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1
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through the 20th century

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au cours du vingti�me siecle

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three-quarters of them

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les TROIS-quarts d’entre eux

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thousands of stations you can listen to

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des milliers de ch�ines auxquels on peut acc�der

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those imbeciles turned on the heat

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ces imbeciles ils ont mis le chauffage

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thoroughly

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� fond

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this morning

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ce matin

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they’re having a great time with their VCR

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ils s’�clatent avec leurs magnetoscope

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they’re fixing up all the brownstones

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il retopent tous les brownstones

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they’re connected by bridges

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c’est reli� de pont en pont

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they’d been browsing in the store for two hours

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�a faisait deux heures qu’on trainait dans le magasin

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they won’t make the final decision until next year

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la d�cision finale ne sera prise avant l’ann�e proch�ine

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they voted for us (in general)

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on a vot� pour nous

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they stop on the highway

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on s’arr�te sur la route

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they should have informed us exactly what the problem was

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on aurait du nous informer �xactEment du probleme

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they make the titles prettier when they translate them

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on embelliit des titres en les traduisant

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they make groups of two

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on fait des groupes de deux

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they make everyone wait/ keep everyone waiting

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il font attendre tout le monde

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they know Afghanistan well

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ils connaissent bien l’Afghanistan

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they know about it

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ils s’y conaissent

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they hate her

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ils la d�testent

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they hate each other

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ils se ha�ssent

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they go to school

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ils vont � l’�cole

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they don’t have one facility that’s worth the price of our bombs

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ils n’ont pas une seule installation qui vaille le prix d’une de nos bombes

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they don’t have bioweapons

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il ne disposent pas d’armes bactereologiques

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they complained that she wasn’t doing her job

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on lui a reproch� de ne pas faire son boulot

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they complained about his performance

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ils se sont plaints de sa performance

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they believed they were in a holy war

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ils se croyaient dans une guerre sainte

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there’ll be a second round

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il y aura un second tour

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29
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there was fraud

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il y a eu de la fraude

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30
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there still haven’t been any decisions

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il n’y a pas encore eu de decision

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there must be differences

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il doit y avoir des differences

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32
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there must be a party

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il doit y avoir une f�te

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33
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there are a lot of other good films to see

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il y a beaucoup d’autres bons films a voir

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34
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there

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la-BAS

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35
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their family expenses

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leur depenses familiales

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36
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their data is safe and sound in New Jersey

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leurs donn�es sont saines et sauves � New Jersey

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37
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the worst part is that

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le pire

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38
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the world’s biggest slum

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le plus grand taudis du monde

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39
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the week after

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la semaine d’apres

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40
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the weather’s always nice

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il fait toujours beau

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41
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the Visa card

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LA Visa (UNE carte de credit)

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the various agencies don’t talk to each other /exchange info

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les differentes agences n’echangent aucune information

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43
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the USA

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LES USA

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44
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the TV series

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la s�rie t�l�vis�e

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45
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the top 50

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les 50 “meilleures ventes”

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46
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the tables turn

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la roue tourne

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47
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the singer from Fleetwood Mac

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la chanteuse de Fleetwood Mac

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48
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the same reaction to Doug

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la m�me reaction par rapport � Doug

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49
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the problem is that it’s stupid /nonesense

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le probleme

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50
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the police had closed Manhattan to auto traffic

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la police avait ferm� la circulation a Manhattan

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51
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the perfect opportunity

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l’occasion ideale

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52
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the pakistani border

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la frontiere pakistanaise

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53
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the originals (of anything)

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les originaux

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54
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the one with the loud voice

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celui qui a la voix haute

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55
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the night before

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la veille

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56
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the next week..

