NOUVEAU! Vocabulaire français avancé 5 Flashcards

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Hey, John!

A

Hé! Jean!

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The fire is spreading.

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L’incendie s’étend. / Le feu / L’incendie se propage.

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They feel the fatigue.

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Ils sentent la fatigue.

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I’m competing in this competition.

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Je participe à cette compétition.

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to be understanding

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être compréhensif

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We’re in a meeting.

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Nous sommes en réunion.

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How can he find his way?

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Comment peut-il s’y retrouver?

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He’s sleeping under a tent.

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Il dort sous une tente.

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9
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to film during the day

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filmer de jour

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the prompter (person who helps with lines in a play)

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le souffleur

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to strike bare-handed

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frapper à main nue

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to walk in single file

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marcher à queue leu leu

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13
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his end of study internship

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son stage de fin d’études

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the exclamatory sentence (a sentence which ends in an exclamation mark)

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la phrase exclamative

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I met both Pauls

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J’ai rencontré les deux Paul ( Notez que le pluriel ici n’a pas de ‘s’)

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16
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misspelled

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mal orthographié

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17
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charcoal (for heating or cooking)

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le charbon de bois

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18
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charcoal (drawing tool)

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le fusain

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19
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the ravine

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le ravin

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20
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the high fashion brand

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la marque de mode

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21
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to be good company

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être de bonne compagnie

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22
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to complete with the correct ending (word suffix)

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compléter par la bonne terminaison

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to pick up one’s room (to tidy one’s room)

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ranger sa chambre

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in one’s late thirties

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dans la trentaine avancée

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25
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except for

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mis(e) à part

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to be in a race against the clock

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être engagé dans une course contre la montre

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to be one of a kind

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être seul(e)s / unique(s) en son / leur genre

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to make / create / develop friendships with

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nouer des liens d’amitié avec

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to perform (complete) one’s duties

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accomplir son service

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He finished his service in the military / time in the military.

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Il a terminé son service militaire.

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to bring one’s dream(s) to life

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donner vie à son rêve / ses rêves

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32
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Above all,

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Surtout,

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33
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Don’t spread yourself too thin.

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Ne te disperse pas trop. / Ne vous dispersez pas trop.

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34
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to be obsessed with

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être obnubilé par

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35
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What do you want with / from me?

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Qu’est-ce que tu me veux? / vous me voulez?

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36
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Let’s not exaggerate.

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N’exagérons rien.

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37
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le bijou

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la parure précieuse

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38
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un signal sonore bref

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top

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39
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tenir des propos peu cohérents

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divaguer

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40
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coupable

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fautif, fautive

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41
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un lieu isolé (familier)

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un bled

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42
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everything social about the game

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tout ce que le jeu a de social

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43
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the deadline

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la date butoir

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44
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Give yourself the best chance.

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Mets / mettez toutes les chances de ton / votre côté.

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45
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the non-profit organization

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l’association f.

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46
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She remained impassible.

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Elle est restée de marbre.

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47
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I would like to take this opportunity to + infinitive

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Je voudrais profiter de cette occasion pour + infinitif

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48
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You almost have to + infinitive

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Il faut quasiment que + sujet+subjonctif

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49
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the related task

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la tâche connexe

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50
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cutting edge (technology) adj.

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à la fine pointe de la technologie

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51
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cutting edge technology n.

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la technologie de pointe

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52
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(to be) awaiting his response

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(être) dans l’attente de sa réponse

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53
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I send you all my love. (closing to letter, text message or email)

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Je t’embrasse.

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54
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in Word format (computing, software)

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au format Word

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55
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the female executive

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la femme cadre

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56
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to be awaiting test results

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être en attente des résultats de test

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57
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to do the adding (to do the math)

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faire les calculs

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58
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an argument (as in ‘a fight or disagreement’, not as in ‘the position one defends in a debate or essay’)

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une dispute

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59
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shrewd adj.

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astucieux / astucieuse(s) adj.

