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1
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I’m up to here with it!

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J’en ai ras le Bol!

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Clear as mud

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Clair comme de l’eau de Roche!

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To work on a production line

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Travailler à la chaîne

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To diminish eg funds

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Seffriter

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To twiddle your thumbs

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Se tourner les pouces

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Self employed

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Autonome

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To get the dole

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Toucher le chômage

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To be on the dole

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Être chômeur

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A secure job

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Un travail securisé

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I changed my job recently

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J’ai changé de poste récemment

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He is not sure how long for

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Il n’est pas certain de la longuer

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I enjoyed it very much

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Ça ma fait beaucoup de plaisir

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A diary - written

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Un journal

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A diary - calendar

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Un agenda

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A counselor f

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Une conseillère

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Very posh

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Bcbg bon chic bon genre

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A bucket

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Un seau

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A spade

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Une pelle

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19
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To cancel

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Annuler

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20
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Before you leave

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Avant que vous partiez

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The next slot / appt

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Le prochain créneau

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To pull eg blinds, curtains

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Hisser

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To lift self up

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Se hisser

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24
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To stab

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Poignarder

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25
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The winner

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La gagnante

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Somewhere

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Quelque part

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Nowhere

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Nulle part

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To fail, flop eg a plank

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Flancher

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This tool will be useful to him

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C’est outil lui sera utile

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30
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To spell

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Épeler

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31
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I have never met you

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Je ne vous ai jamais rencontré

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32
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A misunderstanding

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Un malentendu

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33
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Nevertheless

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Néanmoins

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34
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That was sufficient for me

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Ça a suffi pour moi, ça a été suffisant

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I was a nervous wreck

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J’était une épave nerveuse

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36
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I remember the south of France

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Je me suis souvenir du Sud de France

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37
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I need two others

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J’en ai besoin de deux autres

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38
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We’re going to manage

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On va y arriver

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39
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We managed

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Nous y sommes arrivés

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40
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To share

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Partager

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41
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To chat

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Bavarder

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42
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Old fashioned

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Démodé

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43
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The stage

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La scène

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44
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Back and forth

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D’avant en arrière

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To switch on ,light eg phone, oven, light

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Allumer

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To switch off

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Éteindre

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47
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To plug in

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Brancher

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48
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Trendy

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Branché

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49
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New Zealand

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Nouvelle-Zélande

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50
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It was worth the effort

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Ça valait la peine

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51
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Cutlery

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Les couvert

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52
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Yo can drop him a hint

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Tu peux lui souffler à l’oreille

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53
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It’s agreed

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C’est d’accord, c’est entendu

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54
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The clouds are clearing

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Les nuages se dissipe

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55
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Why not?

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Pourqoui ne pas?

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56
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A second hand car

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Une voiture d’occasion

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57
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An opportunity or bargain

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Un occasion

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58
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It will be useful

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Ça ne sera pas de trop

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59
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You may have to

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Il va peut-être falloir que

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60
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So that colloquial

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Histoire de

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61
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Just to make him react

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Histoire de le faire réagir

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62
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To go snorkelling

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Faire de la pêche soumarine

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63
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They were able to stay upright

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Ils ont pu rester debout

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64
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Conscientious, hard working

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Assidue

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65
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An accountant

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Un comptable

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66
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The accountancy firm

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La comptabilité

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To soften up, sweeten

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Amaduer

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He owes us

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Il nous doit

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69
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The company

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L’entreprise , la societé

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70
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To fail, go bankrupt

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Faire faillité

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71
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The bailiff

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Le huissier

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72
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HP, the never never

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Des conditions de paiement

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73
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Meanwhile

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Entretemps

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74
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Be polite

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Sois/ soyez polis

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75
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Scattered

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Dispersé

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76
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Scattered like confetti

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Eparpillé

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77
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That makes it worse

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Ça empire

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78
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He didn’t pay anyone

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Il ne payait personne

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79
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A mortgage

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Un emprunt hypothécaire

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80
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A loan

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Un emprunt

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81
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I ‘d like to hear how you are

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Je voudrais prendre de vous nouvelles

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82
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To meet someone unexpectedly

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Tomber sur qqn

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83
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Back then

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À l’époque

84
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To survive

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Survivre

85
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He survived

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Il a survecu

86
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Narrow minded

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Borné (e)

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I’m a bit confused

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Je me suis un peu mélangère

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They have lost their way eg government

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Ils ont perdu le Nord

89
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An interview ( for employment )

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Un entretien (d’embauche )

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As soon as possible

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Aussitôt que possible

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Great minds think alike

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Les grandes têtes Se rencontent

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It wouldn’t inconvenience, bother you.

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Ça ne t’embêterait pas?

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I don’t fancy that at all

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Ça ne me sit rien du tout

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I will be away

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Je vais être absente

95
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To be back

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Être de retour

96
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It’s the least you could say

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C’est le moins qu’on puisse dire

97
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Light bulb

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L’ampoule

98
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Burnt out

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Grillé, brûlé

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Hilly, up and down

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Vallonnée

100
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You can’t tell

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Ça ne se voit pas

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An eye

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Un oeil

102
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The retina

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La rétine

103
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Frightening

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Effrayant

104
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She softened

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Elle s’est amadouée

105
Q

If I can allow myself

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Si je peux me permettre

106
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A log fire

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Une feu de bûche

107
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Comma

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Virgule

108
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A police drama

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Un drame policier

109
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To lose your temper

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Se mettre en colère

110
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I can’t wait for

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J’ai hâte de

111
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I would so like to come

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Je voudrais tant venir

112
Q

Can you believe it?

