MyFrench1 Flashcards

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At this hour, …

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A l’heure qu’il est, …

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What’s happening?

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Qu’est-ce qui se passe?

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2
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Every morning

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Tous les matins

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3
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Who wants some coffee?

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Qui veut du café?

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Well, what are we waiting for?

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Alors, qu’est-ce qu’on attend?

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I don’t know what happened.

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Je ne sais pas ce qui s’est passé.

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6
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A guinea pig

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un cobaye

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7
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A notebook

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un cahier

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8
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Inbox

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Le courrier arrivé

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9
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Outbox

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Le courrier départ

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10
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A stapler

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Une agrafeuse

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A staple (i.e. for paper)

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Une agrafe

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12
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A paper clip

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Un trombone

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13
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File folder

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Une chemise

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14
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Me neither

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Moi non plus [ploo]

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I only have one (of them)

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Je n’en ai pas plus d’un.

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16
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On top of all that

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En plus de cela

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17
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He works full time

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Il travaille à plein-temps

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18
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I have an extra chair.

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J’ai une chaise en plus.

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19
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I have an additional chair.

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J’ai une chaise de plus.

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20
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once more

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une fois de plus

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21
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at the very most

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tout au plus

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22
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all the more reason!

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d’autant plus [ploos]!

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23
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more than ever

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plus [ploos] que jamais

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24
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furthermore

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qui plus [plooz] est

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25
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ever so much, many

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tant et plus [ploo] de

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26
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I can’t take (it) anymore.

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J’en peux plus [ploo].

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27
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The more, the merrier.

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Plus on est de fous, plus on rit.

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28
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We have no more than 10 minutes.

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Nous n’avons pas plus de 10 minutes.

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29
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“unpeeled”

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en robe des champs

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30
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“to call a spade a spade”

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appeler un chat un chat

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31
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There wasn’t a soul!

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Il n’y avait pas un chat !

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32
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You’re it!

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C’est toi le chat !

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33
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I give up (trying to answer).

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Je donne ma langue au chat.

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34
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“to play tag”

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jouer à chat

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35
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“to let sleeping dogs lie”

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ne pas réveiller le chat qui dort

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36
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to mix, mingle, blend, combine, muddle

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mêler

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37
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“What’s gotten into you?”

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Quelle mouche t’a piqué ?

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38
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“It’s raining cats and dogs.”

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Il pleut des cordes.

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39
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“Something’s amiss.”

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Il y a quelque chose qui cloche.

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40
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“I’m not going to say a word.”

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Je mets ma langue dans ma poche.

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41
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“to be stark naked”

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être à poil

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42
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a shopping list

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une liste de course

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43
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There isn’t any more.

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Il n’y en a plus.

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44
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the day, evening, night before; eve

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la veille (de …)

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45
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that I go

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que j’aille

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46
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that you (fam.) go

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que tu ailles

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47
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that one goes

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qu’on aille

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48
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that we go

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que nous allions

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49
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that you (formal) go

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que vous alliez

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50
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that they go

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qu’ils aillent

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51
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that I do

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que je fasse

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52
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I will drink

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je boirai

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53
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I said (imp.)

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je disais

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54
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I was (imp.)

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j’étais

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55
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stomach, belly, gut, pregnancy, inside of can or container, cargo hold, etc.

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le ventre

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56
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I’m a little sick to my stomach.

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J’ai un peu mal au ventre.

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57
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amusingly; strangely; extremely

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drôlement

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58
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You are extremely late.

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Tu est drôlement en retard.

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59
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No, that’s not it.

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Non, ce n’est pas ça.

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60
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I don’t feel well.

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Je ne me sens pas bien.

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61
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I have a fever.

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J’ai de la fièvre.

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62
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herbal tea, infusion; (slang) hiding, walloping

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une tisane

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63
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adv. yet

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pourtant

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64
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But it’s easy!

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C’est pourtant facile !

