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Extra vocab Flashcards

1
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an expectation

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une attente

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mon boulot

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my job

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Avoir horreur de

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To be disgusted by

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Surtout

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Overall/especially

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De temps en temps

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From time to time

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En revanche

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On the other hand

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J’ai besoin de

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I need

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8
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Emprunter

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To borrow

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9
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Avoir l’air

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To seem

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10
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Endomi

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Sleepy

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Étant donné que

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Given that

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12
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Plein de

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Lots of

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La France est très connue pour la mode

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France is very famous for fashion

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Essayer

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To try

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15
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Plusieurs

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Several

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16
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Amener

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To bring

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17
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avoir lieu

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to take place

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un endroit

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a place/space

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19
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une tuque

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a beanie

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20
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Ils sont assis

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They are sat

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21
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Sommeil

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Sleepy

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22
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Je ne sais pas

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I don’t know

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23
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vers

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about

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24
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une bougie

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a candle

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25
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une chanson

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a song

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26
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la veille

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the day before

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27
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le roi

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the king

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28
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le saumon

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the salmon

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29
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voler

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to steal

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30
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avoir lieu

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to take place

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31
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se rendre à

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to take oneself

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32
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puisque

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since

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33
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afin de

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in order to

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34
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les noces

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anniversary

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35
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un discours

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speech

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36
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une billeterie

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a ticket office

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37
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acueillir

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to welcome

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38
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un char

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a float

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39
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un défilé

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a parade

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40
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il pleurait aux cordes

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to rain cats and dogs

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41
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maints

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many

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42
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gêner

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to annoy

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43
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blindé

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extremely full/crammed

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44
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le grand chapiteau

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the big top

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45
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appeler un chat un chat

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to call a spade a spade

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46
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avoir le cœur sur la main

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to be generous, to give the shirt off one’s back

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47
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avoir un chat dans la gorge

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to have a frog in your throat

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48
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avoir les jetons

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to be scared

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49
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avoir mangé du lion

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to have incredible energy

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50
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avoir le cafard

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to have the blues

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51
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avoir l’air d’une poule qui a trouvé un couteau

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to look puzzled or baffled

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52
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Ma bête noire

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enemy, nemesis, an obvious mistake, pet peeve

53
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comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine

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recklessly uncoordinated (like a bull in a china shop)

54
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comme un poisson dans l’eau

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at ease (like a duck to water)

55
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coûter les yeux de la tête

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to be very expensive/ to cost an arm and a leg

56
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ça me dit quelque chose

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that rings a bell

57
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ça me prend la tête

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that drives me crazy

58
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c’est la vie

A

that’s life

59
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ce n’est pas le Pérou

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It’s nothing to write home about

60
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En un clin d’œil

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in a flash

61
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avoir le melon

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to be sure of oneself

62
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Être aux anges

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to be over the moon

63
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Être un singe sur une branche

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to be at home; in one’s natural habitat

64
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Être simple comme «bonjour»

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to be as easy as pie

65
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Faire d’une pierre deux coups

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to kill two birds with one stone

66
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Faire la grasse matinée

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to have a lie-in

67
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Faire la sourde oreille

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to turn a blind eye; to ignore

68
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Fumer comme un pompier

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to smoke like a stack

69
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(être) mort de rire

A

laughing out loud

70
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Ce ne sont pas vos oignons

A

It is none of your business

71
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Parler français comme une vache espagnole

A

to speak French poorly

72
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pleuvoir comme une vache qui pisse

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to rain cats and dogs

73
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prendre ses jambes à son cou

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to run away quickly; to escape

74
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Qui vivra, verra

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time will tell

75
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se casser la tête

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to go to a lot of trouble

76
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une chaise

A

a chair

77
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souterrain

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underground

78
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une carte bancaire

A

a debit card

79
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un endroit

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a place

80
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la facture / l’addition

A

the bill

81
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l’eau gazeuse

A

sparkling water

82
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des bulles

A

bubbles

83
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le loup de mer

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sea bass

84
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cru

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raw

85
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le rôti de veau

A

roast veal

86
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c’est un peu la bordelle

A

It’s chaotic

87
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c’est bordelique ici

A

it’s chaotic in here

88
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le quai

A

the platform

89
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en montgolfière

A

by hot air balloon

90
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se déplacer

A

to get around

91
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Y’a pas photo

A

There’s no contest / It’s a clear winner

92
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inoubliable

A

unforgettable

93
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oublier

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to forget

94
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grimper

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to climb

95
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un témoin

A

witness

96
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à la retraite

A

retired

97
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le guichet

A

ticket office

98
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se renseigner

A

to inform oneself

99
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être pressé

A

to be in a rush

100
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avoir besoin

A

to need

101
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saisir un code

A

to enter a code

102
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la théière

A

teapot

103
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marché conclu!

A

Deal!

104
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C’est hors de prix

A

That’s far too much/overpriced

105
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laisse tomber

A

leave it

106
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une bonne affaire

A

a good deal

107
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loin de

A

far from

108
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ailleurs

A

elsewhere

109
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l’écran

A

screen

110
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ramener

A

to bring back

111
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remplies

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filled with

112
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les marchands

A

the shopkeepers

113
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se rappeller

A

to remind

114
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essayer

A

to try

115
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quotidien

A

the everyday

116
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quand même

A

nevertheless

117
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C’est tout le but

A

It’s the whole point

118
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les affaires

A

things/belongings

119
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tomber en panne

A

to break down

120
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une fois là-bas

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once there (As in ‘Once I got there’)

121
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voler

A

to steal

122
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un voleur

A

a thief

123
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dedans

A

inside

124
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au lieu de

A

instead of

125
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à l’avenir

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in future (as in ‘in future, I will work harder’)

126
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un arrêt

A

a stop

127
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un ascenseur

A

a lift

128
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rater (le train)

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to miss (the train)

French GCSE (9 decks)

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