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de son propre genre

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sui-generis

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en/de droit/fait

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de iure/de facto

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diminuer l’importance de, éclipser, mettre ds l’ombre

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overshadow

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diriger par

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steer by

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cas

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case, instance

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disposition, condition

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provision

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grosso-modo, approximativement

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roughly

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résidence

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abode

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les usages

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purposes

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subsister

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remain

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rafler la mise, recueillir, gagner

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to reap

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porter, supporter, naître

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to bear

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par ceci, cela

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therein

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affectation (militaire), emploi, signalisation (info)

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posting

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contenu dans, inclus dans

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contained in

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dans toute son ampleur

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in its full breath

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envers, vers, avec les respects de

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towards

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augmentation (salaire), marge bénéficiaire

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markup

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hauteur, sommet

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height

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bien défini, tranché net

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clear-cut

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modèle

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template

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régime politique, gouvernement

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polity

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remplir (l’attente de qqn), accomplir, répondre à

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to fulfill

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arrêter, éviter, retenir, refuser, supprimer

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to withhold

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avoir le droit

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to be entitled

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au nom de, au compte de

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behalf

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à peine, avec difficulté, sévèrement

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hardly

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avoir de la place

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to have room

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examiner (surveiller)

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to review

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contenir (fig), entourer

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to encompass

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prétendu

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alleged

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forcé, obligé

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binding

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empêcher, éviter, prévenir

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to prevent

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ouvrir, exposer, se révéler

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to unfold

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tiers (personne)

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third

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empoigner, saisir (fig, un pb)

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to tackle

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faire progresser (améliorer), augmenter

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to advance

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avoir de l’importance, être significatif

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to matter

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multiplicateur

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multiplier

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petitesse, mesquinerie

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smallness

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retard, délai

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delay

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équilibrage, ajustement, compensation

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balancing

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engagement, obligation

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commitment

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déclarer, éliminer

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to rule out

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contrainte, gêne, retenue

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constraint

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alcool

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spirit

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imminent

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looming

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mouvement rapide de la main pour saisir qqc

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grabs

to grab

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secret, trésor, cachette

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cache

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Étirer

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Stretch out

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Râpeux

Rugueux

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Rough

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Se soutenir (physiquement)

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Prop myself up

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grossiste

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wholesaler

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3 niveaux

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three-tier

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animer, éveiller

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enliven

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dent d’engrenage

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cog

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remplaçant, allègement

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relief

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serment, malédiction, gros mot

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oath

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le plus possible

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utmost

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se préserver de

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to guard against

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avoir affaire à, traiter, négocier avec

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to deal with

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avec

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along with

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qualité, bonté

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goodness

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aspirer à, viser à

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to aim at

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admiration

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reverence

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contrat

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compact

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escalde

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escalation

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compacité, densité

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compactness

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rapport, taux, proposition

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ratio

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péché, crime

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sin

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pare-choc, rasade (champagne)

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bumper

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défectueux, imparfait, abimé

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faulty

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poussette

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stoller

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faire plaisir

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to pleasure

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inquiétant

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worrying

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se soumettre, se rendre

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to knuckle under

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dissimuler

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to conceal

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trafic de drogue

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drug-running

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effort, essai, tentative, entreprise

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endeavor

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induire, provoquer, causer

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to induce

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planification

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planning

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rester sur la bonne voie

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to stay on track

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faiblesse, ralentissement

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slack

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sommet (graph)

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vertice

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noeud

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node

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effacer

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to erase

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conseil, allusion

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hint

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supposer, présumer

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to assume

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énervant, gênant, ennuyeux

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troublesome

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balayage, exploration, lecture (info)

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scanning

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service traiteur

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catering

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retrait (de troupes, d’argent), sortie

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withdrawal

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avec plaisir, volontairement

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readily

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retarder, s’attarder, alourdir

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to hamper

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frais généraux

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overheads

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engager sa parole, promettre, commettre, ê redevable

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to commit

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bonne volonté, empressement

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readiness

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faire face à, venir à bout de

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to cop with

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éventuel, futur

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prospective

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décréter (loi)

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to enact

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insister, appuyer

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to stress

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inonder, noyer

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to flood

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finir par, aboutir à

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to end-up

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peu probable

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unlikely

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conséquence, résultat

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aftermath

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révolte, émeute, manif’

