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les abords

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surrounding area, outskirts

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d’abord

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first (of all), beforehand, to start with

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tout d’abord

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first and foremost, first of all

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au premier abord

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at first sight

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être d’un abord facile/difficile

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(not) to be easily approachable

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l’ado (m/f)

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teenager

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ainsi

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like this/that, this/that way; thus, thereby

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ainsi donc

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so (to summarise)

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ainsi que

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just as, like; plus, along with, as well as

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ainsi va la vie

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that’s life, such is life

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c’est ainsi

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that’s just how it is, it is what it is

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c’est ainsi que

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that is how

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c’est mieux ainsi

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it’s better (like) this/that (way)

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et ainsi de suite

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and so on and so forth

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pour ainsi dire

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so to speak

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ajouter (à/que)

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to add (to/that)

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les alentours

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surrounding area, vicinity, surroundings

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aux alentours de qch

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around, in the area around/vicinity of sth; (at) about/around (time)

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dans les alentours

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around here (somewhere)

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l’ampleur (f)

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size, breadth; extent, scale, scope

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l’apogée (m)

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peak, highest point, zenith

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atteindre

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to reach, get to; to achieve (goal); to affect, harm

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atteindre des sommets

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to reach new heights

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atteindre l’orgasme

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to orgasm

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atteindre la cote d’alerte

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to reach alarming levels, become alarming

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atteindre son apogée

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to peak

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l’attrait (m)

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appeal, attraction, attractive traits

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auprès de

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close to, near, next to, beside; compared to

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autour

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around; all around; in the area, around here

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autour de

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around, about, approximately; on the subject of

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tout autour

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all around

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tourner autour de qch

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to involve, be about sth

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tourner autour du pot

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to beat about the bush

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se réunir autour d’un verre

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to get together for a drink

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le bonheur

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happiness; joy, pleasure; (good) luck

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par bonheur

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happily, fortunately, luckily

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respirer le bonheur

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to exude happiness

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trouver son bonheur

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to find what you’re looking for

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39
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brutaliser

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to attack, abuse

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cantonner

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to restrict, confine, limit

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se cantonner

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to shut yourself away

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se cantonner à

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to restrict yourself, limit yourself

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43
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le congé sans solde

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unpaid leave

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la connaissance

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knowledge, appreciation, awareness, understanding, expertise; acquaintance; consciousness

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à ma connaissance

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as far as I know, to the best of my knowledge

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avoir connaissance de

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to be aware of sth

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la connaissance de soi

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self-awareness, self-knowledge

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la connaissance pointue

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in-depth knowledge

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la connaissance pratique

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practical experience/knowledge

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la connaissance sommaire

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basic knowledge

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les connaissances plaquées

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patchy knowledge

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la domaine de connaissance

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area of expertise, specialisation; knowledge base

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être sans connaissance

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to be unconscious

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lier connaissance (avec)

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to get to know each other (sb)

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Enchanté de faire votre connaissance!

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Nice to meet you!

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débarquer

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to unload; to land, disembark; to show up, turn up; to not be up to speed

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déchaîner

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to unleash, give rise to

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se déchaîner

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to lose it

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dédier

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to dedicate

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le dégât

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damage, harm

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enseigner

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to teach

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l’enseignant

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teacher

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l’épreuve (f)

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ordeal, hardship; test, trial; exam paper

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à l’épreuve de (qch)

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proof against (sth), -proof

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mettre à rude épreuve

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to test severely

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éprouver

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to have, feel, experience; to test

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éprouver des réticences à faire qch

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to have some concerns/reservations about doing sth

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éprouver de l’attrait pour qch

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to feel drawn to sth

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éprouver le besoin de faire qch

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to feel the need to do sth

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s’éterniser

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to last for ages, drag on

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l’infraction (f)

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offence, breach, violation

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l’infraction à

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violation/breach of

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l’infraction pénale

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criminal offence

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être en infraction

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to break the law

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injurieux

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abusive, insulting

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inquiéter

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to worry, concern; to bother, disturb

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s’inquiéter (de)

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to worry, be anxious (about)

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ne t’inquiète pas

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don’t worry

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l’internaute (m/f)

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internet user

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la main-d’oeuvre

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labour; workforce, workers

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mélanger

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to mix, stir, blend, combine; to mix up, muddle up, confuse; to mingle

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se mélanger

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to merge; to get mixed up, muddled up, confused

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le mélange

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mixture, blend, combination

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le net/la toile

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internet, web

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net

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clear, distinct, clear-cut, clearly defined; clean; sane, mentally stable (fam)

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s’arrêter net

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to stop abruptly

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en avoir le coeur net

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to be sure (of it)

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être en net progrès

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to be making good progress, be progressing well

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pas net (inf)

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shifty, fishy, suspect, questionable

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tout net

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quite simply

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nettement

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clearly, distinctly; significantly, far; neatly

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notamment

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especially, in particular; such as, including

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la pointure

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shoe size; big name (fam)

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préciser

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to explain, clarify; to tell, specify; to point out, make it clear

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se préciser

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to become clear, take shape

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tenir à préciser

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to like to point out, wish to specify

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précis

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precise, accurate, specific

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se promener

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to be scattered; to walk all over sb; to go for a walk

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puisque

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since, because, as, seeing as

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puisque c’est comme ça

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if that’s how it is, in that case

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Puisque je te le dis!

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I’m telling you!

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recourir

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to run again

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recourir à

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to resort to, turn to, use

104
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(se) regrouper

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to gather (together); to bring together, unite

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rentable

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profitable

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revêtir

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to put on, dress in

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solder

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to clear, settle (debts); to put on sale

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se solder par (qch)

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to end in (sth)

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le solde (bancaire)

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bank balance

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souligner

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to underline, emphasise, stress, point out

111
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souriant

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smiley, cheerful

112
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supprimer

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to remove, take out/down/away; to cancel; to delete; to retire, abolish; to get rid of, make sth go away; to kill

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se supprimer/suicider

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to take your own life

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surtout

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especially, in particular; mainly, mostly; above all, most importantly, first and foremost, whatever you do

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surtout pas

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definitely not

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surtout que

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especially as/since, particularly when

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le taux

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rate, level

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télécharger

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to download, upload

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être en vente

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to be for sale

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