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Chap 7 Flashcards

1
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aim at, aim for

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viser (nom ou à verbe)

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to manage
to get by in French
to manage to do

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se débrouiller
se débrouiller en français
se débrouiller pour faire

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to institute, to establish

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instaurer

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to wet, moisten

to get wet

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mouiller (vt)

se mouiller

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roughly, by guesswork

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au jugé

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to loosen, to release

not to open one’s mouth

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desserrer

ne pa desserrer les dents

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condemned

if he finds me, I’ve had it.

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foutu (foutre)

s’il me trouve, je suis foutu

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comfort
to need comforting
he was a great comfort to me

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réconfort (m)
avoir besoin de réconfort
Il m’a été d’un grand réconfort

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native (to) - product, animal, plant, person e.g.

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originaire (de)

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caterer

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traiteur (m)

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desperately

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éperdument

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to annoy, to hassle

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emmerder

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to puncture, to bu est

it breaks my heart

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crever

ça me crève le coeur

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eyelid

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paupière (f)

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to blink

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ciller

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eyelash

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cil (m)

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consideration, regard
without any/the slightest regard for
out of consideration for

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égard (m)
sans aucune/le moindre égard pour
par égard pour

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sudden

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subit/subite

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barely, hardly (adv.)
they were hardly prepared
it won’t take much more than 10 minutes to do

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ne….guère
ils n’étaient guère préparés
il ne faut guère plus de dis minutes pour faire

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to behave

behavior

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se comporter

comportement (m)

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to start doing sth

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se faire à mettre qch (<=> commencer à faire qch)

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to spoil (e.g. a child)

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gâter

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to look (sb) up and down
to look each other over
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toiser

se toiser

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peculiar (adj.)

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singulier/singulière

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respite

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répit (m)

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to try

to try hard to understand

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efforcer, s’efforcer

s’efforcer de comprendre

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to handle, to manage, to use

the car handles well

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manier

la voiture se manie aisément

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to convert

to convert a loft into a study

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aménager

aménager un grenier en bureau

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29
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without warning

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sans crier gare

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30
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person in charge

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responsable (mf)

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31
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to lend a hand

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prêter main-forte

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32
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tsunami

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raz-de-marée (m)

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cool (neat)

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chouette

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attempt (n)

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tentative (f)

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hasty, hurried

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hâtif/hâtive

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reading (n)

a skim through the newspaper

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lecture (f)

une lecture hâtive du journal

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to be stubborn, to persist

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s’entêter (dans qch, à faire qch.

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to ruin, to exhaust

utterly worn out

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anéantir

anéanti par la fatigue

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to compensate, to make up (for sth)

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dédommager (de qch)

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40
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to make fun of

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se moquer de

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41
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leader

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meneur/meneuse

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to extend, make longer (thing, vacation)

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rallonger

rallonger son sejour

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to be mad about, smitten

fan (n)

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être mordue/mordue de

mordu/mordue (n)

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44
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dust

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poussière (f)

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45
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to yawn

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bâiller

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46
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to note, to notice

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constater

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47
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catch-all, for all occasions (adj.)

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passe-partout

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48
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to chew

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mâcher

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49
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to build

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bâtir

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furtively, stealthily

to watch someone stealthily

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à la dérobée

observer quelqu’un à la dérobée

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51
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to annoy, to irritate

it annoys me that you never listen to what I say

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agacer

tu m’agaces à ne jamais écouter ce que je dis

52
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trouble, problems
to put sb to a lot of trouble
to worry about sth/sb

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tracas (m)
donner/valoir du tracas à qn
se faire des tracas pour/au sujet de qn/qch

53
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deprived of

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privé/privée de

54
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extended weekend
to take an extended weekend
Monday, I’m taking off.

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pont (m)
faire le pont
lundi, je fais le pont

55
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shortly

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sous peu

56
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care taking, security

dog sitting

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gardiennage (m)

gardiennage de chien

57
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file (document)

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fichier (m)

58
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email

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courriel (m)

59
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enclosed

A

ci-joint

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limp - noun/verb

to walk with a limp

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boiterie (f)/boiter

marcher en boitant

61
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henceforth - from now, from then

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dorénavant (adv.)

62
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to force, to oblige
force sb to eat sth
I have no choice but to resign

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contraindre
contraindre qn à manger qch
je me vois contraint de démissionner

63
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to direct, steer (person, conversation)

she was badly advised about what to study

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aiguiller

elle a été mal aiguillée dans ses études

64
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at worst

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au pis aller

65
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panic 
to terrify, to throw sb into a panic
to panic (oneself)
A

affolement (m)
affoler
s’affoler

66
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to wear out, to bore

to grow weary, bored

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lasser

se lasser

67
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to happen, to be come of
whatever happens
what will happen to democracy?

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advenir
quoi qu’il advienne
qu’adviendra-t-il de la démocratie ?

