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1
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Là où qqch est qqch, autre chose est autre chose

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Where sth is sth, sth is sth

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2
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Ardoise

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Slate

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3
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Juron

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Expletive

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4
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Diatribe

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Rant

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5
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Fulmine r

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Rant

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6
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Avoir droit à qqch

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To be entitled to sth

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7
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C’est le comble

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That takes the cake

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8
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Charabia

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Mumbo jumbo*

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9
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Tourner autour du pot

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Talk in circles

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10
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Passive smoking

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Second hand smoking

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11
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Oh zut, diable

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Heck

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12
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Brusque

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Snippy

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13
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Tueur à gage

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Hitman

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14
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Parent ayant la garde des enfants

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Custodial parent

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15
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Peine de prison

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Custodial sentence

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16
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Insulte

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Slur

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17
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Identifier la victime (ou autre)

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Put one’s finger on sth, sbdy

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18
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Situation difficile

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Predicament

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19
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Code secret

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Cipher

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20
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Malaysia’s prime

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Najib Razak

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21
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Déroutant

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Baffingly

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22
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Difficile à accepter, à avaler (d’un mauvais goût )

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Unplatable

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23
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À court de liquidité

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Cash-strapped

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24
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Stocker, collectioner

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Garner

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25
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Omniprésent

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Ubiquitous

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26
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Paniquer

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Fret

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27
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Blafard

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Wan

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28
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Décadent, mou

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Effrete

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29
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Préciser, localiser

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Pinpoint

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30
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Doyen

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Dean

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31
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Diriger

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Steer

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32
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Éviter qqch

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Steer clear of sth

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33
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Calmer

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Placate

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34
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Douteux

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Dodgy

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35
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Tremplin

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Springboard

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36
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Former mayor of buenos aires?

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Mauricio macri

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37
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Bidonville

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Shanty town

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38
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Punteros?

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Well known figures in argentina who act as problem-solver to be paid by politicians

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39
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Bulletins de vote

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Ballots

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40
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Nigeria’s president

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Muhamadu Buhari

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41
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Afghanistan’s president?

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Ashraf Ghani

42
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Fanatique

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Prétendre

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Dénigrer

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Rejeter dehors

46
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De mauvaise qualité

47
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Vent contraire

48
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Calomnier

49
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Agitateur

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Rabble-rouser

50
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Souvent cité

51
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Se porter

52
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Réussir moins bien que

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Fare worse than

53
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Récompense

54
Q

Pep up

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Remonter le moral , ragaillardir

55
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Vétuste, croulant

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Ramshackle

56
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Stain

57
Q

Déclencher une réaction

58
Q

Répercussion

59
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Obéissance

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Compliance

60
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Chansonnette

61
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Gamin, gosse

62
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Persuader gentiment, donner un coup de coude

63
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Se réjouir de

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To gloat over

64
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Foisonner

65
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Vigueur

66
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S’écarter du chemin, du sujet

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To get sidetracked

67
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Accidenté

68
Q

Débauche

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Profligacy

69
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Loucher

70
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Anormal

71
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Se pavaner

72
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Délabré

73
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Decorer

74
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Trivial

75
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Avec désinvolture

76
Q

Infâme

77
Q

Moquerie

78
Q

Le football

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The beautiful game

79
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Être prêt, partant

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To be gamed

80
Q

Puzzle

81
Q

Si ça l’est

82
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Surabondance, excès

83
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Manifester

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Take to the street

84
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Just, straightforwardly

85
Q

Puissant

86
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Assuré, péremptoire

87
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Note de bas de page

88
Q

Décontenancé

89
Q

Bien que, quoique

90
Q

Bourbier

91
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Intermédiaire

92
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Par procuration

93
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Acrimonieux, rancunier

94
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À contre coeur

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Grudgingly

95
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Extravagant

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Topsy-turvy

96
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Être mis sens dessus dessous

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To turn topsy-turvy

97
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Barrage

98
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Bassin de retenue

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Dam reservoir

99
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Livre blanc

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White paper

100
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Embouteillage

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