Section 7 Flashcards

1
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le voile

A

the veil

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être affolé

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to be distraught, panicked

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un habit

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an item of clothing, a costume

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4
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se faire un sang d’encre
La fonctionnaire fait le nécessaire pour aider Léa qui se fait un sang d’encre pour sa paperasse.

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to be worried sick
The civil servant is doing what’s necessary to help Léa, who’s worried sick about her paperwork.

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adapté
adapté aux circonstances

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suitable
suited to the circumstances

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démanger
Ces boutons me démangent terriblement.

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itch
This rash itches terribly.

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7
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une cicatrice

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a scar

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8
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une guêpe

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a wasp

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9
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requis

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required

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afin de

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for, in order to

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un justificatif de domicile

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a proof of address

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12
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se renseigner (auprès de quelqu’un)
Il faut que je me renseigne pour les congés.

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to seek out information / find out (from someone)
I need to find out about days off.

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une formule de politesse

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a formal letter closing

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14
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une étape

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a step, a stage

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15
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une démarche administrative

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administrative procedure

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16
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un titre de séjour

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a residence permit

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17
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une préfecture

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a regional administrative office

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18
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faire une demande (de …)
faire une demande de titre de séjour
faire une demande de mutation

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to apply (for …)

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19
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l’état civil

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Office of Vital Records

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20
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un acte de mariage

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a marriage certificate

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21
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le livret de famille

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family record book

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22
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un délai

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a time frame

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23
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de façon à ce que

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so that

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24
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récupérer
J’irai récupérer mes livres chez toi.

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to pick up

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25
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un libraire

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a bookseller

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26
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s’y connaître en

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to know all about

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27
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une BD

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a comic book

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faire découvrir quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to introduce something to someone

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le scénariste

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celui qui écrit l’histoire de la BD, scriptwriter

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30
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le dessinateur

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the illustrator

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31
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en ce qui me concerne

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pour ma part, à mon avis, as far as I’m concerned

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32
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une référence

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a gold standard

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33
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une bulle

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a bubble

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34
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hilarant

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très drôle, hilarious

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35
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un album

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a volume

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36
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un gag

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a gag, a joke, une blague visuelle

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37
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éclater de rire

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to burst out laughing

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38
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a priori
a priori, ça ne devrait pas poser de problèmes
a priori je ne connais personne qui puisse faire ce travail
A priori, l’album devrait sortir en mai.

A

à premier vue, en apparence, on the face of it
on the face of it there shouldn’t be any problems
offhand I can’t think of anybody who could do this job
From what I can tell, the volume should come out in May.

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39
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se lasser de quelque chose
Elle s’est lassée de répéter la même chose.
Je ne me lasserai jamais de la relire.

A

to get tired of
I’ll never get tired of reading it again.

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40
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un roman graphique

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a graphic novel

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41
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hormis

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apart from, except for

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42
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un conte

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a tale, a story

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43
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la magie

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magic

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44
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lorsque

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when

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45
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un pouvoir

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a power

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46
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il était une fois…

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once upon a time, there was…

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47
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lointain

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far away

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48
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un royaume

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a kingdom

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49
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transformer … en …

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to turn, transform, convert … into …

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50
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soudain

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suddenly

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51
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le sorcier

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the wizard

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52
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jeter un sort

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to cast a spell

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53
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l’épée

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the sword

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54
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fort (adverbe)

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very, très

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55
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tandis que

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while, whereas

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56
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posséder
il possède 10% du capital

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to own, to possess
he owns 10% of the capital

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57
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tout est bien qui finit bien

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all’s well that ends well

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58
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le donjon

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the highest tower

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59
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une fée

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a fairy

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60
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un esprit
Mon esprit n’est pas prêt pour ça.

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a spirit, a mind
My mind isn’t ready for that.

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61
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une baguette magique

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a wand

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62
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se débrouiller
je ne sais pas comment il s’est débrouillé mais …
Nadia se débrouille bien avec les voitures.

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to manage
I don’t know how he managed it but …

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63
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dévorer

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to devour

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64
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être à la bourre

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to be late, to be pushed for time

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65
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mettre à l’honneur
Cette année, il met les jeunes auteurs à l’honneur.

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to honor
This year, he is honoring young authors.

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66
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à temps
il est arrivé à temps pour le match.

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in time

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67
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Hors de question.

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No way., Out of the question.

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68
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embaucher

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to hire

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favorable à
Je suis favorable à ce projet.

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in favor of, favorable to

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70
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d’après …

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according to …

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71
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autoriser … à …

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to give (someone) a permission to (do …)

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72
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la moyenne
être plus riche que la moyenne

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the mean, the average
to be better off than the average

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73
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un délégué

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a representative

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74
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sécher (cours)

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to skip (classes)

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75
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un emploi du temps

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a schedule

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76
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décevant

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disappointing

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un surveillant

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un employé d’un collège ou lycée, a school monitor

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tenir à
il tient à son argent
elle tient à vous parler

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to be fond of, to like, to insist on
he can’t bear to be parted from his money
she insists on speaking to you

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79
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l’acte de décès

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death certificate

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80
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Il n’en est pas question.

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There’s no question about it.

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81
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être terminé

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to be over

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82
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(un panneau) sens interdit

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do not enter (sign)

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83
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la musculation

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the strength training

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84
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une fierté

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a pride

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85
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un bandeau
Quand elle joue au volleyball, Annie porte un bandeau pour retenir ses cheveux.

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a headband

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86
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lancer (regard, cri) / (ballon, caillou)

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to give, to throw

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s’effondrer
s’effondrer dans un fauteuil
s’effondrer en larmes
s’effondrer de chagrin
L’immeuble s’est effondré lors du tremblement de terre.
En apprenant la nouvelle, il s’est effondré.

