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1
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to adjust, organize, manage

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améneger

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sponsor, patron, supporter

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mécène

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to stamp, crash into

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emboutir

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adj. open, franck, sincere

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débouché

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an opening

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une ouverture, entrée, amorce

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a market

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un débouché

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to unblock, uncork,

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déboucher

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racing car, large meteor

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un bolide

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as far as, that

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autant que (je sache, etc)

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10
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as far as, as much as

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autant

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to link, join

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relier

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adj. vague, imprecis, blurry

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moutonné (adj)

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adj misty foggy

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brumeaux, brumeuse

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soft, tender, light

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flou, mou (adj)

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a display, poster, presentation

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un affichage

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an awakening, arousal

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un éveil

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to get over, to overcome, to cross, to jump over

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franchir

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adj. cowardly, heartless, unmanly

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lâche

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n. an explosion, bursting; break up, fervency, fervor; flame, flash

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un éclatement (m)

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cunning, smart

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calé

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to enchant, satisfy, to delight

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combler

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22
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broken

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brisé

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v. to clean, peel pare, skin

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éplucher

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n. soar, flight, development, soaring

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essor (m)

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25
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flat, punctured

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crevé

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26
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tire

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un pneu

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27
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make dirty

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salir

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v. hinder, jam; get stuck, catch; trap, corner

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coincer

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v. overstimulate, annoy, irritate,

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énerver

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30
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adv. so such

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tant

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31
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to care, être concerné par, se préoccuper,

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se soucier

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v. to take off, fly off, take down, to unstick

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décoller

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to v. devote, vow

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vouer

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34
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n. trunk, stem, stock

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un tronc (m)

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adj. new, novel; unpublished

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inédit

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36
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whatever, no matter

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quel que soit

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n. distance, gap; difference, space;

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un écart (m)

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38
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v. to straighten out, unravel, untangle

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débrouiller

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39
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prep. past, beyond

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au-delà de

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40
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n. five year period, quinquennium

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un quinquennat (m)

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41
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n. contempt, disdain; disregard; scorn

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mépris (m)

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42
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v. to bring back to life, revive, rekindle, reanimate

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ranimer

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43
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n. bereavement, mourning, black

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deuil (m)

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44
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n. tanker, petrol tanker, oil tanker

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un camion-citerne (m)

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45
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n. tank, cistern, tub, vat, wood

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une cuve (f)

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n.fresh outbreak, rupsurge, ecrudescence,

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une recrudescence (f)

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47
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n. boatman, smuggler

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passeur (m)

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48
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Lightnening, grande colère, vifs reproches

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foudres (nom féminin pluriel)

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n. a trap, snare, fix, pitfall, plight

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un piège (m)

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50
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inaccessible…

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imperméable

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51
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n. thousand, numbering 1000

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un millier (m)

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52
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adj. Discarded remote, isolated apart

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écarté

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53
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v. to ferment, work, cause to ferment, agitate

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cuver

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54
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to prop, to wedge, to cut out

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caler

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55
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n. denigration, disparagement, depreciation, detraction, dispraise, mud slinging

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dénigrement (m)

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56
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n. eve, vigil; watchfulness, waking

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la veille (f)

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57
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n. postponement, deferment, transfer

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un report (m)

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58
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v. double up, bend, double, collapse

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se plier

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59
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Ramener quelqu’un à une époque antérieure, en évoquant le passé: Les photos nous ont

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reporter

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60
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adv. at the time of

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lors

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61
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from now until the end of month

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soit d’ici la fin du mois.

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62
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to seize something, to grab something

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se saisir

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v. sketch, outline; draft, trace; adumbrate

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esquisser

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64
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conj. as far as, that

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autant que

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65
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conj. however, yet

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cependant

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66
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Lever une partie du corps: Lift you head.

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dresser. Dresser la tête.

