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1
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Inefficient

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Inefficace

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To darken

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Noircir

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Extremely

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Hautement

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“Il faut/ faudra que” takes…

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The subjunctive

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To break (not casser)

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Interrompre

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Each

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Chacun(e)

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Acclaim

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Les applaudissements

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To indicate

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Indiquer

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l’église est sur votre gauche

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the church is on your left

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ses paroles m’ont fait du bien

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what he said made me feel better

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britannique

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British

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That’s a weight off my mind

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Je me sens plus léger

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Blades

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Les ailes (f)

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A lapse

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Un lapsus

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Thereafter

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Par la suite

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en voilà une histoire !

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what a story!

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Simply

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Simplement

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To reorganise

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Remanier

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Tu aimes la France?

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Do you like France?

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Une système de localisation par satellite

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A satellite locating system

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To collide with

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Aborder

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Death toll

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Le bilan

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To peer at

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Lorgner

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24
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Le moins agréable

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The least pleasant

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To trounce

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Battre à plates coutures

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Louer

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To hire

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Unpredictable

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Imprévisible

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However (not cependant)

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Quoi qu’il en soit

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Le roman sur Louis XIV

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novel about Louis XIV

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To watch out for

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Guetter

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A mockery

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Un simulacre

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A nut

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Un boulet

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33
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voilà la fin de l’hiver

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the end of winter is here

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34
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To go over with a fine tooth-comb

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Éplucher

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35
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Readily

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Volontiers

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36
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A barrage

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Un barrage

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37
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Balance

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L’équilibre (m)

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Justly

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Justement

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39
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To mop up

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Éponger

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40
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écossais(e)

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Scottish

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faire la synthèse d’un exposé

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to summarize the major points of a talk

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Weak

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Défaillant(e)

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Rightly

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Justement

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44
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Because

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Car

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45
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To veer off course

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Dévier

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To peel

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Éplucher

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47
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A course

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Un cours

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48
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à mon grand soulagement

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to my great relief

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49
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Se renseigner

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To get information

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50
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il a changé en bien

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he has changed for the better

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51
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Highly

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Hautement

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52
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juger les résultats sur une année

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to assess the results over a year

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53
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Resentment

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L’amertume (f)

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“Il vaut mieux que” takes…

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The subjunctive

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55
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To tackle

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Aborder

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56
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Respectable

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Convenable

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57
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To interrupt

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Interrompre

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58
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Reception

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L’accueil (m)

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59
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To gather

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Rassembler

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60
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To move out of the way

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Se retirer

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61
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Rester

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To stay

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62
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travailler sur écran

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to work on screen

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63
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I feel lighter

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Je me sens plus léger

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64
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le voilà qui se plaint encore

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there he goes, complaining again

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65
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To get over

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Franchir

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66
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To turn

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Dévier

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67
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s’étendre sur 3 km

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to spread over 3km

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68
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c’est pas bien de dire ça

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it’s not nice to say that

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69
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laisse-le, il est bien où il est !

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leave him alone - he’s fine where he is!

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70
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Silly thing

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La bêtise

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71
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To cut short

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Abréger

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72
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Bronzer

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To sunbathe

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73
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A challenge

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Un défi

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74
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To hinge on

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Dépendre de

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75
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Hardening

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Le durcissement

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76
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Slight

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Léger, -ère

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To expose

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Impressionner

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78
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français(e)

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French

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79
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J’habite ici depuis quinze ans

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I have lived here for 15 years

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80
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sur invitation/commande

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by invitation/order

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81
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Goods

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Les marchandises

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82
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Who

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Qui, que

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83
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To alleviate

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Atténuer

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84
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To threaten (not menacer)

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Guetter

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85
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Tiresome

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Pénible

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86
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européen(ne)

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European

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87
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Aller voir

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To visit a person

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88
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et voilà pourquoi je n’ai pas pu le faire

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and that’s why I couldn’t do it

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89
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Prendre des photos

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To take photos

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90
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elle est très bien comme secrétaire

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she’s a very good secretary

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91
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Comment as-tu voyagé en France?

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How did you travel to France?

