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À gros budget

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Big-budget

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L’acteur

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Actor

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L’actrice

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Actress

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Un amateur de cinéma

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Film lover

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L’ambiance

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Atmosphere

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Apprécier

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To enjoy

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La bande sonore

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Soundtrack, score

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Le bruitage

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Sound effects

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La cascade

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Stunt

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Le cascadeur

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Stuntman

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La censure

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Censorship

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Le cinéma à trois dimensions

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3D cinema

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Le cinéphile

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Film lover

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La comédie

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Comedy

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Le comédien

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Actor

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La comédienne

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Actress

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La critique

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Review

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Critiquer

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To review

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Le dessin animé

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Cartoon

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Divertir

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To entertain

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Doublé

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Dubbed

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Drôle, amusant

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Funny

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Le DVD

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DVD

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L’éclairage

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Lighting

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Les effets spécieux (m)

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Special effects

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Émouvant

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Moving

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En couleurs

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In colour

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En noin et blanc

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In black and white

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Enregistrer

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To record

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Faire réfléchir

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To make you think

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Le film art et essai

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Art-house film

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Le film d’épouvante

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Horror film

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Le film de science-fiction

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Science fiction film

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Filmer

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To film

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Fin

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The end

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La fréquentation

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Number of visits

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Le grand écran

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The big screen

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Il s’agit de

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It’s about

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Les images de synthèse

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Computer-generated images

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Jouer

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To act

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Le/la cinéphile

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Film-lover

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Le lecteur DVD

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DVD player

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Le metteur en scène

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Director

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Le montage

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Editing

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Le moyen d’évasion

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Means of escape

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L’opérateur (m)

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Cinematographer

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Panoramiquer

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To pan

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Passer

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To be showing

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Le plateau

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Set

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50
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Porter un roman à l’écran ,

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To adapt a novel for the big screen

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Le producteur

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Producer

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Projeter

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To show, project

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53
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La qualité du jeu

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The quality of acting

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Le réalisateur

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Director

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Réaliser

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To direct

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La salle

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Screen (room)

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57
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Le scénario

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Script

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Le scénariste

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Scriptwriter

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La scène

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Scene

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La séance

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Performance

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Sous-titré

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Subtitled

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Le spectateur

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Viewer

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Le studio

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Studio

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Le tournage

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Shoot

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Tourner un film

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To make a film

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La vedette

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Star

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Visionner

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To view

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Le western

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Western

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L’adepte (m)

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Follower/fan

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L’air (m)

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Melody

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Assister à

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To attend, be present at

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L’auditeur (m)

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Listener

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73
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La batterie

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Percussion/drums

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Les bois (m)

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Woodwind

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Le casque

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Headphones

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Censurer

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To censor

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La chaîne hi fi

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Hi fi system

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La chanson

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Song

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Chanter

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To sing

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Le chanteur

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Singer

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La chanteuse

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Female singer

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La chorale

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Choir

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Le choriste

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Choir singer

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La clarinette

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Clarinet

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Le clavier

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Keyboard

86
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Composer

A

To compose

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Le compositeur

A

Composer

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Les cordes (f)

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Strings

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Les cuivres (f)

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Brass

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Le disque compact

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CD

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Écouter

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To listen to

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Enregistrer

A

To record

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Le fan

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Fan

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Folklorique

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Folk

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Graver

A

To burn (a CD)

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Le groupe

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Band

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La guitare

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Guitar

98
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Le hit-parade

A

Charts

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Le ipod

A

Ipod

100
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L’orchestre (m)

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Band/orchestra

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Le/la soloïste

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Soloist

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Le lecteur mp3

A

Mp3 player

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Le logiciel d’échange de fichiers musicaux

A

Music file-sharing software

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Le musicien

A

Musician

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La musique classique

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Classical music

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La musique d’ambiance

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Background music

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La musique de fond

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Background music

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Les paroles (f)

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Lyrics

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Passionnant

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Exciting

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Percer

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To break through

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La percussion

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Percussion

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Le piano

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Piano

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Le piratage

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Piracy

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Pratiquer

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To practise (an instrument)

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La prestation

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Performance

116
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La radio

A

Radio

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Le refrain

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Chorus

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Répéter

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To rehearse

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La répétition

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Rehearsal

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Sortir un album

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To bring out an album

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Le spectacle musical

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Musical (theatre)

122
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La symphonie

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Symphony

123
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Le sythétiseur

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Synthesizer

124
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Télécharger

A

To download

125
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Le >

A

Charts

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Le trombone

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Trombone

127
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La tropette

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Trumpet

128
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Le tube

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Hit

129
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La variété française

A

French pop music

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Le violon

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Violin

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Le violoncelle

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Cello

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La voix

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Voice

133
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À la mode

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Fashionable

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Accro (à)

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Addicted (to)

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L’achat (m)

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Purchase

136
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Ample

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Loose fitting

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L’apparence (f)

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Appearance

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Aux couleurs vives

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Colourful

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Avoir l’air

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To look

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La célébrité

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Celebrity

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Le chaussettes (f)

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Socks

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Le chemisier

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Blouse

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Chic, élégant

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Smart

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La confection

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Clothing industry

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La couture

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High fashion

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Le couturier

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Couturier

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Le créateur de mode

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Designer

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La création

A

Design

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D’occasion

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Second hand

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Décontracté(e)

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Casual

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Le défilé de mode

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Fashion show

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Démodé

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Out of fashion

153
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La dernière mode

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The latest fashion

154
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Designer (adj)

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Designer

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En coton

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Made of cotton

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En cuir

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Made of leather

157
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En laine

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Woollen

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L’étiquette (f)

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Label

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Être conscient de

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To be aware of

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Étroit(e)

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Tight, narrow

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Faire du lèche-vitrine

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To go window shopping

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>

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Compulsive buying

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Les fringues (f)

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Clothes (slang)

164
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Les grandes marques (f)

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Major brands

165
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La griffe

A

Designer label

166
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Griffé

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Designer (clothes)

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Gros(se)

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Fat

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Les habits (m)

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Clothes

169
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Les hardes (f)

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Old clothes (slang)

170
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La haute couture

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High fashion

171
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L’image corporelle (f)

A

Body image

172
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L’image de marque (f)

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(Brand) image

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L’image de soi (f)

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Self image

174
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Large

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Loose fittin, broad

175
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Le/la “fashion-victim”

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Fashion victim

176
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La ligne

A

Figure (body shape)

177
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Le look

A

The look

178
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Maigre

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Thin

179
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La maison de mode

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Fashion house

180
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Le mannequin

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Fashion model

181
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La marque

A

Brand

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Mettre (mis)

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To put (on)

183
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Mince

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Slim

184
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La mode

A

Fashion

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Le modèle à émuler

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Role model

186
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Le niveau de vie

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Standard of living

187
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Passer de mode

A

To go out of fashion

188
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Le pouvoir d’achat

A

Purchasing power

189
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Le prêt à porter

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Off the peg clothes

190
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Le pull à capuche

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Hooded top

191
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Le régime

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Diet

192
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Ressembler à

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To resemble

193
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Ringard

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Square, old fashioned

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S’habiller

A

To dress

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Serré

A

Tights

196
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Le styliste

A

Designer

197
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Suivre la mode

A

To follow the fashion

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Sur mesure

A

Made to measure

199
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La taille

A

Size

200
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La top model

A

Top model

201
Q

Le trouble alimentaire

A

Eating disorder

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Uni/ non-décoré

A

Plain

203
Q

Les vêtements (m)

A

Clothes

204
Q

Les vêtements (m) de marque

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Designer clothes