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1
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trier les ordures ménagères

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to sort out the household waste

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sécheresse

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drought

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mettre en péril

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jeopardize

imperil

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tomber sur

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come across

come upon

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évaluation des compétences linguistiques en

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the assessment of skills in (language)

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Le fait n’est pas nouveau

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this is nothing new

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bon dernier

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very last

dead last

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retard (niveau d’anglais en france)

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the lagging behind

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déplorer

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lament

regret

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ne pas laisser le choix à qqn

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leave sby with no choics

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cadre commun

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common framework

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se mettre en conformité

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to upgrade to compliance

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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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brevet déposé

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filed patent

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dernier exemple en date

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latest example

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bruyant/ virulant

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vociferous

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ferme/ inflexible/ catégorique

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adamant

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se pencher en arrière/ se laisser tomber en arrière

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to lean back

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froncer/ plisser/ rider

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to crease

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affligé/ éploré

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mournful

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hunch

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voûté

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parler de tout et de rien

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to talk about nothing much

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pleurer la mort de qqn

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to mourn for sby

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avoir un penchant/ pour

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to have leaning toward

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nous trois

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the three of us

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métier

profession libérale

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line of work/ jobs/trades

profession

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gagner en importance

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to gain momentum/ground

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se propager rapidement

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to grow apace

to spread quickly

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haut fonctionnaire

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high ranking official/civil servant

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dépeindre

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to depict

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avoir un intérêt personnel à (faire qqc)

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to have a vested interest in (doing stg)

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avoir des objectifs cachés

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to have a hidden agenda

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forer

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to drill

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exploiter des ressources

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to harness/ to tap resources

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Une entrave au développement

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a hindrance to their development

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un relation à sens unique

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a one-sided relationship

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subvention frauduleuse

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subsidy scam/con/fraud

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mesures incitatives

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incentive measures

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un accord où tout le monde trouve son compte

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a win-win agreement

a mutually-beneficial agreement

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marchandise

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commodity

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une vision idéalisée

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a rose-tinted vision

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être aveugle aux ambitions de la Chine

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to be blind to China’s flaws/ambitions

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to be long overdue

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qui n’a que trop tardé

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être digne de

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to be worthy of

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45
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mortel

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lethal

deadly

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46
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un présentateur/ animateur

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an anchorman

a host

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animé une émission

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to host/anchor a show/ a programm

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48
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sévir contre sur les mesures relatives au tabac

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to crack down on tobacco actions

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dissuader les gens de

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to deter people from

to scare/shock people out of

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un précurseur

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a forerunner

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une approche qui choque

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shock tactics

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52
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une campagne de prévention explicite

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a graphic awareness campaign

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53
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pub (TV)

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commercials

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être mal fondé

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to be ill-founded

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restreindre les libertés

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to infringe/curtail/erode individual liberties

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56
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un état-nounou

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a nanny state

an overprotective state

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57
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avoir des ressentiment pour qqc

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to be resentful for stg

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une société sans risque

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a risk-free society

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59
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drogue douce

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recreational drug

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60
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s’assoupir

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to drowse

to doze off

to take a nap

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dizaine de milliers

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tens of thousands

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frais de scolarité universitaires

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university tuition fees

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63
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tractes

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leaflet

handout

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pancarte (manif)

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placard

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Manifestation

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demonstration/ march/ rally/ protest

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un collectif

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a collective

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67
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descendre dans la rue

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to take to the street

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faire pression (manif) pour

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to press for

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soit environ (chiffres)

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that being around

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les vêtements/ un vêtement
vêtements de sport
torchon/ nappe
tissus/ étoffe
l'industrie du tissus
l'industrie de l'habillement
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clothes/ garments/ a piece of clothes
sport clothing
tablecloth/ a dishcloth
cloth/ material/ fabric
cloth industry
clothing industry
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71
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se faire plaisir
gâter qqn
s’adonner à sa passion

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to indulge oneself with stg
to indulge/ to spoil sby
to indulge one’s passion for

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arborer (porter avec ostentation)

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to sport (display/ exhibit/ wear)

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s’initier à (la plongée)
chercher à faire de nouvelles connaissances
une connaissance

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to get acquainted with/ familiar with stg
to seek to make new acquaintances
an acquaintance

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74
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Ah quand même !/ Il était temps

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At long last/ About time too !

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Hall
gare de départ
entrée (maison)
Bâtiment
salle de concert
résidence universitaire
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concourse (hall de bâtiment)
departure hall/ lounge
Entrance hall
City Hall
concert hall/ exhibition hall
a hall of residence
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râler/ marmonner

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to grumble

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C’est pas à Paris que ça arriverait !

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Surely/ Definety

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sévir/ mettre la pression sur (dans les mesures répressives) contre l’immigration

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to crack down on immigration

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C'est réglé
régler une dispute
payer une facture
règlement à l'amiable
colon
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It's all settled
to settle a dispute/argument/differences
to settle a bill
out of court settlement
settler
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être destiné à

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to be targeted at
to intended at
to be meant for
to be intended for

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des voix s’élèvent (publiquement) contre

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some voices are being raised against

some are speaking out against

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82
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des considérations à propos de l’argent dépensé

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concerns as to the money spent

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to organise a demonstration

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to stage a demonstration

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84
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inch
foot
yard

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3cm
30cm
1m

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85
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Quel ringard !

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What a square boy !

