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1
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quango

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Quangos play a role in the regulation of various sectors

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2
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diviser en quatre parties

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to quarter

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un trimestre

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a quarter

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4
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un rapport trimestriel

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a quarterly report

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5
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25 cents

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a quarter

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6
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un litre

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a quart

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7
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environ 1/2 litre

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a pint

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8
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environ 4 litres

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a gallon

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9
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étouffer, réprimer

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to quell (fears, doubts, rebellion)

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10
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mettre en doute, questionner

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to query

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une question, un doute

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a query

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12
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faire la queue

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to queue

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13
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abandonner l’école

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Dropouts are Young people who quit school

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14
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être quitte envers qn

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to be quits with sb

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15
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interroger, questionner

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to quizz

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un coup d’œil, regard, sourire narquois, ironique

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a quizzical glance, look, smile

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17
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citer un exemple

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to cite an example

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18
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citer un auteur

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to quote an author

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19
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la course contre la montre

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the race against time

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20
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foncer à la gare

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to race to the station

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21
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une hausse de salaire

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a raise in salaries

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22
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au hasard

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at random

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23
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une gamme, une série, un éventail

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a range

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24
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aller de … à …

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to range from … to

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25
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une prévision à long terme

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a long-range prevision

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26
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une vague de

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a rash of dissnsion, violence, hatred

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27
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une rougeur

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a rash

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28
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téméraire, imprudent

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rash

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29
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impertinent, imprudent

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brash

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30
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irresponsable, irréfléchi

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reckless

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la valeur d’une voiture diminue à une vive allure

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the value of a car decreases at a rapid rate

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32
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un tarif

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a rate

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33
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évaluer

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to rate

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34
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délirer, s’extasier

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to rave

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35
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fou furieux

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raving mad

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36
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critiques élogieuses

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raving reviews

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37
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cru, brut

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raw

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38
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crudités

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raw vegetables

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39
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des conséquences importantes

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far-reaching, far-ranging consequences

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40
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hors de portée

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out of reach/range

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41
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à portée

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within reach/range

42
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dans le domaine de la politique

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in the realm of politics

43
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un rabais, une remise

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a rebate

44
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un dégrèvement fiscal

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a tax rebate

45
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rembourser

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to refund

46
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un reçu, une quittance

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a receipt

47
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les recettes et les dépenses

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receipts and expenses

48
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le jour du jugement

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the day of reckoning

49
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Nous avons des dossiers sur tous nos étudiants mais il n’y a aucune mention de sa présence

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We keep record on all our students but we have no record of his presence

50
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récupérer, se rétablir

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to recover one’s health

51
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se dégager de dettes

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to redeem debts

52
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un fait/ une caractéristique qui compense les défauts

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a redeeming feature

53
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une bobine

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a reel

54
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perdre l’équilibre

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to reel

55
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La crise a profondément perturbé les marchés

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The crisis has sent markets reeling

56
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Les survivants sont encore ébranlés à cause du choc

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Survivors are still reeling from the shock

57
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se retenir de, s’abstenir de

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please refrain from talking during the film

58
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self-control

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restraint

59
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concernant

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regarding

60
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sans retenue

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without restraint

61
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contenir, maintenir, ralentir

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to rein in

62
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réduire les dépenses

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to rein in expenses

63
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un communiqué de presse

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a press release

64
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céder, se laisser fléchir

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to relent

65
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implacable, sans pitié

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relentless

66
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continu, acharné

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unrelenting

67
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important, d’actualité

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Educational reform is a relevant issue today

68
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le secours, le soulagement

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relief

69
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abandonner, renoncer

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to relinquish

70
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l’intérêt général

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the greater good

71
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Il arrive que nous soyons obligés de renoncer à nos droits individuels pour le bien général

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Sometimes, we are obliged to relinquish our individual rights for the sake of the greater good

72
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trouver du plaisir à faire qch

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to relish doing sth

73
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à contrecoeur

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reluctantly

74
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être peu disposé à faire, hésiter à faire qch

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to be reluctant to do sth

75
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to be reliable

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trustworthy, dependable

76
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hésitation

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reluctance

77
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self-reliant

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self-sufficient

78
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reste, vestige

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the remnant

79
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Je n’ai pas la moindre idée de ce qu’il veut dire

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I haven’t a remote idea of what he means

80
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manquer à sa parole

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to reneg

81
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un renégat

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a renegade

82
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renouveler

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to renew

83
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une recrudescence de violence

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renewed outbreaks of violence

84
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repousser, chasser

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to be repel

85
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répugnant

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repellent

86
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waterproof

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water-repellent

87
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insecticide

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insect repellent

88
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se réapprovisionner en

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to replenish

89
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être plein de, rempli de

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to be replete with

90
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faire un reportage

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to report

91
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L’article nous apprend que

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The article reports that

92
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un compte rendu

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a report

93
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une grand reporter

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a foreign correspondent

94
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rien à signaler

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nothing to report

95
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travailler sous l’autorité de

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to report to the sales manager

96
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un représentant

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a representative

97
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demander qch à qn

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to request

98
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tous les étudiants doivent assister à la conférence

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All students are requested to attend the lecture

99
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satisfaire aux exigences

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to meet requirements

100
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un chercheur

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a researcher

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