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1
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He’s talking to himself

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II se parle

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to look for an envelope

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chercher une enveloppe

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to speak of one’s friends

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parler de ses amis

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I constantly talk to myself when I go for a walk

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Je me parle constamment en me promenant

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to write sb sth

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écrire qc à qn

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George is loved by Juliette

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Georges est aimée par Juliette

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That is just not done

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Cela ne se fait pas

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Marianne is hiding in the cupboard

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Marianne se cache dans l’armoire

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to go to sleep in the car

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s’endormir dans la voiture

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I promise myself that I will continue to work

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Je me jure de continuer à travailler

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to teach sb sth

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apprendre qc à qn

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to riddle a body with bullets

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cribler un corps de balles

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to drown one’s girl friend in presents

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couvrir sa petite amie de cadeaux

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14
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to believe in the devil

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croire au diable

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to soil a sheet with blood

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souiller un drap de sang

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16
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This journal is easy to read

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C’est une revue qui se lit facilement

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17
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Jean-Pierre has a healthy diet

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Jean-Pierre se nourrit très bien

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18
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He is going home

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Il rentre

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19
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She let herself be persuaded by her father

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Elle s’est laissé convaincre par son père

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20
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to suit Julie

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convenir à Julie

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21
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I washed in cold water

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Je (fern) me suis lavée à l’eau froide

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22
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he always regretted those words

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Il s’est toujours repenti de ces paroles

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23
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to put a straw hat on a child’s head

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coiffer un enfant d’un chapeau de paille

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24
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to overwhelm one’s girl friend with presents

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accabler son amie de cadeaux

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25
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to threaten one’s employees with reduction in salary

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menacer ses employés d’une réduction de salaire

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She is looking at her girlfriend

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Elle regarde son amie

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27
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There have been good governments, in the past

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Il y a eu de bons gouvernements, autrefois

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28
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to approve of a choice

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approuver un choix

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She had broken her leg

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Elle s’était cassé la jambe

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30
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We waited for each other before going home

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Nous nous sommes attendus les uns les autres avant de rentrer

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31
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to wear evening dress

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s’habiller en tenue de soirée

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32
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to be surprised at the speed of the car

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s’enquérir auprès de l’ambassade

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33
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She has really changed in ten years

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Depuis dix ans elle est vraiment changée

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34
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to groan with pain

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gémir de douleur

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35
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to invite the trade union representatives to a meeting

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inviter les syndicalistes à une réunion

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36
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Jean-Pierre and Richard met in Lyons

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Jean-Pierre et Richard se sont rencontrés à Lyon

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37
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to (dis)obey one’s parents

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(dés)obéir à ses parents

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38
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Revenge is a meal to be eaten cold

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La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid

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39
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Eliane had gone back to the bank

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Eliane était retournée à la banque

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40
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It took us three months to make up our minds

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Il a fallu trois mois pour que nous nous décidions

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41
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to flee into the woods

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s’enfuir dans les bois

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42
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to stain trousers with grease

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tacher un pantalon de graisse

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43
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to get slowly weaker

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s’affaiblir lentement

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44
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to live in a house, in a town, in a region

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habiter une maison, une ville, une région

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45
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You are giving a present to Philip

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Tu offres un cadeau à Philippe

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46
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She is going out

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Elle sort

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47
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to go without cigarettes

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se passer de cigarettes

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48
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to punch a ticket

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composter un billet

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49
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I washed my hands before lunch

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Je (fern) me suis lavé les mains avant de déjeuner

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50
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Throughout this matter it has been a question of my honesty

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Tout au long de cette affaire il s’est agi de mon honnêteté

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51
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This wine is drunk at room temperature

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Ce vin se boit chambré

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52
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Delphine was beaten at tennis by Suzanne

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Delphine a été battue au tennis (par Suzanne)

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53
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It became apparent to us that the porter had lied

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Il nous est apparu que le gardien avait menti

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54
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When she got to the police station, her husband was with her

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Quand elle est arrivée au commissariat, son mari l’accompagnait

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55
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to laugh at one’s friends

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rire de ses compagnons

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56
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to give up alcohol

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renoncer à l’alcool

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57
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to stand out by one’s intelligence

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se distinguer par son intelligence

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58
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to incite workers to revolt

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inciter les ouvriers à la révolte

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59
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to order one’s troops to retreat

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ordonner la retraite à ses troupes

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60
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Computer games are selling like hot cakes

