study abroad vocab Flashcards

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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 (fpl)

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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
un slip
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a ballot box/
une urne
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in advance; ahead of time; anticipated
anticipé
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the course, unfolding, outline of events
le déroulé
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to encourage (someone to do something)
inciter [qqn] à [qch] / inciter [qqn] à faire [qch]
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a subscriber; season ticket holder; account holder
abonné(e)
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short-lived; ephemeral
éphémère
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everyday life
le quotidien
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(female) collegue/ workmate
consœur (f)
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(male) college
confrère
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polling/ voting booth
l'isoloir (m)
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ballot paper
le bulltin de vote
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photo/ picture/ snap
un cliché
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videographer; video maker
une vidéaste
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ransacking
saccage (m)
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a joint/ firecracker
un pétard
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premises/ headquarters
les lieux/ locaux
42
to struggle/ have trouble; hurt/sadden
peiner à
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to turn a blind eye
fermer les yeux dessus
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to want to appear (as something); have the ambition to be
se vouloir
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polling/ voting both
l'isoloir (m)
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to show you what your in for/ how you're going to be treated
montrer à quelle vous serez mangé
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to promise; guarntee; ensure; handle/ take care of/ carry out
assurer
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to fart; make a noise/ do something in; break
péter
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to blow a fuse; go crazy
péter un cable/ plomb
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a balaclava
cagoule(f)
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empty bottles
cadavres de bouteilles
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opposite (but not directly); across from
en face de
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pilar
le pilier
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to blow (sb) away; amaze
scotcher
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the building/ surroundings/ premises
l'enceinte (f)
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to surround; go around
ceindre
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a whisp/ cloud of smoke
volute (f)
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a shopping cart
un caddie
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to drag; pull; hang around
trainer
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to drag oneself along
se trainer
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to take; sweep along; train
entraîner
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a loose sheet of paper
une feuille volante
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to that extent
à ce point
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to appear; be seen
apparaître
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headquarters
le quartier général
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a joint
un bédo
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the last straw (that broke the camel's back)
la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase
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look back on; a recap; focusing on
retour sur
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a four-leaf clover
trèfle à quatre feuilles (m)
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to retrace your steps; turn back
revenir sur ses pas
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palm of the hand, palm of your hand
creux de la main
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urban area
l'agglomération
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village
une commune
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to pick (up); gather (up)
ramasser
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to compress; press down; cram in (packing); dig into
comprimer
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to grab a drink/ beer
prendre un verre
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a (wrist) watch
une montre
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leather
cuir (m)
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to take place; happen; go
se passer/ se dérouler
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to investigate; look into
investiguer
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twisting (a route)
sinueuex(-euse)
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valley
une vallée
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along
lo long de
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over
au-dessus de
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creek
un ruisseau (m)
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a meadow
une prairie (f)
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to scramble (lit.)
gravir
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to wonder at
s'étonner de
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to be amazed; fill with wonder
s'émerveiller
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to cross; go through; experience [fig.]
traverser
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concurrent
concomittant/ simultané
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a competitor
concurrent(e)
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comprehensive
complet/ détaillé
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great/ terrific
formidable
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great
génial
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genial
cordial/ jovial
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gentle
doux
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nice, friendly
gentil
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large
grand/ vaste
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wide
large
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clean
propre
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proper
adéquat
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budget
à bas prix
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to fly to
desservir
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a short transfer
la brivèrté de transfert
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firstly...secondly...thirdly (not using premièrement
tout d'abord...en suite...en fin
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local
du coin/ de la région
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budget/ spending
la bourse
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to be the stuff dreams are made of; be a dream (come true)
faire rêver
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mountaineering
l'alpinisme (f)
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winter (adj.)
hiveral(e)
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to run along
suivre/ emprunter en chemin
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to scramble up (mountains)
escalader
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blow your mind/ breath-taking
à couper le souffle
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to go across, over, through
traverser
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to cut into; stun
scier
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a refuge/ shelter/ mountain hut
un refuge
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outline/ drawing/ route
un tracé
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quickly/ be a no-brainer/ more or less
vite fait (adj.)
