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NOUVEAU! Vocabulaire français avancé 10 Flashcards

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to take care of oneself

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prendre soin de soi

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to feel alone

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se sentir isolé(e)s

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to start over, to start from scratch

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recommencer à zéro, repartir à zero

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the craft ( airplane, airship, escape pod or spacecraft only)

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l’engin m.

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the tiara

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la tiare

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sun-drenched adj.

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gorgé(e)s de soleil

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to control one’s emotions

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gouverner ses émotions

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to relieve sb. of his / her responsibilities

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dégager qqn. de ses responsabilités

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to say the opposite of what one has just said, to deny what one has just said

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se rétracter, se dédire

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the beginning of an answer (to problem, situation, issue, etc.)

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un début de réponse

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When he / she started out,

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À ses débuts,

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instinctively

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d’instinct, instinctivement

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with the aim of, with the intent to, for the purpose of

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dans le but de

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to be in trouble, to be in a mess

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être dans le pétrin / être dans de beaux draps

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curious about everything

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curieux / curieuse (s) de tout

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doomed to fail, doomed to failure

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destiné (s) à l’échec

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in unison

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à l’unisson

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to buy something at great cost, to pay a lot for sth.

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acheter qqch. à prix d’or

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at regular price

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à prix régulier

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at this pace, at this rate, the way things are going now, if I (you, he, she, we, they) keep this up,

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à ce rythme

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(judging) by his look

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à son regard

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to eat one’s fill of sth. (formal, literary)

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manger qqch. à satiété

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They sat staring at one another.

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Ils / elles étaient assis(e)s à se dévisager.

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all by himself

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à lui seul

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on the surface of the water

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à la surface de l’eau

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as an employee (formal)

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à titre d’employé(e)

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in the animal kingdom

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au sein du règne animal

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the low rate

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le petit taux

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at this rate

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à ce train

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with use; Ex.: These rags fade with use.

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à l’usage; Ex: Ces chiffons déteignent à l’usage.

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to shoot down a plane

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abattre un avion

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to end up somewhere

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aboutir quelque part

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to follow one’s courage to the end

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aller au bout de son courage

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that project of yours

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ton affaire

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the single-engine plane

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le monomoteur

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aerobics

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l’aérobie f.

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a skill, a qualification (job)

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un acquis

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to be caught on / snagged on sth.

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être accroché à qqch.

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to end up in a business

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aboutir dans une entreprise

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to get or arrive somewhere before sb., to show up somewhere before sb.

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devancer qqn.

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to be overcome with impatience, to be full of impatience, to be exceedingly impatient

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trépigner d’impatience

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to support macrobial life

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abriter une vie macrobienne

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43
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the termination of a treaty

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l’abrogation d’un traité

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What you are saying is good. (Moral, logical or intellectual judgment)

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Ce que tu dis / vous dites est bien.

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The agency is indeed open.

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L’agence est bien ouverte.

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to give importance to

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accorder de l’importance à

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47
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to prepare for one’s future

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préparer son avenir

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at a zoo

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dans un zoo

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You’re telling me! (Way of saying ‘I already know that!’ or ‘You better believe it!’)

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À qui le dis-tu! / À qui le dites-vous!

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Soldier down! (Military battle talk for ‘A soldier has been shot / hit!’)

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Soldat à terre!

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for all practical purposes

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à toutes fins utiles

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When it comes right down to it, / Turns out, / At heart,

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Au fond,

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When we get back home,

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Au retour de la mission,

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recklessly, carelessly; He uses God’s name carelessly.

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à tort et à travers; Il utilise le nom de Dieu à tort et à travers.

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to pull down the lever

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abaisser le levier

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to address or touch on a point

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aborder un point

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to accompany with

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accompagner de

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to adapt to

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s’accommoder de

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I grant you that.

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Je te / vous l’accorde.

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to acknowledge receipt of a letter

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accuser réception d’une lettre

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acknowledgement of receipt

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un accusé de réception

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the determination to

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l’acharnement à

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to be determined to

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s’acharner à

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to be stubbornly fixated on / focused on

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s’acharner sur

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to buy sth with confidence / confidently

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acheter qqch en toute confiance

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to buy time

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accorder du temps

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to succeed in convincing sb.

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achever de convaincre qqn.

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to team up with sb, to become pals with sb., to become chummy with sb. (pejorative)

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s’acoquiner avec qn.

