Vocabulaire français avancé 2 Flashcards

1
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It is the same with

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Il en est de même de

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the night before, the previous evening Ex.: the accident occurred the night before.I saw her the previous evening.

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la veille au soir Ex.: L’accident est survenu la veille au soir. Je l’ai vu la veille au soir.

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se dépêcher

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faire diligence (literary)

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Will you (Are you willing to)

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Veux-tu bien / Voulez-vous bien

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If I’m willing to? Am I willing to?

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Si je veux bien?

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It’s agreed.

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C’est d’accord.

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to narrow the eyes, to squint

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plisser les yeux

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to be in operation (machine, vehicle or subway car)

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être en fonction

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to get acquainted

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faire connaissance

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It’s your turn to speak / You have the floor.

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Vous avez la parole. / La parole est à vous.

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unless to, except to

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sinon pour + infinitif

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the rope (a mass, pile or bunch of ropes)

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les cordages

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13
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money refunded

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de l’argent remis

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the expenses incurred (finances, comptabilité)

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les dépenses engagées

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to create a competitive advantage (affaires)

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pour en faire un avantage concurrentiel

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to give instruction to, to instruct

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donner instruction à

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the day before; Ex. He spoke to me the day before he left.

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la veille; Il m’a parlé la veille de son départ.

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18
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the night before

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la veille au soir

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19
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in the meadow

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dans la prairie

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20
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to write a short tale

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faire un court récit

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You’ve heard the bad news. Here’s the good news.

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Tu as / Vous avez entendu les mauvaises nouvelles. Voici la bonne.

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22
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to make life difficult for someone

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rendre la vie difficile à qqn.

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24
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Following this, I was unemployed for several months.

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À la suite de cela, je suis resté (e) plusieurs mois sans emploi.

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to be stunned

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être stupéfait

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26
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I’m planning to go back to school.

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J’envisage de retourner aux études.

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They’re thinking about having children.

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Ils envisagent de concevoir des enfants.

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His / Her voice white with terror,

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La voix blanche de terreur,

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giving in to her tears; Ex.: She gave in to her tears (She allowed herself to cry)

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laissant libre cours à ses larmes; Ex: Elle a laissé libre cours à ses larmes.

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He hears footsteps.

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Il entend des bruits de pas.

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31
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You might say that.

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On peut dire ça comme ça.

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A shiver / shudder runs down his spine / backbone.

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Un frisson lui parcourt l’échine.

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33
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exciting inside as well as outside

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excitant à l’intérieur comme à l’extérieur

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34
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to lock the brakes

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bloquer les freins

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35
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in order to be notified

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pour être averti / afin d’être averti

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36
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on the bus and in the metro

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en bus et en métro

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They won’t know / won’t be able to tell the difference.

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Ils ne feront pas la différence.

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to vote for sth.

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voter POUR qcch.

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39
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to work in reverse

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fonctionner en sens inverse / s’opérer en sens inverse

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40
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out in the open

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au grand jour

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41
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in broad daylight

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en plein jour

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42
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to put one’s brain to work

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faire travailler ses méninges

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43
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to stand out from the competition

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se démarquer de la concurrence

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44
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I’m fastening my young children’s safety belts.

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J’attache la ceinture de mes jeunes enfants.

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45
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to come to the agency

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venir à l’agence

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46
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productive

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productif, productive; fructueux, fructueuse

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47
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the amino acids

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les acides aminés

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48
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the age bracket

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la tranche d’âge

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49
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buses running on diesel

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les bus propulsés au gazole / roulant au gazole

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50
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It’s no longer of any use.

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Ça ne sert plus à rien.

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51
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the paid internship

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le stage rémunéré

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52
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to study remotely

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étudier à distance

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53
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on campus

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sur campus

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54
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the post bac studies, higher education, graduate studies

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les études supérieures

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55
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in Old French studies

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aux études de l’ancien français

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56
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to consist of efforts to

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consister en des efforts pour

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57
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the previous work

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les travaux antécédents

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58
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the betterment

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le mieux-être

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59
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to arrive

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se présenter

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60
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the daily grind of life

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le train-train de la vie

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61
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In the future, I…

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Dans le futur, je…

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62
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terribly sorry

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absolument désolé

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63
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to go on a cruise

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partir en croisière

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64
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madly

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éperdument

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65
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to cling to

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se raccrocher à

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66
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the window pane

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la vitre de fenêtre

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67
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It’s on the floor.

