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French Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
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a good job

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un bon emploi
un bon boulot

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aller que part en velo

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go that way by bike

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to be in good health

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être en bonne santé

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most of the time

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la plupart du temps

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by video call

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en visioconférence

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remote working

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le télétravail

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in person

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en personne

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an employee

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un employé

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I prefer not to have meetings in an office

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je préfère ne pas fair les réunions dans un bureau

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since Covid, they like to have meetings in the park

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depuis le Covid, ils aiment les réunions dans le parc

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employees prefer not to go to the office to avoid wasting time

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les employés préfèrent ne pas aller au bureau pour ne pas perdre de temps

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a semi-detached house

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une maison mitoyenne

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quickly

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vite / rapidement

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in the open air

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en plein air

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especially

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surtout

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there is / there was

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il y a / il y avait

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represent

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représenter

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a stage

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une scène

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to stage, to produce (a drama)

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mettre en scène

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passage of time

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passage du temps

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change of light / seasons

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changement de lumière / de saisons

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to annoy

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ennuyer

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it annoys me

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ca m’ennuie

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to soak up, absorb

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s’imprégner de

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abstract (adj)

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abstrait(e)

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a landscape

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un paysage

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a print

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un tirage

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they paint

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ils peignent

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the subject remains the same

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le sujet reste le même

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you can’t see where things stand in relation to each other

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on ne voit pas où sont les choses les unes par rapport aux autre

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disturbed

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perturbé

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32
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good weather

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le beau temps

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33
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to deal with

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faire face à

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a difficulty

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une difficulté

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because of

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à cause de

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36
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climate change

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le changement climatique

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an advantage

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un avantage

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global warming

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réchauffement climatique

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a disadvantage

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un inconvénient

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an increase

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une augmentation

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41
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to get worse

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s’empirer

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42
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peace

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la paix

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43
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there are lots of children

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il y a beaucoup d’enfants

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44
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people are having fewer children

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les gens font moins d’enfants

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45
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there are several wars

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il y a plusieurs guerres

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46
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behaviour

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un comportement

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47
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to undertake

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entreprendre

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tenter

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to tempt, attempt, try

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49
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only a few people

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seulement quelques personnes

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50
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to prove yourself

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faire ses preuves

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51
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elsewhere

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ailleurs

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52
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an apprenticeship

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un apprentissage

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to adapt to

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s’adapter à

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54
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to be the type to …

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être du genre à + verbe

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55
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to be more likely to …

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être plus du genre à + verbe

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56
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comfort zone

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une zone de confort

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57
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until the product proves itself, its worth

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jusqu’à ce que le produit fasses ses preuves

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58
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following the crowd may not be synonymous with success

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il se peut que suivre la foule ne soit pas synonyme de succès

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59
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knowledge from the past

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la connaissance qui vient du passé

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60
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(starting) from

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à partir de

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61
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a shelf

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un rayon

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62
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dairy (adj)

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laitier

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63
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to avoid

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éviter de

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64
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to try to

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essayer de

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65
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a shortage of

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une pénurie de

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66
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flour

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la farine

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67
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rye

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le seigle

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68
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to add

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ajouter

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69
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a container

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un récipient

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a lid

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un couvercle

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71
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the fridge

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le frigo

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72
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a tea towel

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un torchon

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73
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to change

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changer de

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74
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to move (house)

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déménager

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75
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self-employed

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à son compte

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to train

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former

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77
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to be trained

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se former pour être

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78
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to train to be

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se former pour être

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79
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to have (had) enough / to be fed up

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en avoir assez

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when I was a child, my mother baked (made) bread

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dans mon enfance, ma mère faisait le pain

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I had to buy

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j’ai dû acheter

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as a coach

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en tant que coach

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I trained as (to be) a journalist

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je me suis formé pour être jounaliste

84
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I’d had enough

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. j’en ai eu assez

85
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the affair

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l’affair

86
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a citizen

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un citoyen (see-twa-yenn)

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a supporter

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un sympathisant

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apathetic

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apathique

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to be arrested

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être arrêté

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to stop

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s’arrêter

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a fight, struggle

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un combat, la lutte

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to ask someone to do (something)

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demander à quelqu’un de faire (quelque chose)

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controversial

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controversé

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damage (human)

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dégâts (humains)

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to point

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pointer du doigt

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to be singled out by

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être pointé du doigt par

97
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to be at a standstill

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être au point mort, être à l’arrêt

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fulfilment

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épanouissement

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to flourish, blossom

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s’épanouir

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to do the laundry

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faire la lessive

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to attract

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attirer

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community life, community living

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le vie en communauté

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he was given a further 19 years

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on lui a donné 19 ans supplémentaires

104
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(he is) accused of extremism

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on l’accusé d’extrémisme

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Lebanese citizens have asked the judiciary to carry out an investigation

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les citoyens libanais ont demandé à la justice de faire une enquête

