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franchir

A

to pass through

to overcome

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être dans tous ses états (idiomatic)

Mary est dans tous ses états.

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to be upset, in a state

Mary is very upset.

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chambouler

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to upset

to shake things up

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chamboulé (adj)

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to be turned upside down (put into disarray)

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réconforter

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to comfort

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constater

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to note

to evaluate

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les dégats (m)

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the damages

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retourner

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the return

to turn over

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un matelas

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a mattress

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de dépit…

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distraught…

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le sommier

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bed base (that a mattress rests on)

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le désordre

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disorder

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les bras lui en tombent (idiomatic)

Devant tout ce désordre, les bras lui en tombent.

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to be stunned, unresponsive Lit: her arms fall down

Faced with all this chaos, she is stunned.

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l’uniforme (m)

un agent en uniforme bleu interroge Mary

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uniform

an officer in a blue uniform questions Mary

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directement

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directly

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une serrure

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a lock

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remarquer

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to notice
to remark
to mark again

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défoncer

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to smash in

to break down

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défoncé (adj)

la serrure était défoncée.

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bashed in

the lock was bashed in

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le bol vide-poche

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the bowl for keys etc

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sonné (adj)

J’était sonnée, sous le choc.

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to be stunned

I was stunned, in shock.

A colloquial meaning of sonner is to stagger: faire vaciller

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vaciller

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to falter
to vacillate
to sway

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un cambrioleur

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a robber

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éventuel (adj)

un éventuel cambrioleur

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potential

a potential robber

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ce genre de chose

C’est dangereux, ce genre de chose

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this kind of thing

This kind of thing is dangerous.

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une chantier

Comme vous pouvez constater, c’était une véritable chantier. (colloquial)

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a work-site

As you can see, it was a real place of work.

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Que d’émotions ce jour-là!

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What a roller-coaster day!

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encombrant (adj)

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cumbersome

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l’argent liquide

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cash

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précedant (adj)

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preceding

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suivant (adj)

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following

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32
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la machine

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dishwasher (common usage)

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le balcon

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balcony

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écraser

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to crush

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sécher (colloquial)

J’ai trouvé qu’il avait séché les cours

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to skip

I found that he had skipped class.

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les fesse (f) (slang)

Hier, j’ai eu mal aux fesses

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rump, bottom

note: used in plural

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une agence

une agence immobilière

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an agency

a real-estate agency

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prévoir

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to plan

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un agent immobilier

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a real-estate agent

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redire

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to tell again

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un budget

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budget

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une prestation

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feature, benefit

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rechercher

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to look for

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charges comprises

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utilities included

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non meublé

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unfurished

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une cuisine aménagée

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a finished kitchen

kitchens in rental apartments often lack counters and cupboards

47
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un profil

en lisant votre profile

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file

in reading your file

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emménager

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to move in (to a dwelling)

49
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souple (adj)

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flexible

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par rapport à…

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with regard to…

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dès que…

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as soon as…

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se rendre disponsible

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to make oneself available

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sélectionner

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to select

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un/une locataire

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a renter, tenant

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correspondre

Je pense que cet appartement pourrait vous correspondre.

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to suit

I think this apartment may suit you.

56
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chambre de bonnes

A

maid’s bedrooms

57
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spécializé (adj)

A

specialized

58
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un/une propriétaire

A

owner

59
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ce genre de rénovation

A

this kind of renovation

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une réalisation

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an achievement, something that has been brought to fulfillment

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pour tout vous dire (idiomatic)

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to tell you the truth Lit: to tell you all

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une usine

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factory

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un atelier

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a workshop, studio

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un plombier

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plumber

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un architecte

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an architect

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un électricien

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an electrician

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un artisan

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craftsman

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l’emplacement (m)

A

location

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au moins

A

at least

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la vôtre

Ma grand-mère considère la vôtre comme une soeur.

A

yours (your grandmother)

My grandmother considers your grandmother as a sister.

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une voûte

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an archway, vault

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voûté (adj)

un passage voûté

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an archway

73
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déboucher

A

to emerge

74
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Ça sent bon la cire.

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There’s a nice wax smell.

75
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un palier

A

a landing

76
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inonder

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to flood

77
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inondé (adj)

Ils sont inondés de lumière

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flooded, inondated

They are bathed in light.

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en état de chantier

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a work-site

79
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Les fenêtres sont exposées plein sud.

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The window face directly south.

80
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repeindre

A

to repaint

81
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un parquet

A

a wood floor

82
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empiler

A

to make into a pile

83
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le cachet

A

style

also means a tablet, a seal, a stamp, a fee

84
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un pastis

A

a liquorice-based alcholic drink

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trinquer

A

to clink glasses, toast

86
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d’ici là…

D’ici là je sera parti.

A

by then…

By then I will have left.

87
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D’ici mardi
D’ici 10 heures
D’ici la semaine prochaine

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By Tuesday
By 10 o’clock
By next week

88
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Dans 2 jours…

Dans 2 jours, elles seront arrivées.

A

In two days…

Dans two days, they will arrive.

89
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la permission

A

permission

90
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nickel chrome (adj) (iodiomatic)

Tu seras passé partout pour être sur que tout est nickel chrome.

A

super clean

You will have to go over everything to make sure it’s all spotless.

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