General Vocab Flashcards

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1
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A hoodie

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Un cagoulé

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A truncheon

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Une matraque

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To take place

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Se dérouler

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4
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Tear gas

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Gaz lacrymogène

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To make a complaint

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Porter plainte

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6
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To spray on

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Bomber

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7
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To lock up/ put in jail

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Écrouer

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A shot

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Un tir

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Sensitive

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Sensible

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10
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Public prosecutor

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Le procurer

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A charge/ indictment

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Une mise en examen

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12
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A gunshot

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Un coup de feux

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13
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A high speed chase

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Une course de poursuite

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Backup/ reinforcements

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Les renforts

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To suspect

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Soupçonner

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16
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Removal

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La privation

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17
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To worry

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Soucier

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To instil/ teach

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Inculquer

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19
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To pace up and down/ survey

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Arpenter

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20
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A pump action shotgun

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Un fusil à pompe

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21
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To plough along/ cross

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Sillonner

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22
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To sweep

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Balayer

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A high powered lamp/lighthouse

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Un phare

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24
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To question

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Interpeller

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25
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To join/ weld together

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Spider

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To mediate

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Jouer les modérateurs

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A graph/ curve

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Une courbe

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Almost/ practically

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Quasi

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29
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High powered gun

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Un fusil à lunette

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A flamethrower

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Un gyrophare flambant

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31
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To lie in ambush

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Embusquer

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32
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A lookout

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Un guetteur

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To be stuffed/ finished

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Être foutu

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A brother/ sister

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Un frangin

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35
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Destiny/ fate

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Le lot

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36
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List of victories/ honours list

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Le palmarès

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To run into

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Se heurter à

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38
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The public prosecutor

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Le parquet

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39
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To consider matters closed

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Classer les affaires

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40
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Initial proceedings

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Un P.V (Procès verbal)

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41
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A kid/ child

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Un gamin/ un môme

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42
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Pregnancy

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La grossesse

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43
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Commonplace

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Banale

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44
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To give rise to/ arouse

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Susciter

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45
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Inevitably

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Forcément

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46
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A bill (law)

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Un projet de loi

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47
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Timid/ fearful

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Timoré

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48
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Elsewhere

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Par ailleurs

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49
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To come from

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Provenir de

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50
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To appeal to/ call for

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Faire appel à

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51
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To discredit/ criticise

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Décrier

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52
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Increased scarcity

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La raréfaction

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53
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To undergo

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Subir

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54
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To have an operation

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Passer sur le billard

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55
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A stranger

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Un(e) inconnu(e)

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56
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An infringement of

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Une entorse à

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57
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To suit

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Convenir à

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58
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Offspring

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La progéniture

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59
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Cystic fibrosis

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La mucoviscidose

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60
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Dead

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Défunt

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61
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To lock up/ imprison

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Incarcérer

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62
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To hide

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Dissimuler

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63
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Words

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Les paroles

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64
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To proclaim

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Revendiquer

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65
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A bonus

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Un atout

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66
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Sharp

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Aiguë

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67
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Que (at the start of a sentence)

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Whether

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A fixed spot

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Un ancrage marqué

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69
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Unrivalled

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Inouï

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70
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Draw up

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Dresser

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71
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A map

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La carte

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72
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Volunteers

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Bénévoles

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73
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Unprecedented

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Inédite

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74
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Lean towards

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Se pencher sur

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75
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Lots of

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Pas mal de

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76
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A beehive

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Une ruche

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77
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Clumsy

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Maladroite

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Especially

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Surtout

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79
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An oil tanker

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Un pétrolier

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80
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Oil

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Le pétrole

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81
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Soon

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Bientôt

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82
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Hell

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La galère

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83
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To land

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Atterrir

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84
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Treatments

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Des soins

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85
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S’en sortir

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To get by

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86
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A file

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Un dossier

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87
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Ménagement

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Care and attention

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88
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To manage to

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Arriver à

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89
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To go far from

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S’éloigner de

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90
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Prétendre à

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Claim

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91
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To remain

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Demeurer

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92
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Moreover

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Se surcroît

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93
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A rubbish tip

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Une décharge

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94
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To survive

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Subsister

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95
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Fouiller

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To search

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96
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Copper

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Le cuivre

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97
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At the base of…

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Au pied de

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98
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Hardly enough

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A peine de

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99
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Feed oneself

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Se nourrir

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100
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The day before

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La veille

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101
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Rappelons

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Let’s remind…

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102
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N’importe qui

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Anybody

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103
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Ainsi

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That way/ so

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104
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MPs

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Les élus

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105
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Inexhaustible

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Inépuisable

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106
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Community

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La collectivité

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107
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Re-start

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Redémarrage

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108
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Direction/meaning

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Le sens

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109
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From now on

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Désormais

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110
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Outwit

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Tromper

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111
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To take on/ assume

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Endosser

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112
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Nanny

