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#10 Responsibility Flashcards

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un délinquant

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an offender

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un récidiviste

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a previous offender

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récidiver

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to reoffend

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retirer des graffiti

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to remove graffiti (unc)

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un groupe de réflexion de premier plan, important

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a leading think tank

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être la risée de…

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to be the laughing stock of…

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se moquer de

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to laugh at

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une politique (économique)

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a (economic) policy

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la politique

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Politics

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un/une politicien(ne)

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A politician

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respecter les conditions

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To stick to the conditions

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tenir parole

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To stick to one’s word/promise

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bien moins de gens/beaucoup moins de gens

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Far fewer people

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réduire la récidive

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to cut reoffending

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réduire les coûts

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to cut costs

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les réductions de personnel/d’effectifs

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staff cuts

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être surpeuplé, bondé, surchargé

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to be overcrowded

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la foule

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the crowd

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j’ai (je n’ai pas) les moyens d’acheter

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I can/can’t afford sth

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abordable (financièrement)

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affordable

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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elle ne s’attendait absolument pas à être condamnée

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she never expected to be sentenced

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s’attendre à qqch (à faire qqch, à ce que qq fasse qqch)

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to expect sth (to do sth, someone to do sth)

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elle ne s’attendait pas à ce que le juge la condamne

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She didn’t expect the judge to sentence her

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il voulait que la femme au foyer de 26 ans éprouve la même souffrance que les animaux

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He wanted the 26-year-old housewife to feel the same pain as the animals

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une cellule

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a (prison) cell

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vouloir que qq fasse qqch

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To want someone to do sth

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dire ce qu’on a à dire, convaincre

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To make one’s point

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le même.. que (aussi… que)

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The same … as (as … as)

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jeter, déposer, porter à la décharge - une déchetterie

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To dump - a dump

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larguer quelqu’un

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to dump someone

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laisser les animaux dehors

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To leave (left, left) the animals out

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montrer l’exemple

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to set an example

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envisager (de faire) qqch

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to contemplate (doing) something / To consider doing

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partager - une part (aussi action en bourse)

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to share - a share

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finir par en avoir assez de qqch

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To be sick/tired of sth, of doing sth

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37
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finalement, en fin de compte

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Eventually

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38
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faire un excès de vitesse

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to speed

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39
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proposer un choix

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To offer a choice

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violer la loi

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To break the law - to violate the law

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obéir à la loi

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To obey the law - to comply with the law

42
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se faire retirer son permis (se faire couper les cheveux, faire réparer une voiture etc)

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To have one’s license suspended (to have your hair cut, to have a car repaired etc)

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passer du temps (à faire qqch)

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to spend time doing

44
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précédemment

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Previously

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charger # décharger - une charge de travail

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To load # unload - a work load

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un pistolet chargé

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a loaded gun

47
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organiser une fête, un pique-nique

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To throw a party, a picnic

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ordonner, donner l’ordre à qq de faire qqch

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To order sb to do sth

49
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un adolescent

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a teenager

50
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un pneu

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a tyre (US tire)

51
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un trottoir

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a sidewalk (US) = a pavement (GB)

52
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donner des peines, distribuer des prospectus, des sujets d’exam

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to hand out (sentences, leaflets, exam papers)

53
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rendre, remettre (des devoirs)

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To hand in (homework)

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cela supposait (impliquait) d’enlever la neige

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it involved clearing snow (involve doing sth)

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autrefois ils utilisaient des punitions cruelles

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They used to use cruel punishment (always past simple)

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cruel > cruauté

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Cruel > cruelty

57
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les personnes agées, du troisième age

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senior citizens, the elderly

58
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avoir un choix - choisir

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to have a choice - to choose (chose, chosen)

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Cicconetti, dont les opinions sont partagées

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Cicconetti, whose views are shared

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il a déclaré couplables beaucoup de gens, dont la plupart n’ont jamais récidivé

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he convicted many people, most of whom never recommitted a crime