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Les jeux électroniques se vendent comme des petits pains

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61
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We send each other presents every year at Christmas

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Nous nous envoyons des cadeaux à Noël chaque année

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62
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There are days when one would wish to be elsewhere

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Il est des jours où l’on souhaiterait être ailleurs

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63
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There are things going on here which will probably interest you

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Il se passe ici des choses qui vous intéresseront sûrement

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64
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to get annoyed at something

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se fâcher de qc

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65
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Jean got Christine to kiss him

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Jean s’est fait embrasser par Christine

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66
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to turn around

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se retourner

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67
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to live on bread

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se nourrir de pain

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68
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to be the chairperson of a session

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présider une séance

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69
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to stand straight

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se tenir droit

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70
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to leave sb sth

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laisser qc à qn

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71
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ordinarilly, journalists consult each other before publishing this kind of article

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D’ordinaire, les journalistes se consultent avant de publier un article de ce genre

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72
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to show sb sth

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montrer qc à qn

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73
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to slander one’s neighbour

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médire de son voisin

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74
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He came to see us

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Il est passé nous voir

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75
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They kept quiet to protect their friend

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Ils se sont tus pour protéger leur camarade

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76
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to take the revolver away from the thief

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enlever le pistolet au voleur

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77
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to ask sb sth

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demander qc à qn

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78
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to have fun on holiday

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s’amuser en vacances

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79
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to swindle an old lady out of a large sum

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soustraire une grosse somme à une vieille dame

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80
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You have to do what interests you

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Il s’agit de faire ce qui vous intéresse

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81
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We quite often have important people as guests

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Il nous arrive assez souvent de recevoir des personnalités importantes

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82
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to (dis)please one’s teacher

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(dé)plaire à son professeur

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83
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The children are arguing (with each other)

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Les enfants se disputent

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84
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to be present at a meeting

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assister à une réunion

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85
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We waited

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On a attendu

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86
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to wait for the train

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attendre le train

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87
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Nathan broke his leg playing football

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Nathan s’est cassé la jambe en jouant au football

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88
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She did herself harm by these requests

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Elle s’est nui en faisant de telles demandes

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He criticizes himself

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II se critique

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90
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to sit down in an armchair

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s’asseoir dans un fauteuil

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91
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to buy a lorry from a garage owner

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acheter un camion à un garagiste

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to get motorcycle riders used to wearing a helmet

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habituer les motocyclistes au port du casque

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93
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these tables lack tablecloths

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II manque des couverts à cette table

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94
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to teach French to pupils

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apprendre le français à des élèves

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95
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to prise money from a miser

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arracher de l’argent à un avare

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96
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She went up the hill

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Elle a monté la côte

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97
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to harm somebody’s reputation

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nuire à la réputation de quelqu’un

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98
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there are some people who say bad things about others

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Il y en a qui disent du mal des autres

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She is clumsy and often injures herself

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Elle est maladroite et se blesse fréquemment

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100
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Academics all over the world can contact each other by electronic mail

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Les universitaires du monde entier peuvent se contacter les uns les autres par courrier électronique

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101
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to keep quiet

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se taire

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102
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to surround the family with good friends

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entourer la famille de bons amis

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103
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Mickey has gone out

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Mickey est sorti

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104
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to read the item in the newspaper

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lire la nouvelle dans le journal

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105
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In the confusion Laurent had been hit

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Dans la bousculade Laurent avait reçu des coups

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106
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to reach the summit

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parvenir au sommet

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107
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I consider myself guilty

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Je me juge coupable

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108
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There are things to do in the kitchen

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Il y a à faire dans la cuisine

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109
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We help each other out with looking after the children

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On s’aide l’une l’autre pour la garde des enfants

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110
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He spends hours doing his hair

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Il se coiffe pendant des heures

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111
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to take part in the activities

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participer aux activités

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112
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How many suitcases did he buy?

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Combien de valises s’est-il achetées?

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113
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It is a matter of convincing your aunt

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Il s’agit de convaincre votre tante

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114
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to take guests to their hotel

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emmener les invités à leur hôtel

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115
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to reduce somebody to beggary

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réduire quelqu’un à la mendicité

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116
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to behave badly

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se comporter mal

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117
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to drive the citizens to revolution

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forcer les citoyens à la révolution

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118
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to provide a refugee with a false passport

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pourvoir un réfugié d’un faux passeport

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119
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to provide for somebody’s needs

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pourvoir aux besoins de quelqu’un

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120
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to make do with a mediocre career

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se contenter d’une carrière médiocre

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121
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to look after one’s children

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s’occuper de ses enfants

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122
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She had disappeared

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Elle avait disparu

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123
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Do you have a swim every day?

