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Baba Flashcards

1
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For gist

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In general idea (in the text)

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Skimmimg

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A quick read, ignore grammar, unknown words and prepositions

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Overcomming

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Solve a difficult situations

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Appeal

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To be Interesting or attractive to somebody

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Deduce

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Use evidence to make a guess

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Drain

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Vider

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Cater for (n)

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Serving and provide food in events, weddings

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Behave

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Comporter

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Furthermore

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En outre (in the past)

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Mainstream

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Le plus commun

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Take (stb/sth) into account/ consideration

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Tenir compte

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To get accustomed to/ used to

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Habitué, devenir familier avec

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New(is) life

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Une nouvelle vie (un peu près =ish) kind of

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Seem

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Sembler

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Almost

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Presque

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Looking after someone

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Soigner qqn

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Loud music

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Musique forte

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Looking after someone

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Soigner qqn

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Whether

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Si

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What do you rekon ? Wha d y’a rekon

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What do you find ?

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Waving at me

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Agiter sur moi

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Eager

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Enthousiaste

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Bold

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Audacieux

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Similar characteristics with an older member of your family

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Take after

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Let out, release

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Laisser sortir,

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Flat

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Plat

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Ahead

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A l’approche

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Gave out

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Things breaking

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Take over

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Start to control something ( Tim took over as the band’s manager when Sam left )

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Take back

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Admit he was wrong /retract
Reprendre

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31
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Take off

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Growing / like an airplane

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Take away

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Prendre à l’emporter

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Take out

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Retirer

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Take up

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Prendre la relève/ starting something new

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Look out

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Regarder dehors

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Stay out

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Rester à l’écart

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Depuis combien de temps vous êtes là ?

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How long have ya been here ?

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Combien mesures tu ?

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How tall are you ?

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Upset / breack down

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Tomber en panne

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Get back at

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Take a revange

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Roundabout

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Rond point

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Un passage pieton

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A zebra crossing

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Traffic lights

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Feux de circulation

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Une voie de bus

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A bus lane

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Un camion

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A truck /a track/

46
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Je suis super content

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I am so stocked

47
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Décidez vous

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Make up you mind

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Je suis occupée

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I am a bit/kind up tied up ( right now)

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Je suis tellement épuisée

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I am worn out/ I am knackered

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J’a fais une erreur

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I messed up / I screwed up

51
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On se voit plus tard

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Catch you/ya/ later

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A junction

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Where roads meet

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To get around

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To get to places = pour se rendre sur place

54
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Chuck( do, throw) a uey

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Faire un demi tour

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Look up to

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Admirer

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Look down on

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Tu admire pas

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Break a leg

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Good luck

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Une autoroute

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A motorway/ highway
Freeway = pour la grosse

59
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Un camion

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A lorry/ a truck

60
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Une route latérale

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A side road

61
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Une route latérale

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A side road

62
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Put one things on another things

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Stack

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Franc

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Blunt, frank

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Stubborn

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When sb decided on sth they won’t change their mind =tetu

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I tend to

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It happens often and is likely to happen again = I tend to enjoy time alone

66
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A slight chance

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A small possibility

67
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Thorough

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Very detailed

68
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Harm somebody

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Injury, hurt, break, nuire à qqn

69
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The quality of feeling sb elses feeling

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Sympathy

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Reliability

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Doing what you say = fiabilité

71
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The process of thinking carefully before doing sth

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Caution

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Yes I am happy to that
Yes I can do that

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Too easy
easy peasy lemon squeeze
Easy as
No dramas
No worries

Piece of (ē) piss ( sth too easy ) rude version

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(Mis)Behave
3 nouns and one -
1 adj
1adv

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Behaviour
Misbehaviour
Behaviourism
Behaviourist

Behavioural

Behaviourally

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Hope
3 nouns
2 adjectives
2 adverbes

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Hope- espoir
Hopefulness -espoir
Hopelessness -désespoir

Hopeless -sans espoir
Hopeful - plein d’espoir

Hopefully - avec peu de chance
Hopelessly ⚠️ un l

75
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Pessimistic ( adj)
2 nouns
1 adv

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Pessimism
Pessimist ⚠️ nouns

Pessimistically

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Realise
4 nouns and 1 -
2 adj and 2 -
2 adv and 1-

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Reality réalité
Réalism Réaliste
Unreality
Realist
Realisation

Unreal non reel
Unrealistic non realiste
Real reel
Realistic realiste

Really
Unrealistically pas réalisable
Realistically réalisable

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Characterise
3 nouns
2 adj and 1 -
1 adv and 1-

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Character
Characteristic
Characterisation

Uncharacteristic
Characteristic
Characterless

Characteristically
Uncharacteristically

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Predict
3 nouns and one -
2 adj and one -
1 adv and one -

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Prediction
Predictor
Predictability
Unpredictability

Predictable
Unpredictable
Predictive

Unpredictably

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(Unadventurous - peu aventureux)
Adventurous (adj)
2 nous and 1-
1 adv and 1-

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Adventure ( aventure
Misadventure ( mésaventure )
Adventurer aventurier

Unadventurously ( sans aventure )
Adventurously ( a l’aventure )

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Differ (v) différer
Differentiate (v) différencier
2 nouns
1 adj
1 adv

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Difference (différence
Differentiation (différenciation )

Different (different

Differently ( différemment )

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Mean (signifier)
1 nouns
2 adj
2 adv

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Meaning

Meaningful ( significatif
Meaningless ( sans objet) ?

Meaningfully ( significativement )
Meaninglessly ( sans signification)

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Obey
Disobey

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Follows rules
Don’t follow rules

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Acquaintances

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Not a friend but not a stranger ( une connaissances )

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Someone who does things that are dangerous because they like the feelings of the adrenaline

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A thrill-seeker

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The quality of waiting to do your best and put effort into your work

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Conscientiousness

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Though = /teuo/

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Cependant

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Got a lift

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Have sb else drive you

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Hardly/ hard

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Small amount/ difficult

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Lately/ late

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Recently/ en retard

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Close / closely

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Proche / with lots of attention

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Rely on

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Fiable

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Likelihood

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Probabilite

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Algues

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Seaweed

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Beetroot

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Betrave

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No doubt

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Definitely

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Spurt

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A sudden rush of liquid or energy

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Couche

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Layer

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Far-fetched

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Unlikely, unusual,
Absurd, outlandish,

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Drawback of

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Négative impact

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Cicatrisation

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Healing

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Take a toll on sth

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Prendre la main sur

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I am not performing at my best

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I am à bit off my game today

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I am feeling a little confused
Disoriented
Forgetful

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I am a bit out of sorts
I am à bit all over the place

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Cheer yourself up

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Start to feel happier/ make someone feel happier

105
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Grinçantes

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Creaking

106
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Corde

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Rope

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