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French LLA Exp 2_Engl to Fren1 Flashcards

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present the economic news

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présentent la rubrique économique

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on the eight o’clock news

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au journal télévisé de vingt heures

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live from Moscow

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en direct de Moscou

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and now, the economic report

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et maintenant, l’actualité économique

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the barometer seems to be rising

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le baromètre semble être à la hausse

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in France

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dans l’Hexagone

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well, yes

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et bien oui

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the turbulence is behind us

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la zone de turbulence est derrière nous

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growth is accelerating

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la croissance s’accélère

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inflation is shrinking

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l’inflation recule

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the job market is stabilizing

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le marché de l’emploi se stabilise

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improvement in employment

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l’embellie de l’emploi

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benefits the service industry in particular

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profite surtout au secteur tertiaire

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more than 80k new jobs

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plus de 80k nouveaux emplois

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in the second quarter

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au cours du second trimestre

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an increase of 0.4%

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augmentation de 0,4%

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it should be noted, however

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il faut, cependant, noter

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18
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a significant increase in underemployment

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une progression sensible du sous-emploi

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a slight increase

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une augmentation légère

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the current goal

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l’objectif actuel

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unemployment rate

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un taux de chômage

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not exceeding 8%

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qui ne dépasserait pas 8%

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8% of the labour force

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8% de la population active

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during his press conference

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lors de sa conférence de presse

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the minister indicated that

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le ministre a déclaré que

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the worst is behind us

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le pire est passé

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is he right to feel so pleased?

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a-t-il raison de se montrer si satisfait?

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with inflation partly under control

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l’inflation étant partiellement maîtrisée

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the recovery is well under way

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la reprise se confirme

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economic growth reached 0.75%

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la croissance a été de 0,75%

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a figure exceeding the projected 0.5%

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un chiffre supérieur au 0,5% attendu

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a decline of over 2.5%

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un recul de plus de 0,25%

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compared to June

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par rapport à juin

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was recorded in the industry

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a été enregistré dans l’industrie

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but the labour force remains unchanged

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mais ses effectifs restent invariables

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the consumer price index

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les prix à la consommation

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remained stable in August

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sont restés stables en août

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according to an INSEE survey

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selon une enquête réalisée par l’INSEE

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it could go down 0.1%

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il pourrait baisser de 0,1%

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40
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nevertheless

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toutefois

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positive indicators

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les bons indicateurs

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are springing up everywhere

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se multiplient un peu partout

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they’ve rediscovered a touch of optimism

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ils ont retrouvé un grain d’optimisme

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what’s happening in the States?

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qu’en est-il outre-Atlantique?

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has just increased

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vient d’augmenter

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short-term interest rates

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les taux d’intérêt à court terme

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47
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since the decision was expected

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la décision étant attendue

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48
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financial markets reacted

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les marchés financiers ont réagi

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superficially

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de façon épidermique

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while remaining optimistic

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tout en gardant son optimisme

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continually weighing the repercussions

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s’interroge toujours sur les répercussions

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the effects of this measure

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les effets que cette mesure risque d’avoir

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53
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the European economic revival

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la reprise européenne

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what do they plan to do?

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qu’est-ce qu’ils comptent faire?

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for the moment

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pour l’instant

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56
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exports don’t think that

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les experts n’estiment pas que

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57
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follow the Americans in raising rates

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suivre la hausse des taux américains

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in contrast

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en revanche

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59
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many think that

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bon nombre pensent que

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currencies will fluctuate

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ce sont les devises qui bougeront

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gaining more and more of an upper hand

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de plus en plus maître du jeu

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62
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the weekly trend

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les tendances hebdomadaires

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63
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stocks are up

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les actions sont en hausse

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let’s go to Julie, our financial guru

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nous retrouvons Julie, notre gourou financier

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the other two major financial centers

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les deux autres grandes places financières

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shows a 1% rise

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affiche une progression de 1%

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67
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on the securities front

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sur le front des valeurs

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takes the prize, with the biggest increase

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remporte la palme de la plus forte hausse

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is also on the rise

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bénéficie également d’un rattrapage

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among the highest gains

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parmi les plus fortes hausses

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which rose 2% to 411 francs

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qui progresse de 2,2% à 411 francs

