Vocab Deck H Flashcards

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1
Q

To integrate

A

Intégrer

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il fait ce qu’il peut

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he does what he can

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3
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se faire faire un bilan de santé

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to have a checkup

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4
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prononcer ses vœux

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to take one’s vows

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5
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Porté sur

A

Focused on

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déguerpir

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To clear off

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7
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nul n’est censé ignorer la loi

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ignorance of the law is no excuse

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quel a été le bilan de ces négociations ?

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what was the end result of the negotiations?

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Abdiquer

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To abdicate

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10
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c’est l’homme à abattre

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he’s the one that needs to be got rid of

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5 ôté de 8 égale 3

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5 from 8 equals 3

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12
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Quatre-vingtS

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80

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13
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Se méprendre

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To be mistaken

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14
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Respite

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Le répit

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15
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au visage joufflu

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chubby-faced

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16
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Démesurément

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Inordinately

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17
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Confondre

A

To mix up

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18
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fidéliser un public

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to build up a loyal audience

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19
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bilan provisoire : 300 blessés

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so far, 300 people are known to have been injured

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20
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Referee

A

L’arbitre (m)

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21
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Deux mille

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2000

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22
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on n’y peut rien

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nothing can be done about it

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23
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Il y a plus de cinquante-six millions DE gens en France (Million and milliard take DE when followed by a noun).

A

There are over 56 million people in France

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24
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faire un vœu

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to make a wish

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25
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Les charges (f) aux entreprises

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Burdens on business

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26
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Tout simplement

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Simply

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27
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L’appartenance (f) (à)

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membership (of)

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28
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Un accident routier

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Road accident

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29
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ne décroche pas !

A

don’t answer it!

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30
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Remis en cause

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Called into question

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31
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Neuf cents

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900

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32
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Un vergule cinq million de personnes

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1,5 million people

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33
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six jours de cellule

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six days in the cells

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34
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Un million

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1,000,000

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35
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Conjointement

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Jointly

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36
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cri de frayeur

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cry of fear

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37
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amitiés, Marie

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kind regards, Marie

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38
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Une gifle

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A slap in the face

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39
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Strong (as in accent)

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Prononcé(e)

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40
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Restreindre

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To limit

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41
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Remettre en cause

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To call into question

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42
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L’écart de taux

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Interest rate

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43
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Un gros rocher

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A big rock

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44
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À l’inverse

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Conversely

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45
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Bumblebee

A

Le bourdon

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46
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Mille neuf cent dix-sept

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1917 (year)

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47
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comme l’a rappelé fort justement Paul

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as Paul has quite rightly pointed out

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48
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To embed

A

Intégrer

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49
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To have authority to do sth

A

Avoir pouvoir de faire qch

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50
Q

Bell

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Le bourdon

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51
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To have the right to do sth

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Avoir pouvoir de faire qch

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52
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faire des gammes

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to practise scales

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53
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Alambiqué

A

Convoluted

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54
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To fade

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Déteindre

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55
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quand on arrive à 50 ans on fait le bilan

A

when you reach 50 you take stock of your life

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56
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Sentir mal à l’aise

A

To feel uncomfortable

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57
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Rectificative

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Corrective

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58
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Un bilan de compétences

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A skills assessment

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59
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éviter de justesse d’être frappé(e)

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To narrowly avoid being hit

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60
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justement, j’allais le dire

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yes, that’s what I was going to say

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61
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tu n’étais pas obligé d’accepter — si, justement !

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you didn’t have to agree — that’s the problem, I did have to!