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to devastate, to collapse
to collapse into an armchair
to dissolve into tears
to be distraught with grief

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88
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déclarer (naissance, décès)

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to declare, to register

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une intrigue
une intrigue policière / amoureuse

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a plot
a detective / love story

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une agence de location

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a rental agency

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les grandes vacances

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the summer break

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92
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une courgette

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a zucchini

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93
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moelleux

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soft

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94
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décongeler

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to thaw

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95
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insuffisant
personnel insuffisant
préparation insuffisante

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inadequate, insufficient
insufficient staff
inadequate preparation

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les tâches ménagères

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household chores

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97
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la dette

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the debt

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98
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tricher
tricher à un examen
Jimmy ne cesse de tricher aux cartes: on ne peut lui faire confiance.

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to cheat
to cheat in an exam

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99
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parier

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to bet

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100
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un gala

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a gala

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une couronne

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a crown

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102
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une cantine

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a canteen, a cefeteria

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103
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une révérence

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a curtsy, a bow

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104
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maladroit
il est très maladroit de ses mains.

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clumsy, awkward
he is very clumsy with his hands.

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105
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un baisemain

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a handkissing

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106
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Vous plaisantez.

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You’re kidding.

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107
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hacher

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to mince, to chop

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108
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un couvercle

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a lid

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109
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N’importe quoi!

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That’s ridiculous!, What nonsense!

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110
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les mains vides

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empty-handed

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111
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une arme

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a weapon

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112
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en boîte
petits pois en boîte

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canned
canned peas

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une aubergine

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an eggplant

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114
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une lentille

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a lentil, a lens

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115
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embêter
Arrête de m’embêter !

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to bother, to annoy, to bug
Stop bugging me!

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116
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se précipiter

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to rush

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117
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hurler

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to scream, to yell

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118
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récompenser
Ce prix vise à récompenser l’excellence en matière de gestion de l’innovation.

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to reward

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119
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s’étouffer
s’étouffer en mangeant du pain

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to choke
to choke on bread

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120
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se tourner ver

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to turn to

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121
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une teinte

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a shade, a color

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122
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triomphalement

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triumphantly

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trébucher
Il a trébuché sur un jouet.

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to trip, to stumble

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une flaque

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a puddle

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125
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éclater

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to burst

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126
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un seau

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a bucket

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127
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siffler

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to whistle

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128
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une bouilloire

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a kettle

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129
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se cogner

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to hit

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130
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une pelle

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a shovel

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131
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un berger, une bergère

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a shepherd

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132
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un caniche

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a poodle

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133
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caresser

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to pet, to caress

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134
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obéir

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to obey

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désobéir

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to disobey

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le parquet

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the hardwood floor

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un tabouret

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a stool

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sous forme de …

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in the form of …

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en forme de …

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in the form of …

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phénoménal

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phenomenal

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141
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faire découvrir

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to introduce

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142
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demander en mariage
Le prince a demandé son petit ami au mariage.

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to propose
The prince proposed to his boyfriend.

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bouche bée
Elle était bouche bée.

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speechless
She was speechless.

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ne pas en croire ses oreilles

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can’t believe one’s ears

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avoir la flemme de

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don’t feel like …ing, to be too lazy to …

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s’abonner

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to subscribe

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147
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la presse à scandale

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tabloids

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les ragots

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gossip

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un paparazzi

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a paparazzi

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abonné à

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subscribed to

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la crotte
Regarde, il a déjà fait une crotte !

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droppings, poop
Look, he already pooped!

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une pourboire

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a tip

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envisager de faire
On ne sait pas encore ce qu’il envisage de faire

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to plan to do
We don’t know yet what he’s thinking of doing

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enregistrer

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to record

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évoquer

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to bring up, to mention, to recall

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156
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un compliment

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a compliment

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157
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un entretien d’embauche

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a job interview

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158
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être sûr de soi

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to be confident

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159
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se réjouir de

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to be thrilled about, to be delighted at/with

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avoir la joie de (faire)

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to be delighted to (do), have the pleasure of (doing)

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la séparation

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the separation or break-up

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avoir une aventure

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to have an affair

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163
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tromper quelqu’un

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to cheat on someone

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ne pas en revenir

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can’t believe it, can’t get over it

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165
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un tuyau

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a pipe

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166
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monter (un meuble)

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to assemble (a piece of furniture)

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167
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(de porte, tiroir, sac) une poignée

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a handle

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parvenir à (faire)

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to manage to do

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bouleverser
la cérémonie l’a bouleversé

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to move deeply
he was deeply moved by the ceremony

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170
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avoir horreur de

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to hate

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171
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Ce ne sont pas tes affaires.

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It’s not your business.

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étonnant

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surprising

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se mêler de
Tu te mêles des affaires des autres.

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to meddle in
You meddle in others’ business.

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hein

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huh

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entretenir
facile / difficile à entretenir

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to maintain, to look after
easy / difficult to maintain / look after

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176
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le pare-choc

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the bumper

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une haie

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a hedge, hedges

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178
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à l’abandon

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neglected

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179
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une vitre

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a window, a pane of glass

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180
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crevé

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flat, burst

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une tâche

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a task

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un nœud papillon

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a bow tie

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183
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faire un clin d’œil

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to wink

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184
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une laisse

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a lead, a leash

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185
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lécher
il a léché tout ce qui restait dans l’assiette

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to lick
he’s licked the plate clean

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186
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un toutou

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un doggie

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187
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un bazar
quel bazar dans cette pièce

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a mess
what a mess this room is

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une garantie
Cet immeuble sert de garantie pour l’emprunt que maman a fait.

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a warranty

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189
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(computing) planter

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to freeze, to crash

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190
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censé

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supposed to

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191
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un arnaqueur

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a scam artist, a swindler

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avouer

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to confess, to admit

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un lave-linge

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a washing machine

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bricoleur, bricoleuse (adjectif)

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handy, good with one’s hands

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un morceau (œuvre)

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a piece, a musical composition

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interpréter (rôle, personnage)

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to play, to perform

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un phénomène de mode

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a trend

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une bande originale (du film)

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an original (motion picture) soundtrack

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assumer
J’assume mon côté casse-cou.
Il assume la gestion de l’entreprise.
Je ne peux assumer seul les frais de son éducation.

