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June 18/13 Flashcards

1
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dénicher

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hunt down, unearth

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la mégarde

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inattention

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dignement

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with dignity

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provenir

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to be derived from, arise from

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fabriquer

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make, produce

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traîneaux

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sleigh, sled

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accroitre

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increase, boom

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la vedette

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star

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to be a question of

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s’agir de

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slap, smack, slap in the face

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la gifle

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hang on, hang in there (despite of cramps)

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se cramponner

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mascara

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rimmel

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melt, disolve

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fondre

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crack, split up

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la fente

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stage fright (strakh)

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le trac

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glimmer of hope

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lueur d’espoir

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such as

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tel que

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18
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until now

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jusqu’ici

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19
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a hoax (can u tell a liar)

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un canular

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20
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to slam the door

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claquer la porte

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21
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it’s a pigsty/look at this mess

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c’est le bordel/regarde ce bordel

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22
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to take on (responsibilites)

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endosser

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23
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to backpack

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voyager sac-a-dos

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24
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exhausting

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epuisant

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to be supposed to/to be meant to

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être censé + infinitive

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26
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get into the habit of

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prendre l’habitude de faire qch.

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get out of the habit of

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perdre l’habitude de faire qch

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28
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cling to, hang onto

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se cramponner a qch

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29
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burst into tears

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fondre en larmes

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30
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bird, chick (slang)

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une meuf

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31
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a funny moment, “good trip”, something nice

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bon délire

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32
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to be 100% engaged, flat-out

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être a fond

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soak, dump

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tremper

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pluck, pinch, pick

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pincer

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idiot, jerk, dumb

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con

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split (open), lose it

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craquer

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brothel, mess

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le bordel

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38
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hit the sack

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pieuter

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39
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divan bed

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clic-clac

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dash to, run out (of money), run (liquid), follow, track

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filer

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41
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bursting at the seams

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bourre a craquer

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42
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fall in love with, be enable to resist

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craquer pour

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full to breaking point

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plein a craquer

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44
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like (familiar)

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kiffer

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45
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sexual penetration

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tremper son biscuit

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overall, generall

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global

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47
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to clear out, to rid someone of

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débarrasser

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48
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stroke

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un coup de sang

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49
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charity

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l’aumône

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50
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pull through, come through

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s’entirer

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51
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sour, bitter

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aigre

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52
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blame

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reprocher

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unloyal, treacherous (porous fidelity)

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perfide

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swear

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sueur

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55
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discount

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rabais

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in full dress

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en grande tenue

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at a discount

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au rabais

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58
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sharply

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d’un ton aigre

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59
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to turn sour

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tourner a l’aigre

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60
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mainly, largely

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en grande partie

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61
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more, further

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davantage

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62
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I like nothing better than

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rien ne me plait davantage que

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63
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if not more

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sinon davantage

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64
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camel, nasty person

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chameau

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65
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flake, sequin (pale)

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paillette

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66
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talkative, chatty

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bavard

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67
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of few words

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peu bavard

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aim (noun, of gun)

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cible

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dumb struck

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être frappe de stupeur

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70
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forever engraved, never to be forgotten

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a jamais grave

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71
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witness

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témoins

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72
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well and truly, well and good (but), really

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bel et bien

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73
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avenge

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venger

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74
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the least idea

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la moindre idée

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75
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too many, too much, unwanted

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de trop

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show, reveal, display

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faire preuve de

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77
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absolute proof

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la preuve par neuf

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78
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with a great many (a lot)

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a grand renfort de

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79
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wisdom

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la sagesse

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80
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sanitizer

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l’aseptisant

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81
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disinfect

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aseptiser

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82
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throughout

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tout au long de

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83
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disregard, underrate

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meconnaitre

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84
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unplanned, uncontrolled (horses)

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galopant

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85
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invade, flood, overrun

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envahir

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86
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incredible, unheard-of

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inouï

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87
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to sharpen, whet, hone

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aiguiser

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88
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unavoidable, that cannot be ignored

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incontournable

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89
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opera glasses

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lorgnette

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90
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take a very simplistic view of the situation

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regarder la situation par le petit bout de la lorgnette

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to restore one’s image

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redorer son blason

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92
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fall in love with, become very fond of (be taken with)

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éprendre

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93
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township

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canton

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94
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grudge, spite

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rancune

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95
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no hard feelings!

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sans rancune!

96
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to bear a grudge against someone

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garder rancune a qqn

97
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vanish

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s’escamoter

98
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evade a question

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escamoter une question

99
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dumbfound, amaze

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ébahir

100
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homebody, stay at home (denying at the house)

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casanier

101
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priest

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prêtre

102
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harsh, rough

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rude

103
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drizzle, sprinkle (bro drizzle in ‘er)

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bruiner

104
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bear, bearlike

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ours

105
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count one’s chickens before they hatch

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vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tue

106
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tiny, minor

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infime

107
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very remote chance

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chance infime

108
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fork

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fourche

109
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it was a slip of the tongue

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ma langue a farouche

110
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extreme hungriness (get some fries in Gale, he’s starving)

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la fringale

111
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revolting, obnoxious, appaling

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infect

112
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racoon (racoons come from rats being lovers)

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raton laveur

113
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corpse

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la cadavre

114
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carnivore

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carnassier

115
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grind, crush (bro, crush gerry)

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broger

116
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big toe (slang) truce!

