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extravagant

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dépensier, -ière

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to charm, appeal to

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séduire

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to sew

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coudre

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for all occasions

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passe-partout

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to try hard

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s’efforcer

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dowdy, square

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ringarde

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careless, slovenly

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négligée

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too tight

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trop serré

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high heels

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talons hauts (m)

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blind

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aveugle

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problem

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embêtement (m)

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whose

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dont

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relieved

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soulagé

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ago

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il y a

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to notice

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constater

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to provide

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fournir

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pregnant

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ensiente

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WW1

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la première guerre mondiale

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to return (object)

to go/come back in (person)

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rendre

rentrer

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to put on
vs
to wear

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mettre
vs
porter

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according to

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selon

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to hear
vs
to listen to

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entendre
vs
écouter

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to take
vs
to take away

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prendre
vs
emporter

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to take (a person)
to take away
to take
to take out of

to bring (a person)
to bring (a thing)
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emmener - to take (a person)
emporter - to take away
prendre - to take
prendre dans - to take out of

amener - to bring (a person)
apporter - to bring (a thing)

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to speak
vs
to say
vs
to tell
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parler
vs
dire
vs
raconter
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to see
vs
to look
vs
to notice
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voir
vs
regarder
vs
remarquer
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to water
to prune
to plant
to dig

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arroser
tailler
planter
bêcher

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bale of straw

manure

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une balle de paille

fumier (m)

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to lend
to borrow
to return

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prêter
emprunter
rendre

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at the same time

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à la fois

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such, like

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tel, telle

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available

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disponible

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to be right

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avoir raison

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outside, out of

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hors de

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common
in common
extraordinary

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commun, -e
en commun
hors du commun

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training course

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une formation

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to fail

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rater

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complaint

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une réclamation

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to manage

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gérer

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to take place

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se dérouler

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unusual

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insolite

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to assist

to attend

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assister

assister à

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a sketch

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une esquisse

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to escape

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échapper

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trick

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une astuce

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sale

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une vente

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auction

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une vente aux enchères

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a bid

make a bid

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une enchère

faire une enchère

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reserve price

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une mise à prix

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to sell (at auction)

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adjuger

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a bargain

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une bonne affaire

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tool

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un outil

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to fill

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remplir

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a reduction

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un rabais

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a discount

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une ristourne

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mistrust

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la méfiance

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to dare

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oser

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otherwise

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sinon

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gutter

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la gouttière

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copper

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cuivre (m)

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pewter

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étain (m)

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silver

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argent (m)

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steel

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acier (m)

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zinc

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zinc (m)

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to think, reflect

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réflechir

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to use

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se servir de

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to switch off

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éteindre

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to be quiet

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se taire

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to complain, moan

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se plaindre

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brain (human)

brain (animal)

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cerveau (m)

cervelle (f)

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to feel like

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avoir envie de

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seat (theatre)

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fauteuil (m)

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drum

drum kit

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un tambour

la batterie

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pistol
gun
handgun
rifle
gun licence
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un pistolet
une arme à feu
un revolver
un fusil
un permis de port d'armes
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mud
to be stuck in the mud
mud baths

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la boue
être embourbé
des bains de boue

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to help (the poor, injured)

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secourir

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to purify, clean up, drain

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assainir

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the Middle East

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le Moyen-Orient

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Conservative; curator; preservative

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conservateur, -trice

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border

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la frontière

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faith

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la foi

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clean

own

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propre

propre

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along

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le long de

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all along

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depuis le début

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bribe

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un pot-de-vin

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to succeed, thrive, pass

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réussir

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loss

failure

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une perte

un échec

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drought

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la sécheresse

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on the spot

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sur place

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to lead, to take

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mener

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well (noun)

A

le puits

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poverty

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la pauvreté

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otherwise

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sinon

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daily
weekly
monthly

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quotidien -ne
hebdomadaire
mensuel -le

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to perform, happen

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se produire

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to be part of

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faire partie de

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shelter, refuge

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un abri

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pillow

ear

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un oreiller

une oreille

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male, female (animal)

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mâle, femelle

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to be worth the trouble

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valoir la peine

100
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to snore

A

ronfler

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to be swarming with

A

grouiller

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to like
to like (stronger)
to like a lot
to love

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aimer
aimer bien
aimer beaucoup
adorer

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to not like a lot
to not like so much
to not like at all
to not bear
to hate
to have a horror of
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n’aimer pas beaucoup
n’aimer pas tellement
détester
avoir horreur de

104
Q

masterpiece

A

un chef-d’œuvre

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Q

opening (to an exhibition)

A

un vernissage

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either…or

A

soit…soit

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Q

Piece of information

Can I help you? (Give you some information)

A

renseignment (m)

Puis-je vous renseigner?