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the stock is bolstered by

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le titre est soutenu par

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encouraging declarations by

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des déclarations encourageantes de

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74
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who stated that

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qui a déclaré que

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75
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the season was fairly good

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la saison était assez bonne

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the resorts were practically all full

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les villages étaient pratiquement tous pleins

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to wrap it up, ___

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___, pour terminer

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78
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a word on the gold market

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un mot sur le marché de l’or

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the base metal, the gold bar

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le métal simple, le lingot

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one of the top French designers

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l’un des plus grands couturiers français

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has injected new life into

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a insufflé une nouvelle vie à

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with is lavish pleats and huge collars

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par ses somptueux plissés, ses énormes cols

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unapologetic nostalgia for

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une nostalgie insolente pour

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elegance is not always synonymous with simplicity

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l’élégance n’est pas toujours synonyme de simplicité

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what inspired you?

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qu’est-ce qui t’a inspiré?

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too precise a theme

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un thème trop précis

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that’s so commercial!

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c’est trop commercial

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I felt like experimenting with form

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je voulais jouer avec les formes

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color, fabric, and prints

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les couleurs, les tissus et les imprimés

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but by trying to work

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mais à force de travailler

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as instinctively as possible

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aussi instinctivement que possible

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I found that

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j’ai découvert que..

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what kept cropping up in my sketches

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ce qui s’insinuait dans mes croquis

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the carefree spirit of my happy student days

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l’insouciance de mes belles années universitaires

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at the same time

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en même temps

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I wanted to reconcile it with..

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je voulais le réconcilier avec

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the way people dress today

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la façon dont on s’habille aujourd’hui

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I must admit..

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il faut dire que..

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I like to mix cultures, too

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j’adore mélanger les cultures

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the influence of English fashion is striking

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l’influence de la mode anglaise saute aux yeux

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that’s right, but don’t forget that..

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c’est exact, mais n’oubliez pas que

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were nostalgic for the 30s

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reflétaient la nostalgie des années 30

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you open one up

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on en ouvre une

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another is inside, then another

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il y en a une autre à l’intérieur et encore une autre

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it would be pretentious to say that

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il serait prétentieux de dire que

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a collection is like a novel

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une collection est pareille à un roman

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it’s rather like a photo album

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c’est plutôt un album de photos

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it’s just as modern as

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c’est aussi moderne que

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anything around today that people call modern

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tout ce que l’on qualifie de “moderne” aujourd’hui

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do you draw first in color

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faites-vous vos croquis en couleur?

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first, I ask myself..

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d’abord, je me demande

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afterwards, I mix them all up

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ensuite, je mélange le tout

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I make a little drawing while I talk

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j’esquisse un croquis pendant que je parle

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then later I look at it

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puis je le regarde plus tard

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I decide it’s better to keep that one

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je me dis qu’il vaut mieux garder celui-là

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who can work on a single page

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qui peuvent travailler dans les limites d’une page

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it’s not your way of working

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ce n’est pas votre méthode de travail

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I scribble something on the back on an envelope

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je gribouille quelque-chose au dos d’une enveloppe

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I can’t see a blank piece of paper..

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je ne peux pas voir une feuille vierge

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without wanting to draw on it

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sans vouloir dessiner dessus

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I know exactly what I mean

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je sais exactement ce que je veux dire

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it’s hard for the team in my shops to decipher it..

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l’équipe de l’atelier a du mal à les déchiffrer

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I give them that first sketch

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je lui donne cette première ébauche

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because the look and mood are there

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parce que l’attitude et l’ambiance sont là

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to work by draping

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travailer en drapant le tissu sur un mannequin

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I’m more of a cartoonist than a tailor

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je suis plus proche du caricaturiste que du tailleur

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I don’t start with..

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je ne pars pas de..

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I prefer to play from a distance

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je préfère jouer à distance

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the superficial side

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l’aspect superficiel

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yet I find that

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pourtant .

