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140 Cards in this Set
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help
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au secours
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emergency
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un cas d'urgence
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in case of emergency
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en cas d'urgence
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breakdown
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une panne
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to have a (car) breakdown
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tomber en panne
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to cancel
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annuler
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errand
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une commission
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swamped with work
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deborde(e) de travail
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it doesn't matter/never mind
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ca ne fait rien
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to hold a grudge against someone
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en vouloir a quelqu'un
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to be sorry
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etre navre(e)
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to do on purpose
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faire expres
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to be at the end of one's rope/ to have had it
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n'en plus pouvoir (je n'en peux plus)
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car battery
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la batterie
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to get moving (car) to start
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demarrer
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to repaire a breakdown
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depanner
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traffic jam
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un embouteillage
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gasoline
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l'essence
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etto be out of gas
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etre en panne d'essence
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to break down
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etre/tomber en panne
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rush hours
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les heures de pointe
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gas station
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la station-service
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freezer
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le congelateur
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electircian
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electrician
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fridge
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le frigo
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to run, to work (machine)
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marcher
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tool
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l'outil
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plumber
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le plomber
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departmental/ service supervisor
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le chef de rayon/ de service
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to make a complaint
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faire une reclamation
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costs, charges
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les frais
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department store
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le grand magasin
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free, at no cost
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gratuit(e)
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dry cleaning
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le nettoyage a sec
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dry cleaner's
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le pressing/ la teinturerie
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hardware store
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la quincaillerie
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stain
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une tache
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hole
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un trou
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sold at a reduced price/ on sale
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vendu(e) en solde
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not any, not a single
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ne...aucun(e)
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hardly, scarceley
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ne... guère
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never
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ne... jamais
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neither... nor
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ne...ni...ni
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nowhere
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ne...nulle part
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not at all
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ne... pas du tout
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not yet
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ne... pas encore
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not either
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ne... pas non plus
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no one, not anyone, nobody
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ne... personne
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no longer, not any longy, no more
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ne... plus
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not (regional or literary french)
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ne... point
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only
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ne... que
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nothing
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ne... rien
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to have problems (doing something)
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avoir du mal a
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confused, muddled
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désorienté/ discontcerté
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to bring someone over (along)
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amener quelqu'un
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to take someone (somewhere)
*aunty em |
emmener quelqu'un
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to attend
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assister à
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to chage one's mind
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changer d'avis
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to borrow something from someone
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emprunter quelque chose à quelqu'un
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to lend something to someone
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prêter quelque chose à quelqu'un
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unexpected (2)
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imprévu(e)/ inattendu(e)
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conference; professional meeting
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un congrès
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meeting
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une réunion
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to work out
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s'arranger
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to consent to
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consentir à
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to forbid someone to
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défendre à quelqu'un de
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to bother; annoy
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embêter
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to hang up (the telephone)
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raccrocher
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to make up for it
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se rattraper
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to resolve, solve
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résoudre
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to hint to someone that
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faire comprendre à quelqu'un que
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to misunderstand
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mal comprendre
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a misunderstanding (2)
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une méprise/ une erreur
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to cause
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provoquer
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meaning
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le sens
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singificance, importance (2)
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la signification/ l'importance
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to mean
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signifier
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in other words
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autrement dit
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to be late
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avoir du retard
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that's the last straw!
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c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase!
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to disconnect (telephone, gas, electricity, cable)
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couper
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to disconnect, unplug (radio or tv)
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débrancher
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to stand in line
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faire la queue
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to get home late
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rentrer en retard
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to resolve, solve
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résoudre
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to hint to someone that
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faire comprendre à quelqu'un que
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to misunderstand
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mal comprendre
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a misunderstanding (2)
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une méprise/ une erreur
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to cause
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provoquer
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meaning
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le sens
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singificance, importance (2)
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la signification/ l'importance
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to mean
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signifier
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in other words
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autrement dit
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to be late
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avoir du retard
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that's the last straw!
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c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase!
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to disconnect (telephone, gas, electricity, cable)
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couper
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to disconnect, unplug (radio or tv)
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débrancher
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to stand in line
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faire la queue
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to get home late
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rentrer en retard
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to resolve, solve
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résoudre
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to hint to someone that
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faire comprendre à quelqu'un que
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to misunderstand
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mal comprendre
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a misunderstanding (2)
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une méprise/ une erreur
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to cause
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provoquer
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meaning
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le sens
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singificance, importance (2)
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la signification/ l'importance
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to mean
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signifier
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in other words
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autrement dit
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to be late
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avoir du retard
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that's the last straw!
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c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase!
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to disconnect (telephone, gas, electricity, cable)
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couper
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to disconnect, unplug (radio or tv)
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débrancher
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to stand in line
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faire la queue
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to get home late
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rentrer en retard
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to resolve, solve
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résoudre
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to hint to someone that
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faire comprendre à quelqu'un que
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to misunderstand
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mal comprendre
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a misunderstanding (2)
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une méprise/ une erreur
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to cause
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provoquer
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meaning
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le sens
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singificance, importance (2)
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la signification/ l'importance
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to mean
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signifier
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in other words
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autrement dit
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to be late
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avoir du retard
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that's the last straw!
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c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase!
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to disconnect (telephone, gas, electricity, cable)
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couper
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to disconnect, unplug (radio or tv)
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débrancher
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to stand in line
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faire la queue
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to get home late
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rentrer en retard
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to pass off someone's responsibilities onto someone else
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se décharger de ses responsabilités sur quelqu'un
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stand in line
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faire la queue
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to get home late
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rentrer en retard
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to be wourth the trouble
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valoir la peine
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shocked (2)
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bouleversé(e)/ choqué(e)
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to give in to someone (something)
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céder à quelqu'un (quelque chose)
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to wrong someone
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léser quelqu'un
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to be on strike
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être en grève
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to go on strike
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faire la grève
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striker
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le/la grèviste
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union
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le syndicat
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