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1
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Etre terré qq part

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To be holed up

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Le sommet

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The tip

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Le silence

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The hush

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Marchandise(s)

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Goods

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Un nids-de-poule

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A pothole

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A toute heure de la journée ou de la nuit,

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Around the clock,

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7
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En direction de / vers l’est

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Eastward

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Désespérément

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Hopelessly

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9
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S’échapper

Se glisser

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To slip out

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10
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Une sentinelle

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A sentry

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11
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La pâleur

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The pallor

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12
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Rougeoyer

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To glow

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13
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Mille questions (imprécis)

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A thousand and one questions

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14
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Il faut combien de temps pour….?

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How long does it take to…. ?

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15
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Pourquoi X n’a-t-il pas….. ?

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Why didn’t X ….. ?

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16
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Le soir tombait

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It was getting dark

Darkness was falling

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17
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Plongée dans la nuit

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Plunged in darkness

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18
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Réquisitionné

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Requisitioned

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19
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Une mitraillette

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A machine-gun

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20
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à mes côtés

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by my side

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21
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Une plaie

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A sore

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22
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Douloureux

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Sore

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23
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Les autres y sont bien arrivés, pourquoi pas eux ?

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The others managed. Why didn’t They ?

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24
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Ils étaient Sans doute identiques…

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They were probably identical to…

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25
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Et si Ça se trouve

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And for all I know

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26
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Donner une tape à qqn

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To clap sb

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27
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Critiquer

Jacter

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To blow off

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28
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Impeccablement

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Crisply

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29
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S’esclaffer

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To guffaw

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30
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Ampoule électrique

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Light bulb

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31
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Un vagabond

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A drifter

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32
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Vous me faites marcher ?

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You’re pulling my leg ?

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33
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Etre fasciné

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To be entranced

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34
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Amadouer qqn
Persuader
Convaincre

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To coax sb

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35
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L’inconnu

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The stranger

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36
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Stationnement

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Parking

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37
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Contraventions

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Tickets

Fines

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38
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Une pièce qui donnait sur une cour pleine de bidons d’huile

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A room which oponed onto a courtyard piled high with oil cans

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39
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Savourer

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To relish

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40
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Impeccable

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Immaculate

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41
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Élégant
Lisse
Chic

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Sleek

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42
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Coussin

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Cushion

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43
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Agité
Turbulent
Impatient

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Restless

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44
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Tomber sur le répondeur

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To get the answering machine

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45
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Se regrouper

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To gather

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46
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Bande magnétique

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A tape

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47
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Se pencher sur qqc

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To bend over sth

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48
Q

Chéri

A

Darling

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49
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Lâcheur !

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You’re so unreliable!

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50
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Qu’est ce qu’il y a ?

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What’s the Matter ?

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51
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On danse d’un pied sur l’autre en t’attendant

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We have been standing around waiting for you

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52
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Se confier à qqn

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To confide in sb

To entrust sb

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53
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Escalader

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To climb

To scale

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54
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Traverser

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To cross

To go through

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55
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Etre assiégé

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To be besieged

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56
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Une promenade

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A walk

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57
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Sans me quitter des yeux

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Without taking his eyes off me

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58
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Remonter jusqu’à (police)

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To trace sb back

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59
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Chuchoter

Murmurer

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To whisper

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60
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Un consommateur exigeant

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A Demanding consumer

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61
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Travail acharné

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Dogged job

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62
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Convoiter un travail

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To have his eyes on *****

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63
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Obtenir ce travail

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To get The job

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64
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… afin que personne n’attende

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… so that no one should have to wait

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65
Q

Repartir à zéro

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To start from scratch

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66
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Aller chercher qqc

Récupérer qqc

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To fetch sth

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67
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Véhicules automobiles

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Cars and lorries

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68
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Faire les frais de qqc

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To bear the brunt

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69
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Le secteur touristique britannique

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The British tourist sector

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70
Q

Continuer à faire qqc

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To keep on doing sth

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71
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Un stage

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An internship

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72
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Le samedi soir (en général)

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On Saturday evenings

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73
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Une discothèque

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A disco

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74
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Il avait envie de faire la connaissance de nouveaux peuples

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He felt like getting to know new peoples

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75
Q

La voisine

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The lady next door

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76
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Avant-hier

