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138 Cards in this Set
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parler bas
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to talk quietly
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voler bas
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to fly low
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sentir bon
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to smell nice
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tenir bon
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to hold on
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servir chaud
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to serve hot
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coûter cher
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to cost a lot
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payer cher
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to pay dearly
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voir clair
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to see clearly
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tourner court
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to come to an abrupt end
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couper court à qch
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to cut sth short
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s'habiller court
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to wear short skirts/dresses
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sonner creux
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to ring hollow
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filer doux
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to keep a low profile
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aller droit
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to go straight on
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tomber dru
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to fall heavily (rain)
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travailler dur
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to work hard
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chanter faux
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to sing out of tune
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tenir ferme
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to hold out
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parler fort
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to talk loudly
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servir frais
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to serve cold
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parler franc
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to say what one thinks
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manger gras
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to eat rich food
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parier gros
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to bet heavily
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risquer gros
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to take big risks
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être haut placé(e)
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to be high-up, highly-placed
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viser juste
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to aim correctly
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deviner juste
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to guess correctly
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peser lourd
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to weigh heavily
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sentir mauvais
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to smell bad
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s'arrêter net
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to stop dead
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casser net
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to break cleanly
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penser pareil (inf)
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to think the same
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creuser profond
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to dig deep
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jouer serré
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to play a close game
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tout bonnement
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quite simply
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vendre chèrement sa vie
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to sell one's life dearly
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agir bassement
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to act in a mean or despicable way
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au maximum
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to the utmost
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à bon escient
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advisedly
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au fur et à mesure
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as we go along
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à l'heure
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on time
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à tue-tête
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at the top of one's voice
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à plat ventre
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on one's stomach
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à qui mieux mieux
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each one more than the next
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à peu près
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almost, nearly (+ number)
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à la fois
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at the same time
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à part
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separately, apart
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d'ores et déjà
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from this time onwards
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d'habitude
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usually
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d'emblée
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straightaway, at once
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de plus belle
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with renewed vigour
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de bonne heure
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early, in advance
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de temps en temps
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from time to time
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en haut
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up(stairs)
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en bas
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down(stairs)
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en arrière
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behind
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en avant
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in front
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en retard
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late
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en avance
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early
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en amont
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upstream
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en aval
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downstream
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en dehors
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outside
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en vain
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in vain
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en général
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in general
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en particulier
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in particular
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par hasard
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by chance
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par ailleurs
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in addition
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par devant
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in the front
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par dessus
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over and above
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par contre
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on the other hand
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dans la suite
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in what followed
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et ainsi de suite
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and so on
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de suite
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immediately
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par la suite
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afterwards, subsequently
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sans cesse
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continuously
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sans détour
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straight, to the point
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sur ces entrefaites
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and with that
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tout à fait
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completely
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tout de suite
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immediately, straight away
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tout à l'heure
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in a moment
just now |
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tout d'un coup
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suddenly, all of a sudden
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ça et là
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here and there
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petit à petit
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little by little
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sur-le-champ
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immediately
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vaille que vaille
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somehow or other
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grosso modo
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more or less
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a fortiori
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even more so
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in extremis
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at the last moment
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à dessein
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purposely
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à genoux
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on one's knees
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à tort
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wrongly
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de travers
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crookedly
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autrement
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differently
much more |
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au moins
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at least (estimate of quantity)
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du moins
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at least (speaker's point of view)
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de loin/par trop
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by far
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à peine
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hardly
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auparavant
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beforehand
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autrefois
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in the past
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désormais
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from now on
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dorénavant
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henceforth
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entre-temps
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meanwhile
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jadis (pronounce the s)
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in the (distant) past (formal)
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naguère
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in the recent past
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prochainement
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soon
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dès lors
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from then on
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d'un instant à l'autre
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at any moment
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avant-hier
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the day before yesterday
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après-demain
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the day after tomorrow
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la veille
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the day before
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l'avant-veille
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the day before the day before
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le lendemain
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the day after
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le surlendemain
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the day after the day after
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la veille au matin/à midi/au soir
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the morning/midday/evening of the day before
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dans l'après-midi de la veille
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the afternoon of the day before
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le lendemain matin/midi/soir
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the morning/midday/evening of the day after
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dans l'après-midi du lendemain
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the afternoon of the day after
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dedans
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inside
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en dedans
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inwardly
facing inwards |
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au-dedans
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on the inside
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là-dedans
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in there
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dehors
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outside
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en dehors
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outwardly
facing outwards |
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au-dehors
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on the outside
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par derrière
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from behind
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dessous
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underneath, on the bottom
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en dessous
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underneath
on the back |
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au-dessous
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below
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passer par-dessous
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to go underneath
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dessus
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over
on the top |
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en dessus
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on the top
on the front |
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au-dessus
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above
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sauter par-dessus
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to jump across/over
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ci-contre
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opposite (on a page)
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ci-dessous
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below (on a page)
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ci-dessus
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above (on a page)
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toutefois
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nevertheless
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vraisemblablement
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in all liklihood
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