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Cahier Juin 20 Flashcards

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juguler

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to stem

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ONG

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NGO

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pousser / inciter qqn à faire qqch

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prod sb to do sth / prod sb into doing sth

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poudrière

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tinderbox

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augmenter

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to amp sth up

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diminuer, s’atténuer

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to lessen

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digne de confiance, fiable

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trustworthy

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en conséquence

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accordingly

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désinformation/ fausse information

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misinformation

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charpentier, menuisier

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carpenter

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accidenté, démoli, ruiné

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wrecked

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culture

récolte

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crop

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éblouissant, aveuglant

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dazzling

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aubaine

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godsend

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bcp d’espace, des hectares

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acres

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digue

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seawall

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bouleversé, désemparé, désespéré

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distraught

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18
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lâcher une bombe atomique sur qqch

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to nuke sth

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effacer, détruire, anéantir

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to obliterate sth

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20
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dénoncer

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to rat (sb) out
slang
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Maître d’hôtel / majordome

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butler

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dévier, détourner

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to deflect sth

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lugubre, peu réjouissant

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bleak

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énorme, immense, phénoménal

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tremendous

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rigueur, exigence

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stringency

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majestueux, imposant, royal

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regal

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éclat, explosion, embrasement..

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blaze

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exceptionnel, extraordinaire, mémorable

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outstanding

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digne d’éloges, louable, méritoire

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praiseworthy

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se retirer (into : dans , from : de)

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to retreat

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l’avidité

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greed

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bienfaiteur

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benefactor

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au nom de, de la part de

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on behalf of

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34
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retraite

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retirement

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35
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trahison

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treason

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proscrire, interdire, rendre hors la loi

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to outlaw sth

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contestation

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dissent

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apprivoiser, dompter, maitriser

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to tame (can’t be tamed ;) )

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bouleversement

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upheaval

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désarroi, tourmente, bouleversement

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turmoil

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effondrement, chute

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slump

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42
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énerver

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to rile

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43
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être déchiré par la haine

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to be engulfed by hatred

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44
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accorder, accéder à

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to grant

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méprisant, dédaigneux

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scornful

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déjouer, contrarier (les plans de)

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to thwart sth

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47
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biaisé, déformé

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skewed

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48
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débourser

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to disburse

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querelle, dispute

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row , quarrel

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radinerie

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stinginess

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51
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ravir, plaisir

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(to) delight

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52
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méconnu, discret

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unsung

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53
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récolter, moissonner, cueillir

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to harvest

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réduire qqch de moitié

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to halve

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possibilité
opportunité
envergure, portée

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scope

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bombe, choc

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bombshell

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to reel

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ê sous le choc de

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to beget sth

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engendrer, causer

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pillage

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looting

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imprudence

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recklessness

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emplacement, localisation

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whereabouts

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rétablissement, guérison

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recovery

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convoquer

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to summon

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mettre qn à la porte

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to sack

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charmant, séduisant

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beguiling

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reporter

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to defer sth, to postpone

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mouchard

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wire, bug

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plaider

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to make a plea

69
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une citation à comparaitre

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a subpoena

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de loin, du tout, absolument pas

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remotely

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réplique (théâtre par ex), signal

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cue

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réfutation

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rebuttal

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de mauvais goût, voyant, sordide

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tawdry

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en retard

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overdue

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tradition

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lore

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difficile, exigeant

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fussy

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entraver

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to hamper

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jouer un rôle moteur

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to be a driving force

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troquer, échanger

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to barter

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cachette

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hideout

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contrebandier, trafiquant

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smuggler

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Terrible , épouvantable

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dire

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tollé

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uproar

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licencier, virer

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to sack

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Conseiller spécial du gouvernement

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chief advisor

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Constater

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To note

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Implorer , supplier

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To plead

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Passant

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passersby

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inculper qqun

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To levy charges against sb

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Centre de détention

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detention facility

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S’il avait…

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Had he…

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Étudiant ayant abandonné ses études

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dropout

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Partout ds le pays, à l’échelle nationale

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nationwide

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s’inscrire à

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to enroll (US) = enroll (GB) in

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Terminer, effectuer

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To complete

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Diplôme

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degree

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S’attaquer / répondre à, résoudre

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To address

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Bouger

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To budge

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Se résumer à, avoir pour conséquence / se chiffrer à, se monter

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To amount to

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Faire échouer

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To derail

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référence

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gold standard

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Rentable

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cost-effective

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Fêter , honorer

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To fete

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Tonitruant

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thunderous

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Constituer , composer

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To make , made , made up

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S’efforcer de

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To strive , strove , striven

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Conclusions , constats

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Findings

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Chiffre

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Figure

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Entrepôt

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warehouse

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Transports en commun

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Public transit

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Recensement, statistiques

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census

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partiel

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less-than-full

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Le problème ..

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At issue …

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Aller de … à ..

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To range from … to..

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Proposer

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To put forward

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Consolider

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To shore up

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En situation irrégulière

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Unauthorized

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Contraster

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To stand in contrast

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provoqués

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sparked

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déchirant (sens figuré)

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searing

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réprimer, étouffer

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to quell

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restrictif, contraignant

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constricting

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tourmenté

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wracked

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couvre-feu

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curfew

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protestation, tollé

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outcry

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cambrioleur

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a burglar

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mandat

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a warrant

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prompt(e), prêt(e) à

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eager to

129
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profilage racial

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racial profiling

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saccager

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ransack/wreck

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attiser

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to stir up

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met de l’huile sur le feu

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adds fuel to the flames

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supprimer, étouffer (une rébellion par ex), annuler

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to quash sth

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