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1
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We have got plenty of choice

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Nous avons l’embarras de choix

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You have everything you want

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Il y en a en veux-tu en voilà

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He has plenty of ideas

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Il a des idées à revendre

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I am overwhelmed with work

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Je suis débordé(e) de travail

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I am caving in under the work ( fam)

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Je croule sous le travail/les tâches

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There is a big crowd ( fam)

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Il y’a un monde fou

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Very ( fam, idiomatic)

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On ne peut plus = sacrément

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To take on at the same time

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Mener de front

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I am taking on several tasks at the same time

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Je mène plusieurs tâches de front = simultanément

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We haven,t got enough, “we are far from counted”

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Nous sommes loin de compte

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It ‘s only just enough ( fam)

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C’es ric-rac= c’est un peu juste ( il y’a juste assez)

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There is no one there ( expression)

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Il n’y a pas un chat

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There are not a lot of (fam)

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Il n’a pas des masses de…, = il n’a pas tant de (+nom) que ça

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Far from it

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Tant s’en faut= loin de là

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Not a lot, not many people

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Pas grande-chose, pas grand monde

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Rather a little ( tone ironic)

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Un tant soit peu

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17
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Not really

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Pas tant que ça = pas tellement

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18
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What does he look like?

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Il est comment? Comment est-il

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They look very like each other ( like peas in a pod - like drops of water)

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Elles se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d’eau

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He is very well turned out

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Il est impeccable

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21
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He has let himself go

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Il se laisse aller

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She dresses badly “ like a bag lady”

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Elle s’habille comme un sac

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She looks younger / older than her age

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Elle fait plus jeune/ vieille que son age

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He suddenly looks much older

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Il a pris un coup de vieux

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She ‘s not so young any more

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Elle n’est plus tout jeune, elle prend de l’age

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She is so pretty “like a heart”

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Elle est jolie comme un coeur

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She is so sweet I could eat her up

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Elle est mignonne à croquer

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28
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He doesn’t go unnoticed

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Il ne passe pas inaperçu

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She is very stylish, attractive, classy

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Elle a de l’allure, = de la classe

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It appears to be an odd shaped house

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Il s’agit d’une maison biscornue

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The building is in a good state

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Le bâtiment est en bon état

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It has been renovated in the local style

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Il a été rénové dans le style de la région

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33
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The roof is pitched

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Le toit est pentu

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34
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The road is steep

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La route est escarpée

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This hamlet is isolated in the middle of the countryside

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Ce hameau est abandonné/ isolé en pleine campagne

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36
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The countryside is hilly and green

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Le paysage es vallonné est verdoyant

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37
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The river is on the other side

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La rivière est en contrebas

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38
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The village is regenerating

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Le village reprend vie

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39
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It all has a quirky charm

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L’ensemble a un charme fou

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40
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A thing, an object

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Un truc ( fam), un machin (fam)= une chose, un objet

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A sort of

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Une sorte de= une espèce de= un genre de (+ nom)

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42
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To repair

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Rafistoler= réparer

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43
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What do you use that for?

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À quoi ça sert? À quoi cela peut-il bien servir?

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44
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I can’t see the use of it

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Je n’en vois pas l ‘utilité

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45
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I need to find a tool for my jobs

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Je dois me procurer un outil pour mes traveaux

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46
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You use this for

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Cet objet s’utilise pour…= on l’emploie pour= on s’en sert pour

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47
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I would need

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J’aurais besoin de..= il me faudrait …

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48
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A tree makes a shadow/ blocks the light

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Un arbre fait de l’ombre= coupe la lumière

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49
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A tree is blocking the path

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Un arbre bloqué le chemin

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50
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A building is blocking the view

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Une construction obstrue la vue

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51
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It is blocking the way

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Ça gêne le passage

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52
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It is stopping me from..

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Ça m’empêche de…

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53
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It would be a shame to

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Ce serait dommage de(+ infinitif)/ que (+subjonctif)

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54
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I have a problem of/with

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J’ai une problème de ( + nom)

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55
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The paint is cracked

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La peinture est craquelée

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56
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The wall paper is blistering, bubbling

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Le papier peint fait des cloques

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57
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It must be coming from your side

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Cela doit venir de chez vous

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58
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It must have seeped through

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Ça a dû s’infiltrer

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59
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The water has damaged..

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L’eau a endommagé

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60
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I can’t manage

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Je ne parviens pas/plus= je n’arrive pas/plus

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61
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Weird things are happening

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Il se passe des choses bizarres

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62
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Nothing happens

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Il ne se passe rien

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63
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I will take over

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Je vais prendre la main

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64
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That hasn’t done anything/ changed anything

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Ça n’a fait rien/ ça n’a rien changé

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65
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I have lost data

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J’ai perdu mes données

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66
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I parked on the road

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Je suis garé dans la rue

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67
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I broke down ( the car)

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Je suis tombée en panne

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The tyre is flat, I have a puncture

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Le pneu est à plat = j’ai crevé= c’est un crevaison

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69
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My vehicle has breaker down, I have broken down

