Vocab Deck F Flashcards

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1
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Une chochotte

A

Fusspot

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à l’étage du dessous

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On the floor below

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3
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Une tortionnaire

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A torturer

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4
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Faire parvenir quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To send something to somebody

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5
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Une armoire frigorifique

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A cold store

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6
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To put chilli in

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Pimenter

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7
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En dessous de

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Below

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8
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il a pu réparer la machine à laver

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he managed to fix the washing machine

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9
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Une armoire à pharmacie

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A medicine cabinet

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10
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Prête-m’en un

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Lend me one

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11
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La date de péremption

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Expiry date

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le roman qui l’a révélé au public

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the novel that introduced him to the public​

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Quelque chose n’allait pas

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Something was wrong

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14
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To be born of

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Être issu de

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15
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Sans tache

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Spotless

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16
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Presque personne

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Almost no-one

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17
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c’est costaud comme voiture

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it’s a sturdy car

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18
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Faire quelque chose en dessous

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To do something in an underhand manner

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19
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Il a l’esprit ailleurs

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His thoughts are elsewhere

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20
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Ressentir

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To feel

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21
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Frightening

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Affolant(e)

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22
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Une morsure

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A bite

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23
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Elle en a profité pour se sauver

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She took advantage of the opportunity to slip away

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24
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Orageux

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Tempestuous

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25
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Avoir la bosse des maths

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To be good at maths

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26
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Ma lettre lui est parvenue

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My letter reached him

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27
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Les contrées lointaines

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Far away lands

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28
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Arabie saoudite

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Saudi Arabia

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29
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Faire du hors-piste

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To ski off-piste

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30
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écarter [personne] de

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To remove [] from

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31
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C’est pourtant facile!

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But it’s easy!

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32
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Pour l’instant

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For the time being

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33
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aie confiance!

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trust me!

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34
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Au chevet de qn

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At sb’s bedside

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35
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Avoir rendez-vous

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To have an appointment

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36
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Les voisins du dessous

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The people downstairs

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37
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écartez-vous!

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Move out of the way!

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38
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il n’a pas tenu compte de nos avertissements

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he didn’t take any notice of our warnings

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39
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Être happé(e) par une voiture

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To be hit by a car

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40
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On l’a dans le dos!

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We’ve had it!

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41
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Un par un Une à une

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One by one

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42
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Capricieux

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Whimsical

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43
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j’ai essayé de le joindre, mais je n’ai pas pu

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I tried to get in touch with him but I didn’t manage to

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44
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De fraîche date

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New

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45
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To be in a mess

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Cafouiller

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46
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La viande de bœuf

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beef

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47
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Je ne critique pas, je ne fais que constater

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I’m not criticising, I’m merely stating a fact

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48
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Faire une faute de main

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To handle the ball (football)

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49
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Temporary

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Passager, -ère

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50
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La Joconde

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The Mona Lisa

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51
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S’affronter

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To confront each other

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52
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À l’instant

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At this very moment

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53
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pourriez-vous me faire mon compte ?

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would you make out my bill?

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54
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Prendre quelqu’un en faute

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To catch somebody out

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55
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Partout ailleurs

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Everywhere else

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56
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Palper

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To feel, palpate

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57
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en additionnant le tout, j’aboutis à 12 €

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when it’s all added up I get 12 euros

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58
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Un chevet

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Bedhead

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59
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faire ses comptes

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to do one’s accounts

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60
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Un de perdu, dix de retrouvés

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There are plenty more fish in the sea

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61
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j’ai ajouté 15 € pour faire le compte

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I’ve added 15 euros to make up the full amount

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62
Q

Profitez de la vie!

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Make the most of life!

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63
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Déduire

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To conclude

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64
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avoir confiance en l’avenir

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to look to the future (with confidence)

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65
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L’herbe (f)

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Grass (inc. cannabis).

