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1
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harden, toughen, be exacerbated

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se durcir

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overflow, outflank

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déborder

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scope, breadth, sweep, extent

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l’ampleur

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check, master

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contrôler

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pick up, whip up, give rise to

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soulever

the lack of sous whips up a frenzy at the bank

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division, split, flow

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clivage

the division between your breasts is called cleavege

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to one’s liking

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a son gré

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room

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une pièce

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civil servant

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le fonctionnaire

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resemble, ally yourself to

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s’apparenter a

you resemble your parents and ally with them as a family

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double standards

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deux poids deux mesures

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12
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dividing line

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démarcation

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morals

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mœurs

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converge, flock to

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affluer

everyone converges around the affluent gatsy’s house but he has teh flue

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15
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swamp

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le marais

mara appears in the swamp

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16
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embrace, clasp, choke

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étreindre

etot raindeer’s embrace is choking me

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17
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abstruse

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abscon

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18
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subspecies

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sous-espèce

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19
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without hesitation, straight away, come right out

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tout de go

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20
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interbreeding, melting pot

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le métissage

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21
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stump, origin (descent)

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souche

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22
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crack down, put your foot down, strike

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sévir

severe crackdown

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23
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loss, waste

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la perte

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24
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yet, well, now

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or

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25
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even, indeed, in fact

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voire

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26
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apart from, as well as

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outre

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27
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maintain, keep going

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entretenir

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28
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soil, land

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terroir

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29
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tip, end, piece, slice

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un bout

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30
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percursory

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avant-coureur

the runner fainting before the end of the race was a percursorysign of doom

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31
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mock, kid

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railler

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32
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brush aside

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balayer d’un revers de main

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33
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leave something to someone, hand down

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léguer qch a qqn

my father handed down a football league to me

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34
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towards

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envers

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35
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to thumb one’s nose at someone (mock)

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faire un pied de nez

put your foot up to your nose to mock

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36
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quarrel, fight

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noise

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37
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jest, joke, prank

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facétie

i put my tie on my face in jest

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38
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piggy bank

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une tirelire

i put money in my piggy bank so that when i retire i can lire lots of books

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39
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sin

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le péché

ishing for peaches is a sin

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40
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to swoon

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se pâmer

swooning coz i saw amanda palmer

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41
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greed

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la cupidité

cupids are greedy and drink all the tea, that’s why they’re fat

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42
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block, shield yourself from

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parer

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43
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it’s the final straw

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c’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder la vase

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44
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be on the rise

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prendre de l’ampleur

im taking amplitude

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45
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take account of, consider

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tenir compte de

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46
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make you feel sick

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soulever le cœur

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47
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beg the question

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soulever la question

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48
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over the course of/at the mercy of

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au gré de

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49
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to pretend

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faire semblant

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50
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whether you like it or not

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bon gré mal gré

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51
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unwillingly

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contre son gré

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52
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to pretend

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faire semblant

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53
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of one’s own free will

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de son plein gré

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54
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drag

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traîner

trainer makes me drag heavy tires with my teeth

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55
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wedding cake

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pièce montée

wedding cake in the middle of the room in the ashape of a mountain

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56
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root French

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Francais de souche

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57
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sleep like a log

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dormir comme une souche

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58
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endlessly

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a perte de vue

galloping endlessly, until you lose him fron sight

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59
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guestbook

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livre d’or

hilton guestbook is gilded in gold

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60
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gold rush

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ruée vers l’or

gold rush contributed to the building of the golden mile streets

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61
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valuable avice

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conseil en or

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62
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heyday

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age d’or

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63
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word of mouth

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bouche a oreille

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64
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keep fit

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s’entretenir

keep yourself between the weight machines to keep fit

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65
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local

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de terroir

are these terrorists locally grown?

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66
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after a while

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au bout d’un moment

after a while he got my mementous boots back to me

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67
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have something on the tip of your tongue

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avoir qch sur le bout de la langue

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68
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forerunner, portent

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signe avant-coureur

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69
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wrong way around

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a l’envers

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70
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behind the scenes

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l’envers de décor

dior invites you behind the scenes to see their deco collection but the decos are the wrong way around

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71
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despite all opposition

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envers et contre tous

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72
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be on alert

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etre sur le qui-vivre

who lives there?