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60
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to be a continuation of

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faire suite à

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60
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to make an appointment for someone (by doctor, employer, clinician, etc.) Ex: My doctor gave me an appointment for Tuesday October the 6th.

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donner rendez-vous à qn. Ex: Mon médecin m’a donné rendez-vous pour mardi le 6 octobre.

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to take (an) interest in

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prendre intérêt à

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62
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I drink neither coffee or tea.

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Je ne bois ni café ni thé.

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63
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canned food

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64
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young people

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des jeunes gens (use ‘des’ and not ‘de’)

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65
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nuns

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des bonnes soeurs (use ‘des’ and not ‘de’)

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to give sb. justice

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donner justice à qn.

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67
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a burst of anger

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un mouvement de colère

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68
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to take possession of

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prendre possession de

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to ask about sb. Ex: I asked about him.

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demander des nouvelles de qqn. Ex: J’ai demandé de ses nouvelles.

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70
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to be surprised at

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être surpris de

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71
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to be at sb.

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être après qn.

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72
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to point at sth.

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montrer du doigt qqch.

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73
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to marvel at

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s’émerveiller de

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74
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to dash at sb.

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se précipiter sur qn.

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75
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to rush at sb.

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se ruer sur qn.

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to stare at sb. Ex. He stares at me.

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dévisager qqn., fixer qn. du regard, regarder fixement qn. Ex: Il me regarde fixement.

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It’s my first attempt.

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C’est mon premier essai.

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78
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the audience

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l’auditoire m., le public

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79
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the tv viewers / tv audience

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les téléspectateurs

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80
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to be in the process of

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être en train de, être en voie de

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81
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He went by the church.

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Il est passé devant l’église.

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82
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They (got) divorced.

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Ils / elles ont divorcé.

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83
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Someone rang the doorbell.

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Quelqu’un a sonné.

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She makes Robert read. / She makes him read.

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Elle fait lire Robert / Elle le fait lire.

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85
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to be adamant about doing

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tenir à faire qqch.

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86
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to simmer (food)

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faire mijoter

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87
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I’ve seen them in pictures / photos.

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Je les ai vus en photo.

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88
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Have you ever travelled on a train?

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As-tu / Avez-vous déjà voyagé dans un train?

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on the prairie

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dans la prairie

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90
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to the know the information

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savoir l’information / les informations / les renseignements

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to be delighted with / thrilled with one’s stay

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être ravi(e) / enchanté(e) de son séjour

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This mountain is the highest in India.

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Cette montagne est la plus haute de l’Inde.

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This hotel is not as good as the hotel we had yesterday.

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Cet hôtel est moins bien que l’hôtel d’hier.

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the cultural site / the heritage site

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le site culturel / le site patrimonial

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You’re mine (and nobody else’s).

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Tu n’es rien qu’à moi.

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whole grain adj. Ex the whole grain bread.

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à grains entiers / le pain à grains entiers

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to set a course for (destination, planet; navigation term)

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mettre le cap sur

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98
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to be detail-oriented

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avoir le souci du détail

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99
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enough of the small talk

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assez de menus propos

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100
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to get through something, to make it through (something)

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s’en sortir

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101
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It’s the least I could do.

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C’est la moindre des choses.

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102
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the mop

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la serpillère

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103
Q

a better life

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une vie meilleure

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104
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It can’t be done.

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Ce n’est pas faisable.

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105
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to let down one’s guard, to become less vigilant

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baisser sa vigilance

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106
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Cement it in your mind / memory.

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Gravez-le / la dans votre mémoire.

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There are two downsides.

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Il y a deux bémols.

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the new joys in the life of sb.

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les nouveaux bonheurs de qn.

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We must be cautious about (formal)

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Il faut mettre un bémol à + noun

110
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It’s a promising bit of news, but there’s a warning.

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C’est une nouvelle promettante, mais il y a un bémol.

