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07/20/2015
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sich umarmen
 Definition
se donner l'accolade
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arms open wide
 Definition
les bras grands ouverts
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pat sb on the back
 Definition
tapoter le dos
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gesture of consolation
 Definition
geste de consolation
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fall into empty space
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retomber dans la vide
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stretch out one's hand
 Definition
tendre la main
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handshake
 Definition
la poignée de main
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press sb against oneself
 Definition
serrer qn contre lui
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put one's arm around sbs shoulders
 Definition
passer le bras sur l'épaule de qn
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slip away/vanish briefly
 Definition
s'éclipser
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move forward
 Definition
s'avancer
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stand up
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se lever
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retreat/draw back
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se retirer
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be standing
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être debout
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stiff, rigid
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raide
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lean forward
 Definition
pencher le buste en avant
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hold sth against sb/not excuse sb
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tenir rigueur à qn
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calm down (after being angry)
 Definition
décolérer
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have self control/discipline
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être maître de soi
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smile at
 Definition
sourire à
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make sb smile
 Definition
faire sourire qn
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to burst out laughing
 Definition
exploser/éclater de rire
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with tears in ones eyes
 Definition
avoir les larmes aux yeux
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crybaby
 Definition
pleurnicheur
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to be afraid of
 Definition
avoir peur de
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dread
 Definition
appréhender
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to get frightened/startled
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avoir une frayeur
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scared/frightened
 Definition
effrayé
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anxious, nervous
 Definition
anxieux
Term
panic attack
 Definition
une crise d'angoisse
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to be in a funk
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avoir la trouille
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to be scared stiff (Bange haben)
 Definition
avoir la frousse/pétoche
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scare sb out of their wits
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faire une peur bleu à qn
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torment
 Definition
tourmenter
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to worry about sb
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s'inquiéter pour qn
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to worry sb
 Definition
préoccuper qn
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terrify
 Definition
terrifier
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give sb chills
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faire froid dans le dos à qn
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on one's knees/kneeling
 Definition
être à genoux/agenouillé
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to pray
 Definition
prier
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in bed
 Definition
en lit
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baseball cap
 Definition
une casquette
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make a face
 Definition
faire une grimace
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hanging from
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être suspendu de
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coat hook
 Definition
porte manteau
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blue collar worker
 Definition
un roturier
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working clothes/overalls
 Definition
bleu de travail
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child benefit
 Definition
les allocations familiales
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worn (out)
 Definition
usé
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damaged, ruined
 Definition
abîmé
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wallpaper
 Definition
la tapisserie (on wall)/le papier peint (not on wall)
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to hang (up)
 Definition
accrocher
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blanket/duvet
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la couverture
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pillow
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un oreiller
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pillow/cushion
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un coussin
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joined, clasped hands
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les mains jointes
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beg/plead/implore
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supplier
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prostrate o.s. at sbs feet
 Definition
se prosterner aux pieds
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stubborn/obstinate
 Definition
entêté, têtu
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dungarees
 Definition
la salopette
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baseball cap
 Definition
une casquette
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hoodie
 Definition
un sweat-shirt
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hood
 Definition
une capuche
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new born
 Definition
la nourrisson
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miscarriage
 Definition
la fausse couche
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nappy
 Definition
une couche
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child minder/nanny
 Definition
la nourrice
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breast feed
 Definition
allaiter
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schooling/education
 Definition
la scolarisation
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unofficial
 Definition
officieux
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hen/stag night
 Definition
un enterrement de vie de jeune fille/garçon
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to get pregnant
 Definition
tomber enceinte
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engagement
 Definition
les fiançailles
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midlife crisis
 Definition
la crise de la quarantaine
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cemetery
 Definition
le cimetière
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teenager
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un adolescent
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wedding anniversary
 Definition
les noces
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social partners
 Definition
les partenaires sociaux
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employers/management
 Definition
le patronat
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distant cousin (2nd, 3rd etc)
 Definition
le cousin éloigné
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first cousin
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cousin germain
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godchild
 Definition
le filleul
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godfather
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le parrain
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godmother
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la marraine
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deaf
 Definition
sourd
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mute
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muet
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mature/ripe
 Definition
mûr
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unripe
 Definition
vert
Term
blackberry
 Definition
la mûre
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the least of my worries
 Definition
le cadet de mes soucis
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bring with
 Definition
emmener
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take away
 Definition
emporter
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adult (adj)
 Definition
majeur
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fire sb
 Definition
donner son congé à qn/congédier
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do the housekeeping
 Definition
faire le ménage
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a household fight, a domestic
 Definition
une scène de ménage
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have a happy home
 Definition
faire bon ménage
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organiser, group leader
 Definition
un animateur/rice
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take things easy, not strain o.s.
