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1. Un renard se cache dans cette partie de la forêt depuis environ une quinzaine
   A fox has been hiding in that (this) part of the forest for about a fortnight (two weeks)

2. Pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles.
    No news is good news   (news is uncountable)

3. Dès que la pluie commença a tomber, les abeilles retournèrent a leur ruche
  As soon as the rain began to fall (it began to rain) the bees returned (went back) to their hive

4. Avez-vous mal a la tête ? Non, mais j'ai mal aux oreilles.
 Have you got a headache? (Do you have a headache?) No I haven't but I've got  earache.

5. Le frère ainé de William est maintenant pilote d'essai aux Etats-Unis.
   William's elder  (eldest) brother is now a test pilot in the United States.

6. C'est le seul livre que j'aimerais relire
   It's the only book (that) I'd like to read again.

7. Tout ce qui brille, n'est pas d'or.
   All that glitters is not gold.

8. Depuis hier, il essaie de réparer son fusil.
    He's been trying to repair (fix) his gun (rifle) since yesterday.

9. Le cerisier dont je parle se trouve au milieu du verger.
    The cherry tree I'm talking about is in the middle of the orchard.

lO. ll vient me voir tous les trois jours.
      He comes to see me every three days.

11. J'ai lu les cinquante premières pages de ce roman.
      I've read the first fifty pages of this (that) novel.

12. Presque tous les élèves furent reçus à leur examen au mois de juillet.
      Almost (Nearly) all the pupils passed their exam (examination) in july.

13. ll mérite 14 sur 20 pour sa traduction.
      He deserves fourteen out of twenty for his translation.

14. Tous les jours je prends le train de 8 heures 20 pour me rendre à Paris.
       Every day (morning) I get (catch, take) the eight twenty train to go to Paris.

15. Combien coûtent ces crayons? lls coûtent 50 pence pièce.
      How much are these pencils? (do these pencils cost?). They cost fifty pence each.

16. Le proverbe dit < Ne mettez pas la charrue devant les boeufs )>
      The proverb says (As the saying goes) don't put the cart before the horse(s).

17. ll s'est fou1é la cheville en sautant par-dessus une haie.
     He sprained (twisted) his ankle jumping over a hedge.

18. Faire son devoir n'est pas toujours très facile
      It isn't always very easy to do one's duty.

19. Qui vient avec moi ?
      Who is coming with me?

20. < Avec qui parliez-vous quand le proviseur est entré dans la salle de classe? >
      Who were you talking to when the headmaster came into the classroom?

21. Il se fera couper les cheveux demain.
      He will  (He'll) have (get) his hair cut tomorrow.

22. Le pont de pierre sur la Garonne a 500 mètres de long sur 30 mètres de large.
     The stone bridge over the Garonne is 500 metres long by 30 metres wide.

23. Faites le leur faire.
      Make them do it. (Get them to do it.)

24. Ne faites pas de grimaces. Vous ressemblez à un singe
      Don't make (pull) faces (a face) you look like a monkey.

25. Il fait son lit tous les matins avant de partir pour son bureau.
      He makes his bed every morning before leaving for the (his) office.

26. Elle les fit parler sur leurs parents.
      She got them to talk (made them talk) about their parents (relatives, relations).

27. J'ai acheté cette montre il y a longtemps quand j'étais en Suisse
     I bought this (that) watch a long time ago when I was in Switzerland.

28. Je n'y avais pas pensé.
       I hadn't thought of that (it).

29. Je ne m'y attendais pas.
      I wasn't expecting that (it).

30. Je n'en sais rien
      I know nothing about that (this).
      I don't know anything about that (this).
      I've no idea.

31. Combien me devez-vous ?
      How much do you owe me?

32. Lequel achèteriez-vous si vous en aviez les moyens ?
      Which one would you buy if you could afford it (if you had the means)?

33. Je ne peux m'empêcher de sourire.
      I can't help smiling.

34. Plus il buvait de bière, plus il avait soif.
     The more beer he drank, the thirstier he was (he became).

35. Le douanier n'était pas aussi poli que I'inspecteur de police.
     The customs officer was not as polite as the police inspector.