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to abbreviate

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abréger

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a sketch, outline

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une ébauche

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at the expense of

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aux dépens de

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at the top of one’s voice

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à tue-tête

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audacious, rash

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téméraire

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barrel

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un tonneau

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blaring, booming

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tonitruant

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blinkered, narrow minded

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borné

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boistrous

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chahuteur

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to cripple

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estropier

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to come hurtling, take off, bolt

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débouler

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deal with

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avoir affaire à

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delivery van

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un fourgon

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to disorientate, change habits

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dépayser

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to dissect, go through carefully (fig), examiner

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éplucher

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apart from that

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à part ça

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to draw lots

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tirer au sort

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face, dial (watch)

sleep around the clock

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un cadran

faire le tour du cadran

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to fan, stir up

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attiser

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fitted coat

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une redingote

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to fly off the handle

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sortir de ses gonds

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to have enough to do st

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avoir de quoi faire

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from then on

as soon as

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dès lors

dès lors que

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to hum

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chantonner

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to huddle, nestle

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blottir

se blottir

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I don’t care

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je n’en ai rien à faire

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in good health/unhealthy

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bien portant/mal portant

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in secret

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en catimini

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it goes without saying

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ça va de soi

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laziness

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la paresse

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it’s possible that

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il se peut que + subj

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never ending

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à n’en plus finir

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octopus

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une pieuvre

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over time

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à la longue

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onlooker, gawker

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un badaud

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petty

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mesquin

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to recover, get back

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ravoir

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reluctantly

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à contrecoeur

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ringleader

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meneur

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rubble

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les décombres (m)

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to sail, wander, drift

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voguer

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saving’s account

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compte d’épargne

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scribble, doodle

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un gribouillis

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shifty, seedy

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louche

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simple, silly

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niais

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sour

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aigre

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to squash, flatten

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écrabouiller

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stall, stand

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un éventaire

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subscription

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une cotisation

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swollen

mate

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bouffi

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tiny

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infime

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to be in clover

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vivre comme un coq en pâte

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to brush against

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frôler

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to cause to do qch

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s’amener à faire qch

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to chop wood, work hard, grind away

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bûcher

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to collapse (3)

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s’éboule

s’écrouler

s’effondrer

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to confine os to

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se borner

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to depict

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dépeindre

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to fear, dread

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redouter

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to force feed, cram

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gaver

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to guess, suppose, think

to suspect

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se douter

se douter de

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to have confidence in

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se fier à

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to insult

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traiter qn de qch

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to laugh

giggle

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marrer

se marrer

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to love, adore

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raffoler

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to mend, make it up

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raccommoder

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to spend (pas dépenser)

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débourser

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to stroll, laze about

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flâner

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to wash (quickly)

wash os

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débarbouiller

se débarbouiller

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to wear out, shatter, tease

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vanner

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to worry

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tracasser

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upsetting, annoying

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fâcheux

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whatever happens

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quoi qu’il arrive

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whatever it be

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quoi qu’il en soit

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whatever one says

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quoi qu’on en dise

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to yell at so

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gueuler sur qqn

engueuler qqn

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to sharpen, excite

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aiguiser

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to move to pity

to feel sorry for so

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apitoyer

s’apitoyer

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être ruiné

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être sur la paille

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to embrace, grip

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étreindre

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cowardice

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la lâcheté

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to mix

to get involved in

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se mêler

se mêler à

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ornament

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un bibelot

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a treat

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un régal

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à l’exception de

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hormis (soutenu)

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a trifle

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une babiole

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a barge

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une péniche

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beehive

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une ruche

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below

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en contrebas

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bite

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la morsure

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a bizarre individual

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un/une énergumène

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brand new

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flambant neuf

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build (eg width of shoulders)

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la carrure

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case (eg of camera)

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un boîtier

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casually

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avec désinvolture

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chore, drudgery, duty

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la corvée

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dépourvu, privé

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dénoué

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désordre

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le capharnaüm

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devoid of foundation

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dénoué de tout fondement

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fateful

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fatidique

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flat (music)

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un bémot

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fleeting

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fugace

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gossip column

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un écho

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greyness

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la grisaille

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if needed

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au besoin

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imprévu

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inopiné

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in itself

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en soi

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in turns

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à tour de rôle

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off-putting (style)

