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1
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franchise

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droite de vote

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to land

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débarquer

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to repel

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repousser (ennemi)

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revival

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renouveau, réveil

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abortion

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avortement

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to appoint sb to sth

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nommer sb

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7
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background

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milieu (socila)

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8
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boarding school

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internat

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boarder

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pensionnaire

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10
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to dissolve

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dissoudre (tous sens)

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inheritance

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héritage (matériel)

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12
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law-abiding

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respecteux de la loi

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13
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to override sth

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l’emporter sur sth

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14
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relief

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aide, secours

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15
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barrister

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avocat

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16
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biased

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partial

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17
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censorship

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censure

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18
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conviction

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condamnation, conviction

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19
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home secretary

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ministre de l’interieur

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20
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lawsuit

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procès en justice

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21
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media coverage

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couverture (médiatique)

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22
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misscarriage

A

erreur judiciare

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23
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news in brief

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faits divers

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24
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on the air

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à l’entenne

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25
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riot police

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police anti-émeute

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26
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solicitor

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avocat, notaire

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27
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to sue

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poursuivre en justice

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28
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watchdog

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organisme de surveillance

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29
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affluent

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prospère

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30
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to curb

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restreindre sth

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31
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cut

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reduction, diminution

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32
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to implement

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mettre en ouvre

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33
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in office

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au pouvoir

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34
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manifesto

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pgrm d’un parti politique

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35
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turnout

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taux de participation à une élection

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36
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welfare state

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état providence

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37
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welfare benefits

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allocation sociale

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38
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to raze sth

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raser sth (détruire)

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39
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borough

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arrondissement

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40
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devolution

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transfert de pouvoir vers des regions

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41
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drizzle

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pluie fine

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42
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glen

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vallée étroite et profonde

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43
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heather

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bruyère

44
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to lift

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se dissiper

45
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mountain range

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chaine de montagne

46
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overcast

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couvert (temps)

47
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old people’s home

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maison de retraite

48
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to abuse sb

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maltraiter sb

49
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destitute

A

sans ressource

50
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household

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ménage (famille)

51
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ill mannered

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mal élevé

52
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inner city

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quartier pauvre

53
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posh

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chic

54
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step family

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famille recomposé

55
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asylum seeker

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demander d’asile

56
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catering

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restauration

57
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self employed

A

travailleur indépendant

58
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wordship

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culte, pratique religieuse

59
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allowance

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allocation, indemnité

60
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blood pressure

A

pression artérielle

61
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iddleness

A

inactivité

62
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intensive care

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service réanimation, soins intensifs

63
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medication

A

traitement

64
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moonlight

A

travail au noir

65
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occupatonal disease

A

maladie professionelle

66
Q

prescription

A

ordonance

67
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to relapse into sth

relapse

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retomber dans sth

rechute

68
Q

squalor

A

conditions de vie sordide

69
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ward

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service hospitalier

70
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academic year

A

année universitaire

71
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curriculum

A

programme scolaire

72
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disruptive

A

perturbateur, déstabilisant

73
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to enrol for/in sth

A

s’inscrire à sth

74
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higher education

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enségnement supérieur

75
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to mark

A

corriger (copie)

76
Q

scholarship

A

bourse

77
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school report

A

bulletin scolaire

78
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self taught

A

autodidacte

79
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syllabus

A

pgrm scolaire

80
Q

tuition fees

A

frais d’inscription, de scolarité

81
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ailing company

A

entreprise en difficulté

82
Q

consumer debt/goods

A

endettemetnt des ménages/ biens de consommation

83
Q

corporate tax

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impôt sur les sociétés

84
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to downsize sth

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restructurer sth(entreprise)

85
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economic outlook

A

conjoncture économique

86
Q

executive

A

cadre (pro)

87
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export/import

A

exportation/importation

88
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free market economy

A

economie de marché

89
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free trade

A

libre échange

90
Q

pay freeze

A

blocage des salaires

91
Q

management

A

encadrement, direction (entrepris)

92
Q

mortgage

A

prêt hypothécaire/immobilier

93
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to outsource

A

sous-traiter

94
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to plummet

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dégrader, chuter

95
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profits

A

bénéfices

96
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purchasing power

A

pouvoir d’achat

97
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recovery

A

reprise (économie), récupération, guérison

Alex had been very ill and his recovery took several months

98
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to relocate

A

délocaliser, déménager

99
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social unrest

A

agitation social, mécontentement

100
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to spur growth / consumption

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stimuler la croissance/consommation

101
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to go bankrupt

A

faire faillite

102
Q

appliance

A

appareil

103
Q

snorkel

A

tuba

104
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to stump sb

A

laisser perplexe, poser une colle à

105
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odd/even number

A

nombre impair/pair

106
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discrepancy

A

différence, écart, divergence

The gang members tried to give each other an alibi, but the police saw through it because of discrepancies in their accounts of where they had been

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