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À l’amiable

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Out of court

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À la suite de

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Following

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Aboutir à

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To bring about / to trigger

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Abroger

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To repeal

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Acharné

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Cut-throat / fierce

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Un acompte

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A down payment / a deposit

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Accorder

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To grant

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Un accord de fabrication sous licence

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A licensing agreement

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Accumuler

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To run up

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Accuser réception de

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To acknowledge receipt of

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Les actifs

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The assets

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Un actionnaire

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A shareholder

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Les actions (en Bourse)

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The shares

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Une action de groupe

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A class action

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Activer

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To speed up

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Un adjoint / assistant

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A PA (personal assistant)

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Un administrateur

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A director

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Un administrateur provisoire / judiciaire

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An official receiver

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S’adresser à

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To apply to

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Affirmer

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To claim

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21
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Un agenda

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A diary

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Un agent de change

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A stock broker

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Une aide juridictionnelle

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A legal aid

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Une allocation (familiale)

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A benefit

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Amasser de l’argent

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To rake in money

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Une amélioration

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An improvement (in sthg)

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Amoindrir

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To deplete

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À moyen terme

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A mid-term future

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L’ampleur

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The extent

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Une analyse

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A scanning

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L’ancienneté

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The seniority

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Une annonce

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An announcement

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Un annonceur

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An advertiser

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À perte

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At a loss

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Un appel d’offre

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A bid for tender

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Appuyer un dossier

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To push a case

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Un arrêté de compte

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An account statement

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Arriver à court de

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Run out of

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Un article (achat)

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An item

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L’Assemblée Générale Extraordinaire (des actionnaires)

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The (shareholders) Extraordinary General Meeting

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L’Assemblée Générale Ordinaire

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The Annual General Meeting

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Assisté par ordinateur

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Computer-assisted

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Une association

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A society

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Les associations de consommateurs

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Consumer associations

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Une assurance d’essai dont le montant est de trois fois le salaire annuel

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3x salary life insurance

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L’assurance souscrite pour les matériels étrangers

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The insurance policy taken out for foreign equipment

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Un assureur

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An insurance company

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L’atelier

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The workshop

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Un atelier de fabrication

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A manufacturing unit

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Un atout

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An asset

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Un attaché de presse

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A flack / a press agent

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Atteindre

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To reach

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Attribué

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Allotted

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Attribuer

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To grant / to award / to allot

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Une aubaine

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A windfall / a boon

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Une audience

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A hearing

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Au nom de

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On behalf of

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Au sein de

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Within

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Une augmentation (des prix)

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An increase (in prices)

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Augmenter (de 20 %)

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To increase (by 20%) / to grow by / to go up by

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L’autofinancement

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The self-financing

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Autorité de tutelle

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Regulatory body

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Aux enchères

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At auction

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Une avance (technologique)

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A (technological) lead

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D’avant-saison

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Pre-season

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Un avantage (professionnel)

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A benefit

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Un avantage social

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A social benefit

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«Avis à la clientèle»

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«Notice to our faithful customers»

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Un avis de crédit

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A credit slip

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Un avocat

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An attorney at law (US)

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Un avocat commis d’office

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A public defender (US)

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L’avocat qui prépare le cas

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The solicitor (UK)

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L’avocat plaidant

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The barrister (UK)

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Avoir droit à

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To be entitled to

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Avoir des difficultés financières

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To be in financial difficulties / in dire straits

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Avoir recours à

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To resort to / to turn to

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