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- Front
- Back
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aim, goal, objective
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le but
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le reach (a goal)
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atteindre (un but)
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border
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la frontiere
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native country
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la patrie
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citizen
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le (la) citoyen (-en)
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politician
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l'homme (la femme) politique
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foreign affaires
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les affaires etrangeres (f)
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E.U. European Union
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L'UE
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U.N. United Nations
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L'ONU
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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l'OTAN
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political asylum
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l'asile politique
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humanitarian aid
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l'aid humanitaire
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NGO (non-governmental organization)
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l'ONG (l'organization non governementale)
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volunteer
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le (la) benevole
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Third World
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le tiers-monde
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developing country
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le pays en voie de developpment
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civilian
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le civil
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ally
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l'allie(e)
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soldiet
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le soldat
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weapon
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l'arme
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nuclear
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nucleaire
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chemical
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chimique
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biologique
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biological
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conflict
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le conflit
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suicide bombing
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l'attentat suicide
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enemy
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l'ennemi(e)
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to fight
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se battre
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to defeat
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vaincre
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defeat
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la defaite
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to win
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gagne
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victory
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la victoire
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at peace, peaceful
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en paix
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treaty
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la traite
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agreement
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l'accord (m)
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to agree
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se mettre d'accord
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to sign
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signer
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an agreement
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un accord
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a treaty
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un traite
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peace-keeping forces
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les forces de maintien de la paix
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to convince
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convaincre
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parents
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les parents
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father in law, step father
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le beau pere
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mother in law, step mother
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la belle mere
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unwed father (mother)
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le pere (la mere) celibataire
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step-brother, half-brother
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le demi-frere
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step-sister, half-sister
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la demi-soeur
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older, oldest (brother.sisiter,child)
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aine(e)
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younger,youngest (brother, sister, child)
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cadet(-te)
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adopted child
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l'enfant adopte(e)
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adopted son
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le fils adopte(e)
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adopted daughter
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la fille adoptive
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only child
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l'enfant unique
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only son
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le fils unique
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only daughter
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la fille unique
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broken family
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la famille eclatee
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single-parent family
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la famille monoparentale
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family with many children
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la famille nombreuse
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blended family
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la famille recomposee
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housewife, woman who does not work outside the home
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la femme au foyer
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household
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le foyer, le menage
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living together without being married
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l'union libre
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to live together
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vivre ensemble
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friend, buddy, chum
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le copain (la copine)
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my boyfriend, my girlfriend
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mon copain, ma copine
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boyfriend, girlfriend
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le petit ami, la petite amie
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to get along (well/badly)
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s'entendre (bien/mal)
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to understand each other
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se comprendre
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to yell, to shout
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crier
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to argue, to disagree, to fight (with)
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se disputer (avec)
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to get angry (with)
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se facher (contre)
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to hurt, to upset, to offend
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vexer
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to be mad at
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en vouloir a
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to scold
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gronder
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to yell at
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(s') engueuler
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to worry about
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s'inquieter (de), se faire du souci (pour quelqu'un)
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to calm down
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se calmer
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to kiss (each other)
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s'embrasser
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to trust someone
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faire confiance a
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to get used to
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s'habituer a
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to get married
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se marier
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to get divorced
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divorcer
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to pay alimony
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verser une pension alimentaire
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to fell (be) comfortable/uncomfortable
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se sentir a l'aise/ mal a l'aise
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to support, to stand by
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soutenir
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to put up with, to stand
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supporter
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authoritarian
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autoritaire
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fair
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juste
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impartial, unbiased
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impartial(e)
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to be in good/bad mood
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etre de bonne/mauvaise humeur
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to be easy/hard to get along with
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etre facile/difficile a vivre
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neat, great, terrific
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super
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fantastic, great
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genial(e)
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nice
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sympathique
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privacy
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l'intimite
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person with whon an appartment or house is shared, housemate
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le (la) colocataire
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to move (out)
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demenager
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to movie in
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emmenager
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to set up
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s'installer
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to rent
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louer
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the rent
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le loyer
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rental
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la location
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utilities, maintenance or service costs
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les charges (f)
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bil (phone, electrc, etc.)
