Set Phrases 02 Flashcards

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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
en moyenne
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not including / setting asside (something) - as a phrase
mis(e) à part
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whether it's about (this) or about (that)...
qu'il porte sur (this) ou sur (that)... | nb; subjunctive!
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in respect of (something) / | as far as (something) is concerned...
Pour ce qui est de...
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Be aware! / Pay attention!
Méfie-toi! / Méfiez-vous! ('de' is the preposition)
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I trust their products
je fais confiance à leurs produits
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I'm a little wary of ready meals
je me méfie un peu des plats préparés
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you never know / one never knows
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.
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
chercher à manipuler
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open sesame!
Sésame ouvre-toi!
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No (more) need to...
Plus la peine de...
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``` To sneak (something) through (eg. at the tills) ```
passer en douce
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designed to be...
conçu pour être...
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I have a tendency to...
j'ai tendence à...
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mass production
en grande série
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in a manner of speaking
en quelque sorte
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to come to (its/the) rescue | to come to (its/the) assistance
venir à son secours
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to make a credit transfer
faire un virement
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in relation to
par rapport à
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to turn into a nightmare
tourner au cauchemar
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at present
à l'heure actuelle
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in a difficult spot
dans l’embarras
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I don't know how we're going to manage
je ne sais pas comment on va y arriver
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living on credit
la vie à crédit
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the spending race
la course aux dépenses
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to play a role
jouer un rôle
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the purchasing of consumer goods
l'achat des biens de consommateurs
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whatis it about?
De quoi s'agit-il?
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What objects could you do without?
De quels objets pourriez-vous vous passer?
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it's revealing that...
il est révélateur que | il est révélatrice que
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the drop in income
la baisse de revenus
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the ultimate solution
la solution ultime
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on the edge of illegal / legality
à la limite de la légalité
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an explosive mix / a volatile combination
un mélange détonnant
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first reaction
le premier réflexe
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more high spec
plus performant
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the right track / the gravy train
le bon filon
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it's at your own risk
c'est à vos risques et périls
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everybody (not 'tout le monde')
tout un chacun
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at that time / in that moment
à ce moment-là
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and so on (and so forth)
et ainsi de suite
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to pay in full
régler au comptant
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(a phrase meaning) currently valid
en cours de validité
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(it) has increased - (nb this is a phrase)
il s'est accru | elle s'est accrue
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the taking into account (of)
la prise en compte (de)
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It's not my thing / it's not my forte
ce n'est pas mon truc
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to wear the pants (to be the daddy)
porter la culotte
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I spend most of my time (in/by etc)...
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...
en proie à
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it's all a matter of...
tout est affaire de...
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to take into account
prendre en compte
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a phrase meaning 'theoretically' / a priori
à priori
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the plus side / the down side
le côté positif / négatif
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a fixed time
une heure fixe
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to work over time
faire des heures supplémentaires
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against the flow / against the grain
à contre-courant
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to give the choice / to have the choice
laisser le choix
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he almost died
il a failli mourir
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the chances are that / it's likely that...
il y a fort à parier que...
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twenty years from now...
d'ici vingt ans...
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a thousand and one ways to...
mille et une façons de...
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to be a stickler for (something)
être à cheval sur (quelque chose)
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to be better off
se porter mieux
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relative to...
par rapport à...
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outside of...
en dehors de..
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at home
à domicile
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to name but a few
pour n'en nommer que quelques-uns
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society as a whole
l'ensemble de la société
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performance/ yield / return
le rendement
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turnover rate (of employees)
taux de roulement (des employés)
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despite / notwithstanding
en dépit de...
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to cope / to hold on / to manage in a difficult situation
tenir le coup
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in inverted commas
entre guillemets
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...within our capability to do so
...dans la mesure de nos moyens
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what a shame / what a pity! (x2) | not 'tant pis' or 'dommage'
quel malheur! | quelle poisse!
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to get worse and worse
aller de pis en pis (pee on pee)
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to apply for a job
postuler à un emploi
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to call into question
remettre en question
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at all costs
à tout prix
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to work unsociable hours
travailler à des heures indécentes
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by my own means
par mes propres moyens
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Here we go again!
C'est reparti!
