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à cause de

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because of, due to

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ah bon (?)

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oh really?

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à la fois

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at a time

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à la limite

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at most, in a pinch / to the limit

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à la rigueur

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or even, if need be

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à la une

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front page news/

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à la vôtre !

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cheers!

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allons-y !

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let’s go!

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à mon avis

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in my opinion

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à peine

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hardly

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à peu près

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about, approximately, nearly

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a priori

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at first glance, in principle, it would seem

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à tes souhaits

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bless you

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14
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au cas où

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just in case

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au contraire

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on the contrary

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au fait

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by the way

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17
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au fur et à mesure

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as, while/ progressively

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au lieu de

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instead of, rather than

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avoir l’air (de)

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to look (like)

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bien dans sa peau

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content, comfortable, at ease with oneself

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21
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bien entendu

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of course, obviously

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bien sûr

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of course

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blague à part

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seriously, all kidding aside

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Bon anniversaire !

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Happy birthday!

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Bon appétit !

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Enjoy your meal!

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26
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Bon débarras !

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Good riddance! yippi ka ye MF

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27
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bon marché

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inexpensive, cheap

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un bon rapport qualité-prix

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good value

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29
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ça marche

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ok, that works

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30
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ça m’est égal

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it’s all the same to me

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31
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ça ne fait rien

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never mind, it doesn’t matter

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32
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ça va (?)

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how’s it going?, I’m fine

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33
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ça vaut le coup

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it’s worth it

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34
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c’est

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it is

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35
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c’est-à-dire

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that is, i.e., I mean

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36
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c’est parti

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here we go, and we’re off

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37
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c’est pas vrai !

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no way!

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38
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ce n’est pas grave

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it doesn’t matter, no problem

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39
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ce n’est pas terrible

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it’s not that great

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40
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comme d’habitude, comme d’hab

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as usual

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41
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un coup de fil

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phone call

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42
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un coup d’œil

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glance, quick look

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43
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d’ailleurs

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moreover, might I add

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44
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de rien

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you’re welcome

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45
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dis donc / dites donc

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wow, by the way

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46
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du coup

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as a result

47
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du jour au lendemain

A

overnight

48
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du tout

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not/none at all

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en effet

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indeed, that’s right

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en fait

A

in fact

51
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enfin

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well, I mean

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en retard

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late

53
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entendre dire que

A

to hear (it said) that

54
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entendre parler de

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to hear (someone talk) about

55
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entre chien et loup

A

at dusk, twilight

56
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est-ce que

A

(turns statement into question)

57
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et j’en passe

A

i give my turn or i pass

58
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et patati et patata

A

and so on and so forth pr bla bla bla

59
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être en train de

A

to be ___ing (is)(are)

60
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faire cadeau

A

to give (something), to let off easily/make a gift

61
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faire le pont

A

to make it a long weekend

62
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faire gaffe

A

watch out, be careful

63
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fais voir

A

let me see

64
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figure-toi

A

guess what, get this

65
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‘fin

A

well, I mean

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grâce à

A

thanks to

67
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il est

A

it is

68
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il faut

A

it’s necessary

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il y a

A

there is, there are

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il y a quelque chose qui cloche

A

something’s amiss/wrong

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J’arrive !

A

I’m on my way!

72
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j’en passe et des meilleures

A

and that’s not all

73
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J’en peux plus

A

I can’t take (it) any more

74
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Je n’en reviens pas

A

I can’t believe it

75
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Je n’y peux rien

A

There’s nothing I can do about it.

76
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Je n’y suis pour rien

A

It’s got nothing to do with me

77
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je t’aime

A

I love you

78
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n’est-ce pas ?

A

right? isn’t that so?

79
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n’importe quoi

A

whatever

80
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oh là là

A

oh dear, oh no

81
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on ne sait jamais

A

you never know

82
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on peut se tutoyer ?

A

can we use tu?

83
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On y va ?

A

Shall we go? Ready?

84
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par contre

A

whereas, on the other hand

85
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par exemple

A

for example, such as; oh my, well really!

86
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pas de problème

A

no problem

87
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pas du tout

A

not at all

88
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pas mal

A

not bad, quite a bit

89
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pas terrible

A

not that great, nothing special

90
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plus ça change…

A

the more things change…

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prendre une décision

A

to make a decision

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quand même

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anyway, really, finally

93
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quand on parle du loup

A

speak of the devil

94
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revenons à nos moutons

A

let’s get back to the subject at hand

95
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rien à voir

A

nothing to do with

96
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sans blague

A

seriously, all kidding aside

97
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si ce n’est pas indiscret

A

if it’s not too personal a question

98
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si tu veux

A

if you will

99
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tant mieux

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it’s just as well, even better

100
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tant pis

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oh well, too bad, tough

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tout à coup

A

all of a sudden

102
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tiens

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here you go, there you are

103
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tout à fait

A

absolutely, exactly

104
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tout à l’heure

A

in a moment, a moment ago

105
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tout de suite

A

right away, immediately

106
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tout d’un coup

A

all at once

107
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tu connais la musique

A

you know the routine

108
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tu m’étonnes

A

tell me something I don’t know

109
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tu te rends compte ?

A

can you imagine?

110
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valoir le coup

A

to be worth it

111
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Vive la France !

A

Long live France!

112
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voilà

A

there is, that’s it

113
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Ah bon ?

A

Really?, Is that so?, I see

114
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en meme temps

A

at the same time

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