24 Flashcards by agathe mellian

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a twinkle of an eye.

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en un clin d’oeil

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outwardly

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en apparence/extérieurement

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a nutshell / in a nutshell

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une coquille de noix /en résumé

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an upside

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un avantage/un bon coté

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the cleansing of

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la purification de

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a mixed blessing

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un avantage (bienfait) mitigé

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a cave

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une caverne

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smoky

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enfumé

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sturdy

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solide (pour un homme)

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to go to o/ mass

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aller a la messe

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First Name = Christian Name

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prénom

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to catch a cold

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s’enrhumer

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to have large eyes

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avoir de grands yeux

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offshore //// off the coast

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au large

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a copy

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un exemplaire

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long over due

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attendu de longue date/ depuis lgt

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firm/assertive

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ferme

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to whistle (to hiss for the snake)

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siffler

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to entail

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entrainer, impliquer, engendrer

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a dependence = a dependency

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une dépendance

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Holland

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Pays Bas

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in no time

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en un rien de temps

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take account

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compte tenu

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a speaker

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un orateur

elder daughter / eldest // younger daughter

/ sa fille cadette

to could not help

ne pas pouvoir s'empêcher de

because of

faute de

cave men

hommes des cavernes

to sail from

partir de (pr un bateau)

to strike midnight

sonner minuit

now on

desormais

in the distance

dans le lointain

in next to no time

en un rien de temps

desperate /dire/tragic

dramatique (diff. dramatic)

mismanagement

mauvaise gestion

precarious

precaire

energy resources

ressources energt

effective / efficient

efficace

a work

une piece

a time

une epoque

lesser

mineur