s1 chap 7 - intellectual faculties Flashcards

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1
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l’esprit

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the mind

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le génie

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genius

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un génie

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a genius

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un don

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a gift

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l’intelligence, l’ingéniosité

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cleverness

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la perspicacité

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insight

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la sagesse

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wisdom

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le bon sens

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common sense

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la capacité, l’aptitude

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ability
capability
capacity

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la compétence

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competence

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la lucidité

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lucidity

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un talent, une aptitude

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a skill

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la conscience

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conscioussness

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intelligent

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intelligent, bright

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à l’esprit vif

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quick-witted

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doué

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gifted

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malin, astucieux

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cunning

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vif

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sharp

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astucieux, perspicace

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shrewd

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habile, adroit, doué

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skillful

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compétent, incompétent

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competent, incompetent

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capable (de faire qqch)

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able (to do sth)

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attentif

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careful, attentive

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conscient, inconscient

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conscious, unconscious

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conscient, inconscient

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aware, unaware

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compréhensible

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understandable

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27
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raisonnable

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reasonable

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sage, avisé

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wise

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déraisonnable

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unwise

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la bêtise, la niaiserie

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silliness, foolishness

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l’idiotie, la stupidité

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idiocy

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un idiot, un imbécile

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an idiot, a fool

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un nigaud, un crétin

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a nitwit, a halfwit

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stupide

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stupid

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bête

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foolish, silly

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36
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niais

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dumb, dim

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attardé, arriéré

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backward, mentally-retarded

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simple d’esprit

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simple-minded

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39
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un souvenir (mental)

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a memory, a recollection

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40
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un souvenir (objet)

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a keepsake

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un rappel, un pense-bête

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a reminder

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42
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l’oubli

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oblivion

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43
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l’amnésie

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amnesia

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44
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inoubliable

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unforgettable

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45
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se rappeler

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to remember, to recall, to recollect

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46
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oublier

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to forget

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47
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l’imagination, la fantaisie

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fancy

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l’inventivité

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inventiveness

49
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une impression

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an impression

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une illusion

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an illusion

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une illusion trompeuse

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a delusion

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un rêve

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a dream

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un rêve éveillé

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a daydream

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un cauchemar

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a nightmare

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un pressentiment

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a foreboding

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une appréhension, un doute

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a misgiving

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un présage

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an omen

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une intuition

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an intuition, a hunch

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imaginaire

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imaginary

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prévisible

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foreseeable, predictable

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imaginer

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to imagine

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imaginer, avoir envie de

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to fancy

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inventer

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to invent

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deviner

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to guess

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se faire des illusions

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to delude oneself

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rêver

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to dream

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prévoir

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to foresee

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rêvasser

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to muse

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prédire

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to predict, to forecast, to forefell

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(pres)sentir

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to sense

71
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une dépression nerveuse

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a nervous breakdown

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un complexe, une obsession

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a hang-up, a complex

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l’excentricité

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eccentricity

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l’absurdité

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absurdity, nonsene

75
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le delire

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delirium

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la folie

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madness

77
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un fou

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a madman, a lunatic

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un fou dangereux

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a maniac

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un asile de fous

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a lunatic asylum, a madhouse

80
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une camisole de force

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je straightjacket

81
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eccentrique

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eccentric

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perturbé

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mixed-up

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fou

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crazy, mad, insane

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délirant

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delirious

85
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j’ai l’impression que…

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i have a feeling

the impression that

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avoir l’impression que…

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to be under the impression that…

87
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elle a un QI élevé

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she’s got a high IQ

88
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c’est un as en informatique

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he’s a computer whizz

89
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c’est logique

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it makes sense

90
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j’ai bien conscience que..

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i’m well aware that…

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il a une capacité d’attention limitée

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he’s got a short attention span

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un trou de mémoire

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a lapse of memory

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il me rappelle son père

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he reminds me of his father

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nous ne devons pas oublier que..

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we must bear/keep in mind that…

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je vais lui rafraîchir la mémoire

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i’ll refresh his memory

96
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arrête de faire l’imbécile

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stop being so stupid

97
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tu es devenu fou

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you must be out of your mind

you can’t be in your right mind

98
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il a perdu la tête !

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he lost his head/mind!

99
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ressaisis-toi !

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come to your senses!

100
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quel crétin !

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what a moron!

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son pire cauchemar s’est réalisé

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his worst nightmare cale true.

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il me rend fou, il m’exaspère

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he drives me mad

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ne vous fâchez pas!

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don’t get mad!

104
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j’ai besoin de tes lumières

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can i pick your brains?

105
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c’est la grosse tête de la famille

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she’s the brain of the family

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être fou à lier

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to be as mad as a hatter

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elle adore les chats

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she’s mad about cats

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ça me dit/rappelle qqch

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it rings a bell

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fais de beaux rêves

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sweet dreams

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elle est vraiment adorable

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she’s a real dream

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tiens, tiens!

voyez-vous cela!

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fancy that!

112
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tu rêves

on peut toujours rêver!

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dream on!

113
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n’importe quoi!

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nonsense!

114
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laisse tomber

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forget it

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sain d’esprit, sensé

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sane

116
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  1. sobre

2. pondéré, sérieux

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sober

117
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sensé

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sensible

118
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une crise de nerfs

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hysterics