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Lesson 1 (Vocabulary) - (27/05) Flashcards

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An iron

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Un fer a repasser

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To do the laundry

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Faire la lessive

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A broom

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Un ballet

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A wealth

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La richesse , l’aisance financière

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To be convenient

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Être pratique

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To look down at someone

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Prendre quelqu’un de haut

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To be worried sick

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Être mort d’inquiétude

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Actually

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Enfaîte

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To embody

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Incarner

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10
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To get into trouble

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Avoir des ennuis/problèmes

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A purse / a wallet

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Un porte monnaie /un portefeuille

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To whisper

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Chuchoter , parler tout bas

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Un procès

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A trial

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14
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A courtroom

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Un tribunal

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15
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La décharge

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The dump

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To lynch

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Lyncher, frapper quelqu’un ou le tuer (to beat up someone or to kill him )

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An innuendo

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Un malentendu

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18
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No further Ado

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Sans plus attendre

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19
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Un stratagème (2)

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A ploy / a trick

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20
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To be over the moon

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Être aux anges

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Tâter le terrain

Ex: il tâte le terrain

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To make a move

Ex: he is making his move

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A scheme

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Une ruse

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To remain

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Rester

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To attempt

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Essayer

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To be blunt

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Être direct

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To be clumsy

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Être maladroit/e

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A criticism

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Une critique

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Earnestness

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Le sérieux , l’honnêteté

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29
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Vain

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Vaniteuse

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30
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Trivial

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Futile

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31
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To wound

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Blesser

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32
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Une nouvelle aire

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A new era

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33
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To be greedy

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Être goinfre

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34
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Damages

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Les dégâts

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35
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Porter plainte (2)

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To press chargers , to lodge a complant

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36
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Ludicrous

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Ridicule

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37
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Indecorous

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Indécent

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38
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Driver’s license

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Le permis de conduire

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39
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Genuine

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Authentique,vrai

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40
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Dandy

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Élégant

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41
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To be witty

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Être plein d’esprit

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42
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A normal check

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Un contrôle routier

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43
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To collapse

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S’effondrer

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44
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A tyre

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Un pneu

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45
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Pas d’eau courante

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No running water

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46
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A cunning strategist

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Un fin stratège

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47
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Too demanding

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Res exigeante

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48
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Plenty of …..

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Un tas de ….

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49
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De nos jours , peu de jeunes lisent le journal

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Nowadays, few young people read newspaper (today)

50
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An edge

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Un avantage

51
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Chercheurs d’emploi

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Job seekers

52
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To peruse

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Passer en revue

53
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Passer en revue

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To peruse

54
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Qui lui convienne

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Suitable

55
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Tobacco shop

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Le bureau de tabac

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Dans sa ville natale (ta ville natale) –>pour conseil

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In one’s native town

57
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Formulaire de candidature

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Form application

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Application form

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Formulaire de candidature

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Précédent emploi

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Previous job

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Previous job

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Précédent emploi

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Informations utiles

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Relevant informations

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To shift

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Changer

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Changer

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To shift

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To acquire

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Acquérir

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To acquire

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Acquérir

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Acquérir

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To acquire

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Acquérir

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To acquire

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Acquérir

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To acquire

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Avoir de l’endurance

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To have stamina

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To have stamina

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Avoir de l’endurance

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S’accommoder

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To cope

71
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S’accommoder

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To cope

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To cope.

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S’accommoder

73
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A resume (American English)

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Un CV

74
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Un CV

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A resume

75
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Gronder / réprimander

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To scold

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Faire des heures supplémentaires

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To do some overtime

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Raisonnable

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Reasonable

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Un salaire

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A wage

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A wage

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Un salaire

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Firm

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Entreprise

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Être reconnaissant

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To be grateful

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To be grateful

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Être reconnaissant

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Très peu de casse

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Very little breakage

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A very little breakage

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Très peu de casse

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Une plaquette

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A pamphlet

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Minuit

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Midnight

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Midnight

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Minuit

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Midi

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Noon

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Commitment

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Engagement

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To be scornful

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Être méprisant

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Engagement

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Commitment

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Engagement

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Commitment

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A sale

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Une vente

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Une vente

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A sale

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For sale

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A vendre

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On sale

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En vente

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A vendre

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For sale

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A vendre

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For sale

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To be tiring

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Être fatiguant

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Être fatiguant

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To be tiring

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Midday

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Midi

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Cantine

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Canteen

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Le prix est raisonnable

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It’s reasonably priced

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Lucky you

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Tu en as de la chance

105
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It’s reasonably priced

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Le prix est raisonnable

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Tu en as de la chance

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Lucky you

107
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Luncheon vouchers

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Des tickets restaurant

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Des tickets restaurant

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Luncheon vouchers

109
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To blush (verb)

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Rougir

110
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A blush

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Une sorte de bon rosé très pâle

111
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Conceited

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Prétentieuse/prétentieux

112
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Prétentieuse/prétentieux

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Conceited

113
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She takes after her mother

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Elle tient de sa mère

114
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Blunt

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Direct

115
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Elle tient de sa mère

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She takes after he mother

116
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However

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Toutefois

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Se présenter

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To introduce (oneself)

118
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Unemployed

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Sans emploi /au chômage

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SDF

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Homeless

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