Vocab Deck G Flashcards

1
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La certitude

A

Certainty

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2
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Côtoyer

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To mix with

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3
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Je l’ai peu côtoyé

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I didn’t see much of him

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4
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Côtoyer le danger

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To flirt with danger

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5
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Les coureurs abordent la ligne droite

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The runners are coming into the home strait

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Nous abordons une période difficile

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We’re about to enter a difficult phase

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Ils ont abordé à Carnac

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They landed at Carnac

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8
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Un abri

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a shelter

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9
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Tous aux abris!

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Take cover!

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10
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à l’abri des regards

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Hidden from view

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11
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Personne n’est à l’abri d’une erreur

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We all make mistakes

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Conserver à l’abri de la lumière/ de l’humidité

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Store in a dark/ dry place

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13
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Se mettre à l’abri

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To shelter

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14
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Un abri à vélos

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A bicycle shed

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15
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J’ai eu la bêtise d’accepter

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I was stupid enough to accept

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16
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Ne dis pas de bêtises

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Don’t talk nonsense

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17
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Ne faites pas de bêtises, les enfants

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Don’t get up to any mischief, children

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18
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Faire une bêtise

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To do something stupid, to make a blunder

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19
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Se disputer pour des bêtises

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To argue about nothing

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20
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Une bêtise de Cambrai

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A mint humbug

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21
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Un cachet d’aspirine

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An aspirin

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22
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Un cachet de la poste

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Postmark

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23
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Cette petite église a du cachet

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That little church has great character

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24
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Débarrasser (de)

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To clear (of)

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25
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Débarrasser la table

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To clear the table

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26
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Débarrasser qn de

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To relieve sb of

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27
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Débarrassez-vous

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Take your coat off

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28
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Effriter

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To crumble

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29
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Un fraisier

A

A strawberry plant, strawberry gâteau

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30
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La haine

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Hatred

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31
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L’incitation à la haine raciale

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Incitement to racial hatred

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32
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Avoir de la haine pour

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To feel hatred for

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33
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J’avais vraiment la haine

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I was so angry

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34
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Des jeunes qui ont la haine

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Angry young people

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35
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Une voie sans issue

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A dead end or ‘no through road’

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36
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Une heureuse issue

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A happy outcome

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37
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À l’issue de

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At the end of

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38
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Un mal-être

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A malaise

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39
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Le mobilier

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Furniture

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40
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Il fait partie du mobilier

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He’s part of the furniture

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41
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La politesse

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Politeness

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42
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Par politesse

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To be polite

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43
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Je vais t’apprendre la politesse!

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I’ll teach you some manners!

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44
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Ce serait la moindre des politesses

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It’s the least you/ he can do

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45
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Tétaniser

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To tetanize

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46
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Il était tétanisé de peur

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He was paralysed with fear

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47
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S’adosser à/ contre qch

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To lean back against sth

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48
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Le village est adossé à la montagne

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The village is perched on the mountainside

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49
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Un bourreau des cœurs

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A ladykiller

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50
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Un bourreau d’enfants

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A child-batterer

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51
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Un bourreau de travail

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A workaholic

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52
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La colle à papiers peints

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Wallpaper paste

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53
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La colle blanche

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Paste

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54
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Là, vous me posez une colle

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You’ve stumped me there

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55
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Mettre une colle à qn

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To put sb in detention

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56
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Se débattre

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To struggle

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57
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Encombrant(e)

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Cumbersome, burdensome

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58
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Forcément

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Inevitably

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59
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Il le savait forcément

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He obviously knew

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60
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C’est voué à l’échec

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It’s bound to fail

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61
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Pas forcément

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Not necessarily

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62
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Comble (adj)

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Packed

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63
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Le comble

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Height

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64
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C’est le comble du ridicule!

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That’s the height of absurdity!

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65
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Au comble de la joie

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Overjoyed

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66
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Au comble du désespoir

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In the depths of despair

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67
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Être à son comble

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To be at its peak

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68
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C’est le comble/ un comble!

