Ecricome 2014 et 2015 Flashcards

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le préfixe “contre”

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counter-adj

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une chaîne

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a chain

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apparemment, soi-disant

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ostensibly

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un trimestre

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a quarter

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des pompes

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push-ups

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accorder

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to grant

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confectionner, élaborer, concevoir [artisanat]

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to craft

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radin, avare, maigre

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stingy

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piquer

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to sting

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subtilement

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subtly

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lien, rapport, connexion, relation

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a connexion

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se languir de qqch [rêver de qqch]

être nostalgique de qqch

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to pine for sth

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faire son deuil

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to grieve

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bien-être

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wellness

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inciter

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encourage / persuade / incite

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distribuer

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to hand out, to give out, to distribute

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s’inscrire [dans un club]

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to enroll in
to register at / with
to join

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se vanter, se targuer

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to boast

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daltonien

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colour-blind

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sage [la sagesse]

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wise [wisdom]

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raisonnable, sensé

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sensible, reasonable, rational

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sage [calme]

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good, well-behaved

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DANS LE SENS DEs aiguilles d’une montre

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clockWISE

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à cet égard

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in this regard

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en ce qui concerne

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as regards sth

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concernant / à propos de

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with reference to / regarding / as regards

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droit sacial

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social law

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droit du travail

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labour law

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résidence

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residence

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n’avoir rien à envier à

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to be as good as
not to be better than
have nothing to be ashamed of in comparison to

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n’avoir rien à se reprocher

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have nothing to feel bad about,

have nothing to feel guilty about

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reprocher

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reproach sb for sth

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En cause, les contrats à durée déterminée

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At issue, fixed-term contracts / temporary contracts # permanent contracts = CDI

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gracieux - gracieusement

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graceful - graciously

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un saisonnier

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a seasonal worker

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employer, embaucher, recruter

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to employ, to take sb on, to hire, to recruit

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“spécificité britannique”

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“Typically British…”

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un contrat

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a contract

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garantir

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to guarantee,
to assure,
to (offer) the guarantee of sth

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fréquentation [nb de clients]

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the number of customers

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entrer dans

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go inside / into,

enter

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l’exclusion de

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the barring of

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interdire

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to prohibit sth
to forbid sth
to ban sth / ban sb from doing sth

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la plupart du temps

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More often than not

most of the time

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congés payés

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paid holidays / paid vacation

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un arrêt maladie (rémunéré)

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a sick leave (benefits)

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précaire

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precarious
unstable
risky

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since [vraiment tout le temps après] –>

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ever since

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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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peu qualifié / non qualifié

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low-skilled / unskilled

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en principe

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in principle

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la restauration

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catering, restaurant industry

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l’hôtellerie

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hotel trade / hotel industry

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si [bien que]

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although

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convenir à qqch

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to suit sth
to be suitable for sth
to be suited to sth

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un retraité

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a pensioner

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prendre sa retraire

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to retire

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la retraite [fin d’activité]
la retraite [la paye]
battre en retraite [militaire]

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retirement
a pension
to beat a retreat

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femmes au foyer

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housewives

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arrondir ses fins de mois

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supplement your income

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chercher à faire qqch

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to seek to do sth

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souhaiter

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hope, wish

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par contre, cependant

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thougH

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les pensées, les opinions

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thoughTs

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appliquer, mettre en application

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to apply

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s’appliquer à qqn / qqch

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to apply to sb/sth

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plus d’un million de britanniques

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over one million Britons

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remporter

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to win

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répandre / se répandre / (se) propager

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to spead (spread - spead - spead)

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incarner [personnifier]

incarner [rôle]

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to embody

to personify / to play

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démolir, faucher, renverser

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to knock down

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devoir faire qqch

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due to do sth

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par rapport à

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Relative to

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augmenter, être construit, monter

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to go up

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le prix du terrain

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the cost of land

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vomir

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vomit, to throw up (figuré –> rendre)

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arriver, réapparaître

monter le son

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to turn up

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médiéval

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medieval

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le siège d’une entreprise

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headquarterS

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soutenir
retarder
tenir [le coup]

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to hold up (hold - held - held)

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les égoûts

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sewers

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curiosités, bizarreries

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oddities (odd)

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le métro londonien

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the Tube

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une voie ferrée

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a railway

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un cheminot

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a railwayman

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motif, modèle, dessin

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pattern

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simple, direct, franc

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straightforward

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la machinerie

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machinery

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une machine

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a machine

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un engin

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a machine, a vehicule

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un chantier

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a construction site

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une grue

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a crane

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soulever, hisser

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lift

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ériger, construire, édifier

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to erect

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fait sur mesure

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custom-built

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surplomber,

surplomb, surplus

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overhang

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accrocher, suspendre

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to hang (hung -hung)

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un échaffaudage

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a scaffolding

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réputé pour

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has acquired the reputation for;
reputed for ;
famous for ;
well-known for

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en matière de qqch

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as regards, regarding

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un camp

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a camp (concentration camp)

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venir de

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have just

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conclure un accord

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to finalize (finalise) an agreement ; to reach an agreement

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conclure

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conclude, close, end

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en échange de

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in exchange for

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une somme

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a sum

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une offensive

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an offensive

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illustrer

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illustrate

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distinguer

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distinguish

se démarquer : distinguish yourself

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une affiche

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a poster

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panneau d’affichage [pub]

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a billboard

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un message choc

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a shock message

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pas question, aucune chance

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no way [dans les affiches]

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en aucun cas

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in no way

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occuper

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occupy / fill

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la partie haute

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the top part

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arrière-plan

premier plan

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background

foreground

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destiné à qqn

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targeted at / aimed at / meant for

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continuer à/de faire qqch

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to continue to do
to carry on doing
to keep doing
to be still doing

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le soutien, soutenir

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support

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lever, dresser, augmenter

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to raise

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s’élever

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to rise (rose - risen)
[facture]to come to $50
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les interrogations les soucis,

A

the concerns

124
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pas moins de

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no(t) less than

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humanitaire

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humanitarian

126
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dénoncer

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denounce

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le transfert

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tranfer

128
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un pays tiers

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a third country

129
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condition de détention

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detention conditions

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Papouasie-Nvlle-Guinée

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Papua New Guinea

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Cambodge

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Cambodia

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le destinataire

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the addressee

133
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settle

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s’installer ;

arranger, régler, s’occuper de

134
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passer devant
snober ;
passer à côté

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to pass by

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dénoncer, contester

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to decry