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l’hesitation (f)

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hesitation

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un discours

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speech

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un tribunal

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court

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une pièce

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a play

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donner sur

J’ai trouvé un hôtel qui donne sur la Place des Vosges.

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to look out on

I found a hotel looking out on the Place des Vosges.

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la ville natale

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hometown

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hormis

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apart from

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hors

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apart from

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vu

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considering, given

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appuyé (adj)

Il est appuyé contre le mur.

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to lean

He is leaning against the wall.

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machine à sous

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slot machine (sous = cent)

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un métier à tisser

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a loom (tisser = to weave)

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un moulin à parole

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chatterbox (lit: a speach mill)

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une tasse à café

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a coffee cup

Recall: preposition à is used to indicate nature, function or purpose.

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un liquer

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liquer

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le porto

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port (wine)

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une brassée

une brassée de fleurs

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an armful

an armful of flowers.

Recall: preposition de is used to indicate content or composition.

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une almande

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an almond

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une limonade

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a lemonade

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le neuvième

Un des restaurants branchés dans le neuvième s’appelle Chez Jean.

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the ninth arrondissement (in Paris)

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branché (adj)

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plugged in

trendy

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une relation

Chez les adolescents, les relations sont souvent conflictuelles.

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a relation
a relationship

With teenagers, relationships are often confrontational.

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conflictuel (adj)

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confrontational

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un coup de poing

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a blow with the closed fist

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circuler
circulate, move along
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paisible (adj)
peaceful
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investir
to invest
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avouer
to confess
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se revolter
to rebel
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une revue
journal, magazine
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interviewer
to interview (formally)
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la fusion
merger
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tomber en panne d'essence
to run out of gas
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plagier
to plagiarize
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une station balnéaire
a resort
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la montgolfière
hot-air balloon
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la trêve
truce
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élu (adj)
elected Recall: élire = to elect
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sur-le-champ
instantly
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un impérateur | une impératrice
empress
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de nombreux de nombreuse de nombreuses maîtresses
many many mistresses
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se suicider
to commit suicide
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Idiomatic use of possessive pronouns: à la tienne! or à la vôtre il est retourné chez les siens Ma voiture vient de faire des siennes If faut mettre du tien
cheers! He returned to his own family My car has just acted up You must contribute your share
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le matériel | la matérielle
gear, material, equipment
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ensoleillé (adj)
sunny
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en solde
on sale
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doublé (adj) Ce film est doublé.
dubbed This film is dubbed.
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tourné (adj) du lait tourné
turned (in this case, soured) soured milk
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rompre
break up, separate
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un cerf
a stag (deer)
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mouvementé (adj)
eventful, busy
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d'occasion Cette voiture est d'occasion.
used This car is used.
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un prospectus
prospectus, handout | junk mail
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Conserver à l'abri de la lumière
Lit: Keep sheltered from light Keep away from light.
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Ne pas laisser à la portée des enfants.
Lit: Don't leave to the grasp of children. Keep out of the reach of children
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la soprane
la soprano
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un sans-abri
as homeless person
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une salle d'attente
waiting room
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feuilleter
to leaf through
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adosser
to lean back against
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accroupir
to squat, crouch, bend down
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miauler J'entends le chat miauler
to meow I hear the cat meowing.
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la répétition générale.
rehearsal
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les critiques
the reviews
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forger
to forge
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un forgeron C'est en forgeant qu'un devient forgeron. (Idiom)
a blacksmith Lit: It's in forging that one becomes a blacksmith. Practice makes perfect.
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cueillir
to pick
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renvoyer
to be fired
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enrichir
to enrich
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s'enrichir
to get rich
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le chaume
thatch (as a thatched roof)
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mettre sur écoute Son téléphone a mis sur écoute
wiretapped His phone was wiretapped.
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en flagrant délit
Lit: in flagrant crime red-handed, in the act
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anonymement
anonymously
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une forteresse
a fortress
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un comité
committee
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drainer
to drain
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drainé (adj)
drained
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contraindre
to compel, coerce
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contraint (adj)
to be compelled
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fracturer
to fracture, break
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se fracturer Il s'est fracturé le pied en tombant de l'eschelle.
to break a bone He fractured his foot while falling from a ladder.
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une escale Ils feront une escale à Tahiti.
a stop They will make a stop in Tahiti.
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au courant Je vous tiendrai au courant.
in the loop I'll keep you informed.
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une arrivée je l'appellerai à mon arrivée
an arrival I'll call him when I arrive.
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un vernissage Nous irons au vernissage si c'est possible.
a show opening We will go to the show opening if possible.
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tant que
as long as
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prévenir
to tell to warn to prevent
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décrocher un poste Elle achètera une voiture quand elle aura décroché un poste.
to get a job She will buy a car when she gets a job. décrocher = to pick up (phone), to uncouple, to get
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la note
the bill
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une loterie
a lottery
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louche (adj)
shady, questionable
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une ambassade
an embasy
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mettre à la porte
to show someone the door | to fire someone
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piquer une crise
to have a fit, to panic
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avertir
to warn

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