Advanced French Words_Engl to Fren1 Flashcards
(198 cards)
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to adjust, organize, manage
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améneger
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sponsor, patron, supporter
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mécène
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to stamp, crash into
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emboutir
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adj. open, franck, sincere
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débouché
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an opening
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une ouverture, entrée, amorce
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a market
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un débouché
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to unblock, uncork,
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déboucher
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racing car, large meteor
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un bolide
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as far as, that
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autant que (je sache, etc)
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as far as, as much as
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autant
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to link, join
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relier
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adj. vague, imprecis, blurry
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moutonné (adj)
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adj misty foggy
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brumeaux, brumeuse
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soft, tender, light
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flou, mou (adj)
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a display, poster, presentation
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un affichage
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an awakening, arousal
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un éveil
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to get over, to overcome, to cross, to jump over
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franchir
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adj. cowardly, heartless, unmanly
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lâche
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n. an explosion, bursting; break up, fervency, fervor; flame, flash
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un éclatement (m)
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cunning, smart
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calé
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to enchant, satisfy, to delight
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combler
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broken
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brisé
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v. to clean, peel pare, skin
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éplucher
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n. soar, flight, development, soaring
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essor (m)
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flat, punctured
crevé
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tire
un pneu
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make dirty
salir
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v. hinder, jam; get stuck, catch; trap, corner
coincer
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v. overstimulate, annoy, irritate,
énerver
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adv. so such
tant
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to care, être concerné par, se préoccuper,
se soucier
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v. to take off, fly off, take down, to unstick
décoller
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to v. devote, vow
vouer
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n. trunk, stem, stock
un tronc (m)
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adj. new, novel; unpublished
inédit
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whatever, no matter
quel que soit
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n. distance, gap; difference, space;
un écart (m)
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v. to straighten out, unravel, untangle
débrouiller
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prep. past, beyond
au-delà de
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n. five year period, quinquennium
un quinquennat (m)
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n. contempt, disdain; disregard; scorn
mépris (m)
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v. to bring back to life, revive, rekindle, reanimate
ranimer
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n. bereavement, mourning, black
deuil (m)
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n. tanker, petrol tanker, oil tanker
un camion-citerne (m)
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n. tank, cistern, tub, vat, wood
une cuve (f)
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n.fresh outbreak, rupsurge, ecrudescence,
une recrudescence (f)
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n. boatman, smuggler
passeur (m)
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Lightnening, grande colère, vifs reproches
foudres (nom féminin pluriel)
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n. a trap, snare, fix, pitfall, plight
un piège (m)
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inaccessible...
imperméable
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n. thousand, numbering 1000
un millier (m)
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adj. Discarded remote, isolated apart
écarté
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v. to ferment, work, cause to ferment, agitate
cuver
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to prop, to wedge, to cut out
caler
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n. denigration, disparagement, depreciation, detraction, dispraise, mud slinging
dénigrement (m)
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n. eve, vigil; watchfulness, waking
la veille (f)
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n. postponement, deferment, transfer
un report (m)
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v. double up, bend, double, collapse
se plier
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Ramener quelqu'un à une époque antérieure, en évoquant le passé : Les photos nous ont
reporter
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adv. at the time of
lors
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from now until the end of month
soit d'ici la fin du mois.
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to seize something, to grab something
se saisir
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v. sketch, outline; draft, trace; adumbrate
esquisser
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conj. as far as, that
autant que
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conj. however, yet
cependant
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Lever une partie du corps : Lift you head.
dresser. Dresser la tête.