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65
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funny; odd

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drôle

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66
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joker, “bundle of laughs” (personne aimant rire)

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un drôle

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67
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That’s odd.

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C’est drôle.

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68
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“She’s faking it.”

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Elle joue la comédie.

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69
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I’m feeling better.

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Je vais mieux.

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70
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meanwhile, lit. while waiting

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en attendant

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71
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handle; cove, bay; intestinal loop

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une anse

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72
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to choke

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étrangler

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73
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cowardly

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lâche

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74
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cunning, shrewd

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malin

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75
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friendly

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amical

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76
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mean (character trait)

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méchant

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77
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sophisticated

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raffiné

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78
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playful

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taquin

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79
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“He’s a real pain in the neck!”

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C’est un vrai casse-pieds !

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80
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“She has a knack for doing that.”

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Elle a le chic pour faire ça.

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81
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“She’s an idiot!”

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C’est une cloche !

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82
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“Fill it up, please.”

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Le plein, s’il vous plaît.

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83
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“Heads or tails?”

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Pile ou face ?

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84
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“I couldn’t resist.”

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J’ai craqué.

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85
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“I don’t care.”

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Ça m’est égal.

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86
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“I’m at my wits end.”

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Je suis au bout du rouleau.

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87
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“No kidding!”

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Sans blague !

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88
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“That’s obvious.”

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Ça se voit.

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89
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“They’re back.”

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Ils sont de retour.

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90
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“Well, what next?”

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Et après ?

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91
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“We ran out of gas.”

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Nous avons eu une panne d’essence.

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92
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“What’s wrong?”

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Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?

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93
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slamming the door

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en claquant la porte

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94
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that we do

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que nous fassions

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95
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that you all do

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que vous fassiez

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96
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I would be

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je serais

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97
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we would be

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nous serions

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98
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one would be

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on serait

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99
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I would do

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je ferais

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100
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you all would do

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vous feriez

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101
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he would drink

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il boirait

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102
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they would drink

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ils boiraient

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103
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I was

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j’ai été

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104
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that they do

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qu’ils fassent

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105
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that I have

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que j’aie

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106
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that you have

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que tu aies

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107
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that one has

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qu’on ait

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108
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that we have

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que nous ayons

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109
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that you all have

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que vous ayez

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110
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that they have

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qu’ils aient

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111
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seated, established

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assis(e)

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112
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foundation, base, bedrock

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une assise

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113
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You look (very) thoughtful.

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Tu as l’air (bien) pensif [pensive].

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114
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thoughtful, meditative; thought-provoking

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pensif [pensive]

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115
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Time passes quickly.

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Le temps passe vite.

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116
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a screw

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une vis /vis/

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117
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to feel (emotionally)

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ressentir

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118
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I still feel the effects of my accident. [vtr]

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Je me ressens encore de mon accident.

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119
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I understand what you feel about …

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Je comprends ce que tu ressens pour …

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120
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lifestyle

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le train de vie

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121
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That’s going to be hard!

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Ça va être dur !

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122
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It’s even better since (because) …

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C’est même mieux puisque …

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123
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It’s only a problem of money.

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Ce n’est qu’un problème d’argent.

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124
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job, effort (familiar)

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un boulot

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125
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chubby, plump (familiar)

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boulot, boulotte

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126
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part-time job

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emploi (travaille, boulot) à mi-temps

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127
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half-time (sports event)

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la mi-temps

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128
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I can help you.

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Je peux t’aider.

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129
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May I help you?

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Puis-je vous aider ?

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130
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He already told me.

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Il me l’a déjà dit.

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131
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justly, precisely, fittingly

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justement

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132
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not exactly

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justement non

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133
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I’ll take you there tomorrow.

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Je t’y emmène demain.

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134
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One shouldn’t pass up opportunities.

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Il ne faut pas manquer les opportunités.

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135
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“That’s what friends are for.”

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A quoi servent les amis (amies).

