Will (La Volonté : Chap 39) Flashcards

1
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la volonté de faire quelque chose

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the will to do something

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avoir assez de volonté pour faire quelque chose

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to have the will to do something

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avoir beaucoup de volonté

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to have a lot of willpower
to have a strong will
to have a will of one’s own

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avoir une volonté de fer

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to have an iron will

to be iron-willed

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imposer sa volonté à quelqu’un

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to impose one’s will on somebody

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6
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avec la meilleure volonté du monde

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with the best will in the world

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7
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volontaire

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self-willed

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8
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il sait ce qu’il veut

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he is strong-minded

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9
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bien vouloir faire quelque chose

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to be willing to do something

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se proposer de faire quelque chose

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to propose to do something

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proposer de faire quelque chose

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to offer to do something

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volontiers

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willingly

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13
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se proposer pour faire quelque chose

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to volunteer to do something

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14
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un volontaire

une volontaire

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a volunteer

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15
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avoir l’intention de faire

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to intend to do

to mean to do

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16
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avoir l’intention que quelqu’un fasse

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to intend somebody something

to mean somebody to do something

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17
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une intention

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an intention

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18
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avoir les meilleures intentions

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to have the best intentions

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19
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viser à faire quelque chose

avoir pour objectif de faire quelque chose

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to aim to do something

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20
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des mesures visant à

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measures aimed at

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21
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être bien décidé à faire quelque chose

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to be intent on doing something

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22
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intentionnel

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intentional

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23
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voulu

délibéré

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deliberate

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24
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fait exprès

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done on purpose

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25
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je ne l’ai pas fait exprès

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I didn’t mean to do it

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26
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un plan d’action

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a plan of action

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27
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un plan d’action (BR)

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a programme of action

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28
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un plan d’action (US)

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a program of action

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29
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un projet

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a plan

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30
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projeter quelque chose

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to plan something

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31
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projeter de faire

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to plan to do

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32
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faire des projets pour

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to make plans for

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33
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un objectif

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a target

an objective

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34
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un but

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an aim
to goal
a purpose

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35
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une résolution

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a resolution

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36
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prendre une résolution

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to make a resolution

to make a resolve

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37
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prendre la résolution de faire quelque chose

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to make a resolution to do something

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38
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résolu

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resolute
purposeful
steadfast

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39
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décider de faire (volonté et intention)

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to resolve to do

to determine to do

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40
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décider que

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to resolve that

to determine that

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41
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la détermination

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determination

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42
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être déterminé à faire quelque chose

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to be determined to do something

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43
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insister pour faire

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to insist on doing

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44
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insister pour que

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to insist on that

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45
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insistant

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insistent

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46
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insistance

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insistence

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47
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entêté (BR)

têtu (BR)

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wilful

stubborn

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entêté (US)

têtu (US)

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willful

stubborn

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49
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têtu comme une mulle

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as stubborn as a mule

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50
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têtu comme une mulle (parlé)

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pigheaded

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51
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obstiné

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obstinate

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52
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l’obstination

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obstinacy

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53
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persévérer dans

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to persevere in

to persevere with

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54
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persévérant

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persevering

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55
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la persévérance

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perseverance

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56
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manquer de volonté

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to lack willpower

to have a weak will

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57
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manquer de volonté pour faire quelque chose

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to lack the will to do something

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58
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être peu disposé à faire quelque chose

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to be unwilling to do something

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59
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se montrer réticent à faire quelque chose

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to be reluctant to do something

to show reluctance to do something

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60
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la réticence

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reluctance

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61
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faire quelque chose à contre-coeur

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to do something against one’s will

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62
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irrésolu

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irresolute

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63
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involontaire

non intentionnel

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unintentional

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64
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choisir quelque chose

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to choose something

to pick something (out)

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65
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choisissez ce que vous voulez !

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take your prick!

