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1
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go to work

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aller se mettre au travail

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what happens there

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ce qui s’y passe

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3
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Christmas Eve

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la veille de Noël

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I can not do anything about it

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J’y peux rien

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He is a very sensitive person

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C’est quelqu’un de très sensible

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Fabrice is very different from Thibaut

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Fabrice est bien différent de Thibaut

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praise god

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dieu soit loué

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living room

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une salle de séjour

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the Apple of my eye

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la prunelle de mes yeux

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a scholarship

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une bourse d’étude

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It’s heavy

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C’est pesant

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The Great Leap Forward

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Le Grand Bond en avant

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I’m not in the mood to

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Je ne suis pas d’humeur à

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14
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in the Middle-East

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au moyen-orient

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I also did a three-month internship at Alcatel

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J’ai aussi fait un stage de trois mois chez Alcatel

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send my application

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faire parvenir ma candidature

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17
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from time to time

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de temps à autre

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18
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want more

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en vouloir davantage

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I was in no hurry

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je n’avais pas de hâte

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The Second World War

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La Seconde Guerre Mondiale

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21
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the benefit of the doubt

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la bénéfice du doute

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22
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the first decade

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la première décennie

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23
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take for granted

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prendre pour acquis

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24
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I refrain from not

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je me retiens de ne pas

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25
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I recovered

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je me suis repris

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nothing was right

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rien ne convenait

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she enjoyed herself

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elle se régale

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28
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There is nothing to do

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Il n’y a rien à faire

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it makes more sense

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ça fait plus de sens

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30
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a bon-vivant / a teaser

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un bon-vivant / un boute-en-train

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31
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to mow the lawn

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tondre la pelouse

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32
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put pressure on me

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me mettre la pression

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33
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it is not so much

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ce n’est point tant

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34
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I don’t blame the Republic

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Je n’en fais pas grief à la République

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35
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Beyond the fight against

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Au-delà de la lutte contre

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36
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nodding

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en hochant la tête

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37
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without paying the slightest attention to

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sans accorder la moindre attention à

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38
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for fear of a brain explosion

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par crainte d’une explosion cérébrale

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he shot ahead like a comet (made a comet leap)

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il fit un bond de comète

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her brand new sewing machine

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sa machine à coudre toute neuve

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41
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it was better for me to shut up

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il valait mieux me taire

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42
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while playing hide-and-seek

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en jouant aux cachettes

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43
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He didn’t move any more

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Il ne bougea pas davantage

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44
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Be that as it may

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Quoi qu’il en soit

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45
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We must understand by that

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Il faut entendre par là

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46
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take it for granted that

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admettent comme allant de soi que

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47
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I made some inquiries in the village

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Je me suis renseigné au village

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48
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This is crafty

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c’est de la malice

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49
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back to back

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coup sur coup

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50
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at the height of despair

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au comble du désespoir

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51
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risk of distorting the meaning

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risque d’en fausser le sens

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52
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he confines himself to

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il se borne à

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53
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owes a lot to musicians

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doit beaucoup aux musiciens

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54
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have not thought of getting rid of

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n’ont point songé à se débarrasser de

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55
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according to scholars

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au dire des savants

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56
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which involves a substantial change in appearance

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lequel comporte un changement substantiel d’aspect

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57
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with more or less skill

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avec plus ou moins d’adresse

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58
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For sure

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A coup sûr

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59
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give the impetus to renewal

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donner le branle au renouveau

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60
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to evade the law

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se soustraire à la loi

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61
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there is less and less work

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il y a de moins en moins de travail

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62
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The sound was coming from below

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Le son venait d’en bas

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63
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a hail of pebbles

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une grêle de cailloux

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64
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barely listened to me

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m’écoutait à peine

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65
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my feet have had quite enough

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j’en ai plein les pattes

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66
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the eye and ear on the alert

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l’œil et l’oreille aux aguets