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De bonne

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113
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Permit

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Un mandat

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114
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To go back to

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Repartir

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115
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Reluctantly

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Contrecœur

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116
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Area (physical)

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La superficie

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117
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Costs

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Les frais

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118
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So then

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Alors

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119
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Contacted/ called in

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Convoquer

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120
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Mistrust/ suspicion

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(Avec) méfiance

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121
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An expression of something

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Déchaînement

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122
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To cross

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Franchir

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123
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In the middle of

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En plein

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124
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As a way of

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En guise de

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125
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Snatch/ grab

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Rafler

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126
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Consequently

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Du coup

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127
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Drawn from

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Prélevée

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128
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Off the shores of

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Au large de la

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129
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Livestock

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Le bétail

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130
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Poultry

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La volaille

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131
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To just do something

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Venir de

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132
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Stomach

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Au ventre

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Get rid of

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Se débarrasser de

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134
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Take charge of

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Prendre en charge

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Headquarters

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Le siège

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To provide with

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Munir de

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To run away/flee

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Prendre la fuite

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Businesses

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Des sociétés

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Workforce

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La main-d’œuvre

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Farmland

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L’exploitation

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Civil servants

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Fonctionnaires

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To perfect

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Mettre au point

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To get yourself told off

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S’être faire gronder

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Without precious convictions

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Sans histoire

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To obtain

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Écoper

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To shake

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Secouer

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Include

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Rassemblent

148
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Provide

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Fournir de

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Package

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Emballer

150
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Praise

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Vanter

151
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Aprons

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Tabliers

152
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Stuffed

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Farcis/ remplis

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Queue

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Défilé

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Shrewd

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Malin

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Little annoyances

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Microvexations

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Thanks to

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Par moyen de

157
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Lots of

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Plein de

158
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Secrecy

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Le subterfuge

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Prove to be

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S’avère

160
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To bring together

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Rassembler

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Taken/mixed together

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Confondu

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A setting/executive/ picture frame

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Un cadre

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To relieve

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Soulager

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All year long

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À l’année

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In return for

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En contrepartie

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The total amount

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Le montant

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Take into account

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Prendre en compte

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To be equipped with

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Être doté de

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To hold

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Détenir

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A worsening

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Une dégradation

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To send away

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Éloigner

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Age range

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Une tranche d’âge

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Setback/ disappointment

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Un déboire

174
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Bring us up to date

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Faire le point

175
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Falling

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En recul

176
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Lead poisoning

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Le saturnisme

177
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Fringe/sector

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Une frange

178
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To grow deeper

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Se creuser

179
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An aspect

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Une facette

180
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Any

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Quelconque

181
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A gutter

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Un caniveau

182
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To stick together

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Se serrer les coudes

183
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To go about doing something

