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il ne fallait pas |
| 1. Phrase. you shouldn't have (said on receiving a gift) |
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à toute épreuve |
| 1. adj. bulletproof; rock solid (extremely resistant) |
| avoir des nerfs à toute épreuve - to have nerves of steel |
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en tant que |
| 1. conj. in that, inasmuch as, insofar as |
| 2. prep. as (a) |
| Il est ici en tant que touriste. - He's here as a tourist. |
| Je travaille en tant qu'ethnologue. - I work as an ethnologist. |
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tout d'un coup |
| 1. adv. all of a sudden, all at once; suddenly; abruptly |
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dans le même temps |
| 1. adv. at the same time, at once, in the same breath, simultaneously |
| 2. adv. on the other hand, at the same time, then again |
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à plus |
| 1. interj. (informal) see you, later, laters |
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à jour |
| 1. adj. up-to-date, current |
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qu'est-ce qui |
| 1. pron. what (used as an interrogative for a subject) |
| Qu'est-ce qui t'a frappé ? - What hit you? |
| Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? - What's going on? |
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en attendant que |
| 1. conj. while |
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raison d'être |
| 1. n-f. raison d'être |
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tôt ou tard |
| 1. adv. sooner or later |
| (parasyn, à un moment ou à un autre, un jour ou l'autre) |
| 222 |
à bout |
| 1. adj. (informal) at the end of one's tether |
| être à bout - to be at the end of one's tether |
| Ma patience est à bout. - I've about had it (with you). |
| Nous les poussons à bout. - We are pushing them to the limit. |
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vieille fille |
| 1. n-f. spinster, old maid |
| 224 |
feu d'artifice |
| 1. n-m. firework |
| 225 |
bonne femme |
| 1. n-f. informal usually ironic or endearing female equivalent of bonhomme: A woman, often elderly; an old wife |
| 226 |
d'autant que |
| 1. conj. because of the fact that, since, as |
| 227 |
pour l'heure |
| 1. adv. (literary) at the moment, for the time being |
| 228 |
à la pointe |
| 1. adj. at the cutting edge, at the forefront |
| 229 |
se cacher |
| 1. |
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pourquoi pas |
| 1. Phrase. why not? (negative question) |
| 2. Phrase. why not? (lacking objection) |
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état d'esprit |
| 1. n-m. state of mind (psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings) |
| 2. n-m. mindset (a way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one) |
| 232 |
forêt vierge |
| 1. n-f. botany synonym of forêt primaire, t=virgin forest |
| 233 |
en feu |
| 1. adj. blazing, burning, alight, on fire |
| 2. adv. on fire, ablaze |
| 234 |
nulle part |
| 1. adv. nowhere |
| nulle part ailleurs - nowhere else |
| Je ne l'ai vu nulle part. - I didn't see it anywhere. |
| 235 |
ta mère |
| 1. interj. (pejorative, vulgar, offensive) your mom |
| 236 |
à bas |
| 1. adv. down, downwards |
| 2. adv. (figuratively) down with, away with |
| À bas le tyran ! (Down with the tyrant!) |
| 237 |
faire savoir |
| 1. v. to inform, to let someone know |
| Tu me faisais savoir tes secrets. - You let me know your secrets. |
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prendre en compte |
| 1. v. to take into account, to factor in |
| 239 |
homme du monde |
| 1. n-m. man of the world (worldly man) |
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en colère |
| 1. adj. angry |
