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1
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fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye

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dormir debout

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not to keep one’s eyes open

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ouvrir l’oeil, être à l’affût

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to keep one’s eyes peeled/skinned

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rejoindre le point de vue de qlq’un

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to see eye to eye with smbd

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la prunelle des yeux

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the apple of one’s eyes

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6
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en avoir jusqu’au cou, être débordé

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up to the eyes

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7
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en toute connaissance de cause

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with eyes wide open / with open eyes

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8
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plus qu’il n’y paraît

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more than meets the eye

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9
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écaille(r)

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(to) scale

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branchie

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gills

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11
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eau douce

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freshwater

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12
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thon (rouge)

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(bluefin)tuna

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poisson pané

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fishstick / fish in breadcrumbs

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14
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mérou

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grouper

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15
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poisson lune

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(ocean) sunfish

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poissonnier

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fishmonger

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17
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anguille

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eel

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18
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révolutionner le monde

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to set the world on fire

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19
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Roussette

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rock salmon / dogfish

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20
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être brûlant de faire qqc

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to be fired with the desire to do something

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21
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tirer sur quelqu’un

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to fire a gun at somebody

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22
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un cracheur de feu

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fire-eater

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23
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apocalyptique

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fire-and-brimstone

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24
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tirer un coup de feu

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to fire a shot

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25
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bombarder quelqu’un de questions

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to fire (off) questions at sb

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26
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Vas-y, tu peux y aller (commencer à parler)

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Fire away !

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27
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pyromanie

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fire-raising

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28
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exercice d’évacuation en cas d’incendie

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fire-drill

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29
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rein

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kidney

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30
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vésicule biliaire

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Gallbladder

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31
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ganglion lymphatique

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lymph node

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32
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moelle épinière

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bone marrow

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33
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vessie

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urinary bladder

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34
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colonne vertébrale

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spine

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35
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saute-mouton

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leap-frog

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36
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toboggan

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a slide

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37
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un match-nul

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a draw

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38
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Manquer d’entraînement

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To be out of practice

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39
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Se maintenir en forme

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To keep fit

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40
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Etre tout en sueur

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To be all of sweat

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41
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Saut à la perche

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Pole vaulting

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42
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Mettre dans le mille

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To hit the bull’s eye

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43
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Porter des coups

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To deal blows

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44
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enseigner les bases de qqc à qqn

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to ground sb in sth

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45
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être à l’avant-garde, innover

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to break ground

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46
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nappe phréatique, eau souterraine

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ground water

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47
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terrain connu

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firm ground

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48
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s’échouer

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to ground (ship)

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49
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en poudre

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ground up

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50
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travailler comme un fou

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work yourself into the ground

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51
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pour raison de

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on the grounds of

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52
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changer son fusil d’épaule

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to shift one’s ground

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53
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marc de café

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grounds of coffee

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54
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une falaise

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a cliff

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55
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une crique, une anse

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a cove

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56
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assécher

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to dry up

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57
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un étang

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a pond

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58
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un récif, un écueil

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a riff

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59
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un gué

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a ford

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60
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calcaire (roche)

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chalky (adjectif)

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61
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se jeter (eaux)

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to flow into

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62
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marécageux

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swampy

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63
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délimité par

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bounded by

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64
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laisser tomber, mettre dans l’embarras

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to let the side down

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65
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S’attirer les foudres de quelqu’un, ne pas être dans les faveurs de quelqu’un

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to get on the wrong side

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66
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Être un tantinet trop (adjectif)

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to be on the ADJ’s size (to be on the shy’s side)

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67
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Faire quelque chose en plus

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to do sth on the side

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68
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Adopter une attitude (prudente)

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To err on the side of (caution)

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69
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Mourir de rire

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To split one’s sides (laughing)

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70
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regarder le bon côté des choses

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To look on the bright side

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71
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Donner un aperçu secondaire sur un sujet, mettre de côté

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To throw a side on a subject

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72
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effet secondaire/parallèle

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side effect

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73
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en catimini

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on the side

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74
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rayon (magasin)

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shelf

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75
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caisse

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checkout

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76
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caddie

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cart

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77
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aisle

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allée

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78
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caissier/ère

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cashier

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79
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magasin de bricolage

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DIY shop

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80
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kiosque

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newsagent

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81
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papeterie

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stationer’s

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82
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Sois raisonnable / grandis un peu !