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outbreak

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cuisson

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roasting, baking

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proposition

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bid

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faire scission, se séparer

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to secede

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cesser, arrêter, stopper

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to cease

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suite à, en raison de

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owing to

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utiliser qqn pour, exploiter qqn, profiter de

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to avail oneself of

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traiter de (pour un doc)

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to procese

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verso, revers, échec

inverse, renversé

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reverse

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divisé, fendu, déchiré

rupture, séparation

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(a) split

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affectation, répartition

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assignment

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hautes terres

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uplands

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inventer, concevoir

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to devise

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apogée, fleur de l’âge

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heyday

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laboureur, cultivateur

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plowman

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roi, souverain, chef

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ruler

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argile, glaise

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clay

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révocation, annulation

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repeal

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apaiser, calmer

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to sedate

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affranchissement

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relieving

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remettre (une loi, dette), libérer, abandonner

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to release

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mesure, provision, condition

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provision

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maladie pro

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occupational disease

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affirmer, déclarer, proclamer, revendiquer

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to assert

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activité secondaire

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sideline

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mettre en commun (i.e. infos)

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to pool

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soutenir, appuyer

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to back up

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klaxon, corne, cor

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horn

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par lequel, par quoi

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whereby

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décisif, crucial

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critical

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décalage

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mistmatch

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persistant

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enduring, persistent

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insuffisance

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incompetence, inefficiency

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par la suite

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afterwards

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puce

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flea

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rein

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kidney

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foie

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liver

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laiterie, crèmerie

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dairy

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incorporer, mixer

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to blend

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pic, bec, pointe, sommer

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peak

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limite, fini (maths)

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finite

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s’efforcer, essayer, tâcher

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to strive

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148
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bandage

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swath

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écraser, piétiner

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to trample

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150
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abandonner

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to surrender

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chaîne, cable

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shackle

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foi, fondement d’une foi

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creed

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condition préalable

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prerequisite

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cloture, barrière, obstacle (equitation), parti opposé (politique)

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fence

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zone sensible, endroit à la mode

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hotspot

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s’attaquer à (figuré, pb) (2)

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to address sthg, to tackle

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magnat

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magnate

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(s)’entrelacer, (se) croiser

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to intertwine

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taille, ceinture

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waist

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160
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craie

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chalk

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161
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barre (voilier-navire)

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tiller-wheel

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border (voile)

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to haul on

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relâcher (voile)

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to put into port

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de prédilection

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favourite

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face (à l’ennemi, média)

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faced with

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cure dents

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toothpick

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agité (mer)

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rough, stormy

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safran (voile)

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rudder blade

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coque (bateau)

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hull

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vitesse

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speed

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adrénaline

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adrenalin

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172
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galet

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pebble

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173
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lâcher, libérer

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to unleash

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négocier, s’occuper de, avoir pour sujet

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to treat

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puissant, vigoureux, agressif, provocant

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assertive

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position, conception, vue, résistance

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stance

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gros, épais, borné, idiot, plein

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thick

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considérer, être d’avis, croire, estimer

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to deem

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manifestation, révolte, émeute

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outbreak

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crise, attaque (maladie), crise d’épilepsie, mainmise

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seizure

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verser, pleuvoir à torrent

versement, courant important

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to pour

pour

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revanche, représailles

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retaliation

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feu de camp, feu de joie, des d’extérieur

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bonfire

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s’évaporer, sécher

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to dry out

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185
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mendiant, homme, individu (familier)

ruiner, devenir pauvre, être sur la paille

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beggar

to beggar

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à l’envers, confus

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upside down

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187
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engagement

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commitment

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faire progresser, avancer, accélérer

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to advance

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189
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amiral, vaisseau amiral

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flagship

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190
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signe distinctif

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earmark

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accord général

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comprehensive agreement

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élan, levage, puissance de levier

influencer, donner une impulsion

A

leverage

to leverage

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divulgation, révélation

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disclosure

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absolu, complet

exprimer, émettre

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utter

to utter

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dissidence, différence d’opinion

différer d’opinion

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dissent

to dissent

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accord, bonne volonté

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willingness

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197
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histoire, chronicle, narration

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chronicle

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198
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carnet de voyage

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travelogue

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199
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incorporation, personnification, incarnation

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embodiment

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200
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souterrain, clandestin, secret

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underground

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destin, sort, mort, destruction

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fate

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202
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à l’air libre

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out in the open

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203
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nouveaux mariés

