Vocab Deck P Flashcards

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1
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I did

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J’ai fait

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Unbearable

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Intolérable

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très souvent

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as often as possible

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aux yeux de David en tout cas

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At least to David

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He bought us a drink

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Il nous a offert à boire

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avoir des suées

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To sweat

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Le numéro vert.

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Toll-free number

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With respect to

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Par rapport à

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Qu’est-ce que tu aimes boire?

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What do you like to drink?

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To expose o.s. to the public gaze

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S’offrir aux regards

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des porteurs de cercueils à des obsèques

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Pall-bearers

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12
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Instead

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Plutôt

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Intolerable

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Intolérable

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Completely

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Parfaitement

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Self-centred

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Égocentrique

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16
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Je bois du thé

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I drink tea

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17
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To display

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Afficher

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18
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To control

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Dominer

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19
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deux numéros plus loin,

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two doors away,

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20
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To recover

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Récupérer

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21
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Quelques secondes s’écoulèrent

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Seconds passed

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22
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Confrontations

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Les affrontements

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23
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Around

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Aux alentours de

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24
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Des années plus tôt

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Years earlier

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À mesure que ses ennuis se multipliaient

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As his/her troubles multiplied

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26
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A ploy

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Une manoeuvre

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27
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Spring (not the season)

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La détente

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28
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Marked (as in pronounced)

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Prononcé(e)

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glacé(e) et menaçant(e)

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Cold and forbidding

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30
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Egocentric

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Égocentrique

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31
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Quelque chose clochait avec ses pieds

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Something was wrong with his feet

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32
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I have made

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J’ai fait

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33
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To host

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Accueillir

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34
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A servant

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Un larbin

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35
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Il réussissait à être crédible dans le rôle du médecin

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He was doing a good job of impersonating a doctor

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36
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insaisissable

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Elusive

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37
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To overrun

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Envahir

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38
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Decline

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La déchéance

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39
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To wander

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Errer

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40
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They were collected

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Ils ont été enlevés

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41
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A main line of debate/theory

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Un axe

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42
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quelque chose se produisit

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Something happened

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43
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Le plat du jour

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Dish of the day

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44
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abracadabrante

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Incomprehensible

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45
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Resentment

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Le mécontentement

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46
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Le patron

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The boss

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47
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Odd

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Dépareillé(e)

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48
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To decompose

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Se décomposer

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49
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les crissements de pneus

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The squeal of tyres

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50
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A delusion

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Un leurre

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51
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Relaxation

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La détente

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52
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un flic de base

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A beat cop

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53
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le quartier fourmillait d’hommes de loi

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The neighbourhood was teeming with lawyers

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54
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Unexposed

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Vierge

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55
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Pretty cool

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très cool

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56
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ce n’était rien de tout cela

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it was none of these things

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57
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A manoeuvre

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Une manoeuvre

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58
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To parade

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Afficher

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59
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Se lasser de faire qch

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To grow tired of doing something

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60
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Private view

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Le vernissage

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61
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A tin of

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Une boite de

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62
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A strawberry

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Une fraise

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63
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Shoot out

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La fusillade

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64
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il avait peine à croire que

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He found it hard to believe that

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65
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A remark

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Une réflexion

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66
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Extravagant

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Extravagant(e)

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67
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An inch

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Un pouce

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68
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Le surendettement

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Bankruptcy

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69
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Self-sufficient

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Autonome

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70
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Le pétage de plombs

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[the moment a person snaps]

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71
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Qu’est-ce que tu aimes comme desert?

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What do you like for dessert?

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72
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franchir la ligne jaune

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To step over the edge

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73
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des rivaux honnis

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Hated rivals

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74
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Discontent

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Le mécontentement

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75
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Before that time

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Jusque-là

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76
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To lurk

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Ramper

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77
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Nous ne plaisantons pas

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We mean business

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78
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À six pâtés de maisons du bureau

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Six blocks from the office

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79
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Peu impressionné(e) par

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Not impressed with

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80
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It goes without saying (idiom)

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Cela coule de source

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81
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A conflict

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Un conflit

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82
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It might rain

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Il se pourrait bien qu’il pleuve

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83
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pointu dans un domaine spécialisé

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Expert in one specialised area

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84
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To sing again

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Bisser

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85
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Worthy

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Valable

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86
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A decoy

