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11 & 12 Flashcards

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animer

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to present, host, lead, facilitate; to move, keep sth going; to bring to life, fill with life, liven up; to motivate, spur on, drive

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animer une soirée

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to host an event; to get a party going

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s’animer

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to come to life, come alive, liven up

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l’aube (f)

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dawn, daybreak

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autant

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however much/many

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autant de…que

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(just) as much/many as

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autant de

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so much/many

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autant que

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it’s best, may as well

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autant que je sache

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as far as I know

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autant que possible

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as much/far as possible

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11
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autant dire

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in other words

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autant pour moi

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my fault, my mistake

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d’autant

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as much, equally, accordingly, in proportion

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d’autant (plus/moins) que

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especially as

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15
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en faire autant

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to do likewise, do the same

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pour autant

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nevertheless, yet, still, even so

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pour autant que

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as long as, provided that

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tout autant

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just as much, equally

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19
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le bien commun

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the common good

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la clé/clef

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key; answer, solution; key/pivotal moment

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21
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comptabiliser

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to keep a record/count of; to enter into the accounts

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conduire

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to drive; to lead, guide

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conduire à des erreurs

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to lead to errors/mistakes

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24
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se conduire

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to behave yourself

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25
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se conduire comme un goujat

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to act like a prick

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conférer

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to award, bestow upon, confer

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le cri

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cry, shout, scream, call

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dernier cri

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very latest thing, latest fashion, state-of-the-art

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29
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pousser un cri

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to let out a cry, cry out, shout

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30
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le cursus

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course, curriculum; career path

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31
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le double cursus

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joint honours degree

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32
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débrider

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to rectify (situation); to unbridle; to remove the limits from sth

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déconseiller à qn de faire qch

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to advise sb against doing sth

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34
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le dédale

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labyrinth, maze; complexity, subtlety, mess

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35
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de la part de

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from, on behalf of

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36
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délivrer

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to (set) free, release; to relieve; to issue (docs); to deliver

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se délivrer

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to escape, break free

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38
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devoir qch à qn

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to owe sth to sb

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39
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douloureux (-euse)

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painful; distressing, unpleasant

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40
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écourter

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to shorten, cut short

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41
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l’épuisement

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end of stock; exhaustion

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42
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jusqu’à l’épuisement

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to the point of exhaustion

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43
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escamoter/esquiver

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to evade, sidestep, dodge; to make sth disappear

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s’escamoter

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to disappear, vanish

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45
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esquiver le tir

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to dodge a bullet

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46
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esquiver ses responsabilités, fuir les responsabilités

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to shirk your responsibilities

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47
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s’essayer à qch

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to try your hand at sth

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48
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l’expert(e) (en)

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expert (in)

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49
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fier

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proud

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50
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se fier à

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to trust (in), rely/count on; to judge by

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51
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il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

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don’t judge a book by its cover

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52
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il y a de quoi être fier

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that is something to be proud of

53
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la filière

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industry, sector; pathway, course, subject; procedure

54
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la fusion

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merger

55
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inscrire

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to write, record, engrave; to enroll sb

56
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s’inscrire à

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to sign up for, enroll

57
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s’inscrire dans

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to be part of; to fit in, be in line with

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s’inscrire dans la durée

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to be maintained over time

59
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instaurer

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to institute, establish

60
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s’instaurer

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to be established; to set yourself up

61
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l’issue (f)

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exit, way out; end, outcome

62
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l’issue de secours

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emergency exit

63
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à l’issue de

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at the end of

64
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la rue/voie sans issue

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dead end, cul-de-sac

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la situation sans issue

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impossible/no-win situation

66
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issu de

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to come from, descend from

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le labyrinthe

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labyrinth

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le litige

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dispute, legal action

69
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se magner/manier

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to hurry up, get a move on

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la maîtrise

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master’s degree; mastery, command, knowledge; middle management

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la maîtrise (de soi)

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self-control

72
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la maîtrise des coûts

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cost effectiveness, cost management/control

73
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la maîtrise du budget

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budget control

74
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la maîtrise du temps

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time control

75
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maîtriser

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to master, be an expert in; to understand, have good command of, be fluent in; to control

76
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se maîtriser

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to have self-control

77
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orienter

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to position; to guide, orientate

78
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s’orienter

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to find your bearings; to find your way (fig)

79
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s’orienter vers

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to turn/lean towards; to head towards (fig)

80
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la plaie

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wound, cut; pain in the neck

81
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mettre le doigt sur la plaie

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to touch on a sore spot, hit a raw nerve

82
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plaie d’argent n’est pas mortelle

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it’s only money, money isn’t everything

83
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Quelle plaie!

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What a pain!

84
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plusieurs

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a number of, several; some people

85
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la poursuite

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pursuit, chase

86
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les poursuites

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legal proceedings

87
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à la poursuite de

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in search/pursuit of

88
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(le) préalable

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prior to; prerequisite

89
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au préalable

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first, beforehand

90
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sans avis préalable

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without prior notice

91
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le processus de décision

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decision-making process

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la publicité

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advertising; advert; publicity

93
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quasi

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almost, nearly

94
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la quasi-certitude

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near certainty

95
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la question

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question; topic, subject, issue, matter

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la question bateau

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unoriginal/routine question

97
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la question brûlante

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burning question

98
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la question de fond

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core issue, fundamental question

99
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c’est question d’habitude

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you get used to it

100
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la question ne se pose pas

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it’s a no-brainer; it’s irrelevant

101
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creuser une question

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look at an issue in more depth, delve further into an issue

102
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escamoter une question

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to evade/skirt around a question

103
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faire le tour de la question

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to look at the question from all angles

104
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mettre en question

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to (call sth into) question, challenge, cast doubt upon

105
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se remettre en question

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to question yourself, take a good look at yourself

106
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reconnaître

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to recognise, acknowledge, admit; to have a look around

107
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reconnaître qch/qn à sa juste valeur

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to truly appreciate, recognise the value of

108
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reconnaître ses torts

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to acknowledge your faults

109
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se reconnaître dans qch/qn

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to see/recognise yourself in sth/sb

110
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remuer

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to stir, mix; to move; to touch; to bring up, go over

111
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se remuer

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to move, get a move on; to do all you can, make a great effort

112
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résulter de

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to result from, be due to

113
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la réunion

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meeting; joining

114
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la réunion d’affaires/de travail

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business meeting

115
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la réunion de direction

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board meeting

116
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animer une réunion

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to lead a meeting

117
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écourter une réunion

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to cut a meeting short

118
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soumettre (à)

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to subject; to subdue; to defeat; to submit

119
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soumettre qch à qn

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to submit sth to sb

120
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se soumettre à

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to obey; to agree to, consent to

121
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souple

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flexible, supple

122
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le/la spécialiste de/en qch

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expert/specialist in sth

123
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suivre une formation

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to take a course, undergo training

124
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tenter (de)

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to try, attempt; to tempt, sound tempting

125
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tenter l’expérience

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to give it a go/try

126
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tenter le coup

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to give it a try, chance it

127
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tenter sa chance

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to try your luck

128
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trier

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to sort, classify, put into order; to select, choose

129
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trier (qn) sur le volet

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to handpick/cherry-pick (sb), select (sb) carefully

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