Section 8 Flashcards

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à moins que

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unless

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à l’improviste

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unexpectedly

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gonflable

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inflatable

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héberger
Claude héberge souvent ses amis.

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to put up, to accommodate

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dépanner quelqu’un
Tu pourrais me dépanner pour demain ?

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to help someone out
Could you help me out for tomorrow?

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nourrir

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to feed, donner à manger

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demander un service

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ask for a favor

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quitte
nous sommes quittes

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even, sans dette
we’re quits

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ça t’arrange

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c’est bon pour toi, ça te convient, it works for you

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une tondeuse

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a lawnmower, une machine qui coupe l’herbe

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un escabeau
Laurence a grimpé sur l’escabeau pour prendre le sac de biscuits.

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a stepladder, un petit escalier portatif

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un mètre

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a measuring tape

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une perceuse

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a drill

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du fond du cœur

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from the bottom of my heart, profondément et sincèrement

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arrangeant

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accommodating

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serviable

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helpful

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rendre la pareille

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to return the favor

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18
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un camping

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a campground

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19
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soi-disant

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so-called, supposed

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20
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ça tombe bien

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that works out well, perfect timing

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21
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rigolo, rigolote

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funny

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22
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rien à voir …

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this is unrelated …

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(conversation) un entretien

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a meeting, an interview

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sur le plan économique

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economically, en ce qui concerne l’économie

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25
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lors de

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during, pendant

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aborder
vous n’abordez pas le problème comme il faut

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to address, to tackle
you’re not going about the problem the right way

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négocier

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to negotiate

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dépasser

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to exceed

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29
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la rémunération

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the pay

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30
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(espoir) des attentes

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expectations

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investir

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to invest

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32
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remplaçable

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replaceable

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33
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à condition que
Tu peux sortir à condition qu’il fasse beau.

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on condition that …, seulement si

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tenir compte de
Je tiens compte de ce que vous me dites.
Elle a tenu compte de ce fait.

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to take into account
I’m taking into account what you’re telling me.

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35
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une audace

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boldness

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36
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en position de (faire)
nous ne sommes pas en position de vous aider

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in a position to (do)
we are in no position to help you

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un investissement

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investment

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38
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une voiture de fonction

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a company car

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39
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une prime

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a bonus

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40
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ainsi que

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as well as, et aussi

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41
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une augmentation

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a raise, an increase

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42
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pour l’instant

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for now

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43
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un désaccord

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a disagreement

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44
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envisageable

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conceivable, possible

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45
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parvenir à (lieu, stade, personne, group) (accord, solution, conclusion)
Il est parvenu au sommet de la montagne.
Elle est parvenu à le convaincre.

A

to reach, arriver à, réussir à

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accorder (faveur, permission, etc)
accorder une aide financière à quelqu’un

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to give, to offer, to grant
to give someone financial assistance

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se contenter de (quelque chose)
Si c’est tout ce que vous offrez, je m’en contenterai.

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to be content with, to settle for
If that’s everything that you are offering, I’ll be content with it.

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un accord

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an agreement

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49
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mûrir

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to ripen

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fixer (personne, objet, point)
Il me fixa longuement.

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to stare at

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le glaçage
le glaçage d’un millefeuille

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icing

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la verdure
maison perdue dans la verdure

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greenery
house swathed in greenery

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claquer (porte)
claquer la porte au nez de quelqu’un

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to slam
to slam the door in someone’s face

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54
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abstrait

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abstract

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55
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un metteur / une metteuse en scène

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a stage director

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56
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une boisson énergique

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an energy drink

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57
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un coloc

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a roomie

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58
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j’hallucine

A

I can’t believe it

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59
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Tu abuses

A

You’re going to far

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60
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(résoudre un conflict) s’expliquer
On s’explique maintenant ou après ?

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to talk things over
Are we talking things over now or after?

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C’est n’importe quoi !

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What a mess!, That’s absurd!

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un appart

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an apartment

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63
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Tu rigoles ?

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Are you serious? Are you kidding?

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64
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pas tant que ça

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not as much as that

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justifier
Arrête de te justifier !

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to justify, to explain
Stop explaining yourself!

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nier

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to deny

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67
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laisser traîner quelque chose

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to leave something lying around

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nickel

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spick and span, parfaitement propre

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Tu parles !
Une restructuration ? Tu parles ! C’est un euphémisme dire que des postes seront supprimés.

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J’en doute !, locution exclamative marquant le scepticisme

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fermer l’œil

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to get a wink of sleep

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je suis crevé

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I’m beat

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72
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râler

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to grumble

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73
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tant pis

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too bad, expression marquant la résignation

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s’organiser
Ils se sont organisés pour venir.

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to get organized

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avoir intérêt à faire
Ils ont intérêt à travailler s’ils veulent atteindre leur but.

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had better do

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se rattraper
Elle se rattrape en travaillant deux fois plus.

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to make up for it
She makes up for it by working twice as hard.

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un animateur

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an entertainer, a presenter, personne qui présente une émission (radio, télévision), un spectacle, etc

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méfiant

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wary

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également

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also, aussi

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80
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un petit four

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an appetizer or a dessert

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81
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marquer le coup
Il a été nommé directeur et pour marquer le coup on a débouché plusieurs bouteilles de champagne.
On lui a fait des allusions malveillantes, mais il n’a pas marqué le coup.

A

to mark the occasion

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82
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un pot de départ

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a farewell party

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83
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une cagnotte

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a money pool

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84
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se cotiser

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to chip in

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85
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une carte cadeau

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a gift card

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radin
elle est très radin / radine.

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stingy
she’s very stingy.
*Au féminin, on peut employer la forme féminine ou conserver la forme masculine.

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chanter juste

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to sing in tune

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88
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chanter faux

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to sing out of tune

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89
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un micro

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un microphone, a mic

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90
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plus qu’on ne le pense

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more … than you think

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Tu m’enlèves les mots de la bouche

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You take the words right out of my mouth

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une piste de danse

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a dance floor

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s’éclater

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to have a great time

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déchaîné

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wild

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une choré

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a choreography

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et là

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and then

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97
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plus qu’on ne le dit

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more … than they say

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cacher son jeu

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to hide one’s true self, ne pas montrer qui on est, ne pas laisser voir sa personnalité

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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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remettre ça

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to do this again, to start again

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101
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gaspiller

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to waste

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102
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un buisson

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a bush

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103
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tailler
Il a probablement oublié de tailler ce buisson.
buisson taillé en cône

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to trim
He probably forgot to trim this bush.
shrub trimmed into a cone shape

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passer (temps) à faire

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to spend (time) doing

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105
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palpitant
un roman policier palpitant

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thrilling

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106
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de toute manière
De toute manière, je partirai ce soir.

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in any case, anyway

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raffoler de
Les adolescentes raffolent de ce chanteur.

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to be crazy about, aimer follement

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jusqu’à ce que (subj)

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until …

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109
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un rival, une rivale

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a rival

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110
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à contrecœur

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reluctantly

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111
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inciter
la croissance incite à investir

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to encourage, to prompt, to spur
growth encourages investment

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112
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un amateur

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a connoisseur, a lover

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113
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un raton laveur

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a raccoon

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114
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se fatiguer à (faire)
ne te fatigue pas à ranger, je le ferai

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to bother …ing / to do
don’t bother tidying up, I’ll do it

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115
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les César

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the French Oscars

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116
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se dérouler
La réunion s’est déroulée hier à Damas comme prévu

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se passer, avoir lieu, to take place
The meeting took place yesterday in Damascus as planned

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un cinéphile

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un amoureux du cinéma, a cinema enthusiast

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118
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le grand écran
J’ai adoré le voir sur grand écran.

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silver screen, le cinéma
I loved seeing him on the silver screen. (note that the article “le” is omitted, like “en plein air” or “à haute voix”.)

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119
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gastronomique

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gastronomic

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120
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nommé

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nominated

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121
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remettre (récompense, trophée, médaille) à quelqu’un

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to present something to someone, donner

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122
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remporter
Il a remporté le premier prix.

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to win

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123
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un court-métrage

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a short film, un film court

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124
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un cinéaste

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a filmmaker

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125
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une projection (d’un film)
salle de projection
appareil de projection

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a screening
screening room
projector

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126
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retracer (événement, vie)

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to recount

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127
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(événement, drame, œuvre) marquer (personne, esprit)

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to make an impression on, to leave its mark on

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128
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marquant

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memorable

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129
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lancer (satellite, fusée, offensive, projet, …)

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to launch

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130
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le septième art

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le cinéma

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131
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le cinéma muet

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silent movies

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(acteur) crever l’écran
Elle avait crevé l’écran dans ce rôle.

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to have great screen presence, attirer beaucoup d’attention
She had had great screen presence in that role.

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le moment clé

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the key moment

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prometteur, prometteuse

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promising

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immortaliser
Ces tableaux remarquables ont immortalisé ce peintre.

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to immortalize

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immortel

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immortal

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une candidature (à un poste, statut)
retirer sa candidature

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an application
to withdraw one’s application

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un portant

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a rack

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une pique

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a spike

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vif, vive (couleur, lumière)

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bright

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relancer (idée, tradition)

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to revive

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rien que
j’en ai la nausée rien que d’y penser
rien qu’à voir comment il s’habille

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just, nothing but
I feel sick just thinking about it
just by looking at the way he dresses

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un arc-en-ciel

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a rainbow

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les congés payés

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paid leave

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une date clé

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un moment essentiel, a key date

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auparavant

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dans le passé, autrefois, in the past

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le Code du travail

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the French Labor Code

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une évolution

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a development, an evolution, an advancement

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au fil du temps

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over time

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RTT
Il me restait une demi-journée de RTT, alors j’ai pris mon après-midi.

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réduction du temps de travail, compensatory time
I had a half-day of compensatory time left, so I took the afternoon off.

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tendre à (faire)
cet enfant tend à négliger ses devoirs.

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avoir tendance à, to tend to (do)

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travailler à distance

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faire du télétravail, to work remotely

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travailler à mi-temps

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to work half time

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privilégier

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to prioritize, donner la priorité

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de plus en plus

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more and more

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passer à (vingt heures, temps plein)

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go to (twenty hours, full time)

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travailler en freelance

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to work freelance

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la vie de famille

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family life

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le bien-être

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well-being, un état agréable sur le plan physique et mental

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se soucier de
il ne se soucie guère de sa santé

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s’inquiéter de, être préoccupé par, to care about, to worry about
he cares little about his health

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se tourner vers
se tourner vers la botanique
ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner

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préférer une chose à une autre, faire un choix, to turn to
to turn to botany
not to know who to turn to

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le quotidien

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la routine, la vie de tous les jours, everyday life

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métro, boulot, dodo

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la routine des travailleurs, the daily grind

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poser ses congés

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to request leave

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hors vacances scolaires

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outside school vacation

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se rendre (quelque part)
se rendre à Rome

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aller quelque part, to head off to, to go to
to go to Rome

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prendre sa semaine

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to take the week off

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une réforme

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a reform

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une polémique
Cette décision a suscité des polémiques.

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a controversy

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entre-temps

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in the meantime

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un habitué

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a regular (customer)

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vulgaire

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vulgar, coarse

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changer de refrain

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to change one’s tune

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une prestation (de personne)

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a performance

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cordes vocales

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vocal chords

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avantageux
il est avantageux de faire
trouver avantageux de faire

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advantageous, attractive
it is advantageous to do
to find it advantageous to do

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un vacancier

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a vacationer

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178
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savoureux

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tasty

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179
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des miettes

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crumbs

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à l’écoute (de …)
Cet enseignant est à l’écoute de ses élèves.

