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durée de vie moyenne

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average lifespan

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avoir une envergure de

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to span

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Avez vous 10 euros à me prêter?

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Can you spare 10 euros?

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désolé je n’ai pas de temps libre cette semaine

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Sorry, I can’t spare any time this week

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de rechange, en réserve

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spare

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une roue de secours

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a spare wheel

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des pièces détachées

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spare parts

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temps libre

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spare time

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une avalanche (fig)

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a spate

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le berge

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the bank

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le débordement d’un conflit

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the Spillover of a conflict

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un effet secondaire, un dvpt nouveau qui résulte d’u évènement, d’une découverte

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a spin-off

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specialist in communication hired to give a favorable impression of events to journalists and the media

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a spin-doctor

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fragmenter

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to splinter

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une écharde

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a splinter

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spolier

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to despoil

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le butin

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the spoils of war

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donner un sens différent à qch

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to put a different spin on sth

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19
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contrôle intermittent

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spot-checking

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20
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formation sur le tas

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on-the-spot trianing

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Lily s’est étalé sur le canapé

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Lily sprawl out on the sofa

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apercevoir

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to spy

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un commando

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a hit squad

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misère, conditions sordides

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a squalor

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dilapider

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to squander

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Vos chiffres ne semblent pas correspondre aux faits

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Your figures don’t seem to square with facts

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un arrangement équitable

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a square deal (to give sb a square deal)

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écraser

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to squash

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29
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extorquer qch à qn

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to squeeze sth out of sb

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faire entrer de force

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to squeeze sth in

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tenter le coup

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to take a stab sth

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32
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renversant

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staggering

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33
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obtenir un bon emploi

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to stake out a good job

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soutenir, être fidèle à

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to stand by

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35
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attendre être prêt à agir

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to stand by

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36
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une bouchée, une gorgée

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a mouthful

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Je ne peux plus admettre cela

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I won’t stand for this any more!

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remplacer qn

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to stand in for

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un remplaçant

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a stand-in

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40
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défendre verbalement

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to stand up for

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ressortir, se détacher

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to stand out

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privé d’amour

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love-starved

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publier une déclaration

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to issue a statement

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une litote

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an understatement

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C’est le moins que l’on puisse dire!

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That’s an Understatement

46
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signe extérieur de richesse

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status symbol

47
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sévère, dur

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stern

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un travail difficile

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a stiff job

49
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une concurrence intense

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a stiff competition

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étouffer, suffoquer

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to stifle

51
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étouffer la créativité

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to stifle creativity

52
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une chaleur étouffante

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a stifling heat

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radin, pingre

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stingy (with money)

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susciter (polémique)

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to stir up

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faire du bruit, faire sensation

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to create a stir

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Qui sait ce qui nous attend

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Who knows what’s in store

57
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être sous tension

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to be Under strain

58
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être stressé

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to be Under stress

59
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accepter sans sourciller

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to take sth in one’s stride

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horrifié

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horror-stricken

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une grève surprise

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a walkout

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une croûte, une escarre

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a scab

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un jaune, une personne qui refuse de se mettre en grève

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a scab

64
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la lutte de classes

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class struggle

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gaver

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to stuff

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être plein à craquer

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to be stuffed with

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renversant

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stunning

68
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stupéfier

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to stun

69
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assigner à comparaître

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to subpoena

70
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dans la proche banlieue, la couronne

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on the outskirts of the city

71
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un habitant de la banlieue

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a suburbanite

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un procès

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a suit

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intenter un procès

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to file suit agaisnt sb

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suivre le mouvement

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to follow suit

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évoquer des souvenirs

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to summon up memories

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appeler, convoquer

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to summon sb to court

77
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un partisan

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a supporter

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aider, encourager

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to be supportive, caring

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supprimer des privilèges

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to take away privileges

80
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supposer

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to surmise

81
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un substitut, un remplaçant

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a suroggate

82
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une mère porteuse

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a surrogate mother

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les environs

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the surroundings of Prague

84
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subir, souffrir

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to sustain damage, injury

85
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se balancer, faire osciller

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to sway

86
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une balançoire

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a swing

87
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un juron

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a swearword

88
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escroquer

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to swindle

89
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une escroquerie

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a swindler

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pollué, contaminé, frelaté

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tainted (drugs)

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terni, sali (réputation)

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The system is tainted with corruption

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prise de pouvoir

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political seizure

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exploiter, utiliser

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to tap (to tap resources, funds

94
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les politiques utilisent les peurs des gens

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politicians tap into people’s fears

95
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mise sur écoute

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wire tapping

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se réduire petit à petit

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to taper off

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un groupe de travail, d’étude

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a working party

98
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prendre qn à partie, réprimander qn

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to take someone to task

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un locataire

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a tenant

100
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une location

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a rental

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