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66
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est-ce que tu te rends compte de ce que tu dis ?

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do you realize what you are saying?

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67
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à qui profite le crime?

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Who would benefit from the crime?

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68
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perplexe

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Puzzled

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69
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C’est un petit malin

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He’s a crafty one

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70
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aboutir en prison

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to end up in prison

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71
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prendre qch en compte

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to take sth into account

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72
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Inlassablement

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Endlessly

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73
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To gnaw at

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Tirailler

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74
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Regarder quelqu’un en dessous

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To give somebody a shifty look

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75
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‘Voir au dos’

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See over

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76
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aboutir

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to succeed

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77
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Demeurer quelque part

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To live somewhere

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78
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To live in Paris

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Habiter à Paris

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79
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Réapparaître

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To reappear

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80
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chacun y trouve son compte

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there’s something in it for everybody

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81
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Fébrile

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Feverish

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82
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To live on the fourth floor

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Habiter au 4e étage

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83
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Deux hommes ont surgi de derrière un camion

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Two men suddenly appeared from behind a truck

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84
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Faute de mieux

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For want of anything better

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85
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pour le compte de qn

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on behalf of sb

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86
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Tourner le dos à

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To turn one’s back on

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87
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costaud(e)

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Strong

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88
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J’ai toujours mon patron sur le dos

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My boss is always standing over me

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89
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Il faut vivre dans l’instant

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You must live in the present

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90
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Se vautrer

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To wallow

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91
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Clumsiness

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La maladresse

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92
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Faiblement dosé(e)

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Low-dose

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93
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L’aube (f)

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Dawn

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94
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Distressing

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Affolant(e)

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95
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La confiance

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Trust, faith

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96
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Avoir de la chance

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To be lucky

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97
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abîmer

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To damage

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98
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faire le compte des erreurs

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to count the mistakes

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99
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Se surestimer

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To overestimate one’s abilities.

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100
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voter la confiance (au gouvernement)

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to pass a vote of confidence (in the government)

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101
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La date de valeur

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Processing date

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102
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son hypothèse s’est révélée fausse

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his hypothesis proved to be false

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103
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To touch on

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Effleurer

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104
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I got it from the library

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Je l’ai eu à la bibliothèque

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105
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J’en connais un qui sera content!

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I know someone who will be pleased!

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106
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Une, deux! Une, deux!

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Left, right! Left, right!

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107
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Faire quelque chose dans le dos de quelqu’un

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To do something behind somebody’s back

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108
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Le dernier en date

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The most recent

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109
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Autrefois

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In the olden days

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110
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Convaincant(e)

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Convincing

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111
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Tu es tout pâle

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You look pale

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112
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Une armoire à linge

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A linen cupboard, closet

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113
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Il s’est mis tout le monde à dos

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He has turned everybody against him

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114
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Absurde

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Pointless

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115
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La veille

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Wakefulness

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116
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Croupir en prison

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To rot in prison

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117
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Une faute d’orthographe

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A spelling mistake

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118
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Avoir le cran de

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To have the spine to

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119
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accouche!

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spit it out!

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120
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I’m in the kitchen

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Je suis à la cuisine

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121
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Il s’est mis une sale affaire sur le dos

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He has got himself mixed up in a nasty business

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122
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Ainsi que

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As well as

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123
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Les lycéennes

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High-school girls

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124
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Les gélules dosées à 100mg

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100mg capsules

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125
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Je commençais à devenir chèvre

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I was starting to go crazy

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126
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Il n’a fait ni une ni deux, il a accepté

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He accepted like a shot

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127
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C’est un petit sournois

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He’s a sly little devil

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128
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Ne m’en parle pas

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Don’t tell me about it

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129
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dingue (adj)

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nuts

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130
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Rather

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Plutôt

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131
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être laissé pour compte

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to be left by the wayside

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132
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Défaire

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To undo

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133
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Prendre date avec

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To make a date with

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134
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Ils n’ont pas les reins assez solides

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They aren’t in a strong enough financial position

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135
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The day before

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La veille

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136
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on m’en a raconté de belles sur son compte !

