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1
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Braise

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Ember

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Surnommer qqn

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To dub sb sth

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Réalise

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Mightily

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Passoires

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Sieve, sifter

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Tourbillon

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Eddy

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Piège

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Snare, pitfall

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Y réfléchir à deux fois/douter

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To have second thought

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Depistage de drogue

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Tox screen

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Infraction

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Breach

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Amadourr qqn pour qu’il fasse qqch

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To coax sb into doing sth

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Cela n’a pas d’importance

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That’s by the by

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Douteux

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Iffy

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Extenué, lassé

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Weary

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Randonner, divaguer

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Ramble

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Éméché

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Tipsy

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Tétine

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Teat

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17
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Ordonner

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Bid

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18
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Ne pas chercher le diable

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Don’t poke the bear

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Cpr

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Vigoureux

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Lusty

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Civière

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Stretcher

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Carnrt de route

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Log-book

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Hater, précipiter

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Hasten

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Décès, cession

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Demise

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25
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Feux de la rampe

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Limelight

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Haut-niveau

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Top-tier

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Pakistani prime minister?

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Nawaz Sharif

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28
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Prime minister of Romania?

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Victor Ponta

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Serbian prime minister?

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Aleksandar Vucic

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Governor of the Bank of England?

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Mark Carney

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31
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Passer un savon

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To give sbdy a dressing down

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32
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Protéger contre qqch

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To keep sth at bay

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33
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Quarrel

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Feud

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34
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Savoir faire nucléaire

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Nuclear know-how

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35
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Cul-sec

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Down the hatch

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36
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Ne parlons pas des sujets qui fachent

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Let sleeping dogs lie

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37
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Se débrouiller

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Get by

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38
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Desaccord

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Falling-out

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39
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Concierge

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Janitor

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40
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Russian World

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Russkiy Mir

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41
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Terne, morne

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Drab

42
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Head of NATO’s military Commitee?

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Czech General Petr Pavel

43
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Agile

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Nimble

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Singapore’s founding leader

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Lee Kuan Yew

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Current Singapore ‘s prime minister

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Lee Hsien Loong

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Mécontentement

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Disgruntlement

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Jeûne

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Fasting

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Boom, aubaine, mine d’or

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Bonanza

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Sujet de plainte

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Gripe*

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Débraillé

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Bedraggled

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Être miné

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To be bedevilled

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Bonne part

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Dollop

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Alambiqué, complexe

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Convoluted

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Gamme de prix

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Price range

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Jonché de

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Strewn with

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Embarquer

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Stow away

57
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Être dans le flou

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To be in limbo

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Héberger

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Put up

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Propriétaire

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Landlord

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Locataire

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Tenant

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Tripler

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Treble

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Fourrure

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Fur

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Taupe

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Mole

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Luxuriant

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Lush

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Wardrobe

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Closet

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Shingle

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Galet

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Remise

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Outhouse

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Toile d’araignée

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Cobweb

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Empiler

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Stack

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Tige

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Stalk

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Épicéa

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Spruce

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Couchette

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Bunk

73
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Faire balancer, faire miroiter

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Dangle

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Indice révélateur

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Giveaway *

75
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Annuler, casser (une décision de justice)

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Quash

76
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S’égarer, quitter le droit chemin

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To go astray

77
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Détourner qqn du droit de chemin

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To lead sb astray

78
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Se déplacer en boitillant

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Hobble

79
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Minable

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Measly *

80
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To kill two birds with one stone

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Solve two problem with one action

81
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Floor

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Storey

82
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Lambiner

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Dawdle

83
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De mauvais augure

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Ominous

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Cocktail Molotov

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Petrol bomb

85
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Faire des histoires, des remous, créer des problèmes

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Rock the boat

86
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Bouleversement

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Turmoil

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Element de base

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Mainstay

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Lacune, faille

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Loophole

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Reste

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Leftover

90
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German finance minister

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Wolfgang schauble

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Il n’est pas étonnant que

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Little wonder

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Plus libre

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Freer

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Moche, miteux

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Shabby

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Effronté

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Brash

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Irréfutable, fascinant

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Compelling

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Gronder

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Scold

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Changeant

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Fickle

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Bricoler qqh

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To tinker with

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Titulaire, sortant, historique

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Incumbent

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Ignorer

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Shrugg off

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