Phrases Flashcards by Emily Smith

faire un brin de causette

to have a chat

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cirer les pompes

to suck up/flatter

lit. - to wax the shoes

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hein

huh

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un pas de géant

a giant step

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dresser les aigrettes

headdress

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et comment

you bet! (idiomatic)

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tiens

well, hey, what do you know, here, damn (idiomatic)

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bien sûr

of course

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quel…!

what..!

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est-ce qu’il y a quelqu’un qui parle anglais?

is there someone who speaks English?

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ça ira

it will be fine

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ça va (bien) aller

It will be fine

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Pardon ? Je n’ai pas bien compris.

I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that.

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Qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie ?

What do you do?

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Quel âge avez-vous ?

How old are you?

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Vous avez un petit ami / une petite amie ?

Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?

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Vous aimez…?

Do you like…?

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Oui, j’aime beaucoup ça.

Yes, I like it a lot

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Excusez-moi, on pourrait avoir le menu, s’il vous plaît ?

Excuse me, can we have the menu?

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Je vais prendre le steak frites.

I’ll have the steak and chips.

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Vous pourriez nous apporter l’addition, s’il vous plaît ?

Can we have the bill please?

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Vous pouvez garder la monnaie.

You can keep the change.

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Je me couche généralement vers minuit.

I usually go to bed around midnight.

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Je peux vous aider ?

Can I help you?

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Désolé, j’ai quelque chose de prévu demain. Une autre fois, peut-être.

I’m sorry, but I’m busy tomorrow. Perhaps another time.

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Si on allait à la mer ce week-end ?

How about going to the seaside this weekend?

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J’ai hâte de partir en vacances.

I can’t wait to go on holiday.

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Excusez-moi, où sont les cabines d’essayage ?

Excuse me, where’s the changing room?

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J’attends un ami (masculin) / une amie (féminin).

I’m waiting for a friend

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Qu’est-ce que tu aimes comme musique ?

What kind of music do you like?

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Quand est-ce que je peux te revoir ?

When can I see you again?

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Vous pouvez me laisser tranquille maintenant, s’il vous plaît ?

Can you leave me alone now, please ?

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Ça te dit d’aller au cinéma demain soir ?

Do fancy going to the cinema tomorrow night?

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Ce serait sympa.

That would be nice

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Il fait quel temps ?

What’s the weather like?

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Il y des nuages.

It’s a bit cloudy.

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Il y a du vent.

It’s windy.

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Il fait 10 degrés.

It’s 10 degrees.

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Je peux l’essayer ?

Can I try it on?

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Vous avez la taille en dessous / au-dessus ?

Do you have a smaller / bigger size?

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Je peux payer par carte de crédit ?

Can I pay by credit card?

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C’est trop grand / petit / court / étroit / cher.

It’s too big / small / short / tight / expensive.

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Ça va. Je la prends.

It’s fine. I’ll take it.

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Vous voulez une chambre avec douche ou salle de bains ?

Would you like a room with a shower or a bathroom ?

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Vous avez une chambre libre pour une personne pour ce soir ?

Do you have a single room for tonight?

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J’ai réservé une chambre double au nom de Emily Smith

I have a room booked, my name is Emily Smith

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Où est-ce que je peux garer ma voiture ?

Where can I park the car?

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De 7 heures à neuf heures.

It’s from 7:00 to 9:00.

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A quelle heure est le petit déjeuner ?

What time is breakfast?

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Je peux avoir ma clé, s’il vous plaît ? Chambre 312.

Can I have the key please. Room number 312.

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Est-ce que je peux avoir un autre oreiller / une autre couverture ?

Can I have another pillow / another blanket?

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Vous pourriez me prêter un fer à repasser ?

Could you lend me an iron ?

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Je peux utiliser Internet ?

Can I have access to the Internet ?

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Il n’y a pas d’eau chaude.

There’s no hot water.

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Il y a la télé dans la chambre ?

Is there a TV in the room ?

