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Modern Phrases Flashcards

1
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What are we watching tonight?

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Qu’est-ce qu’on regarde ce soir?

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2
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Can we rewind that?

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Peut-on rembobiner ça?

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I didn’t catch that last part.

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Je n’ai pas saisi la dernière partie.

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4
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That’s my favorite actor.

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C’est mon acteur préféré.

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What’s the plot of the film?

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Quel est le scénario du film?

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This series is addictive.

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Cette série est addictive.

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There’s a twist in the story.

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Il y a un rebondissement dans l’histoire.

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They’ve really outdone themselves.

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Ils se sont vraiment surpassés.

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The special effects are amazing.

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Les effets spéciaux sont incroyables.

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10
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That was a cliffhanger!

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Quel suspense!

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11
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Absolutely!

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Absolument !

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12
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Are you kidding me?

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Tu plaisantes ?

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13
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Awesome!

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Génial !

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14
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Back in a minute.

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Je reviens dans une minute.

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15
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Be careful!

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Fais attention !

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16
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Can I help you?

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Puis-je vous aider ?

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17
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Can you repeat that?

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Pouvez-vous répéter cela ?

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18
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Cheers!

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Santé !

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19
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Come on, let’s go.

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Allez, on y va.

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20
Q

Could you speak slower?

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Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement ?

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21
Q

Do you understand?

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Tu comprends ?

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22
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Don’t worry.

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Ne t’inquiète pas.

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23
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Excuse me.

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Excusez-moi.

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24
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Follow me.

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Suivez-moi.

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25
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Give me a break.

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Laisse-moi tranquille.

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26
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Good luck!

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Bonne chance !

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27
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Good to see you.

A

Content de te voir.

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28
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Hang on a second.

A

Attends une seconde.

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29
Q

How do you say this in French?

A

Comment dit-on cela en français ?

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30
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I don’t believe it.

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Je n’y crois pas.

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31
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I don’t get it.

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Je ne comprends pas.

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32
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I don’t know.

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Je ne sais pas.

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33
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I have no idea.

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Je n’en ai aucune idée.

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34
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I hope so.

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J’espère que oui.

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35
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I’m exhausted.

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Je suis épuisé(e).

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36
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I’m just looking.

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Je regarde seulement.

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37
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I’m lost.

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Je suis perdu(e).

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38
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I’m not sure.

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Je ne suis pas sûr(e).

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39
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I’m sorry.

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Je suis désolé(e).

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40
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It doesn’t matter.

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Ça ne fait rien.

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41
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It’s a joke.

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C’est une blague.

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42
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It’s on me.

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C’est ma tournée.

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43
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It’s your turn.

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C’est ton tour.

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44
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Just a little.

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Juste un peu.

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45
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Leave me alone!

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Laisse-moi tranquille !

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46
Q

Let me think.

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Laisse-moi réfléchir.

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47
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Let’s get started.

A

Commençons.

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48
Q

Let’s go.

A

Allons-y.

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49
Q

Look out!

A

Attention !

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50
Q

No way!

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Pas possible !

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51
Q

Not bad.

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Pas mal.

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52
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Nothing special.

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Rien de spécial.

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53
Q

Of course!

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Bien sûr !

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54
Q

Please be quiet.

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S’il te plaît, sois silencieux.

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55
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Right now.

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Tout de suite.

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56
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See you later.

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À plus tard.

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57
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See you soon.

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À bientôt.

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58
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See you tomorrow.

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À demain.

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59
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Seriously?

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Sérieusement ?

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60
Q

Slow down!

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Ralentis !

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61
Q

Stop it!

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Arrête !

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62
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Take care.

A

Prends soin de toi.

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63
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Take your time.

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Prends ton temps.

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64
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That’s all.

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C’est tout.

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65
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That’s enough.

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Ça suffit.

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66
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That’s funny.

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C’est drôle.

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67
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That’s life.

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C’est la vie.

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68
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That’s right.

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C’est exact.

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69
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That’s strange.

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C’est étrange.

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70
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That’s too bad.

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C’est dommage.

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71
Q

That’s true.

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C’est vrai.

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72
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Trust me.

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Fais-moi confiance.

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73
Q

Wait a moment.

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Attends un moment.

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74
Q

Watch out!

A

Fais attention !

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75
Q

What a pity!

A

Quel dommage !

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76
Q

What are you doing?

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Qu’est-ce que tu fais ?

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77
Q

What do you mean?

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Qu’est-ce que tu veux dire ?

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78
Q

What do you think?

A

Qu’en penses-tu ?