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I was told a few interesting stories about him!

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137
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Hautain(e)

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Naughty

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138
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Tu vas t’attirer des ennuis

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You’re going to cause trouble for yourself

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139
Q

..et d’une Eg personne ne t’a forcé de venir!

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For a start,… Eg for a start, no-one forced you to come.

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140
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En voilà un qui ne se gêne pas!

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Well he’s got a nerve!

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141
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I’un de, l’une de

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One of..

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142
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Une armoire à glace

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A wardrobe with a mirror

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143
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les parents effondrés

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the grief-stricken parents

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144
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To be struggling

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Cafouiller

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145
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Des crispations nerveuses

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Nervous twitching

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146
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La viande rouge/blanche

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red/white meat

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147
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Aller au bureau

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To go to the office

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148
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Être dos à dos

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To be back to back

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149
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S’attirer la colère de quelqu’un

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To make somebody angry

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150
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Dès qu’il a le dos tourné

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As soon as his back is turned

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151
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Attirer

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To attract

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152
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Ailleurs

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Somewhere else

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153
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à sa naissance

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At birth

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154
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Ça m’énerve

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It annoys me

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155
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To graze

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Effleurer

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156
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Lorsque tu étais petite

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When you were little

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157
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effaré(e)

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panicked

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158
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La confiance en soi

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Self-confidence

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159
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Compter à rebours

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To count backwards

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160
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abîmer quelqu’un

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To beat somebody up

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161
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Le décalage

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Gap, interval

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162
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Accorder

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To award

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163
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I’ll see you at Christmas

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Je vous verrai à Noël

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164
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Blunder

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La maladresse

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165
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Écrire au dos d’une enveloppe

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To write on the back of an envelope

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166
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Ils ont tout saccagé dans la maison

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They turned the whole house upside down

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167
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Quite

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Plutôt

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168
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Après bien des aléas

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After many ups and downs

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169
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faire le compte rendu d’une réunion

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to give an account of a meeting

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170
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quelqu’un en qui on peut avoir confiance

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someone you can trust

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171
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Un crapaud

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A toad

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172
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Arpenter

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To pace up and down

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173
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compte tenu de

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considering

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174
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Il m’attira dans un coin

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He drew me into a corner

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175
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Nulle part ailleurs

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Nowhere else

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176
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To brush against

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Effleurer

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177
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Une date limite

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Deadline

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178
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Un seul

A

Just one

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179
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Reproduire

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To reproduce

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180
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Je n’ai rien à me mettre sur le dos

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I haven’t a thing to wear

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181
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Intact(e)

A

Intact

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182
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Lui non plus d’ailleurs

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Neither does he, for that matter

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183
Q

Quelle plaie!

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He’s such a nuisance! What a nuisance!

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184
Q

La viande de boucherie

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fresh meat

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185
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(Attendez) un instant

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Wait a moment!

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186
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To plague

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Tirailler

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187
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Le jardin est envahi par les orties

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The garden is overrun with nettles

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188
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ses efforts n’ont pas abouti

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his efforts have come to nothing

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189
Q

Bercer

A

To rock

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190
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Ce spectacle va attirer la foule

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This show will really draw the crowds

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191
Q

il a osé dire ça, tu te rends compte !

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he dared say that - can you believe it!

