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Vocab Enrichment 12.1 Flashcards

This deck mostly contains intermediate vocabulary about clothes, along with comparison words. This roughly covers cards 2300-2380 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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a celebration

e.g. a birthday celebration

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une fête

ex. une fête d’anniversaire

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to celebrate

e.g. We’re celebrating his graduation tonight

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célébrer / fêter

ex. Nous célébrons la remise de diplômes ce soir

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a ceremony

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une cérémonie

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a high five

e.g. Good job! Give me a high five!

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un high five / tape m’en cinq

ex. Bon travail ! Tape m’en cinq !

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to congratulate

e.g. Please congratulate the bride for me if you see her

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féliciter / donner ses félicitations à quelqu’un

ex. S’il vous plaît, donnez mes félicitations à la mariée de ma part quand vous la voyez

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to cheat

e.g. I don’t wanna play with her. She always cheats

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tricher

ex. Je ne veux pas jouer avec elle. Elle triche tout le temps

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to cheat on

e.g. She was cheating on her husband

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tromper

ex. Elle trompait son mari

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to have an affair with

e.g. His wife had an affair with her dance instructor

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avoir une aventure avec

ex. Sa femme avait une aventure avec son professeur de danse

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a cheat / a cheater

e.g. In the long run, cheaters never win

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un tricheur

ex. Au bout du compte, les tricheurs ne gagnent jamais

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to go grocery shopping / to go shopping

e.g. My wife went grocery shopping while I prepared the grill

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faire les courses / faire les achats

ex. Ma femme est allée faire les courses pendant que je préparais le barbecue

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to go shopping / to shop

e.g. The women went shopping at the mall.

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aller en courses / aller faire des courses / faire du shopping

ex. Les femmes sont allées faire du shopping au centre commercial.

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to wear / to be wearing / to have on

e.g. He has a blue shirt on

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porter / avoir mis / avoir

ex. Il porte une chemise bleue

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to fit

e.g. These jeans don’t fit me

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être à la taille de / bien aller

ex. Ce jean n’est pas à ma taille

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to change clothes / to change your clothes

e.g. Before we went out dancing, I changed clothes

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changer d’habits / changer de tenue

ex. Avant de partir danser, j’ai changé d’habits

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to undress / to strip / to get naked

e.g. The doctor told me to undress before she examined me

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se déshabiller / se dénuder / se mettre tout nu

ex. Le docteur m’a dit de me déshabiller avant de m’examiner

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a raincoat

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un imperméable

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a blazer / a sport coat

e.g. You don’t have to wear a full suit. Just slacks and a blazer should be ok

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un blazer / une veste

ex. Tu n’as pas besoin de porter un costume. Juste un pantalon et un blazer feront l’affaire

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a tuxedo

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un smoking

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a vest

e.g. a bulletproof vest

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une veste

ex. une veste pare-balles

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a blouse

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un chemisier

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a miniskirt

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une minijupe

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lingerie

e.g. sexy lingerie

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la lingerie

ex. la lingerie sexy

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a bra / a brassiere

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un soutien-gorge

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panties / underwear

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les culottes / les sous-vêtements / les slips

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pantyhose / tights / leggings

e.g. She didn’t feel like being cold, so she put on tights

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des collants / des bas

ex. Elle n’avait pas envie d’avoir froid, alors elle a mis des collants

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sneakers / tennis shoes

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les baskets / les tennis

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heels / high heels / pumps

e.g. She has a hard time walking in heels

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les talons / les talons aiguilles / les escarpins

ex. Elle a des difficultés à marcher avec des talons

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slippers

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les pantoufles / les chaussons

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pyjamas / pajamas / PJs

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un pyjama

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a cap / a baseball cap / a hat

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une casquette

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a crown

e.g. The queen was wearing a beautiful crown

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une couronne

ex. La reine portait une couronne magnifique

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a mask

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un masque

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a tie / a necktie

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une cravate

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a belt

e.g. a nice brown belt

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une ceinture

ex. une belle ceinture marron

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a scarf

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une écharpe / un foulard

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a glove

e.g. a pair of gloves

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un gant

ex. une paire de gants

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leather

e.g. a leather jacket

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le cuir

ex. une veste en cuir

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waterproof

e.g. waterproof shoes

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imperméable

ex. des chaussures imperméables

39
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to tuck in

e.g. Please tuck your shirt into your pants

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rentrer

ex. Rentre ta chemise dans ton pantalon s’il te plaît

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a sleeve

e.g. You got some ketchup on your left sleeve

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une manche

ex. Tu as du ketchup sur ta manche gauche

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sleeveless

e.g. a sleeveless shirt

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sans manches

ex. un t-shirt sans manches

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short-sleeved

e.g. a short-sleeved shirt

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à manches courtes

ex. une chemise à manches courtes

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long-sleeved

e.g. a long-sleeved shirt

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à manches longues

ex. une chemise à manches longues

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a pocket

e.g. I keep my wallet in my back-right pocket

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une poche

ex. Je garde mon portefeuille dans ma poche arrière droite

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a button

e.g. I lost a button from my shirt

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un bouton

ex. J’ai perdu un bouton de ma chemise

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a label / a tag / a sticker

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une étiquette

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a strap

e.g. a strap on a bag

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la bandoulière / la courroie / la lanière

ex. la bandoulière d’un sac
Can also be translated to “la sangle”