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Be or act your age !

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83
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antique

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age-old

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84
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abattement de vieillesse

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age allowance

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85
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cela fait une éternité que je ne l’ai pas vu

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I haven’t seen him for ages

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86
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faire + que son âge

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To age beyond one’s years

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87
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âge légal de majorité / âge de discernement

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age of discretion

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88
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atteindre la majorité

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come of age

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89
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hippie

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new age traveller

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90
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séculaire

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age-long

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91
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sécheresse

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a drought

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92
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une pluie diluvienne

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a drownpour

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93
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bruiner

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to drizzle

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94
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le dégel

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the thaw

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95
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se calmer, tomber (météo)

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to abate

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96
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une rafale, une bourrasque

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a squall

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97
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souffler en rafales

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to bluster

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98
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une acalmie

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a lull

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99
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le verglas

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black ice

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100
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s’établir, s’installer

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to set us shop

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101
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parler boutique (W)

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to talk shop

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102
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balancer à la police

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to shop on/to the police

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103
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Comparer les prix, faire le tour, faire du repérage

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To shop around

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104
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partout

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all over the shop

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105
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classe d’atelier manuel

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shop class

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106
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vol à l’étalage

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shop lifting

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107
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défraîchi, qui a fait la vitrine

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shop-soiled

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108
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atelier

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shop floor

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109
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faire du lèche-vitrine

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to window-shop

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110
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portefeuille

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wallet

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111
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boutons de manchette

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Cuff-links

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112
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cahier de brouillon

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a scratchpad

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113
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socquette

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anklet

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114
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bracelet

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bangle

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115
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anneaux d’oreille

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hoop hearings

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116
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léguer

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to bequeath

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117
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écouteurs intra-auriculaires

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ear buds

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118
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stylo plume

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Fountain pen

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119
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feutre

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felt-tip pen

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120
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s’entendre à merveille

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to get on like a house on fire

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121
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Qq’n qui devrait balayer devant sa porte

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People who live in glass-houses

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122
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club, piano-bar

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Basket house (US)

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123
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tout le monde pleurait

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there wasn’t a dry eye in the house

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124
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apprendre à un animal à être propre

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to house-train

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125
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Inflammation du genou, Bursite

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To have a housemaid’s knee

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126
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casser la baraque, agiter les foules

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To bring the house down

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127
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pendaison de crémaillère

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a house-warming

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128
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peignoir

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a housecoat

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129
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le flux et le reflux

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ebb and flow

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130
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la houle

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the surge / the swell

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131
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a shoal

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un haut-fond

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132
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une lame

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a billow

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133
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les embruns

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spray

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134
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patauger, barboter

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to paddle

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135
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un chalut

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a trawl

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136
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un quai

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a wharf

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137
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être enlevé par une vague

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to be washed overboard

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138
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s’échouer

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to run aground

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139
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pomme de discorde

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bone of contention

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140
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bûcher, potasser

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to bone up (on)

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141
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ne pas hésiter à/ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuiller

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to make no bones about

142
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tacot, vieille guimbarde

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a boneshaker

143
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limite (une remarque limite)

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close/near to the bone

144
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avoir un compte à régler avec qqn

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to have a bone to pick (with sb)

