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by means of

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par le biais de

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to sulk

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faire la guele

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mediator

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médiateur

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to pretend

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faire semblant

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demand

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la revendication

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unreasonable

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irraisonné

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stupidity

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bêtise

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black and white

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manichéen

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to get yourself killed

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se faire tuer

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a stupid thing

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une connerie

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to bring together

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rassembler

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as well as

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ainsi que

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in relation to

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par rapport à

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to make known

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faire connaître

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the benefits

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les bienfaits

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to contradict

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contredire

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elsewhere

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ailleurs

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although

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quoique/bien que

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far from being

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loin d’être

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to show

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afficher

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well-being

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le bien-être

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to feel

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se sentir/ressentir

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attraction

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l’attirance (f)

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acquired

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acquis

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to refer to something

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renvoyer à quelque chose

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hiring, employment

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l’embauche (f)

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to care for

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soigner

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as a whole

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dans son ensemble

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lack, shortfall

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l’insuffisance (f)

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impairment

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la déficience

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on the other hand

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en revanche

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get closer together

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rapprochement

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lead

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l’avance (f)

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taken seriously

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pris au serieux

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depending on

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en fonction de

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on account of

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en raison de

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because of

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à cause de

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thanks to

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grâce à

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all through life

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tout au long de la vie

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to recrute

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recruter

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recruitment

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le recrutement

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however

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par contre

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on the contrary

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au contraire

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in my point of view

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de mon point de vue

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furthermore

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en outre

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46
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à+le =

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au

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47
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to overestimate

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surestimer

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rather

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plutôt

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without doing

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sans faire (infinitive)

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ago

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il y a + passé composé/imparfait

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51
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having done something

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ayant fait quelque chose

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no one is

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personne n’est

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those (people) who

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ceux qui

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54
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to feed

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alimenter

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misunderstanding

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misunderstanding

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56
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occupation

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métier

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57
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smile

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sourire

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corner

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coin

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anyway

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quand même

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to relax, soften

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assouplir

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at one time, once upon a time

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autrefois

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put back

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remettre

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bypass

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contourner

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to write

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rédiger

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report

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le rapport

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representatives

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représentants

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the day before

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la veille

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sustained

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soutenu

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lengthen

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allongement

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to master

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mâtriser

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cost

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le coût

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blow

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le coup

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neck

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cou

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to remove

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supprimer

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to reach

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atteindre

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route

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parcours

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fulfilment

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épanouissement

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close to

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après de

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campaign

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la campagne

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bench

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banc

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in the same way as

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au même titre que

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managment

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la gestion

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to bet

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miser

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employee

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salarié

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premature

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précoce

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failure

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un échec

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to invite

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inviter

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to invite/call for

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convier

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inflatable

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gonflable

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as much as

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autant… que

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to rent

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louer

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arrangment,layout

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aménagement

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to approve of

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approuver

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renting, hire

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la location

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to nickname

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surnommer

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contempt

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mépris

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kindness

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bienveillance

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overcrowding

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la surpopulation

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to overcrowd

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surpeupler

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community work

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le TIG (travail à intérêt général)

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regulars

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habitué(e)s

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charge

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frais

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to stagger

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échelonner

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poverty

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misère

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local resident

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riverain(e)

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to explain, clarify

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préciser

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guarantee

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la garantie

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around

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autour

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to impose

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imposer

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impressive, imposing

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imposant

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by (a time)

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d’ici…

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fan

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éventail

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to stand, bear

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supporter

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mattress

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le matelas

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shortage

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la pénurie

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workforce

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la main-d’oeuvre

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disarray, confusion

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la déssaroi

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basic

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de base

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elementary

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élémentaires

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to run, organise

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gérer

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less and less

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de moins en moins

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to provoke

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susciter

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to suffer

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subir

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to sympathize

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compatir

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to implement, put in place

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mettre en place

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to supply

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fournir

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own

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propre

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to interview

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interviewer

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life imprisonment

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la pepétuité

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to get something/to understand

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capter

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to mislead, deceive

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tromper

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necessarily

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forcément

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to disect/analyse

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décortiquer

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including

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y compris

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to move

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déplacer

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to be widespread/commonplace

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être monnaie courante

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within easy reach

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à portée de main

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to build friendships

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tisser des amitiés

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as for

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quant à

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truce, winter break

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la trêve

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to realise

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se rendre compte

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to rot, decay

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pourrir

143
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bag snathcer

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un arracheur de colliers

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to notice, become aware of

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s’apercevoir

145
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prison overcrowding

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la surpopulation carcerale

146
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not much, not a lot

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pas grand - chose

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daydream

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songer

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to think of

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songer à

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shut away, lock up

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enfermer

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bottom

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bas