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Excusez-moi, pouvez-vous me dire où se trouve la place de la Bastille, s’il vous plaît ?

Excuse me, can you tell me where Bastille Square is?

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Bien sûr. Allez tout droit jusqu’au bout de la rue …

Certainly. Go straight on until you reach the end of the road…

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Puis, tournez à droite.

Then turn right.

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Prenez la deuxième rue à gauche.

Take the second road on the left.

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Est-ce que la bibliothèque est loin d’ici ?

Is the library far from here?

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Vous en avez pour environ 10 minutes.

It takes about ten minutes.

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La poste est à côté de la banque.

The post office is next to the bank.

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La pharmacie est en face de l’hôpital.

The pharmacy is opposite the hospital.

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Je n’en peux plus

I can’t stand it anymore

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le monde existe depuis longtemps

The world has existed for a long time

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l’enfant s’épanouit quand il est aimé

a child blossoms when he is loved

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on vieillit avec dignité

we grow old with disgnity

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on vit de plus en plus longtemps

people live longer and longer

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je me souviens de es amis d’enfance

I remember my childhood friends

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je me trompe rarement

I am rarely mistaken

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Je sais que de bons amis son loyaux

I know that good friends are loyal

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Je tiens à avoir de bonnes relations avec toi

I want to ahve good relations with you

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cela me semble raisonnable

that seems reasonable to me

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je rêve d’avoir une belle vie

I dream of having a beautiful ife

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je n’oublierai jamais mes rêve

I will never forget my dreams

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elle est célèbre. tu t#imagines cela?

she is famous. can you imagine that?

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nous nous rapellons bien cette comédie

we remember this comedy well

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il ne faut pas trop s’interroger

better not ask yourself too many questions

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nous adorons les soirées en famille

we love family evenings

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la région jouit d’un climat agréable

this region enjoys a pleasant climate

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mais nus avons envie d’etre seuls

but we feel like being alone

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Je m’ennuie de toi; je suis triste

i msis you; I am ssaf

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je préfere te voir heureux

I prefer seeing you happy

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je souffre de ton absence

I suffer (because) as you absent

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je suis devenue

I became

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j’ai la flemme

I am lazy - slang

I have laziness (lit)

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comment tu t’appelles

what are you called, what’s your name?

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c’est parti -

let’s go!

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j’en voudrais un comme ca, s’il vous plait

I want one like that/one of those, please)

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comment on dire ___ en francais

how does one say ___ in french

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excusez-moi, je n’ai toujours pas compris

excuse me, i still didnt understnd

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vous pouvez me l’écrire?

can you write it down for me?

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non…toujours pas. Ca veut dire quoi? -

no, I still don’t understand, what does it mean?

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je toujours du mal avec le son, la =

I always struggle with that sound there

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comment vous prononces ce mot, la?

how do you pronoucne that word there

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est-ce qu’on peut se tutoyer

can we say tu to each other

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Il n’y a pas de serviettes

There are no towels

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J’ai besoin de savon.

I need some soap

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La douche ne marche pas très bien

the shower doesn’t work very well

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L’ascenseur est en panne

the elevator has broken down

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Je peux louer un vélo?

Can I rent a bicycle?

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Les feux de camp sont permis?

Are campfires allowed

Les radios sont interdites.

Radios are forbidden

J’ai besoin d’un emplacement pour trois nuits

. I need a site for three nights

Il y en a un près de la piscine

there is one near the swimming pool

C’est combien pour une caravane?

How much is it for a caravan?

Oui, mais vous devez verser des arrhes.

Yes, but you must forward a deposit

Nous n’en avons pas d’autre.

We don’t have another one

Je dois payer où?

Where do I pay?

Je regarde, merci

I’m just looking, thank you

Vous vendez des télécartes?

Do you sell phone cards

J’en veux deux

I’d like two of these

Il y a un grand magasin en ville?

Is there a department store in town?

Je peux passer une commande?

Can I place an order?

