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1
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L’exploration spatiale

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Space exploration

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Progrès

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Progress (sing)

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Espèces

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Species (plr)

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Envoyer des gens à

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To send people to

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5
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Fuir

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To flee

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Entreprendre un voyage

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To undertake a trip

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Assumer des responsabilités

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To shoulder responsabilities

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8
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Être condamné à

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To be bound to/to be doomed to +BV ou nom

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En dépis de son cynisme

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For all his cynism

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10
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Cruel (4 fois)

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Cruel
Pityless
Cold-hearted
Callous

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11
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Se faire un nom

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To make a name for oneself

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12
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Entrer dans l’histoire

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To go down in history

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Un pionnier (2 fois)

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A trailblazer

A pioneer

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14
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Aplannir

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To iron out

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15
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Lister

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To itemize

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Faire apparaître

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To evidence

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17
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Une situation difficile/une question piège

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A quandary

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18
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Encore moins

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Let alone

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19
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Hospitalier

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Hospitable

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20
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Dommage collatéraux

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A toll

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21
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Il n’y a pas d’interêt à

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There is no point in + ing

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22
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Retour sur l’inverstissement

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Return on investment

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23
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Terrien (2 fois)

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Earthman

Earthling

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24
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Gâcher de l’argent

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To squander money

To waste money

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25
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Qui se sert la ceinture (pour un état par exemple)

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Cash-strapped

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26
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Partir en exploration

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To rover

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27
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Palper

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To probe

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28
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Une sonde

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A probe

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29
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Inestimable

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Invaluable

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30
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Comprendre le sens de

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To grasp the meaning of

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31
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Faire face à une difficulté

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To be hampered

To be faces by an obstacle

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32
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Impossible n’est pas français

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The sky’s the limit

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33
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Un poste avancé

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An outpost

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34
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Reporter à plus tard

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To postpone

To put off

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35
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Antonyme de eartly

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Spiritual

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36
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Dépenses (2 fois)

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Expenses

Spendings

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37
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Pas nécéssaire (2 fois)

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Unnecessary

Superfluous

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38
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Dépensier

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Wasteful

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39
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Les dérives de la société

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Society is drifting

On a downward spiral

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40
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Rêver de

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To dream of + ing

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41
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Une tenue de cosmonaute

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A spacesuit

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42
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Conduire une expérience (2 fois)

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To conduct/to carry out an experiment

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43
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Je trouve dur à croire que

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I find it hard to believe that

44
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Les jugements sont suivis de…

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Should

45
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Neetherlands -> adjective

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Dutch

46
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J’aime Camille

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Tu me manques mon amour mais c’est pour le meilleurs

47
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Passer en revue

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To go over

48
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Parcourir, regarder autour

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To browse

49
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Un article soldé

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The item was priced down/on sale

50
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Liquider

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To sell off

51
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Dépensier (3 fois)

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A real spendthrift
A big spender
Extravagant (adj)

52
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S’endetter

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To get/to run into debt

53
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Retirer

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To withdraw

54
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Introverti (2 fois)

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Introvert

Withdrawn

55
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ATM

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Automated Teller Machine

56
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Faire une série meurtrière

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To go on a killing spree

57
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Dévaliser les magasins

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To go shopping spree

58
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Faire du lèche vitrine

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To go window shopping

59
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Commander

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To place an order

To order something

60
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Payer à la livraison

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To pay on delivery

61
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À l’annonce de cette nouvelle

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On hearing the news

62
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Un caddie

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A trolley (uk)
A shopping cart (us)
63
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Caisse en bois

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A crate

64
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Une caisse

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A cash register
A till (uk)
The check out
65
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Un bureau/caisse pas pour payer

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Cash desk

66
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Faire couler de l’eau

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To run water

67
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Faire avancer la science (3 fois)

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To advance science
To further science
To drive sciene forward

68
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Se porter volontaire (2 fois)

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To volunteer to

To be willing to

69
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Assurer un voyage de retour sur

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To ensure a safe return trip

70
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La meilleure solution

Une meilleure solution

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A better solution

The best solution

71
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ING si réalisé

TO +BV si projection

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ING si réalisé

TO +BV si projection

72
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Provisions

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Supplies

73
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Une clause

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A provision

74
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Le seul

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Only

To be but

75
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Je suggère

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I suggest +ING
I suggest that something should be done
I suggest that we should do

76
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Un slogan

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A catch phrase

A slogan

77
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Un stratagème

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A play

78
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Rusé comme un renard

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Cunning

79
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Un publiciste

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An advertiser
An adman
A marketor

80
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Pousser physiquement

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To push

81
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Pousser à (3 fois)

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To urge
To drive
To entice

82
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Tromper quelqu’un (2 fois)

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To lure somebdoy into

To trick somebody into

83
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Infotainement

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Portemanteau word information + entertainement

84
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Affluer

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To flock into (si à l’intérieur)

85
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Un sondage

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A poll

A survey

86
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Conduire un sondage

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To conduct a poll

87
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Un sondeur

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A pollster

88
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65%

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65 per cent (sing !!!)

89
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Une degustation

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A sampling

A tasting

90
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Un coupon

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A coupon

A voucher

91
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Un emballage de barre chocolatée

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A wrapper

92
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Emballer/finir rapidement

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To wrap up

93
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Criard

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Flashy

Garish

94
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Renommer, qualifier

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To rebrand

95
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Un coup publicitaire

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An advertising stunt

96
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Un coup pour devenir connu

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A publicity stunt

97
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Remarquable

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Noticeable

98
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En période de grande audience

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At prime time

99
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Un vendeur

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A salesman

A shop-assistant

100
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Un abribus

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A bus-shelter

101
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Placarder une affiche

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To plaster with a poster

102
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Un battage

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A hype

103
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Tromper

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To deceive

104
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Decevoir

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To dissapoint

105
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Crise de colère (4 fois)

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Fit of anger
Outburst of anger
Tantrum
Burst of anger

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