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To Reflect

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Réflècher

L’organization des organes internels d’un reptile réflèche la structure corporelle longue et étroite typique de la plupart des vertébrés.

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To allocate

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Allouer

Un des buts d’un contrat est d’allouer les risques liés aux éventualités (contingencies) économiques.

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Actually/Effectively

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Effectivement

Les initiatives de la société civile en la matière peuvent effectivement (actually) être un moteur de la décision politique.

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Anything

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quoi que ce soit

Je ne souhaite pas harmoniser quoi que ce soit en ce qui concerne la réforme des systèmes d’assistance sociale.

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A kind of..

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(une) espèce de. The noun espèce means “variety” or “species.” You can also use this expression in a negative exclamation: for example, Espèce d’idiot! means “Damn fool!”

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quite a few

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pal mal de

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to pick up, to collect, to recover

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Récupérer.

This verb can mean the same thing as ramasser – “to collect” or “to pick up.” That said, it can also mean “to recover” or “to recuperate.”

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To take a portable object

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Emporter

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To bring a portable object

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Apporter

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To bring a person or something one can’t carry

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Amener

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leather

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le cuir

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cardboard

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le carton

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wood

the woods

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le bois

les bois

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easily

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aisément

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Xmas tree

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un sepin

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a selection process

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un processus de selection

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to insist

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obstiner

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to solve

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resoudre

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elsewhere

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ailleurs

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a theory

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un solfegé

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during

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lors
pendant
durant

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since

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puisque

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to some extent

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jusqu’à un certain point

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to do (formal)

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effectuer

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to appreciate

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apprecier

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brainstorming

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remue-meninges