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Tu te baignes tous les jours?

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124
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to overflow with water

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déborder d’eau

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125
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It is high time we went

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Il est grand temps que nous partions

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126
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to condemn a criminal to prison

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condamner un malfaiteur à une peine de prison

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127
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to take the train

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prendre le train

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128
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I consider the prisoner guilty

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Je juge le prisonnier coupable

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129
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He is putting the car in the garage

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Il rentre la voiture au garage

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130
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The party is going on

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La fête continue

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131
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to survive an accident

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survivre à un accident

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132
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to aim at the target

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viser la cible

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133
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Paris St Germain were beaten (by Nantes)

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Paris St Germain a été battu (par Nantes)

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134
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There’s lots to do here

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Il y a de quoi vous occuper ici

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135
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to overcome one’s opponent

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triompher de son adversaire

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136
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We must come back in three weeks

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Il nous faudra revenir dans trois semaines

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137
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Suzanne dressed very badly

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Suzanne s’est très mal habillée

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138
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Marie-Christine was born in 1968

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Marie-Christine est née en 1968

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139
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to lend sb sth

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prêter qc à qn

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140
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to be interested in Latin

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s’intéresser au latin

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141
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We need to be sure that this is the right decision

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Il faudrait être certain que cela soit la bonne décision

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142
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to complain about the weather

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se plaindre du temps

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143
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to close gently

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se fermer doucement

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144
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Since January prices have gone up

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Depuis Janvier les prix ont augmenté

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145
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to go towards the house

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se diriger vers la maison

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146
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to provoke somebody into a hasty reaction

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provoquer quelqu’un à une réaction trop vive

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147
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to pass sb sth

A

passer qc à qn

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148
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It is sensible to be very careful these days

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Il convient d’être très circonspect de nos jours

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149
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He hurt himself

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Il s’est fait mal

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150
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to remember a friend

A

se souvenir d’une amie

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151
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to take after one’s mother

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tenir de sa mère

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152
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to expose one’s family to danger

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exposer sa famille à des dangers

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153
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‘to hire a car from a garage owner

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louer une voiture à un garagiste

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154
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to kneel down next to somebody

A

s’agenouiller près de quelqu’un

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155
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We know each other

A

Nous nous connaissons

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156
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to hide the disaster from one’s family

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cacher la catastrophe à sa famille

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157
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to judge sb clumsy

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juger qn maladroit

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158
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At the sight of so much blood they fainted

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A la vue de tout ce sang, ils se sont évanouis

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159
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I like brushing my hair

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J’aime bien me brosser les cheveux

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160
Q

to advise sb to do sth

A

conseiller qc à qn

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161
Q

to rectify the situation

A

remédier à la situation

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162
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Pierre has taken the suitcases down

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Pierre a descendu les valises

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163
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He won’t suffer

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Il ne souffrira pas

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When he heard the news he came quickly

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Quand il a appris la nouvelle il est accouru

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165
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to crouch behind a tree

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s’accroupir derrière un arbre

166
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to resist a force

A

résister à une force

167
Q

to be wrong

A

se tromper

168
Q

to arm one’s soldiers with machine guns

A

armer ses soldats de mitrailleuses

169
Q

I am washing (myself

A

je me lave

170
Q

to leave sb alone

A

laisser qn tranquille

171
Q

Suzanne dresses very badly

A

Suzanne s’habille très mal

172
Q

Christian apparently fell

A

Christian serait tombé

173
Q

to use a saw

A

se servir d’une scie

174
Q

Christian fell from the cliff

A

Christian est tombé du haut de la falaise

175
Q

At the sight of so much blood, they fainted

A

A la vue de tout ce sang, elles se sont évanouies

176
Q

to provide students with the necessary knowledge

A

munir les étudiants du savoir nécessaire

177
Q

Are you going down?

A

Vous descendez?

