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1
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soutenir quelqu’un

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to back up (sbdy)

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confirmer

corroborer

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to bear out

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ne pas se laisser décourager

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to bear up

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porter sur
se rapporter à
avoir trait à

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to bear upon

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exploser

gonfler

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to blow up

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se détacher

se libérer

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to break away

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enfoncer(a door)
craquer nerveusement
déprimer

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to break down

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entrer par effraction a burglar)

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to break in

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détacher (a branch)

rompre (talks: negociations)

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to break off

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se déclencher (war)

s’évader

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to break out

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faire une percée

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to break through

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a breakthrough

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une découverte capitale

une percée scientifique

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se désagréger (family, marriage)

se terminer

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to break up

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provoquer

causer (a war, an accident)

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to bring about

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avancer

produire (argument, evidence)

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to bring forward

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faire sortir
faire ressortir
mettre en évidence

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to bring out

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élever

éduquer

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to bring up

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aller chercher (the doctor)
exiger, revendiquer (strikers)
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to call for

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venir faire une visite

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to call for

to call on someone

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annuler
abandonner (investigation, research)
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to call off

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appeler
faire l’appel (candidates)
mobiliser (soldiers)
téléphoner

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to call up

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aimer

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to care for

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continuer

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to carry on

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mener à bien

exécuter (plan, projects)

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to carry out

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rattraper

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to catch up with

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fermer définitivement

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to close down

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arriver

avoir lieu

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to come about

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rencontrer par hasard

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to come across

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accompagner

survenir

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to come along

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se procurer (a book, a record)

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to come by

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entrer

hériter de (a fortune)

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to come in/into

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avoir lieu
se produire
se dérouler ;
se terminer
être retiré (play, film)
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to come off

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être révélé (truth)
être public (book)
disparaître (dirt, stains)

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to come out

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revenir à soi

reprendre conscience

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to come to

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monter
apparaître à la surface
s’approcher à la hauteur de qqn

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to come up

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réduire

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to cut down

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supprimer

abolir

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to do away with

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se passer de

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to do without

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rester à la traîne

se laisser devancer

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to drop back

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venir à l’improviste

débarquer chez qqn

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to drop in

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s’endormir

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to drop off

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abandonner ses études

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to drop out of school

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se marginer

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to drop out of society

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découvrir

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to find out

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se désagréger

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to fall apart

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circuler (information, news)

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to get about

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s’échapper

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to get away

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s’en tirer

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to get away with

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récupérer

retourner

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to get back

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se tirer d’affaire
s’en tirer
être quitte pour

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to get off

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progresser

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to get on

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s’entendre avec quelqu’un

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to get on with sby

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récupérer
se remettre
franchir (a wall, an obstacle)

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to get over

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enjôler

embobiner

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to get round someone

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se frayer un chemin

entrer en ligne avec qqn (téléphone)

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to get through

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se lever (du lit)

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to get up

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donner
céder
trahir quelqu’un

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to give away

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abandonner
céder
s’avouer vaincu

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to give in

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proclamer
annoncer publiquement
distribuer

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to give out

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abandonner (studies)

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to give up

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se rendre (police)

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to give onself up

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continuer

avancer

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to go ahead

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passer (time)
juger d’après
se fonder sur

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to go by

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se mêler de (politics)

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to go in for

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enquêter

faire des recherches

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to go into

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exploser, quitter, partir en voyage

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to go off

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continuer

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to go on

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sortir

disparaître, s’éteindre

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to go out

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examiner, étudier

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to go over

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passer à l’ennemi

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to go over to ennemy

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examiner

endurer, souffrir

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to go through

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augmenter

exploser, s’embraser

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to go up

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73
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se passer de

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to go without

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distribuer

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to hand out

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75
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traîner, ne rien faire

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to hang about

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se diriger vers

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to head for

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77
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rester en ligne

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to hold on (telephone)

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tenir le coup

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to hold out

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éloigner, tenir éloigné

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to keep away

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retenir, arrêter

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to keep back

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81
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réprimer, contrôler

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to keep down

82
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tenir à l’écart

se tenir loin de

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to keep off

83
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empêcher d’entrer

rester dehors

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to keep out

84
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maintenir (effort)

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to keep up

85
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avancer à la même allure

suivre le rythme

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to keep up with

86
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survivre, vivre de

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to live on (one’s pension, hope)

87
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mener la grande vie

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to live it up

88
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enfermer

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to lock up

89
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s’occuper de, prendre soin de

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to look after

90
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regarder devant soi

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to look ahead

91
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regarder en arrière
se retourner
se souvenir

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to look back

92
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chercher

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to look for

93
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mépriser

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to look down on

94
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faire attenion

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to look out

95
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examiner

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to look into

96
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se réjouir à l’avance

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to look forward to V-ing

97
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réviser, relire

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to look over (to fo over)

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consulter

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to look up (dictionary)

99
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respecter

admirer

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to look up to

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se diriger vers

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to make for

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se sauver (thieves, burglars)

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to make off

102
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comprendre

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to make out

103
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se décider à

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to make up one’s mind

104
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se maquiller

inventer (a story)

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to make up

105
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compenser (losses)

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to make up for

106
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confondre

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to mix up

107
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mourir

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to pass away

108
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passer, défiler

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to pass by

109
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s’évanouir, perdre connaissance

