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a home worker

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a person who works from her/his home

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a core employee

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a full-time, permanent employee

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a contingent employee

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a part-time or temporary employee

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Job sharers

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one of two part-time employees who do one full-time job

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a freelancer

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a self-employed person who does work for several different companies

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a subcontractor

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a person or business that does some of a job that another company is responsible for
un sous-traitant

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a consultant

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a specialist who gives advice on a certain subject

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a factory floor

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an area where goods are made

un atelier

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a double day shift

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a system where there are two working periods during the day

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a continuous day shift

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different workers are one after another both day and night to allow production 24 hours a day

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pamphlet

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une brochure

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an ad(vertisement)

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une pub / marketing

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a banner

banner advertisements on their websites.

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an advertisement on a web page that is in the form of a bar, column, or box.

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a billboard

Some businesses spend a lot of money putting up billboards on highways.

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a large, usually outdoor board for displaying information about products, companies and other items
un panneau publicitaire

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a commercial

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information about a product, service or other item that is shown on television, radio or the Internet
une pub

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to entice

The objective of advertising is to entice consumers to buy products.

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to offer something a person likes or wants to get them to do something
attirer, séduire, tenter quelqu’un

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to ensnare

The salesman ensnared the customer and sold him a much more expensive product than he had intended to buy.

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to limit someone’s freedom to act, or to trick someone

piéger quelqu’un

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to bombard

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to attack again and again with bombs, questions, or information
bombarder

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a rooster

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un coq

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A crop

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a plant grown on a farm

une culture agricole

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a livestock

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farm animals

bétail

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a listeria

In some countries the sale of cheese made from raw milk is not allowed due to the danger of listeria.

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a type of bacterium present in some bad food that should not be eaten
la listeria

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a pathogen

ood that is traded internationally is often tested for dangerous pathogens.

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a very small life form that can cause disease

un pathogen

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to standardize

Some countries that import and export food have standardized rules for food safety

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to change things so that they are the same and agree with rules
standardiser

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to implement

The company will implement the new food safety rules next year

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to make use of something

Mettre en oeuvre

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to ban

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to officially stop something

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to process

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to perform operations on food in order to increase the amount of time it can be kept before it is eaten
digérer, traiter, transformer

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to pasteurize

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o briefly heat something up to a specific temperature in order to kill pathogens
pasteuriser

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A startup cost

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frais de lancement

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a customer base

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the group of people who repeatedly buy the goods or services of a business

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Our output cannot keep up with demand

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the amount of something produced

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They achieved brand differentiation by adding things to their product

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a marketing process that focuses on showing the differences between a product and its competitors
différentiation de marque

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Thanks to economies of scale, the more units we produce, the cheaper it costs to make each one.

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savings in cost gained by an increased level of production

économie d’échelle

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being mainstream

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dominant sur le marché

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the life cycle of a product

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he period of time over which a product is developed, brought to market and eventually removed from the market
cycle de production

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introduction stage

During the introduction stage the product will only be available in Europe.

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the first stage in a product’s life cycle, in which it enters the market

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growth stage

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he part of a product’s life cycle during which there is an increase in sales and profits

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maturity stage

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the part of a product’s life cycle in which the maker tries to keep their market share while competition tries to take it away

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saturation stage

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the part of a product’s life cycle in which everyone who might want the product already has it

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Cost of entry

the more competitive the industry, higher the cost of entry.

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coûts d’entrée sur le marché

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A customs

The customs officer inspected the goods before letting them into the country.

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an official government department that deals with imported goods
douaniers

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a duty

to avoid paying duty on the goods they buy and bring with them into another country

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the tax collected on imported goods

droits de douane

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a consignment

If a consignment is damaged, a report must be made immediately by the recipient.

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a shipment

une consignation

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a letter of credit

these goods will be paid because of this letter of credit from the recipient’s bank.

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letter from a bank to promise that payment will be made in the future

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free on board (FOB)

The shipment is marked FOB, so it’s the seller’s responsibility to ensure delivery.

