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1
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Omniprésent

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Ubiquitous

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Rappeler (tel)

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Call You back

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Dans quelques jours

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In a few days

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Il n’a pas réussi à se faire embauché

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He hasn’t managed To be hired

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Comme c’est ennuyeux

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How annoying!

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Un trader peut gagner jusqu’à trois fois plus que son patron

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A trader Can earn up To three Times as much as his boss

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Cela fait longtemps que tu nous attends?

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Have You Been waiting for us for a Long Time?

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Depuis un quart d’heure environ

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For about a quarter of an hour

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Il faut écrire ses discours par d’autres

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He Gets all his speeches written by others

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Il n’a pas beaucoup de temps libre

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He hasn’t got much Free Time

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Cet architecte dont la réputation n’est plus à faire

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This architect whose reputation is established

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Il aurait encore obtenu un prix (apparemment)

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He is Said To Have won a prize again

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Malgré ses efforts

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Despite his efforts

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Plante grimpante (façade)

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Creeper

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Une douzaine

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A dozen

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Délabré

Abandonné (Immeuble)

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Derelict (Garden Centre)

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Magasin de jardinage (US)

Jardinerie (UK)

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A garden centre

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Meubles, Mobilier

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Furniture

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The den

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Repaire

(US) Salon (family) ou Bureau

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Bonheur, béatitude, joie

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Bliss

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À la suite de

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Following

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Un député, députée

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A MP

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Une infraction civile

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A civil offence

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Maçon

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A Bricklayer

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S’attendre à

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To expect To

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Une horreur, une verrue (immeuble)

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An eyesore

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La disparition des ressources naturelles

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The depletion of natural resources

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Au dernier moment

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At The Last minute

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Si bien que tous avaient dû l’attendre

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So That everybody had To waiting for him

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Cela doit faire presque 20 ans qu’il n’est pas retourné dans son pays

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It’s Been almost twenty years since he returned To his country

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Des qu’il aura obtenu son titre de séjour

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As soon as he has obtained his Green card (ilm’a dit que)

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A-t-il vendu autant de disques que

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Has he sold as Many records as

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Prétendre

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Claim, Affirm

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Un emploi bien rémunéré

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A well-paying Job

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L’Occident

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The West

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Si les américains possédaient moins d’armes

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If Americans had fewer guns

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Si…les fusillades seraient moins dangereuses

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There would be fewer shootings

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38
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Les médias

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The media

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39
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Sa politique

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His politics

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40
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Le soft Power Us

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The American soft power (majuscule!)

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41
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Les gens veulent

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People Want (pas de -s)

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His house is Within The budget

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Sa maison est dans son budget

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43
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Thanks To

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En raison de

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44
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Improved technologies

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Les technologies améliorées

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45
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A boom

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Une explosion

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46
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Many of these technologies

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Nombre de ces technologies

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47
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When housing arises From Its torpor

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Quand le logement sortira de sa torpeur

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48
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Which applies To buildings

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Qui s’applique dans des immeubles

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49
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J’ai vu … il y a 10 ans

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10 years ago, i saw

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50
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Vous non plus, vous savez

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Neither Should You, You Know

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51
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Si j’avais su que si peux de gens viendraient

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If i had Known That so few people would Come

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52
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Qui n’est ni trop grande, ni trop petite

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Which is neither too Big, nor too little

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53
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Pourquoi veut-il que nous travaillions

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Why does he Want us To Work

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54
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Leur a-t-on demandé de rejouer le match?

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Were they asked To play The Game again?

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55
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On se soucie du réchauffement climatique

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We care about global warming

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56
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Bas coût

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Low cost

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57
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Compulsory

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Obligatoire

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58
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Minable, miteux

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Dingy

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59
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Jeter cendres de cigarette par terre

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To throw cigarette Buds on The ground

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60
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Un accord

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An agreement

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61
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Cela laisse à désirer

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Leave something/Much To be desired

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62
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Des informations

A

Information (sg)

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63
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Les Fake news sont

A

«Fake news» is (sg)

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64
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En 2016 la Russie a été accusé

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In 2016 Russia was accused

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65
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Partie prenante/acteur/partenaire

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Stakeholder

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66
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Se libérer du joug de

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Throwing off The yoke of Wall Street

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67
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Or

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Well, now

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68
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A PR Statement

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Un communiqué de relation publique

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69
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En jeu

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At stake

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70
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Une grande entreprise

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A corporation

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71
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Se lasser de

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To have enough with

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72
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Entrer dans (magasin par ex)

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To pop into

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73
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Présentoirs

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Clothes racks

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74
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Pendus

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Hung

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75
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Des dizaines de robes, chemisiers et pantalons

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Dozens of dresses, blouses and trousers

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76
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Les prix (vêtements)

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Pricetags

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Et pour cause

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And for Good reason

78
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Ici rien n’est à vendre

A

Nothing is for sell here

79
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Moyennant un abo de 1

A

For a monthly fee of

80
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4 vêtements

A

4 items of clothing

81
Q

Quand elles les a assez vus

A

When she has grown tired of them

82
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Déposer au magasin

A

To drop off at The shop

83
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Pleins de fringues

A

Loads of clothes

84
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Ils s’entassaient (fringues)