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79
Q

What happened?

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Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé ?

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80
Q

What’s going on?

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Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?

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81
Q

What’s new?

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Quoi de neuf ?

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82
Q

What’s the matter?

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Quel est le problème ?

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83
Q

What’s the weather like?

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Quel temps fait-il ?

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84
Q

What’s up?

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Quoi de neuf ?

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85
Q

What’s your name?

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Comment tu t’appelles ?

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86
Q

Where are we?

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Où sommes-nous ?

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87
Q

Where is it?

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Où est-ce ?

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88
Q

Who’s that?

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Qui est-ce ?

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89
Q

Why not?

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Pourquoi pas ?

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90
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You’re welcome.

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De rien.

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91
Q

You’ve got to be kidding me.

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Tu dois plaisanter.

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92
Q

Go ahead.

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Vas-y.

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93
Q

Mind your own business.

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Occupe-toi de tes affaires.

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94
Q

How does that sound?

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Qu’est-ce que tu en penses ?

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95
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It’s none of your business.

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Ça ne te regarde pas.

96
Q

Don’t get me wrong.

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Ne te méprends pas.

97
Q

Are we good?

A

On est bons ?

98
Q

It slipped my mind.

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Ça m’a échappé.

99
Q

Don’t let me down.

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Ne me laisse pas tomber.

100
Q

You nailed it!

A

Tu as assuré !

101
Q

Don’t push your luck.

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Ne pousse pas ta chance.

102
Q

It’s not worth it.

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Ça n’en vaut pas la peine.

103
Q

Keep it up!

A

Continue comme ça !

104
Q

to meet a deadline (We need to meet the deadline.)

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respecter un délai (Nous devons respecter le délai.)

105
Q

to brainstorm (Let’s brainstorm some new ideas tomorrow.)

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faire un remue-méninges (Faisons un remue-méninges pour de nouvelles idées demain.)

106
Q

to delegate (You should delegate some of your tasks.)

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déléguer (Tu devrais déléguer certaines de tes tâches.)

107
Q

networking (Networking is key in our industry.)

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réseautage (Le réseautage est clé dans notre industrie.)

108
Q

to supervise (She will supervise the new project.)

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superviser (Elle supervisera le nouveau projet.)

109
Q

to negotiate (We need to negotiate the contract terms.)

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négocier (Nous devons négocier les termes du contrat.)

110
Q

feedback (Could you give me some feedback on this?)

A

retour (Pourrais-tu me donner ton retour sur cela ?)

111
Q

to outsource (The company decided to outsource IT services.)

A

externaliser (La société a décidé d’externaliser les services informatiques.)

112
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follow-up (I’ll do a follow-up next week.)

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suivi (Je ferai un suivi la semaine prochaine.)

113
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milestone (We reached an important milestone.)

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jalon (Nous avons atteint un jalon important.)

114
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to implement (We need to implement the new system.)

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mettre en œuvre (Nous devons mettre en œuvre le nouveau système.)

115
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to liaise (I will liaise with the marketing department.)

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faire le lien (Je ferai le lien avec le département marketing.)

116
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agenda (The agenda for the meeting is packed.)

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ordre du jour (L’ordre du jour de la réunion est chargé.)

117
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to streamline (The process has been streamlined.)

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rationaliser (Le processus a été rationalisé.)

118
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deliverables (We need to focus on the deliverables.)

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livrables (Nous devons nous concentrer sur les livrables.)

119
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to audit (The accounts will be audited quarterly.)

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auditer (Les comptes seront audités trimestriellement.)

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benchmark (We use benchmarks to evaluate our success.)

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référence (Nous utilisons des références pour évaluer notre succès.)

121
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to downsize (The company had to downsize the team.)

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réduire (La société a dû réduire l’équipe.)

122
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profit margin (We aim to increase the profit margin.)

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marge bénéficiaire (Nous visons à augmenter la marge bénéficiaire.)

123
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to pitch (He’s good at pitching ideas to clients.)

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présenter (Il est bon pour présenter des idées aux clients.)

124
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turnover (The company has a high turnover rate.)

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chiffre d’affaires / rotation du personnel (L’entreprise a un fort taux de rotation.)

125
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to scale up (We are ready to scale up the operation.)

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monter en gamme (Nous sommes prêts à monter en gamme l’opération.)

126
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to downsize (They decided to downsize the department.)

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réduire les effectifs (Ils ont décidé de réduire les effectifs du département.)

127
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overhead (Reducing overhead is a priority.)

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frais généraux (Réduire les frais généraux est une priorité.)