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a trade term requiring the seller to deliver the goods on board a vessel, becoming effective as soon as the goods have passed over the ship’s rail
(FOB)

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a bill of lading

Proof that the shipment is on its way can be seen in the bill of lading.

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a document signed by someone moving goods to confirm receipt of cargo
un connaissement

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To purchase

We are interested in purchasing from your company

A

acheter, commander

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Self completing

they self completing on me

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to wank on someone

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A scenery

I squashed my nose against the window to see the scenery

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Landscape, vicinity

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Water under the bridge (expression)

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something that has happened in the past and is no longer important (expression)

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To keep a straight face (expression)

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To keep a calme expression despite the temptation to display a strong emotion (expression)

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a road rage

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anger when driving (expression)

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a cat burglar

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a skillful thief (expression)

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saved by the bell

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saved by a last-minute intervention (expression)

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To mind your Ps and Qs

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To be polite (expression)

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To have a chinwag

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to have a chat (expression)

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A thread

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une ficelle

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a clip

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a short piece of video ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes
un clip vidéo

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The cyberspace

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a place where connections between computers in different places occur and people can share information

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To make the round

Did you see the new video that is making the rounds? Everyone I know has seen it.

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do the rounds, to pass something on from one person to another

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a scammer

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un arnaqueur

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moral decay

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décadence morale

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For donkey’s years (expressions)

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for a very, very long time (expression)

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(someone) wouldn’t say boo to a goose

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the person is very quiet and timid (expression)

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Since the year dot (expression)

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As long ago as anyone can remember (expression)

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The skeleton in the closet (expression)

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a dark secret(s) that no one wants to talk about (expression)

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To have a one-track mind (expression)

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To think almost entirely about one subject, a near obsession (expression)

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To see red (expression)

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To suddenly become very angry (expression)

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A thread about workplace safety

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a series of related messages about the same subject

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a moderator (a mod)

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a forum user with the power to control the discussions on that forum

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a poster

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a person who posts something on a forum

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to quote

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to repeat verballu or in writing what someone else has said

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to lock the thread cause everyone was insulting each other

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to end all discussion in a series of related messages

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to bump

The thread was bumped to make it more noticeable

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to post a very short message, in order to increase the number of views and posts

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to lurk

he lurks on cooking forums

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to read a forum regularly without posting anything yourself

rôder

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to troll

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an impolite term for someone who behaves badly on a web forum

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a controversial topic

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un sujet controversé

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Rivalries

The root causes of this conflit are old rivalries

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des rivalités

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a CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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massage cardiaque

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a welfare

the general welfare of all staff members.

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health and happiness (noun)

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a hazard

A fire hazard

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something dangerous

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Asbestos

Dangerous asbestos was found in the factory walls

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a material used in many products and processes that is known to cause cancer
amiante

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carcinogen

Mold is carcinogen (moisissure)

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any substance that is found to cause cancer

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silicosis

Without a mask, you risk getting silicosis

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a lung disease caused by breathing in dust

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a fire drill

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an exercice of leaving the building if there’s a fire

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assemply point

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point de rassemblement

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toxic spillage

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the accidental leakage of a dangerous substance

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drawbacks

the only drawback to my job is that it’s far from home

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inconvénients

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To be worth one’s weight in gold

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to be extremely precious, useful or valuable (expression)

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Ships that pass in the night

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when you see someone very briefly before going your separate ways (expression)

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To put your money where your mouth is

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to back up what you are saying with action (expression)

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To feel like a million dollars

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to feel good about yourself (expression)

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to beckon
beckoned
beckoned at arya

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faire signe à quelqu’un

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to buffet something or somebody

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secouer, ballotter

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ripple, rippling

rippling muscles, sheets

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onduler, ondulant

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unfurl her wings

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dérouler, déployer

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I eargerly await

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J’attends impatiemment

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she bored a strong resamblence to

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ressemble fortement à

99
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could be a trap, it most likely is

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il y a de très grandes chances que ça le soit

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Oblivious to her presence

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insensible à sa présence

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