the pursuit of happiness Flashcards

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être à la recherche du bonheur

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to be in pursuit of happiness

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chercher, rechercher le bonheur

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to be looking for happiness / to seek happiness

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la quête du bonheur

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the quest for happiness

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être heureux, se sentir heureux

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to be happy / to feel happy

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être heureux dans la vie / au travail

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to be happy in your life / in your job

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être satisfait de sa vie

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to be happy / satisfied with your life

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rendre qqn heureux

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to make sb happy

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le bonheur parfait

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bliss

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la joie, le bonheur

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joy

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le bonheur de vivre

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th joy of living

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la joie de vivre, la gaieté

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joie de vivre

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la gaieté, la bonne humeur

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cheerfulness

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être gai, joyeux

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to be cheerful

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nager dans le bonheur

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to be blissfully happy

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être fou de joie

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to be overjoyed / to be thrilled

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être plein de vie

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to be full of life

17
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éprouver un sentiment de bien-être

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to have a sense of well-being

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être optimiste / pessimiste de nature

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to be optimistic / pessimistic by nature

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un optimiste / un pessimiste

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an optimist / a pessimist

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l’optimisme / le pessimisme

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optimism / pessimism

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positiver

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to think positive

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avoir une approche positive de la vie

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to have a positive attitude to life

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voir le bon côté des choses

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to look on the bright side

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prendre les choses comme elles viennent

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to take everything in yout stride

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faire contre mauvaise fortune bon coeur

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to make the best of it

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le prendre sur soi

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to grin and bear it

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relativiser les choses

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to keep things in perspective

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voir la vie en rose

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to view life through rose-coloured glasses

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avoir le moral à zéro, broyer du noir

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to be down in the dumps

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ne pas avoir le moral

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to be feeling down

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garder le moral

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to keep your spirits up

32
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remonter le moral à qqn

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to cheer sb up / to lift sb’s spirits

33
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c’est bon pour le moral

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it’s good for morale

34
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croquer la vie à pleine dents

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to make the most of life

35
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profiter de la vie au maximum

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to enjoy every minute of life