Words Flashcards
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Sous-tendre, étayer, sous-tendre
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underpin
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Attacher, nouer, relier
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to tie
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vaste, étendu, lointain
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far-flung
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Léthargie, Lenteur, Mollesse
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sluggishness
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Rareté, Pénurie, Manque
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scarcity
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Vapeur, Buée, Fumée
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Steam
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chemin de fer
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railroad
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Disparaitre, Se dissiper
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to vanish
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Chercher, tenter de faire, ambitionner, demander
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to seek
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enjeux
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stakes
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La pensée (comme action ou processus de pensée), l’idée, l’opinion, la perspective, l’avis
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tought
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supporter, endurer, rester longtemps, durer
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endure
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stellaire (relatif aux étoiles), excellent, superbe
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stellar
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Une percee soudaine, un progrès ou une découverte importante
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breakthrough (exemple: a breakthrough book - un livre révolutionnaire)
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l’opportunité (caractère opportun de quelque chose)
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timeliness
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apte, appropriée
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apt, suitable
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effrayant
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frightening, scary
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nourrir, alimenter, entretenir
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nourish
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liaison, lien
(the establishment of a relationship or link with someone based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.)
or
(the action of joining things securely by means of adhesive, heat, or pressure or by chemical bonds.)
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bonding
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le sommet, le point culminant
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apex
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La médisance
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bad-mouthing
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Céleste, éternel, relative aux cieux, au paradis
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Supernal
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Elargir
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Broaden, Widen
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Enchanté, Ravi
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delighted
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Mélanger, mixer
blend, mix
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Creuser, déterrer, bêcher
dig
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Audacieux
Bold
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Eloigné (no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.)
Estranged
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La fratrie
siblings
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Rupture
rift
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déchirer, détacher, démolir
tear
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Détournement de voiture
Carjacking
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Ravi, frissonnant
Thrilled, delighted
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An important or powerful person, especially in the motion picture or media industry.
A mogul
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Troubles, Agitation
Unrest
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Tourmente, Trouble
Turmoil
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Large, écrasant (wide in range or effect), balayage, ratissage
swipping
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Large, Vaste
Wide
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having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
Plain Vanilla
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Passionate kissing for an extended period of time.
Making out
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Souffle
huff
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S'en aller parce qu'on est faché à propos de quelque chose
To walk off
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a party for all the residents of a block or neighborhood, typically held on a closed-off city street.
Block party
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grognon, grincheux, irritable
crotchety
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Les reins
Kidneys
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Shrinking
Contraction, retraicissant
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La cloture, La barrière
Fence
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Situé à l'arrière, postérieur
hind
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Le coude
Elbow
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Difficile, Dure, Pénible ((of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.)
Tough
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Parler Franchement
talk turkey
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Esquiver, Faufiller
To dodge
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délicat, susceptible, ombrageux
Touchy
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Réussir (perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period of time.)
To fare
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to show someone or something in public in order to get attention: He trots out the same old jokes at every party.
To trot out
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Intensifier, Augmenter
Step Up
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Trottiner, gambadder
Scamper
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Fuir à petit pas (mais vite) comme un enfant
Scamper away
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"mind your manners", "mind your language", "be on your best behaviour", "watch what you're doing".
Mind your Ps and Qs
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Tout simplement
Flat-out. We are just flat-out good.
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hurler, crier, give a loud, sharp cry
yell
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pointu, aigu, vif, piquant
sharp
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se retirer
withdraw
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Le poing
fist
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fast and nimble in movement (adjective)
fleet
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souffle
breath
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juger, considérer, estimer (regard or consider in a specified way.)
to deem
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frapper
to hit
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astucieux, habile, formidable (particularly good, skillful, or effective.)
nifty
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Accident Vasculaire Cérébral
Stroke
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perplexe
stumped, puzzled
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inclure (style)
throw in
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pratiquer, répeter
rehearse
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foutre quelque chose en l'air, bousiller, gacher, une bourde, un fiasco
screw up
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speak or act without preparation; improvise.
to wing
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humeur, ambiance
mood
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affamé (suffer severely or die from hunger), affamer
starved, to starve
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auto destructeur
self-defeating
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abrutir, abasourdir
dumb-down
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used as a gender-neutral term for a person's partner in an intimate relationship[1] without disclosing or presuming anything about marital status, relationship status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Significant other
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allusion
hint
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clever quick repartee, a tart dialogue with quick replies.
snip-snap
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acidulé, acerbe, sharp or acid in taste.
tart
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malsain
unhealthy
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Sans sourciller (in a way that is confident, but is too simple and lacks careful thought), avec désinvolture
glibly
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(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.
glib
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peu profond (having only a short distance from the top to the bottom:), superficiel, futile, frivole (not showing serious or careful thought:)
shallow
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placard
closet
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pantalon
pants
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entendre par hasard
overhear
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rabaisser, déprécier, dénigrer (make (someone or something) seem unimportant.)
belittle
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par pure rancune, par pure méchanceté
Out of spite
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négligent, négligé
slovenly ((especially of a person or their appearance)
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plouc, flemmard, paresseux, a lazy and slovenly person.
slob
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maniaque de la propreté
neat freak
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graisse
grease, fat
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nerfs
nerves
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harceler, annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging
nag
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en pente qui descend, vers le bas
downward
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acide, aigre, acerbe, acariatre
sour
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purement, seulement, simplement
merely
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provenir, originate in or be caused by.
to stem from (Many of the difficulties stem from continually falling prices.)
