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des nouvelles

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some news

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me sentir mal

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to pass out Lit: feel bad

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absent (adj)

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absent

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en conséquece

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consequently, therefore

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Il me semble me rappeler que…

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I seem to remember that…

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Je ne peux pas la voir en peinture! (idiomatic expression)

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I can’t stand her! Lit: I can’t see her in a painting.

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J’ai eu deux heures de libre…

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I had two hours free…

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préparer mon examen

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to prepare for my exam. Note: préparer takes a COD.

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Je connaissais mon subjet à fond.

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I knew the subject inside-out.

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j’ai assuré l’examen comme une malade. (Idiomatic expression)

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I aced the exam. Lit: I guaranteed it like a sick person.

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signaler

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to signal

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rien de spécial à signaler d’autre.

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nothing special happened (Lit: nothing special to signal)

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Chouette!

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Sweetie! (Lit: female owl)

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en effet…

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as a matter of fact…

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puisque = étant donné que = du fait que

Ther latter two are not commonly used in everyday modern French.

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since

given that…

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étant donné = du fait + noun

Étant donné la crise économique…
Du fait votre maladie…

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given…

Given the economic crisis…
Given your illness…

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sous prétexte que…

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under the pretext that…

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grâce à…

Elle est en vie grâce à lui.

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thanks to… Used to introduce a positive consequence.

She is alive thanks to him.

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à cause de…

Ils ont dû annuler le match à cause du mauvais temps.

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due to… Used to introduce a negative consequence.

They had to cancel the match due to bad weather.

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comme…

Comme elle s’est cassé la jambe, elle n’a pas pu venir ce soir.

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since… Normally used at the beginning of a sentence.

Since she broke her leg, she wasn’t able to come tonight.

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donc = alors= du coup

Il y avait une place de libre et du coup, j’ai pu y aller.

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as a result..
so…

There was a free spot and so I was able to go.

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embaucher (vt)

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to hire

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embauché (adj)

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hired

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C’est pour ça que….

C’est pour ça qu’elle est partie.

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That’s why…

That’s why she left.

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C’est pour ça que = C’est pouquoi = C’est la raison pour laquelle

Latter two are used mostly in writing.

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That’s why…

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par conséquent
en conséquence de

both formal and not used in common speach

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consequently…

consequent to…

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si bien que… or tant et si bien que…

Sa fièvre a empiré tant et si bien qu’il a fallu appeler le docteur.

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so much so that..

His fever worsened so much (so) that we had to call the doctor.

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à tel point que…

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to such an extent that…

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de sorte que…

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with the result that…

therefore…

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aussi = ainsi

both are old-fashioned and used mostly in formal writing.

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and so, thus

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Bref, En bref

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and so…

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une crise

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a crisis

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en vie

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alive

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un match

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match (football)

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l’encouragment (m)

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encouragement

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remonter

Il est arrivé à remonter ses notes.

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to pull up

He managed to pull up his grades.

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instaurer

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to put into effect

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le chômage

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unemployment

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39
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l’augmentation (f)

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increase

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dénoncer

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to denounce

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se dénoncer

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to give oneself up

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censurer

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to censor

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une bourse d’étude

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a scholarship

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un emploi

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a job

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une ceinture de sécurité

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a seatbelt

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énerver qqn

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to make someone nervous

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s’énerver

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to get worked up

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percuter

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to crash into

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se percuter

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to collide

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un/une passant

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a passer-by

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secourir

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to help, provide first aid

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se reposer

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to rest

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un commentaire sur…

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a comment on…

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dérouler

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to unroll

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se dérouler

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to unfold

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contrairement à…

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contary to…

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contrairement à ce que tu sembles penser…

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contrary to what you might think…

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une conversation

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a conversation

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D’un autre côté…

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on the other hand…

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le côté garçon manqué

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the tom-boy look Lit: missed boy

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séduisant

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appealing, attractive

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C’est séduisant chez une femme

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It’s attractive on a woman

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une crinière

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a mane (as in horse’s mane)

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ressortir

Ça fait ressortir son profil.
Ça fait ressortir mes yeux.

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to bring out again
to enhance

It enhances her profile.
It brout out my eyes.

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la finesse

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subtlety

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Puisqu’on est dans le sujet…

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While we’re on the subject…

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flatter

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to flatter

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la flatterie

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flattery

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En dépit de…

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In spite of…

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catastrophique (adj)

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catastrophic

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reformer

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to reform

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se reformer

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to reform itself

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une mèche des cheveux

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a strand of hair

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d’après

la semaine d’après

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after

the week after

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teindre

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to tint, dye

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je me ferais bien…

je me ferais bien couper les cheveux plus courts.

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I’d like to…

I’d like to cut my hair shorter.

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dégrader

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to damage
to shade (colours)
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se dégrader

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to deteriorate

79
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coupe dégradée

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layered cut (hair style)

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démoniaque (adj)

A

evil, demonical

81
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Par contre = en revanche

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By contrast, on the other hand

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au lieu de + verb

Au lieu de dire la vérité, il a menti.

A

Instead of…

Instead of telling the truth, he lied.

83
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Au contraire

Je déteste les chats. Toi, au contraire, tu les adores.

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On the contrary

I hate cats. On the contrary, you love them.

84
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Contrairement à + noun/pronoun

Contrairement à l’opinion publique, le sol est un mauvais insulateur.

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Contrary to…

Contrary to public opinion, the ground is a poor insulator.

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d’un autre côté… d’l’autre

D’un côté, il a tort. De l’autre, je comprend son erreur.

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on one hand…. on the other hand

On one hand, he’s wrong. On the other, I understand his error.

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Pourtant, cependant, néanmois, toutefois

later two are old-fashioned

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however, nevertheless

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tandis, alors, pendant all can be followed by que

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while, as (compares things happening at the same time)

88
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malgré + noun

en dépit de + noun

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despite…

89
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même si

A

even if

90
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bien que (takes subjunctive mood)

A

although

91
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quoique

Quoiqu’il en soit…

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whatever

Whatever the situation. (impersonal use of il)

92
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quand même

Je n’aimais pas le dessert, mais je l’ai quand même mangé.

A

even so, still, nevertheless, anyway

I didn’t like the dessert, but I ate it anyway.

93
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avoir beau + infinitive

J’ai beau raisonner avec lui.

A

to do something in vain, without success

As much as I tried, I couldn’t reason with him.

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têtu (adj)

A

stuborn

95
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progresser

A

to progress

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