68
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to stroll up and down; to pace

A

arpenter

69
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crowd, mob

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foule (f)

70
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to fix (car, appliance)
repair (noun)
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dépanner

dépannage (m)

71
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to reassure sb, to calm sb down

to calm down (self)

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rasséréner

se rasséréner`

72
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to cough

A

tousser

73
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keen

a keen sense of duty

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aigu

un sens aigu de devoir

74
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to save face

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sauver la face

75
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to confront

confrontation

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affronter

affrontement (m)

76
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outmoded (style, idea)

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suranné/surannée

77
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only child

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fils/fille unique

78
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capital letters

a capital F

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lettres majuscules

un F majuscule

79
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to skimp on, to be sparing with

to spare no expenses

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lésiner sur

ne pas lésiner sur la dépense

80
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to bother (vt)
to worry about
don’t worry
he didn’t bother to study

A

tracasser
se tracasser
ne vous-tracassez pas
il ne s’est pas tracassé

81
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pregnant

A

enceinte

82
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to feel, to have a sensation
to feel embarrassed to do
to feel angry with sb.

A

éprouver
éprouver une gêne à faire
éprouver de la colère contre qn

83
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mammal

A

mammifère (m)

84
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to satisfy (desire, curiosity); to assuage 
to satisfy one's urge for vengeance
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assouvir (vt)

assouvir sa vengeance

85
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to fatten/to grow fat (on sth)

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engraisser/s’engraisser (de qch)

86
Q

shortcut

A

raccorci (m)

87
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to make angry (by doing)
angry (with); sorry about
I am sorry they are leaving/to see you so sad.

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fâcher (en faisant)
fâché (contre)
je suis fâché de leur départ/de te voir triste

88
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tight(adj.)

A

serré

89
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to make disappear, to cover up, to retract

A

escamoter

90
Q

to seal up,

to shut oneself away

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calfeutrer

se calfeutrer

91
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to abound, to be plentiful

A

abonder

92
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issue, stake (n)

an economic issue

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enjeu (m)

un enjeu économique

93
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to agree (on sth)

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tomber d’accord (sur qch.)

94
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to threaten (to do, with sth)
to be in jeopardy
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menacer (de faire, de qch)

être menacé

95
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to pretend

A

faire comme si

96
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to realize (something/that)
Do you realize how long that will take?
We realized that something was wrong.
A

se rendre compte (de/que)
Est-ce que tu te rends compte du temps que cela prend?
Nous nous sommes rendu compte que quelque chose n’allait pas.

97
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in addition

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au surplus

98
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to catch up with

to catch up

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rattraper

rattraper son retard

99
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due date

A

échéance (f)

100
Q

bankruptcy
to go bankrupt
to file bankruptcy

A

faillite (f)
faire faillite
se mettre en faillite

101
Q

to make friends

A

se faire des amis

102
Q

to take (your own) shoes off

A

(se) déchausser

103
Q

(a pair of) socks

stockings

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(une paire de) chaussettes (f)

bas (m)

104
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track, path
to be on the warpath
off the beaten path

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sentier (m)
être sur le sentier de guerre
hors des sentiers battus

105
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to stay, to linger

A

s’attarder

106
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management
the company suffers from bad management
production control
time management

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gestion (f)
l’entreprise souffre d’une mauvaise gestion
la gestion de la production
la gestion du temps

107
Q 
hair (on a person or dog)
to have a hairy chin
stark naked (fam.)
A

poil (m)
avoir du poil au menton
à poil

108
Q

device, system or operation
safety device
police operation

A

dispositif (m)
dispositif de sécurité
un dispositif policière

109
Q

to bother, to bore

A

ennuyer

110
Q

to shout

A

gueuler

111
Q

to rejoice (in, at sth)

A

se réjouir (de qch.)

112
Q

to return, to refund

A

restituer

113
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I don’t care

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je m’en fous/ca m’est égal

114
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anguish, anxiety

A

angoisse (f)

115
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computer bug

A

bogue (m)

116
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to attend to

to see to the household chores

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vaquer à

vaquer aux tâches ménagères

117
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gossip

A

potins (m, pl.)

118
Q

contact lenses

A

lentilles (f) cornéennes/lentilles de contact

119
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shrewd, crafty

A

malin

120
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lively

A

vif

121
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to swear
to swear at sb
to swear to sth

A

jurer
jurer après qn
jurer de qch

122
Q 
to think (not analytical like penser)
when you think of it
he is thinking of changing jobs
A

songer
si on y songe
il songe à changer de métier

123
Q

fir tree

Christmas tree

A

sapin (m)

sapin de Noel

124
Q

harassment

sexual harassment

A

harcèlement (m)

harcèlement sexuelle

125
Q

expectancy, hope

life expectancy

A

espérance (f)

espérance de vie

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