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to take responsibility for, to be okay with, to stand by
I own my daredevil side.
He manages the firm on his own.
I can’t take on the cost of his education on my own.

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à vrai dire

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to tell the truth

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Il n’est pas mon genre.

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He isn’t my type.

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vu …

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in view of, considering

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en tout cas

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in any case

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toutefois

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however

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(personne, animal) se rouler

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to roll in

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audacieux

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daring, audacious

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se charger de

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to take responsibility for, to take on

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un tournoi

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a tournament

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un bal

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a dancehall

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s’éloigner

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to get away, to move away

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un local de rangement

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a storage room

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papoter

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to chitchat

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des potins

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gossip

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un poing
tapper du poing sur la table
frapper du poing sur la porte

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a punch (un coup de poing), a fist
to bang one’s fist on the table

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la musculation

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the strength training

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soulever

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to lift

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un coin
au coin du la rue
un coin ensoleillé

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a corner, an area
on the corner of the street
a sunny spot

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en revanche

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on the other hand, par contre

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manquer de (faire)
il a manqué (de) casser un carreau
elle a manqué (de) d’évanouir en le voyant

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almost (do)
he almost broke the windowpane
she almost fainted when she saw him

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jongler

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to juggle

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un rouleau
rouleau de papier hygiénique
se vendre au rouleau

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a roll
roll of toilet paper
to be sold by the roll

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dérouler

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to unroll

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Ça fait une éternité.

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It’s been ages.

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les premiers pas

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the first steps

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la crèche

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daycare center, un lieu qui accueille et s’occupe des enfants âgés de deux mois à trois ans

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une famille recomposée

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a bonded family, a blended family

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emménager

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to move in

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une compagne, un compagnon

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a partner

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une reconversion professionnelle

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un changement de carrière, career change

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évoluer

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to change, to evolve

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tenir au courant

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to keep posted

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prévenir
prévenez-nous de votre visite.
partir sans prévenir
Personne ne m’a prévenu.

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to let know, to tell, to warn
tell us when you’re coming
to leave without telling anybody
No one let me know.

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passionner
le débat m’a passionné
la botanique le passionne

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to fascinate
the debate fascinated me
he has a passion for botany

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incontestable
il est incontestable que …
Son habileté est incontestable.

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indisputable
it is indisputable that …

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urbain

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urban

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un mode de vie

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a lifestyle

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Q

ici même

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exactly here

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l’heure de pointe

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rush hour

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s’impliquer dans
Implique-toi davantage.
ils se sont impliqué personnellement dans cette entreprise.

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to get involved in
Get more involved.

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cordialement

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sincerely, warmly

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une pagaille
ils ont mis la pagaille dans leur chambre
la grève a semé la pagaille dans le pays

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a chaos
they have messed up their room
the strike has caused a chaos throughout the country

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des bouchons d’oreille

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earplugs

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Q

une enceinte

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a speaker

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sous aucun prétexte

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under any circumstances, on no account

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effacer

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to erase

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donnée

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data

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interactif

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interactive

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un moteur de recherche

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a search engine

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fiable

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reliable, trustworthy

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un disque dur

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a hard drive

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du matériel informatique

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computer hardware

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un favori

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a bookmark

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se servir de

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to use

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avoir pour objectif de

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one’s goal is to do

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une formation

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a training

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(computing) sauvegarder
sauvegarder un ficher

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to save

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(informatique) un serveur

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a server

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une épreuve
surmonter une épreuve
mettre (quelque chose / quelqu’un) à l’épreuve

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an ordeal, a test
to get over an ordeal
to put (something / someone) to the test

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un proviseur

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a principal (of a lycée)

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avoir la note de

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to get the grade of

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voler de ses propres ailes

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to be independent

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s’en sortir
Je m’en suis sorti.
Fred s’y connaît en anglais, alors il s’en sort avec la barrière de la langue.
J’ai travaillé dur pour m’en sortir.
tu t’en sors ?
s’en sortir tant bien que mal
s’en sortir à peine
Est-ce qu’ils s’en sont sortis ?
Le blessé s’en sortira.

A

to get out of it, to get over it, to get by
I got by.
Fred he’s knowledgeable in English, so he gets by with the language barrier.
I worked hard to get by.
can you manage?
to struggle through
to scrape a living

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un partenaire

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a partner

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un paiement

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a payment

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Q

étant donné que

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given that

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discipliné

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well behaved

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267
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une heure de colle

A

an hour of detention

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268
Q

redoubler

A

to repeat a grade

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269
Q

le brevet

A

middle school diploma or final exam

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270
Q

faire un apprentissage

A

to do an apprenticeship

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271
Q

un conseilleur d’orientation

A

a guidance counselor

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272
Q

la terminale

A

twelfth grade

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273
Q

EPS

A

PE, Éducation Physique et Sportive

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274
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SVT

A

Life Sciences, Science et Vie de la Terre

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275
Q

pro

A

vocational, professional

276
Q

un cours particulier

A

a private lesson

277
Q

tel
Un tel homme est dangereux.

A

such

278
Q

une mention

A

academic honors

279
Q

à tel point que …
douloureux / endommagé à (un) tel / au point que …
Il a travaillé à tel point qu’il est tombé malade.

A

so much that …, to such an extent that …
so painful / badly damaged that …

280
Q

aller au rattrapage

A

to retake an exam

281
Q

un oral
J’ai peur de passer l’oral d’anglais

A

an oral exam
I’m afraid of taking the English oral exam

282
Q

désormais

A

from now on

283
Q

des dégâts
10 million d’euros de dégâts
faire des dégâts

A

damage
10 millions euros’ worth of damage
to do damage

284
Q

empoisonner
Il a voulu m’empoisonner.

A

to poison
He wanted to prison me.