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62
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Le champ de vision

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Field of vision

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63
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Fendre

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To chop

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64
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Cinq cent vingt mille personnes

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520,000 people

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65
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Silt

A

La vase

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66
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Cela fait quand même

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For a long time

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67
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quand j’ai décroché

A

when I answered

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68
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il a fait tout ce qu’il a pu

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he did all he could

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69
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pendant le tournage

A

while the film was being made

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70
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Recruter

A

To recruit

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71
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Against

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À l’encontre de

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72
Q

Trust

A

La confiance

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73
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Mille un

A

1001

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74
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psychique

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psychological

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75
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Un moine

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A monk

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76
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haut de gamme

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upmarket

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77
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hanter

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to haunt

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78
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désarçonner

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To throw (as a horse would throw a rider)

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79
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à la hausse

A

Upward

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80
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Six milliards de dollars

A

6 billion dollars

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81
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saisi d’effroi

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terror-stricken

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82
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L’ amitié (f)

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friendship

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83
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Un jeu vidéo

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A video game

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84
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il a été on ne peut plus aimable

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he couldn’t have been kinder

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85
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un coup déloyal

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a foul

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86
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Faire équipe avec

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To team up with

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87
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Dans le fond

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Basically

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88
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la réunion est reportée à demain/d’une semaine

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the meeting has been postponed until tomorrow/for a week

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89
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il a deux livres en chantier

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he’s working on two books

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90
Q

conforter

A

To back up (an idea)

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91
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je suis confus(e) !

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I’m so sorry!

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92
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Ça m’énerve

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It gets on my nerves

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93
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sitôt couchée, elle s’endormit

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as soon as she was in bed she fell asleep

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94
Q

Interpeller

A

To (cause) concern

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95
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affectif, -ive

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emotional

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96
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Quatre-vingt-deux

A

82

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97
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Abreuver

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To water

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98
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Par conséquent

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Consequently

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99
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Trois cents

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300

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100
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à la main

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By hand

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101
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Elle paraît charmante

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She looks charming

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102
Q

Le fric

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money

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103
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Un bouclier protecteur

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Face shield

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104
Q

inondé de soleil

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bathed in sunshine

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105
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«chantier interdit au public»

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“no entry”

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106
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Un fondateur

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A founder

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107
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Les frondeurs

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Rebels

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108
Q

On constatera que

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It can be seen that

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109
Q

Quarante-sept millions de dollars

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47 million dollars

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110
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Relancer

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To relaunch, revive

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111
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Une expression familière

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A colloquialism

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112
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Un escalier mécanique/ roulant

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An escalator

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113
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To rave

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Divaguer

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114
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Mille neuf cent quatorze

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1914 (year)

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115
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faire le bilan d’une situation

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to take stock of a situation

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116
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Quatre mille sept cent soixante

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4760

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117
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Misfortune

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La malchance

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118
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il a été on ne peut plus clair

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he couldn’t have made it clearer

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119
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il n’en sortira pas grand-chose de bon

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not much good will come of this

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120
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reporter son affection/son vote sur

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to transfer one’s affection/one’s vote to

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121
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Souscrire

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To sign

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122
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tu t’amènes ?

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get a move on!

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123
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Un caleçon de bain

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swimming trunks

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124
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L’actionnaire majoritaire

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The majority shareholder

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125
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fidéliser sa clientèle

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to build up customer loyalty

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126
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Visé(e)

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Targeted

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127
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roublard(e)

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Crafty

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128
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Échapper à

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To elude

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129
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Le garçon d’honneur

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The best man

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130
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Un vœu pieux

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A pious hope

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131
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faire barrage à

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to stand in the way of

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132
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La vie amoureuse

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Love life

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133
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il ne reviendra pas de sitôt

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he won’t be back for quite a while

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134
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Assis(e) dans l’escalier

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Sitting on the stairs

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135
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Tenir de grands conciliabules

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To have great consultations

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136
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Faith (not la foi)

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La confiance

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137
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Un accident ferroviaire

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A railway accident

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138
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que puis-je pour vous ?

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what can I do for you?

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139
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Une mallette de voyage

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An overnight case

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140
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Astreindre

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To force

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141
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Un adjoint de

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Deputy/ assistant of

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142
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Prosaïque

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Mundane

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143
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Duress

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La contrainte

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144
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pas grand-chose

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not much

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Courir au désastre

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To be heading for disaster

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146
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le nouveau visage du parti

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the new face of the party

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147
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Celle de la demande

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those in favour

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148
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Se pincer

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To pinch oneself

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149
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je ne peux rien faire pour vous

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I can’t do anything for you

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150
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épancher

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to pour forth​

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151
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Un raz de marée

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A tidal wave

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152
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Un délai