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amass (money or valued objects) and hide or store away.
hoard
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polluer, salir
to foul
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an occasion when something is spoiled by a stupid mistake, a big or stupid mistake that upsets people:
a foul-up
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En avoir assez de, Marre de
Fed-Up with
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give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement, se convulser, tressaillir, se frissonner, s'agiter
to twich
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bouger en donnant des signes d'impatience, make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience.
to fidget
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Avoir le cran
have the guts
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Saper
Undermine
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Exubérant, démonstratif
gushy
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speak or write with effusiveness or exaggerated enthusiasm.
to gush
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les gants
gloves
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la toge
gown
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Les soignants
caregivers
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Les chances, Les possibilités, La cote, the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way.
Odds
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Se détacher, décrocher (membre d'équipe)
To slough off
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bacler, bousiller, saboter, carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
to botch
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pimenter, épicer
to spice
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bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown, especially in a particular manner or place., élever un enfant
to rear
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an ending of a relationship or partnership; a separation.
a split up
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les affres, intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.
throes
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dégringoler, s'écrouler
tumble out
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coup bas
cheap shots
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basculer
toggle
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bouillonner
to seethe
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bouillir
to boil
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contraindre, forcer, faire obliger
to compel
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underpin
Sous-tendre, étayer, sous-tendre
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to tie
Attacher, nouer, relier
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far-flung
vaste, étendu, lointain
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sluggishness
Léthargie, Lenteur, Mollesse
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scarcity
Rareté, Pénurie, Manque
134
Steam
Vapeur, Buée, Fumée
135
railroad
chemin de fer
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to vanish
Disparaitre, Se dissiper
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to seek
Chercher, tenter de faire, ambitionner, demander
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stakes
enjeux
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tought
La pensée (comme action ou processus de pensée), l'idée, l'opinion, la perspective, l'avis
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endure
supporter, endurer, rester longtemps, durer
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stellar
stellaire (relatif aux étoiles), excellent, superbe
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breakthrough (exemple: a breakthrough book - un livre révolutionnaire)
Une percee soudaine, un progrès ou une découverte importante
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timeliness
l'opportunité (caractère opportun de quelque chose)
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apt, suitable
apte, appropriée
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frightening, scary
effrayant
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nourish
nourrir, alimenter, entretenir
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bonding
liaison, lien
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apex
le sommet, le point culminant
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bad-mouthing
La médisance
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Supernal
Céleste, éternel, relative aux cieux, au paradis
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Broaden, Widen
Elargir
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delighted
Enchanté, Ravi
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blend, mix
Mélanger, mixer
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dig
Creuser, déterrer, bêcher
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Bold
Audacieux
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Estranged
Eloigné (no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.)
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siblings
La fratrie
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rift
Rupture
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tear
déchirer, détacher, démolir
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Carjacking
Détournement de voiture
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Thrilled, delighted
Ravi, frissonnant
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A mogul
An important or powerful person, especially in the motion picture or media industry.
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Unrest
Troubles, Agitation
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Turmoil
Tourmente, Trouble
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swipping
Large, écrasant (wide in range or effect), balayage, ratissage
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Wide
Large, Vaste
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Plain Vanilla
having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
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Making out
Passionate kissing for an extended period of time.
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huff
Souffle
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To walk off
S'en aller parce qu'on est faché à propos de quelque chose
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Block party
a party for all the residents of a block or neighborhood, typically held on a closed-off city street.
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crotchety
grognon, grincheux, irritable
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Kidneys
Les reins
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Contraction, retraicissant
Shrinking
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Fence
La cloture, La barrière
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hind
Situé à l'arrière, postérieur
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Elbow
Le coude
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Tough
Difficile, Dure, Pénible ((of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.)
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talk turkey
Parler Franchement
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To dodge
Esquiver, Faufiller
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Touchy
délicat, susceptible, ombrageux
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To fare
Réussir (perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period of time.)
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To trot out
to show someone or something in public in order to get attention: He trots out the same old jokes at every party.
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Step Up
Intensifier, Augmenter
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Scamper
Trottiner, gambadder
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Scamper away
Fuir à petit pas (mais vite) comme un enfant
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Mind your Ps and Qs
"mind your manners", "mind your language", "be on your best behaviour", "watch what you're doing".
