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quelque part

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somewhere

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à mi-temps

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half time (work half time)

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sans le vouloir

à contre-coeur

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without wanting to

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veuf

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widower

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veuve

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widow

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pas cette fois

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not this time

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l’aîné(e)

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the eldest

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par contre

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on the other hand

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ne………que

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only

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`A l’époque

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at the time

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En ce temps là

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at that time… Use this in reference to something you were previously talking about…

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ni…ni…

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neither…nor

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à mes yeux

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to my eyes

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faire du bénévolat

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volunteer

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être bénévole

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be a volunteer

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tout à coup

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suddenly

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soudain

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sudden

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brusquement

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brusquely, curtly, gruffly

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événement

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event, happening, incident, occurrence, affair, occasion

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toit

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roof

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tondre la pelouse

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mow the lawn

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à la retraite

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to be retired

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bien que

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although

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une épine

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a thorn/spike

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j’étais mal à l’aise

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I was uncomfortable

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la télécommande

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remote control

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les rides

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wrinkles

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avoir l’air

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to have the look of

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a l’air

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looks

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un grain de beauté

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mole

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la verrue

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wart

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faire un échange

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(make) a swap (housing)

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prendre du poids = grossir

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to put on weight

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perdre de poids = mincer

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to lose weight

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s’occuper de

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look after

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garder

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look after

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s’entraider

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to help each other

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un meurtre

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a murder

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39
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c’est du vol!

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it’s a rip off!

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40
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harceler

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harass

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la cible

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the target

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42
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je perds la vue

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I lose my vision

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une soulagement

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a relief (from worry or pain)

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44
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la plongée

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scuba diving

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45
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propre

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clean/tidy

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toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin

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all good things come to an end

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dépenser

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spend

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un charriot/un caddie

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trolley (shopping)

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les soldes

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the sales

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une remise/un rabais

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discount

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51
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jeter l’argent par les fenêtres

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throw money out the window

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un panier

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a basket

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un jour férié

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a public holiday

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54
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les couverts

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crockery, cutlery, glasses

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55
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la livraison

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delivery (home)

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56
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créneau horaire

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time slot

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57
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un goûter

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a tasting (can be used for afternoon or morning tea

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58
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creuser un trou

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dig a hole

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59
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aboyer

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to bark

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60
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s’ennuyer

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to be bored

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61
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le suivi

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follow up (medical)

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62
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les crottes

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the droppings (dog/animal)

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en vie/vivante

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to be alive

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64
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se moquer de

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to make fun of

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65
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la flèche

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the arrow

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sans souci

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no worries

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67
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mort de rire

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laugh out loud

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68
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être à la page

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to be up to date

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69
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coller

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to paste

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70
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sur le bureau

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the desktop (computer)

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71
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une réclamation

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complaint

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72
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un décalage horaire

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the time difference

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73
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l’heure d’été

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daylight savings

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74
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perdre la voix

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lose the voice

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75
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le téléphérique

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cable car

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le couvre-feu

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the curfew

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77
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le débardeur

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singlet (tank top) or a dock worker

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l’entrepôt (msc)

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warehouse

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démodé

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old fashioned

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80
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alors que

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while

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81
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autant de

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as many/much

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comparé à

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compared to

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83
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l’enquete

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survey

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84
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la grêle

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hail

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85
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les dégâts

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damage

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86
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un éclair

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lightening

87
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j’ai l’habitude

A

I usually…

88
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le chantage

A

blackmail

89
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faux debut

A

false starts

90
Q

télécharger

A

download

91
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bon affaire

A

good deal

92
Q

une façon plus facile

A

an easier way

93
Q

sentier

A

pathway, footpath

94
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grincheux/euse

A

grouch

95
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les voeux

A

vows (marriage)

96
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ne t’inquiète pas

A

don’t worry

97
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moité-moité

A

50 - 50

98
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il est ému

A

he is moved

99
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indice (msc)

A

clue, hint, indication

100
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épuisé(e), creuvé(e) (slang)

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exhausted

101
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décoller

A

take off

102
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à moitié

A

halfway

103
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aller chercher

A

to pick up (anything)

104
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amener

A

to pick up (a person)

105
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apporter

A

to pick up (something)

106
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machine à laver

A

washing machine

107
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remplir des formulaires

A

fill out forms

108
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s’incruster

A

to invite yourself

109
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se reposer

A

to rest

110
Q

la réveillon

A

new years eve

111
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la réveillon de noël

A

christmas eve

112
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un aimant

A

magnet

113
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la toux

A

cough

114
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des béquilles

A

crutches

115
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une entorse

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an ankle

116
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se moquer de

A

to make fun of

117
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jeter

A

to throw

118
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un arrêt maladie

A

sick day

119
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nourir

A

to feed

120
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elle m’a fait rire

A

she made me laugh

121
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graceiux

A

graceful

122
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un prêt immobilier

A

a mortgage

123
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rouillé

A

rusty

124
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mettre de l’essence

A

put petrol (in car)