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Tu peut le croire!

113
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Which will suit him

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Qui lui conviendra

114
Q

Don’t worry,

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Ne te fais pas de soucis!, ne t’inquiète pas

115
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I want to spend as much time with them as possible

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Je veux passer le plus de temps possible avec eux

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Heart breaking

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Déchirant

117
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Happy Easter

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Joyeuses Pacques

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There was nothing to see

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Il n’y avait rien à voir

119
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To make donations

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Faire des dons

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We will never know

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On ne saura jamais

121
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It could have been

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Ça aurait pu être

122
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On the radio

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À la radio

123
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On the TV

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À la télé

124
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To play the organ

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Jouer de l’orgue

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To play the guitar

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Jouer de la guitare

126
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There is hope for us all

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Il y’a de l’espoir pour nous toutes

127
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To hand in her resignation

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Donner sa démission

128
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Early

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De bonne heure

129
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To give a hand

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Donner un coup de main

130
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A teacup

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Une tasse à thé

131
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A cup of tea

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Une tasse de thé

132
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A wineglass

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Une verre à vin

133
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A glass of wine

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Une verre de vin

134
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To rearrange to

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Remettez à

135
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Very happy

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Super content

136
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We will just do it another time

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Ce n’est que partie remise

137
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Je will come back in 3 days

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Il reviendra dans ou d’ici trois jours

138
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I am happy to leave

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Je suis contente de partir

139
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I am in a hurry to leave

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Je suis pressée de partir

140
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I would like to travel

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J’ai envie de voyager

141
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I am afraid to travel

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J’ai peur de voyager

142
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I’m in the habit of travelling

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J’ai l’habitude de voyager

143
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I am ready to leave

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Je suis prête à partir

144
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I am used to travelling

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Je suis habitué à voyager

145
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I am not very good at

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J’ai mal à

146
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I have a tendency to

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J’ai tendance à

147
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I love travelling

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J’adore voyager

148
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I hate travelling

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Je déteste voyager

149
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I hope to leave tomorrow

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J’espère partir demain

150
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I think I will leave tomorrow

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Je pense partir demain

151
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Walking is good for the health

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Marcher est bon pur le santé

152
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Running is good for the health

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Courir est bon pour le santé

153
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Moving is good for the health

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Bouger est bon pur le santé

154
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A caterer

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Un traiteur

155
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I suffer from jet lag

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Je souffre du décalage horaire

156
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He’s exactly like his father

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Il est copié conforme de son père

157
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Carefully

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Avec soin

158
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Dust

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La poussière

159
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Dusty

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Poussièreux

160
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To entertain friends

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Recevoir des amis

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Make yourselves at home

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Faites comme chez vous

162
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A bank holiday

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Un jour férié

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A recipe

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Une recette

164
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Spicy

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Épicé

165
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It’s time to eat

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Il est temps de manger

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I’m starving

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Je meurs de faim

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To cook

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Cuisinier

168
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To make a meal

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Préparer un repas

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Cooking time

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Cuisson

170
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Promised and sworn

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Promis juré!

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Neutral coulours

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Les couleurs neutres

172
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A kennel

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Un chenil

173
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To have a great time, love doing something

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Se régaler

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I love skiing

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Je me régale à faire du ski

175
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A lot better

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Bien meilleur

176
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So that I can do as well as you

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Afin que je puisse faire aussi bien que toi

177
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They got to know each

other

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Elles se sont revue

178
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They fight like cats and dogs

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Ils se battent comme chiens et chats

179
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A wig

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Une perruge

180
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A broom

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Un balai

181
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Hostage

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Un otage

182
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A ransom

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Une rançon

183
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They came to visit me

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Elles m’ont rendu visite

184
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The best man

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Le témoin

185
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To cut the ribbon at an .event

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Inaugurer les crysanthèmes

186
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At the same time

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Au même temps

187
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We’re off

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On va y aller

188
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Looking forward to hearing from you

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En attendant de tes/vos nouvelles

189
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I’m off

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J’y vais, je m’en vais, je pars, je file

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To have a hangover

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Avoir la gueule de bois

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To climb trees

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Grimper / monter dans les arbres

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At the top of the garden

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Au sommet du jardin

193
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Grasses

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Les herbes

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To sow seeds

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Semer les graines

195
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Swan Lake

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Le lac des Cygnes

196
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To sweat

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Sueur

197
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A seal

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Un phoque

198
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Steep ( mountain, road)

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Abrupt

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Mist

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La brume

200
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To record

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Enregistrer

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To give notice

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Donner un préavis

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It will end badly

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Ça va mal finir

203
Q

We wouldn’t hear of such a thing eg guests doing washing up

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Nous n’entendrions pas parler d’une telle chose

204
Q

Don’t Worry (fam)

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T’inquiète!

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I am worried

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Je me fais de souci, ça me tracasse

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