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1
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un fonctionnaire

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official, civil servant

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une fonction

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function, duty office

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exercer

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exercise

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une commune

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township

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communal

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town, municipal

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un maire

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mayor

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une mairie

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town hall

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l’hôtel de ville

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city hall

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un canton

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canton (subunit of an arrondissement)

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un conseiller

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councilman

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une demande

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request, application. petition

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un formulaire

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form

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un extrait de naissance

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birth certificate

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un permis

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permit

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prolonger

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renew

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les fisc

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tax authorites

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fiscal

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fiscal

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un percepteur

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tax collector

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les impôts

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taxes

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imposable

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taxable

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le contribuable

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taxpayer

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le drapeau

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flag

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un citoyen

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citizen

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une loi

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law

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la voix

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vote

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la liberté de conscience

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freedom of conscience

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la liberté du culte

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freedom of religion

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les droits fondamentaux

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fundamental rights

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l’autodétermination

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self-determination

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s’abstenir

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abstain

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une circonscription

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constituency

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une urne

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ballot box

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dissoudre

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dissolve

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les indemnités parlementaires

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parlimentary pay and allowances

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le garde des Sceaux

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minister of justice

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un secrétaire d’Etat

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secretary of state

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un remaniement ministériel

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cabinet reshuffle

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démissionner

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resign

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la démission

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resignation

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le pouvoir

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power

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le chauvinisme

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chauvinism

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un chauvin

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chauvinist

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la régionalisation

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regionalisation

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le conseil régional

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regional council

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centralisé

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centralised

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décentralisé

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decentralised

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la Métropole

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mother country

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une métropole

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metropolis

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un homme d’etat

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statesman

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la gauche

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left

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la droite

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right

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un dirigeant

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leader

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adhérer

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belong to

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un adhérent

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member

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un avocat

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lawyer

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un accusé

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defendent

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la vérité

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truth

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un mensonge

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lie

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un flic

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cop

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tuer

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kill

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blesser

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injure

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une bagarre

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scuffle

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voler

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steal

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piquer

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steal

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un vol

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theft

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le Tribunal correctionnel

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criminal court

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un cas

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case

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avouer

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confess

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un aveu

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confession

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nier

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deny

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une plainte

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complaint

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inculper

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charge

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une inculpation

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charge

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comparaître

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appear

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la détention provisoire

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custody

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un délinquant

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offender

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la délinquance

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delinquency

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un prévenu

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accused

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un récidiviste

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recidivist

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le non-lieu

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dismissal of a charge

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un témoin

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witness

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témoigner

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testify

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déposer en faveur de

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give evidence for

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une déposition

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evidence

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un témoignage

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testimony

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à charge

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for the prosecution

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à décharge

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for the defense

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le serment

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oath

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le procureur

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prosecutor

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plaider

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plead

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des circonstances atténuantes

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mitigating circumstances

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la prescription

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statue of limitation

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avec préméditation

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with premeditation

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la légitime défense

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self-defense

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se repentir

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repent

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acquitter

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acquit

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un acquittement

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aquittal

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une amende

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fine

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une sanction

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sanction

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une peine

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punishment

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avec sursis

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suspended

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la réclusion à perpétuité

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imprisonment for life

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une erreur judicaire

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miscarriage of justice

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un contractuel

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auxiliary policeman

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la police judiciaire

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criminal investigation division

