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(s’)approfondir

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to go into sth in depth; to make sth deeper; to get deeper; to intensify, increase, escalate

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approfondir ses connaissances

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to broaden your knowledge

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approfondi

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in-depth, extensive, detailed, thorough

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l’approfondissement (m)

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in-depth study/look

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assommer

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to knock sb out; to bore sb stiff; to floor, stun, overwhelm

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À toi de voir!

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It’s up to you!

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baver

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to dribble, drool; to leak ink

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baver sur

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to bitch about, badmouth

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en baver

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to suffer, have a hard time (of it)

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en faire baver à (qn)

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to give sb a hard time, make sb suffer

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le bidon

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pregnancy belly, bump; fuel can

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bidon (inv)

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false, fake

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(le/la) capricieux(-euse)

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temperamental, hot-headed, capricious, unpredictable, fickle (person)

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l’enfant capricieux

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difficult child

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cash (fam)

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straightforward, direct(ly), blunt(ly)

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Casse-toi!

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Get lost! Get out of here! Fuck off!

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Ça te va?

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Is that OK with you? Does that work for you?

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ça te va bien

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that’s rich coming from you; that really suits you

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ça va aller

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it’ll be OK

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ça va mal aller

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it’s going to go badly, it’s not going to end well

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le cerveau

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brain; head; mastermind, brains behind sth; great mind

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le lavage de cerveau

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brainwashing

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la cervelle

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brain; brains

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avoir du plomb dans la tête/cervelle

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to be smart, have a good head on your shoulders

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avoir du plomb dans l'aile
to be in a bad way/state
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charger
to load; to charge; to testify against; to take on/pick up a client
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charger (qn) de (qch)
to make sb responsible for sth, task sb with sth
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se charger de (qch)
to take care of, deal with, take on, be in charge of
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chelou, louche
shady(-looking), dodgy
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choper (fam)
to catch; to come down with; to arrest; to nick, steal; to pick up, get with
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choper la grosse tête, choper le melon
to get a big head, get too big for your boots
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creuser
to dig; to worsen, compound; to make sb hungry; to look deeper into sth
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creuser une piste
to follow a lead, explore an avenue
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se creuser
to grow gaunt/hollow; to grow wider/larger, increase; to overtax yourself (inf)
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se creuser la tête/cervelle, se presser le citron
to rack your brain
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creux
hollow; gaunt, sunken; empty (meaningless)
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le creux
cavity; quiet moment, off-peak period, lull, respite
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le creux des cuisses
thigh gap
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au creux de la main
in the palm of your hand
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au creux de l'oreille
in sb's ear
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avoir l'estomac creux
to have an empty stomach
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avoir le nez creux
to have good intuition
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avoir un (petit) creux
to be peckish
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la saison creuse
off-season
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le creusement, creusage
digging; deeper analysis/study; curve, hollow
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le creusement des inégalités
deepening/widening of inequalities
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la cuisse
thigh; leg (meat)
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le désarroi
disarray, confusion; distress
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douteux
doubtful, uncertain, unlikely; dubious, questionable, suspect
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ébranler
to shake, rattle, unsettle, disturb, unnerve
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s'ébranler
to get going, set off
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l'enfoiré(e)
bastard, arsehole
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l'encre (f)
ink
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faire couler beaucoup d'encre
to lead to extensive press coverage, be much written about
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noir d'encre
black as ink, black as night
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se faire un sang d'encre
to be worried sick
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enterrer
to bury; to forget, abandon, put aside; to outlive
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s'enterrer
to isolate yourself, cut yourself off, hide away
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enterrer la hache de guerre
to bury the hatchet
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enterrer sa vie de garçon/jeune fille
to have your stag do/hen do
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l'escroc (m/f)
crook, cheat, con artist
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le/la flic
cop
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fourbe
deceitful
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(se) galocher
to snog
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la galoche
snog; clog (shoe)
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(la) garce
bitch, cow; slut; bitchy
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hâter
to speed sth up, quicken, accelerate; to bring sth forward
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se hâter (de), se presser (de)
to rush, hurry
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hâter le pas
speed up, quicken your pace
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je m'en fous/fiche/tape/cogne
I don't give a shit
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je m'en vais
I'm going, I'm off
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je m'en veux
I'm annoyed with myself, I feel bad
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se méfier (de)
to be wary of, be cautious, distrust; to be careful, take care
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perdurer
to persist, remain, endure
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la plaisanterie
joke; a piece of cake, a walk in the park
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la plaisanterie d'un goût douteux
tasteless joke
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en plaisantant
jokingly
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postuler (à)
to apply for; to suppose, imagine
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le/la pote (fam), mon pote
mate, buddy, bro
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presser
to squeeze, press; push, put pressure on; to speed sb up, rush
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presser (qn) de questions
to pester sb with questions, ask a lot of questions
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la rancune
grudge, resentment, hard feelings
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garder rancune à (qn)
to hold a grudge against sb
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sans rancune
no hard feelings
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(le) salaud
bastard, son of a bitch; despicable, contemptible
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sonner
to ring; to stun, shock
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sonner à la bonne porte
to come to the right person/place
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sonner à la porte
to ring the doorbell
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sonner creux/faux
to ring hollow, not ring true
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sonner minuit
to strike midnight
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sonner occupé
to be engaged (phone line)
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suer
to sweat; to seep, ooze, drip
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faire suer (qn)
to pester, annoy, be a pain in the neck
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se faire suer
to go out of your way, go to great lengths; to be bored
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suer sang et eau
to sweat blood
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surcharger (qch)
to overdo; to overwrite
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surcharger (qn) de (qch)
to overload, overwhelm, overburden
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la vague (de)
(sea) wave; wave of
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vague
vague, unclear; some (kind of); weak, doubtful
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avoir du vague à l'âme
to have feelings of melancholy/gloominess
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être au creux de la vague
to be at the trough of the wave, be experiencing a quiet spell, be going through a bad patch
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être dans le vague
to be a bit lost
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regarder dans le vague
to stare into space
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rester dans le vague
to remain vague
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le terrain vague
empty land, wasteland
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la vague de chaleur/froid
heatwave; cold spell
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va savoir
who knows
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Va-t'en!
Go away! Get lost!
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voire
even, in fact, indeed

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