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67
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when I least expected it

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au moment où je m’y attendais le moins

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68
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Let me shake your hand

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Permettez-moi de vous serrer la main

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69
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I liked him more

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je l’en aimais davantage

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70
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agrees in recognizing

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s’accorde à reconnaître

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71
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is not specific to

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n’est point particulière aux

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72
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in this case

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en l’espèce

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73
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in turn

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tour à tour

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74
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took turns in the foreground

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passait à tour de rôle au premier plan

75
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spend the summer working

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passer l’été à besogner

76
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once their energies have been restored

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une fois restaurées leurs énergies

77
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sketched out on the occasion of

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s’est ébauchée à l’occasion de

78
Q

This explains

A

Ainsi s’explique

79
Q

I asked my colleague to take me

A

j’ai demandé à mon collègue de m’emmener

80
Q

I remember one thing

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je me souviens d’une chose

81
Q

he wants to give the bird a chance to escape

A

il veut donner à l’oiseau une chance de s’échapper

82
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he wants to give her a chance to escape

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il veut lui donner une chance de s’échapper

83
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try all the things to eat

A

essayer toutes les choses à manger

84
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the difficulty of waking up early

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la difficulté de se réveiller tôt

85
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he is a teacher

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il est instituteur, c’est un instituteur

86
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the moment when

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le moment où

87
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There is reason to assume that

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Il y a lieu de supposer que

88
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a holiday

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un jour férié

89
Q

online, on italki

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en ligne, sur italki

90
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I’m not thrilled about going back to work

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je ne suis pas ravie à l’idée de reprendre le travail

91
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I took 2 hours in the car

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j’ai mis 2h en voiture

92
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to pass the driving test

A

passer le permis…

93
Q

the Highway Code

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le code de la route

94
Q

high school students

A

des lycéens

95
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the schedules were not compatible with mine

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les horaires n’étaient pas compatibles avec les miens

96
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it’s not my thing

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c’est pas mon truc

97
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accompanied driving from 16 years old

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la conduite accampagnée à partir de 16 ans

98
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I gained weight

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j’ai pris du poids=j’ai grossi

99
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I did not pay too much attention

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je n’ai pas trop fait attention

100
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in June

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au mois de juin

101
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I went to the doctor

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je suis allée chez le docteur/médecin/toubib

102
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controls weight

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contrôle le poids

103
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I weighed myself

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je me suis pesée

104
Q

the indoor swimming pool

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la piscine couverte

105
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I weighed less than 45 kg

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je pesais moins de 45 kg

106
Q

after childbirth

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après l’accouchement

107
Q

breastfeeding / breastfeed the baby

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l’allaitement / allaiter le bébé

108
Q

are ordered into categories

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s’ordonnent en catégories

109
Q

occurs and ranks in the fourth place

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se produit et se range en quatrième lieu

110
Q

Because of their descriptive power

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En raison de leur pouvoir descriptif

111
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This attitude towards

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Cette attitude à l’égard

112
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derive their value from a feeling of communal unity

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tirent leur valeur d’un sentiment de l’unité communielle

113
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It follows that

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Il en résulte que

114
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served as a framework for politicians

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a servi de cadre aux politiciens

115
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by way of triumph

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par voie de triomphe

116
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is to say that

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revient à dire que

117
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take advantage of the fact

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tirer parti du fait

118
Q

following Chinese interpreters

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à la suite des interprètes chinois

119
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They therefore take sides against

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Ils prennent donc parti contre

120
Q

We couldn’t be better

A

On ne saurait mieux

121
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all in all

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somme toute

122
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I refrain from saying

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je m’abstiens de dire

123
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a way to be followed

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une voie à suivre

124
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following him

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à sa suite

125
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it’s under production

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c’est en cours de production

126
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learn about the Universe

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se renseigner sur l’Univers

127
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There is no need to

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Il n’y a pas lieu de

128
Q

moves in a world of

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se meut dans un monde de

129
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like a wheel

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à la façon d’une roue

130
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approaches or moves away