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66
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choisir de faire quelque chose

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to choose to do something

to opt to do something

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67
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un choix entre

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a choice between

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68
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faire son choix

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to make one’s choice

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69
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arrêter son choix sur

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to settle on something

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70
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il n’y avait pas le choix

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there was no choice

it was a Hobson’s choice

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71
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avoir l’embarras du choix

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to be spoilt for choice

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72
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opter pour quelque chose

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to opt for something

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73
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une option

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an option

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74
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une alternative à quelque chose

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an alternative to something

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75
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avoir la possibilité de faire

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to have the option of doing

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76
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ne pas avoir d’autre solution que de faire quelque chose

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to have no choice but to do something

to have no alternative but to do something

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77
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sélectionner

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to select

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78
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une sélection

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a selection

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79
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sélectif

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selective

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80
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trié sur le volet

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hand-picked

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81
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savoir choisir

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to be discriminating

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82
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être difficile à contenter (parlé) (BR)

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to be choose

to be choosy

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83
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être difficile à contenter (parlé) (US)

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to be pricky

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84
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faire le difficile

faire la difficile

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to pick and choose

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85
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j’aime prendre mon temps pour choisir

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I like to pick and choose

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86
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une décision

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a decision

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87
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prendre une décision

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to make a decision

to take a decision

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88
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décider quelque chose

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to decide that

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89
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décider de faire (choix et décision)

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to decide to do

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90
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se décider pour quelque chose

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to make up one’s mind about something

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91
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se décider à faire quelque chose

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to make up one’s mind to do something

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92
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décisif

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decisive

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93
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c’est à toi de décider

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it’s up to you

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94
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un dilemme

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a dilemma

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95
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l’hésitation

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hesitation

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96
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hésiter entre

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to hesitate between

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97
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hésiter à faire

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to hesitate to do

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98
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hésiter entre

balancer entre

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to waver between

to vacillate between

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99
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indécis

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indecisive

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100
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l’indécision

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indecision

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101
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être perplexe

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to be perplexed

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102
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la perplexité

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perplexity

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103
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tergiverser

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to procrastinate

to hum and haw

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104
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tergiverser (parlé)

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to dilly-dally

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105
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je suis irrésolu à ce sujet

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I’m in two minds about it

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106
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un vœu
un souhait
un désir

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a wish

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107
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son vœu s’est réalisé

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his wish came true

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108
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souhaiter quelque chose

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to wish for something

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109
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souhaiter faire

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to wish to do

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110
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vouloir quelque chose

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to want something

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111
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vouloir faire

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to want to do

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112
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vouloir que quelqu’un fasse

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to want somebody to do

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113
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avoir envie de faire

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to feel like doing

to have a good mind to do

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114
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avoir très envie de quelque chose

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to be eager for something

to long for something

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115
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avoir très envie de faire

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to be eager to do

to long to do

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116
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une envie de

un désir

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a longing for

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117
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avoir une folle envie de quelquechose

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to crave for something

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118
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une folle envie de

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a craving for

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119
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tenir à faire quelque chose

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to be anxious to do something

to be keen to do something

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120
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être enclin à faire quelque chose

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to be inclined to do something

to be prone to do something

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121
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aspirer à quelque chose

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to yearn for something

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122
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rêver de quelque chose

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to dream of something
to hanker after something
to hanker for something

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123
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c’est prendre ses désirs pour la réalité

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that is wishful thinking

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124
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préférer quelque chose à quelque chose

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to prefer something to something

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125
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préférable

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preferable

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126
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une préférence pour quelque chose

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a preference for something

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127
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avoir une nette préférence pour

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to have a marked preference for

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128
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de préférence

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preferably

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129
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de préférence à

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in preference to

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130
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accorder un traitement de faveur à quelqu’un

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to give somebody preferential treatment

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131
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être partisan de quelque chose (BR)

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to favour something

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132
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être partisan de quelque chose (US)

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to favor something

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133
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être en faveur auprès de quelqu’un (BR)

