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Une Atteinte

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An attack

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prôner

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to advocate, extol

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Un effondrement

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A collapse

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Défoncer

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To break in, smash down

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en vigueur

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in force

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Atteint (adj)

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Affected

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Hécatombe

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Slaughter, massacre

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Sillonner

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Criss-cross

Ces femmes ont sillonné des villes juives et arabes

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percuter

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to crash/run into

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mener

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to lead, to take

le bus te mènera jusqu’à l’hôtel
cette porte mène à la cave

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écharpe, foulard

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scarf

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emboîter

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to fit together

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Octroyer

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To grant

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soutenir

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to hold up, support

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heurter

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to strike/hit/knock

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là-bas

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over there

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poignarder

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to stab, knife someone

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La Cour pénal internationale (CPI)

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ICC

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la ou en grève

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strike

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Démarche

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A step, a move

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augmentation

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increase

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huit-clos

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portes et fenêtres fermées

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ralentir

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to slow down

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Exaucer

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To grant, to fulfill

D’exaucer son souhait

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Prêter serment

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To take an oath

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bienfait

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benefit

les bienfaits de la civilisation

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empêcher

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to stop, prevent

pousse-toi, tu m’empêches de voir

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lors de

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during, at the time of

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Nier

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To deny

Le prédicateur religieux nie toute participation

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Endosser

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To endorse

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Ce qui s’est passé c’est que…

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What happened was…

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37
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maigre

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thin

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cessez-le-feu

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ceasefire

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précaire

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precarious

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écarter

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to part, to separate

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entraver

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to hold up, hinder, hamper, get in the way

entraver une négociation

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tendu

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tense

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néanmoins

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nevertheless

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Envergure

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Scale, scope, breadth

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Aboutir

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To succeed

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Enceinte

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Pregnant (adj)
Wall, enclosure (noun)

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Un pari

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A bet, wager

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revendiquer

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to claim, demand

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constater

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to note, observe, notice, certify, record, assess

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remporter

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to take back, to win/get

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reposer

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to repeat, to rest or lie down

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mise en garde

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warning

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débordement

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overflow, a rush, a torrent, an outburst

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par ailleurs

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otherwise, moreover

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Une faille

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A fault, flaw, weakness

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Parvenir

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To get to, to reach, to achieve

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52
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Gosse

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Kid - informal

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Hisser

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To hoist, raise, lift up

Hisser les libéraux au pouvoir

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Frileux

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Timid, unadventurous

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Un appui

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Support, backing

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Une Attente

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Expectation, or a wait

Il a la responsabilité de répondre aux attentes.

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Ébranler

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To shake, to weaken

Il se dit fortement ébranlé par les propos publiés ce matin.

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Courber l’échine

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To give in, to submit

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Secouer

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To shake, shake off

La crise des réfugiés continue de secouer ce pays

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Cru (adj)

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Raw, uncooked, coarse, crude

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Combler

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To fill (in)

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Attarder

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To linger, to stay late

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Ingérence

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Interference, intervention

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Braquer

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To point, to aim, to lock

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Une zone tampon

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A buffer zone

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Au bord du gouffre

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At the edge of the abyss

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67
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Recourir à

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Recourse to

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Limpide

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Clear

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Affronter

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To confront

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70
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Auto-stoppeur

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Hitch-hiker

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71
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La morsure

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A bite

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72
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Meurtrissure

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A bruise

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73
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Dorénavant

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Henceforth, from now on

74
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Une bosse

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A bump, a lump

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Repérer

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To notice, to discover

Canada à déclenché un enquête après avoir repéré des transactions irrégulières

76
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Encadrer

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To frame, to supervise

C’est une occasion de mieux encadrer l’utilisation de ce genre des cartes

77
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Éprouver

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To feel, to try, to test, to experience

Éprouvés par le passage de l’ouragan

78
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Sueur (f)

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Sweat

L’élection de trump a donné des sueurs froides à des millions de gens entrés illégalement aux E-U.