125
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sur le chemin

A

on the way to…

126
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ça s’est bien passé

A

did it go well? OR it went well - used for both question and statement

127
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affiche

A

poster

128
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divertissements

A

entertainment

129
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les retrouvailles

A

the reunion

130
Q

les cascades

A

waterfall

131
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avoir honte

A

to have shame

132
Q

mer agitée

A

rocky sea

133
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la crème solaire

A

sun screen

134
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à l’ombre

A

in the shade

135
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au soleil

A

in the sun

136
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ça a l’air super

A

it looks great, it sounds great

137
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avoir l’air

A

look/seem

138
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hebdomadaire

A

weekly

139
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les publicité

A

TV ads

140
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même sur

A

even..

141
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en colère

A

angry

142
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astucieux/ingénieux

A

witty/clever/creative (for ingénieux)

143
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je ne m’intéresse pas à

Je ne suis pas intéressée par

A

I am not interested in…

144
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je me sens seule

A

I feel lonely

145
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je suis seule

A

I am alone

146
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le bordel

A

mess

147
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le bazar

A

the mess, a mess

148
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met le bordel

A

make a mess

149
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la superficie

A

acreage, large area of land

150
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La Une

A

front page of a newspaper

151
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le manque de temps

A

the lack of time

152
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la concurrence

A

competition (business…)

153
Q

être au courant de…. être à la page

A

to keep up with the latest news

154
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s’evader

A

to escape

155
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j’ai un abonnement à

je suis aboné(e)

A

I have a subscription to

I am subscribed to

156
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qu’importe?

A

who cares?

157
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ramasser

A

to gather, to pick up, to collect, to amass, to rake up

158
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la circulation

A

traffic

159
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l’embouteillage

A

traffic jam

160
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les bouchons

A

traffic

161
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je suis coincé dans un embouteillage

A

I am stuck in a traffic jam

162
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avoir la main verte

A

to have green thumbs

163
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l’entraînement

A

training: exercise and work

164
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un soutif

A

a bra - short for ‘soutien gorge’

165
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les ragots

A

the gossip

166
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les commérages

A

the gossip

167
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bondé

A

fully booked(busy), crowded, packed with people

168
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un tirage au sort

A

sweepstakes

169
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beaucoup d’années

A

many years

170
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la feuille d’érable

A

maple leaf

171
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en quête de

A

looking for, in search of, seeking….

172
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ce n’était pas le standard auquel je m’attendais

A

it was not the standard I was expecting

173
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s’attendre à

A

to expect

174
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les abats

A

offal

175
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pas à ce moment-là

A

not then

176
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vieillir

A

to grow old

177
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un constructeur

A

a tradesman

178
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salle operation

A

operating theatre

179
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avant-ce

A

before that

180
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autant de problèmes

A

as many problems

181
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un don

A

a donation

182
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les sans abris

A

the homeless

183
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éloigné (adj)

A

distant, faraway, remote

184
Q

éloigner

A

to distance

185
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une tournée

A

a tour, touring

186
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autre que

A

other than

187
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momentanée

A

temporary/momentary

188
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sueur

A

sweat

189
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suer

A

to sweat

190
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publicité mensongère

A

false advertising

191
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étouffant

A

stuffy/stifling

192
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la formation

A

training

193
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c’est mieux que rien

A

it’s better than nothing

194
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faire un tour en voiture

A

go for a drive/an outing

195
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faire un promenade

A

go for a walk

196
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à l’étranger

A

overseas

197
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l’agent de voyage

A

travel agent

198
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au milieu de nulle part

A

in the middle of nowhere

199
Q

le cafard

A

cockroach

200
Q

une mouette

A

seagull

201
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une cigale

A

a cicada

202
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j’ai hâte

A

I look forward

203
Q

la salle municipale

A

community hall

204
Q

il ne laisse rien au hasard

A

he doesn’t leave anything to chance

205
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miser

A

to bid

206
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être mis aux enchères

A

buy before the auction

207
Q

s’ y prendre

A

I was too late

208
Q

je m’ y prends trop tard

A

I got around to it too late

209
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immergé (adj)

A

immersed

210
Q

immerger

A

to immerse

211
Q

je déconnecte

A

I switch off

212
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un(e) métis(e)

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mixed race (of black and white only)

213
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maghrébins

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north africans

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