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86 Cards in this Set
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to bind and gag
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lier et bailloner
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a pole
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un poteau, une perche
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whether it's him or not
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que ce soit lui ou pas
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moldy
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moisi
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out of reach
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hors de portee
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to draw a weapon
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degainer (un arme)
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daschboard (of a car)
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le tableau de bord
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a stride
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une foulee
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to hold a grudge
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guarder une rancune a qqn
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to put spin on (a ball)
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mettre d'effet dans
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It matches (clothes).
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C'est assorti
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stretch marks
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les vergetures
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old-fashioned
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ringard
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I'm aware of it.
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J'en ai conscience.
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to pick up (something that was dropped)
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ramasser
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to stay away from
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rester a l'ecart
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to flex one's muscles
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bonder les muscles
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I bumped my knee.
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Je me suis cogne le genou
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chick peas
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les pois chiches
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Will you tuck me in, mom?
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Est-ce que tu vas me border?
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to get high on
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se defoncer
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can I have a clue?
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Est-ce que je peux avoir un indice?
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to flush the toilet
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tirer la chasse de l'eau
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blackboard
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le tableau noir
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rear view mirror
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le retroviseur
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That shirt looks good on you.
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Cette chemise te va bien.
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to choke (on a piece of food)
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s'etrangler
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to strangle somebody
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etrangler qqn
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to suffocate
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etouffer
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tattletale
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un cafteur/une cafteuse
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Fasten your seatbelts
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Attachez vos ceintures de securite.
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You cheated me!
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Tu m'entube!
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on the air (tv)
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a l'antenne
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to sprawl out
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se vautrer
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a messenger
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un coursier; une coursiere
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to sharpen
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aiguiser, tailler
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remarks
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les propos
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Can I be excused from the table?
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Puis-je descendre de table?
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a toad
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un crapaud
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to water (plants)
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arroser
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bishop (in chess)
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le fou
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rook (in chess)
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le tour
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pawn (in chess)
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un pion
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knight/horse (in chess)
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le cavalier
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utensils
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les couverts
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to put on an act
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jouer la comedie
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steep
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pentu
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tight (e.g., clothes that are too tight)
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serre
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coat rack
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un porte-manteau
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clotheshanger
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un cintre
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a goatee
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un bouc
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pantry (in the kitchen)
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la depense
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mixer (in the kitchen)
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le batteur electrique
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coffee pot
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la cafetiere
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can opener
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l'ouvre boite
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maggots
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les asticots
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Christmas Eve
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la veille de noel
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to mount (e.g. a horse)
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enfourcher
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to disappoint
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decevoir
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a ferret
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un furret
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to cheer up
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egayer
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a truce
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un treve
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an accountant
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un comptable
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His tie is crooked.
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Sa cravate est defaite.
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Her hair is mussed up.
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Ses cheveux sont en petard
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a (marijuana) joint
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un petard
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to go back to sleep
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se rendormir
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a branch (of a bank)
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une succursale
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to advocate; to strongly recommend
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preconiser (e.g., il est le seul medecin qui preconise ce medicament = He is the only doctor who strongly recommends this medication)
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to apologize
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s'excuser
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to separate fact from fiction
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faire le tri entre les rumeurs et les faits.
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a base; a pedestal
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un socle
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midwife
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une sage-femme
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Only this once.
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Rien que cette fois.
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a truck driver
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un routier
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It so happens that...
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Il se trouve que...
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out-of-breath
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essoufle
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poorly lit
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mal eclaire
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to chew one's fingernails
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se ronger les ongles
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This won't be long.
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Ca ne sera pas long.
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the rates; the prices
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les tarifs
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the treads (on the soles of shoes)
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les crampons
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to claim
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pretendre
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to broadcast (tv)
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diffuser
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filling (at the dentist's)
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un plombage
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to stand up against
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se dresser contre
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