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une série de (bombes par ex)

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a spate of (bombings)

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diaboliser

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to scapegoat = to demonize

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un bouc émissaire

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a scapegoat

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faire les frais de quelque chose

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to bear the brunt of

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licencier (pour raison économique)

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to lay sbdy off

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des plans de licenciement économique

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redundancy plans

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etre probable

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to be prone to do something = to be likely to

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des millers d’emplois ont été supprimés

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jobs have been axed/shed/ by thousands//in their thousands

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avoir un effet dévastateur sur

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to be a devastating blow to

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un grand changement

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a sea change

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un bouleversement

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a turmoil/ upheaval

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a shortage

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une pénurie, un manque, un déficit

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taux de natalité

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birth rate

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taux de fertilité

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fertility rate

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le vieillissement de la population

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the population aging/decline/ = the silvering/greying of the population

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16
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silver surfer

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vieux à l’aise avec internet

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17
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terres inconnues

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uncharted waters

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18
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ere surpassé en nombre

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to be outnumbered

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être a arme égale

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to be on a level playing field

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exprimer son opinion

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to speak one’s mind

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pour le dire clairement / en clair

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to put it plainly

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22
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pour le dire ouvertement

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tu put it outspokenly

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23
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appeler un chat un chat

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to call a spade a spade

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démagogie

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grandstanding

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25
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indemniser

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to compensate

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26
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faire marche arrière

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to backpedal

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27
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gestation pour autrui

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surrogacy

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important, lourd, large

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hefty

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teinte, couleur, nuance

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a hue

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les croyances

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hues and faiths

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endiguer

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to stem

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32
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avec le temps, à la longue

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intime, overtime

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faire des heures sup

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to work overtime

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34
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une allusion, insinuation / un indice, un conseil

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a hint

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35
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rassembler

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to pull a team together = to gather

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36
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a peine

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scarcely= hardly = barely

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37
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le moindre

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the slightest

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38
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du tissu

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cloth= fabric = material

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39
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se confier à qqn

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to confide in sbdy,

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40
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confier un secret à qqn

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to confide sbdy a secret

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être impliqué, embarqué (dans quelque chose de négatif)

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to get embroiled in …

to get implicated in (a crime)

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soi disant

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so-called

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43
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faux

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phon(e)y=bogus=fake

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44
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ardent, fervent (défenseur par ex)

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a staunch (suporter)

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le grand favori

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the odds on favorite

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46
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une cave a vin

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a cellar

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47
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une grotte

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a cave

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48
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un isoloir

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a polling booth

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49
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photomaton

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a Photo Booth

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50
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un habitué

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a patron

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51
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to patronize

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fréquenter, être un habitué // sponsoriser,// traiter avec condescendance

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52
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doux (température)

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mild

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53
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visiter

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to tour

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54
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costard ou combinaison ou tenue

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a suit

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55
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un survêtement

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a track suit

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etre en tenue d’eve ou d’adam

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to be in one’s birthday suit

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57
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froissé (vêtement)

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rumpled = creased

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58
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un trousseau de clefs

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a bunch of keys

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59
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un bouquet

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a bunch of flowers

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une dispute

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an argument, a quarrel, a row

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une crise de colère

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a fit of anger

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62
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briser

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to smash = to plinter = to shatte

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(se) précipiter

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to dash

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64
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un cdi

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a long term/ permanent contract

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un cdd

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short term/ fixed contract

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66
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ce qui pose problème ici est…

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What is at issue here

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67
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avoir droit à

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to be entitled to

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un fouineur

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a nos(e)y person = a busybody

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HLM

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council estate

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70
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le plus haut

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the topmost

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71
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le plus profond, intime secret

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the inmost

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72
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ranger

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tu pull over

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73
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arrêter (une voiture)

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to pull up (a car)

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74
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etre prévu, planifié

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to be to

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75
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un phare

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a lighthouse

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résider (soutenu)

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to dwell in

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77
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Entraver empêcher

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To hinder / To hamper / To impede

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78
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Marchander

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To haggle (over)

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79
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La durée de vie

