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1
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Le moins que l’on puisse dire

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To say the least

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Au moins

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At least

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To Come under

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Subir

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Faire volte face

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To do a Uturn

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Prendre ses rêves pour des réalités

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Wishfulthinking

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Avancer des arguments

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To make out ones case

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Nuancer

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Give balanced point of view

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Nuancer

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Qualify

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Un fléau social

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A social burden

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Une personne sans qualité utile

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A nonentity

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Perspectives

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Prospects

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12
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Un éboueur

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À garbage man

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13
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L’uberisation de l’économie

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The gig economy the sharing economy

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Petit boulot

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An odd job

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C’est un point de vue commun

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Common wisdom has it that

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Faire des études

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To pursue studies

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17
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On the one hand

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On the other hand

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18
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Introduire un exemple

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Let me quote the exemple of

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19
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Etre illettré analphabète

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To be illeterate

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Être là preuve de

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To be proof of smthg

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La compétition acharnée

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The rat race

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Sociabiliser

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To socialize

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Être impliqué dans

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To be involved on sthg

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Témoigner de

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Testify to smthg

25
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Compté

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Shire

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Smugly

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Arrogance

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Smugly

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Arrogance

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Balieue

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Suburb

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Bétonner

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Concreting

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Boot of the car

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Coffre de voiture

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Station

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La gare

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Soupirer

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Sigh

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To heave a sigh of releaf

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Pousser un soupir de soulagement

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Le fond du problème

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The bottom line

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Un jusqu’au boutiste

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A die hard

36
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Numérique

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Digital

37
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Avoir de l’influence

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To have a lot of ( sway, clout, leverage)

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” not in my backyard”

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Nimby

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” not in my backyard”

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Nimby

40
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À yuppy

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Youg urban professionals

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Buppy

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Black urban professionals

42
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Woof

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Well off old folk

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Dinkie

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Double income no kids yet

44
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Wasp

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White anglo saxon protestant

45
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Hypocrite

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Hypocritical

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Unsuited

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Pas bonne etc

47
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To move with the times

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Vivre avec son temps

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Une terre d’opportunités

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A land of milk and honey

49
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Appartements

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Tenements

50
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Shun

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Eviter

51
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Une charge

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A burden

52
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Échelon

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Rungs