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Vocabulaire français avancé 4 Flashcards

1
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That’s the way it is.

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C’est comme ça / C’est le cas.

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age related

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relié à l’âge

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the timetable

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l’échéancier m.

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To be honest,

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Honnêtement, / Franchement,

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to cause problems

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entraîner des problèmes

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inoperative adj.

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inopérant adj.

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to be comfortable at home

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être bien chez soi

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the whatchamacallit

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l’affaire f.

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expeditious adj.

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expéditif, expéditive

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to be outdone

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être supplanté

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I’m in no danger.

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Je ne risque rien. / Je ne cours aucun danger. / Je ne suis pas en danger.

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I’m in no danger.

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Je ne cours aucun danger.

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to land on someone’s doorstep

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débarquer sur le seuil de qqn.

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projects lined up

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des projets en lice

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in the middle of the afternoon

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en plein milieu de l’après-midi

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to beat its wings (bird)

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battre des ailes

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upturned earth / overturned earth

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la terre retournée

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to take someone aside

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attirer qqn. à l’écart, prendre qqn. à part

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19
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to break camp

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lever le camp

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20
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to sway in the breeze

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se balancer dans la brise

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21
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to grab someone by the hair

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empoigner qqn. par les cheveux

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22
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the intense pain

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la vive douleur

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to help someone with it

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aider qqn. là-dedans

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24
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to set sail

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appareiller

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25
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to force someone into waiting

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forcer qqn. à l’attente

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26
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the session

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la séance

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27
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the reindeer

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le renne

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the stupid blunder

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le stupide ratage

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in the space of a few hours

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l’espace de quelques heures

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used to sailing

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habitué de naviguer

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to have its time, moment

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faire son temps

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to give an order to

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donner ordre de

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to come to the mouth of the river

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aboutir à l’embouchure de la rivière

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to be long lived

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être de longue durée

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35
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to come ashore (from ship)

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se rendre à terre

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36
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For less, I…

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À moins, je…

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We will remember that for a long time.

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Nous nous souviendrons longuement de ça.

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38
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to heal patients

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soigner des patients

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39
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You should take eight thousand steps per day. (exercise regime)

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Il faudrait faire huit mille pas par jour.

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40
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the doctor’s office

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le cabinet médical

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41
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to circle around them

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faire cercle autour d’eux

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42
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ready for anything

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prêt à tout

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43
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to renounce (family, God, friends)

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renier

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to win out over

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l’emporter sur

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46
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to shake with cold, shiver with cold

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trembler de froid

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48
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the elf

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le lutin

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49
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the fireplace

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le foyer, la cheminée

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50
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the North Pole

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le Pôle Nord

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51
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Christmas

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Noël

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52
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Christmas Eve

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la veille de Noël

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53
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the ornaments

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les décorations

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54
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the holiday season

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le temps des fêtes

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55
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to celebrate Christmas

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fêter Noël

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The situation is difficult.

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La situation est rude.

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57
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Don’t pull any punches.

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N’y va / allez pas avec le dos de la cuillère.

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58
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the thrill

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le frisson

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59
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the (equestrian) riding school

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le manège équestre

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the carousel, merry-go-round (amusement park ride)

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le manège

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the travel insurance policy

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l’assurance voyage

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63
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High five!

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Tape m’en cinq!

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64
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to go into (the area of) finance, to get started in finance

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se lancer dans les finances

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in the…and in the…Ex.: There are rewards in work and in life.

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autant dans le / la / les…que dans le / la / les…Ex. Il y a des récompenses autant dans le travail que dans la vie.

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He wants to call it quits. / He wants to leave it at that.

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Il veut en rester là.

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to get ready to do sth.; Ex.: I’m getting ready to do it.

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s’apprêter à faire qqch. Ex.: Je m’apprête à faire ça.

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the hearth; Ex.: Logs are burning in the hearth.

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l’âtre m.; Ex.: Des bûches sont en train de brûler dans l’âtre.

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to have many of sth. Ex.: Our planet has many volcanoes.

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compter qcch. / Notre planète compte beaucoup de volcans.

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I won’t allow this/ it. / I won’t let you. /

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Je ne te laisserai pas faire. / Je ne vous laisserai pas faire.

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71
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the lack of foresight

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l’imprévoyance f.

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72
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the small intestine

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l’intestin grêle m.

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73
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Give me a break / Stop it

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Arrête un peu! / Arrêtez un peu!

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to insist on + verb ing

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insister pour + infinitif

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to have sth in front of oneself

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avoir qqch. sous les yeux

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76
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to be under way, to be in the works

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se préparer

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77
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to keep up one’s strength

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conserver ses forces

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to have more talents / abilities at one’s disposal

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avoir plus de cordes à son arc

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to continue in one’s current stride

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continuer dans sa foulée / dans son élan

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80
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to be seriously ill

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être gravement malade(s)

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81
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the denial (psychology)

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le déni

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82
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daydreaming of love

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les rêvasseries d’amour

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83
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the quavering voice ( literary, formal )

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la voix chevrotante

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84
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to untie sb’s hands

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délier les mains à qqn.

