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le temps que

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by the time

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atteindre, arriver à

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to reach

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rester pétrifier/paralyser

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to stand paralysed

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le pas de porte/perron

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the doorstep

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embrasure de la porte

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the doorway

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imprégner/se répandre sur

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to suffuse

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des manches

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sleeves

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poignets d’une chemise (manchettes) = menottes

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cuffs

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boutons de manchette

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cufflinks

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retrousser/enrouler

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to roll up

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immédiatement/sur le champ

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at once

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to cry

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pleurer OU s’exclamer

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pleurer

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to weep

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enlever/débarrasser de son manteau

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to remove his/her coat

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un berger

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a shepherd

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l’air radieux, rayonnant

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beaming

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convenir correctement, aller à

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to suit/becoming

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banal/quelconque

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mundane

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à côté de/près de

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beside

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attentivement

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intently

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une querelle

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a feud

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un différent/une dispute

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a contention

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controversé

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contentious

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rire

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to laugh

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se sentir spirituel/plein d’esprit

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to feel witty

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amuser/divertir/tenir occupé

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to entertain

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prendre en volume

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to expand/to flourish

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oser dire

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to daresay

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sortir en vitesse

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to hurry out

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porte d’entrée

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front door

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salutation

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a greeting

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le genou

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knee

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se pelotonner/rouler en boule

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to curl up/to roll oneself into a ball

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coucher/étendre

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to lay down

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s’allonger

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to stretch out

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allonger/étirer

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to stretch

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poubelle

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dustbin/trash

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jeter/lancer

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to throw

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redouter

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to fear

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imaginer que

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to figure that

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des calomnies

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slanders

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mentalité féminine

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female mindset

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coincer qqun

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to trap

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tu n’arrêtes pas

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you keep doing that

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une dispute / une rangée de qqch

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a row

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sauvage

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wild

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éclater (se produire)

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to break out (autrement = to split)

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durer

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to go on/to last

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depuis un moment

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for a while

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flagrant

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blatant/obvious

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embêter/enquiquiner

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to bother/to annoy

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“…”, demanda … en …

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asked… as…

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tendre un verre

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to hand a glass

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baisser la tête

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to look down/to lower his head

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une gorgée/une petite gorgée

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a mouthful/a sip

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avaler

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to swallow

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siroter/prendre une gorgée de qqch

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to sip at sth/to take a sip of sth

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objectif/but/raison

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the point

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sembler/avoir l’air

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to sound + adj

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être mal

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to be poorly/unwell

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passer/faire un saut

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to come over

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être malheureux

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to be miserable

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marquer un temps

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to pause

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être informé/au courant

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to be aware

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être conscient de

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to be aware of

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lever/soulever la tête

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to raise/to lift his head

to look up

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coiffure

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hairstyle

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relever, ramasser

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to pick up

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redresser/remettre droit

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to put something upright

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relever un défi

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to take up a bet/a challenge

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des soins

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nursing

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une robe

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a dress

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surmonter/lutter

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to cope

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se maquiller

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to put on makeup

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prendre du poids

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to put on weight

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la télévision

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telly

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gérer/se débrouiller/s’en sortir/réussir à faire qqch

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to manage (to)

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pour que

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so that

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fixer qqch du regard/un regard fixe

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to gaze at/a gaze

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raison/objectif

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purpose

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petite maison

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cottage

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polir/astiquer = briller

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to shine sth

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payer qqch/payer qqun

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to pay for sth/to pay someone

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s’approcher de qqun

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to get closer/to come nearer/to be up to

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reconnaitre qqun

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to recognise someone

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maintenant que

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now that

87
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être étonner de qqch

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to be surprised AT sby doing sth

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ainsi

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thus

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un étranger

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a foreigner (autre pays) ≠ a stranger (an unknown person)

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balbutier

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to stammer

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pousser un cri

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to utter a cry/let out a cry

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chagrin/peine/tristesse

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a sorrow

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le malheur

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misery

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rivière de diamants

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a diamond necklace

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prêter

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to lend (lent/lent)

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un faux

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a copy (fake = adjectif ≠ nom)

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la valeur

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the worth

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valoir

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be worth + prix

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en ce temps-là

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in those days/at that time

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monter à dos d’un animal

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to ride on

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rallier un endroit

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to get to/to reach/to arrive at

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gagner sa vie

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to earn his living

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à peine

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barely/hardly

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ennuyeux

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dull/boring

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chez Pierre/chez des amis

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at Pierre’s house/at the place of friends

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déshabiller

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to take clothes off/to undress

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s’endormir

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to nod off/to fall asleep

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s’assoupir

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to doze off

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une voix douce

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a soft/low voice

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une voix froide

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a cold/distant/aloof/ voice

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s’habituer à

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to get used to doing sth

112
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composer un numéro de téléphone

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to dial the number

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orphelinat

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orphanage

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demander à parler à qqun

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to ask for someone

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attendre qqun

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to wait for

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“C’est moi” (au téléphone)

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speaking

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pronostic

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prognosis

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entêté/têtu/obstiné

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stubborn

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comme d’habitude

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as usual

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éreintant/épuisant/exténuant

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grueling

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deuil

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mourning

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s’effondrer

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to collapse

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s’avérer

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to turn out to be

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saisir

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to grasp

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une bonne affaire

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a bargain

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marchander

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to bargain

127
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en plus

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into the bargain

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se débattre/lutter

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to struggle

129
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dans un premier temps

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at first

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payer le loyer

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to pay the rent

131
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locataire

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tenant

132
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louer un appartement

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to rent a flat

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propriétaire

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the owner

134
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propriétaire de l’appart qui est loué

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a landlord/landlady

135
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mettre en location

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to let a house/a flat

136
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déplacer

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to shift

137
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changer de vitesse (voiture)

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to shift gears

138
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période de temps de travail

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a shift

139
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se mettre en quête

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to hunt for

140
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accrocher qqch

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to hang sth

141
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jeter un coup d’oeil/parcourir du regard

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to look sth over

142
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objet de famille/héritage

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heirloom

143
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boutique de prêteur sur gages

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a pawnshop

144
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garder précieusement

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to treasure sth

145
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calmer/apaiser qqch ou qqun

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to soothe sth/someone

146
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au dessous-de

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below/beneath

147
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accueillir/recevoir/saluer qqun

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to greet sby

148
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ancrer/fixer qqch

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to anchor

149
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présentatrice TV

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anchorwoman

150
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transporter/porter

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to carry

151
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retrouver qqun

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to meet someone/to meet up with

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pour l’instant

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for now/for the time being

153
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une concession

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a concession

154
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petits pains/brioche

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buns

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