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1
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a qui on doit

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is credited

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figure emblématique

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a leading figure

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des reserves sur qqun qqch

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have reservations

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lettre collective

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the joint letter

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torturé

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torn

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une soif de

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a thirst for

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avertissement / prudence

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caution

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problématique

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guideline

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méfiant de qqch

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to be wary of sth

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peureux

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fearful

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forme émerveillement, admiration (très fort)

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to be in awe (awesome)

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épineux, difficult

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tricky , thorny

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une avancée majeure technologique

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breakthrough

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dépasser les bornes / les limites

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to overstep the mark / to go too far

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l’éthique

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ethics

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parce que

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on the grounds that

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imminent qui approche

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looming

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une aubaine

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a boon

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atroce

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harrowing

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source d’inquiétude

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cause for concern

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21
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canapé

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sofa /couch

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fauteuil

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homechair

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lutter

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to struggle to BV

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avoir des difficultés à

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to have difficulty/ trouble V-ing / to have a hard time

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malentendu

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a misunderstanding

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réseaux sociaux

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social networks / social media (plateforme)

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un psychologue

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psychologist / a therapist / a shrink

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un patient

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a patient

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tenir sa tête

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to hold one’s head

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séisme

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earthquake

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fumée

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smoke

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rétrécir

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shrink

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être désespéré

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to be desperate / to feel powerless

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faire des reproches à qqun

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to blame someone for sth (v.ing) / to put, lay the blame on someone

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surconsommation

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overconsumption

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société de consommation

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the consumer society

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rester les bras croisés

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to sit on your/ their /his hands

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donner l’alarme

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to raise the alarm / to sound the alarm

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dépeint

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depicted

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vider vide

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empty emptiness

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ici et là

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here and there

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environnement

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environment

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avoir un impact sur qqch

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to have an impact on sth

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souffrir de qqch

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suffer from sth

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environnant

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surrounding

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encercler

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surround

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eco anxiété

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eco-anxiety

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reticence

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reluctance

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gérer

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deal with cope with

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climatosceptique

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climate skeptic /sceptic

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être dans le déni

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to be in denial

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fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye to sth

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paralyser

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paralysing debilitating

54
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pièce bout

A

patch

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recroquevillée

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hunched

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demander de l’aide

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calling for help

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a l’échelle du monde

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worldwide

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faire une supposition une hypothèse

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to make an assumption

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couverts

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cutlery silverware

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paille jetable

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disposable straw

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une goutte

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a drop

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poumons

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lungs

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maladies chroniques

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a condition / a disease

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devenir une proie

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to fall prey to sth

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coulent en bas

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streaming down running down

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assaillie par

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bombarded with

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néfaste

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harmful / detrimental

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dégager

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give off

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vandaliser

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to vandalize / to deface

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mettre en garde

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to warn

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sensibiliser

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to raise people ‘s awareness / to sensitise ppl to sth

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crâne / tête de mort

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a skull

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pétrole

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oil

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réduire

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to phase out / to reduce

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étincelle

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spark

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mettre / poser

A

to lay

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