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attentive (to …), listening (to …)

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à la place

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instead

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un beignet

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a donut

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gastronomique

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gourmet

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un adversaire

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an opponent

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opposer (personne, équipe)
la finale opposait deux Américains

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to pit … against, to match … against
the final was between two Americans

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faire revenir (ail, oignons, viande)

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to brown

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à feu doux
Ça va cuire à feu doux pendant vingt minutes

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on low heat
It is going to cook on low heat for twenty minutes

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au fur et à mesure
je préfère les informer au fur et à mesure

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petit à petit, progressivement, bit by bit, as one goes along
I prefer to inform them as I go along

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189
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émincer

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to slice thinly

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190
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de même que

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just like

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à feu vif

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on high heat

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la cuisson (de rôti, poulet)

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roasting, la manière de faire cuire

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(produit) du terroir

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local, d’une certaine zone rurale

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contrairement à

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contrary to

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un gratin

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a gratin

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assaisonner

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to season

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crémeux

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creamy

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l’amertume

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bitterness

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un contraste entre … et …

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a contrast between … and …

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(chair, peau, viande, légume) tendre

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tender

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une texture

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a texture

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(ailment, goût) fade

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tasteless, bland

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le suspense est à son comble

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the suspense is killing me, the suspense is at its peak

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autrement
Tu aurais peut-être dû faire autrement.

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différemment, differently
You should maybe have done things differently.

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contre toute attente

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against all odds

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à l’inverse de
à l’inverse de ce qui s’est passé dans l’an dernier
à l’inverse de ce qu’il croyait

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unlike, contrary to
unlike last year
contrary to what he thought

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le verdict

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the verdict

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à l’unanimité

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unanimously

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un grand

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an adult

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argent liquide

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cash

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(de nourriture) se régaler
je me régale
les enfants se sont régalés avec ton dessert

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to enjoy
it’s delicious
the children really enjoyed your dessert

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verser

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to pour

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maîtriser (langue, sujet, technique)

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to master

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se fixer (but, conduit, limite, budget)
la tâche qu’il s’est fixée
se fixer comme / pour but de faire

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to set onself
the task that he set himself
to set oneself the goal of doing

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s’étirer

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to stretch

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méditer

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to meditate

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satisfaire

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to satisfy, faire plaisir

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un esthéticien

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an esthetician

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se reproduire

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to happen again

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se faire teindre les cheveux

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to get one’s hair dyed

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scandaleux

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scandalous

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indigné
Il est indigné de cette erreur judiciaire.

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appalled

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outré

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outraged

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un chignon

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a bun

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s’attacher
Elsa s’est attaché les cheveux, cette coiffure lui va très bien.
robe qui s’attache par derrière

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to fasten
Elsa tied her hair up, this hairstyle looks very good on her.
dress which fastens at the back

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s’emporter
il s’emporte facilement

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to lose one’s temper
he loses his temper easily

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négliger
il n’a rien à négliger pour réussir
une offre qui n’est pas à négliger

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to neglect
he tried everything possible to succeed
an offer which is worth considering

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Ça me met hors de moi !

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That makes my blood boil!, This is setting me off!

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je me suis fait avoir

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I’ve been fooled

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servir de
servir de leçon
servir d’arme
la table nous sert de bureau

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to act as, to be used as
to serve as a lesson
to be used as a weapon
we use the table as a desk

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être près de faire
je ne suis pas près de recommencer

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to be about to do
I’m not about to do that again

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une bande (de touristes, jeunes, d’amis)

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a group, crowd

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une coupure d’électricité

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a power outage, power cut

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connaître (crise, défaite, échec)

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to experience

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la cohue

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a chaos, crush, la panique

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un espion, une espionne

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a spy, un agent secret

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être troué
mon seau est troué

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to have holes
there’s a hole in my bucket

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un foulard

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une écharpe légère, a scarf

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retourner (colis, lettre, marchandise)

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to send back, return

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Q

bien entendu

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of course, bien sûr

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un arrangement
arriver / parvenir à un arrangement

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une solution qui convient à tous, an arrangement, an agreement
to come to / to reach an agreement

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un ticket de caisse

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a receipt

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un désagrément
cela m’a causé beaucoup de désagrément

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an inconvenience
it caused me a lot of inconvenience

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la dentelle

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lace

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veiller à quelque chose
veiller à ce que …
veiller au bonheur / bien-être de quelqu’un
On veille à ce que la clientèle soit contente.

A

to ensure
to make sure that …, to see to it that …
to look after someone’s happiness / well-being
We ensure that the customers are happy.

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mécontent

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dissatisfied, unhappy

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valable
ma proposition reste valable
Ces billets ne sont plus valables

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valid
my offer still holds

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(business) un avoir

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a store credit

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ainsi
c’est ainsi que l’on faisait le beurre

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comme ça, dans cette manière, in this way
that’s the way / how they used to make butter

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un geste commercial

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a goodwill gesture

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le client est roi

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the customer is always right

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une carte de fidélité

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a loyalty card

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résumer

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to summarize

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la clientèle

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customers

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la soie

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silk

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un béret

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a beret

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Q

Non mais je rêve ?

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Am I imagining things?

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258
Q

tenir compagnie à quelqu’un
Ma sœur me tient compagnie le soir.

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to keep somebody company

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impeccable
s’exprimer dans un français impeccable

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immaculate, impeccable
to speak perfect / faultless French

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se vanter de
elle se vante toujours de tes succès

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to brag about
she is always bragging about your achievements

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se permettre de faire
il s’est permis d’entrer sans frapper
tu ne peux pas te permettre d’être en retard an ton rendez-vous

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to take the liberty of doing, to afford to do
he took the liberty of coming in without knocking
you can’t afford to be late for your appointment

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la pâte à gâteau

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the cake batter

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garé en double file
Il est interdit de se garer en double file.

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double-parked, se dit d’une voiture qui s’arrête le long de la file des voitures déjà garées

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mettre le sujet sur la table

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to bring up the subject

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tendu

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tense

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discuter de
le sujet donc nous avons discuté

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to discuss
the subject we discussed

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délicat

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sensitive, delicate

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je te le concède

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I’ll grant you that

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à la limite
à la limite, j’ai envie de démissionner
à la limite je peux te prêter 100 euros

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at the very least
I almost feel like resigning
in a pinch, I can lend you 100 euros

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en partie

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partly

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faire référence à
Nous faisons référence au jugement rendu l’an dernier.

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to make reference to, to refer to, se reporter à, s’appuyer sur

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les propos
tenir des propos grossiers
des propos mensongers

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remarks, comments
to make vulgar comments

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Mince !
Mince alors ! j’ai oublié mes clés !

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Shoot!, Wow!, Darn (it)!, interjection marquant la surprise, l’admiration, le mécontentement

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décidément

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definitely

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imposer
on leur a imposé de faire

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to impose, faire accepter
they were obliged to do

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donner un jugement

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partager une opinion très forte sur quelque chose, donner une critique

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mettre les pieds dans le plat
Pauline ne sait pas être délicate, elle met toujours les pieds dans le plat.

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parler trop franchement, commettre un impair
Pauline doesn’t know how to be sensitive, she always puts her foot in her mouth.

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constamment

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constantly

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il n’empêche que …
il n’empêche que tu aurais pu nous en parler.
il n’empêche que c’était trop tard.

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nonetheless, the fact remains that …
the fact remains that you could’ve talked to us about it.
the fact remains that it was too late.

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s’abstenir de faire

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to refrain from doing

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se brouiller

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to bicker, to fall out

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ou bien … ou bien …

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either … or …

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283
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générationnel

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generational

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abuser
je suis patient mais il ne faut pas abuser

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to go too far, to take things too far
I may be patient but don’t push me too far

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je comprends que (subj)

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I understand why …

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se réconcilier
C’est dommage qu’ils ne se soient pas réconciliés.
Ils se sont finalement réconciliés.

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to make up, to be reconciled
It’s too bad that they didn’t make up.

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la laideur
ton chapeau est d’une laideur

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ugliness
your hat is hideous

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agacer
tu commence à m’agacer

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to annoy
you’re starting to annoy me

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transpire

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to sweat

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avoir du culot
Ce petit effronté a beaucoup de culot.

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to have some nerve, avoir de l’audace

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poser un lapin à quelqu’un

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to stand someone up, ne pas venir à un rendez-vous prévu avec quelqu’un

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lâche
être lâche devant les puissants

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cowardly

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bien se tenir

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to behave well

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des baguettes (pour manger)

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chopsticks

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je ne savais plus où me mettre

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I didn’t know what to do with myself

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des nouilles

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noodles

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garder son calme

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to keep calm

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l’hygiène

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hygiene

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299
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se faire larguer

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to get dumped

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300
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faire la tête

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to sulk

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en cachette

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on the sly

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comme si de rien n’était

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as if nothing happened

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soupirer

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to sigh

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se prendre un râteau

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to get shot down

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ne faire que faire
Il ne faisait que parler de lui.

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to keep doing
He kept talking about himself.

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prétentieux

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pretentious

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en rester là
il vaut mieux en rester là
je préfère en rester là pour l’instant

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to call it quits
it’s better to call it quits
I prefer to call it quits for now

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dorénavant

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désormais, à partir de maintenant, from this point forward, from now on

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prendre ses jambes à son cou

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to run for one’s life, to take one’s heels, s’enfuir très rapidement

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une appli de rencontre

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a dating app

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laisser tomber
Tu devrais laisser tomber ce travail qui ne t’intéresse pas.

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to give up, abandonner

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donner rendez-vous à quelqu’un

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to set a date with someone , to arrange to meet someone

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(avoir une posture) se tenir
se tenir droit
se tenir mal

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to stand
to have good posture
to have bad posture

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se redresser
Redressez-vous, la directrice arrive !

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to stand up

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se boucher les oreilles

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to cover one’s ears

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(partie, match) serré
le score est serré

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close
the scores are close

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affronter

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to face

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se remettre de (maladie, accouchement, accident) / (déception, émotion, échec, décès)
il ne s’est jamais vraiment remis de sa chute

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to recover from / to get over
he never really recovered from his fall

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un dramaturge

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a playwright

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imposant
Ils ont été élus avec une majorité imposante.

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impressive

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les coulisses
Martin est allé dans les coulisses pour avoir les autographes des comédiens.

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backstage

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moustachu

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with a mustache

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pousser un cri

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to scream

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faire appel à quelqu’un
J’ai tout de suite pensé à faire appel à vous. (× … à vous faire appel)
Ses parent ont fait appel au plombier.

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to call on someone, demander de l’aide de
I right away thought about calling on you.

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discrètement

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discreetly

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la discrétion

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discretion

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mystérieusement

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mysteriously

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mystérieux

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mysterious

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une énigme

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a conundrum

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prendre quelqu’un en filature

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to tail someone

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la bonne piste

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the right track

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enquêter sur
la police enquête sur le crime

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to investigate
the police are carrying out an investigation into the crime

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émettre
émettre un doute

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to express
to express a doubt

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un meurtre

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a murder

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soupçonner

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to suspect

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déduire de

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to deduce from

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une hypothèse

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a hypothesis

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avoir (quelque chose) à voir avec …
il n’a rien à voir avec
Ça n’a rien à voir avec moi.
Cela a absolument tout à voir avec vous !

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to have (something) to do with …
he has nothing to do with
This has nothing to do with me.
This has absolutely everything to do with you!

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le mobile

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the motive

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un alibi

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an alibi

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Ça n’a aucun sens !

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This doesn’t make any sense!

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un interrogatoire

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an interrogation

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un raisonnement

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a reasoning

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le coupable

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the culprit

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démontrer

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to demonstrate

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faire preuve de
J’ai dû faire preuve d’intelligence.

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to show evidence of
I had to show evidence of intelligence.

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prendre quelque chose en compte

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to take something into account

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révéler
Les indices ont révélé la vérité.

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to reveal
The clues revealed the truth.

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(dans une enquête) un indice

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a clue

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un suspect

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a suspect

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avoir des soupçons sur
Les enquêteurs ont des soupçons sur ce commerçant.

