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1
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s’abriter de

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To take shelter from

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trouver abri

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To find shelter

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s’assoupir

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to doze off / to fall asleep

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avoir l’habitude de

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to be used to

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to stop

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to cease

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raccrocher

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To hang up / to put the receiver down

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glisser

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To slip (slipped)

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to be angry / upset

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To be cross with somebody

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surmonter

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to overcome

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to decrease progressively

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dwindling

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critiquer (véner)

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To chastise / scold / castigate

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manifester

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To march / to demonstrate / to take to the streets

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réunir / mobiliser

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to rally demonstrators

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multiplier par 2, par 3

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to increase twofold / threefold…

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militer

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to campaign for / to fight

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fusionner

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to merge

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distribuer

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to hand out

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satisfaire une demande

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to issue a demand

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mettre la barre trop haut

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to set the bar too high

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évoluer avec son temps

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to move with the times

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se réduire à / se résumer à

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to come down to

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donner sur

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to look down on

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vouloir

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to be aimed at

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lancer un plan

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to launch a plan

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donner les grandes lignes d’un plan

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to outline a plan

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révéler un plan

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to unveil a plan

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abandonner un plan

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to scrap / to shelve a plan

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expulser

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to deport

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expulser (de sa maison)

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to evict

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donner sur

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to overlook

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arborer

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to sport

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rester

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to remain

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poursuivre

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to sue

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donner

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to issue / to grant

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retenir en otage

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to hold somebody hostage

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torpiller

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to torpedo

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saboter qqc

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to sabotage sthg

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retenir

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to hold up

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trouver un accord

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to reach an agreement

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fuir un pays

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to flee (fled,fled) a country

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fuir/s’enfuir

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to run away from

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voler

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to fly,flew,flown

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survoler

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to fly over / to overfly

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expression de l’habitude dans le passé

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would

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noter

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to right down

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noter

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to note down sthg

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47
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avoir envie de

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to feel like doing sthg

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lancer un produit

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to launch a product

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se demander

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to wonder

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50
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organiser une fête

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to throw a party

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51
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qqc de prévu

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to be to

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il doit

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he is due to

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53
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être allongé, amarré (pour un bateau)

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to lie

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54
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s’agiter

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to move about

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55
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prendre une bière

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to have a brew

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brasser la bière

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to brew

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57
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s’éloigner

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to sidle away

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éclabousser, gicler

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to spatter

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remonter contre

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to fly up against

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vaquer à ses occuptions

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to go about one’s business

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arrêter pour regarder

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to stop TO look

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arrêter de regarder

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to stop looking

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être popu pour (péjoratif)

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to be notorious for

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traiter (un dossier)

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to process

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sévir contre

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to crack down on sthg/sbdy

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froncer les sourcils

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to frown

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porter, transporter

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to carry

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être ensorcelé

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to be spellbound

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conquérir un marché

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to capture a market

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jeter un sort

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to cast a spell

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s’échapper

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to slip away

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être en retard

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to lag behind

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73
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classer

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to rank sthg

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74
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se débrouiller

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to get by

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75
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satisfaire

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to comply with

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76
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être catégorique, inflexible

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to be adamant that

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s’appuyer, s’adosser

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to lean

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avoir un penchant pour

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to have a leaning

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froisser, plier, froncer

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to crease

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80
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pleurer la perte

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to mourn for sbdy

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81
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être voûté

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to be hunched

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82
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envelopper

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to enfold

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83
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ordonner de façon stridente

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to shrill

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soulager

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to relieve

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85
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se débrouiller

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to make do with / to manage / to get by

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86
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renverser / démolir

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to knock down / to pull down

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soulever un problème

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to throw up a problem

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faire tomber

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to drop (dropped)

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soutenir

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to hold sthg up

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90
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retarder, retenir

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to hold sthg up / to delay

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ériger, dresser, élever, bâtir, construire

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to erect

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92
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surplomber

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to overhang

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93
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fair sur commande, sur mesure

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to be custom-built

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Occuper l’espace, le temps

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to take up space / time

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être destiné à

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to be targeted for / to target / to be meant for / to be intended for

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être inévitable

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to be bound to happen

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superviser

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to oversee / to supervise

98
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faire le bilan

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to take stock of

99
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faire le point

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to review / to analyse

100
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juger qqn

A

to try sbdy

101
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bien s’entendre

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to get on well with sbdy

102
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s’écrouler

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to collapse

103
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je ne peux pas m’en empecher

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I can’t help + ing

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augmenter

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to increase / to go up / to rise / to skyrocket / to soar

105
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donner son maximum

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to extend oneself

106
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être dépensier

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to be extravagant

107
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joindre des deux bouts

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to make ends meet

108
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licencier économiquement des employés

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to lay off employees

109
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porter le deuil

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to mourn

110
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accorder une subvention

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to grant a subsidy

111
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chercher ses mots

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to grope (for an answer)

112
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se vanter

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to boast / to brag

113
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être vantard

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to be boastful

114
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les gens disent

A

rumour has it that…

115
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habitude dans le passé

A

he would

116
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prévoir

A

to forecast

117
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relire

A

to go through

118
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cela ne vaut pas la peine

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there is no point in worrying

119
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Se metre à

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to take to doing

120
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si seulement

A

I wish I

121
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être passionné par

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to have a passion for

122
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éclater de rire

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to burst out laughing

123
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rire bêtement

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to giggle

124
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avoir une crise de rire

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to have a fit of the giggles