285
Q

un meurtrier

A

a murderer

286
Q

une espèce

A

a species

287
Q

prochainement

A

soon

288
Q

quasiment

A

practically

289
Q

polaire

A

polar

290
Q

en détail

A

in detail

291
Q

un équipage

A

a crew

292
Q

du carburant

A

fuel

293
Q

jusqu’au bout
je suis avec vous jusqu’au bout
je te soutiendrai jusqu’au bout

A

to the end
I’m with you every step of the way
I’m with you all the way

294
Q

la biodiversité

A

biodiversity

295
Q

une navette

A

a shuttle

296
Q

en tant que
en tant que lexicographer
Elle est là en tant que délégué de son pays.

A

as
as a lexicographer

297
Q

le béton

A

concrete

298
Q

en congé

A

on leave

299
Q

s’entraider

A

to help each other

300
Q

licencier

A

to fire

301
Q

un exemplaire

A

a copy

302
Q

une fable

A

a fable, a tale

303
Q

un corbeau

A

a crow

304
Q

un bec

A

a beak

305
Q

prévoyant
Ils ont été prévoyants : ils ont pris des imperméables.

A

far-sighted

306
Q

un lièvre

A

a hare

307
Q

méprisant
être méprisant avec quelqu’un
une attitude méprisante

A

scornful
to treat someone with contempt, to be scornful of someone

308
Q

pertinent

A

relevant

309
Q

se faire du souci pour
On s’est fait du souci pour notre déménagement.
je ne me fais pas de souci pour lui

A

to be worried about
We were worried about our move.
I’m not worried about him

310
Q

déballer

A

to unpack

311
Q

un conteneur

A

a container

312
Q

une pendaison de crémaillère

A

a housewarming party

313
Q

au final

A

in the end

314
Q

au début

A

at first, initially

315
Q

avoir le mal du pays

A

to feel homesick

316
Q

un délit
commettre un délit

A

an offense, une chose interdite par la loi, mais qui est toutefois moins grave qu’un crime
to commit an offense

317
Q

un témoin

A

a witness

318
Q

un pistolet

A

a gun

319
Q

affirmer (fait, vérité, contraire)
affirmer (talent, personnalité, autorité, originalité, indépendance)
Il affirme qu’il a vu l’assassin.

A

to maintain, déclarer, assurer qu’une chose est vraie
to assert

320
Q

une enquête

A

an investigation

321
Q

condamner
elle a été condamnée à 1 000 euro d’amende
condamner quelqu’un à deux ans de réclusion
Je vous condamne à dix ans de prison.

A

to sentence
she was fined 1,000 euros
to sentence someone to two years’ imprisonment
I’m sentencing you to ten years of prison.

322
Q

un témoignage

A

a testimony

323
Q

une aiguille à tricoter

A

a knitting needle

324
Q

un amant

A

a lover

325
Q

un piège

A

a trap

326
Q

commettre

A

to commit

327
Q

un vol

A

a theft

328
Q

le renard

A

the fox

329
Q

une plume

A

a feather

330
Q

flatter

A

to flatter, dire des choses gentilles

331
Q

travailleur (adjectif)

A

hardworking

332
Q

insouciant

A

carefree

333
Q

lent
La tortue est lente.

A

slow

334
Q

persévérant
de façon persévérante

A

persistent
with determination

335
Q

un écolier

A

a schoolchild

336
Q

subtil

A

subtle

337
Q

la langue courante

A

everyday language

338
Q

réciter

A

to recite

339
Q

mépriser

A

to scorn

340
Q

se fiancer

A

to get engaged

341
Q

mettre fin à
mettre fin au combat

A

to put an end to, terminer

342
Q

marrant

A

funny

343
Q

aux quatre coins du monde

A

all over the world

344
Q

luxueux

A

luxurious

345
Q

un tueur à gages

A

a hired killer, a hitman

346
Q

s’enfuir

A

to escape, to run away

347
Q

épouvantable

A

awful, dreadful

348
Q

quoi qu’il en soit

A

anyway, dans tous les cas, de toute façon, regardless

349
Q

étant donné

A

given

350
Q

bâiller

A

to yawn

351
Q

accorder (un instrument)

A

to tune

352
Q

l’autre bout du monde

A

the other side of the world

353
Q

(situation, temps) s’arranger

A

to get better

354
Q

(fonction public) l’administration

A

public service, civil service

355
Q

un fonctionnaire

A

a civil servant

356
Q

la paperasse

A

paperwork

357
Q

la bureaucratie

A

bureaucracy

358
Q

s’arrêter
s’arrêter pour se reposer
s’arrêter de faire

A

to end, to stop
to stop for a rest
to stop doing

359
Q

le nécessaire

A

what is necessary

360
Q

informel

A

informal

361
Q

formel

A

formal

362
Q

faire le pont

A

to take a day off between a holiday and the weekend, to make a long weekend of it

363
Q

Comment ça ?

A

What do you mean?

364
Q

faire en sorte que
Il fait en sorte que ça s’arrange.

A

to make sure
He is making sure that this works out.

365
Q

faire ses preuves
Cette décoration en plastique n’a pas fait ses preuves. Elle a fondu pendant l’été.

A

to prove one’s worth
This plastic decoration didn’t prove its worth. It melted over the summer.

366
Q

des congés

A

days off

367
Q

s’orienter

A

to find one’s way, to get one’s bearings

368
Q

être dépaysé
il est complètement dépaysé.
il n’est pas dépaysé ici.

A

to feel out of place
he’s like a fish out of water.
he feels at home here.

369
Q

Ce n’est pas la mer à boire

A

It’s not that hard

370
Q

viser (à faire / quelque chose)

A

to aim (to do / at something)

371
Q

(computing) un navigateur

A

a browser

372
Q

un connaisseur

A

an expert

373
Q

(de personne) une allure
avoir des allures de
il a une drôle d’allure
prendre l’allure / les allures de

A

a look, an appearance
to look like
he’s a funny-looking chap
(changements, révolte) to begin to look like / (personne) to make oneself out to be

374
Q

avoir du chagrin
Marie-Ève a beaucoup de chagrin parce qu’elle a perdu son chat nommé Chougris.

A

to be sad, être triste

375
Q

avoir le moral
Tu as le moral aujourd’hui ?

A

to be in good spirits
Are you in good spirits today?

