thème Flashcards

1
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inaugurer

A
to open on
to unveil (statue)
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une inauguration

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a gran opening

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abriter

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to house

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patrimoine culturel

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cultural heritage

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très attendu

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eagerly-anticipated

much-awaited

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d’autant plus

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all the more… as

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7
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2 millions

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Two million

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8
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mécènes

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patrons

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estimer, penser

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to reckon

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10
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incarner

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to embody

to epitomize

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incarnation

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embodiment

epitome

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12
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des étudiants, dont deux sont anglais

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two of whom are British

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1 milliard dont la moitié levé par des mécènes

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1 bilion, the half of which was funded by patrons

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14
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être bien embêté de

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to be hard pressed to

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15
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trembler de froid

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to shiver with cold

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16
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héberger quelqu’un

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to accomodate
to offer shelter
to put somebody up

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17
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disputer

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to quarrel
to fall out with
to have an argument with

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18
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se débrouiller

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to get by

to fend for oneself

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19
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mettre à la porte

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to kick out

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20
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sortir avec quelqu’un

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to go out with

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21
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rendre la vie impossible

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to make your life hell

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22
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ne pas supporter les religions

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can’t bear WITH

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23
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sangloter

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to sob

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24
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allumer une cigarette

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to light a cigarette light lit lit

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25
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un briquet

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a lighter

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26
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commerçants

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shopkeepers

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27
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ragots

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gossipø

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28
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sale gueule

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ugly mug

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29
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écraser une cigarette au fond du cendrier (plateau à cendre)

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to crush a cigarette at the bottom of an ashtray

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30
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tirer sur une cigarette

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to draw on a cigarette

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31
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une des choses que je préfère faire

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one of the things I like doing best

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32
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verser

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to pour

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33
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il pleut des averses

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it is pouring with rain

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34
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collier / bracelet

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necklace / brace-lace

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35
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éclairer quelqu’un

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to enlighten somebody

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36
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Les Lumières

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the Enlightenment

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37
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alleger

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to lighten

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38
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plaqué or

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gold plated

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39
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gesticuler

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to move one’s hand around (around => sans finalité)

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40
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remuer un morceau de sucre

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to stir un lump of sugar

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41
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légèrement

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slightly

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42
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philosopher

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ponder

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43
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semer la pagaille

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to stir things up

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44
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faire bouger les choses

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to shake things up

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45
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craquer une allumette

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to strike a match

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46
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berger

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shepherd

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47
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prairie

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meadow

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48
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visage émacié, creusé

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gaunt

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49
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la peau teintée

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olive-tanned skin

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50
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buttoner son imperméable

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to button up his raincoat

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51
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pousser la porte

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to push the door open

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52
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c’est-à-ce moment là que

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that’s where

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53
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ils se retrouvèrent face à face

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they find themselves face to face

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54
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se figer

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to came to a standstill

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55
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immobile

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motionless

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56
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sembler vouloir happer le ciel

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seem to want to catch the sky

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57
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s’arrêter net

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to stop dead
abruptly
immediately
instantly

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58
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envisager de

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to contemplate

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59
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confus

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vague

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60
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parler avec un accent prononcé

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to speak this words a strong accent

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61
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être dénué de

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to lack

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62
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ses traits me rappelle quelque chose

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to retreive from her features a memory

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63
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tenter de trouver

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to try and find

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64
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souvenir enfoui

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a buried memory

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65
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sur ses traits

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in her features

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66
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reconnaitre quelqu’un

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to recognize / to identify

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67
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ce n’était pas la première fois qu’il la voyait

ce n’est pas la première fois qu’il la voit

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it was not the first time he had seen her

it is not the first time he has seen her

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68
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il savait qu’il ne serait pas capable de la reconnaître sans aide

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he knew he would not be able to identify her if he wasn’t given a little help

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69
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une fois que son identité lui serait révéler, cela allait lui faire un choc

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When her identity was revealed it would come as a shock to him

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70
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une fois que son identité lui sera révéler, cela lui fera un choc

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When her identity is revealed it will come as a shock to him

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71
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être déterminé (négatif)

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to be bent on doing

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72
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alléger la détresse des réfugiés

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to alleviate the plight of refugees

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73
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mettre un point d’honneur

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to make a point of doing

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74
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demande d’asile

A

application for asylum

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75
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moisi

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moldy

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76
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vivre dans la misère

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to live in squalor

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77
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dissuader par la cruauté

la cruauté dissuade les migrants de venir

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to use cruelty as a deterrent

Cruelty is a deterrent to migrants to come

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moyen (force) de dissuasion

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deterrent

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79
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refuser par principe

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to refuse on principal

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80
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se tenir (conférence)

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to hold

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81
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un office religieux

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a memorial service

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82
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une messe

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a mass

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83
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fuir

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run away

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84
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aller chercher

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go and get

to fetch

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85
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savoir où quelqu’un se trouve

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to know sbdy’s whereabouts

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86
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les alentours

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the vicinity

the surroundings

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87
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les alentours