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to be in favour with somebody

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134
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ne pas être en faveur auprès de quelqu’un (US)

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to be out of favor with somebody

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135
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être en faveur auprès de quelqu’un (US)

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to be in favor with somebody

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136
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ne pas être en faveur auprès de quelqu’un (BR)

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to be out of favour with somebody

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137
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favori (BR)

préféré (BR)

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favourite

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138
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favori (US)

préféré (US)

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favorite

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donner la priorité à quelque chose

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to give priority to something

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140
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donner la priorité à quelqu’un

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to give priority to somebody

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141
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être supporter d’une équipe

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to support a team

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142
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un supporter

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a supporter

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143
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que préférez-vous faire ?

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what would you rather do?

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144
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lequel préférez-vous?

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which would you rather have?
which one do you like better?
which one do you prefer?

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145
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je préfère partir tout de suite

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I’d rather go now

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146
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je préfère attendre

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I’d as soon wait

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147
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j’aimerais faire cela

A

I would like to do that

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148
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j’aimerais mieux le voir

A

I would prefer to see him

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149
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j’aimerais mieux que…

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I would prefer it if…

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150
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j’aime mieux que tu ne fasses pas cela

A

I’d rather you didn’t do that

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151
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il vaudrait mieux faire

A

it would be better to do

it would be best to do

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152
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cela m’arrangerait mieux de

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it would suit me better to

153
Q

cela m’arrangerait mieux si…

A

it would suit me better if…

154
Q

cela vous dérangerait-il de…

A

would it be convenient to…

155
Q

être indifférent à quelque chose

A

to be indifferent to something

156
Q

l’indifférence

A

indifference

157
Q

cela m’est égal

A

I don’t mind

it’s all the same to me

158
Q

cela m’est complètement égal

A

it’s a matter of complete indifference to me

I don’t care one way or the other

159
Q

je m’en fiche

A

I don’t care

160
Q

je m’en fiche complètement (parlé)

A

I don’t care less

161
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c’est du pareil au même

c’est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet

A

it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other

162
Q

comme vous voulez !

A

as you like!

whatever you like!

163
Q

ce qu’on gagne d’un côté on le perd de l’autre (parlé)

A

what you gain on the swings, you lose on the roundabouts

164
Q

aimer (bien) quelque chose

A

to like something

165
Q

aimer (bien) quelqu’un

A

to like somebody

166
Q

aimer (bien) faire

A

to like doing

to like to do

167
Q

aimer beaucoup quelqu’un

A

to be fond of somebody

168
Q

aimer beaucoup quelque chose

A

to be fond of something

169
Q

être passionné de quelque chose

A

to be keen on something

170
Q

ce qu’il aime et ce qu’il n’aime pas

A

his likes and dislikes

171
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admirer quelqu’un pour quelque chose

A

to admire somebody for something

172
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admirer quelqu’un pour quelque chose

A

to admire somebody for doing something

173
Q

admiratif

A

admiring

174
Q

l’admiration

A

admiration

175
Q

un admirateur

une admiratrice

A

an admirer

176
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attrayant

attirant

A

attractive

177
Q

être attiré par quelque chose

A

to be drawn to something

178
Q

être attiré par quelqu’un

A

to be drawn to somebody

179
Q

être tenté par quelque chose

A

to be atempted by something

180
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l’idée me tente

A

I find the idea quite tempting

181
Q

haïr

A

to hate

182
Q

détester

A

to detest

to loathe

183
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détester quelqu’un

A

to hate somebody

to detest somebody

184
Q

détester quelque chose

A

to hate something

to detest something

185
Q

détester faire

A

to hate to do
to hate doing
to detest to do
to detest doing

186
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une de ses bêtes noires (parlé)