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85
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She remained…until nightfall.

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Elle resta…jusqu’à ce que le soir tombe / jusqu’à la tombée de la nuit.

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semi-closed adj.

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semi-fermé(e)s

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the eyes half closed

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les yeux à demi fermés / les yeux mi-clos

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mad (as in ‘crazed’, ‘crazy’, not as in ‘angry’) adj.

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éperdu(e)s, effréné(e)s etc.

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the designer (fashion)

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le créateur / la créatrice, le designer

90
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the annoying situation

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la situation pénible

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were all dubbed

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ont tous été doublés

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essential, necessary adj.

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indispensable(s) adj.

93
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to be holed up in the woods

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se terrer dans les bois

94
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to insist that / to insist on

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insister pour que

95
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without allowing themselves to stop for anything / any reason

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sans s’autoriser la moindre halte

96
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those he has doubles of

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ceux / celles qu’il a en double

97
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nearly dead

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quasi(ment) mort(e)s

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the oppressive heat / the stifling heat / the sweltering heat

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la chaleur accablante / la chaleur étouffante

99
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for a brief moment

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un bref instant

100
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the appeal (legal / courtroom terminology only)

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le pourvoi

101
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The stress is at the max.

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Le stress est à son comble.

102
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to chalk something up to ( to attribute something to)

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mettre qqch. sur le compte de

103
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to kill someone in cold blood

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tuer qqn. de sang froid

104
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You’re mistaken.

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Tu te trompes. / Vous vous trompez. / Tu fais erreur. / Vous faites erreur. /

105
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with him aboard (ship, aircraft)

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avec lui à son bord

106
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the messy person, the disorganized person

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la personne désordonnée

107
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If he sees us here (As in ‘If he catches us here’)

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S’il nous aperçoit ici

108
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to point at sth.

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pointer du doigt qqch.

109
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to roll one’s eyes

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lever les yeux au ciel

110
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the surcharge / the additional expense

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le supplément

111
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to have just have / to have just closed

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venir juste de faire / venir juste de fermer

112
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the connection ( the flight, the bus, the train, the subway)

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la correspondance

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That has nothing to do with it / you/ us / etc.

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Ça n’a rien à voir!

114
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What business is it of yours?

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En quoi est-ce que ça te / vous regarde?

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flammable adj.

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inflammable(s) adj.

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non-flammable adj.

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ininflammable adj.

117
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uninteresting

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inintéressant(e)s

118
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an informal dress / informal wear

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une tenue de ville, une robe simple / une tenue simple

119
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the physical appearance

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le physique

120
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an informal dinner / an informal person

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le dîner / le souper / la personne simple

121
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the apprentice sailor

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le mousse / Related word: le moussaillon

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(a) positive proof

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une preuve indéniable / fprmelle

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an insurance policy / plan

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une police d’assurance / un forfait d’assurance

124
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the expedited parcel

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le colis accéléré

125
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to promote well-being

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favoriser le bien-être

126
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at the top of the screen

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en haut de l’écran

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It’s frozen (computer screen)

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C’est figé.

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in other areas

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dans d’autres domaines

129
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to go to the seaside

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aller sur le bord de la mer

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the prerequisite (college or university course)

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le cours préalable

131
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It’s urgent that I do it / that.

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C’est pressé.

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to entrust sb with the task of

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confier à qn. la charge de

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right off the bat

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d’emblée

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to have an explanation for the why of something

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avoir une explication au pourquoi de qqch.

135
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You can’t imagine how much anxiety it causes me. (fam.)

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Je ne te / vous raconte pas l’angoisse.

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characteristic of

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propre à

137
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dead silence

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le silence de plomb

138
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without waiting for comments

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sans attendre de commentaires

139
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to be not far from there

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être à peu de distance

140
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Not far from there,

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Non loin de là,

141
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to follow the discussions

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suivre le fil des discussions

142
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to waste precious time

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gaspiller un temps précieux

143
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to not care less about sth.

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se moquer pas mal de qqch.

144
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to give a portrait (description)

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dresser un portrait

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The music goes crazy.

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La musique s’emballe.

146
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to hang on / to hang in there

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tenir (bon)

147
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to be / to get checked out by a doctor, physician

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se faire soigner

148
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Only you could take such risks.

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Il n’y a que toi / vous pour prendre de tels risques.

149
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But come on, really

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Mais bon, franchement

150
Q

the comparison

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le rapprochement

151
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along the shoreline

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le long de la grève

152
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to set the record straight

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rétablir la vérité

153
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to be scared silly (familiar)

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avoir la pétoche

154
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As such,

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Comme quoi,

155
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to be set on, to be all set to + infinitive verb

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être parti pour + inf.