125
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ne pas pouvoir s’en empêcher

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can’t help doing sthg

126
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comencer à

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start + ing

127
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se contenter de…

A

to … merly

128
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admettre/reconnaître

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to acknowledge

129
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avoir un monopole sur qqc

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to have / enjoy a monopoly on sthg

130
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prendre une décision

A

To make a decision

131
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faire des morts

A

to claim lives

132
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être en proie à

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To be plagued by

133
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être voué à

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To be bound to

134
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defiler

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To march

135
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traverser à grande enjambée

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To stride, strode, stridden

136
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se diriger

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To head

137
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airer, flaner, vagabonder

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To wander

138
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débouler, se ruer

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To rush = to dash

139
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duper, se débarasser de

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To fob off

140
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cracher

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To spit

141
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soulager la douleur

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To alleviate pain

142
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appercevoir, remarquer, repérer

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To spot

143
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rebrousser chemin

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To turn back

144
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lire

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To caught sight

145
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se délecter / savourer

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To relish

146
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avoir une pensée pour qqn

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To spare a thought for sbdy

147
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épargner la vie de qqn

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To spare somebody’s life

148
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juger qqc de

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To deem sthg (as) outrageous)

149
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suivre la ligne du parti

A

To toe the party line

150
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marcher sur la pointe des pieds

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To walk on tiptoe

151
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descendre sur la pointe des pieds

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To tiptoe down

152
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laisser tomber / faire glisser

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To drop

153
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débrancher

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To detach

154
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enfiler

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To throw on

155
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traverser à pas de loup

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To creep

156
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prendre position pour

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To take a firm stand on

157
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ramper

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To creep / to crawl

158
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sortir en glissant, glisser

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To roll off

159
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intervenir

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To intervene / to step in

160
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envisager

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To consider doing sthg

161
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tromper qqc

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To deceive/ delude / fool sbdy

162
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faire ses premier pas

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To toddle

163
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tituber

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To stagger

164
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ramper

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To crawl

165
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se faufiler, marcher de manière furtive

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To sneak

166
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bondir

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To leap

167
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marcher devant

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To walk past

168
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trébucher

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To stumble

169
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glisser

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To slide, slid, slid

170
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porter un flingue

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To bear a gun

171
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avoir les larmes aux yeux

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To shed/weep tears

172
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donner une fessée à un enfant

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To spank a child

173
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donner une fessée, une gifle

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To smack sbdy

174
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renverser

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To knock over

175
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plier

A

To fold

176
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renverser qqn

A

To run sbdy over

177
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se faire un chemin

A

To push away

178
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jouer des coudes

A

To elbow

179
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déraper

A

To skid

180
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chercher ses mots

A

To grope for words

181
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hausser les épaules

A

To shrug

182
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fouiller

A

To rummage

183
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fouiller une maison

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To surge a house

184
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serrer

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To clutch

185
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serrer très fort

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To grasp

186
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raccrocher

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To ring (rang, rung) off

187
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caresser

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To stroke

188
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caresser

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To pat

189
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entraver, marcher en béquilles, boiter

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To hobble

190
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essorer, tordre

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To wring (wrung, wrung)

191
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repérer

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To spot sbdy

192
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doner un coup de coude

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To nudge

193
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surveiller

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To invigilate

194
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remettre (un doc) à qqn

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To hand sthg in

195
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faire passer

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To hand around

196
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arracher, saisir brusquement

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To snatch from

197
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se pencher

A

To bend

198
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faire un signe de la main

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To wave

199
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boiter

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To limp

200
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dire au revoir de la main

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To wave somebody goodbye

201
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gifler

A

To slap

202
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se saisir de, s’emparer de

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To grab

203
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jeter la lumière sur

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To cast the light on

204
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qualifier

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To consider, to describe

205
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nuancer

A

To qualify

206
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disposer de qqc

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To have something at one’s disposal

207
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roder

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To prowl

208
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se débarrasser de

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To dispose of

209
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attire

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To draw

210
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retirer de l’argent

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To withdraw

211
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avoir l’habitude de

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To be used to / to be accustomed to doing sthg

212
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désigner

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To point to

213
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remplir

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To fill

214
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mélanger les cartes

A

To shuffle cards

215
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s’appuyer

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To lean

216
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traîner des pieds, marcher difficilement en traînant des pieds

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To shuffle

217
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sautiller

A

To skip

218
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piétiner

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To trample

219
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se résiger à

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to bring oneself to do sthg

220
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médiatiser, rendre public

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to publicize

221
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faire la pub

A

to advertise

222
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encourager, promouvoir

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to foster

223
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être passible de

A

to be liable to

224
Q

traîner

A

to loiter about / to hang about/to hang around

225
Q

se précipiter

A

to dash down

226
Q

s’alléger

A

to lighten

227
Q

allumer

A

to light, lit, lit

228
Q

arborer un sourire

A

to wear a smile

229
Q

harceler, tanner

A

to nag at / to pester

230
Q

harceler, embêter

A

to bully

231
Q

arroser, donner à boire

A

to water a…

232
Q

être à l’affût

A

to be on the lookout for sthg

233
Q

ça depend de

A

It is incumbent on

234
Q

où allons-nous ?

A

Where are we heading

235
Q

courir au desastre

A

You’re heading for disaster

236
Q

le temps passe

A

Time flies

237
Q

la nuit porte conseil

A

Sleep on it