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niveau de vie

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living standards, standard of living

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mode de vie

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way of life, lifestyle

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espérance de vie

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life expectancy

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durée de vie (produit)

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life span

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assurance-vie

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life insurance

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infraction, délit

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misdemeanour

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mauvaise conduite, faute

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misconduct

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coquille (typographie)

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misprint

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détournement de fonds

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misuse, misappropriation

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fausse couche

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miscarriage

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erreur judiciaire

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miscarriage of justice

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mauvaise administration

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misrule

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nationaliste

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nationalistic

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militariste

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militaristic

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athée

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atheistic

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optimiste

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optimistic

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réaliste

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realistic

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chauvin ou machiste

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chauvinistic

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moralisateur

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moralistic

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simpliste

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simplistic

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égoïste

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egoistic

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altruiste

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altruistic

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matérialiste

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materialistic

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24
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les différences de salaires entre les sexes

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gender pay gap

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zone inondable

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flood risk area

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économie de l’offre

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supply-side economics

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déchetterie

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waste collection centre

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enfant d’âge scolaire

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school-age child

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recherche(s) sur les cellules souches

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stem cell research

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bébé-éprouvette

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test-tube baby

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bombe à retardement

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time bomb

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fuseau horaire

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time zone

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décalage horaire

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time difference

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plage horaire, créneau

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time slot

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emploi du temps partiel ou à mi-temps

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part-time job

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primo-accédant à la propriété

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first-time buyer

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heures de pointe

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peak time

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heure(s) de grande écoute, prime time

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prime time

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quatre-quatre énergievore

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gas guzzling SUV

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film primé

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award-winning movie

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psychotrope

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mind-altering substance

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système de vélos en libre-service

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bicycle-sharing scheme, system

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procédure qui gagne du temps

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time-saving procedure

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conditions de vie

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living conditions

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gagner sa vie

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to make a living, to earn a living

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condamnation à perpétuité

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life sentence

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méfiance

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mauvaise gestion

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mismanagement

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mauvaise interprétation

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misinterpretation

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stagflation

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stagflation

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blog

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télévangéliste

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televangelist

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bourreau de travail

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workaholic

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info-spectacle, info-divertissement

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infotainment

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infomercial

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infomercial

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sextos

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film biographique

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impérialiste

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imperialistic

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pessimiste

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pessimistic

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idéaliste

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idealistic

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individualiste

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individualistic

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présider une réunion

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to chair a meeting

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être à la tête d’une commission

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to head a committee

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décrire une affaire

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to document a case

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choisir le moment, programmer une grossesse

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to time a pregnancy

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abriter un réfugié

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to shelter a refugee

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sacrifier sa vie

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to sacrifice one’s life

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traiter des déchets

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to process waste

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sponsoriser un objet

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to sponsor a project

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formuler un discours

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to word a speech

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cultiver la terre

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to farm the land

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contrôleur aérien

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air traffic controller

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emploi à temps partiel ou à mi-temps

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part-time job

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émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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le SIDA

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NASA

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ALENA

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OTAN

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OVNI

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yuppie

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young urban professional

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heures supplémentaires

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emploi à plein temps

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full-time job

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emploi du temps

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entreprendre de faire qch

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to set out to do sth

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retarder qch

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to set sth back

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monter, créer entreprise

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déclencher, provoquer

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to set off

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déduire les dépenses des bénéfices

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to set off expenses against profits

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mettre de l’argent de côté

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to set money aside

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processus qui prend du temps

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time-consuming process

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accord de partage du pouvoir

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power-sharing agreement

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dîner organisé pour collecter des fonds

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fund-raising dinner

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coût de la vie

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cost of living

Voc anglais THOMPSON (23 decks)

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