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Life span

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80
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Lambiner, traîner, flâner

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To dawdle

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81
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faire du tourisme

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to go touring

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82
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s’étaler

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to sprawl

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83
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presser / essorer

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to squeeze

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84
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Apogée / Age d’or

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a heyday

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85
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passer devant qqchose

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to pass smthg

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86
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Il pleut des seaux d’eau

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It buckets down

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87
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avoir le pied marin

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to have one’s sea leg

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88
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la cheminée

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the fireplace / the chimney

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89
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un seau

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a bucket

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90
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une liste de ce qu’on rêve de faire avant de mourir

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a bucket list

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avoir des antécédents de qqchose

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to have a history of sthg

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confort / commodité

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convenience

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comme convenu

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as arranged

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94
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un jeune cadre dynamique

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a YUPPIE (young urban professional)

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des vêtements d’occasion

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second hand clothes

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être méprisé

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to be despised

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DINKY

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double income no kids yet

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98
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Haut de gamme # bas de gamme

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Upmarket ≠ downmarket

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99
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Chic, snob

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Posh

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100
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Expulser qq

  • d’une maison
  • un élève, membre, joueur
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  • To evict sbdy

- To expel sbdy

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Avoir de l’influence, une force d’appui

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To have a leverage (on, over)

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102
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Endetté

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Leveraged

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103
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Par lequel

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Whereby = because of why

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104
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Aisé, riche

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Wealthy, affluent

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Accusé de

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Accused of, taxed with

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106
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un citadin

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A city-dweller, an urbanite

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107
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Améliorer son sort

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To improve/better one’s lot

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108
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Sauf excepté

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Except, bar

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109
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Un large sourire

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A wide smile, a grin (To Grin at sbdy)

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Piéger, trompe, duper

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To trick, To decieve

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111
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Être Rare

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To be scarce, few ans far bettween

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112
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monter en flèche

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to soar

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113
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mettre une limite

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to cap

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114
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un promoteur immobilier

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a developer

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115
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agir dans le cadre de la loi

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to act within the law ≠ outside the law

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un HLM

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a council housing/estate

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117
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faire un recensement

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to take a census of population

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118
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discuter

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to chat

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119
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débattre de qqchose

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to discuss sthg

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120
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les bruits courent que ..

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rumor has it that..

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121
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ou va l’économie/ le monde ?

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Where is the economy/ the world heading?

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par hasard

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by chance

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123
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trouver / perdre ses repères

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to find / lose one’s bearing

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124
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un prospectus

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a hand out

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125
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écrire un mot à qq

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to drop sbdy a line

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126
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un porte-feuille

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a wallet

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127
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jeter un sort à qq

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to cast a spell on sbdy

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128
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être aux anges

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to be over the moon

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129
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marcher à 4 pattes

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to walk on all four

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130
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tituber

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to stagger

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131
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se précipiter

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to dash / to rush

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132
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ramper

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to crawl

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133
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des béquilles

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crutches

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134
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roder

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to prowl

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piétiner

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to trample

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essorer

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to wring

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pincer

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to pinch

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138
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distribuer / remettre

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to hand out / in

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139
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raccrocher

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to hang up

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140
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un monument aux morts

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a war memorial

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141
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un office

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a religious service

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142
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les alentours

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the vicinity / the surroundings

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faire du porte à porte

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to canvass

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faire du lèche-vitrine

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to go window shopping

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une toile

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a canvas

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aller chercher qq

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to go and get sbdy / to fetch sbdy

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se reposer

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to rest

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soigné

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tody / neat

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entreprendre

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to undertake

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un croque-mort

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an undertaken

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morte / terne

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dull

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valoir la peine de faire qqchose

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to worth doing it

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les jours se raccourcissent

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the days are closing in

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une esthéticienne

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a beautician

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ça suffit pour ajd

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let’s pack it in for the day / let’s call it a day

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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance at

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regarder fixement

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to stare at

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au premier regard

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at first glance/ sight

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apercevoir

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to glimpse sbdy sthg

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reluquer

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to huggle

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cligner des yeux

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blink

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en un clin d’oeil

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in the blink of an eye

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avoir des oeillères

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to have/wear blinkers // to be blinkered to sthg

