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mettre au point

to develop, perfect, focus, devise

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essuyer les plâtres

be the guinea pigs, endure the initial problems, be the first to move in, iron out the kinks

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postuler

to apply

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passer au-dessous

to pass/go under

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un pouf

footstool

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et ainsi de suite

and so on

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ev aval

downstream

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le hublot

window, porthole

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cracher

to spit, cough up

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à chaud

in the heat of the moment, on the spot

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le voisinage

neighbourhood

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déconcertant -disconverting, confusing, unsettling, disturbing

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déhobiner

to unwind, unreel

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le curé

priest

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se mettre à qqch.

to take sth. up, set about sth., get on with sth.

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bourré

crammed, stuffed, full of, packed

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asséner

to strike (hit, give a blow)

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une alouette

lark

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le préau

courtyard

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fieffé

arrant (complete, utter), out-and-out

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une ardoise -slate, blackboard

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un galet

pebble

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la ficelle -string, twine

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refiler qqch. à qqn.

to pass sth. to sb., hand sth. down to sb.

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la consigne

deposit, guideline, instruction

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avoir une capacité à

to have the capacity to

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démarrer

to start, commence, power/fire up

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le clavardeur

chatbot

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affectif

emotional

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être inscrit

to be enrolled

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un degré, une licence

degree

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se réperer

to find one’s way/bearings

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être adapte de

to be suited/tailored/adapted to

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une colline

hill

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une pente

slope

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funny alternatives

désopilant, comique, hilarant, drole, rigolo,

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amusant alternatives

divertissant, plaisant, sympatique, top, génial, sympa, chouette, super, agréable

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je suis confu(e)

I'm confused

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ça porte à confusion

this causes/creates confusion, is confusing

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does that ring a bell?

ça te/vous dit qqch.?

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trouver vos marques

to find one's footing, settle in, get one's bearings, find your feet

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avoir la capacité à faire qqch.

to have the capacity to do sth.

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gueule de bois

hangover

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une offre

offer, offering, bid

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la majuscule

capital letter, upper case

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tenter de

to try to

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passer à côté de qqch.

to miss sth.

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épauler

to support

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correspondre à qqch.

to correspond to smth., align with, match

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de façon à

in such a way as to

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se porter candidat à

to run for office/election, stand as a candidate

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un piège

trap, pitfall, catch

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répartir

to spread, distribute, divide, split

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un creux

cavity, crook, hollow

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to have public transport links

être desservi par les transports en commun

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un amphithéâtre/amphi

lecture theatre

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un travail dirigé/des travaux dirigés (TD)

seminar

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un lieu d’apprentissage

a learning space

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un point de convivialité et d’échange

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la BU (la bibliothèque universitaire)

library

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les services dédiés au soutien des étudiants

student services

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le service de soutien aux étudiants en situation de handicap

Disability Services

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une cafet

a place to buy food and drinks

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le personnel administratif et la scolarité

the administrative team and the office

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une salle informatique

IT room

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l’espace numérique

The Virtual Learning Environnement

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le travail en autonomie

independent study

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la MDE (la maison des étudiants)

Student Union (SU)

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une association étudiante

student society

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le tutorat

tutoring

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un aller-retour

back and forth

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un frein

brake, drag, curb

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en gras

in bold

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essuyer

to wipe, dry

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être à l’honneur

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desservi

served

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dénombrer

to count

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un cours magistral/des cours magistraux (CM)

lecture

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tirer le fil de la pelote

to untangle a mystery, get to the bottom of smth.

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