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You mean a lot to me

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Je tien à toi.

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You’d better

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Il vaut mieux que tu [subj]

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Tenir le coup

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Hang in there

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Allez

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Let’s go / come on

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That lets me do something

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Cela me permet de faire quelque chose.

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taquiner

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To tease

taquiner [⁠t⁠a⁠k⁠i⁠n⁠e⁠]
1 VT ⓐ [personne] to tease
ⓑ [fait, douleur] to bother​
2 VPR
◆se taquiner to tease each other •ils n'arrêtent pas de se taquiner they're always teasing each other
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Avoir à faire quelquechose =

ne + verb + que =

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Avoir à faire quelquechose = to have to do something

ne + verb + que = only

tu as à m’écrire = you have to write to me
tu n’as qu’à m’écrire = you only have to write to me (~~all you have to do is write to me~~)

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Habits and customs

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us [⁠y⁠s⁠] NMPL les us et coutumes habits and customs

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ta gueule

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shut up (firm ta gueule)
gueule - mouth, throat, neck animal
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foutre

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Foutre can mean two things:

  1. The verb “foutre”: je fous, tu fous, etc… is slang for “faire” (to do, see Ex 1a) or “mettre” (to put, see Ex 1b).
  2. As a noun, refers to male’s cum (sperm).

There are also awesome french expressions: “Va te faire foutre” (maybe a synonym for “fuck you”) and also “J’en ai rien a foutre” or “Je m’en fous (completement)” (I (really) don’t give a shit).
1a. “Qu’est-ce que tu fous ?” What are you doing?

1b. “Elle aime quand je lui fous mon doigt dans la chatte” She likes it when I stick my finger in her pussy.
2. “Il y avait du foutre plein le lit” There was come all over the bed.

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avoir la pêche

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be in form

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être qqn de

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someone

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tant que tu y es

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as long as you’re there (lit or fig - in thought)

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man of my dreams

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homme de ma vie

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s’emballer

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get carried away (pers)… bolt (cheval)… race out of control (econ/ money)

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emballer

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package, wrap… to please… to pick up (séduire)

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Don’t get carried away

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ne t’emballe pas

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calm down (kid)

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calme toi

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don’t worry

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ne t’inquiète pas (t’inquiète)

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Someone very important

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qqn de très important

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someone very courteous

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qqn de très courtois(e)

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while you’re there, while you’re at it

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tant que tu y es

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while she’s at it

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tant que elle y est

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attractive (2 words!)

