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projeter
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to transfer (doubt, anxiety)
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un souci
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source of worry
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un dock
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dock
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faire un compliment à qn
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to pay a compliment to someone
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la culture de la consommation
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consumer culture
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un luxe
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luxury
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une taille
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height (of person)
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une propension
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propensity
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une routine
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routine
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avoir rapport à
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to be relevant to
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concevoir
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to design (plan out)
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sous-jacent
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underlying
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une ligne
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line
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imaginer
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to imagine
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rural
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rural
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associer à
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to associate with
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(en)vrac
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loose, (in) bulk, jumbled, disorderly
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fasciner
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to fascinate
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la caisse
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checkout
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le menton
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a chin
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prévisible
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predictable
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prédire
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to predict
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en vouloir à
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to hold a grudge against
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au fait
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by the way, Get to the point!
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à la bonne franquette
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simple, without a fuss, informal
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ce n'est pas terrible
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it's not that great
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déclarer
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to declare
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être soulevé
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to be mentioned, to come up
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secouer
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to shake
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taper
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to tap
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mettre en appétit
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to tantalize
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alléchant
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attractive
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changer de cap
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change course, direction
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contre vents et marées
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against all odds
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blague à part
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all kidding aside
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et patati et patata
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and so on and so forth
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figure-toi
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get this, guess what
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vouloir, c'est pouvoir
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where there's a will there's a way
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Ce serait génial si
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It would be great if
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Il faut très longtemps de
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It takes a long time to
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surprendre
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to surprise
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obèse
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obese
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trébucher
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to stumble, trip
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par rapport à
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in regards to, in relation to
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envisager de
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to think of/up
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contre son gré
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against one's will
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un ami à moi
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a friend of mine
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payer à la semaine
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pay by the week
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répéter de mémoire
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to recite from memory
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de tout coeur
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with all my heart
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spécifiquement
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specifically
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l'usage (m.)
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usage
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l'éveil
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awakening
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refuser de
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to refuse to
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éveillé
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awake
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maudit
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darned, cursed
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débarrasser
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to clear (table)
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provenir
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originate
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un coeur brisé
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broken heart
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il a besoin de plus de (noun w/o article)
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It needs more
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une arme
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weapon/gun
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un cerf
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deer
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un élève de premiere année
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first grader
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cela est dû en partie à
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This is partly due to
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la périphérie
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periphery/ outskirts
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disponible
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available
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s'efforcer de
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to strive to
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pour des raisons évidentes
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for obvious reasons
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forfait
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at a fixed price, entire amount
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controversé
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controversial
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abordable
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affordable
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une approche
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approach
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s'écarter de
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to deviate from
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une perte du temps
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a waste of time
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un poteau
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pole
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une cabine d'oiseaux
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birdhouse
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au milieu de
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in the middle of
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la cour
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yard
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douteux
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questionable
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au mieux
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at best
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s'apprêter à
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to get ready to
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arriver à
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to manage to/succeed in _ing
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décider qn à
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to persuade so to
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se décider à
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to make up one's mind to
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s'engager à
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to get around to
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parvenir à
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to succeed in _ing
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perdre du temps à
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to waste time _ing
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se plaire à
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to take pleasure _ing
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venir à
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to happen to
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rêver/songer à
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to dream of _ing
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réfléchir à
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to consider _ing
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pousser (qn) à
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to urge so to do s.t.
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détaler
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to bolt off
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intimidant
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intimidating
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bénir
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bless
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une bénédiction
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blessing
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trouver un moyen de
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to find a way to
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envisager de
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to consider _ing
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éternuer
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to sneeze
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tousser
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cough
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bâiller
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yawn
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péter
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to fart
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pisser/uriner
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to pee/urinate
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déféquer
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to defecate
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engueuler qn
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to give sb hell, give s.b. a good roasting
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une démangeaison
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an itch (phys)
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s'assouplir
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to stretch (muscles)
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se relâcher
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to relax (muscles)
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se faire une entorse à (def. article + body part)
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to sprain your (body part)
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avoir mal à (def. article +body part)
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to have a (body part) ache
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un comptoir
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a counter
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l'enregistrement (m.)
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registration
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un couvercle
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lid
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soulever
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to lift
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un carrefour
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a crossroads
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prendre à (gauche/droite)
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to take a (left/right) turn
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tout droit
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strait ahead
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rebrousser chemin
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to turn around
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jusqu'au bout de
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to the end of (the street etc.)
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mordre
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to bite
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une paille
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straw
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sucer
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to suck
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dégustation
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tasting
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pétillant
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sparkling, bubbling
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redevable
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indebted,obligated
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tandis que
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whereas
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une majuscule
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capital letter
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une minuscule
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lower case letter
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vaseux
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lazy, dazed, lame, stupid
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emballer
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to pack up, to thrill (informal)
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irréaliste
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unrealistic, impractical
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éprouver
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to experience (feelings, difficulties)
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côtoyer
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to work alongside, deal with others
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au-delà de
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beyond
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un bon sens de l'humour
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a good sense of humor
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étendre
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to extend
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le libéral (libéraux)
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liberal (liberals)
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le conservateur
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conservative
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un parti politique
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political party
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un siège
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seat
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à peine
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hardly, barely
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ressembler à
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to resemble
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une tentative
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attempt, endeavor
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de la part de
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on the part of/on behalf of
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conscient de
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aware of
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la plus grande priorité
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the biggest priority
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une fermeture
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zipper
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un sac de plastique refermable
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ziplock bag
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le sommet de l'iceberg
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tip of the iceberg
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un canapé
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couch
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une gorge
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throat
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alors que
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while, even though
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ainsi va la vie
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such is life
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ainsi soit-il
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so be it
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ainsi que (+ subject + verb)
(noun) ainsi que (noun) |
just as (i though)
as well as |
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arrête de te la jouer
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get over yourself
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accro à
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addicted to
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le brouillard
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fog
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recommander
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to recommend
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le processus
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process
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vous êtes voué à l'échec
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to be set up to fail
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en guête de
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in search of
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au fond de
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at the bottom of
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transformer en
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to transform into
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un liquide
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liquid
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déprimant
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depressing
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impressionnant
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impressive
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gelé
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frozen
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un équilibre
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balance (forces)
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le solde
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balance (account)
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la dette
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debt
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évitable
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preventable
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ça ne me dérange pas
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That's fine with me.
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les hommes peuvent se le permettre, mais
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That's acceptable for men, but
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Ça te va?
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Is that okay?
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planifier
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to plan (ahead)
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en avance
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in advance
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en état de choc
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in a state of shock
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un test de niveau linguistique
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language placement test
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se sentir mieux
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to feel better
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un terme
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a term (word, phrase)
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une remise
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discount, rebate, rewarding (presentation)
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ne verb + même pas
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don't even (verb)
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la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines;
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The car won't be ready for another 6 weeks.
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léthargique et désorienté
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lethargic and disoriented
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entraver
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to impede, hinder, obstruct
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un hiver doux
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mild winter
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inhabituellement
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unusually, uncharacteristically
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au-dessus de
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above
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au-dessous de
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below
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