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� la semaine proch�ine

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57
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the news

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les actualit�s

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58
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the most famous

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le plus cel�bre

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59
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the ideal thing would be to force the Taliban to cooperate

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I’ideal

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60
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the ideal thing would be if they tried to attack and failed

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l’ideal

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61
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the idea is not to invade Afghanistan

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l’id�e

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62
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the government makes you pay interest

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le gouvernement te fait payers des interets

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63
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the governess

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la gouvernante

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the GC is 4 hours NW of Phoenix

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le Grand Canyon se trouve � 4 heures du nord-ouest de Pheonix

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65
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the flight was delayed/pushed back from 7 to 9

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on a report� le vol de 7h a 9h

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66
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the flattest surface

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la surface la plus platte

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67
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the film is much better

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le film est beacoup mieux

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68
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the fact that it’s a musical

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le fait que ce soit une comedie musicale

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69
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the excitement of the city

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l’energie active de la ville

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70
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the discussion got heated

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le ton commence � monter

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71
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the devil’s backbone

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la colonne vertebrale du diable

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72
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the democrats are happy about it

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les democrates s’en rejouissent

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73
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the day that

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le jour ou

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74
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the crowd in the restaurant

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LES GENS dans le restau

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75
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the colors don’t mix

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les couleurs ne se melangent pas

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76
Q

the closest fire station

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la caserne de pompiers le plus proche

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77
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the cleaning lady

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la femme de m�nage

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78
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the classifieds

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le particulier � particulier

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79
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the classic method

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la m�thode classique

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80
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the cat wasn’t scared of anything

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le chat n’avait peur de rien

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the bureau is falling apart

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la commode qui d�gringole

82
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the base

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la base

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the author wrote the screenplay

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c’est l’�crivain qui a fait le scenario

84
Q

the annual meeting

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la reunion annuelle

85
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the advantages & disadvantages

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les avantages et les inconvenients

86
Q

the 3:15 flight

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le vol DE 15:15

87
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that’s what I was expecting

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c’est ce a quoi je m’attendais

88
Q

that’s the level the water is going to reach

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c’est le niveau que l’eau va atteindre

89
Q

that’s terrible/shameful

A

oh la la& la honte!

90
Q

that’s really cool

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c’est cool

91
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that’s outdated

A

�a

92
Q

that’s not what’s going to decide my fate now

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Ce n’est pas ce qui d�t�rminera mon sort maintenant

93
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that’s much better than

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c’est beaucoup mieux que

94
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that’s hilarious

A

Le delire!

95
Q

that’s going to take time

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�a va prendre du temps

96
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that’s going to hit you and you won’t understand a thing

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�a va te tomber dessus et tu vas rien comprendre

97
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that’s for sure

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c’est clair

98
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that’s enough!

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�a suffit comme �a

99
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that’ll do me some good/help

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�a me fera du bien

100
Q

that s going to take how long?

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�a va prendre combien de temps?

101
Q

that worries me

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�a me pr�occupe

102
Q

that will stop

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�a s’arr�tera

103
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that was to be expected/going to happen

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c’�tait � prevoir

104
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that really pisses me off

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�a me fait chier

105
Q

that really made me mad / was beyond belief

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�a m’a pris la t�te / je trouvais �a incroyable

106
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that really made me mad

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�a m’a vraiment �nerv�

107
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that pisses me off

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�a me fait chier

108
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that pisses ME off

A

moi

109
Q

that only exists in speech

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�a n’existe qu’� l’oral

110
Q

that noone understands

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que personne ne comprend

111
Q

that morning

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ce matin-LA

112
Q

that makes me mad

A

�a m’�nerve

113
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that makes me dizzy

A

�a me rend patraque?