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That’s the last straw!

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69
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Le comble, c’est qu’il est parti sans payer

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To top it all he left without paying

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70
Q

Les combles

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The attic

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71
Q

Un bout du doigt

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Fingertip

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72
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Un bout du sein

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Nipple

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73
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À l’autre bout du couloir

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At the other end of the corridor

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74
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On ne sait pais par quel bout le prendre

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It’s hard to know how to tackle him

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75
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On n’en voit pas le bout

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There seems to be no end to it

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76
Q

Tenir le bon bout

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To be on the right track

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77
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Un bout de terrain

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A plot of land

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78
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Un petit bout de chou

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A little kid

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79
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Il est resté un bon bout de temps

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He stayed quite some time

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80
Q

Mettre les bouts

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To skedaddle

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81
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à bout portant

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Point-blank

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82
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Au bout du compte

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All things considered

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83
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Lire un livre de bout en bout

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To read a book from cover to cover

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84
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Ma patience est à bout

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I’m at the end of my patience

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85
Q

Pousser qn à bout

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To push sb to the limit

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86
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être à bout d’arguments

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To have run out of arguments

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87
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À bout de forces

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Exhausted

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88
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Ou bien

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Or else

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89
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Hein

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Huh

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90
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Trois quart

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Three quarters

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91
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Reprendre

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To start again

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92
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Even though

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Bien que

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93
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Alors que

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When

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94
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Tels que

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Such as

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95
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A l’issue de

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After

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96
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Un tiers

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A third

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97
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En grande partie

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Mostly

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98
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Gravement

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Badly

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99
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Signifie-t-il vraiment

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Does it really mean

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100
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Doit-on

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Should we

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101
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Le bon moment

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The right time

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102
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Bien entendu

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Of course

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103
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J’ai simplement le sentiment

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I just feel

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104
Q

To stick

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Tenir

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105
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Les Sept Merveilles du monde

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The Seven Wonders of the world

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106
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Ronger son frein

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To wait patiently

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107
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Dès qu’on touche à

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As soon as you talk about..

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108
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Rendre hommage à

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To pay tribute to

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109
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La pointe nord

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The northern end

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110
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Il vit de

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He makes a living from

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111
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Adjointe de

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Of, for (position in an organisation)

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112
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Suivre attentivement le dossier

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To take a close interest in the case/ project

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113
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Un projet concret

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A particular project

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114
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Une esquisse

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A sketch

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115
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Une cuisse

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Thigh

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116
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La partie inférieure des jambes

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Lower legs

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117
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L’argile (f)

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Clay

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118
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D’une hauteur allant de

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Ranging in height from

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119
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Figurant

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Featuring

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120
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Sans rapport avec

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Unrelated to

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121
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Fusionner

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To merge

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122
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Le chiffre d’affaires annuel

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Annual revenue

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123
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Une chaine de restauration rapide

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Fast food chain

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124
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Délocalisé(e)

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Relocated

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125
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Réaliser

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To complete

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126
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Un taux d’imposition

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Tax rate

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127
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Plus faible

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Lower

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128
Q

Une facture fiscale

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Tax bill

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129
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Immorale

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Wrong

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130
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Calme-toi!

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Calm down!

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131
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Une fusion

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Merger

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132
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Les deux

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Both

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133
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Tirer profit

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To benefit

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134
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Je suppose

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I assume

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135
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Plus bas

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Lower

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136
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Absolument

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Definitely

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137
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S’installer à l’étranger

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To move abroad

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138
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Avide

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Greedy

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139
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Il faut faire quelque chose

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Something needs to be done about it

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140
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Ailleurs

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Somewhere else

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141
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Un code des impôts

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Tax-code

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142
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En réalité

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Actually

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143
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Obscur

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Arcane

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144
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Une réécriture

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A rewrite

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145
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Complète

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Comprehensive

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146
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L’année passée

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Last year

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147
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Une maison de retraite

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Nursing home

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Le Parti travailliste

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The Labour Party

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Impressionner

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To impress

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Un hommage

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Tribute

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Praises (noun)

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Les louanges (f)

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énormément

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Extremely

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Un leveur de fonds

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A fund raiser

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Un homme occupé

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A busy man

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Pas étonnant

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No wonder

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156
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Si fier de lui

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So proud of him

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Bien en avance sur son temps

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Way ahead of his time

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Père Noël

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Father Christmas

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Avant notre ère

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B.C.