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136
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air conditioning

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la climatisation (slang - la clim)

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137
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landscape, scenery, view

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le paysage

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138
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“to blend into the landscape”

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se fondre dans le paysage

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139
Q

“to be the spitting image of sb”

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être le portrait craché de qqn

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140
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in the countryside

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à la campagne

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anew, afresh

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à nouveau (as opposed to de nouveau, which means once again or once more)

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142
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to spit

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cracher

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143
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they can

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ils peuvent

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144
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I take

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je prends

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145
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that I learn

A

que j’apprenne

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146
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I would go

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j’irais

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147
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we think, reflect

A

nous réfléchissons

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148
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practically (virtually)

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quasiment

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care (attention, minutiae)

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le soin

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150
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It’s cloudy.

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Il fait nuageux.

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151
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bolt of lightning; “love at first sight”

A

un coup de foudre

152
Q

“to be soaking wet”

A

trempé comme une soupe

153
Q

They are sleepy.

A

Ils ont sommeil.

154
Q

“to pretent”

A

faire semblant de

155
Q

a slate path

A

une allée en ardoise

156
Q

a lot of unpaid bills

A

beaucoup d’ardoises

157
Q

“An accident has been reported.”

A

Il y aurait eu an accident.

158
Q

“at the moment that”

A

alors que

159
Q

one week later

A

une semaine plus tard

160
Q

a telephone call

A

un coup de fil /fil/

161
Q

“I need to make a phone call.”

A

Il faut que je fasse un coup de fil /fil/.

162
Q

to be about to, to be on the point of doing sth

A

s’apprêter

163
Q

pick up (the telephone); take down, unhook

A

décrocher

164
Q

I would like to speak with both of you.

A

Je voudrais vous parler à tous les deux.

165
Q

Pick up the phone!

A

Prends le téléphone !

166
Q

Is this even possible?

A

Est-ce que c’est seulement possible ?

167
Q

I also found a job.

A

J’ai également trouvé un travail.

168
Q

approval, endorsement, agreement

A

une approbation

169
Q

I should discuss this with him.

A

Je dois en discuter avec lui.

170
Q

right next door, quite close by

A

tout à côté

171
Q

not this time

A

pas cette fois

172
Q

“a hot potato”

A

un sujet brûlant

173
Q

“as soon as” vs. “as early as”

A

aussitôt que vs. aussi tôt que

174
Q

goal (e.g. soccer), aim, purpose, intention

A

le but /byt/

175
Q

a cliff

A

une falaise

176
Q

angry

A

faché(e)

177
Q

delighted

A

ravi(e)

178
Q

exhausted (physically)

A

épuisé(e)

179
Q

scared

A

effrayé(e)

180
Q

bored; annoyed

A

ennuyé(e)

181
Q

Get well soon.

A

Remets-toi vite.

182
Q

I burst out laughing.

A

J’ai éclaté de rire.

183
Q

I can’t seem to wake up.

A

Je n’arrive pas à me réveiller.

184
Q

I’m bathed in sweat.

A

Je suis en nage.

185
Q

I’m beat!

A

Je suis crevé !

186
Q

You look well.

A

Tu as bonne mine.

187
Q

I’m off, bye!

A

Je m’en vais, salut !

188
Q

I knew (was familier with), imp.

A

je connaissais

189
Q

to forbid someone from doing something

A

défendre à qqn de faire qqc

190
Q

I was occupied with … when …

A

J’étais en train de faire … quand …

191
Q

the next day, in the morning

A

le lendemain matin

192
Q

yesterday evening

A

la veille au soir

193
Q

“… isn’t anything to write home about”

A

… ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard

194
Q

exasperating

A

horripilant

195
Q

harmful, noxious

A

nocif, nocive

196
Q

as, in the capacity of

A

en tant que

197
Q

Tell me about it!

A

Tu m’en diras tant !