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Mon véhicule est tombé en panne= je suis resté en rade ( fam)

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70
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A car repairer ( person) or repair service

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Un dépanneur/ une dépanneuse

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71
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The door often sticks, now it is stuck

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La portière se coince souvent, maintenant elle est coincée

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72
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The engine is making a weird noise

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Le moteur fait un bruit bizarre

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73
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The alarm light comes on ( goes off)

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Le voyant s’allume ( s’éteint)

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74
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Everything is out of order

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Tout est détraqué

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75
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It keeps happening, there’s been a run of the same thing

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C’est la loi des séries

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76
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I eat on the go

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Je mange sur le pouce

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77
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I eat in a rush/ badly

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Je mange au lance-pierre

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78
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I have a drink

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Je bois un coup ( fam), un verre

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79
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I’ve eaten or drunk too much - I ‘ve overdone it

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J’ai fait quelques excès

80
Q

To drink too much

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Picoler

81
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Tipsy

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Pompette

82
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Drunk

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Bourré= ivre

83
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I’m starving

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Je crève= je meurs de faim

84
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I’ve got a hangover

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J’ai la guele de bois

85
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I’ ll open a bottle

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Je débouche = j’ouvre une bouteille

86
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A dinner with a bit too much alcohol

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Un dîner un peu trop arrosé

87
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Do you want to taste it?

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Voues voulez goûter?

88
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It has an aftertaste

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Ça a un arrière-goût

89
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What do you think of it? What would you say

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Qu’est que tu en dis?

90
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What do you say about the seasoning

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Qu’est que vous dîtes de l’assaisonnement?

91
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Won’t that make it too..?

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Ça ne va pas le rendre trop..?

92
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That risks making it/ might make it too

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Ça risque de devenir trop … j’ai peur que ça devienne trop

93
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I will spice up /soften the sauce

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Je vais relever/ adoucir la sauce

94
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It is bucketing with rain

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Il pleut des cordes

95
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I’m not going out in such heavy rain

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Je ne sors pas sous une pluie battante

96
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It’s absolutely freezing

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Il fait un froid de canard

97
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It is foul weather - idiomatic expressions

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Il fait un temps à ne pas mettre le nez dehors; il fait un temps de chien; il fait un temps pourri

98
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It looks menacing

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Ça menace!

99
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It’s starting to rain

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Il commence à pleuvoir

100
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It’s going to improve

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Il va faire meilleur

101
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It is freezing

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Il gèle, on se gèle, ça caille

102
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A severe winter

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Un hiver rigoureux, sibérien

103
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There is not a breath of wind

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Il n’y a pas un souffle d’air

104
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The wind is getting up

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Le vent se lève

105
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There is not a ray of sunshine

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Il n’y a pas un rayon de soleil

106
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The air is unbreathable (too hot or polluted)

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L’air est irrespirable

107
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You need to stay in the fresh air

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On doit rester à la fraîche

108
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It’s a heatwave

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C’est la canicule

109
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A temperature above, below the normal for the season

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Une température au-dessus/ en dessous des normales saisonnières. anormalement haute/ basse

110
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What’s happening with /to you, what’s going on with him

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Qu’est qui t’arrive, qu’est qui lui arrive?

111
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What’s up with you?

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Qu’est que tu as? Qu’est que vous avez?

112
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There’s nothing bad, serious?

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Il n’y a rien de grave?

113
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What state are they in.

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Dans quel état est-ce qu’ils sont?

114
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They are in such a state!

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Ils sont dans un état!

115
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I’m going to lose it

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Je vais y laisser ma peau ( fam )

116
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I’m overdoing it, abusing my strength

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Je tire trop sur la corde ( fam )

117
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This will end badly

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Ça va mal finir!

118
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I have had a health problem but I’ve pulled through

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J’ai eu un pépin de santé, mais je suis tirée d’affaire

119
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I am getting better

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Mon état s’améliore

120
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I am starting…. again eg walking

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Je me remets à marcher

121
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I’ve gone through a difficult time, but I am getting over it

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Je suis passée par des moments difficiles, mais je reprends le dessus

122
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I am recovering from my bad time emotionally , my operation

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Je me remets de mes émotions, mon opération

123
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I’m recovering my appetite

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Je retrouve l’appétit

124
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I’m getting my colour back, I look better

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Je reprends des couleurs= j’ai meilleure mine

125
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You don’t look well

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Tu as une petite mine

126
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To feel ill

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Se trouver mal= avoir un malaise= s,évanouir

127
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I feel ill I’m so tired

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Je suis patraque = je ne suis pas dans mon assiette= je suis mal en point

128
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To be exhausted

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Être sur les rotules

129
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I have to go , I’ m off

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Il faut que j’y aille, je file!

130
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I arrived too late when it had all finished

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Je suis arrivée après la bataille

131
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Good riddance!

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Bon débarras!

132
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He showed his face

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Il a montré le bout de son nez

133
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I don,t stay still

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Je ne tiens pas en place

134
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I don’t stay with my arms folded , I am active

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Je ne reste pas les bras croisés = j’agis

135
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I stay lying down, flopped

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Je reste affalée, vautrée

136
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I don’t know what to do with myself

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Je ne sais pas quoi faire de moi

137
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He doesn’t lift a finger for..

