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1
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to sulk

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faire la tête

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in short; sum

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en amont

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to manage/ try

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faire en sorte de

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during; when; at the time

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lors de

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even, indeed

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voire

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to fill

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combler

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to show

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faire preuve de

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a rush hour

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une heure de pointe

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wish

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un vœu

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To grieve/ feel sorry (for someone)

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avoir de la peine (pour qqn)

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Honesty, uprightness

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La droiture

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Recovery/ healing

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guérison (f)

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To get a pat on the head

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Recevoir des fleurs

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to get/ understand (informal)

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piger

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To be ashamed (of)

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avoir honte (de)

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To bury

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Enterrer

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nice (familiar)

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chouette (f)

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to seize/ capture/ catch

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s’emparer de

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speaker (person)

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orateur(-trice)

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copper

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cuivre (m)

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to do on purpose

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faire exprès

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expert; know-it-all

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connaisseur (-euse)

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fortune teller

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diseur(-euse) de bonne aventure

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to see to (sth); take care of

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se charger de (qch)/ s’occuper de

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To note; observe

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constater

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To harden, to set

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durcir

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To fill in

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combler

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to get out of

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se mettre de

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to put on; set up; take to

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se mettre

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To be friends with

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Être ami avec…

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To remain; survive

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Subsister

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Grass

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L’herbe (f)

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To beat somebody to it

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Couper l’herbe sous les pieds de qqn

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Budding (career)

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En herbe

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to be careful; pay attention

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faire attention à

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To accept

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Faire bon accueil à

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Private

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Privé(e)

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To take off

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Retirer

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To put on (clothes); take on; hold (importance)

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Revêtir

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bee

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abeille (f)

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species

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espèce (f)

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second hand

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seconde main (c pronounced g)/ d’occasion

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packaging

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l’emballage (m)

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to throw (away)

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jeter

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designed, imagined, thought of

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conçu

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clumsy

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maladroit

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author/ writer

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rédacteur(-trice)

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trap

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une piège

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pavement

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le trottoir

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in the making, budding, beginning

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en herbe

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to bend, curve, fold

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plier

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to politicize; made politically aware

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poilitiser

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to attract attention

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attirer à l’attention

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to freeze

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geler

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55
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to cause; create

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engendrer

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petrol

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l’essence (f)

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57
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blinds

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Le store

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intended for; meant for; addressed to

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destiné à [qqn]

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to fix; mend; help (sb) out

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dépanner

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to be comfortable

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être à l’aise

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uncomfortable

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mal à l’aise

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sure; admittedly

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certes

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to cloud (judgment)

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obscurir/ brouiller

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supposed; so-called

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prétendu(e)

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65
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increased

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accru(e)

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66
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weariness, tiredness

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la lassitude

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Thirst

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la soif

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68
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thirsty

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assoiffé(e)

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69
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Useless/ dodgy/ sketchy

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craignos

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To suck (slang)

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être craignos

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Lively/ sharp/ strong

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vif

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72
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a snitch/ grass

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une balance

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73
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To get into the habit of doing [sth]

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Prendre l’habitude de faire [qch]

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74
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the neck

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le cou

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75
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stitched, sown

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cousu(e)

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76
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to sell; get rid of

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écouler

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77
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to finish; complete; kill (something injured)

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achever

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78
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to warn

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prévenir

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to be on borrowed time

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être en sursis

80
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window pane

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une vitre

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to be sleepy

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être ensommeillé(e)

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to be tired

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avoir sommeil

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to doze, nap, slumber

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somnoler

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spending/ expenditure

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la dépense

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news

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la dépêche

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to feel around; fumble

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tâtonner

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to give way, to let go of; drop

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lâcher

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to tear (apart) ; rip

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déchirer

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on the other hand

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en revanche

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all the same/ still

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quand même

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out of order/ down/ not work

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en panne

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in love with; enamoured with/ of

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épris(e)

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to prove/ turn out to be

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s’avérer

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to study; work (informal)

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plancher

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to regret; find regrettable

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déplorer

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referee/ umpire

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un arbrite

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free will

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libre arbitre

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attic/ loft

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le grenier

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to mow, cut, shave

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tondre

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grass (more specific)

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le gazon

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to plot with; scheme with; get it on with

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fricoter

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a delay/ gap/ lack

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un retard

103
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I do not care (colloquial)

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j’ai rien à cirer

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Stuck/ jammed

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coincé(e)

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Property, real estate

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L’immobilier (m)