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to have one’s suspicions about

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un entraînement

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a training

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désolant

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dreadful

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en sueur
il avait le front en sueur.

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sweaty
he had a sweaty forehead.

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un remplaçant

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a replacement

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(vêtements) un haut

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a top

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un couturier

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a fashion designer

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concevoir (produit, système, projet)
notre hôtel a d’abord été conçu comme une maison

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to design
we wanted our hotel to be first and foremost a home

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(vêtements) un bas

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a bottom

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(vêtements) sur mesure

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custom made

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Q

remettre (vêtements)

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to rewear

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Q

à la fois

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simultaneously, at the same time

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le velours

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velvet

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le lin

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linen

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(vêtements) assorti
draps et serviettes assorties

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matching
matching sheets and towels

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un chemisier

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a blouse

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célébrer

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to celebrate

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à l’endroit
Je n’ai pas mis mon collant à l’endroit, il est à l’envers.

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the right way (opposite of à l’envers, backwards)

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(vêtements ) ringard
Je voudrais un truc qui ne fasse pas ringard

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unfashionable, dated
I would like something that doesn’t look unfashionable.

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par-dessus
tu vas avoir froid en chemise, mets un pull par-dessus
Elle met un maillot de bain par-dessus ses vêtements.

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on top, over …
you’ll be cold in a shirt, put a sweater on

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décontracté

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relaxed, casual

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boutonner
Boutonne ton manteau, il fait froid !

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to button

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ravissant

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gorgeous, delightful

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(tissu, vêtements, papier) se froisser
ma robe s’est froissée

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to wrinkle, to crease
my dress is creased

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(vêtements) décolleté
une robe décolletée on V

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low cut
a V-neck dress

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Q

convenable

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suitable

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unique
c’est un cas unique dans l’histoire des sciences

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one-of-a-kind
it’s a unique case in the history of science

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un tailleur

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a tailor

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Q

faire sensation

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to cause / create / be a sensation

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autant que (subjonctif)
Autant que vous la remettiez souvent.
Autant que tu l’aprennes le plus tôt possible.

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it might as well
You might as well wear it again often.

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de loin
c’est de loin ton meilleur roman

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by far
it’s by far your best novel

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Tant mieux !

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C’est très bien !, All the better!

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un réveil
Régler le réveil à 6 h 30.

A

an alarm clock

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faire des histoires
elle fait toujours des histoires

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faire des difficultés, be difficult, to make a fuss
she’s always making a fuss

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halluciner

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to hallucinate

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ramper
Le serpent rampe.

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to crawl

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tremper
tremper son biscuit dans don thé

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to soak
to dunk one’s biscuit in one’s tea

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le sur-mesure

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custom made

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Q

hautement

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highly

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(tenue) un tailleur

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a woman’s suit

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une décapotable

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a convertible

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un offre d’emploi

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a job ad

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Q

l’accouchement

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the delivery

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tenir quelqu’un au courant

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to give someone an update

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Q

vivement que (subjonctif)
Vivement qu’elle s’en aille !

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être impatient que, can’t wait
I can’t wait for her to go!

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un nouveau-né

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a newborn baby, un bébé de quelques semaines

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être aux anges
Les enfants sont aux anges: ils sont en vacances.

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to be over the moon, être absolument enchanté, être ravi

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faire marcher quelqu’un
Tu me fais marcher !

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faire croire quelque chose à quelqu’un pour rire, taquiner quelqu’un
You’re pulling my leg!

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Q

être bluffé
J’avoue que je suis bluffé !

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to be astounded
I confess that I’m astounded!

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fou de joie
Toute la famille est folle de joie !

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overjoyed
The whole family is overjoyed!

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Sans blague !

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No kidding!

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(visage, air, sourire) radieux
Étienne est admis en médecin: un sourire radieux éclaire son visage.

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radiant

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compatir
je compatis à votre douleur

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to sympathize
I feel for you in your sorrow

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passer une nuit blanche

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to have a sleepless night

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405
Q

se confier à

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to confide in

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manquer de (quelque chose)
le roman manque d’humour
elle ne manque pas de charme

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to lack (something)
the novel lacks humour
she’s not without charm

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Mon pauvre ! / Ma pauvre !

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You poor thing!

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408
Q

en cas de

A

in case of

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se serrer les coudes

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to stick together, se soutenir et s’entraider

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la compote de pommes

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applesauce

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s’arranger de
il s’arrange du peu d’argent qu’il a
son bureau est petit mais il s’en arrange

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to make do with, to work out, to find a way
he makes do with what little money he has
his study is small but he makes do

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à la place de

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instead of, in place of

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s’arranger pour que (subjonctif)
arrangez-vous pour que la pièce soit propre d’ici demain

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to make sure that, to find a way so that
make sure that the room is tidy by tomorrow

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414
Q

la compote

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compote

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415
Q

tenir bon

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to hang in there

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faire ses nuits

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to sleep through the night

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Q

faire ses dents

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to teethe

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418
Q

ça ira mieux

A

il will get better

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419
Q

Rassure-toi !

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Rest assured!, Don’t worry!

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420
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l’odorat

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sense of smell

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un explosif

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an explosive

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promouvoir
promouvoir quelqu’un au rang de sergent

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to promote
to promote someone to the rank of sergeant

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une brochette

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a skewer

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mettre quelqu’un au courant

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to give someone an update

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Q

rouillé

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rusty

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écœurant
une odeur écœurante de pourriture

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nauseating, revolting

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(achat avantageux) une affaire

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a bargain

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428
Q

un chat errant

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a stray cat

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Q

fameux

A

famous

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Q

le désodorisant

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air freshener, deodorant

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Q

un extincteur

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a fire extinguisher

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Q

un réparateur

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a repairman

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être réputé pour

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être célèbre pour, renowned for

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434
Q

le grand air

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the great outdoors

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435
Q

un gîte

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a vacation rental

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Q

au milieu de nulle part

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in the middle of nowhere

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Ça te fera bu bien !

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This will do you good!

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438
Q

relax

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relaxing

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439
Q

un changement de programme

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a change of plan

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Q

la SNCF

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la Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français, the French railway network

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un mouvement de grève

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a strike action

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442
Q

perturbé

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disrupted

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443
Q

n’avoir qu’à faire

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just have to do

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Q

trouver un moyen

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parvenir à, to find a way

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Q

remédier à

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to fix, to remedy

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faire de son mieux

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to do one’s best

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loger (personne)

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to accommodate, to put (someone) up

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Q

la canicule

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heatwave

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Q

la grêle

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hail

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se compliquer

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to get complicated

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Q

Il ne nous reste plus qu’à (faire)

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all we have left to do is (do)

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C’est la cerise sur le gâteau !

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It’s the icing / cherry on the cake!

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453
Q

relativiser

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to put things into perspective

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Q

y mettre du sien
Même moi j’y mets du mien.
Ils y ont mis du leur part et ça s’est bien passé.

A

faire un effort, to do one’s part, to work at it
Even me, I do my part.
They did their part, and it went well.

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Q

on s’en souviendra

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on n’est pas près d’oublier ça, we won’t forget it

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Q

garder le sourire

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to keep smiling

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Q

en attendant

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in the meantime, meanwhile

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Q

sélect
des restaurants sélects
une société sélecte

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exclusive, select

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Q

une érudition

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a deep knowledge, an erudition

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Q

une goutte
une goutte d’eau

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a drop
a drop of water

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Q

la gentillesse

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kindness

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Q

incolore

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colorless

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Q

précieux

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precious, invaluable

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(personne, film, histoire) gnangnan
des feuilletons gnangnan

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sappy, silly (adjectif invariable)

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supplier (de faire)
je t’en supplie, écoute-moi
Il l’a suppliée de lui pardonner.

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to beg (to do)
listen to me, I beg you

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un petit nom

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a pet name

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Q

en matière de
en matière de littérature
en matière de cuisine

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en ce qui concerne, quant à, in terms of, as far as … is concerned
as far as literature is concerned
as far as cooking is concerned

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Q

la propreté

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cleanliness

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Q

le rangement

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tidying up

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Q

laisser à désirer
cet ouvrage ne laisse rien à désirer

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to leave a lot to be desired

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Q

ça me ferait plaisir si …

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it would make me happy if …

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Q

être casanier

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to be a homebody, to be a stay-at-home

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Q

se faire un resto

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to go out to eat

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Q

une soirée en amoureux

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a romantic evening

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Q

se motiver

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to motivate oneself

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Q

une console

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a console

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un raccourci
prendre un raccourci

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a shortcut
to take a shortcut

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un virage
J’ai peur dans les virages avec toi.
Ce chemin de montagne est plein de virages.

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a curve
I’m afraid at curves with you.

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une sortie

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an exit

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Q

veiller à
veiller à ce que
veiller au bonheur de quelqu’un
veiller au bon déroulement de quelque chose

A

to look after
to make sure that …, to ensure that …
to look after someone’s happiness
to see it to that something goes smoothly

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Q

accélérer

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to speed up

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Q

solide

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solid

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Q

prendre quelque chose au sérieux

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take something seriously

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Q

de temps en temps
Il est agréable d’aller au cinéma de temps en temps.

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from time to time, parfois

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Q

on en serait où si …
On en serait où si tu n’avais pas trouvé cette solution à temps ?

A

where would we be if …

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Q

faire des pauses

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to take breaks

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Q

une encyclopédie

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an encyclopedia

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Q

(visage) une tête

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a face

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Q

je t’en supplie

A

I’m begging you

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Q

d’avance
il a perdu d’avance

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already
he has already lost

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Q

une estrade
parler du haut d’une estrade

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a stage, a platform

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un accompagnateur

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a chaperone

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Q

un chanceux, une chanceuse

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a lucky person

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Q

un gagnant

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a winner

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Q

pousser un cri

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to let out a cry, to scream

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Q

un agenda
noter la date de départ sur son agenda

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a calendar, a diary, mot latin signifiant « ce que l’on doit faire », utilisé au sens de « carnet destiné à noter jour par jour ce que l’on doit faire »

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Q

reconnaissant

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grateful, thankful

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Q

avoir une faim de loup

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to starve, to be ravenous

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Q

Bison Futé

A

Traffic Information Service

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Q

à prévoir
c’était à prévoir !

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predicted, expected
that was predictable!

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Q

un péage

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a toll, a tollbooth

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Q

de bonne heure
Elle est toujours levée de bonheur.

A

early

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Q

prendre le volant

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to get behind the wheel, to take the wheel

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Q

un vacancier

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a vacationer

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Q

(de la circulation) un bouchon

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a traffic back-up, a traffic jam

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Q

il me tarde que (subjonctif)

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I can’t wait that …

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507
Q

une heure de route

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one hour of driving

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Q

de quoi (faire)

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something to (do)

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Q

ça m’étonnerait que (subjonctif)
ça m’étonnerait qu’elle refuse

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it would surprise me if …
I’d be surprised if she refused

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Q

ça me paraît

A

it seems to me

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511
Q

une rocade

A

a bypass

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512
Q

ça roule bien

A

traffic is good

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513
Q

arriver à destination

A

reach (one’s) destination

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sûr et certain (de …)

A

absolutely positive / sure / certain (about …)

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515
Q

un conducteur

A

a driver

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516
Q

ça coince

A

it’s backing up, il y a des embouteillages

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517
Q

la bande d’arrêt d’urgence

A

the shoulder, the emergency lane

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518
Q

(véhicule) accidenté

A

wrecked

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519
Q

au niveau de
Ça coince au niveau de la sortie douze.

A

by
It’s backed up by the exit twelve.

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520
Q

improbable

A

improbable, unlikely

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521
Q

faire demi-tour

A

to turn around

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522
Q

avoir des fourmis dans les jambes

A

one’s legs fall asleep, to have pins and needles in one’s legs, to have itchy feet

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523
Q

pour de bon
Vous commencez à m’énerver pour de bon !