Deux kilos de grosse, s’il vous plait

two kilos of the large [one] please

Je peux avoir un sac, s’il vous plaît?

Can I have a bag please?

Tapez votre code, s’il vous plaît.

Please type in your pin

Où est la caisse, s’il vous plaît?

Where is the checkout, please

Quel est votre secteur?

What is your [academic] field?

Je fais de la recherche en chimie

I am doing research in chemistry

Je fais une présentation sur l’architecture moderne.

I am giving a presentation on modern architecture

De quelle université êtes-vous?

Which university are you from?

Je suis déléguée de l’université de Généve

I’m the delegate to the university of Geneva

Nous sommes convenus d’un planning?

Have we agreed a schedule?

Quand pouvez-vous faire la livraison?

When can you make the delivery?

Quel est le budget?

What is the budget?

On signe le contrat?

Shall we sign the contrat?

Vous pouvez m’envoyer la facture?

Can you send me the invoice?

le rapport

report

Prenez ça.

Take this/that

Tu as mal où?

Where does it hurt?

Vous avez besoin de tests

you need to have tests

Vous avez une infection aux reins.

You have a kidney infection

Vous prenez des médicaments?

Are you taking any medications?

Vous prenez des médicaments?

Are you taking any medications?

Je vais m’évanouir.

I feel faint

J’ai de la fièvre.

I have a fever

c’est urgent

it’s urgent

Quel soulagement!

What a relief

Oui, le tuyeau est cassé.

Yess, the hose is broken

Vous pouvez la réparer?

Can you repair it?

Vous pouvez réparer la chaudière

can you repair the boiler?

Vous connaissez un bon électricien

do you know a good electrician?

Vous avez son numéro de téléphone?

Do you have the telephone number

Non, je reviens demain.

No, I’ll come back tomorrow

Vous pouvez faire ça aujourd’hui?

Can you do that today?

Non, vous avez besoin d’un nouveau.

No, you need a new one

Je peux venir quand?

When can I come?

Vous voulez venir quand?

When do you want to come?

Je peux venir aujourd’hui?

Can I come today?

à quelle heure

what time?

Pas de problème. J’y vais toute seule.

Not a problem, I’l go on my own

If for some reason that should happen, what would you do?

Si, pour une raison quelconque, cela devait advenir, que feriez-vous ?

We’re not sure what’s going on.

Nous ne sommes pas sûr de que ce qu’il est en train de se passer

On the one hand we suffered a heavy loss, but on the other hand we
learned a great deal from the experience

D’un côté nous avons essuyé une lourde perte, mais d’un autre côté nous
avons beaucoup appris de cette expérience

“Will you be at my party tomorrow night?” “I’ll try to be there.”

« Serez-vous à ma soirée, demain ? » « J’essaierai d’y être. »

You are well aware that Austria has no coast

Vous savez bien que l’Autriche n’a pas de bord de mer

She had no difficulty in learning the poem by heart.

Elle n’a pas eu de mal à apprendre le poème par cœur.

It is out of the question to learn all these sentences by heart.

Il est hors de question d’apprendre toutes ces phrases par cœur.

Tom said he had more important things to do.

Tom a dit qu’il avait des choses plus importantes à faire

I’d suggest that you clean up a bit before your mother gets here

Je vous suggère de nettoyer un tantinet, avant que votre mère n’arrive ici.

Tom and Mary are both sitting on the couch.

Tom et Mary sont assis tous les deux sur le canapé.

We are not too young to say what love is like

Nous ne sommes pas trop jeunes pour dire à quoi l’amour ressemble.

Knowing what will happen is more important than knowing what has
happened.

Savoir ce qu’il adviendra est plus important que de savoir ce qu’il est
advenu.

So what if you show up and she’s not there and then it starts to pour?

Et si tu y vas et qu’elle n’est pas là et qu’en plus il pleuve ?

Thanks for the email yesterday. Sorry I didn’t reply

Merci pour ton mail, hier. Désolée de pas t’avoir répondu.

You never have time for important things!

