Cahier Ja/Fev 21 Flashcards

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En désordre

négligé

A

untidy

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contrevenants

délinquants

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offenders

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production
récolte
/ rendement, bénéfice

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yield

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salariés

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wage earners

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5
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pay claims

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revendications salariales

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Vif (personne)
prospère (un commerce)
frais (Temps)

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brisk

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impôt sur la fortune

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wealth tax

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scénario

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screenplay

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9
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une rechute

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a relapse

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10
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force de dissuasion

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deterrent

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Une ville-dortoir : ville avec un marché du travail réduit et dont le principal but est de regrouper des logements. Au lieu d’avoir une activité dans cette ville, les habitants sont souvent employés dans une importante cité voisine.

A

A dormitory town

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12
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La famine

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Starvation

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S’aggraver

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To get worse

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14
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Préjudices raciaux

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racial prejudices

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15
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She is better AT chemistry

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16
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Une accroche publicitaire

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A catch phrase

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17
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se lancer ds

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to engage in

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18
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équilibrer, aplanir

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to even out

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19
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donner des détails sur

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to expand on

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accepter la réalité de, faire face à

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to face up to

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21
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disparaitre, diminuer

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to fade away

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disparaitre progressivement

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to fade out

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23
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s’effondrer

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to fall apart

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24
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se lier d’amitié avec

se ranger au pdv de

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to fall in with

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décroître

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to fall off

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incomber à

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to fall to

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comprendre

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to figure out

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concorder avec

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to fit in with

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29
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imposer à

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to foist on

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30
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commettre un acte en tte impunité

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to get away with

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31
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contourner

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to get around

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32
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divulguer

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to give away

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33
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céder à

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to give in to

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34
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dissimuler

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to gloss over

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35
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aller à l’encontre de

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to go against

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36
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mettre à exécution

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to go ahead/through with

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37
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aller de pair avec

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to go with

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38
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revenir inlassablement sur

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to hammer away at

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39
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remettre

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to hand in

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40
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être réticent à

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to hang back from

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41
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s’accrocher à

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to hang on to

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42
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se prémunir contre

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to hedge against

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43
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ralentir

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to hold back

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44
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traquer

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to hunt down

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45
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avoir un impact sur

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to impact on

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46
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empiéter sur

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to impinge on/upon
to infringe on/upon
to encroach on / upon

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47
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entre autres

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et al

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48
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À la suite de

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In the aftermath of
In the wake of
Amid

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49
Q

obsédé par la question du statut social

miné par la conscience de classe

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class-ridden

class-bound

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50
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constant

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relentless

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51
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rejet

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dismissal

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52
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un paquet

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a bundle

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53
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un écart

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a discrepancy

54
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sans détour

de manière abrupte

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éloigné

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une autorité de surveillance

Une association de défense de certains droits

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a watchdog

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personnage

58
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faire respecter

maintenir

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to uphold sth

59
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valoriser
habiliter
autoriser

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to empower sb

60
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en liberté

A

unrestrained

61
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quoique

bien que

62
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sondé

A

respondent

63
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corrompu

64
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réaliser (un projet)

exécuter

A

to carry out

65
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toucher

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to affect, to concern

66
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tentaculaire

67
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tax avoidance

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évasion fiscale

68
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formidable

A

astounding

astonishing

69
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dormir

sommeiller

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to slumber

70
Q

je ne suis pas du genre à être rancunier

A

I’m not one to hold a grudge

71
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satisfaire

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to cater to sth

72
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dans tous les cas
quoi qu’il en soit
quelle qu’en soit la manière
indépendamment

A

regardless

73
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payer qch

A

to pay sth FOR sth

74
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inventer

formuler

A

to coin sth

75
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s’occuper de

répondre à

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to address sth

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pousser

basculer

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céder le passage

78
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déclaré
avéré
avoué

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méfiant

80
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marquant

important

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annoncer

proclamer

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to herald sth

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déséquilibré

A

off balance

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Qui secoue

Qui ébranle

84
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être nommé par décret

A

to be appointed by decree

85
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insignifiant

petit

86
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faire appliquer

faire respecter

A

to enforce sth

87
Q

renforcer

solidifier

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to reinforce sth

To strengthen sth

88
Q

la fermeture

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the closing down

the shutting down

89
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versatile

A

polyvalent

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abandonner

A

to shelve sth

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apparaître

A

to crop up

92
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le fossé/gouffre entre (deux choses)”

A

the gulf between (two things)

93
Q

est devenu un habitué de […] / a fait de […] son fonds de commerce

A

to make a career out of + verbe -ING (sens non littéral)

94
Q

une hausse des homicides

A

A rise in killings

95
Q

vieux copain

Partisan

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supprimer

A

To shut down

97
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cacher

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To belie (it belies)

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effrayant , inquiétant

99
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déchaîné

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on the rampage

100
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cohérence

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consistency

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prise d’assaut

102
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bienheureux

soulagement

103
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ought to = should

104
Q

être mêlé à

A

to be drawn into

105
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influence , importance , pouvoir

106
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avoir recours à

Se baser sur

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to default to

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avant

108
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radical , considérable

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être compétent en

A

to be proficient in

110
Q

qui tarde depuis trop longtemps

A

long overdue

111
Q

être remis en question

A

to be called into question

112
Q

les quartiers défavorisées (des centres villes)

A

inner cities

113
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anéantissement

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annihilation

114
Q

assurer l’hébergement de

A

to provide hosting for

115
Q

exagération

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overstatement

116
Q

Mille milliards

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dépenser

Consacrer

118
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préparateur de commandes

A

stockpicker

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apparemment

120
Q

To unionise

A

Créer un syndicat

Se syndiquer

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sinistre

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besoins

prérequis

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produit dérivé

Conséquence indirecte

124
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entraîner

impliquer

125
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détourner

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injustice

127
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intelligence

128
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perspicacité

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perceptiveness

129
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s’engager en matière de

A

to take a pledge on

130
Q

Il a fait marche arrière

A

He backtracked

131
Q

Le gouvernement a fait volte-face

Est revenu sur sa décision

A

The government did a U-turn