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Etre confonté à un problème ( attitude passive )

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To be faced with a problem

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Faire face à un problème ( attitude active)

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To face a problem

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3
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Un éclaire

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A flash

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4
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Une armoire

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A cupboard

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5
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Baignoire

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Bathtub

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6
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Salon

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Living room

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7
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Frotter

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To rubb

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Tapis

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Carpet

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Décoiffer

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Dishevelled

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10
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Trébucher

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To Stumble

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Marcher à grand pas

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To stride

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12
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Faire les cents pas

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To walk to and fro

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13
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Sauter à cloche pied

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To hop

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14
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Errer // déambuler

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To wander

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15
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Glisser dans faire de bruit

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To glide

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16
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Se traîner // ramper

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To crawl

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17
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Dégringoler

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To tumble

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18
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Boiter

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To limp

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19
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Strident

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Shrill

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20
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Pendant que

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While

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21
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Ainsi

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Thus

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22
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Voisin

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Neighbour

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Porter quelque chose ( mouvement de haut en bas )

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Lift

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24
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En vouloir qq

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Blame

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25
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Grincheuse

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Grimpy

26
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Au contraire

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On the contrary

27
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Chaise roulante

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Wheelchair

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Douche froide ( expression )

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A real let down

29
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Une plaie

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A wound

30
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Une côte

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A rib

31
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Un pompier

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Fireman

32
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Proche

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Close

33
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Highlight

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Mettre en lumière 💡

34
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Sa vie entière

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Her entirelife

35
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La foi

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Belief

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Dès que

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As soon as

37
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Scenario

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Script

38
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Coin

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Corner

39
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Trottoirs

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Parements

40
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Trainer ( sens propre et figure)

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To drag ( participe passée = dragged )

41
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Heures supplémentaires

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Working overtime

42
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Une PME

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A medium-sized business

43
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Le personnel

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The staff

44
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Une fusion

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A merger

45
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Faire des bénéfices

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To make a profit

46
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Une actionnaire

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A shareholder

47
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Embaucher

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To take on // to hire

48
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Un CDD

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A fixed- term contract

49
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Travailler à mi-temps

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To work part-time

50
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Un syndicat

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A trade union

51
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Un PDG

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A CEO

52
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Un employé

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An employee

53
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Racheter une entreprise

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To buy out a firm

54
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La concurrence

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Competition

55
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Renflouer une entreprise

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To bail out a firm

56
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Licencier

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To lay off

57
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Un CDI

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A permanent contract

58
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Une période d’essai

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A probationary period

59
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Être en grève

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To be on strike

60
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Un avènement

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Advent

61
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Ouvrir la voie …

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To pave the way

62
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Enjeux

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Stake