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1
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training, training course or setting up

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(nf) formation

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to annoy

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agacer

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exactly, dead, slap bang. She was dead on time, Thats exactly what I was looking for

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pile-poil, elle est pile-poil à l’heure. c’est pile-poil ce que je cherchais

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by the way

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en passant

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devastate, overwhelm, move deeply

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bouleverser

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to reach, to get as far as

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parvenir

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to manage to, to be able to

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arriver à

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to jostle or jog

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bousculer

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so much the better, Good, Fine

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tant mieux

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slippery

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glissant

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a glow, glimmer, gleam

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(nf) lueur

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to shine, sparkle, twinkle, gleam

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briller

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unexpected

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inattendu

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to prevent

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empêcher

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cheap, good value

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bon marché

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to break, shatter or smash

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briser

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to leap, jump, spring

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bondir

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to knock down, demolish, to fall down

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effondrer, s’effondrer

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elsewhere, somewhere else

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ailleurs

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nearly, almost practically

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quaisiment

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21
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That said

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Cela dit

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22
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keep in mind

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garder en tête

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incidentally, by the by

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d’ailleurs

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elsewhere, somewhere else

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ailleurs

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nearly, almost, practically

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quasiment

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bound to, sure to, inevitably (not necessarily). Bound to catch the flu

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forcément

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within two years

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d’ici à deux ans

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really annoying/irritating

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chiant

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to annoy or to bother

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embêter

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an approach, a process, take steps to

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(nf) démarche, faire les démarches

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31
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between now and summer

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d’ici à été

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a fraud, a swindle, a con

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(nf) arnaque

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33
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the imagery

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le visuel

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34
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gives you the desire, makes you want

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ça donne envie

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35
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the worst that can happen, at worst

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au pire

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36
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from around here, from these parts

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d’ici

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37
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to grow, push through, to push
The vegetables are growing well in the garden
The wind is driving the dead leaves

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pousser
les légumes du jardin poussent bien
le vent pousse les feuilles morts.

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38
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Just in case.

Martin always had spare bulbs in his car, just in case.

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en cas où

Martin a toujours une boîte d’ampules dans sa voiture, en cas où

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39
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to date back to
This belief dates back to the Middle Ages
to be dated
The decor is a bit dated. It needs to be redone

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Dater
Cette croyance date du Moyen Âge
La décoration date un peu. Il faudra refaire

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40
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the height

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(nf) l’hauteur

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41
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drinking glass or water glass

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un verre à eau

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42
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homemade

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fait maison

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43
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anti-bodies

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anticorps

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infectious, contagious

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contagieux

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45
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affable, agreeable

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amène

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46
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to bring
Come to diner and bring your girlfriend with you
to take, bring, carry, transport
The bus will take you all the way to my house
to steer or lead
She steered the conversation onto their mother’s health

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amener
Viens dîner et amène ton amie avec toi
le bus vous amène jusque chez moi
elle a amené la conversation sur la santé de leur mère

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maintenance, upkeep
I take care of the maintenance on my house
Interview
She is asking for an interview with her manager

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(nm) entretien
Je m’occupe de l’entretien de ma maison
Elle demande un entretien à son supérieur

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recently, lately
Although it happened last year, I only learned about it recently.
lastly, finally
Firstly I am not angry, secondly, I’m thirsty; and lastly I need some sleep

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dernièrement
Bien que ce soit arrivé l’an passé, je ne l’ai appris que dernièrement
Premièrement, je ne suis pas en colère, deuxièmement, j’ai soif; et dernièrement j’ai besoin de dormir

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49
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it has a look of
it looks good
it looks simple

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un air
c’a un air bon
c’a un air simple

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warm, welcoming

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chaleureux

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51
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in progress

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en cours

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52
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to agree

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se mettre d’accord

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53
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impressive

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impressionnant

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54
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to dress up to go out

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se faire beau

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55
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stop, cease, judgement

The town hall ordered the works to stop

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arrêt

La marie a ordonné l’arrêt des travaux

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56
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to manage, to handle

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gérer

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57
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to annoy, bother, unsettle, get in the way

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gêner

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58
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to get worse

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empirer

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59
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There is no magic bullet