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192
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la salle peut contenir 100 personnes

A

the auditorium can seat 100 people

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193
Q

L’esprit malin

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The devil

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194
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je n’ai de comptes à rendre à personne

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I’m accountable to nobody

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195
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Il n’ya va pas avec le dos de la cuiller

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He certainly doesn’t do things by halves

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196
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Quelconque

A

Poor (adj)

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197
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L’un dans l’autre

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All in all

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198
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Passez (par) dessous

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Go under it

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199
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To go to the Azores

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Aller aux Açores

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200
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Vanter

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To praise

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201
Q

Snobisme à rebours

A

Inverted snobbery

202
Q

il ne s’est révélé que vers la quarantaine

A

he didn’t really come into his own until he was nearly forty

203
Q

Herbes de Provence

A

Mixed herbs

204
Q

Arrête de faire la/ta chochotte!

A

Stop making such a fuss about nothing!

205
Q

Un rosier

A

Rosebush

206
Q

se rendre compte de qch/que

A

to realize sth/that

207
Q

Un cabinet de toilette

A

Bathroom

208
Q

In the Middle Ages

A

au Moyen Âge

209
Q

Une tache de couleur

A

A patch of colour

210
Q

avoir un compte dans une banque

A

to have an account with a bank

211
Q

Se baigner dans une baignoire

A

To have a bath

212
Q

Faute de quoi

A

Otherwise

213
Q

En mon for intérieur

A

In my heart of hearts

214
Q

il pourrait être italien

A

he could/ might be Italian

215
Q

I’m getting better

A

Je vais mieux

216
Q

La lassitude

A

Weariness

217
Q

Aussi longtemps

A

So long

218
Q

ça baigne!

A

Great!

219
Q

La veille au soir

A

The previous evening

220
Q

Il est très en dessous de la moyenne

A

He’s well below average

221
Q

Pressentir

A

To have a premonition

222
Q

Le rein

A

Kidney

223
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à rebours

A

Backwards

224
Q

Dès que

A

When

225
Q

C’était prévu

A

It was planned

226
Q

Un cabinet d’affaires

A

Consultancy firm

227
Q

Faire tache

A

To stick out like a sore thumb

228
Q

Madness

A

La démence

229
Q

Ta mère a bon dos!

A

That’s right, blame your mother!

230
Q

Avoir les cheveux dans le dos

A

To wear one’s hair loose

231
Q

comment as-tu fait ton compte pour arriver si tard ?

A

how did you manage to get here so late?

232
Q

Sans date

A

Undated

233
Q

J’ai cru (pendant) un instant que

A

I thought for a moment that

234
Q

Faire date

A

To be a milestone

235
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à cette date-là il était déjà mort

A

By then he was already dead

236
Q

La joue

A

Cheek

237
Q

Crooked (in the sense of shape)

A

Tordu(e)

238
Q

Mental disorder

A

La démence

239
Q

Éblouir

A

To dazzle

240
Q

il est dingue de cette fille

A

he’s crazy about that girl

241
Q

L’un après l’autre

A

One after the other

242
Q

déconcerter

A

to disconcert

243
Q

Glace sans tain

A

Two-way mirror

244
Q

je voudrais pouvoir vous aider

A

I wish I could help you

245
Q

rendre des comptes à qn

A

to explain o.s. to sb

246
Q

Brief (not bref)

A

Passager, -ère

247
Q

To add spice to

A

Pimenter

248
Q

Leurs produits envahissent notre marché.

A

Our market is being flooded with their products.

249
Q

Un cabinet d’architectes

A

A firm of architects

250
Q

Faire des affaires sur le dos de quelqu’un

A

To make money at somebody’s expense

251
Q

Frôler la victoire

A

To come close to victory

252
Q

Dès l’instant où je l’ai vu

A

From the moment I saw him

253
Q

Se vautrer sur

A

To sprawl on

254
Q

I’m feeling better

A

Je vais mieux

255
Q

I’un d’entre eux

A

One of them

256
Q

être attiré par

A

To be attracted to

257
Q

à vie

A

For life

258
Q

Légiférer (en matière de)

A

To legislate (on)

259
Q

se révéler difficile/aisé

A

to prove difficult/easy

260
Q

Twisted

A

Tordu(e)

261
Q

Une date limite de consommation

A

Use-by date

262
Q

En joue!

