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modern languages

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les langues vivantes

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swedish

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suédois(e)

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pitch

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un térrain

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concrete

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le béton

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nordic skiing

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le ski de fond

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basin,bowel

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une cuvette

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gazette/ gossip

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la gazette

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tribe/ family, children

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la tribu

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partner

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compagnon/ compagne

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to be surrounded by

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être entouré de

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nice

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sympa(thique)

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clothing store

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une boutique de fringues

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clothes

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les fringues

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outfit

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tenue (f)

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similar

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similaire/ semblable

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funny; a laugh; strange

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rigolo(-te)

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comic book; cartoon strip

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une bande dessinée

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to buy food

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faire les courses

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toilet paper (slang)

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le PQ

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a sigh

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soupir (m)

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to sigh; pine for

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soupirer

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a penguin

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un manchot

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thunderstorm; rage

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un orage

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storm(y); prone to storms; tempestuous

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orageux(-euse)

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underwear

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un slip

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a ballot box/

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une urne

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in advance; ahead of time; anticipated

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anticipé

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the course, unfolding

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le déroulé

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to encourage (someone to do something)

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inciter [qqn] à [qch] / inciter [qqn] à faire [qch]

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a subscriber; season ticket holder; account holder

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abonné(e)

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short-lived; ephemeral

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éphémère

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everyday life

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le quotidien

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(female) collegue/ workmate

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consœur (f)

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(male) college

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confrère

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polling/ voting booth

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l’isoloir (m)

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ballot paper

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le bulltin de vote

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photo/ picture/ snap

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un cliché

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videographer; video maker

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une vidéaste

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ransacking

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saccage (m)

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a joint/ firecracker

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un pétard

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premises/ headquarters

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les lieux/ locaux

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to struggle/ have trouble; hurt/sadden

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peiner à

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to turn a blind eye

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fermer les yeux dessus

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to want to appear (as something); have the ambition to be

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se vouloir

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polling/ voting both

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l’isoloir (m)

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to show you what your in for/ how you’re going to be treated

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montrer à quelle vous serez mangé

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to promise; guarntee; ensure; handle/ take care of/ carry out

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assurer

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to fart; make a noise/ do something in; break

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péter

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to blow a fuse; go crazy

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péter un cable/ plomb

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a balaclava

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cagoule(f)

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empty bottles

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cadavres de bouteilles

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opposite (but not directly); across from

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en face de

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pilar

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le pilier

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to blow (sb) away; amaze

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scotcher

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the building/ surroundings/ premises

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l’enceinte (f)

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to surround; go around

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ceindre

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a whisp/ cloud of smoke

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volute (f)

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a shopping cart

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un caddie

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to drag; pull; hang around

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trainer

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to drag oneself along

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se trainer

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to take; sweep along; train

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entraîner

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a loose sheet of paper

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une feuille volante

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to that extent

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à ce point

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to appear; be seen

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apparaître

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headquarters

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le quartier général

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a joint

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un bédo

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the last straw (that broke the camel’s back)

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la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase

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look back on; a recap; focusing on

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retour sur

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a four-leaf clover

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trèfle à quatre feuilles (m)

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to retrace your steps; turn back

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revenir sur ses pas

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palm of the hand, palm of your hand

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creux de la main

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urban area

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l’agglomération

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village

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une commune

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to pick (up); gather (up)

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ramasser

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to compress; press down; cram in (packing); dig into

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comprimer

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to grab a drink/ beer

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prendre un verre

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a (wrist) watch

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une montre

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leather

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cuir (m)

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to take place; happen; go

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se passer/ se dérouler

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to investigate; look into

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investiguer

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twisting (a route)

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sinueuex(-euse)

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valley

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une vallée

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along

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lo long de

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over

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au-dessus de

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creek

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un ruisseau (m)

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a meadow

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une prairie (f)

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to scramble (lit.)

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gravir

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to wonder at

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s’étonner de

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to be amazed; fill with wonder

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s’émerveiller

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to cross; go through; experience [fig.]

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traverser

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concurrent

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concomittant/ simultané

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a competitor

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concurrent(e)

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comprehensive

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complet/ détaillé

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great/ terrific

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formidable

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great

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génial

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genial

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cordial/ jovial

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gentle

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doux

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nice, friendly

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gentil

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large

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grand/ vaste

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wide

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large

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clean

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propre

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proper

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adéquat

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budget

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à bas prix

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to fly to

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desservir

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a short transfer

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la brivèrté de transfert

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firstly…secondly…thirdly (not using premièrement

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tout d’abord…en suite…en fin

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local

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du coin/ de la région

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budget/ spending

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la bourse

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to be the stuff dreams are made of; be a dream (come true)

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faire rêver

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mountaineering

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l’alpinisme (f)

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winter (adj.)

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hiveral(e)

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to run along

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suivre/ emprunter en chemin

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to scramble up (mountains)

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escalader

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blow your mind/ breath-taking

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à couper le souffle

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to go across, over, through

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traverser

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to cut into; stun

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scier

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a refuge/ shelter/ mountain hut

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un refuge

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outline/ drawing/ route

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un tracé

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quickly/ be a no-brainer/ more or less

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vite fait (adj.)

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lights out/ extinguishing/ extinction

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l’extinction (f)

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to tip-toe

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sur les points de pieds

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to slam, crack, to run out

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claquer

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to creak

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grincer

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from this…to….that

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de…à…en passant par

125
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to slow (down)

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freiner

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to dare

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oser

127
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wing mirror

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le rétroviseur

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to grit your teeth

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serrer les dents

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to last (for) / go on (for)

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durer

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crushed, flattened, squashed

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écrasé(e)

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on an impulse/ whim

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sur un coup de tête

132
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Lapland

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Laponie (f)

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to entrust sth to somebody; leave with; confide sth to sb

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confier [qch/qqn] à [qqn]

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suitcase/ beating (slang)

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une valise

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