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il n’y a pas de solution miracle

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60
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What works for you

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c’est ce qui fonctionne pour vous

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61
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Its likely to rain

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il y a un gros chance qu’il pleut

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62
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I dont care

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je m’en fous

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63
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be suitable for, suited to, convenient for

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convenir à

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64
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to agree to do (something)

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convenir de faire qqch

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65
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mischevious, impish

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espiègle

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66
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to spread

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se propager, s’étendre

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67
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worries

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des soucis

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68
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boarding school

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(nm) pensionnat

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69
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a bin

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(nf) poubelle

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70
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raise children

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enlever des enfants

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71
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disabled

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handicapé

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72
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determined

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obstiné, déterminé à faire

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73
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truculent, argumentative

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agressif

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74
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one would have to

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on aurait dû

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75
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teaching

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enseignement

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76
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compassionate

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compatissant

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77
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passionate/earnest

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passionné, fervent, dévoué

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78
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nothing is better

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rien n’est mieux

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79
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sour

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aigre, acide

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80
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bitter

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amer

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81
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flavour

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saveur

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82
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setting sun

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soleil couchant

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83
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dawn

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aube, lever du soleil

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84
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fascinate

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captivé, fasciné

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85
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to stretch

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étirer

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86
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apart from, as well as

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outre

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87
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costs

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(nmpl) frais

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88
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backpacker, globetrotter

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le routard

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89
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accommodation

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hérbergement

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90
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can’t stand (don’t like)

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ne pas supporter

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91
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to hang up

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décrocher

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92
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read for pleasure, have your head in a book

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bouquiner

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to reach, get as far as

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parvenir

94
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to let know, warn, tell

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prévenir

95
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to stay awake, stay up

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veiller

96
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undertake, promise to do

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êtreprendre, êtreprendre de faire.

97
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low notes

A

notes graves

98
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ugly, awful

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moche

99
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to attempt, try

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tenter

100
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spread, spread out, stretch

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se propager, se répandre, s’étendre

101
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to fly away, blow away

A

s’envoler

102
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to take off, detach

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décoller

103
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idleness, lay about, veg out

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nm farniente

104
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stand up

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debout

105
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fall down, demolish, collapse, cave in

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s’effondrer, s’écrouler

106
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tread, trample, set foot on, sprain

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fouler, se fouler

107
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ankle

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cheville

108
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dribble, drool, slaver, leave a trail

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baver

109
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to have a hard time, suffer

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en baver

110
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really annoying

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chiant

111
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revive, refresh

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revigorer

112
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pull, draw, propel, fire, shoot

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tirer

113
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tense

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tendu

114
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a gauge, a limit

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nf jauge

115
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to bet or gamble

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parier

116
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essence

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substance

117
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to come at the right time

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tomber à pic

118
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sensational, terrific, thunder

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du tonnerre, tonnerrre

119
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bloody

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foutrement

120
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going swimmingly

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ça baigne

121
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beyond

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delà

122
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as long as, in so far as

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dans la mesure où

123
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unpublished, previously unseen

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inédit

124
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to bruise

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faire un bleu

125
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conspiracy

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nm complot

126
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to roll out, work through, to open

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dérouler

127
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to happen, to hold, to take place

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se dérouler

128
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somethings wrong

A

ça ne tourne pas rond

129
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to be lucky, jammy

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avoir de la veine

130
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to flow, overflow

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s’écouler, déborder

131
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spread, scatter, strew

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se repandre

132
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to take out (remove)

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retirer

133
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to achieve

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accomplir, réaliser

134
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supposed to

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être censé

135
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unlikely

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peu probable

136
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to affect

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toucher, affecter

137
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for the purpose of, in the interest of

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dans l’intérêt de

138
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move, shift, call out

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déplacer

139
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deserve

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mériter

140
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if you dont mind

A

si ça ne te fait rien

141
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shall we go to the cinema?