198
Q

a grid, network, (spy) ring

A

un réseau

199
Q

tolerant, understanding, sympathetic; comprehensive, all-inclusive

A

compréhensif

200
Q

to show yourself to be flexible

A

se montrer compréhensif

201
Q

a baker

A

un boulanger, une boulangère

202
Q

a butcher

A

un boucher

203
Q

a carpenter

A

un charpentier

204
Q

a cashier

A

un caissier, une caissière

205
Q

a civil servant

A

un fonctionnaire

206
Q

a fireman

A

un pompier

207
Q

a maid

A

une femme de chambre

208
Q

a manager

A

un gérant

209
Q

a painter

A

un peintre

210
Q

a writer

A

un écrivain

211
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to have to deal with

A

avoir affaire à

212
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to believe in

A

croire à

213
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to belong to

A

être à

214
Q

to allude to

A

faire allusion à

215
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to appeal to, address (2)

A

en appeler à

faire appel à

216
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to pay attention to

A

faire attention à

217
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to get used to

A

s’habituer à

218
Q

to think of, about

A

penser à

219
Q

to have recourse to (2)

A

avoir recours à

recourir à

220
Q

to give up, renounce

A

renoncer à

221
Q

to come back to

A

revenir à

222
Q

to dream of (2)

A

rêver à

songer à

223
Q

to be fond of, care about

A

tenir à

224
Q

to come to

A

venir à

225
Q

Finish it!

A

Finis-le !

226
Q

Give him some!

A

Donne-lui-en !

227
Q

Send it to us!

A

Envoie-le-nous !

228
Q

Give it to me!

A

Donnez-le-moi !

229
Q

Get up!

A

Lève-toi !

230
Q

Tell me!

A

Dis-moi !

231
Q

Go away!

A

Va-t’en !

232
Q

Remind me about it!

A

Faites-m’y penser !

233
Q

Let’s not go there.

A

N’y allons pas.

234
Q

Don’t talk to us about it.

A

Ne nous en parlez pas.

236
Q

You both seem very serious to me.

A

Vous m’avez l’air d’être bien sérieux, tous les deux.

237
Q

I’ll call you back as soon as possible.

A

Je te rappelle dès que possible.

238
Q

We already have plans.

A

Nous avons déjà des projets.

241
Q

a spoon

A

une cuillère

242
Q

a knife

A

un couteau

243
Q

a (dinner) plate

A

une assiette

244
Q

a (soup) bowl

A

une assiette creuse

245
Q

we did write

A

nous écrivions

246
Q

you all did write

A

vous écriviez

247
Q

that I have

A

que j’aie

248
Q

that he has

A

qu’il ait

249
Q

that we have

A

que nous ayons

250
Q

that you all have

A

que vous ayez

251
Q

that they have

A

qu’ils aient

252
Q

we did learn

A

nous apprenions

253
Q

you all did learn

A

vous appreniez

254
Q

I have to talk about it with everyone first.

A

Il faut d’abord que j’en parle à tout le monde.

255
Q

while relaxing

A

en se détendant

256
Q

hiking in the mountains

A

les randonnées en montagne

257
Q

You’d say [he was a] couch potato.

A

On dirait un légume devant la télévision.

258
Q

mop, floor rag, wimp

A

la serpillière

259
Q

“in my opinion”

A

à mon gré

265
Q

“at the mercy of, at the whim of”

A

au gré de

266
Q

“by mutual agreement”

A

de gré a gré

267
Q

“by fair means or foul, one way or another”

A

de gré ou de force

268
Q

base, pedestal, foundation (lit. or fig.)

A

un socle

269
Q

“Was everything OK?”

A

Ça a été ?

270
Q

waterproof, watertight, airtight, hermetic

A

étanche

271
Q

to stop, staunch, make watertight, bail out

to satisfy or quench (fig.)