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rébarbatif, ve

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on the spot

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sur le coup

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parcel

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un colis

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piece of malicious gossip

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un ragot

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rascal, rogue

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le lascar

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seedy, shabby

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miteux

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sheepish

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penaud

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sickly

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maladif, ve

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that’s all I needed

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il ne manquait plus que ça

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to be appropriate

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être de mise

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to be on the alert

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être sur le qui-vive

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to cancel, put off

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décommander

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to capsize, overturn

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chavirer

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to close, settle, sell off

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solder

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to coo, croon

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roucouler

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to convert

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convoiter

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to do as one pleases

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n’en faire qu’à sa guise

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126
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to get st stuck (eg in mud)

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enliser

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to glare at so

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foudroyer qn du regard

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to stammer

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bredouiller

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to strive to do st

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s’évertuer à faire qch

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to swap, trade

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troquer

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to treat so to a delicious meal

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régaler

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trouver

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dénicher

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un rivage

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une grève

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voyage, tour

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un périple

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workmanship

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la facture

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it’s no use

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rien n’y fait

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to gather speed

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prendre de la vitesse

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to get the better of so/st

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avoir raison de qch/qn

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secretly

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à la dérobée

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there are loads of them

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il y en a en pagaille

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to suffer in silence

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prendre son mal en patience

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142
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to daydream

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rêvasser

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bowl, dish

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une gamelle

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skylight

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une lucarne

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a wreck

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une épave

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bearing a grudge

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rancunier, ère

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casual

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dèsinvolte

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deadly boring

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assommant, e

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so-called

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soi-disant

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to fall for a trick

A

s’y lasser prendre

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151
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avoir du chagrin

A

en avoir gros sur le coeur

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152
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event

A
153
Q

he gets it from his father

A
154
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secretive

A
155
Q

to be edgy

A
156
Q

to bet (pas parier)

A
157
Q

to lug around

A
158
Q

to offend

A
159
Q

to pride os in

A
160
Q

to smell

A
161
Q

to splash

A
162
Q

truce

A

la trêve

163
Q

wandering

to wander

A

la divagation

divager

164
Q

crossing out

to cross out

A

la rature

raturer

165
Q

easel, tripod

A
166
Q

anger, impulse

with anger

A

l’emportement (m)

avec emportement

167
Q

stammer, stutter

A

bégayer

168
Q

pamper

A

choyer (litteraire)

169
Q

rambling

A

le radotage

170
Q

profit from

A

tirer parti de

171
Q

faded

A

fade

terne

172
Q

to soften

to become soft

A

amollir

s’amollir

173
Q

rough, harsh

A

âpre

174
Q

multiploy by ten, strongly increase

A

décupler

175
Q

embolden

to decome bolder

to find the courage to do st

A

enhardir

s’enhardir

s’enhardir à faire qch

176
Q

to stun, daze, overwhelm

A

étourdir

177
Q

to bury

to bury on, hide

A

ensevelir

s’énsevelir

178
Q

inadvertantly, by accident

A

par mégarde

179
Q

dispense, pour out

devote os to

A

prodiguer (sons, conseils, paroles)

se prodiguer

180
Q

to tense stiffen

A

raidir

se raidir

181
Q

slumped, slouched

A

avachi

182
Q

out loud

A

tout haut

183
Q

row, argument

A

une prise de bec

184
Q

country bumpkin

A

un plouc

185
Q

following the example of

A

à l’instar de

186
Q

puny, scraggy

A

rachitique

187
Q

shield

A

un bouclier

188
Q

to get lost

A

aller se faire voir

189
Q

row, argument

A

une prise de bec

190
Q

idiot, bumpkin

A

un plouc

191
Q

following the example of

A

à l’instar de

192
Q

scrawny

A

rachitique

193
Q

shield

A

un bouclier

194
Q

get lost!

A

aller se faire voir

195
Q

sea spray

A

embruns (mpl)

196
Q

mess disorder

loads of them

A

la pagaille

en pagaille

197
Q

to have plenty of drive

A

être plein d’entrain

198
Q

landmark

A

un repère

199
Q

to have an argument

A

avoir une prise de bec

200
Q

following the example of

A

à l’instar de

201
Q

yokel, idiot

A

à l’instar de

202
Q

suffering from rickets, meagre

A

rachitique

203
Q
A
204
Q

shield

A

un bouclier

205
Q

bugger off

A

aller se faire voir

206
Q

to revolt so (2) to revolt (4)

A

revolter, indigner se revolter, s’indigner, s’insurger, se cabrer

207
Q

reap, cut, flatten

A

faucher

208
Q

mentally retarded

A

arriéré mental

209
Q

shortcoming, deficiency

A

la carence (eg carence physique)

210
Q

at once

A

d’emblée

211
Q

instructions

A

consignes

212
Q

blister ( pas ampoule)

