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1
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plead

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plaider

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sales

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la vente

sales of the wind are seriously declining

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lying, lifeless

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gisant

jeez, aunt, can you stop pretending to be lifeless

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window cleaner

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laveur de carreux

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collide with, injure

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heurter

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suit (argot)

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un constard

this con came tard to the suit wearing usiness

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torturer

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le tortionnaire

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courier

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un coursier

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to go through customs

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passer a la douane

passe through where all my dough gets confiscated

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gossip

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le ragot

get all your ragout gossip grom a street rag

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run the risk of

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encourir de danger

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12
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ring band

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la bague

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to be very difficult to achieve

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c’est la croix et la bannière

the crusader’s aims were very difficult to achieve, they needed the cross and the banner

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14
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take the virginity of

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dépuceler

get the pussy

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15
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bosom

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les seins

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simple, silly

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niais

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17
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laden, well stocked

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achalande

this dtore is ladened with achats

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hairdryer

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sèche-cheveux

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19
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request smth

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solliciter

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20
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set square, protractor

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une équerre

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21
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dick

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le zob

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22
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spoiled, brat

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gâté

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hefty, huge *argot)

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balaise

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third-worl

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le tiers-monde

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25
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drinkable, acceptable

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potable

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frenzy, craving

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la frénésie

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implausible, incredible

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invraissemblable

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28
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cabinet maker

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ébéniste

he makes cabinets for bird nests

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29
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bundle up (dress badly0

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fagoter

only fags dare to dress badly

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ripe, mature (drunk)

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mur

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alarm, frighten

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effaroucher

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32
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skipping school

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secher les courses

theses courses are dry, so I’ll skip them

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33
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two days later

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le surlendemain

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34
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line, stroke, drop, mouthful

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un trait

(this traitor drew a line with a knife on my throat at the stroke of midnight, first there was a drop of blood, then a mouthful)

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35
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kick out

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ruer

put out on the rue

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36
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follow closely, hound

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talonner

be on the talons of a dragon

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37
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bum

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les fesses

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38
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pawn

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le pion

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39
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nothingness, void

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néant

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40
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crap, garbage

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foutaise

football is easily crap

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41
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joint

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petards

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42
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to mock someone

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s’en foutre de qqn

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43
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undone, unstitched, incoherent

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décousu

dad vkusyv his tongue eating couscous, he was incoherent in talking and the laughter undid my stiches

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44
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form, plug

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le fichu

you need a form to be authorised to use a fish as a plug

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45
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varnish, polish

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le vernis

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46
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modesty, reserve

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pudeur

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47
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barrier beach

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le lido

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48
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cheap restaurant

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une gargote

only gargoyles consider cheap restaurants cheap cuisine

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49
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wretched, hopeless

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minable

africa is weteched but minable continent

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50
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search, rummage through

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fouiller

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51
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cuddle, make a fuss of

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câliner

make a fuss of baby kalina

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52
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rags, old clothes

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frusques

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53
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hide and seek

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le cache cache

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54
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make happy, blossom (come out of shell)

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épanouir

stepan makes her ouvrir

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55
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suck on

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teter

suck on abald man’s head

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56
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madman, lunatic

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une dingue

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57
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allow sb to unwind, work things off

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défouler

get rid of your craziness by going away from la foule and unwinding

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58
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shortcoming, gap

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la lacune

this lagoon has a serious shortcoming - there’s sharks

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59
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coward, loose

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lâche

thi guy’s a coward, scared of the lash

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60
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tanned, bronzed

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basané

baaa, this ship is insanely tanned

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61
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chastise, punish

A

châtier

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62
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go fuck yourself

A

va te faire foutre

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63
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roundup, raid

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rafle

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64
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be blind to

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s’aveugler

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65
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with hindsight

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avec le recul

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66
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impose, overwork, overhwlem

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accabler

acca dacca overworked by making wheat

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67
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butt

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mégot

found a maggot in my cigarette butt

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68
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make a phone call

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passer un coup de fil

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69
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to move heaven and earth

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remuer ciel et terre

remove heaven and earth

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70
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compensate

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dédommager

dido compensated by her manager for making her famous with time after time

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71
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badmouth sb

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tailler un costard a qqn

he’s so at and tall you wouldn’t even be able to fit a suit on him

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72
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have a boob job

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se faire refaire les seins

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73
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apply for a scholarship

A

solliciter une bourse

solicitor applies for a scholarship to be a bus driver

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74
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overblown

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trop mur

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75
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reduce to nothing

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réduire a néant

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76
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fly off the handle

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se mettre en pétard

flew off the handle because he put himself in a fart

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77
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indecent assault

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attentat a la pudeur

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78
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blind, dazzle

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aveugler

79
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weigh you down

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t’accabler

80
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boor, oaf

A

une malotru

81
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hassle, trouble

A

le tracas

these trucks cause too much hassle on the road

82
Q

balls (vulgar)

A

les couilles

83
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tribe, clan

A

la tribu

84
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one-eyed

A

borgne

he owed be a borg since he was bron, so i took his eye

85
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hip

A

la hanche

I have a hunch you have a gun at your hip

86
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blade, sword

A

la lame

that’s a pretty lame plastice laminatied sword

87
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scare

A

la cicatrice

88
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delivery

A

le livraion

89
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picking, gathering

A

la cueillete

90
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follow in the footsteps

A

suivre dans les pas

91
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procedure, course, sector, industry

A

la filière

92
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uncork, unblock

A

déboucher

93
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tenure holder

A

titulaire

94
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relentlesness, determination

