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1
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une nappe, un drap

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a spread

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un set de table de bière

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a mat / bear mat

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fermeture définitive

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the closure shutdown

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faire la grâce matinée

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to sleep in

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chez le boucher
boulager
pressing
kiosque
papeterie
confiserie
bureau de tabac
traiteur
poissonnier
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the butcher's
the banker's
dry-cleaner's
newsagent's
stationer's
confectioner's
tobacconist's
grocer's
fishmonger's
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une soucoupe

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a saucer

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croquer dans

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to crunch into

to bite into

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sur le bord de la route

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by the roadside
on the side of the road
at the edge of
on the verge of

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avec tant de délicatesse

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with such care

so carefully

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serviette

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a napkin

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un pot

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a jug

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devant lui

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opposite him (selon le contexte)

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hausser les épaules

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to shrug

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je vais à rome

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I am heading for Rome
I am on my way to Rome
I am off to Rome

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tu n’as presque rien mangé

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You hardly ate anything

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être affamé

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to be angry

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un banc

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a bench

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18
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faire une prière

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to say grace

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un peu plus tard

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a bit later ON

Shortly afterwards,

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être en vue de

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to be in sight of

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laisse moi ici

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leave me here

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seul

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alone
on my own
by myself

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fauteuil

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armchair

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un tabouret

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a stool

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une chaise longue

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a deck chair

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rougir

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to redden to blush

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avoir des vertiges

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to feel giddy dizzy

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bouder

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to pout to sulk

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étouffer un bâillement

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to stifle a yawn

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30
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crier à se casser la voix

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he shouted himself hoarse

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31
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main d’oeuvre exploitée

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sweated labour => sweatshops

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32
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faire les fonds de tiroir

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to scratch a living

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33
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un mouchoir

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a handkershief

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34
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politique budgétaire

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fiscal policy

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35
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politique fiscale

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tax policy

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36
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track

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piste (athlétisme, musique)

les traces

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être sur la bonne voie

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to be on the good track

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38
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sortir des sentier battus

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to be off the bitten track

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39
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garder la notion du temps

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to keep track on time

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40
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plateform

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plateforme
quai de la gare
programme politique

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quai d’un port

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a quay

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42
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écolos

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treehuggers

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43
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étouffer un scandale

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to hush up a scandal

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44
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acheter le silence de quelqu’un

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to pay sb his hush

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45
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mon père est unique en son genre

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my father is one of a kind

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46
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être similaire

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to be of the kind

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47
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payer en nature

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to pay in kind

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48
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faire ses lacets

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to lace one’s shoes, to tie

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49
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do up

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renover / boutoner

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50
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un infirme

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a cripple (-) a disable person

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51
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paralyser

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to cripple

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52
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criblé de dettes

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to be crippled with debts

a crippled economy

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53
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opposer de la résistance

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to put of a (same) fight

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54
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critique littéraire

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reviewer

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55
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avoir envie de

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To feel like doing

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56
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rédacteur en chef

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a editor

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57
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un éditeur

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a publisher

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58
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organiser un cocktail

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to throw a cocktail party

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59
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d’un air détaché

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casually

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60
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Bruxelles

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Brussels

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61
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une silhouette impressionnante

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an impressive figure

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le trottoir

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the pavement

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63
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être seul, isolé

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lonely

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s’attacher à quelqu’un

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to take to sb

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65
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se décider

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to make up your mind

66
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léger sans discontinuité

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to snow on

67
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si je reste ici plus longtemps

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if I stay here any longer

68
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pris au piège

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to be trapped

69
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chaleureux

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hearty, warm-hearted

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digne de confiance

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trustworthy reliable

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taper dans l’épaule

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to pat shoulders

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yeux clairs

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clear eyes

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empressement

consentement

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willingness

74
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laisser un mot

A

to leave a note

75
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au volant

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at the wheel

76
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le coffre de la voiture

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the boot of the car

77
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charger ses bagages

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to load ones pieces of luggage

78
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Une dispute d’un violence terrible

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A fierce quarrel

79
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Se mettre dans un tel état