145
Q

à vous glacer le sang

A

bone-chilling

146
Q

bourde, gaffe

A

a boner

147
Q

crétin, imbécile

A

boneheaded

148
Q

qui a un poil dans la main

A

bone-idle

149
Q

prendre la fuite

A

make a break for it

150
Q

avoir toute les veines

A

to have all the breaks

151
Q

donner sa chance a qqn

A

to give sb a break

152
Q

faire oeuvre de pionnier, innover

A

to break new ground

153
Q

faire le plus dur de la tâche

A

to break the back of a task

154
Q

Cela ne va nous / vous / les ruiner

A

It won’t break a bank

155
Q

Se mettre à ; percer ; entamer

A

to break into

156
Q

se couvrir de boutons

A

to break out in spots

157
Q

le temps se gâte

A

the weather is breaking up

158
Q

à allure folle, à fond le train

A

at breakneck speed

159
Q

une navette

A

a shuttle

160
Q

déboîter (voiture)

A

pull out

161
Q

déraper

A

to skid

162
Q

freiner

A

to brake

163
Q

remorquer

A

to tow

164
Q

les vitesses (voiture)

A

the gears

165
Q

l’embrayage

A

the clutch

166
Q

un poids lourd

A

a HGV (heavy-goods vehicle)

167
Q

le transport routier

A

haulage

168
Q

un tacot

A

a jalopy

169
Q

faire long feu (militaire)

A

to peter out

170
Q

assaut, attaque

A

an onslaught

171
Q

munitions

A

ammonition, ammo (indénombrable)

172
Q

Rouer qun de coups

A

To beat the living daylights out of sbdy (coll.)

173
Q

treillis

A

fatigues, fatigue dress

174
Q

conscription

A

the draft (us)

175
Q

soldat anglais

A

a tommy

176
Q

se déchaîner

A

to run amok

177
Q

barillet

A

a cyclinder

178
Q

Estropier, mutiler

A

to maim

179
Q

Grain de (plomb)

A

pellet

180
Q

Ne rien laisser passer à qun, donner le maximum à qun

A

to throw the book at sb

181
Q

organiser une fête

A

to throw a party

182
Q

perdre délibérément une course

A

to throw a race

183
Q

une touche (football par ex)

A

a throw-in

184
Q

faire à la six-quatre-deux ; torcher

A

to throw together

185
Q

Lancer un défi

A

to throw down the gaunlet

186
Q

engagement (au foot)

A

a throw-off

187
Q

Il pleut à seaux, il tombe des cordes

A

It is throwing it down

188
Q

Mettre des bâtons dans les roues

A

To throw a spanner in the works

189
Q

Se libérer du joug de

A

To throw off the yoke of sth

190
Q

Faire une crise, péter un câble

A

To throw a fit (slang)

191
Q

Un(e) fainéant(e), un feignant(e)

A

A layabout

192
Q

Rouer qqn de coups

A

To lay about one

193
Q

Imputer, charger qqn de qqch

A

To lay at the door of

194
Q

Mettre à nu, dévoiler

A

To lay bare

195
Q

Prendre à partie, passer à savon, rentrer dans le chou/lard, tomber à bras raccourcis sur

A

lay into

196
Q

licenciement

A

a lay-off

197
Q

une halte

A

a layover

198
Q

Y aller carrément, ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

A

to lay it on the line

199
Q

en rajouter

A

to lay it on thick / to lay it with a trowel

200
Q

dévaster, ravager

A

lay waste

201
Q

Terne, morne (couleur) – gris, monotone

A

drab

202
Q

Flamboiement, éclat / flamboyer, briller d’un vif éclat

A

flare (n/vb)

203
Q

Eblouissant (lumière) – criard (couleur)

A

Garish

204
Q

Eclatant (lumière) – tapageur (couleur)

A

Gaudy

205
Q

Faible lueur / luire faiblement

A

Glimmer (n/vb)

206
Q

Eclair, lueur rapide, reflet / luire, briller

A

Glint (n/vb)

207
Q

Scintillement / scintiller, rutiler

A

Glitter (n/vb)

208
Q

Lustre/brillant

A

Sheen (n/adj)

209
Q

Terne, sans éclat

A

Lack-lustre

210
Q

Blême (visage) – blafard, faible (lumière)

A

wan

211
Q

faire une grimace

A

to make a face

212
Q

faire bonne contenance

A

to put a brave face on things

213
Q

prendre quelque chose au pied de la lettre, pour argent comptant

A

to take something at face value

214
Q

faire demi-tour

A

to face about

215
Q

avoir le toupet de faire quelque chose

A

to have the face to do sth

216
Q

Je n’ai pas le courage d’affronter ceci

A

I can’t face it

217
Q

à 1ere vue

A

on the face of it

218
Q

une paroi rocheuse

A

a rock face

219
Q

Ca crève les yeux !