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Effroyable

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Frightening, dreadful, appalling

Épouvantable

80
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Doter

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Endowed, equipped

L’église était doté d’une caméra de surveillance

81
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désormais

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henceforth, from now on

82
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Le poing

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Fist

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Une Émeute

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Riot

84
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J’ai sommeil

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I’m sleepy

85
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Éprouver

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To feel, experience

86
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Faire des courses

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Go grocery shopping

87
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accabler

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to overcome, overwhelm; to condemn

88
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s’immiscer dans

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to interfere with

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Inanition

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Starvation

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Aigu

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Sharp, severe, acute

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Ménage

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Household

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Paisible

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Peaceful, quiet

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Piètre

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Poor, mediocre

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Démuni

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Destitute, powerless, resourceless

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Munir

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To equip, supply

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Le libellé

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Wording

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Aboutissement

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Outcome, conclusion

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Épouvantail

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Bogeyman, a fright

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Afférent à

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Relating to, relevant to

100
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Bafouer

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Flout, defy, ridicule

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Avoir hâte de

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Look fwd to

102
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Le litige

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Dispute

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Accaparer

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To monopolize, to absorb

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Chambouler

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To mess up, to turn upside down, to ruin/wreck

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Une embuscade

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Ambush

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Embaucher

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To hire

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Bousculer

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To push, shove, rush

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pénible

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hard, tough, tiring

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remaniement

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shuffling (of cabinet)

110
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les faits saillants

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the relevant facts

111
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prôner

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to advocate, extol

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détendre

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to relax

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un gâchis

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a waste, a mess

114
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quelle déception!

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how disappointing

115
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ça dépasse l’entendement

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beyond all comprehension

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une proie

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prey

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fais-moi savoir
il m’a fait savoir…

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let me know
he let me know

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ingérence

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intervention, interference

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pot-de-vin

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bribe

120
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soudoyer

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to bribe

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Achever

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To finish, to end, to bring to a close

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Échelle (une)

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Des événements à l’échelle mondiale

Also ladder

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Gêner

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To bother, inconvenience, embarrass

124
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je viens de me rendre compte que…

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I just realized…

125
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Basculer

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To topple, fall over

126
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Une rafale

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Blast, gust, burst

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Avouer

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To admit, confess, own up

128
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En mesure de

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Able to

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Encadrer

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To frame

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Consacrer

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To devote, dedicate

131
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Une assise

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A foundation

132
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Tirer

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To pull, to shoot

133
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Fouiller

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To search

134
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Rendre visite à

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To visit (someone)

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Chaleureux

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Warm

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Entreposer

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To store, warehouse

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se détendre

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to chill, relax

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allonger

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to lengthen, stretch out

139
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le produit intérieur brut (PIB)

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GDP

140
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se fier à
se méfier de

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to have trust, confidence in
to be careful, wary, on guard

141
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trébucher

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to stumble, trip

142
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en contrepartie
contrepartie

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on the other hand
compensation

143
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un panneau (de circulation)

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roadsign

144
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l’angle mort

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blind spot

145
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éternuer

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to sneeze

146
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… a pour objectif de …

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Has as a goal…

147
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Un bouc émissaire

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Scapegoat

148
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Une bûche

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A log

149
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fondre en larmes

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burst into tears

150
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panser une blessure

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to dress a wound

151
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censé

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supposed to

on est censé commencer à déconfiner bientôt

152
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il y a anguille sous roche

A

something fishy is going on…

153
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influer sur

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to have an influence on, affect

154
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gêner

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to bother, be in the way, embarrass, inconvenience

155
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je me suis tordu le genou/le dos/le cou/la cheville

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I twisted my knee, etc.

156
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se tenir debout

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to stand up

157
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se détendre

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to relax, chill

158
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se diriger vers…

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to head towards

159
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mettre en route

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to set out

160
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la canicule, vague de chaleur

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heatwave

161
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se passioner (pour)

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to get excited about

162
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tenir le coup

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to hold out, to take it, withstand something

163
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limer

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to file (off, down, away); comme des ongles

164
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s’entendre bien/mal avec qqn

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get along with, or not

165
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s’en ficher de

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to not care - je m’en fiche de ses opinions…

166
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se tromper

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to be mistaken, to mess up

167
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s’en aller

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to go away

168
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s’en sortir

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to manage, to cope, to get by

169
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toucher une corde sensible

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hit a nerve…

170
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en ce qui concerne

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in the matter of…

171
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un tollé

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a general outcry

172
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sevrer

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to wean, sever
sevrer son pays du charbon

173
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les energies fossiles/les combustibles fossiles

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fossil fuels

174
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le goulot d’étranglement

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bottleneck

175
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j’aurais/j’aurais pu/j’aurais du

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woulda/coulda/shoulda

176
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a ta place…

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in your place…

177
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un dédale

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a maze
…les dédales bureaucratiques…

178
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fustiger

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to criticize harshly, to castigate

179
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marcher sur la corde raide

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walk a tightrope

180
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je vais me coucher

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I am going to bed

181
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Au courant

A

To be informed

TD French Vocab (1 decks)

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