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105 Cards in this Set
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prêter main-forte
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to lend a hand
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délaissé
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forsaken
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les lettres de noblesse
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the pedigree
the acclaim |
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le coffret
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the case
the collection |
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féru
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savvy / avid
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le féru
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the buff / enthusiast / fan
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la épopée
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the epic / tale
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l'égard
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the respect
the regard / esteem |
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crisper
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to contort
to make tense |
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en plein jour
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in broad daylight
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en plein ville
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out in the open
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le trottoir
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the pavement
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Je me suis retrouvé...
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I found myself...
I was left... |
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à l'ouest
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completely lost
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avoir du bol
avoir du pot |
to be in luck
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baraqué
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heavy built, muscular
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bien tassé (un whisky)
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a good measure (of whiskey)
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un bock
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a beer
a drink |
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bourré
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drunk
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Les bras m'en sont tombés.
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I was absolutely amazed.
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buter
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to kill (usually violently)
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C'est clair.
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That's for sure.
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ça me scie.
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I'm really shocked.
Really? |
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chômer
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to be out of work
to hang around |
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coller
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to stick
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croire dur comme fer
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to be absolutely convinced
to strongly believe |
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débouler
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to turn up unexpectedly
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défoncer
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to smash in
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dépouiller
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to strip off
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faucher
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to steal/rob
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flipper (à mort)
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to be (totally) stressed out
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les fringues
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the clothes
(informal) |
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la fute
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the pants
(informal) |
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les godasses
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the shoes
(informal) |
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le jules
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the husband / lover
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manchot
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one-armed (or armless)
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Je n'en menais pas large.
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My stomach was all in knots.
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Ni vu ni connu!
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You wouldn't even know anything had happened.
completely incognito |
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le pépin
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the glitch / hitch
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la vue
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the sight
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piquer
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to steal
(informal) |
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les pompes
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the sneakers
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que tchi
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zilch, nothing at all
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la racaille
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the riffraff, rabble, scum
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raketter
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to mug / rob
to scam |
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rapido
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quickly
(inf.) |
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régler
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to settle up
to finish |
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s'envoyer en l'air
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to make love
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s'envoyer
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to sink a drink
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se casser la gueule
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to fall flat on your face
to bust your stuff |
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se fendre la gueule
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to crack up
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se fendre la pêche
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to bust your gut
to break up laughing |
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se fringuer
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to get dressed up
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la faux
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the scythe
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fauché comme les blés
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totally broke
totally wiped out |
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faucher
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to mow
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encaisser
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to cash in
to collect |
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le pactole
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the gold mine
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une rançon
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a ransom
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affaibli
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weakened
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gommer
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to erase
to make disappear |
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menotter
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to handcuff
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le col
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the collar (of a shirt)
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la comparution
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the appearance (before a court)
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à côté de la plaque
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way off the mark
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accro
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hooked
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le bail
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an age
a long time |
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le baiser
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the kiss
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baiser
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to fuck / sleep with
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se faire la bise
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to kiss
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baratiner
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to hit on
to chat up |
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la boîte
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the (night) club
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C'est du sérieux.
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It's really serious.
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le câlin
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the cuddle
the caress |
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chialer
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to weep / cry
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la cohabitation
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the cohabitation
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le compagnon
la compagne |
the partner
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coucher avec
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to sleep with
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craquant
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gorgeous
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le culot
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the cheek
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être culotté
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to have a lot of nerve
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la drague
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the act of hitting on / picking up
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draguer
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to hit on / pick up
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emballer (qqun)
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to pick up (someone)
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le faible
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the weak spot
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faire des films
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to invent a drama
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faire une scène
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to make a scene
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flasher
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to spark
to fall head over heels |
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gaulois
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bawdy
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gober
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to swallow whole
to be gullible |
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être gonflé
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to have a lot of nerve
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hyper bien
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couldn't be better
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jouir
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to come
to get off |
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mater
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to eye up
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monter la tête
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to get angry / mad
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pacser
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to enter into civil union with
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peloter
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to feel up
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C'est le pied!
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It's absolutely the best!
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plier de rire
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to wet yourself laughing
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prendre son pied
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to have a lot of fun
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raide dingue (de qqun)
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to be crazy about (someone)
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sauter une fille/un mec
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to lay a girl/guy
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C'est du solide.
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It's solid / durable / long-lasting.
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les tablettes de chocolat
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six-pack abs
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tirer la gueule
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to pout
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