A

It is staring you in the face!

220
Q

buffet

A

sideboard

221
Q

coiffeuse

A

dressing table

222
Q

table basse

A

coffee table

223
Q

lit superposé

A

bunk bed

224
Q

étagère

A

shelf

225
Q

matelas

A

mattress

226
Q

évier

A

sink

227
Q

coffre / maie

A

chest

228
Q

guéridon

A

pedestal table

229
Q

Se refuser à l’évidence/nier l’évidence – mentir effrontément

A

to swear that black is white

230
Q

S’égosiller, s’époumoner

A

To scream till to be black

231
Q

Avoir l’air furibond

A

To have one face as black as thunder

232
Q

Etre mal vu(e) de qqn

A

To be in sb’s black books

233
Q

Je sens que la déprime me guette

A

I can see a black dog not far off

234
Q

C’est la paille et la poutre

A

The pot calling the kettle black

235
Q

Couvert de bleus

A

Black and blue

236
Q

La brebis galeuse (de la famille), le vilain petit canard

A

The black ship (of the family)

237
Q

Mauvais point (c’est zéro)

A

A black mark / That gets a black mark

238
Q

Un trou noir, un trou de mémoire

A

A blackout

239
Q

Une nature morte

A

A still life

240
Q

Teinte, nuance

A

A hue

241
Q

Le point de fuite

A

The vanishing point

242
Q

Artisanat

A

Crafts

243
Q

Art du spectacle

A

Performing

244
Q

Exposer

A

To put on display

245
Q

Un mécène

A

a patron

246
Q

un conservateur (d’art)

A

a curator

247
Q

Epicerie fine

A

A deli(catessen)

248
Q

Magasin de vins et spiritueux

A

An off-licence

249
Q

Cordonier

A

A cobbler

250
Q

Quincaillerie

A

A hardware shop

251
Q

Grand magasin

A

A department store

252
Q

Zone commerçante piétonnière

A

A shopping precinct

253
Q

Marchander

A

To haggle

254
Q

S’occuper de, servir un client

A

To attend (a customer)

255
Q

Econome

A

Thrifty

256
Q

faire l’appel

A

to call the roll

257
Q

réduire, amortir (importance)

A

to roll sth back

258
Q

avoir le vent en poupe

A

to be on a roll

259
Q

des têtes vont tomber

A

heads will roll

260
Q

réinvestir

A

To roll something over into something

261
Q

Veiller à ce que ça fonctionne

A

To keep the ball/the things rolling

262
Q

Débiter

A

To roll (a sentence)

263
Q

Lancer un produit

A

To roll sth out

264
Q

Un report de crédit

A

A roll-over

265
Q

Se rouler par terre (de rire)

A

To roll in the aisles

266
Q

S’établie, s’installer

A

To make one’s home

267
Q

On est ici comme chez soi

A

It’s a home from home (UK)/Home away from home(US)

268
Q

Faire prendre conscience de qqc à qqn

A

To bring sth home (to sb)

