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1
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se méfier de (4)

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to be wary / suspicious / distrustful / mistrustful of sb

to distrust / mistrust

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être ni bon ni mauvais

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to be neither good nor bad

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un …des environs

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a neighbouring …

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entre nous 3

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between the three of us

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colères

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fits of rage / anger

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faire peur

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frighten

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en bons termes (3)

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On friendly / intimate / good terms

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des liens très profonds

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close/intimate/strong ties/links

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être agité, nerveux, ne pas tenir en place

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to grow/be restless

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entreprendre

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to undertake

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le monde du spectacle

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the world of entertainment

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un croc-mort

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an undertaker

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valoir la peine de faire qc

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to be worthwhile doing

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ça ne vaut pas la peine (2)

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it’s not worthwhile / it’s not worth the effort

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disons vers…

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say around…

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tenir compagnie à qn

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to keep sb company

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maussade, morne

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dreary

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la nuit tombe

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darkness is closing-in

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les jours se rétrécissent

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days are closing-in

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un village pittoresque

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a picturesque village

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rendre visite à qn

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to call on sb

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demander officiellement

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to call for

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sans poussière

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dust free

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quant à lui

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as for him

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atteindre la trentaine

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to turn thirty

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s’interesser à qn

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to take / show interest in sb

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froncer les sourcils (2)

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to frown at sb / to knit one’s (eye)brows

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sinon

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otherwise

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faire faire qc qn

on lui faisait faire…

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to make sb do sg

he was made do …

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Corvées

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chores

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pas soigneuse / négligente (2)

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careless / untidy

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avoir prise sur qn

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to get an hold on sb

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se facher contre qn (furieux)

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to get mad at sb

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s’énerver contre qn (2)

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to get [angry/cross] with sb

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s’emporter contre qn (2)

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to lose one’s temper / to fly into a temper with sb

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rester de marbre (3)

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to remain expressionless
to remain stony faced
to remain impassive

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hurler sur qn (2)

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to yell/scream at sb

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finir par faire qc

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to end up doing sg

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exaspérée

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exasperated

40
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au bout du rouleau

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at the end of one’s tether

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yeux vides (2)

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vacant/expressionless eyes

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ne pas broncher

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not to budge

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se mettre en rage (2)

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to fly into a temper, a rage

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ne pas être loin de penser que (2)

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not to be far off believing that / to be close to believe

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faire pleurer qn (2)

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to make sb weep / cry

46
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car

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for

47
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quelqu’un qui s’abstient

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an abstainer

48
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qqn qui s’abstient de boire de l’alcool

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a teetotaller

49
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s’abstenir de l’alcool

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to be teetotal

50
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faire l’éloge de qc à qn, recommande

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to commend sb to sb

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flatteur

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flattering

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crédible

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believable

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invraisemblable

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unbelievable

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simple

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mere

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seulement, simplement

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merely

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mention passable / bien / très bien

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third-class honors
second-class honors
first-class honors
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circonstances atténuantes ≠ aggravante

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mitigating circumstances ≠ aggravating

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la faculté de droit (de Birmingham)

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(Birmingham) Law society

59
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minimiser les effets de qc

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to mitigate the effect of sth

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sentiments mitigés

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mixed feelings

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la piece de vie, hall (hotel)

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the foyer

62
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faire une erreur sur qc

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to be mistaken about sth

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être pris pour qn d’autre

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to be mistaken for sb else

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être induit en erreur

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to be misled

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un chiffre, une silhouette

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a figure

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un pardessus

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an overcoat

67
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être déterminé à faire qc

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to be intent on doing sg

68
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avec détermination, insistance

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intently

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patrimoine historique

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national heritage

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Digne de confiance

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Trustworthy

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Destin tragique

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Doom

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De temps en temps

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Every now and then

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Du tout, pas le moindre, aucun

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Whatsoever (s’utilise comme at all)

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Salon (US)

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The den

75
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Avant que, quand

Tu ferais mieux d’avoir fini le ménage avant que je ne rentre à la maison ou tu auras des problèmes.

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By the time

You better have your chores done by the time I get home or you’re in big trouble.

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(Se) disperser

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To scatter

77
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Au sens figuré

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figuratively

78
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Divin, merveilleux

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Heavenly

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Marmonner

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To mumble

80
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Une pile de

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A stack of

81
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Ne pas bouger

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To stand put

82
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Choisir

Se décider pour

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To settle on

83
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Poignée de

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Fistful of

I grab a fistful of his polo

84
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Etre sur la pointe des pieds

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To be up on one’s tiptoes

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Enfantin, puéril

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Boyish

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Crime

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Felony

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Fin du monde, catastrophe

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Doomsday

88
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Baisser la tête, honteux (3)

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To look down, feeling ashamed
To lower one’s head, feeling ashamed
To hang one’s head in shame

89
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Il te manque une case

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To have a screw loose

90
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Avoir perdu la boule

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To have lost one’s marbles

91
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Il se fâche facilement, il s’énerve sur la moindre des choses.

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He is so easily upset; he loses his temper over every little thing.

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