The mind Flashcards

1
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aux talents variés

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versatile

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doté, doué de qqch.

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endowed with sth.

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vif (esprit)

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keen, lively

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un petit génie

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a whizz-kid

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avoir des dispositions pour qqch.

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to have a turn for sth.

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un homme doué

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a man of parts

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perspicace, subtil

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shrewd

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les gens de talent

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talents

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comprendre les choses rapidement/lentement

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to be quick/slow on the uptake

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un aperçu, un éclairage nouveau

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insight (into sth.)

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lent à comprendre

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dull

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pas très doué

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dim

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un simple d’esprit

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a simpleton

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une mode, un engoument

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a craze

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une folie

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a piece of folly

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étourdi, écervelé

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giddy

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17
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ne plus savoir que faire

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to be at one’s wit’s end

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rendre qqun. cinglé

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to drive so. nuts

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être gâteux, gaga

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to dote

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pondéré

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level-headed

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prendre bien soin que

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to see to it that

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il n’en est pas plus avancé

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he is none the wiser

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sensé, judicieux

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sensible

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24
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conclure que

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to gather that

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saisir pleinement qqch.

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to grasp sth.

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prendre qqch. en considération

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to reckon with sth.

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à l’improviste, au dépourvu

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unawares

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trop curieux, indiscret

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inquisitive

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scruter, sonder qqch.

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to probe into sth.

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fouiller dans qqch.

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to pry into sth.

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tomber sur qqch. par hasard

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to come across sth.

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tomber sur qqch. par chance

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to hit upon sth.

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33
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se creuser la tête

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to rack one’s brain

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peser qqch. dans son esprit

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to ponder over sth.

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après reflexion

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on second thoughts

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bien conçu, réfléchi

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well thought-out

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réfléchir tristement, ressasser

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to brood over sth.

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venir à l’esprit de qqun. que

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to occur to so. that, to dawn/flash upon so.’s mind that

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revoir qqch. (soigneusement)

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to go over sth.

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être informé de qqch.

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to be acquainted with sth.

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41
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cultivé

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well-read

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42
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avoir des rudiments de qqch.

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to have a smattering of sth.

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potasser qqch.

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to swot sth. up

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44
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faire des miracles

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to work wonders

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45
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intriguer qqun., rendre qqun. perplexe

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to puzzle so.

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46
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un souvenir

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a souvenir (touristic), a keepsake

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47
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se rappeler avec effort

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to recollect

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48
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ma mémoire me fait défaut

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my memory fails me

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49
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l’imagination, la fantaisie

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fancy

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50
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se croire important

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to fancy oneself

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51
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tu imagines !

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fancy that!

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52
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imprévu

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unforeseen

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53
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à venir, futur, éventuel

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prospective

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54
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prévenir, devancer qqch.

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to forestall sth.

55
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répondre à une attente

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to come up to expectation

56
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considérer qqch. comme allant de soi.

A

to take sth. for granted

57
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s’assurer que

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to ensure that

58
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assurer à qqun. que

A

to assure so. that

59
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présumer que

A

to assume that

60
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une hypothèse, une supposition

A

an assumption

61
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j’imagine, je suppose (que)

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I take it (that)

62
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crédule, naïf

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credulous, gullible

63
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être du même avis que qqun.

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to be of a mind with so.

64
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je pense, j’estime

A

I reckon

65
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déduire qqch.

A

to infer sth.

66
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un parti-pris

A

a bias

67
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représenter qqch.

A

to stand for sth.

68
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versatile

A

aux talents variés

69
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endowed with sth.

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doté, doué de qqch.

70
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keen, lively

A

vif (esprit)

71
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a whizz-kid

A

un petit génie

72
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to have a turn for sth.

A

avoir des dispositions pour qqch.

73
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a man of parts

A

un homme doué

74
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shrewd

A

perspicace, subtil

75
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talents

A

les gens de talent

76
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to be quick/slow on the uptake

A

comprendre les choses rapidement/lentement

77
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insight (into sth.)

A

un aperçu, un éclairage nouveau

78
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dull

A

lent à comprendre

79
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dim

A

pas très doué

80
Q

a simpleton

A

un simple d’esprit

81
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a craze

A

une mode, un engoument

82
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a piece of folly

A

une folie

83
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giddy

A

étourdi, écervelé

84
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to be at one’s wit’s end

A

ne plus savoir que faire

85
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to drive so. nuts

A

rendre qqun. cinglé

86
Q

to dote

A

être gâteux, gaga

87
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level-headed

A

pondéré

88
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to see to it that

A

prendre bien soin que

89
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he is none the wiser

A

il n’en est pas plus avancé

90
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sensible

A

sensé, judicieux

91
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to gather that

A

conclure que

92
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to grasp sth.

A

saisir pleinement qqch.

93
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to reckon with sth.

A

prendre qqch. en considération

94
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unawares

A

à l’improviste, au dépourvu

95
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inquisitive

A

trop curieux, indiscret

96
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to probe into sth.

A

scruter, sonder qqch.

97
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to pry into sth.

A

fouiller dans qqch.

98
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to come across sth.

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tomber sur qqch. par hasard

99
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to hit upon sth.

A

tomber sur qqch. par chance

100
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to rack one’s brain

A

se creuser la tête

101
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to ponder over sth.

A

peser qqch. dans son esprit

102
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on second thoughts

A

après reflexion

103
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well thought-out

A

bien conçu, réfléchi

104
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to brood over sth.

A

réfléchir tristement, ressasser

105
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to occur to so. that, to dawn/flash upon so.’s mind that

A

venir à l’esprit de qqun. que

106
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to go over sth.

A

revoir qqch. (soigneusement)

107
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to be acquainted with sth.

A

être informé de qqch.

108
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well-read

A

cultivé

109
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to have a smattering of sth.

A

avoir des rudiments de qqch.

110
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to swot sth. up

A

potasser qqch.

111
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to work wonders

A

faire des miracles

112
Q

to puzzle so.

A

intriguer qqun., rendre qqun. perplexe

113
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a souvenir (touristic), a keepsake

A

un souvenir

114
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to recollect

A

se rappeler avec effort

115
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my memory fails me

A

ma mémoire me fait défaut

116
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fancy

A

l’imagination, la fantaisie

117
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to fancy oneself

A

se croire important

118
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fancy that!

A

tu imagines !

119
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unforeseen

A

imprévu

120
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prospective

A

à venir, futur, éventuel

121
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to forestall sth.

A

prévenir, devancer qqch.

122
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to come up to expectation

A

répondre à une attente

123
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to take sth. for granted

A

considérer qqch. comme allant de soi.

124
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to ensure that

A

s’assurer que

125
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to assure so. that

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assurer à qqun. que

126
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to assume that

A

présumer que

127
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an assumption

A

une hypothèse, une supposition

128
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I take it (that)

A

j’imagine, je suppose (que)

129
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credulous, gullible

A

crédule, naïf

130
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to be of a mind with so.

A

être du même avis que qqun.

131
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I reckon

A

je pense, j’estime

132
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to infer sth.

A

déduire qqch.

133
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a bias

A

un parti-pris

134
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to stand for sth.

A

représenter qqch.