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1
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luxueux

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luxurious

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Un magasin de jouets

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a toY brand

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n’importe laquelle

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any little

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32 millions d’exemplaires

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32 million units

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Consacré à

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Dedicated to

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petit ( en taille)

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small

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petit ( avec côté affectif)

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little

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élite

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Happy few

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Ils se tiennent au dessus de la mêlée

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They keep out of the fray

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Salir, ternir

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To tarnish

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éloigner qqun de qqch

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To estrange sb from sth

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Relancer l’économie

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To boost a country’ economy

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Concurrents

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competitors

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actionnaires

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Shareholders

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Ronger / estropier/ handicaper

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To cripple

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chefs d’accusation

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indictments

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17
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Mentir qd t’es président : faute grave

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To lie under oath

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18
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Pr citer Mr

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To quote Mr

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Assumer Un mandat

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To serve a term

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20
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menaçant

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ominously

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21
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De mauvaise augure

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A bad omen

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Les fonctionnaires

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Public servants

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Avoir un désavantage ds médias

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To be at a disadvantage with traditional media coverage

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Savourer

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To savour/ relish

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À la hâte

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In such a haste

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Ê dans une joie excessive

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To be overjoyed / elated / «walking on air»

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Banquet

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a feast / banquet

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28
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Que la famille

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relatives

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29
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Flagrant

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Blatant

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30
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Visible

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Noticeable

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31
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Les jeunes mariés

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The groom and the bride = the newlyweds

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32
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Permettre à qqun

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To enable smbdy to

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33
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Quant à elle

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As for her

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34
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Négligé, délaissé

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Neglected

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35
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Vieilles filles

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Old maids

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36
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T a fait tué un général iranien

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T had an Iranian general killed.

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37
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Servir le public ( le satisfaire )

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To satisfy its public = to cater to them

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38
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L’issue du process

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The outcome of the process

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39
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Monnaie = fric

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Dough

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40
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Sympathisants

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Sympathizers

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41
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Transmettre / communiquer des messages

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To convey messages

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42
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Un doctorat

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a PhD

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43
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Un maître de conférence

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A fellow

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44
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Le ministère de l’intérieur

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The Home office

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45
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Une répression

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A crackdown

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46
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Porter un virus

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To carry a virus

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47
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Se soumettre à un test

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To undergo a test

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48
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Une explosion de ..

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An outbreak of …

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49
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To expel smn

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Expulser qqun

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50
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Un intermédiaire

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A go - between

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51
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The gutter press

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La presse caniveau

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52
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Faire la sourde oreille

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To turn a blind eye to smthing

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53
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Mettre sur écoute

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To tap a phone

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54
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Empiéter sur notre vie privée

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To encroach on our privacy

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55
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La recherche de pointe

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Cutting edge technology

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56
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Une avancée

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A breakthrough

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57
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Ê licensié

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To be laid-off

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58
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La révocation

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The repeal

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59
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S’en sortir seul

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To fence for yourself

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60
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Un député

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A representative

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61
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Un fléau

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Scourge / plague

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62
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Répondre à la demande

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To meet the demand

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63
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ON December 21st

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.

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64
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In a frenzy of joy / frantic with joy

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.

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65
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Incredibly happy = blinded with joy

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.

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66
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Bad-mouthing = smearing

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.

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67
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To reproach smn with some facts

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.

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68
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Discrimination on the basis of sex

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.

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69
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Singapore-on-Thames = a global financial hub

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.

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70
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To step back from their royal duties

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.

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71
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Way of thinking - mindset ( pas : mentality )

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.

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72
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Juger ( au tribunal )

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To judge

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73
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Juger , considérer ( très littéraire)

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To deem

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74
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Mettre le feu

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To set on fire
To set ablaze
To ignite
To inflame

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75
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Ça ne m’a pas échappé

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It was not lost on me

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76
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Most OF THE European countries = Most European countries

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.

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77
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Ouvrir la voie à

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To pave the way

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78
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Inventer , créer

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To forge

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79
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Un communiqué

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A press release

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80
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Se moquer de qqun

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To taunt smn

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81
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Ê forcé de

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To be compelled to = to be forced to

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82
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Licencier

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To lay off

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83
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Qui plus est = de +

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What’s more

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84
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Passer inaperçu

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To go unnoticed

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85
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An illegal immigrant = an undocumented alien

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.

