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I feel bloated (2) and my calves are swollen. I’m not a specialist, but it’s not right. Never mind!

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Je resens gonflé (ballonné) et mes mollets sont gonflés. Je ne suis pas un spécialiste, mais ce n’est pas normal. Tant pis!

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The care (2) of my half sister, the management of her schedule (2), is crucial. Nothing beats it (2).

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Les soins (la prise en charge) de ma demi-soeur, la gestion de son agenda (programme) est crucial. Rien ne l’égale (ne l’emporte sur ça).

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I took the queen’s kidneys into account when setting up a grant.

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J’ai pris en compte les reins de la reine quand j’ai mis en place une bourse.

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I’m so (2) skinny (2); I tried so much (2) to bulk up in secret (2) to make my body shape more attractive. I’m on track.

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Je suis tellement (si) maigre (mince); j’ai tellement (tant) essayé de me muscler en secret (cachette) pour rendre ma forme du corps plus attirante. Je suis sur la bonne voie.

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I’m stout/chunky and overweight, I need to get back in shape (2).

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Je suis corpulent (costaud) et en surpoids. Il me faut retrouver la ligne (la forme).

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I allow (2) myself to snack on ready meals, but it weighs on my mind.

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Je me permets (m’autorise) de grignoter sur les plat préparés, mais ça me pese.

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I watch my weight and follow a diet (2) to keep in shape (2). Where are the scales?

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Je fais attention à mon poids et je fais un régime (alimentation) pour garder la ligne (rester en forme). Où se trouvent les balances?

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My willpower is rubbish. A slice (3) of cake makes the situation worse (3). Similarly (3) the bad feedback (3) is getting worse (2).

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Ma volonté est nulle. Un part (tranche, morceau) de gâteau empire (aggrave, rend *** encore pire) la situation. Pareil (de même façon, similiarement) le mauvais retour (feedback, commentaires) empire (s’aggrave).

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Clothes prevent me from giving in (2) to my cravings (2). I’d break immediately otherwise.

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Les fringues m’empêche de ceder (capituler) à mes fringales (envies). Sinon, je craquerais tout de suite.

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I’ve never had such a nightmare (a bad dream). Oddballs surrounded (2) me. I’ll stick to (2) daydreams (daydreaming).

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Je n’ai jamais fait un tel cauchemar (un si mauvais rêve). Les hurluburlus m’entouraient (encerclaient). Je vais m’en tenir à (continuer) la rêverie (revasser).

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The trolley (2) was going backwards (2) down the aisles as I went forwards (2).

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Le chariot (caddie) reculait (allait en arrière) dans les allées pendant que j’avancais (allais de l’avant).

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I have some chick peas to eat to help me lose weight (2). I’ll soon (3) get bored (3).

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J’ai des pois-chiches à manger pour m’aider à perdre les poids (maigrir). Je vais bientôt (vite, rapidement) me lasser (embêter, ennuyer).

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The next stage (2) of the internship is to build (2) a stadium with a stage.

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Le prochain stade (étape) de la stage est de bâtir (construire) un stade avec une scène.

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I keep having (4) to start (2) from scratch. I can’t do this anymore, we have to split (3) the tasks.

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Il me faut toujours (sans cesse, sans arrêt, constamment) repartir (recommencer) du zero. Je n’en peux plus, il nous faut répartir (partager, diviser) les tâches.

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I know a great place for discounts (3), everything is on sale. I’m going (2) there today, I’m leaving (2) right now.

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Je connais un bon filan pour les rémises (reductions, rabais), tout est en solde. J’y vais (je m’y rends) aujourd’hui. Je pars (je m’en vais) sur le champ.

NB: une solde is a remaining balance. Only en solde

NB: connaître only with noun afterwards: know or have experienced personally, not just ‘heard/know of’ (entendre parler)
Savoir can be followed by everything, and is for knowing facts/that qqc is happening

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