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Bravo chapitre 8 lecon 3
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33
Language - French
Undergraduate 1
05/01/2010
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Je voulais savoir...
 Definition
I'd like to know
Term
Qu'est-ce que tu veux/vous voulez/ça veut dire?
 Definition
What do you mean?
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Où veux-tu/voulez-vous en venir?
 Definition
What are you getting at?
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Qu'est-ce qui te/vous fait penser ça?
 Definition
what makes you think that?
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Je m'explique
 Definition
I'll explain
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J'entends par là
 Definition
I mean by this
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C'est à dire
 Definition
that is to say
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autrement dit...
 Definition
In other words...
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C'est la raison pour laquelle...
 Definition
That's why...
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avoir du mal à (+infinitif)
 Definition
to have problems doing something
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désorienté(e)/déconcerté(e)
 Definition
confused, muddled
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faire comprendre à quelqu'un que
 Definition
to hint to someone that
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mal comprendre (mal compris)
 Definition
to misunderstand (misunderstood)
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une méprise/une erreur
 Definition
misunderstanding
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provoquer
 Definition
to cause
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le sens
 Definition
the meaning
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la significations/l'importance [f]
 Definition
significance, importance
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signifier
 Definition
to mean
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avoir du retard
 Definition
to be late
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C'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase!
 Definition
That's the last straw!
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couper
 Definition
to disconnect, unplug (telephone, gas, electricity, cable)
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débrancher
 Definition
to disconnect, unplug (radio, television)
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se décharger de ses responsabilités sur quelqu'un
 Definition
to pass off one's responsibilities onto somebody
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faire la queue
 Definition
to stand in line
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rentrer tard
 Definition
to get home late
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valoir la peine (p.p. valu)
 Definition
to be worth the trouble
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bouleversé(e)/choqué(e)
 Definition
shocked
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céder à quelqu'un (quelque chose)
 Definition
to give in to someone (something)
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léser quelqu'un
 Definition
to wrong someone
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être en grève
 Definition
to be on strike
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faire la grève
 Definition
to go on strike
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le/la gréviste
 Definition
striker
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le syndicat
 Definition
the union
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