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Un chef d’œuvre

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A work of art

An art work

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L’œuvre complète de….

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The complete work of…

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Attribuer un prix à quelqu’un

Recevoir un prix

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To reward sb with a prize

To be awarded a prize

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PDG (président directeur général)

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CEO (chief executor officer)

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Un rapport

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A report

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Un romancier

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A novelist

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Se moquer de quelqu’un

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To make fun of
To poke fun at
To mock

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Un notaire

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A solicitor

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Camionnette de pressing

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A dry cleaner’s van

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Apprendre la nouvelle de quelqu’un

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To break the news to someone

To get the news from

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Un clochard

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A hobo / a tramp

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Porter secours à

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To help out someone

To come to the rescue of

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Remonter la rue

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To walk up

To drive up the street

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Être rond comme un barrique (saoul)

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To be drunk as a skunk / as a lord

To be blind drunk

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Un chauffard, un conducteur imprudent/téméraire, danger public

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A reckless driver

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Faire une crise de nerf

Dépression

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To have a fit, a nervous collapse

Nervous breakdown

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Les arabes

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The Arabs

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Parler arabe

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To speak arabic

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Gaz de schiste

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Shale oil/gas

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Un pétrolier

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An oilman

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La bataille opposant…

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The battle pitting…

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S’effondrer, chuter (température, prix…)

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To plummet

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Les pays de l’OPEP

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OPEC states

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L’effondrement, la dégringolade (ou verbes)

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(To) (the) slump, To plunge, to tumble,

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Une dépression
A breakdown
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Éviter une souffrance a quelqu'un
To spare suffering to someone
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Serrer sa main très fort
To hold his hand tightly/firmly , To squeeze very hard,
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Empoigner quelqu'un
To grip sb's hand
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A peine
Hardly
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Il était si saoul qu'il pouvait à peine marcher
He was so drunk that he could hardly walk
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Le soulagement | Soulagé
Relief | Relieved
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Se détourner de quelqu'un
To turn one's back on sb (sens figuré aussi) | To turn away from sb
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Abroger une loi
To repeal a law
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Repousser, rebuter, soulever le cœur
To repel
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S'occuper de pleins de choses pas rigolotes
To deal with a lot of not very cheerful things, To take care of many unpleasant things
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``` Se voir (deux personnes) (3 et plus) ```
To see each other | To see one another
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Hocher la tête
To nod, to acquiesce
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Se comprendre
To understand each other
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Avoir mal
It hurts so much, it's so painful, to feel so bad, to be in such pain, to be so badly hurt
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Un surplus, excès, saturation | Se rassasier avec
A glut | To glut with
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Être en défaut de paiement
To be on the brink of default
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Être inéluctable
To be bound to
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Affecter négativement
To adversely affect
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Réduire la production
To reduce/cut output/supply
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Un puits de pétrole
An oil well
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Énergies renouvelables
The renewables
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La demande intérieure
The domestic market, the demand at home
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Trop optimiste, trop confiant
Sanguine, overly optimistic
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Le Moyen-Orient
The Middle East
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Tardive, à venir/attendue (si pas encore arrivé)
Overdue
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Faire flamber les prix
To send the price soaring
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En l'absence d'un tel événement
Absent such an event
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Infime, tout petit
Tiny
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Extraire du pétrole
To pump out
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Être moins sensible
To be less vulnerable
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Un véritable concurrent | Authentique
A genuine rival
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L'incertitude, la volatilité
The volatility
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S'avérer être
To prove oneself to be
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Faire basculer le monde dans la récession | Renverser/vider qlqch
To tip the world into recession | To tip stg
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Faire la lessive | Linge sale, linge à laver
To do laundry | The laundry