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Thème Flashcards

1
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droit social

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social laws

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la résidence londonienne de la Reine

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the Queen’s London residence

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n’avoir rien à envier

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to be as good as (sens positif)

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En cause,

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At issue,

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5
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travailleurs saisonniers

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seasonal workers

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une spécificité britannique

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Typically British

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7
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être sur de

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to warrant

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McDonald’s, par exemple, y a recours depuis son arrivée sur le sol britannique en 1974.

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McDonalds, for instance, has been using them ever since it first arrived in Britain in 1974.

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9
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restauration

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restaurant industries

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10
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en principe

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in theory

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11
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une formule

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a formula

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12
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arrondir ses fins de mois

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to supplement one’s income

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13
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Si la formule peut parfois convenir à certains étudiants, retraités ou femmes au foyer qui souhaitent arrondir leurs fins de mois, elle toucherait désormais plus d’un million de Britanniques

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Although the formula may sometimes suit certain categories of students, pensioners and housewives seeking to supplement their income, it is now thought to apply to over one million Britons

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14
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une foyer

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a household

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15
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deux fois plus

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twice as many as!

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40% des foyers dont le chef de famille est âgé de moins de 35 ans – un record- est débiteur.

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A record high of 40% of households whose head is under 35 is indebted.

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17
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au-dessus

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overhead

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18
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frais généraux

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overhead costs

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19
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dépenses

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expenditure

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20
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Depuis 2007, la part de la dette augmente dans les dépenses de tous les foyers, quelle que soit la composition sociale, par l’effet combiné d’une charge plus lourde et de revenus en baisse.

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Since 2007, because of the combined effect of rising overheads and falling incomes, all households, regardless of their social composition, have seen the share of debt increase as part of their expenditure.

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21
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Globalement la dette étudiante

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overall student debt

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22
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atteindre la barre des

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to reach the … -mark

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23
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Le sujet s’est immiscé

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the issue cropped up

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24
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avoir décroché des diplômes

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to have graduated

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25
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rembourser

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to pay off

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26
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se révéler payant

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it paid off

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27
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durer des heures

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to last FOR hours

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28
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L’après-midi était largement entamé.

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It was well into the afternoon.

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29
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le rez-de-chaussée

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the ground-floor

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30
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donner sur

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to look out onto

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31
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drôlement

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funny way

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32
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qui donc?

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who do you mean?

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33
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emprunter une voie de bus

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to drive along a bus lanes

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34
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pourquoi, ici, en Inde?

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why out here in India?

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35
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Surprendre qqn en pleine conversation

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To overhead sbdy in deep conversation with

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36
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Il y a longtemps?

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Was it long ago?

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37
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Grand amour

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The loves of your life

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38
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Se diriger vers, s’approcher de

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To walk over

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39
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Ranger qlq affaires

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To put things away

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40
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Un seducteur

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A wominazer

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41
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Un beau parleur

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A smooth talker

42
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Rien d’un gentleman

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He was certainly no gentleman

43
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Rien à voir avec ton officier

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Nothing TO BE compared with

44
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Laissé tomber qqn

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To dump sbdy down

45
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Du jour au lendemain

A

Overnight

46
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Combien de temps cela prend … ?

A

How long does it takes …

47
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Descendre l’escalier

A

To get downstairs

48
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Aller au bout du couloir

A

To get over to the other end of the corridor

49
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Donc c’était difficile pour eux de se dépêcher

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So they found it hard to walk fast

50
Q

Mon grand-père est allé remplir son devoir de citoyen

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My grand-father had come to fulfil his civic duty

51
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Réquisitionné par (pour un homme)

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To summoned

52
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Julien à mes cotés

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With Julien beside me

53
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Plongé dans la nuit

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Steep in the darkness

54
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je me retrouvais ace à

une faille immense

A

I found myself in front of a gigantic fault

55
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d’une verticalité absolu

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of utmost steepness

56
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une paroi

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a side

57
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un plan confus

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a somewhat flat level

58
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légèrement, quelque peu

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slightly

59
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l’air limpide

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the Crystal clear air

60
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le moindre détail

A

the smallest detail

61
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une dizaine de kilomètres

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a score of

62
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une idée précise

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a clear idea

63
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le sud de l’Espagne

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the Southern part of Spain

64
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marécageux

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marshy

65
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qui avait été la Méditerranée

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that once had been the Mediterranean Sea

66
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laisser passer une chance

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to pass up a chance to

67
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une déviation

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a diversion

68
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faire mieux, plus

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to go the extra distance/mile

69
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découragé, abattu

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despondent

70
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se lever sur (soleil)

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to be rising OVER

71
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un sommet

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a summit

72
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l’appartenance à l’UE

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UE membership

73
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refaire surface

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to resurface

74
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Grande-Bretagne

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Britain

75
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raviver

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to rekindle

76
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un débat déjà ancien

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an already long-running debate

77
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europhile, eurosceptique

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majuscule

78
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une loi proposant

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a bill calling for

79
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l’opposition travailliste

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Labour Opposition (majuscule)

80
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alliés dans une coalition

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coalition partners

81
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A la chambre

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In the Commons

82
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marché unique

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single market

83
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théorique

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theoretical

84
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répétition générale

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a dress rehearsal

85
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pas un mot, motus et bouche cousue

A

Mum’s the word!

86
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embarrassé, timide

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bashful

87
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il finit par

A

he eventually …

88
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demander qch

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to ask for

89
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le jour de

A

ON the day…

90
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le hall

A

the LOBBY!

91
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bégayer

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to stammer

92
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auriez-vous l’amabilité de

A

would you be good enough to

93
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lâcher (un mot, une phrase)

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to blurt out

94
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deux mois

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a couple of months > two months

95
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je pars pour toujours

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I’m leaving for good

96
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tout à l’heure

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just now, a short while ago

97
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Il m’a complimenté pour ta bonne mine

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He congratulated me on how well you looked

98
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Les temps sont dures

A

These are hard times

99
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le second tour

A

the second round

100
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Son père sait depuis toujours comment elle est cachottière, il ne s’en émeut plus

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Her father had always been aware of how secretive she was, so he no longer paid much attention to it

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