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92
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Everyone

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Chacun(e)

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93
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voilà mon frère

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this is/ here is my brother

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94
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de synthèse

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synthetic

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95
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To lengthen

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S’allonger

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96
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Resounding

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Sonore

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97
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une chambre qui donne sur la rue

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a room that looks out onto the street

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98
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On

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Sur

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99
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To be at

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Assister à

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100
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To surpass

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Dépasser

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101
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For

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Car

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102
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To assemble

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Rassembler

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103
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Un émerveillement

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A wonder

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104
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Full-bodied

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Corsé

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105
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Staunch

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Acharné(e)

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106
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Underneath

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En dessous

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107
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c’est un type bien

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he’s a good guy

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108
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A briefcase

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Une mallette

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109
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Il faut que j’aille chez ma grand-mère

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I have to go to my grandmother’s

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110
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Bottom

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Le dessous

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111
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Dépenser

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To spend money

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To envisage

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Envisager

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113
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To board

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Aborder

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114
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ils vivent sur son salaire

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they live on his salary

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115
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To limit

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Atténuer

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116
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c’est pour ton bien !

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it’s for your own good!

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117
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Background music

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Le fond sonore

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118
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Those are

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Voilà

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119
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dire du bien de qn

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to speak well of sb

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120
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voici mon bureau et voilà le vôtre

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this is my office and that’s yours

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tourner sur la droite

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to turn (to the) right

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122
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A show

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Un spectacle

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Flashpoint

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Une poudrière

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124
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Manufacture

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La fabrication

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125
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From which

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Dont

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126
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Un numéro de travesti

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A drag act

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127
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To strengthen

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Resserrer

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128
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In which

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Dont

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129
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To impress

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Impressionner

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grec/ grecque

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Greek

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autrichien(ne)

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Austrian

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en voilà un imbécile !

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what a fool!

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marocain(e)

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Moroccan

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irlandais(e)

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Irish

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anglais(e)

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English

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le voilà, c’est lui

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there he is

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137
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To show (not montrer)

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Indiquer

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138
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A twist

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Un rebondissement

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139
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Visiter

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To visit (a place)

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140
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crier/ chanter victoire

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to crow

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141
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A shelf

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Un rayon

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142
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To create

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Créer

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143
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To outmatch

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Dépasser

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144
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Le numérique

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digital technology

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145
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Powder keg

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Une poudrière

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To tighten (up)

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Resserrer

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travaux sur 5 km

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roadworks for 5km

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148
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To skim

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Frôler

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Painful

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Pénible

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Wings

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Les ailes (f)

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This is

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Voilà

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152
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sur la place

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in the square

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153
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chanter qch sur l’air des lampions

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to chant sth

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154
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To approach

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Aborder

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155
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In an underhand manner

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En dessous

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156
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Wounds

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Les blessures

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157
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Radius

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Un rayon

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158
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A quarry

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Une carrière

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159
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To shorten

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Abréger

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160
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Underhand

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Déloyal(e)

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161
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Light

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Léger, -ère

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162
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To break off

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Interrompre

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163
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Family (not la famille)

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Un foyer

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Stupidity

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La bêtise

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165
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A barrier

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Un barrage

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166
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Drive

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Le tonus

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167
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To collapse

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Sombrer

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168
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Energy

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Le tonus

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169
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Attendre

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To wait for

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170
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Surface

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L’aire (f)

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171
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Les biens d’équipement

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capital goods

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172
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espagnol(e)

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Spanish

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173
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To park

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Se garer

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174
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par conséquent

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consequently

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175
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gallois(e)

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Welsh

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176
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La synthèse

A

synthesis

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177
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Nager

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To swim

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178
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Mild

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Léger, -ère

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179
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To reshape

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Remanier

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180
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Just (not justement)

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Simplement

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181
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Insult

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La bêtise

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182
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To blacken

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Noircir

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183
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To handle

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Manier

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184
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italien(ne)

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Italian

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185
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Blunder

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La bêtise

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186
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A trickle

A

Un filet

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187
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Injuries

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Les blessures

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188
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Une victoire aux points

A

A win on points

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189
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Stability

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L’ équilibre (m)

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190
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Tough

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Corsé

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191
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Disappearance

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La disparition

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192
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To amuse

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Distraire

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193
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“Il est dommage que” takes…

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The subjunctive

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194
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To lead

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Amener

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195
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To bypass

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Contourner

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196
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Disinclination

A

Une réticence

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197
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on dit beaucoup de bien de ce restaurant

A

this restaurant has a very good name

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198
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Loger

A

To give accommodation

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199
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Je voyagerai en voiture et en bateau.