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86
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Ce livre se vend bien

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this book sells well (sens passif en français)

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rough table

rough sea

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une table rugueuse

une mer agitée

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vestiges

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remains

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89
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mots avec toujours un s même au singulier

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headquarters
a means
a series
a species
a barracks (caserne)
a brickworks (fabrique)
a crossroads (carrefour)
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90
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égoûts

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sewers

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Schéma/ modèle/ disposition/ plan/ quadrillage/ motif

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pattern

eating patterns

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Les rumeurs disent qu

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rumour has it that

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93
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aube

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dawn

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résultats

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outcome (results)

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95
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quoique tu fasses

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whatever you may do

No matter what you do

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d’ailleurs (en fin de phrase)

Ce n’est pas leur affaire, ni celle de qui que ce soit d’autre, d’ailleurs.

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+, for that matter.

It’s none of their business, nor is it anyone else’s, for that matter.

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relire sa copie

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to read through one’s paper again

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se mettre à (prendre une mauvaise habitude)

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to take to doing stg

He had taken to drinking heavily lately

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parler politique

parler business

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to talk politics

to talk shop

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c’est censé sortir la semaine prochaine

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It is due out next week

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exclure (ne pas inclure)

nous n’excluons pas le recours à la force

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to rule out [hypothesis], to exclude [person from]

We’re not ruling out resorting to force

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102
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déranger qqn

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To disturb, to bother sby

to intrude

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103
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être absorbé/ plongé dans

se concentrer sur qqc

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to be deep in (a book/ thoughts)
to be focused on stg
to concentrate on stg

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avoir un fou rire
avoir une crise de fou rire
une quinte de toux

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to have the giggles [gu]
to have a fit of the giggles
a fit of coughing

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105
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deux ou trois minutes/ quelques minutes

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a couple of minutes

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Adj
pratique (commode, appareil, objet)
pratique (pragmatique, questions, connaissance)

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practical [handy]

of a practical nature

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ils avaient mal aux jambes

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they had sore legs

their legs hurt/ were hurting (them)

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108
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Le soir tombait (observable)

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It was getting darker

Darkness was falling

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109
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réquisitionner

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to requisition (Admin/Mili)
to conscript (sby to do stg)
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répétition générale

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dress rehearsal (Theatre)
final rehearsal (Music)
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Et j’y arriverai

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And do it I will

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112
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lancer (dire)

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to announce

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transmettre/ exprimer/ traduire

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to convey

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amoureux transi

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bashful lover (shy/ confused)
to be bashful about doing sthg
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115
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dire adieu à qqn

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to say farewell to sby

to bid sby farewell

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116
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bégayer

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to stammer

to stutter

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117
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Pour le moment

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For the time being

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118
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précipiter les choses

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to rush things

to hurry shtg up

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119
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compter faire qqc

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to intend doing sthg

to plan to do shtg

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pour de bon (pour toujours/ définitivement)

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for good

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121
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troupe (théâtre, militaire)

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troupe, the troops

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122
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se taire

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to fall silent
to become silent
to stop talking

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Ça te va ? (c’est ok pour toi ?)

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Is that all right with You ?

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124
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Au boulot !

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Let’s get going !

Let’s get cracking !

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125
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gourmandise
{pour les sucreries}
{péché}
{défaut} (avec gourmandise / manger, regarder)

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weakness for sweet things
gluttony (gluttony is a deadly sin)
greed (to eat greedily

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savourer, se délecter, se réjouir

je me passerais bien de lui annoncer la nouvelle

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to relish [food], [joke, sight], [opportunity, prospect]

I don’t relish the thought of telling her the news

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entre temps
pendant ce temps
en attendant

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In the meantime

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l’après midi était largement entamée

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The afternoon was already considerably advanced

It was now far into the afternoon

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donner sur [lieu]

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to give onto
to open onto
to overlook sthg

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une cour

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a courtyard

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plein de (dans un espace)

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full of

(litt) piled high with, with piles of

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voie de bus

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a bus lane

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être trois fois plus adj que

être trois fois fois moins adj que

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to be three times as + ajd + as
to be one third as + adj + as

I cost half as much (je coûte deux fois moins cher)

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griller un feu rouge

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to jump a red light

traffic lights

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C’est normal ! (prosaïque, en contexte: rien d’anormal)

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There’s nothing surprising about that !

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la Bretagne

A

Brittany

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en ville

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in town

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lanciner

tanner quelqu’un/ faire des remarques continuelles à qqn

A

to nag

to nag at sby/ to pester sby

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bizuter qqn

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to bully sbdy

cyberbullying

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épicerie fine (traiteur)/ épicerie

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deli / grocery (delicatesen mot allemand)

Chinese deli

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vol à l’étalage

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shoplifting

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regarder qqn

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to look at sby

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être l’affut de qqc

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to be on the look out for sthg

to look out for stg

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mettre un téléphone sur écoute

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to bug a phone
to (wire)tap a phone
wiretapping

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145
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en pleine conversation

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deep in conversation

in the middle of a conversation

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heart
il a bon coeur
vouloir à tout prix faire qqc
n'y compte pas trop
une femme comme je les aime
croix de bois croix de fer si je mens je vais en enfer
A
coeur
his heart is in the right place
to have one's heart set on sthg/doing
don't set your heart on it
a woman after my own heart
cross my heart and hope to die
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ranger

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to stow away

to put away

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148
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casier

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locker

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149
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je m’en serais douté

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I suspected as much

I thought as much

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rien à voir

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nothing to do with
no comparison with
nothing in common with