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the vicinity

the surroundings

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88
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passer devant

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to walk/run.. past it

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89
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serrer

A
to clutch at (to grap at) / to clutch sb to 
She clutched at my arm
to press 
to clasp sb to me
She clasped het hand
to clasp sb's to one's breast 
to clasp a handbag shut
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90
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poitrine

A

chest

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91
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fermement

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firmly

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92
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tenir quelque chose fermement

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to get a firm grip on sth

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93
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je crois fermement que

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it’s my firm belief that

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94
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flaner

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to browse
to browse on the net
to have a browse on a bookshop

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95
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a long portée

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long-range

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96
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retombée radioactive

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nuclear fallout

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97
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dissuasion nucléaire

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the nuclear deterrent

nuclear deterrence

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98
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relatif à la guerre

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warfare
the art of warfare
modern warfare

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99
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installation, complexe

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facility

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100
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retirer de

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withdraw from

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101
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user de représailles

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to retaliate against

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102
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imposer à quelqu’un

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to impose on

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103
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faire étalage de sa force

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to flex one’s muscles

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104
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proférer des menaces

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to issue threats

105
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??

A

Iran’s new plutonium-processing facility

106
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rouvrir le dialogue

la réouverture des discussions

A

to resume talks

resumption of talks

107
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insatiable

A

tireless

108
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venir à bout de la famine/de l’impérialisme dans le monde

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to rid the world of famine/of imperialism

109
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survivre à

A

to survive sthg

110
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féliciter quelqu’un pour

A

to congratulate sbdy on sthg

111
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recevoir un prix

A

to be awarded a prize

112
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être hanté

A

to be haunted

113
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gravé dans la mémoire

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to be engraved / etched on her memory

114
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mourir de soif

A

to dye of thirst

an unquenchable thirst

115
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calciné

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charred

116
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pierre angulaire

A

cornerstone

117
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atroce, déchirant

A

heart-rending, harrowing

118
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démythifier

A

to debunk the myth of

debunk = briser

119
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organisation humanitaire

A

relief agencies

120
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sur le point de faire la guerre

A

to be on the brink of war

121
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renoncer à la guerre au dernier moment

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to pull back from the brink of war

122
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se retourner contre qn

A

to backfire on sb

123
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se déclarer Etat nucléaire

A

to declare its nuclear capability

124
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tester un missile

A

to test fire a missile

125
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montée des tensions

A

tentions escalating

126
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faire partie d’un traité

A

to be party to a treaty

127
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the NPT

A

Stoping the spread of nuclear arms
Under the terms of this treaty, in exchange nuclear state can give non nuclear state access to peaceful nuclear power
Seems to brig out a paradigm shift in international security

128
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quelque chose qui changer la demande

A

a game changer

129
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idée chimérique

A

quixotic idea

130
Q

Traité sur les mines anti personnelles

A

The Mine Ban, Ottawa Treaty 1998

land-field had been cleared

131
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non plus investir

A

to divest

to disinvest from a company

132
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pure folie

A

sheer madness

133
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faire un caprice

A

to have a tantrum

134
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stagnant

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dormant

135
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les courses

A

groceries (to go to the grocer’s)

136
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se précipiter

A

to dash

137
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se frayer un chemin

A

to push / to elbow one way

138
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petite rue

A

side street

139
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anéantir un espoir

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to dash one’s hope

140
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crasseux

A

filthy grimy

141
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être exténué

A

to be worn out, exhausted

142
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sharp

A
aigu
pointu 
tranchant
perçant, vif intelligent => yeux
malhonnête 
at two o'clock sharp
143
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critiquer forcement quelqu’un

A

to launch a bitter diatribe against somebody

144
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passer l’épreuve de vérité

A

to pass the acid test

145
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perdre une occasion en or

A

to miss a glaring opportunity

146
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une société égalitaire en matière de couleur de peau

A

a colour blind society

147
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relations tendues

A

relations are strained

148
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condamner pour le non respect des droits de l’homme

A

to condemn for Human rights abuses

149
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très répandu

A

widespread

150
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opposition bipartite

A

biparisan condemnation

151
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il faut appeler un chat un chat

A

let’s call a spade a spade

pelle

152
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pour parler franchement

A

put it bluntly

153
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tourner autour du peau

A

to beat around the bush

buisson

154
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un état qui aide les migrants / qui ne les aide pas

A

an open carry state

a concealed carry state

155
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une aide

A

an adviser

156
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appliquer une loi

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to enforce a low

157
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forces qui font respecter la loi

A

laws enforcement forces

158
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une entrave au code de la route

A

a driving offense

159
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code de la route

A

road safety laws

160
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laxisme

A

laxity

161
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réclame nécessite

A

call for

162
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le financement

A

the funding

163
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prendre une revanche

A

to take a revenge

164
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avoir quelqu’un dans la poche

A

to have somebody in the palm of one’s hand

165
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ils ont tendance à s’entraider

A

they tend to keep themselves to themselves

166
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le pouce

A

the thumb

167
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les fallenges articulations