A

for real, vraiment et complètement
You’re starting to annoy me for real!

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524
Q

prendre son mal en patience

A

to grin and bear it

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525
Q

Ça ne fait aucun doute.

A

No doubt about it.

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526
Q

un juillettiste

A

a July vacationer

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527
Q

un aoûtien

A

an August vacationer

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528
Q

en rond
s’asseoir en rond

A

in a circle
to sit in a circle

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529
Q

un mal de tête

A

a headache

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530
Q

sous pression

A

under pressure

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531
Q

être en bazar

A

to be a mess

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532
Q

convaincre quelqu’un de (faire)

A

to persuade someone to (do)

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533
Q

un réflexe
avoir de bons réflexes

A

a reflex
to have quick / good reflexes

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534
Q

ça fait du bien

A

it feels good, it does good

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535
Q

haute couture

A

high fashion

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536
Q

en effervescence
la nouvelle a mis la ville en effervescence
il avait l’esprit en effervescence

A

abuzz, in turmoil
the news threw the whole city into turmoil
his mine was in a ferment

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537
Q

un défilé de mode

A

a fashion show

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538
Q

le milieu de la mode

A

the fashion world

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539
Q

tomber dans les pommes

A

s’évanouir, to faint

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540
Q

le podium

A

the catwalk, the runway

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541
Q

un styliste

A

a (fashion) designer

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542
Q

n’importe comment
Il a fait son lit n’importe comment.

A

any which way, de façon négligente

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543
Q

se lire

A

to be readable, to be visible

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544
Q

la déception
La refus de son ami de lui a causé une grande déception.

A

disappointment

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545
Q

c’est raté

A

that’s a fail

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546
Q

la désillusion
éprouver une désillusion
Cet échec est une amère désillusion.

A

disillusionment
to be disillusioned

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547
Q

un maquilleur

A

a makeup artist

548
Q

une maison de couture

A

a fashion house

549
Q

du prêt-à-porter

A

ready-to-wear

550
Q

se lancer dans

A

to go into

551
Q

tout de même
Elle était malade, elle est sortie tout de même.

A

all the same, quand même, malgré tout

552
Q

faire le va-et-vient

A

to go to and fro

553
Q

un terrain d’entente
Tu devrais essayer de trouver un terrain d’entente.

A

a common ground

554
Q

l’appréhension
Ils attendent les résultats avec appréhension.

A

apprehension, inquiétude vague, crainte indéfinie

555
Q

garder espoir

A

to keep one’s hopes up

556
Q

se pencher
Ne te penche pas par la portière !

A

to lean forward

557
Q

éliminer

A

to eliminate, to get rid of

558
Q

Bien joué !

A

Nice job!

559
Q

les bras m’en tombent

A

je n’en reviens pas, I’m absolutely speechless, I’m flabbergasted

560
Q

une niche

A

a doghouse

561
Q

une animalerie

A

a pet store

562
Q

par rapport à

A

comparé à, in comparison with / to, compared with

563
Q

être parti pour faire

A

to be set on doing

564
Q

à la rigueur
nous pouvons à la rigueur emprunter à mes parents
à la rigueur, je peux te prêter 20 euros

A

à la limite, if need be
if we absolutely must we can borrow from my parents
at a pinch I can lend you 20 euros

565
Q

avoir (quelque chose) pour projet

A

to plan (something)

566
Q

le regard

A

the look, the eyes, the expression

567
Q

passer de … à …

A

to go from … to …

568
Q

une patte

A

a paw

569
Q

penser à faire / quelque chose
Pensez à bien boire pour ne pas faire de malaise
Tu penseras à lui essuyer les pattes

A

to remember to do / something
Remember to really drink to not pass out
You’ll remember to wipe off her paws

570
Q

supposé faire

A

supposed to do

571
Q

les croquettes

A

kibble, dry dogfood / catfood

572
Q

penser faire
il pense venir demain

A

to be thinking of doing, to intend to do
he’s thinking of coming tomorrow

573
Q

(d’animal) un collier

A

a collar

574
Q

Tu te rends compte ?

A

Tu imagines ?, Don’t you realize?

575
Q

une gamelle

A

a food bowl

576
Q

tirer sur quelque chose
tirer sur les rames
tirer sur une corde
tirer sur les rênes

A

to pull on something
to pull on the oars

577
Q

artificiel

A

artificial, faux

578
Q

céder
il m’a cédé sa place

A

to give up
he let me have his seat

579
Q

une boule

A

a ball

580
Q

l’avenir nous réserve quelque chose

A

the future has something in store / holds something for us

581
Q

changer d’avis

A

to change one’s mind

582
Q

un département

A

a department, une partie administrative du pays

583
Q

éventuellement

A

peut-être, possiblement, possibly

584
Q

Et si … ?

A

What if … ?

585
Q

les départements d’outre-mer

A

overseas French departments

586
Q

dans l’idéal

A

ideally

587
Q

l’important, c’est que (subjonctif)

A

what’s important is that …

588
Q

la France métropolitaine

A

mainland France

589
Q

superbe

A

superb

590
Q

Il faudrait savoir !
Tu voudrais sortir plus, mais quand je t’invite au cinéma, tu dis que tu es trop fatiguée pour y aller. Il faudrait savoir !

A

Make up your mind! (demande d’effectuer un choix)

591
Q

vouloir changer d’air

A

to want a change of scene

592
Q

ça te tente de faire … ?

A

ça te dit de faire … ?, are you up for doing?

593
Q

j’aimerais autant (faire)

A

I’d rather (do)

594
Q

un désir

A

a desire, a wish

595
Q

de façon que (subjonctif)

A

so that …

596
Q

suivre le mouvement

A

to go with the flow

597
Q

C’est toi qui vois, C’est vous qui voyez

A

C’est toi qui décides, It’s up to you

598
Q

où que (subjonctif)

A

wherever …

599
Q

tant que
je resterai tant qu’il y aura du travail

A

as long as
I’ll stay as long as there’s work to be had

600
Q

tout nous va

A

anything is fine with us

601
Q

incontournable

A

must-see

602
Q

voter pour …

A

to vote in favor of / for …

603
Q

quoi que (subjonctif)

A

whatever …

604
Q

de l’avis de quelqu’un

A

of someone’s opinion

605
Q

un pot de glace

A

a tub of ice cream

606
Q

ça m’est égal

A

I don’t mind

607
Q

ça ne peut pas faire de mal

A

it can’t hurt

608
Q

Bon, …

A

Well, …

609
Q

une bonne résolution

A

a New Year’s resolution

610
Q

faire une série d’exercices

A

to do a set of exercises

611
Q

les pompes

A

push-ups

612
Q

les abdos

A

ab exercises

613
Q

tout au long de

A

throughout

614
Q

une gourde

A

a water bottle

615
Q

à force de
réussir à force de patience
à force d’économies, elle a pu l’acheter
il est aphone à force de crier
à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer

A

en continuant à, by
to succeed by dint of patience
by saving very hard, she was able to buy it
he shouted so much that he lost his voice
if you keep on rubbing it, you’ll tear it

616
Q

faire un malaise

A

être sur le point de s’évanouir, to pass out

617
Q

l’équilibre

A

balance

618
Q

au cours de

A

over / in the course of, during

619
Q

au bout de
Au bout de trois séances chez le kiné, j’avais déjà moins mal aux genoux.

A

à la fin de, after, at the end of
After three sessions at the physical therapist’s, me knees already hurt less.

620
Q

les courbatures
avoir des courbatures
j’ai des courbatures dans les jambes

A

soreness, ache
to be stiff
my legs are stiff

621
Q

un étirement

A

a stretch

622
Q

un kinésithérapeute, un kiné

A

a physical therapist

623
Q

c’est déjà ça

A

that’s a start, it’s something at least, that’s something, it’s better than nothing

624
Q

prendre l’habitude

A

to get into the habit

625
Q

une colo, une colonie de vacances

A

a summer camp

626
Q

un atelier

A

a workshop

627
Q

ressortir
je ne t’avais pas vu ressortir du magasin
il est ressorti vers 20 heures

A

to walk back out, to go out again
I hadn’t seen you come back out of the shop
he went out again at around 8 pm

628
Q

antipathique
je le trouve antipathique
il m’est antipathique

A

unpleasant, unfriendly
I find him unpleasant
I dislike him

629
Q

avoir bonne mine

A

to look well, avait l’air en forme, bien paraître

630
Q

tous nos vœux de bonheur

A

all our best wishes

631
Q

le portrait craché

A

the spitting image

632
Q

faire la connaissance de quelqu’un

A

to make someone’s acquaintance

633
Q

prendre ses marques
Je prends mes marques petit à petit

A

to get one’s bearings, s’habituer à une nouvelle situation
I’m getting my bearings little by little

634
Q

comblé
Vous devez être vraiment comblé

A

filled with joy
Tou must be really filled with joy

635
Q

attentionné
un gentil mari bien attentionné pour sa femme et ses enfants

A

thoughtful, attentive, considerate

636
Q

la maternité

A

the maternity, the maternity hospital /ward

637
Q

ce que je suis devenu
Je ne reconnais même pas ce que je suis devenu
Grâce à toutes mes expériences, je suis fier de ce que je suis devenu
Après toutes ces années, je ne peux pas croire ce que je suis devenu
Je ne m’attendais jamais à devenir ce que je suis devenu

A

what became of me
I don’t even recognize what I’ve become
Thanks to all my experiences, I’m proud of what I’ve become
After all these years, I can’t believe what I’ve become
I never expected to become what I’ve become

638
Q

un biberon

A

a baby bottle

639
Q

une couche

A

a diaper

640
Q

retenir (personne)
il m’a retenu plus d’une heure avec ses bavartages
son travail l’a retenu à Paris

A

to keep someone
he kept me chatting for over an hour
his job kept him in Paris

641
Q

(faire) une course
Les courses ne vont pas se ranger toutes seules. Viens me donner un coup de main !

A

(do) an errand, une démarche qu’on doit faire hors de chez soi
The groceries aren’t going to put themselves away. Come give me a hand!

642
Q

de ma part

A

on my behalf

643
Q

mes amitiés à quelqu’un

A

my regards to someone

644
Q

transmettre
Je vous prie de lui transmettre mes amitiés

A

to pass, to give
Please give her my regards

645
Q

saluer

A

to give regards, to greet

646
Q

je n’y manquerai pas

A

I’ll be sure to do it, je le ferai vraiment

647
Q

Au plaisir de (faire) !

A

Looking forward to (doing) !

648
Q

recoller
recoller les morceaux d’un vase
recoller une enveloppe

A

to glue back together
to stick the pieces of a vase together again
to reseal an envelope

649
Q

une maison de plain-pied

A

a single-story house

650
Q

avoir un coup de cœur pour quelque chose

A

to fall in love with something

651
Q

(un) mètre carré

A

(a) square meter

652
Q

l’emplacement
ils ont trouvé un bon remplacement pour leur tente

A

the location
they found a good site for their tent

653
Q

une surface
à la surface de …
en surface
d’une surface de …

A

a surface, a surface area
on the surface of …
on the surface
with a surface area of …

654
Q

rien qu’en (faisant)
rien qu’en regardant ce film, on comprend l’histoire
il a apprend beaucoup rien qu’en écoutant les conversations

A

just from (doing)

655
Q

se sentir chez soi

A

to feel at home

656
Q

un notaire

A

a contract attorney

657
Q

passer un coup de fil

A

to make a phone call

658
Q

débordé

A

overwhelmed

659
Q

s’y retrouver
J’ai du mal à m’y retrouver

A

to figure it out
I’m having trouble figuring it out

660
Q

contacter

A

to contact

661
Q

un taux

A

a rate

662
Q

un pourcentage

A

a percentage

663
Q

un prêt immobilier

A

a mortgage loan

664
Q

s’y prendre

A

to go about it

665
Q

l’assurance habitation

A

home insurance

666
Q

le financement

A

financing

667
Q

garantir

A

to guarantee, to ensure

668
Q

un devis

A

an estimate

669
Q

relancer quelqu’un
Je vous relance suite à votre appel

A

to follow up with someone
I’m following up with you following your call

670
Q

un artisan

A

a contractor

671
Q

se décider (à faire)

A

to decide (to do), to make up one’s mind (to do)

672
Q

tout en (faisant)

A

all while (doing)

673
Q

bien à vous

A

best regards

674
Q

rester à votre disposition

A

to be at your disposal

675
Q

suite à
Je vous écrit suite à votre visit.
Suite à notre visite, nous voulons acheter la maison.