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The day before

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77
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J’ai fait une nouvelle connaissance

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I made a new acquaintance

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78
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S’il avait fait plus chaud

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If the weather had been warmer

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79
Q

Fumer

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To smoke

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80
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Acheter deux paquets de cigarette par jour

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To buy two packets of cigarettes a day

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81
Q

On peut se demander si

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One may wonder whether

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82
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Elle aurait dû dépenser tout son argent plutôt que de le déposer en dépôt à la banque

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She OUGHT TO have spent all her money INSTEAD OF DEPOSITING it in the bank

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83
Q

Donner un coup de main à qqn

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To lend sb a head

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84
Q

Il est nettement plus facile de…

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It is markedly easier to…

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85
Q

Je viens d’apprendre que…

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I have just found out that…

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86
Q

Ordinateur

Ordinateur portable

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Computer

Laptop

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87
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Lancer son affaire (travail)

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To launch one’s business

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88
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Estimer / considérer que

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To reckon with sth

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89
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Un plan de relance

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A stimulus plan

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90
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Un discours

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A speech

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91
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Mâcher ses mots

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To mince one’s words

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92
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Les syndicats

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The trade unions

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93
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La main d’œuvre

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The workforce

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94
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Ils auraient souhaité que

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They would have liked that

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95
Q

La crise ne devrait pas durer aussi longtemps que prévu

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The crisis should not last as long as forecast

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96
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Tout de suite

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Right away

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97
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Les actionnaires

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The shareholders

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98
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Assister à

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To attend to

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99
Q

Cette bonne nouvelle

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That piece of good news

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100
Q

Une pièce de shakespeare

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A shakespeare play

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101
Q

Que cela te plaise ou Non

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Whether you like it or not

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102
Q

Renoncer à qqc

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To give up sth

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103
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Des projets farfelus

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Crazy plans

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104
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Les coups de canne (à l’école avant)

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The caning

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105
Q

Éviter qqc/qqn

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To dodge sth/sb

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106
Q

Claquer (la porte par ex)

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To bang

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107
Q

Élever ses enfants

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To bring up one’s children

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108
Q

Des démarches administratives

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Administrative steps

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109
Q

Impôt sur le revenu

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Tax on incomes

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110
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Plutôt

Assez

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Rather

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111
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Les boursiers

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Grant-holders

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112
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Si l’occasion se présentait

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If The occasion arose

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113
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Survenir
Se produire
Surgir

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To arise

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114
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Un dossier

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A file

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115
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Remettre un dossier à qqn

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To submit a file to sb

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116
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Un prêt immobilier

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A mortgage

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117
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Rembourser

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To pay back

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118
Q

Pourquoi tant d’entêtement ?

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Why so much pig-headedness ?

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119
Q

…, lui répétait-il.

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…, he kept on saying to him

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120
Q

La privatisation de l’électricité n’a pas fait baisser ses tarifs

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The privatisation of the electricity industry hasn’t brought any reduction in its tariffs

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121
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Passer un coup de fil rapidement à qqn

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To give sb a quick call

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122
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Faire réparer sa vieille voiture

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To have his old car repaired

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123
Q

Trimestre

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Term

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124
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Impôts

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Income tax

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125
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Etre à l’ordre du jour

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To be on the agenda

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126
Q

Démolir

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To tear down

To pull down

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127
Q

Il a beau vouloir à tout prix minimiser les effets de la crise, les perspectives restent maussades

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Try as he might to minimise The effects of The crisis, The prospects remain gloomy

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128
Q

Ce candidat dont nous avons tous apprécié les qualités exceptionnelles

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This applicant whose exceptional qualities we all admired

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129
Q

La consommation des ménages n’a pas progressé pour autant

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Household consumption hasn’t increased FOR ALL THAT

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130
Q

Autoroute

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Motorway

Highway

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131
Q

Comment se fait-il qu’il y ait une ampoule de trop ?

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How come there is one bulb too Many ?