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Lors du

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During

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Dès ma prise de fonction

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When I took office

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Comme tout(e)

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Like any

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163
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la liste du patrimonie mondial

A

The list of world heritage sites

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164
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Un pilier

A

Pillar, column

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Surmonté de

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Topped by

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166
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Se voir sur

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To be seen in/ on

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167
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Un timbre

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A stamp

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168
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Une amphore

A

An amphora

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169
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Se trouver

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To be situated

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170
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Un chef-d’oeuvre

A

A masterpiece

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171
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Se ruiner

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To ruin oneself

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172
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Enjamber

A

To span

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Un chevalier

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A knight

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174
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Un avant-poste

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Outpost

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Réalisé par

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Achieved by

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176
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Une évocation

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Evocation, rendering

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éclairé de

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Lit by

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178
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Un pôle d’attraction

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A magnet

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179
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Pédagogique

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Educational

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180
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Un archéologue

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An archaeologist

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181
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Bien que

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Although

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182
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Repérer

A

To spot, recognise

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183
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Une porte-clé

A

A key-ring

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184
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Boutique (à) souvenir

A

Gift shop

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185
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Rater la visite de

A

To miss out on a visit to

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186
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Témoigner

A

To witness

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187
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Venir à la rescousse de

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To come to the rescue of

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188
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Didactique

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Didactic

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189
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Un sol de marbre

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A marble floor

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190
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Il aurait été remarqué

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It would have been noted

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191
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Par ailleurs

A

Furthermore

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192
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Mise au jour

A

Uncovered, exposed

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193
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Le fronton

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Pediment

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194
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Ils êtaient sortis vainqueurs de

A

They emerged as victors from

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195
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La somme necessaire à

A

The amount of money needed for

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196
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La mer Égée

A

The Aegean Sea

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197
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Un archevêché

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An archbishopric

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198
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racheté

A

Redeemed

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199
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S’attrister

A

To sadden

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200
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Un damier

A

Checkerboard

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201
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Une esplanade

A

Plaza

202
Q

Ensuite (adverb)

A

Subsequently

203
Q

Au rivage

A

At the shoreline

204
Q

Visant

A

Targetting

205
Q

Une fuite

A

A leak

206
Q

Une enseigne de vêtements

A

Clothing store

207
Q

Une belle lurette

A

A long time

208
Q

Se déverser

A

To pour

209
Q

Farouchement

A

Vigorously

210
Q

Une entreprise d’état

A

State company

211
Q

Une groupe de réflexion

A

A think tank

212
Q

Riposter

A

To fight back

213
Q

L’efficacité

A

The effectiveness

214
Q

Le champ de bataille

A

Battlefield

215
Q

En sachant que

A

Knowing that

216
Q

Je serais quand même terrifié

A

I would still be scared

217
Q

Inbattable

A

Unstoppable

218
Q

Une prise de conscience

A

Awareness

219
Q

Y réfléchir à deux fois

A

To think twice

220
Q

De nos jours

A

Nowadays

221
Q

Responsabiliser

A

To empower

222
Q

De façon spectaculaire

A

Dramatically

223
Q

L’internaute

A

Internet user

224
Q

Un collectionneur

A

A collector

225
Q

La Toile

A

The web (internet)

226
Q

Être piraté

A

To be hacked

227
Q

Si il s’avère

A

If it turns out to be true

228
Q

Ces trucs (m)

