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assessment, track record
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le bilan
bill’s annual assessment shows he’s a debil
2
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carbon footprint
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le bilan carbone
3
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with a bit of luck
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avec un peu de chance
4
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take over from
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relayer
take over guarding the layer from me, yer
5
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compared to
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par rapport a
6
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did you like it
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ca t’a plu?
7
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I don’t ask for anything more
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je n’en demande pas davantage
8
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I don’t know anytghin
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Je n’en sais rien
9
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to shake, rattle, weaken (fig)
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ébranler
s’eranler = set off
(his use of fire bran as evidence, really ratled the jury so they set off)
10
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pass a job intervieW
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réussir a un entretien
11
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to re-occur
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se reproduire
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illiterate
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anaplhabet
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harm, damage
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nuire a
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put out of harm’s way
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mettre hors d’etat de nuire
we have to get you out of this state Honduras, murder rate is too high
15
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harm one’s health
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nuire a la sante
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send back to home country
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renvoyer, repartier
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those that have nothing
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les démunis
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scapegoat
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le bouc émissaire
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citizenship through family
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droit du sang
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citizenship thrgouh birth
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droit du sol
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originating from
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un ressortissant de
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it’s hopeless
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c’est la fin des haricots
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to have a romantic adventure
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etre a la colle
fell in love with a glue stick
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to laugh
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se fendre la pipe
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this, that (masc)
celui
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this, that (fem)
celle
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these, those (masc)
ceux
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these, those (fem)
celles
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rude awakening
rappel brutal a la réalité
30
in pieces
en morceaux
| split mars in pieces by pourig water through the canals
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famous (adj)
célèbre
32
to celebrate
célébrer
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others
les autrui
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status quo
statu quo
35
to volunteer
faire du bénévolat
36
i have good news
j'ai une bonne nouvelle
37
again, in the same way
de nouveau
38
again, in a new way
a nouveau
39
freelancer
journaliste a la pige/pigiste
40
hoarding
l'accumulation
41
not a week goes by that smth doesn' happen
il ne se passe pas une semaine sans que qqch ne (sbj)
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pin, hairpin
l’épingle
43
in discretion
en toute discretion
44
endure, continue
perdurer
| persevere despite the fact that is dure
45
sample
un échantillon
| that's an enchanting sample of lions you have there
46
stagnate
stagner
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gears, chain of events, spiral
l'engrenage
| the chain of event spiralled out of control as a mous was found in the grain and was throewn into the well to nager
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what counts is
ce qui compte, ce de
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in conclusion
in fine
50
weed, clear out, prepare
défricher
| clear out this wearhouse from all the cher fric
51
clear the way for smn
défricher le terrain
'
(clear out wearhous from cher fric to make way for a counterfeit making machine)
52
follow your dreams
suivez votre étoile
53
chain, tie, bond, restrict
enchaîner
54
body and soul
corps et ame
55
throw yourself into
se donner a fond dans
| throw yourself into donner les fonds to an anti ridge-jumping org
56
fulfilling
épanouissant
| stepan fulfills my health (doctor
57
to the tips of your hair
jusqu'aux ongles
| anger in your nails, turning red
58
home, shelter
gîtes
| we had to stay in this gits home
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kindly
gentiment
| the gentleman took a moment to kindly tell me i was eing too loud
60
to soften, make more flexible
assouplir
61
a push in the right direction
coup de pouce
| need a coup by the police to get the thum legislation in this country up to speed
62
absenteeism
l’absentéisme
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fruitful, profitable
fructueux
| brings lots of fruits to my yeux
64
refine, perfect, polish
peaufiner
| polish your skin with a fine toothursh
65
dense, bushy
touffu
| a dense forest of toffee trees
66
to drift
aller a la derive
67
to be fed up
en avoir ras-de-bol
68
plot
le complot
69
call into question
remettre en cause
70
to rag, bait, make an uproar
chahuter
| that persion SHah made un uproar by uying a ute to bait his parents into buying him a mercedes
71
aggregate
agréger
72
confuse the issue
brouiller les pistes
| bro, you need to huiler the roads so they get confused and can't find us
73
show off, exggerate
montrer en epingle
| show off your new hair pin and exaggerate its size
74
emerge unscathed, hold your own
sortir son epingle du jeu
| play jango with pins; got min out without it falling down
75
dilapidated
vétusté
76
five year period
quinquennat
77
banner streamer
une banderole
| BAN THE ROLE OF KIM KARDASHIAN
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on the threshold of
au seuil de
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failure, breakdown
défaillance
| de fails of lance armstrong was to get caught
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in retrospect
a posteriori
81
French
hexagonal
82
decade
la décennie
83
security, reliability
la sûreté
84
dismantling, demolition, disperse
démanteler
85
procrastinate, delay
atermoyer
| procrastinate in replying to the hater of mojva
86
drive a point home
enfoncer le clou
| put a nail into the fence as a closing argument
87
march
défiler
| this protest marching is defiling the streeets of paris
88
tank
le char de combat
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pass before your eyes
défiler sous ses yeux
| life shown on a gameboyheld under your eyes
90
hiding place, hideout
cachette
91
half-assed, half baked
foireux
| this plan for four people to go in and fuir before the guards' yeux will get eux killed
92
zeal, fervour
ardeur
| it's hard for zeal to dure long
93
cloakroom, changing room, locker
vestiaire
| threw my vest in the air after going out of the cloackroom;stinks
94
crazy, absurd
saugrenu
| it's asurd to try to save gran by sending her to uni
95
embrace, include, cover
englober
(inclukde everything in your snow globe covered with snow0
96
energy needs
les besoins energetiques
97
nuclear waste
déchets radioactifs
98
environment
l'environnement
99
emissions
les emissions
100
solar panel
le panneau solaire
101
heatwave
la canicule
| can you cool it down, its aheatwave in here
102
palm oil palm
le palmier a huile
103
food chain
le mailllon de la chaîne
| send mail through the food chain
104
nuclear industry
le nucléaire
105
nuclear power station
la central nucléaire
106
carbon footprint
l'empreinte carboniue
107
ecosystem
le écosystème
108
oil
le pétrole
109
petrol
l'essence
110
sustainable development
l’aménagement durable
111
fun, playful
ludique
| ludvig was a playful king on lundis
112
do the right thing
prendre la bonne voie
113
waste, squander
gaspiller
| gasp, as if you spilled that mu water
114
grant, subsidy
une subvention
| a susidy to keep the submarine windmills in operation
115
flood
les inondations
116
cost-effectiveness, prfitibality
la rentabilité
| what is the profitablity of renting?
