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en commun, en collaboration

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joint

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compte commun

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joint account

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laboratoire mixte

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joint laboratory

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commission mixte, paritaire

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joint committee

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secousse, à-coup

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jolt

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secouer, ebranler de maniere à inciter à reagir

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to jolt

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bric à brac, trucs, camelote / articles de mauvaisd qualité

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junk

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balancer

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to junk sth

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un drogué

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a junky/ie

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vif, intense, pénétrant

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keen

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s’enthousiasmer pour

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to be keen on

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ponctuel

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to be keen to do sth

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rester fidele à / persister, persévérer

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to keep to

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entretenir / maintenir un effort

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to keep up

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suivre

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to keep up with

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entretien

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upkeep

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en rapport avec, qui s’accorde avec

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in keeping with

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clé

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key

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etre, ne pas etre dans le ton

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to be in key / off key

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etre tendu, surexcité

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to be keyed up

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discret

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low-key

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donner un coup de pied

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to kick

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flanquer qq dehors, virer qq

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to kick / throw sb out

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faire du chahut

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to kick up a fuss, a row

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faire qqch pour le plaisir, prendre son pied

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to get a kick out of doing sth

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commission, pot-de-vin

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kickback

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reaction en chaine

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knock-on effect

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noeud

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knot

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nouer

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to tie a knot

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un probleme epineux

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a knotty question

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nouer des liens

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to build ties / relations

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connaissances, le savoir

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knowledge

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economie du savoir

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a knowledge-based / driven economy

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le savoir-faire

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know-how

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L / m.o

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labo(u)r

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appareils, équipements qui allègent le L

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labor-saving devices

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pénurie de m.o

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labor shortage

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force de L

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labor / work force

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parti travailliste

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labour party

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manquer de qqch

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to lack sth

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un manque de

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a lack of

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faute de tps

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for lack of time

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rester en arrière, etre à la traine

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to lag (behind)

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retard, décalage horaire

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time / jet lag

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atterrir (plane)

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to land

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decrocher une affaire

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to land a deal

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ça vous attirera des ennuis

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that will land you in trouble

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la terre, le pays

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land

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terre agricole

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earth, soil

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paysage

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landscape

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vue la mer, marine

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seascape

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grand monument ou autre pt de repere dans le paysage / jalon, moment critique

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landmark (milestone)

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glissement de terrain / victoire ecrasante

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landslide

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se perimer, venir à expiration

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to lapse

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tomber dans le silence

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to lapse into silence

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laps de temps

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lapse of time

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trou de memoire

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memory lapse

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un lapsus

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a slip of the tongue, a Freudian slip

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récidiver, faire une rechute

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to relapse

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en grande mesure, pour la plupart

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largely

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grand

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large

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durer

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to last

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durable (valeur durable)

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lasting (value)

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survivre à, vivre plus longtemps que

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to outlast

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lancer

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to launch

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relancer l’économie

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to relaunch / boost / reflate the economy

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prodiguer

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to lavish

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somptueux

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lavish

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la loi

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law

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avocat

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lawyer, attorney / barrister

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juriste, avocat, conseiller juridique, notaire…

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solicitor

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procès

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lawsuit

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legal, illégal

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lawful, unlawful

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relâché, negligent

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lax

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relâchement

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laxity, laxness

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relâcher, desserer

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to loosen

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mettre, poser, déposer

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to lay

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poser les bases de

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to lay the foundations for

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rejeter la responsabilité sur

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to lay the blame on

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mettre l’accent sur

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to lay the stress on

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licencier, mettre au U

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to lay off

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suppression d’N

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layoffs / job suppressions

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supprimer des N

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to suppress jobs

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dessiner, concevoir un plan

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to lay out

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mise en page, plan, tracé

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layout

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deposer, specifier

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to lay down

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etre obligé de rester au lit

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to be laid up

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l’h de la rue, le profane

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layman

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l’opinion des profanes

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lay opinion

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majeur, important, de premier plan

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leading

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etre en tete

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to be in the lead

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jouer un role principal

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to play a leading role

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etre majeur / mineur

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to be of voting age / to be a minor

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fuir

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to leak

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etre divulgué, transpirer

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to leak out

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fuite d’info

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information leak

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louer à bail

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to lease

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un bail

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a lease

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conference, cours

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lecture

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assister à une conference

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to attend a lecture

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sermonner qq

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to lecture sb

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un conférencier

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a lecturer

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un discours

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a speech

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discours politique

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political discourse

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la lecture

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reading

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preter

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to lend (lend, lent)

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un pret bqR

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a bank loan

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diminuer, réduire, atténuer

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to lessen

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mortel

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lethal

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armes meurtrieres

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lethal weapons

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niveau, hauteur, échelon / plat, plan, uni

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level

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niveler

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to level

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rester calme

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to keep a level head

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reprocher, critiquer, accuser

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to level blame, criticism, accusations

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force de levier, avantage

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leverage

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exploiter qqch pr en tirer un bénéfice

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to leverage sth

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augmenter son influence

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to get leverage on sb

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risquer de faire qqch

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to be liable to

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etre passible de, sujet à

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liable

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etre responsable de

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to be liable for

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une responsabilité, un poids

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a liability

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couvercle

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a lid

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freiner, prendre des mesures contre

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to keep a lid on

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etaler au grand jour

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to blow the lid off sth

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casquette

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a cap

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imposer un plafond

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to cap

127
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tarifs bloqué à

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fees capped at

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probabilité

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likelihood

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de meme

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likewise

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boiter

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to limp

131
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mou, avachi, faible

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limp

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rester en arrière

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to linger behind

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canard boiteux

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lame duck

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s’attarder

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to linger on

135
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persister

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to linger

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lier, relier

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to link

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un maillon, une liaison, un lien

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a link

138
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liens

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links, ties

139
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le fait de savoir lire et ecrire, le degré d’instruction

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literacy

140
Q

taux d’alphabétisation

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literacy rate

141
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analphabétisme

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illiteracy

142
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detritus, ordure, vieux papiers, fouillis, fatras

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litter

143
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mettre du desordre dans, joncher de

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to litter

144
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une portee de cinq chiots

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a litter of five puppies

145
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désordre, encombrement

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clutter

146
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faire oublier à la longue (scandal)

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to live down

147
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vivre selon, tendre vers, etre à la hauteur de

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to live up to

148
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boiter

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to limp

149
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boiter

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to limp

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