376
Q

sur le cœur
Ce qu’elle a sur le cœur, elle l’exprime dans ses dessins.

A

on one’s mind
She expresses what’s on her mind in her drawings.

377
Q

à cœur ouvert

A

from the heart, franchement

378
Q

à part
À part ma dispute avec mes parents, et l’état du monde en général, oui, tout va bien.
à part ça il est charmant
à part ça, quoi de neuf ?

A

besides, apart from
Besides my argument with my parents and the state of the world in general, everything‘s going well.
apart from that he’s charming
apart from that, what’s new?

379
Q

profiter de (privilège, occasion, situation)

A

to take advantage of

380
Q

compter pour quelqu’un
Elle comptait tellement pour moi.
ça compte beaucoup pour moi

A

to matter to someone
She used to matter so much to me.
it means a lot to me

381
Q

compréhensif
Elle sera compréhensive et vous permettra de partir plus tôt.

A

understanding, comprehensive, qui est apte à comprendre les autres, qui a une grande largeur d’esprit

382
Q

éprouver (regret, désir, amour)
éprouver le besoin de faire
éprouver de la colère contre quelqu’un

A

to feel, ressentir
to feel the need to do
to feel angry with somebody

383
Q

de tout cœur
Je suis de tout cœur avec vous deux.

A

sincèrement et totalement, wholeheartedly, bien sincèrement
I’m wholeheartedly with you both.

384
Q

faire de la peine
faire de la peine à quelqu’un
ça me fait de la peine de le voir si triste

A

to hurt, causer du chagrin
to hurt someone
it hurts me to see him so sad

385
Q

trahir

A

to betray

386
Q

réconforter

A

to comfort

387
Q

facile à vivre

A

easygoing

388
Q

draguer

A

to hit on, to flirt, séduire

389
Q

infidèle
infidèle à sa parole

A

unfaithful, disloyal
untrue to one’s word

390
Q

naïf

A

naive

391
Q

les problèmes de cœur
Tu peux me parler de tes problèmes de cœur.

A

relationship problems
You can talk to me about your relationship problems.

392
Q

consoler
cela console de savoir que …
si ça peut te consoler

A

to console
it is some consolation to know that …
if it is any comfort for you

393
Q

fidèle à

A

faithful to, loyal to

394
Q

la cuisse

A

a thigh

395
Q

une moquette

A

a carpet

396
Q

accoucher

A

to give birth

397
Q

s’éclaircir
Le ciel s’est éclairci.

A

to clear up

398
Q

épeler

A

to spell

399
Q

faire face à
On y a fait face ensemble.
faire face à l’inflation / à la sécheresse
Ils ont fait face aux épreuves avec courage.

A

to face with, to cope with, affronter le danger
We faced it together.
to tackle inflation / the drought

400
Q

le dépaysement
ressentir une impression de dépaysement
c’est une promesse de dépaysement

A

change of scenery, disorientation
to feel disoriented
it promises exotic new surroundings

401
Q

un associé

A

a business partner

402
Q

un domaine
dans le domaine financier / philosophique
la mécanique, ce n’est pas mon domaine

A

a field, un secteur dans lequel on travaille
in the field of finance / philosophy
mechanic is not my field

403
Q

sabbatique

A

sabbatical

404
Q

avoir la pression

A

to be under pressure

405
Q

la gestion

A

the management

406
Q

se changer les idées
Sors avec nous, ça te changera les idées.
pour me détendre et me changer les idées …
il propose d’inviter des amis pour se changer les idées.

A

to take one’s mind off things, to turn one’s attention from, to prevent one from thinking about
Go out with us, that will take your mind off things.

407
Q

un pote

A

a buddy, a mate

408
Q

tourner la page

A

to turn the page

409
Q

un bouquin

A

a book

410
Q

faillir
ils ont failli rater l’avion

A

almost, nearly
they almost missed the plane

411
Q

indiquer
le panneau indique la direction de Mâcon

A

to show, to point to, to indicate
the signpost shows which direction to take for Mâcon

412
Q

s’entraider

A

to help each other

413
Q

ce n’est pas à

A

it’s not up to

414
Q

avertir

A

to warn

415
Q

un marché aux puces

A

a flea market

416
Q

affreux

A

hideous, très moche

417
Q

s’en faire
il ne s’en fait pas
Ne t’en fais pas, tu obtiendras ce que tu veux.

A

to worry
he’s not the sort of person to worry about things, he’s got a nerve

418
Q

s’apprêter à (faire) / à (quelque chose)
ils s’apprêtent à partir.
elles s’apprêtent pour la fête.
s’apprêter au départ

A

to be about to (do), to get ready to (do), to prepare for (something), se préparer pour (quelque chose)

419
Q

une antiquité

A

an antique

420
Q

renoncer à quelque chose

A

to give something up

421
Q

la vision des choses

A

le point de vue

422
Q

passer à autre chose

A

to move on to something else

423
Q

concevoir
concevoir la politique comme un métier
on conçoit tout à fait que …
il a conçu une histoire abracadabrante.
je conçois que vous soyez inquiet.

A

to see, to imagine, to understand
too see politics as a job
it is perfectly understandable that …

424
Q

l’ambiance

A

the atmosphere

425
Q

à quel point

A

to what extent

426
Q

le sens

A

the direction

427
Q

faire un bilan

A

to evaluate

428
Q

une proposition

A

an offer

429
Q

recommencer à zéro

A

to start over

430
Q

il a mis un mois

A

it took him one month

431
Q

un berger

A

a shepherd

432
Q

un moniteur

A

an instructor

433
Q

s’épanouir

A

to flourish

434
Q

maigre

A

skinny

435
Q

rougir

A

to blush

436
Q

avoir un faible pour
Je pense qu’il a un faible pour vous.

A

to have a crush on

437
Q

faire honte à

A

to embarrass

438
Q

un squelette

A

a skeleton

439
Q

des petits fours

A

mini appetizers

440
Q

mourir de faim

A

to starve

441
Q

un garde de corps

A

a bodyguard

442
Q

se libérer
J’essaierai de me libérer mercredi.