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séducteur

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womanizer

seducer

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152
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un beau parleur

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a smooth talker

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153
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savoir au sens d’apprendre (un nouvelle)

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to find out (get information)
to hear
to learn

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154
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laisser tomber
(petite amie)
(ne pas aider)

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to drop sby

to let sby down

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suprendre (étonner)
(prendre par surprise une personne)
(prendre sur le fait un malfaiteur)
(être témoin d’une conversation)

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to surprise
to take sby by surprise
to catch sby (red handed)
to overhear (a conversation)

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156
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s’approcher de qqc

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to go up to sby/sthg

to move towards sby/sthg

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se dire être pour… [égalité, féminisme]

n’être qqc qu’en paroles

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to pay lip service to

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158
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du jour au lendemain

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overnight

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159
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(emmener) promener des gens

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to take people for a walk

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160
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sans quitter qqn du regard

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without taking one’s eyes off sby

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161
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Avoir beau

A

Well might sjt +v
No matter how/what + sjt + v
Even if + sjt + v
Try as +sjt + might/ may to + v

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désarmant

A

disarming

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convaincre qqn de faire (par la ruse, péjoratif)

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to inveigle sb into doing sthg

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assiégé

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besieged

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165
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tomber sur le répondeur

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to get the answering machine

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166
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se pencher (vers/ par dessus/ en se baissant/ au dehors)

A

to lean towards/across or over/ down/ out

to bend over

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167
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pour traduire v+enfin penser à

A

end up + V-ing

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168
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Respirer (soulagement)

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to have a sigh of relief

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n’avoir aucune peine à

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to have no trouble (in) doing sthg

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se dispenser de faire qqc

cela me dispensa de répondre (épargner)

A

to square oneself sth/ the trouble of doing sthg

it saved me from having to answer

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171
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remonter par un appel jusqu’à qqn
remonter à qqn/qqc
aider qqn

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to trace a call back to sby
to reach back to sth/sb
to reach out to sby (to reach out one’s hand)

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172
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accalmie (fighting)/ pause (conversation)

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a lull

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laisser tranquille vtr + adj

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let [sb] off the hook (figurative, informal (free from punishment))

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traverser un lieu en courant

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to run/sprint across a place

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175
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enjambée ou démarche
traverser une pièce en deux enjambées
parcourir à grand pas
arpenter

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a stride
to cross a room in two strides
to stride (strode, stridden)
to stride along

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176
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perron (escalier extérieur de qq marches)

A

outside steps

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177
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préférer la structure verbale à la structure nominale

A

ne pas mettre du Be+ing partout

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178
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médecin de famille

A

family doctor

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179
Q

angoisse

A

anxiety

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180
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s’angoisser (de faire)

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to get anxious (doing)

to worry about (doing)

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181
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Malgré tout

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In spite of that

Nonetheless

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pour la forme/ superficiel
rapide, sans conviction
sommaire

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perfunctory (manner)

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en pleine forme

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right as rain (to be as right as rain)

in great shape

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j’ai failli + v (inf)

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I almost/ nearly V (infinitive)

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diagnostiquer/ pronostique (médical)

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to diagnose

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186
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prendre froid

attraper un rhume

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to catch cold

to catch/get a cold

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187
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être très nerveux (avoir les nerfs fragiles)

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to be highly strung

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188
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le long d’un fleuve

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down by the river

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189
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rassurer

A

to reassure

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190
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consoler qqn de qqc

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to console sby for sthg

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191
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en matière de qqc

en matière d’emploi

A

as far as sthg is/are concerned

as far as employment is concerned

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192
Q

les plus parlées

A

the most widely-spoken

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193
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493 millions de

A

493 million of (chiffre précis)

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194
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“ce” peut être traduit par

A

this/ that

such

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195
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dans une autre langue que

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in a language other than

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il a gagné neuf point dans les sondages

A

He gained nine percentage points in the polls

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multilinguisme

A

multilingualism

bilingualism

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198
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profiter à (qqn/qqc)

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to work to the advantage of

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199
Q

Face à

A

Faced with

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200
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à égalité avec

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on a par with

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201
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garder la tête haute fig

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to hold one’s head high

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202
Q

la domination est telle que…

A

the domination is such that

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203
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serviette (cartable)

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briefcase

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je n’en ai pas envie

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I don’t feel like it

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Il avait une tête à ça

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That was (just) the kind of man he was
That would just be like him
That was just the kind of thing he would do
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tenter qqn/ plaire à qqn/ attirer qqn

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to appeal to sby (to attract sby)

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Q

inconscient (devant la peur, imprudent)
inconscient (sans jugement)
être inconscient de (par ignorance)

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reckless (foolhardy)
unthinking
to be unaware of

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je suis de ceux qui

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I belong to that category of person who

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209
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appréhension

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apprehension

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210
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le Métro

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(US) The Subway
(UK) The Tube/ Underground
(FRA) The metro

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avoir du mal à faire qqc

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to have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sthg

to find it hard doing sthg

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conjonction lieu : dans

  • -> changement de lieu
  • -> absence de changement
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  • ->into

- ->in

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joyeux (regard/ geste)

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joyful

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Quand même

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All the same

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on (impersonnel)

on (abusif en français)

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people ou you

we

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fonceur (adj)

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go-ahead

go-getting

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partir en vacanceS

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to go on holiday (pas S!!!)