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fusiller du regard

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to glare (to scowl)

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regarder bouche bée

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to gape at

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froncer les sourcils

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to frown at

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contempler (littéraire)

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to behold

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donner un aperçu de

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to give a glimpse of

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la beauté est subjective

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beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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espionner, regarder à la dérobée

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to peep

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un voyeur

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a peeping Tom

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toiser du regard

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to eye sbdy from head to toe

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balayer/parcourir du regard

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to scan

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scruter

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to peer

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apercevoir, deviner quelque chose du regard

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make out

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repérer

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to spot

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177
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regarder longement, contempler

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to gaze

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regarder dans le vide

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to gaze/stare into space

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179
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observer, surveiller

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to watch

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180
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observation des animaux (oiseaux)

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bird watching

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lancer un regard noir

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to glower at

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bégayer

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to (have a) stutter/stammer

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183
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zozoter

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to lisp

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184
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soupirer

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to (heave a) sigh

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se plaindre, gémir

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to moan / to grunt / to groan/ to grumble

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se plaindre, gémir, pleurnicher

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to whine

187
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chuchoter

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to whisper

188
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une campagne de diffamation

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a whispering/smear campaign

189
Q

hurler

A

to yell at

190
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crier d’un ton strident/aigu

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to scream/ to shriek

191
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bavarder

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to chat/ to chatter away

192
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un moulin a parole

A

a chatterbox

193
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draguer

A

to chat girls up

194
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raconter des ragots

A

to gossip

195
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a gossip

A

une commère

196
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calomnier/ diffamer

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to libel (écrit)/ to slander (oral)

197
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ricaner/ glousser

A

to cackle/ to giggle at / to chuckle

198
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maudire

A

to curse

199
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une malédiction, un fléau, un juron

A

a curse

200
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jeter un sort

A

to cast/put a spell on sbdy

201
Q

faire taire

A

to hush

202
Q

étouffer une affaire

A

to hush up an affair

203
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être vert de jalousie

A

to be green with envy (prononciation i)

204
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être rouge de honte

A

to be red with shame

205
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être blanc de stupeur

A

to be white with shock

206
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favori

A

pet

207
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une phobie

A

a pet aversion

208
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sautiller

A

to hop

209
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mourir d’ennui

A

to be bored to death/tears = To be bored stiff

210
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se mettre en colère

A

to fly into a temper

211
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une colère noire

A

a towering rage

212
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en vouloir à qq

A

to bear someone a grudge/ To bear a grudge against someone

213
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pleurer de joie

A

to weep for joy

214
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hérisser

A

ro raise one’s hackles

215
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avoir le moral

A

to be in good/high spirits// To be high-spirited

216
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être aux anges

A

to be pleased as Punch= to be overjoyed

217
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s’en ficher ≠ ne pas aimer

A

don’t care about ≠ dont’ care for

218
Q

être gaga

A

to dote on

219
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refuser

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to shrink/flinch frome

220
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se faire plaisir en faisant qqchose

A

to indulge in

221
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être impatient de qq chose

A

to be longing/yearn for smh

222
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être surprise de

A

to marvel at

223
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se réjouir de

A

to rejoice over

224
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au nord de l’Etat de

A

upstate ..

225
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subventionner

A

to subsidize

226
Q

un canular

A

a hoax

227
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passer au delà de

A

to move beyong sthg

228
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doubler qqchose

A

to double down on

229
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durable

A

sustainable

230
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sortir des sentiers battus

A

to go off the grid

231
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se donner les moyens de ..

A

to provide oneself with the wherewithal to do …

232
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gaz de shiste

A

shale gas

233
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anéantir/détruire

A

to dismantle

234
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annuler/abroger

A

to repeal/undo/reverse/roll back

235
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en fonction

A

in office

236
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contourner/éviter

A

to bypass

237
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charbon

A

coal

238
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ce qu’il advient de ..

A

what becomes of ..

