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1
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early
in advance
adj

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anticipé, adj

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ballot, n.

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bulletin de vote, m

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it must be acknowledged that

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il faut reconnaître que

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generally

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généralement

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In general

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En général

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generally
as a general rule

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en règle générale

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st is located at

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qqc se trouve à

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obviously

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bien èvidemment

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it is about…

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il s’agit de…

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food, foodstuff

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aliment, m

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there is no more room

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il n’y a plus de place

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one can see…

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on y voit

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almost

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presque
quasiment

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14
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mostly

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principalement

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I am used to

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J’ai l’habitude de

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16
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in cash

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en espèces
en liquide

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17
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to pay the bill

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régler l’addition

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to take place
(implies process)

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avoir lieu

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19
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to occur
to take place

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se dérouler

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20
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actually

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en fait

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21
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currently

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actuellement

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22
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subscription
(magazine or newspaper)

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abonnement, f

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23
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to unwind
to unroll

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dérouler

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to take place
to unroll
to come unrolled

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se dérouler

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to take place

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avoir lieu
prendre place
se dérouler

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26
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to highlight

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mettre en lumière

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27
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exacting
demanding
finicky

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pointilleux

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mainly

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principalement

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29
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completely,
perfectly,
entirely

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tout à fait

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30
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as far as I know

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pour autant que je sache

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31
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flaw

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défaut, m (imperfection)
faille, f (weakness)

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for this reason

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pour cette raison

33
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highly likely

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fort probable

34
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busy, occupied
full (food)
loaded (gun, car)
charged (battery)

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chargé

35
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thank you very much

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merci infiniment
merci beaucoup

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trial, n
murder trial

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procès, m
procès du meurtrier

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to scrutinize

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scruter

38
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rapid expansion (econ)

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essor, m

39
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to end

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prendre fin

40
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to feel blue
to be down in the dumps

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avoir le cafard

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to be a pain in the neck

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casser les pieds

42
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(to be) breathtaking

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à couper le souffle

43
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joke, n

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plaisanterie, f
blague, f

44
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scam, n
scammer, n
to scam
I got scammed

A

arnaque, f
arnaqueur, mf
arnaquer
je m’a fait arnaqué

45
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to reject (idea, person)
to dismiss
to throw out
to throw back

A

rejeter

46
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strict

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sévère

47
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justifiably
rightfully

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à juste titre

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fair
just
right (exact)
tight (eg clothing)

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juste

49
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defendant

A

accusé, mf

50
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deer

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daim, m
biche, f

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52
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kidney stone

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calcul rénal

53
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to turn around
to toss and turn

A

se retourner

54
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to turn (sth) over
to turn (sth) around
to turn inside out
to send (sth) back
to go back
to turn upside down

A

retourner

55
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to divide
to distribute
to spread

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répartir

56
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I think that…

A

Je trouve que…

57
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to soften
to alleviate
to temper
to tone down
to take the edge off

A

atténuer (vt)

58
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to ease
to lessen
to die down
to let up
(vi)

A

s’atténuer (vi)

59
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to dictate (mandate)

A

vouloir (vi)

60
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to look forward to doing (sth)
to be anxious for
can’t wait for (sth to happen)

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avoir hâte de

61
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It’s not a big thing

A

Ce n’est pas grande chose

62
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haste
eagerness

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hâte, f

63
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on the other hand (expr)
however

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par contre

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65
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Ultimately

A

En fin de compte

66
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In the end

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Au bout du compte
En définitive
À la fin

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69
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It is safer to…

A

Il est plus sûr de…

70
Q

It might rain tomorrow

A

il se peut qu’il pleuve demain

71
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crosswalk

A

passage clouté,

72
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sense
direction
way
meaning
feeling

A

sens, m

73
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sensitive to the cold
fearful, timid

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frileux, frileuse

74
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absurd
ridiculous

A

ubuesque

75
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to edit

A

modifier

76
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inappropriate
inappropriate remarks

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déplacé
des propos déplacés

77
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boot-licker
sycophant

A

lèche-bottes, mf