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1
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To showcase, to highlight

To emphasize, to promote

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mettre en avant

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“Just thinking about it…”

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“Rien que d’y penser…”

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To get to a point where…

“You’ll get to a point where you’re ask yourself if they ever really existed.”

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En venir à

“Tu en viendras à te demander s’ils ont jamais existé.”

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polite small talk

“That’s enough small-talk.”

“I’m exhausted by this social whirl”

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mondanités (=politesses)

“Trêve de mondanités.”

“toutes ces mondanités me fatiguent”

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5
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The ins and outs

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les tenants et les aboutissants

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6
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Petit lait (??)
The boys, s01e01, 29:16

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Mettre au pilori
The Boys s1 e2
28:10

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To crucify, to lynch,

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obéir au doigt et à l’oeil
The Boys
S1 e2
31:13

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To obey someone, no questions asked
To be totally under someone’s thumb

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9
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Prendre ses jambes a son cou
The Boys S1 E2
32:40

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To take the frick off, to run like hell

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10
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Être touche-à-tout
The Boys
S1e2
38:55

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To be in to everything
To be pretty good at lots of stuff

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Tarir d’eloges sur quelque chose / quelqu’un ( / à l’égard de quelqu’un )
Boys, s1e3
4:05

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To sing someone’s praises
To not be able to shut up about something

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12
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Arreter son cinoche
The Boys, s1e3
11:57

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Drop the act

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13
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Passons sur le/la _____
The Boys, s1e3
11:57

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Let’s just skip the _____

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Se la jouer finaude
The Boys, s1e3
13:54

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To play it crafty / sneaky / cleverly / “right”

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regorger de [région, pays] to abound in; [maison, magasin] to be packed with •le pays regorge d’argent the country has enormous financial assets •sa maison regorgeait de livres/d’invités his house was packed with books/guests •la ville regorge de festivaliers the town is swarming with festivalgoers •son livre regorge de bonnes idées/de fautes his book is packed with good ideas/is riddled with mistakes

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16
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Ramener quelque chose à soi
The Boys
S1e3
24:23

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To make something “about them” / to be selfish when dealing something else

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17
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S’emballer
Boys S1e3
26:40

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To get carried away

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18
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Dire du mal
Boys s1e3
33:04

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Badmouth

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Sur un coup de tête
The Boys
S1e3
37:07

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On a whim
/ just like that

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20
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Attirail de _____
Boys s1e3
40:36

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The gear
The necessary equipment

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21
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Il y a des chances pour que…
Boys s1e3
41:50

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It’s likely, etc

22
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46:19
Boys s1e3
Rouler sa bosse

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To have “seen some shit”
To have been around

23
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Si ça se trouve
Boys s1e4
4:38, 33:45

24
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Détendre le fion
Boys s1e4
15:25

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To lighten the hell up
( to literally unclench your ass )

25
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On se fait battre à plates coutures.

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Getting blown out of the water
Hammered
Destroyed

26
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Empêtré dans quelque chose
Boys, s1e4
45:47
Watchmen?

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Wrapped up in / bogged down in etc

27
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Rachitique
Boys s1e5
2:00

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Scrawny, etc

28
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Ça se reporte ça
Boys s1e5
20:24

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To put off, delay, reschedule

29
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se terrer [teʀe] VPR ⓐ [criminel] to lie low; [personne peu sociable] to hide away •terrés dans leur cave pendant les bombardements hidden in their cellar during the bombings
ⓑ [lapin, renard] (dans son terrier) to go to earth

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The boys, s1e5
34:17

30
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Se bastonner
Boys s1e5
40:30

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To fight, to brawl

31
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Bon qu’à _____ ( faire quelque chose )

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All he/she’s good for is… _____ ( doing something )

32
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En prendre de la graine
Boys s1e5
51:15

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Take example from someone

33
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Être (/avancer etc ) en roue libre

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To be moving forward but without real direction

Avançant à la dérive, ayant perdu le contrôle ou la notion des choses.

34
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Prendre le parti ( de quelqu’un )
The Biys s1e7
15:53

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To take up for someone
To take the side of someone

35
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Dans votre intérêt
/ “j’espère que tu as raison à son sujet: pour ton bien et le sien.”
The Boys
S1e7
16:42

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For your sake(s)

36
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Enfumer(??)
The Boys, s1e7

37
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Si ça ne tenait qu’à moi…
The Boys
3:15
S1e8

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If I had my way

38
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Avoir le sommeil profond
( / leger? Non? )
The Boys
S1e8
45:54

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To be a heavy / light sleeper

39
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En quoi -
Boys s1e8
46:45

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Make a list dammit!!

40
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Se venger de quelqu’un
Boys s1e8
46:45

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To get revenge on

41
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Bousiller
Boys s2 e1
14:33 -vlc

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Break, mess up

42
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Bras dessus bras dessous
Boys s2e1
16:35

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Arm in arm

43
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Old habits / bad habits die hard

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Ton naturel revient au galop

44
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Être au taquet
Boys s2e1
24:47

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To be in top form
To be at the top of one’s game
To be performing maximally

45
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Caler
Boys s2e1
26:25

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To schedule ( other definitions too! Check dictionary! )

46
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Fourrer
Boys s2e1
26:48

47
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Prendre ses repères ( check! )

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Get one’s bearings

48
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Sombrer
Boys s2e1
37:23

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Downward spiral?

49
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Rabaisser
Put down
Boys s2e1 37:43

50
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Le vent tournait
Boys s2e1
53:56

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The tide was turning

51
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Le gratin de quelque chose

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The upper eschelon of something / the top crust / best of the best

52
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Dans la foulée

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While I’m/ he’s/ we’re at it, etc.

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