A

étancher

272
Q

mistake, fault, foul (sport)

A

la faute

273
Q

a cordless phone

A

un sans-fil

274
Q

disruption, upheaval

A

un bouleversement

275
Q

“whether you like it or not”

A

bon gré mal gré

276
Q

to polish, refine, put the finishing touches on

A

peaufiner

281
Q

case, housing, body, box (compartmented)

A

un boîtier

283
Q

(on the telephone)

Yes, I’ll get her for you.

A

Oui, je vous la passe.

293
Q

(on the telephone)

Is … there?

A

Est-ce que … est là ?

294
Q

(something in particular, such as “vacation”) is always good!

A

(…), ça fait toujours du bien !

399
Q

leg of lamb

A

le gigot d’agneau

400
Q

to make darker
to line a baking dish with dough
(inf) to rush, tear, charge along

A

foncer

401
Q

I rushed to school.

A

J’ai foncé au bahut.

402
Q

I’ve got to get a move on. I’ve got to fly.

A

Il faut que je fonce.

403
Q

Come on, hit it!

A

Vas-y, fonce !

404
Q

dark (adj)

A

foncé(e)

405
Q

to cheat

A

tricher

406
Q

the smile

A

le sourire

407
Q

to smile at/on/upon sb

A

sourire á qqn

408
Q

tear, snag
breach, infringement
hitch, snag

A

l’accroc (masc)

409
Q

the sideboard or chest
(fam) school
low wall

A

le bahut

411
Q

sunny spell

respite, hiatus

A

une éclaircie

412
Q

summit

top, very top

A

le sommet

413
Q

school

A

une école

414
Q

apple

A

la pomme

415
Q

I’m responding to it (e.g. a letter).

A

J’y réponds.

416
Q

Pay attention to him.

A

Fais attention à lui, Fais-y attention.

417
Q

I hesitate to tell the truth. I hesitate to tell it.

A

J’hésite à dire la vérité. J’hésite á la dire.

418
Q

bluntly, straight

(inf) totally, definitely

A

carrément

419
Q

To each his own. There’s no accounting for taste.

A

À chacun son goût.

420
Q

storm, thunderstorm

(fig.) storm, rage

A

un orage

421
Q

lightning

A

éclairs (npl)

422
Q

stormy

A

orageux

423
Q

thunder

A

le tonnerre

424
Q

thunder clap

A

un coup de tonnerre

425
Q

filthy, foul weather (fam.)

A

un temps de chien

426
Q

Don’t talk to me!

Don’t mention that!

A

(Ne) m’en parle pas !

427
Q

“That’s [wx] a change from a week ago.”

A

Ça nous change d’il y a une semaine.

428
Q

hail

A

la grêle

429
Q

cow

A

la vache

439
Q

shower (weather)

A

une averse

440
Q

“properly, correctly, respectably”

A

comme il faut

441
Q

“normally like everyone else”

A

come tout le monde

442
Q

“ordinary, everyday”

A

comme les autres

443
Q

“as they say”

A

comme on dit

444
Q

“to have what it takes” (inf.)

A

avoir ce qu’il faut

445
Q

“That’s just what we need.”

A

C’est juste ce qu’il faut.

446
Q

“That’s more than we need.”

A

C’est plus qu’il n’en faut.

447
Q

“I/We need more time.”

A

Il faudrait avoir plus de temps.

448
Q

“you/one/they must be”

A

il faut être

449
Q

“if necessary, if need be, if I must”

A

s’il le faut

450
Q

“far from it!”

A

loin s’en faut !

451
Q

“because of, due to”

A

à cause de

452
Q

“oh really? I see.”

A

ah bon (?)

453
Q

“at the same time”

A

à la fois

454
Q

“at most, in a pinch”

A

à la limite

455
Q

“or even, if need be”

A

à la rigueur

456
Q

“front page news”

A

à la une

457
Q

“by the way”

A

au fait /feht/

458
Q

“of course, obviously”

A

bien entendu

bien sûr

459
Q

“seriously, all joking aside”

A

blague à part

460
Q

“Good riddance!”

