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a fashion

une facon, une mode, une tendance

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practice

la pratique, l’entrainement

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a trainee / an intern

un(e) stagiaire

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training

la formation

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to take a course of action

adopter une ligne de conduite, prendre un parti

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to adapt sth

adapter qqch

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to practise (sth)

s’exercer, pratiquer (qqch)

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to train for sth

s‘entrainer/se former à qqch

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to go into training

faire un stage

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to train sb ( in sth/to do sth )

former qqn ( à/en qqch/ à faire qqch )

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methodical

méthodique

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in this fashion

de cette façon

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by trial and error

par tâtonnements

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a dropout

  1. qqn qui abandonne ( études, activité ), un décrocheur

  2. un marginal

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to consider sth

examiner qqch, réfléchir à qqch, envisager qqch

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to consider doing sth

envisager de faire qqch

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to hesitate ( about sth / to do sth )

hésiter ( sur qqch / à faire qqch )

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to be in two minds ( about sth / doing sth )

être indécis ( sur qqch / pour ce qui est de faire qqch )

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to waver

hésiter / balancer

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to withdraw ( from sth )

se retirer de qqch

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to drop out ( of sth )

renoncer ( à qqch ), abandonner ( qqch )

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to back out ( of sth )

se dédire / se désengager ( de qqch )

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I’ll sleep on it

la nuit porte conseil

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to know one’s own mind

savoir ce que l’ont veut

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to make up one’s mind

se décider

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to decide ( on sth / to do sth/that )

porter son choix sur qqch, décider ( de faire qqch/que )

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to decide sb ( to do sth )

décider qqn ( à faire qqch )

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to make / come to a decision

prendre une décision

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to resolve

to do sth

prendre la résolution /

décision de faire qqch

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to stick to sth

s’en tenir à qqch

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to settle sth

arranger qqch

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that settles it !

voilà qui est réglé !

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to avoid sth / doing sth

éviter qqch / de faire qqch

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to shun sth/sb

éviter qqch, éviter/fuir qqn

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to shirk sth

se dérober / se soustraire à qqch

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to evade sth/ doing sth

ne pas accomplir/remplir qqch ( obligations ), ne pas s’acquitter de faire qqch

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to give up ( doing sth )

renoncer ( à faire qqch )

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to give sth up

renoncer à qqch

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to get rid of sth/sb

se débarrasser de qqch/ de qqn ( de gênant )

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to dispose of sth

se défaire de qqch ( devenu inutile )

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disposable

jetable ( après usage )

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a deed

une action, un acte

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a feat

un exploit

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to act

agir

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to act as sth/sb

servir / faire office de qqch, remplir la fonction de qqn

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to perform sth

accomplir / exécuter qqch

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to accomplish sth

réaliser qqch, ment qqch à bien

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to attend to sth,

to see to sth/to sb

s’occuper de qqch,

apporter ses soins à qqch/qqn

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to see about sth

s’occuper de qqch (repas)

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to see that

veiller à ce que

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to look after sb

s’occuper de qqn, soigner qqn

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to undertake sth/to do sth

entreprendre qqch/ de faire qqch

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to set about sth

entreprendre / commencer qqch

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to set about doing sth

se mettre / commencer à faire qqch

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to take over ( from sb )

prendre le relais / la suite ( de qqn ), remplacer qqn

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to proceed ( with sth )

poursuivre ( qqch )

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to procede to do sth

entreprendre de faire qqch

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to tackle sth

aborder qqch (sujet),

prendre qqch à bras-le-corps (problème)

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to adress (oneself to) sth

s’attaquer à qqch (problème)

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I don’t know how to set about it

je ne sais pas comment je vais m’y prendre

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we’ll see about that !

on verra !

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an effort (at sth/ at doing sth)

un effort ( de, en qqch / pour faire qqch )

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an attempt ( at sth/at doing sth )

une tentative ( de, en qqch/ pour faire qqch )

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an endeavour

une tentative, un effort

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a strain (on sb)

une pression / contrainte ( sur qqn )

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a spurt

un effort ( bref et intense )

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to make an effort ( to do sth )

faire un effort ( pour faire qqch )

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to try (sth)

essayer (qqch)

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to try to do sth

essayer de faire qqch

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to try doing sth

faire l’expérience de faire qqch

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to make an attempt (to do/at doing sth)

faire une tentative (de/pour faire qqch)

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to attempt (to do) sth

tenter de faire qqch

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to Endeavour to do sth

s’efforcer de qqch

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to strive (for/after sth, to do sth)

s’évertuer ( à obtenir/faire qqch)

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to go to the trouble of doing sth,

to take the trouble to do sth

se donner la peine de faire qqch

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to strain sth/sb

trop (en) demander à qqch/qqn

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to put / place a strain on sth/sb

mettre qqch/qqn à rude épreuve

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a hitch

une anicroche, un accroc

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a snag

une difficulté caché

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discouragement

le découragement

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perseverance

la persévérance

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to come up against sth

se hurter à qqch ( difficulté )

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to meet with sth

rencontrer qqch ( obstacle )

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to remedy sth

remédier à qqch, pallier qqch

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to solve sth

résoudre qqch

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to overcome sth

triompher (de qqch)

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to be overcome (by/with sth)

être submerger/terrassé par qqch

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to remove sth

supprimer/enlever qqch

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to get over sth

se remettre de qqch, surmonter qqch

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to work sth out

mettre qqch au point , trouver une solution à qqch

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to be overwhelmed (by/with sth)

être accablé ( par qqch )

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to check sth

contrôler/maitriser qqch

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to prevent sb ( from doing sth )

empêcher qqn ( de faire qqch ) ( avant l’action )

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to stop sb ( from doing sth )

empêcher qqn de faire qqch ( au moment de l’action )

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to keep sb from doing sth

retenir qqn due faire qqch ( pour son bien )

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to hinder sth/sb

entraver / gener qqch, constituer un obstacle pour qqn

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to hinder sb from doing sth

empêcher qqn de faire qqch ( en constituant ou en créant un obstacle )

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to rule sth out

éliminer qqch ( par le raisonnement )

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beyond/without remedy

irrémédiable

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to come in handy

(chose) être/se montrer utile, pouvoir servir

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