114
Q

that makes it easier to digest

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�a le REND plus facile a digerer

115
Q

that looks really great

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�a a l’air vachement bien

116
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that it doesn’t happen again

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que �a ne se reproduise pas

117
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that is

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very little

118
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that happens

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�a se passe

119
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that foam again

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La CELEBRE �cume

120
Q

that feels good/is good

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�a fait DU bien

121
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that encourages you to shop there

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�a encourage a acheter chez eux

122
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that can’t do anything for a virus

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�a ne peut rien CONTRE un virus

123
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that annoys me

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�a me prend la t�te

124
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thanks to

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grace ￠

125
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thanks for warning me

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merci de me prevenir

126
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thanks for reminding me

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merci de me l’avoir rappell￩

127
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thank you for contributing

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remercier d’avoir contribu￩

128
Q

textbook

A

livre scolaire

129
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tense

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tendu

130
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ten thousand

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DIx MILLE

131
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team

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l’equipe -f

132
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taxes are a pain in the butt

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c’est chiant

133
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tax incentives

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les avantages fiscaux (m pl)

134
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tapeworm

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un vers solitaire

135
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tap water

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de l’eau du robinet

136
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tall

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grand

137
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taking into account

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compte tenu de

138
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taking into account

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COMpTE tenu de

139
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take turns

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se relayer

140
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take seriously

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prendre AU serieux

141
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take power/come into power

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acc�der au pouvoir

142
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take notes

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prendre des notes

143
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take medicine

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prendre des MEDICAMENTS

144
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take an elephant ride

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promenader en elephant

145
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take advantage of the fact that everyone’s already there

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profiter du FAIT (pron t) que toutlemonde se trouve d�j� la-bas

146
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take a look at

A

JETER un coup d’oeil

147
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suspense film / adventure film

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le film de suspense / le film d’aventure

148
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surround

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entOUrer

149
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summit

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peak

150
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suburban

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banlieusard

151
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stuffed animal / teddy bear

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un nounours / une peluche

152
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stretcher

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le brancard

153
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stray bullet

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balle perdue

154
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straighten up a little

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ranger un petit peu

155
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straighten out my things

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ranger mes affaires

156
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step back and try to understand the situation

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prendre du recul et essayer de comprendre la situation

157
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steep hill

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colline pentue

158
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steel wool

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la laine d’acier

159
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stage

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la scene

160
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stab -v

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poignarder

161
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spokesperson

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porte-parole

162
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spoiled

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ruined (food)

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spill

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renverser / faire tomber

164
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specialize in

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se specializer dans

165
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speaker’s podium

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le pupitre

166
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space (time)

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dead time

167
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spa

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stations thermales

168
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soundtrack

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bande originale

169
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soundtrack

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la bande originale

170
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soundtrack

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bande originale - la B.O.

171
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soul food is too fattening

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le soul food est trop gras

172
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sorry I didn’t write sooner

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d�sol� de ne pas t’avoir ecrit plus tot

173
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sonogram

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une �cographie

174
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sometimes

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parfois

175
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someone who knows financial analysis doesn’t stay very long working at a newspaper

A

quelqu’un qui s’y conn�it en analyse financi�re ne reste pas longtemps � travailler dans un journal

176
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some people would calculate

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il y en a qui calculeraient

177
Q

some of his songs

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quelques-UNES de ses chansons

178
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sociable

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associable

179
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so-called

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soi-disant

180
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so that someone will see you in the street even in a heavy rainstorm

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pour qu’on te reconnaisse dans la rue m�me en cas d’averse

181
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so far

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jusqu’a pr�sent / jusqu’� maintenant

182
Q

sneaky

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cachotier

183
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slang mother

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ma vieille/mater/doronne/reum

184
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to take pleasure in

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�prouver du plaisir �

185
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to take drugs

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prendre de la drogue

186
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to stand s.o. up

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planter quelqu’un

187
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to spend one’s vacation in Spain

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passer ses vacances en Espagne

188
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to shake up my routine

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pour sortir de ma routine

189
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to sentence

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condanner

190
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to scam s.o.

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arnaquer

191
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to rob banks

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d�valiser les banques

192
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to risk a lawsuit

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risquer des proc�s

193
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to rise/fall TO

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monter/baisser a

194
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to retire

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prendre sa retraite

195
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to retire

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prendre la retraite

196
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to resign

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demissioner

197
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to remove

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enlever

198
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to refresh my memory

A

pour me rafr�ichir la memoire

199
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to pick apples

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ceuillir des pmmes

200
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to offend the police

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offenser la police

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