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Se rendre malade a trop manger

A

Eat oneself sick

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Un gros bonnet
Un grand ponte
Une huile

A

A big shot

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Distribuer de l’argent

3

A

Dish out
Dole out
Shell out

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Ne pas etre d’accord avec qn a propos de qch

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A

Be at odds with sb about sth

Disagree with sb about sth

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C etait plutot/ assez cher

A

That was rather expensive

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végétation

A

foliage

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mauvaises herbes
lierre
mousse

3

A

weeds
ivy
moss

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un exutoire

A

an outlet

men use the pub to bond and as an emotional outlet

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un fusible/ un plomb

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a fuse

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un lien

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a bond

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diffamation, calomnie

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slander

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se lier d’amitié

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to bond

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qlq soit/ sans se soucier de/ indifférent à/ au mépris de

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regardless of

I will buy this watch regardless of its price

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un bourbier

A

a quagmire

If last year’s chaos is any guide it will be difficult to take Afghanistan out of this quagmire

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allouer

A

To allot

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avoir son franc-parler

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be outspoken

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Q

susciter, faire naitre un sentiment

2

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rouse= arouse

it arouses anger

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Q

ennui

A

boredom

19
Q

partir de rien/ commencer à zéro

A

start from scratch

20
Q

des déchets

3

A

trash
refuse
waste

21
Q

intrus dans une propriété privée

A

tresspassers

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merle

A

blackbird

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rossignol

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nightingale

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Q

pièce détachée

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spare part

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Q

compisition d’un groupe

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line-up

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exposé/ en vitrine

A

on display

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Q

point de vente

A

retail outlet

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lend/ give/ improve/ ameliorate/ enhance/ reinforce + credibility

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donner d’avantage de crédibilité

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stunt (vb)

poor food can stunt a child’s growth

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freiner la croissance/ le developpement de qch/ qn

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provided=providing

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à condition de

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over= more than= upward of

A

plus de…

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ministre des finances ( UK)

A

chancellor of the Exchequer

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English : a GP

A

A General Practician : un medecin generaliste

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A physician

A

Un medecin, docteur

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A physicist

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Un physicien

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A groom

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Un marié

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Presque jamais

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…hardly ever…

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Se comporter

A

To behave