 Definition
se ménager
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conserve, save
 Definition
ménager
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die of
 Definition
mourir de
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succumb to
 Definition
succomber à
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speech bubble
 Definition
le phylactère
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shake hands
 Definition
se serrer la main
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sich verabschieden mit
 Definition
prendre congé de qn
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vacances
 Definition
holiday - cessation of activity by an official organisation for a determined period of time/period in which one stops all professional activity to rest
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congé
 Definition
holiday, leave - time off with PERMISSION given
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cart/buggy
 Definition
une carriole
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sail/steer
 Definition
naviguer
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vehicle
 Definition
un véhicule
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airbus
 Definition
un long courrier
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tractor
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un tracteur
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to get on/mount/straddle
 Definition
enfourcher
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drive/go
 Definition
rouler en
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handlebars
 Definition
le guidon
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overtake
 Definition
doubler qn
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to brake
 Definition
freiner
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accelerate
 Definition
accélérer
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slow down
 Definition
ralentir
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run a red light, stop sign
 Definition
brûler un stop/un feux
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workshop, studio
 Definition
atelier
Term
carpentry
 Definition
la menniserie
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make a stopover
 Definition
faire étape
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driver (road vehicle)
 Definition
chauffeur (de bus, taxi etc)
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driver (off road vehicle/not a job)
 Definition
conducteur (de train)
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trust (n) in sb
 Definition
confiance en qn
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trust sb
 Definition
faire confiance à qn/avoir confiance en
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inspire confidence
 Definition
inspirer confiance
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distrust sb
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se méfier de qn
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to confide in sb
 Definition
se confier à qn
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trustworthy
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fiable
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confidant
 Definition
personne de confiance/confident
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to go into retirement
 Definition
partir à la retraite
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pensioniert sein
 Definition
être à la retraite
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alimony
 Definition
la pension alimentaire
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aktualisieren (refresh/update)
 Definition
actualiser/mettre à jour
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congratulate
 Definition
féliciter
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family policy/politics
 Definition
la politique familiale
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family planning
 Definition
le planning familial
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family life
 Definition
la vie de famille
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kinderreiche Familie
 Definition
une famille nombreuse
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Elternhaus
 Definition
la maison familialle
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old fashioned
 Definition
vieillot/ vieux jeu (behaviour)
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precocious
 Definition
précoce
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stepmother/mother in law
 Definition
belle-mère
Term
stepfather/father in law
 Definition
beau-père
Term
maternity leave
 Definition
congé de maternity
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parental leave
 Definition
congé parental
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work at home
 Definition
travailler à domicile
Term
childcare, day care
 Definition
la garderie
Term
division of work in the home
 Definition
partage des tâches ménagères
Term
balance family and career
 Definition
concilier la profession et la famille
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pregnancy
 Definition
la grossesse
Term
delivery/childbirth
 Definition
accouchement
Term
zu Hause
 Definition
à domicile
Term
board (ship, plane)
 Definition
embarquer
Term
rear view mirror
 Definition
rétroviseur
Term
take driving test
 Definition
passer le permis (de conduire)
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die Station
 Definition
arrêt de bus, métro
Term
bankrupt
 Definition
insolvable (person)/ faire banqueroute (firm)
Term
developed countries
 Definition
les pays développés
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developing countries
 Definition
pays en train de développement
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software developer
 Definition
développeur de logiciel
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development aid
 Definition
les fonds d'aide en développement
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a storm develops
 Definition
une tempête se forme
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sich entwickeln
 Definition
se développer
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sich entwickeln zu
 Definition
se transformer/convertir en
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seize power
 Definition
prendre le pouvoir
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on the streets
 Definition
dans les rues
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public transport
 Definition
transports en commun
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cycle lane
 Definition
une piste cyclable
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pedestrians
 Definition
piétons
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travelled on/befahren
 Definition
fréquenté
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einrichten
 Definition
mettre en place
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equipped with
 Definition
équipé de
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anhuppen
 Definition
klaxonner
Term
switch to a higher gear
 Definition
passer à la vitesse supérieur
Term
unanimously
 Definition
à l'unanimité
Term
Verbindung
 Definition
liaison
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diagonally/across
 Definition
traversant
Term
city map
 Definition
plan de ville
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benefit from
 Definition
bénéficier de
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in both directions
 Definition
dans les deux sens
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one way street
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rue à sens unique
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crossroads
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carrefours
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on the bank of (river)
 Definition
en bord de
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