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A delay

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153
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Proscrire

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To ban

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154
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Une revendication

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A claim

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155
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Soixante-dix pour cent

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70 per cent

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156
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Autrement dit

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To put it another way, that is

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157
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Par peur

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Out of fear

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158
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Dans le détail

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In detail

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159
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L’espace public

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Public space/ area

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160
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Une épargne

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A saving

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161
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se décrocher

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To fall down

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162
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Deux millions cent vingt mille

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2,120,000

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163
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L’ effroi (m)

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Terror

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164
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Deux mille trois cent trente et un

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2331

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165
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La prodigalité

A

Profligacy

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166
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Cent un

A

101

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167
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Tels montants (m)

A

Such amounts, figures

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168
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Le/ la kiné, kinési

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Physio

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169
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Servir de caution

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To suggest caution

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170
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Pour memoire

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For the record

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171
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Deux cent un

A

201

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172
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Plaffonant le montant

A

Capping the amount

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173
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Une cellule

A

A cell

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174
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meilleurs vœux (sur une carte)

A

“Season’s Greetings”

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175
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Un barrage de retenue

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A flood barrier

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176
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Voir ci-dessous

A

See below

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177
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Le tunnel sous La Manche

A

The Channel Tunnel

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178
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Étendre

A

To spread

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179
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Cinquante-trois millions de dollars

A

53 million dollars

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180
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To be more specific about

A

Préciser

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181
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Une cellule de crise

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An emergency committee

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182
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débusquer

A

To drive out

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183
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amener qn à faire qch

A

to lead sb to do sth; to get sb to do sth

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184
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L’élève brouillon

A

The careless pupil

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185
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Le durcissement des mouvements de grève

A

The stepping up of strike action

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186
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abattre son jeu ou ses cartes

A

to lay one’s cards on the table​

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187
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le vrai visage de

A

… the true face of …

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188
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Les labos de recherche

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Research labs

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189
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Le désaveu

A

rejection

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190
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approfondi(e)

A

thorough, in-depth

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191
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leur sentiment d’appartenance à cette nation

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their sense of belonging to the nation

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192
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sa réponse m’a désarçonné

A

I was completely thrown by his reply

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193
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En ce moment même

A

Right now, today

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194
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tous nos vœux de prompt rétablissement

A

our best wishes for a speedy recovery

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195
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S’endetter

A

To go into debt

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196
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Inférieur à la moyenne

A

Below average

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197
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Neuf mille personnes

A

9000 people

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198
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Un almandier

A

An almond tree

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199
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il pourrait s’agir d’un assassinat

A

it might be murder​

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200
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L’acharnement thérapeutique

A

prolongation of life by medical means (when a patient would otherwise die)

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201
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mettre un projet en chantier

A

to undertake a project

202
Q

je suis censé travailler

A

I’m supposed to be working

203
Q

Pronounced

A

Prononcé(e)

204
Q

Cela n’a rien de drôle!

A

There’s nothing funny about it!

205
Q

le bilan du gouvernement

A

the government’s track record

206
Q

Vertigineux

A

Vertiginous

207
Q

La vieille gauche

A

‘The old left’

208
Q

ça tombe à pic

A

It comes just at the right time

209
Q

établir un barrage

A

to set up a roadblock

210
Q

Cent quarante écoles

A

140 schools

211
Q

Un rappel

A

A reminder

212
Q

Le tournage

A

shooting (in the sense of a film)

213
Q

Aller venir s’insérer

A

To fit

214
Q

la sueur/le sang inondait son visage

A

the sweat/blood was pouring down his face

215
Q

il n’y a pas grand-chose à dire

A

there’s not a lot to say

216
Q

Preuve s’il en est

A

Proof, if it were needed,

217
Q

se faire avorter

A

To have an abortion

218
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Mille

A

1000

219
Q

à la fonte des neiges

A

when the snow melts

220
Q

Weird

A

Tordu(e)

221
Q

Un(e) roublard(e)

A

A crafty devil

222
Q

Une forte hausse

A

A large increase

223
Q

Le rôle primordial

A

The lead role

224
Q

Une cellule de réflexion

A

A think tank

225
Q

Mettre en valeur

A

To highlight

226
Q

Un complot

A

A plot (in the sense of a conspiracy).