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S’y prendre

184
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To confide in

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Se confier à

185
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A springboard

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Un tremplin

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A deputy

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Un adjoint

187
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Waiting for

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En attente de

188
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A lodger

A

Un(e) locataire

189
Q

To buy

A

Racheter

190
Q

To finish

A

Achever

191
Q

Equipped

A

Aménagé

192
Q

To go backwards

A

Reculer

193
Q

Toll/summary

A

Le bilan

194
Q

To be good

A

Être au vert

195
Q

A workshop

A

Une échoppe

196
Q

Number plate

A

Une plaque d’immatriculation

197
Q

To work hard

A

Se démener

198
Q

A nudge in the right direction

A

Un coup de pouce

199
Q

A bill

A

Une facture

200
Q

Coupé

A

Shut off

201
Q

S’astreindre

A

To force oneself to

202
Q

Une supérette

A

A mini-market

203
Q

Une galère

A

Disaster

204
Q

Un atout

A

An asset

205
Q

Une tenue

A

An outfit

206
Q

Une péripétie

A

Adventure/ wandering

207
Q

Un pourboire

A

A tip

208
Q

Devoir à

A

To owe to

209
Q

Dépaysé

A

To be homesick

210
Q

Une prestataire

A

A service provider

211
Q

Un oreiller

A

A pillow

212
Q

Dépayser

A

To be out of one’s comfort zone

213
Q

Affréter

A

To charter

214
Q

Un matelas

A

A mattress

215
Q

Anodin

A

Harmless

216
Q

Insonorisé

A

Soundproof

217
Q

L’avoine

A

Oats

218
Q

Un contribuable

A

Tax payer

219
Q

Le tracé

A

Route/ layout

220
Q

Enjoué

A

Lively

221
Q

Jaser

A

To gossip

222
Q

La grogne

A

Simmering discontent

223
Q

Allègre

A

Cheerful

224
Q

Désigner

A

To mean/ describe

225
Q

Une claque

A

Slap/bang

226
Q

S’émerveiller

A

To be amazed

227
Q

La salissure

A

Dirtiness

228
Q

Rétorquer

A

To retort

229
Q

Époustoufler

A

To flabbergast

230
Q

SAMU

A

Emergency services

231
Q

Une prouesse

A

Feat

232
Q

Être friend de

A

To be fond of

233
Q

L’effondrement

A

Collapsing

234
Q

Aboutir à

A

To result in

235
Q

Insensé

A

Extravagant

236
Q

Une entrave

A

Restriction

237
Q

Acheminer

A

To convey

238
Q

Exprès

A

On purpose

239
Q

Épandage

A

Spreading

240
Q

Dédaigner

A

To scorn

241
Q

Se creuser la tête

A

To rack one’s brains

242
Q

Induire

A

To cause

243
Q

En courbe

A

Curved

244
Q

Raffoler

A

To adore

245
Q

Olfactif

A

Relating to smell

246
Q

Un forneau

A

Furnace

247
Q

Se débrouiller

A

To manage

248
Q

Mitigé

A

Lukewarm/mix

249
Q

Une nacelle

A

Basket

250
Q

Caser

A

To file away

251
Q

Sourds

A

Deafening

252
Q

Une retombée

A

Consequence

253
Q

Faire des remous

A

To make waves

254
Q

Excédé

A

Exasperated

255
Q

Une gestion

A

Management

256
Q

Une épargne

A

Saving

257
Q

Une puanteur

A

Stench

258
Q

Semer

A

To sow

259
Q

Décrier

A

To criticise

260
Q

Un schéma

A

Blueprint

261
Q

Un mécène

A

Patron

262
Q

Inédit

A

Unheard of

263
Q

Une filiale

A

Affiliate

264
Q

Un tournant

A

Turning point

265
Q

Une filière

A

Procedure

266
Q

Un souffle

A

Blow/blast

267
Q

Abriter

A

Shelter

268
Q

Une effluve

A

Stench

269
Q

Raser

A

To demolish

270
Q

Vétuste

A

Dilapidated

271
Q

Une noria

A

Comings and goings

272
Q

Chloré

A

Chlorinated

273
Q

La confection

A

Manufacturing

274
Q

Les gravats

A

Rubble

275
Q

Déclassé

A

Downgraded

276
Q

Se rallier à

A

To side with

277
Q

S’étaler

A

To spread out

278
Q

Lézarder

A

To crack

279
Q

Entamer

A

To begin

280
Q

Coincé

A

Stuck

281
Q

Enfoncer

A

To push in

282
Q

Insalubre

A

Unhealthy

283
Q

Une valorisation

A

Enhancement

284
Q

Jouxter

A

To adjoin

285
Q

Une moins que rien

A

A worthless thing

286
Q

Arroser

A

To sprinkle

287
Q

En vrac

A

Unpackaged

288
Q

Au lendemain de

A

Following

289
Q

Décupler

A

Increase 10 fold

290
Q

Le démantèlement

A

Dismantling

291
Q

Le supplice

A

Torture

292
Q

Un mâchefer

A

Cinder

293
Q

Au-delà de

A

Beyond

294
Q

Eboullianter

A

To scald

295
Q

Une synthèse

A

Overview

296
Q

Anéantir

A

To destroy

297
Q

Dresser

A

To draw up

298
Q

Un caillou

A

Stone

299
Q

Haïssable

A

Loathsome

300
Q

Qualifier

A

To opine

301
Q

L’épaisseur

A

Thickness

302
Q

Insérer

A

To slot into

303
Q

Postuler

A

To apply for

304
Q

Souder

A

To weld

305
Q

Assujettir à

A

Subject to

306
Q

Déclassement

A

Demotion

307
Q

Une déflagration

A

Explosion

308
Q

En fonction de

A

Dependent on

309
Q

Un écart

A

Gap

310
Q

Une balise

A

Detector

311
Q

Appuyer sur

A

To rely on

312
Q

Confondu

A

Taken together

313
Q

Une action

A

Financial share

314
Q

À la hâte

A

Hastily

315
Q

Décrocher

A

To pick up/land

316
Q

AZF

A

Type of fertiliser

317
Q

Un flot

A

Surge

318
Q

Un échantillon

A

A sample

319
Q

Une démarche

A

Procedure

320
Q

A maintes reprises

A

Countless times

321
Q

Un scrutin

A

Election

322
Q

Éprouver

A

To test/feel

323
Q

Une interpellation

A

Intervention

324
Q

Exonérer

A

To excuse

325
Q

Virulent

A

Hateful

326
Q

Une gifle

A

Slap

327
Q

Léser

A

To wrong

328
Q

D’ores et déjà

A

Henceforth

329
Q

Une fonctionnaire

A

A civil servant

330
Q

Se galérer

A

To struggle

331
Q

Une relâche

A

Respite

332
Q

Trancher

A

To decide

333
Q

Ancrer

A

To fix/ anchor

334
Q

L’émoi

A

Commotion