A

one of his pet hates

187
Q

la haine

A

hatrid

hate

188
Q

détestable

A

hateful
detestable
loathesome

189
Q

haineux

A

full hatred

190
Q

odieux

A

odious

191
Q

exécrer

A

to abhor

192
Q

l’aversion

A

abhorrence

193
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exécrable

Répugnant

A

abhorrent

194
Q

une aversion

A

a dislike

an aversion

195
Q

ne pas aimer quelqu’un

A

to dislike somebody

to have a dislike for somebody

196
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ne pas aimer quelque chose

A

to dislike something

to have a dislike for something

197
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prendre quelque chose en grippe

A

to take a dislike to something

198
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prendre quelqu’un en grippe

A

to take a dislike to somebody

199
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en avoir assez de faire

A

to be fed up with doing

to sick of doing

200
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je ne peux pas le souffrir

A

I can’t bear him

I can’t stand him

201
Q

je ne peux pas supporter qu’il fasse…

A

I can’t bear him doing

I can’t stand him doing

202
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éprouver du dégoût pour

A

to feel disgust for

203
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être dégoûté de quelque chose

A

to be disgusted at something

204
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être dégoûté par quelque chose

A

to be disgusted by something

205
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être dégoûté par quelqu’un

A

to be disgusted by somebody

206
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dégoûtant

A

disgusting

revolting

207
Q

trouver quelque chose dégoûtant

A

to find something disgusting

to be repelled by something

208
Q

repousser

A

to repel

209
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la répulsion

A

repulsion

210
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repoussant

A

repulsive

211
Q

l’écœurement

A

revulsion

212
Q

répugnant

A

repugnant

213
Q

la répugnance

A

repugnance

214
Q

faire passer l’envie de quelque chose à quelqu’un

A

to put somebody off something

215
Q

rebutant (parlé)

rébarbatif (parlé)

A

off-putting

216
Q

avoir autorité sur

A

to have authority over

to have power over

217
Q

exercer son autorité sur

A

to exercice authority over

218
Q

avoir de l’autorité sur quelqu’un

A

to have authority over somebody

219
Q

ce qu’elle dit fait loi

A

her word is law

220
Q

qui fait autorité

A

authoritative

221
Q

les autorités

A

the authorities

222
Q

suprême

A

supreme

223
Q

la suprémacie sur

A

supremacy over

224
Q

puissant

A

powerful

mighty

225
Q

la puissance

A

power

226
Q

la puissance (soutenue)

A

might

227
Q

maîtriser quelque chose

A

to master something

228
Q

la maîtrise de

A

mastery over

229
Q

contrôler quelque chose

A

to control something

230
Q

contrôler quelqu’un

A

to control somebody

231
Q

le contrôle

A

control

232
Q

être maître de la situation

A

to have the situation under control

233
Q

sous son contrôle

A

under his control

234
Q

incontrôlé

A

uncontrolled

235
Q

surveiller

A

to supervise

236
Q

non surveillé

A

unsurpervised

237
Q

un surveillant

une surveillante

A

a supervisor

238
Q

la supervision

A

supervision

239
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sous la surveillance de

A

under the supervision of

240
Q

être responsable de quelque chose

A

to be in charge of something

241
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confier quelque chose à quelqu’un

A

to put somebody in charge of something

to place somebody in charge of something

242
Q

prendre le commandement de quelque chose

A

to take command of something

243
Q

sous son commandement

A

under his command

244
Q

sous sa direction

A

under his direction

245
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diriger (entreprise)

A

to run

246
Q

gérer quelque chose

A

to manage something

247
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présider (assemblée)

A

to preside over

248
Q

mener (mouvement)

A

to lead

249
Q

dominer

A

to dominate

250
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dominant

A

dominant

251
Q

dominateur

A

domineering

252
Q

la domination

A

domination

253
Q

mener quelqu’un à la baguette (parlé)

A

to boss somebody around

254
Q

prendre le dessus sur quelqu’un

A

to get the upper hand of somebody

255
Q

faire l’important (parlé)