227
Q

sitôt dit, sitôt fait

A

no sooner said than done

228
Q

Provenir

A

To come from

229
Q

La dépense publique

A

Public spending

230
Q

Aromatisé(e)

A

Flavoured

231
Q

la joie inonda son cœur

A

he was overcome with joy

232
Q

concurrence déloyale

A

unfair competition

233
Q

Cent quinze millions de dollars

A

115 million dollars

234
Q

Naviguer

A

To cruise through

235
Q

pousser un soupir de soulagement

A

to heave a sigh of relief

236
Q

montrer son vrai visage

A

to show one’s true colours

237
Q

Ils ne veulent même pas y penser

A

They will not (even) consider

238
Q

s’efforcer de faire qch

A

to try hard to do sth

239
Q

bredouille

A

Empty-handed

240
Q

avec acharnement

A

furiously, staunchly

241
Q

c’est ce qui m’a amené à cette conclusion

A

this is what led me to that conclusion

242
Q

Dix mille

A

10,000

243
Q

brouillon(ne)

A

messy

244
Q

Dix mille deux cent quatre-vingts

A

10,280

245
Q

Conséquent(e)

A

Sizeable

246
Q

Une cellule familiale

A

A family unit

247
Q

justement puni

A

justly punished

248
Q

Un briquet

A

A cigarette lighter

249
Q

Les bribes (f) de conversation

A

snatches of conversation

250
Q

Un milliard

A

1,000,000,000

251
Q

Le principe

A

Principle

252
Q

Sludge

A

La vase

253
Q

Tant d’inconscience

A

So much thoughtlessness

254
Q

foudroyer qn du regard

A

to glare at sb

255
Q

les vols réguliers sur l’axe Paris-Marseille

A

the regular flights on the Paris-Marseilles route

256
Q

faire (le) vœu de faire qch

A

to vow to do sth

257
Q

bas de gamme

A

downmarket

258
Q

augmenter les prix de 10 %

A

to increase prices by 10%

259
Q

Dix mille trois cent soixante-douze

A

10,372

260
Q

La mansuétude

A

Benevolence, kindness, meekness

261
Q

Mille huit cents

A

1800

262
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amener la conversation sur un sujet

A

to bring the conversation round to a subject

263
Q

Percevoir

A

To perceive

264
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Rest

A

Le répit

265
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et puis

A

and besides

266
Q

To prejudice

A

Nuire

267
Q

Au détriment de

A

To the detriment of

268
Q

Une fois par an

A

Once a year

269
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confus(e)

A

Confused, embarassed

270
Q

Boitiller

A

To limp slightly, to have a slight limp

271
Q

ne te laisse pas abattre

A

don’t let things get you down

272
Q

[] n’étant pas au rendez-vous

A

The absence of []

273
Q

Arriver à tenir

A

To maintain

274
Q

Portant la mention ‘confidentiel’

A

Labelled confidential

275
Q

se prendre d’amitié pour qn

A

to befriend sb

276
Q

Je ne suis pas douillet

A

I can take it

277
Q

Cosy

A

Douillet, -ette

278
Q

L’Insee

A

INSEE, the French National Statistics Office

279
Q

désolé, mais je n’y peux rien

A

I’m sorry, but there’s nothing I can do about it

280
Q

est-ce qu’on peut quelque chose pour lui ?

A

is there anything we can do for him?

281
Q

Nulles

A

Zero

282
Q

rendre le dernier soupir

A

to breathe one’s last

283
Q

Quatre vingt cinq pour cent

A

85%

284
Q

il a du fric

A

he’s loaded

285
Q

quarante et un millions de dollars

A

41 million dollars

286
Q

Ça tombe à pic

A

That comes in handy

287
Q

Subite

A

Sudden

288
Q

les vœux télévisés du président de la République (au jour de l’an)

A

the President of the Republic’s televised New Year speech

289
Q

décrocher le gros lot

A

to hit the jackpot​

290
Q

À ce rythme-là

A

At this rate

291
Q

Se tenir

A

To take place

292
Q

les grands axes routiers

A

the main roads

293
Q

Le caleçon

A

boxer shorts, leggings​ NB: trois caleçons = three PAIRS OF boxer shorts

294
Q

il ne recommencera pas de sitôt !

