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1
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malchance

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to be hard luck

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éradiquer, éliminer (crime, opposition)

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to stamp out

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donner du punch à

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to pep up*

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excitant

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pep pill*

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parler à qqn pour l’encourager

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to give a pep talk to sb

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faire preuve de bon sense

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to show good sense

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entendre raison

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to see sense

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cela ne sert à rien

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there’s no sense in sth

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en aucune manière

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in no sense

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perdre la raison

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to take leave of one’s sense

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avoir une poussière de l’oeil

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to have a piece of grit in one’s eye

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bouilloner

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to seethe

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bouillir de colère

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to seethe with anger

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14
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grouiller de monde

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to seethe with people

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un nid de poule

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a pothole

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16
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deuxième tour

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a run-off

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une épreuve suppémentaire

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a run-off

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18
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rejets agricoles

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agricultural run-off

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19
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tester qch

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to give sth a tryout

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20
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être testé

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to get a tryout

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une audition, une épreuve de sélection

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a tryout (US)

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DA

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District Attorney

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23
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faire une fête

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to throw a party

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24
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une chambre forte

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a panic room

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25
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avec assiduité, application

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with diligence

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26
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be secretive

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to play sth close to one’s chest

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27
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ironique

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tongue-in-cheek

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28
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une ruche

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a hive

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29
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soirée étudiante

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frat (ernity) party

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30
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sonner le glas de qch

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to sound the death knell of sth

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31
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la mort, le glas

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the death knell

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32
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rentrer dans le rang

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to fall into the line

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33
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sortir du rang

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to step out of line

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34
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être dans la balance, dans la course pour un job

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to be on the line

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35
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at some point

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somwhere along the line

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36
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tapisser qch avec qch

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to line sth with sth

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37
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supérieur hiérarchique

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line manager

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38
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plan d’action

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line of action

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39
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champ de vision

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line of sight

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40
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seuil de pauvreté

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poverty line

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ligne de chemin de fer

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railroad line (US)

42
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chute, accroche

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tagline

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désordonné

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shambolic

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être inscrit, imprimé sur qch

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to be emblazoned on sth

45
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remplacer par

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to replace with

46
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allouer

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to ring fence

47
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un chou-fleur

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a cauliflower

48
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un gratin de chou-fleur

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a cauliflower cheese

49
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faire fureur

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to be all the rage

50
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Internet est un outil puissant

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The Internet is an enabling technology

51
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la technologie de pointe

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frontier technology

52
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malgré tout, quand même

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for all that

53
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liste de personnes à surveiller, fiche s

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watchlist

54
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liste de personnes interdites d’avion

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no-fly list

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une babiole

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a bauble

56
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être rare, ne pas être nombreux

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to be thin on the ground

57
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aller comme un gant à qqn

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to suit sb down the ground

58
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to cover many topics

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to cover a lot of ground

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être un terrain fertile à qn

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to be fertile ground for sb

60
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innover

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to break new ground

61
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pour cette raison

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on that ground

62
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trouver le juste milieu

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to find the middle ground

63
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changer son fusil d’épaule

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to shift/change one’s ground

64
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tenir bon (military, critics, theory)

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to stand one’s ground

65
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être sur un terrain familier

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to be on safe ground

66
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être dans une position délicate

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to be on shaky ground

67
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un terrain d’entente

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a common ground

68
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l’enceinte

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the palace grounds

69
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un terreau pour qch

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breeding ground for sth

70
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une pépinière de talents

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a breeding ground for talent

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être au centre

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to occupy the centre ground

72
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être un dépotoir

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to be a dumping ground for sth

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boeuf haché

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ground beef (US)

74
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établir les principes de base

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to lay down the ground rules for sth

75
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être en terrain connu

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to be on home ground

76
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un bon terrain de chasse

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a good hunting ground

77
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un terrain vague

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an open ground

78
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un terrain d’essai

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a proving ground

79
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éblouir, aveugler

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to bedazzle

80
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le carême

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Lent

81
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c’est à moi de dire ça, c’est am réplique

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that’s my line

82
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une serviette hygiènique

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a sanitary napkin (US) / towel (UK)

83
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hygiénique

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sanitary

84
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noueux (arbre), ratatiné (personne)

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gnarled

85
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arriver de manière impromptue

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to come out of the blue

86
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naissant

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nascent

87
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une vitrine

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a showcase (fig)

88
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présenter

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to showcase

89
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à ce jour

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to date / so far

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moderniser qch

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to bring sth up-to-date

91
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tenir qch à jour

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to keep sth up-to-date

92
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mettre qn au courant

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to bring sb up-to-date

93
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faire bonne figure

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to put on a front

94
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être une couverture pour qch

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to be a front for sth

95
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être un des favoris pour qch

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to be a front runner for sth

96
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être franc sur qch

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to be up front about sth

97
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un accompte

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a front money

98
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à la sueur de son front

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by the sweat of your brow

99
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avoir le toupet de faire qch

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to have the front/ nerver to do sth

100
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plisser le front

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to furrow the brow

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