2016 Flashcards

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Unexpected

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Imprévu/inattendu

Préavis

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Associate deputy minister

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sous-ministre délégué

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On range of issues

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une vaste gamme de questions

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The international trade and finance branch

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La Direction des finances et des échanges internationaux

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International policy and analysis division

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Division des politiques et de l’analyse internationales

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Partnership

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Partenariat / en collaboration

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Non-profit

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À but non lucratif

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Passionate

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Passionné

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Distracting

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Distrayant

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Disappointment

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Déception

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Exhausting

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Épuisant

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But there is nothing better than for her than to have…

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Mais il n’y a rien de mieux pour elle que d’avoir…

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Be angered/outraged

Anger/outrage

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S’indigner

Indigner

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Praise

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Éloge

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Take turns

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Faire la rotation

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Withstand, resist

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Résister

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Resilient

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Résistant

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Shocking

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Perturbant, troublant, inquiétant

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Prompt someone to do something

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Pousser quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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Competitor

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Concurrent, concurrente

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More than expected

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Plus que ce à quoi on s’attendait

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22
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With hindsight

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Avec le recul

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Failure

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Un échec

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Valuable

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De valeur
Précieux 
Important 
Avantageux 
Bénéfique
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There is

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Il y a

Il existe

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Outcome

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Un résultat
Une conséquence
Un issue
Une solution

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Far-off, distant

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Lointain

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Have a lot on my plate

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Avoir de pain sur la planche

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29
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Breathtaking view

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Vue à couper le souffle

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30
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Path

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Sentier

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31
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Revitalize yourself

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Se ressourcer

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32
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As long as

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Tant que

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33
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To brag and to boost

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se vanter

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34
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Chapter

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Chapitre

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35
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Jump at the opportunity

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Sauter sur une occasion

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36
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Whereas

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Tandis que

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37
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As long as

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Tant que

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38
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Whatever

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Quoique

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39
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Overwhelmed

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Débordé

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40
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revealing

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révélateur

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41
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be mistaken

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s’abuser/se tromper

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42
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to add

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joindre/ajouter

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plank

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planche

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whether

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si

45
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necessitate

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nécessiter

46
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Win/bring back

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Remporter

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Weigh on

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Peser sur

48
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Let me know

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Faite-moi signe/fait-moi signe

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To raise

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Soulever

50
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Keep an eye on/look out for

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veiller sur

51
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Yet

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or

52
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still/all the same

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tout de même

53
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I said to him that

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Je lui ai dit que

54
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repealed

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abrogée

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denounce

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dénoncer

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To start/underway

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Entamer

Entamé

57
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recipient

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destinataire

58
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both parties

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de part et d’autre

59
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controversial

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controversé/discutable/contentieuse

60
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see each other

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se voir

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make a mistake/be mistaken

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se tromper

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find out about

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se renseigner sur

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Supposed to

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Être Censé

64
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Background (professional)

Background (upbringing)

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L’expérience

Le milieu

65
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On the part of

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De le part du

66
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Browse/scan

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Parcourir

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To go through

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Passer à travers

68
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The changes that I made

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Les changements que j’ai apportés

69
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To provoke

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Susciter, engendrer

70
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Not that I’m aware of

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Non pas à ce que je sache

71
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I agree that

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Je conviens que

72
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privacy

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l’intimité (f)

73
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shuttle bus

A

la navette

74
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stopover (flight)

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l’escale (f)

75
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time difference/jet lag

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décalage horaire (m)

76
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Promise

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La promesse

77
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Fees

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Des frais (m)

78
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Rigid

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Rigide/inflexible

79
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lately

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dernièrement

80
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Do you have a few minutes?

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As-tu quelques minutes?

81
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last minute

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la dernière minute

82
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list, summary, plan

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relevé

83
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attack, bombing

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attentat (m)

84
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unforgettable

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inoubliable

85
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Reachable

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Joignable

Accessible

86
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Addicted

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Tres dépendent de

87
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Leader

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Chef de file

88
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Tighten ties

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Serrer des liens

89
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Be delighted to/look forward to

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Se réjouir de

90
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allocate, grant

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allouer

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Catching up with

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Prendre des nouvelles auprès de

92
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on the wrong track

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faire fausse route

93
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catching up with

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prendre des nouvelles auprès de

94
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to appear

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apparaître

95
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get angry, get irritated

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s’énerver

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spare

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ménager

97
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worry

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le souci, l’inquiétude (f)

98
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is surrounded

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est entouré

99
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given that

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compte tenu du fait que, étant donné que

100
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the creativity of my employees

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la créativité chez mes employés

101
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I would have stayed more calm

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Je serais resté plus calme

102
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I did overtime for several days.

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J’ai fait des heures supplémentaire pendant plusieurs jours.

103
Q

The issues that I work on

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Les questions dont je m’occupe

104
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book flights

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reserver des vols

105
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go get

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aller chercher

106
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We were worried

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Nous étions inquiètes

107
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We worried

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Nous nous inquiétions

108
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All had gone well

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Tout s’était bien passé.