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You will not be disappointed.

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Vous ne serez pas déçu.

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It’s really worth the effort.

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Cela vaut vraiment la peine

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utterly

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tout à fait

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all the same (not quand même)

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tout de même

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a whole range

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toute une gamme

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at one’s discretion / of one’s own choice / to suit him/her

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à sa convenance

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by calling on…

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en faisant appel à…

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to save money

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économiser de l’argent

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as if it were yesterday!

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comme si c’était hier!

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to move up the ranks (professionally, perhaps)

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monter en grade

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to break the ice

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briser la glace

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it’s about time (that)…

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il est grand temps (que)…

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once upon a time

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il était une fois

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to be endangered

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en voie de disparition

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to feel ashamed (of)

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avoir honte (de)

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to come full circle

the cycle to be complete

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la boucle est bouclée

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to change over/with time

to evolve over/with time

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changer avec le temps

évoluer avec le temps

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to have the bug (bitten by the bug)…

to be a fan…

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être mordu de… qlqchs

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it’s designed to…

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il est conçu pour…

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it melts in your mouth

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ça fond dans la bouche

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in secret / on the sly

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en cachette

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That’s not what I expected.

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à quoi je m’attendais.

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I didn’t expect that.

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Je ne m’y attendais pas.

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Are you interested in politics?

I’m not interested in politics at all.

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Est-ce que vous vous intéressez à la politique?

Je ne m’y intéresse pas du tout.

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on average

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en moyenne

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not including / setting asside (something) - as a phrase

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mis(e) à part

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whether it’s about (this) or about (that)…

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qu’il porte sur (this) ou sur (that)…

nb; subjunctive!

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in respect of (something) /

as far as (something) is concerned…

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Pour ce qui est de…

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Be aware! / Pay attention!

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Méfie-toi! / Méfiez-vous! (‘de’ is the preposition)

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I trust their products

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je fais confiance à leurs produits

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I’m a little wary of ready meals

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je me méfie un peu des plats préparés

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you never know / one never knows

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on ne sait jamais

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It’s necessary to beware of products which have (where there are) colourants, if you have young kids.

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Il faut prendre garde aux produits où il y a des colorants, si vous avez des jeunes enfants.

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to seek to manipulate

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chercher à manipuler

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35
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open sesame!

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Sésame ouvre-toi!

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36
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No (more) need to…

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Plus la peine de…

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To sneak (something) through
(eg. at the tills)
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passer en douce

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designed to be…

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conçu pour être…

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I have a tendency to…

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j’ai tendence à…

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mass production

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en grande série

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in a manner of speaking

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en quelque sorte

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to come to (its/the) rescue

to come to (its/the) assistance

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venir à son secours

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to make a credit transfer

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faire un virement

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44
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in relation to

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par rapport à

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45
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to turn into a nightmare

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tourner au cauchemar

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46
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at present

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à l’heure actuelle

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47
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in a difficult spot

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dans l’embarras

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I don’t know how we’re going to manage

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je ne sais pas comment on va y arriver

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49
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living on credit

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la vie à crédit

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50
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the spending race

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la course aux dépenses

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to play a role

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jouer un rôle

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52
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the purchasing of consumer goods

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l’achat des biens de consommateurs

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53
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whatis it about?

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De quoi s’agit-il?

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What objects could you do without?

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De quels objets pourriez-vous vous passer?

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55
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it’s revealing that…

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il est révélateur que

il est révélatrice que

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56
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the drop in income

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la baisse de revenus

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57
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the ultimate solution

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la solution ultime

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58
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on the edge of illegal / legality

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à la limite de la légalité

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an explosive mix / a volatile combination

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un mélange détonnant

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first reaction

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le premier réflexe

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more high spec

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plus performant

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62
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the right track / the gravy train

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le bon filon

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it’s at your own risk

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c’est à vos risques et périls

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everybody (not ‘tout le monde’)

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tout un chacun

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65
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at that time / in that moment

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à ce moment-là

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66
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and so on (and so forth)

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et ainsi de suite

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67
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to pay in full

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régler au comptant

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68
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(a phrase meaning) currently valid

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en cours de validité

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(it) has increased - (nb this is a phrase)

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il s’est accru

elle s’est accrue

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the taking into account (of)

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la prise en compte (de)

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It’s not my thing / it’s not my forte

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ce n’est pas mon truc

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to wear the pants (to be the daddy)

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porter la culotte

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I spend most of my time (in/by etc)…

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je passe le plus clair de mon temps à… (verb infinitive)

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something (which is) prey to…

something (which is) threatened by…

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en proie à

75
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it’s all a matter of…

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tout est affaire de…

76
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to take into account

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prendre en compte

77
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a phrase meaning ‘theoretically’ / a priori

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à priori

78
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the plus side / the down side

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le côté positif / négatif

79
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a fixed time

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une heure fixe

80
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to work over time

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faire des heures supplémentaires

81
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against the flow / against the grain

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à contre-courant

82
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to give the choice / to have the choice

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laisser le choix

83
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he almost died

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il a failli mourir

84
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the chances are that / it’s likely that…

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il y a fort à parier que…

85
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twenty years from now…

A

d’ici vingt ans…

86
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a thousand and one ways to…

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mille et une façons de…

87
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to be a stickler for (something)

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être à cheval sur (quelque chose)

88
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to be better off

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se porter mieux

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relative to…

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par rapport à…

90
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outside of…

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en dehors de..

91
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at home

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à domicile

92
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to name but a few

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pour n’en nommer que quelques-uns

93
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society as a whole

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l’ensemble de la société

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performance/ yield / return

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le rendement

95
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turnover rate (of employees)

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taux de roulement (des employés)

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despite / notwithstanding

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en dépit de…

97
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to cope / to hold on / to manage in a difficult situation

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tenir le coup

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in inverted commas

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entre guillemets

99
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…within our capability to do so

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…dans la mesure de nos moyens

100
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what a shame / what a pity! (x2)

not ‘tant pis’ or ‘dommage’

A

quel malheur!

quelle poisse!

