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Early David Lessons Flashcards

1
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une lapalissade

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a truism

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resumer

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to summarise

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à l’égard

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concerning

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le sort

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fate

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une action

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a share

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la fronde

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opposition, resistance

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un concitoyen

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a compatriot

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chuter

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to fall, collapse

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craindre

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to fear

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un sondage

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opinion poll

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s’esquiser

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to appear

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se plaindre

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to complain

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néanmois

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nevertheless

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un défi

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challenge

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defier

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to challenge

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l’écart

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the gap, difference

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une gousse

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a clove

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ail

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garlic

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geler

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to freeze

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le tonus

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boost, energy

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cependant

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nevertheless, however

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or (beginning sentence)

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and yet

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en outre

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moreover, furthermore

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pourtant

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yet, however

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toutefois

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however

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d’un coté… et d’un autre

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on the one hand…. on the other…

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pour ma part

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in my opinion

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il me semble que

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it seems to me that

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efficace

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effective

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prime

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bonus

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l’espirit

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the mind

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un banquier

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a banker

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les impôts

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taxes

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une étape

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a stage

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une poignée

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a handful

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un cas

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a case

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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la colère

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anger

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la denrée

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foodstuff, produce

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le poids

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weight, influence

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la colère

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angry

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la main d’oeuvre

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the workforce, labour

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à la fois… and…

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at the same time… and…

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le plancher

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the floor, ground

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assister

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to help, assist

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assister à

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to attend

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rendre visite à

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to pay a visit to

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un endroit

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a place

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s’occuper de

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to be in charge of

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le PDG

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the CEO

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51
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un comptable

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an accountant

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être en avance

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to be early

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53
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le tariff

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the price, rate

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54
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le courtage

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trading

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une affaire

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a case (legal)

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congé

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leave

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57
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arroser

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to water

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le blé

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wheat

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sauf

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except

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60
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réussir à

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to succeed in

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61
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suivant

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following

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62
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le lendemain

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the next day

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63
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la veille

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the day before

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hebdomodaire

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weekly

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65
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y compris

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including

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66
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la chute

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the fall

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67
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s’estomper

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to go down

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rettraper

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to catch up

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demuerer

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to remain, stay

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baisser

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to go down

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être plat

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to be flat/level

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s’envoler

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to soar

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une échelle

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a scale, ladder

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lourd

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heavy, grave, serious

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un rang

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a rank, row

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76
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au meme titre que

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as well as, alongside

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un homologue

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a counterpart

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un rabais

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a rebate

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un enjeu

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a stake

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‘de la fourche à la fourchette’

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‘from farm to fork’

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la cupidité

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greed

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pousser à

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to force s.o. to do s.th.

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indemnité

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social benefit

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épuisé

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shattered, knackered

85
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bruyant

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loud

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cours

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prices

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une semence

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a seed

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une onde de choc

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a shockwave

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secouer

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to shake

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engrais

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fertiliser

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franchement

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honestly

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une perte

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a loss

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fructueux

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successful

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maïs

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maize

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aléa

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hazard

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les récoltes

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crops

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un grenier

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a granary

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mis en cause

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challenged

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une abeille

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a bee

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le chiffre d’affaires

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the turnover, revenue

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soucieux

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anxious

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un coin

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a corner

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démissioner

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to resign

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licencier

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to sack

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l’espoir

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hope

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se passer

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to happen, occur

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énervé

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upset, annoyed

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le fontionnariat

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the civil service

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le sens

A

the meaning

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charger q’un de faire q’ch

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to ask so to do sth

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un fournisseur

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a supplier

112
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mettre au courant q’un

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to update so

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debordé

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very busy

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l’ordre du jour

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agenda

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remettre à

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to hand over

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tendu

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tense, stressful

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une lacune

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a problem, weakness, fault

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nettement

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clearly

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un portefeuille

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a wallet

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un tapis

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a carpet

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un hôte

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a guest

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l’acier

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steel

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se demener

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to struggle, scramble

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ainsi que

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as well as

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un cerise

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a cherry

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une queue

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a tail

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un paysan

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a peasant, farmer

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une exploitation

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a farm

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répandue

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widespread

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la récolte

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the harvest

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une orage

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a storm

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enrayer

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to block, stop

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la colère

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anger

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remettre

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to reinstall

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un attentat

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an attack

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les armes lourdes

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heavy weapons

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une société anonyme

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a state-owned enterprise

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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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une PME

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an SME

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emprunter à qn

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to borrow

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un rang

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a row

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prêter

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to lend

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rembourser

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to pay back

144
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une obligation

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a bond

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le conseil d’administration

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board of governors

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an investiseur

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an investor

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forme juridique

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legal status

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une dette

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a debt

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empêcher

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to prevent

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cinglant

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harsh, tough

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mèner

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to lead

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fournir

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to supply, provide

153
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en revanche

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on the other hand

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un défi

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a challenge

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défier

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to challenge

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arroser

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to spread, water

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écouler

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to sell, get rid of

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une exigence

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a demand

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des voeux pieux

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wishful thinking

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l’élevage

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animal husbandry

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une ristourne

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a discount, rebate

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le seuil

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threshold

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un ouvrier

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a labourer

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une virage

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a turn, shift

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l’angoisse

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anxiety

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l’espoir

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hope

167
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se heurter à

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to be confronted by

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prendre du retard

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to be delayed

169
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être on deplacement

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to be on a business trip

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avoir la gueule de bois

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to be hungover

171
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traiter de

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to deal with

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mettre en relief

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to emphasise

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s’articuler autour

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to deal with the theme of

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surtout

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especially

175
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ajouter

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to add

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de même que

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like, in the same way as

177
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se réjouir de

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to be happy about

178
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un enjeu

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a stake

179
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emporter

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to gain, win

180
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verser

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to pay

181
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versement

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paynment

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les surgelés

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frozen food

183
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cuire

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to fry

184
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prendre soin de

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to look after

185
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rediger

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to write, draft

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la gestion

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management

187
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moyens

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means; average

188
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ébranler

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to shake, damage

189
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élire

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to elect

190
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une banlieue

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a suburb

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deçevoir

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to disappoint

192
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palier

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to make up for

193
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rattraper

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to catch up

194
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du fait de

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because of

195
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une crainte

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a fear

196
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avoir en fête

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to have in mind

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tricher

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to cheat, trick

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ne… aucun…

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none

199
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ne… nul part…

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nowhere

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briser

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to break

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