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To get oneself in such state

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Carrelage
Toiture
Tuile

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Titled ground
Titled roof
Title

81
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Bouquet

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Bunch

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Pauvre type

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Creep (ramper)

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Se débatte lutter

A

To struggle

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Ventre

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Stomach

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Pour l’amour de dieu

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God’s sake

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absurde

A

nonsensical

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avoir du mal à

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to get hard to do

to have trouble doing

88
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sonner à la porte

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to ring the doorbell

to knock at the door

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arborer

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to sport

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gonflé, bouffi

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puffy

swollen (swell, swelled, swollen)

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ridé, froissé

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creased

92
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parler de tout et n’importe quoi

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to talk about everything and nothing

to make a small talk

93
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longueur d’onde

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wavelength

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tousser

A

to cough

95
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se trouver face à un dilemme

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to be on the horns of a dilemma

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aller à l’encontre du temps

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to buck the trend

97
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moment important

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watershed moment

milestone

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oser faire

A

to dare to do

daring man

99
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une lueur d’espoir

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a glimmer of hope

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un vent d’espoir souffle

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a wind of change is blowing over

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donner un nouveau souffle

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to give a new lease of life

102
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être sur la touche

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to be on the sideline

103
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Autocar

Wagon

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Coach

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Se blottir

A

To huddle

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Tournesol

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Sunflower

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Terre brûlée

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Scorched earth

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Belle gueule

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Handsome face

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Saisir fortement

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To clutch

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Cabossé

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Dented

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Une grosse

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A plump

111
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Grain de beauté

Tâches de rousseurs

A

A molle

Freckles

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être déconnecté

A

to be out of touch

113
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être empêtré dans un scandale

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to be embroiled in a scandal

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paradis fiscal

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tax heaven

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les problème du quotidien

A

bread and butter issues

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produits dérivés

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merchandising

117
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suivre le mouvement

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to follow suit

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faire partie intégrante

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to be part and parcel of something

119
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être influent

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to be influential

120
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une exploitation laitière

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a dairy farm

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persil

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parsley

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velour

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velvet

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tourner son dos à

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to turn its back ON

124
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une fracture

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a divide

125
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être ouvert sur le monde

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to be openø UP to the world

126
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inégal

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unequal

127
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à deux vitesses

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two-tier

128
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attirer

A

to attraCT

129
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dans notre monde globalisé

A

in today’s globalized world

130
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competition internationale

A

international competition

131
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même si ce qui ne semble pas avoir de l’importance

A

even what does not seem to be significant

132
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Du même ordre…

A

by the same token

133
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réfléchir sur le Brexit

A

to ponder OVER Brexit

134
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les EU sont

A

the US is

135
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cela aide à réfléchir

A

it helps in reflecting

136
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faire partie de

A

to be part of

137
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la terre d’accueil pour des étudiants

A

the home to students

138
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profiter de

A

to make the most of

139
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déçu

A

disappointed

140
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croissance économique

A

economic growth

141
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Allemagne

A

Germany

142
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Jamais je ne m’étais senti

A

Never had I felt

143
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mitraillette

A

tommy gun

144
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hôtelier

A

hotelkeeper

145
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retenir quelqu’un

A

to hold

146
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habillé

A

dressed

147
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plongé dans la nuit

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plunged into the night

148
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invité de dernières minutes

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last-minute guest

149
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promener quelqu’un

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to take sb out for a walk a drive

150
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sans me quitter des yeux

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without taking her eyes off me

151
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Nous avions beau

A

However hard

152
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avec application

A

dutifully

153
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afficher un calme désarmant

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to try to look disarmingly calm

154
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je suis cerné

A

I am helpless

155
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tomber sur le répondeur

A

to get the answerphone

156
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se pencher

A

to lean on

157
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il serait venu s’excuser

A

he would have been come and apologized

158
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cela me dispensa de répondre

cela évita ma réponse

A

it avoids my answering

159
Q

monter les marches

A

climb UP the stairs

160
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Tu parles d’un scandale

A

Talk about a scandal