101
Q

to get worse and worse

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aller de pis en pis (pee on pee)

102
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to apply for a job

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postuler à un emploi

103
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to call into question

A

remettre en question

104
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at all costs

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à tout prix

105
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to work unsociable hours

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travailler à des heures indécentes

106
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by my own means

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par mes propres moyens

107
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Here we go again!

A

C’est reparti!

108
Q

the enactment of the law

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la promulgation de la loi

109
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free enterprise

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la liberté d’entreprendre

110
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to put an end to something

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mettre fin à quelque chose

111
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to start over again / to go back to square one

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repartir à zéro

112
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in the field of work

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dans le domaine du travail

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to put at risk / to put in jeopardy / to threaten

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mettre en péril

114
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to give up on…

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faire une croix sur…

115
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wrongly / falsly / wrongfully (phrasal)

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à tort

116
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an initial experience

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la première expérience

117
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to forge close links with…

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tisser des liens étroits avec

118
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with a view to… / with the purpose of…

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en vue de…

119
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to take a step back (from a situation)…

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prendre un peu de recul

120
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so that… / in order that…

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afin que (+ subj)

121
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(ironic) go right ahead!, don’t mind me!

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ne vous gênez pas! (ironique)

122
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(ironic) why should I care?

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je vais me gêner! (ironique)

123
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to be capable of / to be up to the task of…

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être en mesure de…

124
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to this end / for this purpose

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dans ce but (boot)

125
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overnight

phrase: as in something that happened ‘overnight’

A

du jour au lendemain

126
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to apply for a job

A

postuler pour un emploi

see also: faire acte de candidature = to submit an application

127
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to submit an application (for a job)

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faire acte de candidature

see also: postuler pour un emploi = to apply for a job

128
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thanks to… (usually a positive reason)

A

grâce à…

129
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because of… (usually negative reason)

A

à cause de…

130
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thus / in that way / in that manner (x3)

A

ainsi / de cette façon / de cette manière

131
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to land a job

A

décrocher un emploi

132
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to believe in onself

A

croire en soi

133
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at the outset / from the start

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dès le départ

134
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to play a key role

A

jouer un rôle primordial

135
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to have difficulty in doing something

A

avoir du mal à faire qqlchs

136
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to feel good about yourself / to feel at ease with yourself

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être bien dans sa peau

137
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by this means…

A

par ce moyen…

138
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on average

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en moyenne

139
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i find it intollerable / it sickens me

A

cela m’insupporte

140
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to strike up a conversation

A

entamer une conversation

141
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immediately afterwards / hot on the heels of

A

dans la foulée

142
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liable to do / likely to do (something)

A

susceptible de faire qqchs

143
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…the most promising…

A

…le plus porteur…

144
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in a drunk state / in a state of drunkenness

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en état d’ivresse

145
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untidy (as a phrase)

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en désordre

146
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untidy (as a phrase)

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(être) en désordre

147
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I have no talent

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je n’ai aucun talent

148
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to mow the lawn

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tondre la pelouse

149
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at the heart of

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au coeur de

150
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to play music / to devote oneself to music

A

s’adonner à la musique

151
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around the world / across the globe

A

à travers le monde

152
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to kick up a fuss

A

faire des histoires

153
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to take seriously

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prendre au sérieux

154
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in terms of…

A

en termes de…

155
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it is based on the tradition…

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s’appuie sur la tradition…

156
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(it) was planned…

A

(il/elle) était prévu(e)…

157
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initially (phrase) / in the beginning

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à l’origine

158
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(it) had to be postponed

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(il) a dû être reporté

159
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of renown, of high repute, iconic, famous

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de renom

160
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international prestige

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le rayonnement international

nb: rayonnment = radiation, radiance, infuence

161
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to look like / to seem / to have the air (of)

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avoir l’air

162
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in the foreground / at the forefront

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au premier plan

163
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whatever I do…

A

quoi que je fasse…

164
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a spartan lifestyle

A

la vie spartiate

165
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nothing is simpler / nothing could be easier

A

rien de plus facile

166
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each one in turn…

A

chacun à son tour…

167
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each one in turn…

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chacun à son tour…

168
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a good-natured (friendly) atmosphere

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une ambiance bon enfant

169
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a good-natured (friendly) atmosphere

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une ambiance bon enfant

170
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faced with these two facts

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Face à ce double constat

171
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faced with these two facts

A

Face à ce double constat

172
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life expectancy

A

l’espérance de vie

173
Q

life expectancy

A

l’espérance de vie

174
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a single word meaning ‘if not’

i.e. it’s difficult if not impossible

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voire

il est difficile, voire impossible

175
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faced with these two facts

faced with this double consideration

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Face à ce double constat

176
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a single word meaning ‘if not’

i.e. it’s difficult if not impossible

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voire

il est difficile, voire impossible

177
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to master the skills

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maîtriser les compétence

178
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to take the next big step

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faire le grand saut

179
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to get off the ground / to get going

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prendre son envol

180
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sometimes... other times...
at times (this)... other times (that)...
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tantôt… tantôt…

181
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there can be no doubt /

there must be no doubt (x2)

A

aucun doute n’est permis

nul doute n’est permis

182
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to turn a corner (euph)
to clear a hurdle (euph)
to take a positive step (euph)

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franchir un cap

franchir = to get over / to clear

183
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throughout history

A

à travers l’histoire

184
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unlike / contrary to (phrase)

A

contrairement à

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