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newlywed

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fiancé

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bridegroom

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205
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nappe

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table cloth

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206
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fouet, cravache

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whip

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207
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osier, vannerie

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whicker

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208
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complexité, embarras

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intricacy

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209
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ton majeur, ton harmonieux, insinuation

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overtone

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210
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presque, quasi

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nearly

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d’intérêt, intéressant, à noter

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of interest

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dérailler

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to derail

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vide, vaccum, espace vide

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vacuum

214
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compter sur

A

to rely upon

215
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dépossession, déshabillage

A

divestment

216
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faire du chantage

A

to blackmail sby

217
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seuil

A

threshold

218
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sous-puissance

A

sub-power

219
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fissure, désaccord

A

rift

220
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mandat d’arrêt, garantie

A

warrant

221
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trop, excessivement

A

overly

222
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logique, consequence

A

consistent

223
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se faner, se décolorer, s’éteindre

A

to fade

224
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sévir

A

to crack down

225
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fatiguer, tendre, forcer

tension, entorse, ton (discours)

A

to strain

strain

226
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enjamber, être à cheval

A

to straddle

227
Q

interprétation, version, traduction

A

rendition

228
Q

manque de mémoire

A

forgetfulness

229
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tisser/tissage (aussi figuré)

A

to weave/weaving

230
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houle, le plein (d’énergie)

A

swell

231
Q

présage de malheur, pressentiment

A

foreboding

232
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impatient

A

eager

233
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feuille de paie, masse salariale

A

payroll

234
Q

pendule, horloge

A

pendulum

235
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donner, transformer en, présenter

A

to render

236
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ternir, assombrir/monotone, lent, stupide

A

to dull/dull

237
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énormément

A

tremendously

238
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à la pointe

A

cutting edge

239
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glisser, lisser/lisse, fertile, rusé, malin

A

to sleek/sleek

240
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inactif, paresseux, flemmard, mou

A

sluggish

241
Q

accabler, être un fardeau pour/fardeau, poids

A

to burden/burden

242
Q

ralentir, réduire la vitesse

A

to slow down

243
Q

position, place, situation

A

standing

244
Q

défaut

A

flaw

245
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malheur, chagrin, tristesse

A

wee

246
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écluse, vanne, courant d’eau

A

sluice

247
Q

transmettre, communiquer

A

to impart

248
Q

disette

A

dearth

249
Q

être un as, faire partie de l’élite

A

to ace

250
Q

tableur

A

spreadsheet

251
Q

aperçu, intelligence, perspicacité, discernement

A

insight

252
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épais, gras, serré, idiot

A

thick

253
Q

clin d’oeil

A

wink

254
Q

pari, enjeu

A

bet

255
Q

prospérer, réussir

A

to thrive

256
Q

adapter, harmoniser, coordonner

A

to attune

257
Q

pousser, bousculer, faire avancer

A

to shove

258
Q

question, doute, réserve

A

query

259
Q

succès, tube, impact (coup)

A

hit

260
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avoir l’intention

A

to purpot

261
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attacher

A

to tack up

262
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pin

A

pine

263
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noueux

A

knotty

264
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sous-sol

A

basement

265
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contreplaqué

A

plywood

266
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sauver, secourir

A

to help out

267
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exprimer, prononcer

A

to utter

268
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déception, rechute, échec, revers

A

setback

269
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inonder de questions

A

to barrage

270
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écrasante

A

overwhelming

271
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vomir, céder

A

to throw up

272
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lâcher, libérer

A

to unleash

273
Q

significatif

A

meaningful

274
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uniformité, cohérence

A

consistency

275
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harmonie, consonance

A

consonance

276
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bonne nouvelle, côté positif d’une situation

A

upside

277
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conséquence, résultat

A

aftermath

278
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balayer, emporter, laver

A

to sweep

279
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vivre selon (ses principes)

A

to live up to

280
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tendre la main

A

to reach out

281
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sauter, bondir, jaillir

A

to leap

282
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égaliser, procéder à une comparaison

A

to equate

283
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efforts

A

endeavors

284
Q

à exploiter

A

to be tapped

285
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percée (militaire, techno), bond en avant

A

breakthrough

286
Q

impromptu, qui convient à un usage spécifique

A

ad hoc

287
Q

couloir

A

hallway

288
Q

appareil auditif

A

hearing aid

289
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filtrer, masquer, cacher

