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138 Cards in this Set
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ta bouche ! (fam)
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Shut up! Shut your trap!
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ta bouche bébé ! (fam)
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Shut up! Shut your trap!
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tâcher de
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to try to
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tant et plus de
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ever so much, many
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tant mieux
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good, great, so much the better
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Tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casse.
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Enough is enough.
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tarder à
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to delay / be late in ___-ing
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téléphoner à
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to call
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téléphoner pour (le problème)
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to phone about (the problem)
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Tel est pris qui croyait prendre.
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It's the biter bit.
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Telle est mon opinion sur
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That's my view of
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Tel père, tel fils.
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Like father, like son.
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Tel qui rit vendredi dimanche pleurera.
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Laugh on Friday, cry on Sunday.
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Le temps, c'est de l'argent.
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Time is money.
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tenez votre droite
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keep to the right
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tenez votre gauche
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keep to the left
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tenir à
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to hold (s.o.) to / insist on ___-ing
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tenir à + infinitive
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to be anxious to
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tenir à ce que + subjunctive
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to be anxious that
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tenir à qqch
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to cherish s.t.
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tenir bon
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to hold one's ground
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tenir compagnie à qqun
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to keep s.o. company
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tenir compte de
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to keep in mind, to take into account
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tenir de (sa mère)
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to resemble, take after (one's mother)
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tenir de bonne source
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to have on good authority
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tenir de qqun
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to take after s.o.
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tenir debout
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to hold water (figuratively)
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tenir le bon bout
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to be on the right track
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tenir le coup
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to hold out, to make it through
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tenir qqun à l'oeil
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to keep an eye on s.o.
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tenir qqun/qqch pour
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to regard s.o./s.t. as
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tenir rigueur à qqun de ne pas
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to hold it against s.o. for not
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tenir toujours sa parole
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to always keep one's word
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tenter le coup (inf)
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to have a go, try one's luck
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tenue de soirée
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formal, evening dress
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tenue de soirée de rigueur
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black tie
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tête-à-tête
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head to head, private conversation
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Tiens!
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Hey there! or Take this.
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Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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tirer sur
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to shoot at
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tirer un coup de revolver / feu
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to fire a shot
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tomber amoureux de
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to fall in love with
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tomber au champ d'honneur
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to be killed in action
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tomber en panne en route à
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to break down on the way to
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Ton histoire m'a coupé l'appétit.
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Your story made me lose my appetite.
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toucher un chèque
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to cash a check
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tourner sept fois sa langue dans sa bouche avant de parler
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to think long and hard before speaking
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tourner sur (l'église, la droite)
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to turn (toward the church, right)
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tourner vers (la droite)
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to turn to (the right)
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tous ces gens
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all these people
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tous les deux jours
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every other day
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tous les enfants
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all the children
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Tous les goûts sont dans la nature.
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It takes all kinds (to make a world).
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tous les jours
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every day
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tout à coup
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all of a sudden, suddenly
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tout au plus
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at the very most
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tout de suite
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right away
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Tout dépend de
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It all depends on
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tout d'un coup
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all of a sudden, suddenly
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tout enfant
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every child
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Tout est bien qui finit bien.
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All's well that ends well.
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tout laisser en plan
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to drop everything
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tout le temps
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all the time
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Tout se paie
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Everything has its price
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Tout soldat a dans son sac son batôn de maréchal.
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The sky is the limit.
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Tout va le mieux du monde.
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Everything is going beautifully.
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Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre.
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All things come to those who wait.
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toute cette tristesse
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all this sadness
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toute la journée
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all day
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toute ma famille
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my whole family
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Toute peine mérite salaire.
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The laborer is worthy of his hire.
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toutes ces idées
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all of these ideas
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traduire en (français)
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to translate into (French)
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traduire vers (l'anglais)
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to translate into (English)
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transformer qqch en (qqch)
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to change s.t. into (s.t.)
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transmettre ses remerciements à
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to pass on one's thanks to
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travail bien payé
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well-paid work
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travail mal payé
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poorly-paid work
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travailler aux champs
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to work in the fields
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travailler de jour (de nuit)
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to work days (nights)
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travailler pour
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to work for
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troquer qqch contre qqch
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to swap s.t. for s.t. else
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trouver l'oiseau rare
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to find Mr. Right
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Tu as beau dire, je ne te crois pas.
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It doesn't matter what you say, I don't believe you
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Tu as envie de...?
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Do you feel like...?
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Tu connais la meilleure ?
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And do you know the best part? (e.g., of the story)
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Tu es toujours dans mon chemin
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You're always in my way
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Tu l'auras cherché !
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You've been asking for it!
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Tu me casses les bonbons ! (fam)
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You're a pain in the neck!
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Tu me gâtes !
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You're spoiling me!
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Tu mets le doigt dans l'oeil.
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You're fooling yourself.
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Tu n'as rien de mieux à faire ?
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Don't you have anything better to do?
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Tu ne mâches pas tes mots
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You don't mince words
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Tu n'y perds rien !
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It's no great loss, You haven't missed anything.
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Tu parles !
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You must be joking!
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Tu penses toujours au pire.
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You always assume the worst.
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Tu perds la raison ?
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Are you out of your mind?
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Tu te rends compte ?
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Can you imagine?
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Tu t'es levé du pied gauche ?
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Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed?
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valoir mieux
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to be better / more valuable
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Va te faire mettre !
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Get lost!
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la veille au soir
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the previous evening
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vendre la mèche
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to let the cat out of the bag
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Venez donc...
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Come and...
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venir à
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to come up to, reach, happen to
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venir à bout de + infinitive
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to manage to, to succeed in
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venir au monde
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to come into the world
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venir avec plaisir
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to be glad to come
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venir chercher
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to call for, to come get
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venir chercher qqun
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to come get / pick s.o. up
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venir de
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to have just done s.t. (le passé récent)
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venir par (la côte)
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to come along/by (the coast)
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La vérité sort de la bouche des enfants.
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Out of the mouths of babes.
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veuillez (+ infinitive)
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please
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la vie aux champs
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country life
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Viens donc...
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Come on and...
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vivre au jour le jour
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To live from hand to mouth
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vivre dans (la misère, la peur)
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to live in (poverty, fear)
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vivre les uns sur les autres
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to live one on top of the other
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voir 36 chandelles
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to see stars
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voir à
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to see to it that, to make sure that
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voir de ses propres yeux
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to see s.t. with one's own eyes
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voir la vie en rose
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to see life through rose-colored glasses
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voir qqch d'un mauvais oeil
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to look down on s.t.
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voir qqun à l'oeuvre
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to see s.o. in action
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voir venir
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wait and see
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voir venir gros comme une maison
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to see s.t. coming from a mile away
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vol à main armée
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armed robbery
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voler (qqch) à (qqun)
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to steal (s.t.) from (s.o.)
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voter contre
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to vote against
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voter pour
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to vote for
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vouloir bien
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to be willing/glad/good/kind enough to
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vouloir dire
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to mean
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Vouloir, c'est pouvoir.
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Where there's a will, there's a way.
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Vous nous feriez très plaisir si vous pouviez nous consacrer une soirée.
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We would be delighted if you could spend an evening with us.
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Vous voyez d'ici le tableau !
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Just picture it!
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voyager en (train, taxi)
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to travel by (train, taxi)
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y mettre la dernière main
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to put the finishing touches on
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