A

he won’t be doing that again for a while!

295
Q

Tutoyer

A

To address someone on familiar terms

296
Q

avoir l’esprit brouillon

A

to be muddle-headed​

297
Q

Être inculpé(e) de

A

To be charged with

298
Q

Saupoudrer

A

To sprinkle

299
Q

Une maison hantée

A

A haunted house

300
Q

Une frayeur

A

A fright

301
Q

Sinon

A

Otherwise

302
Q

Un sommet

A

Summit

303
Q

Imbattable

A

Unbeatable

304
Q

Abasourdi(e)

A

Dazed

305
Q

La plaisanterie a assez duré!

A

Enough fooling around!

306
Q

puisse-t-il guérir rapidement !

A

let’s hope he makes a speedy recovery!

307
Q

Le berceau

A

Birthplace

308
Q

Dix mille foyers

A

10,000 households

309
Q

flanquer une gifle à qn

A

to give sb a slap in the face

310
Q

amène-toi !

A

Get over here!

311
Q

l’équipe de tournage

A

the film crew

312
Q

Patronal

A

Employer’s (adjective)

313
Q

sitôt après la guerre

A

immediately after the war

314
Q

s’accoutumer à qch

A

to get used to sth

315
Q

La faillité

A

Bankruptcy

316
Q

Différer

A

To postpone

317
Q

Trois mille trois cent cinquante-six rockets

A

3356 rockets

318
Q

Il encourt

A

He faces

319
Q

To lobby

A

Faire pression (sur)

320
Q

Il semble épuisé

A

He seems exhausted

321
Q

abattre du travail

A

to get through a lot of work

322
Q

cette question hante les esprits

A

this question is preying on people’s minds

323
Q

avec ou sans glaçon ?

A

with or without ice?

324
Q

Une cellule photoélectrique

A

A photoelectric cell

325
Q

s’épancher (auprès de)

A

to open one’s heart (to)

326
Q

Trois cent deux

A

302

327
Q

Fugace

A

Fleeting

328
Q

Il ne pourra avoir que

A

He will definitely have

329
Q

Bad luck

A

La malchance

330
Q

Ça me rappelle

A

It reminds me

331
Q

en fonte

A

cast-iron

332
Q

il n’en peut plus d’attendre

A

he’s fed up with waiting

333
Q

Il a une revanche à prendre

A

He has a score to settle, he wants payback.

334
Q

Un polytechnicien

A

A student of the Ecole Polytechnique

335
Q

Un billet d’entrée

A

An entrance ticket

336
Q

Se déplacer (sur)

A

To move around (on)

337
Q

Guindé

A

Stiff

338
Q

Un blocage de..

A

A freezing of..

339
Q

il pourrait pleuvoir

A

it might rain

340
Q

être en tournage en Italie

A

to be filming in Italy

341
Q

Elle était débordante de vie

A

She was bursting with vitality

342
Q

La politique de l’offre

A

Supply-side policy

343
Q

Un désastre

A

A disaster

344
Q

To ramble

A

Divaguer

345
Q

inondé de larmes

A

streaming with tears

346
Q

Un godillot (perjorative)

A

A politician who tows the party line without question

347
Q

Un vœu (pl vœux)

A

A vow, wish

348
Q

Un escalier de secours

A

A fire escape

349
Q

se remettre de ses frayeurs

A

to recover from one’s fright

350
Q

Un brouillon

A

A rough draft

351
Q

Calibré

A

Calibrated

352
Q

faire vœu de pauvreté

A

to take a vow of poverty

353
Q

Joindre les deux bouts

A

To make ends meet

354
Q

cela ne vaut pas grand-chose

A

it’s not worth much

355
Q

il percute vite

A

He catches on fast

356
Q

Relentlessly

A

Sans répit

357
Q

L’harcèlement (m)

A

Harrassment

358
Q

être censé(e) faire qch

A

to be supposed to do sth

359
Q

A full stop, eg 1.000 = a thousand

A

With numbers after 1000, we use a comma in English but the French use…?

