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bully

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intimidate, spouse employee (malmenerà

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Proud

to be proud of somebody/something

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[pleased] fier

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commit

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[crime] commettre, perpétrer
[mistake] faire, commettre
to commit suicide se suicider

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ashamed

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confus, honteux

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faceless

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anonyme

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rock bottom

to hit rock bottom

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a) [person] avoir le moral à zéro, toucher le fond

b. [firm, funds] atteindre le niveau le plus bas

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relief

[from anxiety, pain]

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soulagement

to bring relief to somebody soulager quelqu’un, apporter un soulagement à quelqu’un

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release

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[from captivity] libération

[from prison] libération, mise en liberté, administration élargissement

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smash

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1.[noise - of breaking]   fracas 
 the vase fell with a smash   le vase s'est fracassé en tombant
2.	[blow]   coup OR choc violent
3.	(informal) [collision]   collision  
[accident]   accident  
[pile-up]   carambolage
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register

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  1. [record - name] (faire) enregistrer, (faire) inscrire
  2. [indicate] indiquer, exprimer
  3. [obtain - success] remporter
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passer-by

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passant

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obvious

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  1. évident
    it’s obvious that he’s wrong
  2. previsible
    his symbolism is too obvious
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scruffy

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[appearance, clothes] dépenaillé, crasseux
[hair] ébouriffé
[building, area] délabré, miteux
he’s a scruffy dresser il s’habille mal

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Stop dead in my tracks

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stop completly

track [path, route] chemin m, sentier

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delight

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[Verb] she delights in irritating people elle prend plaisir OR se complaît à énerver les gens
[noun] [pleasure] joie, (grand) plaisir
she listened with delight elle écoutait avec délectation

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fanny, fannies

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  1. (vulgar & UK) [female genitals] chatte (very informal)

2. (US & informal) [buttocks] fesses

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ever so

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phrasal adverb
1. (informal) [extremely] vraiment 
she's ever so clever
elle est vraiment intelligente 
ever so slightly off-centre
un tout petit peu décentré 
thanks ever so much
merci vraiment
2.	(formal) [however] 
no teacher, be he ever so patient...   
aucun enseignant, aussi patient soit-il...
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sentence (verb)

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law condamner

to sentence somebody to life imprisonment condamner quelqu’un à la prison à perpétuité

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rape

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  1. [sex crime] viol
    to commit rape perpétrer un viol
    rape victim victime d’un viol
    the rape of the countryside (figurative) la dévastation de la campagne
    rape crisis centre centre d’accueil pour femmes violées
  2. botany colza
  3. [remains of grapes] marc m (de raisin)
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stab

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  1. [injure - with knife] donner un coup de couteau à,
    they were stabbed to death ils ont été tués à coups de couteau
  2. [thrust, jab] conjugaison planter
    I stabbed myself in the thumb with a pin je me suis enfoncé une épingle dans le pouce
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death penalty

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peine de mort, peine capitale

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embezzlement

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[of funds] détournement
to be convicted of embezzlement
être reconnu coupable de détournement de fonds

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utterly

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complètement, tout à fait

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chase

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1. [pursue]   conjugaison poursuivre 
two police cars chased the van
deux voitures de police ont pris la camionnette en chasse
2. [amorously]   courir (après)
3. [metal]  ciseler, repousser
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performance

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[show] spectacle, représentation (cinema) séance
afternoon performance matinée
2. [rendition - by actor, musician, dancer] interprétation
[showing - by sportsman, politician etc] performance, prestation
He gave an excellent performance in the role of Othello

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first-rate

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[excellent - wine, meal, restaurant] de première qualité, excellent
[ - idea, performance, student] excellent
that’s absolutely first-rate!
(UK) [idea, news etc] c’est formidable!

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guilty (guiltier, guiltiest)

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coupable
guilty of murder coupable de meurtre
to plead guilty/not guilty plaider coupable/non coupable
the judge found her guilty le juge l’a déclarée coupable

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furthermore, what’s more, moreover

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de plus

what’s more, he lied to me.

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hallmark

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[gold, silver, platinum] poinçon
→ You can tell it’s 9 carat gold from the hallmark.
(=typical feature) marque de fabrique
→ a resurgent Leeds side whose hallmark is still youth and vibrancy
→ He showed an early streak of political pragmatism that was to become his hallmark.

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whole heart

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de tout coeur

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based on

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basé sur ; reposant sur ; fondé sur

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3 type of contrast

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despite +noun : malgré en dépit de
in spite of +noun
although +sentence, sentence

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plot

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noun (=conspiracy) complot
a plot against the president
[+story, play] intrigue
→ The film had a good plot but the acting was weak.
[person, organization, team] avoir perdu le fil
→ I miss an easy ball in practice. I lost the plot …

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almost

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presque

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phv Investigate, discover

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find out

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phv divide up, destroy, disperse crowed

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break up (sep)

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phv : stop having aromantic relationship

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break up with (insep)
she broke up with her boyfriend
they’ve broken up

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phv : eat all of it

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eat up

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phv : escape from prison

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break out of

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Phv: ssortir déjeuner OR dîner, aller au restaurant

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eat out (insep)

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phv: put by - money

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save up

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phv: settle, resolve - problem, dispute

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sort out (sep)
everything’s sorted out now
once the initial confusion had sorted itself out
things will sort themselves out in the end

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phv: begin, become interested in - activity, hobby, job

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take up

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phv: 1-offer, propose - money, loan

2-think of - plan, suggestion

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come up with

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phv: 1. understand - person
2. work out - sum, cost etc] onc un peu
elle n’a toujours pas trouvé comment faire

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figure out
1-we couldn’t figure it out
2-figure it out for yourself
she still hasn’t figured out how to do it

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phv: [solve - calculation, problem]
[ - answer, total]
[ - puzzle]
[ - code]

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work out (sep)
things will work themselves out
47
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phv : progress in a good way
[formulate-idea,plan]
[-agremment, details]

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work out (sep)
have you worked out yet when it’s due to start?
She had it all worked out

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phv: [prepare]

[invent sth]

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make up (sep)
the chemist made up the prescription
the fire needs making up
2-invent

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phv: become reconcilied

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make up (sep)

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