128
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to outperform (Our goal is to outperform last year’s results.)

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surpasser (Notre objectif est de surpasser les résultats de l’année dernière.)

129
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appraisal (Annual appraisals can be stressful.)

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évaluation (Les évaluations annuelles peuvent être stressantes.)

130
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to restructure (The department will be restructured.)

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restructurer (Le département sera restructuré.)

131
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incentive (The company offers great incentives for employees.)

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incitation (L’entreprise offre de grandes incitations pour les employés.)

132
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to downsize (The company is downsizing its operations.)

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réduire (L’entreprise réduit ses opérations.)

133
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to merge (The two companies decided to merge.)

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fusionner (Les deux sociétés ont décidé de fusionner.)

134
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ROI (Return on Investment) (We should calculate the ROI.)

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ROI (Retour sur Investissement) (Nous devrions calculer le ROI.)

135
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to innovate (We encourage our team to innovate.)

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innover (Nous encourageons notre équipe à innover.)

136
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to cost an arm and a leg (That car costs an arm and a leg!)

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coûter les yeux de la tête (Cette voiture coûte les yeux de la tête !)

137
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to be in the clouds (He is always in the clouds.)

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avoir la tête dans les nuages (Il a toujours la tête dans les nuages.)

138
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to hit the nail on the head (You hit the nail on the head.)

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taper dans le mille (Tu tapes dans le mille.)

139
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when pigs fly (I’ll do it when pigs fly.)

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quand les poules auront des dents (Je le ferai quand les poules auront des dents.)

140
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to have a frog in one’s throat (I have a frog in my throat.)

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avoir un chat dans la gorge (J’ai un chat dans la gorge.)

141
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to be on cloud nine (She’s on cloud nine with her new job.)

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être au septième ciel (Elle est au septième ciel avec son nouveau travail.)

142
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that’s another kettle of fish (That’s another kettle of fish!)

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c’est une autre paire de manches (C’est une autre paire de manches !)

143
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to put all your eggs in one basket (Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.)

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ne pas mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier (Ne mets pas tous tes œufs dans le même panier.)

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to turn a blind eye (He turned a blind eye to the problem.)

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fermer les yeux sur (Il a fermé les yeux sur le problème.)

145
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to throw in the towel (I’m ready to throw in the towel.)

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jeter l’éponge (Je suis prêt à jeter l’éponge.)

146
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out of the frying pan into the fire (We went out of the frying pan into the fire.)

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de Charybde en Scylla (Nous sommes passés de Charybde en Scylla.)

147
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to be a piece of cake (This game is a piece of cake.)

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être du gâteau (Ce jeu est du gâteau.)

148
Q

to not be one’s cup of tea (This job is not my cup of tea.)

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ne pas être sa tasse de thé (Ce travail n’est pas ma tasse de thé.)

149
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to fall into the trap (They fell into the trap.)

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tomber dans le piège (Ils sont tombés dans le piège.)

150
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to make a mountain out of a molehill (You’re making a mountain out of a molehill.)

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faire d’une mouche un éléphant (Tu fais d’une mouche un éléphant.)

151
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to beat around the bush (Stop beating around the bush.)

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tourner autour du pot (Arrête de tourner autour du pot.)

152
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to hit two birds with one stone (I hit two birds with one stone.)

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faire d’une pierre deux coups (J’ai fait d’une pierre deux coups.)

153
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to add insult to injury (To add insult to injury, it began to rain.)

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pour couronner le tout (Pour couronner le tout, il s’est mis à pleuvoir.)

154
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to let the cat out of the bag (He let the cat out of the bag about the surprise.)

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vendre la mèche (Il a vendu la mèche sur la surprise.)

155
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to be a wet blanket (Don’t be a wet blanket at the party.)

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être un rabat-joie (Ne sois pas un rabat-joie à la fête.)

156
Q

to chill/to take it easy (I’m just chilling at home.)

A

se la couler douce (Je me la coule douce à la maison.)

157
Q

it’s crazy! (This party is crazy!)

A

c’est ouf ! (Cette fête est ouf !)

158
Q

it sucks (It sucks that we lost the game.)

A

c’est nul (C’est nul qu’on ait perdu le match.)

159
Q

to be broke (I can’t go out, I’m broke.)

A

être fauché(e) (Je ne peux pas sortir, je suis fauché(e).)

160
Q

to crash (at someone’s place) (Can I crash at your place tonight?)

A

squatter (Je peux squatter chez toi ce soir ?)

161
Q

what a mess! (What a mess this room is!)

A

quel bazar ! (Quel bazar cette chambre !)

