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entamer to start Qui a entamé le gâteau ? Who’s started the cake? Enfin j’ai rencontré le guitariste Charlot, avec qui j’ai entamé ma brillante carrière. Finally I met the guitarist Charlot, with whom I started my brilliant career. “Entamer” is primarily translated into English as “to begin,” “to start,” or “to initiate,” but it can also mean: To cut into or make the first cut (e.g., a loaf of bread or a cake) To broach or bring up a subject To diminish or reduce something To damage or impair Usage and Examples To begin or start: “Nous allons entamer les négociations....

Je n’en peux plus I can’t take any more. I’ve had it up to here. Effectivement. J’en peux plus. J’en ai plein le dos. It does (indeed). I can’t take it anymore. I’m sick and tired. en avoir plein le dos to be fed up, to be sick and tired J’en ai plein le dos de leurs excuses. I’m sick and tired of their excuses. casser le pieds Après, ils m’ont cassé les pieds parce que je n’avais pas ma carte d’assurance maladie....

Vocabulaire mots explications mentir to lie - Tu mens ! You’re lying! - Les animaux ne mentent pas… Animals do not lie… morceau piece - un morceau de pain a piece of bread devoir to have to, must, to be due to - Je dois partir. I’ve got to go. - Tu dois être fatigué. You must be tired. - Je devais déjeuner avec mon fils, mais il m’a posé un lapin....

L’imparfait The French imperfect tense (imparfait) is a descriptive past tense that indicates an ongoing state of being or a repeated or incomplete action. The beginning and end of the state of being or action are not indicated, and the imperfect is very often translated in English as “was” or “was ___-ing”. We use the imperfect tense to describe situations, people, properties, comments, explanations, repeated actions, and simultaneously occurring actions in the past....

accueillir qn à bras ouverts to welcome sb with open arms Quand je suis arrivé à l’aéroport, ma famille d’accueil m’a accueilli à bras ouverts et m’a emmené chez eux. When I arrived at the airport, my host family welcomed me with open arms and took me to their home. Apprends à coder et les entreprises t’accueilleront les bras ouverts ! Learn to code and companies will welcome you with open arms....