A

I will travel by car and by boat/ferry.

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200
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Disloyal (towards)

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Déloyal(e) (envers)

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201
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Whose

A

Dont

202
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Je suis allé(e) en France avec ma famille. J’ai fait beaucoup de choses. J’ai nagé, j’ai lu, je suis allé(e) à Paris, j’ai bronzé et j’ai dansé.

A

I went to France with my family. I did lots of things. I swam, I read, I went to Paris, I sunbathed and I danced.

203
Q

A net

A

Un filet

204
Q

cette annonce a été accueillie avec soulagement

A

the announcement came as a relief

205
Q

japonais(e)

A

Japanese

206
Q

Faire du camping

A

To camp

207
Q

To scoff at

A

Narguer

208
Q

Well thought of

A

Bien vu

209
Q

Supposed

A

Supposé(e)

210
Q

In perpetuity

A

À perpétuité

211
Q

Où iras-tu l’année prochaine et qu’est-ce que tu feras?

A

Where are you going on holiday next year and what will you do?

212
Q

To get longer

A

S’allonger

213
Q

Ineffective

A

Inefficace

214
Q

faire le bien

A

to do good

215
Q

Reservation (ie a concern)

A

Une réticence

216
Q

All the time

A

À tout instant

217
Q

suisse

A

Swiss

218
Q

Death (not la mort)

A

La disparition

219
Q

A fillet

A

Un filet

220
Q

revenir sur Paris

A

to return to Paris

221
Q

To consider

A

Envisager

222
Q

To carry out sb’s wishes

A

Accomplir la volonté de qn

223
Q

To cover

A

Franchir

224
Q

A sham

A

Un simulacre

225
Q

To modify

A

Remanier

226
Q

J’irai en France une fois avec ma famille. Je bronzerai, je nagerai, je danserai, je lirai, et je me reposerai

A

I am going to France again with my family. I will sunbathe, I will swim, I will dance, I will read, and I will have a rest.

227
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To skim through

A

Feuilleter

228
Q

Envoyer

A

To send

229
Q

Defiance

A

Le défi

230
Q

To exceed

A

Dépasser

231
Q

Suitable

A

Convenable

232
Q

Voyager

A

To travel

233
Q

To move aside

A

Se garer

234
Q

Faire des promenades

A

To go for walks

235
Q

To round up

A

Rassembler

236
Q

conséquent(e)

A

sizeable

237
Q

They got out (of)

A

Ils se sont échappés (de)

238
Q

To muster

A

Rassembler

239
Q

A travesty

A

Un simulacre

240
Q

Here are

A

Voilà

241
Q

A ditch

A

Un fossé

242
Q

To overstep

A

Franchir

243
Q

vous voilà bien !

A

now you’ve done it!

244
Q

Unremitting

A

Acharné(e)

245
Q

A fall

A

Une chute

246
Q

ce n’est pas bien de faire ça

A

it’s not nice to do that

247
Q

Fierce

A

Acharné(e)

248
Q

tu n’es pas bien ?

A

are you feeling OK?

249
Q

To agree with

A

Rejoindre

250
Q

Sole of a foot

A

Le dessous

251
Q

To point out

A

Indiquer

252
Q

To catch up with

A

Rejoindre

253
Q

Crossbreeding

A

Le croisement

254
Q

To merge

A

Se réunir

255
Q

Which

A

Qui, que

256
Q

To light up

A

S’animer

257
Q

To manipulate

A

Manier

258
Q

To deviate

A

Dévier

259
Q

To pull over

A

Se garer

260
Q

A pretence

A

Un simulacre

261
Q

il est bien, ce nouveau canapé

A

the new sofa’s nice

262
Q

travesti(e)

A

disguised

263
Q

ce massage m’a fait du bien

A

the massage did me good

264
Q

allemand(e)

A

German

265
Q

To clean (not nettoyer)

A

Éplucher

266
Q

luxembourgeois(e)

A

of Luxembourg

267
Q

danois(e)

A

Danish

268
Q

One another

A

Les uns les autres

269
Q

Below

A

En dessous

270
Q

Rancour

A

L’amertume (f)

271
Q

Faulty

A

Défaillant(e)

