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44 Cards in this Set
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avoir beau + infinitif
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to do something in vain
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avoir de quoi + infinitif
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to have the means to
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faire à sa tête
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to do as one pleases
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faire de la peine à
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to grieve, distress, trouble
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faire exprès
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to do on purpose
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faire semblant de
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to pretend, make believe
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faire venir
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to send for
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s'agir de (il s'agit de)
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to be a question of, to be about
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se douter de
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to suspect
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se fier à
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to trust
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se passer de
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to do without
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se rendre à
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to go to
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se rendre compte de (or que)
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to realize, to understand
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se tirer d'affaire
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to get along, manage
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s'attendre à
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to expect
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aller à
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to fit, suit
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entendre dire que
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to hear that
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entendre parler de
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to hear of
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en vouloir à
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to have a grudge against, to be angry with
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manquer de + noun
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to lack
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manquer de + infinitif
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almost (do something)
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faillir + infinitif
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almost (do something)
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pleuvoir à verse
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to rain hard, pour
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prendre garde de
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to be careful not to
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prendre le parti de
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to decide to, make up one's mind to
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sauter aux yeux
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to be evident
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savoir bon gré à quelqu'un de quelque chose
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to be grateful to someone for something
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tenir à
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to insist upon, to be anxious to, to value
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venir à bout de
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to succeed in, to manage to
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y être
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to understand, see the point
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à part
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aside
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à quoi bon + infinitif?
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what's the use of...?
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à son gré
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as one pleases, to one's liking
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à l'étranger
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abroad
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au courant de
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informed of
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de parti plus
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deliberately
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de la part de
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on behalf of, from
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de rigueur
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(socially) obligatory, required
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bon gré mal gré
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whether one wants to or not
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en huit jours
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in a week
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en quinze jours
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in two weeks
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le long de
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along
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tout de même
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just the same
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quand même
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just the same
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