Early David Lessons Flashcards

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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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4
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le sort

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fate

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5
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une action

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a share

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6
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la fronde

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opposition, resistance

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7
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un concitoyen

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a compatriot

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8
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chuter

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to fall, collapse

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9
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craindre

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to fear

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10
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un sondage

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opinion poll

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11
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s’esquiser

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to appear

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12
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se plaindre

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to complain

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13
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néanmois

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nevertheless

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14
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un défi

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challenge

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15
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defier

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to challenge

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16
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l’écart

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the gap, difference

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17
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une gousse

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a clove

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18
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ail

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garlic

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19
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geler

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to freeze

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20
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le tonus

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boost, energy

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21
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cependant

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nevertheless, however

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22
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or (beginning sentence)

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and yet

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23
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en outre

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moreover, furthermore

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24
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pourtant

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yet, however

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toutefois
however
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d'un coté... et d'un autre
on the one hand.... on the other...
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pour ma part
in my opinion
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il me semble que
it seems to me that
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efficace
effective
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prime
bonus
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l'espirit
the mind
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un banquier
a banker
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les impôts
taxes
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une étape
a stage
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une poignée
a handful
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un cas
a case
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une subvention
a subsidy
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la colère
anger
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la denrée
foodstuff, produce
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le poids
weight, influence
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la colère
angry
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la main d'oeuvre
the workforce, labour
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à la fois... and...
at the same time... and...
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le plancher
the floor, ground
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assister
to help, assist
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assister à
to attend
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rendre visite à
to pay a visit to
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un endroit
a place
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s'occuper de
to be in charge of
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le PDG
the CEO
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un comptable
an accountant
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être en avance
to be early
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le tariff
the price, rate
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le courtage
trading
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une affaire
a case (legal)
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congé
leave
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arroser
to water
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le blé
wheat
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sauf
except
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réussir à
to succeed in
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suivant
following
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le lendemain
the next day
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la veille
the day before
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hebdomodaire
weekly
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y compris
including
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la chute
the fall
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s'estomper
to go down
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rettraper
to catch up
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demuerer
to remain, stay
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baisser
to go down
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être plat
to be flat/level
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s'envoler
to soar
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une échelle
a scale, ladder
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lourd
heavy, grave, serious
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un rang
a rank, row
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au meme titre que
as well as, alongside
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un homologue
a counterpart
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un rabais
a rebate
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un enjeu
a stake
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'de la fourche à la fourchette'
'from farm to fork'
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la cupidité
greed
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pousser à
to force s.o. to do s.th.
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indemnité
social benefit
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épuisé
shattered, knackered
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bruyant
loud
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cours
prices
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une semence
a seed
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une onde de choc
a shockwave
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secouer
to shake
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engrais
fertiliser
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franchement
honestly
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une perte
a loss
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fructueux
successful
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maïs
maize
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aléa
hazard
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les récoltes
crops
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un grenier
a granary
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mis en cause
challenged
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une abeille
a bee
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le chiffre d'affaires
the turnover, revenue
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soucieux
anxious
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un coin
a corner
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démissioner
to resign
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licencier
to sack
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l'espoir
hope
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se passer
to happen, occur
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énervé
upset, annoyed
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le fontionnariat
the civil service
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le sens
the meaning
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charger q'un de faire q'ch
to ask so to do sth
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un fournisseur
a supplier
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mettre au courant q'un
to update so
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debordé
very busy
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l'ordre du jour
agenda
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remettre à
to hand over
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tendu
tense, stressful
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une lacune
a problem, weakness, fault
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nettement
clearly
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un portefeuille
a wallet
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un tapis
a carpet
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un hôte
a guest
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l'acier
steel
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se demener
to struggle, scramble
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ainsi que
as well as
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un cerise
a cherry
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une queue
a tail
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un paysan
a peasant, farmer
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une exploitation
a farm
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répandue
widespread
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la récolte
the harvest
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une orage
a storm
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enrayer
to block, stop
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la colère
anger
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remettre
to reinstall
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un attentat
an attack
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les armes lourdes
heavy weapons
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une société anonyme
a state-owned enterprise
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faire faillite
to go bankrupt
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une PME
an SME
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emprunter à qn
to borrow
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un rang
a row
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prêter
to lend
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rembourser
to pay back
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une obligation
a bond
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le conseil d'administration
board of governors
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an investiseur
an investor
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forme juridique
legal status
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une dette
a debt
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empêcher
to prevent
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cinglant
harsh, tough
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mèner
to lead
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fournir
to supply, provide
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en revanche
on the other hand
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un défi
a challenge
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défier
to challenge
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arroser
to spread, water
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écouler
to sell, get rid of
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une exigence
a demand
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des voeux pieux
wishful thinking
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l'élevage
animal husbandry
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une ristourne
a discount, rebate
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le seuil
threshold
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un ouvrier
a labourer
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une virage
a turn, shift
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l'angoisse
anxiety
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l'espoir
hope
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se heurter à
to be confronted by
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prendre du retard
to be delayed
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être on deplacement
to be on a business trip
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avoir la gueule de bois
to be hungover
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traiter de
to deal with
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mettre en relief
to emphasise
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s'articuler autour
to deal with the theme of
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surtout
especially
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ajouter
to add
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de même que
like, in the same way as
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se réjouir de
to be happy about
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un enjeu
a stake
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emporter
to gain, win
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verser
to pay
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versement
paynment
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les surgelés
frozen food
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cuire
to fry
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prendre soin de
to look after
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rediger
to write, draft
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la gestion
management
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moyens
means; average
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ébranler
to shake, damage
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élire
to elect
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une banlieue
a suburb
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deçevoir
to disappoint
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palier
to make up for
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rattraper
to catch up
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du fait de
because of
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une crainte
a fear
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avoir en fête
to have in mind
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tricher
to cheat, trick
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ne... aucun...
none
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ne... nul part...
nowhere
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briser
to break