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exceptionnellement

Oui, exceptionnellement

A

exceptionally

Yes, it’s unusual.

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Tout s’explique!

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Everything is explained!

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d’une humeur de chien

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bad mood

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être sur les nerfs

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to be short tempered

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je te revaudrai ça.

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I’ll owe you one.

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Je verrai sur place.

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I’ll look into it on site.

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toutes les trois

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all three of them (girls)

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lumineux (adj)

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bright

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s’entendre très bien

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to get along very well

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en tant que

elle a passé trois mois à Paris en tant que jeune fille au pair.

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as

she spent three months in Paris as an au pair.

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un comptable

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an accountant

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privilégié (adj)

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privileged, special

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un confident

une confidente

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a confidant

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alors que…

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as…

at the time that…

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en effet…

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in fact…

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inattendu (adj)

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unexpected

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sereinement

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calmly

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soucieux

soucieuse

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worried

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Ça saute aux yeux.

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It’s obvious.

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un emploi du temps

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a schedule

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la natation

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swimming

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une course de nage

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a swimming competition

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une compétition

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a competition

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une analyse

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an analysis

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se relaxer

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to relax

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Ça s’est bien passé, tes examens?

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Your exams went well?

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assurer

J’ai bien assuré.

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to assure

Lit: I assured well
Meaning: I handled it well

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lessiver

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to launder

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lessivé (adj)

Je suis vraiment lessivée.

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washed out, faded

I’m really wiped out.

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un projet

Nous avons des projets ce week-end.

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a plan

We have plans this weekend.

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une annonce

les annonces immobilières

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an announcement, advertisement

real estate listings

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le quartier

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the neighborhood

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une décision

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a decision

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une étape

C’est la prochaine étape pour notre relation.

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a step

It’s the next step for our relationship.

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j’adore notre petite routine à toutes les trois.

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I love our little routine we three have.

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J’ai peur de lâcher la proie pour l’ombre.

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Lit:
I’m afraid to drop the prey for the darkness.
I’m afraid of dropping the prey because of my fear of the dark.

Meaning:
I’m afraid to jump into the unknown.
I’m afraid of losing because of my fear of the unknown.

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un engagement

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a commitment

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saturer

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to saturate (all the same meanings as in English)

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39
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le bouche à oreille

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word of mouth

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On en a un peu parlé hier.

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We talked a bit about it yesterday.

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À mon avis…

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In my opinion…

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crever

Ce cours-là m’est crevée.

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  1. to burst, puncture
  2. to wear someone out

That course tired me out.

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avoir la gueule de bois

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to have a hangover

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44
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Chapeau! (idiomatic expression)

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Congrats!

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45
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un entraîneur

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a trainer

46
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baver

on va en baver (idiomatic)

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to drool

We’re going to outdo ourselves.

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se terminer

Après 45 minutes, le course de spinning se termine enfin.

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to end

After 45 minutes, the spinning course finally ends.

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athlétique (adj)

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athletic

49
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Ce cours semble l’avoir mise en jambe. (idiom)

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This course seems to have given her legs. (Got her going)

50
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être en nage (idiom)

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to be dripping wet

51
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un mal au crâne

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a headache

52
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Tu te sens toujours d’attaque pour un petit footing?

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You still up for a little jogging?

53
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le footing

faire un footing

A

jogging

to go jogging

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increvable (adj)

Tu es increvable toi!

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from verb crever, to puncture, to wear out

puncture-proof
tireless

You are unstoppable!

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transpirer

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to sweat

56
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On est tous à la même enseigne. (Idiom)

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We’re all in the same boat. Lit: at the same sign.

57
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une enseigne

A

a shop sign

58
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taper

Je ne me tape pas dix kilométres après le cours avec Philippe.

A

to beat down, to type

I’m not beating myself through ten kilometers after the course with Philippe.

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s’étirer

Tu veux qu’on s’étire un peu avant de partir?

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to stretch (exercising)

Do you want us to stretch a bit before leaving?

60
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le souffle

Ça me donnera le temps de retrouver mon souffle!

A

breath

That’ll give me time to catch my breath.

61
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papoter

A

to chat

62
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un pas

pas à pas
d’un pas de course léger

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a step
a pace

step by step
at a light running pace

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jeter un coup d’oeil sur

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to glance at

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le ravissant paysage

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the gorgeous landscape (note adj before noun)

65
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faire un tour en barque

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to go boating

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ils vont se rentrer dedans.

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They are going to run into each other.

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accélérer

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to accelerate

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un bon boquin (informal)

A

a good book

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le pied marin (idiom)

je n’ai pas le pied marin.

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sea leg

I don’t have a sea leg. Meaning: I don’t like being on a boat.

70
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mutuellement

A

mutually

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organiser

A

to organize

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inaugurer

A

to inaugurate

73
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la terrasse

A

patio

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actuel (adj)

La cuisine était à la place du salon actuel.

A

at present

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delà

Il faut regarder delà le present.

A

beyond, further

We must look beyond the present.

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existant (adj)

non existant

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existing

nonexistent

77
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Il fallait avoir de l’imagination pour passer au delà de l’existant!

A

You had to have imagination to pass beyond the existing (floor plan).

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l’existant (m)

L’existant est ce qui on peut voir ou se sentir à ce moment.

A

existing

The existing is that which we can currently see or feel.

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la cave

A

cellar

basement

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un souplex

A

a living space (in basement?)

81
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le soupçon

A

suspicion

82
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la suspicion

A

suspicion

83
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dater de…

A

to date from…

84
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le moisi

Il puait le moisi

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mold

It stank of mold.

85
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un/une propriétaire

A

owner

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précédent

Les propriétaires précédents avaient de chats.

A

previous

The previous owners had cats.

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le royaume (pronounced roi’ume)

A

kingdom

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retirer

On a absolument tout retiré de la cave.

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to remove (applies to both clothing and things)

We removed absolutely everything from the basement.

89
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en premier…

A

first of all…

90
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le sol

A

the floor

91
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une couche

Il y avait plusiers couches de lino collées les unes sur les autres.

A

a layer

There were several layers of lino stuck one on the other.

92
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une tomette

A

a tile

93
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une touche

J’aime ces petites touches de déco originale.

A

a touch

I love these little touches of original decor.

94
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ouvrier (adj)

Vanves est une ville ouvrière.

A

working-class

Vanves is a working-class town.

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apporter

On voulait rester dans le style, tout en apportant beaucoup de lumière.

A

to bring

We wanted to say with the syle, while bringing in lots of light.

96
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un enduit

A

a coating

97
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enduire

Il a enduit le mur en plâtre.

A

to coat (a surface)

He coated the wall with plaster.

98
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un puit de lumiere

A

a skylight

99
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sombre (adj)

A

dark

100
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un cachet fou (idiomatic)

A

an amazing style

101
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accueillante (adj)

A

welcoming

102
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chaleureuse (adj)

A

warm

103
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négocier

A

to negotiate

104
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carré

quelques mètres carrés

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square

a few square meters

105
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tordu

A

twisted

106
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une souche

On a retiré la souche.

A

a tree stump

We pulled out the stump.

107
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déterrer

A

to unearth, dig up

108
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enterrer

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to bury, lay to rest

109
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une galère

C’est la galère (colloquial)
Être dans la même galère.

A

a galley (of a ship)

It’s hell
To be in the same boat.

110
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galère (adj) (colloquial)

C’était vraiment galère.

A

extremely difficult

It was a true ordeal

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