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la société a reçu beaucoup de plaintes, dont la plupart provenaient du public

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the company received many complaints, most of which were from the public

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un juge - juger

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a judge - to judge

63
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un avocat

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a lawyer

64
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commettre un crime - un délit

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to commit a crime - an offence

65
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un criminel - un délinquant / un contrevenant

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a criminal - an offender

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être déclaré coupable # innocent d’un crime

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to be found guilty # innocent of a crime

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être acquitté

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to be acquitted

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poursuivre qq en justice pour obtenir qqch

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to sue sb for sth - to take sb to court about sth

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juger qq pour fraude informatique/vol

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to try sb for computer fraud/theft

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un procès - passer en jugement

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a trial - to be or to go on trial

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pour commencer/au début

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for a start

72
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assez bien / pas mal du tout

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pretty good = fairly, quite good

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si seulement j’étais…

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i wish/if only + pastperfect(>past)/pastsimple(>present)

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je regrette de ne pas avoir appris les phrases de base…

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I wish I’d learnt the basic phrases…

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= si seulement j’avais appris

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= if only I’d learnt the basic phrases

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si seulement le voyagiste avait laissé entendre que…

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if only (=i wish) the travel agent had hinted that..

77
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je regrette de ne pas aimer la restauration rapide = si seulement j’amais la restauration rapide

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I wish (=if only) I liked fast food…

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sentir

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to feel (felt, felt)

79
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ce qu’il faut faire et ne pas faire - les us et coutumes

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to dos and don’ts

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porter (des vêtements)

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to wear (wore, worn) clothes

81
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j’aurais dû faire la révérence

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i should have bowed

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il n’arrêtait pas de me regarder - continuer à faire qqch

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he kept looking at me - to keep (on) doing

83
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mignon

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cute

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il fait une chaleur terrible

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to be scorching = to be boiling (very very hot)

85
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ils n’auraient pas vendu le séjour (les vacances)

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they wouldn’t have sold the holiday

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avoir un coup de soleil

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to have sunburn

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avoir une gastro - avoir mal au ventre

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to have a stomach bug - to have a stomach ache

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cela ressemblait à du poulet

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il looked like chicken = it resembled chicken

89
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Est-ce que DC serait devenu une marque si célèbre si LR n’avait pas menti à son distributeur américain ?

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Would DC have become such a famous brand if LR hadn’t lied to his american distributor ? (/!\ s’allonger lie lay lain)

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Si le fabricant n’avait pas réussi à installer la production en Chine, il aurait peut-être été obligé d’abandonner les méthodes de fabrication traditionnelles.

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If the manufacturer hadn’t (managed to set up)(succeeded in setting up) the production in China, he might have (had)(been forced) to give up the traditional production methods.

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Penses-tu que LR aurait avoué être un menteur s’il avait été interrogé ?

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Do you think that LR would have admitted/confessed to being a liar if he had been asked/questioned ?

92
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Le distributeur américain a dû soupçonner LR de mentir, il ne peut pas avoir été si naïf

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The american distributeur must have suspected LR of lying, he can’t have been so naive.

93
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Est-ce que LR aurait dû être félicité pour avoir pris un si gros risque ou est-ce qu’il aurait dû être critiqué ?

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Should LR have been congratulated for having taken such a big risk/gamble(pari) or should he have been critized ?

94
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Est-ce qu’il devrait être félicité pour avoir délocalisé en Chine ou est-ce qu’il devrait être critiqué ?

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Should he be congratulated for relocating to China or should he be criticized ?

95
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wish/if only

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+ past simple / could/would+inf (present we want to change)

+ past perfect (past actions, regrets)

96
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Video - Jail for a day

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Offender are put to work removing graffiti by way of punishment for the crimes they had commited, that is called a community payback. A third of offenders on community sentences end up reoffending within a year. Half of offenders on drug treatment reoffend within a year. In 20 states across US offenders are put into jail for 1 or 2 days if they don’t stick to the conditions of their community orders.

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