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a drawer

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un tiroir

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a hanger / a clothes hanger / a coat hanger

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un cintre

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a mirror

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un miroir

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laundry

e.g. I have a lot of laundry to do

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la lessive

ex. J’ai beaucoup de lessive à faire

52
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detergent / laundry detergent / laundry soap

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la lessive / le détergent

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a washing machine

e.g. He put his clothes in the washing machine and added detergent

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une machine à laver

ex. Il mit ses vêtements dans la machine à laver et ajouta du détergent

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a dryer

e.g. Our house has both a washing machine and a dryer

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un séchoir à linge / un séchoir

ex. Notre maison a une machine à laver et un séchoir

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to dry clean

e.g. I got my suit dry cleaned

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nettoyer à sec

ex. J’ai fait nettoyer mon costume à sec

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to iron

e.g. He irons his shirt every morning before work

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repasser

ex. Il repasse sa chemise chaque matin avant le travail

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an iron

e.g. Do you have an iron? My shirt is wrinkled

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un fer à repasser / un fer

ex. As-tu un fer à repasser ? Ma chemise est froissée

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a garment / a piece of clothing / an article of clothing

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un vêtement / un habit

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an outfit

e.g. I like your outfit. You have good style

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une tenue

ex. J’aime ta tenue. Tu as du style

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a uniform

e.g. a school uniform or a police uniform

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un uniforme

ex. un uniforme d’écolier ou un uniforme de police

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a costume

e.g. a Halloween costume

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un costume

ex. un costume pour Halloween

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to compare

e.g. I compared the luxury brand to the generic brand, and I couldn’t really tell the difference

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comparer

ex. J’ai comparé la marque de luxe et la marque générique, et je n’ai pas vraiment pu voir la différence

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a comparison

e.g. a comparison between two prices

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une comparaison

ex. une comparaison entre deux prix

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compared with / compared to

e.g. Compared to the bus, the train is much faster

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comparé avec / comparé à

ex. Comparé au bus, le train est beaucoup plus rapide

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relatively / comparatively

e.g. They are relatively wealthy

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relativement

ex. Ils sont relativement aisés

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out of all the ___ / of all the ___ / among all the ___

e.g. Out of all the countries in the world, this one is the poorest

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de tous les ___ / parmi tous les ___ / entre tous les ___

ex. De tous les pays du monde, celui-ci est le plus pauvre

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___ is one of the ___

e.g. India is one of the most populated countries on earth

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___ est l’un des ___

ex. L’Inde est l’un des pays les plus peuplés de la planète

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to go up / to climb

e.g. We went up the mountain to get a better view

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aller en haut / grimper / monter

ex. Nous sommes allés en haut de la montagne pour avoir une meilleure vue

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to move up / to ascend

e.g. She’s slowly moving up the corporate ladder

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être promu / gravir / monter

ex. Elle gravit les échelons de l’entreprise petit à petit

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to go down / to descend

e.g. He went down the mountain

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descendre

ex. Il a descendu la montagne

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to lower

e.g. Lower the window

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baisser / descendre

ex. Baisse la fenêtre

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to raise / to lift up

e.g. Raise your hand

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lever

ex. Lève ta main

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the environment

e.g. We need to protect the environment

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l’environnement

ex. Nous devons protéger l’environnement

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an environment

e.g. a friendly work environment

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une ambiance / une atmosphère

ex. une ambiance de travail amicale

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environmental

e.g. environmental activism

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environnemental / écologique

ex. le militantisme écologique

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to fight

e.g. He always fights with his siblings

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se battre

ex. Il se bat tout le temps avec ses frères et soeurs

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fighting

e.g. They were kicked out for fighting

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la bagarre

ex. Ils sont se fait expulser à cause de la bagarre

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fighting / battling / warring

e.g. Fighting is a problem in the Middle East

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les combats / la lutte armée / la guerre

ex. Les combats sont un problème au Moyen-Orient

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a fighter

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un combattant

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a fight / a struggle

e.g. He was injured badly during the fight

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une bagarre / une rixe

ex. Il a était salement amoché pendant la bagarre

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a struggle / a fight

e.g. the struggle against cancer

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une lutte / un combat / un conflit

ex. la lutte contre le cancer

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to struggle / to strive

e.g. He’s struggling to pay the rent

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se démener / s’efforcer / se battre

ex. Il se démène pour payer le loyer

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to wrestle

e.g. The two boys wrestled on the mat

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lutter / faire de la lutte

ex. Les deux garçons ont lutté sur le tapis

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wrestling

e.g. I love watching wrestling on TV, but most of it is fake

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la lutte / le catch

ex. J’adore regarder le catch à la télévision, mais la plupart c’est du bidon

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a wrestler

e.g. Hulk Hogan was a famous wrestler

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un catcheur / un lutteur

ex. Hulk Hogan était un célèbre catcheur

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