A

Take aim!

263
Q

Attirer quelqu’un dans un piège

A

To lure somebody into a trap

264
Q

S’écarter de la norme

A

To deviate from the norm

265
Q

Méfie-toi, tu vas tomber

A

Be careful or you’ll fall

266
Q

Close to (not près de)

A

Proche de

267
Q

To stem from

A

Être issu de

268
Q

At 6 o clock

A

à 6 heures

269
Q

I wasn’t there when they arrived

A

Je n’étais pas là à leur arrivée

270
Q

Attirer l’attention de quelqu’un sur quelque chose

A

To draw somebody’s attention to something

271
Q

il n’a pas pu venir

A

he couldn’t come

272
Q

viande de porc

A

pork

273
Q

Le décalage horaire

A

The time difference

274
Q

Relâché faute de preuves

A

Released for lack of evidence

275
Q

s’installer à son compte

A

to set up one’s own business

276
Q

Une envie d’ailleurs

A

A yearning for travel

277
Q

Il écarta la foule pour passer

A

He pushed his way through the crowd

278
Q

les chiffres rouge vif des numéros

A

Bright red (digital) numbers

279
Q

Un compte en banque

A

A bank account

280
Q

brisé de chagrin

A

brokenhearted

281
Q

Le tain

A

Silvering

282
Q

dépouiller

A

to go through, to skin

283
Q

Le jouer a fait une faute

A

The player committed a foul

284
Q

Se méfier de qn/ qch

A

To mistrust sb/ sth To be careful about sth

285
Q

brisé

A

broken

286
Q

faire le compte des dépenses

A

to calculate the expenditure

287
Q

Il est arrogant comme pas un

A

He’s as arrogant as they come

288
Q

Il a dû attraper une saloperie

A

He must have caught something

289
Q

The plane landed at Luton

A

L’avion a atterri à Luton

290
Q

Dans un instant

A

In a moment

291
Q

Une tache de sang

A

A bloodstain

292
Q

En décalage avec

A

Out of step with

293
Q

tenir les comptes

A

to do the accounts

294
Q

Elle est très chochotte

A

She makes a great fuss about things

295
Q

En veille

A

In ‘sleep mode’

296
Q

il m’a lancé un regard appuyé

A

he looked at me intently

297
Q

Une radiologue

A

A radiologist

298
Q

Son enthousiasme reste intact

A

He’s still as enthusiastic as ever

299
Q

Il est malin comme un singe

A

He’s a crafty old devil

300
Q

Avoir du courage

A

To be courageous

301
Q

Se baigner

A

To go swimming

302
Q

Griffonner

A

To scribble

303
Q

faire aboutir des négociations

A

to bring negotiations to a successful conclusion

304
Q

s’abîmer les yeux

A

To strain one’s eyes

305
Q

Parvenir à ses fins

A

To achieve one’s ends

306
Q

I live at number 26 rue Pasteur

A

J’habite au 26 de la rue Pasteur

307
Q

Un cercueil

A

Coffin, casket

308
Q

un dédale

A

a maze

309
Q

Une armoire de toilette

A

A bathroom cabinet

310
Q

Il est très attiré par elle

A

He finds her very attractive

311
Q

Il pleut des cordes/ des hallebardes

A

It’s raining cats and dogs

312
Q

déceler

A

To detect, indicate

313
Q

je ne peux que vous féliciter

A

I can only congratulate you

314
Q

Alors que

A

When (adverb)

315
Q

effondré(e) (de)

A

shattered (by)

316
Q

Accorder

A

To award

317
Q

Un compte chèque postal

A

A post office account

318
Q

Avoir mal aux reins

A

To have backache (in the lower back)