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132
Q

N’hésitez pas à vous joindre à nous

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Feel free to join us

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133
Q

Plus on est de fous, plus on rit

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The more, the merrier

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134
Q

Le dicton

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The saying

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135
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Une veuve

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A widow

136
Q

Un jour prochain

A

Some day soon

137
Q

Le taux de chômage est reparti à la hausse ces derniers mois

A

The unemployment rate has been rising again OVER The last few months

138
Q

Provoquer autant de dégâts

A

To create so much damage

139
Q

L’effondrement

A

The collapse

140
Q

A vrai dire, …

A

In truth, …

141
Q

Le secteur tertiaire

A

The service sector

142
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Si toutes les conditions étaient réunies

A

If all the conditions were brought together

143
Q

Dans les plus brefs / meilleurs délais

A

As Quickly as possible

144
Q

Au lieu de rester au chômage,…

A

Instead of staying on the dole

145
Q

Le problème de la faim dans le monde

A

The problem of hunger in The world

146
Q

1 mile

A

1,6 km

147
Q

1 inch

A

2,5 cm

148
Q

L’aube

A

The dawn

149
Q

Régulièrement

Constamment

A

Steadily

150
Q

Inlassablement
Constamment
Incessamment

A

Relentlessly

151
Q

Le pare-brise

A

Windshield (US)

Windscreen (UK)

152
Q

Les prévisions météo

A

The weather forecast

153
Q

Un gendarme (pour les états US)

A

A state trooper

154
Q

Gyrophare allumé

A

Lights flashing

155
Q

Un célèbre écrivain

A

A prominent / renowned/ famous writer

156
Q

Etre coincé qq part

A

To be wedged

157
Q

Pneu de secours / de rechange

A

A Spare tire (ou tyre)

158
Q

Une pression
Un resserrement
Une contraction

A

A squeeze

159
Q

Centrale (électrique)

A

Power plant

160
Q

Disponibilité

A

Readiness

161
Q

Les circonstances firent que j’ai failli ne pas y arriver

A

As it turned out, I nearly did not make it

162
Q

Je ne croyais pas en l’avenir

A

I didn’t believe there would ever be a future

163
Q

Se protéger

A

To shelter

164
Q

Veste en jean

A

Denim jacket

165
Q

Voler sur le trottoir

A

To tumble past on the pavement

166
Q

Parasites

A

Scroungers

167
Q

Passer lentement (une voiture)

A

To Cruise by

168
Q

Plutôt que de rester là

A

Rather than loitering there

169
Q

Un regard méprisant

A

A supercilious look

170
Q

Faire Non de la tête

A

To shake one’s head

171
Q

Se réjouir de ses malheurs

A

To reveal in his misfortune

172
Q

Un mendiant

A

Beggar

173
Q

De travers

A

Askew

174
Q

Porte documents

Mallette

A

Briefcase

175
Q

Cendrier

A

Ashtray

176
Q

Desserrer
Relâcher
Détendre

A

To loosen

177
Q

Aimablement

A

Amiably

178
Q

Impeccablement

A

Crisply

179
Q

Vagabond

Nomade

A

A drifter

180
Q

S’esclaffer

Glousser

A

To guffaw

181
Q

Être enchanté

Être envoûté

A

To be entranced

182
Q

Convaincre

Persuader

A

To coax

183
Q

Déchirer

A

To tear

184
Q

Amer

A

Bitter

185
Q

Léger
Doux
Modéré

A

Mild

186
Q

Déchirer

A

To tear

187
Q

Amer

A

Bitter

188
Q

Léger
Doux
Modéré

A

Mild

189
Q

Je suis bien ici (je me sens bien ici)

A

I’m fine here

190
Q

Les gens qui connaissent les maths disent que

A

The people who know all about mathematics say that

191
Q

Ça lui fait peur

A

It frightens him

192
Q

Ce qui se passe

Ce qui se passait (dans le monde)

A

What is going on

What went on

193
Q

Il a remis ses journaux dans sa valise

A

He had put his newspapers back into his suitcase

194
Q

N’oublie pas de

A

Remember that

195
Q

Salle à manger

A

Dining room

196
Q

Se faire Assommer

A

To get knocked out

197
Q

Mes parents s’étaient ingéniés à

A

My parents had endeavoured to

198
Q

Poule mouillée

A

Coward

Wimp

199
Q

Être cambriolé

A

To be burgled

200
Q

Dès ma naissance

A

Right from my birth

201
Q

Au fond de moi

A

Deep inside

202
Q

Si on sonne

A

If someone rings the bell

If the door bell rings

203
Q

Être inconscient

A

To be tactless

To be Reckless

204
Q

Je suis de ceux qui…

A

I belong to that category of people who

205
Q

Excitation joyeuse

A

Joyful excitement

206
Q

La fonceuse

A

The go-ahead one

207
Q

Je comprends pas que l’on puisse

A

I find it hard to understand that some people..

