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1
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Escrime

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Fencing

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Quand les poules auront des dents

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Once in a blue moon

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Propulser

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To propel

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En tout

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Altogether/ totally

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Faire l’éloge, louer

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To praise

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A l’approche de

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The run-up

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Repartir, distribuer

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To allocate

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Alimenter, soutenir

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To fuel

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Brut

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Crude

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10
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La lutte (sport)

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Wrestling

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Étayer, soutenir

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To underpin

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12
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La base (de gens)

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The grassroots

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Jusqu’à présent/jusqu’à maintenant

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So far

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14
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Instance dirigeante

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Governing body

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15
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S’adapter

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To adjust

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Dépérir, faner

Ou: diminuer, baisser

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To wither

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17
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Banlieue

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Inner cities

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18
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Quartier résidentiel

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Suburbs

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19
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Un voile

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A veil

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20
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Foulard, voile

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Headscarf

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21
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Compétence, aptitude

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Proficiency

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22
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S’efforcer d’atteindre, chercher à obtenir

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To strive for

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23
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Lutter

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To strive

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24
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Renforcé

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Beefed-up

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25
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Trouver du réconfort

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To take solace

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26
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Gazon, pelouse

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Turf

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27
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Passer, s’estomper

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To fade

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28
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Terrain

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Grounds

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29
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Effet secondaire

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Side effect

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30
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Améliorer

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To Enhance

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31
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Effort, pression

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Strain

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32
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Justice, équité

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Fairness

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33
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Thérapie

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A therapy

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34
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Vif

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Sprightly

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35
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Plus loin

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Farther

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36
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Promouvoir, avancer

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To further

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37
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Inée

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Innate

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38
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Bord

Atout

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Edge

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39
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Ski de fond

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Cross-country skiing

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40
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Globule rouge

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Red blood cell

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41
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Controversé, contrarié

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Vexed

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42
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Contrarier, ennuyer

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To vex

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43
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Grignoter

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To nibble

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44
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Élastique

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Springy

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45
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Rebondir

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To bounce

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46
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Les ancêtres

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Forebears

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47
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Se retenir de faire quelque chose

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To forebear to do sthg

To abstain from sthg

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48
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Révéler, dévoiler

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To disclose

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49
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Rattraper

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To catch up

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50
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Transparence

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Transparency

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51
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Endurcir, habituer

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To inured to

To accustom to

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52
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En déploiement, en développement

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Still unfolding

Spreading out

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53
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Surnommer

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To dub

To give a nickname

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54
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Annoncer

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To herald

To announce

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55
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Ravager, décimer

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To swath

Make a path though

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56
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Estimer

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To reckon

To estimate

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57
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Évaluer, calculer

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To working out

To estimate

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58
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Comte

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Parish

County

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59
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Couverture médiatique

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Media coverage

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60
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Étouffer

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To subdue

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61
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Furtif

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Stealthy

Sneaking

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62
Q

Nombre de mort

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Death toll

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63
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Médiateur

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Ombudsman

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64
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Réprimander, gronder

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To chide
To reprimand
To tell of

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65
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Ralentir, freiner

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To hamper

To hinder

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66
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Querelle, dispute

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Wrangling

Dispute

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67
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Prévaloir

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To prevail

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68
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Une digue

A

A dam

A levee

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69
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Etre a la hauteur

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To match

To be up to the job

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70
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Garantir, assurer (assurance)

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To underwrite

To insure

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71
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Prêt immobilier

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A mortgage

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72
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Hypothéquer

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To mortgage

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73
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Propriétaire

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Homeowner

Owner

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74
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Subventionner

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To subsidize

To fund

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75
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Législateur

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Policymaker

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76
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Trouver, résoudre

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To figure out

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77
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Ménage, maison

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Household

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78
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Dégringoler

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To slump

To tumble

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79
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L’installation

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The setting up

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80
Q

Éolienne en mer

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Offshore wind turbines

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81
Q

Prodiguer qqch a qqun

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To lavish sth to sbd

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82
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Démolir

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To pull down

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83
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Suite à

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In the wake of

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84
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A juste titre

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Rightly

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85
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L’exemple parfait de

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The epitomize of

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86
Q

Lavage de cerveau

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The epitomize of

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87
Q

Le désir

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Lust

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88
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Sans relâche

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Relentless

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89
Q

Soulever un tollé

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To raise a rumpus

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90
Q

Une dérive vers…

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A drift towards

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91
Q

Ouvrir la voie à quelque chose

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To pave the way for

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92
Q

Être a la traîne

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To lag behind

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93
Q

Être a la pointe de quelque chose

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To be at the bleeding edge of