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la facture
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expenses
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les frais
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to take care of
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s'occuper de
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to do house chores
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faire les taches menageres
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to do grocery shopping, to run errands
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faires les courses
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to cook
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faire la cuisine
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to do the laundry
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faire la lessive
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to do the housework, to clean
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faire le menage
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to do the dishes
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faire les vaiselle
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to vaccuum
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passer l'aspirateur
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to pick up, to straighten up
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ranger
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to iron
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repasser
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to take out the trash
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sortir la poubelle
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to mow the lawn
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tondre le gazon, le pelouse
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hero (heroine)
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le heros (l'heroine)
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king (queen)
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le roi (la reine)
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prince (princess)
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le prince (la princesse)
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knight
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le chavalier
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lady
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la dame
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young lady
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la demoiselle
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fairy, fairy godmother
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la fee, la bonne fee
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wicked stepmother
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la maratre
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devil
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le diable
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magicien
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le magicien (la megicienne)
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wizard, sorcerer, witch
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le sorcier (la sorciere)
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ghost
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le spectre, la fantome, le revenant
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dwarf
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le nain (la naine)
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elf
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le lutin
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giant
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le geant
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ogre
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l'ogre (l'ogresse)
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monster
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le monstre
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werewolf
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le loup-garou
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vampire
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le vampire
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unicorn
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la licorne
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dragon
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le dragon
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Once upon a time there was/were
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Il etait une fois
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They lived happily ever after...
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Ils vecurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants
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to tell (a story)
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raconter
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fairy tale
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le conte de fees
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good
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le bien
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evil
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le mal
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tall tale
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le conte a dormir debout
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to imagine
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imaginer
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to dream
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rever
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dream
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le reve
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nightmare
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le cauchemar
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to daydream
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revasser, etre dans la lune
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to build castles in the air
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batir des chateaux en Espagne
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to enchant
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enchanter
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the supernatural
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le marveilleux
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to cast a spell on
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ensorceler, jeter un sort (a)
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to haunt
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hanter
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magic spell
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le charme, le sortilege
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to break the spell
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rompre le charme
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black magic
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la magie noire
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curse
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la melediction
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to curse (someone or something)
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maudire
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to fear (to be afraid of)
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craindre
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to court, to woo
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faire la cour (a)
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to frighten
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faire paur (a)
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to pretend
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faire semblant (de)
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detective movie
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le film policier
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spy movie
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le film d'espionnage
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war movie
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le film de guerre
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horror movie
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le film d'epouvante
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fantasy movie (science fiction)
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le film fantastique
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classic
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le grand classique
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cartoon
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le dessin anime
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preview, trailer
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la bande annonce
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in color
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en couleur
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in black and white
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en noir et blanc
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original version
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en version originale
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dubbed
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double
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subtitled
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sous-titre
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silent
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muet
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screen
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l'ecran
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director
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le realisateur (la realisatrice)
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scriptwriter
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le (la) scenariste
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actor (actress)
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l'acteur (l'actrice)
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star
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la vedette, la star
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(main) character
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le personnage (principal)
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movie buff
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le (la) cinephile
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plot
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l'intrigue
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ending, conclusion
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le denouement
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set
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le decor
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special effects
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les effets speciaux
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to play a role
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jouer, interpreter un role
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to make a movie
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tourner un film
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TV set
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le poste de television, le televiseur
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on TV
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a la tele
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television viewer
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le telespectateur (la telespectatrice)
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channel
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la chaine
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cable television
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la television cablee
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satallite dish
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l'antenne satellite
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home theater entertainment system
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le home cinema
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programming
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la programmation
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program
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l'emission
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the news
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les informations, le journal televise
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soap opera
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le feuilleton, le soap
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serial
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la serie
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TV movie
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le telefilm
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ads, commercials
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la publicite, la pub
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remote control
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la telecommande
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to channel surf
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zapper
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channel surfing
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le zapping
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digital video camera
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le camescope numerique
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VCR
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le magnetoscope
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DVD player
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le lecteur DVD
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videocassette
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la cassette video, la video
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to tape, to copy (DVD)
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enregistrer
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to rewind
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rembobiner
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to enjoy, to have fun, to amuse oneself
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s'amuser (a)
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to improve one's mind
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se cultiver
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to discover
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decouvrir
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to relax, to unwind
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se detendre
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to hitchhike
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faire du stop
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to take the bus, the train...
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prendre le car, le train...
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to travel by plane, bus, train, car, on foot..
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voyager en avion, en car, en train,
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youth hostel
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l'auberge de jeunesse
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camping trailer
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la caravane
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small vacation house (in the mountains)
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le chalet
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summer camp (for children)
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la colonie de vacances
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to sleep...