A

to make time
I’ll try and be free on Wednesday.

443
Q

une ville natale

A

a hometown

444
Q

un hôtel particulier

A

a mansion

445
Q

tomber en ruines

A

to fall apart

446
Q

la gentrification

A

modification urbaine et sociale

447
Q

un bobo

A

un bourgeois bohème, a hipster

448
Q

constater
constater une amélioration / que … s’est amélioré
constater (par) soi-même
comme tu peux le constater

A

to notice, remarquer
to note an improvement / that … has improved
to see for oneself
as you can see

449
Q

se mobiliser

A

to mobilize

450
Q

un manifestant

A

a protester

451
Q

faire des travaux

A

to do construction work

452
Q

un HLM

A

un habitation à loyer modéré, logement au loyer bas

453
Q

un chantier

A

a construction site

454
Q

une grue

A

a crane

455
Q

avoir de la place

A

to have space

456
Q

un panneau solaire

A

a solar panel

457
Q

métamorphoser

A

to transform completely

458
Q

réhabiliter

A

to rehabilitate, to restore

459
Q

chouette (adjectif)

A

neat

460
Q

un commerce
De nouveaux commerces vont ouvrir.

A

une boutique, un magasin, a business
New businesses are going to open.

461
Q

faire avec
elle est là, et il faudra faire avec
On doit faire avec des travaux.

A

s’adapter à, to get by with/in, to make do with (personne, objet, quantité), to put up with (personne, situation)
she’s here, and we’ll have to put up with her
We have to make do with the construction.

462
Q

le marché immobilier

A

real estate market

463
Q

ralentir

A

to slow down

464
Q

mener
On dirait que ça ne mène nulle part.
C’est Bruno qui mène le groupe.

A

to lead
It looks like this isn’t leading anywhere.

465
Q

vexer

A

to offend, to upset, to annoy

466
Q

défendre de

A

to forbid from …ing

467
Q

(perdre son temps) traîner

A

to hang out

468
Q

faire exprès

A

to do on purpose / deliberately

469
Q

du verglas

A

black ice

470
Q

mettre (quelqu’un) en garde

A

to caution (someone), to warn (someone)

471
Q

croquant

A

crunchy

472
Q

(travail, négociations, changements) en cours

A

in progress

473
Q

petit à petit

A

little by little

474
Q

en plein
en pleine réunion
en pleine ville

A

in the middle of
in the middle of the meeting
in the middle of the town

475
Q

du coup

A

so

476
Q

froncer les sourcils

A

to frown

477
Q

sans intérêt

A

dull, uninteresting

478
Q

prendre vie

A

to come to life

479
Q

tout au long de

A

throughout

480
Q

se noyer

A

to drown

481
Q

gronder

A

to scold

482
Q

réprimander
On l’a réprimandé pour son retard.

A

to reprimand

483
Q

cramer

A

to burn to a crisp

484
Q

forcément

A

necessarily

485
Q

déborder

A

to overflow, to overwhelm

486
Q

le repassage

A

ironing

487
Q

la lessive

A

the laundry, washing powder/liquid

488
Q

un sèche-linge

A

a dryer, a tumble-dryer

489
Q

étendre (linge)

A

to hang

490
Q

Je n’y suis pour rien

A

I have nothing to do with it

491
Q

justement

A

actually, precisely, just

492
Q

un bocal

A

un petit aquarium rond, a fish bowl

493
Q

demander pardon

A

to ask for forgiveness

494
Q

reconnaître (faits, torts, erreurs)
il reconnaît avoir menti / qu’il a menti

A

to admit
he admits he lied

495
Q

la queue (d’animal)

A

the tail

496
Q

rayer (meuble, disque)
Il a rayé la table avec un couteau.

A

to scratch

497
Q

rentrer dedans à

A

to run into

498
Q

un garagiste

A

a mechanic

499
Q

rentrer dans

A

to crash into

500
Q

démarrer (moteur, véhicule)

A

to start

501
Q

Ça ne fait rien

A

It doesn’t matter

502
Q

une personne de mauvaise foi

A

an insincere person

503
Q

en vouloir à quelqu’un de quelque chose / faire
Tu peux étendre le linge toi-même si tu m’en veux d’avoir étendu ta belle robe !
Je m’en veux d’être parti.

A

to bear a grudge against someone for something / doing, to be mad at someone for something / doing
You can hang the laundry yourself if you’re mad at me for hanging your beautiful dress!
I feel bad about having left.

504
Q

une tartine

A

a bread and butter, an open sandwich

505
Q

sceptique (sur …)
Elle restait sceptique sur ses chances de succès.

A

skeptical (about …)

506
Q

desserrer

A

to loosen

507
Q

le taux

A

the rate

508
Q

têtu

A

stubborn

509
Q

a caractère
Quel mauvais caractère !
nous n’avons pas le même caractère
être d’un caractère gai / facile / joueur

A

a character, a temperament, a nature
What a bad temperament!
we haven’t got the same character
to have a cheerful / an easy-going / a playful nature / temperament

510
Q

briser

A

to shatter, to break

511
Q

affectueux

A

affectionate, tendre, qui témoigne de l’affection

512
Q

(ordre) la consigne
(pour les bagages) la consigne

A

the instruction
baggage storage

513
Q

se restaurer
Pour poursuivre leur expédition, ils se sont restaurés un peu.

A

to have something to eat

514
Q

un Carré Famille

A

un espace dans le train, a family seating

515
Q

un compartiment

A

a compartment

516
Q

Auriez-vous l’amabilité de … ?

A

Would you be so kind as to … ?

517
Q

correspondre à
Cela ne correspond pas à la somme demandée.

A

to match, to correspond to

518
Q

Bonne dégustation !

A

Profitez de votre repas !, Enjoy your meal!

519
Q

Ça vous ennuierait de … ?

A

Would you mind …ing?

520
Q

à la place de

A

instead of

521
Q

Auriez-vous la gentillesse de … ?

