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overzealous

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trop zélé, trop enthousiaste

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shattered

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fracassé, anéanti, brisé (glace ou vie brisée)

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plopping a bag

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laissant tomber son sac (en faisant ploc)

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perfected (to perfect)

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perfectionné

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to be baffled

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être dérouté, déconcerté

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gung-ho

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tout feu tout flamme

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flabbergasted (very surprised)

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interloqué (baba ), sidéré

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/ˈdʒɛnjuɪnli/ GENUINELY

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sincèrement, vraiment

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they are as thick as thieves

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ils sont comme cul et chemise, comme les 2 doigts de la main

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I would make sth up

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j’inventais qq chose

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to pounce

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se jeter sur, bondir

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to stub sth out (cigarette)

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éteindre, écraser une cigarette

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to shunt

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aiguiller vers

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he is gasping for (a beer )

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il meurt d’envie (d’une biere)

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to wince

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grimacer de douleur

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to knock sth up

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faire qq chose à la hâte

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a marquee

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une grande tente, un chapiteau

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caster sugar

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sucre semoule

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thumb through (a magazine)
flick through

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feuilleter (un magazine)

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the idling pages

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les pages sans intéret

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to dash (to run)

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se précipiter

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sh rubs off on me

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elle déteint sur moi

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to plot sth

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comploter, conspirer (ou préparer un plan)

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to be harsh

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être sévère

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free-range egg (from anima in air)

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oeuf de poules élevés en plein air

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basil (torn)

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basilic (déchiré)

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patch of stubble

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des plaques de barbe

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27
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her cake, she pulled it off

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son cake, elle l’a réussi

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dimple

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fossette ou ride

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a blue scub

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blouse stérile (médecin)

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I can’t help it

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je n’y peux rien

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roast dinner

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rôti avec des légumes (repas typique du dimanche)

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a shallow person (superficial)

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une personne superficielle

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briskly

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vivement

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hen party / hen weekend /

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enterrement de vie de jeune fille / weekend des filles

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hedgerow /ˈhɛdʒrəʊ/

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haie

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they have popped over

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ils ont fait un saut (chez qq un)

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37
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to woo

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courtiser

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squeamish

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sensible

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to dither

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hésiter, être indécis

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a dull ache / a dull movie

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un mal sourd (pas grave) / un film ennuyeux

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to drench (make very wet)

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tremper (par la pluie par ex) / couvrir ou baigné de (lumière par exemple = figuré)

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to truss up

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ficeler,ligoter

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43
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lukewarm

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tiède

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44
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thighs

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les cuisses

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45
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to lodge

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se coincer (un pépin dans la gorge)

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a blotch

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une tache, une rougeur

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a thrust / to thrust sb or sth into

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un coup / enfoncer dans

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elation (intense joy)

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exaltation

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a teary movie

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mélo (film mélodramatique)

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have a way with (children for ex)

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savoir s’y prendre (avec les enfants par ex)

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to dread (to feel worry or scared)

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appréhender, craindre, redouter

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to choke (with a grape)

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s’étrangler, s’étouffer (avec un raisin, un noyau par ex)

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Her face HARDENS

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son visage SE DURCIT

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54
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nastiness

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caractère désagréable, méchanceté

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55
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lay it on thick

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en rajouter, exagérer

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In hindsight

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avec le recul

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57
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long-drawn-out

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qui n’en finit pas, interminable,

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a gambit

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une tactique, une manoeuvre d’approche

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quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/

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typiquement

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to trump (money trumps humour)

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surpasser, battre (l’argent prime sur l’humour)

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A SOPPY film

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un film à l’EAU DE ROSE, CUCUL LA PRALINE

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tepid (water) (conversation-

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tiède (eau) peu enthouisaste (conversation, réponse)

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a sieve (a brain like a sieve)

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une passoire

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clunky

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maladroit

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carry on (continue)

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continuer, poursuivre

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to dash off (leave quickly)

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partir en coup de vent, en vitesse

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millstone

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une charge, un fardeau, un boulet

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gruelling

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éreintant, épuisant

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gibberish

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charabia

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bewilderment

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confusion

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astride

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à califourchon, à cheval

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supercilious (smile)

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(sourire) dédaigneux- hautain

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to blurt sth out

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raconter, révéler, laisser échapper,

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a bauble

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une boule de Noël, une babiole

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brazen (shameless)

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effronté, qui n’a pas honte

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the dregs of society

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le rebut (les restes) de la société

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tale of woes

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des histoires malheureuses, des soucis

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a nutter

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trimbé, cinglé

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inclination to make

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penchant à faire

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edgy

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nerveux, anxieux

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a beacon of hope

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une lueur d’espoir

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endearing

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attachant, touchant

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it’s clitched

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c’est stéréotypé

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sprawling

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qui s’étend , tentaculaire (une ville tentaculaire, immense)

