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1
Q

to pour

A

verser/ servir
yesterday she poured me a glass of wine
hier elle m’a servi un verre d’eau

ou pleuvoir à flot

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2
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to flock

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s’attrouper (bête)/ aller en masse, affluer

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3
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to prompt sb to smthg

A

pousser qqn à faire qqc

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4
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to turn down

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décliner (une offre)/ rejeter

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5
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to drawn

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attirer

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6
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crowd

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la foule

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7
Q

to spill

A

renverser/ se répendre

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8
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overcrowded

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surpeuplé/bondé

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9
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a standstill

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un arrêt (immobilité)

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10
Q

elderly

A

âgé

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11
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a lane

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une voie, une piste

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12
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to take over

A

prendre le contrôle de

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13
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to take off

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décoller (avion/fusée)

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14
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amid ex amid all this noise

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parmi/ au milieu de au milieu de tout ce bruit

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15
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gross

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grossier

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16
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to shun

A

fuir

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17
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to slip back

A

revenir discrètement

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18
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to monitor

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surveiller

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19
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steadily

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régulièrement

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20
Q

duly

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dûment/comme il faut

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21
Q

to lock sth up

A

fermer qqc

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22
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a backstop

A

un grillage/ filet de sécurité

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23
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to beset

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assaillir

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24
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to cope

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surmonter/ s’en sortir

ex : you will cope = vous allez vous en sortir

25
Q

to put forward

A

proposer

ex : to put himself forward = se porter volontaire/ se proposer

26
Q

numb

A

insensible/froid

27
Q

to be due to do smthg

ex : The gas safety check is due next Monday.

A

devoir faire qqc/être fait
ex : The gas safety check is due next Monday.
Le contrôle de sécurité du gaz doit être fait lundi prochain.
Il faut faire le contrôle de sécurité du gaz lundi prochain.

28
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overthrow

A

renverser (un gouvernement)

29
Q

whether
ex : We’re not sure whether it will rain.
Anyone, whether rich or poor, can be affected by a natural disaster.

A

si
ou
que+subj
ex : We’re not sure whether it will rain.
Nous ne savons pas s’il va pleuvoir.
Anyone, whether rich or poor, can be affected by a natural disaster.
Toute personne, qu’elle soit riche ou pauvre, peut être touché par une catastrophe naturelle.

30
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a draft

A

un brouillon

31
Q

to pull appart smthg

A

démolir qqc (ex : a theory)

32
Q

to pull away

A

(se) retirer

33
Q

an adjunct

A

un complément/smthg added

34
Q

to smuggle (smthg)

A

faire de la contrebande/ faire du trafic de

35
Q

tough

A

dur/rude/robuste

36
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rough

A

rugueux/irrégulier

37
Q

a prognosis

A

un pronostic

38
Q

wishy-washy / bland

A

fade

39
Q

to fade

Peter took the pills and waited for the pain to fade.

A

diminuer/ s’estomper

Peter a pris ses cachets et a attendu que la douleur s’estompe.

40
Q

to running out

A

ne plus (y) avoir de/ être à court de

41
Q

to dodge

A

esquiver

42
Q

une terrasse

A

a terrace

43
Q

surprendre quelqu’un

A

to startle smbdy

44
Q

remarquer

A

to notice

45
Q

se poser (dans sa vie) = s’installer

A

to settle down

46
Q

serrer qqc

A

to squeeze smthg

47
Q

bien s’entendre/sympathiser

A

to get along

48
Q

to attend smth

A

assister à qqc

49
Q

un phénomène

A

a phenomenon

50
Q

des phénomènes

A

phenomena

51
Q

faire une promenade

A

to go for a walk

52
Q

proposer qqc à qqn

A

to offer sbdy smthg

53
Q

sous-entendre qqc

A

to imply smthg

54
Q

impliquer

A

to involve (ET PAS to imply : sous entendre qqc)

55
Q

rayonnement (prestige)

A

influence/ standing

56
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incarner/incarnation

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to embody/ embodiment

57
Q

To display

A

Exhiber/ montrer/ afficher

== to exhibit

58
Q

A backlash

A

Une réaction violente

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