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chic, style, classe

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snazzy

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sujet à, enclin à

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prone to

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assez (plus ou moins)

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fairly

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stupéfait

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astounded

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Dans l’ensemble, en général

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Overall

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Une salopette

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an overall

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Un parrainé

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A legacy

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Durable

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Enduring

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Un héritage

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Legacy

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Une contribution

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A legacy

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Discours d ouverture

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Keynote address, keynote lecture

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C’est tout. Fin de l’histoire .

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Period. End of story.

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Fuite de toit

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Roof leak

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Punition, châtiment

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Retribution

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monter, jaillir

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to well up

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col de l’utérus

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cervix

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qui est d’un grand soutien

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supportive

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potelé, dodu, joufflu

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chubby

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vomir

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to bring up

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élever (un enfant)

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to bring up

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faire avancer, faire venir

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to bring up

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citer, faire comparaitre

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to bring up

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signaler, mentionner, soulever (un fait, un problème

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to bring up

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amener, monter

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to bring up

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flanquer une déculottée, une râclée

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to stomp

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craindre, redouter

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to dread

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laid, vilain, répugnant, sale, méchant

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ugly

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se planter

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to fluff it

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taper un oreiller

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to fluff a pillow

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duvet, peluches, moutons

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fluff

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raté, loupé

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fluff

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munitions

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ammunition

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dépôt de munitions

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ammunition dump

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tournoyer, faire tournoyer

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to twirl

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le pare-brise

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the windshield

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Tous nos projets sont partis en fumée

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All our plans went up in a puff of smoke

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optimiste

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optimistic, upbeat

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balise, phare, signal lumineux

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beacon

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draguer

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to hand a line, to give a line, to pass a line

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baratiner

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to shoot a line

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du baratin

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a line

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un cintre, un porte-manteau

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a hanger

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calleux

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horny

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Laisse tomber

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Let it go

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excité sexuellement

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horny

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se relâcher

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to hang out

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trainer

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to hang out

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porte-monnaie (uk) sac à main (us)

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purse

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se perdre de vue

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to drift apart

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intéresser, exciter

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to turn on

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marcher sur un chewin-gum

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to step in gum

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Jus, sauce

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Gravy

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Craie

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Chalk

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perruque, postiche

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hairpiece

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Une bosse

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A hump

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lacune, silence, interruption

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hiatus

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posture

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stance

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rendre furieux

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to infuriate

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colère courroux ire rage

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Wrath

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Éviter (faire un pas de côté)

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To sidestep

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Commentateur, expert, spécialiste

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Pundit

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Article de contrefaçon

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Knockoff

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Entraver

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To hobble

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Se débrouiller

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To hobble along

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Boitiller

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To hobble (along)

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Bienveillant

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Benevolent

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Éperon

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Spur

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ramer

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to row

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Punaise

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Tack, thumb tack

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Rebord de la fenêtre

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Window ledge

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Inciter, pousser

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To spur, to spur on

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saucière

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gravy boat

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corné

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horny

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rater, louper

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to fluff

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essuie-glace

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windshield wiper

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saisir, empoigner, attrapper

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to grab, to grab hold of

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C’est du gâteau

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It’s gravy

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On ne sait jamais

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You never know

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Tout d’un coup

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All of a sudden

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Être lent à la détente

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To be slow off the mark

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Respectez la propreté des lieux (US)

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No littering

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Êtes-vous bien installé ?

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Are you comfy ?

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déclarer, formuler une opinion à l’encontre d’une idée largement partagée

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to go out on a limb

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Arrête ton char !

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Knock it off!

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Malgré moi

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In spite of myself

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Amortir le choc

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to cushion the blow, to soften the blow

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Un coussin d’air

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A cushion of air

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tirer des bouffées de

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to puff

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Dégoûtant, dégueulasse !

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Gross !

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mince, svelte

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slim

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bouffée

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puff

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critiquer

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to bash

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défaut

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flaw

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grogner, renacler

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to snort

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plaquer

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to dump

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attachant, engageant

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endearing

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parvenir, réussir

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to get through

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cracker

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saltine

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un point de référence, un critère, une référence

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A yardstick

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Papier d’aluminium

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Tinfoil

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frapper, cogner

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to bash

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troupeau

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herd

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chou à la crème

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cream puff

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laquais, sous-fifre

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minion

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être à bout de souffle

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to be out of puff

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buter, zigouiller

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to dump

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enfoncer une porte

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to bash down a door, to bash in a door

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la quantité totale

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the gross

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édredon

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Puff (us), eiderdown (uk)

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frapper, cogner

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to bash

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endommager, altérer

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to flaw

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déverser, déposer

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to dump

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berger

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shepherd

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Fourmiller

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To swarm (about)

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Prospérer

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To thrive

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Receler, abriter secrètement

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To harbour, to harbor

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Chanceler, osciller, trembler

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To wobble

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Le plus éloigné

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The farthermost

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Ampoule (méd)

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Swelling, blister

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Contrainte, restriction

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Constraint

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Soutenu, continuel

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Unrelenting

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Ralentir, faiblir, décompresser, se détendre

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To wind down

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Conduire, diriger, guider, amener

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To steer

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S’extasier

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To rave

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Pieds nus

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Barefoot

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Distraction

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Diversion

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Répit

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Respite

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Imprécis, inexact

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Inaccurate

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Prétendu

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Purported

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Déclamer contre quelqu’un

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To rail against somebody

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Honteux, déshonorant, scandaleux

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Disgraceful

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À peine

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Barely

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Obstiné, têtu, entêté

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Stubborn

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Un tas de (une grande quantité)

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a host of

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Saisie-arrêt (us)

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Garnishment

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Faire boule de neige

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To snowball

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Inefficace

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Ineffectual

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Stressant, tendu

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Fraught

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Maigrichon

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Skinny

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Évier

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Kitchen sink

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Lavabo

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Bathroom sink

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Obstacle, entrave, frein

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Hindrance

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Un film grand public

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A mainstream film

144
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Une voix lugubre

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A mournful voice

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Faire un break

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To get away

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Abroger

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To repeal

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Inefficace, sans effets, sans resultat

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Ineffective

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Nuire, faire du tort

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To harm

149
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Décalage horaire

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Jet lag

150
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À portée de main

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Within your grasp

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Demeurer, résider, habiter

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To dwell

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Toit en ardoise

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Slate roof

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