Vocabulary 2018 Flashcards

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Angry x3

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Enervé, en colère, faché

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Irritated

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Irrité

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Paperwork

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La paparasserie, la bureaucratie

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I can manage

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J’y arrive

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I can’t manage

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Je n’y arrive pas

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A demonstration

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Une manifestation

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How do you think I am going to carry all that

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Comment voulez-vous que je porte tout ça

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Less than

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Moins que

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Less of

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Moins de

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There is no point in …

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Ce n’est pas la peine de

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To shout

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Crier

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To shriek

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Hurler

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In progress

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En cours

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A fine

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Une amende

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An almond

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Une amande

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To calm down

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Se calmer

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17
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To stop

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S’arrêter

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About

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À propos de

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In front of or outside my house

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Devant chez moi

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Dark ( as in outside light)

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Sombre

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Dark (colour)

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Foncé

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It’s getting dark

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Il se fait sombre

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It’s getting late

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Il de fait tard

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To help with something

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Aider à qqch

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Glue

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La colle

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The attack

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L’agression

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A crime

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Un délit

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28
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The thief

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Le voleur

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The burglar

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Le cambrioleur

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30
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The criminal

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Le criminel

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31
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The murderer

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Le meurtrier

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32
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A kidnapping

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Un enlèvement

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To lodge a complaint

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Déposer une plainte

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34
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A little something

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Une bricole

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35
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To fail or miss

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Rater

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36
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He is up

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Il est debout

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37
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He stands up

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Il se lève

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He is sitting down

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Il est assis

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39
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He sits down

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Il s’assied

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40
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There is no way, no question

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Il n’en est pas question,

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41
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That’s it, no more to be said

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Un point, c’est tout !

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42
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To leave

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s’en aller, partir

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43
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From now on

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À partir de maintenant

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44
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It’s a catastrophe,

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C’est la cata!

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45
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To start off eg car, business

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Démarrer

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46
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To manage a team

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Diriger une équipe

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47
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I’ve had enough,

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J’en ai marre!

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48
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To teach

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Enseigner

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49
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To attend eg a meeting

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Assisted a

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50
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At least

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Au moins

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51
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Besides

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D’ailleurs

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52
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Out of date

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Perimé

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53
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Drop back in

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Repasser

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54
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A civil servant

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Un fonctionnaire

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55
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To renew eg passport

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Faire renouveler

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56
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To look after

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S’occuper de

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57
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To jump the queue

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Sauter la queue

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58
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An electricity bill

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Une facture d’electricité

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59
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A bank statement

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Un relevé bancaire

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60
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Without fail

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Sans faute

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61
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Shall we go to the cinema.

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Si on allait au cinéma?

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62
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To manage eg finance

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Gérer

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63
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To support

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Soutenir

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64
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To establish

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Faire établir

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65
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To do a favour for someone

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Faire une fleur à qqn

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66
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To eat on the run

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Manger sur le pouce

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67
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All is going smoothly

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Tout baigne dans l’huile

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68
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On the dot

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Pile

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69
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To meet each other

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Se retrouver

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70
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To get hold of

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Joindre

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71
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Would you mind ..

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Auriez-vous l’amabilité de

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72
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The care

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Les soins

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73
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A few seconds ago

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Àl’instant

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74
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To feel comfortable in oneself

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Être bien dans sa peau ; être à l’aise dans ses baskets

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75
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And yet

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Pourtant

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76
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But it’s easy!

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C’est pourtant facile!

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77
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To make a connection

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Créer du lien

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78
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To ask oneself , question

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Se remettre en cause

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79
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Up to the level

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A la hauteur

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80
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To be aware

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Prendre conscience

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81
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Packed lunch

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Une garnelle

82
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A tip

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Une pourboire

83
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To complain

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Se plaindre

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In the process of falling

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En train de tomber

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To warn, inform

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Prévenir

86
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Boiler

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La chaudière

87
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You were supposed to

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Vous duriez

88
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I’ve just about had enough

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Ça commence à bien faire!

89
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The tenant

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Le locataire

90
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It’s not that difficult

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Ce n’est pas la mer à boire

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It’s dead easy

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C’est du gateau!

92
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It’s easy peasy

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Les doigts dans le nez!

93
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We’ll return to it

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On en reviendra

94
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Loud speaker

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Le haut-parleur

95
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Freezing

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Glacé

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A draught

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Un courant d’air

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Double glazing

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La double-vitrage

98
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It’s not suitable

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Ça ne convient pas

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Cold (person, atmosphere)

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Glacial

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She became aware of

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Elle s’est rendu compte de

101
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Someone nice

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Quelqu’un de sympa

102
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Something good

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Quelque .chose de bon

103
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Something else

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Queldue chose d’autre

104
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To burst in to tears

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Éclater en pleurs

105
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Sobs

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Sanglots

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Switched on

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Branché

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In any case

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De tout façon, en tout cas

108
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Just as well!