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Il ne lève pas le petit doigt pour

138
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I stayed glued, mesmerised

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Je suis resté scotché, cloué, pétrifié

139
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I’m lazy

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Je traîne, je suis désœuvré

140
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I am not going out

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Je ne mets pas le nez dehors

141
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First you have to warm up

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Vous devez d’abord voué échauffer

142
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You are warmed up ( muscles)

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Vous êtes échauffé

143
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Lie down on the floor, feet on the ground

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Vous vous allongez par terre, pieds au sol

144
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Hold / relaxthe position

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Vous tenez la position/ relâchez

145
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Take a deep breath

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Vous prenez une grande inspiration

146
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You must strengthen your muscles

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Vous devez vous muscler, remuscler

147
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You do 10 in a row

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Vous feriez dix de suite

148
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You only lift one leg at a time

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Vous ne soulevez pas qu’une jambe à la fois

149
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You will have aching muscles

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Vous aurez des courbatures

150
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Where are you / we on the ..

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Où en êtes- vous de … où en sommes-nous de

151
Q

What is happening/ has happened

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Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?, qu’est qui se passe?

152
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What’s become of

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Que devient ..

153
Q

What has become of her?

A

Qu’est-elle devenue?

154
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I am not up to date, in the loop

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Je ne suis pas au courant, je ne sais pas de quoi il retourne

155
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I’ veno more news of…

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Je n’ai plus aucune nouvelle de…

156
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I would like to know what to expect

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Je voudrais savoir à quoi m’en tenir

157
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What’s it about? What are you referring to

A

De quoi s’agit-il? À quoi faites- vous allusion?

158
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Lots of things have happened

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De l’eau à coulé sous les ponts = il s’en est passé,des choses

159
Q

It is ages since…eg I saw you

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Ça fait belle lurette / des lustres que eg. Je me t’avais pas vu

160
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I have just returned, here I am returned

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Me voici de retour

161
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After various adventures

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Après diverses péripatiés

162
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I have had some setbacks/ troubles

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J’ai eu quelques déboires = épreuves

163
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What do you think I have heard ( what do I learn)

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Qu’est-ce que j’apprends?

164
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amazing stuff is happening here

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Il s’en passe de belles ici

165
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It appears that

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Il paraît que

166
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I will have to use ..

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J’aurai recours à

167
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To give someone a hand , help out

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Donner un coup de main à qqn = dépanner qqn

168
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I can give you some help ( physical)

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Je peux te prêter main- forte

169
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You’ ve saved my life, really helping me out “ pulled a thorn from my foot “

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Vous me tirez une épine du pied

170
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My friends came running because they are helpful

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Mes amis ont accouru, car ils sont serviables

171
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If you have need of anything I can give you some help

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Si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce so it, je peux vous render service

172
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I’ m the assistant, right hand man

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Je suis le bras drift de qqn= je seconde= J’épaule=j’assiste qqn

173
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I’m very much with you

A

Je suis de tout coeur avec vous = je teens à vous assured de ma solidarité

174
Q

I’m grateful to you

A

Je vous suis reconnaissant(e)

175
Q

I’m on your side, you can count on me

A

Je suis/reste à vous côtés= vous poured compter sur moi

176
Q

You could envisage..

A

Tu pourrais envisager de+ infinitif

177
Q

I would have wanted …

A

J’aurais voulu que + subjonctif

178
Q

I insist that

A

Je tiens à ce que + subjonctif

179
Q

I agree to

A

Je consens à ce que + sunbjonctif/ à+ infitif

180
Q

I would rather not do

A

Je m’en dispenserais = je préférais ne pas faire

181
Q

He refuses, wants to know nothing about it

A

Il ne vent rien savour = Il refuse

182
Q

It is not the way to

A

Ce n ‘est pas le lieu de + infinitif

183
Q

It goes without saying

A

Cela va de soit

184
Q

It should be accepted

A

Ça devrait passer = cela devrait être accepté

185
Q

One way or the other

A

Bon gré , mal gré

186
Q

I have to give in to this request

A

Je dois plier à cette demande

187
Q

To fail to turn up

A

Faire faux bond

188
Q

Are you free, when are you available.

A

Auriez-vous des disponibilités. Quelles sont tes/vos disponibilités. Tu es dispo?

189
Q

I need to find a slot for a meeting

A

Je dois caller une réunion

190
Q

I will try to make myself available/ free

A

Je vais essayer de me libérer

191
Q

I’m sorry to mess up your diary/ timetable

A

Je suis desolé de bousculer votre agenda

192
Q

I am at your disposal

A

Je suis à vous/ je suis à votre disposition

193
Q

If it was convenient for you it would be good

A

Si cela te/vous convenait, ce sera it bien

194
Q

Th.at will make it possible to do

A

Cela pourrait se faire

195
Q

Ok, that works!

A

D’accord, ça marche!

196
Q

If you will permit me

A

Si vous me permettez

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