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54 Cards in this Set
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an overpopulated prison
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un prison surpeuplée
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a prison sentence
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une peine de prison
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a shop window
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l'étalage
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She pushed him to the limit.
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Elle l'a poussé à bout.
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a misdemeanor
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un délit
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a crime of passion
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une crime passionelle
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a trial
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un tribunal
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a jurist
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un juré (note: un juriste is somebody who is trained in the study of law)
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chosen at random
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tiré au hasard
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district attorney; public prosecutor
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le procureur
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very widespread
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très répandu
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to have drunk to much
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avoir trop bu
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Man Overboard!
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Un Homme à la Mer!
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stuntman/stuntwoman
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un cascadeur; une cascadeuse
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chives
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la ciboulette
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a stork
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une cigogne
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Cupid
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Cupidon
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We're at a crossroads.
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Nous sommes à une croisée de chemins.
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as the crow flies.
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à vol d'oiseau
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He's an odd fish.
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C'est un drôle d'oiseau.
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a tea set
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un service à thé
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one-legged
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unijambiste
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the horse of which he was so fond
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le cheval auquel il tenait tant (tenir à qqch = to be fond of something)
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an eel
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une anguille
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spelunker
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un spéléologue
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to give rise to; to result in
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donner lieu à. (e.g., le sujet à donné lieu à de longes discussions = The subject gave rise to long discussions).
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to glide
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planer
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a hang-glider
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une parapente
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to make something stop
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faire cesser qqch (e.g., SVP, faites cesser ce bruit! = Please, stop that noise!)
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to put something first
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mettre en avance qqch
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the misunderstandings concerning our program.
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les malentendus concernant notre programme.
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until now,
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jusqu-là, jusque-maintenant
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reckless, rash
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téméraire
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recklessness
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témérité
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to have a lot of nerve
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avoir du toupet; avoir du culot
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to eat one's hat (expression to express surprise at something previously considered impossible)
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avaler son chapeau
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counterfit
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le contrefaçon
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counterfeiters (money)
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les faux-monnayeurs
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watermark (on a bill, to prevent counterfeiting)
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un filigrane
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medium-sized
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de taille moyenne
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the waist
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la taille
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I believe in you!
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Je crois en toi!
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I was caught in the act.
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J'ai été pri sur le fait.
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a urinal
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un urinoir
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scarecrow
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un épouvantail
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a do-gooder; a good samaritan
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un bien-faiteur
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to force-feed (e.g., geese for foie-gras)
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gaver
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swans
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les cignes
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a log
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une bûche
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bone-dry
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tout à fait sec
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flint
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le silex
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pawn (in chess)
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un pion
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an ear of corn
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un épi de mais.
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That itches me.
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Ça me gratte.
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