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s’approche ou s’éloigne

131
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relates to

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se rattache à

132
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have capitalized on the progress made by

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ont mis à profit les progrès faits par

133
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In the era of the Warring States

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A l’époque des Royaumes combattants

134
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undertakes the drafting/writing of

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entreprend la rédaction de

135
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take leave of

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prendre congé de

136
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everything has been called into question

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tout a été remis en question

137
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I heard it somewhere

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je l’ai entendu quelque part

138
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I’m about to leave

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je suis sur le point de partir

139
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I think of him

A

Je pense à lui

140
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I give [it] to them

A

Je [la] leur donne

141
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Don’t pass it on to me!

A

Ne me le passe pas!

142
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Pass it to me

A

Passe-le-moi

143
Q

Didn’t Jean give it back to you?

A

Jean ne vous l’a pas rendue ?

144
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That’s it

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Ça y est

145
Q

I know about it

A

Je m’y connais

146
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He is angry with his brother.

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Il en veux à son frère.

147
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You do what you want.

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Tu n’en fais qu’à ta tête.

148
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You do tons of it.

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Tu en fais des tonnes.

149
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You do not care.

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Tu t’en moques.

150
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Do not worry.

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Ne t’en fais pas.

151
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He’s going to get out of it.

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Il va s’en sortir.

152
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He couldn’t get over it.

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Il n’en revient pas.

153
Q

He relies on you.

A

Il s’en remet à toi.

154
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He can’t take it anymore.

A

Il n’en peut plus.

155
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I come to them.

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Je viens vers eux.

156
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we work more and more

A

on travaille de plus en plus

157
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She wants to analyze the situation in great detail.

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Elle veut analyser la situation dans les moindres détails.

158
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Take shelter from the wind!

A

Mets-toi à l’abri du vent !

159
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I understand that you
are sad.

A

Je comprends que vous
soyez triste.

160
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We will do it no matter what.

A

Nous le ferons quoi qu’il en
dise.

161
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I gave him my sweater for fear that he (would) be cold.

A

Je lui ai donné mon pull de peur qu’ il (n’) ait froid.

162
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We’ll go on vacation unless it rains.

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On partira en vacances à moins qu’il ne pleuve.

163
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He warned his father so he wasn’t worried.

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Il a prévenu son père de sorte qu’il n’était pas inquiet.

164
Q

He warned his father so he could intervene.

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Il a prévenu son père de sorte qu’il puisse intervenir.

165
Q

It’s French

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C’est bien le français

166
Q

it smells good/bad

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ça sens bon/mauvais

167
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They welcomed us very kindly.

A

Ils nous ont très gentiment accueillis.

168
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I believe in you

A

j’ai confiance en toi

169
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that was what I thought about every day.

A

c’était ce à quoi je pensais tous les jours.

170
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That’s what I believe in.

A

C’est ce en quoi je crois.

171
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The truth is what I believe in.

A

La vérité, voilà en quoi je crois.

172
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That’s what I believe in.

A

C’est en cela que je crois.

173
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This is what I believe.

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C’est en ceci que je crois.

174
Q

almost drowned in a lake

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a failli mourir noyée dans un lac

175
Q

accessible to anyone

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à la portée de n’importe qui

176
Q

There is no point in running, you have to start on time.

A

Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point.

177
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The situation may have changed.

A

Il se peut que la situation ait changé.

178
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Nothing means nothing

A

Rien ne veut rien dire

179
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He is fat while doing a lot of sport!

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Il est gros tout en faisant beaucoup de sport!

180
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He is an easily irritated person.

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C’est une personne s’énervant facilement.

181
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the so-called democracy

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la soi-disant démocratie

182
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several times / on several occasions

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à plusieurs reprises

183
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I won’t be able to

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je ne serai pas en mesure de

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