A

to throw one’s weight around

256
Q

condescendant

A

patronizing

condescending

257
Q

traiter quelqu’un avec condescendance

A

to patronize somebody

258
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strict

A

strict

259
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sévère

A

severe

260
Q

impérieux

A

imperious

261
Q

autoritaire

A

anthoritarian

262
Q

très autoritaire

tyrannique

A

high-handed

263
Q

très autoritaire (parlé)

tyrannique (parlé)

A

bossy

264
Q

un dictateur

A

dictator

265
Q

dictatorial

A

dictatorial

266
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faire faire quelque chose à quelqu’un

A

to make somebody do something

267
Q

contraindre quelqu’un à faire

forcer quelqu’un à faire

A

to force somebody to do

268
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obliger quelqu’un à faire

A

to compel somebody to do

to oblige somebody to do

269
Q

forcer la main de quelqu’un (parlé)

A

to twist somebody’s arm

270
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forcer la main de quelqu’un (parlé) (US)

A

to put the arm on somebody

271
Q

sous la contrainte

A

under constraint

272
Q

obéir à quelqu’un

A

to obey somebody

273
Q

obéir à quelque chose

A

to obey something

274
Q

obéissant

A

obedient

275
Q

se conformer à quelque chose

A

to conform to something

276
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conformément à

A

in accordance with

277
Q

respecter quelque chose

A

to abide by something
to respect something
to observe something

278
Q

respectueux de la loi

A

law-abiding

279
Q

se mettre au pas

marcher droit

A

to toe the line

280
Q

obéir à quelqu’un au doigt et à l’œil

A

to obey somebody implicitly

281
Q

être aux moindres ordres de quelqu’un

A

to be at somebody’s beck and call

282
Q

elle fait de lui ce qu’elle veut

A

she can twist him round her little finger

283
Q

comme vous voulez

A

as you please

as you like

284
Q

fais ce qu’on te dit

A

do what you are told

do as you are told

285
Q

arrangeant

A

compliant

286
Q

accommodant

A

accomodating

287
Q

docile

A

docile

288
Q

la docilité

A

docility

289
Q

doux

humble

A

meek

290
Q

se soumettre à quelqu’un

A

to submit to somebody

291
Q

se soumettre à quelque chose

A

to submit to something

292
Q

la soumission

A

submission

293
Q

soumis

A

submissive

294
Q

servile

A

subservient

servile

295
Q

la servilité

A

subservience

servility

296
Q

obséquieux

A

obsequious

297
Q

s’en remettre à la volonté de quelqu’un

A

to defer to somebody

298
Q

plein d’égards envers

plein de déférence envers

A

deferential to

299
Q

la déférence

A

deference

300
Q

céder à quelqu’un

A

to give way to somebody

to yield to somebody

301
Q

se dérober (BR)

reculer (BR)

A

to back down

302
Q

se dérober (US)

reculer (US)

A

to back off

303
Q

désobéir

A

to disobey

304
Q

désobéissant

A

desobedient

305
Q

la désobéissance

A

disobedience

306
Q

ne tenir aucun compte de

A

to ignore

to pay no heed to

307
Q

le défi

A

defiance

308
Q

au mépris de

A

in defiance of

309
Q

provoquant

A

defiant

310
Q

défier quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

A

to defy somebody to do something

311
Q

tenir tête à quelqu’un

A

to stand up to somebody

312
Q

le non-conformisme

A

nonconformity

313
Q

insubordonné

A

insubordinate

314
Q

l’insubordination

A

insubordination

315
Q

récalcitrant

A

recalcitrant

316
Q

rebelle

A

rebellious

317
Q

un rebelle

une rebelle

A

a rebel

318
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se rebeller contre

s’insurger contre

A

to rebel against

319
Q

une rébellion

A

a rebellion

320
Q

se révolter contre

A

to revolt against

321
Q

une révolte

A

a revolt

322
Q

mutiné

A

mutinous

323
Q

une mutinerie

A

a mutiny

324
Q

se mutiner

A

to mutiny

325
Q

influent

A

influential

326
Q

avoir de l’influence

A

to have influence

327
Q

être influent

A

to be influential

328
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avoir de l’influence sur

