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1
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Paresseux

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Sluggish

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Choyer

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Pamper

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Nullement intimidé

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Unabashed

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Encombrant, incommode

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Cumbersome

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Hésiter

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Falter

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En lambeaux

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Ragged

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Qui dure

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Nagging

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Lutte

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Strife

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Si oui alors où

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If so where

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10
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Renverser (politique)

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Topple

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Supplanter

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Supersede

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12
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Tuba

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Snorkel

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13
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Couverture

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Blanket

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Prudent attentioné

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Wary

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Chalutier

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Trawler

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Vacarme

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Clutter

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17
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Brailler

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Bellow

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18
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Candidat

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Contender

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19
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Evier

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Sink

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Agréable au plus haut point

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Agreeable at the bitter end, to the last

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21
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Garder sa parole

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Keep one’s end

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22
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Consternant

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Dismaying

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Trou perdu, lieu isolé

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Backwater

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24
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Die hard

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Staunch

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25
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Caprice

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Tantrum

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Zigoto

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Slug

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27
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Reportedly

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Conditionnel

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28
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Humblement

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Cap in hand

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29
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Quémander, mendier

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To go cap in hand

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30
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Bilan

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Balance sheet

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31
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Sex ed

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Sex education

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32
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Mener la danse, faire la loi

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To call the shot

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33
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Vendeur insistant

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Tout

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34
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Être plus prudent, dépenser moins

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To pull in oné’s horn

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35
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British national press

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Fleet street

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36
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Ajustement

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Tweak

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37
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Pulsion sexuelle

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Sexual drive

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38
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Enterrement de vie de garçon

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Stag party

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39
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Medire

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Put one’s foot in one’s mouth

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40
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Throw away

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Dispose of sth

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41
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Polluting substance

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Pollutant

42
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Waste

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Refuse

43
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Moucharder

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Fink

44
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Berceuse

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Lullaby

45
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Se délecter

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To revel

46
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Arrêté municipal

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Bylaw

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Trainer

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Hang around

48
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Flasher sur qqn

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To have a crush on sbdy

49
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Marge

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Mark-up

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Demarchage téléphonique, appel spontané

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Cold call

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Sordide, louche

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Sleazy

52
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Avoir le culot

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To have the gall

53
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Trouble du sommeil

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Sleep disorder

54
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Porte tambour

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Revolving door

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Revolving door

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Movement personnel between role as a legislator or regulator and industries affected by the legislation.
It creates unhealthy relationship between the private sector and government

56
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Publicité mensongère

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Misleading advertising

57
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Alena

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Esp : TLCAN / Angl : NAFTA

58
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Célibataire

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Bachelor

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Enterrement de vie de garçon

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Bachelor party

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Bon enfant

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Good-natured

61
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Au teint frais

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Florid

62
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Sauver, récupérer

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Retrieve

63
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autant pour moi

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my mistake

64
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Laisser peu de liberté

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to keep on a tight leash

65
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dilapider de l’argent

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to loose money

66
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Eviter de faire qqch d’ennuyant, lâcher qqn parce qu’il est ennuyant

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To be dropped like third period french

67
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Il faut sourire à la viz

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It takes more muscle to frown than to smile

68
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Haut de gamme

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Top of the line

69
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Ronflement

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Snoring

70
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Hurlement

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Howling

71
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Pour ne pas

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So as not to

72
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Clignoter

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Flicker

73
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Aube

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Dawn

74
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Volet

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Shutter

75
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Fermer à double tour

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To double-lock

76
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Crois -en mon expérience

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Rely on my experience

77
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Giboulé

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Shower

78
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Mate

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Dull

79
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Entrouvert

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To be ajar

80
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Crudités

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Starters

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Nappe

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Table cloth

82
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Décontracté, relax

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Laid-back*

83
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Se mettre en grève

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To walk out

84
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Orchestrer

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Stage-manage

85
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Être brutal

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To be physical

86
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Arrogant, prétentieux

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Uppity*

87
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Se montrer compréhensif

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Empathise

88
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Savoir beds

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Luxury beds

89
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Je ne baisse pas les bras facilement

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I’m not a quitter

90
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Coiffer

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Do, style, dress sbdy hair

91
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Une natte

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A plait

92
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Des couettes

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Bunches

93
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Un macaron

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A coiled-plait

94
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Un chignon

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A bun

95
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Cheveux ébouriffés

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Tousled hair

96
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Courir le risque

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To run a risk

97
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Se moquer de qqn (arnaquer)

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To try on it with sbdy, to take sbdy for a ride

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Riposte, représailles

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Retaliate

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Alambiqué

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Convuluted

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Faille, lacune

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Loophole

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