319
Q

à la veille de

A

On the eve of

320
Q

Retirer quelque chose de dessous la table

A

To get something from under the table

321
Q

Voyager léger

A

To travel light

322
Q

Instead

A

Plutôt

323
Q

Mettez votre valise dessous

A

Put your suitcase underneath

324
Q

C’est la faute à pas de chance

A

It’s just bad luck

325
Q

Dessous

A

Underneath

326
Q

To beg for

A

Quémander

327
Q

dépouiller un scrutin

A

to count the votes

328
Q

sur le compte de

A

(= à propos de) about

329
Q

Un coffre-fort

A

A safe

330
Q

To be at school

A

être à l’école

331
Q

Méfiez-vous des contrefaçons

A

Beware of imitations

332
Q

D’ailleurs

A

Besides

333
Q

La viande hachée

A

mince (Brit), ground meat (US)

334
Q

Le dos crawlé

A

Backstroke

335
Q

C’est annulé

A

It’s cancelled

336
Q

Une date limite de fraîcheur/ de conservation

A

Best-before date

337
Q

Le chat fait le gros dos

A

The cat is arching its back

338
Q

Le cabinet

A

surgery, office

339
Q

elle accouchera en octobre

A

her baby is due in October

340
Q

Poetry in the 19th century

A

La poésie au 19e siècle

341
Q

à quelle date cela s’est-il produit?

A

On what date did that happen?

342
Q

Ne fais pas le malin

A

Don’t try to show off

343
Q

Doser ses efforts

A

To pace os

344
Q

à la une, à la deux, à la trois

A

With a one and a two and a three!

345
Q

Ça ne m’a pas effleuré

A

It didn’t cross my mind

346
Q

S’attirer des critiques

A

To attract criticism

347
Q

Les reins

A

Small of the back

348
Q

crispé

A

Tense

349
Q

Se vautrer dans un fauteuil

A

To slouch in an armchair

350
Q

son compte est bon

A

his number’s up

351
Q

il était complètement effondré

A

he was in a terrible state

352
Q

les négociations n’ont abouti à rien

A

the negotiations have come to nothing

353
Q

À l’instant où je vous parle

A

As I speak

354
Q

Il se bourre de saloperies avant le repas

A

He stuffs himself with junk food before meals

355
Q

à l’aube de

A

At the dawn of

356
Q

Demeurer

A

To live (taking avoir) To remain (taking être)

357
Q

La veille de Noël

A

Christmas Eve

358
Q

Une robe décolletée dans le dos

A

Low-backed dress

359
Q

Affectif, -ive

A

Emotional

360
Q

C’est affolant!

A

It’s alarming!

361
Q

Séduire

A

To seduce

362
Q

Le grenier est plein de saloperies

A

The attic is full of junk

363
Q

Un an ou deux

A

A year or two

364
Q

Il n’en reste qu’une

A

There’s only one left

365
Q

à l’instant précis où

A

just as

366
Q

Luire

A

To shine

367
Q

tenir compte de qn/qch

A

to take sb/sth into account

368
Q

Démentir

A

To deny

369
Q

Tendre l’autre joue

A

To turn the other cheek

370
Q

Un arc-en-ciel

A

Rainbow

371
Q

Un compte chèques, compte courant

A

A current account

372
Q

Je l’ai vu à l’instant

A

I’ve just this minute seen him

373
Q

Les saloperies

A

Dirty remarks

374
Q

Joue contre joue

A

Cheek to cheek

375
Q

adéquat(e)

A

Approriate

376
Q

se révéler cruel/ambitieux

A

to show o.s. to be cruel/ambitious

377
Q

To come into the lounge

A

Entrer au salon

378
Q

Reculé(e)

A

Remote (distance)

