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1
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the break pad

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le patin de frain

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Using precision scissors, trim false lashes to give them a more natural look.

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Pour que les faux cils paraissent plus naturels, vous pouvez les effiler à l’aide d’une paire de ciseaux de précision.

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Using fingers or 2 forks, shred chicken.

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Effiler le poulet avec les doigts ou deux fourchettes.

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to relax / to unwind

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se relâcher

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to release / to ease / to loosen

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relâcher

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to flirt with smb

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draguer (avec) qqn

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obstacle / hurdle / pitfall

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l’écueil (m)

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the date

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le rencard

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to conform to smth

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coller à qqch

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to afix smth to smth

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coller qqch. à qqch.

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to jibe = to utter taunting words

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coller à la réalité

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to paste / stick / attach / bond / adhere / affix / glue / tape / post

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coller qqn/qqch

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to initiate smth / to snap smth / to switch smth on / to activate / to unleash

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enclencher

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to snap into place / to lock in

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s’enclencher

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Une vie instable ne permet pas d’atteindre la prospérité (expresssion:)

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pierre qui roule n’amasse pas mousse

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ouvrir la bouche avec désir ou étonnement (expression)

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Bayer aux corneilles

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to nitpick

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pinailler

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Sometimes you need to split hairs to get things to work.

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Il faut parfois savoir pinailler pour que les choses fonctionnent bien.

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un discours inutile ou futile, qui s’attarde sur des détails sans importance (expression)

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discuter sur le sexe des anges

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quelqu’un qui s’attribue le mérite des autres (expression)

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tirer les marrons du feu

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alea iacta est! (expression)

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Le sort en est jeté

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mind / spirit / soul

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l’esprit (m)

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frame of mind

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état d’esprit

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frame of mind

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état d’esprit

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in the same vein

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dans le même esprit

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entrepreneurship

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esprit d’entreprise

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26
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strong growth

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la forte croissance

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Loud music can impair hearing.

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La musique forte peut nuire à l’audition.

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The teacher spoke very loudly to evoke a reaction.

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Le professeur a parlé très fort afin de susciter une réaction.

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ANI

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Accord National Interprofessionnel

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QVT

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Qualité de Vie au Travail

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QVCT

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Qualité de Vie et des Conditions de Travail

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DUER

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Document Unique d’Evaluation des Risques

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for real / once and for all / irrevocably

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pour de bon

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GPEC

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Gestion prévisionnelle des Emplois et Compétences

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GEPP

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Gestion des Emplois et Parcours Professionnels

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QCD

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qualité, coût, délais

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CARSAT

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Les caisses d’assurance retraite et de la santé au travail (CARSAT) sont des organismes régionaux de droit privé chargés de l’exécution d’une mission de service public et relèvent de la Sécurité sociale.

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CNAV

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caisse nationale d’assurance vieillesse (CNAV)

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CNAMTS

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caisse nationale d’assurance maladie (CNAMTS)

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RPS

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Risques PsychoSociaux

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TMS

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Troubles MusculoSquelettiques

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the appearance

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la comparution

43
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dismissed / dissallowed

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Débouté

44
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to be in line with

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être en phase avec

45
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filming / shooting

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le tournage

46
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prepared

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rédigé

47
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it is clear

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force est de constater

48
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if we trust our good old reflexes

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Si on se fie à nos bons vieux réflexes

49
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briefing note

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note de synthèse

50
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summary table

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tableau de synthèse

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  1. to waste, 2. to overuse
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galvauder

52
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to restrict / to narrow / to limit / to cut back / to decrease

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restreindre qqn/qqch

53
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as long as

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pour autant que

54
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as far as I know

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pour autant que je sache

55
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in order to / for the purpose of / towards

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en vue de

56
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within sight

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en vue

57
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within reach

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en vue

58
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the pension fund

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la caisse de retraite

59
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to prepare / to prime / to finish

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apprêter

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postponed/rejected

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repoussé

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  1. to push, 2. to postpone, 3. to reject, 4. to put off
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repousser

62
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the scarecrow

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l’épouvantail (m)

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  1. to finalize / to conclude / to complete / to achieve / to terminate
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achever

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The team finalized the project on time.