A

to screen

290
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(s’) ajuster, convenir, installer

A

to fit

291
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éloigné, isolé

A

remote

292
Q

ouvrir, déverrouiller

A

to unlock

293
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en attendant

A

meanwhile

294
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les grands, “les grandes personnes”

A

grown-ups

295
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bizarre, de fantaisie, imaginaire

A

fanciful

296
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s’évader, s’isoler, se détacher, abandonner

A

to break away

297
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tumeur maligne

A

carcinoma

298
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épreuve, examen, danger

A

ordeal

299
Q

conclure, envelopper

A

to wrap up

300
Q

hors programme

A

extracurricular

301
Q

tendance répandue

A

mainstream

302
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pique, pelle

A

spade

303
Q

atelier

A

workshop

304
Q

flou, brouillé

A

frizzy

305
Q

sortir rapidement (ex : objet)

A

to whip out

306
Q

aller en direction de

A

to head of

307
Q

se baser sur, s’aider de

A

to fall back on

308
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finir par, terminer, aboutir à

A

to end up +ing

309
Q

étincelle, lueur, éclat

A

spark

310
Q

intraitable, insoluble

A

intractable

311
Q

de front, face à face

A

head-on

312
Q

promenade publique

A

mall

313
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cru, saignant, rude, douloureux

A

raw

314
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utiliser, contrôler

A

to harness

315
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les éléments de base

A

grassroots

316
Q

les prémices

A

firstfruits

317
Q

libéré

A

freed

318
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quête, recherche, poursuite

A

quest

319
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se confier à, se fier à

A

to confide in

320
Q

sans nuage

A

unclouded

321
Q

calculer

A

to compute

322
Q

en nature

A

in hird

323
Q

couvrir, envelopper

linceul

A

to shroud

324
Q

entrailles, muscle, partie interne

A

gut

325
Q

bavard, beau parleur, hypocrite

A

glib

326
Q

aisance, confort, loisir, oisiveté

A

ease

327
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entrainer, occasionner

A

to entail

328
Q

paroissial, à l’esprit étroit

A

parochial

329
Q

étaler, rembourrer (fig aussi)

A

to upholster

330
Q

équiper, armer

A

to fit out

331
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se débrouiller, s’en tirer tant bien que mal

A

to muddle through

332
Q

robuste

A

sturdy

333
Q

encombrer

A

to clutter up

334
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vieillot, désuet

A

antiquated

335
Q

profaner, salir, polluer

A

to befoul

336
Q

aptitude

A

aptness

337
Q

lecture

A

readout

338
Q

attribuer à, imputer à

A

to ascribe to

339
Q

inséré, incorporé

A

built-in

340
Q

machin, truc (argot)

A

contraption

341
Q

morceau, bloc

A

lump

342
Q

futilités

A

trivia

343
Q

yeux écarquillés

A

google

344
Q

fracasser, renverser, détruire

A

to shatter

345
Q

coup, blessure, respiration (aussi verbe)

A

blow

346
Q

escarpé, raide

A

steep

347
Q

faisceau, rayon de lumière, poutrelle

A

beam

348
Q

équilibrer, porter

calme, sang froid

A

to poise

349
Q

chaine, fers (de prisonnier) (aussi verbe)