A

la cloque

213
Q

out loud

A

tout haut

214
Q

to ape (imitate)

A

singer

215
Q

padlock

A

un cadenas

216
Q

prawn net

A

une épuisette

217
Q

invigorating

A

roboratif

218
Q

gossip

A

des commérages (mpl)

219
Q

jubilant

A

en liesse

220
Q

the same applies to

A

il en va de même pour

221
Q

call as witness

A

prendre à témoin

222
Q

formerly (4)

A

autrefois jadis naguère il y a peu de temps

223
Q

mistreat

A

rudoyer

224
Q

thrash

A

rosser

225
Q

to cross out

A

biffer

226
Q

apply, implement

A

mettre en oeuvre

227
Q

advisedly il advisedly

A

à bon escient à mauvais escient

228
Q

tinnitus

A

acouphène (m)

229
Q

to daydream

A

rêvasser

230
Q

experienced at, well versed in

A

rompu(e) à qch

231
Q

custom made

A

sur mesure

232
Q

cracked

A

fêlé ébréché

233
Q

beast of burden

A

la bête de somme

234
Q

thimble

A

dè à coudre

235
Q

deciduous

A

caduque

236
Q

slate, unpaid bill

A

une ardoise

237
Q

to not be oneself

A

être tout chose

238
Q

to get shorter

A

rapetisser

239
Q

to solicit

A

racoler

240
Q

to slave away

A

trimer

241
Q

in the first phase

A

dans un premier temps

242
Q

do without

A

se passer de

243
Q

to pamper

A

dorloter

244
Q

to go mouldy, to hang around

A

moisir

245
Q

to stagnate, rot

A

croupir

246
Q

rut

A

une ornière

247
Q

frame (building)

A

la charpente

248
Q

to denounce, flay

A

fustiger

249
Q

bolt (and nut)

A

le boulon (avec son écrou)

250
Q

ballot, poll

A

un scrutin

251
Q

to have your phone tapped

A

être sur écoute

252
Q

upset (bouleverser) shake up (fig, inf)

A

chambouler

253
Q

beforehand

A

auparavant

254
Q

to go about one’s business

A

vaquer à ses occupations

255
Q

bait

A

l’appât (m)

256
Q

he gets it from his father

A

il le tient de son père

257
Q

to hatch a plan (4x)

A

échafauder / concocter / mijoter / déclencher un plan pour faire

258
Q

to pitch, reel

A

tanguer

259
Q

blackbird

A

un merle

260
Q

squad, squadron

A

une escouade

261
Q

gear, kit

A

le barda

262
Q

funnel

A

un entonnoir

263
Q

to smell

A

flairer

264
Q

to patch up

A

rafistoler

265
Q

to strengthen, tone up

A

affermir

266
Q

shell (war)

A

un obus

267
Q

to offend to take offence at

A

offusquer s’offusquer de

268
Q

to be edgy

A

être à cran

269
Q

secretive

A

cachottier

270
Q

truce

A

la trêve

271
Q

to subside, cave-in

A

s’affaisser

272
Q

to lug around

A

trimbal(l)er

273
Q

to bet (pas parier)

A

miser

274
Q

to pour forth (eg distress) to open one’s heart to

A

épancher s’épancher auprès de

275
Q

to splash

A

éclabousser

276
Q

event

A

la péripétie

277
Q

wandering

A

la divagation

278
Q

to pride os in

A

s’enorgueillir

279
Q

avoir du chagrin

A

en avoir gros sur le coeur

280
Q

to harm, detract

A

porter atteinte à

281
Q

to be highly rated

A

être très cotè

282
Q

earphones

A

les casques (mpl) les écouteurs (mpl) aussi un écouteur de un téléphone

283
Q

a starter

A

un/une partant, e

284
Q

to pay full price (3)

A

payer qch plein pot payer le tarif plein payer qch au prix fort

285
Q

gobbledygook

A

le charabia

286
Q

to tar, asphalt

A

goudronner

287
Q

stretch, section

A

un tronçon

288
Q

number (sport)

