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opiniâtre, tenace

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dogged

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manquer de volonté, volontaire

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to lack will-power, self-willed

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céder (à, devant qqch)

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to give in, to yield (to sth, so)

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obstiné

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obstinate

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têtu > entêté (qui tient tête)

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stubborn > wilful (headstrong)

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s’en remettre a quelqu’un du soin de

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to leave it to s.o to do

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bien vouloir être prêt

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to be willing (to do)

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donner offrir spontanément qqch

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to volunteer sth.

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être libre de, autorisé à

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to be at liberty to do/ to be free to do = être libre

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de façon irréfléchie

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on an impulse

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se ressaisir

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to pull oneself together, to collect oneself together

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modérer, refréner qqch

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to curb sth

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un champ, une portée, un domaine

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a scope

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avoir l’habitude de/ prendre une habitude

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to be in the habit of/ to get into a habit

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se mettre à

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to take to +gérondif

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s’adonner à qqch

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to become addicted to sth

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s’habituer, s’accoutumer à

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to get used, accustomed to

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je ne peux m’empêcher de

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I can’t help+ger

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singulier, original, vieillot

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quaint

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peculiar

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pas comme les autres, singulier

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bizarre, excentrique

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odd

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singulier, étrange

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queer

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banal , commun, habituel

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commonplace, common

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avoir de l’importance

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to matter

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peu importe

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never mind

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la valeur

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worth, value

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valoir xx£, valoir la peine de/mériter de , valoir la peine

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to be worth 5£, to be worth +gerondif, to be worth it/while

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qui vient en premier

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chief (épithète)

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comprehensive

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complet, qui donne une vue d’ensemble

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obvious

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évident,

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downright, he’s a down right fool

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absolu, véritable

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faint

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léger, vague

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bare, scarce

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rare, peu abondant

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mere

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simple, rien que

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premier, le plus en vue

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foremost

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premier important, prépondérant

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leading, main (épithète)

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momentous

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capital, important

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limité, peu abondant

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scant (épi)

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sheer(épi) out of sheer malice

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pure et simple, absolu, par pure et simple méchanceté

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léger de peu d’importance

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slight

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tremendous

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énorme, formidable

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uttermost(épit) (ou utmost)

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extrême, le maximum

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trivial

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superficiel

44
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absolu, total/ prononcer

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utter

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blurt out

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