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1
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Circumstantial

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Conjoncturel

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To stay away from/ sulk

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Bouder

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Fertility

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La fécondité

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Life expectancy

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L’espérance de vie

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Passion/ enthusiasm

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L’engouement

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Fuss/ bother

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Le chichi

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Repeal

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L’abrogation

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Court clerk

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Le greffier

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Solicitor

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Un notaire

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To award/ bestow/ give

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Conférer

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Subscription/ dues

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La cotisation

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Minima sociaux c’est quoi?

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Assure un revenu minimal à une personne en précarité

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RSA

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Revenu de solidarité active

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Notebook/ book

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Un carnet

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Direct Line of descent

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La filiation

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Decree

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Un arrêté

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Outlet/ prospect

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Le débouché

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To accumulate / do something at the same time

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Cumuler

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Cramming (learning)

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La bachotage

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Shortcoming / gap in knowledge

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La lacune

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21
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Benefit/ level of attainment

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L’acquis

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22
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Fuck up

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La bourde

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23
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Tarnished

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Ternie

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24
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What about

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Quid

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25
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Dumb/ thick

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Bouché

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26
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Throat clearing

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Le toussotement

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Dressing/ plaster

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Le pansement

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28
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Stretcher bearer

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Le brancardier

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29
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Répercussion / after effect

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Le contrecoup

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30
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Stretcher

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La civière

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31
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It’s none of your business

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C’est pas tes oignons

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Why do you stick your nose in other peoples business?

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Pourquoi mets-tu ton grain de sel?

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Abandoned

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Délaissé

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Extravagant

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Somptuaire

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Headline

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La manchette

36
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To kick into touch/ evade the issue

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Botter en touche

37
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To please/ make sb happy

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Qqn botter

38
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To hold onto sth/sb

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Se tenir à

39
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To hide away

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Se terrer

40
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Pilgrimage

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Le pèlerinage

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Altar candle

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Le cierge

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Unexpected development/ plot twist

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Le rebondissement

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At half mast

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En berne

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Slander

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La diffamation

45
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Gladiator sword

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Le glaive

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NATO

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L’OTAN

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Spokesperson

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L’interlocuteur

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Levers

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Les leviers

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Unharmed/ unscathed

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Indemne

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Equipped/ endowed

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Pourvu

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Beforehand

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Au préalable

52
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To hole oneself away

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Se cloître

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Levying of funds

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La Levée de fonds

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Property/ real estate

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L’immobilier

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Mortgage

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La hypothèque

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To claim

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Prétendre

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To hinder

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Entraver

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Infringement / breach

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L’atteinte (f)

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To initiate

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Amorcer

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Grief/ sorry

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Le chagrin

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Conséquence

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Le corollaire

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Multipurpose/ skilful

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Polyvalent

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Abbreviation e.g. UN

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Le sigle

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Body/ corpse

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Le cadavre

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Madness/ insanity

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La folie

66
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Random

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Aléatoire

67
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Gruesome

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Funeste

68
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Behind the scenes

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En coulisses

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To understand colloq

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Piger

70
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To sort itself out/ settle down

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Se tasser/ s’arranger

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To rob

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Détrousser

72
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At the top of ones voice

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À tue-tête

73
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Without splendour

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Sans faste

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Burden

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Le fardeau/ poids

75
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Déterrent/ turn off

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Repoussoir

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Stormy/ rough/ heated

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Houleux

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To imply

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Sous-entendre

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Rough/abrasive

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Rugueux

79
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Smooth

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Lisse

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