272
Q

To lighten

A

Atténuer

273
Q

Discomfort

A

La gêne

274
Q

ne criez pas victoire trop tôt

A

don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched

275
Q

A sight

A

Un spectacle

276
Q

A gulf

A

Un fossé

277
Q

To land (not atterrir)

A

Aborder

278
Q

To sink (into)

A

Sombrer (dans)

279
Q

canadien(ne)

A

Canadian

280
Q

That

A

Qui, que

281
Q

Contemptuous

A

Méprisant(e)

282
Q

Faltering

A

Défaillant(e)

283
Q

russe

A

Russian

284
Q

Confirmer

A

To confirm

285
Q

les biens de ce monde

A

material possessions​

286
Q

To recede

A

Se retirer

287
Q

Just

A

Justement

288
Q

Unforeseeable

A

Imprévisible

289
Q

To withdraw from

A

Se retirer de

290
Q

To soften

A

Atténuer

291
Q

To entertain

A

Distraire

292
Q

To have one’s eye on

A

Lorgner sur

293
Q

There is

A

Voilà

294
Q

To dirty

A

Noircir

295
Q

To smooth out

A

Atténuer

296
Q

il neige sur Paris/sur toute l’Europe

A

it’s snowing in Paris/all over Europe

297
Q

Everybody

A

Chacun(e)

298
Q

Household

A

Un foyer

299
Q

To leaf through

A

Feuilleter

300
Q

belge

A

Belgian

301
Q

To liven up

A

S’animer

302
Q

en voilà assez !

A

that’s enough!

303
Q

Coûter

A

To cost

304
Q

L’image de synthèse

A

computer-generated image

305
Q

Determined

A

Acharné(e)

306
Q

A career

A

Une carrière

307
Q

To witness

A

Assister à

308
Q

voilà comment il faut faire

A

that’s how it’s done

309
Q

These are

A

Voilà

310
Q

Réserver

A

To book

311
Q

To go to bed (not se coucher)

A

Se retirer

312
Q

vous voulez des preuves, en voilà

A

you want proof, well here you are

313
Q

sur terre et sur mer

A

on land and sea

314
Q

Faint (with)

A

Défaillant(e) (de)

315
Q

voilà la pluie

A

here comes the rain

316
Q

Comment voyageras-tu en France?

A

How will you travel to France?

317
Q

A millstone

A

Un boulet

318
Q

Including

A

Dont

319
Q

To distract

A

Distraire

320
Q

A cannonball

A

Un boulet

321
Q

To take away again

A

Remporter

322
Q

To wreck

A

Saccager

323
Q

To frighten

A

Impressionner

324
Q

In (not dans)

A

Sur

325
Q

A spoke

A

Un rayon

326
Q

To abbreviate

A

Abréger

327
Q

To rework

A

Remanier

328
Q

la clé est restée sur la porte

A

the key was left in the door

329
Q

Hesitation

A

Le flottement

330
Q

Onto

A

Sur

331
Q

portugais(e)

A

Portuguese

332
Q

A meatball

A

Une boulette

333
Q

voilà cinq ans que je ne l’ai pas vu

A

it’s five years since I last saw him

334
Q

A thread

A

Un filet

335
Q

numérique

A

numerical, digital​

336
Q

Tone

A

Le tonus

337
Q

To become animated

A

S’animer

338
Q

Extinction

A

La disparition

339
Q

A sudden (new) development

A

Un rebondissement

340
Q

Sad (not triste)

A

Pénible

341
Q

To depend on

A

Dépendre de

342
Q

To attend

A

Assister à

343
Q

To come to life

A

S’animer

344
Q

To brush against

A

Frôler

345
Q

Gladly

A

Volontiers

346
Q

Retourner/ revenir

A

To return

347
Q

il a 1 500 € sur son compte

A

he has 1,500 euros in his account

348
Q

Entourage

A

L’entourage (m)

349
Q

Bitterness

A

L’amertume (f)

350
Q

Adequate

A

Convenable

351
Q

To scorn

A

Narguer

352
Q

s’endormir sur un livre/son travail

A

to fall asleep over a book/over one’s work

353
Q

L’esprit de synthèse

A

ability to synthesize

354
Q

A lesson

A

Un cours

355
Q

j’ai éprouvé un immense soulagement

A

I felt an immense sense of relief

356
Q

Of whom

A

Dont

357
Q

Because (not car)

A

Puisque

358
Q

Commodities

A

Les marchandises

359
Q

Pêcher

A

To fish

360
Q

Steep

A

Corsé

361
Q

assez bien / très bien

A

Quite good / very good

362
Q

To broach

A

Aborder

363
Q

Resonant

A

Sonore

364
Q

To walk/ drive round

A

Contourner

365
Q

A survey

A

Un sondage

366
Q

Le soulagement

A

relief

367
Q

sur le moment ou sur le coup, je n’ai pas compris

A

at the time I didn’t understand

368
Q

Il a fait beau la plupart du temps, mais un jour il a plu à verse et on a été trempé jusqu’aux os!

