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1
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To swallow

A

Avaler

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2
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To mutter

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Murmurer/marmonner

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3
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To haunt

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Hanter (qqn) Fréquenter (place)

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4
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To bother

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Embêter/ennuyer

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5
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To patch things up

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Améliorer la situation

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6
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To hang out (with s.o.)

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Traîner (avec qqn)

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7
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To make + feeling Never (to get + feeling)

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Ca me rend + sentiment

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8
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To stretch

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S’étendre

  • to have a stretch* : s’étirer
  • For ten hours at a stretch* : pendant dix heures d’affilée
  • to be at full stretch* : être au maximum de ses capacités
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9
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To prise

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to prise sth from sb’s hand : arracher qch des mains de qn

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10
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To rid of sth.

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Se débarasser de qqc.

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11
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To chortle

A

Glousser

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12
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To poke

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Pousser du doigt

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13
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To burn out

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Se consumer / s’éteindre

S’épuiser

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14
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To chew

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Mâcher

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15
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To trick

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Rouler

Duper

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16
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To drip

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Goutte à goutte, ruisseler

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17
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To rant about sth.

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Parler beaucoup trop d’un sujet

(habituellement péjoratif)

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18
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To pant

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Halleter

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19
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To shudder

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Trembler/frémir d’émotion ou de froid

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20
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To gaze at sth

A

Fixer qch du regard

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21
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To resent [sb] for [sth]

A

En vouloir à [qqn] pour [qqc]

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22
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To pull [sth] out

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Extraire / sortir

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23
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To thrust [sth]

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Fourrer / pousser [qqc]

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24
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To squint

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Loucher / plisser les yeux

Lancer un regard oblique

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25
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To snarl

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Grogner

26
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To fasten

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Attacher (ceinture)

27
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To splutter

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Postilionner

Bafouiller

Bredouiller

28
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To erupt out of [sth]

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Jaillir hors de…

Faire irruption

29
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To shout

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Crier / hurler

30
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To round [animals/people] up

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Rassembler (sous-entendu attraper)

Pour animaux ou gens

31
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To fluster

A

Troubler / agiter

32
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To step out

A

Sortir

Partir pour une qqc qui n’est pas très important

33
Q

To snap

A

Se casser avec un bruit

Se casser net

Céder

34
Q

To concern

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Concerner

35
Q

To wear [sth] out

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User / âbimer [qqc]

Epuiser / érinter

36
Q

To bluster

A

Souffler en raffales

Menacer

Fulminer

37
Q

To commit

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Commettre (un crime)

Faire (une faute)

S’engager à faire qqc

38
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To spin

A

(Faire) tourner

39
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To stab

A

Poignarder

40
Q

To knead

A

Pétrir

Malaxer

41
Q

To struggle

A

Avoir du mal à

42
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To withdraw

A

Retirer (argent)

43
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To cave

A

Céder

Laisser tomber

44
Q

To demand

A

Exiger

45
Q

To bark

A

Aboyer

46
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To stamp

A

Poiçonner / Oblitérer

Taper du pied (to stamp with foot)

47
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To grimace

A

Faire la grimace

48
Q

To baffle

A

Laisser perplexe / dérouter / déconcerter

Réguler (son & lumière)

Etouffer (le son)

49
Q

To sigh

A

Soupirer

50
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To swarm

A

Essaimer

Affluer / déferler

51
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To breed

A

Engendrer

Procréer

Accoupler

52
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To sink

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S’affaler : He sank into a chair

Descendre : He sank two glasses of red wine

Couler

53
Q

To swoop

A

Faire une descente en piquer

Fondre sur

54
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To sack

A

Virer / renvoyer

He was sacked after several warnings about his attitude.

55
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To straighten (up)

A

Se redresser

Arranger (habit)

Lisser / remettre droit

56
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To flinch

A

Reculer

Trésaillir / sursauter

57
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To subside

A

Se retirer - baisser - diminuer de niveau (eau)

Se calmer - se tasser (émotions)

58
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To budge

A

Bouger légèrement (physiquement)

Céder / changer d’avis (mentalement)

59
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To rid

A

Déchirer

60
Q

To elud [sth]

A

Echapper à [qqc]

61
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To limp

A

Boiter

Boitiller

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