A

following
I’m writing you following your visit.
Following our visit, we want to buy the house.

676
Q

le scooter des mers

A

jet skiing

677
Q

une facture salée

A

a huge bill

678
Q

quant à

A

as for

679
Q

une nausée

A

a nausea

680
Q

de plus amples informations

A

further information

681
Q

on se croirait

A

it’s like we’re

682
Q

une matinée

A

a morning

683
Q

bosser

A

to work

684
Q

à vos ordres

A

aye aye

685
Q

maîtriser la situation

A

to have the situation under control

686
Q

obliger quelqu’un à faire

A

to force someone to di

687
Q

d’affilée

A

in a row, straight

688
Q

embarrassant

A

embarrassing

689
Q

un planning

A

a schedule

690
Q

(travail, construction, recherche) avancer

A

to progress

691
Q

faites-moi le plaisir de (faire)

A

do me the pleasure of (doing(

692
Q

Entendu !

A

Understood!

693
Q

de ce pas
On s’y met de ce pas.

A

right away, tout de suite
We’re getting started right away.

694
Q

sans faute

A

without fail

695
Q

sans attendre

A

without delay

696
Q

convequer

A

to call in

697
Q

ricaner
Arrêtez de ricaner !

A

to snicker
Stop snickering!

698
Q

Gare à toi !

A

Watch out!

699
Q

de nouveau, à nouveau

A

once again

700
Q

c’est comme si c’était fait

A

consider it done

701
Q

sans doute

A

certainement, without a doubt

702
Q

mondain

A

high society

703
Q

un hôte

A

a host

704
Q

un smoking

A

a tuxedo

705
Q

un ambassadeur, une ambassadrice

A

an ambassador

706
Q

présumer

A

to presume, to assume

707
Q

(cooking) un canapé

A

a canapé, a fancy appetizer

708
Q

un sommelier

A

un spécialiste du vin

709
Q

exquis

A

excellent et savoureux, délicieux, exquisite

710
Q

une coupe

A

a champagne glass

711
Q

avoir un empêchement

A

to have something come up

712
Q

égarer
Il a égaré ses lunettes.

A

to misplace

713
Q

décliner

A

to decline

714
Q

se consacrer à quelque chose

A

to dedicate oneself to something

715
Q

avoir aucune envie de (faire)

A

to have no desire to (do)

716
Q

mettre les pieds (quelque part)

A

to set foot, se rendre à

717
Q

une campagne électorale

A

an election campaign

718
Q

avoir mieux à faire

A

to have better things to do

719
Q

en aucun cas

A

absolument pas, under no circumstances

720
Q

prendre congé

A

to take one’s leave

721
Q

je vous prie

A

please, une manière plus formelle de dire «s’il vous plaît»

722
Q

d’ici là

A

by then

723
Q

de trop, en trop
Il y a une assiette en trop.
C’était le gâteau de trop.

A

too many
There is one plate too many.
It was one cake too many.

724
Q

humble

A

humble

725
Q

prier quelqu’un de faire

A

to ask someone to do

726
Q

hors de ma portée

A

beyond my scope, capabilities

727
Q

une hôtesse

A

a hostess

728
Q

fou amoureux de quelqu’un

A

madly in love with someone

729
Q

prendre bien

A

to care for

730
Q

exclure, exclure un élève

A

to exclude, to suspend / expel a pupil

731
Q

(instrument) les jumelles

A

binoculars

732
Q

montagneux

A

mountainous

733
Q

habituellement

A

d’habitude, généralement, usually

734
Q

une réserve nationale

A

a national reserve

735
Q

une flore

A

a flora

736
Q

une faune

A

a fauna, a wildlife

737
Q

globalement

A

généralement, on the whole

738
Q

abriter

A

to be home to, to provide a home for

739
Q

un sanglier

A

a (wild) boar

740
Q

les mammifères

A

mammals

741
Q

les reptiles

A

reptiles

742
Q

répertorier

A

to list, to identify

743
Q

un aigle

A

an eagle

744
Q

menacer

A

to threaten

745
Q

la chasse

A

hunting

746
Q

inoffensif

A

harmless

747
Q

un rapace

A

a bird of prey

748
Q

une proie

A

prey

749
Q

une marmotte

A

a groundhog, a marmot

750
Q

dans l’ensemble

A

en général, overall

751
Q

se nourrir de

A

to feed on

752
Q

exclusivement

A

exclusively

753
Q

il n’est pas rare (de faire)

A

it’s not rare (to do)

754
Q

hiberner

A

to hibernate

755
Q

un lézard

A

un lizard

756
Q

grandiose

A

majestic

757
Q

préserver

A

to preserve, to protect

758
Q

un milieu naturel

A

a natural habitat

759
Q

en permanence

A

tout le temps, constantly

760
Q

garder quelque chose à l’esprit

A

keep something in mind

761
Q

à long terme

A

long-term

762
Q

une déforestation

A

a deforestation

763
Q

une colonie

A

a colony

764
Q

branché

A

cool, trendy

765
Q

balayer

A

to sweep

766
Q

fluorescent

A

fluorescent

767
Q

rivaliser avec

A

to compete with

768
Q

du sucre glace

A

powdered sugar

769
Q

une file

A

a line

770
Q

surprendre (malfaiteur)
surprendre un voleur
Je l’ai surpris à tricher.

A

to catch

771
Q

de près

A

closely

772
Q

(pour vivre) s’installer

A

to settle

773
Q

avoir quelque chose pour proie

A

to prey on something

774
Q

à court terme

A

short-term

775
Q

donner tout

A

to give it one’s all

776
Q

pousser quelqu’un à bout

A

to push someone over the edge, énerver quelqu’un jusqu’à ce qu’il se mette en colère

777
Q

le bazar

A

mess

778
Q

un caleçon

A

boxers, boxer shorts

779
Q

Alors ça !

A

Now that! (quand on est surpris et qu’on a du mal à croire à ce qu’on vient de voir ou d’entendre)

780
Q

pas grand-chose
On ne te demande pas grand-chose.

A

not much, not a lot
We’re not asking much of you.

781
Q

se faire tout seul

A

to do oneself

782
Q

être sur le dos de quelqu’un

A

surveiller quelqu’un, to be one’s back

783
Q

pas besoin de

A

il n’est pas nécessaire de, no need to

784
Q

débarrasser (bureau, table, jardin)

A

to clear

785
Q

faisable

A

doable, can be done

786
Q

déjà que …

A

as if it isn’t enough that …

787
Q

lever les yeux au ciel
Et ne lève pas les yeux au ciel quand je te parles !

A

to roll one’s eyes
And don’t roll your eyes when I’m talking to you!

788
Q

(quand quelqu’un n’accepte pas ce qui est dit et émet des objections) répondre

A

to talk back

789
Q

à ce point

A

autant que ça, tellement, to that extent

790
Q

faire semblant (de faire / que …)

A

to pretend (to do / that …)

791
Q

réellement

A

really

792
Q

passer par là

A

to go through that

793
Q

insolent

A

insolent, cheeky, showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

794
Q

bouder
Ça marche, je ne boude pas.

A

to pout, faire la tête
I’m fine, I’m not pouting.

795
Q

impitoyable

A

dur et sévère, ruthless, ne faisant preuve d’aucune indulgence

796
Q

en échange

A

in exchange

797
Q

ça peut se faire

A

it can be done

798
Q

assurer (en …) (verbe intransitif)

A

être compétent, to do things well

799
Q

du moment que …
du moment que tu le dis !
Du moment que tu seras présent, je n’ai pas à te faire de compte rendu.

A

seulement si …, as long as …
if you say so!

800
Q

ça marche

A

that works, c’est d’accord

801
Q

céder à
Ils ont cédé à la gourmandise et dévoré toute la tarte.

A

to give in to

802
Q

dans le fond
Dans le fond, on a quand même de la chance.
cf. quel est le fond de ta pensée ?

A

après tout, when it comes down to it
When it comes down to it, we’re still lucky.
what do you really think?

803
Q

en vente

A

for sale

804
Q

refaire

A

to do again

805
Q

une rupture amoureuse

A

a break-up, une séparation

806
Q

les agents de nettoyage

A

cleaning staff

807
Q

frotter

A

to scrub

808
Q

à quatre pattes

A

on all fours

809
Q

échapper à

A

to get away from, to escape from

810
Q

s’énerver (de quelque chose)

A

to get angry, to get worked up (about something)

811
Q

établir

A

to set up, to establish

812
Q

la poterie

A

pottery

813
Q

l’argile

A

clay

814
Q

un entraînement

A

a workout, a training

815
Q

il ne manquerait plus que (subjonctif)
il ne manquerait plus que tu veuilles escalader cette tour !

A

il ne faudrait pas que …, the last thing one needs to do is …
The last thing you need to do is want to climb this tower!

816
Q

une crise d’adolescence

A

adolescent crisis

817
Q

le patrimoine

A

heritage

818
Q

un édifice

A

a large building

819
Q

mettre en avant

A

to feature

820
Q

les Journées du Patrimoine

A

Heritage Days

821
Q

une citadelle

A

a citadel, a fortress

822
Q

l’entretien (de voiture, route, d’immeuble)

A

maintenance

823
Q

classer (bâtiment)
classer un château monument historique

A

to list (as historic)
to list a castle as a historical monument

824
Q

la demeure

A

la maison, residence

825
Q

un château fort

A

a fortified castle

826
Q

à l’origine

A

originally

827
Q

une cité

A

a city

828
Q

redouter

A

to fear, avoir peur

829
Q

jadis

A

long ago, in the past, à une époque lointaine, dans le temps passé

830
Q

un noble

A

a noble

831
Q

un seigneur

A

a lord

832
Q

les gens du peuple

A

the common people

833
Q

la peste

A

the plague

834
Q

contagieux

A

contagious

835
Q

s’abattre sur

A

to befall

836
Q

se produire

A

to happen, avoir lieu, se passer

837
Q

un ennemi

A

an enemy

838
Q

ennemi (adjectif)

A

enemy

839
Q

révolu

A

bygone

840
Q

pas évident

A

compliqué, pas facile, not easy

841
Q

anciennement

A

autrefois, dans le passé, formerly

842
Q

centenaire

A

hundred-year-old, qui a cent ans ou plus

843
Q

Quand on pense que … !

A

And to think that … !

844
Q

un engagement

A

a commitment

845
Q

une fortune

A

a fortune

846
Q

ironiquement

A

ironically

847
Q

un entremetteur, une entremetteuse

A

a matchmaker

848
Q

un binôme

A

a lab partner

849
Q

restaurer (tableau, monarchie, paix)

A

to restore

850
Q

classé aux monuments historiques

A

to be listed as a historic monument

851
Q

Halte !

A

Halt!, Stop!

852
Q

une prison

A

a prison

853
Q

(voiture) décapotable

A

convertible

854
Q

la crise de la quarantaine

A

midlife crisis

855
Q

un casse-cou

A

a daredevil

856
Q

prendre un coup de vieux

A

to feel old

857
Q

le parapente

A

paragliding

858
Q

(pour le travail, le sport, les loisirs) un stage

A

a course

859
Q

extrême

A

extreme

860
Q

être conscient de
Tu es conscient des risques ?