A

acharnement

chars are relentless in the moment of war

95
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increase, resurge

A

recrudescence

there’s a resurge of cruddy vannilla essence on the markets

96
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fixed-term contract

A

un contrat a durée détermine

97
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on-going contract

A

un contrat a durée indéterminée

98
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temping

A

un intérim

99
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to outsource

A

externaliser

100
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working population

A

les actifs

101
Q

teaching qualification

A

le Capes

102
Q

special 2-3 year program after bac for top students

A

la classe préparatoire

103
Q

to overcome

A

vaincre

vanquish

104
Q

lagging behind

A

a la traîne

105
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young

A

en bas age

106
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possible

A

envisageable

107
Q

commute

A

un trajet

108
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office rent

A

une location de bureaux

109
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to prove to be

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s’avérer

110
Q

greenhouse gaz

A

des gaz a effet de serre

111
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a handshake

A

une poignée de main

boing your arm up and donw in handshake

112
Q

to neglect

A

délaisser

lassy dog neglected on set

113
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to be overwhelmed

A

se laisser déborder

im ovrwhelmed by this dam deciding to overflow

114
Q

training

A

une formation

115
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convincing

A

probant

this mars probe is a convicnng sign that there is life there

116
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regulated

A

encadre

117
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small or mid sized business

A

une PME

118
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until, by

A

d’ici la

119
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housing scheme

A

ZUP

bros say sup to ne another in the houseing scheme

120
Q

homeless person

A

un SDF

121
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the dole

A

le RMI

can’t afford to get an mri on the dole

122
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minimum wage

A

le SMIC

123
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housing commision

A

le HLM

124
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accomodation center, shelter

A

un centre d’hébergement

125
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dilapidated

A

vétuste

this vest is dilapidated

126
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unhealthy, unsanitary

A

insalubre

127
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gypsy

A

tzigane

128
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taut, wide open, tense

A

tendu

129
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to head for, make for

A

se diriger vers

the group of conductors head for the hills after purges

130
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to cram, pile up

A

s’entasser

131
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homeless

A

les sans-abris

132
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self-esteem, respect, dignity

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l’amour propre

133
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parcel, package

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un colis

(sent some kulish in a package0

134
Q

here and there

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par-ci, par-la

135
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building site, disaster zone

A

le chantier

136
Q

candle, spark plug

A

la bouige

137
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deacon

A

le diacre

138
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delicacy

A

un délice

139
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usher/ investment banker

A

le placeur

140
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unity, accord

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ralliement

141
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larry

A

camion

142
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human warmth

A

la chaleur humaine

143
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help each other

A

s’entraider

world trade organization - statesx help one another with trade

144
Q

leading the pack, the way

A

en tête de file

this fille is at the head of the thread sewing pack

145
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sprain, twisting (truth)

A

l’entorse

twist your torso in aerobics, sprain your back, they twisted the truth that it would helkp you get fitter

146
Q

brainteaser, puzzle, conundrum

A

un casse-tête

147
Q

bite, teeth marks

A

la morsure

you’ll be dead from that bit for sure

148
Q

asbestos

A

l’amiante

im anti my amis and build their houses with asestos

149
Q

forehead

A

le front

hitler’s forehead was the real eastern front

150
Q

drought, insensitivity

A

la sécheresse

151
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to be deprived of smth

A

etre prive de qqch

152
Q

french trade union

A

CFDT

153
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ration, level, rate

A

le taux

154
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first employmet conditions

A

CPE

crap paying employment

155
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furrow your brow

A

plisser le front

please sir, don’t furrow your brow

156
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be grounded

A

etre prive de sorties

im sort of grounded

157
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audience ratings

A

taux d’ecoute

158
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electoral turnout

A

taux de participation électorale

159
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cover letter

A

lettre de motivation

160
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professional network

A

le réseau professionel

161
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lifeless, expresionless

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atone

a tony abbott talking expressionlessly

162
Q

in, within, inside

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au sein de

163
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unhooking, disengagement, leaving orbit

A

décrochement

164
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edible vegetable

A

potage

vegetables that you can put in a pot

165
Q

kitchen garden

A

jardin potager

166
Q

snack, gain on, erode

A

grignoter

167
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set up, establish, open

A

implanter

open an boob implant business in la

168
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worthy of

A

digne de

169
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lack of social mobility

A

la reproduction sociale

170
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migrant worker

A

travailleur détaché

171
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swallow, engulf, gobble up

A

engloutir

172
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gruesome, macabre

A

funeste

this funeral est gruesome (eating dead man)

173
Q

dig, worsen

A

creuser

the epideic of teen drinking worsens with crusers

174
Q

a well

A

un puits

it’s a well for poo

175
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smelly

A

puant

my aunt stinks of poo

176
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to crackle (radio)

A

crachoter

radio crackles during airplane crash, tryiong to contact hotel to rebook

177
Q

disagreable, briny

A

saumâtre

this tuna is so riny, master

178
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contribute, pay into

A

cotiser

costiser

179
Q

claw, designer label

A

la griffe

this griffon has his own designer label and giant claws

180
Q

thrill, delight, become (you) (litter. = kidnap)

A

ravir

you look ravishing in that, it delights me

181
Q

file, file down

A

limer

filing a lime for a cake

182
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brains (food)

A

la cervelle

183
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social benefits

A

la prestation sociale

184
Q

moron, cretin

A

pleupleu

people are morons, especially in the pluit

185
Q

country bumpkin

A

plouc

country bunkimps pull ploogs

186
Q

yokel

A

péquenaud

yokel being pecked by tureys for naught

187
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chauvinistic, vulgar man

A

beauf

188
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free period

A

la permanence

189
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grow wider

A

se creuser

190
Q

delve further into an issue

A

creuser une question

need to delve further into the issue of crusers and drink many

191
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rack your brains

A

se creuser la tète

192
Q

stink of

A

puer (le…)

stink of poo

193
Q

a birdbrain

A

une cervelle d’oiseau

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