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1
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My eyesight’s failing

A

Ma vue baisse

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2
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To look someone straight in the eye

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Regarder qqn dans le blanc des yeux

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A glance

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Un coup d’œil

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To look through

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Parcourir

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To leaf through

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Feuilleter

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To scan (the horizon)

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Scruter

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To scan, scrutinise

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Balayer

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On closer examination

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A l’examen

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To ogle

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Lorgner

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10
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To leer at

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Reluquer

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11
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To eye up and down

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Toiser

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12
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To catch a glimpse of

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Entr’apercevoir

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13
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To blink

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Cligner des yeux

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14
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To wink

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Faire un clin d’œil

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15
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Duty, watch

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La garde

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16
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To be on the lookout for

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Faire attention à

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17
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To look after

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S’occuper

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18
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To keep an eye on

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Surveiller

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19
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To keep an eye (looking out for)

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Veiller

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20
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To look after

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Garder

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21
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To spy on

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Épier

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22
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Each to his own

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Chacun son métier

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23
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A warden

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Un gardien(dienne)

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24
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Night watchman

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Un veiller de nuit

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25
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Contact lenses

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Les verres, Les lentilles de contact

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26
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Binoculars

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Les jumelles

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27
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Magnifying glass

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Une loupe

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28
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Approximatively

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À vue d’œil

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29
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To have eyes like a hawk

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Avoir un œil de lynx

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30
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He’s keeping an eye on

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Il a l’oeil sur

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31
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Fluorescent pink

A

Rouge fluo

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32
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Brown

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Marron

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33
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Top bright

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Criard

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34
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Pale

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Pale

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35
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Dark (colour)

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Sombre

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Deep (colour)

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Profond

37
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As white as a sheet

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Blanc comme un linge

38
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An audience

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Un auditoire

39
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Hearing

A

L’oreille

40
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To prick up one’s ears

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Dresser l’oreille

41
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To listen very carefully

A

Ouvrir toutes grandes des oreilles

42
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A racket (noise)

A

Un vacarme

43
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Noisily

A

Bruyamment

44
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Deafening

A

Assourdissant

45
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The bell

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La cloche

46
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Fog horn

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La corne de brume

47
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Crash

A

Un patatras

48
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To whistle

A

Siffler

49
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Ringing, doorbell

A

La sonnerie

50
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To raise one’s voice

A

Élever la voix

51
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To raise ones voice (in anger)

A

Hausser le ton

52
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Within earshot

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À portée de voix

53
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To read aloud

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Lire à voix haute

54
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Loud and clear

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À haute et intelligible voix

55
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High pitched voice

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Voix de crécelle

56
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Booming voice

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Voix de stentor

57
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You can’t hear yourself think around here

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On ne s’entend pas ici

58
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You’re giving me a headache

A

Tu me casses les oreilles

59
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Very quietly

A

Tout bas

60
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Under one’s breath

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Entre ses dents

61
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To have good eyesight

A

Avoir une bonne vue

62
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You could have heard a pin drop

A

On aurait entendu une mouche voler

63
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To gag

A

Bâillonner

64
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To muffle

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Étouffer

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To the touch

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Au toucher

66
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By feel

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À tâtons

67
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To touch lightly upon

A

Effleurer

68
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To fondle

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Caresser

69
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To stroke an animal

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Flatter

70
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To paw (unwelcome sexual touch)

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Tripoter

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To tickle

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Chatouiller

72
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To massage

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Masser

73
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Soft (lacking firmness)

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Mou - molle

74
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Stale

A

Ramolli

75
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Supple

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Souple

76
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Stiff

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Raide

77
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Rough

A

Rugueux

78
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Coarse

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Grossier

79
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Lumpy

A

Grumeleux

80
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Smooth

A

Lisse

81
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To smooth out

A

Lisser

82
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To flatten out

A

Aplatir

83
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To sniff

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Flairer

84
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To smell with interest

A

Humer

85
Q

A smell

A

Un arôme

86
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A stench

A

Un miasme

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