A

These things

229
Q

Stocker

A

To back up

230
Q

S’introduire

A

To break in

231
Q

Piégé

A

Tricked

232
Q

C’était sans danger

A

It was safe

233
Q

Entrer par effraction chez toi

A

To break into your house

234
Q

Un haut de pyjama pour enfant

A

Children’s pyjama top

235
Q

Polémique

A

Controversial

236
Q

Le Far West

A

The wild west

237
Q

Ils n’y ont pas réfléchi

A

They did not think it through

238
Q

Je ne remets pas ça en question

A

I’m not questioning that

239
Q

Une chose pareille

A

Such a thing

240
Q

Ce genre de choses

A

This kind of thing

241
Q

Arriver à

A

To happen to

242
Q

Une croix gammée

A

Swastika

243
Q

Bien avant

A

Way before

244
Q

Quelque chose ne va pas

A

Something is wrong

245
Q

Une procédure de contrôle

A

Review process

246
Q

Inhabituel

A

Unusual

247
Q

Commettre des erreurs

A

To get things wrong

248
Q

S’excuser

A

To apologise

249
Q

La cheville

A

Ankle

250
Q

Les fers (m)

A

Shackles

251
Q

Les esclaves

A

Slaves

252
Q

Une marque

A

A brand

253
Q

Examiner plus attentivement

A

To have a harder look

254
Q

Il pourra s’écouler plus de temps

A

It will take longer

255
Q

Un site web

A

Website

256
Q

En se moquant d’eux

A

By mocking them

257
Q

Se défendre

A

To defend oneself

258
Q

Voilà quelque temps

A

For some time

259
Q

La marée

A

The tide

260
Q

à bout de bras

A

At arm’s length

261
Q

À tout bout de champ

A

All the time

262
Q

Il m’interrompt à tout bout de champ

A

He interrupts me all the time

263
Q

Au bout de

A

At the end of, after

264
Q

Au bout de la rue

A

At the end of the street

265
Q

Au bout du jardin

A

At the bottom of the garden

266
Q

La poste est tout au bout du village

A

The post office is at the far end of the village

267
Q

Au bout d’un mois

A

After a month

268
Q

Au bout d’un moment

A

After a while

269
Q

Il est parti au bout de trois minutes

A

He left after three minutes

270
Q

Il n’est pas au bout de ses peines

A

His troubles aren’t over yet

271
Q

Être au bout du rouleau

A

To be exhausted

272
Q

Bout à bout

A

End to end

273
Q

Manger du bout des dents

A

To pick at one’s food

274
Q

Du bout des doigts

A

With one’s fingertips

275
Q

Du bout des lèvres

A

Reluctantly

276
Q

D’un bout à l’autre

A

From one end to the other

277
Q

Il a traversé le pays d’un bout à l’autre

A

He travelled the length and breadth of the country

278
Q

Je l’ai lu d’un bout à l’autre sans m’arrêter

A

I read it from cover to cover without stopping

279
Q

Assis en bout de table

A

Sitting at the end of the table

280
Q

Nous sommes restés jusqu’au bout

A

We stayed right to the end

281
Q

Ce travail lui déplaît mais il ira jusqu’au bout

A

He doesn’t like this job but he’ll see it through

282
Q

Il faut aller jusqu’au bout

A

You must see it through

283
Q

J’ai son nom sur le bout de la langue

A

His name is on the tip of my tongue

284
Q

Elle connaît la question sur le bout des doigts

A

She knows the subject inside out

285
Q

Un bout d’essai

A

A screen test

286
Q

Tourner un bout d’essai

A

To do a screen test

287
Q

Un bout filtre

A

A filter tip

288
Q

je préfère agir ainsi

A

I prefer to do it this way

289
Q

il faut procéder ainsi

A

you have to proceed as follows

290
Q

pourquoi me traites-tu ainsi ?

A

why do you treat me this way?

291
Q

s’il en était ainsi

A

if this were the case

292
Q

il en sera ainsi et pas autrement

A

that’s the way it’s going to be and that’s that

293
Q

ainsi tu vas partir !

A

so, you’re leaving!

294
Q

ainsi que nous le disions hier

A

as we were saying yesterday

295
Q

pour ainsi dire

A

so to speak

296
Q

ainsi soit-il

A

So be it

297
Q

et ainsi de suite

A

And so on

298
Q

c’est vu ?

