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60 Cards in this Set
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une embuscade; se tenir en embuscade
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ambush; to lie in ambush
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un convoi
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convoy
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une bavure
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mistake, esp. police
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un répit
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respite, rest
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en aval/en amont de
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downhill/ uphill
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(la) ancienneté
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oldness (for a thing); length of service (for a person)
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faire froid dans le dos
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to give the shivers
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un actionnaire
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stockholder, shareholder
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une portefeuille d'actions
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a stock portfolio
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un/e contribuable
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taxpayer
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un repli
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1. Fold; 2. Withdrawal, fallback; 3. Recess; 4. Fall, drop
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se replier
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1. To fold back; 2. To withdraw, fall back
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sur les ondes
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on the radio
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lambiner
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to dawdle
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il y a, ça fait un bail que...
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it's been ages since...
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une crève
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bad cold
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une poignée
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handful
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la chapelure
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dried bread crumbs
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le cresson
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watercress
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la ciboulette
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chives
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le cabillaud
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cod
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(le) aneth
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dill
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le romarin
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rosemary
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un navet
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turnip
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donner sa parole
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to give one's word
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s'envenimer
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to grow more bitter, acrimonious
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faire un bide
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to be a complete flop, washout
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une daube
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twit
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radoter
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to witter on
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être gonflé(e)
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to be full of beans
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avoir les chevilles qui gonflent
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to have a fat head, an inflated ego
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récuser
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to challenge
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en avoir gros sur la patate
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to be peeved
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vrombir
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to throb, to hum
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du tac au tac
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tit for tat
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une conjecture
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surmise
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s'éclaircir la gorge
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to clear one's throat
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en baver
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to have a rough time of it
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un échequier
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chessboard
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un pion
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pawn
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hisser le drapeau
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to hoist the flag
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le générique
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credits (of a movie, etc)
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causer
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to chat
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des gros bonnets
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important people
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être épaté
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to be amazed
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un abruti(e)
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idiot
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hors concours
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talented
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c'est un crac
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it's very good
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crac boum, et crac
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hey presto!
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faire passer la pillule
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to make it go down more easily
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s'éssouffler
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to lose one's breath
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un escroc
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swindler, crook
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décalé
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to be disoriented
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un calembour
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play on words
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vanner
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to wear out
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la marâtre
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wicked stepmother
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avoir les crocs
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to be hungry
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nouer
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to knot
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en double file
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double parked
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la houle
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swell (movement of the sea)
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