239
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stressant/tendu

A

fraught

240
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être à l’arrêt/ au point mort

A

to be at a standstill

241
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respecter/faire respecter

A

to uphold

242
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un émetteur

A

an emitter

243
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solution magique

A

a silver bullet/ a panacea

244
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réutiliser le charbon (système DD)

A

to clean up coal

245
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fais attention à toi

A

watch yourself

246
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désordonné

A

messy

247
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être de marbre

A

to be stony-faced

248
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être au bord des larmes

A

to be on the verge of tears

249
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des yeux vides

A

vacant eyes

250
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n’avoir aucun contrôle sur qq

A

to have/get no hold on/over sbdy

251
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gérer une crise

A

to handle a crisis

252
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ca en dit long sur.. que …

A

this is a sad indictment of… that…

253
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battre le fer tant qu’il est encore chaud

A

to make hay while the sun shines

254
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(Dés)approuver qqch

A

To (dis)approve of

255
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Être fou-furieux

A

To be hopping mad

256
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Une épidémie

A

An outbreak

257
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Etre diagnostiqué de ..

A

To be diagnosed with

258
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Qui approche à grand pas

A

Looming large / ahead

259
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Arrêter la propagation

A

To halt the spread

260
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Inégal

A

Patchy / spotty

261
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Détourner des fonds

A

To embuzzle funds

262
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Un casier judiciaire

A

A criminal record

263
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Faire de la prison

A

To serve time / to have forum

264
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contre toute attente

A

against all odds

265
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une mosquée

A

a mosque (prononciation mosk)

266
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être naïf / crédule

A

to be naive / gullible

267
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laïc

A

secular

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prédation sexuelle

A

child grooming

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angoisse / angoisse existentielle comme crise d’ado

A

angst / teenage angst

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un très bon élève

A

a A-student

271
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un travailleur de bureau

A

a clerical worker

272
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un intérimaire

A

a temp

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pratique

A

handy

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sous la main

A

handy

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une pointe

A

a tip

276
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un archipel

A

an archipelago

277
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assister à la messe

A

to attend Mass

278
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monter les escaliers

A

to climb the staircase / stairs

279
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étagères

A

shelves

280
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endurer / supporter

A

to bear

281
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censé

A

sensible

282
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poser une bombe

A

to plant a bomb

283
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un défaut

A

a flaw

284
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avoir fait ses preuves

A

to have a good track record

285
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saisir / attraper

A

to seize / to clutch / to grap

286
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ternir la réputation de qq

A

to tarnish one’s reputation

287
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indemniser

A

to compensate

288
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un parlementaire

A

a congressman

289
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regretter qqchose

A

to wish to not

290
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un porte-parole

A

a spokesperson

291
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être en proie à

A

to be plagued by

292
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la lutte / l’épreuve

A

the struggle

293
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des éoliennes

A

windmills

294
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en raison de

A

owing to

295
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soulager

A

to relieve

296
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demande d’asile

A

asylum application

297
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infortuné / malheureux

A

ill-fated

298
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la volonté

A

the willpower

299
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l’audace

A

the boldness

300
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une poule mouillée / une chochotte

A

a sissy

301
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être chauve

A

to be bald

302
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A vrai dire

A

As matter of fact

303
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des gamineries

A

childishness

304
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taxi type uber

A

ride-hailing business

305
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un avantage

A

an edge

306
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une image de marque

A

a brand image

307
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une fusion

A

a murger

308
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diversifier

A

to branch out

309
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un concurrent

A

a competitor

310
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avoir une longueur d’avance

A

to have a head start

311
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finis ton assiette

A

eat up

312
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être trempé de la tête au pied

A

to be wet through

313
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tâcher

A

to stain

314
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un vêtement

A

a piece of clothing

315
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un homme à tout faire

A

a handy man

316
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des haricots verts

A

French beans

317
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la vinaigrette

A

French dressing

318
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joindre le geste à la parole

A

to walk the talk

319
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un système à deux vitesses