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Un leurre

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87
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A ringing

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Une sonnerie

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88
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They were kidnapped

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Ils ont été enlevés

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89
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Il continua de hocher la tête

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He kept nodding

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90
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Death rattle

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Un râle

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91
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Les constantes chamailleries

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Constant bickering

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92
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Il s’était tu

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He was quiet

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93
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In relation to

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Par rapport à

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94
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avec la meute

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In a pack (ie a crowd)

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95
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Le barreau

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Lawyering

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96
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A mark

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Un repère

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97
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la moyenne des établissements à deux balles

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Your average two-bit operation

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98
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To clash

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S’accrocher

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99
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Il réussit à sourire

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He managed a smile

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100
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A helping of

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Une portion de

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101
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It could well rain

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Il se pourrait bien qu’il pleuve

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102
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To force on

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Imposer à

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103
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Se ruer

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To rush

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104
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A lapse of memory

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Un oubli

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105
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se trouver par hasard à

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To happen to be at

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106
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Il marqua une halte pour lever les yeux

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He paused to look up

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107
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Rather

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Plutôt

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108
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To destroy

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Détruire

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109
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une morne existence

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A monotonous life

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110
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Virgin (adj)

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Vierge

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111
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Sediment

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La boue

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112
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A modification

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Un remaniement

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113
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To worry

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S’inquiéter

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114
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morne

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Gloomy

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115
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It is consistent with

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Il concorde avec

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116
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une jeune créature plantureuse

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A busty young thing

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117
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Les réclames

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Ads

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118
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An oversight

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Un oubli

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119
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La bouteille

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Bottle

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120
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To widen

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S’élargir

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121
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J’aime bien les glaces

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I really like ice-cream

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122
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He went (as in ‘he went green’)

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Il est devenu

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123
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ses aisselles

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His armpits

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124
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Blank

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Vierge

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125
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Dressing room

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La loge

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126
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son pouls s’accéléra

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His heart rate quickened

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127
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To overvalue

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Surestimer

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128
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To outclass

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Dominer

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129
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Le hall d’entrée

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Atrium

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130
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To save up

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Mettre de côté

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131
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La bouche

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Mouth

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132
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côte à côte

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Shoulder to shoulder

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133
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To hang (on)

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Accrocher (à)

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134
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To rise to the surface

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Affleurer

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135
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To creep

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Ramper

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136
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Collapse

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L’effondrement (m)

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137
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Lived

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Vécu(e)

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138
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To salvage

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Récupérer

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139
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To overestimate

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Surestimer

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140
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To take (not prendre)

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Mener

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141
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Les cheveux

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Hair

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142
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Shooting

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La fusillade

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143
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Il n’avait pas les moyens de grand-chose.

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He couldn’t afford much of anything

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144
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To couple

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Accrocher

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145
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Il péta les plombs

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He snapped

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146
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Examiner qch en quête d’un indice

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To look at sth for a clue

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147
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Place of residence

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Le domicile

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148
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To fuel

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Alimenter

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bourdonner

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To hum

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150
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un tintement

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A bell

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surnommée dans son dos Frankenstein

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nicknamed Frankenstein behind their back

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152
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faire partie du mobilier

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To become part of the furniture

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153
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A cabin

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Une cabine

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154
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Recovery

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La guérison

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155
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To throw back

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Rejeter

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156
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An axis

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Un axe

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157
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As for

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Quant à

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158
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To hang on

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S’accrocher

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159
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The invoice

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La facture

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160
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un langage plus recherché

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Fancier language

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161
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A golf course

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Un parcours de golf

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162
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An announcement

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Une annonce

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163
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le gros coup

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The big score

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164
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A groan

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Un râle

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165
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To collapse

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S’effondrer

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166
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à son actif

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Under his belt

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167
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Insulated

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Isolé(e)

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168
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des hordes de guerriers fourbus

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Hordes of weary warriors

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169
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bardé(e) d’attelles et de plâtres

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Laden with splints and plastercasts

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170
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Le plat

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Dish

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171
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Les tôles froissées

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Fender-benders

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Je préfère les glaces à la fraise

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I prefer strawberry ice-cream

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173
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A main highway

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Un axe

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174
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Worthwhile

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Valable

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175
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une profusion de

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Plenty of

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176
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All right! (in exasperation)

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Bien!