A

un dossard

289
Q

stuff, junk

A

le bataclan

290
Q

kitty, nest egg

A

la cagnotte

291
Q

it’s worth the effort

A

le jeu en vaut la chandelle

292
Q

screen

A

le paravent

293
Q

coat-hanger

A

le cintre

294
Q

clothes rack

A

le portant vêtements

295
Q

captivated

A

envoûté

296
Q

a pain, chore

A

une galère

297
Q

one on one

A

en tête à tête seul à seul en aparté en particulier un entretien particulier

298
Q

to be dizzy that makes me dizzy

A

avoir le tournis ça me donne le tournis

299
Q

I can’t wait

A

il me tarde

300
Q

purchase

A

une emplette

301
Q

au courant

A

au jus

302
Q

binding, book cover

A

une reliure

303
Q

to rattle/ needle so

A

faire bisquer qn

304
Q

shop assistant, public servant

A

un commis

305
Q

braide, stripe to get promoted

A

un galon prendre du galon

306
Q

sewerage worker

A

égoutier, ère

307
Q

decay, decline

A

la déchéance

308
Q

ordeal

A

le calvaire

309
Q

cart

A

la cariole la charrette

310
Q

to make commonplace to become commonplace

A

banaliser se banaliser

311
Q

tarred

A

goudronné, e

312
Q

cheeky

A

culotté, e

313
Q

racket, piece of gossip (commérage) gossip to make a noise

A

un potin des potins faire du potin

314
Q

to get carried away, to fly off the hamdle, to bolt

A

s’emballer

315
Q

spark

A

une étincelle

316
Q

to draw, choose so by chance

A

tirer qn au sort

317
Q

all the same

A

tout de même

318
Q

cheek, nerve (2)

A

le toupet le culot

319
Q

to train a dog

A

dresser un chien

320
Q

simpleton

A

un/une nigaud, e

321
Q

lawnmower

A

la tondeuse de gazon

322
Q

the fuses have blown

A

les plombs ont sauté

323
Q

son-in-law

A

le gendre

324
Q

it might get cold again in May

A

en avril, ne te découvre d’un fil

325
Q

crowd

A

la cohue

326
Q

ankle biter

A

un mioche

327
Q

little rasqual

A

un garnement

328
Q

racket (vacrme), piece of gossip (commérage) gossip make a noise

A

un potin des potins faire du potin

329
Q

cheeky

A

culotté, e

330
Q

to make a list, take an inventory

A

recenser

331
Q

at half mast

A

en berne

332
Q

to fight with so about st to get a telling off to argue to fight for

A

disputer qch à qn se faire disputer se disputer se disputer qch

333
Q

seaweed

A

algues (fpl)

334
Q

discount

A

un escompte

335
Q

feel the cold, over cautious

A

frileux, euse

336
Q

to sleep like a log

A

dormir comme un loir

337
Q

neck brace

A

la minerve

338
Q

even though, but still

A

N’empeche que

339
Q

to be wide of the mark

A

être à coté de la plaque

340
Q

rudder, tiller

A

un gouvernail

341
Q

gills

A

les branchies (f)

342
Q

fin, flipper

A

la nageoire

343
Q

to ride a scooter

A

faire de la trottinette

344
Q

gossip (2)

A

un potin (et vacarme, faire du potin) un commérage

345
Q

stapler

A

une agrafeuse

346
Q

padlock to padlock

A

le cadenas cadenasser

347
Q

nasty little dog

A

le roquet

348
Q

to have rotten luck

A

avoir la guigne ( une genre de cerise)

349
Q

mud (2)

A

la boue la vase

350
Q

wisp of straw

A

un fétu de paille

351
Q

crazy

A

cinglé

352
Q

patron (sponsor)

A

le mécène

353
Q

patron, sponsor

A

le mécène

354
Q

half-hearted

A

mitigé

355
Q

to charter

A

affréter

356
Q

to sum up for prosecution

A

un réquisitoire

357
Q

speech for defense

A

un plaidoyer

358
Q

windfall

A

une aubaine

359
Q

i’m in a real mess

A

je suis dans la panade

360
Q

go-getter

A

fonceur, se

361
Q

to hit rock botton

A

toucher le fond

362
Q

to feel gloomy (2)

A

broyer du noir avoir le cafard

363
Q

pigsty

A

une porcherie

364
Q

car (fam)

A

une bagnole

365
Q

stick bread

A

une ficelle

366
Q

present at end of year

A

les étrennes (fpl)

367
Q

fees

A

des honoraires (mpl)

368
Q

dump (house) (2)

A

une bicoque un taudis

369
Q

greyhound

A

ub lévrier

370
Q

it’s not easy

A

c’est pas de la tarte

371
Q

con

A

un attrape-nigaud

372
Q

trick

A

une supercherie

373
Q

to be jinxed

A

avoir la guigne

374
Q

to be lucky (3)

A

avoir de la veine/du bol/du pot

375
Q

to be dead

A

manger les pissenlits par la racine

376
Q

to be nuts (3)

A

être timbré/givré/cinglé

377
Q

to kill os laughing

A

se poiler

378
Q

news item

A

fait divers