Chapter G Flashcards

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1
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Surconsommation

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Overconsumption

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Société de consommation

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The consumer society

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Consumérisme

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Consumerism

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Qui prend du temps

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Time-consuming

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Dépenses des consommateurs

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Consumer spending

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Indice des prix à la consommation

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Consumer price index

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Reprise par la consommation

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Consumer-led recovery

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Organisme de protection des consommateurs

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Consumer watchdog

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Consommateur

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Consumer

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Biens de consommation

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Consumer goods

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Etudes de marché

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Consumer research, market research

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Prix à la consommation

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Consumer prices

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Présenter, proposer

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To put forward (an idea)

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Augmenter, faire monter

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To put up (taxes)

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Mettre, investir

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To put up (money)

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Écraser

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To put down (rebellion)

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17
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Verser

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To put down (money)

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Attribuer (la responsabilité de qch à qn), mettre qch sur le compte de qn

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To put sth down to sth else

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Mettre en communication, passer

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To put sb through

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20
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Concurrent

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Competitor

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Investisseur

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Investor

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Inventeur

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Inventor

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Spéculateur

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Speculator

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Manifestant

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Demonstrator

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Dictateur

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Dictator

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Donateur, donneur (d’organe)

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Donor

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Conseiller municipal

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Councillor

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Prédecesseur

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Predecessor

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Successeur

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Successor

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30
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Ravisseur, kidnappeur

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Captor, abductor

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Capteur

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Sensor

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Survivant

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Survivor

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Gouverneur

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Governor

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Négociateur

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Negotiator

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35
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Oppresseur

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Oppressor

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36
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Consommation

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Consumption

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37
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Une agence

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An agency

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Une tendance

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A tendency

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39
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Un millionnaire

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A millionaire

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40
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L’espionnage

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Espionage

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41
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Un collègue

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A colleague

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42
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Un allié

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An ally

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Un laboratoire

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A laboratory

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Un vaccin

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A vaccine

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Un représentant

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A representative

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Une valeur

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A value

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Détruire

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To destroy

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Intervenir

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To intervene

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Fonder

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To found

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Garantir

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To guarantee

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Rejeter

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To reject

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Extrader

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To extradite

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Évoluer

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To evolve

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Recruter

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To recruit

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Exploser

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To explode

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Révéler

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To reveal

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Réfugié

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Refugee

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Arbitre

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Referee

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Stagiaire

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Trainee

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Retraité

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Retiree (us)

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Personne désignée, candidat désigné

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Nominee

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Employé

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Employee

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Détenu

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Detainee

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Personne évacuée

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Evacuee

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Retraite anticipée

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Early retirement

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Toucher une retraite convenable

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To receive a decent pension

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Bilan financier

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Financial balance sheet

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Faire le bilan d’une situation

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To assess a situation

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Révéler un secret

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To reveal a secret

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Le secret bancaire

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Bank secrecy

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Le paradis et l’enfer

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Heaven and hell

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Un paradis fiscal

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A tax haven

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Un candidat au parlement

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A candidate to Parliament

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Un candidat à un emploi

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An applicant

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Une offre d’emploi

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A job offer, vacancy, opportunity

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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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L’acheteur et le vendeur

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The buyer and the seller

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Un vendeur de glaces

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An ice-cream vendor

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Manquer une occasion

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To miss an opportunity

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À cette occasion

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On this occasion

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Taux d’inflation

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Inflation rate

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Natalité

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Birth rate

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Mortalité

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Death rate

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Taux d’intérêt

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Interest rate

85
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Taux d’alphabétisation

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Literacy rate

86
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Taux d’épargne

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Saving rate

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Taux de chômage

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Unemployment rate

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(Taux de) criminalité

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Crime rate

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Taux de change

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Exchange rate

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Malgré cela, tout de même

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Even so

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Particulièrement

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Particularly

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En particulier

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In particular

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Bien que, quoique

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Even though

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Contrairement à

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Unlike

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À mon avis

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In my opinion

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Quantité

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Amount

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Mort ou blessé, victime

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Casualty

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Étendue, portée, ampleur

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Scope

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Brevet

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Patent

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Modèle, schéma, motif

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Pattern

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Aide sociale

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Welfare

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Avantage en nature

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Perk

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Fléau

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Scourge

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Pénurie

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Shortage

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Massacre

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Slaughter