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1
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impliquer

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to embroil

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implacable, acharné

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unrelenting

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horrible

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gruesome

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faire une entorse au réglement

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to bend the rules, to stretch the rules

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en règle générale

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as a rule

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sous mandat britannique

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Under British rule

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statuer que

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to rule that

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8
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autonomie pour un pays

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home rule

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loi de la populace (pej)

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mob rule

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l’autorité de la loi

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rule of law

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déconcerter

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to confound

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sondeur

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a pollster

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être élu

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to be voted in

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14
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prendre à contre pied

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to wrong-foot sb

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être évincé de qch

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to be ousted from sth

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16
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Australian PM

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Malcom Turnbull

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17
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colonne vertébral

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the spine

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18
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à vous glacer le sang

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spine-chilling

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un murmure d’approbation

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a buzz of approval

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20
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surveillance

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stakeout

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21
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avertissement

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notice

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jusqu’à nouvel ordre

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until further notice

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pivot, élément central, baron de la drogue

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the kingpin

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24
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salade de chou cru

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cole slaw

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25
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mots croisés

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the crossword puzzle

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demander un deuxième avis

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to seek a second opinion

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convaincre qqn de faire qqch

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to talk sbdy into doing sth

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28
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fournée, liasse, un contingent

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a batch

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29
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être déclaré en pleine santé

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to be given clean bill of health

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30
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hygiène publique

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environmental health

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31
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une visite médicale

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a health check

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32
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soucieux de sa santé

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health-conscious

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33
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médecine du travail

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occupational health

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34
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la sécurité sociale

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National Health Service

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35
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être remboursé par la sécu

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to get sth on the National Health

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36
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une caution, un acompte, un dépôt

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a deposit

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37
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un fouet

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a whip

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38
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une guerre des clans

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a turf war

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39
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bondir

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to spring (up)

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40
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se mettre au garde-à-vous

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to come to attention

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41
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passer rapidement à l’action

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to spring into action

42
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annoncer qqch de but en blanc à qqn

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to spring sth on sbdy

43
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élasticité

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the spring

44
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un ressort

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a spring

45
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un choc, une bosse

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a bump

46
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se porter garant de, répondre de

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to vouch for

47
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octroyer

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to vouchsafe

48
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roulement de tambour

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a drum-beat

49
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malheureux

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hapless

50
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à l’affiche depuis le plus longtemps, le plus long, ancien

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longest-running

51
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écrire pour demander qqch

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to write off for sth

52
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faire une croix sur, mettre à l’index, démolir complétemtn

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to write off

53
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les sept péchés capitaux

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the Seven Deadly Sins

54
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arnaquer

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to rip off*

55
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plagier une idée de

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to rip off sb’s idea

56
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crétin, abruti

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a douche bag*

57
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dédaigneux

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dismissive

58
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faire peu cas de

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to be dismissive of sth

59
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passer un mauvais quart d’heure

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to take a beating

60
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irrégularité, contradiction, incohérence

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inconsticency

61
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faire grand cas de

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to put a high premium on sth

62
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être très cher

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to be at a premium

63
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supplément, (charge supp)

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a premium

64
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de première qualité

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of premium quality

65
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expédier (goods, letters)

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to send away

66
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une parodie

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a send-up*

67
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rudimentaire, sommaire

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sketchy

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pousser qqn dans

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to bundle sbdy into

69
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mettre la main à la pâte

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to put skin in the game

70
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avoir des intérêts

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to have skin in game

71
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le Jugement Dernier

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the Doomsday

72
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scénario apocalyptique

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doomsday scenario

73
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des graines transformées

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Frankenseed

74
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service de répression des fraudes

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Fraud Squad

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un imposteur

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a fraud

76
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un problème essentiel

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a bread-and-butter problem

77
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tout petit, miniscule

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itsy-bitsy ou itty-bitty

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haut rendement

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high-yield

79
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alrighty then

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utiliser pour montrer qu’une question, une affirmation n’a pas de sens

80
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être nul

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to be clueless*

81
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n’y connaître rien

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to be clueless about*

82
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ne pas savoir ce qu’il faut faire

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to be clueless as what to do

83
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tranquille, sans histoire

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uneventful

84
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fondation, base

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the bedrock

85
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engloutir

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to gobble up

86
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frauduleux

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fraudulent

87
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point of view

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angle

88
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chercher à obtenir qqch

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to angle for

89
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à une cote de 5 contre 1

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at odds of 5 to 1

90
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un décès

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a demise

91
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piquer, percer

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to prick

92
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grondement

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a rumbling

93
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la grogne

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the rumbling discontent

94
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passer sur la table d’opération

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to go Under the knife*

95
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couler (entreprise)

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to go under

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s’incliner

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to bow

97
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imprudent, inconsidéré

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rash

98
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rougeur, éruption cutanée

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a rash

99
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a spate of sth

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a rash of sth

100
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rire aux éclats

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to laugh out loud

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