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86
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Parcourir

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To stride

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87
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D’un pas vif/ rapide

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Briskly

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88
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La chambre des Communes

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The House of Commons

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89
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Suivre

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To keep up

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90
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Rappels ( applaudissements après passage d’une diva )

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Curtain calls ( Rideau : curtain)

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91
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To motion

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Faire signe

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92
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Une horde

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A pack

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93
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Fonctionnaires

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Civil servants

94
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To sweep into

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Entrer / pénétrer brusquement

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Chêne

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Oak

96
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Un tir de barrage

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an artillery barrage

97
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Il se mit au garde-à-vous face à elle

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He stood for attention , facing her

98
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La façon dont il maîtrisait la Chambre

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His mastery over the House

99
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Tout ce qu’elle avait de plus cher

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All she held dear

100
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Chauvinisme

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Jingoism

101
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Carrément /sacrément incroyable/ impossible

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Bloody impossible

102
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Électeurs

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Voters

103
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Débarrasser

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To bugger up

104
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Toutes ces âneries

A

All this nonsense

105
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Ça nous rapportera 3 points de pourcentage dans les sondages d’ici la fin du mois

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Worth another 3 percent in the polls by the end of the month

106
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Une devise ( motto)

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A byword

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Nourrisson

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Infant

108
Q

École maternelle ( USA)

Crèche (UK)

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kindergarten

109
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Boucher qqch

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To plug smt

110
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Placard

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Cupboard

111
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évincer , pousser dehors

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To crowd smt out

112
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Évaluation, estimation

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Assessment

113
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Programme de recyclage

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Retraining

114
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École privée sous contrat

A

charter school

115
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social programme for elderly people in difficulty
= programme which, in the USA, is supposed to help the elderly to get access to healthcare when they cannot afford it themselves though private insurance policies.

A

Medicare

116
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aimed at people in great financial difficulty.

A

«Social security»

117
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Un élève de ce2

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A third-grader

118
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Monter en flèche

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To soar

119
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Un enfant en bas âge / nourrisson

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An infant

120
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Un détenu

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An inmate

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L’espérance de vie

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Life expectancy

122
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À but non lucratif

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non-profit

123
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Qui était autrefois synonyme de pauvreté

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that was once a byword for poverty

124
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En nature

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In kind

125
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Combler un vide

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To fill a hole/ to plug a gap

126
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Le recensement

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census

127
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On pourrait avancer l’argument selon lequel la générosité

publique/gouvernementale a fait fuir/reculer la philanthropie privée/des particuliers.

A

‘it could be argued that public profligacy has crowded out private
philanthropy’.

128
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Le sort , le lot

A

The plight

129
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Le législateur

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Policy - maker

130
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Une évaluation , un bilan

A

An assessment

131
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Bien doté , bien pourvu

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Well-endowed

132
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Éviter

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To side -step

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Démarrer

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To jump -start

134
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Augmenter , accroître

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To scale up

135
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Rencontrer

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To encounter (sb/smn)

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Agité

A

Restless

137
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Envahir / submerger

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To engulf sb

138
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Engloutir

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To engulf smt

139
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S’assoupir

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To doze off

140
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J’ai commencé à fureter un peu

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I began a little nose-around

141
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Impeccable

A

Immaculate

142
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Ordre , propreté

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Tidiness

143
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Médisant ( malveillant )

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slanderous

144
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J’ai jeté un coup d’œil aux livres avant de passer en revue la collection de CD.

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I took a browse through the books, then glanced through the CD collection.

145
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Placard

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Cupboard

146
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Il avait une couverture molletonnée de couleur violette

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It had purple cushioned covers

147
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.., ce qui le faisait ressortir au milieu des surfaces sobres et épurées de la cuisine.

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.., which made it stand out amidst the sleek minimalist surfaces of the kitchen.

148
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Très pressée , alors qu’elle s’apprêtait à à partir , Emily avait vidé son sac à main sur la table avant de le remplir de nouveau pendant que je buvais mon thé. De toute évidence elle avait laissé le carnet là par mégarde.

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Emily, in a big hurry just before she’d left, had been emptying and re-filling her bag on the table while I’d been drinking my tea . Obviously she’d left the notebook behind by mistake.

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Serrer les dents

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To grit one’s teeth

150
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blotti

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huddled

151
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décombres

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rubble

152
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Empêcher ( une crise), écarter ( une attaque)

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To stave off

153
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En déclin ( une alliance ), hésitant ( une voix..)

