11th week Flashcards

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mesurer (quantity) / prevoir (events)

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to gauge

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jauge, indicateur

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gauge, indicator

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etre adapté à un usage particulier

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to be geared to

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équipement

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gear

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vetements, equipement de camping

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camping gear

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vitesses (automobile)

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gears

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etre preparé à, se preparer à

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to be in gear, to get geared (up) for

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veritable, authentique (objet), vrai, sincere (emotion)

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genuine

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cuir veritable

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genuine leather

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se deplacer, circuler

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to get about, around

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expliquer, communiquer une idee clairement

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to get across

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s’entendre avec qq / avancer, bien marcher

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to get along, on

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faire qqch sans etre decouvert, puni

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to get away with

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se mettre enfin à faire qqch

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to get down to

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gener, entraver

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to get in the way of

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se soustraire à qqch qu’on ne veut pas faire

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to get out of (doing) sth

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paradis fiscaux

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tax havens

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se remettre dune maladie, dun choc / surmonter

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to get over / overcome / to recover from

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je nen reviens pas

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i can’t get over it

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arriver à faire qqch, avoir le tps / contourner, passer outre

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to get round / to bypass

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horrible, effrayant

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ghastly

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faure cadeau de / trahir

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to give away

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23
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se trahir

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oneself away

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24
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céder

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to give in

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s’epuiser (strength, hope…) / distribuer

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to give out

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26
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qqch donné gratuitement

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a handout

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amener, engendrer, provoquer

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to give rise to

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abandonner un effort, une habitude

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to give up

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jeter un coup d’oeil, lancer un regard à / un coup d’oeil

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to glance at / a glance

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briller d’un éclat éblouissant, désagréable aux yeux / lancer un regard furieux

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to glare

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eclatant, évident, qui saut aux yeux

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glaring

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lueur faible

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glimmer

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33
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luire faiblement, miroiter

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to glimmer

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34
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entrevoir, avoir une vision rapide, momentanée

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to glimpse

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scintiller, briller, miroiter

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to glitter

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36
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eclat, brillant

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glitz

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sombre, pessimiste, triste

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gloomy

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38
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brillant, lustre (surface)

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gloss

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39
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glisser sur, regarder superficiellement

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to gloss over

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40
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glacé (paper, paint)

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glossy

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une revue illutrée

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a glossy

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42
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rayonner, flamboyer

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to glow

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43
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surcharger, gaver

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to glut

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44
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un surplus, une surabondance sur le marché

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a glut

45
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un glouton

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a glutton

46
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passer (par)

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to go by

47
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sadonner à, etudier, se diriger vers

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to go in for

48
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réussir, se passer / exploser

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to go off

49
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etre voté (law) / subir

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to go throught

50
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mener à bout, terminer

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to go through with sth

51
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marchandises, articles / biens

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goods

52
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secteur tertiaire

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the service sector

53
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produits manufacturés

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manufactured goods

54
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articles en cuir

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leather goods

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saisir (objects), mettre la main sur, empoigner

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to grab

56
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evaluer, donner une note à / graduer

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to grade

57
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note / categorie / echelon

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a grade / mark

58
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améliorer

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to upgrade

59
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profuits de premiere classe

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Grade A, high-grade goods

60
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obtenir son diplome

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to graduate

61
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terminer ses ztudes

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to graduate from high school / college

62
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etudiant en maitrise ou doctorat

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post-graduate student

63
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grains, cereales

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grains

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graines

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seeds

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froment, blé

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wheat

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seigle

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rye

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sarrasin

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buckwheat

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orge

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barley

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accorder

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to grant

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allocation, subvention, bourse

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a grant

71
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considerer qqch comme normal, acquis, sans le remettre en Q

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to take sth for granted

72
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graphique, courbe

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graph

73
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table, tableau

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chart

74
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saisir, comprendre

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to grasp / to grip

75
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activité, cupidité

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greed

76
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avide de

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greedy

77
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grief, sujet de plainte

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grievance

78
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chagrin

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grief

79
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subir un malheur, tourner mal, echouer

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to come to grief

80
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etre peiné, chagriné

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to grieve

81
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etre en deuil

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to mourn

82
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le deuil

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mourning

83
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sinistre, dur, pessimiste

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grim

84
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la dure realité

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grim reality

85
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une prise

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a grip

86
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prendre une situation en main, faire face

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to come to grips with

87
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se secouer, se ressaisir

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to get a grip on oneself

88
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se colleter, debattre avec

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to grapple with

89
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s’accrocher à

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to cling to

90
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tâtonner, aller à l’aveuglette

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to grope

91
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grossier, sans delicatesse / flagrant / brut

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gross

92
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motif, raison / terrain / lieux, locaux

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grounds

93
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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

94
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se dvp, croitre, grandir

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to grow

95
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grandir, mûrir

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to grow up

96
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croissancde, dvp

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growth

97
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faire croitre une société

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to grow a company

98
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rechigner à donner qqch/ envier, avoir du ressentissement

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to grudge

99
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en vouloir à qq

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to bear a grudge against sb

100
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avec du ressentiment

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grudgingly

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exténuant, éreintant

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grueling

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contre interrogatoire

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a grueling cross-examination

103
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horrible, épouvantable, révoltant

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gruesome

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voupable

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guilty

105
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culpabilité

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guilt

106
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un coupable

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a guilty person

107
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qq / qqch responsable dun crime / dune faute

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a culprit

108
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lignes directrices, directives

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guidelines

109
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suivre des directives, conseuls, indications, un plan general

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to follow guidelines