Le petit Nicolas Flashcards

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être bien coiffé

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to have well-groomed hair

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propre

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clean

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le copain

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friend, ‘mate’

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gronder

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to scold

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habillé en martien

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dressed like a martian

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le chouchou

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favourite

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donner un coup de poing

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to punch

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le rang

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row

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la caisse

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packing case

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la cave

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cellar

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avoir l’air

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to appear

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enlever

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to take off

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lâcher

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to release

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ranger

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to arrange

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se salir

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to get dirty

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le casque

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helmet

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l’envie (f)

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longing

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se faire mal

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to hurt oneself

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se coincer

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to be jammed

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fâché

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angry

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l’objectif

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lens

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énérvé

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irritated

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la tartine de confiture

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slice of bread and jam

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renverser

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to spill

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les affaires

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belongings

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le képi

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peaked cap

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les menottes (f)

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handcuffs

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le sifflet

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whistle

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le ceinturon

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waistbelt

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l’étui

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holster

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la hache

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axe, tomahawk

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le pantalon en mouton

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sheepskin trousers

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le gilet en cuir

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leather waistcoat

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la chemise à carreaux

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checked shirt

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le fusil à fleches

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gun with suction darts

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être d’accord

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to agree

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se moquer de

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to make fun of

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la gifle

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slap in the face

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le ventre

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stomach

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pendre

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to hang

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se mettre à

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to begin

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la corde à linge

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clothesline

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le vacarme

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din

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taquiner

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to tease

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Taureau Debout

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Standing Bull

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la tache de graisse

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grease spot

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le bouillon

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clear soup

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grossier (envers)

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to be rude towards

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guetter

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to look out for

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tirer la langue

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to stick out one’s tongue

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le trou de la serrure

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key hole

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faire des passes

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to pass the ball

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emmener

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to take away

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gonflé

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swollen

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s’endormir

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to fall asleep

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renvoyer

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to expel

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anormal

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abnormal

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être en retenue

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to be in detention

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bouger

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move

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renifler

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to sniff

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mâcher

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to munch

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le bouton

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knob

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grincer

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to creak

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saignier

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to bleed

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m’sieu

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monsieur

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s’inquieter

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to worry

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défendre de

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to forbid

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la bille

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marble

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se faire remarquer

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to attract attention

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verser

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to pour

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la blague (fam)

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joke

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aller au piquet

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to stand in the corner

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remuer

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to shift

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dissipé

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inattentive

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en train de

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in the middle of

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à la fois

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at the same time

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le soupir

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sigh

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essuyer

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to wipe

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l’ennui (m)

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worry

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le sourd

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deaf person

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tousser

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to cough

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faire semblant de

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to pretend

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montrer du doigt

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to point to

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le roquefort

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blue veined type of cheese

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le camembert

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a creamy round cheese with a very strong smell when ripe

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l’amende (f)

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fine

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veinard

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lucky fellow

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le dingue

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crackpot

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espèce d’idiot

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idiot, silly fool

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costaud

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hefty, strong (chap)

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sale menteur (m)

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dirty liar

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la tache de rousseur

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freckle

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étranger

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foreign

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la vilaine dent

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big, ugly tooth

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mordre

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to bite

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la langue

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language

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c’est dommage

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it’s a shame

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le sous-titre

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subtitle

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fier

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proud

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avoir honté

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to be ashamed

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profiter de

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to take advantage of

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se conduire

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to behave

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mal élevé

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badly brought up

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la preuve

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proof

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vilain cafard (m)

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miserable sneak

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le gros mot

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swear word

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le carnet

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report book

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distrait

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inattentive

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d’habitude

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usually

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le cartable

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satchel

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traîner

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to drag

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se nourrir

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to feed oneself

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se gratter

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to scratch oneself

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entr’ouvert

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half-open

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la claque

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slap

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l’espace (m)

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space

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ramener

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to bring back

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le déménagement

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moving house

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se saigner aux quatre veines (fam)

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to pinch and scrape (figurative, money)

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l’ingrat (m)

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ungrateful person

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dépenser

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to spend

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la facture

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bill

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le gigot

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leg of lamb

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le coût

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cost

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s’occuper de

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to pay attention to

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répéter

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to rehearse

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ancien

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former

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l’accueil (m)

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welcome

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inoubliable

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unforgettable

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le but

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objective

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en avance sur

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ahead of

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se taire

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to be silent

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gagner

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to win

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faire des grimaces

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to pull faces

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se sentir mal

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to feel ill

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le plumeau

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feather duster

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se plaindre

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to complain

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agiter

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to wave

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se trouver mal

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to be about to faint

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enfermer à clef

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to lock up

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la buanderie

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laundry room

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le Petit Poucet

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Tom Thumb

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le Chat Botté

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Puss in Boots

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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avoir lieu

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to take place

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le fauteil

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armchair

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l’estrade (f)

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platform, stage

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le comique

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comedian

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le sabot

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wooden shoe

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faire un discours

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to make a speech

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la mairie

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town hall

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la pièce

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play

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le souffleur

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prompter

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l’épée (f)

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sword

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le singe

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monkey

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la ceinture

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belt

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la miette

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crumb

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d’ac (fam)

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d’accord

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le plumier

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pencil box

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les frites

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chips

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chauve

A

bald

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mettre quelqu’un à la diète

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to put someone on a diet

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l’ours (m)

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bear

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serrer la main

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to shake hands

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le drap

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sheet

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l’éponge (f)

A

sponge

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tuer

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to kill

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déranger

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to disturb

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le miel

A

honey

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le frigidaire

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refrigerator

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la cuisse de pouler

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drumstick

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la tache

A

stain

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de nouveau

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again

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se servir de

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to use

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le couvre-lit

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bedspread

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la pierre ponce

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pumice stone

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guérir

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to cure

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avoir mauvaise mine

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to look ill

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le ruisseau

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gutter

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avaler

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to swallow

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la goutte

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drop

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rompez!

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dismissed!

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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se cogner (sur)

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to knock (into)

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souffler

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to blow

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exprès

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deliberately

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prévenir

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to warn

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de quoi te mêles-tu?

A

what’s it to do with you?

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saigner

A

to bleed

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l’infirmerie (f)

A

sick room

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la partie

A

game

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se mélanger

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to mingle

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malgré

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in spite of

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se frotter

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to rub

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fléchir

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to sway

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un déboire

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a disappointment

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moururent

A

passé simple de mourir

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éberlué

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surprised, stunned

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s’éviter

A

to avoid

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on ne fit rien

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=on n’a fait rien (passe simple)