Vive les vacances!

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vacation

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les vacances (toujours au pluriel)

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fun vacation

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les vacances amusantes

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to take a vacaction

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passer des vacances

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to come home from vacation

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rentrer des vacances

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to change rhythm, pace

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changer de rythme

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take advantage of well deserved rest

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profiter d’un repos bien mérité

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a time of inactivity

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un moment d’inactivité

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a time of boredom

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un moment d’ennui

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to be bored

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s’ennuyer

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to go abroad

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aller à l’étranger

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lost luggage

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bagages égarées

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I am sick of

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J’en ai marre de…

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I am tired of crowds.

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J’en ai marre des foules.

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I am sick of missing the bus.

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J’en ai marre de rater l’autobus.

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I am tired of not seeing my friends.

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J’en ai marre de ne pas voir mes potes.

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I am tired of eating old food.

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J’en ai marre de manger périmé.

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I am sick of red lights.

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J’en ai marre des feux rouges.

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I am sick of getting up early.

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J’en ai marre de me lever tôt,

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I am tired of homework.

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J’en ai marre des devoirs.

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sleeper cars

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les couchettes

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reclinable seats

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les sièges inclinables

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international journeys

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les parcours internationaux

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25% reduction

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une réduction de 25 pourcent

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free, on the house

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gratuit, est offert

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ticket price

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le tarif

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on line

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sur Internet, en ligne

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by phone

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par téléphone

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at travel agencies

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dans les agences de voyages

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at train stations

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dans les gares

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the French rail company

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la SNCF (société nationale des chemins de fer)

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the fast French trains

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le TGV (train à grande vitesse)

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exchangable

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échangeable

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refundable

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remboursable

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clothes

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vêtements, fringues

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roommate

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colocataire, coloc

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a lame evening

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une soirée nase

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to be exhausted

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être crevé

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humanitarian trips

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les vacances humanitaires

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volunteer work trips | to take part in a ....

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les chantiers | participer à un chantier

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gratifying

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gratifiant

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tiring

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fatigant

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on a volunteer basis; | a voluntary projet

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volontaire; | un projet volontaire

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united; connected

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solidaire

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to construct, to build

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construire, bâtir

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to renovate

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rénover

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to restore a builiding

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restaurer un bâtiment (un édifice)

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to help; | to help others

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aider; | aider les autres

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a construction site; | a volunteer work experience

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un chantier

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an orphanage

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un orphelinat

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volunteerism

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le bénévolat

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a challenge; to take on a challenge to overcome a challenge

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un défi; relever un défi; surmonter un défi

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a humanitarian organization

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une organisation humanitaire

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solidarity

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la solidarité

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to be usfeul, to make oneself useful; | I like to be of use

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se rendre utile; | J'aime me rendre utile

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to help out, to offer help; | I helped out the community..

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apporter de l'aide; | J'ai apporté de l'aide à la communauté...

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to feel useful; | Je me sens utile quand...

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se sentir utile; | Je me sens utile quand..

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to give one's time | I donate my time when I can.

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donner de son temps: | Je donne de mon temps quand je le peux.

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to give a helping hand; | We gave them a helping hand.

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donner un coup de main; | On leur a donné un coup de main.

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to make new acquaintances; | We met many new people.

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faire de nouvelles rencontres; | On a fait beaucoup de nouvelles rencontres.

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to do a humanitarian gesture, action

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faire un geste humanitaire

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to make new friends; | I made new friends

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se faire de nouveaux amis; | Je me suis fait de nouveaux amis.

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to give active suppport, to really back up

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prêter main-forte

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to do painstaking work

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faire un travail de fourmi

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to go off on a humanitarian mission; | I left on a humanitarian mission.

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partir en mission humanitaire; | Je sui parti(e) en mission humanitaire.