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specifically

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in fine

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to baffle smb

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désarçonner qqn

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unsettled

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désarçonné

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to move forward

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aller de l’avant

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job satisfaction

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l’épanouissement professionnel (m)

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to force / to go for it / to race

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Foncer

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strongly / heavily / considerably / substantially / seriously / badly / loudly / extensively / intensely / grately / hugely / tightly

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fortement

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salaries

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les émoluments (m)

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to abandon / neglect / leave (behind) / forsake / forego

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délaisser

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The faster an organization reacts, the more likely they are to come out on top.

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Plus l’entreprise réagit vite, plus elle aura des chances de sortir du lot.

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“I wanted to stand out, find a different niche.

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j’ai voulu sortir du lot, trouver un créneau différent.

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to covet / to year for smth

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convoiter

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UES

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unité économique et sociale

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At one time, under the old command and control type of leadership, the leader simply barked orders to subordinates.

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Il fut un temps où, dans l’ancien style de leadership, le leader se contentait d’aboyer des ordres à ses subordonnés.

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Instead of feeling sorry for ourselves, however, we must look to the future, find out why we have failed and take remedial action.

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Cependant, au lieu de nous apitoyer sur notre sort, nous devons nous tourner vers l’avenir, trouver pourquoi nous avons échoué et y remédier.

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Let your products shimmer and sparkle!

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Laissez vos produits briller et chatoyer.

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a way of transportation of goods

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un moyen de convoyer des marchandises

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We rubbed shoulders with monks of the different religions

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Nous coudoyions des moines de toutes religions

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A miniature rhinoceros nudges a giant rabbit

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Un rhinocéros miniature coudoie un lapin géant

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You get to interact with people from all over the world, learning a lot about yourself in the process.

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On peut côtoyer des gens de partout dans le monde, ce qui permet d’en apprendre beaucoup sur soi.

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Perhaps the constant threat of death gives them stronger survival instincts.

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Peut-être que côtoyer la mort à tout moment accroît leur instinct de survie.

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It has been an honour to work with the outstanding individuals who serve on the Board.

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Ce fut un honneur de côtoyer les personnalités remarquables qui forment notre conseil d’administration.

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Indeed, it is not unusual to see excellence side by side with an absence of basic knowledge

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Il n’est pas rare en effet de voir l’excellence côtoyer l’absence d’acquis élémentaires

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to deploy / roll out / display / unfold / spread (out)

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déployer qqn/qqch

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to wipe +/- off/down

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essuyer qqch

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to support / press / complement / help / back / lean / endorse / encourage / push /

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appuyer qqn/qqch

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The facts support my argument.

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Les faits appuient mon argument.

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The company’s marketing strategies complement its sales objectives.

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Les stratégies marketing de l’entreprise appuient ses objectifs de vente.

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An advisor helped me with my paperwork.

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Un conseiller m’a appuyé dans mes démarches administratives.

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The worker leaned the ladder against the wall.

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L’ouvrier a appuyé l’échelle contre le mur.

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The teacher used examples to back up his assertions.

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L’enseignant a utilisé des exemples pour appuyer ses assertions.

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to rely on smb/smth

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s’appuyer sur qqn./qqch

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on average an airliner is struck by lightning once a year

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un avion de ligne se fait foudroyer une fois par an en moyenne

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Enormous success for a Convention which, since its origin, has only undergone minor amendments!

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Succès foudroyant d’une convention qui n’a subi depuis ses origines que des ajouts mineurs !

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he was struck by the invitation given him by Fr

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il fut foudroyé par l’inviation que lui adressa le Fr.

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Striking a compromise between European policy and global requirements does not seem to be benefiting international stability.

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Louvoyer entre la politique européenne et les desiderata mondiaux ne rapporterait rien à la stabilité internationale.

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The pilot tried to squeeze between the storms despite the risks that he had recognized

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Le pilote…cherché à louvoyer entre les orages malgré les dangers qu’il connaissait.

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It is a matter, in this case, of shuttling between traditions and differences in the various Member States

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Il est question ici de louvoyer entre les traditions et les différences qui règnent dans les différents États membres

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During his time as chief executive officer, he had to plot out and execute a very complicated strategy

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Durant la période où il en était le président-directeur général, il a dû louvoyer et appliquer une stratégie fort compliquée

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The new website has a very classy design and is simple to navigate.

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Le nouveau site web à un design très élégant et simple a louvoyer.

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They also tend to weep.

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Ils se mettent aussi à larmoyer.

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The eye is red and waters, the nose runs or is blocked on the affected side and the eyelid may droop.

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Les yeux sont rouges et larmoient, le nez coule ou est bouché du côté affecté, et la paupière peut tomber.