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218
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engin (volant)

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an aircraft
a contraption (informal)
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trouver la mort

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to find one’s death

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la solitude (penser que le français est “conceptualiste”)

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being on one’s own

being alone

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point sur les adjectifs désignant “seul”

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alone = attribut (she is alone/ on her own)
sole/ only = épithète (the sole/ the only survivor of an accident)
lonely = les deux –> accent le malheur de la solitude
solitary = les deux –> accent sur la solitude volontaire

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Q

Lui, il…

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Pas de répétition du sujet en anglais, préférer:
But He…
He, for his part
As for him, He

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voler

A

to rob someone

to steal something

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porte-monnaie

portefeuille

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a purse

a wallet

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un monsieur

un homme

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a gentleman

a man

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Q

être en émoi, dans le désaroi

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to be in turmoil

to be mournful

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se faire trancher la gorge (égorgé)

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to get one’s throat slit

to slit sby’s throat

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228
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refuser/ ne pas accepter

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to refuse
to turn down
to decline

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sauveteurs

sauveur (religion)

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rescuers

saviour

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climate defeatist

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climate fatalist (who have resigned himself to it)

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Q

Il serait grand temps que les autorités décident de faire ça

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It’s about time/ high time, the authorities decided to do this

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démolir (bâtiment, quartier)

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to demolish

to pull down

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Q

En raison de/ à cause de

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owing to
because of
in virtue of

234
Q

l’égalité des chance

A

equal opportunity

235
Q

des centaines de morts

A

several hundred deaths

236
Q

pays en proie à une grave crise économique/la guerre civile

entreprise en proie à des difficultés insurmontables

A

country in the grip of a serious economic crisis/civil war

company beset ou plagued by overwhelming difficulties

237
Q

un pays en proie à
(un phénomène social)
(une catastrophe naturelle)

A
a country 
blighted by (social phenomenon)
swept by (hurricane)/ overwhelmed by (flood)
238
Q

monter en flèche

A

to soar

to skyrocket

239
Q

tromper qqn (faire croire à qqc de faux, trahir)

se faire des illusions

A

to deceive/to delude

to delude oneself

240
Q

très théâtral

A

highly theatrical
histrionic (gesture)
melodramatic (tone)

241
Q

les vieux

les personnes âgées (en général)

A

the old people

the elderly

242
Q

apprécier (fade)
bien aimer (accentué)
aimer (fort)

A

to like
to be fond of
to love

243
Q

payer (qqc qu’on achète)

payer (le coût de qqc)

A

to pay for sthg

to pay sthg

244
Q

les jours lointains où…

A

the far-off/distant days when…

245
Q

avoir le regard qui s’éclaircit

A

to have a glint/sparkle in one’s eye

246
Q

glisser

A
to glide (move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion)
to slip (accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp)
247
Q

représenter manque à gagner pour qqn (éco)

A

to represent a shortfall for sby

248
Q

ténébreux/ sombre (adj pour une personne)

A

saturnine

249
Q

laconique

A

laconic, elliptical, tight-lipped

250
Q

croiser/ tomber sur

A

to dump into
to come across
to come upon

251
Q

doyen

A

doyen

252
Q

appartement

A

apartment

flat

253
Q

venir

A
to go (si éloignement)
to come (si rapprochement)
254
Q

prétexter qqc pour

A

to use sth as an excuse for doing

to plead sth in order to do sth

255
Q

profondeur

A

depth

256
Q

Un jour

A
Some day (futur)
One day (passé ou avenir)
257
Q

profiter de (occasion)

A

to make the most of sth

to take advantage of sth

258
Q

partir

A

to set off

259
Q

caniveau, gouttière

A

gutter

260
Q

bordé, entouré (lieu)

A

surrounded (by)

enclosed (with, with)

261
Q

coiffé, recouvert (fig.)

A

covered by

topped with

262
Q

serpenter (route, fleuve)

A

to wind through (à travers)

to twist its way up (en montant)

263
Q

dépasser, planner sur (qqc dans l’espace)

A

to jut out from

to hang over

264
Q

vouloir le bien de qqn

A

to have sb’s interest at heart
to be concerned with sb’s well-being
to want what is good for sby

265
Q

il faut que tu…

A
you must (fort// presque un ordre)
you have to (mois fort)
266
Q

verbes ne prenant généralement pas la forme be+ing

A
  • Un état : be, have, know, lack, look (sens passif: paraître aux yeux), need, seem, smell (sens passif: paraître au nez), stink, suffice, think… (aussi: lie, sit, stand au sens de “se touver”), etc.
  • Une perception: see, hear, feel (sentir), sense, smell (sens perceptif, sans obliger vraiment d’inhaler), to understand, to mean, etc.
  • Un sentiment: feel (ressentir), want, like, love, hate, miss (manquer), etc.
267
Q

tout restera entre nous

A

it will all remain/stay a secret between us
We’ll keep it a secret between us
Nothing will go beyond us

268
Q

Directrice (scolaire)

A

Headmistress

269
Q

C’est inutile de…

A

It’s pointless/ There’s no point/ It’s no use v+ing ou to + inf
It’s useless to +inf

270
Q

tout d’un coup

A

all of a sudden (==> prét)

271
Q

regarder droit dans les yeux

A

to look sb straight in the eye (singulier)

to look sb straight in the face

272
Q

parler à voix basse

A

to speak in an undertone

273
Q

rétorquer

A

to retort (that)

274
Q

être gravé dans le marbre

A

to be set in (tablets of) stone

275
Q

plus (adverbe de négation)

A

any more/ no more

any longer / no longer

276
Q

Phrase en anglais (structure).

