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1
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La Toile

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The internet/ Web

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Inquiétante

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Worrying

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Plus étonnantes

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More surprising

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Talonner

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To follow on someone’s heels/ catch up with

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Juger

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To judge

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Une bonne chose

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A good thing

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Indispensable

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Essential

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Poin

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Pawn

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Au dela

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Beyond that/ From there onwards

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L’hyperconsommation

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Rampant consumerism

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Surtout

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Especially

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Nul ne doute que

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No-one doubts that

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Nous sommes devenus accros

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We have become hooked

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Une mutation de notre façon de penser

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A change in our way of thing

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Nous sommes prêts à tout

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We are prepared to do anything

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à portée de nos mains

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Within our grasp

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Quoi qu’il en soit

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In any event

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Tourner au vinagre

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to turn sour

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Croissance

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Growth

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Le cerveau

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Brain

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Un entourage

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(Wider) family

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Se faire prendre

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To get caught

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à savoir

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Namely

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Le lien

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Link

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Un outil

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A tool

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Malintentionnés

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ill/ bad intentions

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Se faire passer pour

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To pretend to be

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28
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Un escroc

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Catfish

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Escroquer quelqu’un

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To catfish someone

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Règle d’or

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Golden rule

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Se méfier

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To mistrust/ be wary of

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Trop beaux pour être vrais

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Too good to be true

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33
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support workshops

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les ateliers de soutien

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34
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life jacket

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la boulée de sauvetage

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from the beach

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de la plage

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a boat

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un bateau

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far off

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loin au large

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38
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uniform/ outfit

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une tenue

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39
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I heard that

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il parait que

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40
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a long time ago

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il y a longtemps

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the survey reveals that

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l’enquête révèle que

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42
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indeed

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effectivement

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43
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they can’t do without

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ils ne peuvent s’en passer

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44
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i don’t this it’s a good idea

using the subjunctive

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je ne pense pas que ce soit une bonne idée

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45
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Such a

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Une telle

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46
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someone ends up..

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quelqu’un finit

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47
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to tip over

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basculer

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48
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to press charges

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porter plainte

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49
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to move (to another area)

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déménager

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50
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to start afresh/ new

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recommencer à zero

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51
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to surrender

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se rendre

52
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to leave (an object e.g. someone)

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quitter

53
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about/ around a hundred

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une centaine

54
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it never happened to me

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ca ne m’est jamais arrivé

55
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it worries me

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ca m’inquiète

56
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a sharp rise

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motrer en flèche

57
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abroad

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à l’étranger

58
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time management

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la gestion du temps

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i learned so many things

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j’ai appris tant de choses

60
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to stay on the right track

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rester dans le droit chemin

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to make life better

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rendre la vie meilleure

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how does that work

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comment ca marche?

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to have trouble/ found it difficult to

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avoir du mal à faire quelque chose

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in terms of

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au niveau de

65
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a good citizen

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un bon citoyen

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there’s no doubt that

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il n’y a aucun doute que

67
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successful moments

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moments de réussite

68
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which will be timeless

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qui tiendront dans le temps

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something unparalleled

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quelque chose de sans pareil

70
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a track/ bit of music

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un morceau

71
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to save; keep alive

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sauver; mantenir en vie

72
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trendy/ trending (used more like this)

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la mode

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it lends itself to

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ça se prète à

74
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in fact

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d’ailleurs

75
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elsewhere

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ailleurs

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milk teeth/ baby teeth

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dent de lait

77
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flee

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la fluite

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uplifting

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en joué

79
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until you drop

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jusqu’à plus soif

80
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chicken pox

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la varicelle

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marbles

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les billes

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to arrive at the perfect/ best time

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tomber à pc

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to be on your best behaviour

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se tenir à carreau

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to come from the heart

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venir du cœur

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to be very shocked/ worried

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avoir une peur blace

86
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inside out

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à l’envers

87
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to get lost

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se perdre

88
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throughout

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partout/ à travers

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following

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à la suite

90
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one scratches

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on gratte

91
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aiming to

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visant

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pulse

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pouls

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skin

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peau

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supported

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étayé(e)

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conducted

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menées

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open-mindness

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ouverture d’ésprit

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heavy

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lourdes

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whilst

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tandis (que)

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researchers

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chercheurs

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whilst giving

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tout en donnant

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made to feel awkward

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mis mal à l’aise

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are you fond of…?

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affectionez-vous…?

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such a link

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tel lien

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sorrow

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chargrin

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low self-esteem

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faible estime de soi

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soft, kind

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doux

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ready to party

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prêt à faire la fête

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(rubbish) bins

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les poubelles

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a stepping stone/ a good start

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un bon début

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to hear about

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entendre parler

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unpopular

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peu populaire

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a show

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un spectacle

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peu

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hardly

114
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to solve; resolve

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résoudre

115
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to take exams

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passer ses examens

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to pass an exam

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réussir ses examens

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then finally

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puis enfin

118
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not in a rush/ hurry to confront life

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ne pas etre pressé d’affronter la vie

119
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Near them

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près d’eux

120
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next to them

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à côté d’eux

121
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to be willing

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vouloir

122
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in the past

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avant

123
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then

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ensuite

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in so much as

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dans la mesure où

125
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in the hills

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sur les collines