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to linger over, to dwell on ex.to linger over details
s'attarder sur [s'intéresser à]s'attarder sur des détails
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v. be extended; spread out, stretch out, open out; expand, extend; roll, put out
étendre
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n. device, apparatus
un dispositif (m)
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n. pelvis; basin; pool, pond; pan
bassin (m)
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n. burying
un enfouissement (m)
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v. procrastinate, dodge; elude, equivocate,
tergiverser
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n. alveolus, socket
alvéole (f)
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v. bury, put in the ground and cover with dirt
enfouir
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v. dig, bore; excavate, hollow
creuser
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n. respect, consideration
égard (m)
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despite
En dépit de
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v. to reach, result in
aboutir à
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to plummet
degringoler
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n. pack ice, floe
la banquise (f)
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v. to jam, block; stamp down, stay away;
enrayer
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v. to collapse, give way cave in, fall in, crash, break down
s'effondrer
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v. monopolize; corner, cover
accaparer
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n. aplomb, balance; assurance
aplomb (m)
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adv. upright, steady (Slang)
d'aplomb
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v. to dodge, evade; sidestep, skirt, avoid; stall
esquiver
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n. negotiation, talks, parley
les pourparlers (m)
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n. a chase, pursuit
une poursuite (f)
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action plan, program (governmetal etc)
feuille de route
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v. to reach, result in
aboutir à
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adj. fruitful, productive; successful, profitable
fructueux
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v. to knot, tie, establish, set, fasten
nouer
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n. preference, favor, liking
une guise (f)
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n. a rail, railing
un garde-fou (m)
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n. specificity, quality of being specific; condition of being unique to a particular organism or group of organisms
spécificité (f)
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v. submit, pander to, humour, humor, hew
se plier à
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no matter what you do
on a beau faire
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v. compromise, settle a disagreement by making mutual concessions
transiger
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n. eradication, uprooting
le déracinement (m)
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adv. for good, for all time,
à jamais
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prep. with regard to, with reference to, regarding, as to, as for, as of, as regards, with respect to, respecting
quant à
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to get worse, to worsen
s'aggraver
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there's no way out of this impasse
c'est une situation sans issue
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smartness, pizzazz
une allure (f)
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, no matter what you say
On a beau dire,
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shortly after(wards)/
peu (de temps) après
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v. to start broach, institute, lead
entamer
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adj. previous, preliminary, prior
préalable
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v. to foresee, forecast anticipate, provide, envisage
prévoir
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adj. disturbing, unsettling, perturbing; uncanny, thrilling
troublant
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n. problem, question; trouble, issue, difficulty
un problème (m)
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n. solution, settlement, answer, resolutuion
la solution (f)
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v. solve, settle, clear up; remove, annul; resolve, figure out
résoudre
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well matched
assorti (féminin assortie) [as?rti] adjectif
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the situation is getting worse
la situation s'aggrave
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v. go to the bad, deteriorate, worsen, break down, crumble, suffer, tumble, decay, drop, perish, slip; go to pot
se détériorer
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to come to a decision, understanding
arriver à
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the talks have reached an impasse
les pourparlers sont dans une impasse
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n. region, district, county; area, country
la région (f)
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v. shift, transfer
muter
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shortly before
peu (de temps) avant
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prep. from
dès
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désaccord, conflit, difficulté] tension
une tension
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restart negociations
reprendre des négociations
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[au nom de]
de la part de
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entirely
entièrement
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to insist on
insiste également sur
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[s'harmoniser] to match, to go together well"
s'assortir verbe (pronominal intransitif)
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(soutenu) in search ou pursuit of, searching for, questing for (littéraire)
en quête de locution prépositionnelle
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to break, to shatter
briser
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the two colours match (up) ou blend (in) perfectly
les deux couleurs sont très bien assorties
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n. people, nation; populace, collectivity; folk
le peuple (m)
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to anger
mettre en colère
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quantity
quantité féminin
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supplies
n. fournitures; équipement; vivres, provisions
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n. l'arrêt, the interruption
la cessation
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they want something concrete
Ils veulent du concret
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n. demand, claim, claiming
revendication (f)
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eager to do
désireux de faire
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sales
ventes (d'armes) (f.)