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Stubborn/ obstinate/ pig-headed

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têtu(e)

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To be supposed to (+infinitive)

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être censé(e) + infinitive

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To cut ties

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couper les ponts

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To feel guilty; blame oneself

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s’en vouloir

110
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including

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y compris

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To joke (around) ; mess about; tease

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Plaisanter

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To confess/ admit

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avouer

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Just/ only nothing but

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rien que

114
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To look forward to

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avoir hâte de

115
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to be situated near

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Jouxter

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To be over the moon

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Être aux anges

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to let go; give up

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laisser tomber

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Spicy

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épicé

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Bitter

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amer(-ère)

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sour

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Aigre

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Bland

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Fade

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Crunchy

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croquant

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sweet

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sucré

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salty

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salé

125
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Skyscraper

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un gratte-ciel

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To provide; equip

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Munir

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To savour; delight in; appreciate

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savourer

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Inclined, keen

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porté(e) à

129
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washing/ laundry

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le ligne

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To resent

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en vouloir à (qqn)

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to give a speech

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prononcer un discours

132
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To be looking for; seeking

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être en quête de

133
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to maintain; look after; keep going; enjoy

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entretenir

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impulse/ impetus

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l’implusion (f)

135
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to be suitable for; be suited/ just right

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convenir à

136
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to darken/ cloud; cast a cloud over

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assombrir

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worry/ concern/ torment/ preoccupation

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la préoccupation

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reasonably/ rather a lot

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passablement

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to grow; push (through); drive

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pousser

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there; here (where you are)

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là

141
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legitimacy/ lawfulness/ rightfulness

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la légitimité

142
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plate (dish)/ plateful/ basis

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l’assiette (f)

143
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to break; crack; knock through

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casser

144
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rallying/ mobilisation

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la mobilisation

145
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flight/ rise

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l’essor

146
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to be booming/ burgeoning

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être en plein essor

147
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to fall; come down’; strike

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s’abattre

148
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from now on/ now/ since

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désormais

149
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held up/ delayed; awkward/ uncomfortable

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empêché(s)

150
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to mention; remind; bring back

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évoquer

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inescapable/ no way around; indespensable/ major

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incontournable

152
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unconciousness/ pure madness

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l’inconscience (f)

153
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lack of concern/ care; frivolity

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l’insouciance (f)

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run-up; rush/ surge; desire

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l’élan

155
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end of the world

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bout du monde

156
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to speak again

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reparler

157
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once from time to time; in a while

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une fois de temps en temps

158
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to bring; carry; steer

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amener

159
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to reproduce; repeat; breed

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se reproduire

160
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rehearsal/ practice/ repetition

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la répétition

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to unite; bring [sth] together

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fédérer

162
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rise/ increase; climb/ slope

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la montée

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to plan to go there/ spend time there

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compter y passer

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food; meal; spread

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la bouffe

165
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announcement

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le faire-part

166
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to show off

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se faire valoir

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to be big news/ be on the front pages; hit the headlines

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faire la une

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to stand in line; queue

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faire la queue

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to go up against

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tenir tête à [qqn]

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to hold water; be valid; make sense (figurative)

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tenir la route

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vertiginous/ dizzying

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vertigineux

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pain; hell/ hellish; difficult

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la galère

173
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to struggle; have a hard time

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galérer

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to pout

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avoir la bouche en coin

175
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an activist/ campaigner

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militant(e)

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to come; approach; (happen to)

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arriver (à)

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dryness/ drought; coldness; bluntness

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la sécheresse

178
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to be suspicious of

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se méfier de

179
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malfunction/ misbehaviour

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le dérèglement

180
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to feed; supply; charge

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alimenter

181
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spring; motivation; responsibility

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le ressort

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near/ close to/ beside/ with

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auprès de

183
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solution; help; plea

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un recours

184
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to recognise; admit; acknowledge

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reconnaître

185
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finally/ last/ well

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enfin

186
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refusal/ denial

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un déni

187
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to be caught off guard

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être pris à contre-pied

188
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to realise

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prendre conscience de

189
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to suggest/ imply

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laisser entendre

190
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bitter

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amer(-ère)

191
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Easy prey

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proie facile (f)

192
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To get rid of

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se débarrasser de

193
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To mess/ screw something up

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foire [qch]

194
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To bear a grudge

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garder rancune à qqn

195
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Again, once again, afresh

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à nouveau

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To take a step back

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prendre du recule

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