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C’est par terre.

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68
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gone fishing

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parti pêcher

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69
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sharp tooth pain

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de vifs élancements aux dents

70
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to lace one’s shoes

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nouer ses lacets, enlacer ses chaussures

71
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the daycare fees

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les frais de garde

72
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to avoid sth. like the plague

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fuir qqch. comme la peste

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a confusing question

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une question déroutante, une question embrouillée

74
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confusing directions

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des directions déroutantes

75
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all the more because

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d’autant plus que + indicatif

76
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to put two people on equal footing

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mettre deux personnes sur un pied d’égalité / sur le même pied ( NOTE: Do NOT mix the two expressions: the expression ‘mettre sur le même pied d’égalité’ doesn’t exist).

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to accommodate; This home houses a restaurant.

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loger v. Ex: Cette maison loge / abrite un restaurant.

78
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to have a feast

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faire un festin (français standard)

79
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faire un festin (français standard)

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faire un bon petit gueuleton (français familier)

80
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to send out an alarm cry (literal and figurative), to warn

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lancer un cri d’alarme

81
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to have more than enough time to (everyday speech)

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avoir amplement de temps pour

82
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But why…if you don’t mind me asking?

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Mais pourquoi…si ce n’est pas indiscret?

83
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the ream (package of paper for printer, etc.)

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la ramette

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to take great pleasure in (only in sense of ‘to revel in doing something hurtful, naughty or cruel’, or in sense of ‘sticking it’ to someone); Ex: He loves reminding me that he’s taller than me.

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se faire un malin plaisir à + infinitive of verb; Ex. Il se fait un malin plaisir à me rappeler qu’il est plus grand que moi.

85
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the cast iron; a cast iron bench

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la fonte; un banc en fonte

86
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the espadrille (type de chaussure)

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l’espadrille f. (Note: Au Canada, ce mot signifie une chaussure de sport)

87
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the proof of purchase seal

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la vignette de preuve d’achat

88
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A troubling thought ruminates in his mind.

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Une pensée inquiétante chemine dans son esprit.

89
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the drug addict

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le / la toxicomane

90
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to boast, to brag

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se vanter, s’enorgueillir

91
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a stroke (health problem)

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un accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC); une attaque

92
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a stroke of genius

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un trait de génie

93
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The countdown is on.

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Le décompte est parti.

94
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the truth about her pregnancy

A

la vérité quant à sa grossesse

95
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How much do they know (about the situation, problem, issue, risks)

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Jusqu’où sont-ils / elles au courant?

96
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this kindness from Mark

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cette gentillesse de la part de Marc

97
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to give a little smile to sb.

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décocher un petit sourire à quelqu’un

98
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the starter kit

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la trousse de départ

99
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at checkout (in store)

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à la caisse

100
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Please proceed to checkout.

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Veuillez passer à la caisse.

101
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to call into question, to question (truthfulness, origin, plausibility, morals, principles, etc.; NOT in sense of ‘to ask a question’)

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remettre en question

102
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to leap to one’s feet

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bondir sur ses pieds

103
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They’re eager for wins. (sports)

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Ils ont soif de victoires.

104
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As we do every year,

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Comme à chaque année,

105
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to fight someone

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affronter quelqu’un

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107
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All right. (Synonyme de ‘d’accord’, very polite.)

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Très bien.

108
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Do you have a master plan?

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Tu as un plan génial?

109
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Personally, (familiar abbreviation)

A

Perso,

110
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(I) Found it.

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J’ai trouvé.

111
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That’s not the point.’

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Là n’est pas la question.

112
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Simply put, (conversational)

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Enfin bref,

113
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to be accommodating (person)

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être arrangeant(e)

114
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That’s one for the books! ( Said of an incredible tale or tall tale)

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C’est à dormir debout!

115
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It’s mighty nice to…

A

C’est rudement chouette de…

116
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to get on someone’s nerves

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taper sur le système de qqn.

117
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Come right this way. / If you’ll please follow me. / Please follow me.

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Si vous voulez bien me suivre.

118
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Do you work in IT?

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Travailles-tu / Travaillez-vous dans le milieu de l’informatique?

