliser l’enfant comme porte-parole/ intermédiaire

A

(to) use the child as a messenger/ go-between

142
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le chantage affectif

A

emotional blackmail

143
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le conflit de loyauté

A

conflict of loyalty

144
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le droit de visite

A

visiting rights

145
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le droit de garde

A

custody

146
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la garde alternée

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shared custody of children

147
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la résidence alternée

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living with each parent in turn

148
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le foyer monoparental

A

one-parent family

149
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la famille recomposée

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the reconstituted family

150
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un nouveau conjoint

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a new partner/ spouse

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le beau-père/ la belle-mère

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stepfather/ stepmother

152
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le demi-frère/ la demi-sœur

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half brother/ sister

153
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amener ses enfants d’une précédente union

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(to) bring children from a previous marriage

154
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créer une nouvelle cellule familiale

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(to) create a new family unit

155
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l’enfant réagit par le rejet de…

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the child reacts by rejecting…

156
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l’enfant cherche un bouc émissaire/ perçoit… comme un intrus

A

the child looks for a scapegoat/ regards… as an intruder

157
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la jalousie

A

jealousy

158
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essayer de se substituer au parent absent

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(to) try to take the place of the absent parent

159
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avoir du mal à se faire respecter

A

(to) find it hard to win respect

160
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une ambiance glaciale

A

a frosty atmosphere

161
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s’adapter à de nouvelles habitudes

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(to) adapt to new habits

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éviter d’imposer ses idées sur…

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(to) avoid forcing one’s ideas on…

163
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gagner la confiance de

A

(to) win the confidence of

164
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développer un rapport

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(to) develop a relationship

165
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rester en retrait

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(to) stand back

166
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veiller à ne privilégier personne

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(to) make sure not to show favouritism

167
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gérer les rivalités

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(to) manage the rivalries

168
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tisser des liens

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(to) weave closer ties

169
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respecter des règles communes

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(to) respect rules which apply to all

170
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se sentir sur un pied d’égalité

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(to) feel that one is being treated equally

171
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vivre harmonieusement

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(to) live in harmony

172
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le fossé des générations

A

the generation gap

173
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la contestation

A

challenge

174
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la crise d’identité

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identity crisis

175
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être en quête d’identité

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(to) be searching for one’s identity

176
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avoir soif de liberté

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(to) have a thirst for freedom

177
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avoir des parents dépassés/ étroits d’esprit

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(to) have old-fashioned/ narrow-minded parents

178
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loin des réalités du moment

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remote from what is going on now

179
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le parent gendarme/ prêcheur/ critique/ routinier

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parent who behaves like a police officer/ preaches at his child/ criticises all the time/ is in a rut

180
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mettre en question

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(to) call into question

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s’opposer à

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(to) oppose

182
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le mouvement d’humeur

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show of irritation

183
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une attitude contestataire

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an attitude which calls things into question

184
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le carcan du règlement

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straitjacket of rules

185
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pousser à bout

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(to) push the limit

186
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rejeter l’autorité parentale

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(to) reject parental authority

187
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s’affranchir de…

A

(to) free oneself from

188
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tester les limites/ la solidité du cadre

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(to) test the boundaries/ soundness of one’s environment

189
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mettre les parents au banc d’essai

A

(to) put parents on trial

190
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enfreindre les interdits

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(to) do what is forbidden

191
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faire sauter les règles

A

(to) break all the rules

192
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donner du fil à retordre à ses parents

A

(to) make trouble for one’s parents

193
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les réactions

A

reactions

194
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faire des reproches constants

A

(to) reproach endlessly

195
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commenter ses fréquentations

A

(to) comment on who one goes around with

196
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mitrailler de questions

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(to) fire questions at

197
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avoir des réactions désmesurées

A

(to) over-react

198
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un accrochage

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clash

199
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le manque de compréhension

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lack of understanding

200
Q

un fossé d’incompréhension se creuse

A

a golf of lack of understanding get’s deeper

201
Q

l’affrontement (m) des points de vue

A

confrontation of points of view

202
Q

avoir des relations tendues

A

(to) have a tense relationship

203
Q

être fâché(e) avec

A

(to) be on bad terms with

204
Q

une mauvaise affinité réciproque

A

a lack of mutual sympathy

205
Q

rétablir l’ordre **à tout prix**

A

(to) re-establish order at all costs

206
Q

renoncer à imposer son autorité

A

(to) give up imposing one’s authority

207
Q

faire la sourde oreille

A

(to) turn a deaf ear

208
Q

espérer que les choses s’arrangeront d’elles-mêmes

A

(to) hope that things will sort themselves out

209
Q

maintenir le dialogue

A

(to) keep communication going

210
Q

chercher un terrain d’entente

A

(to) look for an area of agreement

211
Q

traiter comme un adulte

A

(to) treat like an adult

212
Q

se placer dans l’optique de qqn

A

(to) put oneself in s.o. else’s place

213
Q

être structurant en gardant de la souplesse

A

(to) provide structure while being flexible

214
Q

l’écoute et le respect réciproque

A

listening to and respecting each other