A

fetter

350
Q

vagabond (nom), errant

A

vagrant

351
Q

effrayer

A

to cow

352
Q

sortie, issue, anus

A

vent

353
Q

lueur, étincelle, briller

A

(to) beam

354
Q

céder, rapporter, produire, rendre, P°

A

(to) yield

355
Q

surpasser (ds ses ac°), exceller

A

to outdo

356
Q

agréable, superficiel, indifférent

A

bland

357
Q

franchise, droiture

A

directness

358
Q

enquête

A

inquiry, enquiry

359
Q

découvrir, dévoiler, révéler

A

to uncover

360
Q

étape importante, borne routière

A

milestone

361
Q

voie, piste, sillon

A

track

362
Q

somme à recevoir

A

receivables

363
Q

lot, collection, paquet

A

batch

364
Q

fil (de discussion), brin, amorçage

A

thread

365
Q

métrique, étude de la mesure math, théorie du vers

A

metrics

366
Q

encastré

A

embed

367
Q

regeler, recongeler

A

to refreeze

368
Q

domaine, propriété, patrimoine

A

estate

369
Q

ramper, se faufiler + vermine

A

to creep

370
Q

impétueux, violent

A

heady

371
Q

prendre de la vitesse, causer une hausse

A

to run-up

372
Q

document, exposition + exposer

A

(to) exhibit

373
Q

diminution, décroître

A

(to) wane

374
Q

grand pas, enjamber, franchir

A

(to) stride

375
Q

bobine, enrouler (fig), tournoyer

A

(to) reel

376
Q

tremper

A

to slosh

377
Q

alimenter

A

to fuel

378
Q

s’éloigner, reculer

A

to recede

379
Q

désendettement

A

deleveraging

380
Q

sous, dessous, au-dessous

A

underneath

381
Q

titre

A

headline

382
Q

en cours de règlement, en suspens + excellent

A

outstanding

383
Q

action d’émettre

A

issuance

384
Q

escalader, monter

A

to mount

385
Q

enfler, gonfler

A

to swell

386
Q

grondement, premier signe de non-satisfaction

A

rumbling

387
Q

une lutte rampante

A

pitched battle

388
Q

véritable, escarpé

A

sheer

389
Q

approfondir, creuser

A

to deepen

390
Q

fond d’investissement

A

hedge fund

391
Q

flexible, dépréciant

A

lax

392
Q

tomber, chuter

A

to plunge

393
Q

travailler très dur + grand effort

A

(to) slog

394
Q

confiscation, saisie

A

foreclosure

395
Q

arriérés de paiement

A

arrears

396
Q

flotter, balayer, emporter + dérive

A

(to) drift

397
Q

en pente, vers le bas

A

downwards

398
Q

surmonter (crise), tenir le coup

A

to weather

399
Q

dépression (éco)

A

downturn

400
Q

tampon (de choc), butoir + amortir, protéger

A

(to) buffer

401
Q

faible, terne

A

dim

402
Q

vent arrière

A

tailwind

403
Q

aiguiser

A

to hone

404
Q

garantir (finance), soutenir, financer

A

to underwrite

405
Q

acide, acidité, aigreur, acidifier

A

(to) sour

406
Q

réévaluation (risk)

A

reappraisal

407
Q

remise, transfert de fonds

A

remittance

408
Q

augmenter, élever

A

to ramp up

409
Q

rien, nul, zéro

A

nil

410
Q

retrait, entrave

A

pullback

411
Q

abondance + inonder

A

(to) glut

412
Q

s’affaisser, décliner, s’apaiser

A

to subside

413
Q

secousse, tremblement

A

tremor

414
Q

entailler, couper + entaille, coupure

A

(to) notch

415
Q

dette, amende, exigible, dû, payable

A

due

416
Q

tremblant, chancelant

A

shaky

417
Q

assaisonement

A

seasoning

418
Q

soluble

A

instant

419
Q

usine, manufacture

A

mill

420
Q

bambin, enfant qui commence à marcher

A

toodler

421
Q

caprice

A

vagary

422
Q

revers, échec, recul, déception

A

setback

423
Q

insister, appuyer

A

to stress

424
Q

malheur, chagrin, catastrophe

A

woe

425
Q

inactif, lent, mou

A

sluggish

426
Q

risquer, oser

A

to venture

427
Q

affreux

A

unholy

428
Q

examiner, enquête, interrogatoire

A

(to) prob

429
Q

encourir

A

to incur

430
Q

stimuler

A

to spur

431
Q

indifférence

A

disregard

432
Q

décès, mort

A

demise

433
Q

déterrer, dénicher, découvrir

A

to unearth

434
Q

dissimuler / dissimulation

A

to conceal / coverup

435
Q

punir, punition

A

(to) discipline

436
Q

dévoiler, révéler

A

to disclose

437
Q

fuite, écoulement, divulgation

A

leak

438
Q

injurieux, blessant, sévère, cinglant

A

scathing

439
Q

paiement d’une dette

A

settlement

440
Q

sauter aux yeux, évident

A

(to) stare in the face of

441
Q

recherché, demandé

A

sought after

442
Q

fardeau, charge

A

burden

443
Q

se porter caution pour qqn, parachuter d’un avion

A

to bail out

444
Q

débauché, dépravé (nom et adj)

