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parfois

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occasionally

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progressivement

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gradually

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totalement

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totally

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durcir

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harden

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amoindrir

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lessen

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redresser

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straighten

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aggraver

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worsen

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resserrer

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tighten

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relâcher

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slacken

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annonce

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announcement

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déclaration

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statement

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versement bancaire

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instalment

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empiètement

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infringement

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site de rencontres

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dating site

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campagne de pub

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advertising campaign

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habitudes alimentaires

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eating patterns/habits

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conditions de travail

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working conditions

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ligne de démarcation

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dividing line

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liste d’attente

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waiting list

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pouvoir d’achat

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spending power

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soulèvement

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uprising

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tollé

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uproar

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bouleversement

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upheaval

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avantage

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upside

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désavantage

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downside

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chute (dirigeant)

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downfall

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détenu

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inmate

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effet de serre

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the greenhouse effect

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sècheresse

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drought

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fondre, dégeler

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melt/thaw

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inonder

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flood

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nappe phréatique

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groundwater

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glacier

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glacier

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une augmentation de

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a rise in

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isoler

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insulate

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appareils électriques

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electrical appliances

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venir à manquer de qqch

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to run out of sthg

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tirer profit de

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to cash in on sthg

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se heurter à

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to come up against sthg

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céder

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to give in to sthg

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réprimer

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crack down on

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proposer

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come up with

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réduire

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cut back on

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remonter à

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date back to

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affronter

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face up to

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abolir

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do away with

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affaiblir

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weaken

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raccourcir

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shorten

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élargir

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widen

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avouer

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confess

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innocenter

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exonerate

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revendiquer, exiger

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demand

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blesser

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injure

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reprendre

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resume

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autoriser

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sanction

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entamer la procédure

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impeach

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muter

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transfer

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expulser

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deport

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réagir

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respond

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traitement

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treatment

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nomination

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appointment

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recrutement

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recruitment

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langue de travail

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working language

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zone fumeurs

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smoking area

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inculper

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charge so with murder

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réclamer dommages et intérêts

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claim damages

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revendiquer

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claim responsibility for

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être favorable à une solution

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to favour

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favoriser

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favour

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juger un suspect

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to try a suspect in a court

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abuser de son pouvoir

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abuse one’s power

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produire des résultats

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yield results

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céder à

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to yield to

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interroger

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question

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contester

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question

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s’intituler

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to be entitled

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avoir droit à qqch

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to be entitled to

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instaurer quotas

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introduce quotas

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vérifier ID

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to check

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enrayer une épidémie

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check an epidemic