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affaiblir
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to weaken, diminish
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s’affaiblir
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to grow weaker, decline
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avouer
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to confess, admit, own up
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s’avouer vaincu
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to admit defeat
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la brouille
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disagreement, falling-out
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brouiller
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to interfere with; to blur, cloud; to cover tracks, cloud/confuse an issue; to scramble
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brouiller qn avec qn
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to turn sb against sb, come between sb and sb
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brouiller qn avec qch
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to put/turn sb off sth, ruin sth for sb
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se brouiller
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to fall out; to become blurred; to get mixed up, become muddled up; to cloud over
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brouillé (fam)
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on bad terms, at odds, fallen out
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avoir le teint brouillé
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to look off-colour
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l’oeuf brouillé
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scrambled egg
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se confiner
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to self-isolate
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se demander
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to wonder
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(se) dépourvoir de
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to deprive of; to be deprived of
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dépourvu de
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without, lacking, in need of
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prendre qn au dépourvu
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to take sb by surprise, catch sb off-guard
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dès lors
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since then, from that moment on; subsequently
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dès lors que
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from the moment, as soon as
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dévoiler
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to unveil, disclose
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dévoiler qch au grand jour
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to bring to light, expose
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se dévoiler
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to show your true colours
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douter de
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to have doubts/reservations about, be uncertain/skeptical about
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se douter de/que
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to suspect
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se douter bien que
to be sure/certain that, have a feeling that
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ne se douter de rien
to not suspect anything
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j’en doute
I have my doubts
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émouvoir
to move, touch, affect; to disturb, upset, trouble
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s'émouvoir
to be moved, touched, affected; to be disturbed, upset, troubled
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entrevoir
to catch a glimpse/sight of, make out; to sense, have an inkling of
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fâcher
to anger
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se fâcher (avec/contre)
to fall out, argue (with)
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se fâcher tout rouge
to see red, blow your top, lose it
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fâché
angry, annoyed, upset; on bad terms
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ne pas être fâché de faire
to not mind doing, be quite glad to do
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la question/le sujet qui fâche
sore point, thorny question, sensitive/difficult/controversial issue
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faire semblant
to pretend, fake
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feindre
to feign, fake, pretend, simulate
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des fois que
just in case
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hasarder
to try out, give a go; to test, try; to venture
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se hasarder
to take a risk, put yourself at risk
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se hasarder à faire (qch)
to venture to do sth
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hasardé
dangerous, risky; daring, audacious; rude, impolite
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hasardeux
uncertain; hazardous, risky, dangerous
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le hasard
chance, luck, fate; coincidence, happenstance
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à tout hasard
just in case, on the off-chance
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au hasard
randomly
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le heureux hasard
lucky coincidence, happy accident
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ne rien laisser au hasard
to leave nothing to chance
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par hasard
by chance, by accident
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tomber par hasard sur/trouver qch par hasard
to come across sth, stumble upon sth
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hocher (la tête)
to nod; to shake one's head
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le hochement (de tête)
nod; shake of the head
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mener
to lead; to carry out, conduct; to drive, give a lift; to be winning
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mener (qch) à bien, mener à bonne fin
to complete successfully, see through
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mener (qn) à la baguette
to push sb around, have sb under your thumb
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mener à la marque
to be in the lead
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mener la vie dure à qn
to give sb a hard time, make life hard for sb
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mener sa vie
to live/lead your life
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mener (qch) tambour battant
to give sth your all, go all out, throw yourself into sth wholeheartedly
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ne mener à rien
to lead to nothing
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ne pas en mener large
to lack self-assurance
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la mine
appearance, look, complexion; mine
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la mine renfrognée
scowl, glare, grimace
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miner
to undermine; to eat away, sap, wear down; to explode
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avoir bonne/mauvaise mine
to look well/rough
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faire grise mine
to look glum
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faire mine de faire qch
to give the impression of doing sth, look as though, appear/pretend to do sth
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faire triste mine
to look sorry for yourself
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mine de rien
nonchalantly; without realising it
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ouf (fam)
mad, crazy, nuts
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l'ouf (m/f)
nutcase
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de ouf (fam)
incredible, fantastic, awesome
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pencher
to lean, tilt, incline
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pencher pour
to lean towards, prefer
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se pencher sur qch
to study, look at sth
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refaire
to redo; to renovate; to change (sb)
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refaire surface
to get back on top of things; to resurface
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refaire sa vie
to start a new life
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si c'était à refaire
if you could turn back time
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vouloir refaire le monde
to want to make the world a better place
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se refaire
to change (sb); to build sth back up; to win your money back
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se refaire à
to get back into sth, get used to sth again
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se refaire une santé
to regain your health, recuperate
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le rendement
productivity, output
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à plein rendement
at maximum output, at full capacity
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le maigre rendement
poor return
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se renfrogner
to scowl, frown
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renfrogné
sullen, sour
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l'air renfrogné
disgruntled look
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réserver sa soirée
to keep your evening free
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rêvasser/songer
to daydream
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songer à (qch)
to think of (sth)
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songer à faire qch
to think of doing sth, consider doing sth
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le sort
fate, destiny, chance; spell, curse
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le coup du sort
stroke of bad luck
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le mauvais sort
bad luck
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pleurer sur son sort
to feel sorry for yourself
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soulager
to ease, relieve; to be a relief; to lighten
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se soulager
to relieve yourself (urinate, masturbate)
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le soulagement
relief, respite
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à mon grand soulagement
to my great relief
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pousser un ouf de soulagement
to breathe a huge sigh of relief
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(se) teindre
to dye (hair); to be tinged
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teint
dyed, stained
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le teint
complexion
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avoir le teint frais
to be fresh-faced
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avoir le teint hâlé
to look tanned
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avoir bon teint
to look healthy
