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1
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énormément de gens

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scores of people

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régler les comptes

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to settle/ even the score

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gagner

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to score a sucess

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escalader un mur tant bien que mal

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to scramble up a wall

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la bousculade pour le pouvor

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to scramble for power

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brouiller

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to scramble (eggs, TV programs)

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un bout de papier

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a scrap of paper

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sélectionner, filtrer

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to screen candidates, applicants

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faire une sélection de candidats

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to shortlist

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être sélectionné

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to be shortlisted

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11
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lésiner

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It would be a mistake to scrimp on one’s education

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12
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économiser sur tout

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to scrimp and save

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examen minutieux, rigoureux

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scrutiny

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14
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pointage des votes

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scrutiny of votes

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surveiller de près

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to scrutinize

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16
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fouiller

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the police searched the evidence

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17
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faire une recherche sur Internet

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to do an Internet search

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18
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un demandeur d’emploi

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job-seeker

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19
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très recherché

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much sought-after

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20
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gêné, intimidé

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self-conscious

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21
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satisfait de soi (moralement)

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self-righteous

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vertueux

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righteous

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vertu, droiture

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righteousness

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24
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vendeur

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salesperson

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un directeur commercial

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a sales manager

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en vente

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for sale

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27
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en soldes

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on sale

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une vente aux enchères

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auction sale

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29
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Il a vingt de plus que moi

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He’s 20 years my senior

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30
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ancienneté

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seniority

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31
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une personne du troisième âge

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a senior citizen

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32
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sensibiliser

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to sensitize

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33
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C’est une expression courante

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It’s a common phrase

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34
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une série

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a series of disasters/ TV (toujours avec un s)

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35
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fixer un but

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to set a goal

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36
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retarder

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the disaster set space research back a year

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37
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un revers, un tassement (éco)

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a setback

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38
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faire exploser

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to set off a bomb

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39
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se mettre en route

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to set off early in the morning

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40
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entreprendre de faire qch

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to set out to do sth

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41
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exposer ses idées

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to set out one’s ideas

42
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compenser

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profits set off losses

43
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se contenter de

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to settle for

44
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Ne te contente pas de la deuxième place

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Don’t settle for second best

45
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inquiétant, dérangeant

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unsettling

46
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inébranlable

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unshakeable

47
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un gouvernement instable

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a shaky government

48
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être bouleversé

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to be shaken up

49
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peu profond, superficiel

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shallow

50
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confusion, désordre, ruine

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shambles

51
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élaborer un politique

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to shape a policy

52
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prendre forme

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to shape up

53
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fracasser, briser, détruire (santé)

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to shatter

54
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être bouleversé, anéanti par

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to be shatter by the news

55
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se défaire de

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to shed one’s prejudicies

56
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supprimer des emplois

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to shed jobs

57
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faire la lumière

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to shed light on a subject

58
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verser une larme

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to shed a tear

59
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un abri bus

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a bus shelter

60
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faire les trois huit

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to work in shifts

61
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de mauvaise qualité

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shoddy

62
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mince, peu convaincant

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a filmsy argument

63
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râpé, usé, pauvre

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shabby

64
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consolider, étayer

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to shore up

65
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un raccourci

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a short-cut

66
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une solution de facilité

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an easy way out

67
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une confrontation

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a showdown

68
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avisé, calculateur

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shrewd

69
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reculer devant l’idée d faire qch

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We mustn’t shrink from facing the truth

70
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éviter délibérément

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to shun

71
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distinguer

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Martin was singled out as the best student of the year

72
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déformer, changer de sens

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to skew

73
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de travers

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Our plans went askew

74
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être qualifié pour

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to be skilled at doing sth

75
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ouvriers spécialisés

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semi-skilled workers

76
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saison creuse

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slack season

77
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calomnieux, diffamatoire

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slanderous, libelous

78
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un reportage orienté

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a slanted report

79
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de mauvaise capacité, de mauvaise qualité, sordide

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sleazy (bar, goings-on => activité)

80
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activités irrigulières

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sleaziness

81
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le coté sombre de la politique

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the sleazy/ tawdry side of politics

82
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lent, apathique

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sluggish

83
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vivre à la dure

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to slum it/ to live cheaply

84
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un bidonville

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a shantytown

85
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baisse soudaine, marasme

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a slump

86
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arranger

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to smooth up

87
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lisse

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smooth

88
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suffisant, pédant

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a smug smile

89
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un vice caché

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a snag

90
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un problème ponctuel

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a hitch

91
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jeter un coup d’œil furtif

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to sneak a look

92
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séclipser

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to sneak out

93
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des chaussures de tennis, basket

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sneakers

94
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sécurité sociale

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socialized medecine (NHS / Medicare for the poor in the US and Medicaid for the elderly)

95
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soulager

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to soothe (pain, anxiety, worry)

96
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résoudre un problème

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to sort out

97
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un examen de conscience

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a soul-searching examination

98
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un état d’âme

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mood, frame of mind

99
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une économie saine

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a sound economy

100
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l’ère spatial

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the space age

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