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pertuber

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to disturb/interfere

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salir

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to get dirty/ mess up

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toutefois

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however

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affectifs

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emotional

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soutiens

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supporters

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sometimes

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parfois

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to anchor/fix

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ancrer

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shelter

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abri

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to struggle

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à lutter/ à se battre

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referee

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l’arbitre

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se prononcer

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to decide

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saisir

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to seize/grasp

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pourtant

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yet, however

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au lendemain

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in the aftermath, the day after

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aplanir

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to resolve

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digner

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to digest

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souhaiter

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to want to/wish to

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afficher

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to display/show/appear

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d’expulsion

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kicking out

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lorsque

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when /where

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légèrement

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slightly

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plus elevee

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higher

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workforce

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marche du travail

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la chaine penale

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the criminal justice system

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vis-a-vis

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regarding, towards

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disposer

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to have - ils ne disponsent pas

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tendre

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to strive

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écarter

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to remove/exclude

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cadre

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framework

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apparaître

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appear

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négligeable

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insignificant/small

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prudence

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caution

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il est passé

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it went

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se débrouiller

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to get by/manage

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indispensable

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essential

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désormais

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now

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l’essence

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petrol

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eux-mêmes

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themselves

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disponibilité

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availability

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recettes

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revenues

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jeter l’éponge

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to give up

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renouveler

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to renew/ replace

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d’autant

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especially

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aperçer

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to see

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compter

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to rely on

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46
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lassitude

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tiredness

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galopante

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rapid/ soaring

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étant donné… la situation économique

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given the economic situation.

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49
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soins médicaux

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healthcare

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50
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surplus

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excess

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51
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quant aux jeunes

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as for… young people

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52
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l’esprit

A

mind/spirit

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53
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forcément

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necessarily

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54
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plutôt

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rather/ instead/rather than

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55
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soit

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that is to say

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56
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De façon positive

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in a positive way

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in a negative way

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de manière négative

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58
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suite à cela

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following that

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59
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it was launched

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il/elle a été lancé (e)

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hebdomadaire

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weekly

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61
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les dégâts

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damage

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62
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indeed you are right

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effectivement, vous avez raison

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auparavant

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previously

64
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d’où le fait

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hence the fact

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davantage

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more

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l’Occident

A

the West

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le cinéma occidental

A

western cinema

68
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imprimer

A

to print

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attentats

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bombings/attacks

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inondations

A

flooding

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ouragans

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hurricanes

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commander

A

to buy

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se rendre compte

A

to realize

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autant

A

as much as

75
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éloigner

A

move away from

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ondes radio

A

radio waves

77
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morceaux de musique

A

music tracks

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chute

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a drop/fall

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to escape

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évader

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fortunately

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heureusement

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corvées

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chores

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compagnie

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company

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assurés

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covered

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la parution

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the publication

85
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abouties

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successful

86
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déclenchér

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to trigger

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de gros titres

A

headlines

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résoudre

A

to solve

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…is that of the…

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est celle du

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encore

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yet/still/even

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prices

A

les tarifs

92
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remboursement

A

refund

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lui seul

A

himself

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une pénurie

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a shortage/lack

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précise

A

specifies

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concurrence

A

competition

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hâtivement

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hastily

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outre

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besides/alongside

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se généraliser

A

to become widespread

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recueillir

A

to gather

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voter

A

to pass

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tout comme en France

A

Like in France

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soumettre

A

subject to

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quant

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regarding

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aussi bien

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as well…

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panneaux

A

signs

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routiers

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road/ highway

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clame

A

proclaims

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alors que

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whereas

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endommager

A

to damage

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ses défenseurs

A

its supporters

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la louent

A

praising

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s’installer

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to set up

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notamment

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particularly

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ses

A

its

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favoriser

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to encourage

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la paix

A

the peace

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l’amitié

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frienship

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clandestinement

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secretly

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à travers le monde

A

around the world

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comme celle

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such as

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les injures

A

the insults

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l’apparition

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the introduction/ emergence

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nombreuses

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a lot

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diffamations

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slanders/ defamations

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provocations à la haine

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hate speech

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guère

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hardly

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s’entraider

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to help each other

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encore

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again

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dont

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including/ which include

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west

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occidental

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scripts

A

scénarios

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NEXT

A

PROCHAIN

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convinced

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convaincu

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will take place

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aura lieu

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will be produced

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sera produit

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cadres

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managers

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ouvriers

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workers

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crayon

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pencil

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to bend

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à piler

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Norway

A

Norvège

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la sida

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AIDS

143
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casser

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to break

144
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knees

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genoux

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affaires

A

stuff

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désagréables

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unpleasant

147
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saveurs

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flavours

148
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légère

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lighter

149
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agréable

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pleasant/nice

150
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taking to the streets

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descendent dans la rue

151
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affrontements

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clashes

152
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demonstrators

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manifestants

153
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lighting candles

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allumer des bougies

154
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à savoir

A

namely

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celle de

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that of

156
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une mode

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a means

157
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do without

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se passer