A

S+V+COD (en thème penser à reconstruire la phrase, et quand le français répète le COD trouver un moyen de l’accentuer ou faire comme si de rien n’était)
COI ou CA peut être placée avant

277
Q

comme chaque semaine

A
as every week
ou as (S+V) every week
278
Q

exactement

A

exactly, precisely (as expected), accurately (without flaws)

279
Q

le goûter

A
the snack (for kids)
the + time (morning, afternoon, evening)  + name of the soda, or drink (for adults, such as tea, coffe)
280
Q

s’enliser dans

être enlisé dans (conflit, difficultés)

A

to get bogged down in
to sink into

to be embroiled in

281
Q

proposer qqc à qqn (suggérer)

proposer qqc à qqn (offrir)

A
to suggest (that) someone (we) do sthg (le verbe est au subjonctif dans la subordonnée donc inf et peut être employé avec should)
to offer to do sthg

autres verbes de la même structure que to suggest
to recommend, to insist, to order, to demand

282
Q

en alternance

faire qc en alternance, à tour de rôle, chacun son tour

A

alternately
to take it in turns to do sth
to take turns to do sth

283
Q

ramener qqn en voiture

A

to drive sb home

to give sb a lift back home

284
Q

se lever

A

to get up

to get to one’s feet

285
Q

rarement

A

rarely

seldom

286
Q

décupler

A

to increase ten fold

287
Q

non pas pour… mais pour

A

not to… but to

288
Q

une location

A

a rented accomodation

289
Q

C’est que… (en début de phrase)

A

It’s just that

The trouble, problem is

290
Q

un petit rire

glousser, petit rire

A

a chuckle

to chuckle

291
Q

(pleasure) (petit) plaisir

(food) gâterie

A

a treat

292
Q

manchette (chemise)

bouton de manchette

A

a cuff

a cuff link

293
Q

noeud papillon

A

bow tie

294
Q

smoking (veste)

A
dinner jacket (GB)
tuxedo (US)
295
Q

attache ou agrafe

A

a fastener

296
Q

(très) prisé part

A

prized by

297
Q

débuter, commencer dans (business, employé)

A

to start out

298
Q

approximativement (chiffre)

A

nbre-odd (a thousand-odd)
about + nbre
nbre + or so

299
Q

Il est + adj + que + subj

A

It is + adj + that –> should + inf

300
Q

dans un article de journal, Nom + Age

A

Name (Age),

301
Q

se démentir

son intérêt pour cette cause ne s’est pas démenti un instant

A

to flag
his interest in this cause has never flagged for one moment
unflagging

302
Q

formalisme (excessif, péj)

A

formality

303
Q

sortir de [car, lit], so

A

to roll off

304
Q

ramper

entrer/sortir à pas de loup (silence)

A

to crawl, to creep (crept)

to creep in/out

305
Q

rouleau, liste d’élèves ou électorales

faire l’appel

A

a roll

to call the roll

306
Q

Ca me donne la chair de poule

A

it gives me the creeps (informal)

307
Q

seuil

A

the threshold

308
Q

verger

A

orchard

309
Q

l’embrasure de la porte porte

A

the doorway

310
Q

marcher sur la pointe de pied

A

to tiptoe

to walk on tip

311
Q

passe partout

copie originale

A

a master key

a master copy

312
Q

Qui aime bien châtie bien

A

Spare the rod, spoil child !

313
Q

pneu de rechange, roue de secours

A

spare tyre, spare wheel

314
Q

couvre-téière

A

a tea-cosy

315
Q

cosy

A

douillet, confortable

intime, rassurant

316
Q

En tout autre occasion

A

At any other time

317
Q

to be quick to do

A

être prompt à ou s’empresser de

318
Q

but, résolution, exprès

savoir ce que l’on veut, être déterminé

A

purpose

to have a sense of purpose

319
Q

colline, coteau ou côte

A

hill

320
Q

lire la détermination sur le visage de qqn

A

to catch sight of one’s purpose in one’s face

321
Q

lieu, endroit ou tache ou bouton (n)

repérer, apercevoir (v)

A

a spot

to spot

322
Q

[ironed] fraîchement

[reply, speak] brusquement, sèchement

A

crisply

323
Q

demander, se renseigne (s’enquérir)

A

to enquire, to inquire

324
Q

être le portrait craché de sa mère

A

to be the spitting image of one’s mother/ every bit her mother’s child

325
Q

être soldat jusqu’à la moelle

A

to be every bit a soldier

326
Q

se débarrasser de qqn

envoyer balader qqn

A

to fob sb off

327
Q

boiteux, bancal (personne, argument, excuse)

crispé, maladroit (sourire)

A

lame

328
Q

péj gredin

hum chenapan

A

scroundel

329
Q
être infidèle à qqn, tromper qqn (en amour)
tromper qqn (soit en amour soit autre)
A

to be unfaithful to sb

to two-time sb (to double-cross)

330
Q

un stand, un kiosque, un étale

A

a stall

331
Q

avoir des démêlés/problèmes avec la justice

A

to fall foul of the law

332
Q

se précipiter, débouler

A

to dash (rush)

333
Q

flâner, errer, déambuler

A

to wander

334
Q

faire ses premiers pas

un bébé qui marche

A

to toddle

a toddler

335
Q

tituber, chanceler (pers)

