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1
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L’environnement (m)

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The environment

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Environnemental

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environmental

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L’atmosphère (f)

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The atmosphere

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La couche d’ozone

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The ozone layer

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L’effet (m) de serre

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the greenhouse effect

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Le risque

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the risk

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La question

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the issue/matter

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Le souci

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the worry/care

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L’individu (m)

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individual

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Une réponse collective

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a collective response

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Préserver

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to preserve

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Exploiter

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to exploit

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À l’échelle mondiale

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on a global scale

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Impliquer

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to involve

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Le groupe de pression

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a pressure group

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Écologique

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Ecological

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Un habitat

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habitat

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Un organisme

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an organism

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L’assainissement (m)

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Cleaning-up

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Primordial

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of paramount importance

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Efficace

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effective / efficient

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La réglementation

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set of rules

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Le parc naturel

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nature reserve

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La réserve naturelle

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nature reserve

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Le parc national

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national park

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Une espèce en voie d’extinction

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an endangered species

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Le milieu

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surroundings / environment

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La flore et faune

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flora and fauna

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La plante

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plant

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La désertification

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desertification

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La survie

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survival

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Survivre

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to survive

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La chasse

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hunting

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La forêt tropicale

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tropical rainforest

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Le déboisement, la déforestation

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deforestation

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Détruire

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to destroy

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Sauvegarder

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to safeguard / preserve

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Menacé

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threatened

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Les dommages (m)

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dammage(s)

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En voie de disparition

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endangered

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La baleine

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Whale

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Le tigre

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Tiger

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Une corne de rhinocéros

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Rhino Horns

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L’insecte (m)

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Insect

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Les CFC

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CFCs

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Les gaz toxiques

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Toxic gases

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Les déchets (m)

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waste

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Les déchets nucléaires

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nuclear waste

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l’énergie (f)

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energy

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les ressources (f)

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resources

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les ressources en énergie

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energy resources

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le pétrole

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petroleum

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le gaz

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natural gas

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le charbon

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coal

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l’hydraulique

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hydro-electric power

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la centrale

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power station

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les déchets (f)

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waste

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le besoin

A

the need

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la consommation

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consumption

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le gisement

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deposit (of oil/gas etc.)

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le réacteur

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reactor

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le gaz de schiste

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shale gas

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la Mer du Nord

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the North Sea

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le barrage

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the dam

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les matières premières

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Raw materials

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le chauffage

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heating

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l’isolation (f)

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insulation

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les déchets nucléaires (m)

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nuclear waste

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économiser

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to save / economise

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dépendre de

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to depend on

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s’épuiser

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to run out

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épuiser

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to exhaust

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disposer de

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to have available / disposable

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chauffer

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to heat

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allumer

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to switch on

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éteindre

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to switch off

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l’énergie éolienne

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Wind energy

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solaire

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solar

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renouvelable

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renewable

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biodégradable

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biodegradable

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énergétique

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of energy

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à court terme

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in the short term

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à long terme

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in the long term

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un éolien

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a wind turbine

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un panneau solaire photo-voltaïque

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a PV solar panel

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géothermique

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geothermal energy

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marémotrice

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tidal (energy)

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un parc éolien offshore.

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an offshore windfarm

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les vagues (f)

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waves

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les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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le dioxide de carbone

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carbon dioxide

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l’approvisionnement en énergie

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energy supply

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quelles que soient les difficultés

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whatever the difficulties may be

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il faut qu’on agisse avant qu’il ne fasse trop tard

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we must act before it’s too late

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à moins que (pron + ne + subj.)

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unless…

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la sécheresse

A

drought

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quoi qu’il en soit

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whatever the case may be

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quoi qu’il en arrive

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whatever/no matter what happens

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avec gaité du coeur

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to do something with your heart and soul in it

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un thème brûlant de l’actualité

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a hot topic in the headlines

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l’ère de

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the age of

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Je ne peux pas m’empêcher de penser que

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I can’t help thinking that…

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empêcher

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to stop/prevent

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entêté

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stubborn

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à volonté

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on-demand

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la viande

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meat

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la surpopulation

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over-population

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l’empreinte écologique

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carbon footprint

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Une pile

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a battery

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le coivoiturage

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car-sharing

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jeter un oeil sur

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to cast an eye on

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récuperer

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to recuperate

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signe(s) de

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evidence of

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achêter juste

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to buy exactly

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un régle d’or

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a golden rule

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inciter à

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to entice/incite

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par souci d’économie

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due to economic worries

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le soupalain

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kitchen role

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rentable

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profitable/cost-effective

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être tenté par

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to be tempted by

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(c’est) ce dont on a besoin

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(it is) what we need / what is needed

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chaînes d’approvisionnement

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supply chains

French Advanced Higher Lots of Words (8 decks)

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