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Flat-out. We are just flat-out good.
Tout simplement
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yell
hurler, crier, give a loud, sharp cry
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sharp
pointu, aigu, vif, piquant
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withdraw
se retirer
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fist
Le poing
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fleet
fast and nimble in movement (adjective)
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breath
souffle
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to deem
juger, considérer, estimer (regard or consider in a specified way.)
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to hit
frapper
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nifty
astucieux, habile, formidable (particularly good, skillful, or effective.)
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Stroke
Accident Vasculaire Cérébral
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stumped, puzzled
perplexe
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throw in
inclure (style)
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rehearse
pratiquer, répeter
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screw up
foutre quelque chose en l'air
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to wing
speak or act without preparation; improvise.
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mood
humeur, ambiance
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starved, to starve
affamé (suffer severely or die from hunger), affamer
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self-defeating
auto destructeur
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to dumb down
simplifier (pour vulgariser), abrutir, abasourdir
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Significant other
used as a gender-neutral term for a person's partner in an intimate relationship[1] without disclosing or presuming anything about marital status, relationship status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
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hint
allusion
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snip-snap
clever quick repartee, a tart dialogue with quick replies.
211
tart
acidulé, acerbe, sharp or acid in taste.
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unhealthy
malsain
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glibly
Sans sourciller
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glib
(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.
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shallow
peu profond (having only a short distance from the top to the bottom:), superficiel, futile, frivole (not showing serious or careful thought:)
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closet
placard
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pants
pantalon
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overhear
entendre par hasard
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belittle
rabaisser, déprécier, dénigrer (make (someone or something) seem unimportant.)
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Out of spite
par pure rancune, par pure méchanceté
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slovenly ((especially of a person or their appearance)
négligent, négligé
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slob
plouc, flemmard, paresseux, a lazy and slovenly person.
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neat freak
maniaque de la propreté
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grease, fat
graisse
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nerves
nerfs
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nag
harceler, annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging
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downward
en pente qui descend, vers le bas
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sour
acide, aigre, acerbe, acariatre
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merely
purement, seulement, simplement
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to stem (from Many of the difficulties stem from continually falling prices.)
provenir, originate in or be caused by.
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hoard
amass (money or valued objects) and hide or store away.
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to foul
polluer, salir
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a foul-up
an occasion when something is spoiled by a stupid mistake, a big or stupid mistake that upsets people:
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Fed-Up with
En avoir assez de, Marre de
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to twich
give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement, se convulser, tressaillir, se frissonner, s'agiter
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to fidget
bouger en donnant des signes d'impatience, make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience.
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have the guts
Avoir le cran
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Undermine
Saper
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gushy
Exubérant, démonstratif
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to gush
speak or write with effusiveness or exaggerated enthusiasm.
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gloves
les gants
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gown
la toge
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caregivers
Les soignants
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Odds
Les chances, Les possibilités, La cote, the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way.
245
To slough off
Se détacher, décrocher (membre d'équipe)
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to botch
bacler, bousiller, saboter, carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
247
to spice
pimenter, épicer
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to rear
bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown, especially in a particular manner or place., élever un enfant
249
a split up
an ending of a relationship or partnership; a separation.
250
throes
les affres, intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.
251
tumble out
dégringoler, s'écrouler
252
cheap shots
coup bas
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toggle
basculer
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to seethe
bouillonner
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to boil
bouillir
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to compel
contraindre, forcer, faire obliger
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abruptly stop talking, either for fear of revealing a secret or from shyness.
to clam up
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la saleté, l'ordure, disgusting dirt.
filth
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la saleté, l'ordure, disgusting dirt.
filth
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(se) faire le voeu de, (se) jurer de
to vow
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se chamailler
to bicker
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querelles
bickering
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mépriser, détester
despise
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déssert
dessert
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Les entrées (repas)
The appetizers
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Le plat principal
The main course
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La serveuse
The waitress
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take along
Emmener, prendre avec soi
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yore
Gaffs are weapons that were used yore
autrefois
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Gaffs
Lances (Arme)
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Freshmen
Etudiants de première année
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strike
The employees whose salaries have not been paid are striking.
La grève
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Au milieu
In the midst
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Ruffle feathers
To upset or offend people
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Live to tell the tale
live to tell the tale idiom to successfully deal with or continue to live despite a difficult situation or experience:
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Contes
Tales
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Les contes de fées
Fairy tales
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a thing said or done for amusement; a joke • there are ... about administrative gaffes • it was said in...
(Blagues, plaisanteries)
Jest
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a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a lieutenant and divided into several sections. 2. a group of people acting together • ...s of sharp lawyers.
Platoon
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Cicatrices
Scars
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Cicatrices
Scars
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Cicatrices
Scars
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Complaisance
complacency