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177
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Dissatisfaction

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Le mécontentement

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178
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In comparison with

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Par rapport à

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179
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les bruits de tôle froissée

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The crunching of metal

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180
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This is on me!

A

C’est moi qui offre!

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181
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To feel concerned

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S’inquiéter

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182
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A trap

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Un leurre

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183
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Ruffled

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Ébouriffé(e)

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184
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Cramming

A

Le bourrage de crâne

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185
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To ruin one’s chances

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Se saborder

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186
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son emplacement

A

Its location

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187
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J’aime boire du coca

A

I like to drink cola

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188
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Mobbed

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Assiégé(e)

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189
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une femme chevaline

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A large woman

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190
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Supporter la pression

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To take the pressure

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191
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A

Hey!

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192
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To control

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Dominer

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193
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To put away

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Mettre de côté

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194
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To arrange

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Disposer

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195
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Viewpoints

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Les perspectives

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196
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la goutte finale

A

The final straw

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197
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In play

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En jeu

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198
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Le pourboire

A

Tip

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199
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Brainwashing

A

Le bourrage de crâne

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200
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Le serveur/serveuse

A

Waiter/ waitress

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201
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tenir la boutique.

A

To run the office

202
Q

Wonderful

A

Merveilleux, -euse

203
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To feel like

A

Avoir envie de

204
Q

Elle avait réglé ses ennuis à

A

She had compounded her troubles by

205
Q

A cocoon

A

Une bulle

206
Q

des divers projets

A

Various schemes

207
Q

To go a level higher

A

Monter d’un cran

208
Q

dans le centre de Chicago

A

In downtown Chicago

209
Q

To get back

A

Récupérer

210
Q

Incomplete

A

Dépareillé(e)

211
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A box of

A

Une boite de

212
Q

Pronounced

A

Prononcé(e)

213
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To release (eg a statement)

A

Publier

214
Q

A balloon

A

Une bulle

215
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To accommodate

A

Accueillir

216
Q

To pat one’s pockets

A

Se tâter

217
Q

Good!

A

Bien!

218
Q

il n’en avait pas les moyens

A

He couldn’t afford it

219
Q

Le menu

A

Menu

220
Q

un rescapé

A

A survivor

221
Q

Given

A

Vu

222
Q

Le/ la végétarien(ne)

A

Vegetarian

223
Q

To end (not terminer)

A

S’achever

224
Q

Jeter un coup d’œil par-dessus son épaule

A

To look over one’s shoulder

225
Q

A slave

A

Un larbin

226
Q

Dishevelled

A

Ébouriffé(e)

227
Q

C’est du moins ce qu’il croyait

A

Or so he thought

228
Q

Mis à part la taille,

A

Except for its size,

229
Q

Le bras

A

Arm

230
Q

Je déteste le vin

A

I can’t stand wine

231
Q

Degeneration

A

La déchéance

232
Q

To play again

A

Bisser

233
Q

Big toe

A

Un pouce

234
Q

To go through

A

Passer par

235
Q

A laborer

A

Un manoeuvre

236
Q

tiré(e) à quatre épingles

A

Well-dressed

237
Q

un atelier de réparation de tondeuses à gazon

A

A lawnmower repair shop

238
Q

Character

A

Le caractère

239
Q

To retrieve

A

Récupérer

240
Q

jusque dans

A

right down to

241
Q

les poteaux de téléphone

A

Telegraph poles

242
Q

A revision

A

Un remaniement

243
Q

gavé(e) d’analgésiques

A

Bombed on painkillers

244
Q

To bank on

A

Miser (sur)

245
Q

la table de la salle à manger

A

The kitchen/ breakfast table

246
Q

To stick at it

A

S’accrocher

247
Q

Viens!

A

Come on!