208
Q

Ma totale décontraction

A

My totally relaxed State

209
Q

Surtout Guilhem

A

Especially Guilhem

210
Q

Si tu as si peur que ça de l’avion

A

If you are that afraid of flying

211
Q

La solitude

A

Being alone

Loneliness

212
Q

Vous pouvez rester encore un moment

A

You can stay on a little bit longer

213
Q

Qu’est ce que vous craignez ?

A

What have you got to be scared of ?

214
Q

Craindre

A

To be scared of

215
Q

Être laissé tranquille (ne pas être agressé)

A

To be left in peace

216
Q

Assassiner qqn

A

To murder sbdy

217
Q

On égorge 10 personnes

A

10 people get their throats slit

218
Q

Tout le pays est en émoi depuis 6 semaines

A

The whole country has been in turmoil for 6 weeks

219
Q

Voyager debout (dans les transports en public)

A

To strap hang

220
Q

Élever qqn

A

To rear sbdy

221
Q

Tomber dans les pommes

S’évanouir

A

To faint

222
Q

Un sale étranger

A

A damned foreigner

223
Q

Plus à l’aise

Moins coincé

A

Less stiff

224
Q

Un geste pour saluer

Une proue

A

A little bow

225
Q

Rougissant

A

Flushing a little

226
Q

Être émotif

A

To be susceptible

227
Q

Quelques instants plus tard

A

Presently

228
Q

Parler d’untel et d’untel

A

To talk about …. somebody and …. someone else

229
Q

Être tenté de

A

To be tempted to

230
Q

Se plaindre

A

To complain

231
Q

Bien S’entendre avec qqn

A

To get on well with sbdy

232
Q

Un ton euphorique

A

A cheerfull / overjoyed / owerwhelmed tone

233
Q

Être Le Bras droit de

A

To be the right-hand man of sbdy

234
Q

Se passer de qqn

A

To do without sbdy

235
Q

Pour toujours

A

Forever

236
Q

Tout près de

A

Nearby

237
Q

S’arranger

A

To figure out

238
Q

Malheureux

A

Miserable

239
Q

Bafouiller

A

To stammer

To splutter

240
Q

Fondre en larmes

A

To burst into tears

241
Q

Se mordre les levres

A

To bite one’s lips

242
Q

Coffre

A

Boot

Trunk

243
Q

Chaînes

A

Chains

244
Q

Dortoir

A

Dormitory

245
Q

Mallettes à échantillons

A

Sample cases

246
Q

Sortir de la voiture

A

To step out of the car

247
Q

Tu aurais Quand même pu y penser

A

Even so, You could have thought about it

You could at least…

248
Q

Se calmer

A

To calm down

To soften

249
Q

Hanter

A

To haunt

250
Q

Harceler

A

To harass

To Badger

251
Q

Misérable
Malheureux
Triste

A

Wretched

252
Q

Le rôle

Le personnage

A

The role

253
Q

Dodue

A

Plump

254
Q

Consterné

A

Dismayed

255
Q

Ne plus Être dans la fleur de l’âge

A

To think of oneself as past one’s prime

256
Q

La petite bourgeoisie

A

Lower middle class

257
Q

Ranger

A

To put away
To store
To stow

258
Q

Placard

A

Cupboard

259
Q

Être envahi par le chagrin

A

To be engulfed in grief

260
Q

Plissements

A

Frown

261
Q

Sceptique

A

Skeptical

262
Q

Prendre le risque

A

To run the risk

263
Q

Rien ne t’échappe

A

You don’t miss a thing

Nothing escapes you

264
Q

Se précipiter

A

To rush

To dash

265
Q

Avouer

A

To admit

To confess

266
Q

Presque la trentaine et l’expérience de l’âge

A

In their well-seasoned late twenties

267
Q

Plus doux qu’amer

A

Sweet rather than bitter

268
Q

Discernement

A

Sensible discrimination

269
Q

Bande / cercle d’amis

A

Set

270
Q

Joie
Plaisir
Bonheur
Régal

A

Delight

271
Q

Parmi

Au mileu de

A

Amid

272
Q

Allégresse générale

A

General rejoicing

273
Q

