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1
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1) to fight each other/ to fight (vi)
One must fight to survive !
2) to fight against [qqn]

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se battre / se combattre
combattre [qqn]

Il faut se battre pour exister !

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to blame
They were blamed

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mettre [qqn] en cause
On les a mis en cause.

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to subscribe to
Do you subscribe to Netflix?
Do you subscribe to it ?

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souscrire à [qch]
S’abonner à (qch)

est-ce que tu souscris à Netflix ?
est-ce que tu y souscris ?

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to renew, reconnect with

I wanted to reconnect with nature

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renouer (avec)

Je voulais renouer avec la nature

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to steer, turn [qch] , rob, hold up [qqn]

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braquer

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to bother, disturb, interrupt

Sorry to bother you.

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déranger

Excusez-moi de vous déranger

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to unearth, find

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dénicher

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1) to damage, ruin, wreck
2) ref: to spoil (food)
The avocados went off/spoiled and the hipsters cried.

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1) abîmer
2) s’abîmer
Les avocat se sont abîmés et les hipsters ont pleuré.

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1) to comfort, encourage
2) to reinforce, strengthen

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1) réconforter
2) conforter, renforcer

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1) to dedicate
2) ref: dedicate oneself to qch

I dedicate myself to god

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1) dédier [qch] à [qqn]
2) se dédier à [qch]

Je me dédie au dieu

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11
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balancing act, doing multiple different things

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faire le grand écart

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12
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1) to surpass, exceed
2) ref: to surpass oneself
3) take up challenge
4) overcome challenge

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dépasser
se dépasser
relever un défi - take up a challenge
surmonter un défi - overcome

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13
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make qqn aware of qch

I made him/her aware of the problem.

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sensibiliser [qqn] à [qch]

Je l’ai sensibilisé au problème

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14
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to pack, wrap (slang get off with)

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emballer

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15
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to suit someone well/badly

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aller bien/mal à qqn (can’t use toniques)
Cette robe te va.
Cette chemise ne me va pas.

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to treat

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traiter [qqn/qch]

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  1. to serve [qch] to [qqn]
  2. to be used for [qch/qqn]
  3. to use qch. serve yourself
    I have never used this device
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  1. servir [qch] à [qqn]
  2. servir à (faire)
    à quoi sert-il ? Il sert à quoi?
  3. se servir de [qch/qqn]
    je ne me suis jamais servi cet appareil.
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18
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to drown

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(se) noyer

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19
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to bleed dry

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saigner [qch] à blanc

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20
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to widen, increase

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élargir

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21
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to overflow, brim over

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déborder

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22
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to face, meet

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affronter

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23
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to fight each other, face, clash

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s’affronter
affronter - face, brace, endure

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to do battle with (to deliver, give over)

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livrer bataille contre [qqn]

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25
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to get bogged down

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s’embourber / s’enliser

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26
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to discount, expect (assumption)

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escompter que - assumption
on escompte que…

s’attendre à - expecting in the sense of waiting.

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27
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to criss cross

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sillonner

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28
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to hit the target, bullseye

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faire mouche
Son argument a fait mouche.

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29
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to scatter, spread (ideas,figurative)

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répandre

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30
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to seize [qch]

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s’emparer de [qch]

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31
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to roam, wander, travel

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parcourir

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32
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to divide, split

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scinder, éclater

33
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to sweep

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balayer

34
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to evacuate, airlift

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évacuer

35
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to take, to lead

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emmener

36
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to cope, face up to

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faire face à [qch]

37
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to burry

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enterrer, inhumer

38
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to set about, be determined to do

I’m determined to succeed

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s’acharner à faire

Je suis acharné à réussir.

39
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to reach, to get to
2. to manage to do

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  1. parvenir à [qch]
  2. parvenir à faire
40
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endeavour to do / attach yourself to doing

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s’attacher à faire

41
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to examine, study

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examiner

42
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to approach

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aborder
bring closer = (se) rapprocher

43
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to be equipped with

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être muni de

44
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to go without saying

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aller de soi

45
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to slow down

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freiner

46
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to knit

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tricoter

47
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to check in, record/enter accounts

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enregistrer (eg. airline)

48
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take advantage of

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saisir l’occasion de
profiter de

49
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to refresh, cool down, refresh oneself

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(se) rafraîchir

50
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to make qqn drunk, get drunk, make your head spin

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(se) soûler

51
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to decide on, solve, settle, slice

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trancher (sur)

52
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to focus, concentrate

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(se) focaliser
canaliser

53
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to conquer

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avoir raison de

54
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to analyse, dissect

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décortiquer

55
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to fail, end up, wash up

A

échouer

56
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to promise

A

promettre

57
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to pass (a law)

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adopter un loi

58
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to start

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entamer, débuter, commencer

59
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to dare to do

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oser faire [qch]
J’ai osé manger ce piment

défier [qqn] de faire [qch]
Je te défie de manger ce piment

60
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to subdue, defeat

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soumettre

61
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to end in, result in

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aboutir à

62
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a) to spread (fig. idea)
b) to spread (news)
c) to spread, stretch (physical, temporal)

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a) répandre des valeurs
b) se répandre / se diffuser
c) s’étendre

63
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to deploy, hire, appoint
to enlist
advise [qqn] to be [qch]

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engager
s’engager dans
engager [qqn] à [qch]

64
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to lead to

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entraîner [qqn] à [qch]

65
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to call into question

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remettre en cause

66
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to be wary, careful, suspicious of

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se méfier de

67
Q

to be ignorant, unaware of

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méconnaître [qch]

68
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to act

A

agir

69
Q

to scam, rip off

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entuber [qqn]

70
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to eat, scoff

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bouffer

71
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to graft, work hard

A

bosser

72
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to steal, nick

A

piquer

73
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to flirt

A

draguer

74
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to like / “dig”

A

kiffer

75
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to sip

A

siroter

76
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to have confidence in

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faire confiance à [qch]
avoir confiance en [qch]

77
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to notice, spot, locate

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repérer

78
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to consist of [qch]
to consist of doing [qch]

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consister en [qch]
consister à faire [qch]

79
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to be aware

A

être au courant

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