A

They would be pilling up

85
Q

Avec ce système

A

This Way

86
Q

Emprunter

A

To borrow

87
Q

Renouveler ma garde-robe

A

To renew My wardrobe

88
Q

Je suis addict

A

I’m hooked

89
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Premièrement

A

On The One hand

On The other Hand

90
Q

En Novembre 2020

A

In November 2020

91
Q

Arpenter le hall

A

To parce The hall

92
Q

A fishwife shriek

A

Le hurlement d’une poissonnière

93
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La Poitrine

A

A chest

94
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Un verre (de)

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A Tumbler of

95
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Nails

A

Ongles

96
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Housing

A

Logement

97
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Sentir l’odeur de

A

To Get a Whiff of

98
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Toxique

Nocif

A

Noxious

99
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Mis sous pression

A

Stretched

100
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Trébucher

A

To stumble

101
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Une borne

A

A milestone

102
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Indécis

A

Undecided

103
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Une insolation

A

A heatstroke

A sunstroke

104
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Fin (Fort)

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Sharp

105
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Détourner la tête

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To turn away

106
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Dégoûté de

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Sick of

107
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Hasarder (oser)

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To venture

108
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Reconduire qqun

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To take someone Back

109
Q

Siffloter

A

To whistle

110
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A contrecœur

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Reluctantly

Unwillingly

111
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S’accouder à

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To lean Your elbows on

112
Q

Une rambarde

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A Barrier

113
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Relever la tête (énergie)

A

To pick yourself Back up

114
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Le quai

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A wharf (eau)

Platform (voie ferrée)

115
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Y remédier

A

To do something about it

116
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Moqueries

A

Jeers

117
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Éradiquer

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To root Out

118
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Un judas

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A peephole

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De cauchemar

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Nightmarish

120
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Subir

A

Undergo

121
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Rétablir la vérité

A

Restore The truth

122
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Cupide, rapace

Soucieux de sa petite personne

A

Grasping

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Allée, couloir

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Aisle

124
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Rectifier les apparences

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To correct appearances

125
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Incessant

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Continuous

126
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Je ne me sentais pas de

A

I didn’t feel like V+ing

127
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La tranquillité

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Peace and quiet

128
Q

Le visage parfait et chéri de Nadia

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Nadia’s beloved perfect face

129
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Être bouffi d’orgueil (perfide)

A

To be puffed up With snakey pride

130
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Au bord des larmes
Ou
Naïf(sentimental)

A

Dewy-eyed

131
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S’éclaircir la voix

A

To clear Your throat

132
Q

De temps à autre, quelque fois

A

Now and again

133
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Yards

A

Mètres

134
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In her eyes

A

Dans les yeux

135
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Les éclaboussures et les taches

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Slops and stains

136
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I stuck (UK)

A

Je tins le coup

137
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Take over (au bureau)

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Remplacer

138
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She went To lunch

A

Elle allait déjeuner

139
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The blunt edges of My accent

A

La brusquerie naturel de mon accent

140
Q

The mannerisms

A

Les tiques de langage

141
Q

Une impasse/un cul-de-sac

A

A dead end

142
Q

Négligé

A

Sloppy

143
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Filles si bien éduquées

A

Such well brought up Young ladies

144
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S’intéresser vivement à

A

To take a keen interest in

145
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La composition des repas

A

Meal menus

146
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Il se mettait en quatre

A

He did everything he could To please them

147
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Les idées du mien (monde)

A

The ideas of My Own

148
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Un nouveau jeune

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A New youth

149
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Soudain

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Giddy

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Qui a du cran/ Sans concession

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Gritty

151
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Se diriger avec empressement

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To bustle towards

152
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On a foundation Grant

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Financé par la fondation

153
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La rangée du fond

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Far aisle

154
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A mass confusion of obvious rubes

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Une cohue informe de ploucs manifestes

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Cupide ou Autocentré

A

Grasping

156
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Habilement

A

Deftly

157
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Démoralisé

A

Dejected

158
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Subir

A

Undergo

159
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Un studio (vivre)

A

A one-room flat

160
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Frapper à la porte

A

To knock on The foot

161
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Le commerce

A

The High street

162
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Accablant

A

Overwhelming

163
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Le magasin phare

A

The flagship store

164
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A parcel

A

Un colis, un paquet

165
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The upshot

A

Le résultat, la conséquence

166
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Déchets

A

Garbage, rubbish

167
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Renverse un gouvernement

A

To topple a government

168
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Compromettre

A

To put in jeopardy

169
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Transmettre, léguer

A

To bequeath

170
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Les mots me manquent

A

Words fail me

171
Q

Un presbytère

A

A rectory

172
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A developer

A

Un promoteur

173
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To make a killing on

A

Réussir

174
Q

Un lotissement

A

A development

175
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Il mangeait salement

A

His table manners Were awful

176
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Elle monta dans sa chambre

A

She ran up To her room

177
Q

En déclin

A

On The wane

178
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On pense souvent

A

One often thinks

179
Q

À l’université de Moscou

A

At Moscow University

180
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Payer ses études

A

To pay for his college education

181
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Requis

A

Required

182
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S’affaler

A

To sink down in

183
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Trahir/Révéler

A

To give away

184
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Châtain

A

Auburn

185
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Good-Looking

A

Beau

186
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Corpulent

A

Plump

187
Q

Éclaircir les cheveux

A

To thicken The hair

188
Q

Déguster

A

To taste

189
Q

Son père, un biologiste

A

Her father, a biologist

190
Q

Attachant

A

Lovable