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a coupé des millions
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cut millions (of dollars)
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à ce niveau-là
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with regards to that, regarding that
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égalité salariale
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equal pay
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pas rendus
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not there yet (i.e., still work to be done)
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un travail donné
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any given job
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enrayer
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to eliminate
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c'est dire où en est (...)
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just goes to show where (...) has ended up
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enceinte de six mois
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six months pregnant
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ça se passe bien
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it's going well
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j'ai hâte
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I'm excited, I can't wait
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mot de passe
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password <small>(note the â sound in passe, passer)</small>
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passer la nuit avec toi
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to spend the night with you
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se faire les yeux doux
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to make eyes at each other
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tenter le coup
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to give it a shot
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cogner à la porte
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to knock on the door
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champ de vision
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field of vision
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porte-clés
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keyring, keychain
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donne-moi donc un indice
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so give me a clue
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goûter au délice
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to taste the pleasure
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un mordu de lecture
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book enthusiast, book lover
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en avoir pour tous les goûts
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to have something for everyone
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tout ce qui paraît
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everything that's published, that comes out
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un petit coup de main
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a (little) helping hand
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avoir l'occasion de
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to have the chance to
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à nouveau
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again
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être à la barre de
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to be in charge of, to head something
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c'est la musique d'abord
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the music comes first
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être déjà à l'écoute
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to already be a listener
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1000 $ d'épicerie
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$1000 in groceries
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un motton
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a lump
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fitter
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to fit (very informal language)
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ma mie
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=mon amie <small>(ma mie or m'amie is an Old French form used here for poetic effect)</small>
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ne plus savoir sur quel pied danser
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to not know what to do (colourful expression)
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avoir du plomb dans l'aile
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to be in a bad way (the b in plomb is silent)
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ne plus savoir à quel saint me vouer
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to not know what to do (colourful expression)
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rouler
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to drive along
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une pancarte
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a (road) sign
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j'cré ben
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=je crois bien <small>(cré is largely a "folkloric" pronunciation today)</small>
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quelqu'un qui veille
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someone who's still up, awake
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beaucoup appris, peu retenu
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learnt a lot, remembered little
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j'en ai eu ma dose
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I've had my share
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je (ne) sais plus trop si
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I really don't know if
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je m'attarde aux raisons
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I ponder, stop to think about the reasons
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je ne suis pas mordue de cinéma
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I'm not crazy about movies
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j'suis pas branchée en politique
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I don't follow politics (lit., plugged into)
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sûr, j'ai jamais connu la faim
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sure, I've never gone hungry
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j'ai mes humeurs
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I go through moods
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à l'occasion
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sometimes, occasionally
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ça m'arrive d'en faire tout un drame
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sometimes I make a big deal of it
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aussi quand je manque de sommeil
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so when I'm short on sleep
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nerfs à fleur de peau
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nerves on edge
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privé de soleil
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deprived of sunlight
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le printemps tarde
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spring is late
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me contenter de ce que j'ai
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to make do with what I've got
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m'en tenir à l'essentiel
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to limit myself to what's important
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je garde des sous pour voyager
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I put money (pennies) away for a trip
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riche en amitiés
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rich with friendships
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