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1
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écoulement

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dripping

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s’installer

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settle (down)

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Surtout / specialement

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Especially

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rendez-vous

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appointment

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difficilement

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barely

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gonfler

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swelling

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gouverner par

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governed by

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tier au sort

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draw lots

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siestes
se reposer

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naps
to take a rest

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hibou

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owl

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s’appuyer / dépendre

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relying

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par la suite

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afterwards

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être fatiguée

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i’m tired/i feel drained/ i feel listless

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vos intérêts

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your sakes

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le ravissement

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rapture

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étonnement

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astonishment

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pensée

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thougth

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négligence

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neglect

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pendant ce temps

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all the while

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pensée

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thougth

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étonnement

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astonishment

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tandis que

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while

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fixé / fixer (par la vue)

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stared / to stare

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entreprendre

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To venture

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taquineries

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teasing

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se présenter
familier

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get acquainted
acquainted

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en toute décontraction

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fretfully

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Larme

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tear

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grondement

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scolding

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impossible

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unable

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de son propre chef

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of her own

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une telle chose

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such thing

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ceux-ci

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those

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connaissance

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knowledge

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parmi les

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among

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étiquette prix

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price tag

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billet

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bank ticket

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impersonnel

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impersonal

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spacieux

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spacious

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vague de chaleur

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heat wave

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à haute voix

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out loud

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abordable

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affordable

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sous estimé/ sous évalué

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undersell

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oser

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to dare

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guéri

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recovered

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mal à la tête

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headache

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mal de dos

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backache

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mal de gorge

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a sore throat

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impatient/ enthousiaste

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eager

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je préfère

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I’d rather / I prefer

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surmonter

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to overcome

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sans ordonnance

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over the counter

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anti douleurs

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pankillers

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assez

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Enough

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55
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Vivre à l’étranger

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living abroad

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être inquiet

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to concern

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supporter

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to bear

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s’installer

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settling in

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entre les 2

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on the fence

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les contres

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cons

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pour / un pro

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pros

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peser les options

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weigh your opinion

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S’en tenir à

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Stick to

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Mes doigts s’etirent

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my fingers stretch out

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Cherchant

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seeking

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la toile rugueuse du matelas

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the rough canvas cover of mattress

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Je me redresse sur un coude

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I prop myself up on one elbow

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recroquevillée

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curled

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joues

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cheeks

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nez écrasé

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mashed-in nose

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courge pourrie

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rotting squash

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correspondre

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to match

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se mefier

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to distruts

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Même si

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even though

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le noyer

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to drown him

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puces

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fleas

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supplier

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to begg

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chèvre

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goat

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79
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qui ont cessé depuis longtemps

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who have long since stopped

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80
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sujets délicats

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tricky topics

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avec laquelle

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with whom

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mon rythme s’accélèrent

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my pace quickening

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bosquet

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thicket

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buissons

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bushes

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me fait sourire

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brings on a smile

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peau (de bête)

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pelt

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à la tombée de la nuit

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at the crack of down

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écureuil

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squirrel

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se faufiller

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to sneak

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recolter

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to harvest

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en gardant un oeil (en gardant en vue)

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in sight of
to keeps tabs on

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en cas de problème

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if trouble arises

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mourir de faim

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to starve

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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance

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pourrait

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might

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entendre

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overhear

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qui commande (règne)

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who rule

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98
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lointain

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far off

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99
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nous apporter (des pbs)

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lead us

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mes traits (caractéristiques)

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my features

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101
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agréable

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pleasant

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102
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éviter

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to avoid

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Il m’a souhaité bonne chance

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Even wished me luck

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104
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Prendre la peine de / se deranger

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bothering/to bother

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105
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optimiste

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upbeat

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106
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avoir la peur au ventre / à en perdre l’esprit

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to be scared out of your wits

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pas à leur place / faire tâche / détonner

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look out of place

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108
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s’adresse à

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caters to

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tenir un magasin

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to run a shop

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110
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personne ne peut se permettre

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no one can afford

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distribuer / diffuser

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to spread

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un recoin

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a nook

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épargner (sauver)

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to spare

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114
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nous passons par

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we swing by

115
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entrepôt

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warehouse

116
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qui contenait autrefois

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that once held

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charbon

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coal

118
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bouilloire

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kettle

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morceaux

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chunks

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clin d’oeil

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a wink

121
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elle se contente de rester elle même

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She just keeps to herself

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provoquer / mettre dans tous ses états

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to set off

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inutile

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pointless

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butins

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spoils

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errer

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roam

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animaux enragé

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rabid animals

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un chemin

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a path

128
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soufflé (par une bombe)

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blown

129
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rien à enterrer

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nothing even to bury

130
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braconner

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poachin

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pas assez audacieux

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not bold enough

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s’aventurer

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to venture out

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emballé

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wrapped

134
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publiquement

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publicly

135
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autorisé

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allowed

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visage creusé

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sunken face

137
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les rues noires de cendre

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black cinder streets

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les volets

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shutters

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brousailleux

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scruffy

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fil barbelé

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barbed-wire

141
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arc

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bow

142
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un carquois de flêche

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sheath of arrows

143
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à voix basse

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a hushed voice

144
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Fournir

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to provide

145
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faciliter

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ease

146
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changement de position/poste/de vitesse

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shift

147
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la foule

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crowd

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parvenir à repousser

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to manage to fend off

149
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la risée

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the laughing stock

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une perruque

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a wig

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décaler/échelonner/étaler

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to stagger

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brailler

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holler

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bedonnant

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paunchy

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piqure

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pitting

155
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rencontrer

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encounter

156
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assombrir

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to darken

157
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atteindre

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to reach

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s’assoupir

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to doze off

159
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brin/particules

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wisp

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lutter

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to struggle

161
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assommer

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to stun

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assoiffé

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thristy

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banlieue

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suburb

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la tâche (sur un tshirt)