117
carbon dioxide
le dioxyde de carbone
118
dam
le barrage
| use an aged bar as a dam
119
landslide
le glissement de terrain
120
household
le foyer
121
to base smth, to center somth on someth
axer
122
demonstrate, reveal
démontrer
123
melting
la fonte
124
polar ice cap
les calottes polaires
| kashaloty sitting on the poles
125
monsoon
mousson
126
tin
boite de conserve
127
peels
la epluchure
| peel a plush toy and put the peels in the urinal
128
car pooling
le covoiturage
129
stakes
les enjeux (le)
130
sort, select, choose
trier
131
give a fine, ticket
verbaliser
| given a fine for not using a ver properly while liser
132
tap
le robinet
| robin trapped in the net in my tap
133
dazzling, blinding
fulgurant
| dazzling aunt full of beautiful figures
134
many, numerous
maint
135
propeller
la hélice
| propellers are hell for lice
136
pipe, hose
le tuyau
| could tuyer toi with a pipe or hose
137
boiler, water heater
chaudière
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charter (plane)
affréter
| charter a plane to have your affair in, don't fret
139
commit yourself
s'engager
140
harmful
nocif
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starve, famish
affamer
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make available permanently
mttre en permanence
143
fuel oil
le mazout
| use foil oil as a maz' to heal your sores
144
traffic jam, bottling
l'emboutillage
| get stuck in a traffic jam inside of a decorative bottle in your old age
145
small island, cluster of houses
l’îlot
| a lot of homes on this small island
146
what worries me is...
ce que jou tres grave c'est
147
car (slang)
la bagnole
| i put shannon noll in my car witha ag on his head
148
eco-freak
écolo
149
remains, leftovers, originiality, depth
relief
| it's a relief that there's remains at pomepii, even leftovers from food - gives the site some originality and depth
150
poultry and rabits, farmyard
basse-cour
| poultry and rabbits playingthe bass at the farmyard court
151
fertilizer
l'engrais
| put fertilizer in grains
152
sewer, drain
l’égout
| the unpleasant gout of water from a sewer
153
duckling, can
une canette
154
hold back, contain, restrain
endiguer
| in this guerre we have to stop people from ddigging too many trnches by holding back their offensive
155
skin, eppl
pelure
156
night light
les veilleuses
| vielles dames needs night lights
157
age group, slice, edge, part
une tranche
| whole age group in the trenches agains thr oldies
158
VCR
magnétoscope
| the scope of the VCR is such that it's even magnetic - cann attach to fridge
159
battery
la pile
| a pile of batteries
160
blessed
béni
161
one who consumes too much energy
energivore
162
waste, misuse
un gâchis
| gasp, gary wastes cheese
163
dreadful, shocking
effroyable
| that afro is shocking, why is he able to wear it
164
water table
les nappes phréatiques
| they are freakes, use water as a tablecloth
165
washing mashine
le lave-ligne
| washing machine washes your cothes on the line, i love it
166
decently, properly
décemment
167
to be drunk
avoir un coup dans l'aile
| hit a pigeon in the wing while drunk
168
completelydrunk
beurre comme un petit-beurre
| so drunk you think you're a little pot of butter
169
follow someone everywhere
etre un pot de colle
| little pot of glue follows glue-sniffers around everywhere
170
work that allows you to live
faire bouillir la marmite
171
have multiple abilities
avoir plusieurs cordes a son arc
| I can play multiple chords on my harp; sing a rainbow
172
party
faire la foire
| have a party in the foyer
173
kidnapper
ravisseur
| ravishing kidnapper - prince charming
174
have acold
avoir un chat dans la gorge
175
have a beer belly
avoir de la brioche
| ate a brioche, have a beer belly now
176
longupturned chin
avoir le menton en galoche
177
not very friendly
amiable comme une porte de prison
178
leper (ostracisedone in a group)
la brebis galeuse
| justin bieber had the gall to be famous, and now he's ostrasized
179
split, chop, crack
fendre
180
to shell out for smth
se fendre de qch
| crack the wallet open ffor
181
mle thte heart
fendre l'ame
182
break somebody's heart
fendre la coeur a qqn
| the state of my funds breaks my heart
183
go fight a losing battle, go like a lamb to the slaughter
aller au casse-pipe
| the pipe is already broken, but your're trying to smoke out of it
184
to bring out, emphasize
mettre en relief