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pouce

117
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to brood

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broyer du noir

118
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have a quick bite to eat

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manger sur le pouce

119
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jug, can

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le pot

120
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to be lucky

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avoir du pot

121
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to beat around the bush

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tourner autour le pot

122
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to be deaf as a post

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etre sourd comme un pot

123
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it’s an unequal contest

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c’est le pot de terre contre le pot de fer

124
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story, record

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récit

125
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masterpiece, crowning achievement

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chef d’oeuvre

126
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snowbound

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enneige

127
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soft toy

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peluche

128
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mating

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l’accouplement

129
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setback, obstacle (obstacle from the woods)

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déboires

130
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wrist

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poignet

131
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help, rescue

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secours

132
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journey, route, course

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parcours

133
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feed, fodder (feed with acupuncture needles)

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acculer

134
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intersect, cut across

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entrecouper

135
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of the same kind, congeneric

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congénères

136
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hair, fur, bristle

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poil

137
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wean

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sevrer

138
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convict, prisoner

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le forçat

139
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deforestation

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déboisement

140
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covet

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convoiter

141
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fur, pelt

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la fourrure

142
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fear, be afraid of

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craindre

143
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yes, I’m afraid so

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oui, je le crains

144
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deprive someone of smth

A

sevrer qqn de qqch

145
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of all kinds

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de tout poil

146
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have confidence in something

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avoir confiance en

147
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lazy

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paresseux

148
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several

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plusiers

149
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headphones

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les ecouteurs

150
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a practice exam

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un examen blanc

151
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a peanut

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une cacahuète

152
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fireworks

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les feux d’artifice

153
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sort of

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en quelque sorte

154
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cast a spell

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jeter un sort

155
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sales

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les soldes

156
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a broom

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un balai

157
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goosebumps

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la chair de poule

158
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house sharing

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la colocation

159
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to live in a share house

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vivre en colocation

160
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pulic transport

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transports en commun

161
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pedestrian crossing (pity the poor pedestrians)

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passages pietons

162
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rowing

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l’aviron

163
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checkered

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a carreaux

164
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dark

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fonce

165
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light

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clair

166
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flatmate

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colocataire

167
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draft

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un brouillon

168
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thread

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un fil

169
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frustrate

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frustrer

170
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to be exhausted

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etre crevé

171
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cost a lot

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couter les yeux de la tete

172
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a package (you must forfeit that package)

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un forfait

173
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ruines

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ruines

174
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a reduced price

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un prix casse

175
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challenge yourself

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se lancer un défi

176
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in case

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au case ou

177
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bubbly, sparkly

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petillant

178
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rolling blockade (protest)

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operation escargot

179
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making, preparinf of (meal etc), clothing industry

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la confection

180
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accuracy, appropriateness

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la justesse

181
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perverted, nasty

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vicieux

182
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to tip over, fall into; to change dramatically

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basculer

183
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rocking chair

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un fauteuil a bascule

184
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front andback, on both side (paper)

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recto verso

185
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at most

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a la limite

186
Q

at 1st glance, in principle

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a priori

187
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a phone call

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un coup de fil

188
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overnight

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de jour au lendemain

189
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at dusk

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entre chien et loup

190
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and that’s not all

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j’en passe et des meilleures

191
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the rate race

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metro, boulot, dodo

192
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let’s get back to the subject at hand

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revenon a nos moutons

193
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all of a sudden

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tout a coup

194
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to toast, dirnk to; to be damaged

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trinquer

195
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pending

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en souffrance

196
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to b soaking wet

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trempe comme une soupe

197
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soaked to the bone

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trempe jusqu’aux os

198
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soaked (thing)

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imbibe d’eau

199
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to tense, get on someone’s nerves

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crisper

200
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aggravating (lettuce aggravated by crisper)

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crispant

201
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to have the munchies

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avoir un petit creux

202
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bonus, allowence

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une prime

203
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to shut oneself away, make onself snug

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se calfeutrer

204
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felt

A

le feutre

205
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same difference

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bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet

206
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so-and-so

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untel

207
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frankly

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ma foi

208
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trillion

A

un billion

209
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billion

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un milliard

210
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stopover (stop on the escalator)

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escale

211
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or even, if need be

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a la rigeur

212
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thin

A

fin

213
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small (number)

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reduit

214
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to moan, grumble (rooster grumbling about peter)

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rouspéter

215
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once in a blue moon

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tous les 36 du mois

216
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goods

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biens

217
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wrapping

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le’mballage

218
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firm

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l’enterprise

219
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to go bankrupt

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faire faillite

220
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management

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la gestion

221
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skilled labour

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la main d’oeuvre qualifiee

222
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career path

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le cursus

223
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job opening

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le débouche

224
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employ, hire

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engager

225
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temporary

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interimaire

226
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to appoint

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nommer

227
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work experience

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le stage

228
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a dead-end job

A

un boulot cul-de-sac

229
Q

to submit your application

A

poser sa candidature

230
Q

to apply for a job

A

postuler pour une emploi

231
Q

interview

A

l’entretien

232
Q

to boost your self-esteem

A

se valoriser

233
Q

to run riot

A

chahuter

234
Q

state education

A

l’enseignement laïque

235
Q

deepen

A

approfondir

236
Q

continue with one’s studies

A

poursuivre ses etudes

237
Q

arts degree

A

la licence de lettres

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