A

a two tier system

320
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stupéfiant / ahurissant

A

staggering

321
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un plan

A

a scheme

322
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un labyrinthe

A

a maze

323
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synonyme in spite of

A

for all

324
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des paroles creuses

A

a hollow promise

325
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ne pas trouver les mots

A

to be at a loss for words

326
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être complètement perdu

A

to be at sea

327
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être aux anges

A

to be on top of the world / to be walking on air

328
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être électrisé

A

to be thrilled to bits

329
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être très fatigué

A

to be dead on one’s feet = exhausted

330
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se sentir déprimé

A

to be down on the dumps / to feel blue / to be in low spirits

331
Q

une déchetterie

A

a dump

332
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donner la chair de poule

A

to give someone the crips

333
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calmer qq

A

to curb one’s enthusiasm

334
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avoir pitié

A

to take pity on somebody

335
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perdre courage

A

to be disheartered

336
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verser des larmes

A

to shed tears

337
Q

remonter le moral à qq

A

to raise sbdy’s spirits

338
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les morts et les vivants

A

the quick and the dead

339
Q

les privilégiés

A

the happy few

340
Q

pour le meilleur et pour le pire

A

for better or for worse

341
Q

faire parti de

A

to be part of

342
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le retrait

A

the withdrawal

343
Q

sortir del

A

to withdraw from

344
Q

les VIP

A

the big wigs / A list people

345
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être dérangé (par qq ou qqchose)

A

to be bothered

346
Q

hocher de la tête / acquiesser

A

to nod

347
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un plouf

A

a splash

348
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une éclaboussure

A

a splash

349
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être en souffrance

A

to be in agony

350
Q

se tourmenter

A

to agonize

351
Q

la rubrique du coeur

A

the agony column

352
Q

être à l’agonie

A

to be dying / to be at the death’s door

353
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critiquer violemment qq

A

to lash at sbdy

354
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un simple qqchose

A

a mere sthg

355
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allumer / éteindre une cigarette

A

to light (up) / to put out, extinguish a cigaret

356
Q

ils s’en allèrent chacun de leur côté

A

they went their separate ways

357
Q

tenir bon

A

to hold on

358
Q

une douleur

A

an ache

359
Q

une place

A

a square

360
Q

une agence de voyage

A

a traver agency

361
Q

une succursale

A

a branch

362
Q

remplir un document

A

to fill in a form

363
Q

archiver un document

A

to file a form

364
Q

hausser les épaules

A

to shrug

365
Q

un dossier

A

a file / a record

366
Q

communiquer qqchose

A

to send / to transfer / to hand on / to pass on sth@g to sbdy

367
Q

nourrir l’envie / le désir de faire qqchose

A

To nourish/ cherish/nurture the hope/ idea/wish to

368
Q

désirer vivement faire qqchose

A

to yearn to do sthg

369
Q

maussade

A

moody / gloomy (endroit) / dull

370
Q

bien que

A

although ≠ whereas (qui marque une opposition)

371
Q

servilement

A

slavishly

372
Q

docilement / sans protestation

A

obediently / submissively

373
Q

faire une liste

A

to list / to make, to draw up a list

374
Q

un mouvement

A

a move

375
Q

s’amuser à faire qqchose

A

to have fun / to enjoy doing sthg ou … just for fun

376
Q

surveiller tous les faits et gestes

A

to watch people’s every move

377
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surveiller

A

to watch/ to monitor

378
Q

l’employé

A

the clerk

379
Q

raccordé à

A

linked to/related to

380
Q

endommagé/ abimé

A

indented

381
Q

un car

A

a coach

382
Q

un sofa

A

a couch

383
Q

se blottir l’un contre l’autre

A

to huddle tohether

384
Q

élever des animaux

A

to farm / to raise animals

385
Q

au bord de

A

at the edge of

386
Q

une légère brulure

A

a scorch

387
Q

le velour

A

velvet

388
Q

la laine

A

wool

389
Q

agripper/ serrer

A

to grap

390
Q

une bosse

A

a dent

391
Q

alors que

A

as

392
Q

je suis coincé (sens figuré)

A

I’m stuck (on this question)

