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1
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A neat freak

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un pur monstre

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To huddle up against

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se blottir contre

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A hurdle / to hurdle

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Un obstacle / franchir

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You tattled it?

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T’as craché le morceau? vendu la mèche?

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(To gamble) it on yourself

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jouer sur / miser

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A scab / to scab

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Une croûte - tavelure / former une croûte

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A speck

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une tâche - un grain (there’s a speck of dust on my coat)

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Wealth

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la richesse / ressources d’un pays

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Not even a tiny bit

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même pas un peu?

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10
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Ordeals

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des épreuves

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Handmaidens

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servantes

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Get them to safety

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met les à l’abri

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13
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To stand your ground

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maintenir ta position

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Curtains

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rideaux

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A sentry

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une sentinelle

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A route

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an itinerary

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17
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Idle threats

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des menaces futile

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A Wheezing

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Sifflement

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A footage

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image / séquence (dans une vidéo par ex)

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20
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Being prickly

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susceptible

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21
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A gutter

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goutière

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A mob

A mob of protesters

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A large crownd of people

une foule

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A rifle

A hunting rifle

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a sort of gun that fired from shoulder level

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An output
Output from mine ceased in may
Efficiency can lead to higher outputs

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The amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry
(production)

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25
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Hang in there !

I wish you well

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Bon courage

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Dotted

A dotted background

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Marked with or in the form of dots

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To alleviate

drinking water can alleviate heardaches

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Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

soulager, alléger

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To strive

National movements were striving for independence

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Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something

lutter

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To stem from

Many of the universities problems stem from rapid expansion

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Originate in or be caused by

résulter de

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An onslaught

A series of onslaughts on the citadel

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A fierce or destructive attack

assaut

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An upheaval

Major upheavals in the financial markets

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A violent or sudden change or disruption to something

bouleversement

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A Whiff

I caught a whiff of eau de cologne

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A smell that is onlyu smelts briefly or faintly

An unpleasant smell (biritsh)

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Shallow (adj)

Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl

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of little depth

peu profond

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Neat (adj)

the books had been stacked up in neat piles

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Arranged in a tidy way, in good order.

net, soigné

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To sprain

He left in a wheelchair after spraining an ankle

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Wrench or twist the ligaments of an ankle, wrist or other joint.
(entorse, foulure)

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Coy (adj)

She treated him to a coy smile of invitation

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Making a pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be alluring.
(évasif)

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A mob

A mob of protesters

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Large crowd of peoplen especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence

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An output

output from the mine ceased in May

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the amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry.

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Hang in there ! I wish you well ! Good cheer

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Bon courage

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40
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To alleviate

he couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it

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make suffering, deficiency or a problem less severe (apaiser)

41
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To strive

National movements were striving for independence

A

make great efforts to achieve or obtain something

se battre pour, se démener

42
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Stem from

many of universities’ problems stem from rapid expansion

A

orginate in or be caused by. Have its origins in, arise from, originate from

43
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An onslaught

a series of onslaught on the citadel

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a fierce or destructive attak (assaut, attaque)

44
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An upheaval

Times of political upheaval

A

A violent or sudden change or disruption to something.

Un bouleversement

45
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A Whiff

I caught a whiff of eau de cologne

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A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly

Une odeur passagère.

46
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Shallow
Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl
a shallow person

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of little depth

peu profond, superficiel

47
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Neat

The books had been stacked up in neat piles

A

arranged in a tidy way, in good order

net, soigné

48
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Coy

She treated him to a coy smile of invitation

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making pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be alluring. (timide, évasif)

49
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To sulk

he was sulking over the break-up of his band

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bouder

50
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A squib

A

a small, slight, or weak person especially a child

51
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To frame

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Produce false evidence against an innocent person so that they appear guilty.

52
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To stamp

he stamped his foot in frustration

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bring down one’s foot heavily on the ground or on something on the ground
taper, veut dire aussi tamponner ou un tampon

53
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To allude to something

the author alluded to historical facts

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évoquer, faire allusion

54
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to endow somebody with something

endowed

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doter / donner / accorder

55
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To loathe somebody

my father loathes mess in the kitchen

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détester / répugner

hate

56
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To fidget

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bouger, remuer

57
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a precinct

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un commissariat

58
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A whack

to whack somebody / something

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claquer, frapper

59
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ominous

those clouds look ominous, it might rain

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inquiétant, de mauvais augure

60
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Scrabs

A

des croûtes

61
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stripped

to strip somebody /something

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dépouiller / déshabillé / déchu

62
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to wrestle

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lutter / faire du catch

63
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To beseech somebody

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supplier

64
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a gloating

to gloat

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jubilation, se vanter

65
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a withdrawal

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un retrait, une suppression

66
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a wit

telling a good joke requires wit.

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esprit / intelligence

67
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A latch

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un verrou, loquet

68
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to cope with

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affronter, supporter

69
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critters

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bêtes, créatures

70
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a toner

A

encre, du toner

71
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being chuffed

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être content, ravi

72
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albeit

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bien que, nonobstant

73
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thence

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de ce fait, par conséquent

74
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a kettle

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une bouilloire, marmite

75
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to haggle

a haggle

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marchander

76
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an anvil

A

enclume

77
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to forestall something

forestall the next crisis

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prévenir, anticiper

78
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To shrug

A

hausser les épaules

79
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a canvas

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une toile, bâche

80
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a cot

A

une berceau

81
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ravenous

A

vorace, affamé

82
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fetters

to fetter

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entraves

entraver

83
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To falter

A

faiblir, s’essoufler

84
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To clench something

I clench my teeth when i’m stressed

A

serrer

85
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bowels

A

intestins, entrailles

86
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to inch

A

avancer doucement

87
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a framework

a new financial framework

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un cadre, une structure

88
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scarce

in the desert, water is a scarce resource

A

rare, limité

89
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to indulge somebody / something

She loved her grandson and often indulged him

A

gâter / satisfaire

90
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to mend something

I mended my relationship

A

réparer, rétablir

91
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To blur

A

brouiller

92
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To nudge somebody / something

A

poursser, encourager

93
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a riveting

a riveting book

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un rivetage

captivant

94
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To hum

A

fredonner

95
Q

a toadstool

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champignon vénéneux

96
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assessments

a good assessment of the economy

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évaluations, estimations

97
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to endorse / endorsed

endorse the plan

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approuvé, appuyé

98
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drafted

Drafted a new bill, drafted into the military

A

rédigé, enrôler

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