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se rendre au travail

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go to work

Ils veulent se rendre au travail et savoir que leur patron les respecte.

They want to go to work knowing that their employer respects them.

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faire part de

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to inform, share, communicate

Il hésite à faire part de ses sentiments à l’équipe médicale.

He’s hesitant to share these feelings with the medical team.

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reprocher à

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criticize, blame

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faire le point sur

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take assess

Il est temps de faire le point sur nos progrès concernant le projet jusqu’à présent.

It’s time to take stock of our progress on the project so far.

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faire un bilan

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review, assess

À la fin du projet, l’équipe fera un bilan pour analyser les résultats.

At the end of the project, the team will review the results.

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gagner du terrain

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gain around, make progress

La satisfaction client a aidé la marque à gagner du terrain sur le marché.

Customer satisfaction has helped the brand gain ground in the market.

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se voir proposer

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find oneself being offered

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se lasser de

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grow tired of

Il a commencé à se lasser de la même playlist après quelques semaines.

He started to grow tired of the same playlist after a few weeks.

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s’éteindre

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Go out, fade away, extinguish

Leur mère avait vu de loin les lumières du tracteur s’éteindre.

Their mother had seen from afar the lights of the tractor go out.

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plancher sur

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Work on, hash out

Mais il s’agit désormais de plancher sur la situation inverse.

But it acts now to work on the opposite situation.

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se méfier de

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Be worry of

Il faut se méfier de son coup d’une main de fer.

One must be wary of his blow from an iron hand.

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se rendre compte

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Realize

Les églises commencent à se rendre compte qu’il leur manque quelque chose.

The churches are beginning to realize that they’ve missed something.

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compter sur

コンテ スール

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Rely on

Au pied du mur, je sais que je peux compter sur ma famille.

When push comes to shove, I know I can count on my family.

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miser sur soi

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Rely on oneself / focus on oneself

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tirer un trait sur

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to give up

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bousculer son quotidian

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Shake up one’s daily life

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aller chercher

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Pick up

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se propager

スプロパジェ

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Spread

Son sourire semblait se propager partout, égayant l’humeur de
chacun.

Her smile seemed to spread both ways, lifting everyone’s spirits.

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prière de

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Please…

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prendre quelqu’un pour

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To consider someone as

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se livrer à

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to engage in

Une entreprise peut se livrer à une ou plusieurs de ces activités.

An enterprise might engage in one or more of the activities.

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se composer de

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Be composed of

Ces repas devrait se composer de quelques protéines, lipides et glucides.

These meals should consist of some proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

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titulaire de

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Holder of

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faire appel à

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Call upon /rely on

Bon courage et n’hésitez pas à faire appel à nous.

Good luck and do not hesitate to call on us.

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faire les affaires de quelqu’un
Benefit / be good for someone
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s’emparer du filon
To take advantage of a trend / seize an opportunity
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marquer le retour en grâce
Mark the return to favour
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s'émouvoir
Be moved, get emotional
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virer la somme
Transfer the sum
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s'arracher à
To break free from
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tirer le meilleur profit de
To make the most of
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prendre acte de
**to acknowledge/ take note of** L'humilité consiste à prendre acte de la vérité sur le monde et sur la vie. Humility is to acknowledge the truth about the world and life.
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s'user スゼ
**To wear out / deteriorate** Je devrais remplacer mes baskets de sport car elles commencent à s'user. I should swap out my gym sneakers since they're starting to wear out.
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se caler スカレ
Settle comfortably
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se coller à
**Cling to** Mon petit frère a tendance à se coller à moi quand il a peur. My little brother tends to cling to me whenever he feels scared.
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se heurter à
**clash with / collide with / encounter** Nous avons vu beaucoup de projets se heurter à ce problème particulier. We've seen a lot of projects that run into this particular challenge.
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tendre vers
Move towards, aim for
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s'appuyer sur
**Rely on / based on** Il trouvait la validation extérieure inutile et préférait s'appuyer sur sa satisfaction personnelle. He found extrinsic validation unnecessary and preferred to rely on personal satisfaction.
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faire un exposé
Give a presentation
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s'écouler
Flow / drain out
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faire un tri
Sort / separate
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faire un mauvais choix
Make the wrong choice
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mettre l'accent sur
Emphasize / highlight
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avoir pour objectif de
Aim to
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avoir vocation
**Aim to / intended to** Ces méthodes doivent avoir vocation à se substituer aux normes actuelles, plutôt qu'à s'y ajouter. Such methods should be designed to replace current standards, rather than add to them.
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se répandre
**To spread** Malgré ses efforts pour ignorer les rumeurs, elles continuaient de se répandre. Despite his efforts to brush aside the rumors, they continued to spread.
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puiser en
To draw from / to take from
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passer son temps à
To spend one’s time doing something
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s'efforcer de
**To strive / try hard to** Il croit que chacun devrait s'efforcer de trouver sa propre raison d'être. He believes that everyone should strive to find their own sense of purpose.
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se heurter à
**To encounter/ face** Nous avons vu beaucoup de projets se heurter à ce problème particulier. We've seen a lot of projects that run into this particular challenge.
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s'échiner à
**Struggle to** Plus besoin de s'échiner à cuisiner sur un poêle puant. No more breaking me back over a stinking stove.
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faire rêver
Inspire, make dream
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se porter bien / mal
To do well / poorly
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se réfugier
take refuge
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bousculer dans
Shift into
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soumettre à
Subject to / go through/ comply with
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se ressourcer
Relax
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être en mesure de
**To be able to / capable of** Nous devrions être en mesure de finir les corvées en une heure. We should be able to polish off the chores in an hour.
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mettre en oeuvre
Implement/ carry out/ execute
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se piquer de
To pride oneself on
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se dérouler
take place / unfold / occur
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enquête sur
To investigate/ to research
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avoir des difficultés à
To have difficulty doing something
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mettre en route
Start / initiate / activate
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voir d'un mauvais œil
to disapprove of
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s'entendre
**Agree / get along** Les gens ne demandent qu'à s'entendre et à obtenir justice. People are just asking to get along and to achieve justice.
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entendre dire que
**To hear that** Il est très troublant d'entendre dire que cela se fait. It is offensive to hear that it happens in this regard.
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se retrouver
**End up / meet / get together** On pourrait se retrouver pour un café vers dix heures. We could meet for coffee around ten o'clock or so.
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s'étendre
**Extend / expand/ spread** Les avantages devraient logiquement s'étendre à tous les employés de manière égale. By right, the benefits should extend to all employees equally.
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avoir lieu
**Take place / be held / occur / happen** La réunion secrète était prévue pour avoir lieu au cœur de la nuit. The secret meeting was scheduled to take place in the dead of night.
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s'entraider
Help each other / support each other
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