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faltering

154
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D’ici
D’où
Donc

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Hence

155
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Piller, dévaliser

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To plunder

156
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Contrecarrer, contrarier , contrer

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To thwart

157
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Considérer, réfléchir à (événements passés)

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To ponder

158
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Simplement, seulement

A

Merely

159
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A lame duck

A

In politics, a lame duck or outgoing politician = an elected official whose successor has already been elected or will be soon. The official is often seen as having less influence with other politicians due to the limited time left in office.

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Soudoyer

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To bribe

161
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Ridiculiser

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To deride

162
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Harceler qn jusqu’à ce qu’il fasse

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To chivvy sb into doing

163
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Réprimander

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To chide

164
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observateur

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Watchdog

165
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Gig workers

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independent contractors, online platform workers, contract firm workers, on-call workers and temporary workers.Gig workers enter into formal agreements with on-demand companies, for example Uber or TaskRabbit, to provide services to the company’s clients.

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Un Ménage , maison

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Household

167
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Loisirs , temps libre

A

Leisure

168
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Augmentation

A

Uptick

169
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Consterné

A

Dismayed

170
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Entraver , handicaper

A

To hamper

171
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Engloutir

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To gobble up

172
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Comportement, maintien

A

Demeanour

173
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Personne qui rêve d’être célèbre

A

wannabe

174
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Agir au nom de qqn

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To act on sb’s behalf

175
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Nommer qqun ( au poste de)

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To appoint sb (as)

176
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De cette façon , par ce moyen

A

Thereby

177
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Un opposant, un détracteur

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A critic

178
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Se faire entendre

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To be vocal

179
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Inutile

A

redundant

180
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Attitude distante

A

aloofness

181
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Le chagrin

A

grief

182
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ê contrarié par/ indigné de

A

To resent sth

183
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Représenter qqch

A

To stand for sth

184
Q

Avoir préséance sur

A

To have precedence over

185
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L’emporter sur

A

To prevail over

186
Q

Examiner minutieusement

A

To scrutinise

187
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feu (+ prénom et nom )

A

The late (+ first and family names )

188
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Surplomber

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To overhang

189
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Doter qqun de

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To endow sb with smt

190
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Régler , résoudre

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To settle sth

191
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Rester debout

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To stay up

192
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Comté (aux USA collectivité locale la + importante a l’intérieur d’un État)

A

county

193
Q

indécis , susceptible de basculer

A

swing

194
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consécutif

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straight

195
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s’écouler , passer

A

To wear, wore, worn on

196
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Faire écho à ,reprendre

A

To echo

197
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candidature

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bid

198
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être prévu, devoir

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to be set to

199
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décisif

A

pivotal

200
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centre - ville

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downtown

201
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abordable

A

affordable

202
Q

défenseur (-se)

A

advocate

203
Q

organiser

A

To plot

204
Q

Concret , réel

A

tangible

205
Q

quel que soit

A

whichever

206
Q

Faire basculer ( peut être : voter )

A

To swing , swung , swung

207
Q

Déterminer

A

To decide

208
Q

Lourdement , densément

A

heavily

209
Q

Compétition ( peut être : élection )

A

Contest

210
Q

républicain

Couleur du parti démocrate

A

Red

Blue

211
Q

Parti républicain

A

GOP : Grand Old Party

212
Q

Échantillon , représentation

A

swatch

213
Q

To lean , leaned/meant left

A

ici , s’orienter ( politiquement) vers la gauche

214
Q

Très au dessus de la moyenne

A

big time

215
Q

Chasser ( du pouvoir)

A

To oust

216
Q

passivité , suffisance

A

complacency = lack of concern

217
Q

élections de mi-mandat

A

midterms

218
Q

Convoquer (à une réunion )

A

To call together

219
Q

Voisin (e)

A

neighboring

220
Q

Ici , ciblé au niveau local

A

Ground - level

221
Q

Démarchage électoral

A

canvassing

222
Q

faire du porte-à-porte

A

To knock on doors

223
Q

Élection nationale

A

general election

224
Q

Fortuit, dû au hasard

A

accidental

225
Q

restriction

A

squeeze

226
Q

Ici , gagner des voix

A

To lean , leaned or leant, learned or leant into

227
Q

Code des impôts

A

Tax code

228
Q

(De la classe) ouvrièr(e)/populaire

A

blue-collar

229
Q

de la classe ouvrière

A

working-class

230
Q

De haut rang , de 1er plan , éminent

A

senior

231
Q

Medicare FOR ALL

A

generalization of MEDICARE to the whole US population so that ALL citizens, regardless of their income or medical antecedents, could get affordable medical treatments.
> European models, such as ‘l’assurance maladie’ in France /the NHS in Great Britain.

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