248
Q

Il s’imaginait en bretteur des prétoires

A

He fancied himself a hardball-litigator

249
Q

A lure

A

Un leurre

250
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il avait gâché sa carrière

A

He had wasted his career

251
Q

To postpone

A

Reporter

252
Q

To seed

A

Alimenter

253
Q

sous forme imprimée

A

In printed form

254
Q

Following

A

À la suite de

255
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Underhand

A

Surnois(e)

256
Q

To be eternally grateful to

A

Bénir

257
Q

To measure out

A

Doser

258
Q

Il était intarissable sur le match de hockey de la veille

A

He was talking about last night’s hockey game

259
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en réalité

A

In reality

260
Q

Scratch

A

La rayure

261
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hyperventiler

A

to hyperventilate

262
Q

To hit each other

A

S’accrocher

263
Q

To publish

A

Publier

264
Q

assez averti(e) pour (+inf)

A

Wise enough to

265
Q

Il était enclin à dire des choses comme:

A

He was prone to say things like:

266
Q

Les énormes dommages-intérêts

A

Huge settlements

267
Q

At times

A

Parfois

268
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To put off

A

Reporter

269
Q

Il l’avait embrouillée au point de

A

He had tricked her into

270
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Personne ne parlait

A

No-one spoke

271
Q

To overcome

A

Envahir

272
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le froid ambiant

A

The chill

273
Q

Retentir

A

To chime

274
Q

Autonomous

A

Autonome

275
Q

To bless

A

Bénir

276
Q

À la réflexion, je reste

A

On reflection I’ll stay

277
Q

Sometimes

A

Parfois

278
Q

racoler la clientèle

A

To solicit business

279
Q

il fut pris de vertiges

A

His head was spinning

280
Q

A bump

A

Une bosse

281
Q

To spill the beans

A

Cracher le morceau

282
Q

Hisser

A

To haul (up)

283
Q

And then what?

A

Et puis quoi?

284
Q

Under siege

A

Assiégé(e)

285
Q

Prosperous

A

dynamique

286
Q

To ruin

A

Détruire

287
Q

A boom

A

Un boum

288
Q

il eut la nausée

A

He felt nauseous

289
Q

A cab

A

Une cabine

290
Q

A conservatory

A

Une serre

291
Q

To want (not vouloir)

A

Avoir envie de

292
Q

La faute professionnelle

A

Professional malpractice

293
Q

Le cabinet d’avocats se considérait comme une boutique.

A

The law firm referred to itself as a boutique firm.

294
Q

Tous les deux avaient présenté l’examen du barreau trois fois.

A

Both took the bar exam three times.

295
Q

To encore

A

Bisser

296
Q

A reorganisation

A

Un remaniement

297
Q

le suprême bonheur d’être petit

A

Thoroughly happy to be small

298
Q

Ils quadrillaient souvent le coin

A

They prowled the area

299
Q

Real-life

A

Vécu(e)

300
Q

Equally

A

Également

301
Q

An advertisement

A

Une annonce

302
Q

At the time of

A

Lors de

303
Q

Le labeur quotidien

A

The daily grind

304
Q

Les toilettes

A

Toilets

305
Q

A bang

A

Un boum

306
Q

Beseiged

A

Assiégé(e)

307
Q

Se lasser de qch

A

To grow tired of something

308
Q

To be hailed

A

Être salué(e)

309
Q

To wind itself up (ie a company)

A

Se saborder

310
Q

Also (not aussi)

A

Également

311
Q

les dommages corporels

A

injury cases

312
Q

To hesitate

A

Se tâter

313
Q

Useless

A

Absurde

314
Q

Until then

A

Jusque-là

315
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To cling on

A

S’accrocher

316
Q

pondu(e)

A

Hatched

317
Q

To err

A

Errer

318
Q

In view of (the fact) (that)

A

Vu (que)

319
Q

To slaughter

A

Abattre

320
Q

Clean (not propre)

A

Vierge

321
Q

To present itself

A

S’offrir aux regards

322
Q

une artère animée

A

A busy street

323
Q

incliner la tête en marmonnant

A

To nod and mumble

324
Q

To come clean

A

Cracher le morceau

325
Q

Illustrator

A

Le dessinateur

326
Q

To talk gibberish

A

Baragouiner

327
Q

Strong

A

Prononcé(e)

328
Q

Mud

A

La boue

329
Q

Le service non compris

A

Service not included

330
Q

To be greeted

A

Être salué(e)

331
Q

He gave us a drink

A

Il nous a offert à boire

332
Q

A reworking

A

Un remaniement

333
Q

Kindness

A

Le bienfait

334
Q

A dispute

A

Un conflit

335
Q

les traits tirés

A

Grim-faced

336
Q

To bring back

A

Ramener

337
Q

To release

A

Dégager

338
Q

Les complets sombres

A

Dark suits

339
Q

There are (not il y a)