85
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to cloud sth

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assombrir (l’ambiance par ex)

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I chicken out

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je me suis déglonflé

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a stunt (cinéma or gymnastic)

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une cascade (au cinéma) ou acrobatie , exploit

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far-flung

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reculé, lointain

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I’m pulling your leg

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je te fais marcher

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to flip out

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péter les plombs, s’énerver

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she might go ballistic

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elle peut péter les plombs, piquer une crise

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he knocked back the wine

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il s’est enfilé tout le vin

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to trudge through

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traverser péniblement

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to stretcher off

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être évacué sur un brancard

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they are getting on

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ils s’entendent bien

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reminisce /ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs/

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évoquer des souvenirs, se remémorer

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a shag haircut

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un dégradé dans la coiffure

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I was standing IDLING

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j’étais debout, désoeuvré, inoccupé

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scared (to be afraid)

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traumatisé, effrayé

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expectantly

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avec un regard rempli d’espoir, dans l’attente

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a one on one (or one to one)

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une discussion en tête à tête , en privé ou cours privé

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the pain was etched

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la blessure était gravée

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and he vanished

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et il disparu

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a good egg

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un type bien

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high-pitched scream

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un cri aigu

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she looks as PLEASED AS PUNCHED

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elle a l’air HEUREUSE, aux anges

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full-blown

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à part entière, véritable

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to relent (to agree after refusing)

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fléchir, céder

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for the record

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pour mémoire, pour info, sache que

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a wisecracking - wisecrack (a joke)

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un blagueur - une vanne

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to haggle - haggling (to argue about the price)

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marchander - marchandage, discussions

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The rain was lashing down

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la pluie s’abattait avec force

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to air an opinion

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exprimer une opinion

114
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go downhill (situation) - it’s all down hill from now on (deteriorate)

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se détériorer (situation) tout part à vau l ‘eau

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hence (from here)

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d’où

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a bulging belly

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un ventre gonflé

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browsing (to look around)

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surfer sur internet ou regarder autour de soi

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I was about to be ready

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j’étais sur le point d’être prêt

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SEA BASS

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bar, loup de mer

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he looks distraught

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il semble désespéré, bouleversé, angoissé

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flirty

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dragueur

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to banter (to tease = make fun of)

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plaisanter, taquineries

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a puppeteer (muppet show)

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un marionnettiste

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to tuck into (the pizza) (begin to eat)

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commencer à manger, attaquer

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I have a heart-to-heart (speak open heart)

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j’ai une conversation à coeur ouvert

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innuendo (insinuation)

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insinuation, sous-entendu

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it’s unsettling (disturbing)

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c’est perturbant, déconcertant

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flexible (stiff = non flexible)

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souple (contraire de raide)

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to chuck sth (to throw in the bin)

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balancer, jeter à la poubelle

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ludicrous

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ridicule, absurde

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to map out

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planifier

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to set off on (the cruise)

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partir pour (la croisière)

133
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lank hair

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cheveux plat, terne (gras)

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squinty eyes (partly closed)

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les yeux plissés

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to fidget

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bouger dans tous les sens (gigoter, remuer)

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idiosyncrasy (/ˌɪdiəʊˈsɪŋkrəsi/)

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manie ,son caractère, le tempérament de chacun

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the soaring bird

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un oiseau s’envole

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it is top of the line

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c’est le nec plus ultra, le top du top

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she seems bereft (bereft speech)

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elle semble perdue, (privé , dépourvue de sa voix)

140
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the same PERSPECTIVE

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le même POINT DE VUE

141
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a hitch

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un problème , un accroc, un contretemps

142
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I can’t help thinking

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je ne peux pas m’empêcher de penser que

143
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buntings

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drapeaux, lampions, banderoles

144
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to blubber

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pleurnicher, fondre en larmes

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to scrawl

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gribouiller

146
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Blimey !

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ça alors !

147
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a bash

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une fête, une teuf

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subdued voices

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voix feutrées, éteint, triste

149
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filthy

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obscène, grossier

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she’s tipsy

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elle est pompette

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to squeal (to make a long high sound)

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pousser un cri perçant

152
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to shy away

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se dérober, éviter

153
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to gyrate

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tournoyer (en dansant par ex)

154
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a blur

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confus,

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to scuttle

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courir précipitamment

156
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aforementioned (aforesaid = said above)

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susdit, susmentionné

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wheezy (voice)

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voix d’asthmatique, poussif
ou respiration sifflante

158
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to straighten up (stand up ) (tidy a room)

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se redresser (bien se remettre droit) (ranger la chambre )

159
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to stack up (the chairs)

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empiler (les chaises)

160
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that old car is ON ITS LAST LEGS

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cette vieille voiture A FAIT SON TEMPS (avoir bien vécu, avoir fait son temps)

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a gaggle of sb

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un groupe de, une band de (personnes)

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Are you ALL SET ?

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