379
Q

Pas un seul

A

Not one

380
Q

c’est l’homme de confiance du ministre

A

he’s the minister’s right-hand man

381
Q

Méconnaître

A

To misread

382
Q

Demeurer fidèle

A

To remain faithful

383
Q

Le cavalier ne faisait qu’un avec son cheval

A

Horse and rider were as one

384
Q

Léger comme une plume

A

As light as a feather

385
Q

Un compte à rebours

A

A countdown

386
Q

rendre compte de qch à qn

A

to give sb an account of sth

387
Q

Les aléas de l’existence

A

The vagaries of life

388
Q

Une faute d’impression

A

A misprint

389
Q

To live in Canada

A

Habiter au Canada

390
Q

Un compte sur livret

A

A deposit account

391
Q

On me l’apprend à l’instant

A

I’ve just heard about it

392
Q

accoucher qn

A

to deliver sb’s baby​

393
Q

ébahi(e)

A

dumbfounded

394
Q

La viande froide

A

cold meat

395
Q

To go to Lille

A

Aller à Lille

396
Q

reprendre ses esprits

A

To control one’s thoughts

397
Q

mettre qch sur le compte de qch

A

to put sth down to sth

398
Q

il a son compte

A

he’s had it he’s had more than he can handle

399
Q

Faire une saloperie à quelqu’un

A

To play a dirty trick on someone

400
Q

tout compte fait

A

all things considered

401
Q

Vous pouvez constater par vous-même

A

You can see for yourself

402
Q

Un compte utilisateur

A

A user account

403
Q

Tu t’es fait une tache

A

You’ve got a mark on your shirt, etc.

404
Q

Dire des saloperies

A

To talk dirty

405
Q

Par sa faute

A

Because of him

406
Q

En deux mille un

A

In 2001

407
Q

Une tache de rousseur

A

A freckle

408
Q

à date fixe

A

On a fixed date

409
Q

mettez-le sur mon compte

A

put it on my bill

410
Q

la pâte (à tarte)

A

pastry

411
Q

je n’ai récolté que des ennuis

A

all I got was a lot of trouble

412
Q

agoniser

A

To be dying

413
Q

un vent dingue

A

a hell of a wind

414
Q

La faute grave/ profesionnelle

A

Professional misconduct

415
Q

Un sous-officier

A

A non-commissioned officer

416
Q

Profiter à quelqu’un

A

To be of benefit to somebody

417
Q

Je me méfie de lui

A

I don’t trust him

418
Q

Parvenir à faire quelque chose

A

To manage to do something

419
Q

Il m’en a raconté une drôle sur le directeur

A

He told me a really funny one about the manager

420
Q

Frêle

A

Weak

421
Q

tu verrais les prix, c’est dingue!

A

you should see the prices, they’re crazy!

422
Q

D’un instant à l’autre

A

Any minute now

423
Q

Grincer des dents

A

To grind one’s teeth

424
Q

Le jardin est envahi par les herbes

A

The garden is overrun with weeds

425
Q

faire le tri de

A

To sort out

426
Q

travailler à son compte

A

to be self-employed

427
Q

Une date butoir

A

Deadline

428
Q

La victime baignait dans son sang

A

The victim was lying in a pool of blood

429
Q

Avoir mal à la tête

A

To have a headache

430
Q

C’est malin!

A

Oh, very clever!

431
Q

Vénérer

A

To venerate

432
Q

On lui a pourtant dit de faire attention

A

We did tell him to be careful

433
Q

Faute de temps

A

For lack of time

434
Q

Compter de un à cent

A

To count from one to a hundred

435
Q

Lettre en date du 23 mai

A

Letter dated 23 May

436
Q

Un nuit de veille

A

A sleepless night

437
Q

Cocasse

A

Funny

438
Q

Une urbaniste

A

A town planner

439
Q

De tous les instants

A

Constant

440
Q

Ergoter (sur)

A

To quibble (about)

441
Q

Enduire

A

To coat

442
Q

il a rendu un hommage appuyé à son collègue

A

he paid a glowing tribute to his colleague

443
Q

tu as pu lui téléphoner ?

A

did you manage to phone him?

