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1
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un immeuble, une maison divisée en plusieurs logements

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a tenement (often in poor neighborhoods)

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une tentative

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an attempt

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mandat

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tenure

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mandat présidentiel

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presidential term of office

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accepter

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to come to terms with challenge

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une étude approfondie

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an in-depth study

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7
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être entre la vive et la mort

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to be on the thresold between life and death

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économe

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thrifty

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9
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un magasins d’occasions

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a thrift shop

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10
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être ravi

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to be thrilled

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11
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Le travail lui réussit

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He thrives on work

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12
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une foule dense

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the throng

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13
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affluer, se presser

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to throng

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14
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de part en part

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throughout

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15
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J’ai dormi profondément pendant tout le voyage

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I slept soundly throughout the trip

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16
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pousser brusquement, imposer

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to thrust

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17
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une poussée

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a thrust

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18
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contrecarrer (par la ruse, l’habileté)

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to thwart

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donner de l’argent pour dépanner qn

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to tide sb over

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20
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l’argent est rare

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money is tight

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être dans une situation difficile

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to be in a tight squeeze, corner

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22
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avertir qn, prévenir qn

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to tip sb off

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23
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un tuyau

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a tip-off

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24
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le bateau a chaviré

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the boat tipped over

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25
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le bout, la pointe

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the tip (of the finger)

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26
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un geste symbole, un signe

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a token gesture

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27
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un péage

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a toll

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28
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dépasser, être plus élevé que

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This year’s sales have topped last year’s by 5%

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29
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dégringoler

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the dollar tumbled during the crash

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30
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legislative branch of US government

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Capitol Hill

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31
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British gov offices

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Whitehall

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32
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durcir

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to toughen

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33
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être sur la piste

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to track down information, a person

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34
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suivre le fil

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to keep track of everything that’s going on in the world

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35
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perdre le fil

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to lose track of

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36
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une expérience professionnelle

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a track record

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37
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un délit d’initié

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an insider trading

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38
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apprendre un métier

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to learn a trade

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39
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faire reprendre

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to trade in one’s old car

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40
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une occasion

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a trade-in

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41
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accepter qu’une chose compense l’autre

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a trade-off

42
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un stage de formation

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a training course

43
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un stage d’entreprise

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an internship

44
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un stagiaire

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a trainee/ intern

45
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formation permanente

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continuing education

46
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idées sans valeur

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trash

47
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dans le vent

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trendy

48
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une période d’essai

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a trial period

49
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juger qn

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to put sb on trial

50
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engager un procès contre

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to bring sb to trial

51
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rouler qn

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to trick sb into doing sth

52
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faire une farce à qqn

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to play a trick

53
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épineux

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thorny

54
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tomber goutte à goutte

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to trickle

55
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the trickle-down effect

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economic theory which supposes that wealth gained by the richest will eventually benefit the poorest

56
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une étincelle

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a spark

57
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tailler dans le but d’être plus efficace

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to trim the buget

58
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garnir

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to trim

59
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to be in shape

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to be in trim

60
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décorations, réductions

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trimmings

61
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un conseil d’admin

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a board of trustees

62
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renverser la situation

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to turn sth around

63
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une entreprise sauvée de la faillite

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a turnaround

64
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refuser une offre

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to turn down (a job)

65
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devenir, se transformer

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to turn into

66
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produire

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the plant turns out 600 cars a month

67
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aller au rassemblement

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a huge crowd turn out for the march

68
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roulement du personnel

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staff turnover

69
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chiffre d’affaires

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turnover

70
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to distort

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to twist

71
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un caprice du destin

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a twist of fate

72
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sous-jacent

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underlying

73
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sous-tendre, être la base

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to underlie

74
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miner, compormettre

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to undermine

75
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to underlie

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to underpin (étayer)

76
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les fondements

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the underpinnings of policy

77
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en cours actuellement et prévu pour l’avenir

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an ongoing project

78
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entreprendre de financer ou garantir

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to underwrite

79
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déchaîner

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to unleash

80
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défaire, démêler, éclaircir

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to unravel

81
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turbulent, indiscipliné

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unruly

82
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être candidat à l’élection

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to be up for election

83
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être au courant

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to be up on sth

84
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être honnête

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to be on the up and up

85
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être à la hauteur

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to be up to doing sth

86
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être au courant de l’actualité

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to be up to date on the latest news

87
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haut de gamme

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upmarket

88
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tumulte, protestation

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uproar

89
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Ne renverse pas le bateau

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Don’t upset the boat

90
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être ennuyé, bouleversé, déçu par qch

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to be upset over sth

91
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résultat, issue à court terme

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an upshot (less formal than outcome)

92
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quitter, laisser libre, démissionner

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to vacate

93
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chambre libre, poste à pourvoir

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vacancy

94
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vacances

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vacation (us)

95
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un vide

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a vacuum

96
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hoover

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vacuum cleaner

97
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sans expression, vide

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vacuous

98
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une ineptie

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a vacuous remark

99
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priser

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to value

100
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TVA

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Value-added tax (VAT)

101
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ne joue pas les trouble-fête

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to rock the boat

102
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bercer

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to rock

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