A

Voilà

340
Q

la « francitude » du mot

A

The ‘Frenchness’ of the word

341
Q

Clashes

A

Les affrontements

342
Q

To be dashed

A

S’effondrer

343
Q

Climbing

A

L’escalade (f)

344
Q

Escalation

A

L’escalade (f)

345
Q

Laissez-moi un temps de réflexion

A

Give me some time to think about it

346
Q

Home

A

Le domicile

347
Q

To impose (on)

A

Imposer à

348
Q

To bet (on) (not parier)

A

Miser (sur)

349
Q

A confession

A

Un aveu

350
Q

I made

A

J’ai fait

351
Q

à mains nues

A

Bare-knuckle

352
Q

Le cœur

A

Heart

353
Q

un exutoire

A

A release

354
Q

une pression qui s’accumule et s’accumule

A

A pressure that builds and builds

355
Q

To dominate

A

Dominer

356
Q

To strike a balance between

A

Doser

357
Q

A hump

A

Une bosse

358
Q

He has become

A

Il est devenu

359
Q

A cubicle

A

Une cabine

360
Q

elle n’était pour rien

A

She was not at fault

361
Q

la jugeote

A

savvy

362
Q

To go a stage further

A

Monter d’un cran

363
Q

To kill (not tuer)

A

Abattre

364
Q

Valid

A

Valable

365
Q

des millions de dollars à la clé

A

Millions of dollars in fees

366
Q

miroitant(e)

A

Glistening

367
Q

Des corps le bousculaient en passant

A

Bodies touched him as they jostled by

368
Q

A booth

A

Une cabine

369
Q

Healing

A

La guérison

370
Q

A dentist’s drill

A

Une fraise

371
Q

A trunk road

A

Un axe

372
Q

To attract

A

Accrocher

373
Q

A bubble

A

Une bulle

374
Q

To collect

A

Récupérer

375
Q

In the vicinity of

A

Aux alentours de

376
Q

A passage (eg in a book)

A

Un morceau

377
Q

Benefit

A

Le bienfait

378
Q

To percolate

A

Passer par

379
Q

To babble

A

Balbutier

380
Q

Puffy

A

Boursouflé(e)

381
Q

claquer la porte

A

To storm out

382
Q

atrocement cher

A

Horribly expensive

383
Q

An unskilled worker

A

Un manoeuvre

384
Q

Magic (adj)

A

Merveilleux, -euse

385
Q

To dispose

A

Disposer

386
Q

s’y atteler

A

To handle it

387
Q

To dominate

A

Dominer

388
Q

Impartial

A

Neutre

389
Q

Difficult (not difficile)

A

Ardu(e)

390
Q

Perfectly

A

Parfaitement

391
Q

tout le monde regardait ses pieds

A

No-one made eye-contact

392
Q

A lump

A

Un morceau

393
Q

traîner en justice

A

To sue

394
Q

A piece

A

Un morceau

395
Q

At stake

A

En jeu

396
Q

A greenhouse

A

Une serre

397
Q

L’addition (f)

A

The bill

398
Q

To open out

A

S’élargir

399
Q

A round of golf

A

Un parcours de golf

400
Q

la faculté de droit

A

Law school

401
Q

Isolated

A

Isolé(e)

402
Q

Qu’est-ce que tu as mangé aujourd’hui?

A

What have you eaten today?

403
Q

A thought

A

Une réflexion

404
Q

I hurry to do something

A

Je me dépêche de faire quelque chose

405
Q

To feel o.s. for injuries

A

Se tâter

406
Q

une illumination

A

An awakening

407
Q

With regard to

A

Quant à

408
Q

To break up

A

Se décomposer

409
Q

To have an argument

A

S’accrocher

410
Q

Lodge

A

La loge

411
Q

Swollen

A

Boursouflé(e)

412
Q

To welcome

A

Accueillir

413
Q

Draughtsman

A

Le dessinateur

414
Q

Behind

A

À la suite de

415
Q

une tenue de bloc opératoire bleu-vert

A

Aquamarine hospital scrubs

416
Q

An admission

A

Un aveu

417
Q

Hopeless

A

à la ramasse

418
Q

To reject

A

Rejeter

419
Q

ses forces le quittaient un peu plus

A

He felt weaker and weaker

420
Q

Laissez-moi un délai de réflexion

A

Give me some time to think about it

421
Q

To catch (on)

A

Accrocher (à)

422
Q

La réflexion faite, je reste

A

On reflection, I’ll stay

423
Q

Culmination

A

L’apogée

424
Q

To be saluted

A

Être salué(e)

425
Q

quiconque passait par là

A

Anyone who came near

426
Q

To lead

A

Mener

427
Q

To crawl

A

Ramper

428
Q

It’s my round

A

C’est moi qui offre!

