36 Flashcards

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se heurter à

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to come up against

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correspondre, être à la hauteur

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to come up to

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proposer

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to come up with

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évoquer

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to conjure up

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s’opposer avec force à (contexte de guerre)

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to cry out against

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affecter sans distinction

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to cut across

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réduire

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to cut back on

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avoir des prédispositions pour

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to cut out for

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faire un peu de

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to dabble in/with

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fouiller dans

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to delve into

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11
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rompre avec

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to depart from

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12
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se débarrasser de

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to dispose of

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dissocier de

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to dissociate from

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plonger dans, laisser place à

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to dissolve into

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tirer vers le bas

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to drag down

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16
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s’éterniser

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to drag on

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17
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imaginer

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to dream up

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18
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faire baisser

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to drive down

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19
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faire partir

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to drive out

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20
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se laisser distancer

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to drop behind

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21
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abandonner ses études

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to drop out of

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22
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donner des détails

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to elaborate on

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23
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entreprendre, se lancer dans

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to embark on

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24
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réduire des inégalités

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to even out differencies

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25
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donner des détails

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to expand on

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26
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disparaître progressivement

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to fade out

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27
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s’effondrer

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to fall apart

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se lier d’amitié avec, se ranger au point de vue de

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to fall in with

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29
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incomber à

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to fall to

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30
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imposer à

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to foist on

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31
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commettre un acte en toute impunité

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to get away with

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32
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divulguer

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to give away

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33
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dissimuler

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to gloss over

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34
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revenir inlassablement sur

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to hammer away at

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35
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être réticent à

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to hang back from

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36
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se prémunir contre

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to hedge against

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37
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ralentir

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to hold back

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38
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avoir un impact sur

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to impact on

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39
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empiéter sur

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to impinge on

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40
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être perdant

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to lose out on

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41
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abandonner

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to move away from

42
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rassembler

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to muster up

43
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évoquer

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to partake of

44
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devancer

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to pull ahead of

45
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se retirer de

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to pull out of

46
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faire adopter une réforme

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to push through

47
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faire passer (un message)

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to put across

48
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incarcérer

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to put away

49
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mettre sur le compte de

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to put down to

50
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être fondé sur

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to rest on

51
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avoir pour conséquence

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to result in

52
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en revenir à

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to revert to

53
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se prémunir contre

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to safeguard against

54
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mener à terme

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to see through

55
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refuser de

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to be set against

56
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déclencher

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to set off

57
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distinguer, prendre pour cible

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to single out

58
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mettre de l’ordre dans, résoudre

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to sort out

59
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résulter de

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to spring/stem from

60
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prendre du recul par rapport à

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to step back from

61
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déconcerter

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to take aback

62
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être dupé, trompé

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to be taken in

63
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présenter de manière positive

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to talk up

64
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anticiper, réfléchir à l’avenir

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to think ahead

65
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concorder avec

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to tie in with

66
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atténuer, édulcorer

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to tone/water down

67
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être à l’origine de , introduire

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to usher in

68
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rivaliser pour

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to vie for

69
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affaiblir, s’affaiblir

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to wear down

70
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s’amenuiser

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to wear off

71
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comparer

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to weigh against sth

72
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imposer, entraîner

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to compel admiration, a change in

73
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mettre de coté

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to discard an idea, an objection

74
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rendre public

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to disclose

75
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chasser

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to dispel doubts, fears

76
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exercer, faire preuve de

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to exercise one’s authority, control, patience, tact

77
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un contretemps

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a setback

78
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catégorique

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adamant

79
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se calmer

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to abate

80
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to bear

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to abide

81
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transparency

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accountability

82
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à cause de

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on account of

83
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vérifier les comptes

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to audit

84
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être déterminé, insister sur qch

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to be adamant about sth

85
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aborder un question

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to adress an issue

86
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la société d’abondance

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the affluent society

87
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devenir riche

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to rise to affluence

88
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être souffrant, en mauvaise santé

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to ail

89
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porte-avion

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aircraft carrier

90
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piste d’atterrissage

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airstrip

91
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hermétique

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airtight

92
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être opposé à

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to be alien to

93
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l’assassin présumé

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the alleged assassin

94
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être désireux de faire

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to be anxious to do sth

95
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attirer l’attention, plaire à

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to appeal to

96
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approuver

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to approve of

97
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avoir tendance à, être susceptible de

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to be apt to

98
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être approprié, pertinent

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to be apt

99
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une remarque pertinente

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an apt remark

100
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être capable, intelligent

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to be apt