A

Would you be kind enough to …?

522
Q

nocturne

A

de la nuit, night

523
Q

le vestiaire

A

the coat check

524
Q

auprès de
allongé auprès d’elle
il faut rester auprès de lui, il est souffrant
mes problèmes ne sont rien auprès des tiens

A

en parlant à, to, next to, compared with
lying next to her
you must stay with him, he’s ill
my problems are nothing compared with yours

525
Q

Ça vous dérangerait de … ?

A

Would you mind …ing?

526
Q

surclassé

A

upgraded

527
Q

à votre convenance

A

at your convenience

528
Q

un surclassement

A

an upgrade

529
Q

perplexe

A

puzzled, perplexed

530
Q

un bagage en cabine

A

a carry-on bag

531
Q

à base de

A

made with

532
Q

une astuce
Ce magicien a mis au point plusieurs astuces amusantes.
Ariane a beaucoup d’astuce : elle arrive toujours à régler tous les problèmes.

A

a tip, a cleverness

533
Q

muet

A

silent

534
Q

un bruitage

A

a sound effect

535
Q

orphelin

A

orphan

536
Q

un compromis

A

a compromise

537
Q

valoir la peine de (faire)

A

to be worth …ing

538
Q

un oreiller

A

a pillow

539
Q

à table
On est vingt à table.

A

at the table
There are twenty of us at the table.

540
Q

l’accueil

A

welcome desk

541
Q

l’intimité
ils ont fêté Noël dans l’intimité
La cérémonie aura lieu dans la plus stricte intimité : seule la famille y assistera.

A

privacy
they had a quiet Christmas

542
Q

un feu de camp

A

a campfire

543
Q

se rappeler

A

to remember

544
Q

barvader

A

to chat

545
Q

d’ici
d’ici peu
d’ici demain
d’ici à l’an 2000

A

by, within
shortly
by tomorrow
by the year 2000

546
Q

se mettre d’accord
Elles se sont mises d’accord pour partager le travail.

A

to agree, to come to an agreement, s’entendre

547
Q

de quoi (faire)
J’ai de quoi vivre modestement.
Donnez-moi de quoi écrire.

A

something enough to (do)

548
Q

une portion

A

a serving

549
Q

montrer du doigt

A

désigner, to point at

550
Q

une bagarre

A

a fight

551
Q

un cambriolage

A

a burglary

552
Q

s’évader

A

to escape, s’échapper

553
Q

laisser libre cours à son imagination

A

to let one’s imagination run wild

554
Q

un rêveur

A

a dreamer

555
Q

Ça ne fait pas de mal

A

It doesn’t hurt

556
Q

de manière à
Nous avons pris la voiture de manière à arriver à temps.

A

dans le but de, pour, in order to

557
Q

Les Antilles

A

The West Indies

558
Q

paradisiaque

A

idyllic, heavenly

559
Q

Les Caraïbes

A

The Caribbean

560
Q

enterrer

A

to bury

561
Q

un milliardaire

A

a billionaire

562
Q

une licorne

A

a unicorn

563
Q

une sirène

A

a mermaid

564
Q

à moitié
vendre à moitié prix
c’est à moitié plein.

A

half …
to sell at half-price
this is half full.

565
Q

un conte de fées

A

a fairy tale

566
Q

un ogre

A

an ogre

567
Q

se méfier de
Ils se sont méfiés de ces beaux discours de ces vendeurs.

A

to be wary of, not to trust

568
Q

un génie
peintre de génie
avoir un coup de génie
le génie de la forêt

A

a genius, a spirit, a genie
painter of genius
to have a flash of inspiration
the spirit of the forest

569
Q

une lampe à huile

A

an oil lamp

570
Q

l’Antiquité

A

Antiquity

571
Q

le Moyen Âge

A

Middle Ages

572
Q

un chevalier

A

a knight

573
Q

le Renaissance

A

Renaissance

574
Q

lire dans les pensées

A

to read someone’s mind

575
Q

le méchant

A

the villain

576
Q

se téléporter

A

to teleport (oneself)

577
Q

le quotidien

A

daily life, everyday life

578
Q

avoir les pieds sur terre

A

to have one’s feet on the ground

579
Q

une villa

A

a villa

580
Q

croiser
On les croise souvent devant l’école.

A

tu run into, to cross
We often run into them in front of the school.

581
Q

un crabe

A

a crab

582
Q

un écureuil

A

a squirrel

583
Q

prendre la parole

A

to take the floor, commencer à parler

584
Q

un tour
c’est ton tour.
notre équipe a été battue au second tour.

A

a round, a turn
it’s your turn.
our team was defeated in the second round.

585
Q

un mandat

A

a term

586
Q

de gauche ou de droite

A

left-wing or right-wing

587
Q

élire
être élu à l’unanimité
élire un candidat sénateur

A

to elect
to be elected unanimously
to elect a candidate to the Senate

588
Q

le pouvoir d’achat

A

purchasing power

589
Q

une hausse

A

une augmentation, an increase

590
Q

la croissance

A

growth

591
Q

interrompre
Désolée de vous interrompre, mais nous devons passer à l’étude d’une autre question.

A

couper la parole, to interrupt

592
Q

mais enfin
Mais enfin, ou voulez-vous en venir ?

A

seriously, for heaven’s sake
Seriously, what are you getting at?

593
Q

une mesure

A

a measure

594
Q

s’engager à (faire)

A

to commit to (do), to promise to (do)

595
Q

où vous voulez en venir
Je ne vois pas où vous voulez en venir.

A

what you are getting at, ce que vous expliquez
I don’t see what you’re getting at.

596
Q

durable
développement durable

A

sustainable
sustainable development

597
Q

intervenir
intervenir dans les affaires d’autrui
Ils sont intervenus à temps dans la discussion.

A

to jump in, to intervene

598
Q

prétendre
Il prétend tout ignorer de cette affaire.
Il prétend qu’on lui a volé sa voiture.

A

to claim, affirmer
He claims to know nothing about the matter.