A

the knuckles

168
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poignet

A

the wrist

169
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attraper saisir

A

to grab, to grasp

170
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mettre la table

A

to lay the table ; to clear

171
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se pomponner ; former quelqu’un

A

to groom oneself, somebody for a post

172
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un parking

A

a car park

173
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lifting

A

a face lift

174
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un jogging

A

a track suit

175
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un caddie

A

a trolley

176
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tip

A

du bout
tuyau
the tip of the ice-berg
donner un pourboire = to tip somebody

177
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mépriser

A

to scorn to look down

178
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pas le moins du monde

A

do not interest in the least

179
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précieux

A

valuable invaluable

180
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mettre sans dessus dessous

A

to turn upside down

181
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commissariat

A

police station

182
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prendre fin

A

come to an end

183
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qui fair référence

A

of records

184
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échouer totalement

A

to screw up

185
Q

elle le mène par le bout du nez

A

he is her lapdog

186
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ébloui

A

dazzle

187
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méprisant

A

scornful condescending

188
Q

simple marionette

A

mere puppet

189
Q

ramper

A

to creep / to crawl/ to slither/ to grovel

190
Q

inflation galopante

A

creeping inflation

191
Q

plante grimpante

A

creeper

192
Q

cela me donne la chaire de poule

A

it gives me the creeps, creepy story

193
Q

liste électorale

A

electoral roll

194
Q

lancer un produit

A

to roll out a product / to launch

195
Q

rouler sur l’or

A

to be rolling in money

196
Q

sur le pas de la porte

A

on the threshold

197
Q

prendre plaisir à

A

to relish

198
Q

l’image tout craché

A

to be the spitting image of somebody

199
Q

boiter

A

to limb, to hobble, to be lame

200
Q

un argument bancal

A

a lame argument

201
Q

jouer la montre

A

to play for time to stall

202
Q

de manière déloyale

A

by foul means

203
Q

tromper, entourloupes quelqu’un

A

to two-time somebody, to double-cross

204
Q

trahir tromper

A

to betray

205
Q

plan de travail

A

a worktop

206
Q

s’éloigner de

A

to recede from

207
Q

un nègre

A

a gost-writter

208
Q

un enterrement être enterré

A

to be buried a burial

209
Q

du berceau à la tombe

A

from the cradle to the grave

210
Q

anguille sous roche

A

to smell a rat

211
Q

rugir

A

to roar the Roaring twenties = les années folles

212
Q

se noyer

A

to drown

213
Q

péché

A

a sin

214
Q

patauger

A

to wade

215
Q

obligatoire

A

compulsory

216
Q

Shiites et Sunnites

A

Shiites and sunni

217
Q

inversement

A

inversely

218
Q

cela nous incombe, m’oblige

A

it behoves us

219
Q

une affaire florissante

A

a thriving business

220
Q

intervenir

A

to step in

221
Q

maladroit

A

to be all thumbs, clumsy

222
Q

sourcils broussailleux

A

bushy eyebrows

223
Q

froncer les sourcils

A

to frown at sb

224
Q

talon

A

heel

225
Q

hanche

A

hip

226
Q

paupières

A

eyelid

lid = couvercle

227
Q

cil

A

eyelash

she didn’t bat an eyelash

228
Q

le culot

A

cheek

to have the cheek to do something

229
Q

avare

A

tight-fisted, miserly

230
Q

coude, huile de coude

A

elbow elbow grease

231
Q

tête de mort

A

skull and crossbones

232
Q

cuise

A

thigh

233
Q

les genoux

A

lab, kneens

234
Q

sein

A

breast

235
Q

donner le sein

A

to breast feed a baby

236
Q

cheville

A

ankle

237
Q

une entorse

A

a sprain

238
Q

nuque

A

nape

239
Q

mal de ventre

A

a tummy ache, stomach ache,

240
Q

cordon ombilical

A

un tummy button

241
Q

tendre

A

hold out

hand

242
Q

verser , remplir une tasse

A

to pour a cup of tea

243
Q

désigner

A

point to

244
Q

servez-vous en biscuits

A

help yourself to some biscuits

245
Q

c’est le bouquet !

A

that takes the biscuits / the cake

246
Q

un coussin

A

a cushion

247
Q

amortir (critiques)

A

to cushion (criticism)

248
Q

une planque (job)

A

a cushy job

249
Q

engager la discussion

A

to start

she engaged me in the conversion

250
Q

être dans le métier

A

to be in the line

251
Q

une douzaine d’oeufs

A

a dozen eggs

252
Q

s’inciser dans les affaires des autres

A

to pry into somebody affairs

253
Q

gagner sa vie

A

to earn my living

254
Q

nuancer

A

qualified

255
Q

vivre de

A

to live on $50 a week

256
Q

faire les frais

A

to bear the brunt

257
Q

to go sky-high

A

monter en flèche

258
Q

à mon grand soulagement

ils sont été soulagé que

A

to my relief

it was a relief to them that