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attirant attrayant

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attracting (by gravity)
attractif
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balader
to take for a walk
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go for a walk
se balader
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mp3 player
baladeur numérique
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be pleased by
être emballé par /
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I am pleased that you are coming
Je suis emballé que tu viennes. (subj)
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marrant
funny
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funny
marrant
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to laugh (2 words)
rire / se marrer
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make someone laugh
faire marrer qqn
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laugh loudly / have a ball (inf)
s'éclater
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allongé (rallongé)
drawn out (coffee, e.g. - americano drawn out espresso)
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Before the internet existed, we took our pens and we wrote long letters.
Avant qu'il [ne] existe (subj), nous prenions notre plume et nous écrivions des longes lettres.
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If the internet didn't exist, we would take our pens and we would write long letters.
Si l'internet n'existe pas, nous prendrions notre plumes et écririons des longes lettres.
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Off Break French seems to be useful.
Cfb Fr semble être utile.
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drawn out espresso (americano but fr espresso)
un café allongé
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bon sang
Darn / Gosh/ Wow
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ça alors
wow/ my goodness/ The French exclamation ça alors can express a whole range of reactions, from delight to surprise to indignation. Like the second meaning of its old-fashioned cousin ma foi, ça alors serves mainly to emphasize whatever it is said with.
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zut alors
darn, shoot
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se faire des idées
se faire des idées = s'imaginer quelque chose qui n'est pas exact
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c'est bien beau de faire qqch, mais...
It's all well and good to do that
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voire
either (voire même in conversation - redundant pleonism)
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One's got to ski or even to skate
il faut faire du ski, voire du patin
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do x, or even to do Y
faire X, même/voire faire Y
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déphasé
out of sorts / spaced out
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tous les quatre matins
really often (used exaggeration/figuratively) So often (pos or negative)
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stingy
radin
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radin
stingy/ cheap (slangy)
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un de ces quatre
one of these days
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One of these days
un de ces quatre
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L'essential, c'est que
The bottom line is that (SUBJ ou ind if VERIFIED, etc)
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The bottom line / most important thing is that
L'essential, c'est que (SUBJ ou ind if VERIFIED, etc)
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L'important, c'est que
The most important thing is that (subj ou ind - context)
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It's really not close (idiom)
C'est vraiment pas la porte à côté
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C'est vraiment pas la porte à côté
It's really not close (idiom)
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mettre à la porte
throw out
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throw out/ fire
mettre à la porte
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leave (slang)
prendre la porte
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prendre la porte
leave (slang)
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démissioner
to resign / give up / abandon
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to resign
démissioner/ | donner sa démission
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motive
``` une raison (reason) les motifs (for action - PL) un mobile (for crime) UN (MASCULINE) ```
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motive for crime
un mobile
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worth it
être / valoir la peine - | cela vaut la peine.
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not worth it
ce [n']est pas la peine
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mise à jour
update
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turns to night/ day
il fait nuit/ jour
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il fait nuit / jour
turns to night / day
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cela tellement fait du bien de faire
that is exactly what I need
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raccourcir
to shorten
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to shorten
raccourcir | écourter un holiday
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doing that would do me good/ that is exactly what I need
ça me fait du bien de faire
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Je tiens à toi.
You're dear to me.
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alors
at that time, then
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d'alors | les femmes d'alors portaient la crinoline
at that time | the woman in those days wore crinoline
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the minister at that time
le ministre d'alors, M. dupont
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alors je vous laisse
then I'll leave you to it
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alors que
though / while (contrast)
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though
bien que - subjunctive | pourtant - ce n'est pourtant pas facile
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fight/ brawl
bagarre
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un bail
a lease
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ça fait un bail que...
been a long time
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bâillement
yawn
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yawn (n) and verb
un bâillement / bâiller - to yawn
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braquer
``` point weapon at - train sights at - turn attention to swing, to hold up, pull a gun on, dig in heels (se braquer), turn steering wheel ```
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train sights on, point weapon at, hold up
braquer
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trépigner
stamp one's feet - demand, anxious for, kids
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stamp one's feet, move for excitement enthusiasm, impatience
trépigner
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tasser / se tasser
to/ pack down, cram down, settle down, subside
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to/ pack down, cram down, settle down, subside
tasser / se tasser
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to delete, remove, eliminate, cancel
supprimer
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supprimer
to delete, remove, eliminate, cancel
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sucer
to suck
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to suck
sucer (dbl meaning)
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repérer
``` to spot (thing, mistake, person) to locate path, se faire repérer (be spotted), locate (Mil term) se repérer - find way around get bearings ```
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to spot (thing, mistake, person) to locate path,
repérer
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relax (adj)
acquittal/ release
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recul