A

to stagger

to totter

336
Q

se faufiler, marcher furtifvement

A
to sneak
to creep (crept)
337
Q

bondir

It’s small leap for

A

to leap (lept)

338
Q

trébucher

A

to stumble

339
Q

glisser

A

to slide (slit, slit)

340
Q

déraper

A

to skid (skidded)

341
Q

marcher en boiitillant

A

to hobble

342
Q

boîter

A

to limp

343
Q

rôder, errer (mystérieux)

A

to prowl (around, about)

344
Q

piétiner, fouler au pieds (fig)

A

to trample (on sb’s rights)

345
Q

sautiller

A

to skip

346
Q

marcher avec difficultés, en traînant les pieds

A

to shuffle

347
Q

fourbe

A

duplicitous, deceitful

348
Q

exprimer l’hésitation dans un dialogue, “…”

A

er. ..

um. ..

349
Q

réussir ou parvenir à faire

A

to succeed in doing

350
Q

sentir que l’on va réussir

A

to scent the sweet smell of success

351
Q

une expérience enrichissante

A

an enriching experience

352
Q

saisir, s’emparer de

A

to grab sth

353
Q

jeter, lancer ou projeter (ombre, lumière)

A

to cast

354
Q

porte-document

A

a briefcase

355
Q

virage

A

a bend

356
Q

arracher qch à qn

A

to snatch sth from sb

357
Q

distribuer

A

to hand out

358
Q

donner un coup de coude

A

to nudge sb

359
Q

tordre

tordre le coup à qn

A
to wring (towels) (wrung wrung)
to wring sb's neck
360
Q

caresser

A

to stroke, to caress

361
Q

tenir fermement, serrer

A

to clutch

362
Q

poitrine

A

bosom, chest, breasts

363
Q

fouiller (in dans)

fouiller une maison ou une personne

A

rummage about, rummage around

to search a house, a person

364
Q

chercher qqch à tâtons

A

to grope for sth

to grope one’s way

365
Q

traverser un lieu en jouant des coudes

réussie en jouant des coudes

A

to elbow one’s way through

to elbow one’s way to the top

366
Q

renverser qqn

A

to knock sb over

to run sb over

367
Q

soigneusement, habilement

A

neatly

368
Q

fessée

A

smack on the bottom

spanking

369
Q

le sort en avait décidé autrement

A

fate had decreed otherwise

370
Q

accompagné de, en même temps que

Une des plus élevées du monde avec Amsterdam ou Paris.

A

along with

It’s one of the highest in the world, along with Amsterdam and Paris

371
Q

dérisoire

A

derisory

insignificant

372
Q

pas la peine non plus de

A

It’s not worth + ing/ to… either

373
Q

rareté

A

scarceness

scarcity

374
Q

mètre cube

A

cubic meter

375
Q

centime

A

cent

376
Q

mensuel

A

monthly

377
Q

des tarifs si bas

A

such low prices

378
Q

certes, il est vrai que

Au milieu du désert saoudien, à Riyad, l’eau, certes subventionnée, ne coûte que 1 centime le mètre cube

A

admittedly

In Riyadh in the middle of the Saudi-Arabian desert, admittedly water is subsidized, but it costs only 1 cent per cubic meter.

379
Q

afficher

A

to flaunt

to display

380
Q

regarder fixement

A

to stare at sby/stg

381
Q

contempler

A

to gaze at sby/stg

382
Q

jeter un coup d’oeil

A

to glance at sby/stg

383
Q

regarder d’un air furieux (gros yeux)/ lancer un regard furieux

A

to glare at sby/stg

384
Q

regarder longuement/ scruter

A

to peer at sby

385
Q

faire un clin d’oeil

A

to wink at sby

386
Q

observer qqn

A

to watch sby

387
Q

apercevoir

A

to glimpse/ to catch sight of/ to catch a glimpse of

388
Q

mouvements écologistes

A

ecological movements

389
Q

être consterné par

A

to be dismayed at

390
Q

être menacé d’extinction

A

to be threatened with extinction

391
Q

morse (animal)

A

walrus (walruses)

392
Q

une plateforme pétrolière (offshore)

A

a rig (oil rig)

393
Q

la presse écrite

A

the press

394
Q

lecteurs (audience)

A

readership

395
Q

suivre l’actualité heure par heure

A

to follow current events on an hourly-basis

396
Q

irrécusable

A

indisputable,

incontestable

397
Q

S’il s’agit de faire

A

If it is a matter of doing sth

398
Q

équilibre économique

A

economic stability

399
Q

Les coûts de connection auxquels s’ajoutent ceux du téléphone

A

Network connection costs alongside those of telephone

400
Q

épars

A

scattered

sparse information

401
Q

sur le champ

A

at once/ immediately/ forthwith/ right away

402
Q

Le chien est le meilleur ami de l’homme

A

A man’s best friend is his dog

403
Q

la plupart des + nom (impersonnel)

A

most + nom

the majority of + nom

404
Q

des moins de 35 ans

A

under-35s

405
Q

toutou

A

doggie

bow-bow

406
Q

tromperie

A

deception

407
Q

déception

A

disappointment
comedown
letdown

408
Q

pianoter sur un clavier (ordi)

A

to tap away

to type away

409
Q

se déclarer (adj/ groupe verb)

A

to admit to being
to declare oneself
to say sby are/is

410
Q

apprenti sorcier

les apprentis Casanova

A

sorcerer’s apprentice

apprentice Casanovas

411
Q

SPA

A

RSPCA (UK)