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L’équipe a achevé le projet dans les temps.

65
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The assembly of our heating appliance is just about completed.

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Le montage de notre appareil de chauffage est sur le point de s’achever.

66
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We will finish up our questions on that point.

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Nous allons achever nos questions sur ce point-là.

67
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to dress up smb / to clothe smb

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vêtir qqn

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to lower smth / to decrease / to humiliate / to depress / to push down

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abaisser qqch

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It is an excuse to put someone down so the bully can feel up.

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C’est une excuse pour abaisser autrui afin de se sentir supérieur.

70
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others

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autrui

71
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relationship with others

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la relation avec autrui

72
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to wipe / to dry / to wipe off / to suffer

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essuyer

73
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paper towel / kitchen paper

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l’essuie-tout (m)

74
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towel

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l’essuie main (m)

75
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But it suits you.

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Mais ça te va bien.

76
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Do you want to earn some quick money or not ?

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Ça te dirait de gagner de l’argent facilement ?

77
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Is it alright with you?

A

Ça te va?

78
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resizing / (re)scaling

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le redimensionnement

79
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job redesign

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la redéfinition des tâches

80
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sensitive / thorny / tricky / delicate / touchy

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épineux / épineuse

81
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The thorny bush tore my shirt.

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Le buisson épineux a déchiré ma chemise.

82
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Some prickly shrubs grew along the road.

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Des buissons épineux poussaient le long de la route.

83
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I had to solve a tricky problem.

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J’ai dû résoudre un problème épineux.

84
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a burning issue

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une question épineuse

85
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  1. ball; 2. incumbrance; 3. millstone; 4. liability
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le boulet

86
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It is not a threat and it is not a drag on the economy.

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Ce n’est pas une menace et ce n’est pas un boulet pour l’économie.

87
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Linguistic duality is not a millstone around our neck, it is a golden opportunity.

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La dualité linguistique n’est pas un boulet qu’on traîne, c’est une occasion rêvée.

88
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to disentangle / untangle / sort out / solve / decipher

A

démêler

89
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Many of them, having worked in the Organization for 20 or 30 years (or even longer), have been blocked for years at the ceiling of their current grade with no career prospects.

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Nombre d’entre elles, travaillant dans l’Organisation depuis 20 ou 30 ans (voire plus) plafonnent depuis des années à leur grade actuel sans aucune perspective de carrière.

90
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Some initiatives can be years or even decades old, and have undergone significant modification.

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Certaines initiatives peuvent être en place depuis des années, voire des décennies, et avoir subi d’importantes modifications.

91
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Typically, the length of medium to large scale projects will be in a range from 2 to 4 years, while smaller projects may last 1 year or occasionally even less.

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En général, la durée des projets de moyenne et grande envergure s’étend de 2 à 4 années, alors que les projets moins importants peuvent durer 1 an, voire moins.

92
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What about our energy choices which do not always promote the greatest efficiency and the increased use of renewable energy?

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Quid des choix énergétiques qui ne favorisent pas toujours la meilleure efficacité et la pénétration des énergies renouvelables ?

93
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Madonna is in her fifties trying to dye her hair blond to look younger.

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Madonna est une de ces quinquas qui se teigne en blond pour se rajeunir.

94
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60 year old peole =

A

sexas

95
Q

to poach / to headhunt

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débaucher qqn/qqch

96
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They can afford to woo good people with top salaries.

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Elles peuvent se permettre de débaucher les bons employés en leur offrant des salaires plus qu’attrayants.

97
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to reveal / disclose / announce / expose / divolge / unmask

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dévoiller qqch

98
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quantify / cost / estimate

A

chiffrer qqch

99
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Within this period, the employee should take a pay out or time off for this accumulated leave.

A

Au cours de cette période, l’employé doit soit utiliser ses congés accumulés, soit se les faire monnayer.

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