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Encore heureux!

109
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A fortnight

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Une quinzaine

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The washing machine

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La lavelange

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To take a look

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Jeter un coup d’oeil

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Although

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Alors que, pourtant, cependant

113
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Nowadays

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À l’heure actuelle

114
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Gifted

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Doué

115
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I would have liked to be

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J’aurais voulu être

116
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One another

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Les uns les autres

117
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Every other day

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Un jour sur deux

118
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Since ( known or evident cause)

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Puisque

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As, since

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Comme

120
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Because of +noun

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À cause de

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Because of/ thanks to

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Grâce à

122
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This is no good at all!

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Ça ne va plus du tout

123
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To get better

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S’ameliorer

124
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Whoever

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Tartanpion

125
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You have my word

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Tu as ma parole

126
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The word

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Le mot

127
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To use vous in speech

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S’adresse la parole en se vouvoyant

128
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The in laws

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La belle famille

129
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Down to earth

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Terre à terre

130
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To become

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Se mettre

131
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The parcel

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Le colis

132
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The dots

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Les pointillés

133
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To fall in love with

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Tomber amoureuse de

134
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On the spur of the moment

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Sur le coup

135
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At the last minute

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À la dernière minute

136
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Bullet proof

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Blindée

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To squeeze through eg a crowd

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Se faufiler

138
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Slide

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Le tobogan

139
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The swing

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La balancoire

140
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Inside out

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À l’envers

141
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To keep up the garden

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Entretenir le jardiniere

142
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The oldest eg city

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La plus ancienne

143
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Rude

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Mal élevé

144
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Impolite

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Impoli

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Really rude/ sweary person

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Grossier(ère)

146
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It ‘s raining heavily, miserable weather

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Il fait un temps de chien , il tombe des cordes

147
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To reach

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Atteindre

148
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To get worse

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Empirer

149
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They have difficulty making ends meet

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Ils ont du mal à joindre les deux bouts

150
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I have had enough

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J’en ai assez

151
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Shareholders

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Actionaires

152
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A share

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Un action

153
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To be in custody

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Être en garde à vue

154
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To be on a diet

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Faire un régime

155
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To lose weight

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Maigrir

156
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To crack something

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Fêler

157
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He’s cracked, lost the plot

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Il est fêlé

158
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I’ve stained myself

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Je me suis fait une tache

159
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I banged my knee

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Je me suis heurtée le genou

160
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The jacket

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La veste

161
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Tempting

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Tantant

162
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There is no one about in the street

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Il n ‘est pas un chat dans la rue

163
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As soon as , from

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Dès

164
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It could have been worse

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Ça aurait pu être pire

165
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To grumble

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Rouspéter

166
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To be squashed in like sardines

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Être tasser

167
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He has died

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Il s’est éteint

168
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To switch off eg gas

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Éteigner

169
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To switch on

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Brancher

170
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I have it in hand

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J’ai à la main

171
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To keep hand luggage

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Garder un baggage en cabine

172
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A safe

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Un coffre-fort

173
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I’ve completely had enough!

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J’en ai ras le bol!

174
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To miss the train

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Rater, loupe, manquer le train

175
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Whatever it is

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Quoique que ce soit

176
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On the other hand

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D’un autre côté

177
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On the one hand

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D’un côté

178
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Palliative care

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Les soins paliatifs

179
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Pain

A

La douleur

180
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Distress

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La tristesse

181
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Heart surgery

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La chirugie au coeur

182
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The bowel

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L’intestin

183
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A surgeon

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Un chirugien

184
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The right day

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Le bon jour

185
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The wrong day

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Le mauvais jour

186
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Fridge

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Le frigo

187
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Hideaway bed

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Le clic-clac

188
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Absolutely

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Bien sûr que oui

189
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Behaviour

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Comportement

190
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Behave yourself!

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Comporte-toi bien!

191
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Fishy

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Louche

192
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A witness

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Un témoin

193
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Even more

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D’autant plus

194
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Swearwords

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Les gros mots

195
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To wreck

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Sacager

196
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Let’s get on with the work

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Revenons à nos moutons!

197
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To give birth

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Avoir accouché

198
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Coat rack

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Porte- manteau

199
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Fussy

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Capricieux

200
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Christmas Eve

A

Le Réveillon de Noël