444
Q

Mettre en joue

A

To take aim at

445
Q

Je me faisais une joie d’aller

A

I was delighted to go

446
Q

dans un tel état de délabrement que …

A

in such a poor state that …

447
Q

il y a trouvé son compte

A

he did well out of it

448
Q

Une tache d’encre

A

An ink stain/ blot

449
Q

En herbe

A

Budding

450
Q

La foule envahit la place

A

The crowd swept into the square

451
Q

To come from

A

Être issu de

452
Q

How does the stem change for verbs such as apercevoir (to notice) concevoir (to conceive) and décevoir (to disappoint)?

A

They are shorter, eg: Il aperçoit Il déçoit Elle reçoit

453
Q

Busy

A

Passager, -ère

454
Q

Baigner

A

To bath, to bathe

455
Q

demander des comptes à qn

A

to ask sb for an explanation

456
Q

S’écarter du droit chemin

A

To wander from the straight and narrow

457
Q

En un instant

A

In no time at all

458
Q

Dementia

A

La démence

459
Q

Tenir quelqu’un en joue

A

To keep one’s gun trained on somebody.

460
Q

Manger léger

A

To avoid fatty foods

461
Q

des sensations nouvelles se révélaient à lui

A

he was becoming aware of new feelings

462
Q

Faute!

A

Foul!

463
Q

Changer

A

To change

464
Q

That’s all

A

C’est tout

465
Q

Les chaussures (f)

A

Shoes

466
Q

La culotte

A

Knickers

467
Q

En cuir

A

(Made of) leather

468
Q

En laine

A

(Made of) wool

469
Q

La jupe

A

Skirt

470
Q

Le maillot de bain

A

Bathing suit

471
Q

Le pull

A

Jumper

472
Q

Le short

A

Shorts

473
Q

Télécharger

A

To download

474
Q

Le téléphone avec forfait

A

(Phone) contract

475
Q

Ils perdent le chien

A

They (m) lose the dog

476
Q

Decline the present tense of ‘boire’ (to drink)

A

Je bois Tu bois Il/ elle boit Nous buvons Vous buvez Ils/ elles boivent

477
Q

Decline the present tense of ‘mettre’ (to put).

A

Je mets Tu mets Il/ elle met Nous mettons Vous mettez Ils/ elles mettent

478
Q

I believe you (s) are right.

A

Je crois que tu as raison.

479
Q

They (m) have just bought the house.

A

Ils viennent d’acheter la maison.

480
Q

To serve notice of

A

Signifier

481
Q

To cause

A

Causer

482
Q

Une tache de graisse

A

A grease stain

483
Q

Cuisine légère

A

Low fat cooking

484
Q

Frôler la catastrophe.

A

To come within a hair’s breadth of a catastrophe.

485
Q

Avoir la chance de

A

To be lucky/ fortunate (enough) to

486
Q

Avoir le courage de

A

To have the courage of

487
Q

Prendre un malin plaisir à faire quelque chose

A

To take malicious pleasure in doing something

488
Q

Il n’est pas bien malin

A

He isn’t very bright

489
Q

Hors-piste

A

Off piste

490
Q

Un moment de gêne

A

A moment of embarrassment

491
Q

“Nous vous prions de bien vouloir excuser la gêne occasionnée”

A

“We apologise to customers for any inconvenience caused”

492
Q

Faute d’argent

A

For want of money

493
Q

à qui la faute?

A

Whose fault is it?

494
Q

Commettre une faute

A

To make a mistake

495
Q

s’abîmer

A

To get damaged

496
Q

Tout danger est maintenant écarté

A

The danger’s passed now

497
Q

dépouiller qn/qch de

A

to strip sb/sth of

498
Q

Avoir peur (de)

A

To be afraid (of)

499
Q

Il est parti d’un pas léger

A

He walked away with a spring in his step

500
Q

Remuer le fer dans la plaie

A

To rub salt in the wound