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73
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theft

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le vol

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74
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saw, cut into, dig into

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scier

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75
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window pane

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la vitre

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76
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to examine with a fine-tooth comb

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passer au pigne fin

go over the fish’s fin with a pin

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77
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vial, flask

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la fiole

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78
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attempt, try, go

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la tentative

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79
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moron, half-wit

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un abruti

a brute

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80
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shoot yourself in the foot

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scier la branche sur laquelle on est assie

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81
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meticulous

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fouillé

he’s a crazy ocd meticulous guy ye

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82
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either

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non plus

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83
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board games

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jeux de société

board games are badly regarded in high society

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84
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soft, weak, limp

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mou

cow with a limp gives out a soft moo

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85
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be a wimp

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être mou de genou

86
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at the outset

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au départ

87
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solar panel

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capteur solaire

88
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radioactive waste

A

déchets radioactifs

89
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wind turbine

A

éolienne

90
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to use

A

se servir de

91
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power plant

A

la centrale

92
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to have gaz heating

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se chauffer au gaz

93
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according to him

A

a ce qu’il pretend

94
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to stoop to

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s’abaisser a qch

95
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to be in a state of neglect

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etre a l’abandon

96
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lampshade

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l’abat-jour

lampshade hides away bats from the day

97
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offal, entrails

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abats

98
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dejection, reduction

A

le abattement

abbotts dejected about his opinion polls

99
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fell, shoot down, demoralize

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abattre

100
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to make morons of

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abêtir

make bests o

101
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abyss, gulf

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abîme

there’s a gulf in me abs

102
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to ruin one’s eyesight

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s’abimer les yeux

103
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removal

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ablation

104
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in abundance

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en abondance

105
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to be on the phone

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etre abonne au téléphone

106
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to be approachable

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etre d’un abord facile

at first he was really easy to talk to and aproachable, but as soon as we got on board he quitened down

107
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to abridge, shorten

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abréger

108
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under cover

A

a l’abri

109
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sheer, steep

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abrupt

110
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in the absence of

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en l’absence de

111
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to go too far, mislead

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abuser

112
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misuse, excess

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abuser de

113
Q

of the same type

A

du meme acabit

acca dacca members use guitars made out of the same bits as mine

114
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mahogany

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le acajou

acca dacca plays on a majogany wooden floor

115
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sour-tempered

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acariâtre

cca dacca are a bunch of geriatric sour-tempered men

116
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lull

A

la accalmie

117
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to monopolize

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accaparer

acca dacca monopolizes the use of pears in stage shows

118
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burst of joy/anger

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accès de joie.colere

burst of joy at being given top secret access

119
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embrace

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accolade

120
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to give something importance

A

accorder de l’importance a qch

121
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delivery, labour

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accouchement

122
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dough (money(

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fric

123
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New Years’ Eve

A

le réveillon

124
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get worse, decline

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s’empirer

the empire is getting worse and worse

125
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lily of the valley

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le muguet

vcaa will put a lily of the valley into your mug

126
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wheat

A

blé

127
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fresher initiation

A

le bizutage

have to jump on a moving bison from the 5th etage as part of the fresher initiation

128
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occur, arise

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survenir

syrian issue came (arose) suddenly

129
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at the last moment (by the skin of your teeth)

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in extremis

130
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harrowing

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déchirant

tears your dear aunt apart

131
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slow down, drop off

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ralentir

relent in your lenting and slow down

132
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slice, cut, judge, settle argument

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trancher

133
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the habits and customes

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les us et coutumes

134
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to take drastic action

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trancher dans le vif

this expensive train is heading straight for my wife - have to take drastic action

135
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constrast sharply with

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trancher avec

136
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vague, some kind of…, doubtful

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vague

137
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so called, alleged

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soi-disant

138
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auxiliary nurse

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aide-soignante

139
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harass

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herculer

140
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ribbon

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un ruban

run a ribbon on you Rben

141
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pick up, accumulate

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amonceler

accumulate a morcel of celery here and there over a month

142
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reworking

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un refonte

143
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stroll, ride, drive

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la balade

144
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experienced, resoned

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chevronné

you have to be experienced to work at chevron

145
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rock climbing

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la varappe

lets go rap with velociraptors while rock climbing

146
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prize, share, bundle

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le lot

147
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shot (photo)

