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1
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to buy (something) at the market

A

acheter (quelque chose) sur le marché

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2
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to press (the button)

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appuyer sur (le bouton)

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3
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to lean on (the wall)

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appuyer sur (le mur)

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4
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to arrive at around (5am, midnight)

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arriver sur (les 5h00, minuit)

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5
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to have an effect on

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avoir de l’effet sur

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6
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to have influence over

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avoir de l’influence sur

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7
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to drink (something) on top of (something else)

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boire (quelque chose) sur (quelque chose)

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8
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to sing to the tune of (some song)

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chanter sur l’air de (quelque chanson)

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9
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to choose from a catalogue

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choisir sur catalogue

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10
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to count on

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compter sur

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11
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to concentrate on

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se concentrer sur

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12
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to copy from (someone)

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copier sur (quelqu’un)

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13
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to take someone’s word, to take someone at his word

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croire quelqu’un sur parole

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14
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to run into, rub off on

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déteindre sur

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15
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to direction one’s attention to

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diriger son attention sur

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16
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to overlook, open onto

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donner sur

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17
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to write about

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écrire sur

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18
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to fall asleep over (a book, task)

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s’endormir sur (un livre, une tâche)

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19
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to spread out over, measure

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s’étendre sur

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20
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to be about to leave

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être sur le départ

21
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to be about to

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être sur le point de + infinitive

22
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to be onto a bargain

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être sur une bonne affaire

23
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to be in a job

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être sur un coup (informal)

24
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to be on a trail

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être sur une piste

25
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to be working on a project, occupied with a project

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être sur un projet

26
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to be on a job, occupied with a job

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être sur un travail

26
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to close the door behind (you, the dog)

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fermer la porte sur (toi, le chien)

27
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to bemoan one’s misfortunes

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gémir sur ses malheurs

28
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to influence / have an influence on a decision

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influer sur une décision

29
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to question someone about something

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interroger quelqu’un sur quelque chose

30
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to throw oneself upon someone

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se jeter sur quelqu’un

31
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to lament one’s misfortunes

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se lamenter sur ses malheurs

32
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to ogle

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loucher sur

33
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to model oneself on someone

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prendre exemple/modèle sur quelqu’un

34
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to question someone about something

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questionner quelqu’un sur quelque chose

35
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to think about, reflect upon

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réfléchir sur

36
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to reign over

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régner sur

37
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to place the blame on someone

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rejeter une faute sur quelqu’un

38
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to stay on the defensive

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rester sur la défensive

39
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to keep one’s guard up

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rester sur ses gardes

40
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to deduct (an expense/contribution) from salaries

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retenir (une charge/une cotisation) sur le salaire

41
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to go back over (a topic, an issue)

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revenir sur (un sujet, une question)

42
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to jump at an opportunity

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sauter sur l’opportunité

43
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to shoot at

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tirer sur

44
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to come across, encounter (a book, someone)

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tomber sur (un livre, une personne)

45
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to earn a commission on sales

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toucher une commission sur les ventes

46
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to turn (toward the church, right)

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tourner sur (l’église, la droite)

47
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to live on one’s salary / savings

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vivre sur son salaire / ses économies