A

to be aware of
Are you aware of the risks?

861
Q

sage

A

wise, sensible, raisonnable

862
Q

irréfléchi

A

reckless, careless, étourdi

863
Q

chercher à faire

A

to try to do, essayer de faire, viser à faire

864
Q

raisonnable

A

reasonable

865
Q

se dépasser

A

to outdo oneself, to surpass oneself, aller plus loin que ses propres limites

866
Q

un saut à l’élastique

A

bungee jumping

867
Q

un saut en parachute

A

skydiving

868
Q

un VTT

A

un Vélo Tout Terrain, a mountain bike

869
Q

un volcan

A

a volcano

870
Q

en éruption

A

erupting

871
Q

perdre les pédales

A

to lose one’s grip, to lose it, dire ou faire des chose qui n’ont aucun sens

872
Q

escalader

A

to climb

873
Q

à tes côtés

A

by your side

874
Q

ne pas avoir froid aux yeux

A

not be faint-hearted, to be fearless

875
Q

je n’y peux rien

A

I can’t do nothing about it, there’s nothing I can do about it, I can’t help it

876
Q

les mots croisés

A

crossword puzzles

877
Q

quarantenaire

A

forty-year

878
Q

encourager quelqu’un à faire

A

to encourage someone to do

879
Q

avoir le vertige

A

to feel dizzy, to feel giddy

880
Q

trentenaire

A

thirty-year

881
Q

déjà
Essaie déjà de courir un kilomètre

A

first off
First off try running a kilometer

882
Q

un tas de

A

a pile of, a heap of

883
Q

depuis quelques temps

A

for some time, for a while, lately

884
Q

un entraîneur, une entraîneuse

A

a coach, a trainer

885
Q

rival (adjectif)

A

rival

886
Q

une ligue

A

a league

887
Q

match nul
Il y a match nul.
Ils ont fait match nul.

A

tied game

888
Q

faire une partie (de ping-pong, etc)

A

to play a game (of ping-pong, etc)

889
Q

départager

A

to decide the winner between

890
Q

(partie, match) serré

A

close

891
Q

Ça me va !

A

That’s fine with me!

892
Q

un électeur

A

a voter

893
Q

retenir son souffle

A

to hold one’s breath

894
Q

le dépouillement (du scrutin)

A

counting, le moment où l’on compte les votes

895
Q

QG de campagne

A

campaign HQ

896
Q

… semble-t-il

A

… it seems

897
Q

imminent

A

imminent

898
Q

le compte à rebours

A

countdown

899
Q

prédire

A

to predict

900
Q

(décision, sentence, verdict) tomber

A

to be announced

901
Q

une estimation

A

an estimate

902
Q

identique à

A

identical to

903
Q

un quinquennat

A

a five-year term

904
Q

recueillir

A

to obtain, to get, to collect

905
Q

(politics) une voix

A

a vote

906
Q

À peine … que …
À peine a-t-elle dit un mot qu’ils ont applaudi !

A

As soon as …, …
As soon as she said a word, they applauded!

907
Q

être élu …

A

to be elected (as) …

908
Q

(équipe, candidat) l’emporter

A

to win

909
Q

pesant

A

heavy, lourd

910
Q

être d’humeur à faire quelque chose

A

to be in the mood to do something

911
Q

se présenter à (élections)

A

to run in, to stand for

912
Q

à l’annonce des résultats

A

quand les résultats sont tombés

913
Q

un perdant

A

a loser

914
Q

un gagnant

A

a winner

915
Q

(concurrent, candidat) partir favoris

A

to start as the favorite, to be the favorite

916
Q

l’avenir nous le dira

A

time will tell

917
Q

acclamer

A

to cheer for, to acclaim

918
Q

le / la / me, etc + voilà

A

here he / she is / I am, etc

919
Q

un vainqueur / une vainqueure

A

a winner

920
Q

à tout prix

A

at all costs, absolument

921
Q

être doué pour

A

to be good at

922
Q

à ma connaissance

A

as far as I know

923
Q

(processus) l’attente

A

waiting

924
Q

faire son discours

A

to make his speech

925
Q

hausser les soucils

A

to raise one’s eyebrows

926
Q

répandre

A

to spread, to scatter

927
Q

avec soin

A

carefully

928
Q

la saleté

A

dirtiness, messiness

929
Q

une soucoupe volante

A

a flying saucer

930
Q

un OVNI

A

un objet volant non identifié, a UFO

931
Q

au beau milieu de la nuit

A

in the dead of the night

932
Q

extraterrestre

A

alien

933
Q

alors comme ça

A

so just like that

934
Q

concrètement

A

vraiment et précisément, in concrete terms

935
Q

se diriger (ver)

A

to make (for), to head (for)

936
Q

s’envoler

A

to fly off

937
Q

des tentacules

A

te tantacles

938
Q

du moins

A

at least

939
Q

une antenne

A

an antenna

940
Q

ça ne colle pas

A

that doesn’t make sense

941
Q

admettons que (subjonctif)

A

let’s assume that …

942
Q

incohérent

A

inconsistent

943
Q

une imagination débordante

A

a vivid imagination

944
Q

à dormir debout
Gardes tes histoires à dormir debout pour tes neveux jeunes et naïfs !

A

far-fetched
Keep your far-fetched stories for your young and naive nephews!

945
Q

N’y compte pas !

A

C’est hors de question !, Don’t bank on it!

946
Q

je vous ai bien eus !

A

I got you good!

947
Q

dans le cadre de

A

as a part of, within the framework of

948
Q

… et puis quoi encore ?

A

… and what else?

949
Q

un tracteur

A

a tractor

950
Q

rationnel

A

rational

951
Q

personnaliser

A

to personalize

952
Q

au sujet de

A

about, à propos de

953
Q

un cyborg

A

a cyborg

954
Q

faire le marché

A

to go to the market

955
Q

un primeur

A

un vendeur de fruits et légumes, a produce seller

956
Q

les produits locaux

A

local products

957
Q

une halle

A

a market hall

958
Q

(de plante, céréale, café, coton) un producteur, une productrice

A

a grower

959
Q

pile-poil

A

exactly

960
Q

une herbe aromatique

A

herb

961
Q

un étal

A

a stall

962
Q

(unité de masse) une livre

A

a pound, un demi-kilo

963
Q

la coriandre

A

cilantro

964
Q

(je lange du fromage avec) du rouge

A

du vin rouge

965
Q

le fromage de brebis

A

sheep cheese

966
Q

figure-toi

A

guess what

967
Q

ça se mange

A

it’s eaten

968
Q

un fromager, une fromagère

A

a cheesemonger, a cheese seller

969
Q

les grains de coriandre

A

coriander seeds

970
Q

un marchand

A

a vendor

971
Q

avoir l’eau à la bouche

A

être attiré par un bon plat, one’s mouth is watering

972
Q

le curcuma

A

turmeric

973
Q

embaumer

A

avoir un parfum délicieux, to fill

974
Q

un plat cuisiné

A

a ready-made dish

975
Q

du brebis

A

sheep cheese

976
Q

le lait cru bio

A

organic raw milk

977
Q

un cabas

A

a shopping bag

978
Q

rectangulaire

A

rectangular

979
Q

il n’y a plus qu’à (faire)

A

we just have to (do)

980
Q

rendre la monnaie

A

to give change

981
Q

un poissonnier

A

a fishmonger, a fish vendor

982
Q

primordial

A

essential, vital

983
Q

excessif

A

excessive, extravagant

984
Q

synthétique

A

synthetic, non-natural

985
Q

cultiver (plante)

A

to grow, faire pousser

986
Q

appétissant

A

appetizing, tempting

987
Q

un recrutement

A

a recruitment

988
Q

agricole

A

farm, farming, agricultural

989
Q

Vous m’en direz des nouvelles !

A

You’re sure to like it!

990
Q

tenir en haleine
Vous nous tenez tous en haleine !
L’histoire que vous allez entendre ce soir est celle qui nous a tenus en haleine tout l’été

A

to keep in suspense
You’re keeping us all in suspense!
The story you’re going to hear tonight is the one that kept us in suspense all summer

991
Q

incroyablement

A

énormément, incredibly

992
Q

un honneur

A

an honor

993
Q

en exclusivité

A

exclusively

994
Q

un tonnerre d’applaudissements

A

a round of applause

995
Q

réserver un bel accueil à quelqu’un

A

to give someone a warm welcome

996
Q

Qu’en est-il ?

A

How do things stand?, Que pouvez-vous dire à ce sujet ?

997
Q

se poser une question

A

to ask oneself

998
Q

là-dessus

A

about that

999
Q

la parole est à vous

A

the floor is yours

1000
Q

réagir

A

to react, to respond

1001
Q

prendre de l’ampleur
Cette histoire a pris beaucoup d’ampleur, alors tout le monde en parle à présent.

A

to gain traction, (épidémie, rumeur) to spread, (manifestation, parti) to grow in size
This story gained a lot of traction, so everyone is talking about it at present.

1002
Q

(histoire) faire du bruit

A

provoquer des commentaires, to cause a stir

1003
Q

être sous le choc

A

to be in shock, to be shocked

1004
Q

une révélation

A

a revelation

1005
Q

récapituler

A

to recap

1006
Q

rajouter

A

to add

1007
Q

précédemment

A

previously

1008
Q

médiatisé

A

publicized

1009
Q

une affaire

A

a matter, un fait d’actualité dont tout le monde parle

1010
Q

la franchise

A

quand on est franc, frankness, sincerity

1011
Q

(mémoriser) retenir
Que retiennent-ils de ces révélations ?
Que retiendrez-vous de cette expérience ?

A

to remember, to retain, se souvenir, se rappeler
What do they retain from these revelations?
What will you retain from this experience?

1012
Q

rétablir la vérité

A

to set the record straight

1013
Q

un moment d’émotion

A

an emotional moment

1014
Q

l’éclipse

A

eclipse

1015
Q

des merguez

A

merguez, spicy sausage

1016
Q

un chorizo

A

a chorizo

1017
Q

gargouiller

A

to gurgle, to growl

1018
Q

à l’époque

A

at that time

1019
Q

clarifier

A

to clarify

1020
Q

gratis

A

for free

1021
Q

une inauguration

A

an inauguration, a grand opening

1022
Q

la médiatisation

A

being publicized, media coverage

1023
Q

revêche
Je me demande qui est le plus revêche des deux.

A

grincheux, désagréable, méchant, crabby, surly
I wonder who is the surliest of the two.

1024
Q

faire des siennes

A

to act up, faire des bêtises

1025
Q

se laisser faire
Je ne me laisse pas faire

A

to let oneself get pushed around
I don’t let myself get pushed around

1026
Q

reprocher quelque chose à quelqu’un

A

critiquer, to criticize someone for something

1027
Q

le gardien

A

the building supervisor

1028
Q

un déluge

A

a downpour

1029
Q

une averse

A

rain shower

1030
Q

pleuvoir des cordes

A

to rain cats and dogs

1031
Q

trempé (jusqu’aux os)

A

très mouillé, soaked

1032
Q

(de téléphone) la sonnerie

A

the ringtone

1033
Q

une photocopieuse

A

a copier

1034
Q

en plein(e) …

A

au beau milieu de …, in the middle of …

1035
Q

(passer) un coup de téléphone

A

(tomake) a phone call

1036
Q

se remonter le moral

A

to cheer oneself up

1037
Q

Quand ça ne veut pas, ça ne veut pas.

A

It is what it is.

1038
Q

C’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase

A

the last straw

1039
Q

une fermeture

A

a closing

1040
Q

Comment ça, … ?

A

What do you mean, …?

1041
Q

Ça ira mieux demain !

