Theme Flashcards

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Déranger

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Bother

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Une envie de

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An urge to

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Présenter quelqu’un

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To introduce someone

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Une compagne

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A partner

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Rétrospectivement

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With hindsight

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Tout de même

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All the same

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Permettre

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Let

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Être indispensable

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Être occupé = to be busy

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Donner des frissons dans le dos

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Make oneself shiver = to send shiver down one’s spine

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Il lui arrivait de rester tard

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It happened that she stayed late

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10
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Bien au-delà

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Well past

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Les placards

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Cupboards

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Le moment présent

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Present time

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Puisque aujourd’hui jamais plus maman ne se tiendrait près de la fenêtre

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Since from today mum would no longer be standing near the window

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Évidemment

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Obviously

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Comme elle avait vieilli dans les derniers temps

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How old she had grown these last few months

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D’être à sa place

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From being in her place

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Entrez

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Do come in

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J’étais occupée à faire mon ménage

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I was busy doing my cleaning

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Les meubles dataient du mariage de leur propriétaire

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The furniture had been bought when their owner married

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Cela suffit pour la raidir

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That was enough to make her stiffen

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Je ne vois pas ce que cela peut vous faire

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I don’t see what business has to do with you

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L’entretien

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The interview

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À tous les ages

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At every age

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La campagne

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The country

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Des dessins

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Drawings

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Un contrôle plus strict

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A stiffer control

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Monter qqch

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Take sth up

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28
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Dortoir

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Dormitory

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29
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Emporter avec soi

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Take along

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30
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Un échantillon

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A sample

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31
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Le sortir du coffre

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Take it out of the boot

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32
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Mordre

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To bit

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À aucun moment

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At no point

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Mécontente

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Annoyed

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Remonter (voiture)

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To get back in

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Rattraper

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To catch up

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Bafouiller

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To blurt out

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Soupirer

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To sigh

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39
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Se radoucir

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To soften up

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40
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Hausser les épaules

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To shrug

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Barely

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À peine

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Buried in books

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Plongé dans les livres

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43
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Cela me ferait plaisir

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I would enjoy it

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44
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Je plaisante

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I’m kidding

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45
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Je t’ai appelé

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I gave you a ring

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46
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Toujours la même histoire

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Same old story

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47
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Rickshaws

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Les pousses-pousses

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To despise

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Mépriser

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To deem

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Juger, considérer que

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Hopelessly

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Désespérément

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51
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Afterwards

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Ensuite

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52
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To rub his tiny back

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Caresser son petit dos

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53
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The tip of

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Le sommet de

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54
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To hole up

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Se terrer

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In the hush of

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Dans le silence

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Howl of

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Le vacarme

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57
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To leap out of the bed

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Sauter, bondir du lit

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58
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A sentry

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Une sentinelle

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59
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To glow

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Rougeoyer

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60
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L’hôtelier

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The hotelier

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61
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Poser mille questions

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To ask hundred/thousand and one questions

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62
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2 ou 3 minutes

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A couple of minutes

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63
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Descendre l’escalier

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To come down the stairs

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Un couloir

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A corridor

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65
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Le devoir de citoyen

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The citizen duty

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Attentats terroristes

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Terrorist attack

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67
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La gare

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The station

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68
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To be over for a playdate

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Venir pour jouer avec quelqu’un

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Être transi

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To be bashful

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70
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Le hall

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The lobby

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71
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Sourire avec bienveillance

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To smile benevolently

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72
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Dire adieu

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To say farewell to you = to bid you farewell

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73
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La répétition générale

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The dress rehearsal

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Le grand jour

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The big day

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Une carrière

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A career

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Balbutier

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To stammer

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Brusquer les choses

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To rush things

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Au boulot

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Let’s get down to work

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79
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Le moindre

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Every single..

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80
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Des bidons d’huile

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Oil cans

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81
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Durer

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To last

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S’exclamer

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Donner sur ..

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To look out onto

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En conséquence

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As a result

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Plein de ..

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Piled high with

86
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Se taire

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To fall silent

87
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Feux rouges grillés

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People jumping red light

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Stationnements interdits

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People parking where they’re not meant to

89
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Voies de bus empruntées

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People driving in bus lanes

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Normal !

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That’s normal

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Les feux ( route )

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Traffic lights

92
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Viens me chercher

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Come and pick me up / get me

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Une rencontre amoureuse

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An encounter

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Il y a longtemps ?

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Was it a long time ago ?

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Surprendre en pleine conversation

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To surprise in the middle of a conversation

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Le grand amour

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A big love affair

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S’approcher

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To move towards

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Les casiers

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The lockers

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Des affaires ( écoles ..)