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94
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Fustiger

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To lambast

To castigate

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95
Q

Incohérent

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Inconsistent

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96
Q

Prendre la tête de

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To take the lead in

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97
Q

Cesser de tergiverser et commencer à agir

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To stop dithering and start acting

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98
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Voué à

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Bound to

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99
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Être en piteux état

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To be in a sorry state

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100
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Manche

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Sleeve

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101
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Cœur, centre

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Core

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102
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Aménagement

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Amenity

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103
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Acclamation

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Applause, cheering

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104
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L’onction

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The unction

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105
Q

Bras levés

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Arms up

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106
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Discours

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Speech

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107
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Réfectoire, restaurant U

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Hallway

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108
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Boucher

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To clog

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109
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Pourpre

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Purplish

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110
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Brouillard

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Fog

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111
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Fouiller

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To rummage

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112
Q

Sac à main

Portefeuille

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A purse

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113
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Balancer

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To swing

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114
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La brume, le brouillard

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The haze

115
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Maigre

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Scrawny

116
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Canapé

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A cough

117
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Chérie, mon cœur, bébé

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Honey

118
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Frotter, frictionner

A

To rub

119
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Verser, servir

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To pour

120
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Embout

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A spout

121
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Rugir

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To roar

122
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Accorder, exaucer

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To grant

123
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En général

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Usually

124
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Robinet

A

A tap

A faucet

125
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Détourner ( le regard )

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To avert

126
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Tapis, moquette

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Carpet

127
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Rentrer dans les détails

A

To go into it

128
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Crier, hurler

A

To shout

129
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Monter, avoir les larmes aux yeux

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To well up

130
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Stresser, paniquer

A

To flip out

131
Q

Phénomène (personne)

Anormal

A

A freak

132
Q

Paniquer, flipper

Peter les plombs

A

To freak

133
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Joue

A

Cheek

134
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Humide

A

Damp

135
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Coude

A

Elbow

136
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Mener, conduire

A

To usher

137
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Poitrine

A

Chest

138
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Grimacer

A

To wince

139
Q

Gratter

A

To scratch

140
Q

Cuir chevelu

A

Scalp

141
Q

Gentiment

A

Sweetly

142
Q

Lever les yeux

Chercher

A

To look up

143
Q

Vierge, vide

A

Blank

144
Q

Salutations

A

Greetings

145
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Tourner

A

To spin

146
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Brillant

A

Gleaming

147
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C’est

A

Chair

148
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Lisse, douce

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Smooth

149
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Fin, mince

A

Lean

150
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Nu, dénudé

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Naked

151
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En dessous

A

Beneath

152
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Transparent

A

Diaphanous

153
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Peignoir

A

Robe

154
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S’accrocher

A

To cling

155
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Palpiter, battre fort

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To throb

156
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Sein

A

Breast

157
Q

Ambiance, atmosphère

Ondes

A

Vibe

158
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Soldat

A

Guard

159
Q

Se pavaner

A

To strut

160
Q

Le jardin

A

The yard

161
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Étouffer, réprimer

A

To stifle

162
Q

Sourire narquois

A

A smirk

163
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Enroué, roque

A

Hoarse

164
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Faire l’affaire

A

Fit the bill

165
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Connecter, brancher

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Hook up

166
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Jeter un coup d’œil

A

To glance

167
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Agir, se comporter

A

To act

168
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Maladroitement

D’un ton gêne

A

Awkwardly

169
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Avaler

A

Swallow

170
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Détenu

A

Inmate

171
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Cracher

A

To spit

To spew

172
Q

Les yeux vitreux

A

Look glassy

173
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Tendu

A

Tense

174
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Taxi

A

A cab

175
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Rembourser

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To pay off

176
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Vente, au détail

A

A retail

177
Q

Massage du dos

A

A back rub

178
Q

Pivoter, tourner

A

To swivel

179
Q

Bouffi

A

Puffy

180
Q

Joue

A

Cheek

181
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Rougir

A

To flush

To blush

182
Q

Regarder dans le vide

A

To zone out

183
Q

Monture d’écaille

A

Horn-rimmed

184
Q

D’un air morose

A

Glumly

185
Q

Se mettre à

A

To break into

186
Q

Jubiler

A

To gloat

187
Q

parfaitement

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vividly

188
Q

le gui (branche)