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cut is one of your strong points

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la coupe est l’un de vos points forts

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although I admire those designers who

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j’ai beau admirer les couturiers qui

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designers who focus on cut

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les couturiers qui mettent l’accent sur la coupe

134
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I find their work a little too cerebral

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je trouve leur travail un peu trop cérébral

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women have won their freedom

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les femmes ont acquis la liberté

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they dress as they wish

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elles s’habillent comme cela leur chante

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they have nothing to prove

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elles n’ont plus rien à prouver

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it’s part of their freedom

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ça fait partie intégrante de leur liberté

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comfort has never been the purpose of fashion

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le but de la mode n’a jamais été le confort

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otherwise we’d all wear pyjamas

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autrement, on porterait des pyjamas

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people want me to be ‘wearable’

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on veut que je sois “portable”

142
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but when I am, they complain

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mais quand je le suis, on se plaint

143
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you once said that

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vous avez dit un jour que..

144
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it’s a museum for conserving the technical know-how

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c’est un musée destiné à conserver l’expérience

145
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seamstresses and embroiderers

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les couturières et les brodeuses

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we’re like ecologists

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nous sommes comme des écologistes

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an endangered species

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une espèce en voie d’extinction

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it exists only in France

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ça n’existe qu’en France

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what they call ‘haute couture’

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ce que nous appelons la haute couture

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it is our duty to

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il est notre devoir de..

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do you feel differently toward..?

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avez-vous la même attitude envers..?

152
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the woman who wears high fashion

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la femme que porte la haute couture

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it s the same woman at different times

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c’est la même femme à des moments différents

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ready-to-wear

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le prêt-à-porter

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I take the street more into consideration

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je tiens compte davantage de la rue

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a dream of elegance

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le rêve d’une sorte d’élégance

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flowers and embroidery

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les fleurs et les broderies

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navy and white

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le marine et le blanc

159
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everything at my disposal

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tout ce qui est à ma disposition

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she’s both respectful and original

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elle est à la fois respectueuse et originale

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a story I want to tell myself

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une histoire que je veux raconter moi-même

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they’re expecting a child

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ils attendent un enfant

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they’ve made an appointment with

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ils ont pris rendez-vous avec

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who’s reviewing the vaccination calendar

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qui passe en revue le calendrier vaccinal

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I feel really great

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je me sens vraiment très bien

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you look wonderful!

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vous avez une mine resplendissante

167
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pregnancy becomes you

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la grossesse vous va à merveille

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I should have stopped working

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j’aurais dû m’arrêter

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a bit earlier

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un peu plus tôt

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but I felt in terrific shape

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mais je me sentais en pleine forme

171
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you want me to discuss vaccines?

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tu veux que je parle des vaccins?

172
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vaccination against infectious diseases

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la vaccination contre les maladies infectieuses

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modern medicine’s greatest triumphs

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les plus grands succès de la médecine moderne

174
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an infant has a fragile immune system

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un nourrisson a un système immunitaire fragile

175
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which has difficulty producing antibodies

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qui a du mal à fabriquer des anti-corps

176
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so it shouldn’t be taken lightly

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il ne faut donc pas prendre ça à la légère

177
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where do we start?

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par quoi faut-it commencer?

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from the very first months

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dès le premier mois

179
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it’s possible to have your child vaccinated against

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vous pouvez faire vacciner votre enfant contre

180
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the vaccine against tuberculosis

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ce vaccin antituberculeux

181
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it’s required for children under six

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c’est obligatoire poru les enfants de moins de six ans

182
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attending any school

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fréquantant toute collectivité

183
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nursery, daycare, kindergarten

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pouponnière, crèche, école maternelle

184
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at one month old

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à un mois!

185
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it’s gonna make him sick

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ça va le rendre malade

186
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as overly sensitive as you

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si douillet que toi

187
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not everyone is

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tout le monde n’est pas..

188
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like any medicine

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comme tout médicament

189
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vaccines may have side effects

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les vaccins ont parfois des effets secondaires

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but these are insignificant

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mais ils sont insignifiants

191
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it’s worth it

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cela vaut la peine

192
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for instance?

A

par exemple?

193
Q

a touch of fever, a sore arm

A

un brin de fiévre, un bras endolori

194
Q

a feeling of discomfort

A

une sensation de malaise

195
Q

a temporary loss of appetite

A

une perte d’appé*** temporaire

196
Q

nothing serious

A

rien de très grave

197
Q

what you have to be concerned about

A

ce dont vous devez vous préoccuper

198
Q

closely following

A

suivre de près

199
Q

the key periods

A

les périodes charnières

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