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coucher
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in a tent
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sous la tente
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out in the open
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a la belle etoile
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outdoors
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en plein air
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tent
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la tente
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campground
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le terrain de camping
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sleeping bag
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le sac de couchage
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country house
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la maison de campagne
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ocean
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mer
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mountain
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la montagne
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beach
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la plage
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seaside resort
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la station balneaire
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winter (sports) resort
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la station de sports d'hiver
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to stay (in a hotel, condo...)
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descendre a, loger a
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to sleep in, to sleep late
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faire la grasse matinee
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to go on a cruise
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faire une croisiere
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to tan, to get a tan
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(se) bronzer
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sunburn
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le coup de soleil
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to get a sunburn
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attraper, prendre un coup de soleil
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to go boating
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faire du bateau
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canoeing
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du canoe
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windsurfing
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de la planche a voile
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sailing
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de la voile
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white-water rafting
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du rafting
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jet-skiing
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du scooter des mers
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water-skiing
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du ski nautique
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surfing
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du surf
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diving, scuba diving
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de la plongee
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to go swimming
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se baigner
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to go fishing
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aller a la pecher
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to go hunting
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aller a la chasse
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to go mountain climbing
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faire de l'alpinisme
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rock-climbing
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de l'escalade
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hang-gliding
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du parapente
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hiking, backpacking
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de la randonnee
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to go downhill skiing
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faire du ski alpin
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cross-country skiing
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du ski de fond
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snowboarding
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du surf des neiges
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snowmobiling
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de la motoneige
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snowboard
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la planche (des neiges)
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snowshoe
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la raquette
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horseback riding
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de l'equitation
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for a horseback ride
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une promenade a cheval
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on a picnic
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un pique-nique
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mountainbiking
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du VTT
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to go for an outing, a ride...
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faire une balade
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to go...
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faire une promenade
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bike riding
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a velo
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car ride
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en voiture
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time difference, jet lag
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le decalage horaire
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to suffer from jet lag
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mal supporter le decalage horaire
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to miss the airplane
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rater l'avion
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car
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voiture
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new (car)
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nueve
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used (car)
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d'occasion
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electric (car)
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electrique
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hybrid
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hybride
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truck
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le camion
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four-wheel-drive
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le quatre-quatre
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city bus
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l'autobus
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commercial bus line
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l'autocar
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subway
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le metro
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moped
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le scooter
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bicycle
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le velo
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roller blades
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les rollers
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public transportation
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les transports en commun
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walking
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la marche
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car driver
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l'automobiliste
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driver
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le conducteur (la conductrice)
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driver (taxi, bus)
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la chauffeur
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bicycle rider
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le (la) cycliste
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pedestrian
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le pieton (la pietonne)
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passenger (car, city bus, plane)
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le passager (la passagere)
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in-line skater
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le roller/rolleur (la rolleuse)
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passenger (train, commercial bus)
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le voyageur (la voyageuse0
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driver's license
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le permis de conduire
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speed limit
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le vitesse maximum
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traffic
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la circulation
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gas
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l'essance
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service station
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la station-service
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parking lot
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le parking
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parking
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le stationnement
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(on the) street parking
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le stationnement sur la chaussee
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car insurance
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l'assurance automobile
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helmet
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la casque
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anti-theft device
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l'antivol
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bike lane
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la voie cyclable
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bike path
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la piste cyclable
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to go into a car
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monter dans la voiture
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to get on a bus
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monter dans l'autobus
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to get out of the car/off the bus
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descendre de la voiture/de l'autobus
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to start off
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demarrer
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to drive
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conduire
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to go for a car ride
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se promener en voiture
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to give someone a ride
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emmener quelqu'un en voiture
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to accelerate
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accelerer
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to slow down
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ralentir
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to go (a car, bike, etc)
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rouler
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to pass
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doubler, de passer
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to brake
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freiner
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to park the car
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garer la voiture
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to park
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(se) garer, stationner
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to bike
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faire du velo
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to rollerblade
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faire du roller
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to take...
