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au cas où

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in case of

if

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un aboutissement

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an outcome

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chanceux (adj)
chanceuse

Je suis chanceux.

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lucky

I’m lucky.

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un traité

un traité de paix

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treaty

a peace treaty

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une tournure

S’il le président n’avait pas été assassiné, l’avenir aurait pris une tournure différente.

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turn

If the president hadn’t been assassinated, the future would have taken a different turn.

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gaver

S’il ne s’était pas gavé de chocolats, il ne serait pas malade.

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to stuff, overeat

If he hadn’t stuffed himself with chocolat, he would not be sick.

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un remplaçant

une remplaçante

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replacement

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fameux (adj)

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famous

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un océanographe

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an oceanographer

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de quoi que ce soit

Si vous aviez besoin de quoi que ce soit, n’hesitez pas à me contacter.

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anything at all

If you need anything at all, don’t hesitate to contact me.

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enlever

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remove

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une séance

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a show

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le conférencier

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lecturer

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hors pair (adj)

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outstanding

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vendre aux enchères

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to sell at auction

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une enchère

faire une enchère

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a bid

to make a bid

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enchèrir

enchèrir sur quelqu’un
enchèrer sur une offre

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to bid

to bid higher than someone
to bid higher than an existing offer

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le suspect

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suspect

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communiquer

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to pass on

to give

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un créneau

nous pouvons trouver un créneau de 30 minutes pour discuter ensemble.

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a gap
an opening
a window of time

We can find an opening of 30 minutes to chat together.

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caritatif (adj)

une organisation caritative

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charitable

a charitable organization

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inadmissible (adj)

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unacceptable

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un échec

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a failure, a flop

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une entreprise

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a company

a firm

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selon lequel J'ai lu le rapport selon lequel vous avez eu une année remaquable.
according to which I read the report according to which you had a remarkable year.
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un tournant
turn | direction
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un exploit
an achievement
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un conseiller | une conseillère
an advisor
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un metteur en scène
a director (film)
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la méchanceté
meanness
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se servir Est-ce que tu te sers de ce dictionnaire?
to use Are you using this dictionary?
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un refus
a refusal
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s'apercevoir
to notice
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comporter
to comprise
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entendre dire que J'ai entendu dire qu'il fasait beau à Paris aujourd'hui.
to hear it said that I heard that it is nice in Paris today. Note: When main clause is in passé composé and the action in the subordinate clause is current, the subordinate clause takes the imparfait.
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pour de bon Il quitte Paris pour de bon la semaine prochaine.
for good He's leaving Paris for good next week.
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une réélection
re-election
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un récital
a recital
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essorer
to spin (as in a dryer, centrifuge)
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un essor Il parle de l'essor économique en Asie.
soaring development He is talking about the booming economy in Asia.
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l'inflation (f)
inflation
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être à la hauteur de la tâche
to be up to a task (ie capable)
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être de mauvaise humeur
to be in a bad mood
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avoir l'air content
to look happy
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tenir à Je tiens à ce qu'elle le lise avant lundi
to insist I insist that she read it before Monday. Note subjunctive mood.
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remporter Penses -tu qu'il va remporter les élections?
to win Do you think he'll win the elections?
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se conduire Il est étrange qu'il se conduise ainsi
to behave It's strange for him to behave this way.
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pourvu que + subjunctive
provided that
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un vernissage
an opening
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pourvu qu when used in a single clause means "let's hope" Pourvu qu'il fasse beau demain! Pourvu qu'ils ne soient pas en retard!
Let's hope the weather is nice tomorrow. | Let's hope they're not late.
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Qui que means "whoever". Takes subjunctive mood. Qui que tu sois, tu as les mêmes droits.
Whoever you are, you have the same rights.
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le rendement
productivity
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accroître | s'accroître
to increase
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l'occasion (f)
opportunity chance occasion
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le nécessaire
what is necessary
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a moins que
unless
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un audition
an audition
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quoi que Quoi qu'il fasse, il réussit.
whatever Whatever he does, he succeeds.
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Je m'en fiche.
I don't care.
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le décorateur
decorator
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ici même
in this very place
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une rêne
a rein (for horses)
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éplucher
to peel (as vegetables)
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un flacon un flacon de parfum
a small bottle a bottle of perfume
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un colis
a package, parcel
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prescrire
to prescribe
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proscrire
to proscribe, ban
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une promesse
a promiss
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un remaniement un remaniement ministèriel
a shuffle, reorganization a cabinet shuffle
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un scandale
scandal
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la flanelle
flannel
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discutable (adj)
disputable
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partail (adj) partiale partiaux
partial, biased
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impartial (adj)
impartial, unbiased
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modeste (adj)
modest
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arrogant (adj)
arrogant
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ennuyeux (adj)
boring
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la viguer La loi n'est plus en viguer.
strength The law is not longer in effect.
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un plan
a map
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``` nous autre (colloquial disjunctive pronouns) vous autre ```
we you seem to function the same way as nous/vous disjunctive pronouns.

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