A

Bon débarras !

461
Q

“it’s worth it”

A

ça vaut le coup

462
Q

“no way!”

A

c’est pas vrai !

463
Q

“moreover, might I add”

A

d’ailleurs

464
Q

“overnight”

A

du jour au lendemain

465
Q

“in fact, as a matter of fact, actually” (contradiction, vs. en effet, or justemente)

A

en fait /feht/

466
Q

“and so on and so forth, blah blah, yada yada” (inf.)

A

et patati et patata

467
Q

“well, I mean”

A

enfin, ‘fin

468
Q

“I’m on my way!”

A

J’arrive !

469
Q

“Shall we go? Ready?”

A

On y va ?

470
Q

a delight, treat

A

un régal

471
Q

“What a treat! It’s delicious!”

A

Quel régal !

472
Q

“It’s a sight for sore eyes, a delight to behold.”

A

C’est un régal pour les yeux.

473
Q

a slice, an edge

A

une tranche

474
Q

Do you want a slice of bread?

A

Veux-tu une tranche de pain ?

475
Q

The edge of this book is dirty.

A

La tranche de ce livre est sale.

476
Q

an age bracket

A

une tranche d’âge

477
Q

a time period

A

une tranche de temp

478
Q

a time slot

A

une tranche horaire

479
Q

They had a great time (inf).

A

Il s’en sont payé une tranche (inf).

480
Q

to cut, sever

A

trancher

481
Q

clear, distinct, clear-cut

A

tranché

482
Q

a trench

A

une tranchée

483
Q

sharp

A

tranchant

484
Q

the cutting edge (of a knife)

A

le tranchant

485
Q

a platter, chopper

A

un tranchoir

486
Q

to move, shift; to displace; to transfer

A

déplacer

487
Q

“the last straw”

A

la goutte qui fait déborder le vase

488
Q

“the gun went off by itself”

A

le coup est parti tout seul

489
Q

“the cork shot up to the ceiling”

A

le bouchon est parti au plafond

490
Q

“it all started well/badly”

“it got off to a good/bad start”

A

tout ça est bien/mal parti

491
Q

“we got off on the wrong track, to a bad start”

A

on est parti sur une mauvaise piste

492
Q

“could you go out and buy some bread?”

A

Peux-to partir acheter du pain ?

493
Q

“He went to study in Italy.”

A

Il est parti étudier en Italie

494
Q

“My husband passed away.”

A

Mon mari est parti

495
Q

“He burst into tears.”

A

Il est parti á pleurer

496
Q

“I burst into laughter.”

A

Je suis parti á rire

497
Q

“He went off into an endless tangent.”

A

Il est parti dans une digression sans fin

498
Q

“Don’t get (all) mad.”

A

Ne pars pas dans une grande colère

499
Q

the contract will begin on 3 August

A

le contrat partira du 3 août

500
Q

it’s the second from the left

A

c’est le deuxième en partant de la gauche

501
Q

it comes from the heart

A

ça part du cœur

502
Q

where is this noise coming from?

A

d’où part ce bruit ?

503
Q

he started talking and looked like he’d keep going for an hour

A

il est parti pour parler pendant une heure

504
Q

she started telling us her life story

A

elle est partie pour nous raconter sa vie

505
Q

on your marks! get set! go!

A

À vos marques ! Prêts ? Partez !

506
Q

here we go, here goes

A

c’est parti

507
Q

to stroll, hang around, dawdle

A

flâner

508
Q

I like strolling around town in the morning

A

j’aime flâner dans la ville le matin

509
Q

go get your brother, and don’t dawdle!

A

va chercher ton frère, et sans flâner !

510
Q

stroll, strolling (noun)

A

la flânerie

511
Q

a person who strolls

A

un flâneur

512
Q

I’m leaving!

A

je m’en vais !

513
Q

I’m telling you, it is!

A

Puisque je te le dis !