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prendre
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to take the bus, the train, the subway
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prendre le bus, le train, le metro
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traffic jam
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le bouchon, l'embouteillage
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rush hour
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l'heure de point
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to break down
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tomber en panne
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to run out of gas
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tomber en panne d'essance
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to run out of battery
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tomber en panne de courant
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to fill up with gas
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faire le plein
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to work
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marcher
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flat tire
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le pneu creve
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spare tire
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la roue de secours
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to run into
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rentrer dans
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to run over
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ecraser
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garage
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le garage
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car mechanic
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le garagiste
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to repair
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depanner, reparer
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speeding
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l'exces de vitesse
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fine
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l'amende
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traffic ticket
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le PV
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to get a ticket
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attraper un PV
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traffic light
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le feu (rouge, orange, vert)
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the police
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la police
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police station
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le poste,l e commissariat de police
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policeman
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le policier, l'agent de police, le flic (slang)
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to welcome, to greet
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accueillir
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welcome, reception
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l'accueil
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welcoming
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accueillant(e)
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residence permit
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la carte de sejour
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identity papers
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les papiers
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identity card
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la carte d'identite
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illegal immigrant
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le sans-papiers
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ethnic group
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l'ethnie
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unemployment
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le chomage
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to be unemployed
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etre au chomage
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unemployed person
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le chomeur, la chomeuse
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homeless person
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le (la) sans-abri, le (la) SDF
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to beg
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mendier
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prejudice
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le prejuge
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to apply (for a job)
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faire une demande (d'emploi), poser sa candidature
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form, application
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le formulaire
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to fill out a form
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remplir un formulaire
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cover letter, application letter
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la lettre de candidature, la lettre de motivation
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curiculum vitae, job resume
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le CV
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interview
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l'entretien
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to be interviewed (for a job0
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passer un entretien d'embauche
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job, work (slang)
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le boulot
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position, job
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le poste
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trade, job
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le metier
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domestic work
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les travaux domestiques
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odd jobs
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les petits traveux
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to hire
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embaucher
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to earn one's living
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gagner sa vie
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salary
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le salaire
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to work
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travailler
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full-time
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a plein temps
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half-time
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a mi-temps
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part-time
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a temps partiel
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as a volunteer
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comme benevole
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to go on strike
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faire greve
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to temp
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faire de l'interim
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temp agency
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une agence d'interim
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to do an internship
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faire un stage
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intern
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le (la) stagiaire
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to dismiss, to fire, to lay off
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licencier, renvoyer
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wage-earner
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le (la) salarie(e)
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blue-collar worker
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l'ouvier(-iere)
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seasonal worker
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saisionnier(-iere)
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boss
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le (la) patron(ne)
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CEO
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le PDG
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volunteer
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le (la) benevole
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to do volunteer work
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faire du benevolat
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charitable organization
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l'association caritative
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factory
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l'usine
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construction site
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le chantier
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workshop
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l'atelier
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textile mill
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textile
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artist's studio
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d'artiste
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office
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le bureau
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field
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le champ
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business, company
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l'entreprise
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to be beautiful
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etre beau (belle)
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pretty, ugly
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joli(e),laid(e)
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strong, fat
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fort(e), gros(se)
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robust
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costaud
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thin, skinny
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mince, maigre
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long, short hair
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les cheveux longs, courts
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thin, thick hair
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les cheveux fins, epais
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straight hair
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les cheveux raides
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wavy, curly hair
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les cheveux ondule, frises
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uncombed hair
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les cheveux ebouriffes
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dyed hair
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les cheveux teints
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crew-cut
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en brosse
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spiked (hair)
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en crete
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(hair) in braids
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en nattes
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in corn rows
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africaines
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to be bald
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etre chauve
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shaved head
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avoir la tete rasee
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a beard
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une barbe
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a goatee
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un bouc
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a moustache
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une moustache
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sideburns
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des pattes
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oval, round (face)
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le visage ovale, rond
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square (face)
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le visage carre
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pointed (face)
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le visage pointu
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fat-cheeked
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joufflu
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straight (nose)
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le nez droit
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hooked nose
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le nez busque
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thick lips
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les levres epaisses
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thin lips
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les levres minces
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pinched lips
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les levres pincees
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to be tan
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etre bronze(e)
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to be pale, sick-looking
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etre pale, bleme
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light complexion
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le teint clair
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dark complexion
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le teint basane
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olive complexion
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le teint olivare
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to have freckles
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avoir des taches de rousseur
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to look....
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avoir l'air...