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Dire doucement

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To say quietly

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Je m’en serais douté

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I suspected / thought as much

102
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Un séducteur

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A womanizer

103
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Un beau parleur

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A smooth talker

104
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Laisser tomber qqun tout de suite

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To drop oneself right away (passé)

105
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Du jour au lendemain

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Baisser les yeux

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To look down

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Soupirer

108
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Properly

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Convenablement

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Engulfing me

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M’envahir

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To sink into

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M’affaler sur

111
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To begin a little nose-around

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Je commençai à fouiner à droite à gauche

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Cushioned

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Rembourrée

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Tidiness aside

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Rangement mis à part

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Afficher (un sentiment..)

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To display

115
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Se sentir assiegé (abstrait)

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To fell besiege

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Un calme désarmant

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A disarming calm

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Tomber sur le répondeur

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To get the answering machine

118
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Landladies

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Les dames propriétaires

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The laundry

120
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A fortuneteller

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Un diseur de bonne aventure , quelqu’un qui prédit l’avenir

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To be slender

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Être svelte

122
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A scarlet defect

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Une tâche de vin (visage)

123
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To be blind

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Être aveugle

124
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To be crippled

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Être handicapé

125
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Crutches

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Des béquilles

126
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Vaciller sur ses jambes

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To be unsteady on her feet

Flicker (light)

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Tituber

128
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À mon chevet

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At my bedside

129
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Se voulant rassurant

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Wishing to be reassuring

130
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Diagnostiquer

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To Diagnose

131
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Avoir les nerfs fragiles

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To be highly strungs

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Un état (physique)

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Une idée absurde

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A dump idea

134
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Storing seeds

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Emmagasinant des graines

135
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A thrift

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Une épargne , une économie

136
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The tales

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Les récits

137
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The greatness

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La grandeur

138
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To carve sth

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Graver qqch

139
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A mighty faith

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Une foi inébranlable

140
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La langue maternelle

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The mother tongue

141
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Être en passe de devenir

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To be in the process of becoming

142
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Face à

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Faced with

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À égalité avec

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On a par with

144
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De même

145
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L’Allemagne redresse la tête

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German is once again holding its head high

146
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The most beloved + noun

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La + nom + la plus chère à leur cœur

147
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Sipping a beer

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Sirotant une bière

148
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A hub

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Une plaque tournante

149
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Le passage à l’euro

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The switchover to the euro

150
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Un paradis fiscal

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A tax haven

151
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Rassurer

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To reassure

152
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Tenir compte de

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To take account of

153
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Il serait grand temps

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It’s high time

154
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Être autonome

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To be self-reliance

155
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To dole out

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Distribuer

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Tax breaks

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Déductions fiscales

157
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Une aide sociale

158
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To be shaky

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Être chancelant

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Depuis peu

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For a short time

160
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La rive gauche de la tamise

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The Left Bank of the Thames

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Une formule ( programme )

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Connaître qqch parfaitement

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To know sth like the back of his hand

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Un rythme (course)

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Se réchauffer

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To warn oneself

165
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Au fil des siècles

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Over the centuries

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S’engager (eco)

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To sign on

167
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To devise a budget

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Établir un budget

168
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Tribucher

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To stumble

169
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Avec la récession qui s’annonce

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With the looming recession

170
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Le lancement

A

The launch of

171
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Être dévoilé

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To be unveiled

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Les ventes

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Être encourageant

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To be encouraging

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Tirer la sonnette d’alarme

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To sound the alarm

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Sur le court terme

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For the short term

176
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The ink

177
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E-books

A

Les livres numériques

178
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It may wither away

A

Cela risque de disparaître

179
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To end up

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Servir à qqch

180
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Le plan de relance

A

The stimulus plan = the recovery plan

181
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Les syndicats

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The unions

182
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Cela ne devrait pas durer pas durer aussi longtemps que prévu

A

It shouldn’t last as long as forecast

183
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L’imprimante

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The printer

184
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Conceit

185
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To be cheery

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Être optimiste

186
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Ça castagne dur

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There’s a real fight going on

187
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Casser les prix

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Slashing prices

188
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Coûter très cher

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To cost someone / something very dear

189
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It’s odd

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It’s strange

190
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Given that

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Considering

191
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Broken home

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Les parents ont divorcé

192
Q

Regarder d’un air distrait

A

To glance casually

193
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Un répertoire

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A contact list

194
Q

Tu ne peux pas t’arranger ?

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Can you manage it ?

195
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Une anecdote parmi d’autres

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A topic among others

196
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Tendrement

197
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Une pelle

198
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Comme ça …

199
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Un hebdomadaire

200
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Prendre l’avion

201
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To be keen on

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Aimer beaucoup (activité..)

202
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To dodge

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Éviter un obstacle

203
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The caning

A

Les coups de Canne à l’école..

204
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Relentlessly

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Sans répit

205
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A prominent man

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Un homme célèbre