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the feeling (in body)

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la sensation

112
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the maternity leave (from job)

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le congé de maternité

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the sick leave (from job)

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le congé de maladie

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the reader (electronic device for reading, not the person)

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la liseuse

115
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to cough into one’s elbow

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tousser dans le pli de son coude

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to move away from (in terms of orientation)

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s’écarter de

117
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with regret, regretfully

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à regret

118
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the white coat ( lab coat or doctor’s coat only)

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la blouse blanche

119
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the snore, snoring

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le ronflement

120
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to span (bridge), to step over

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enjamber

121
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the stride

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l’enjambée f.

122
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with one stride

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d’une enjambée

123
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with great strides

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à longues / grandes enjambées

124
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the rattlesnake

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le serpent à sonnette, le crotale

125
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the cobra

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le cobra

126
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the Indian cobra (familiar)

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le serpent à lunettes

127
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suspended in the air

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suspendu(e)s en l’air / entre ciel et terre

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lightning (poetic or emphatic), la foudre, les éclairs

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le feu du ciel

129
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It’s not over yet.

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Rien n’est pour autant perdu.

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on leave of absence

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en disponibilité

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level with; Ex. level with the ground, at ground level

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au ras de, à hauteur de; Ex: au ras du sol.

132
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to be filled with mistakes / errors

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être truffé(e) de fautes

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Can you elaborate?

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Peux-tu / Pouvez-vous développer?

134
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Finish explaining! (Hurry up with the explanation or story)

A

Accélère! Accélérez! Cf. (Qué.) Accouche, qu’on baptise!

135
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Spare us your theatrics (Give us the story without embellishing).

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Épargne-nous / Épargnez-nous ton / votre cinéma.

136
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You’re right on! / You’ve hit the nail on the head!

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Bien vu!

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to go imagining

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se laisser aller à imaginer

138
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little ninny

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petite gourde

139
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It stinks. (literal)

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Ça pue / Ca empeste

140
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to know which way to turn

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savoir où donner de la tête / savoir sur quel pied danser

141
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to protect one’s privacy / someone’s privacy

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protéger la vie privée

142
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He was headed for / towards St. Denis.

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Il est parti direction St. Denis. / Il allait du côté de St. Denis.

143
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to string two words together ( to speak) Ex.: He can’t string two words together.

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akgner deux mots / Il ne peut pas / n’est pa

144
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Do not worry about tomorrow.

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N’aies pas de souci du lendemain.

145
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Whatever they do for you, do it for them also.

A

Quoi qu’ils fassent pour vous, faites-le de même pour eux.

146
Q

Take this cup from me. (Jesus- verse from Bible)

A

Détourne de moi ce calice.

147
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to pause / to wait a moment

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marquer un temps d’arrêt

148
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That’s the best one I’ve heard in a long time.

A

Ça alors, c’est la meilleure!

149
Q

Good one! (Good joke)

A

C’est la meilleure, ça!

150
Q

I could go on.

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J’en passe, et des meilleurs.

151
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to lose it

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péter les plombs

152
Q

outrageously priced

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hors de prix

153
Q

We have to take her at her word.

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Il faut la croire sur parole.

154
Q

Give me that right now!

A

Donne-moi / Donnez-moi ça tout de suite!

155
Q

I doubt that a copy for each employee is necessary.

A

Je doute qu’il en faille un exemplaire pour chaque employé.

156
Q

I almost forgot my…

A

J’ai oublié mon / ma / mes…

157
Q

I’m changing the subject, but…

A

Je change de sujet, mais…

158
Q

to leave us puzzled

A

nous laisser perplexes

159
Q

He screamed / He shouted / He squealed.

A

Il a hurlé.

160
Q

the tea room

A

le salon de thé

161
Q

the agonizing cry

A

le cri déchirant

162
Q

to be in the mood for doing

A

avoir l’esprit à faire

163
Q

to have a critical mind

A

avoir l’esprit critique

164
Q

The loudspeaker announcements are hard to understand.

A

Les annonces sont incompréhensibles.