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lights out/ extinguishing/ extinction
l'extinction (f)
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to tip-toe
sur les points de pieds
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to slam, crack, to run out
claquer
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to creak
grincer
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from this...to....that
de...à...en passant par
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to slow (down)
freiner
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to dare
oser
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wing mirror
le rétroviseur
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to grit your teeth
serrer les dents
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to last (for) / go on (for)
durer
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crushed, flattened, squashed
écrasé(e)
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on an impulse/ whim
sur un coup de tête
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Lapland
Laponie (f)
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to entrust sth to somebody; leave with; confide sth to sb
confier [qch/qqn] à [qqn]
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suitcase/ beating (slang)
une valise
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to block
dévier
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good weather
le beau temps
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sodden (ground)
(dé)trempé
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mud
la boue
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endless
sans fin, interminable
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to be a handful
être pénible
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to have it all to yourself
avoir tout pour soi
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a handful
une poignée
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wilderness
une région sauvage
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to take a stance
prendre position
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to get involved in; join in on
prendre part à
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to come across as
passer pour qqn de
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to be no different
ne pas faire exception
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here/ on this occasion
pour le coup
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it might be
il se pourrait que
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it may
il se peut que
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popular (attracts a lot of people)
prisé(e)
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to be soaked to the bone
être trompé(e) jusqu'aux os
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that/ it won't work/ do
ça ne passe pas
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to rally
se mobiliser
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the lesser evil
le moins pire
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people less/ worse off than...
les gens en dessous de..
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to stress (fig.)
souligner
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to be aware, realise, know
être conscient(e)
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to chant (slogans + at demos.)
scander
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a (parliament) bill
un projet de loi
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a flat tyre
une crevaison
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it's staring you in the face
c'est crève les yeux
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to go through the roof
crever le plafond
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to die of heat/ cold/ hunger
crever de chaleur/ froid/ faim
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to be tired/ wrecked
être crevé(e)
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to find a job
trouver du taff
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to display/ show
afficher
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placard/ sign (for protests)
une pancarte
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work
le taff
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primary school
l'école (f)
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school (synonym)
l'établissement (m)
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to give the green light
demander l'aval
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ahead of/ before/ prior to
en amont de
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to flock/ gather
affluer
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upstream
en amont
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downstream
en aval
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to break/ die
crever
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crowd, traffic
l'affluence (f)
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a mess
la pagaille
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mess/ disorganised
le bordel
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messy, disorganised
bordélique
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to wave, shake
agiter
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enclosed, attached
ci-joint
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absent-minded, dazed
étourdi(e)
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to sew, stitch
coudre
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the lesser evil
le moins pire
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to get involved in
prendre part à
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to rally
se mobiliser
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to be aware/ know/ realise
être conscient(e)
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as for ...
quant à...
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to know all about/ have a good grasp of (sth)
s'y connaître en
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to introduce
faire connaître
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to be a big hit; crash
cartonner
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a dig; search, frisking
une fouille
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a (big) hit, success/ pile-up
un carton
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to sort out (a problem)
régler
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to sort out your things/ belongings
faire le tri dans ses affaires
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a tax cap
un bouclier fiscal
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tax/ fiscal (adj.)
fiscal
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against a backdrop of (sth)
sur fond de (qch)
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bottom, background
le fond
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trendy, fashionable
à la mode
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a pass time/ hobby
un passe-temps
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to sort out, choose, pick out
trier
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to know something inside and out
connaître sur le bout des doigts
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a drawer
un tiroir
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to scrape up enough money, scrape to get by
faire les fonds de tiroir
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to scrape the bottom of the barrel
racler les fonds de tiroirs
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to finish (off); kill
achever
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to (come to an) end; draw to a close
s'achever
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a wardrobe
une penderie
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tinned
en boîte
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to tease; take the mickey out of [sb]
mettre [qqn] en boîte
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a hanger
un cintre
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unaffordable
hors de prix
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to search, rummage through
fouiller
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scrambled eggs
des œufs brouillés
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fog
le brouillard
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unclear, hazy
brouillé
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to sing in tune
chanter juste
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understandably
à juste prix
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what he/she is worth
à sa juste valeur
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deal with it; handle it
débrouilles-toi
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to manage; handle things; get by; sort out
se débrouiller
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resourceful
débrouillard(e)
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to get into a fight, argument
s'embrouiller
227
a mess up, mix up, confusion
une embrouille
228
resourcefulness
système D
229
a task
une tâche
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a stain
une tache
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the brand, label
le marque
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to muster/ pluck up the courage
prendre son courage à deux mains
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40 year old
un(e) quadragénaire
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a testimony
un témoignage
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to feeling of suddenly feeling old
coup de viex (m)
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to suddenly feel old
prendre un coup de vieux
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you would think (you were...)