269
Q

Enfoncer ou faire rentrer dans la tête

A

To drive or hammer sthg home to sb

270
Q

Etre à l’aise dans qqc

A

To be at home with sth

271
Q

Faire comme chez soi

A

To make oneself at home

272
Q

Se diriger automatiquement sur

A

To home in on

273
Q

Persil

A

Parsley

274
Q

Ciboulette

A

Chives

275
Q

Ortie

A

Nettle

276
Q

Fenouil

A

Fennel

277
Q

Fougère

A

Fern

278
Q

Estragon

A

Tarragon

279
Q

Sureau

A

Elderberry

280
Q

Aneth

A

Dill

281
Q

Romarin

A

Rosemary

282
Q

préparer le terrain

A

to pave the way for

283
Q

se plier en quatre

A

to go out of one’s way to do sth

284
Q

payer sa part

A

to pay one’s way

285
Q

la croisée des chemins

A

the parting of the ways

286
Q

voilà un tableau qui sort de l’ordinaire

A

this is quite an out of the way sort of painting

287
Q

Qui veut peut

A

where there’s a will there’s a way

288
Q

obtenir ce que l’on veut

A

to have one’s own way

289
Q

faire route

A

this ship is under way

290
Q

en lieu sur

A

out of harm’s way

291
Q

se voir faire qqc

A

to see one’s way to doing sth

292
Q

droit de passage

A

right of way

293
Q

se débarasser de qqn, mettre qqn hors de nuire

A

to put so out of the way

294
Q

avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre

A

to have it both ways / to have your cake and eat it

295
Q

+- elle sait faire marcher son monde

A

she has a way with her

296
Q

repentir, s’ammender

A

to mend one’s way

297
Q

attendre un enfant

A

to be in the family way

298
Q

un connaissement

A

a waybill (list of goods conveyed by a carrier)

299
Q

un voyageur, un nomade

A

a way-farer

300
Q

au bord de la route

A

by the wayside

301
Q

jonquille

A

daffodil

302
Q

myosotis

A

forget-me-not

303
Q

jacinthe des bois

A

Bluebell

304
Q

Capucine

A

Nasturtium

305
Q

Bourgeonner

A

To bud

306
Q

fâné

A

withered

307
Q

chardon

A

thistle

308
Q

marguerite

A

Daisy

309
Q

chèvrefeuille

A

Honeysuckle

310
Q

Bouton d’or

A

buttercup

311
Q

primevère

A

Primrose

312
Q

To turn the air blue

A

Être grossier

313
Q

crapaud

A

toad

314
Q

raton laveur

A

raccoon

315
Q

loutre

A

otter

316
Q

guépard

A

cheetah

317
Q

tamanoir

A

Anteater

318
Q

Lycao

A

painted dog

319
Q

gnou

A

Wildebeest

320
Q

morse

A

walrus

321
Q

marsouin

A

porpoise

322
Q

Hot air

A

: empty, exaggerated talk = du vent

323
Q

: empty, exaggerated talk = du vent

A

hot air

324
Q

être grossier

A

Turn the air blue

325
Q

laver son linge sale en public

A

Air one’s dirty laundry in public

326
Q

se donner des grands airs

A

Give oneself airs

327
Q

hermétique

A

Airtight

328
Q

bouchon d’or

A

Air-lock

329
Q

en suspension (porté par l’air)

A

Airborne

330
Q

terrain d’aviation

A

Airfield

331
Q

Airing

A

une promenade au grand air

332
Q

open to or allowing in air

A

Airily :

333
Q

éliminer

A

knock [sb] out

334
Q

dégrossir

A

knock the rough edges off

335
Q

cagneux

A

knock-kneed

336
Q

répercussion

A

knock-on effect

337
Q

je touche du bois

A

knock on wood

338
Q

retarder [qn]

A

knock [sb] out

339
Q

coup de grâce

A

knockout blow

340
Q

heurtoir

A

door knocker

341
Q

(mauvaise) imitation

A

knock-off

342
Q

grosse farce

A

knockabout

343
Q

papillon nocturne

A

moth

344
Q

libellule

A

dragonfly

345
Q

ruche

A

beehive

346
Q

coléoptère

A

beetle

347
Q

sauterelle

A

grasshopper

348
Q

coccinelle

A

ladybug

349
Q

chenille

A

caterpillar

350
Q

blatte

A

cockroach

351
Q

ver à soie

A

silkworm

352
Q

essaim

A

swarm

Anglais (10 decks)

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