A

to have an influence on

to have an influence over

329
Q

exercer son influence sur

A

to exercise one’s influence on

to exercise one’s influence over

330
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influencer quelqu’un pour qu’il fasse quelque chose

A

to influence somebody to do something

331
Q

exercer une bonne influence sur quelqu’un

A

to have a good influence on somebody

332
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exercer une mauvaise influence sur quelqu’un

A

to be a bad influence on somebody

333
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sous l’influence de

sous l’effet de

A

under the influence of

334
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influençable

A

easily influenced

sugestible

335
Q

avoir l’ascendant sur quelqu’un

A

to have a ascendancy over somebody

336
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prendre de l’ascendant sur quelqu’un

A

to gain ascendancy over somebody

337
Q

avoir un effet sur quelque chose

A

to have an effect on something

338
Q

faire pression sur quelque chose

A

to bring pression to bear on somebody

to put pressure on somebody

339
Q

faire pression sur quelqu’un pour qu’il fasse quelque chose

A

to pressure somebody into doing something

340
Q

un groupe de pression

A

a pressure group

341
Q

un groupe de pression (BR)

A

a ginger group

342
Q

un groupe de pression (US)

A

a special interest group

343
Q

se faire entendre

A

to make one’s voice heard

344
Q

avoir son mot à dire dans quelque chose

A

to have a say in something

345
Q

avoir du poids (argument, personne)

A

to carry weight

346
Q

influencer sur quelqu’un

A

to have an influence on somebody

to affect somebody

347
Q

influencer sur quelque chose

A

to have an influence on something

to affect something

348
Q

dissuader quelqu’un de faire

A

to dissuade somebody from doing

349
Q

amener quelqu’un à faire

A

to induce somebody to do

350
Q

décider quelqu’un à faire

A

to prevail somebody to do

351
Q

obtenir quelque chose de quelqu’un à force de cajoleries

A

to wheedle something out of somebody

352
Q

cajoler quelqu’un pour qu’il fasse

A

to coax somebody into doing

353
Q

avoir le bras long (parlé)

A

to have clout

354
Q

avoir le bras long

A

to have a long arm

355
Q

faire jouer le piston (BR)

A

to pull strings

356
Q

faire jouer le piston (US)

A

to pull wires

357
Q

pistonner quelqu’un (BR)

A

to pull strings for somebody

358
Q

pistonner quelqu’un (US)

A

to pull wires for somebody

359
Q

le piston (BR)

A

string-pulling

360
Q

le piston (US)

A

wire-pulling

361
Q

l’éminence grise

A

the power behind the throne

362
Q

avoir prise sur quelqu’un

A

to have a hold over somebody

363
Q

manipuler quelqu’un

A

to manipulate somebody

364
Q

manipuler quelqu’un pour qu’il fasse (BR)

A

to manœuvre somebody into doing

365
Q

manipuler quelqu’un pour qu’il fasse (US)

A

to manœuver somebody into doing

366
Q

faire impression sur quelqu’un

A

to impress somebody

to make an impression on somebody

367
Q

faire bonne impression

A

to give a good impression

368
Q

faire mauvaise impression

A

to give a bad impression

369
Q

impressionnable

A

impressionable

370
Q

prestigieux

A

prestigious

371
Q

le prestige

A

prestige

372
Q

charismatique

A

charismatic

373
Q

le charisme

A

charisma

374
Q

la réputation

A

reputation

375
Q

être réputé pour

A

to be reputed for

to have reputation for

376
Q

une personnalité

A

a personality

377
Q

un VIP

A

a VIP (Very Important Person)

378
Q

une grosse légume (parlé)

A

a big shot