ASPCA (US)

412
Q

or

A

and yet

413
Q

fringant, sémillant, superbe

A

dashing

414
Q

constat, bilan (d’une étude)

A

the assessment

the main finding

415
Q

séduisant

A

enticing

416
Q

personne interrogé

A

respondent

417
Q

Il en va de même pour

A

The same goes for/ applies to

418
Q

s’en remettre à qqn

A

to leave it (up) to sb

419
Q

tel qu’on en trouve chez McDo

A

such as you can find at McDo

420
Q

trop zélé, excessif

A

overzealous

421
Q

tatillon (adj)

A

nit-picking

422
Q

mégot

A

cigarette butt

423
Q

légendaire (widely known)

A

proverbial

424
Q

cette censure (action)

A

this act of censorship

425
Q

pactole

A

a gold mine

a jackpot

426
Q

d’innombrables fois

une vingtaine de pesone

A

scores of times

a score of people

427
Q

faire le plein

A

to tank

428
Q

marée noire

A

an oil slick/slip

429
Q

mettre de l’huile sur le feu

A

to add fuel to

430
Q

attiser des peurs

A

to fuel fears

431
Q

une partition (de musique)

A

a music score

432
Q

faramineux

A

staggering

433
Q

venir à l’aide or au secours de qn

A

to come to the relief of sb

434
Q

organisation humainitaire

A

a relief agency

435
Q

tremper qch

A

to soak sth

436
Q

recouvert de pétrole

A

oil-saoked

437
Q

faire un signe de la tête

A

to nod

438
Q

se mêler à

A

to mingle with

439
Q

grincement

A

squeak (to squeak)

440
Q

bruits de ferraille ou cliquetis

A

rattles

441
Q

un panier pour pique-nique

A

a hamper

442
Q

un coffre

A

a trunk (US)

a car boot (UK)

443
Q

se chamailler (à propos de)

A

to squabble (over)

444
Q

délivrer un passeport à qqn

A

to issue sb with a passport

445
Q

être en proie à une obsession/à un cauchemar

A

to be in the grip of an obsession/a bad dream

446
Q

c’est plus fort que moi

je pouvais plus m’arrêter de parler

A

I can’t help it !

I couldn’t help talking

447
Q

paillasson

un set de table

A

doormat

a table mat

448
Q

décrottoir

A

a bootscraper

449
Q

gratter, racler, érafler

vivoter avec 30£ par mois

réussir un examen de justesse

A

to scrape sth

to scrape by £30 a month

to scrape through an exam

450
Q

talon

A

heel

451
Q

prendre ses jambes à son cou

A

to take one’s heels

452
Q

éteindre un feu

A

to put out a fire/ a candle

453
Q

braises

A

embers

454
Q

un ver luisant

A

a glow worm

455
Q

un cendrier

A

an ash tray

456
Q

une canne (pour marcher)

A

a walking stick

457
Q

une baguette

A

a French stick

458
Q

habiter à la cambrousse*

A

to live in the sticks

459
Q

charbon de bois

A

charcoal

460
Q

une commode

A

a chest of drawers

461
Q

un ouvre-bouteille

A

a bottle-opener

462
Q

une boite de conserve

A

a tin (UK) (tinned food)

a can (US)

463
Q

une cuisinière

A

a stove (a cooker)

464
Q

un four

A

an oven

465
Q

une plaque chauffante

A

a hot plate (a cooking plate or sheet)

466
Q

stream

A

ruisseau ou courant ou flot

467
Q

s’écouler, dégouliner

A

to trickle

468
Q

théorie du ruissellement (répartition progressive de la richesse des plus riches vers les plus pauvres)

A

the trickle down theory

469
Q

un courant d’air

A

draught

470
Q

bière à la pression

A

beer on draught

471
Q

jouer aux dames

A

to play draughts

472
Q

s’embraser

A

to set ablaze

473
Q

s’affaisser

A

to sag

474
Q

bois d’hêtre

A

beechwood

475
Q

s’affaler

A

to slump

476
Q

chêne

A

oak

477
Q

marbre

A

marble

478
Q

la cave

A

the cellar

479
Q

saule pleureur

A

weeping willow

480
Q

une entorse

A

a sprain (to sprain)

481
Q

tendre l’oreille

A

to strain one’s ears

482
Q

un portier, un groom

A

a bellman

483
Q

la paume de la main

A

the palm

484
Q

nombril

A

the navel

485
Q

lire les lignes de la main

A

to read sb’s palm

486
Q

avoir qqn dans sa poche

A

to have sb in the palm of one’s hand

487
Q

reposer (s’appuyer)

A

to rest

488
Q

se confesser à un ami (se confier)

A

to confide in a friend

489
Q

garder qch pour soi

A

to keep sth to oneself

490
Q

prétendre que

il se prétend américain

A

to claim that

he makes out/ claim he is American

491
Q

la Promenade des Anglais

A

la Promenade des anglais

492
Q

une photo

un photografe

A

a photograph

a photographer

493
Q

avoir deux mains gauches

A

to be all thumbs

494
Q

pouce–>index–>majeur–>annulaire–> auriculaire

A

thumb–>forefinger–>middle finger–>little finger

495
Q

un marié

A

the bride groom

496
Q

toiletter

préparer qqn pour un poste important

séduction d’enfant sur internet (pédophilie)