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67
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to linger over, to dwell on ex.to linger over details

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s’attarder sur [s’intéresser à]s’attarder sur des détails

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v. be extended; spread out, stretch out, open out; expand, extend; roll, put out

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étendre

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69
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n. device, apparatus

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un dispositif (m)

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70
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n. pelvis; basin; pool, pond; pan

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bassin (m)

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71
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n. burying

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un enfouissement (m)

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v. procrastinate, dodge; elude, equivocate,

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tergiverser

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73
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n. alveolus, socket

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alvéole (f)

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74
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v. bury, put in the ground and cover with dirt

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enfouir

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75
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v. dig, bore; excavate, hollow

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creuser

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76
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n. respect, consideration

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égard (m)

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77
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despite

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En dépit de

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78
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v. to reach, result in

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aboutir à

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79
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to plummet

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degringoler

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80
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n. pack ice, floe

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la banquise (f)

81
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v. to jam, block; stamp down, stay away;

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enrayer

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v. to collapse, give way cave in, fall in, crash, break down

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s’effondrer

83
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v. monopolize; corner, cover

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accaparer

84
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n. aplomb, balance; assurance

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aplomb (m)

85
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adv. upright, steady (Slang)

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d’aplomb

86
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v. to dodge, evade; sidestep, skirt, avoid; stall

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esquiver

87
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n. negotiation, talks, parley

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les pourparlers (m)

88
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n. a chase, pursuit

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une poursuite (f)

89
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action plan, program (governmetal etc)

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feuille de route

90
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v. to reach, result in

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aboutir à

91
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adj. fruitful, productive; successful, profitable

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fructueux

92
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v. to knot, tie, establish, set, fasten

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nouer

93
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n. preference, favor, liking

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une guise (f)

94
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n. a rail, railing

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un garde-fou (m)

95
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n. specificity, quality of being specific; condition of being unique to a particular organism or group of organisms

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spécificité (f)

96
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v. submit, pander to, humour, humor, hew

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se plier à

97
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no matter what you do

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on a beau faire

98
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v. compromise, settle a disagreement by making mutual concessions

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transiger

99
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n. eradication, uprooting

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le déracinement (m)

100
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adv. for good, for all time,

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à jamais

101
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prep. with regard to, with reference to, regarding, as to, as for, as of, as regards, with respect to, respecting

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quant à

102
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to get worse, to worsen

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s’aggraver

103
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there’s no way out of this impasse

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c’est une situation sans issue

104
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smartness, pizzazz

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une allure (f)

105
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, no matter what you say

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On a beau dire,

106
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shortly after(wards)/

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peu (de temps) après

107
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v. to start broach, institute, lead

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entamer

108
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adj. previous, preliminary, prior

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préalable

109
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v. to foresee, forecast anticipate, provide, envisage

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prévoir

110
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adj. disturbing, unsettling, perturbing; uncanny, thrilling

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troublant

111
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n. problem, question; trouble, issue, difficulty

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un problème (m)

112
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n. solution, settlement, answer, resolutuion

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la solution (f)

113
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v. solve, settle, clear up; remove, annul; resolve, figure out

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résoudre

114
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well matched

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assorti (féminin assortie) [as?rti] adjectif

115
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the situation is getting worse

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la situation s’aggrave

116
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v. go to the bad, deteriorate, worsen, break down, crumble, suffer, tumble, decay, drop, perish, slip; go to pot

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se détériorer

117
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to come to a decision, understanding

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arriver à

118
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the talks have reached an impasse

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les pourparlers sont dans une impasse

119
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n. region, district, county; area, country

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la région (f)

120
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v. shift, transfer

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muter

121
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shortly before

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peu (de temps) avant

122
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prep. from

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dès

123
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désaccord, conflit, difficulté] tension

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une tension

124
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restart negociations

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reprendre des négociations

125
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[au nom de]

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de la part de

126
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entirely

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entièrement

127
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to insist on

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insiste également sur

128
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[s’harmoniser] to match, to go together well”

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s’assortirverbe (pronominal intransitif)

129
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(soutenu) in search ou pursuit of, searching for, questing for (littéraire)

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en quête de locution prépositionnelle

130
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to break, to shatter

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briser

131
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the two colours match (up) ou blend (in) perfectly

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les deux couleurs sont très bien assorties

132
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n. people, nation; populace, collectivity; folk

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le peuple (m)

133
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to anger

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mettre en colère

134
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quantity

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quantité féminin

135
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supplies

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n. fournitures; équipement; vivres, provisions

136
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n. l’arrêt, the interruption

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la cessation

137
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they want something concrete

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Ils veulent du concret

138
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n. demand, claim, claiming

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revendication (f)

139
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eager to do

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désireux de faire

140
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sales

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ventes (d’armes) (f.)