360
Q

s’amener

A

To come along

361
Q

Se mettre à fleurir

A

To start to flower

362
Q

Un buffet

A

A sideboard, buffet

363
Q

Fondé à l’époque []

A

Founded in the [] era

364
Q

Juguler

A

To curb, stamp out

365
Q

To harm

A

Nuire

366
Q

Atermoyer

A

To procrastinate

367
Q

justement fier

A

justifiably proud

368
Q

Un relevé

A

Statement

369
Q

un manga japonais

A

Japanese animation

370
Q

To win (not gagner)

A

Remporter

371
Q

agir à visage découvert

A

to act openly

372
Q

Une peinture

A

A painting

373
Q

La nouveauté

A

Novelty

374
Q

Morfondre

A

To mope

375
Q

Se redresser

A

To stand up, straighten, sit up straight

376
Q

Inutilement

A

Unnecessarily

377
Q

Deux cents

A

200

378
Q

Altéré(e)

A

Altered

379
Q

Le reportage d’actualité

A

Breaking news coverage

380
Q

En l’état actuel des choses

A

As things stand,

381
Q

Ce qui n’est pas du tout le but visé

A

Which defeats the whole purpose

382
Q

Soft (person)

A

Douillet, -ette

383
Q

davantage que

A

More than

384
Q

accoutumer qn à qch/à faire qch

A

to get sb used to sth/to doing sth​

385
Q

Décupler

A

To increase tenfold

386
Q

et puis quoi encore ?

A

whatever next?

387
Q

Le jury

A

The panel

388
Q

Avoir/ faire un blocage

A

To have a mental block

389
Q

La déprime

A

Depression

390
Q

ceci me conforte dans mon analyse

A

this backs up my analysis

391
Q

Contrary to

A

À l’encontre de

392
Q

ils passent leur temps à revendiquer

A

they’re forever making demands

393
Q

Un créancier

A

Creditor

394
Q

To lean on

A

Faire pression (sur)

395
Q

En haut lieu

A

In high places

396
Q

Être orphelin de père

A

To have lost one’s father

397
Q

Passionnante

A

Fascinating

398
Q

Arbitrator

A

L’arbitre (m)

399
Q

Un vœu de chasteté

A

A vow of chastity

400
Q

La fonte

A

melting

401
Q

je suis amené à croire que …

A

I am led to believe that …

402
Q

Bienveillant(e)

A

Kindly

403
Q

Les bribes (f) de nourriture

A

scraps of food

404
Q

Un sapin de Noel

A

A Christmas tree

405
Q

Digne de foi

A

Authoritative

406
Q

Posé(e)

A

Level-headed

407
Q

amène-la à la maison

A

bring her home

408
Q

elle vous fait ses amitiés

A

she sends her best wishes

409
Q

l’attentat n’a pas été revendiqué

A

no one has claimed responsibility for the attack

410
Q

Deux millions

A

2,000,000

411
Q

Orphelin(e)

A

Orphaned

412
Q

Un buffet de cuisine

A

A dresser

413
Q

augmenter de volume

A

to increase in volume

414
Q

Les agissements (m)