A

The weather was lovely most of the time but one day it poured down and we were wet through!

369
Q

être bien avec qn

A

to get on well with sb​

370
Q

To get back to

A

Rejoindre

371
Q

Signer

A

To sign

372
Q

To measure out

A

Doser

373
Q

A drag

A

Un boulet

374
Q

Il faut que je fasse la vaisselle

A

I have to do the washing-up

375
Q

To overtake

A

Dépasser

376
Q

To supress

A

Réprimer

377
Q

Disdainful

A

Méprisant(e)

378
Q

hollondais(e)

A

Dutch

379
Q

Tightening

A

Le durcissement

380
Q

To revise

A

Remanier

381
Q

Each other

A

Les uns les autres

382
Q

Partir

A

To leave

383
Q

To watch (not regarder)

A

Guetter

384
Q

sur le mode mineur

A

in the minor key

385
Q

Payer

A

To pay

386
Q

ce serait bien s’il venait

A

it would be good if he came

387
Q

Où est-tu allé(e) en vacancies l’année dernière et qu’est-ce que tu as fait?

A

Where did you go on holiday last year and what did you do?

388
Q

Merchandise

A

Les marchandises

389
Q

To bring to fame

A

Révélver

390
Q

J’adore la France parce que j’aime la cuisine, les gens et surtout le climat.

A

I love France because I like the food, the people and most of all the climate.

391
Q

Assumed

A

Supposé(e)

392
Q

To erase

A

Gommer

393
Q

Which

A

Dont

394
Q

Minor

A

Léger, -ère

395
Q

Financial difficulties

A

La gêne

396
Q

To reach

A

Aborder

397
Q

renseignements sur la drogue

A

information on drug addiction

398
Q

On a voyagé en voiture. On a pris le bateau à Douvres. Le voyage a duré quinze heures.

A

We travelled by car. We took the ferry from Dover the journey lasted 15 hours.

399
Q

sur présentation d’une pièce d’identité

A

on presentation of identification

400
Q

“Il est préférable que” takes…

A

The subjunctive

401
Q

Background noise

A

Le fond sonore

402
Q

A pellet

A

Une boulette

403
Q

Indecision

A

Le flottement

404
Q

sur une période de trois mois

A

over a period of three months

405
Q

parler en bien de qn

A

to speak well of sb

406
Q

Results

A

Le bilan

407
Q

Over (not au-dessus

A

Sur

408
Q

il est arrivé sur les 2 heures

A

he came at about 2

409
Q

il est sur le départ

A

he’s just going

410
Q

They escaped (from)

A

Ils se sont échappés (de)

411
Q

la pièce s’achève sur une réconciliation

A

the play ends with a reconciliation

412
Q

gravure sur bois/verre

A

wood/glass engraving

413
Q

A punch line

A

Une chute

414
Q

To be answerable to

A

Dépendre de

415
Q

mettre du papier d’aluminium sur un plat

A

to put silver foil over a dish

416
Q

To take away (from)

A

Ôter (de)

417
Q

Faint

A

Léger, -ère

418
Q

An offcut

A

Une chute

419
Q

Making

A

La fabrication

420
Q

et voilà tout

A

and that’s all there is to it​

421
Q

It would include

A

Il comprendrait

422
Q

redonner du tonus à l’économie

A

to give the economy a boost

423
Q

Applause

A

Les applaudissements

424
Q

retire tes livres de sur la table

A

take your books off the table

425
Q

To reshuffle

A

Remanier

426
Q

At any minute

A

À tout instant

427
Q

elle a acheté des poires sur le marché

A

she bought some pears at the market

428
Q

“Il est important que” takes…

A

The subjunctive

429
Q

il y a un sac sur la table/une affiche sur le mur

A

there’s a bag on the table/a poster on the wall

430
Q

Balance sheet

A

Le bilan

431
Q

Wish

A

La volonté

432
Q

To produce (for the first time)

A

Créer

433
Q

elle était très bien quand elle était jeune

A

she was very pretty when she was young

434
Q

il a grimpé sur le toit

A

he climbed onto the roof

435
Q

ce shampoing donnera du tonus à vos cheveux

A

this shampoo will put new life into your hair

436
Q

Se promener

A

To go for a walk

437
Q

Assessment

A

Le bilan

438
Q

voilà, tu l’as cassé !

