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1
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sharpen

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affûter

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to shear

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tondre

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fourrure

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fur

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shopkeeper

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commerçant

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on site

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sur place

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se carrer

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sit back

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sizzle

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grésillement

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smiley

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souriant

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faire le contrebande de

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smuggle

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snowfall

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la chute de neige

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so … as to do something

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assez… pour faire

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snow ball effect

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effet boule de neige

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to sob

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sangloter

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social climbing

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arrivisme

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social gathering

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réunion entre amis

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social work

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l’assistance sociale

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souple

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soft

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amollir

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soften/ weaken

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solemn

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solennel

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20
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there’s something about her

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Il y a chez elle que j’aime

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something tells me that

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j’ai l’impression que

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soon enough

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assez tôt

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apaissant

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soothing

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vers

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at around (5 o’clock)

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to dress as

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déguiser/ s’habiller en

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as a friend

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comme ami

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as a friend

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en cadeau

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at times

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par moments

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repeatedly

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à plusieurs reprises

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30
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to recognise by

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reconnaître quelqu’un à sa voix

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31
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step by step

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pas à pas

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32
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on the ground

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sur la terre/ à terre

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33
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fo health reasons

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pour raisons de santé

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34
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from the bottle

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à la bouteille

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35
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one out of

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un sur …

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36
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a cup of thê

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un tasse à thé

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37
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on the way

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en route

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out of the question

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hors de question

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out of the town

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en dehors de

40
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to hand

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sous la main

41
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compensation

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dédommagement

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épeler

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spell

43
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what to remember when translating

A
S ubordination
W ord order 
A greement 
P ronouns
P ast tenses
44
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identify

A

recense

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cicatrice

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scar

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éclair

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lightning bolt

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figé

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frozen/ fixed

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boast

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se vanter

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s’adonne

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just so happens

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tenir en haleine

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keeps you captivated

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ronger

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gnaw/ chew

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patte

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leg

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répugnant

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disgusting

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abysmal

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épouvantable

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squirrel

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écureuil

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lick

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lêcher

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stapler

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agrafeuse

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staple

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agrafe

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fierce

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farouche

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stubbornly

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avec entêtement

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progressively

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progressivement

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cautiously

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avec prudence

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the day before

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l’avant-veille

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among the crowd

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parmi la foule

65
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several among you

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plusieurs d’entre vous

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at every bend

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à chaque virage

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one thing at a time

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une chose à la fois

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at sea

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en mer

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at war with

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en guerre contre

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at stake

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en jeu

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storm

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l’orage

72
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candle

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une bougie

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abide by the rules

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respecter les règles

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from above

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d’en haut

75
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to drink from the bottle

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boire à la bouteille

76
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to glimpse

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apercevoir

77
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a plane to catch

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un avion à prendre

78
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careless

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inconsidéré

79
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listen carefully

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écouter attentivement

80
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carpentry

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charpenterie - charpentier

81
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to care about something

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se soucier ed

82
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Il s’en moque

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he doesn’t care

83
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carry away

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emporter

84
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on fire

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en feu

85
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to look on the bright side

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voir les choses du bon côté

86
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être pris en compte

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to be considered

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frapper à la porte

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knock on the door

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odd jobs

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petits boulots

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on averageen

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en moyenne

90
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elbow

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coude

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they’re on me

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c’est ma tournée

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under way

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en cours

93
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entreprendre

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undertake

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under the law

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selon la loi

95
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overview

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un vue d’ensemble

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with a view to

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en vue de