all vocabulary Flashcards
(175 cards)
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Knowledge
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connaissance
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A resort
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Place where many people go for rest (a tourist resort, ski resort)
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the shade
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l’ombre
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haphazardly
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au hasard
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steady
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régulier, stable
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In a row
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D’affilée
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To expect
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S’attendre à
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To pick
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Cueillir, choisir
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the pride
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la fierté
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To praise
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To express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or something
(He should be praised for his honesty)
(He was highly praised for his research)
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A peg, an ankle
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la cheville
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Though
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Pourtant, cependant, bien que
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to find out
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découvrir
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stubborn
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têtu
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Insight
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Un aperçu
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A nap
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Une sieste
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To be slouched
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Etre avachi
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A nostril
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Une narine
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The taste buds
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les papilles gustatives
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the train took us to Paris
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le train nous a emmené jusqu’à Paris
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Right/Just after I got off the train
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Juste après que je sois descendu du train
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I smelt an incredible sugar scent
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J’ai senti une incroyable odeur de sucre
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He thought this town was beautiful
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Il a trouvé cette ville magifique
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A floor
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Un étage, le sol, le parquet
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We walked towards the town center
Nous avons marché en direction du centre ville
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To date back to 1500
Cela date de
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The majority of, Most
La majorité de
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Homemade
Fait maison
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Thick / Thickness
Epais / Epaisseur
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Deaf
Sourd
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Out of order
En panne
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To miss his train
Rater son train
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A screwdriver
Un tournevis
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On time
A l'heure
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To assemble a piece of furniture
Monter un meuble
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Thanks to
Grâce à
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Genuinely
Entouré sincérité
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Barely
A peine, presque jamais
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To overtake
Dépasser
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A clue
un indice
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traffic lights
feux de circulation
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to regard
to consider or have an opinion about something or someone
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while
At the same time as (I read it while you were drying your hair) compared with the fact that (I do all the housework while he just does the dishes now and again) despite the fact that (While I accept that he's not perfect in many respects, I do actually like the man)
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To aim
vouloir, inspirer, pointer (une arme)
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As though
As if
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headlights
les phares de voiture
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throughout
à travers
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To be overwhelmed by
to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion (I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received) (She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died)
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despair
désespoir
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a regard
respect or consideration
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I am used to this accent
Je suis habitué à cet accent
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A proclivity
Une tendance, une inclination
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Despite
En dépit de, malgré que
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flashlight
lampe torche
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Unless
à moins que, sauf si
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Pride
la fierté
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streetlight
réverbère
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to undress
déshabiller
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Though
Pourtant, cependant, bien que
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novel (adj) / a novel
Nouveau, novateur / un roman
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Instead of
Au lieu de
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Instead
à la place ( I'm going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead)
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I tried to put my underpants back on
j'ai essayé de remettre mon caleçon
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a lamp
une lampe
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brake light
feux de freinage
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I got used to this situation
Je me suis habitué à cette situation
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Unbearable
Insupportable
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Despite himself
To do something although you don’t want to or you know you shouldn’t
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Indeed
En effet
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While
at the same time as (I read it while you were drying your hair) compared with the fact that (I do all the housework while he just does the dishes now and again) despite the fact that (While I accept that he's not perfect in many respects, I do actually like the man)
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A while
A lenght of time
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To turn the sound up
Augmenter le son
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Among
Entre, au sein , parmi
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be resonsible for
être responsable de, être chargé de
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bald
chauve
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naked
nu
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Dumb
Bête, muet
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Although
Bien que
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Scarce
Rare, hard to find or get
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Desperately
Désespérement
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Aloud
A haute voix
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To criticize
Critiquer
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Early on
très tôt
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Haphazardly
Au hasard
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To resort to
Recourir à
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A fence
Une clôture
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The output
La production
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Steady
Régulier, stable
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Trust someone
Faire confiance à quelqu'un
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TO bend
plier
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The whole thing
Le tout, tout cela
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We're alike
Nous sommes semblables
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To improve / Improvement
Améliorer / une amélioration
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Moisture
L'humidité
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To land
Atterir
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Moving
That moves or touching
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To pick
Ceuillir, choisir
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A peg
Une cheville
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Useless
Inutile
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To hire
Embaucher
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To apply
Postuler
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Weird
Bizarre
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Regardless of
Indépendamment de
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The odds
Les chances
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To overwhelm
to defeat using a lot of force
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To surrender (to)
To stop fighting and admit defeat
Stop trying to prevent or control an emotion or experience (I finally surrendered to temptation, and ate the last piece of chocolate)
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A surrender
Une capitulation, reddition
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The grass
Le gazon
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The lawn
La pelouse
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a lawnmower
une tondeuse à gazon
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my clippers
une tondeuse à cheuveux
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from time to time, every now and then, every now and again, every so often
de temps en temps, parfois
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A sharholder
Un actionnaire
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a candle
une bougie
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France declares war on Germany
La france déclare la guerreà l'allemagne
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To invade
Envahir
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To reunite
Réunir
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A bedrock
Un socle
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Solely
Uniquement
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through
à travers, par le biais
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To despise
Mépriser
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A curve
Une courbe
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Childish
Enfantin
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Steadfast
Staying the same for a long time and not changing quickly or unexpectedly
(A steadfast friend)
(The group remained steadfast in its support for the new system, even when it was criticized in the newspapers)
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To borrow
Emprunter
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Repay
Rembourser une dette
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Refund
Rembourser (L'entreprise a remboursé mes frais de voyage)
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To lend
Prêter
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A cupboard
Une armoire
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A shelf
Une étagère
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Précis
Precise
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To overlook
Négliger
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Eventually
Finalement, en fin de compte
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To nurture
Nourrir, cultiver (fig.)
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broad thinker
personne ouverte d'esprit
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To get off the ground
(faire) décoller, démarrer
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A guidebook
Un guide
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The higher education
L'ensignement supérieur
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A handful
Une poignée
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To keep on their toes
Obliger qq'un à ne pas se relâcher
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To remain
Rester
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Tightly
Etroitement, strictement, fermement
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Faithful
Loyal, fidèle
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To set up
Créer, fonder
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endless
interminable
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To reckon
estimer, juger
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The edge
Le bord, la limite
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On the other hand
De l’autre côté, en revanche
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Hence
D’où le fait que
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Grumpy
Grincheux
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Given where we are
Compte tenu de notre situation
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The compliance
La conformité
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To enforce
To make people obey a law
To make a particular happen or be accepted
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Foul
Grossier, vulgaire
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Ubiquitous
Omniprésent
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Bold
Courageous, audacieux
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The wobbles
Vacillements, tremblements
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A beam
Une poutre
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A hiatus
A break
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To withdraw from
Se retirer de
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An issue stemming from
An issue resulting from
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To heal
Guérir, cicatriser
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To convict
Condamner
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An outlet
A shop, un point de vente
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A dough
Une pâte
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They are struggling with rising costs
Ils ont des difficultés avec la hausse des prix
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To strain to
S’efforcer de
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A scammer
Un escroc
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A slice of
Une part de
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Slightly
A little
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To lust, the lusting
Désirer
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Outsize
Huge, enormous
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A tenure
Un mandat
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Be wounded, be hurt
Être blessé
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To dismantle, dismantling
Démanteler, démantèlement