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weal

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jeter

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to throw (irrégulier)

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faire couler

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to slosh

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tondre la pelouse

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to mow the lawn

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ventilateur

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fan

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se glisser

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to slip

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prendre les paris

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taking bets

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se diriger vers

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to head for

172
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vertiges

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dizzininess

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claquement/bruit

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clatter

174
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le front

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forehead

175
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empester

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to reek

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rebondir

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to bounce

177
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crâne

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skull

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déranger/gêner

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to bother

179
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se frayer un chemin/ pousser

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to shove

180
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rouiller/obsolète

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rusty

181
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peut s’avancer

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can sted forward

182
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s’exclamer

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to gush

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étroit

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tight

184
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hochement de tête

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nods

185
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L’hymne

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the anthem

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épais

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thick

187
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col, collier

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collar

188
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à plusieurs reprises

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repeatedly

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se permettre

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to afford

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s’énerver/ contrarié

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to get upset/ upset

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enfant en bas âge

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toddler

192
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plus riche

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wealthier

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à éliminer

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to weed out

194
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le tout, l’ensemble, entier

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the whole

195
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maladroitement

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awkwardly

196
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large

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broad

197
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bavard

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talkative

198
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hausser les epaules

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to shrugs

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véritablement

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genuinely

200
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pleurnichard

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weepy

201
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contre

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against

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maigre

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lean

203
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à la casse (poubelle)

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to scrap

204
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jeter,balancer,lancer

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to toss

205
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presque

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almost

206
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se blottir

A

to huddled

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tier/arracher

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to yank

208
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fourmiller/grouiller

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to swarm

209
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essuyer

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to wip

210
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apercevoir

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to glimpse

211
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se demander/ s’interroger

A

wonder

212
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pleurnicherie

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sniveling

213
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lâche

A

cowardly

214
Q

idiot/imbécile/fou

A

fool

215
Q

il s’est avéré

A

it turned out

216
Q

pleurs

A

weeping

217
Q

plateau

A

tray

218
Q

une moyenne

A

average

219
Q

d’une manière ou d’une autre

A

somehow

220
Q

bla-bla

A

blather

221
Q

plus fantastique

A

fancier

222
Q

tiroir

A

drawer

223
Q

rempli

A

filled

224
Q

retirer

A

to peel off

225
Q

élever

A

to breed (irrégulier)

226
Q

entier

A

whole

227
Q

entre-temps

A

awhile

228
Q

sifflets

A

whistles

229
Q

être friand de

A

to fond

230
Q

Je n’ai jamais pu me résoudre

A

I could never bring myself

231
Q

être soulager

A

to relieve

232
Q

purée

A

mashed potates

233
Q

tout au long

A

throughout

234
Q

ni l’un ni l’autre

A

neither

235
Q

être habitué

A

be used to

236
Q

lisse

A

sleek

237
Q

amputé d’une pied

A

crippled foot

238
Q

comportement

A

demeanor/behavior

239
Q

à l’improviste

A

on cue

240
Q

mécontent

A

disgruntled

241
Q

Je ne peux m’empêcher

A

i can’t help

242
Q

sourire en coin

A

smirking

243
Q

donner l’impression

A

to make it sound like

244
Q

Comme c’est étrange

A

How odd

245
Q

s’enfuir

A

to flee

246
Q
A
247
Q

Neveu

A

Nephew

248
Q

Rarement/ presque jamais

A

Rarely hardely ever

249
Q

Habituellement

A

Usually

250
Q

Dans la vie

A

For a living

251
Q

jeter qqch à quelqu’un pour qu’il le récupère

A

to throw something TO someone

252
Q

jeter qqch à quelqu’un pour lui faire mal / violent

A

to throw something AT someone

253
Q

jeter à la poubelle

A

to throw away

254
Q

vomir

A

to throw up

255
Q

donner à une oeuvre caritative/ se débrasser en donnant

A

tp give away

256
Q

abandonner / ou arreter qqch

A

to give up something

257
Q

regarder

A

to look at

258
Q

chercher

A

to look for

259
Q

surveiller / s’occuper de

A

to look after

260
Q

ressembler

A

to look like

261
Q

avoir hâte de faire qqch

A

to look foward to doing something

262
Q

mépriser quelqu’un/ regarder vers le bas

A

to look down

263
Q

admirer ou regarder vers le haut

A

to look up

264
Q

prendre du recul

A

to look back on

265
Q

obtenir devenir

A

to get

266
Q

obtention

A

to get + nom)

267
Q

devenir

A

to get + adj ou pp ex : to get tired je commence à fatiguer

268
Q

se rendre quelque part

A

to get + lieu

269
Q

revenir

A

to get back

270
Q

s’échapper

A

to get away

271
Q

bien s’entendre

A

to get on with someone

272
Q

réduire sa consommation de café

A

to cut down on coffe

273
Q

mettre un vêtement / enlever

A

to put on / to take off

274
Q

avoir des nouvelles de quelqu 1

A

to hear from someone

275
Q

la nuit porte conseil

A

to sleep on it

276
Q

rompre

A

to break up with

277
Q

tomber en panne

A

to break down

278
Q

se disputer avec qql1 et ne plus lui parler

A

to fall out with

279
Q

partir en weekend/sortir en ville

A

to go away

280
Q

décoller/partir

A

to take off ex : i’m taking off now

281
Q

disputer qql1

A

to tell someone off

282
Q

découvrir la vérité

A

to find out the truth

283
Q

continuer ou ne pas arrêter de faire qqch

A

to keep on doing something

284
Q
A

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