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n. associate, ally
un allié (m)
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to have an influence on, to influence, to affect
influer sur (verbe plus préposition)
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n. (Politics) reshuffle, rearrangement, modification, revision, alteration
un remaniement (m)
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v. intervene, interfere, meddle; intermediate, speak in; push in, step in; interpose; have hand in something; have a finger in the pie
intervenir
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adv. beyond, past, further than
au-delà
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n. rally, gathering
un ralliement (m)
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v. carry on, chase, pursue; go after, follow; continue on; prosecute; proceed
poursuivre
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n. nephew, son of one's brother or sister
neveu (m)
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v. curl huddle up
recroqueviller
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n. exegesis, interpretation; Biblical commentary
exégèse (f)
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v. linger, linger on, loiter, tarry
s'attarder
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conj. as, compared to -, to the extent of -
ainsi
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v. incarnate, embody, personify; epitomize, incorporate
incarner
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conj. In so much as
d'autant que
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v. take collection, collect the money
quêter
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[à partir de maintenant] from now on, henceforth
désormais
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prep. with regard to, with reference to, regarding, as to, as for, as of, as regards, with respect to, respecting
quant à
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v. to reset, return, remit set back, hold over, hand over
remettre
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n. a sketch, draft, outline
une esquisse (f)
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adv. so, thus, in this way, thereby
ainsi
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adj. new, novel; unpublished
inédit
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adj. umpteenth, pertaining to one in a succession of very many (Informal)
énième
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v. refute, deny, contradict, belie, confound, demolish, disclaim, gainsay, lie down, scotch
démentir
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to want, to intend
entendre
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do as you wish or please
fais comme tu l'entends
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I intend to ou I mean to ou I will be obeyed
j'entends qu'on m'obéisse
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he's determined to go tomorrow
il entend bien partir demain
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n. post, mail; job, office, appointment, position; station, place; situation; program
une poste (f)
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adj. diverse, varied; several, various; variant, manifold; miscellaneous, sundry; varicolored
divers
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a well-matched couple
un couple bien assorti
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to get something going again
remettre quelque chose en marche
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to close one's mind to something
fermer son esprit à quelque chose
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she said firmly
dit-elle d'une voix ferme ...,
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to repair something
remettre quelque chose en état
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office holders
titulaires de poste
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adj. Titular permanent
un titulaire M.
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n. position, location, placing; place; standing, bearing, status; stand, attitude; posture, alignment
position (f)
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[pour la protection sociale] contributionsn. membership fee, subscription, contribution
la cotisation
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cash
espèces, argent comptant; liquidités, argent en espèces;
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v. benefit, profit; enjoy
bénéficier
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to enjoy ideal conditions/welfare benefits
bénéficier de conditions idéales/d'avantages sociaux
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social security benefits
prestations sociales (f.)
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she is starting to feel the benefits of the treatment
elle commence à ressentir les bienfaits du traitement
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the holiday wasn't of much benefit to him
les vacances ne lui ont pas fait tellement de bien
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to show ; [ - difficulté, risque] to
presenter
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illegal workers
travailleurs san papiers (m)
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you would benefit from a stay in the country
un séjour à la campagne vous ferait du bien
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n. problem, question; trouble, issue, difficulty
le problème (m)
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willing
adj. agréable, disposé, prêt; serviable, de bonne volonté; consentant; enthousiaste
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for the most part phrasal adverb
dans l'ensemble
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work irregularly
] faire des petits travaux or boulots
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n. journey, route, course; trip, way, hitch; career, record
un parcours (m)
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adj. riparian, riverside, waterside, riverine
une riverain
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v. reach, arrive, attain; contact; achieve; affect, catch; compass
atteindre
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to present (soutenu), to have ; [ - symptômes, traces, signes]
presenter
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n. collection, quest, search
quête (f)
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for the most part we get along pretty well
dans l'ensemble, nous nous entendons assez bien
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sorry to have kept you waiting
désolé de m'être fait attendre