178
Q

A mist rose (from the sea)

A

Un léger brouillard montait (de la mer)

179
Q

She went down (gingerly)

A

Elle est descendue (péniblement)

180
Q

She is looking at herself

A

Elle se regarde

181
Q

They kept quiet as soon as they saw the headmaster

A

Ils se sont tus dès qu’ils ont vu le directeur

182
Q

to free a population from slavery

A

affranchir une population de l’esclavage

183
Q

These verbs are conjugated with ‘être’

A

Ces verbes se conjugent avec ‘être’

184
Q

It is a pity to have waited so long

A

Il est dommage d’avoir attendu si longtemps

185
Q

to elect sb president

A

élire qn président

186
Q

to distrust the police

A

se méfier de la police

187
Q

to meet on Sundays

A

se réunir le dimanche

188
Q

Nathan broke his leg playing football

A

Nathan s’est cassé la jambe en jouant au football

189
Q

to forgive sb sth

A

pardonner qc à qn

190
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to worry about somebody’s health

A

se soucier de la santé de qn

191
Q

to look like one’s dog

A

ressembler à son chien

192
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to doubt the truth of a story

A

douter de la vérité d’une histoire

193
Q

to explain the facts

A

expliquer les faits

194
Q

to reflect on one’s past

A

réfléchir à son passé

195
Q

to decorate the windscreen with stickers

A

orner le parebrise d’autocollants

196
Q

Mickey got out some identification

A

Mickey a sorti une pièce d’identité

197
Q

to join in the conversation

A

se mêler à la conversation

198
Q

We’d better not get behind schedule

A

Il ne s’agit pas de prendre du retard

199
Q

to get easily tired

A

se fatiguer facilement

200
Q

She broke one of her front teeth

A

Elle s’est cassé une dent de devant

201
Q

You always guessed he would let her down

A

Tu t’es toujours douté qu’il lui ferait faux bond

202
Q

to shout the bare truth at somebody

A

dire ses quatre vérités à quelqu’un

203
Q

to enjoy unprecedented privileges

A

jouir de privilèges sans précédent

204
Q

Trainers can be bought in sports shops

A

Les baskets s’achètent dans les magasins de sport

205
Q

Marianne hid in the cupboard

A

Marianne s’est cachée dans l’armoire

206
Q

The situation will probably have got worse

A

La situation aura probablement empiré

207
Q

to get undressed in the dark

A

se déshabiller dans le noir

208
Q

to call somebody to the phone

A

appeler quelqu’un au téléphone

209
Q

There’s something to eat and drink in the fridge

A

Il y a à boire et à manger dans le frigo

210
Q

to become bored in the country

A

s’ennuyer à la campagne

211
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to arrange a great career for one’s son

A

destiner son fils à une belle carrière

212
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to listen to the radio

A

écouter la radio

213
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There are those who think they know everything

A

Il y a ceux qui prétendent tout savoir

214
Q

to abound in wealth

A

regorger de richesses

215
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The two teams met (each other) in Paris

A

Les deux équipes se sont rencontrées à Paris

216
Q

to live on next to nothing

A

vivre de presque rien

217
Q

The play has begun

A

La pièce est commencée

218
Q

to believe sb happy

A

croire qn heureux

219
Q

to raise one’s head

A

lever la tête

220
Q

to shout, exclaim

A

s’écrier

221
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to appoint sb director

A

nommer qn directeur

222
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Alain stalled the engine

A

Alain a calé le moteur

223
Q

She is hiding the truth from her husband

A

Elle cache la vérité à son mari

224
Q

He went down the stairs/the street

A

Il a descendu l’escalier/la rue

225
Q

to hurry to apply for the job

A

se dépêcher de poser sa candidature

226
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Time is needed

A

Il faut du temps

227
Q

Marianne and her mother waited for each other at the station

A

Marianne et sa mère se sont attendues à la gare

228
Q

to depend on the circumstances

A

dépendre des circonstances

229
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to plant the garden with roses

A

planter le jardin de roses

230
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to prescribe sb sth

A

prescrire qc à qn

231
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to tremble with fear

A

trembler de peur

232
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to telephone somebody

A

téléphoner à quelqu’un

233
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to misuse one’s inheritance

A

abuser de son héritage

234
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Louis was trembling (all over)

A

Louis tremblait (de tous ses membres)

235
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to paper the bedroom in pink

A

tapisser la chambre d’un papier peint rose

236
Q

to break the rule

A

contravenir à la réglementation

237
Q

to force the rebels into obedience

A

contraindre les rebelles à l’obéissance

238
Q

You forgot to brush your teeth again!

A

Tu as encore oublié de te brosser les dents!

