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1
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donner son avis

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to speak one’s mind

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2
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une occasion

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a chance

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connaître, être habitué à

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to be familiar with

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trouver, apporter de nouvelles idées

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to come up with new ideas

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5
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aller, convenir

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to suit

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traverser la rue

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to cross the street

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venir voir

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to come and see

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avoir hâte de faire qqch

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to look forward to doing sthg

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l’arbitre

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the referee

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faire qqch par qqn

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to have sthg done by someone

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passer un examen

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to take an exam

to sit for an exam

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se disputer

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to argue
to have an argument
to have a row

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convaincre qqn de faire qqch

dissuader qqn de faire qqch

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to talk sb into doing sthg

to talk sb out of doing sthg

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14
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rire bêtement, ricaner

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to giggle

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15
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bégayer

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to stammer

to stuttle

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16
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un orthophoniste

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a speech-therapist

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17
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chercher ses mots

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to look for one’s words

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18
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faire un discours

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to make a speech

to deliver -

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19
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aller doit au fait/au but

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to go straight to the point

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20
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cela ne me dérange pas

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I don’t mind

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21
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mourir d’une mort violente

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to die a violent death

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22
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c’est une affaire/une question de…

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it’s a matter of…

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23
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en cas de

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in the event of

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24
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être un peu idiot

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to be a bit of a fool

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25
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le pétrole

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the oil

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26
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l’essence

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petrol

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27
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tu n’as pas le droit de refuser

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I won’t take no for an answer

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28
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faire honneur à sa réputation

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to live up to one’s reputation

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29
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surprendre qqn

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to come to sb as much of a surprise

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30
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exercer/faire un métier

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to do sthg for a living?

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31
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soudain (adj)

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sudden

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32
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retrouver qqch (sa descendance)

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to trace sthg back to

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33
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être fier de qqch

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to take pride in sthg

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34
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une époque

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an age

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35
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rester

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to remain

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36
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mal élevé

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ill-mannered

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37
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un retraité

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a pensioner

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38
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une récolte

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a crop

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39
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finir par faire qqch

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to end up doing sthg

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40
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le bureau des objets trouvés

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the Lost Property Office

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41
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un sous-produit

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a by-product

42
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l’empreinte carbone

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the carbon footprint

43
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les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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the greenhouse gases emissions

44
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le changement climatique

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the climate change

45
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être déterminé à faire qqch

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to be dead-set on doing smthg

46
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de simples exmples

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mere examples

47
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daltonien

pas raciste

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colorblind

48
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la bruine

il bruine

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the drizzle

it’s drizzling

49
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un pneu

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a tyre

50
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un cours magistral

une conférence

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a lecture

51
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l’avant-dernier

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the penultimate

52
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le taux de mortalité infantile/des enfants

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the infant /child mortality rate

53
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l’espérance de vie

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life expectancy

54
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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

55
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les premiers et les derniers (qd on fait référence à des gens/choses dont on a parlé avant)

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the former and the latter

56
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retirer, se retirer

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to withdraw

57
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un verger

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an orchard

58
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s’enquérir

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to enquire

59
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vivement

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crisply

60
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un scélérat

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a scoundrel

61
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doubler qqn

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to two-time someone

62
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s’initier à qqch

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to introduce sb to sthg

63
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la plongée (sous-marine)

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scuba diving

64
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en vouloir à qqn

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to blame someone

65
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être flatté

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to be flattered

66
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le personnel

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the staff

67
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dépasser, surpasser

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to outstrip

68
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au cours de qqch

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in the course of sthg

69
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le postulat

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the premise

70
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douteux

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dubious

71
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différentes chose

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various things

72
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ceux

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those

73
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un camping

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a campsite

74
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peu d’espoir (indénombrable)

peu de + dénombrable

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little hope

few

75
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sous couvert d’anonymat

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anonymously

76
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pourquoi ne pas… + INF

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why not V-ing

77
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décider de ne pas faire qqch

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to decide against doing sthg

78
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les secours

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the relief

79
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acheminé par avion/aéroporté

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airborne

80
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qu’est-ce que c’est agréable de ne plus rien avoir à faire

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how pleasant it is not to have to do anything anymore

81
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être touché par

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to be affected by

to be hit by

82
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le fléau

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the plague

83
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appliquer (une mesure)

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to implement

to enforce

84
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paradoxalement

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paradoxically

85
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à chaque fois que

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whenever

86
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se produire

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to take place

to occur

87
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remettre en question

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to challenge

to question

88
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estimer

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to reckon

89
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contenir

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to curb

90
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s’effondrer, chuter

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to plummet
to drop
to collapse

91
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la bienveillance

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benevolence

favorable views

92
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envisager de faire qqch

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to contemplate doing sthg

93
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en prévision de

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in expectation of

in anticipation of

94
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aussi paradoxal que cela puisse paraître

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paradoxical though it may seem

however paradoxical it may seem

95
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monter en flèche

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to soar

to skyrocket

96
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étant donné que

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considering that

given that

97
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avoir pour effet

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to result in
to bring about
to trigger off

98
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une augmentation de…

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an increase IN

99
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un mois exceptionnel

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a banner month

100
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une collecte de fonds

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a fundraising