A

Tes problèmes vont s’arranger !

1042
Q

être au bout du rouleau

A

to be at the end of one’s rope

1043
Q

une messagerie

A

voicemail

1044
Q

se morfondre
Bon, pas la peine de se morfondre. J’ai encore soif d’apprendre …
Elle s’est morfondue pendant trois jours dans cet endroit perdu.

A

to mope around, attendre longtemps en s’ennuyant

1045
Q

aller de travers

A

to go awry, to go wrong

1046
Q

une vente aux enchères

A

an auction

1047
Q

une estrade

A

a platform, a stage

1048
Q

à la nage

A

by swimming

1049
Q

se fâcher (contre quelqu’un)

A

to get angry, to get mad, to lose temper (with someone)

1050
Q

un casier

A

a locker, a rack

1051
Q

entraîner

A

to lead to

1052
Q

l’infirmerie

A

the nurse’s office

1053
Q

décrocher son téléphone

A

to pick up the receiver

1054
Q

neutre

A

neutral

1055
Q

une BO

A

une bande originale, a soundtrack

1056
Q

en boucle

A

over and over, in a continuous loop

1057
Q

(theatre) une réplique

A

a line

1058
Q

(chanter, crier) à tue-tête

A

at the top of one’s lungs

1059
Q

ne pas en perdre une miette

A

to not miss a thing

1060
Q

religieusement

A

religiously, with rapt attention

1061
Q

(…) culte

A

cult

1062
Q

tout aussi

A

just as

1063
Q

faire connaître

A

to introduce

1064
Q

un écrivain, une écrivaine

A

a writer

1065
Q

une malédiction
C’était à cause d’une malédiction.

A

a curse
It was because of a curse.

1066
Q

ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d’enfants

A

and they lived happily ever after

1067
Q

les grilles

A

gates

1068
Q

l’Île de la Cité

A

un lieu historique de Paris

1069
Q

une ruelle

A

an alley, a back street

1070
Q

une gargouille

A

a gargoyle

1071
Q

un parvis
parvis de cathédrale

A

a square
cathedral square

1072
Q

un bossu

A

a hunchback

1073
Q

une citrouille

A

a pumpkin

1074
Q

une marraine

A

a godmother

1075
Q

un parrain

A

a godfather

1076
Q

veiller sur

A

to watch over

1077
Q

un carrosse

A

a carriage, a horse-drawn coach

1078
Q

Cendrillon

A

Cinderella

1079
Q

un télésiège

A

a chairlift

1080
Q

s’agiter

A

to fidget

1081
Q

redémarrer

A

to start again

1082
Q

le destin

A

fate

1083
Q

cueillir

A

to pick

1084
Q

intriguer

A

to intrigue

1085
Q

rimer

A

to rhyme

1086
Q

une strophe

A

a verse

1087
Q

un recueil

A

a collection

1088
Q

un atelier

A

a workshop

1089
Q

se prendre pour

A

to take oneself for, to think he/she is …

1090
Q

faire des progrès

A

to make progress

1091
Q

(eau,ruisseau, boue, larmes, sang) couler

A

to flow or run

1092
Q

tel
Elle vol, tel un oiseau.

A

comme, like

1093
Q

l’aube

A

dawn

1094
Q

dès l’aube

A

at dawn

1095
Q

un breuvage

A

une boisson, a beverage

1096
Q

guérir

A

to cure

1097
Q

un poète, une poétesse

A

a poet

1098
Q

un rayon

A

a ray, une ligne de lumière

1099
Q

une lueur

A

a glimmer, une faible lumière

1100
Q

un flot

A

a stream

1101
Q

pareil à

A

similar to, like

1102
Q

divin

A

divine, exquis

1103
Q

s’écouler
Le temps s’écoule.

A

to pass, to go by

1104
Q

la douceur

A

the softness

1105
Q

pleinement

A

fully

1106
Q

hélas

A

alas

1107
Q

le confort

A

the comfort

1108
Q

se jeter sur

A

to fall on, to jump on

1109
Q

un lampadaire

A

a street light

1110
Q

(oiseau, insecte) se poser

A

to land, to settle

1111
Q

scintiller
Les étoiles scintillent.

A

to sparkle

1112
Q

le crépuscule

A

dusk

1113
Q

un chant

A

a singing, a song

1114
Q

un spectre

A

a specter, a ghost

1115
Q

coasser

A

to croak

1116
Q

bien élevé

A

well-behaved

1117
Q

aigu, aiguë

A

high-pitched

1118
Q

(cinema) le décor

A

the set

1119
Q

(de personne) une prestation

A

a performance

1120
Q

avoir sa place

A

to belong

1121
Q

cela a fait couler beaucoup d’encre

A

a lot of ink has been spilled over this

1122
Q

vigilant

A

vigilant, cautious

1123
Q

un acheteur

A

a buyer

1124
Q

glauque

A

troubling, grim

1125
Q

nu

A

bare, naked

1126
Q

anonyme

A

anonymous

1127
Q

nerveusement

A

nervously

1128
Q

empiler

A

to stack

1129
Q

le chemin parcouru

A

how far you’ve come

1130
Q

(évaluer) mesurer

A

to measure, to assess

1131
Q

la volonté

A

will, drive

1132
Q

se décourager

A

to lose heart, to get discouraged

1133
Q

baisser les bras
J’ai bien fait de ne pas baisser les bras.

A

to throw in the towel, to give up
I did well to not throw in the towel. (It was a good thing I didn’t give up. I was right not to give up. I did the right thing by not giving up. I made a good choice by not giving up.)

1134
Q

le monde m’appartient

A

the world is my oyster

1135
Q

bilingue

A

bilingual

1136
Q

à nous …

A

all ours, …

1137
Q

endurer

A

to endure, faire face aux difficultés

1138
Q

le soulagement

A

relief

1139
Q

fini …

A

no more …

1140
Q

une récompense

A

a reward

1141
Q

enrichir

A

to enrich

1142
Q

enrichissant

A

rewarding, fulfilling, enriching

1143
Q

vide de sens

A

meaningless

1144
Q

exagérer

A

to exaggerate

1145
Q

À quoi bon ?

A

What’s the point? (quand on se demande s’il est utile de faire quelque chose)

1146
Q

la force

A

strength

1147
Q

une notification

A

a notification

1148
Q

approfondir

A

to delve deeper into

1149
Q

enchaîner sur

A

to go on to, to move on to

1150
Q

pour changer

A

for a change

1151
Q

bel et bien

A

(well and) truly

1152
Q

se pencher vers

A

to lean over towards

1153
Q

chuchoter

A

to whisper

1154
Q

pathétique

A

pathetic

1155
Q

faire une grosse bêtise

A

to make a big mistake

1156
Q

l’un pour l’autre

A

for each other

1157
Q

parcourir un long chemin

A

come so far

1158
Q

me faire rêver

A

… is my dream

1159
Q

dissimuler (derrière…)

A

to conceal, to hide (behind …)

1160
Q

dévoiler

A

to unveil

1161
Q

un sous-titre

A

a subtitle

1162
Q

faire couper l’arbre

A

to have the tree cut down

1163
Q

remettre … en question
Tu remets tout en question.

A

to call … into question
You call everything into question.

1164
Q

faire pousser

A

to grow

1165
Q

admettre

A

to admit, to accept

1166
Q

un trésorier

A

a treasurer

1167
Q

démesuré

A

oversized, excessive

1168
Q

confondre
je l’ai confondu avec son cousin
Ne confonds pas New York et les États-Unis

A

to mix up, to confuse
I got him mixed up with his cousin
Don’t mix up New York and the United States

1169
Q

une idée reçue

A

preconception, un stéréotype

1170
Q

un arrière-plan

A

a background

1171
Q

une guirlande

A

a garland

1172
Q

le gui

A

mistletoe

1173
Q

(cooking) remuer

A

to stir

1174
Q

la réhabilitation

A

rehabilitation, restoration

1175
Q

dans les plus brefs délais

A

as soon as possible

1176
Q

un mal de dos

A

a backache

1177
Q

se limiter à
l’histoire ne se limite pas à une suite de dates
la vie ne se limite pas au travail

A

to be limited to
history is not limited to a series of dates
there’s more to life than work

1178
Q

un chameau

A

a camel

1179
Q

bien s’hydrater

A

to stay hydrated, to take plenty of fluids

1180
Q

pondre
la poule ne pond pas en ce moment

A

to lay
the hen is not laying at the moment

1181
Q

mieux vaut être seul que mal accompagné

A

better to be alone than in bad company

1182
Q

la tendance
Ils suivent même les pire tendances

A

trend
They follow even the worst trends

1183
Q

l’oubli

A

forgetting something

1184
Q

une dispute

A

a dispute, an argument

1185
Q

un puzzle

A

a jigsaw puzzle

1186
Q

un marteau

A

a hammer

1187
Q

à carreaux
Elle collectionnait les nappes et les serviettes à carreaux.

A

plaid

1188
Q

le poker
jouer au poker

A

poker

1189
Q

un jeu de cartes

A

a deck of cards

1190
Q

un torchon

A

a dish towel

1191
Q

un guichet

A

a ticket booth

1192
Q

une rubrique
rubrique littéraire / cinéma / sportive …
tenir une rubrique dans un journal

A

a section
books / film / sports section
to have a column in a newspaper

1193
Q

la coiffure

A

hairstyle

1194
Q

un grille-pain

A

a toaster

1195
Q

mensuel

A

monthly

1196
Q

une vieillerie

A

an old thing

1197
Q

vintage

A

vintage

1198
Q

une coutume
Ne me souhaite pas bonne chance, c’est la coutume

A

a custom
Don’t wish me good luck, it’s the custom

1199
Q

un tonnerre

A

a thunder

1200
Q

méchamment

A

maliciously

1201
Q

un bulletin
Je préfère oublier mon bulletin

A

a report card, a school report
I prefer to forget my report card

1202
Q

On n’avait pas ça pour projet

A

We weren’t planning that

1203
Q

paniquer
Ne panique pas quand tes beaux-parents arriveront

A

to panic
Don’t panic when your parents-in-law arrive

1204
Q

hallucinant

A

astounding, unbelievable

1205
Q

de fin d’année
Vous êtes d’accord pour la prime de fin d’année ?

A

end-of-year
Do you agree for the end-of-year bonus?

1206
Q

une louve

A

a she-wolf

1207
Q

les costumes de scène
Il veut se lancer dans les costumes de scène

A

stage costumes
He wants to go into stage costumes

1208
Q

en livres

A

in pounds

1209
Q

Ça ne fait pas un peu bizarre ensemble ?

A

This doesn’t look a little weird together?

1210
Q

un trou à rat

A

a rathole

1211
Q

au plus vite

A

as quickly as possible

1212
Q

s’en vouloir de quelque chose / faire
je m’en veux d’avoir été si dur avec elle.

A

to regret
I really regret being so hard on her.

1213
Q

un ancêtre
Elle croit que son ancêtre était le roi de France.

A

an ancester
She believes that her ancestor was the king of France.

1214
Q

une lésion

A

a lesion

1215
Q

une attestation
Voici votre attestation.

A

a certificate
Here is your certificate.

1216
Q

la viande hachée

A

ground meat

1217
Q

un prêtre

A

a priest

1218
Q

la personnalité

A

personality

1219
Q

la personnalité

A

personality

1220
Q

un arbitre

A

a referee

1221
Q

avec enthousiasme

A

enthusiastically

1222
Q

avec enthousiasme

A

enthusiastically

1223
Q

je veux bien que (subjonctif)
Je veux bien que vous travailliez en groupe.

A

I’ll let …
I’ll let you work in groups.