141
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n. associate, ally

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un allié (m)

142
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to have an influence on, to influence, to affect

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influer sur (verbe plus préposition)

143
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n. (Politics) reshuffle, rearrangement, modification, revision, alteration

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un remaniement (m)

144
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v. intervene, interfere, meddle; intermediate, speak in; push in, step in; interpose; have hand in something; have a finger in the pie

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intervenir

145
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adv. beyond, past, further than

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au-delà

146
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n. rally, gathering

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un ralliement (m)

147
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v. carry on, chase, pursue; go after, follow; continue on; prosecute; proceed

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poursuivre

148
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n. nephew, son of one’s brother or sister

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neveu (m)

149
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v. curl huddle up

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recroqueviller

150
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n. exegesis, interpretation; Biblical commentary

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exégèse (f)

151
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v. linger, linger on, loiter, tarry

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s’attarder

152
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conj. as, compared to -, to the extent of -

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ainsi

153
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v. incarnate, embody, personify; epitomize, incorporate

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incarner

154
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conj. In so much as

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d’autant que

155
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v. take collection, collect the money

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quêter

156
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[à partir de maintenant] from now on, henceforth

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désormais

157
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prep. with regard to, with reference to, regarding, as to, as for, as of, as regards, with respect to, respecting

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quant à

158
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v. to reset, return, remit set back, hold over, hand over

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remettre

159
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n. a sketch, draft, outline

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une esquisse (f)

160
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adv. so, thus, in this way, thereby

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ainsi

161
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adj. new, novel; unpublished

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inédit

162
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adj. umpteenth, pertaining to one in a succession of very many (Informal)

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énième

163
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v. refute, deny, contradict, belie, confound, demolish, disclaim, gainsay, lie down, scotch

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démentir

164
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to want, to intend

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entendre

165
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do as you wish or please

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fais comme tu l’entends

166
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I intend to ou I mean to ou I will be obeyed

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j’entends qu’on m’obéisse

167
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he’s determined to go tomorrow

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il entend bien partir demain

168
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n. post, mail; job, office, appointment, position; station, place; situation; program

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une poste (f)

169
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adj. diverse, varied; several, various; variant, manifold; miscellaneous, sundry; varicolored

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divers

170
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a well-matched couple

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un couple bien assorti

171
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to get something going again

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remettre quelque chose en marche

172
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to close one’s mind to something

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fermer son esprit à quelque chose

173
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she said firmly

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dit-elle d’une voix ferme …,

174
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to repair something

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remettre quelque chose en état

175
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office holders

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titulaires de poste

176
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adj. Titular permanent

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un titulaire M.

177
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n. position, location, placing; place; standing, bearing, status; stand, attitude; posture, alignment

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position (f)

178
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[pour la protection sociale] contributionsn. membership fee, subscription, contribution

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la cotisation

179
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cash

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espèces, argent comptant; liquidités, argent en espèces;

180
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v. benefit, profit; enjoy

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bénéficier

181
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to enjoy ideal conditions/welfare benefits

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bénéficier de conditions idéales/d’avantages sociaux

182
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social security benefits

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prestations sociales (f.)

183
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she is starting to feel the benefits of the treatment

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elle commence à ressentir les bienfaits du traitement

184
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the holiday wasn’t of much benefit to him

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les vacances ne lui ont pas fait tellement de bien

185
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to show ; [ - difficulté, risque] to

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presenter

186
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illegal workers

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travailleurs san papiers (m)

187
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you would benefit from a stay in the country

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un séjour à la campagne vous ferait du bien

188
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n. problem, question; trouble, issue, difficulty

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le problème (m)

189
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willing

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adj. agréable, disposé, prêt; serviable, de bonne volonté; consentant; enthousiaste

190
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for the most part phrasal adverb

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dans l’ensemble

191
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work irregularly

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] faire des petits travaux or boulots

192
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n. journey, route, course; trip, way, hitch; career, record

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un parcours (m)

193
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adj. riparian, riverside, waterside, riverine

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une riverain

194
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v. reach, arrive, attain; contact; achieve; affect, catch; compass

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atteindre

195
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to present (soutenu), to have ; [ - symptômes, traces, signes]

A

presenter

196
Q

n. collection, quest, search

A

quête (f)

197
Q

for the most part we get along pretty well

A

dans l’ensemble, nous nous entendons assez bien

198
Q

sorry to have kept you waiting

A

désolé de m’être fait attendre

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