Expressions assimil Flashcards by Micheline Massé

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De telle façon que

A

In such a way that

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Et plus de 800

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And over 800

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Il y a environ

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There are roughly

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Faisable

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Doable

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Respect des droits de

l’homme

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Respect of human rights

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Importants diploma-

tes

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Prominent diplomats

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S’ intéressent à ce

qui frappe l’oeil

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Are concerned whith

Eye-appeal

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Des filles légèrement

vêtues

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Scantily-clad-girls

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1 maigre repas

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A scanty meal

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Cette tendance a in-

cité le rédacteur

A

This trend caused the

editor

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À remarquer

A

To observe

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Le language est

saisissant

A

The language is

arresting

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Personne qui com-
met des abus de
confiance

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A confidence trickster
Or
a con-man

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Bienveillance

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Goodwill

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Était consacré

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Was devoted

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A été interdit

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Was banned

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Présider

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To head

To chair

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Enquête

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Enquiry

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Empiéter où enta-

mer

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To make inroads in/

Into

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Et surtout

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And specialy

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Dėpanner

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To help someone

out

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Je les ai déjà assez

dépanné

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I have helped them out

enough already

Q

Le régime quotidien

de désastres

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The daily diet of

desaster

Q

Qui peut être consi-

déré comme

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That can be looked on

as

Du fait de, dû à

Due to

Le commerce | mondial

World trade

Boudent

Are turning away | from

Dispute

Argument

Te déranger

To put you out | I would hate don't let me

Environ 300

Three hundred and-odd | Three hundred or so

Je suis débordé | d'ouvrage

I'm snowed under with | work

Avant jeudi

By thursday

Jusqu'à ce que vous | le chantiez bien

Until you sing it properly

C'est le moins que | l'on puisse dire

To say the least

Ange tombé du ciel

An angel fallen from | heaven

Avant la fin de la | semaine

By the end of the week

Nous avons du pain | sur la planche

We have our work | cut out

Tel père tel fils

The apple never fall | far from the tree

Je suis dans le "jus" | en ce moment

I'm snowed under at | the moment

J'ai 1 conseil à vous | donner

I have some advice | for you