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the enactment of the law
la promulgation de la loi
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free enterprise
la liberté d'entreprendre
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to put an end to something
mettre fin à quelque chose
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to start over again / to go back to square one
repartir à zéro
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in the field of work
dans le domaine du travail
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to put at risk / to put in jeopardy / to threaten
mettre en péril
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to give up on...
faire une croix sur...
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wrongly / falsly / wrongfully (phrasal)
à tort
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an initial experience
la première expérience
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to forge close links with...
tisser des liens étroits avec
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with a view to... / with the purpose of...
en vue de...
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to take a step back (from a situation)...
prendre un peu de recul
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so that... / in order that...
afin que (+ subj)
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(ironic) go right ahead!, don't mind me!
ne vous gênez pas! (ironique)
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(ironic) why should I care?
je vais me gêner! (ironique)
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to be capable of / to be up to the task of...
être en mesure de...
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to this end / for this purpose
dans ce but (boot)
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overnight | phrase: as in something that happened 'overnight'
du jour au lendemain
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to apply for a job
postuler pour un emploi | see also: faire acte de candidature = to submit an application
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to submit an application (for a job)
faire acte de candidature | see also: postuler pour un emploi = to apply for a job
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thanks to... (usually a positive reason)
grâce à...
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because of... (usually negative reason)
à cause de...
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thus / in that way / in that manner (x3)
ainsi / de cette façon / de cette manière
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to land a job
décrocher un emploi
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to believe in onself
croire en soi
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at the outset / from the start
dès le départ
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to play a key role
jouer un rôle primordial
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to have difficulty in doing something
avoir du mal à faire qqlchs
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to feel good about yourself / to feel at ease with yourself
être bien dans sa peau
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by this means...
par ce moyen...
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on average
en moyenne
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i find it intollerable / it sickens me
cela m'insupporte
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to strike up a conversation
entamer une conversation
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immediately afterwards / hot on the heels of
dans la foulée
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liable to do / likely to do (something)
susceptible de faire qqchs
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...the most promising...
...le plus porteur...
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in a drunk state / in a state of drunkenness
en état d'ivresse
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untidy (as a phrase)
en désordre
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untidy (as a phrase)
(être) en désordre
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I have no talent
je n'ai aucun talent
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to mow the lawn
tondre la pelouse
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at the heart of
au coeur de
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to play music / to devote oneself to music
s'adonner à la musique
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around the world / across the globe
à travers le monde
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to kick up a fuss
faire des histoires
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to take seriously
prendre au sérieux
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in terms of...
en termes de...
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it is based on the tradition...
s'appuie sur la tradition...
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(it) was planned...
(il/elle) était prévu(e)...
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initially (phrase) / in the beginning
à l'origine
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(it) had to be postponed
(il) a dû être reporté
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of renown, of high repute, iconic, famous
de renom
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international prestige
le rayonnement international nb: rayonnment = radiation, radiance, infuence
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to look like / to seem / to have the air (of)
avoir l'air
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in the foreground / at the forefront
au premier plan
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whatever I do...
quoi que je fasse...
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a spartan lifestyle
la vie spartiate
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nothing is simpler / nothing could be easier
rien de plus facile
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each one in turn...
chacun à son tour...
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each one in turn...
chacun à son tour...
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a good-natured (friendly) atmosphere
une ambiance bon enfant
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a good-natured (friendly) atmosphere
une ambiance bon enfant
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faced with these two facts
Face à ce double constat
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faced with these two facts
Face à ce double constat
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life expectancy
l'espérance de vie
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life expectancy
l'espérance de vie
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a single word meaning 'if not' i.e. it's difficult if not impossible
voire il est difficile, voire impossible
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faced with these two facts | faced with this double consideration
Face à ce double constat
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a single word meaning 'if not' i.e. it's difficult if not impossible
voire il est difficile, voire impossible
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to master the skills
maîtriser les compétence
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to take the next big step
faire le grand saut
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to get off the ground / to get going
prendre son envol
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``` sometimes... other times... at times (this)... other times (that)... ```
tantôt... tantôt...
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there can be no doubt / | there must be no doubt (x2)
aucun doute n'est permis | nul doute n'est permis
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to turn a corner (euph) to clear a hurdle (euph) to take a positive step (euph)
franchir un cap franchir = to get over / to clear
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throughout history
à travers l'histoire
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unlike / contrary to (phrase)
contrairement à