162
Q

to be hyped (I’m so hyped for the concert.)

A

être à fond (Je suis à fond pour le concert.)

163
Q

to pig out (We pigged out on pizza.)

A

s’empiffrer (On s’est empiffrés de pizza.)

164
Q

that’s sick! (That’s sick, I love this song!)

A

c’est dingue ! (C’est dingue, j’adore cette chanson !)

165
Q

to play hooky (He’s playing hooky from school.)

A

sécher les cours (Il sèche les cours.)

166
Q

to be hangry (I’m not angry, I’m just hangry.)

A

avoir la dalle (Je ne suis pas en colère, j’ai juste la dalle.)

167
Q

to be packed (like a venue or a place) (The club was packed last night.)

A

être bondé (Le club était bondé hier soir.)

168
Q

to be a fan of (I’m a big fan of this actor.)

A

être fan de (Je suis super fan de cet acteur.)

169
Q

to binge-watch (I binge-watched the whole season.)

A

binge-watcher (J’ai binge-watché toute la saison.)

170
Q

to crash (sleep) (I’m going to crash, I’m exhausted.)

A

pioncer (Je vais pioncer, je suis épuisé(e).)

171
Q

to ghost someone (He ghosted me after two dates.)

A

ghoster (Il m’a ghostée après deux rendez-vous.)

172
Q

to be over it (I’m over it, I don’t care anymore.)

A

en avoir marre (J’en ai marre, je m’en fiche maintenant.)

173
Q

to check out someone/something (Check out that car!)

A

mater (Mate cette voiture !)

174
Q

to be a flake (He’s always flaking on us.)

A

poser un lapin (Il nous pose toujours un lapin.)

175
Q

to be on fire (You’re on fire tonight!)

A

être en feu (Tu es en feu ce soir !)

176
Q

to ponder (She pondered the meaning of life.)

A

méditer (Elle méditait sur le sens de la vie.)

177
Q

bleak (The landscape was bleak and desolate.)

A

désolé (Le paysage était désolé et vide.)

178
Q

fleeting (Happiness can be fleeting.)

A

éphémère (Le bonheur peut être éphémère.)

179
Q

dismay (To his dismay, the door was locked.)

A

consternation (À sa consternation, la porte était verrouillée.)

180
Q

to yearn (He yearned for a simpler life.)

A

aspirer (Il aspirait à une vie plus simple.)

181
Q

relentless (The relentless march of time is unstoppable.)

A

implacable (La marche implacable du temps est inarrêtable.)

182
Q

to wither (The flowers withered without water.)

A

se flétrir (Les fleurs se sont flétries sans eau.)

183
Q

remorse (She felt deep remorse for her actions.)

A

remords (Elle ressentait de profonds remords pour ses actes.)

184
Q

to wallow (He wallowed in his sadness.)

A

se complaire (Il se complaisait dans sa tristesse.)

185
Q

quaint (The quaint village was like something out of a storybook.)

A

pittoresque (Le village pittoresque semblait sorti d’un livre d’histoires.)

186
Q

to behold (The painting was a sight to behold.)

A

contempler (Le tableau était un spectacle à contempler.)

187
Q

despair (Despair overcame her when she heard the news.)

A

désespoir (Le désespoir l’a submergée lorsqu’elle a entendu la nouvelle.)

188
Q

to yearn (She yearned for his return.)

A

languir (Elle languissait de son retour.)

189
Q

mirth (The room was filled with mirth and laughter.)

A

gaieté (La pièce était remplie de gaieté et de rires.)

190
Q

to shudder (He shuddered at the thought.)

A

frissonner (Il frissonna à cette pensée.)

191
Q

wrath (They feared the wrath of the king.)

A

courroux (Ils craignaient le courroux du roi.)

192
Q

to cherish (She cherished the time they had together.)

A

chérir (Elle chérissait le temps qu’ils avaient passé ensemble.)

193
Q

ennui (He was suffering from ennui.)

A

ennui (Il souffrait d’ennui.)

194
Q

to delve (She delved into her family’s history.)

A

fouiller (Elle fouillait dans l’histoire de sa famille.)

195
Q

to unravel (The mystery began to unravel.)

A

se dénouer (Le mystère a commencé à se dénouer.)

196
Q

solitude (He found peace in solitude.)

A

solitude (Il trouvait la paix dans la solitude.)

197
Q

to lament (The poet lamented the loss of innocence.)

A

se lamenter (Le poète se lamentait de la perte de l’innocence.)

198
Q

to bequeath (He bequeathed his fortune to charity.)