1224
Q

l’apesanteur
flotter en apesanteur

A

zero gravity

1225
Q

un vaisseau spatial

A

a spaceship

1226
Q

le remorquage automobile

A

car towing

1227
Q

une glacière

A

a coolbox, a cooler

1228
Q

à ce rythme-là

A

at this rate

1229
Q

un studio

A

a studio flat, a studio apartment

1230
Q

un stage d’été

A

summer camp

1231
Q

une combinaison
une combinaison spatiale

A

overalls
a space suit

1232
Q

amicalement

A

kindly, warmly, regards (end of a letter)

1233
Q

un puits

A

a well

1234
Q

un homard

A

a lobster

1235
Q

nuance
organiser les tubes de peinture par nuance

A

shade

1236
Q

se faire des idées

A

to imagine things

1237
Q

(pour l’argent) (appareil) une caisse

A

a cash register

1238
Q

autonome

A

autonomous, independent

1239
Q

un vigile

A

a security guard

1240
Q

un tapis de course

A

a treadmill

1241
Q

taquiner

A

to tease, plaisanter

1242
Q

remords
Aujourd’hui, il a des remords parce qu’elle ne veut plus lui parler.

A

remorse

1243
Q

se remettre à un endroit

A

to go / get back to a place

1244
Q

carrément

A

completely, totally

1245
Q

une gazette

A

a newspaper

1246
Q

une mascotte

A

a mascot

1247
Q

la vulgarité

A

vulgarity, coarseness, obscenity

1248
Q

une nouveauté

A

a new thing, a new change

1249
Q

signaler

A

to report

1250
Q

sans gravité
un accident sans gravité

A

minor
a minor accident

1251
Q

il fait nuit

A

it is dark out

1252
Q

un mec

A

a guy

1253
Q

passer (tout) son temps à (faire)

A

to spend (all of) one’s time (doing)

1254
Q

en venir à
Comment en est-on venu à parler de ça ?
j’en viens au problème qui vous occupe
en venir à abandonner ses études

A

to come to
How did we end up talking about this?
I now come to your problem
to get to the point of dropping out

1255
Q

en fin de compte

A

ultimately

1256
Q

le toilettage
le salon de toilettage pour chiens

A

grooming

1257
Q

un glacier

A

an ice-cream maker

1258
Q

croustillant

A

crispy, crunchy

1259
Q

faire un pas en avant / en arrière

A

to take a step forward / backward

1260
Q

une boîte à outils

A

a toolbox

1261
Q

un texto

A

a text message

1262
Q

un / une camarade
les camarades de classe

A

a friend, a mate
classmates

1263
Q

démoraliser
À la suite de cette catastrophe, ils se sont démoralisés.

A

to demoralize, décourager

1264
Q

tamiser (lumière, couleur)
une lumière tamisée

A

to filter
a soft light

1265
Q

une matinée
Vous avez passé votre matinée à rigoler !

A

a morning
You spent your morning laughing!

1266
Q

pousser un crie

A

to let out a cry

1267
Q

à l’avance

A

in advance

1268
Q

se moquer de
se moquer de quelqu’un
arrête de te monquer !
Je m’en moque.

A

to make fun of, not to care about
to fool someone
stop teasing!
I don’t care.

1269
Q

rompre avec (fiancé)
Mon copain et moi venons de rompre.

A

to break up with

1270
Q

un insecte

A

an insect

1271
Q

un envol
(oiseau) prendre son envol

A

a flight, a takeoff
to take flight

1272
Q

une réclamation
Nous avons reçu votre réclamation.

A

a complaint
We received your complaint.

1273
Q

Ça ne me dit rien du tout.

A

That doesn’t ring a bell at all.

1274
Q

Ça te dit quelque chose ?

A

Does that remind you of something?

1275
Q

chiner
Vera est ravie car elle a chiné une belle table ancienne.

A

to bargain-hunt, to thrift
Vera is thrilled because she thrifted a beautiful antique table.

1276
Q

le temps de (faire) / que (subjonctif)
le temps de me retourner / que je me retourne, il avait disparu

A

by the time …
by the time I turned around, he had disappeared

1277
Q

une mangue

A

a mango

1278
Q

ras-le-bol (plural)
Les salariés sont stressés parce qu’ils en ont ras-le-bol du nouveau chef.

A

discontent
The salaried employees are stressed because they’re sick of the new boss.

1279
Q

le prince charmant
Le prince charmant ne viendra pas.

A

prince charming
Prince charming will not come.

1280
Q

bloquer
Tu es bloqué dans un musée hanté.

A

to block, to lock something into place

1281
Q

hante
lieu hanté

A

to haunt
haunted place

1282
Q

valoir mieux (que …)
il ne vaut pas mieux que son frère
Il vaudrait mieux construire un centre culturel.

A

to be better (than …)
he’s no better than his brother
It would be better to build a cultural center

1283
Q

faire gaffe

A

to watch out for

1284
Q

en avoir ras le bol
J’en ai ras le bol !

A

to be fed up
I’m sick of it!

1285
Q

passer / sauter du coq à l’âne
Tu passes toujours du coq à l’âne, de toute façon.

A

to hop from one subject to another

1286
Q

faire l’unanimité

A

to have unanimous support

1287
Q

prendre en charge
les antibiotiques sont pris en charge par la sécurité sociale, vous serez remboursé.

A

to take charge of (enfant), to take financial responsibility for (malade), to take care of (frais, dépenses)

1288
Q

insérer

A

to insert

1289
Q

une escale
je les ai rencontrés à l’escale de Rio

A

a stopover
I met them during the stopover in Rio

1290
Q

une laryngite

A

a laryngitis

1291
Q

piquer
Je me suis fait piquer.

A

to sting, (moustique) to bite
I got stung.

1292
Q

écarter les bras

A

to spread one’s arms

1293
Q

vomir

A

to vomit, to throw up

1294
Q

tirer (balle, flèche)
on a pu tirer le feu d’artifice

A

to shoot
we were able to shoot fireworks

1295
Q

remettre (visite, voyage, rendez-vous, réunion)
Ne remet pas les réservations à plus tard.

A

to postpone, to put off
Don’t put the reservations off until later.

1296
Q

tenir chaud à quelqu’un

A

to keep someone warm

1297
Q

se faire un ami

A

to make a friend

1298
Q

indécis

A

indecisive

1299
Q

un service à thé

A

a tea set

1300
Q

de toute urgence

A

urgently

1301
Q

Pour finir, …

A

Lastly, …

1302
Q

se rendre (adjectif, etc)
vouloir se rendre utile à quelqu’un

A

to make oneself …

1303
Q

si ce n’est …
J’aime tout, si ce n’est ça.

A

other than …
I like everything, other than that.

1304
Q

Dis donc, …

A

Wow, …

1305
Q

C’est-à-dire que …

A

In others words, …

1306
Q

au cas où …
au cas où il viendrait

A

in case …
in case he comes

1307
Q

une cour

A

a courtyard

1308
Q

un fracas
Tout à coup, ils entendent un grand fracas.

A

a crash

1309
Q

demander à (quelqu’un) de (faire)

A

to ask someone to do

1310
Q

la moisissure

A

mold

1311
Q

un sol

A

a ground, a floor, a soil

1312
Q

dessous
du dessous

A

underneath
downstairs

1313
Q

une cuisinière

A

a stove

1314
Q

à … près
à l’heure près, à la minute près
précis au millimètre près

A

down to the hour, down to the minute
accurate to within a millimeter

1315
Q

le temps que (subjonctif)

A

by the time …

1316
Q

sorter en boîte
Je suis trop crevé, parce que je sors en boîte tous les soirs.

A

to go out clubbing
i’m so beat because I go out clubbing every night.

1317
Q

reparler de …

A

to discuss … again

1318
Q

une cascade

A

a waterfall

1319
Q

depuis une éternité
Je n’y suis pas retourné depuis une éternité

A

for ages
I haven’t gone back for ages

1320
Q

continuer à (faire)
Ils ont continué à manifester pendant plusieurs jours.

A

to continue (to do)
They continued to protest for several days.

1321
Q

des lasagnes

A

a lasagna

1322
Q

un rouleau à pâtisserie

A

a rolling pin

1323
Q

un détecteur de fumée

A

a smoke detector

1324
Q

mordre dans …
mordre dans une pomme

A

to bite into …
to bite into an apple

1325
Q

un capteur

A

a sensor

1326
Q

convivial

A

friendly

1327
Q

un don

A

a gift

1328
Q

un brocoli
J’ai préparé des brocolis à la crème.

A

a broccoli
I made broccoli with cream.

1329
Q

une solution à …
Tu auras découvert la solution à nos problèmes.

A

a solution to …
You’ll have discovered the solution to our problems.

1330
Q

rassembler

A

to gather (someone) together, to unite

1331
Q

s’approcher de …
Nous ne nous approcherons pas du rivage.

A

to go up to …, to come up to …
We will not approach the shore.

1332
Q

une entente

A

a harmony

1333
Q

un modèle
Ce modèle de jupe est très à la mode en ce moment.

A

a design
This skirt design is very fashionable at the moment.

1334
Q

un rétablissement
Bon rétablissement !

A

a restoration
Get well soon!

1335
Q

étouffer

A

to smother, to stifle, to suffocate

1336
Q

une palourde

A

a clam

1337
Q

une pause café

A

a coffee break

1338
Q

précisément

A

precisely

1339
Q

un hélicoptère
en hélicoptère

A

a helicopter
in a helicopter, by helicopter

1340
Q

soigneusement

A

carefully

1341
Q

fertiliser

A

to fertilize

1342
Q

impérativement

A

absolutely, at all costs

1343
Q

interdire
interdire à (quelqu’un) de (faire)

A

to ban, to prohibit
to forbid (someone) to (do)

1344
Q

inviter (quelqu’un) à (faire)

A

to ask (someone) to (do)

1345
Q

de côté
faire un pas de côté
Mettez votre fierté de côté.

A

aside
to step aside

1346
Q

un sachet
un sachet de bonbons
sachet de thé

A

a packet, a bag, a sac
a bag of candies
teabag

1347
Q

en vitesse

A

quickly

1348
Q

en entier
traiter un problème en entier

A

in its entirety
to deal with a problem as a whole

1349
Q

(farming) la culture

A

cultivation, crop

1350
Q

une crise cardiaque

A

a heart attack

1351
Q

puisque
J’ai mangé le gâteau puisque tu l’avais laissé.

A

since
I ate the cake since you had left it.

1352
Q

faire bien / mal de (faire)
Tu as bien fait be venir.
Il ferait bien de s’excuser.
Nous avons mal fait de ne pas écouter ses conseils.
Ils feront bien de se préparer à l’avance.

A

to be a good/bad thing to (do)
It was a good thing you came. You were right to come.
It would be a good thing for him to apologize. He would do well to apologize.
It was a bad thing we didn’t listen to his advice. We were wrong not to listen to his advice.
It would be a good thing for them to prepare in advance. They would do well to prepare in advance.

1353
Q

un coureur, une coureuse

A

a racer, a runner

1354
Q

faire la bise

A

to kiss each other on the cheek

1355
Q

une gendarmerie

A

a police station

1356
Q

une gendarmerie

A

a police station

1357
Q

le cacao

A

cocoa

1358
Q

faire griller

A

to grill, to toast

1359
Q

fonctionner
Rien ne fonctionne dans cette cuisine.

A

to work
Nothing works in this kitchen.

1360
Q

se battre (contre …)

A

to fight (against …)

1361
Q

mettre (quelque chose) au frais

A

to put (something) in a cool place

1362
Q

déclencher
Si les bougies déclenchent in incendie, pas de soucis !

A

to set off

1363
Q

C’est du vécu !

A

It’s real life!

1364
Q

faire de la natation
Il fait de la natation avec nous.

A

to go swimming
He goes swimming with us.

1365
Q

une planche à voile

A

a windsurfing board

1366
Q

le chagrin
faire du chagrin à quelqu’un
avoir du chagrin

A

grief, sorrow
to cause someone grief
to be sad