393
Q

timide

A

shy/ bashfull/self concious

394
Q

grain de beauté

A

moles

395
Q

tâches de rousseur

A

freckles

396
Q

rond / enrobé

A

plump

397
Q

mettre ≠ débarrasser la table

A

to set up ≠ to clear a table

398
Q

fumer cigarettes sur cigarettes

A

to chain-smoke

399
Q

être mis à la porte (pas dans un contexte de travail)

A

to be thrown out

400
Q

être immobile

A

to be motionless

401
Q

servir

A

to serve / to wait on sbdy

402
Q

une serveuse

A

a waitress

403
Q

essuyer

A

to wipe

404
Q

se renfrogner / bouder

A

to scowl/ to frown/ to sulk / to get grumpy

405
Q

rester (état)

A

to remain ≠ to stay

406
Q

occuper qq

A

to keep sbdy busy

407
Q

être vaniteux / prétentieux

A

to be conceited

408
Q

être économique

A

to be thrifty

409
Q

être radin

A

to be stingy/ niggardly / tight-fisted

410
Q

être rusé

A

to be sly / cunning / foxy

411
Q

une chambre d’amis

A

a spare room

412
Q

des pièces de rechange

A

spare parts

413
Q

faire bouillir la marmite

A

to keep the pot boiling

414
Q

une marmitte

A

a pot

415
Q

enfiler (un vêtement)

A

to throw on

416
Q

le but

A

the purpose

417
Q

douillet, confortable

A

cosy

418
Q

Pourquoi diable … ?

A

why on earth ?

419
Q

le portrait craché

A

the spitting image

420
Q

être boiteux

A

to be lame

421
Q

tromper

A

to cheat on / to two-time

422
Q

être infidel

A

to be unfaithful to sbdy

423
Q

un stand

A

a stall

424
Q

dégoutant, odieux

A

foul

425
Q

un langage grossier

A

a foul language

426
Q

la tricherie

A

a foul play

427
Q

avoir des ennuis avec la justice

A

to fall foul of the law

428
Q

être mal à l’aise

A

to feel ill-at-ease

429
Q

faire les corvées

A

to do the chores

430
Q

faire les poussières

A

to do the dusting

431
Q

passer l’aspirateur

A

to do the hoovering

432
Q

un boucher

A

a butcher

433
Q

être en bon terme avec qq

A

to be on speaking terms with sbdy

434
Q

coeur de pierre

A

hard-hearted

435
Q

en aucun cas

A

by no means

436
Q

cheveux blonds

A

fair hair ou blond hair

437
Q

cheveux châtains

A

brown/ chestnut

438
Q

cheveux bruns

A

dark / black hair

439
Q

roux

A

ginger / red

440
Q

lisse < ondulés < bouclés < frisés

A

straight < wavy < curly < frizzy

441
Q

être sérieux

A

to be in earnest

442
Q

mesquin (parfois méchant)

A

mean

443
Q

un travail baclé

A

a botched job

444
Q

être diverti

A

to be entertained

445
Q

être à la limite de

A

to verge on

446
Q

tenir qq responsable pour qqchose

A

to hold sbdy accountable for

447
Q

médiatique

A

newsworthy

448
Q

déterrer des informations

A

to dig up information

449
Q

la presse à sensation

A

yellow journalism

450
Q

le journalisme d’investigation

A

investigative journalism

451
Q

liberté d’expression

A

freedom of speech

452
Q

être inscrit dans qq chose (constitution par ex)

A

to be enshrined in sthg

453
Q

un caniche

A

a lapdog / a poodle

454
Q

harceler qq

A

to dog / to pester sbdy

455
Q

des courtes citations

A

soundbites

456
Q

les célébrités

A

the glitterati

457
Q

superficiel

A

shallow

458
Q

venir de tous les horizons

A

to come from all walks of life

459
Q

relativiser les choses

A

to put things into perspective

460
Q

un génocide

A

a genocide / ethnic cleansing

461
Q

détenir le pouvoir

A

to wield power

462
Q

satisfaire les audiences

A

to cater for audiences

463
Q

un magnat

A

a tycoon