Prévoyance
Anticipation
Clairvoyance

A

Foresight

274
Q

Presque la trentaine et l’expérience de l’âge

A

In their well-seasoned late twenties

275
Q

Plus doux qu’amer

A

Sweet rather than bitter

276
Q

Discernement

A

Sensible discrimination

277
Q

Bande / cercle d’amis

A

Set

278
Q

Joie
Plaisir
Bonheur
Régal

A

Delight

279
Q

Parmi

Au mileu de

A

Amid

280
Q

Allégresse générale

A

General rejoicing

281
Q

Prévoyance
Anticipation
Clairvoyance

A

Foresight

282
Q

J’ai croisé X

A

I met
I ran into
I came across

283
Q

Il m’a complimenté pour ta bonne mine

A

He complimented me on how well you were looking

284
Q

Timbres

A

Stamps

285
Q

un parlement de fer

A

An iron-handed / unbending parliament

286
Q

Les temps sont durs

A

Times are hard

287
Q

Même pour moi

A

Even for me

288
Q

Tu me fais marcher

A

You are kidding me

You are pulling my leg

289
Q

Exercer (un métier)

A

To ply

290
Q

Tu t’intéresses à

A

You are showing interest in

291
Q

Cachotier

A

Secretive

Secretiveness

292
Q

Il ne s’en émeut plus (cela ne le surprend plus)

A

… was sth which had stopped worrying / disturbing him

293
Q

Il sait depuis toujours comment elle est rusée

A

Mathilde’s being sly was sth he had always been aware of

294
Q

Une mitraillette dans le dos

A

A machine-gun in the back

295
Q

Ils avaient mal aux jambes

A

Their legs were sore

296
Q

Descendre

A

To come down

To go down

297
Q

Aller remplir son devoir de citoyen

A

To go to fulfil one’s civic duty

298
Q

La Campagne

A

Country(side)

299
Q

Poser mille questions

A

To ask a thousand and one questions

300
Q

Il a fait ce qu’il a pu

A

He did what he could

301
Q

S’Esclaffer

A

To guffaw

302
Q

Être fasciné / envoûté

A

To be entranced

To be enthralled

303
Q

Convaincre
Persuader
Amadouer

A

To coax

304
Q

Jacter sur

A

To blow off

305
Q

Gourmandise

A

Greediness

Greed

306
Q

Donné sur..

A

To Look onto

307
Q

Une cour

A

A courtyard

308
Q

Rez-de-chaussée

A

Ground floor

309
Q

Bidons d’huile

A

Oil cans

310
Q

Déranger
Gêner
Prendre la peine

A

To bother

311
Q

Impeccable

A

Immaculate

312
Q

Lisse

A

Sleek

313
Q

Rembourré

A

Cushioned

314
Q

Au milieu de

A

Amidst

315
Q

Agité

A

Restless

316
Q

S’assoupir

A

To doze off

317
Q

Rangement

A

Storage / storing

318
Q

Ranger

A

To store
To put away
To tidy

319
Q

Propre
Rangé
Ordonné

A

tidy

320
Q

Sac

A

Bag

321
Q

Avec application

A

Diligently

322
Q

Afficher un calme désarmant

A

To display a disarming calm

323
Q

Se pencher

Se pencher sur (analyser)

A

To bend over
To lean on

To look into sth

324
Q

Une énergique protestation

A

An energetic protest

325
Q

On danse d’un pied sur l’autre en t’attendant

A

We have been kicking our heels waiting for you

326
Q

Souffler qqc

A

To whisper sth

327
Q

Traverser qqc en courant

A

To run across

328
Q

Profiter de qqc

A

To take advantage of

329
Q

Enjambée

A

Stride

330
Q

Escalader

A

To climb

To scale

331
Q

Qu’est ce qu’il y a ?

A

What’s the matter ?

332
Q

… me dispensa de répondre

A

… let me of the Hook

333
Q

Être fâché avec

A

To quarrel / have an argument

334
Q

Se débrouiller

A

To get by

335
Q

Dès qu’il y a une embrouille

A

Whenever there is sth shady going on

336
Q

Ça ne sert à rien d’avoir peur

A

It‘s no use being scared