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Godfather
Godmother
Godson
Goddaughter

A

un parrain
une marraine
un filleul
une filleule

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Q

physiotherapist

A

la kinésithérapeute

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Q

to happen

A

se passer

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se durcir

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to harden

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Q

thank you cards

A

les cartes de remerciement

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Q

a slate

chalk

A

une ardoise

la craie

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only

not any more/no more (of)

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ne. ..que

ne. ..plus (de)

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to add
to subtract (from)
to delete
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ajouter
soustraire (de)
supprimer

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Q

to subscribe to

A

s’abonner à

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enfin

A

at last

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fêter

A

to celebrate

119
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convier à

A

to invite to

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également

A

also, equally

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so that

A

pour que + subjunctive

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un sort

A

a lot, a fate

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bien que + subjunctive

A

although

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aussitôt

aussitôt que

A

straightaway

as soon as

125
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to be worth

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valoir
je vaux, tu vaux, il vaut, nous valons, vous valez, ils valent
futur: je vaudrai
imparfait: je valais
past participle: valu
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voire

A

or even

il faudrait attendre une semaine, voire un mois = you would have to wait a week or even a month

ce sera difficile, voire impossible = it’ll be difficult, if not impossible

127
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safety pin

A

un épingle de sûreté

128
Q

dry cleaner’s

A

la teinturerie (au pressing)

129
Q

wind
sale
stomach

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le vent
la vente
le ventre

130
Q

to take care of

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s’occuper de

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to be hard of hearing

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être malentendant(e)

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to be poor sighted

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être malvoyant(e)

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memorial

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une commemoration d’une amie décédée

134
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tea-towel

A

un torchon

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Q

tea strainer

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un passe-thé

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tea-cosy

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un cache-théière

137
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to take place

A

avoir lieu

L’action a eu lieu dans une grande ville.

138
Q

to be sleepy

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avoir sommeil

Elle va se coucher. Elle a sommeil.

139
Q

to be ashamed of

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avoir honte de

Il a honte de ses actions.

140
Q

to be lucky

A

avoir de la chance

Marie a de la chance.

141
Q

to be patient

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avoir de la patience

Les mères ont de la patience.

142
Q

to have the chance to

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avoir l’occasion de

Il a l’occasion d’aller à Paris.

143
Q

married, single

A

marié(e), célibataire

144
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at the moment

A

actuellement

145
Q

vraiment

A

really

146
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tellement

A

so
so much
so many

147
Q 
Irregular adjectives: m & f
fresh
dry
false
soft
low
redheaded
mad
jealous
A 
frais/fraîche
sec/sèche
faux/fausse
doux/douche
bas/basse
roux/rousse
fou/folle
jaloux/jalouse
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curly-haired

red-headed

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frisé

roux/rousse

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cheerful

A

souriant

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talkative

A

bavard

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lazy

A

paresseux, paresseuse

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cute

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mignon, mignonne

153
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sometimes

A

parfois

154
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dark

A

foncé

155
Q

chestnut brown

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châtain

156
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tight

A

serré

157
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dowdy

A

ringard

158
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surtout

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especially

159
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nier

A

to deny

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faché

A

angry, fallen out, not sorry

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non plus

A

no longer, neither

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disappointed

A

deçu,e

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sometimes

A

parfois

164
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awkward, annoying

How annoying!

A

contrariant

C’est contrariant!

165
Q

one after the other

behind

A

à la suite

à la suite de

166
Q

yours sincerely

A

veuillez agréer

167
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so much, so many

A

tant de

tellement

168
Q

to suffer

A

subir

169
Q

‘in the past’ and ‘from now on’

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‘autrefois’ et ‘désormais’

eg straight after transgendering:
autrefois Jack, désormais Jacqueline

170
Q

Take place

A

Avoir lieu

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Q

to start (3 verbs)

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commencer - to start
entreprendre - to start, set about, undertake
se mettre à - to start, take up

172
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postman

A

le facteur

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rock, boulder

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le rocher

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postman

A

le facteur

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Q

stone quarry

A

une carrière de pierre

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Q

skull

A

un crâne

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Q

easel

A

un chevalet

178
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country house (Provence)

A

une bastide

179
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next to

A

à côté de

auprès de

180
Q

to feel

A

ressentir

181
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to shelter, harbour, house

A

abriter

182
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to leave
I’m leaving.
You’re leaving already?
They’re leaving.

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s’en aller
Je m’en vais.
Tu t’en vas déjà?
Ils s’en vont.

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whose, of (about) whom, of (about) which

A

dont

184
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cependant

A

however

185
Q

I think so.

I don’t think so.

A

Je pense que oui.

Je pense que non.

186
Q

fais m’y penser

A

Remind me.

Also rappelle moi.

187
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ainsi

ainsi que

A

ainsi = this way, thus, so

ainsi que = as, as well as

188
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falloir

A

Falloir expresses a need.
Falloir + infinitive: Faut-il réserver à l’avance? (Do you need to book in advance?)
Falloir que + subjunctive: Il faut que je parte? (I must go!)

189
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agir

A

to act, to behave (= se comporter)

Il a mal agi envers sa mère. (He behaved badly towards his mother.)

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Q

Il s’agit de..

A

It’s a matter of…

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De quoi s’agit’il?

A

What’s it about?

192
Q

avoir envie de

A

to feel like

193
Q

se passer
se passer de + chose
se passer de + personne

A

to happen
to do without + something
to manage without + someone

194
Q

afin de

A

in order to

195
Q

si bien que

A

so that

196
Q

par conséquent

A

consequently

197
Q

du coup

A

as a result

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insister sur

A

to stress

199
Q

faire traîner qch en longeur

A

to drag sth out

200
Q

faire peur à qn

A

to frighten someone

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Q

malvenu (e)

A

inappropriate

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Q

mépris (m)

A

contempt

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cassante

A

curt

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défaut (m)

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flaw

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nuire à

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to harm, prejudice

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