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to behave humbly eg by making an apology
ravaler son orgueil/sa fierté. ravaler son amour-propre
Tu pourrais ravaler ta fierté et le lui demander toi-même.
to swallow one’s pride
You could swallow your pride and ask him yourself.
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continued feeling angry, be resentful
Avoir de la rancune
Malgré la cruauté avec laquelle son frère l’a traitée, Sally n’a jamais été rancunière.
Julie en veut à son voisin d’avoir coupé la haie qui se trouvait en fait sur sa propriété.
bear a grudge (against [sb] for [sth])
Despite the cruel way her brother treated her, Sally has never borne a grudge.
Julie bears a grudge against her neighbour for cutting down a hedge that was actually on Julie’s property.
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looks extremely similar
Il ressemble étrangement à un chanteur célèbre.
bears a striking resemblance
He bears a striking resemblance to a famous singer.
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have a creative and colorful imagination (imagination débordante)
Ne prenez pas trop au sérieux ce que dit Nina - elle a une imagination débordante !
have a vivid imagination
Don’t take what Nina says too seriously – she has a very vivid imagination!
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sociable character (extravertie)
Elle ressemble vraiment à sa mère avec ce sourire éclatant et cette personnalité extravertie.
Outgoing personality
She really takes after her mother with that bright smile and outgoing personality.
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do a trick (jouer un tour)
play a prank
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Very shy
Painfully shy
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to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it
Bottle up your emotions
She’s kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long. I know he’s angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it.
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… avec une belle vue sur…
It had a balcony overlooking the ocean
It had a nice view of …
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borrow money from the bank, in order to buy a house
Prendre une hypothèque
Tom a obtenu un prêt immobilier et s’est acheté une maison
Take out a mortgage
Tom took out a mortgage and bought a house.
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acompte, sum paid in advance
Lorsque nous avons acheté une nouvelle voiture, nous avons versé un acompte de 1 000 £ et payé le reste en plusieurs versements.
down payment
When we bought a new car, we made a down payment of £1000 and paid the rest in instalments.
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Pendre la crémaillère
throw a housewarming party
hold a house-warming party
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houses/apartments that are reasonably priced - abordable
affordable housing
