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Phrases Flashcards

1
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they ran out of the house

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ils sont sortis de la maison en courant

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I’ve been running all over the place looking for you

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j’ai couru partout à ta recherche

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to run to meet somebody

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courir OR se précipiter à la rencontre de quelqu’un

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4
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a canal running from London to Birmingham

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un canal qui va de Londres à Birmingham

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a shiver ran down my spine

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un frisson me parcourut le dos

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the water’s run cold on the tap

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l’eau est froide au robinet

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your nose is running

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tu as le nez qui coule

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tears ran down her face

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des larmes coulaient sur son visage

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9
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leave the engine running

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laissez tourner le moteur

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10
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I’d like the ad to run for a week

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je voudrais que l’annonce passe pendant une semaine

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feelings were running high

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les passions étaient exacerbées

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12
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their ammunition was running low

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ils commençaient à manquer de munitions

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13
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programmes are running ten minutes late

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les émissions ont toutes dix minutes de retard

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14
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events are running in our favour

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les événements tournent en notre faveur

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15
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inflation was running at 18%

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le taux d’inflation était de 18 %

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16
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to run for president OR the presidency

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être candidat aux élections présidentielles OR à la présidence

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17
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a badly run organization

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une organisation mal gérée

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18
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the library is run by volunteer workers

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la bibliothèque est tenue par des bénévoles

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19
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I wish she’d stop trying to run my life!

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j’aimerais bien qu’elle arrête de me dire comment vivre ma vie!

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20
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I can still run 2 km in under 7 minutes

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j’arrive encore à courir OR à couvrir 2 km en moins de 7 minutes

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21
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the children were running races

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les enfants faisaient la course

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22
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the outlaws were run out of town

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les hors-la-loi furent chassés de la ville

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23
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he tried to run me off the road!

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il a essayé de me faire sortir de la route!

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24
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I took the dog for a run in the park

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j’ai emmené le chien courir dans le parc

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25
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she took me for a run in her new car

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elle m’a emmené faire un tour dans sa nouvelle voiture

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26
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she’s well above the average OR ordinary run of students

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elle est bien au-dessus de la moyenne des étudiants

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27
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he ran away with his best friend’s wife

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il est parti avec la femme de son meilleur ami

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28
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she tends to let her imagination run away with her

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elle a tendance à se laisser emporter par son imagination

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29
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don’t go running away with the idea OR the notion that it will be easy

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n’allez pas vous imaginer que ce sera facile

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30
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a large body of people

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une foule énorme

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31
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a growing body of evidence

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une accumulation de preuves

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32
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the body of public opinion

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la majorité de l’opinion publique

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33
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a shampoo that gives your hair body

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un shampooing qui donne du volume à vos cheveux

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34
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let me take your coat

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donnez-moi votre manteau

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35
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to take somebody’s hand

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prendre quelqu’un par la main

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36
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she took his arm

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elle lui a pris le bras

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37
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to take somebody prisoner

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faire quelqu’un prisonnier

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38
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she took her mother a cup of tea

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elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère

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39
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she took some towels upstairs

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elle a monté des serviettes

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40
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the committee wanted to take the matter further

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le comité voulait mener l’affaire plus loin

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41
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her father takes her to school

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son père l’emmène à l’école

42
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could you take me home?

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pourriez-vous me ramener OR me raccompagner?

43
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he offered to take them to work in the car

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il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture OR de les conduire au bureau

44
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I don’t want to take you out of your way

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je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour

45
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her job took her all over Africa

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son travail l’a fait voyager dans toute l’Afrique

46
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she took a handkerchief from her pocket

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elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche

47
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I took a chocolate from the box

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j’ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte

48
Q

take your feet off the table

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enlève tes pieds de la table

49
Q

his article is taken directly from my book

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le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

50
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a passage taken from a book

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un passage extrait d’un livre

51
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the ambulance took him to hospital

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l’ambulance l’a transporté à l’hôpital

52
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this bus will take you to the theatre

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ce bus vous conduira au théâtre

53
Q

take a right

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prenez à droite

54
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she took a quick look at him

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elle a jeté un rapide coup d’œil sur lui

55
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to take a picture

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prendre une photo

56
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she took his picture OR a picture of him

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elle l’a pris en photo

57
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he took the blow on his arm

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il a pris le coup sur le bras

58
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you can take the call in my office

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vous pouvez prendre l’appel dans mon bureau

59
Q

how much does he take home a month?

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quel est son salaire mensuel net?

60
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to take the blame for something

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prendre la responsabilité de quelque chose

61
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I take responsibility for their safety

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je me charge de leur sécurité

62
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he took my side in the argument

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il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute

63
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he took the opportunity to thank them OR of thanking them

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il a profité de l’occasion pour les remercier

64
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the owner won’t take less than $100 for it

A

le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars

65
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it’s my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it

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c’est ma dernière offre, c’est à prendre ou à laisser

66
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I’ll take it from here

A

je prends la suite

67
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to take somebody’s advice

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suivre les conseils de quelqu’un

68
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take it from me, he’s a crook

A

croyez-moi, c’est un escroc

69
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let’s take things one at a time

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prenons les choses une par une

70
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to take something badly

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prendre mal quelque chose

71
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we couldn’t take any more

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on n’en pouvait plus

72
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I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take

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je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter

73
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don’t take offence

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ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas

74
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taking everything into consideration

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tout bien considéré

75
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to take something/somebody seriously

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prendre quelque chose/quelqu’un au sérieux

76
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I take it you’re his mother

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je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

77
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don’t take that literally

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ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre

78
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how long will it take to get there?

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combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?

79
Q

it takes time to learn a language

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il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue

80
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what kind of batteries does it take?

A

quelle sorte de piles faut-il?

81
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it took four people to stop the brawl

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ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre

82
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one glance was all it took

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un regard a suffi

83
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her story takes some believing

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son histoire n’est pas facile à croire

84
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she refused to take any food

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elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit)

85
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he took a note of her address

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il a noté son adresse

86
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they took 10% off the price

A

ils ont baissé le prix de 10 %

87
Q

take that knife away from him

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enlevez-lui ce couteau

88
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I take back everything I said

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je retire tout ce que j’ai dit

89
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that takes me back to my childhood

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ça me rappelle mon enfance

90
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that song takes me back forty years

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cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière

91
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she took the book down from the shelf

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elle a pris le livre sur l’étagère

92
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can you help me take the curtains down?

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peux-tu m’aider à décrocher les rideaux?

93
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he was sitting listening to everything being said

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il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait

94
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he didn’t take his eyes off her all night

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il ne l’a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée

95
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the manager took 10% off the price

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le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 %

96
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take a few days off

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prenez quelques jours (de vacances OR de congé)

97
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don’t take on more than you can handle

dont overload yourself

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ne vous surchargez pas

98
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he took the job on

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il a accepté le poste

99
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to take somebody out to dinner/to the movies

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emmener quelqu’un dîner/au cinéma

100
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he took his anger out on his wife

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il a passé sa colère sur sa femme

101
Q

fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris

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les fast-foods ont envahi Paris

102
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I’ll take over when he leaves

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je le remplacerai quand il partira

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