599
Q

renforcer

A

to strengthen

600
Q

reprendre (promenade, récit, conversation, fonctions, études)
reprendre le travail
on quitte à midi et on reprend à 14 heures

A

to resume
to go back to work
we stop at noon and start again at 2

601
Q

compter (faire)

A

to intend to (do)

602
Q

le mot de la fin

A

the last word

603
Q

legislatif

A

legislative

604
Q

eh bien

A

well

605
Q

essentiel

A

essential

606
Q

se préparer à

A

to get ready for

607
Q

adéquat

A

appropriate

608
Q

à bord de

A

on board …

609
Q

avoir la tête dans les nuages

A

to have one’s head in the clouds

610
Q

un étang

A

a pond

611
Q

un terrain de jeux

A

a playground

612
Q

une assurance voyage

A

a travel insurance policy

613
Q

il se peut que

A

it may be that …

614
Q

à présent

A

at present, now

615
Q

comme des casseroles
Elle chante comme des casseroles !

A

(sing) very badly

616
Q

un traître, une traîtresse

A

a traitor

617
Q

agiter (main, mouchoir, cigare)

A

to wave

618
Q

soupirer

A

to sigh

619
Q

trembler
la terre a encore tremblé en Californie.
faire trembler quelque chose

A

to shake
there has been another earthquake in California.
to shake something

620
Q

un briquet

A

a lighter

621
Q

une preuve

A

a piece of evidence / proof

622
Q

une chaleur

A

a heat

623
Q

faner

A

to wither, to wilt

624
Q

dégagé (ciel)

A

clear

625
Q

du blé

A

wheat

626
Q

une sécheresse

A

a drought

627
Q

(ciel) se couvrir

A

to become cloudy

628
Q

la brume

A

fog, mist

629
Q

une béquille

A

a crutch

630
Q

une entorse
il s’est fait une entorse.

A

a sprain
he got a sprain.

631
Q

des brouillons

A

rough drafts

632
Q

blessant

A

hurtful

633
Q

n’en faire qu’à sa tête

A

to do whatever he wants

634
Q

tirer la chasse

A

to flush (the toilet)

635
Q

(pour animaux) un refuge

A

a shelter, a sanctuary

636
Q

hypoallergique

A

hypoallergenic, se dit d’une substance qui diminue les risques d’allergie

637
Q

sauf si
nous mangerons dehors, sauf s’il pleut
je partirai en septembre, sauf si je rate mes examens

A

unless
we’ll eat outside unless it rains
I’ll leave in September unless I fail my exams

638
Q

un baiser

A

a kiss

639
Q

(journée) chargé

A

busy, full

640
Q

la Toussaint

A

All Saints’ Day

641
Q

il n’y a pas grand-chose à faire

A

there isn’t much to do

642
Q

le réchauffement climatique

A

global warming

643
Q

actuellement
Il est absent actuellement.

A

at the moment, at present, currently

644
Q

effectivement
le problème est effectivement complexe

A

indeed, en effet, actually
the problem is indeed complex

645
Q

armer de

A

to arm with

646
Q

un tribunal

A

a court

647
Q

une séance

A

a session

648
Q

(théâtre, cinéma, télévision) un plateau

A

a stage, a set

649
Q

une quiche

A

a quiche

650
Q

en souvenir
il me l’a donné en souvenir

A

as a souvenir
he gave it to me as a keepsake

651
Q

un prisonnier

A

a prisoner

652
Q

un pot de fleurs

A

a flowerpot

653
Q

C’est comme ça que …

A

That’s how …

654
Q

pas cher

A

inexpensive

655
Q

revenir de (maladie, frayeur, surprise)
revenir de ses illusions
revenir de son erreur

A

to get over
to lose one’s illusions
to realize one’s mistake

656
Q

Quelle horreur !

A

That’s awful!

657
Q

il y a peu de chances que (subjonctif)

A

there is little chance that …

658
Q

dès

A

(starting) from

659
Q

frileux

A

sensitive to the cold

660
Q

se ridiculiser

A

être ridicule, to make a fool of oneself

661
Q

le cœur brisé

A

a broken heart

662
Q

un trou de mémoire

A

a lapse of memory

663
Q

naviguer

A

to sail

664
Q

un pare-brise

A

a windshield

665
Q

moyen (adjectif)

A

average, medium

666
Q

le moyen (de faire)

A

the means (of doing), the way (of doing)

667
Q

un déchet

A

a waste

668
Q

une nageoire

A

a fin, a flipper

669
Q

retirer
retire-lui ses gants
retirer les arêtes

A

to take off, to remove
take his gloves off
to take out / remove the bones

670
Q

un volontariat

A

a voluntary service

671
Q

soigner
soigner un rhume avec de l’aspirine

A

to treat, to look after, to take care over, avoir soin de quelqu’un / de quelque chose
to treat a cold with aspirin

672
Q

un habitat

A

a habitat

673
Q

un bassin

A

a pond, a pool

674
Q

noter

A

to notice

675
Q

dénicher

A

to dig out, to unearth

676
Q

une alliance

A

a wedding ring

677
Q

une inscription

A

a registration, an enrollment

678
Q

un accès (à …)
L’accès à cette partie du château est interdit.

A

an access, an entrance (to …)
The entrance to this part of the castle is forbidden.

679
Q

De quoi s’agit-il ?

A

What is it about?

680
Q

accro à …

A

hooked on …, wild about …

681
Q

de façon à (faire)

A

in order to (do)

682
Q

prendre … pour …
pour qui me prends-tu ?
tu me prends pour ton esclave ?

A

to take … for …
who do you think you’re talking to?, what do you take me for?
I’m not your slave, you know!

683
Q

la covoiturage

A

car sharing

684
Q

garder le moral
Mes potes m’aident à garder le moral.

A

to keep one’s spirits up
My buddies help me keep my spirits up.

685
Q

(costume) folklorique

A

traditional

686
Q

dans le doute
dans le doute, j’ai préféré ne rien dire

A

not being sure, doubtful
not being sure I didn’t say anything