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les CRS

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riot police

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une piste

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trail

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soupçonner

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suspect

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un soupçon

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suspicion

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une rafle

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raid

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les poursuites

A

proceedings

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un mandat

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warrant

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la garde à vue

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police custody

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une prequisition

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house search

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une pièce à conviction

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piece of evidence

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un délit

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offense

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un meurtre

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murder

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un assassinat

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assassination

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violer

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to rape

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un viol

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rape

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un mobile

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motiveenlever

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enlever

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kidnap

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un enlèvement

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kidnapping

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une prise d’otage

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seizure of a hostage

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un chantage

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blackmail

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faire chanter

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blackmail

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un maître-chanteur

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blackmailer

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un malfaiteur

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offender

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un escroc

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swindler

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une escroquerie

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swindling

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un crambrioleur

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burglar

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un cambriolage

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burglary

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cambrioler

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burgle

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une bande

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gang

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un réseau

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ring

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un complice

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accomplice

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un syndicat

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trade union

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syndical

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pertaining to a union

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un syndicaliste

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union member

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le syndicalisme

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union movement

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un salarié

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wage earner

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un patron

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boss

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revendiquer

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demand

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une revendication

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demand

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reprendre le travail

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resume work

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se syndiquer

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form a union

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adhérer

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belong

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un adhérent

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union member

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les partenaires sociaux

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employers and employees

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une convention collective

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collective wage agreement

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un conflit social

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labor dispute

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contester

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protest

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une contestation

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protest

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se rassembler

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assemble

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un rassemblement

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assembly

156
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un débrayage

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walkout

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débrayer

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walk out

158
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un piquet de grève

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picket

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un briseur

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strike breaker

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une consultation de la base

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strike ballot

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se réfugier

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flee

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un permis de séjour

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residence permit

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l’aisle

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asylum

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les us et costumes

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ways and customs

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un Français de souche

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a frenchman by origin

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un clandestin

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illegal immigrant

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l’afflux

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influx

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le préjugé

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prejudice

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le rejet

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rejection

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rejeter

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reject

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la haine

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hatred

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exclure

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exclude

173
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expulser

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expel

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renvoyer

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send back

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se faire naturaliser

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become naturalized

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la naturalisation

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naturalization

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obtenir

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obtain

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une banderole

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steamer

179
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un tract

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leaflet

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militer

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be active (in favour of)

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la lutte

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fight

182
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lutter pour

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fight for

183
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une émute

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riot

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se soulver contre

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rise up against

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la puissance

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power

186
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puissant

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powerful

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les rapports

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relations

188
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une crise

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crisis

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un sommet

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summit

190
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u jumelage

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partnership

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le Marché commun

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the common market

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le marché intérieur européen

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the European domestic market

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un pays en voie de développement

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developing country

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le tiers-monde

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the third world

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l’ONU

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UN

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l’OTAN

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NATO

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l’hégémonie

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hegemony

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un désaccord

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disagreement

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une querelle

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quarrel

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s’affronter

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confront each other

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une amélioration

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improvement

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un entretien

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conversation

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un entente

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agreement

204
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un traité

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treaty

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un ennemi héréditaire

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hereditary enemy

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un rapporchement

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reconciliation

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se rapprocher de

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draw nearer to

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siéger

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be headquartered

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un siège

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seat (in parliment)

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mener une action

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carry out an operation

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une caserne

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barracks

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un coup de feu

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shot

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un fusil

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rifle

214
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tuer

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killed

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un coscrit

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conscript

216
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un appelé

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soldier called up for service

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un recrue

A

recruit

218
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un déserteur

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deserter

219
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déserter

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desert

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une troupe

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troop

221
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un char

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tank

222
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tirer sur

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shoot at

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l’armée de l’air

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air force

224
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un avion de chasse

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fighter plane

225
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une fusée

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missile

226
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un sous-marin

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submarine

227
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un porte-avions

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aircraft carrier

228
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les pertes

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losses

229
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le couvre-feu

A

curfew

230
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envahir

A

invade

231
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un envahisseur

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invader

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un traître

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traitor

233
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une trahison

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treason

234
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le vainqueur

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victor

235
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vaincre

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vanquish

236
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un vaincu

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conquered person

237
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une défaite

A

defeat

238
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se rendre

A

surrender

239
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la fuite

A

flight

240
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fuir

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flee

241
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s’enfuir

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flee

242
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capituler

A

capitulate

243
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la capitulation

A

capitulation

244
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un armistice

A

armistice

French Vocab (34 decks)

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