A

to groom

to groom sb for a responsible post

grooming on the internet

497
Q

faire de la prison

A

to serve a sentence/ to do time/ to be an ex-convict

498
Q

(adj) qui n’a pas de prix

(adj) qui n’a aucune valeur

A

priceless

worthless/ valueless

499
Q

inestimable

A

invaluable

500
Q

commissariat de police

A

a police station/ a police headquerters

501
Q

une étape de ma vie

A

a stage of my life

502
Q

phalanges

A

knuckles

503
Q

la taille (anat)

prendre du poids/ perdre

A

waist

to put on waist/ to loose waist

504
Q

poings (anat)

menacer qqn du poing

A

fists

505
Q

être avare (idiom)

A

to be close/tight fisted (to be stingy)

506
Q

faire du stop

A

to go hitchhiking

507
Q

des sourcils broussailleux

A

bushy eyebrows

508
Q

utiliser de l’huile de coude

A

to use elbow grease

509
Q

nuque (ant)

A

the nape

510
Q

joue

A

cheek

511
Q

effronté

A

cheeky

512
Q

mollet (anat)

cuisse (anat)

A

a calf (calves)

a thigh

513
Q

bronchite, tendinite

A

bronchitis [kaï], tendonitis

514
Q

les cils

A

the eyelashes

515
Q

pupille (anat)

A

pupil

516
Q

elle n’a pas bronché (idiom)

A

she didn’t bat an ayelid

517
Q

paupière

A

eyelid

518
Q

ongles

A

nails

519
Q

prothèse de la hanche

A

hip replacement

520
Q

sur les genoux

A

on one’s lap

521
Q

nombril

A

the navel, tummy button

522
Q

nombrilisme

A

navel-gazing

523
Q

rougir de

A

to redden/blush with

524
Q

hausser des épaules (de)

A

to shrug (one’s shoulders) (with)/ to give a shrug

525
Q

main d’oeuvre exploitée

A

sweated labour

526
Q

saigner

A

to bleed (bled/ bled)

527
Q

cracher

A

to spit (spat/ spat)

528
Q

un pasteur

A

a preacher (preacherly)

529
Q

sauterelle

A

a locust

530
Q

vain

A

vain, futile, fruitless

531
Q

distrait

A

carelessly, casually

532
Q

jeter un regard distrait

A

to cast a casual flance

533
Q

se diriger vers

A

to head for

534
Q

entraîner qqch/qqn (porter)

A

to bear sb/sth along (bore, borne)

535
Q

au profit de

A

in favour of

536
Q

un rêve utopique

A

a pipe dream

537
Q

se fourvoyer

A

to get sidetracked

538
Q

fourvoyer qn

A

to lead sb astray

539
Q

dramatiser, faire du sensationnalisme

A

to sensationalize, to dramatize

540
Q

action à prix modique

A

penny stocks

541
Q

chasser le dahu, quête irréalisable

A

wild-goose chase

542
Q

un remplaçant

A

a placeholder (temporarily in office)

543
Q

suinter

A

to ooze

544
Q

ossature (fig. et norm)

A

backbone

545
Q

exercer une influence

A

to leverage, to have leverage

546
Q

regarder qn bouche bée

A

to gape at sb

547
Q

c’était un spectacle merveilleux

A

it was a wonder to behold (voir)

548
Q

regarder qch à la dérobée

A

to have/catch a peep at sth

549
Q

scruter, balayer du regard

A

to scan (face/horizon) sth

550
Q

distinguer

A

to make out sth

551
Q

repérer

A

to spot sth

552
Q

prendre un air renfrogné

A

to scowl at sb (a scowl)

553
Q

lancer des regards noirs à

A

to glower at

554
Q

bafouiller

A

to splutter

555
Q

dire en zeuzeutant, zeuzeuter

A

to lisp (vi n vt)

556
Q

parler d’une voix traînante

A

to drawl (a texas drawl)

557
Q

coasser, dire d’une voix roque

A

to croak (

558
Q

rugir, grogner

A

to snarl (animal too)

559
Q

crier, hurler (un cri perçant)

A

to shriek (a shriek)

560
Q

bavarder (pers), gazouiller (oiseau)

A

to chatter

561
Q

caqueter, ricaner

A

to cackle

562
Q

glousser, rire

A

to chuckle

563
Q

regarder dans le vide

A

to stare/gaze into space

564
Q

donner un aperçu de

A

to give a glimpse of

565
Q

l’exemple le plus flagrant

A

the most glaring example

566
Q

une lumière éblouissante, aveuglante

A

a glaring light

567
Q

reluquer, lorgner sur qn

A

to ogle sb (pas de at)

568
Q

un judas (porte)

A

a peephole

569
Q

un voyeur

A

a peeping Tom

570
Q

se toiser

A

to look/eye each other up and down or from head to toe

571
Q

a blinker (2 trad)

A

un clignotant ou des oeillères

572
Q

la beauté est dans l’oeil de celui qui regarde, la beauté est subjective

A

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

573
Q

s’enrouer

A

to go hoarse (hoarse adj)

574
Q

se gratter

A

scratch

575
Q

bouder

A

to sulk

576
Q

avoir la tete qui tourne

A

to feel dizzy/ giddy

577
Q

avoir des démangeaisons

A

to itch (vi)

578
Q

trembler, grelotter

A

to shiver, to quiver, to shudder

579
Q

déplorer

A

to bemoan

580
Q

gémir, se plaindre

A

to moan

581
Q

campagne de diffamation

A

a smear/whispering campaign