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rater

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to fail

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chargé

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busy

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court

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short

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recalé

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unsuccessful

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déçu

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disappointed

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soit …

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either / or

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se réorienter

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retrain

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c’est-à-dire

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in other words

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ça y est

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that’s it

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une mention

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distinction

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maîtriser

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to master

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atteindre

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to reach

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vécu

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lived (experience)

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prendre soin de

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to take care of

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s’épuiser

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to wear yourself out

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rattrapage

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exam retake

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redoubler

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to repeat a school year

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s’orienter vers

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to choose a direction

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maïeutique

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midwifery

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kinésithérapie

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physiotherapy

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scinder

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to split

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reconnu

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well-known

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au sein de

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within

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dossier

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grades

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a l’air

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to seem

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concours

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exam

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se reposer

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to rest

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se détendre

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to relax

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formé

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trained

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fac

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university

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emploi du temps

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schedule

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encadrée

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supervised

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boulot

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summer job

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postuler

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to apply

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envisager de

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to plan

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pas mal

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quite a bit of

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filière

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pathway

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intégrer

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to get into

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décrocher un emploi

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to land a job

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gérer

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to manage

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dense

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intense

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se laisser submerger par

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to get overwhelmed

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la voie

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career path

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suivre

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to pursue

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un conseiller d’orientation

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career advisor

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être bien coté

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to have a good reputation

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les frais

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fees

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valoir la peine ou le coup

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worth it

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le stage

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internship

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réduit

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reduced

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être à la portée de

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to be within reach of

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bondé

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overcrowded

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le contrôle de présence

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attendance check

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un taux d’échec

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ratio of failure

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dispenser des cours

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to provide courses

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une formation en alternance

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work-linked training course (apprenticeship)

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rémunérer

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to pay

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indispensable

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compulsory

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sauf que

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except that

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prêt

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ready

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les débouchés

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job prospects

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un centre de loisirs

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summer camp

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l’animation

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youth centre

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passer un entretien

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to have an interview

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s’initier

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to take up

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s’initier

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to take up

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une formation

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schooling or training

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pas forcément

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not necessarily

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détailler

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to explain in detail

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approfondir

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to go into in depth

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un professeur référent

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teacher to contact

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réagir

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to react

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une entreprise

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business

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familial

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family

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chef

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boss

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en alternance

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on a work-study basis

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réussite

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success

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entourage

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family

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au jour le jour

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from day to day

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boîte

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company or nightclub

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allier

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to mix

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exiger

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to demand

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contrainte

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pressure

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contrainte

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pressure

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chemin

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pathway

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actuellement

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currently

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se faire un sang d’encre

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to be very worried

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cursus

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study course

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compétence

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skill

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chômage

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unemployment

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contrat à durée déterminée

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temporary contract

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contrat à durée indéterminée

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permanent contract

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embaucher

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to hire

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voire

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even

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lien

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link

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consciencieux

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thorough

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échouer

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to fail

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licencier

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to fire

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délaisser

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to neglect

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fournir

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to provide

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soutenu

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sustained

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effectif

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number

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coûteux

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expensive

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exercer

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to practice

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compris

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understood

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précaire

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risky

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l’orientation

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course choice

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entretien

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maintenance

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enseignement

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education

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assumer

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to take on

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diplômé

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graduate

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faire appel

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to appeal

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prise en charge

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to finance

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séduire

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attract

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réticent

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reluctant

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débutant

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beginner

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la vie active

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work life

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raccourcir

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to shorten

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soirée

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party

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en dents de scie

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volatile

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en dents de scie

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volatile

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délaisser

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to neglect

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croix

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cross

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finir par

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to end up

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tellement

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so much

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être à bout

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to be wound up

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commander

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to order

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détendu

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relaxed

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épreuve

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test

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null en

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hopeless at

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un câlin

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a hug

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une autre paire de manches

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a whole different ballgame

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la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase

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the final straw

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se décontracter

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to release tension

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laisser tomber

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to give up on

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pointu

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in depth

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tant pis

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too bad or oh well

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dos

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back

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coin de verdure

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natural space

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se dérouler

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to take place

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réfectoire

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canteen

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au cours de

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during

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accorder

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to agree or to grant

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muni de

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having

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en gros

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in a nutshell

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censé

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supposed

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pas tout à fait

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not quite

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preuve

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proof

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attentes

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expectations

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bachotage

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cramming

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dépenser

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to spend

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davantage

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more

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rien de tel

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nothing like it

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se fixer

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to set yourself

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contrôle

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test

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lorsque

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as soon as

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remonter

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to go up by

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se tenir à

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to stick to

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il s’agit

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it’s about

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s’accorder

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to give yourself

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assimiler

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to assimilate

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s’effectuer

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to be done

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quoi qu’il arrive

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whatever happens

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s’imposer

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to be essential

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intitulé

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title

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fiches de révisions

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revision sheets

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impasser

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skip over

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échéance

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due date

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le cerveau

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brain

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accueil

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reception

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vœux

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wish

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chômer

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do nothing

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permis

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licence

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année sabbatique

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gap year

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tout autant

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just as much

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curriculum vitæ

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résumé (CV)

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à la recherche de

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looking for

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à but non lucratif

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not for profit

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tout en

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while

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livreur

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delivery person

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caissier

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cashier

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partout

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everywhere

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renseigner

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to inform

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se munir de

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to bring

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qui ne tente rien n’a rien

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nothing ventured nothing gained

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annonce

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advertisement

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panneau d’affichage

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noticeboard

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immeuble

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building

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ailleurs

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elsewhere

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tenter

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to try or to tempt

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lancement

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launch

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inoubliable

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unforgettable

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étoffer

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to fill out

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savourer

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savour

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bancal

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shaky

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année de césure ou année sabbatique

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gap year

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entendre parler de

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to hear about

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entendre dire que

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to hear that

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du tout

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at all

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lassant

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boring

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disponible

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available

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pas

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step

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s’atteler à

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to tackle

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songer à

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to think of

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doué

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talented

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habile

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skilled

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recherché

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sought after

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reconnaître

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to recognize

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bien que

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although

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manque

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lack

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bourse

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scholarship

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prêt bancaire

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bank loan

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comblé

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fulfilled

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passer avant

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to take precedence over

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pertinence

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relevance

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ainsi que

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as well as

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quel que soit

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regardless of

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tout ce que

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whatever

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d’emblée

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straightaway

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il n’y a pas de mal

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there is no harm done

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culpabiliser

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to feel guilty

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façonner

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to shape

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faire réfléchir

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to make you think

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rassurant

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reassuring

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convaincant

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convincing

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souci

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worry or problem

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blague

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joke