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to drown / submerge / flood / bury / hide

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noyer qqn/qqch

44
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walnut tree

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le noyer

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He also died for venting his ideas in public and for wanting a new way.

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Lui aussi il est mort pour ondoyer ses idées au vent et pour aimer d’une manière différente.

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The solid curves and distinctive strokes evoke a flag flying in the wind, which represents the European Union.

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Les courbes fermes et les traits distinctifs évoquent un drapeau qui ondoie dans le vent et représente l’Union européenne.

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to bend / to bow / to bring down

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(faire) ployer qqn/qqch

48
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I taught my children at a young age not to be bullies and not to give into bullies

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J’ai montré à mes enfants, lorsqu’ils étaient petits, qu’il ne fallait pas rudoyer les autres ni céder à l’intimidation

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to sweep (away/up) / brush / wipe / dismiss / scan

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balayer qqn/qqch

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I dusted the bookshelves and swept the floor.

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J’ai épousseté les étagères et balayé le sol.

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Anti-virus software scans my computer regularly.

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Un logiciel antivirus balaye régulièrement mon ordinateur.

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to stutter / to stammer

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bégayer

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to clear (up / away) / remove

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déblayer qqch

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to pay for smth / to reimburse

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défrayer qqch

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to dilute / to thin smth

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délayer qqch

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to scare / frighten / spook / startle / alarm

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effrayer qqn/qqch

57
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to brighten / enliven / lighten up / cheer up

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égayer qqn/qqch

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to halt / stop / eliminate / arrest / counteract / check / temper / eradicate / counter

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enrayer qqn/qqch

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to jam

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s’enrayer

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to support / to substantiate / to illustrate / to back up smth / to prove / to justify

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étayer qqch

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to open ( a path)

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frayer la voie

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to scratch / to cross out / to strike (out) / to delete / to cancel

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rayer

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to refill

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remblayer qqch

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The priest has blessed the bread, which is now blessed

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Le prêtre a béni le pain, lequel est désormais bénit

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to hide / conceal / hold back / withhold

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taire qqch

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to hush / shut up

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se taire

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to silence smb / smth

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faire taire qqn / qqch

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I could not hide my anger in the face of such injustice.

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Je ne pouvais pas taire ma colère face à tant d’injustice.

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The defendant could no longer conceal the truth.

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L’accusé ne pouvait plus taire la vérité.

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I hold some details back when I discuss my private life.

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Je tais certains détails quand je parle de ma vie privée.

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This should not mean, however, that we keep quiet about certain events.

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Cela ne doit toutefois pas nous amener à nous taire sur certaines attitudes.

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assistance / mutual aid

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l’Entraide (f)

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to pull together

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s’entraider

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legal assistance

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l’entraide judiciaire (f)

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support network

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le réseau d’entraide

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mutual support / help

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l’entraide mutuelle (f)

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peer support

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l’entraide des pairs (f)

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friendliness / warmth

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la convivialité

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friendly time / pleasant moment

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moment de convivialité

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now / from now on / as of now / by now / nowadays / consequently / hence / hereafter / henceforward

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désormais

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It is concluded that

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Il en ressort que

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the presumption / assumption / supposition / probable cause

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la présomption

83
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home / house / residence / dwelling

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la demeure

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to stay / live / remain / dwell / reside / abide / stick around / subsist

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demeurer

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formal notice / formal demand / demand letter

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mise en demeure

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to resort to smth / to rely on smth / to utilse / to refer to smth

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recourir à

87
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simultaneously

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à la fois

88
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the coffee roasting

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la torréfaction du café

89
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the stew

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le pot au feu

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laziness / idleness / indolence

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la paresse

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malice

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l’intention de nuire (f)

92
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bring discredit to smb/smth

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nuire à la réputation de qqn./qqch.

93
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to boast / to advertise

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vanter qqn/qqch

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to brag about smth

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se vanter de qqch

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previously / before / originally / formarly

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auparavant

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than ever before

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qu’auparavant

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courir très vite ; s’enfuir ; se sauver le plus rapidement possible ; partir ; s’enfuir précipitamment (expression):

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prendre ses jambes à son cou

98
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to tie / to fasten

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ficeler qqn/qqch

99
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old fashioned / corny

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Ringarde

100
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the dullness / gloom / greyness

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la grisaille

101
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Forget your daily cares, feel a sense of intensive relaxation and regenerate by means of the combination of massaging vibrations and music.

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Oubliez la grisaille quotidienne, faites l’expérience d’une détente profonde régénératrice grâce à la combinaison de la musique et des ondes sonores.

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avoir le moral à zéro ; manquer de confiance ; être très découragé ; broyer du noir ; ne plus avoir le moral (expression):

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avoir le moral dans les chaussettes

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