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1
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suspect, douteux

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dubious

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avoir le triste honneur de

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to have the dubious honour of being

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le classement de document

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filing

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un documentaliste

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a filing clerk

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désolé, sévère, morne

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stark

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en contraste frappant avec

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in stark contrast to

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complétement nu

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stark naked

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8
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une descente de police

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a raid

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un braquage de banque

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a bank raid

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attaquer à la voiture bélier

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to ram-raid

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une tentative d’OPA surprise

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a dawn raid

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les sapeurs-pompiers

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the Fire Service

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une révision pour une voiture

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a service

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en campagne (mil)

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on active service

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fonction publique

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Civil Service

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16
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formation continue

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in-service training/education

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pressing ou nettoyage complet d’une voiture

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valet service

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18
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une annulation de la dette

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a debt forgiveness

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19
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remboursement de dette

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debt repayment

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20
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la dette publique

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national debt

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21
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un bus de campagne

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a battle bus

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22
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rétif

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restive

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23
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entrer en lice

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to join the fray

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24
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la mêlée politique

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the political fray

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découragé

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despondent

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26
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studieux

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bookish

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27
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faire miroiter

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to dangle

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28
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balancer

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to dangle

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tendre la carotte à qqn

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to dangle a carrot in front of

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30
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un abîme, un gouffre

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a chasm

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31
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dégouter, remettre à plus tard

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to put off

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32
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atteindre un moment décisif

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to be at a crossroads

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33
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pervertir

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to warp

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34
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une chaîne (bijou)

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a warp

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35
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tendre la main

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to hold one’s hand out

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36
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tenir bon

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to hold out

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37
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sois raisonnable

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to talk some sense into you

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38
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passer la cap, à autre chose

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to turn the corner

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39
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participer

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to partake

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40
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une voyelle

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a vowel

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41
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bobonne, m’dam, bourgeoise, patronne

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missus, missis

42
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un propriétaire terrien

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a squire

43
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un responsable des délégués syndicaux

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an union convenor

44
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une douairière

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a dowager

45
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écrire pour demander

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to write off

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faire une croix sur

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to write off

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a fuss

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a hassle

48
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peinard

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hassle-free

49
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un type

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a bloke

50
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commettre un impair

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to commit a gaffe

51
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vendre la mèche

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to blow a gaffe

52
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morbide

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ghoulish

53
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lancer avec violence

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to hurl

54
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lancer des injures contre qn

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to hurl abuse at sb

55
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en l’air

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aloft

56
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a stalemate

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a stand-off

57
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réfléchir

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to ponder

58
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se demander comment

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to ponder how

59
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un tourbillon

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a swirl

60
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être de nouveau sur pied

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to be out and about

61
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une volte-face

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a about-turn

62
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radoter sur

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to bang on about*

63
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mener à la baguette

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to boss about

64
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s’agiter sans résultat

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to bumble about

65
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faire l’idiot

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to lark about

66
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fainéanter

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to loaf about

67
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faire l’imbécile

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to mess about

68
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faire tourner qn en bourrique

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to mess sb about

69
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se morfondre

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to mope about

70
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se pavaner

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to prance about

71
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entreprendre de faire qch

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to set about

72
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rester assis à rien faire

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to sit around

73
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suivre les pas de

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to follow in sbdy’s footstep

74
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une personnage politique

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a political figure

75
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le mauvais coté

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the minus side

76
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de travers

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lopsided

77
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âcre, caustique (fig)

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pungent

78
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déborder de

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to ooze

79
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suinter

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to ooze

80
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une cachette

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a hideaway

81
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enchanteur, ensorcelant

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spellbinding

82
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magouille, activités douteuses

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skulduggery

83
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envelopper dans

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to swathe

84
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un mauvais moment (à passer)

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a blip

85
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perturber l’équilibre

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to throw sb off balance

86
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n’avoir rien en commun, être à des années-lumière

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to be worlds apart

87
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pour autant que je sache

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for aught I know

88
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un ruisseau

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a brook

89
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to tolerate

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to brook

90
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une fougère

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a bracken

91
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perturber

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to disrupt

92
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rebord

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a ledge

93
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l’essentiel c’est que

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the bottom line is that

94
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c’est le vrai problème

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that’s the bottom line

95
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un congé

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a time off

96
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c’est l’heure

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time’s up

97
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il était grand temps

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not before time

98
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avoir beaucoup de respect pour qqn

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to have a lot of time for sb

99
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temps d’antenne

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air-time

100
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la référence absolue de qn

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sb’s all-time favourite

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