A

mistletoe

189
Q

à côté

A

right beside

190
Q

grassouillet (visage)

A

plump

191
Q

sourire (large)

A

grin

192
Q

clair de lune

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moonlight

193
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manteau

A

a coat

194
Q

la cloche

A

a bell

195
Q

laisser échapper, lâcher

A

to blurt

196
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tapoter, caresser

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to tap

197
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mâchoire

A

jaw

198
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serrer

A

to clench

199
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vacarne, agitation

A

commotion

200
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salle de jeux

A

rec room

201
Q

un coup d’oeil

A

a peek

202
Q

une fente

A

a crack

203
Q

la taille (corps)

A

waist

204
Q

disparaitre, se volatiliser

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to vanish

205
Q

nauséeux, mal à l’aise

A

queasy

206
Q

insupportable, intolérable

A

insufferable

207
Q

baver, saliver

A

to slob

208
Q

se diriger vers

A

to head for

209
Q

cave à vin

A

wine closet

210
Q

déboucher (une bouteille)

A

to uncork

211
Q

les cils

A

eyelashes

212
Q

le mollet

A

the calf

213
Q

la laine

A

the wool

214
Q

Se garer

Rédiger

A

To draw up

215
Q

Avec nostalgie

A

Wistfully

216
Q

La nostalgie

A

Nostalgia

217
Q

avion (à réaction)

A

a jet

218
Q

tonner, gronder (bruit)

A

to thunder

219
Q

avoir un mouvement de recul

A

to cringe

220
Q

douleur, mal

A

ache

221
Q

douleur, épreuve, peine

A

pain

222
Q

une fiole

A

a phial

223
Q

nouveauté

A

novelty

224
Q

isolé, perdu

A

remote

225
Q

laisser entendre

A

to hint

226
Q

désastre

A

calamity

227
Q

exploser

A

to go off

228
Q

lisse, doux

A

smooth

229
Q

sans défaut, parfait

A

flawless

230
Q

mince, svelte

A

slender

231
Q

minutieux

A

fastidious

232
Q

Trébucher

A

to trip over

233
Q

colline

A

the hill

234
Q

falaise

A

cliff

235
Q

étaler, mettre

A

to smear

236
Q

une contraction

A

a tightness

237
Q

brillant

A

shiny

238
Q

ours

A

bear

239
Q

une trace, une marque

A

a streak

240
Q

les cailloux

A

stones

241
Q

Agace

A

Bothered

242
Q

Envahir

A

To engulf

243
Q

S’assoupir

A

To doze off

244
Q

Impeccable

A

Immaculate

245
Q

Coup d’œil

A

Browse

246
Q

Agite

A

Restless

247
Q

Placard

A

Cupboard

248
Q

Au milieu de

A

Amidst

249
Q

Lisse, brillant, soigne

A

Sleek

250
Q

Moindre

A

Lesser

251
Q

Campagne

A

Countryside

252
Q

saisir

A

to grasp

253
Q

d’hiver

A

wintry

254
Q

vouté

A

hunched

255
Q

une intense

A

a smoldering

256
Q

nonchalamment

A

coolly

257
Q

tache

A

a stain

258
Q

au vinaigre

A

pickled

259
Q

éblouir

A

to dazzle

260
Q

léger, gentil

A

gentle

261
Q

bruit

A

noise, sound

262
Q

double vitrage

A

double glazing

263
Q

tabac

A

tobacco

264
Q

bourdonner

A

to buzz

265
Q

adoré

A

beloved

266
Q

Entre-temps

A

Meantime

267
Q

le déménagement

A

the move

268
Q

déconcerter, désarçonner

A

thrown

269
Q

endormi

A

asleep

270
Q

énoncer, exposer, entreprendre (prendre la route)

A

to set out

271
Q

la quarantaine

A

the big four-O

272
Q

folie

A

madness

273
Q

retraite (paye)

A

pension

274
Q

à moins que

A

unless

275
Q

avoir la tête ailleurs , d’un autre monde

A

other-worldly

276
Q

trouver un terrain d’entente, se mettre d’accord

A

to be a common ground

277
Q

se révéler, s’avérer

A

to turn out

278
Q

tristesse

A

sadness

279
Q

promis, promise (fiancé)

A

betrothed

280
Q

dans l’ensemble

A

on the whole

281
Q

dissimuler, masquer

A

to disguise

282
Q

tenir a distance, éloigner

A

to keep away

283
Q

tout cela est terminé

A

all that is over

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