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#3 Motivation Flashcards

1
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glisser - un toboggan

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To slide (slid, slid) - a slide

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le personnel d’une société, d’une école est…

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The staff of a company, school, etc. is/are…

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un bureau (pièce)

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An office (to be in/at your office)

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un bureau (meuble)

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A desk (to be at your desk)

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Trouver, fournir, proposer (une idée, solution)

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To come up with (an idea, a solution)

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S’assurer que…

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To make sure that…

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Evident - évidemment

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Obvious - obviously

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Une bibliothèque

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A library

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Une librairie

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A bookshop

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Emprunter (un livre) à qq # prêter (un livre) à qq

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To borrow (a book) from # to lend (a book) to

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Être assis tranquillement/au calme

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To sit quietly/ in the quiet

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Se détendre - être détendu

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To relax - to be relaxed

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Une zone de détente - de loisirs

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A relaxation area - a leisure area

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Une cabine téléphonique

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A phone booth

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Passer un appel (téléphonique)

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To make a call

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S’échapper (de votre bureau)

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To get away (to get away from your desk)

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Être/habiter à 100 mètres (2km, loin) de…

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To be / live 100 metres (2 km/ a long way) from…

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18
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Utile, obligeant, serviable (personne)

NB prudent, utile, merveilleux, beau

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Helpful

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Faire un repas agréable, prendre un café, bavarder un peu, faire une pause

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To have a nice meal, a coffee, a chat, a break…

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20
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Se reposer, se promener, nager

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To have a rest, a walk, a swim

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Prendre une douche, passer une soirée agréable

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To have a shower, a pleasant evening

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Prendre le petit déjeuner, déjeûner, dîner, manger un casse-croût, un sandwich…

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To have breakfast, lunch, dinner, a snack, a sandwich

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23
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Travailler au 1er étage

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To work on the first floor

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Assez souple, assez vite

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“Pretty” flexible, “pretty” quickly (familier)

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Assez raide, assez vite

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Fairly steep, fairly fast

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26
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Devenir créatif

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To get creative = to become creative

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27
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La créativité

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Creativity

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28
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Se déplacer (dans le bâtiment)

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To get round = to mouve round (the building)

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29
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Mettre quelque chose à part, à l’écart

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To set something apart from…

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30
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raconter des histoires drôles

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To tell jokes

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31
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jouer un tour (une farce) à quelqu’un

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To play a prank on somebody

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32
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respecter un délai

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To meet (met met) a deadline

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33
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porter une tenue (des vêtements) décontractée

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To wear casual clothes

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34
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porter un costume

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To wear a suit

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35
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Passer du temps à faire quelque chose

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To spend time doing something

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36
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Cela dépend de toi ! C’est comme tu veux !

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It’s up to you !

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37
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Un candidat

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An applicant

38
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Je souhaiterais candidater sur le poste de…

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I would like to apply for the position of…

39
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Déménager sur Manchester

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To move to Manchester

40
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J’ai beaucoup entendu parler de votre entreprise

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I have heard a lot about your company

41
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Avoir des nouvelles de quelqu’un

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To hear from somebody

42
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Je suis disponible pour un entretien

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I am available for interview

43
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Je joins mon CV

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I have attached/am attaching my CV

44
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Formule de politesse (dans l’attente d’une réponse de votre part…)

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I look forward to hearing from you

45
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En attendant de vos nouvelles (un peu moins soutenu)

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Looking forward to hearing from you

46
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Veuillez agréer, Monsieur, mes meilleures salutations

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Yours Sincerely

47
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Rendre quelqu’un heureux # triste

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To make somebody happy # sad

48
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“L’argent ne vous rend pas plus heureux”

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“Money doesn’t make you happier”

49
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Avoir assez d’argent

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To have enough money

50
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Des sociétés qui sont assez petite pour que tout le monde se connaisse

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Companies which are small enough for everyone to know each other

51
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Heureux # malheureux

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Happy # unhappy

52
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Heureux > le bonheur

Triste > la tristesse

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Happy > Happiness

Sad > Sadness

53
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être satifait > la satisfaction

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To be satisfied > satisfaction

54
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être satisfaisant

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To be satisfying /satisfactory

55
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être content > le contentement

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To be content > contentment

56
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être heureux > plus heureux > le plus heureux

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To be happy > happier > the happiest

57
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être satisfait > plus satisfait > le plus satisfait

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To be satisfied > more satisfied > the most satisfied

58
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employer / un employé / un employeur

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To employ / an employee / an employer

59
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L’emploi # le chômage

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Employment # unemployment

60
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Les chômeurs

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The unemployed = the jobless

61
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un chômeur

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an unemployed person

62
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les gens qui ont faim (sont affamés), les sans domicile

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The hungry, the homeless

63
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Les riches, les pauvre, les français, les anglais

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The rich, the poor, the French, the English

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Une personne affamée, une personne sans domicile

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A hungry person, a homeless person

65
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un riche, un pauvre, un français, un anglais

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a rich person, a poor person, a French man/woman, a English man/woman

66
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être prospère > la prospérité

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To be prosperous > prosperity

67
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être en bonne # mauvaise santé > la santé

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To be healthy # unhealthy > health

68
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le monde développé # le monde en développement

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The developed world # the developing world

69
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se loger

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To house oneself

70
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être légèrement/un peu plus heureux

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To be slightly happier

71
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être beaucoup plus heureux

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To be far / much / a lot happier

72
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faire partie d’une équipe

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To be part of a team

73
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un composant

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a component

74
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établir des liens avec…

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To establish ties/links with…

75
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respecter > le respect

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To respect > respect

76
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être respecté - être respectueux

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To be respected - to be respectful

77
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Respectueusement

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Respectfully

78
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Se fier à qq

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To trust somebody

79
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Faire confiance à qq

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To have trust in somebody

80
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A qui on fait confiance (adj)

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Trusted

81
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Digne de confiance

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Trustworthy

82
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Honnête # malhonnête > l’honnêteté # la malhonnêteté

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Honest # dishonest > honesty # dishonesty

83
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Fonctionner bien / avoir de bons résultats - performance / résultats / prestation

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To perform (well) > performance

84
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Effectuer une tâche

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To carry out a task

85
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Externaliser / sous-traiter le travail

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To outsource work

86
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Un client

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A customer

87
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Saroo a passé plus de 20 ans à se demander où vivait sa mère avant de décider d’utiliser Google pour la retrouver.

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Saroo spent over 20 years wondering himself where his mother lived before deciding to use Google in order to find her.

88
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Cette vidéo est en ligne depuis la semaine dernière et elle est regardée chaque jour par des centaines de personnes. Elle est probablement regardée en ce moment même !

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The video has been online since last week and it is watched by hundreds of people everyday. It is probably being watched at this moment/right now !

89
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Saroo envisageait d’abandonner ses recherches quand quelque chose lui rappela la gare où il s’était endormi.

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Saroo was thinking of giving up his search when something reminded him the station where he had fallen asleep.

90
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Saroo errait dans Calcutta depuis des semaines quand il trouva refuge dans un orphelinat.

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Saroo had wandered in Calcutta for weeks when he found safety in an orphenage.

91
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Saroo a fait le même rêve toutes les nuits pendant son enfance/pendant qu’il recherchait sa famille/pendant plusieurs années

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Saroo had the same dream every night during his childhood / while he was looking for his family / for a few years

92
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Après avoir été adopté il y a 26 ans, Saroo a été emmené en Australie. Il y vit depuis 26 ans maintenant.

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After being adopted 26 y ago, Saroo was taken to Australia. He has been living there for 26 y now.

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