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tirer des ccl de

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draw conclusions / draw the conclusions of

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réfléchir à

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to think sth over

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7h moins le quart

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quarter to seven (pas de a)

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une démarche

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an approach

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rendre qch illégal

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ban

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interdire

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forbid (forbade-forbidden)

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l’appareil

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the device

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emprunter

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purchase

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limiter

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to curb

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la Manche

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the Channel

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s’engager

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commit oneself to

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se disputer

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argue - quarrel

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épuisé (stock)

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out of print

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se noyer

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to drown

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couler

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to sink (sank-sunk)

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sans tenir compte de …

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regardless

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saisir une opportunité

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to seize th opportunity

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exiger

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to call for sth

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état de fait

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state of affairs

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notre part de …

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our share of…

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renverser un régime

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to topple / to overthrow

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faisable

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feasible

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programme, projet, processus

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scheme

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programme pol

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a manifestation, a platform

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fuir

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flee

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devoir moral

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moral duty

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afflux

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inflow / influx

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faire ac

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to cope with

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héberger

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to put up

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du logement

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accomodation

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fonctionnaire (hauts fonctionnaires, ministres…)

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civil servant

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fonctionnaires

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public workers

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effectuer

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to carry out

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les sans-papier

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undocumented people

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trafiquant

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people/drug smuggler

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dédier

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dedicate, devote

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qd on veut on peut

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when there’s a will, there’s a way

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épouvantable

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appaling

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l’itinéraire

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the route

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être en jeu

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to be at stake

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enjeu

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a challenge

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provisoirement

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provisionnaly

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retirer (= se retirer)

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to withdraw

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44
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attribuer

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to allocate

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45
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avoir un but

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to serve a purpose

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46
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l’ampleur

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the scale (=l’échelle)

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effrayé

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frightened

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effroyable

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frightful

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effrayant

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frightening

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50
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faire le jeu de…

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playing into the hands of

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51
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décemment

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decently

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permettre de

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enable, allow, permit

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permettre

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make it possible

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pays membres

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member countries

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favoriser qch

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to contribute to

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croissance éco

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the growth !

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pr que

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so that + passif

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un bouc émissaire

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a scape goat

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nuisible

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noxious

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mettre des arguments en avt pour justifier qch

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to make a case for

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une demande d’asile

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an asylum claim

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décourager

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to deter people from

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tendu

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tense

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un brevet

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a patent

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un sujet de désaccord entre…

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a bone of contention between

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frappé par la panique

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panic-stricken

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ne pas pv rembourser dette

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to default n ones debt

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une bénédiction

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a blessing / a godsend

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se condamner

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to be doomed

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disparaitre

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to fade away

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censé

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sensible

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une insuffisance

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a shortcoming / shortfall

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la pop en age de travailler

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the working age pop

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la presse écrite

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the written press

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l’émergence

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the dvent

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le elctorat

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the readership

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e plus en plus

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increasingly

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l’annonceur

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the advertiser

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le client

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the customer / the clients (pr professions libérales / the patient (médecine)

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priver

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to deprive

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taillé sur mesure

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tailor-made

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révélé par…

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unveiled by

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rassembler

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to muster

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comtabilité

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accounting

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comptable

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accountant

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mendier

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to beg for

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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to throw a glance at

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entre apercevoir

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to catch a glimpse of

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lever qch

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raise, lift

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lever les yeux

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to look up

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DEPUIS +?

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pas de présent!

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WHEN +?

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PRESENT

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j’aurai préféré que tu ne nous ai pas dit

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I would rather/better you did not tell us

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envers, en directio de

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towards

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mépris

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scorn

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prévoir

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forecast, predict

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prédiction

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foresight

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probable

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likely

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vie pro

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working life

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cadres

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professionals

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everyone&raquo_space;

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his or her

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chacun pr soi

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every man for himself

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se débrouiller

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to fend

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à court d’argent

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cash-strapped

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syndicat

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trade union / union / labour union

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déumni

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deprived

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superflu

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useless / unnecessary

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stagner

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to stagnate

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hautement qualifié

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high-skilled

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au détriment de

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to the detriment

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isolation

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insulation

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inciter

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encourage

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rattraper qqn

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catch up with sby

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au pied des marches

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at the foot / bottom of the stairs

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un monsieur

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a gentleman

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On n’est jamais trop pruden

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One can never be too careful

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louche

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sleazy

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lunatique

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shifty

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au moins

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at least

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celui-ci// ce dernier

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the latter

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surtout

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especially / above all / mainly / mostly

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d’un coup

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overnight, suddenly, right away

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gens “moyens”

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average people

124
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échiquier politique

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political spectrum

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courant principal

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mainstream

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être fidèle à

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to be true to

127
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un accord contraignant légalement

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a legally-binding agreement

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être susceptible d’arriver

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it is bound to happen