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61 se concevoir
kɔ̃s(ə)vwaʀ vpr/pass1) (= être imaginable, pouvoir se représenter) to be conceivableCela ne peut pas se concevoir dans un tel contexte. — It's inconceivable in such a context.
2) (= être compréhensible)Il ne voulait pas être loin de ses enfants, ce qui se conçoit parfaitement. — He didn't want to be far away from his children, which is perfectly understandable.
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62 main
n. f.1. Avoir la main heureuse: To 'have a knack with things', to be lucky by nature.2. Avoir la main baladeuse: To 'have wandering hands', to have a tendency to 'paw'.3. Avoir un poil dans la main: To be an 'idle git', to be a lazy so-and-so.4. Etre en main (of prostitute): To be with a client.5. Se faire la main: To 'try one's hand at something', to practise.6. Ça fait ma main! It suits me to a T! — That's fine by me!a To make a swoop for, to 'pinch', to steal.b To give a woman a sly stroke on the behind.8. Se prendre en main (joc.): To 'pull one's wire', to masturbate.9. Se prendre par la main: To pluck up courage, to act in a confident manner.10. Ne pas y aller de main morte: To 'make no bones about something', to be ruthlessly frank and aggressive.11. Passer la main dans le dos à quelqu'un: To 'butter up', to flatter someone. Il aime bien se passer la main dans le dos: He likes to pat himself on the back.12. Avoir un enfant de la main gauche: To have an illegitimate child.13. Ne pas se moucher de la main gauche (iron.): To 'fancy oneself', to have no mean opinion of oneself.14. C'est du cousu main: It's done to a turn—It's perfectly done.15. Passer la main:a To 'give in', to let someone else handle things.b To 'let things ride', to be amenable.16. La main de ma sœur dans la culotte d'un zouave: This jocular catch phrase has no specific meaning, but implies that whatever has been said or done is highly ridiculous. -
63 rayon
n. m.1. En connaître un rayon: To 'know something inside-out', to be an old hand at something.2. En mettre (also: en filer) un rayon (of work, enterprise): To 'get stuck-in', to 'put one's back into it', to work hard at the task.3. C'est mon rayon!a That's my line! — I'm quite knowledgeable about that!b That's just up my street! — That suits me perfectly!c That's my business! (and none of yours!) -
64 Sophie
Proper name. Faire sa Sophie:a To 'put on airs and graces', to simper.b To be delicately reluctant at complying with perfectly normal requests. -
65 parfaitement
eminently, excellently, ideally, perfectly
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