106
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people are attracted to people with the same values

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les gens sont attirés par des gens qui ont les mêmes valeurs

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if I were on my own, life in an ecovillage would appeal to me

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si j’etais seul, la vie écovillage m’attirerait

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to enjoy

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profiter de

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to go out together

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sortir ensemble

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to get on well together

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bien aller ensemble

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to have character

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avoir du caractère

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to look for someone

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chercher quelqu’un

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don’t look for her/it

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il ne faut pas la chercher (falloir), faut pas la chercher

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to put someone back in their place

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remettre quelqu’un en place

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the run, running

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le course à pied

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to start from

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faire partir de

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she lives in Brittany

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elle vit en Bretagne

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she is ten years younger than …

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elle a dix ans de moins que …

119
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when someone has live alone

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quand quelqu’un a vécu seul

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to connect

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brancher

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electric cars

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les voitures électriques

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to put something on charge

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mettre quelquechose à charger

123
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an electrical socket

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une prise électrique

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an electronic device

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un appareils électroniques

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a charging pojnt

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une borne de chargement

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a vacuum cleaner

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un aspirateur

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next

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prochain(e)

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next (following)

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suivant(e)

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a place, a spot

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un endroit

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an itinerary

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un itinéraire

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a film about a woman

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un film qui parle d’une femme

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there is no need to be

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il n’y a pas lieu d’être

132
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a location

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un lieu

133
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there are several sockets

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il y a plusieurs prises (plusieurs doesn’t take de)

134
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I charge my devices every evening

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je met mes appareils à charger chaque soir

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I lived there for nine years

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j’ai habité là-bas pendant quatre ans

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aerial

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aérienne

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I don’t remember much about Luton

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je ne me souviens pas beaucoup de Luton

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(brand) new

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neuf / neuve

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new (to me)

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nouveau /nouvelle

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news

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les actualités

141
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the houses were all around

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les maisons étaient autour

142
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a room

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une piece

143
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a guest bedroom

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une chambre d’amis

144
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a playroom

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une salle-de-jeux

145
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Susan is two years older than Louise

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Susan a deux ans de plus que Louise

146
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guests

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des invités

147
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a family reunion

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une réunion de famille

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penultimate

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l’avant-dernier

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the second-youngest

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le deuxième plus jeune

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to each family in turn

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chez chaque famille l’une après l’autre

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turkey

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la dinde

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boiled vegetables

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des légumes cuits à l’eau

153
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roast

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rôti

154
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disgusting

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écoeurant (plus fort que dégoûtant)

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to appeal to, to make you want to

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faire envie

156
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trifle doesn’t appeal to me

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le trifle ne me fait pas envie

157
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scientific research into …

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les recherches scientifiques sur …

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to mention

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mentionner

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an explanation

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une explication

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useful

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utile

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to be interested in

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être intéressé par

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in relation to

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par rapport à / au

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a flood

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une inondation

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Two uses of subjunctive – it’s necessary that, so that …

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il faut que + subjunctif, pour que + subjunctif

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reliable, dependable

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fiable

166
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there is flooding

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il y a des inondations

167
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so that I can understand

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pour que je puisse comprendre

168
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that we travel less by plane

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que nous fassions moins de voyages par avion

169
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that we use renewable energies

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que nous utilisions des énergies renouvelables

170
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public transport should be affordable enough for everyone to use

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les transport en communs devraient être suffisamment abordables pour que tout le monde puisse les utiliser

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social networks

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les réseaux sociaux

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a hanging

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une pendaison

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a critic

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un critique

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critical

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critique (adj)

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an asylum seeker

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un demandeur d’asile

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slavery

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l’esclavage

177
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an employer

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un employeur

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to be based on

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reposer sur

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the working class

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la classe prolétaire

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the middle class

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la classe moyenne

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what does that mean?

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qu’est-ce que ça veut dire

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there are situations about which Orwell wrote that are still relevant today

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il y a des situations à propos desquelles Orwell a écrit qui sont d’actualité

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everyone knows the problem

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tout le monde connaît le problème

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social class differences is a theme about which Orwell wrote

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les differences de classes sociales est un thème à propos duquel Orwell a écrit

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a time zone

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un fuseau horaire

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to plan

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planifier

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the week ahead

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la semaine qui arrive

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to take a look at

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jeter un coup d’oeil à

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to prioritise (something)

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donner la priorité à

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to retire

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prendre sa retraite

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to manage to do something

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arriver à faire quelque chose

192
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I can’t do it

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je n’y arrive pas

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in the long term

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sur le long term

194
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to improve

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améliorer

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everyone is on an equal footing

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tout le monde est sur le même pied d’égalité

196
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I prioritise those that are urgent or important

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je priorise celles qui sont urgentes ou importante

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she has a lot of meetings

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elle a beaucoup de réunions

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a terrorist attack

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une attaque terroriste

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a bladed weapon

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une arme blanche

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