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1
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faire une sieste

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to doze off

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peser le pour et le contre

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to weigh the pros and cons

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les chances de

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the odds of

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opinions

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stands

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perdre le fil de

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to lose the thread

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être dans un sale état

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to be in shambles

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faire le point sur une situation

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to take stock

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donner l’accord

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to give the go ahead

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le résultat de

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the outcome of

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équilibre au même niveau

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on a level playing field

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une querelle

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a row

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demissioner en qualité de

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stand down as

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difficilement

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reluctant

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non pertinent

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unrelevant

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mettre en oeuvre

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to enforce

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nuire

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to harm

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une percée

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a breakthrough

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remplir les conditions nécessaires

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to qualify for

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une rupture

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a break up

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soulager

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to relieve

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perceptible

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noticeable

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se produire

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to occur

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les répercussions

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backlash

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provoquer

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to entail

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tomber en panne

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to break down

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revendiquer

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to claim

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une impasse

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a stalemate

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renversant

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overwhelming

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incontestable

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compelling

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nommer

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to appoint

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empiéter sur

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to infringe

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surpasser en nombre

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to outnumber

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subvention

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a subsidy

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une situation délicate

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a predicament

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un seuil

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a threshold

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parvenir à un accord

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to come to terms

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selon le cas

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as the case may be

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examen approfondi

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a scrutiny

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dépistage

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screening

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exemple parfait

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a case in point

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une étude

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a survey

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évident

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plain

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bursar

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intendant

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la volonté

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willingness

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la gentillesse

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kindness

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le désir

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eagerness

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régler les derniers détails

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to fine tune the details

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porté par

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championed by

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battre le fer tant qu’il est chaud

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to beat the iron while it’s hot

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reprocher

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to resent

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flou

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blured

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au verso

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over leathe

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émeutes

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riots

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escrime

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fencing

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être à double tranchant

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to be doubled edged

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talons

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heels

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contourner

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heart by pass

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qui vaut la peine

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worthwhile

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salé

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savoury

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la précision

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the accuracy

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progressivement

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steadily

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protection

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safeguard

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mettre les drapeaux en berne

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to fly the flag(s) at half mast

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gossip

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prattle

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matière à réflexion

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bread and circuses

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en feu

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ablaze

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couvrir de compliment

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to praise

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grossièrement

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roughly

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écarts de conduite

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the misdeeds

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contourner

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to skirt

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surveillance

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oversight

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riposter

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to hit back

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renforcer

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enhance

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un détenu

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a detainee

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dissimuler

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conceal

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réfutation

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rebuttal

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revoir à la baisse

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scale down

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induire en erreur

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to misled

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acquérir

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to acquire

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enchaîner

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to shackle

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procureur général

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attorney general

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une fuite

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a leak

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s’échapper

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to leak out

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piller

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to sack

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rouspéter

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to grumble

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critiques

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sniping

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assignation à comparaître

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subpoena

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ne pas être d’humeur

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to be in no mood to curb

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campagne de diffamation

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smear campaign

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rude

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harsh

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représenter l’exemple parfait

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to epitomise

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être sous pression

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to be under pressure

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avoir recourt à

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to resort to

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être au courant de

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to be aware of

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être furieux

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to be incensed

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comme si

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as tough

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mouchoir

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handkerchief

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essuyer

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to wipe

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effort

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strain

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son altesse

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lordship

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plus loin

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further

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attraper

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to catch

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apercevoir

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to catch sight of

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vers, envers

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toward

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atteindre

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to reach

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se demander

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to wonder

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insupportable

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unbearable

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maître d’hôtel/ majordome

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butler

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comme si

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as though

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mouchoir

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handkerchief

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essuyer

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to wipe

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effort

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strain

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son altesse

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lordship

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plus loin

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further

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attraper

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to catch

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apercevoir

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to catch sight of

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vers, envers

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toward

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atteindre

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to reach

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se demander

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to wonder

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insupportable

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unbearable

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maître d’hôtel/majordome

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butler

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se démarquer

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to stand out

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tacheté, moucheté

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spotted

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escalier

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staircase

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décéder

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to pass away

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(tête) baissé

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bowed

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un sanglot

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a sob

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sang froid

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composure

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stable

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steady

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reconnaissant

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grateful

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excessivement

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unduly

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déplacé, indécent

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improper

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ascendant

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ascending

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défunt

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deceased

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autrement

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otherwise

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sauf si

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except if

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être à découvert

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be overdrawn

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être en hausse

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to be on the rise

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clôture

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closing

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actuellement

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currently

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rénovation

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refurbishment

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avec plaisir

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gladly

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un gêne

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embarrassment

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accueillir

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to welcome

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occasionner

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to bring about

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numérique

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numerical

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analogique

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analog

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doter

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to provide

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écran

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screen

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marge

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margin

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marge de manoeuvre

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room for manoeuvre

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fournisseur

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supplier

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hygiénique

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sanitary

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avantages

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perks, benefits

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contrat

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agreement

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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avionneur

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aircraft manufacturer

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fond de pension

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pension fund

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gérer

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to handle

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soit …

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that is to say

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une saisie

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foreclosure

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acheter, acquérir

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to purchase

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garantie

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warranty

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actionnaire

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shareholder

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fusion

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merger

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concret

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tangible

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particulier (intérêt)

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vested

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qu’importe

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whichever

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naufrage

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shipwreck

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effrayer

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scare

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craindre

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fear

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faire peur à

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to frighten

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de cérémonie (une tenue par exemple)

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formal

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surtout

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foremost

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ex, ancien

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former

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pratique

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no-nonsense

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éducation des enfants

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child rearing

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pourchasser

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chase

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à part entière

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stand alone

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remonter

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walk up

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marché aux grains

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cornmarket

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un complot

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conspiracy

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agaçant

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tiresome

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poubelle

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rubbish

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vide

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empty

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congestionné

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clogged

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se retenir

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to drag back

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plaintif

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plaintively

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évident

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clearly

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clochard

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beggars

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musiciens

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buskers

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le plus vivant

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liveliest

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education supérieur

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higher education

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affirmer

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state, acert

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service (informatique)

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department

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une épargne

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a saving

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une sauvegarde

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a back-up

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une tentative

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an attempt

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une tentative de piratage

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a new hacking attempt

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être la cible de

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to be the target of

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important, qui a de la valeur

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valuable, significant

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être un mécène

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to patronize

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interbancaire

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interbanking

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scandale de la viande de cheval

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the horsemeat scandal

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saper le moral

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to undermine

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recevoir un coup

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to be delt a blow

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fraude

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fraud

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trafiquer

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to rig

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pari truqué

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bet rigging

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fraude électorale

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vote rigging

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les enjeux

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the stakes

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être enclin à

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to be likely to

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vice (président)

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deputee

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avoir des avis divergents

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to be poles apart

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avoir des opinions divergents

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to be at loggerheads over sth

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en chef

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top, senior

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cabinet d’avocat

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lawfirm

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inquiet

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concerned, worried

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exiger

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to require, to demand

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rédiger un contrat

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to draft a contract

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nuancer

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to qualify

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licenciement

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redundancy

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allocation chômage

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unemployment benefit

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jury

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lawsuit

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coupable

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guilty

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Amadouer

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To coax

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Amadouer

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To coax

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Dans la mesure où

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Insofar as

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Accuser reception

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To acknowledge receipt

Anglais prépa (8 decks)

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