239
Q

to stand up

A

se mettre debout

240
Q

She had gone down

A

Elle était descendue

241
Q

There is no question of your taking on the whole responsibility

A

Il ne s’agit pas que vous preniez toute la responsabilité sur vous

242
Q

I met a friend

A

J’ai rencontré un ami

243
Q

Bernard will have gone home

A

Bernard sera rentré

244
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to suspect something

A

se douter de qc

245
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Pierre got (himself sent off the field

A

Pierre s’est fait sortir du terrain

246
Q

to stifle an oath

A

étouffer un juron

247
Q

to get an apprentice used to a trade

A

accoutumer un apprenti au métier

248
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Marianne hid the truth from herself

A

Marianne s’est caché la vérité

249
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to swear eternal love to somebody

A

jurer l’amour éternel à quelqu’un

250
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to stop at the lights

A

s’arrêter aux feux

251
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to remove one’s daughter from her admirers

A

éloigner sa fille de ses admirateurs

252
Q

We must leave

A

Il faut que nous partions

253
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to approach somebody

A

s’approcher de qn

254
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to offer sb sth, treat sb to sth

A

offrir qc à qn

255
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to make sb ill

A

rendre qn malade

256
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It was an attempt to make you change your mind

A

Il s’agissait de vous faire changer d’avis

257
Q

He’s staying today but he is going tomorrow

A

II reste encore aujourd’hui mais il s’en va demain

258
Q

to suggest an idea to a colleague

A

suggérer une idée à un collègue

259
Q

Snow is falling

A

La neige tombe

260
Q

She cut her finger because she was careless

A

Elle s’est coupé le doigt parce qu’elle ne faisait pas attention

261
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to regret one’s words

A

se repentir de ses paroles

262
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to get up late

A

se lever tard

263
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to invite friends to a party

A

convier des amis à une fête

264
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to stray from the track

A

s’écarter du chemin

265
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to go down the street

A

descendre la rue

266
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to hope for a reward

A

espérer une récompense

267
Q

to fill the audience with terror

A

remplir l’auditoire de terreur

268
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She had disappeared

A

Elle avait disparu

269
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She is going (on holiday)

A

Elle part (en vacances)

270
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to think about one’s future

A

penser à son avenir

271
Q

Julie was run over by a lorry

A

Julie s’est fait écraser par un camion

272
Q

She was clumsy and often injured herself

A

Elle était maladroite et s’était fréquemment blessée

273
Q

There are people waiting for you outside

A

Il y a des gens qui vous attendent dehors

274
Q

to make fun of somebody

A

se moquer de qn

275
Q

He agreed

A

Il a acquiescé

276
Q

to allow sb sth

A

permettre qc à qn

277
Q

The participants wrote to each other

A

Les participants se sont écrit

278
Q

He didn’t suffer

A

Il n’a pas souffert

279
Q

to promise sb sth

A

promettre qc à qn

280
Q

to get used to driving at night

A

s’accoutumer à conduire la nuit

281
Q

to enquire at the Embassy

A

s’enquérir auprès de l’ambassade

282
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The store is increasing its prices

A

La chaîne augmente ses prix

283
Q

He criticizes his boss

A

II critique son patron

284
Q

She has left Wales

A

Elle a quitté le Pays de Galles

285
Q

You are giving a present to yourself

A

Tu t’offres un cadeau

286
Q

to move away from the town

A

s’éloigner de la ville

287
Q

He’s talking to his mother

A

II parle à sa mère

288
Q

The engine stalled

A

Le moteur a calé

289
Q

The party had gone on

A

La fête avait continué

290
Q

to break into pieces

A

se briser/se casser en miettes

291
Q

Prices are going up

A

Les prix augmentent

292
Q

That man had lived into his nineties

A

Cet homme avait vécu plus de 90 ans

293
Q

to take the guests to their room

A

conduire les hôtes à leur chambre

294
Q

to see to the proper handling of a matter

A

veiller au bon règlement d’une affaire

295
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There can be no question of waiting

A

Il n’est absolument pas question d’attendre

296
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to confess to the police about a crime