A

all right?

299
Q

c’est tout vu

A

it’s a foregone conclusion

300
Q

c’était bien vu de sa part

A

what he said was spot-on

301
Q

il est mal vu du patron

A

the boss has a poor opinion of him

302
Q

ici c’est bien/mal vu de porter une cravate

A

it’s the done thing/it’s not the done thing to wear a tie here​

303
Q

au vu et au su de tous

A

openly and publicly​

304
Q

vu la situation, cela valait mieux

A

in view of the situation, it was better

305
Q

vu que

A

in view of the fact that …

306
Q

Voguer

A

to sail

307
Q

l’embarcation voguait au fil de l’eau

A

the boat was drifting with the current

308
Q

je l’aiderais volontiers

A

I would gladly help him

309
Q

voulez-vous dîner chez nous ? — volontiers

A

would you like to eat with us? — I’d love to

310
Q

on croit volontiers que

A

people are quite ready to believe that

311
Q

Une embûche

A

A pitfall

312
Q

Semé d’embûches

A

Full of pitfalls

313
Q

Le fossé culturel

A

Cultural gap

314
Q

Le fossé entre les générations

A

The generation gap

315
Q

abréger les souffrances de qn

A

to put an end to sb’s suffering

316
Q

version abrégée

A

abridged version

317
Q

forme abrégée

A

abbreviated form

318
Q

abrège!

A

Get to the point!

319
Q

Abyssal(e)

A

Unfathomable

320
Q

Des pertes abyssales

A

Huge losses

321
Q

Un barrage de retenue

A

A flood barrier

322
Q

établir un barrage

A

to set up a roadblock

323
Q

faire barrage à

A

to stand in the way of

324
Q

Un buteur

A

A striker (football)

325
Q

carrément

A

straight out

326
Q

il est carrément nul

A

he’s completely useless

327
Q

Certes

A

Certainly

328
Q

Chauve

A

Bald

329
Q

La déception

A

disappointment

330
Q

Une déception sentimentale

A

An unhappy love affair

331
Q

j’ai eu la déception de voir que …

A

I was disappointed to see that …

332
Q

à longueur de journée

A

All day long

333
Q

J’éprouvais

A

I felt

334
Q

Je ne décrochais pas

A

I did not pick up the phone

335
Q

Je me débrouillais

A

I handled things

336
Q

Un peu gênant

A

A little embarassing

337
Q

Tout sauf

A

Anything but

338
Q

C’est ça qui me manquait

A

That’s what I lacked

339
Q

J’aurais voulu voir ça

A

I wish I had seen it

340
Q

Effacer

A

To erase

341
Q

Avoir quelque chose sur le bout de la langue

A

To have something on the tip of the tongue

342
Q

Un vieil ami

A

An old friend

343
Q

Lorsque j’étais petit

A

When I was a child

344
Q

Il ne me dit rien du tout

A

It doesn’t ring a bell with me

345
Q

Unique en son genre

A

One of a kind

346
Q

Faire des croquis

A

To sketch

347
Q

Sur le point

A

About to

348
Q

Qui est pour le moins frustrante

A

Which is frustrating, to say the least

349
Q

Je me demandais juste

A

I was just wondering

350
Q

Les chauves-souris frugivores

A

Fruit bats

351
Q

La couverture maladie

A

Health insurance

352
Q

La pêche à la baleine

A

Whaling

353
Q

La Suède

A

Sweden

354
Q

Un rongeur

A

Rodent

355
Q

Le lave-vaiselle

A

Dish-washer

356
Q

Insouciant

A

Carefree

357
Q

Revenir en arrière

A

To turn back time

358
Q

Il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce que l’on peut faire le jour même

A

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the same day

359
Q

Vivre comme an coq en pâte

A

To live very comfortably

360
Q

Mijoter

A

To cook

361
Q

Les lardons (m)

