year 1: french vocab Flashcards
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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
constater
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To harden, to set
durcir
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To fill in
combler
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to get out of
se mettre de
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to put on; set up; take to
se mettre
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To be friends with
Être ami avec…
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To remain; survive
Subsister
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Grass
L’herbe (f)
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To beat somebody to it
Couper l’herbe sous les pieds de qqn
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Budding (career)
En herbe
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to be careful; pay attention
faire attention à
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To accept
Faire bon accueil à
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Private
Privé(e)
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To take off
Retirer
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To put on (clothes); take on; hold (importance)
Revêtir
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bee
abeille (f)
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species
espèce (f)
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second hand
seconde main (c pronounced g)/ d'occasion
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packaging
l'emballage (m)
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to throw (away)
jeter
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designed, imagined, thought of
conçu
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clumsy
maladroit
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author/ writer
rédacteur(-trice)
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trap
une piège
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pavement
le trottoir
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in the making, budding, beginning
en herbe
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to bend, curve, fold
plier
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to politicize; made politically aware
poilitiser
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to attract attention
attirer à l'attention
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to freeze
geler
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to cause; create
engendrer
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petrol
l'essence (f)
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blinds
Le store
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intended for; meant for; addressed to
destiné à [qqn]
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to fix; mend; help (sb) out
dépanner
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to be comfortable
être à l'aise
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uncomfortable
mal à l'aise
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sure; admittedly
certes
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to cloud (judgment)
obscurir/ brouiller
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supposed; so-called
prétendu(e)
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increased
accru(e)
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weariness, tiredness
la lassitude
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Thirst
la soif
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thirsty
assoiffé(e)
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Useless/ dodgy/ sketchy
craignos
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To suck (slang)
être craignos
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Lively/ sharp/ strong
vif
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a snitch/ grass
une balance
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To get into the habit of doing [sth]
Prendre l’habitude de faire [qch]
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the neck
le cou
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stitched, sown
cousu(e)
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to sell; get rid of
écouler
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to finish; complete; kill (something injured)
achever
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to warn
prévenir
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to be on borrowed time
être en sursis
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window pane
une vitre
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to be sleepy
être ensommeillé(e)
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to be tired
avoir sommeil
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to doze, nap, slumber
somnoler
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spending/ expenditure
la dépense
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news
la dépêche
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to feel around; fumble
tâtonner
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to give way, to let go of; drop
lâcher
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to tear (apart) ; rip
déchirer
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on the other hand
en revanche
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all the same/ still
quand même
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out of order/ down/ not work
en panne
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in love with; enamoured with/ of
épris(e)
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to prove/ turn out to be
s'avérer
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to study; work (informal)
plancher
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to regret; find regrettable
déplorer
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referee/ umpire
un arbrite
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free will
libre arbitre
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attic/ loft
le grenier
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to mow, cut, shave
tondre
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grass (more specific)
le gazon
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to plot with; scheme with; get it on with
fricoter
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a delay/ gap/ lack
un retard
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I do not care (colloquial)
j'ai rien à cirer
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Stuck/ jammed
coincé(e)
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Property, real estate
L’immobilier (m)
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Stubborn/ obstinate/ pig-headed
têtu(e)
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To be supposed to (+infinitive)
être censé(e) + infinitive
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To cut ties
couper les ponts
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To feel guilty; blame oneself
s’en vouloir
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including
y compris
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To joke (around) ; mess about; tease
Plaisanter
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To confess/ admit
avouer
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Just/ only nothing but
rien que
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To look forward to
avoir hâte de
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to be situated near
Jouxter
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To be over the moon
Être aux anges
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to let go; give up
laisser tomber
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Spicy
épicé
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Bitter
amer(-ère)
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sour
Aigre
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Bland
Fade
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Crunchy
croquant
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sweet
sucré
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salty
salé
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Skyscraper
un gratte-ciel
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To provide; equip
Munir
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To savour; delight in; appreciate
savourer
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Inclined, keen
porté(e) à
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washing/ laundry
le ligne
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To resent
en vouloir à (qqn)
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to give a speech
prononcer un discours
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To be looking for; seeking
être en quête de
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to maintain; look after; keep going; enjoy
entretenir
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impulse/ impetus
l'implusion (f)
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to be suitable for; be suited/ just right
convenir à
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to darken/ cloud; cast a cloud over
assombrir
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worry/ concern/ torment/ preoccupation
la préoccupation
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reasonably/ rather a lot
passablement
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to grow; push (through); drive
pousser
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there; here (where you are)
là
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legitimacy/ lawfulness/ rightfulness
la légitimité
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plate (dish)/ plateful/ basis
l'assiette (f)
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to break; crack; knock through
casser
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rallying/ mobilisation
la mobilisation
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flight/ rise
l'essor
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to be booming/ burgeoning
être en plein essor
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to fall; come down'; strike
s'abattre
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from now on/ now/ since
désormais
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held up/ delayed; awkward/ uncomfortable
empêché(s)
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to mention; remind; bring back
évoquer
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inescapable/ no way around; indespensable/ major
incontournable
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unconciousness/ pure madness
l'inconscience (f)
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lack of concern/ care; frivolity
l'insouciance (f)
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run-up; rush/ surge; desire
l'élan
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end of the world
bout du monde
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to speak again
reparler
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once from time to time; in a while
une fois de temps en temps
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to bring; carry; steer
amener
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to reproduce; repeat; breed
se reproduire
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rehearsal/ practice/ repetition
la répétition
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to unite; bring [sth] together
fédérer
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rise/ increase; climb/ slope
la montée
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to plan to go there/ spend time there
compter y passer
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food; meal; spread
la bouffe
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announcement
le faire-part
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to show off
se faire valoir
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to be big news/ be on the front pages; hit the headlines
faire la une
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to stand in line; queue
faire la queue
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to go up against
tenir tête à [qqn]
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to hold water; be valid; make sense (figurative)
tenir la route
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vertiginous/ dizzying
vertigineux
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pain; hell/ hellish; difficult
la galère
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to struggle; have a hard time
galérer
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to pout
avoir la bouche en coin
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an activist/ campaigner
militant(e)
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to come; approach; (happen to)
arriver (à)
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dryness/ drought; coldness; bluntness
la sécheresse
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to be suspicious of
se méfier de
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malfunction/ misbehaviour
le dérèglement
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to feed; supply; charge
alimenter
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spring; motivation; responsibility
le ressort
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near/ close to/ beside/ with
auprès de
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solution; help; plea
un recours
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to recognise; admit; acknowledge
reconnaître
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finally/ last/ well
enfin
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refusal/ denial
un déni
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to be caught off guard
être pris à contre-pied
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to become aware of
prendre conscience de
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to suggest/ imply
laisser entendre
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bitter
amer(-ère)
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Easy prey
proie facile (f)
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To get rid of
se débarrasser de
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To mess/ screw something up
foire [qch]
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To bear a grudge
garder rancune à qqn
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Again, once again, afresh
à nouveau
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To take a step back
prendre du recule
