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arnaquer

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to thieve, swindle

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berner

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to fool, deceive

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s’inspirer

Il faut qu’on s’inspire de nos enfants dans ce cas-ci

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To draw inspiration from

We need to draw inspiration from our children in this case.

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se moquer de

Il se moque de la critique

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to not care about

He doesn’t care about criticism.

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se formaliser de

Il se formalise d’un rien

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to take offence

He takes offence easily.

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nuancer

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to nuance, elaborate

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adoucir

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to soften

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en permanence

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constantly, permanently

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une containte

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a constraint

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experimenté (adj)

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experienced

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un attaquant

une attaquante

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attacker, assailant

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attaquer

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to attack

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le championnat

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championship

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la franchise

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frankness

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une citation

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a quotation

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signer

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to sign

to autograph

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enchaîner

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to enchain

to repeat again and again

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percer

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to pierce

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précieux (adj)

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precious, valuable

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un pompiste

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a gas station attendant

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meurtri (adj)

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wounded, bruised

very sad

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contusionner

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to bruise

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se retirer

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to withdraw

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une apparition

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an appearance

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défavoriser
to disadvantage
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défavorisé (adj)
disadvantaged
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ancrer
to anchor
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ancré (adj)
anchored
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un concurrent | une concurrente
competitor, rival
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créditer
to credit (money or with acknowledgement)
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apprécié de
to be liked by
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distribuer
to distribute
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majeur (adj)
important
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un majeur (noun)
major | middle finger
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une commune
a town
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digne (adj) digne de Ce livre est digne d'attention
dignified worthy of, noteworthy This book is noteworthy.
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le cépage Le Cabernet-Sauvignon, le Merlot etc., ils sont les cépages très connus.
a varietal (of grape) Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot etc. are well known varietals.
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la vendange La vangange est l'étape pendant laquelle on cueille les grappes de raisins.
grape harvest The harvest is the step in which the bunches of grapes are picked.
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la grappe
bunch (of grapes) | cluster
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la levure
yeast
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retenir
to retain
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la sécheresse
dryness
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exiger
to demand, require
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exigeant (adj)
demanding, hard to please
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le biais (de) Il l'a appris par le biais d'internet.
the means (of) He learned it through the internet.
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une gaffe
``` a bargepole a blunder (informal) ```
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décaler
to shift (in time or attitude)
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grossier (adj) | grossière
coarse, vulgar, rude
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visiblement
obviously, noticeably, openly
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primordial (adj)
paramount
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stabiloter je stabilote les mots que je ne comprends pas.
to underline I underline the words I don't understand.
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incontournable
unavoidable
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le flux Vous devez comprendre le flux d'information qui arrive vers vous.
flow You should understand the flow of information that comes towards you.
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l'amont/l'aval en amont (en aval is not in common use). Je vais visiter la France mais en amont je vais étudier le français.
upstream/downstream en amont = avant I'm going to visit France but first I'm going to study French.
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une promotion
``` a promotion an offer (sale) a cohort (students who are promoted together) une "promo" ```
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marrant (adj)
funny, amusing
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Il y avait une publicité toutes les dix minutes.
There was a commercial every ten minutes.
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sans arrêt
without end
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lasser se lasser de qqc/qqn
to bore (an audience) to grow tired/bored of ...
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Les filmes comiques | Les filmes à suspens
comedies | suspense films
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enquêter sur un meurtre
to investigate a murder
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une profanation
a desecration, defilement
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se rattacher
to link up
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de fil en aiguille
bit by bit
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vaguement
vaguely
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le/la suspect "suspé"
suspect
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morbide (adj)
morbid
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un devi
a quotation, estimate
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un accrochage
clash (entre) | collision (avec)
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violent (adj)
violent harsh fierce
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bouchonner
to rub down (horse) | form a traffic jam
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freiner
to brake
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brusquement
suddenly
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piler
to crush, grind | slam on the brakes (colloq)
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percuter
to strike, crash into
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se percuter
to collide
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un coup de lapin
whiplash
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d’une part....et d’autre part
on one hand ... and on the other hand...
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matinal (adj)
morning
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pas mal de temps sur le matin
a lot of time in the morning
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embaucher
to hire
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de prendre un peu d’avance sur le travail du soir
to get a little head start on the evening’s work
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un lever
“getting up”

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