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on se fait au cinéma

142
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to toast (chink glasses)

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trinquer

143
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to suffer, subjected to

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subir

144
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to clear

A

débarrasser

145
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to expire (food)

A

périmer

146
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label (food)

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nf étiquette

147
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to divert, reroute, hijack

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détourner

148
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to clear, unblock, release

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dégager

149
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to get on well

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s’éntendre bien

150
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former

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ancien

151
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differently, some other way

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autrement

152
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take over, take the reins

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prendre le relais

153
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to feed, charge, supply, power

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alimenter

154
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seven times more!

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sept fois supérieure

155
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on average

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en moyenne

156
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in the interests of, for the sake of

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dans un souci de

157
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Actually, in fact, effectively

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de fait

158
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to lead

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mener

159
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to misuse, to overdo, to take advantage of

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abuser

160
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disadvantage, drawback

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inconvénient

161
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nickname

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surnommer

162
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a coach (Bus)

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le car

163
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caretaker

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gardien

164
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a clue

A

nm indice

165
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Lets hear from each other

A

prenons des nouvelles de chacun

166
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its not worth it

A

ça n’en vaut pas la peine

167
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to dip in water

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tremper

168
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a waste of time

A

une perte de temps

169
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ladder, scale

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nf échelle

170
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to climb

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grimper

171
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global scale

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à l’échelle mondiale

172
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that’s a bad start

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c’est mal parti

173
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tributary

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nm affluent

174
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nevertheless, nonetheless

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néanmoins

175
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county

A

nm comté

176
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count (title)

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comte

177
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afterwards

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par la suite

178
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to get angry, enraged

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fâcher

179
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angry, upset

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fâché

180
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to smell or scent

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flairer

181
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to trap - a trap

A

piéger, piège (nm)

182
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to try to do , to attempt to do

A

tâcher de faire

183
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to stain, get dirty

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tacher

184
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to suspect a trap, to smell a rat

A

flairer un piège

185
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to set alight, to set on fire

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embraser

186
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ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day

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en fin de compte

187
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as, in capacity of

A

en tant que

188
Q

in its current form, as it is

A

en tant que tel

189
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so much (uncountable)

A

tant de

190
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to rupture, terminate, break off

A

rempre

191
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to demand, necessitate

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exiger

192
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to mislead, cheat, swindle

A

tromper

193
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to make a mistake

A

se tromper

194
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whereas, while in contrast

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tandis que, alors que

195
Q

the shortage, shortfall - or lack

A

le manque, la pénurie

196
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to put on, to thread into

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enfiler, enfile un pull

197
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take your time, it took 2 hours to arrive by train

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mettre du temps, j’ai mis deux heures pour arriver en train

198
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to be aware of, to know already

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être au courant

199
Q

an apron

A

le tablier

200
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to burst, puncture, kill/knacker

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crever

201
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to fall out with someone

A

fâcher, se fâcher contre

202
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sharp blow, abruptly, a sudden movement

A

un coup sec

203
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duvet

A

nf couette

204
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to be successful

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bien se débrouiller

205
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that means

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ça veut dire

206
Q

to wipe away

A

effacer

207
Q

to bring, to take

A

amener

208
Q

to take back

A

ramener

209
Q

to stay awake, to stay up

A

veiller

210
Q

somewhere

A

quelque part

211
Q

nowhere

A

nulle part

212
Q

in any case, just in case, on the off chance

A

à tout hasard

213
Q

to lend

A

prêter

214
Q

a supplier

A

fournisseur

215
Q

smug

A

suffisant

216
Q

more of that, no more of that

A

plus de ça

217
Q

that reminds me

A

cela me rappelle

218
Q

to realise, materialise, make a reality

A

concrétiser

219
Q

totally fantastic/extraordinary

A

rocambolesque

220
Q

law - in force, in effect, applicable

A

en vigueur

221
Q

coming into effect

A

entrée en vigueur

222
Q

as for, when it comes to

A

quant à

223
Q

and more, if not more

A

voire plus

224
Q

even, indeed, infact

A

voire

225
Q

pour, shed (a tear)

A

verser

226
Q

burst forth, fly thick and fast, steam

A

fuser

227
Q

support, backup,

A

nm appui

228
Q

wild, frenzied

A

endiablé

229
Q

to drive, driven

A

faire la route, fait de la route

230
Q

according to circumstances, needed at the time

A

en fonction

231
Q

customary

A

il est d’usage