Tu n’as jamais le temps pour les choses importantes !

What you spend time doing in your childhood affects the rest of your life.

Ce que l’on passe son temps à faire durant son enfance, affecte le reste de
sa vie.

I find myself in partial agreement with both of these arguments.

Je me trouve en partie d’accord avec chacune de ces deux thèses.

here is, here are, this is, these are

voici

translation

traduction

Is-it clear? (Am I making sense ?)

Est-ce que c’est clair ?

Lit. are you following me, meaning are you understanding me.

Vous me suivez ?

I’m lost – confused :

Je suis perdu.

I don’t feel I am making sense.

Je n’ai pas l’impression d’être très clair.

I said that

j’ai dit que

and then I said

et puis j’ai dit

that’s what I said

c’est que j’ai dit

that what I told him!

c’est que je lui ai dit!

but that’s what I told you!

mais c’est que je t’ai dit!

I already told you that

je t’ai déjà dit ca.

I already told you a million times

je t’ai déjà dit mille fois

I don’t give a fuck

je m’en fous

I don’t care

ca m’est égal

sorry, I didn’t mean that

pardon, je [ne] voulais pas dire ca

sorry, I expressed myself badly

ah pardon, je me suis mal exprimé

what I meant to say was that…

c’est que je voulais dire c’est que..

I didn’t know that…

je [ne] savais pas que…

I heard that…

j’ai entendu dire que…

We need… [as in, not calling someone out directly]

Il faut

I spoke with him

c’est avec moi qu’il parlé

if I were you

si j’étais toi

the park in which…

le parc dans lequel…

I see him

je le vois

I know her

je la connais

I see her

je la vois

I know him

je le connais

I know them

je les connais

pour eux

for them

appuyé

supported

is standing

est debout

is sitting

est assise

turn off the light as you go out (vous)

[lit: turn off the light in going out]

étignez la lumière en sortant

to train

s’entraîner

to throw

lancer

diving

la plongée

ice-skating

le patinage

a racket

une raquette

a ball

un ballon

jogging

le jogging

small streams make big rivers

Les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières

there are no small savings

Il n’y a pas de petites économies

money doesn’t make happiness

L’argent ne fait pas le bonheur

don’t put all your eggs in one basket

Il ne faut pas mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier

let’s go!

on y va

where can I find…?

où se trouve…?

are you on Facebook

t’es sur facebook? -

j’y vais

I am going there

je n’y vais

I’m not going there

I’m fed up

j’en ai marre

I don’t care

je m’en fiche

I went there

j’y suis allée

i’m happy that I brought my umbrella

je suis contente d’avoir pris mon parapluie -

around here

dans le coin -

with caution

avec précaution

i will take [from you]… -

je vais vous prendre….

do you still have…?

il vous reste ___ =

and with that? (as in - do you want anything else)

et avec ceci/ca?

that will be all, thank you

ce sera tout, merci

at the counter

au comptoir -

we are [four] people

on est quatre

the same, please

pareil, merci

/ pour moi, aussi, merci

to be in a state of shock

être sous le choc

break-up

la rupture

to cheer somebody up

remonter le moral à quelqu’un

furthermore

…de plus

in bad company

mal accompagné(e)

a (little) note

un (petit)mot

partner

le/la partenaire

to pick someone up

aller/venir cherhcer quelqu’un

relationship

la relation

that will take your mind off things

ça te changera les idées

there are plentyof fish in teh sea (one los, 10 found)

un de perdu, dix de retrouvées

to pick someone up

aller/venir chercher quelqu’un

to have the intention ___

j’ai l’intention + inf

je pense + inf

I think + inf

I plan on//to

je compte (bien) + inf

I planned to

j’ai prévu de + inf

conditional phrases are…

always in the future - e.g. s’il fait beau, j’irai au plage

mette en jeu

put in lay

un piège

a trap

une flèche

an arrow

chiner

chercher des occasions - search antiques stores, markets, etc

se priver de quelquechose

give up someting volonarily

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