A

Bacon

362
Q

être choyé

A

To be pampered

363
Q

Dans le confort

A

Comfortably

364
Q

Mener une vie (f) douillette

A

To live a cozy life

365
Q

Enfourné

A

placed in the oven (adj)

366
Q

La volaille (f)

A

Poultry

367
Q

Enrobé(e) de

A

Coated with

368
Q

Assaisonné(e)

A

Seasoned

369
Q

Blotir

A

To snuggle

370
Q

En grande pompe

A

With great pomp

371
Q

Croupir

A

To rot

372
Q

Brandir

A

To wave

373
Q

Une pancarte

A

Sign

374
Q

Un réverbère

A

A lamp-post

375
Q

Faire des bêtises

A

To misbehave

376
Q

Un centre commercial

A

Shopping mall

377
Q

Un système d’exploitation

A

An operating system

378
Q

Un jeu de devinettes

A

A guessing game

379
Q

Avoir hâte de

A

To be unable to wait to

380
Q

Des sentiers battus

A

The beaten tracks

381
Q

Une embassade

A

Embassy

382
Q

Il a servi de cadre à

A

It was the setting for

383
Q

L’hôtel de ville

A

City Hall

384
Q

Honnêtement

A

Honestly

385
Q

Le tapis rouge

A

Red carpet

386
Q

Un carrosse de cérémonie

A

Ceremonial carriage

387
Q

Assombrir pendant longtemps

A

To cast a long shadow over

388
Q

Je te l’accorde

A

I agree

389
Q

Impensable

A

Unthinkable

390
Q

Pas cette fois

A

Not this time

391
Q

S’en prendre à

A

To turn against

392
Q

Tourner la page

A

To find closure

393
Q

Comment c’est arrivé

A

How this happened

394
Q

Pour reprendre les termes de

A

In the words of

395
Q

Considérer comme acquis(e)

A

To take for granted

396
Q

Les mises à jour de sécurité

A

Security updates

397
Q

Le logiciel

A

Software

398
Q

Se méprendre

A

To be mistaken

399
Q

Les failles

A

Software patches

400
Q

Tirer-en le maximum

A

To get the most out of it

401
Q

Faire la queue

A

To line up

402
Q

Être en voyage à l’étranger

A

To be travelling abroad

403
Q

Parcourir des yeux

A

To be looking at

404
Q

Surtout

A

Especially

405
Q

Je n’arrive même pas à me souvenir de

A

I could not even remember

406
Q

Entretenir des liens étroits

A

To have close ties

407
Q

Tu ne jamais prends la peine de

A

You never take the time to

408
Q

Je l’avoue

A

I admit it

409
Q

Tu me deçois un peu

A

You disappoint me a little

410
Q

Aux quatre coins du/de la

A

In every corner of

411
Q

Recourir à

A

To resort to

412
Q

Recueillir

A

To collect

413
Q

Quelle galère!

A

What a pain!

414
Q

Une boîte aux lettres

A

Mailbox

415
Q

Un facteur

A

Postman

416
Q

Battre

A

To beat

417
Q

Combattre

A

To fight

418
Q

Débattre

A

To discuss

419
Q

Rabattre

A

To shut

420
Q

Accourir

A

To run up

421
Q

Encourir

A

To incur

422
Q

Entretenir

A

To look after

423
Q

Recourir

A

To turn to

424
Q

Cueillir

A

To pick up

425
Q

Inoubliable

A

Unforgettable

426
Q

Emmener

A

To take

427
Q

De jour en jour

A

Day by day

428
Q

Qu’as tu en tête?

A

What do you have in mind?

429
Q

Un parc à thème

A

A theme park

430
Q

Intrigant

A

Intriguing

431
Q

Une bande dessiné

A

A comic book

432
Q

La Grèce antique

A

Ancient Greece

433
Q

L’empire romain

A

The Roman Empire

434
Q

Les sensations fortes

A

Thrills

435
Q

Une machine à voyager dans le temps

A

A time machine

436
Q

époustoufler

A

To amaze

437
Q

Un chemin pédestre

A

Footpath

438
Q

Goudronné

A

Tarred

439
Q

Un randonneur

A

Hiker

440
Q

Au sens figuré

A

Figuratively

441
Q

L’analphabétisme

A

Illiteracy

442
Q

Une marguerite

A

A daisy

443
Q

ça peut laisser une cicatrice

A

it might leave a scar

444
Q

ça aurait pu être un voleur !