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to pass out

110
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omettre, négliger

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to pass over

111
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minimiser

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to play down

to downplay

112
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démonter, mettre en pièces

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to pull apart

113
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s’ébranler, démarrer (vehicle)

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to pull away

114
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baisser

démolir, abattre

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to pull down

115
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arriver (train)

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to pull in

116
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enlever

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to pull off

117
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mettre, enfiler (gloves, boots)

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to pull on

118
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s’ébranler
démarrer, déboîter
sortir de la file (car), arracher (a tooth, hair, weeds)

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to pull out

119
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se ranger, se garer sur le côté

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to pull over

120
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s’en tirer, s’en sortir (difficulties)

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to pull through

121
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se ressaisir, se reprendre

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to pull oneself together

122
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s’arrêter (vehicle, horse)

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to pull up

123
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larguer ses amarres, se déraciner

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to pull up one’s roots

124
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économiser

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to put aside

125
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ranger, mettre de côté

économiser

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to put away

126
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remettre

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to put back

127
Q

reposer quelque chose à sa place, écraser une révolte, inscrire /
noter

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to put down

128
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avancer un argument

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to put forward

129
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faire une demande, une réclamation

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to put in a claim

130
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poser sa candidature

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to put in for a job

131
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repousser,

retarder, décourager

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to put off

132
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mettre un vêtement, affecter un air
allumer (light)
prendre du poids (weight)

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tu put on

133
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éteindre

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to put out

134
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être dérangé

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to be put out

135
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se laisser démonter par

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to be put out by sth

136
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héberger, loger qqn

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to put up someone

137
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supporter

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to put up with sth or someone

138
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téléphoner

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to ring up

139
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faire une rafle

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to round up (police)

140
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effacer (à l’aide d’une gomme)

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to rub out

141
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exclure (a possibility)

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to rule out

142
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poursuivre

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to run after

143
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dire du mal, médire

se décharger (battery), tomber en panne (intr.)

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to run down

144
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être épuisé (after an illness)

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to be run down

145
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tamponner, heurter

rencontrer par hasard

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to run into (across) (= to come across, to bump)

146
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renverser, écraser (car)

déborder (milk)

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to run over

147
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augmenter, accumuler, s’accumuler

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to run up

148
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s’endetter

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to run up debts

149
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rencontrer (difficulties)

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to run up against

150
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faire entrer quelqu’un

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to see someone in

151
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accompagner quelqu’un

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to see someone off

152
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ne pas se laisser duper par

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to see through someone

153
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veiller à ce que

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to see to

154
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exposer, faire connaître (idea)

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to set forth

155
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surgir, se déclarer (difficulties, disease)

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to set in

156
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se mettre en route

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to set off/out

157
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faire exploser (bomb)
déclencher (mechanism)
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to set off

158
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s’établir
placer, installer
fonder (school, institution)

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to set up

159
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transparaître, se voir au travers

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to show through

160
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crâner, faire le malin, frimer

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to show off

161
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rester assis à ne rien faire

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to sit about (around)

162
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se caler dans un fauteuil

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to sit back

163
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se redresser, s’assoir droit sur sa chaine

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to sit up

164
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parler haut

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to speak up

165
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se tenir prêt

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to stand by

166
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représenter (a symbol)

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to stand for

167
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se présenter

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to stand for (election)

168
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ressortir, sauter aux yeux

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to stand out

169
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être décontenancé, déconcerté

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to be taken aback (to be surprised)

170
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ressembler à (one’s parents)

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to take after

171
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prendre des notes

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to take down

172
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prendre pour, confondre

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to take for

173
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duper

comprendre, se rendre compte

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to take in

174
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enlever un vêtement

décoller (plane)

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to take off

175
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se charger de, entreprendre
assumer (responsibilities)
accepter un défi (challenge)

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to take on

176
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enlever, extraire

sortir quelqu’un (to a restaurant)

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to take out

177
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prendre la suite, prendre le relai

prendre le pouvoir

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to take over

178
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s’adonner

éprouver de la sympathie pour

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to take to

179
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se mettre à, s’adonner à (une activité)

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to take up

180
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répondre avec insolence

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to talk back

181
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amener quelqu’un à faire quelque chose à force de bonnes paroles

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to talk someone into V-ing

182
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discuter de, débattre (a problem)

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to talk over

183
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réprimander, gronder

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to tell off

184
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jeter, gaspiller

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to throw away

185
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jeter un défi

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to throw down a challenge

186
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se libérer de, enlever

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to throw off

187
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jeter, mettre au rebut, expulser

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to throw out

188
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lancer en l’air

vomir

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to throw up

189
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décliner une affaire

refuser un candidat

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to turn down

190
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convertir, transformer, se transformer en

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to turn into

191
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allumer, éteindre une lumière

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to turn on/ off

192
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augmenter, baisser le volume

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to turn up/down

193
Q

arriver à l’improviste

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to turn up

194
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vider, évincer
tourner, prendre en tournure
s’avérer

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to turn out

195
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attendre

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to wait for sby/sth

196
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servir qqn

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to wait on somebody

197
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faire la vaisselle

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to wash up

198
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disparaître graduellement

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to wear away

199
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user, s’user

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to wear out

200
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résoudre un problème

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to work out a problem

201
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être épuisé (person)

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to be worn out

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