Voc Flashcards

(191 cards)

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État d’esprit

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Outlook

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Regarder du bon coté

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Look on the bright side

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Manque

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Lack

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Aux dépends de

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At the expense of

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Poussière

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Dust

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Assez occupé

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Rather hectic

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Au fait

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Incidentally

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Surprise

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Right out of the blue

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Bailler

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Yawn

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Incroyablement

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Astonishingly

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Very =

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Deeply

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Quite =

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Mildly

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Essais

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Attempts

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Horaires

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Schedule

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Follement

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Insanely

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Béatement

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Blissfully

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Amèrement

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Bitterly

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Cadenas

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Padlock

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Canne

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Walking stick

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Grossièrement/scandaleusement

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Grossly

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Tirer vers l’avant

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To pull sb forward

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Intrigue/action/terrain

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Plot

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Conspirer

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To plot

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Déclenché

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Triggered

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Rafale/agitation
Flurry
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Agiter/troubler
To flurry
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Mesurer/échelonner
Scale
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Flagrant/criant
Blatant
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Dédain
Disdain
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Carreaux (chemise)
Tartan
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Avaler
To swallow
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Éternuer
To sneeze
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Très fatigué
Dead tired
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Fortement endormi
Fast asleep
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Totalement réveillé
Wide awake
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Se lever avant 7am
To get up bright and early
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J'ai des trucs a faire
I have some bits and pieces to do
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Etre loyal
To be fair and square
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Faire face
To cope
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Etre coincé
To be stuck
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Mettre sa vie sur pause
Put your life on hold
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Adversaire
Contestant
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Réconfortant
Heartwarming
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Récompensé
Rewarded
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Devenir célèbre
Propelled into the hall of fame
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Amer
Bitter
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Dans l'ensemble
On the whole
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Etroit
Narrow
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Chemin/sillage
Track
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Pierre
Stone
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Boueux
Muddy
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Gacher
Spoil
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Dans le creux d'une main
In the hollow of a hand
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Rideaux
Curtains
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Jurer (promettre)
To swear
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Coquille vide
Empty shell
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Peur
Fear
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Rivage/bord
Shore
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Buissons
Bushes
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Terne/ennuyeux
Dull
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Se pencher
To lean
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Noyer
Drown
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Douloureux/une plaie
Sore
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Gorge
Throat
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Génant
Awkward
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Rigide/raide/dur
Stiff
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Large
Wide
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Réponse
Reply
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Mépris
Scorn
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Plutot
Rather
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Gai
Cheerful
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Doux/régulier/confortable
Smooth
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Ombre
Shadow
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Haut la main
With flying colours
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Maniaque (maison)
Neat freak
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Trouver par hasard
To come across
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Détester
To loathe
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Vraiment vouloir
Crave
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Terni
Tarnished
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Piquer du nez
To plunge
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Sensibilisation
Outreach
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Couvre-feu
Carfew
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Bave
Slime
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Entassement
Piling up
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Vers
Worms
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Aborder/s'attaquer à
Tackle
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Se creuser la tete
To scratch your head
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En attendant
Meanwhile
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Etre viré
To be laid off
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Demander avec force
To beg
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Très inquiet
Frantic
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Bonne (de maison)
Maid
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Heureusement
Luckly
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En gras
In bold
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Subvention
Subsidy
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Pourboire
Tip
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Frais
Fee
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Rançon
Ransom
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De valeur
Valuable
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Pot de vin
Bribe
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Radin/avare
Stingy
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Tape a l'oeil
Flashy
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Ruiné
Bust
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Gourmand
Greedy
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Crédit immobilier
Mortgage
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Copieux/généreux
Lavish
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Insaisissable
Elusive
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Redouter/craindre
Dread
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Débutant
Rookie
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Compréhension
Grasp
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Tirage au sort
Toss
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Elle me connait plus que tout
She knows me inside out
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Je l'admirais
I really looked up to him
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Slogan
Tag-line
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D'un autre coté
Conversely
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Qui distingue
That distinguish
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Commence ds le ventre de la mère
Begin in the womb
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Pers qui dit aux gens quoi faire
Bossy
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Pers qui refuse de changer d'avis
Subborn
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La plus-part du temps
Most of THE time
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Se remonter les manches
To pull my socks up
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Devenir suspicieux
To smell a rat
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Faire une erreur génante
Put your foot in it
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Révéler un secret
To put the cat out of the bag
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Joindre les deux bouts
Make ends meet
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Maladroit
Clumsy
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Je suis maladroit
I'm all fingers and thumbs
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Aller comme un gant
To fit like a glove
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Je viens de perdre mon emploi
I've just been given the sack
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Dépêche toi
Get a move on
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Je l'ai eu pour pas cher
I got it for a song
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Je n'en peux plus
I really hit the roof
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Je suis au bout du rouleau
I'me at the end of my tether
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Avoir la main verte
To have green fingers
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C'etait du gateau !
It was a piece of cake
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Ce n'est pas ma tasse de thé
It's not my cup of tea
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Keep calm =
Keep your hair on
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Falsifier les comptes
Cooking the books
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Augmentation de salaire
Pay-rise
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Passer l'info d'une pers a une autre
To pass on sth (to sb)
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Inventer une excuse
Make sth up / make up sth
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Rouler dessus (littéral)
Run sb over / run over sb
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Videur (de boite)
Bouncer
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Localiser
To pinpoint
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Avion
Aircraft
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Déplacements
Commutes
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Orage
Storm
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Balayer
Sweep
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Trépidant/fiévreux
Hectic
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Étagére
Shelve
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Minuscule
Tiny
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Redondant/superflu
Redundant
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Explosion
Blast
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Cuir
Leather
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Échanger
To swap
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In reality =
As a matter of fact
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Études réalisées par
Surveys carried out by
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Réchauffement climatique
Global warming
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Du a l'activité humaine
Man-induced
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Émanation
Release....into
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Usines
Factories
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Construites
Set-up
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En l'occurence
Namely
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Remèdes
Remedies
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Contenir
To curb
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S'engager
To pledge
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Émissions de gaz à effet de serre
Greenhouse gas emission
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Réduire DE 5% D'ICI 20ans
To cut BY 5% WITHIN two decades
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Mettre en place
To implement
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Est tenace
Is fierce
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Réticent
Reluctant
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Se plier
To comply with
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Péages
Road tolls
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Dissuader
Deter sb from doing sth
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Constructeurs auto
Car-manufacturers
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Minuterie
Timer
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Hall d'entrée
Hallway
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S'appuyer (physiquement)
To lean
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Reprendre mon souffle
Catch/regain my breath
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Gorge serrée
Throat feels tight
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Creux du ventre
Pit of my stomach
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Angoisse
Anxiety
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Prémonition
Foreboding / premonition
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En vain
In vain
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Joindre (au tel)
Reach
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Signaler
To report
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Palier (maison)
Landing
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Complice
Accomplice
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Se jeter au cou
Thow my arms around his neck
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Poisson d'avril
April fool's
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Menotes
Hand cuffs