165
Q

He’s going to check with his coworker.

A

Il va voir avec son collègue.

166
Q

Of course not!

A

Mais non!

167
Q

makes me sound like I’m

A

me donne l’air d’être

168
Q

You might make a fool of yourself.

A

Tu risques de te ridiculiser. / Vous risquez de vous ridiculiser.

169
Q

an unbearable temperament

A

un caractère insupportable

170
Q

to be ready to do anything to win the competition

A

être prêt à tout pour gagner le concours

171
Q

Cook / bake the chicken at a low temperature.

A

Fais cuire / Faites cuire le poulet à une basse température / à feu bas

172
Q

a ravenous wolf

A

un loup ravisseur

173
Q

The grass is always greener on the other side. (a saying)

A

L’herbe est toujours plus verte dans le pré du voisin.

174
Q

Let it go (as in ‘never mind’ or ‘drop the subject’)

A

Laisse / Laissez tomber.

175
Q

His parents were strict.

A

Ses parents étaient sévères.

176
Q

to take off (to leave)

A

s’en aller

177
Q

You need your parents’ permission.

A

Tu as besoin de l’autorisation de tes parents.

178
Q

Have coffee with us.

A

Prenez le café avec nous.

179
Q

Why does he like the remote so much?

A

Pourquoi aime-t-il autant la télécommande?

180
Q

We tend to watch less TV.

A

Nous avons tendence à moins regarder la télé.

181
Q

the magazine (also the TV news program)

A

le magazine

182
Q

to cook something over low heat

A

cuire qqch. à feu doux / à feu bas.

183
Q

to take sth. to heart

A

tenir qqch. à coeur

184
Q

We can’t (just) sit here doing nothing / twiddling our thumbs!

A

On ne peut pas rester les bras croisés!

185
Q

to suffer considerable damage

A

subir des dégâts importants

186
Q

to center around a central question

A

graviter autour d’une question centrale

187
Q

sleek adj.

A

lisse adj.

188
Q

He believes in what you’re telling him.

A

Il croit à ce que tu lui racontes / vous lui racontez.

189
Q

messy people

A

les gens désordonnés

190
Q

Why is he bringing you to see…

A

Pourquoi te / vous emmène-t-il voir…

191
Q

the language in its entirety

A

la langue dans son ensemble

191
Q

the verbal inflexion

A

la flexion verbale

192
Q

A new problem arises.

A

Un nouveau problème surgit.

193
Q

This text has a typo.

A

Ce texte comporte une coquille.

194
Q

They’re up to something.

A

Ils trafiquent quelque chose.

195
Q

They bitterly accepted the news.

A

Ils / Elles ont amèrement accepté la nouvelle.

196
Q

He was so cowardly.

A

Il a été tellement lâche. / Il était tellement lâche.

197
Q

Great minds think alike.

A

Les grands esprits se rencontrent.

197
Q

It never crossed my mind.

A

Ça ne m’est pas venu à l’esprit.

198
Q

on every side / on both sides

A

de chaque côté

199
Q

the enema (medicine)

A

le lavement

200
Q

When I’m older / When I grow up, I…

A

Quand je serai grand(e), je…

201
Q

Given the situation,

A

Au vu de la situation,

202
Q

at a zoo

A

dans un zoo

203
Q

the new hire (new employee)

A

le nouveau recru / la nouvelle recrue

204
Q

the fixed expression

A

l’expression figée

205
Q

to stare rudely at one another

A

se regarder comme des chiens de faïence

206
Q

when machine translation comes up against a difficulty

A

quand la traduction automatique se heurte à une difficulté

207
Q

to find solutions in

A

puiser les / des solutions dans

208
Q

to call upon one’s linguistic knowledge (knowledge of a language)

A

mobiliser ses connaissances linguistiques

209
Q

It / they may already be a part of

A

Il peut / Elle peut / Ils peuvent / Elles peuvent déjà faire partie de

210
Q

They listened to the chatter of the two women.