119
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the spinal column

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la colonne vertébrale

120
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She doesn’t understand why I’m saying that. (Note the tense used in the response)

A

Elle ne comprend pas que je dise ça.

121
Q

Save time.

A

Gagne / Gagnez du temps.

122
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Let’s assume that….

A

Admettons que + subjonctif

123
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lately

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ces derniers temps

124
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Don’t try to look for a way out / to avoid the issue.

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Ne cherche pas / Ne cherchez pas d’échappatoire.

125
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Getting back to what I was saying,

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Pour en revenir à ce que je disais,

126
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At the end of the day, / Ultimately,

A

En fin de compte,

127
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I’m full.

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Je n’ai plus faim.

128
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Let’s take action!

A

Passons à l’action!

129
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to step up, to take action

A

passer à l’action

130
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Is it really included?

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C’est bien inclus?

131
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I lost my composure.

A

J’ai perdu mon aplomb.

132
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to be here doing nothing, to sit here doing nothing

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être là à ne rien faire, rester là à ne rien faire

133
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to stand idly by, to sit idle

A

rester les bras croisés

134
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to listen to sth over and over

A

écouter qqch en boucle

135
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to watch sth over and over

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regarder qqch en boucle

136
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to learn good manners

A

apprendre les bonnes manières

137
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to work at home

A

être en télétravail

138
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in a jiffy, in two shakes of a lamb’s tale, in no time flat

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en deux temps trois mouvements

139
Q

to get someone (buy someone) something

A

prendre qqch. à qqn.

140
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the issues concerning…

A

les enjeux concernant…

141
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the issues affecting / the issues with

A

les enjeux touchant…

142
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in no time

A

en moins de deux, en un rien de temps

143
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to be handy, handy with tools, etc., to be a handyman

A

être bricoleur, être bricoleuse

144
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You wanna take a shot at me? (Slang for ‘Do you wanna punch me?)

A

Tu veux m’en coller une?

145
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That works (makes sense) (slang).

A

Ça colle.

146
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to take action; Ex: He took action.

A

passer à l’acte; Ex: Il a passé à l’acte.

147
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to be all one can do ( given the circumstances, conditions or restrictions ); Ex.: I all I can do is hope for a good result.

A

ne plus rester à qqn. que + à…; Il ne me reste plus qu’à espérer un bon résultat.

148
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to grieve, to mourn

A

faire son deuil

149
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to behave well

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bien se comporter, bien se tenir

150
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to let one’s heart be filled with joy / for one’s heart to be filled with joy; Ex: My heart is filled with joy!

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avoir le coeur en joie; Ex: J’ai le coeur en joie!

151
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after all

A

finalement

152
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to tiptoe down the stairs

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descendre l’escalier en catimini

153
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Hold onto / Hang onto the railing.

A

Tiens-toi à la rampe. / Tenez-vous à la rampe.

154
Q

The appointment is still on for Tuesday.

A

Le rendez-vous tient toujours pour mardi.

155
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to have a role, to play a role (in a government, in a discussion, in an economy, in a situation, etc.- NOT as in ‘to play a role’ in film or theatre which is ‘jouer un rôle’)

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tenir un rôle

156
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to think highly of one’s coworkers

A

estimer ses collègues

157
Q

I can’t believe it!

A

J’hallucine!

158
Q

to make sb’s mouth water

A

mettre l’eau à la bouche de qqn.

159
Q

to argue with someone

A

se brouiller avec qqn. , s’embrouiller avec qqn.

160
Q

As was the case with…

A

Comme cela a été le cas de…

161
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Yeah, right! (Meaning ‘I don’t believe you!)

A

Tu parles!

162
Q

Do you mind if…

A

Ça te / vous dérange si..

163
Q

That’s all well and good,

A

C’est bien beau tout ça,

164
Q

by then

A

d’ici là

165
Q

boring, tiresome

A

assommant(e)s adj.

166
Q

the small business, mom and pop business

A

le petit commerce

167
Q

the small business owner

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le petit commerçant

168
Q

the strengths and weaknesses

A

les qualités et les défauts

169
Q

It’s not like you / That’s not like you.

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Ça ne te / vous ressemble pas.

170
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to have a long weekend, three-day weekend

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faire le pont

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