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être à la tête de

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to front sth

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le hautbois

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the oboe

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exigu, inconfortable

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cramped

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apathique

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listless

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un tarif, un prix indiqué

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a list

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cette maison coûte

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this house list for

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bourgeonnant, en herbe, naissant

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budding

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gratter

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to scratch an itch

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une nouvelle à suivre

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a news which has legs

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dépérir

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to wilt

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étrange (idée)

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outlandish

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le coup de grâce

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the final straw

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pleuvoir des cordes

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to tip down*

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basculer

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to tip

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un registre

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a ledger

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un bac à sable

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a sandbox

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régner en maître

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to reign supreme

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être rapide à comprendre

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to be quick on the uptake

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être long la détente

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to be slow on the uptake

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donner l’exemple

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to set a good example

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être comme neuf

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to be as good as new

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qui réchauffe le coeur

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feelgood

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Vendredi Saint

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Good Friday

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la réputation

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good name

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déficit, manque à gagner

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a shortfall

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un remède miracle

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a silver bullet

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inexploité

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untapped

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une concession (magasin)

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a dealership

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29
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élever qn

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to parent sb

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30
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marque mère

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parent brand

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furtivement

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surreptitiously

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probable, crédible

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presumptive

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à part entière

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full-fledged

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34
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renversé

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upended

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35
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de plus

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what’s more

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un vautour

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a vulture

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37
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risqué

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dicey*

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38
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donner le feu vers

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to greenlight

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39
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a ploy

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a gimmick

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40
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faire bouger les choses

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to shake things up

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envier, jalouser

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to begrudge

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une charge, une responsabilité

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an onus

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réprimer

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to subdue

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être dénué d’importance

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to be immaterial

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une allusion

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an innundoe

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être marié

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to be hitched

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un mouvement dissident

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a breakaway movement

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se jeter avec jubilation

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to pounce with glee

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provenir de

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to originate in

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habituel, usuel

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customary

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l’usage veut qu’on le fasse

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it’s customary to do it

52
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avoir une chance

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to stand a chance

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faire de son mieux

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to try one’s best

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déprécier, rabaisser

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to belittle

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laisser libre cours à qch

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to give vent to sth

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passer sa colère sur qn

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to vent one’s anger on sb

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un point important

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a bullet point

58
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une bretelle

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a strap

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une belette

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a weasel

60
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faire l’affaire, avoir le profil

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to fit the bill

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avide du plein air

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outdoorsy

62
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se sentir minable

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to feel cheap

63
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traverser l’esprit

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to cross one’s mind

64
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une chambre meublée

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a digs

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perdre son enthousiasme, être refroidi

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to get cold feet

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se diriger tout droit vers qch

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to make a beeline for sth

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rester en place, ne pas bouger

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to stay put

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chut

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shush

69
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se porter malade

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to call in sick

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brûler les étapes

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to jump the gun

71
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ne pas être une mince affaire

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to be no mean task

72
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ne pas être un mince exploit

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to be no mean achievement

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to drool

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to slobber

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bruyant, bagarreur

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rowdy

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téméraire, imprudent

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foolhardy

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un sort

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a hex (US)

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un tablier

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an apron

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survivre, avoir fait son temps

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to outlive

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être en désaccord

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to be at loggerheads

80
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soja

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soybeans

81
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dégâts matériels

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property damage

82
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une digue

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a levee

83
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piper les dés

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to load the dice

84
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affaiblir

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to debilitate

85
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un rapporteur ou qch de révélateur (adj)

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telltale

86
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un raisin sec

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a currant

87
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cassis

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blackcurrant

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une remarque désobligeante, critique

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a put-down

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une élément pertubateur

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a heckler

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un pronostic (med)

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a prognosis

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être au courant

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to be up-to-date

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être actualisé

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to be up-to-date

93
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to gossip

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to tattle

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prendre qqn de court

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to throw sb a curve ball

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sonner le gals pour qch

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to sound the death knell of sth

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flagorner

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to sweet-talk

97
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confidences sur l’oreiller

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a pillow talk

98
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en marge

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on the margins

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un âne

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a donkey

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sage comme une image

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as quiet as a mouse

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