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employable

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employable

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qui est à son compte

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self-employed

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employé du secteur public, fonctionnaire

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a public-sector employee

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l’emploi

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employment

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le chômage

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unemployment

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le chômage des jeunes

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youth unemployment

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le chômage de longue durée

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long-term unemployment

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combattant

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combatant

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concurrent

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contestant

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demandeur (de prestations sociales)

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claimant

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accusé (dans un procès)

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defendant

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personne à charge

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dependant

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locataire

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tenant

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steward OU hôtesse de l’air

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flight attendant

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informateur

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informant

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occupant

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occupant

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progressivement

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progressively

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relativement

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relatively

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approximativement

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approximately

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extrêmement

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extremely

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précisément

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precisely

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immédiatement

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immediately

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essentiellement, surtout

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primarily

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de la même façon

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similarly

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en conséquence

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consequently

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publiquement

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publicly

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rétrospectivement

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retrospectively

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avec raison, à juste titre

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rightly

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injustement, à tort

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wrongly

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criminalité liée à la drogue

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drug-related crime

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salaire au rendement

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performance-related pay

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amende dépendant du revenu

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income-related fine

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voiture électrique

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battery-powered car

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coalition dirigée par les conservateurs

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conservative-led coalition

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initiative soutenue par l’Allemagne

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German-backed initiative

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pays criblé de dettes

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debt-ridden country

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entreprise publique, appartenant à l’Etat

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state-owned company

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retraite indexée

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index-linked pension

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école confessionnelle

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faith-based school

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centrale fonctionnant au charbon

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coal-fired power station

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examen de fin d’études

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school-leaving exam

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organisme à but non lucratif

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non-profit making organization

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clause juridiquement contraignante

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legally binding provision

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citoyen respectueux des lois

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law-abiding citizen

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objectif de réduction d’émissions de carbone

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carbon-cutting target

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découverte révolutionnaire

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world-changing discovery

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pour l’instant, pour le moment

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for the time being

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actuellement

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at present

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désormais, dorénavant

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from now on

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jusqu’à présent

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up to now, so far

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du jour au lendemain

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overnight

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de nos jours

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nowadays

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par la suite

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subsequently

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il y a peu, naguère

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not long ago

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employeur

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employer

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allocation chômage

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unemployment benefit

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taux de chômage

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unemployment rate

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l’emploi des femmes

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female employment

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uniformiser

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to standardize

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rendre public, faire de la publicité pour qch, médiatiser

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to publicize

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faire du prosélytisme

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to proselytize

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diaboliser

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to demonize

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vulgariser

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to popularize

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mettre en danger, compromettre

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to jeopardize

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aduler

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to lionize

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numériser

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to digitize / digitalize

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participant

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participant

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candidat (à un emploi)

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applicant

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habitant

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inhabitant

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polluant

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pollutant, contaminant

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en état d’arrestation

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under arrest

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sous la pression

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under pressure

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menacé

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under threat

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attaqué

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under attack

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sous l’égide de

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under the aegis of

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en cours

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under way

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sous serment

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under oath

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dans les circonstances

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under the circumstances

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en cours d’étude, à l’examen, à l’étude

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under consideration

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en discussion

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under discussion

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complètement

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completely

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nécessairement

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necessarily

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respectivement

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respectively

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particulièrement

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particularly

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produit de base, marchandise, denrée

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commodity

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prime

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bonus

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rédacteur

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editor

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convention

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conference

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manifestation

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march

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profession

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occupation

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délit, infraction

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offence

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essence

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petrol (GB), gas (USA)

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émission

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programme

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droit de douane

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tariff

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entreprise subventionnée par l’Etat

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state-subsidized company

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sous-marin à propulsion nucléaire

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nuclear-powered submarine

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ONG dont le siège est à Bruxelles

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Brussels-based NGO

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centrale fonctionnant au pétrole

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oil-fired power station

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mesure d’économie d’énergie

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energy-saving measure

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satellite en orbite autour de la terre

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earth-orbiting satellite

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usine d’enrichissement du plutonium

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plutonium-processing facility

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devise, monnaie

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currency

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obligation

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bond

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dossier

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file

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influence, poids

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clout

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cadre

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executive

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canular

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hoax

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dépression

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slump

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agitation, troubles

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turmoil

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employé

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employee