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to pay a bill

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acquitter une facture

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to take on the duties of

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s’acquitter des devoirs de

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a big lout, a big lummox

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un gros abruti

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But you look younger!

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Mais tu as / vous avez pourtant l’air plus jeune!

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to be on an Antarctic expedition

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être en expédition dans l’Antarctique

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to go on an expedition

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partir en expédition

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to accept a joust (Medieval sport of knights)

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accepter la joute

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to busy oneself (doing)

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s’activer, s’affairer à

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a small matter

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une mince affaire

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the golden opportunity

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l’affaire d’or

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the collapsed lung

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le poumon affaissé

80
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to look someone right in the eye

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regarder qn. les yeux dans les yeux

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very early in the morning

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à l’heure des poules

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self-assertiveness

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une affirmation de soi

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(for) three hours in a row

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(pendant) trois heures d’affilée

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to sharpen a pencil

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aiguiser un crayon

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to certify having seen

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affirmer avoir vu

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freed from sin

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affranchi(e)s du péché

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enriched with, enhanced by (building, park, CV, resume, work of art, literary work, architecture)

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agrémenté(e)s de

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astounding adj.

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ahurissant(e)s adj.

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incredible adj.

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stupéfiant adj.

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the narcotic(s)

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le(s) stupéfiant(s)

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scandalous words

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des propos ahurissants

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to use; Ex.: He walks by using a cane.

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s’aider de; Ex.: Il marche en s’aidant d’une canne.

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She loves us to death.

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Elle nous aime à en mourir.

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What he doesn’t like about himself

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Ce qu’il n’aime pas en lui

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to smell moldy

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sentir le moisi

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to head up an investigation

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mener une enquête

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to further an inquiry

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pousser une enquête

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to look cheerful

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prendre un air réjoui

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the sun is going down (astronomy, poetry)

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le soleil décline

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to lead to think that…

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laisser à penser que…

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to have total admiration for

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vouer une admiration totale à

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to steal pirate’s treasure from them

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voler leurs trésors aux pirates

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What is…, anyway? / What is…, by the way?

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Au fait, c’est quoi…?

104
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Will you please just leave me alone!

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Veux-tu / Voulez-vous me lâcher, à la fin!

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to give someone a warm welcome

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faire bon accueil à qqn.

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to know one’s way around mathematics

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s’y connaître en maths / en mathématiques

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to hold a candle to someone

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arriver à la cheville de qqn.

108
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what rotten luck

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quelle déveine, quelle guigne, quelle poisse

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You’re lucky! (fam.)

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T’as du pot, toi!

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supercharged (figurative; in the sense of ‘energetic or pumped up’)

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survolté(e)s adj.

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to start (conflict, debate, discussion, process)

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amorcer v.

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to demand sth. (to insist on getting or having sth., not as in sense ‘to require’)

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réclamer qqch.

113
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every Thursday and Saturday

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tous les jeudis et samedis

114
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the pawn shop

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la brocante

115
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the ellipsis (punctuation in writing)

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les points de suspension

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We’re in a meeting.

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Nous sommes en réunion.

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to simmer (food, cooking); Ex: the steak is simmering. You must simmer the steak / Let the steak simmer.

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mijoter, faire mijoter; Ex: Le bifteck mijote. / Tu dois / vous devez faire mjioter le bifteck.

118
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He / She went by the church.

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Il est passé / Elle est passée devant l’église.

119
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to be adamant about doing

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tenir à faire

120
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the TV audience / TV viewers

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les téléspectateurs.

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It’s on TV tonight.

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Ça passera à la télé ce soir.

122
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I drink neither coffee nor tea.

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Je ne bois ni bois ni café.

123
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the canned food

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les conserves

124
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canned beets

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les betteraves en conserve

125
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Someone rang the doorbell.

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Quelqu’un a sonné.

126
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I’ve seen it in photos / in pictures.

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Je l’ai vu en photo.

127
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to take an interest in

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prendre intérêt à

128
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The doctor gave me an appointment / made an appointment with me.

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Le médecin m’a donné rendez-vous.

129
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the flag of Quebec

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le drapeau de Québec

130
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the province of Quebec

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la province de Québec

131
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a great success

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un immense succès

132
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the unmanageable child

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l’enfant terrible m.

133
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to move away from (city, place, town, region, etc.)

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s’éloigner de

134
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to feel old

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prendre un coup de vieux

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It’s no holds barred. (Everything is permissible).

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Tous les coups sont permis.

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