A

Actions

415
Q

Pendant que le bateau coule

A

While the ship is sinking

416
Q

D’un ton posé mais ferme

A

Calmly but firmly

417
Q

Soixante douze heures

A

72 hours

418
Q

S’éprendre

A

To fall in love with

419
Q

Disconvenir

A

To disagree

420
Q

Geindre

A

To moan/ groan

421
Q

reportez-vous à la page 5

A

see page 5

422
Q

Dépeindre

A

To depict

423
Q

d’après un premier bilan

A

according to the first reports coming in

424
Q

reportez-vous (par l’esprit) aux années 50

A

cast your mind back to the fifties

425
Q

gommé

A

gummed

426
Q

à l’époque

A

Back then

427
Q

Un hôte

A

Guest

428
Q

Une cellule souche

A

A stem cell

429
Q

la dernière création

A

The latest creation

430
Q

Une arrière-pensée

A

An ulterior motive or reservation

431
Q

Un milliard cent quinze

A

1,000,000,115

432
Q

Les charges de la dette

A

Financial charges

433
Q

Il ne sera pas donné

A

It won’t be cheap

434
Q

Apercevoir

A

To catch a glimpse of

435
Q

Sous-entendre

A

To imply

436
Q

Admettre

A

To admit

437
Q

Continuously

A

Sans répit

438
Q

à la maison nous sommes en chantier

A

we’ve got work going on in the house

439
Q

Le caleçon long, les caleçons longs

A

Long johns

440
Q

En séance

A

In session

441
Q

il peut pleuvoir

A

it may rain

442
Q

puissiez-vous dire vrai !

A

let’s hope you’re right!​

443
Q

Que vient-il faire?

A

What is he doing?

444
Q

Pertinent

A

Insightful

445
Q

et puis ensuite [ou après]

A

and then

446
Q

Émettre

A

To emit

447
Q

Jouer les caïds/ au caïd

A

To swagger about

448
Q

Houleux, houleuse

A

Stormy, boisterous

449
Q

Redouter

A

To dread

450
Q

L’acharnement (m)

A

fierceness, determination

451
Q

Bent

A

Tordu(e)

452
Q

Mon livre préféré

A

My favourite book

453
Q

Un chantier naval

A

A shipyard

454
Q

Un(e) prévenu(e)

A

A defendant

455
Q

Une remontée

A

Rebound

456
Q

Une banquette

A

A bench seat

457
Q

Un sèche-linge

A

A dryer

458
Q

D’autant que

A

Insomuch as

459
Q

Un panneau solaire

A

A solar panel

460
Q

augmenter qn (de 500 €)

A

to increase sb’s salary (by 500 euros)​

461
Q

Nourrie aux mamelles de

A

Nourished at the udders of

462
Q

Advenir

A

To happen

463
Q

Le pouvoir d’achat

A

Purchasing power

464
Q

Constraint

A

La contrainte

465
Q

To make clear

A

Préciser

466
Q

Une héritière (de)

A

A heiress (to)

467
Q

Les marchés financiers

A

Financial markets

468
Q

se lier d’amitié avec qn

A

to make friends with sb

469
Q

inonder

A

to flood

470
Q

figé

A

deadpan, expresionless

471
Q

Une méduse

A

A jellyfish

472
Q

Or (conjunction)

A

Yet

473
Q

Un allégement

A

A relief

474
Q

Faire avorter un projet

A

To wreck a plan

475
Q

Par rapport à

A

Compared with

476
Q

pousser un gros soupir

A

to let out a heavy sigh

477
Q

Centaines de milliers

A

Hundreds of thousands

478
Q

on parlait justement de vous

A

we were just talking about you

479
Q

à visage humain

A

with a human face

480
Q

enjoliver

A

To embellish

481
Q

et puis après tout

A

and after all

482
Q

Les conjonctures économiques

A

Economic environments

483
Q

Le chèque de voyage

A

Traveller’s cheque

484
Q

La monnaie

A

Change, currency

485
Q

Le chemisier

A

Blouse

486
Q

Le clavier

A

Keyboard

487
Q

L’écran tactile (m)

A

Touch screen

488
Q

Nous rendons l’argent

A

We give back the money

489
Q

Decline the present tense of ‘prendre’ (to take).

A

Je prends Tu prends Il/ elle prend Nous prenons Vous prenez Ils/ elles prennent

490
Q

We write many letters.

A

Nous écrivons beaucoup de lettres.

491
Q

Je peux l’essayer/ les essayer?

A

Can I try it/ them on?

492
Q

à pic

A

A steep drop

493
Q

La poudre

A

Powder

494
Q

Les soucis d’argent

A

Financial problems

495
Q

Tricher

A

To cheat

496
Q

Tordre

A

To twist

497
Q

éteigner

A

To shut down

498
Q

Faire passer un message

A

To send a message

499
Q

Un chantier de construction

A

A building site

500
Q

En cas de chute

A

In case of a fall