429
Q

tirer des plans sur la comète

A

To scheme

430
Q

A ringtone

A

Une sonnerie

431
Q

un mandat de

A

A contract for

432
Q

A thumb

A

Un pouce

433
Q

To limit

A

Circonscrire

434
Q

Cartoonist

A

Le dessinateur

435
Q

To invade

A

Envahir

436
Q

Les divorces express

A

Quickie divorces

437
Q

I have done

A

J’ai fait

438
Q

Utter dejection

A

L’effondrement (m)

439
Q

battre la chamade

A

To beat violently

440
Q

Neutral

A

Neutre

441
Q

Box

A

La loge

442
Q

Insidious

A

Surnois(e)

443
Q

Il parvint même à emprunter l’escalier menant à Wells Street

A

He managed to shuffle down the steps that led to Wall Street

444
Q

Moreover

A

Par ailleurs

445
Q

To stammer

A

Balbutier

446
Q

Quite (not bien)

A

Plutôt

447
Q

Crazy (not fou/folle)

A

à la ramasse

448
Q

Predictable

A

Prévisible

449
Q

Avec le temps,

A

With time,

450
Q

To recuperate

A

Récupérer

451
Q

To outclass

A

Dominer

452
Q

Il n’en démordait pas pour autant.

A

He still refused

453
Q

en l’espace de quelques semaines

A

In a matter of weeks

454
Q

I hurry up

A

Je me dépêche

455
Q

une maison réhabilitée

A

A converted house

456
Q

They were taken away

A

Ils ont été enlevés

457
Q

A portion of

A

Une portion de

458
Q

Les silhouettes solitaires

A

Lonely figures

459
Q

L’argent (m)

A

Money

460
Q

La pièce d’identité

A

ID

461
Q

Les baskets (f)

A

Trainers

462
Q

Le costume

A

Suit

463
Q

Le foulard

A

(Head) scarf

464
Q

À carreaux

A

Checked

465
Q

Le look rappeur

A

Rapper look

466
Q

L’appareil photo numérique (m)

A

Digital camera

467
Q

La sonnerie

A

Ring tone

468
Q

L’achat

A

Purchase

469
Q

Vous vendez la maison

A

You (plural/ polite) sell the house

470
Q

I leave at nine o’clock.

A

Je pars à neuf heures.

471
Q

I take a shower.

A

Je prends une douche.

472
Q

We laugh because we are happy.

A

Nous rions parce que nous sommes content(e)s.

473
Q

Je viens d’arriver.

A

I have just arrived.

474
Q

Je viens de voir le film.

A

I’ve just seen the film.

475
Q

He has just finished his work.

A

Il vient de terminer son travail.

476
Q

A commercial

A

Une pub

477
Q

A benefit (monetary)

A

Une prestation

478
Q

To bloom

A

S’épanouir

479
Q

To cross (threshold)

A

Franchir

480
Q

To come to nothing

A

S’effondrer

481
Q

To break down (not tomber en panne)

A

Se décomposer

482
Q

Prospects

A

Les perspectives

483
Q

Arduous

A

Ardu(e)

484
Q

Stripe

A

La rayure

485
Q

Foreseeable

A

Prévisible

486
Q

To put money into

A

Alimenter

487
Q

To supply

A

Alimenter

488
Q

To broaden out

A

S’élargir

489
Q

Characteristic

A

Le caractère

490
Q

To speak badly

A

Baragouiner

491
Q

Otherwise

A

Par ailleurs

492
Q

To show on the surface

A

Affleurer

493
Q

As to

A

Quant à

494
Q

A reference point

A

Un repère

495
Q

A landmark

A

Un repère

496
Q

A marker

A

Un repère

497
Q

The bill (not l’addition)

A

La facture

498
Q

An extract

A

Un morceau

499
Q

Annoyance

A

Le mécontentement

500
Q

Outrageous

A

Extravagant(e)