A

there you are, you’ve broken it!

439
Q

Will

A

La volonté

440
Q

To destroy (not détruire)

A

Saccager

441
Q

Area

A

L’aire (f)

442
Q

To tone down

A

Atténuer

443
Q

To unite

A

Se réunir

444
Q

voilà ce que c’est de ne pas obéir

A

that’s what happens when you don’t do as you’re told

445
Q

voilà où je veux en venir

A

that’s what I’m getting at

446
Q

faire du bien à qn

A

to do sb good

447
Q

To get round

A

Contourner

448
Q

To bring

A

Amener

449
Q

Sales

A

Les ailes (f)

450
Q

les vols sur Lyon

A

flights to Lyon

451
Q

To dim

A

Atténuer

452
Q

voilà ! j’arrive !

A

here I come!

453
Q

voilà autre chose !

A

that’s all I need(ed)!

454
Q

Poorly thought of

A

Mal vu

455
Q

un pont sur la rivière

A

a bridge across the river

456
Q

That is

A

Voilà

457
Q

Afterwards

A

Par la suite

458
Q

sur un signe du patron, elle sortit

A

at the boss’s signal, she left

459
Q

Home (not le domicile)

A

Un foyer

460
Q

Decent

A

Convenable

461
Q

Strong (not fort)

A

Corsé

462
Q

Hard (not dur)

A

Pénible

463
Q

To pay (not payer)

A

Débourser

464
Q

A poll

A

Un sondage

465
Q

voilà ce qu’il m’a dit/ce dont il s’agit

A

that’s/ this is what he told me/what it’s all about

466
Q

To break through

A

Franchir

467
Q

Arriver

A

To arrive

468
Q

To crack down on

A

Réprimer

469
Q

Le bureau de change

A

Foreign exchange office

470
Q

La casquette

A

Cap

471
Q

La ceinture

A

Belt

472
Q

L’écharpe (f)

A

(Neck) scarf

473
Q

Le look gothique

A

Goth look

474
Q

Où est la cabine d’essayage?

A

Where are the changing rooms?

475
Q

Il porte un T-shirt large et un pantalon trop long avec des baskets bleues.

A

He wears a baggy T-shirt and trousers that are too long with blue trainers.

476
Q

Le blog

A

Blog

477
Q

Équipé de

A

Equipped with

478
Q

Le logiciel

A

Software

479
Q

Le minimessage

A

Text message

480
Q

Elles descendent la rue

A

They (f) go down the road

481
Q

Decline the present tense of ‘savoir’ (to know (a fact)).

A

Je sais Tu sais Il/ elle sait Nous savons Vous savez Ils/ elles savent

482
Q

To meet (not se rencontrer)

A

Se réunir

483
Q

To indicate (as in to be a sign of)

A

Indiquer

484
Q

To stop (as in ‘to prevent’)

A

Empêcher

485
Q

voilà une heure que je l’attends

A

I’ve been waiting for him for an hour

486
Q

voilà qui est louche

A

that’s a bit odd

487
Q

voilà qu’il se met à pleuvoir maintenant

A

here comes the rain

488
Q

Les biens de consommation

A

consumer goods

489
Q

des gens bien

A

posh people

490
Q

on est bien ici

A

It’s nice here

491
Q

on est bien à l’ombre

A

it’s nice in the shade

492
Q

je ne me sens pas bien

A

I don’t feel well

493
Q

à l’ancienneté

A

by seniority

494
Q

Je ne le fais plus

A

I do not do it anymore

495
Q

Le plus beau

A

The finest

496
Q

Faire le plein

A

To fill up (with petrol)

497
Q

Donner sur

A

To overlook

498
Q

Se changer

A

To change

499
Q

suédois(e)

A

Swedish

500
Q

américain(e)

A

American

► French Vocab 3 (25 decks)

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