A

avouer un crime à la police

297
Q

It is time to leave

A

Il faut partir

298
Q

It’s about your brother

A

Il s’agit de votre frère

299
Q

to entrust an errand to a neighbour

A

charger un voisin d’une commission

300
Q

Several of our comrades are missing tonight

A

Il nous manque plusieurs de nos camarades ce soir

301
Q

He changed the tyres on his car

A

Il a changé les pneus de sa voiture

302
Q

to go to bed early

A

se coucher tôt

303
Q

to rent a car to a tourist

A

louer une voiture à un touriste

304
Q

to find sth difficult

A

trouver qc difficile

305
Q

to inherit a fortune

A

hériter d’une fortune

306
Q

He went down towards the street

A

Il est descendu vers la rue

307
Q

Pupils were then required to ask each other questions without the teacher’s help

A

Il a ensuite été demandé aux élèves de se poser des questions sans le secours du professeur

308
Q

to swarm with bees

A

fourmiller d’abeilles

309
Q

to bring sarcasm into one’s comments

A

accompagner ses commentaires de sarcasme

310
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to hold a grudge against one’s cousin

A

en vouloir à son cousin

311
Q

to forbid sb sth

A

défendre qc à qn

312
Q

to answer for one’s friend

A

répondre de son ami

313
Q

He let himself be led

A

Il se laissait guider

314
Q

to tell lies to one’s family

A

dire des mensonges à sa famille

315
Q

to leave Wales

A

quitter le Pays de Galles

316
Q

to pass quickly (of time)

A

s’écouler vite

317
Q

His life is at stake

A

Il y va de sa vie

318
Q

to double one’s efforts

A

redoubler d’efforts

319
Q

Marianne is hiding the truth from herself

A

Marianne se cache la vérité

320
Q

It was enough to make you afraid at night

A

Il y avait de quoi vous faire peur la nuit

321
Q

to refrain from making any comment

A

s’abstenir de tout commentaire

322
Q

to change one’s mind suddenly

A

se raviser brusquement

323
Q

to sow a field with beans

A

semer un champ de haricots

324
Q

to clutter up the car with sports equipment

A

encombrer la voiture d’affaires de sport

325
Q

Eliane has turned the flat upside down

A

Eliane a retourné tout l’appartement

326
Q

A very unusual event took place yesterday evening

A

Il est arrivé hier soir un événement très curieux

327
Q

to get used to a new job

A

s’habituer à un nouvel emploi

328
Q

I can see myself in the mirror

A

Je me vois dans la glace

329
Q

to order sb to do sth/to order sth from sb

A

commander qc à qn

330
Q

I don’t (seem to) remember having been introduced to this person (

A

Il ne me souvient pas d’avoir été présenté à cette personne

331
Q

to trust one’s colleagues

A

se fier à ses collègues

332
Q

to please somebody

A

plaire à quelqu’un

333
Q

to reserve some seats for the guests

A

réserver des sièges aux invités

334
Q

to return the video recorder to one’s neighbour

A

rendre le magnétoscope à son voisin

335
Q

to take on a task

A

se charger d’une tâche

336
Q

to refuse sb sth

A

refuser qc à qn

337
Q

Bernard had put the car in the garage

A

Bernard avait rentré la voiture au garage

338
Q

to fail an exam

A

échouer à un examen

339
Q

Since January prices have gone up

A

Depuis Janvier les prix ont augmenté

340
Q

to collapse on the ground (3)