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cliche

take a shot of a cliched moment

148
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stain remover

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détachant

I’m just really emotionally detached from my stain remover you know

149
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tenant, lodger, roomer

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locataire

150
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to be renting

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etre en locataire

151
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reduction, slowing down

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le ralentissement

152
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growth

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la croissance

153
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padlocked

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cadenassé

this cad padlocked nas out

154
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to club (beat)

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matraquer

petrocle m’a attaque by clubbing me

155
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pain, ache

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courbature

a short bat smacked into ma voiture and has aches all over

156
Q

stiff all over

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plein de courbatures

157
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godsend, bargain

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une aubaine

this bath arriving at dawn at our doorstep is a godsend

158
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unbolt

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deboulonner

159
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dig out, uproot, tear smth out

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arracher

tear out the legs of an arragne fro killing your dear one by one

160
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whip, flog

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fouetter

161
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save, economize, spare

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épargner

162
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cyanide

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la cyanure

163
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iron

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un fer a repasser

pass that iron over here

164
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execution, tormentor

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bourreau

165
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upper

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supérieur

166
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filth

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ordure

and yeet, it’s hard to get rif of the filth with a karcher

167
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overwhelming, oppressive

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accablant

this blunt accaa music is realy overwhelming for ants

168
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ravings

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delire

169
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to rave

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delirer

rave at the katz deli

170
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unconscious

A

évanoui

is mr evans unconscious? oui

171
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attend, hear

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assister a

172
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urge someone to, squeeze

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presser

173
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crumb

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mie

174
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to fight like a cat and dog

A

s’arracher les yeux

175
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to get fired (cas)

A

se virer

got fired for having a viral infection

176
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to double my efforts

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redoubler mes efforts

177
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to countdown to midnight

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faire le compte a rebours jusqu’a minuit

178
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collapse, fade, crumble

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s’écrouler

heck, this cooler is really crumbling

179
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drive away, seclude, estrange

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s’eloigner

180
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wick, sliver, bit

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mèche

cutting out a bit of my meshty

181
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balaclava

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la cagoule

la poule in the cage has a balaclave on - getting ready to make a great escape

182
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to worry

A

se biler

worry about all the bile you vomited on the floor

183
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trail, track, dance floor

A

la piste

184
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tonic, pickup

A

un remontant

have a tonic furing the remont

185
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infringe, violate, contravene

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enfreindre

186
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broken

A

enfonce

this fence was broken in its infancy

187
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nausea, sickness

A

la nausee

188
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sting, bite

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piquer

this queer pie stung my mouth

189
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fan

A

le ventilateur

190
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to come into the ring

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entrer en piste

191
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to be in the running

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etre en piste

192
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to be full of energy

A

etre remonte a bloc

193
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don’t rub it in

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ne m’enfonce pas davantage

194
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stubborn

A

tetu

t2 have a big head and are stubborn - wont give me all the tea for free

195
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communication skills

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des compétences de communication

196
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people skills

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une aptitude sociale

197
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quick-witted

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la présence d’esprit

198
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resilient

A

tenace

playing against someone with ten aces, takes resilience to win

199
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sneaky, sly

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sournois

have to be sneaky to avoidmaking any sour noises during sex

200
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dedicated

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dévoué

201
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computer literacy

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les compétences informatiques

202
Q

leader

A

un caractère de meneurs

203
Q

problem-solving

A

l’efficacité a résoudre des problèmes

204
Q

goal-setting

A

se fixer des objectifs

205
Q

to broaden one’s horizons

A

elargir ses horizons

206
Q

put a stop to

A

mettre un terme a

put forward your terms, and we’ll put an end to this uncertainty

207
Q

le port du foulard

A

wearing a head scarf

carry lard under your headscarf - cray

208
Q

crushing, breathtaking, resounding

A

écrasante

209
Q

get somebody drunk, soak

A

saouler

get said drunk

210
Q

curb

A

résorber

we have to resorb the bad element of society in to curb their violence

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