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1
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the act of harvesting (noun)

A

la cueillette

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2
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the harvest

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la récolte

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3
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the homeless

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les sans-abri / les SDF (les sans domicile fixe - not fixed home)

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4
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a beggar

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un mendiant

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5
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the summer season

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la saison estivale

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6
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an obstacle

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une entrave

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7
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to prohibit

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interdire

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8
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begging (noun)

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le mendicité

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9
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the challenges

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Les défis

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10
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it’s useless except for ….

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c’est nul sauf pour* qqch

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to make noise (disputing/arguing/protesting)

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faire du bruit

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12
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dedicated

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consacrée

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13
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the rate

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le taux

Un fort taux de violence - a high rate of violence

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14
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the distrust (feeling of suspicious)

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La méfiance

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15
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the pill

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la pilule

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16
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to mitigate

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atténuer

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17
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to show

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montrer

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18
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To clear one’s mind

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Faire le vide

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19
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To really like something

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Coup de cœur

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20
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Touching, moving

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Touchent

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21
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So that

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Afin que

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22
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To put in progress

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Mettte en cours

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23
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renewed / reappointed (as head of smth)

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reconduit

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24
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disappointed

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déçu (décevoir)

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25
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to disappoint

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décevoir

tromper = to deceive

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26
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to give back / to return

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rendre

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27
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is an understatement (description)

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est un euphémisme (description)

28
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To indulged oneself in

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se régaler de

Je me suis régalée = I indulged myself

29
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to regain one’s mental health

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se ressaisir

30
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…none other than

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à nulle autre que

Example sentence:
Elle est nulle autre que la présidente de la société

31
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to get to [place] / to go to [place]

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se rendre à

32
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so that

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pour que

33
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to be found / are found / are located

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se trouver

34
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the barracks (army type shi)

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la caserne

35
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to say/do too much

idiomatic expression

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de trop en dire/faire

36
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nothing is signed yet

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rien n’est encore signé

37
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he was able to go to

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il a pu aller

38
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let’s start at the beginning (exp)

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Commençons par le commencement

39
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to establish / build (a relationship)

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nouer

40
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while

Often used to highlight contrast - same as tandis que but tandis que has

e.g. Il a réussi l’examen, alors que je l’ai échoué

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alors que

41
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whilst

Often used to highlight contrast, with stronger opposition

e.g. Il travaille, tandis que sa sœur préfère s’amuser - He works, whereas his sister prefers to have fun

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tandis que

42
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while

Used to express actions happening simultaneously

e.g. Il travaille pendant que sa sœur s’amuse - He works while his sister has fun

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pendant que

43
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to be trained/educated

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Être formée

44
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all that can be said is that

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tout ce qu’on peut dire c’est que

45
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one like that

used to emphasize surprise, comparison or emphasise

Je n’ai jamais vu un pareil spectacle - I’ve never seen such a show
Il n’y a pas un pareil dans toute la ville - There isn’t one like that in the city
Elle a un robe rouge et sa soeur en a un pareil

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EXP: un pareil

46
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took place, occurred, happened

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a eu lieu

47
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the 90s

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les annees 90

48
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hanging out with [my friends]

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traîner [avec mes amis]

49
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lived/experience/done it (vivre)

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vécu

50
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to [have] struggle/difficulty

les jeunes ont du mal à nouer des liens avec les autres - the young have a difficulty forming bonds with others

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[avoir] du mal à

51
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to be a witness to

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être témoin de

52
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to bother

il me gêne que tu sois assis là - It bother me that you are sitting there

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gêner

53
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inside

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dedans (informal, spoken)
à l’intérieur (formal)

54
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to lie

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mentir

55
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disoriented

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déboussolés

56
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to freeze

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se figer

mon sang s’est figé dans mes veines - the blood froze in my veins

57
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to monitor / to track

eg. this is a way **to track **your tasks and activities for the week

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de faire le suivi

eg. cet un moyen de faire le suivi de vos activités et tâches pour la semaine

58
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to manage to do sth

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arriver à faire qch

59
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traduction (traduire)

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translation (to translate)

60
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body hair

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les poils

61
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at one go

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dans un coup

62
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to hit two birds with one stone

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on fait d’une pierre deux coups

63
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‘the perfect film’

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le film idéal NOT le film parfait

64
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as an individual / an a group

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en tant qu’individu / en tant que groupe

65
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to lend / to loan

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prêter

66
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planned

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prévu (prévoir)

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