on se croirait..
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to have something to do w/ it; involved in it; behind it
n'y être pas pour [qqch]
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it's not my fault
je n'y suis pas pour rien moi
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The Home Secretary
le Ministre de l'Interieur
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even if/ although
si...
242
counterpart
homologue (mf)
243
equivalent [adj.]
homologue
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intended/ meant/ designed for; addressed to
destiné à
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someone who knows what their doing
connaisseur(-euse)
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gesture, movement
le geste
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to witness, testify; show
témoigner
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to go somewhere fast, rush; hurtle
foncer
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go for it !
foncez
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someone w/ alot of drive; go-getter
fonceur (-euse)
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that's not the case, it's not true
il n'en est rien
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what's the rush
il n'y a pas le feu
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it's not the end of the world
il n'y a pas mort d'homme
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a shelf, department
un rayon
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a horde, pack
une horde
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that's not my department
ce n'est pas mon rayon
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to know a lot about a subject
en connaître tout un rayon
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to have your heart set on
jeter son dévolu sur [qch]
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dark rings/ shadows under your eyes
cerne (m) - often written in feminine
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to have bags under your eyes
avoir les yeux cernés
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to be surrounded, encircle, grasp
cerner
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to identify a problem
cerner un problème
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figure [sb] out, work [sb] out
cerner le personnage
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to find [sth] regrettable; be sorry about [sth]
déplorer [qch]
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to damage, break, crash
abîmer
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a diary
un journal intime
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a lock, bolt
un verrou
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to lock, bolt, shut
verrouiller
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a abyss, chasm
une abîme
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using multiple mirrors in a film
la mise en abîme
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a vegetable garden
un potager
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to go viral
faire le buzz
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to operate
opérer [qqn] - is direct
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to have an operation
se faire opérer du/ de la
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to make a name for yourself; yourself know
se faire connaître
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to popularise
vulgariser
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to swallow
avaler
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operating theatre
le bloc opérateur
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vegetable soup
le potage
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to sow something back up
recoudre
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a stitch
un point de suture
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a stitch
un point
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the work bore fruit
le travail a porté ses fruits
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to carry out
mener à bien
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stamp
timbre (m)
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influence on
влияние на + асс.
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to support
болеть за +асс.
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a match/ game
игра
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stressful
стрес
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more (adjective)
более + adj.
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more (number/ noun)
больше + gen.
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one in the same/ same
одна и таже
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all night
всю ночь
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a sleepless night
бессоная ночь
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an energy drink
энергетик
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to cause nausea
тошнить
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I am/ was nauseous
меня/ тебя/ его тошнит/ тошнило
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to torture (oneself)
мучать(ся) + асс.
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on time/ in time
вовремя
300
in one day
за один день
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to record
записывать/ записать
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a fly
муха
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flour
мука
304
cookies
печенье (always singular)
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to try (to do)
(по)пытаться
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instead of
вместо + gen.
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beetroot
свекла
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to state, declare
утверждать
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a statement
утверждение
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a carrot
морковь
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a cup
чашка
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sweets
сладости
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primary school
начальная школа
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full
полный
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to run to
бежать/ бегать к + dat.
316
average, secondary, middle
средняя
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a canteen
столовая
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health
здоровье
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healthy
здоровьый
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in shifts
посменно
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(in) a queue
очередь(е)
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to have a half day
учиться полдная
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safety
безопасно
324
private
платный
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to push
толкать/ толкнуть
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to behave
вести себя
327
in front of (adj.)
вперёд
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