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honest
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franc (franche)
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mischievous
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malicieux (-euse)
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awake, sleepy
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eveille(e), endormi(e)
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hard, sweet, cold
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dur(e), doux (douce), froid(e)
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nice
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gentil(le)
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friendly
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sympathique, sympa
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polite, impolite
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poli(e), impoli(e)
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discreet
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discrete(-ete)
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sensitive, insensitive
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sensible, insensible
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funny
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drole
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unpleasant
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desagreable
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grouchy
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rouspeteur(-euse)
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lazy
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paresseux(-euse)
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energetic
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energique
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relaxed
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decontracte(e)
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tense
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tendu(e)
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resourceful
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debrouillard(e)
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awkward, clumsy
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maladroit(e)
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clothes
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les vetements
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stylish
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chic
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out-of-style
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demodes
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clean, dirty
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propres, sales
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pants, (faded) jeans, shorts
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le pantalon, le jean (delave), le short
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T-shirt
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le tee-shirt
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suit (men)
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le costume
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suit (women)
|
le tailleur
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blouse
|
le chemisier
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sweater
|
le pull
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raincoat
|
l'impermeable
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coat
|
le manteau
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(leather) jacket
|
le blouson (en cuir)
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swimsuit
|
le maillot de bain
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hat
|
le maillot de bain
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bracelet
|
le bracelet
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necklace
|
le collier
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nail polish
|
le vernis a ongles
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make-up
|
le maquillage
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body piercing
|
le piercing
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nose ring, navel ring
|
au nez, au nombril
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tattoo
|
le tatouage
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athletic shoes
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les baskets
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shirt (men), tie
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la chemise, la cravate
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skirt, dress
|
une jupe, robe
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suit jacket (men/women)
|
une veste
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shoes, boots
|
les chaussures, les bottes
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sandals
|
les sandales
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cap
|
la casquette
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earrings
|
les boucle(s) d'oreille(s)
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to dress
|
s'habiller
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to style one's hair
|
se coiffer
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to cut one's hair
|
se couper les cheveux
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to have one's hair cut
|
se faire cuper les cheveux
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to put on make-up
|
se maquiller
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to play tennis
|
jouer au tennis
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to play basketball
|
jouer as basketball
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to play soccer
|
jouer au football
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to play football
|
jouer au football americain
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to play video games
|
jouer a des jeux video
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to play piano
|
jouer du piano
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to play the guitar
|
jouer de la guitare
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to go jogging
|
faire du jogging
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to do aerobics
|
faire de l'aerobic
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to go window shopping
|
faire de leche-vitrines
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to go shopping
|
faire des courses
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to be a musician
|
etre musicien(-enne)
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to be in a band
|
etre dans un groupe (musical)
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to be athletic
|
etre sportif(-ve)
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to be on a team
|
etre membre d'une equipe
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preschool
|
l'ecole maternelle
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elementary school
|
l'ecole primaire
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middle school
|
le college
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high school
|
le lycee
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college, university
|
l'universite
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classroom
|
la salle de classe
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school within university
|
la faculte, la fac
|
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the medical school
|
la fac de medecine
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the law school
|
la fac de droit
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primary and secondary school student
|
l'eleve
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high school student
|
le (la) lyceen(ne)
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university student
|
l'etudiant(e)
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elementary school teacher
|
l'institueur(-trice), le maitre, la maitresse
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poor student
|
le (la) nul(le)
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very bright student
|
la tete
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illiterate person
|
l'ilettre(e)
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scholarship, fellowship
|
la bourse
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education, instruction
|
l'enseingement
|
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(required) courses
|
les matieres (obligatoires)
|
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curriculum
|
le cursus
|
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area of concentration
|
la filiere
|
|
|
ruturn to school in fall
|
la rentree
|
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regestration fees
|
les droits d'inscription
|
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grade
|
la note
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grade average
|
la moyenne
|
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course credit
|
l'U.E.
|
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report card, student record
|
le releve de notes
|
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composition
|
la redation
|
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essay, paper (english, history, etc.)
|
la dissertation, la dissert
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thesis
|
la these
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lecture course(s)
|
le (les) cours megistral(-aux)
|
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descussion section, lab
|
les travaux diriges, (les T.D.)
|
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test, quiz
|
l'interogation, l'interro, le controle
|
|
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midterm exam
|
le partiel
|
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|
exam
|
l'examen
|
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practice test
|
l'examen blanc
|
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internship
|
le stage
|
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to manage, to cope, to get along
|
se debrouiller
|
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to registr
|
s'inscrire
|
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to take a class
|
suivre un cours
|
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to repeat a year
|
redoubler une annee
|
|
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to attend ( a class, a lecture, a concert, etc.)
|
assister a (un cours, une conference, un concert, etc.)
|
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to skip a class
|
secher un cours
|
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to turn in (a homework assignment)
|
renre (un devoir)
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to take a test
|
passer un examen
|
|
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to pass a test
|
reussir (a) un examen
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to fail a test
|
echouer a un examen, rater un examen
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to study hard
|
bosser
|
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to cram
|
bachoter
|
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to cheat
|
tricher, pomper
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to major in
|
se specialiser en
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to receive a diploma, to graduate (American system)
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obtenir un dimplome
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