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| à prendre parti pour (quelqu'un/quelque chose |
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| to side with (someone/something) |
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| as provided/prescribed by law |
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| to write, draft (as in to draft a letter) |
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in the process of (right now)
Ex: Je suis en trein de manger - I'm in the process of eating (right now) |
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| picture books (like children's books) |
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| copies, units, pieces, specimens |
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to get ready, be ready, be prepared
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| (noun) printing (as in books, papers) OR impression/feeling (about something/someone) |
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| subject (like for an email), purpose, item (as in a item on the docket) |
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| memor, memorandum, office notice |
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| to recall, to remind (about something) |
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| it is now..., it has just become..., it is henceforth... |
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| thareing, meeting, assembly, convention |
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| union, trade union, association |
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| to enjoy the scenery/landscape |
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| to benefit from, enjoy, take advantage of |
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| to predict, forecast, anticipate, foresee |
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| to be expected (as in "it is to be expected") |
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| (adj.) ugly, horrible, terrible, tacky, trashy |
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| handkerchief, facial tissue |
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| unwholesome, insalubrious |
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| unwholesome, insalubrious |
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| il ne manquerait plus que ça/cela |
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| used when everything is going badly one thing after another - as in "that's JUST what I needed OR that WOULD happen" |
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| to abstain from (doing something) |
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| the recipient (of a letter) |
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| tout est bien vs. tout va bien |
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tout est bien = everything is arranged well (physically)
tout va bien = everything is going well |
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| at the moment (as in, "en ce moment, tout va bien") |
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| At that time (referring to the past) |
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| Jái beaucoup de chose à fair |
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| Il y a longtemps que l'on ne se voit pas |
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| It's been a long time since we've seen each other (no the "l" before "on") |
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| to bicker, squabble (with each other) |
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to carry (someTHING)
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to wear (clothing) |
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| to bring (someTHING along with you somewhere) |
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to take (someONE somewhere)
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to bring someONE along with you
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| to take someone their home/hotel, to give someone a ride home |
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| quite, entirely, altogether, absolument, plutôt, entièrement |
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| to preserve, conserve, garder |
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| to complain when one is not satisfied, exiger |
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| to claim, allege, contend |
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| to take back, get back, recooperate |
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| compensation (as in for losses) |
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| in place of (very formal language) |
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| in place of, à la place de, en guise de |
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| tenir rigueur (à quelqu'un) |
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| to hold (something) against (someone) |
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| pound (as in when a car is impounded) |
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| (adj.) painful, hard, tough, troublesome, trying, frustrating |
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| un incident, a problem that occurs |
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| empiéter sur l'espace personnel de quelquún |
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| to trespass/invade the space of another |
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| to encroach, trespass, impinge |
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otherwise OR
furthermore, moreover, besides |
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| quelles que soient les circonstances |
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| whatever the circumstances |
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| to perform, carry out, fulfill |
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| to shut up, hold one's tongue |
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| (adj.) healthy, sound, salubrious, sane |
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to glimpse, see, sight, catch sight of
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| here is, here are, this is |
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| to render, return, repay, restore, yield |
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| respondent; also a guarantor, like a cosigner for an apartment |
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| a male or female fortune teller (using tarot cards) |
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| he committed a crime (specifically murder) |
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| to welcome, host, receive, greet |
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| to reject, dismiss, overthrow, repudiate |
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| to support, back up, boost, sustain |
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| to betray, sell out, go against, double cross |
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| to commit, pledge, inlist, involve (oneself) |
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| race (as in a running race) |
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| renewable (as in renewable energy) |
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| a charity (here, the word charity is in the form of an adjective) |
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| a branch office (of a company) |
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| a subsidiary (of a company) |
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| se battre contre les moulins à vents |
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| fighting in vain against imagine enemies (like Don Quixote) |
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| innovator (noun), innovative (adj.) |
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| to deliver, return, hand over |
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| to deposit, drop off, file (something) |
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| otherwise, alternatively, autrement |
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| "Don't worry" (very informal) |
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| no way (in a rejection sort of way), equivalent of the phrase "over my dead body" |
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| (There are) no questions (to be asked) |
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| to master, control, overcome, repress, control oneself |
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| passport papers, identification |
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| to inform, advise, acquaint (with knowledge) |
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to worry
Examples:
(1) Je m'en faire (I'm worried)
(2) Ne t'en fais pas (Don't worry) |
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