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70 Cards in this Set
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sans s'en apercois
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without realizing it
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je crois que je ferais meiux d'aller me coucher
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I think I would do well to go to bed.
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la libellule
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dragonfly
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etre pris dans la nasse
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to be caught in the trap
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et a en revenir vivant
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and to come back alive
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un moignon
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a stump
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que s'est -il passe?
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what happened?
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comment ai-je pu avoir
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how could I have had...?
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tu disjointes ou quoi?
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you cracking up or what?
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tu es plus courageux que je ne le pensais
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you're more courageous that I thought
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j'ai un grimoire que je m'en sers
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I have a magic book that I use
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un gazouillis
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a chirp, babble (enfant)
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vous devez vous etre tromper de date/tu dois t'etre tromper de date
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you must be mistaken about the date
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je vais tout te dire, mais d'abord
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I'm going to tell you eveything but first...
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qu'est-ce qui te prends?
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What's gotten into you?
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j'en ai entendu parler. Est-ce que c'est bien?
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I've hear of it. Is it good?
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tu en as pour ton argent
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you get your money's worth
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en dehors de ca
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besides that..
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mais qui est-ce qui t'a dit que j'avais envie de penser?
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but who told you that I wanted to think?
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se retrancher derriere qqch
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to hide behind something
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les projets/promesses mirobolants
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the projects/promises too good to be true (trop beau pour etre vrai)
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eschoppes
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stalls, booths
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tu attirela poisse
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you bring/attract bad luck
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les gens debraille
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untidy, slovenly people
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pudibond
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prudish
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cette une bonne/excellente occassion a ce prix-la
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it's a good/excellent deal a that price
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c'est l'occassion revee (de faire...)!
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its heaven sent/its the ideal opportunity to...
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c'est l'occassion ou jamais..
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its now or never
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ca te remontera le moral
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that will cheer you up
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qu'est-ce que j'en ai ras le bol
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i've had enough of it!
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pas de quartier/je ne fait pas de quartier
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no merci/I show no mercy
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apres une succession de deboire/deconvenue
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after a series of setbacks
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je lui ai donne conge
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I gave him the day off
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elle s'y connait
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she's an expert
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c'est de naissance
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He/I was born like that
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j'aime autant faire/lire
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I like as much to do/read..
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ou/et l'inversement
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and/or vice-versa
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c'est inversement proportionel a...
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it's directly proportional to...
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ils descendent du train
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they get off the train
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deux precaution valent meiux qu'une
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better safe than sorry
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tous les compartements sont bonde
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all the compartments are packed
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les problemes avec la remise en question
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problems with calling things into question
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j'irai vous chercher/je passerai vous prendre en voiture vers six heures
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I'll come by car to get you around 6pm
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je passerai prendre le libre ce soir
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I'll come and get the book this evening
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quand puis-je passer prendre les cles?
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when can I come and get the keys?
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ca m'etonnerais si tu ailles voir ca
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that would suprise me if you went to see that
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ca m'etonnerais qu'il vaille plus
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I'd be suprised if it were worth more
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ca m'etonnerais qu'il veuille voir ca
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I'd be surprised if he were to want to see that
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ca ne veut rien dire
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that doesn't mean anything
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je m'en passerais
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I'll do without
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je n'y connais rien
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I don't know anything about it
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il vaudrait mieux que ce soit toi qui..
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it would be better if it were you who...
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je tiens a ce que ce soit toi qui...
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I'd like it that you be the one who...
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je vais te le garder en lieu sur
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I'll keep it in a safe place for you
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je ne le repeterai pas. Avec moi, votre secret ne risque rien
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I'll not repeat it. With me your secret is safe
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en lieu sur
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in a safe place
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etre en de bonnes mains
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to be in good hands
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le plus sur serait d'attendre ici
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the safest thing to do is to wait here
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il a l'allure de farfadet
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he looks like an elf
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le fiel
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bile
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la depouille
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skin, hide, remains
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depouille
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uncluttered, bared
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depouille de maniere standard
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analyzed in the standard manner
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nanti, les moins nanti
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the well off, the less well-off
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les badauds
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the idle onlookers
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le souperail
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the basement window
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je n'en pas pu m'en defaire
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I could not get rid of it.
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les sentiments plus attisees que jamais
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my feelings more stirred up than ever
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boulet de forcat (bagnard)/quel boulet ce type
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the ball and chain of a convict/what a pain he is!
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emparez-vou de lui
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seize him!
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