retreat, decline (of civil), set back, lose ground, | avec du / le recul - with hindsight, prendre du recul - step back), backward movement, recoil d'arme à feu
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ralentissement
slowing down
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a slowing down / to slow down
ralentissement / ralentir
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ralenti (adj) or (n)
slow / au ralenti (in slow motion) vivre au ralenti - live at a slower pace
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slow / au ralenti (in slow motion) vivre au ralenti - live at a slower pace
ralenti (adj) or (n)
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plaquer
to veneer / to plate or TO DITCH/DUMP (slang)
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to veneer / to plate or TO DITCH/DUMP (slang)
plaquer
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shelling/ to shell
pilonnage / pilonner
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pilonnage / pilonner
shelling/ to shell
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to loot / looter
piller / pilleur ou pillard
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piller / pilleur ou pillard
to loot / looter
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pété
plastered/ drunk
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plastered/ drunk
pété
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péter
to fart, to burst, to snap, (la gueule) fall on face, get drunk
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dingue
nuts/crazy
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nuts/ crazy
dingue (adj)
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douiller
pay through the nose, fork out a lot, hurt / cost
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pay through the nose, fork out a lot, hurt / cost
douiller
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chargeur
magazine, cartridge, charger, battery
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magazine, cartridge, charger, battery
chargeur
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accountant
comptable
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comptable
accountant
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dedans
inside (adv)
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inside
dedans/ en dedans
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dégourdir
bring circulation back/ warm up
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bring circulation back/ warm up
dégourdir
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disappointed
deçu (adj)
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deçu
disappointed
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disappointing
décevant
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décevant
disappointing
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déception
disappointment
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disappointment
déception
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yes / actually
effectivement
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effectivement
yes / actually
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embuscade / être en embuscade / tomber dans/ tendre une / s'embusquer
ambush
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ambush
embuscade / être en embuscade / tomber dans/ tendre une
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empreint(e) de
tinged with
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track/ print (foot, finger, genetic print), mark
une empreinte
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une empreinte
track/ print (foot, finger, genetic print)
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écrouer
to imprison
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to imprison
écrouer
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étourdi
absent minded/ stunned
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friand/ friandises
fond of/ sweet things
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sweet things
friandises
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gâcher / gachée
to ruin / ruined (or MIX)
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il y a belle lurette
that was ages ago
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that was ages ago
il y a belle lurette
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un max
lots/ hell of a lot/ loads
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lots/ hell of a lot/ loads
un max
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il y a eu un non-lieu
case dismissed
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case dismissed
il y a eu un non-lieu
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un ordi
a computer
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pas
footstep/ tread
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footstep/ tread
un pas
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penaud
sheepish
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sheepish
penaud
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creuser
to hollow out, dig hole, drill hole plow, go into
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differently
différemment
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instead of
à sa place, plûtot, au lieu de,
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menteur
liar cheat
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liar cheat
menteur
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noisily/ noisy
bruyamment / bruyant
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bruyamment / bruyant
noisily/ noisy
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avoir la pêche
be in form
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Tandis que
While / whereas - not subj
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Although / while - contrast
alors que (time - contrast) or tandis que (indic)
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Although
Bien que - subj
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Even though / although
Bien que - subj Quioque - subj Encore que (former / litteraire)
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Quoique
Although
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Encore que
Although
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Quand j'en aurais besoin
When I will need it
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When I will need it
Quand j'en aurais besoin
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He suggested that we go there
Il nous a proposé d'y aller
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Il nous a proposé d'y aller
He suggested that we go there
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au jour le jour
day by day / day at a time
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day by day / day at a time
au jour le jour
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I was pleased
Je me suis plu
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Je me suis plu
I was pleased
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It turns out that...
Il s’avère que...
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Il s’avère que...
It turns out that...
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Ma première impression s'est avéré juste.
My first impression was proven true
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My first impression was proven true
Ma première impression s'est avéré juste.
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Je remue le couteau dans la plaie. | remuer le couteau dans la plaie
Rub salt in the wound (move the knife in the wound)
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Rub salt in the wound (move the knife in the wound)
Je remue le couteau dans la plaie. | remuer le couteau dans la plaie
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The walk really pleased him/her
La balade lui a beaucoup/vraiement plu.
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"prior to any further examination". I
a priori
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a priori un a priori
The meaning of a priori (adverb) is "prior to any further examination". If you say a priori it means this is my opinion now but it could change if I looked more deeply into the matter. As has been already suggested, un a priori (noun) is a preconceived idea.

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