Not being tripped up AS Flashcards
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à partir de
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from (time clause)
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achever
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to finish
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actuellement
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currently
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un amateur
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enthusiast
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après avoir +pp
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after having (do not try in writing)
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assister à
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to attend
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un avertissement
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warning
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au même titre
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along with
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avoir beau (essayer)
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despite/ it’s no good (trying)
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avoir de la chance
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to be lucky
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avoir du mal à
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to have difficulty doing
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avoir envie de
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to feel like doing
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avoir hâte de
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to be eager to
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avoir l’air de
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to seem
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avoir lieu
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to take place
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en avoir marre de
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to be fed up with
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avoir raison
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to be right
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en avoir ras-le-bol
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to be fed up with
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avoir tort
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to be wrong
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bien de
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quite a few
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blaguer
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to joke
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ce n’est pas le peine
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it’s not worth it!
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composter
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to stamp/punch
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être censé
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to be supposed to
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faire construire
to make happen
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faire le pont
to take an extra day off work
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faire partie de
to be part of
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faire semblant de
to pretend to
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franchir
to succeed
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jouir de
to enjoy
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il se peut que (+subj)
it is possible that
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il vaut mieux (+infinitive)
it is better to
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il vaudrait mieux (+infinitive)
it would be better to
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laisser tomber
to drop
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le gros lot
the jackpot
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le tube
the hit (song)
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licencier
to dismiss
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livrer
to deliver
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laisser
to leave
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manquer
to miss
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mettre en oeuvre
to make use of
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mattre en place
to set up
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neuf/ neuve
new
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occasionner
to happen (cause, bring about)
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pas mal de
quite a few
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prétendre
to claim
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réclamer
to ask for
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se deroûler
to happen (take place)
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se faire comprendre
to make oneself understood
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se fier à
to trust
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se laisser aller
to let oneself go
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se mefier de
to be wary of/ doubt
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se mettre à faire qqchose
to start doing something
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se mettre en route
to get going
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se passer
to happen/ occur
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passer
become/ be accepted
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se plaindre
to complain
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se rendre compte
to realise
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se servir de
to help oneself to
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se soucier de
to care/ worry about
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se tromper
to make a mistake
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s'en passer
to do without
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s'en sortir
to pull through (an illness)
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s'occuper de
to look after/ be in charge of
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s'en vouloir
to be annoyed with oneself
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tenir en compte
to take into account
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traiter de
to deal with
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venir de
to have just done something
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y compris
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