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1
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a twinkle of an eye.

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en un clin d’oeil

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2
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outwardly

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en apparence/extérieurement

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3
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a nutshell / in a nutshell

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une coquille de noix /en résumé

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4
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an upside

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un avantage/un bon coté

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5
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the cleansing of

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la purification de

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6
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a mixed blessing

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un avantage (bienfait) mitigé

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7
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a cave

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une caverne

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8
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smoky

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enfumé

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9
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sturdy

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solide (pour un homme)

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10
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to go to o/ mass

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aller a la messe

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11
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First Name = Christian Name

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prénom

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12
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to catch a cold

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s’enrhumer

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13
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to have large eyes

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avoir de grands yeux

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14
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offshore //// off the coast

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au large

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15
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a copy

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un exemplaire

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16
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long over due

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attendu de longue date/ depuis lgt

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17
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firm/assertive

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ferme

18
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to whistle (to hiss for the snake)

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siffler

19
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to entail

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entrainer, impliquer, engendrer

20
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a dependence = a dependency

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une dépendance

21
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Holland

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Pays Bas

22
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in no time

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en un rien de temps

23
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take account

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compte tenu

24
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a speaker

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un orateur

25
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elder daughter / eldest // younger daughter

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/ sa fille cadette

26
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to could not help

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ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de

27
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because of

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faute de

28
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cave men

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hommes des cavernes

29
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to sail from

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partir de (pr un bateau)

30
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to strike midnight

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sonner minuit

31
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now on

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desormais

32
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in the distance

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dans le lointain

33
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in next to no time

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en un rien de temps

34
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desperate /dire/tragic

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dramatique (diff. dramatic)

35
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mismanagement

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mauvaise gestion

36
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precarious

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precaire

37
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energy resources

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ressources energt

38
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effective / efficient

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efficace

39
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a work

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une piece

40
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a time

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une epoque

41
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lesser

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mineur