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1
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to fail to

A

echouer à / ne pas…

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2
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to emulate

A

imiter

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3
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to treble

A

tripler

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4
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to contend with

A

lutter contre/ affronter ou composer avec qch/qqn

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5
Q

to wear out

A

user qch/qqn / epuiser

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6
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to be prone to

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etre enclin à / être sujet/tte a qqch.

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7
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to wander

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flaner

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8
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to linger / to linger on

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s’attarder / persister, perdurer

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9
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to bring on

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provoquer, causer, faire entrer

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10
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to water

A

arroser les plantes

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11
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to fade

A

palir, decoloré

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12
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to trump

A

l’emporter sur

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13
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to whip on a dress

A

enfiler a la va-vite

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14
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to cling to

A

s’accrocher à / s’aggriper

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15
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to take the edge off

A

atténuer les conseq de

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16
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to cave in

A

s’effondrer

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17
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to scale up

A

renforcer en montant d’un cran

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18
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to hike up

A

augmenter (av des chiffres)

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19
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to trump

A

l’emporter sur

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20
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to wrap (unwrap) a present

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emballer un cadeau

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21
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to approve o/ smt / to approve of smt

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donner son approbation, voir signer / approuver, être du mm avis

22
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to lack O/ // the lack of

A

manquer de

23
Q

to nail

A

clouer

24
Q

to follow through

A

aller au bout des choses

25
Q

to balk at

A

rechigner

26
Q

to overlap

A

chevaucher qch

27
Q

to clear the way for

A

ouvrir la voie pour

28
Q

to pile into

A

s’empiler

29
Q

to wean from

A

sevrer de

30
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to renege

A

revenir sur sa parole, manquer a sa parole (to reneged on his promises)

31
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to squander

A

gaspiller, dilapider

32
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to heighten

A

accroitre, renforcer

33
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to put away

A

ranger (pr pas que ca traine)

34
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to tidy UP

A

ranger pr une chambre

35
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to briddle

A

réfrener

36
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to thrawt

A

dejouer

37
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to undermine

A

ebranler

38
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to prevail over

A

prevaloir

39
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to reckon

A

imaginer que

40
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to unleash

A

declencher, lancer (une attaque)

41
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to issue

A

delivrer

42
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to sputter

A

postilloner

43
Q

to shield

A

proteger

44
Q

to pander

A

ceder a qqn

45
Q

to hamper

A

freiner, ralentir

46
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to alleviate

A

soulager

47
Q

to inflict

A

infliger

48
Q

to exert

A

exercer, se donner du mal, faire un effort

49
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to sharpen up

A

se perfectionner

50
Q

to undermine

A

miner/saper/discrediter