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To abuse

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Insulter

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To accommodate

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Loger

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Un compte bancaire

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An account

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Achieve

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Accomplir

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Réel, véritable

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Actual

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En fait

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Actually

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L’ordre du jour

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Agenda

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Irritant

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Annoying

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Anxious to do sth

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Désireux de faire qqch

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To be apt to

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Avoir tendance à

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Assist

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Aider

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Assurance

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Conviction, promesse

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Brave

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Courageux

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Candid

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Franc, sincère

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Claim

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Prétendre

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Command

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La maitrise, la possession

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A commodity

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Une durée

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Comprehensive

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Détaillé, d’ensemble

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Confidence

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La confiance

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Consistent

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Cohérent, constant

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Control

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Maitriser

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Current

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Actuel

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Deceive

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Tromper

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Definitely

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Vraiment, catégoriquement

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Demand

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Exiger

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A dispute

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Un conflit

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Distraction

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Inattention, folie

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Effectively

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Efficacement (≠effectivement)

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(An) emphasis

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(Une) mise en relief/ en évidence

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Engaged

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Fiancé, occupé (ligne téléphonique)

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Eventually

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Finalement

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Evidence

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Preuves

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Fabric

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Tissu

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Facilities

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Équipements, installations

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(A) figure

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(Un) chiffre, (une) silhouette

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Fix

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Réparer

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A fool

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A fool

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Gentle

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Doux, paisible

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Harass

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Tourmenter, harceler

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(A) hazard

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Un danger, un risque

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Héritage

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Le patrimoine

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History

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L’histoire (étude du passé)

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Impeach

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Mettre en accusation, blâmer

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Inconvenient

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Peu pratique, inopportun

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Injure

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Blesser

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An issue

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Un problème général

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Large

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Grand, vaste

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A lecture

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Une conférence

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A library

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Une bibliothèque

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A location

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Un site,un endroit

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Misery

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Le malheur, la détresse

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The morale

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Moral

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A novel

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Un roman

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A nurse

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Une infirmière

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Obedience

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L’obéissance

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Parking

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Le stationnement

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A patron

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Un client

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Petrol (UK)

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De l’essence

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A photograph

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Une photographie

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A place

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Un endroit

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Politics

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La politique général

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Pretend

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Faire semblant

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To prevent

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Empêcher

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A prize

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Un prix

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A process

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Un processus, procédé

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Question

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Mettre en doute

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Realize

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Se rendre compte

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A receipt

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Un reçu, ticket de caisse

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A recipient

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Un destinataire

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Reclaim

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Mettre en valeur (une terre), recycler

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Regard

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Considérer

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Relation

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Parenté

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Resent

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Ne pas apprécier, être contrarié

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Respond

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Réagir

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Rest

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Se reposer

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Resume

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Reprendre, recommencer

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Retire

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Prendre sa retraite

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Rude

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Impoli

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Sensible

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Sensé

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Support

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Encourager, soutenir

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A surname

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Un nom de famille

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Susceptible

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Prédisposé, sensible à

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Sympathetic

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Compatissant

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Tentative

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Provisoire, hésitant

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Terrible

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Épouvantable

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Trivial

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Sans importance, banal

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Utilities

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Les équipements, les services

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Versatile

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Polyvalent

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Vicious

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Brutal, méchant