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1
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Démissionner

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To step down

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Paradis fiscal

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A tax heaven

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Un embargo sur le commerce d’un certain bien

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A trade ban

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Être mauvais en affaire

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To hurt business

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Affaires fleurissantes

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Business is booming

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Avoir une entreprise

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To own a business

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Petite et moyenne entreprise

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Small and medium-sized businesses

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Une entreprise bien faitrice

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do-gooders company

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Marketing vert (faux engagement)

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Greenwashing

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Fraude fiscale

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Tax fraud

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Évasion fiscale

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Tax evasion

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12
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Optimisation fiscale

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Tax avoidance

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13
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La faillite

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Bankruptcy

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Un billet/ une facture/ l’addition/ une loi

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A bill

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15
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La concurrence

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Competition

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Compétitivité

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Competitiveness

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La crise

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The downturn

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18
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Le déficit commercial

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The trade deficit

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Le coût de la vie

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The cost of living

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20
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Restrictions budgétaires

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Budget cuts

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21
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La bourse

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The Stock Exchange

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22
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Les prévisions économiques

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The economic forecast

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Un blocage des prix

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A price freeze

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24
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Des biens de consommation

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Consumer goods

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Un stimulant/ une incitation

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An incentive

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Un foyer

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A household

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Les perspectives

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The outlook

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Le rendement/ la productivité/ la production

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The output

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Un découvert

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An overdraft

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30
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Un plan de relance

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A stimulus package

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31
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Une politique économique

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An economic policy

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32
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Le pouvoir d’achat

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Purchasing power

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33
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Une récession

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A recession

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Une reprise

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A recovery

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35
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Un rendement sur investissement

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A return

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36
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Une vente

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A sale

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37
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Les économies

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Savings

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38
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Un bidonville

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A shantytown / a slum

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39
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Une pénurie de

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A shortage of

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40
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Une action / un actionnaire

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A share / a shareholder

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Une dépression, un marasme

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A slump

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Une source de revenu

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A source of income / livelihood

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Les dépenses

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Spending

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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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Un excédent commercial

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A trade surplus

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Le niveau de vie

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The standard of living

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Un contribuable

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A taxpayer

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Des négociations commerciales

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Trade talks

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Le chiffre d’affaire

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Turnover

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Une amélioration

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An upswing

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Un redressement économique

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An economic upturn

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Abordable

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Affordable

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Qn de riche

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Affluent

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Pour petit budget

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Budget

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Bon marché

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Cheap

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Économique

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Cost-effective / cost-efficient

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Dans la misère

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Destitute

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Peu coûteux

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Economical

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Sombre / inquiétant / triste

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Gloomy

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Miséreux

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Poverty-stricken

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Rentable

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Profitable

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Prendre de la valeur

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To appreciate

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Renflouer une entreprise

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To bail out a company

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Être à découvert

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To be in the red / to be overdrawn

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Avoir de hauts revenus

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To be on a high income

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Devoir faire attention à son budget

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To be on a tight budget

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Être en augmentation

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To be on the rise

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Recevoir un salaire décent

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To be paid a living wage

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Être en expansion

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To boom

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Combler, réduire un écart

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To bridge a gap

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Être en concurrence avec

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To compete with

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Contrefaire

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To counterfeit

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Diminuer

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To cut back

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Faire des affaires avec

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To do business with

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Pendre du retard

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To fall behind

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Faire faillite

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To go bankrupt

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Avoir des hauts et des bas

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To have ups and downs

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Stagnant

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Sluggish

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Prospère, en pleine santé

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Thriving

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Instable

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Volatile

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Être à la traîne

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To lag/ trail behind

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Prêter de l’argent

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To lend money

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Gagner sa vie

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To make a living

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Fusionner

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To merge

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Externaliser, sous traiter

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To outsource

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Plonger, chuter rapidement

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To plummet

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Rembourser une dette

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To pay off a debt

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Mettre de l’argent de côté

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To put some money away / to save money

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Augmenter les prix

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To raise prices

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Atteindre un niveau maximum

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To teach a peak

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Diriger une entreprise

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To run a company

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Monter en flèche

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To skyrocket

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Dépenser l’argent du contribuable dans

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To spend taxpayer dollars on

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Dépenser de l’argent dans

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To spend money on sth

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Approvisionner

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To supply

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Soutenir la croissance

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To sustain economic growth

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Inonder le marché

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To swamp the market

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Vendre à perte

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To trend at a loss

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Brusquement

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Sharply

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Régulièrement

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Steadily

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De façon abrupte

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Steeply

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