 | Term | Definition |
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il s'agit de |
it's a questions of; it's about |
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tout à coup |
suddenly |
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suivre un cours |
to take a class |
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veuillez (plus infinitive) |
please (do something) |
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être de retour |
to be back; to rebound |
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en plein air |
outdoors; outside |
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à bientôt (à très bientôt) |
see you soon; see you very soon |
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être au courant |
to be informed; current on issues |
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avoir la chance |
to have luck; to be lucky |
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se servir |
to use |
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se fâcher contre |
to be angry at |
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tout à fait |
completely; entirely |
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perdre son temps |
to waste one's time |
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faillir (+ infinitive) |
to almost do something |
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d'accord |
agreed |
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avoir besoin de (+ noun/infinitive) |
to need |
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être en train de (+ infinitive) |
to be in the process/midst/act of |
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faire la queue |
to stand in line |
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bon gré / mal gré |
willing/ not willing |
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assister à |
to attend; to be present at |
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ne faire que |
to do nothing but |
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faire de la sourde oreille |
to turn a deaf ear |
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à la fois |
at the same time |
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jouir de |
to enjoy |
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se douter de |
to suspect |
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gaspiller son argent |
to waste one's money |
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s'intéresser à |
to be interested in |
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se marier avec |
to marry |
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ça m'est égal |
it's all the same to me |
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se mettre en colère |
to get angry |
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valoir la peine (il vaut) |
to be worth the trouble/while |
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mettre au courant |
to inform |
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faire venir |
to stand for |
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se plaindre de |
to complain |
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quand même |
anyway; even though; just the same |
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prendre son parti |
to make up one's mind |
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quant à |
as for |
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se garder |
to keep to oneself |
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avoir l'air de |
to seem |
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avoir beau (+ infinitive) |
to do something in vain |
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avoir tort |
to be wrong |
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vouloir dire |
to mean (definition) |
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avoir raison |
to be right |
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valoir mieux (il vaut) |
to be better |
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passer un heure à l'heure à (+ infinitive) |
to spend an hour (doing s.t.) |
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tout de suite |
right away |
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à son gré |
to one's liking |
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tu me manques |
I miss you |
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se debasser de |
to get rid of |
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à partir de |
starting from/with |
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aller bien |
to be well |
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avoir envie de (+ noun/infinitive) |
to feel like |
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se moquer de |
to make fun of |
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se tromper |
to make a mistake/ mistaken |
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aboir de la peine à (+ noun/infinitive) |
to have difficulty |
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à force de |
by dint of/by effort of |
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l'echapper belle |
to have a narrow escape |
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avoir lieu |
to take place |
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faire semblant de (prétendre) |
to pretend; seem like |
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à quoi bon? |
what good is...? |
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venir à |
to happen to |
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d'aujourd'hui en huit |
a week from today |
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venir de (+ infinitive) |
to have done s.t |
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se servir de |
to use |
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être à bout de |
to be at the end of s.t |
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remercier |
to thank for |
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faire3 jour |
to be daylight |
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faire un tour |
to take a short walk |
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de bon coeur |
willingly |
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se tirer d'affaire |
to get along; manage |
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fair (+ infinitive) |
to make/have something done |
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de plus |
in addition to |
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se mettre à |
to begin; to start |
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quelque part |
somewhere |
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envoyer chercher |
to send for |
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de nouveau |
again |
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se passer |
to happen |
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à plusieurs reprises |
repeartedly; several tries |
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faire de son mieux |
to do one's best |
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se mêler de |
to interfere |
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au fond de |
at the bottom of |
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ça me regarde |
that's my business concern |
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être reconnaissant |
to be grateful |
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en tout cas |
in any case; at any rate |
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tarder à |
to belong in |
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à ce qu'il dit |
from what he says |
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de temps en temps |
from time to time |
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en vouloir de |
to hold a grudge against |
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se faire à |
to get used to |
