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1
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tourner qqch/qqn en dérision

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to laugh sth/sb out of court

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rire gras

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a belly laugh

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courtois, bienveillant

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to be gracious

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bracelet, lanière, sangle, courroie

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a strap

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5
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attacher qqn

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to strap sbdy

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6
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aneth

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the dill

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des échasses

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stilts

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du fenouil

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fennel

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a salade de chou cru

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a slaw

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10
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pois chiche

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the chickpeas

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un radis

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a radish

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12
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au vinaigre, mariné

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pickled

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13
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mashed chickpea

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hummus

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14
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le seigle

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the rye

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15
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une noix

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a walnut

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16
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des raisins secs

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currant

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17
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une amande

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an almond

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18
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convoiter

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to covet sth

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19
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inefficacité, irresponsabilité

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fecklessness

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20
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imbibé d’alcool

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to be drunk-sodden

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21
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sot

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~sottish

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22
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a blasted landscape

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a stark landscape

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23
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difficile, extrême

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stark

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24
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tout-seul, solitaire, de lui-même

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single-handed

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25
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se perdre, s’égarer

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to lose one’s way

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26
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être dépassé

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to lose one’s grip

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27
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bien attaché, bien fixé, fiable

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to be secured

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28
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une rampe

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a rail

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29
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une balustrade

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a railing

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30
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pull-over

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a jumper

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31
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qqn qui double dans une file

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a queue jumper

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32
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cavalier de concours hippique

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a show jumper

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33
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une bière

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an ale

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34
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une bière traditionnelle

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a real ale

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35
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ouvert pendant les travaux, statu quo, un jour comme les autres

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business as usual

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36
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Broadcasting House

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siège de la BBC

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37
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puzzle

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a jigsaw

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38
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être franc avec qqn

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to level with sbdy

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39
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bouchon, embouteillage, rétrécissement

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a bottleneck*

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40
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se dandiner

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to waddle

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41
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fringant, sémillant

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to be frisky

42
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en réalité, en fait

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realistically

43
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ça me va, ça me dérange pas

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that’s fine by me

44
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scintillant, animé

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sparkling

45
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se fixer qqch comme limite

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to draw the line at sth

46
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lambeau

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a shred

47
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déchiqueter

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to shred

48
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prévisible

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foreseeable

49
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prendre des mesures

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to take steps

50
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ça nous ramène à

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it’s a throwback to

51
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mouvement de recul

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a throwback

52
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s’épuiser

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to run out

53
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complétement sec

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bone dry

54
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paresseux comme une couleuvre

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a bone idle

55
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tibia

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shinbone

56
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fémur

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tighbone

57
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arrête de mentir

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to cut the bull*

58
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le fruit de l’imagination de qn

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the figment of sb’s imagination

59
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destruction, acte gratuit

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a wanton destruction, act

60
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avoir une longueur d’avance sur

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to be a step ahead of sbdy

61
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être discret

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to keep a low-profile

62
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infâmes

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nefarious

63
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une smoking

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a tuxedo

64
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blessure superficielle

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a flesh wound

65
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ouvrir la marche

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to lead the way

66
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un tantinet

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a shade*

67
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dans le pétrin

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in tight spot

68
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s’expliquer franchement avec qqn

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to have it out with sbdy

69
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filer qqn

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to tail sbdy

70
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exploitable, passage de poursuites judiciaires

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actionable

71
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un projet personnel

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a pet project

72
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KSA

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

73
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affirmation, déclaration, déposition

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a statement

74
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divers

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sundry

75
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tout le monde

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all and sundry

76
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frais divers, articles divers

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sundries

77
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Qu’Est-ce que j’ai pour commencer?

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What I have to go on?

78
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consommation de calories

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calorie intake

79
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effort physique

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exertion

80
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désaveu

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disavowal

81
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éclore

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to hatch

82
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tramer

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to hatch sth

83
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trappe de secours

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a escape hatch

84
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un échappatoire

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a escape hatch from (fig)

85
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un créneau horaire

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a time slot

86
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une fente

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a slot

87
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machine à sous ou distributeur

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a slot machine

88
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un distributeur automatique

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a vending machine

89
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peu connu

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little-known

90
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incontrôlable

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out of hand

91
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sans réfléchir, d’emblée

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out of hands

92
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d’emblée

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straightaway

93
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de première main, en direct

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first-hand

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une expérience personnelle

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a first-hand experience

95
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de son plein gré

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of one’s own volition

96
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Etat tampon

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a buffer state

97
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frontière entre les Etats des EU

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state line

98
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habileté politique, art de la diplomatie

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statecraft

99
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vraiment, décidément

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decidedly

100
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faire appel à un nouveau joueur, équipe etc

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to bring in

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