156
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to have a great time

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s’éclater

157
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Set a course for… / Course set for… (nautical, navigation, space travel)

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Cap sur le / la / les…

158
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I’m pumped to, it’s fun to… (familiar)

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Ça m’éclate de…

159
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the log, logbook (ship’s journal)

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le journal de bord

160
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to rehash something again and again, to go over something again and again; Ex. What’s the point of rehashing?

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épiloguer sur qqch.; Ex: À quoi ça sert d’épiloguer?

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to put one’s all into it, to go all out

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y aller à fond

162
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How many hours of driving is it ?

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Ça fait combien d’heures de route?

163
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I drove for twelve hours to get here.

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J’ai fait douze heures de route pour arriver ici.

164
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to succeed all on one’s own to

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réussir à soi tout seul à

165
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to lead to a decision

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déboucher sur une décision

166
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usually

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d’ordinaire

167
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the surprise was that it took

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la surprise était que ça ait pris

168
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toucher sa paie

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to earn one’s pay

169
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the baboon (animal)

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le babouin

170
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I knew it! (Only in the sense of ‘I was right!’

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J’en étais sûr(e)!

171
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Don’t let them escape!

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Ne les laisse pas s’échapper!

172
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to put it in his / her mouth

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se le / la mettre dans la bouche

173
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to study law

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faire des études de droit

174
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to study medicine

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faire des études de médecine

175
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I feel a storm coming on

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Je sens venir l’orage / sens l’orage venir

176
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to admire someone for resisting

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admirer qqn. de résister

177
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to be very bad

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être mauvais comme la gale

178
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to worry oneself sick

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se biler, se faire du mauvais sang, se faire un sang d’encre

179
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to worry oneself into a tizzy

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se ronger les sangs

180
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to do something gladly

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s’en donner à coeur joie

181
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to let someone know how one is doing

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donner de ses nouvelles

182
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to show up after being missing for a long time / off the grid for a long time

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donner signe de vie

183
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very swiftly

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à bride abattue

184
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to laugh oneself to tears

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rire aux larmes

185
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something motivates me to give it more effort, to go further, to give it my all, to not quit

A

quelque chose me donne des ailes

186
Q

to drown one’s sorrows with alcohol, to find comfort with a bottle (of booze)

A

noyer son chagrin dans l’alcool

187
Q

to be outmoded, to be obsolete

A

être dépassé(e)s

188
Q

to give birth to, to bring into the world

A

donner le jour à

189
Q

to enter the world (to be born)

A

voir le jour

190
Q

to have a heavy heart, to bear a heavy burden (in the sense of sadness, regret or guilt)

A

avoir le coeur gros

191
Q

to open Pandora’s box (to cause a catastrophe)

A

ouvrir la boîte de Pandore

192
Q

I give up. (Only as in ‘I have no idea / clue’ or ‘I don’t know’)

A

Je donne ma langue au chat.

193
Q

in every possible place

A

aux quatre coins du monde

194
Q

to grin and bear it

A

faire contre mauvaise fortune bon coeur

195
Q

the soundness of an argument

A

le bien-fondé d’un argument

196
Q

to earn an Oscar award

A

se mériter un Oscar

197
Q

the boxer shorts (underwear)

A

le caleçon

198
Q

to write sth. on the list

A

écrire qqch. sur la liste

199
Q

These workshops are divided / separated into different categories.

A

Ces ateliers se répartissent en différentes catégories.

200
Q

to keep a close eye on one’s symptoms, to monitor one’s symptoms

A

surveiller ses symptômes

201
Q

to be taken into consideration

A

être invoqué

202
Q

They started to grumble.

A

Ils ont commencé à murmurer.

203
Q

the steep hill

A

la colline pentue

204
Q

the graph (finance, business, math)

A

le graphique

205
Q

That’s not a bad idea.

A

Ce n’est pas mal comme idée.

206
Q

to get busy _ing

A

s’employer à

207
Q

Documents must be filed by hand.

A

Les documents doivent être remis en mains propres.

208
Q

a (computer) file all its own

A

un fichier qui lui est propre

209
Q

You’ve filled out. / You’ve put on weight.

A

Tu t’es empâté(e). / Vous vous êtes empâté(e)s

210
Q

to make a funny face / to have a funny / strange look

A

faire une drôle de tête

211
Q

You’ll be upset / displeased / unhappy when…

A

Tu feras / Vous ferez une drôle de tête quand…

212
Q

to write, to write out, to copy out

A

rédiger

213
Q

to take a nap

A

faire une sieste / piquer un roupillon

214
Q

Please do.

A

Je t’en prie. / Je vous en prie.

215
Q

argumentative adj. (person)

A

négateur(s) adj. / négatrices adj.

216
Q

We’ve got company!

A

On a de la visite!

217
Q

to rush; Ex.: We must rush, because the timetable requires it.

A

se précipiter; Ex: Il faut se précipiter, parce que l’echéancier l’exige.

218
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