A

profligate

445
Q

débordement, monnaie

A

spillover

446
Q

de grande taille

A

outsized

447
Q

situation explosive, critique

A

flash point

448
Q

fusion

A

meltdown

449
Q

crédit, affaire, commerce, business

A

swap

450
Q

angle mort

A

blind spot

451
Q

par assiduité

A

deftly

452
Q

personne titulaire + en position, en poste

A

incumbent

453
Q

trous et fissures

A

nooks and crannies

454
Q

surpasser

A

to outperform

455
Q

tableau de bord

A

dashboard

456
Q

collecter, accumuler

A

to garner

457
Q

réorganiser, rééquiper, moderniser

A

to retool

458
Q

justesse, alacrité

A

alacrity

459
Q

entendement

A

uptake

460
Q

sérendipiteux, trouvé par hasard

A

serendipitous

461
Q

superficiel, fait à la va-vite

A

perfunctory

462
Q

voûter

A

to hunch

463
Q

bosse, crainte, sensation

A

hunch

464
Q

habilité

A

empowered

465
Q

sens des affaires, perspicacité

A

acumen

466
Q

consolider, renforcer

A

to man

467
Q

masse, majorité, plupart

A

bulk

468
Q

filtrer, cribler, vérifier

A

to sift

469
Q

levier, perche

A

lever

470
Q

entraîner, occasionner + leg, héritage

A

(to) entail

471
Q

mettre le doigt sur

A

to pinpoint

472
Q

primordial

A

overriding

473
Q

grossier, impoli, primitif, rude

A

rude

474
Q

questions pièges

A

loaded questions

475
Q

gagner

A

to trump

476
Q

brut, cru, grossier

A

crude

477
Q

erreur, illusion, fausse supposition

A

fallacy

478
Q

pente glissante

A

slippery slope

479
Q

diversion + hareng saur

A

red herring

480
Q

prières, objection, appel + demander, contester

A

(to) appeal

481
Q

détourner le regard

A

to look away

482
Q

prendre sens

A

take meaning

483
Q

surmonter, venir à bout de (pb) + escalader

A

to get over

484
Q

couvercle, paupière, couverture

A

lid

485
Q

glisser, couler, tomber en cascade

A

to cascade

486
Q

engourdissement, perte de sensation

A

numbness

487
Q

argument convaincant

A

compelling case

488
Q

garçon, gars, mec, type

A

lad

489
Q

brumeux

A

foggy

490
Q

minauder / sourire affecté

A

(to) smirk

491
Q

méfiance

A

leeriness

492
Q

allons-y ! / apparaitre

A

(to) come along

493
Q

pauvre de moi…

A

woe is me

494
Q

terne

A

drab

495
Q

habillé

A

dressy

496
Q

fil, brin, bout

A

thread

497
Q

regard fixe

A

(to) gaze

498
Q

barbe à papa

A

candy floss

499
Q

tordu / recourber

A

(to) crook

500
Q

apprivoisable

A

tamable

501
Q

luxueux, opulent

A

posh

502
Q

apparence confuse / tache / brouillard

A

blur

503
Q

sous, dessous

A

underneath

504
Q

renier

A

(to) repudiate, disown

505
Q

musicien ambulant

A

busker

506
Q

soutenir

A

(to) underpin

507
Q

soulager

A

(to) relieve

508
Q

à la suite de / après

A

in the wake of

509
Q

caissier

A

teller

510
Q

baisser des prix / chute

A

(to) slump

511
Q

copain / se lier d’amitié

A

(to) chum

512
Q

chichi / faire des histoires / bruit exagéré

A

(to) fuss

513
Q

épingler, épingle

A

(to) pin

514
Q

top secret

A

hush-hush

515
Q

silence / se taire

A

(to) hush

516
Q

hirondelle

A

swallow

517
Q

baignoire

A

bathtub

518
Q

d’une certaine manière

A

somehow

519
Q

en quelque sorte

A

sort of, someway

520
Q

secouer (figurer)

A

to rock

521
Q

payer, rembourser

A

to shell out

522
Q

bouger, reculer, remuer

A

to budge

523
Q

espionner, faire l’article

A

to tout

524
Q

éclairer qqc (fig)

A

to shed light on

525
Q

gagne pain, revenu

A

bread-and-butter

526
Q

hors la loi, proscrire

A

(to) outlaw

527
Q

rabaisser, se moquer de, déprécier

A

to belittle

528
Q

revanche, représailles

A

retaliation

529
Q

diminuer

A

to lessen

530
Q

amortir, déprimer

A

to dampen

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