A

s’affaisser/s’affaler/s’écrouler par terre

341
Q

to grant sb sth

A

accorder qc à qn

342
Q

There are a few problems at the garage

A

Il y a quelques problèmes au garage

343
Q

to buy casual styles of clothes for one’s husband

A

habiller son mari de vêtements sport

344
Q

to cover one’s guests in kindness

A

combler ses invités de gentillesses

345
Q

I wash in cold water

A

Je me lave à l’eau froide

346
Q

to wrap the present in tissue paper

A

envelopper le cadeau d’un papier de soie

347
Q

to get hold of one’s opponent

A

s’emparer de son adversaire

348
Q

By repeating secrets you only succeed in doing yourself harm

A

En répétant des confidences on ne peut que se nuire

349
Q

There was always something to be done

A

Il y avait toujours quelque chose à faire

350
Q

He breathed deeply

A

Il a respiré fortement

351
Q

Participants often write to one another and keep in touch after the conference

A

Souvent les participants s’écrivent et restent en contact après la conférence

352
Q

to take refuge under the trees

A

se réfugier sous les arbres

353
Q

to remove a splinter from somebody’s flesh

A

ôter une écharde à quelqu’un

354
Q

Marie had taken a sack of coal up

A

Marie avait monté un sac de charbon

355
Q

to feel for somebody in their sorrow

A

compatir à la douleur de quelqu’un

356
Q

They will meet (each other) in Paris

A

Ils se rencontreront à Paris

357
Q

The participants asked each other questions

A

Les participants se sont posé des questions l’un à l’autre

358
Q

to meet a friend

A

rencontrer un ami

359
Q

The boxers hurt each other

A

Les boxeurs se sont blessés l’un l’autre

360
Q

to teach sb sth

A

enseigner qc à qn

361
Q

You’ll buy yourself a new jacket to go back to school

A

Tu t’achèteras un nouveau blouson pour la rentrée

362
Q

to go away somewhere else

A

s’en aller ailleurs

363
Q

to force one’s debtors to pay up

A

obliger ses créanciers au remboursement

364
Q

to reckon sb unsuitable

A

estimer qn inapte

365
Q

Is there any need to remind you ?

A

Est-il besoin de vous le rappeler?

366
Q

Pierre went down

A

Pierre est descendu

367
Q

The minutes passed (slowly)

A

Les minutes passaient (lentement)

368
Q

to prepare the family for very sad news

A

préparer la famille à de bien tristes nouvelles

369
Q

We just have to accept the truth

A

Il faut bien s’admettre la vérité

370
Q

to look after somebody financially

A

subvenir aux besoins de quelqu’un

371
Q

to steal money from one’s children

A

dérober de l’argent à ses enfants

372
Q

to take the driver’s licence away from him

A

retirer son permis au conducteur

373
Q

She is hiding the truth from herself

A

Elle se cache la vérité

374
Q

She will cut her finger if she’s not careful

A

Elle va se couper le doigt si elle ne fait pas attention

375
Q

to steal a ring from one’s cousin

A

voler une bague à sa cousine

376
Q

A mist rose from the sea

A

Un léger brouillard est monté de la mer

377
Q

The water sparkled

A

L’eau scintillait

378
Q

to faint

A

s’évanouir

379
Q

to go along the cliff

A

longer la falaise

380
Q

to go up the hill

A

monter la côte

381
Q

he is shaving

A

il se rase

382
Q

French is spoken in Canada and in Africa

A

Le français se parle au Canada et en Afrique

383
Q

Marie has gone up to fetch her swimming costume

A

Marie est montée prendre son maillot de bain

384
Q

Guido allowed his moustache to grow

A

Guido s’est laissé pousser les moustaches

385
Q

to advance towards the mountain

A

s’avancer vers la montagne

386
Q

She climbed up the ladder

A

Elle est monté à l’échelle

387
Q

The two suitcases he bought are broken

A

Les deux valises qu’il s’est achetées sont cassées

388
Q

to wake up

A

se réveiller

389
Q

to ask for a glass of water

A

demander un verre d’eau

390
Q

to look at the sun

A

regarder le soleil

391
Q

I hate myself

A

Je me déteste

392
Q

to borrow five hundred francs from a friend

A

emprunter cinq cents francs à un ami

393
Q

to consider sth unlikely

A

considérer qc peu probable

394
Q

to lean on the windowsill

A

s’appuyer au rebord de la fenêtre

395
Q

to notice something

A

s’apercevoir de qch

396
Q

to remember a friend

A

se rappeler une amie

397
Q

to give sb sth

A

donner qc à qn

398
Q

He began to read this novel

A

Il a commencé à lire ce roman

399
Q

I will refrain from making any comment

A

Je m’abstiendrai de tout commentaire

400
Q

to evade capture from the police

A

échapper à la police

401
Q

to protest against an injustice

A

se dresser contre une injustice

402
Q

to envisage a trip to Italy

A

songer à un voyage en Italie

403
Q

They always regretted those words

A

Ils se sont toujours repentis de ces paroles

404
Q

She is getting her camera out

A

Elle sort son appareil-photo

405
Q

He agreed, apparently

A

Il aurait acquiescé

406
Q

I always wash my hands before lunch

A

Je me lave toujours les mains avant de déjeuner

407
Q

When she got to the police station, she was in the company of her husband

A

Quand elle est arrivée au commissariat, elle était accompagnée de son mari

408
Q

to admit a guest to the party

A

admettre un invité à la fête

409
Q

Stocks and shares are holding up on the Stock Exchange

A

Les valeurs se maintiennent à la Bourse

410
Q

I feel bad about this foolishness

A

Je me reproche ces bêtises

French Grammar and Usage (14 decks)

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