A

léguer (Il a légué sa fortune à la charité.)

199
Q

to behold (They beheld the ruins of the ancient city.)

A

contempler (Ils contemplaient les ruines de l’ancienne ville.)

200
Q

to covet (She coveted the life of the wealthy.)

A

convoiter (Elle convoitait la vie des riches.)

201
Q

to foretell (The prophecy foretold great change.)

A

prédire (La prophétie prédisait un grand changement.)

202
Q

to dwindle (Their resources were dwindling.)

A

diminuer (Leurs ressources diminuaient.)

203
Q

ephemeral (The beauty of the sunset was ephemeral.)

A

éphémère (La beauté du coucher de soleil était éphémère.)

204
Q

serendipity (Serendipity brought them together at the right moment.)

A

sérendipité (La sérendipité les a réunis au bon moment.)

205
Q

to entwine (Their destinies were entwined.)

A

s’entremêler (Leurs destins s’étaient entremêlés.)

206
Q

clandestine (They held a clandestine meeting at midnight.)

A

clandestin (Ils ont tenu une réunion clandestine à minuit.)

207
Q

to yearn (Her heart yearned for adventure.)

A

aspirer (Son cœur aspirait à l’aventure.)

208
Q

melancholy (A sense of melancholy filled the air.)

A

mélancolie (Un sentiment de mélancolie emplissait l’air.)

209
Q

to forsake (He decided to forsake his old way of life.)

A

abandonner (Il décida d’abandonner son ancien mode de vie.)

210
Q

to reconcile (They tried to reconcile their differences.)

A

réconcilier (Ils ont essayé de réconcilier leurs différences.)

211
Q

ethereal (Her voice had an ethereal quality to it.)

A

éthéré (Sa voix avait une qualité éthérée.)

212
Q

to yearn (The exiled king yearned for his homeland.)

A

languir (Le roi exilé languissait pour sa patrie.)

213
Q

to plunder (Pirates plundered the coastal villages.)

A

piller (Les pirates pillaient les villages côtiers.)

214
Q

reverie (She was lost in reverie.)

A

rêverie (Elle était perdue dans la rêverie.)

215
Q

to transcend (True art transcends time.)

A

transcender (Le véritable art transcende le temps.)

216
Q

desolate (He wandered the desolate corridors.)

A

désolé (Il errait dans les couloirs désolés.)

217
Q

to embolden (Victory emboldened the troops.)

A

enhardir (La victoire a enhardi les troupes.)

218
Q

to relinquish (She reluctantly relinquished control.)

A

renoncer (Elle a renoncé à contrecœur au contrôle.)

219
Q

to yearn (The poet yearned for the muse’s inspiration.)

A

brûler (Le poète brûlait d’inspiration pour la muse.)

220
Q

to wane (The moon began to wane.)

A

décroître (La lune a commencé à décroître.)

221
Q

penance (He did penance for his sins.)

A

pénitence (Il a fait pénitence pour ses péchés.)

222
Q

to atone (She sought to atone for her mistakes.)

A

expier (Elle cherchait à expier ses erreurs.)

223
Q

elusive (The concept was elusive and hard to define.)

A

insaisissable (Le concept était insaisissable et difficile à définir.)

224
Q

to yearn (They yearned for a sign of hope.)

A

soupirer (Ils soupiraient pour un signe d’espoir.)

225
Q

to lament (The widow lamented her lost love.)

A

se lamenter (La veuve se lamentait de son amour perdu.)

226
Q

to dwindle (Her patience was dwindling fast.)

A

s’amenuiser (Sa patience s’amenuisait rapidement.)

227
Q

to languish (Without sunlight, the plant began to languish.)

A

dépérir (Sans lumière du soleil, la plante a commencé à dépérir.)

228
Q

to relinquish (He would not relinquish his dreams.)

A

céder (Il ne céderait pas ses rêves.)

229
Q

to bask (They basked in the glory of victory.)

A

se prélasser (Ils se prélassaient dans la gloire de la victoire.)

230
Q

to yearn (She yearned for times gone by.)

A

se languir (Elle se languissait des temps passés.)

231
Q

to ponder (The old man pondered the fate of the stars.)

A

méditer (Le vieil homme méditait sur le destin des étoiles.)

232
Q

to enthrall (The tale of adventure enthralled the children.)

A

captiver (Le récit d’aventure captivait les enfants.)

233
Q

on the other hand

A

en revanche

234
Q

a slice of cake

A

Une part de gâteau

235
Q

a slice of bread

A

une tranche de pain

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