A

Ils ont écouté / Ils écoutèrent le caquet des deux femmes.

211
Q

The shadows were growing long.

A

Les ombres s’étiraient.

212
Q

to defraud someone of (formal, business)

A

frustrer qqn. de

213
Q

to clear things up about

A

mettre les choses au clair sur

214
Q

the metaphorical expression (as in ‘an expression one says’, NOT ‘expression on face’)

A

la tournure métaphorique

215
Q

the housing crisis

A

la crise du logement

216
Q

to keep one’s distance

A

garder ses distances

217
Q

the minor skirmish (battle)

A

l’affrontement mineur

218
Q

the bathrobe

A

la robe de chambre

219
Q

to travel by bus / car

A

se déplacer en bus / voiture

220
Q

He cut our discussion short.

A

Il a coupé court à notre discussion.

221
Q

I don’t give a darn / damn about, couldn’t care less about

A

Je me fiche complètement de / Je me fiche éperdument de

222
Q

rather than doing

A

plutôt que de faire

223
Q

Not another word out of you! Button it! / Muzzle it!

A

Toi, tu la boucles!

224
Q

In this case, it’s better to do nothing / not to do anything.

A

Dans ce cas, mieux vaut s’abstenir.

225
Q

to hold one’s tongue

A

tenir sa langue

226
Q

to hold one’s breath

A

retenir son souffle

227
Q

to catch one’s breath

A

reprendre son souffle

228
Q

I’m up to / willing to…

A

Je suis d’accord pour…

229
Q

hoarse adj. (voice)

A

(la voix) rauque

230
Q

He began to hate the fact that…

A

Il avait mauvaise conscience à admettre que

231
Q

wretched as it was

A

aussi tragique soit-il / soit-elle

232
Q

from A to Z

A

de A à Z

233
Q

the illogicality, the illogicalities

A

l’illogisme, les illogismes

234
Q

on the first try, the first time around; Ex.: It worked on the first try.

A

du premier coup; Ex.: Ça a marché du premier coup.

235
Q

It was a failure.

A

C’était raté.

236
Q

to turn to God

A

se tourner vers Dieu

237
Q

the cilantro

A

la coriandre

238
Q

the fact (that) he’s using her

A

le fait qu’il se serve d’elle

239
Q

the layman

A

le profane

240
Q

eager to

A

désireux de / désireuse(s) de

241
Q

to creak; Ex.: The floor creaks.

A

craquer; Ex.: Le plancher craque.

242
Q

the fiend, the demon

A

le démon

243
Q

to waver

A

vaciller

244
Q

the cloth (rag)

A

le chiffon

245
Q

to revert to

A

revenir à

246
Q

a trifle

A

une bagatelle

247
Q

on a hot summer evening

A

par un chaud soir d’été

248
Q

a word of knowledge (prophecy)

A

une parole de connaissance

249
Q

No worries!

A

Pas de souci!

250
Q

He’s surly.

A

Il est revêche.

251
Q

The baby is teething.

A

Le bébé fait ses dents.

252
Q

to put sth down on paper

A

coucher qqch sur papier

253
Q

to try one’s luck

A

tenter sa chance

254
Q

another way of doing things

A

une autre façon de faire

255
Q

to walk with one’s head held high

A

marcher la tête haute

256
Q

It’s break time.

A

C’est l’heure de la pause.

257
Q

to do away with a job position

A

abolir un poste

258
Q

That’s not the issue.

A

Là n’est pas la question.

259
Q

the film screening

A

la projection du film

260
Q

to go for broke

A

jouer le tout pour le tout

261
Q

Let’s get it over with!

A

Finissons-en!

262
Q

to base a policy on…

A

axer une politique sur..

263
Q

to bicker

A

se brouiller

264
Q

That’s not the best part. (of story, of news, of information)

A

Ce n’est pas la meilleure.

265
Q

to vouch for sb.

A

se porter garant pour qqn.

266
Q
A