A

it could ou might have been a burglar!

445
Q

où ai-je bien pu mettre mon stylo ?

A

where on earth can I have put my pen?

446
Q

qu’est-ce qu’il peut bien faire ?

A

what can he be doing?

447
Q

il a très bien pu entrer sans qu’on le voie

A

he could very well have come in without anyone seeing him

448
Q

qu’est-ce que cela peut bien lui faire ?

A

what’s it to him?

449
Q

je pourrais venir te chercher

A

I could come and pick you up

450
Q

tu aurais pu me dire ça plus tôt !

A

you could have told me sooner!

451
Q

se priver de

A

to forego

452
Q

se priver de cigarettes

A

to cut out cigarettes

453
Q

il ne s’est pas privé de le dire

A

he didn’t hesitate to say it

454
Q

propice

A

favourable

455
Q

attendre le moment propice

A

to wait for the right moment

456
Q

être propice à qch

A

To favour sth

457
Q

un climat propice à la négociation

A

an atmosphere conducive to negotiation

458
Q

La provenance

A

origin

459
Q

j’ignore la provenance de cette lettre

A

I don’t know where this letter came from

460
Q

en provenance de

A

from

461
Q

le train en provenance de Cherbourg

A

the train from Cherbourg

462
Q

manifester la volonté de faire qch

A

to show one’s intention to do sth

463
Q

les dernières volontés de qn

A

the last wishes of sb

464
Q

La volonté de puissance

A

thirst for power

465
Q

la volonté de guérir/réussir

A

will to recover/succeed

466
Q

«café à volonté»

A

“as much coffee as you like”

467
Q

nous avons de l’eau à volonté

A

we have plenty of water

468
Q

vin à volonté pendant le repas

A

unlimited wine with the meal

469
Q

An account (of something)

A

Un compte rendu

470
Q

A review

A

Un compte rendu

471
Q

A progress report

A

Un compte rendu

472
Q

Honest

A

Honnête

473
Q

Decent

A

Honnête

474
Q

Reasonable

A

Honnête

475
Q

Otherwise

A

autrement

476
Q

Or else (not as in a threat)

A

autrement

477
Q

Besides

A

autrement

478
Q

Il avait la tête qui tournait

A

His head was spinning

479
Q

fixant des yeux

A

Staring

480
Q

Le timbre d’un euro

A

One-euro stamp

481
Q

La carte de crédit

A

Credit card

482
Q

Remplir une fiche

A

To fill in a form

483
Q

La cravate

A

Tie

484
Q

L’imperméable (m)

A

Raincoat

485
Q

Le jean

A

Jeans

486
Q

Le soutien-gorge

A

Bra

487
Q

L’e-mail

A

E-mail

488
Q

Le lecteur MP3

A

MP3 player

489
Q

L’ordinateur (m)

A

Computer, laptop

490
Q

Le serveur

A

Server

491
Q

La toile

A

The Web

492
Q

La taille

A

Size

493
Q

J’attends le bus

A

I wait for the bus

494
Q

Decline the present tense of ‘avoir’ (to have)

A

J’ai Tu as Il/ elle a Nous avons Vous avez Ils/ elles ont

495
Q

Decline the present tense of ‘croire’ (to believe)

A

Je crois Tu crois Il/ elle croit Nous croyons Vous croyez Ils/ elles croient

496
Q

You (s) must pay.

A

Tu dois payer.

497
Q

I have just finished my work.

A

Je viens de terminer mon travail.

498
Q

To stop (not arrêter)

A

Stopper

499
Q

Abdication

A

La démission

500
Q

Une douillette

A

A baby’s quilted coat