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résoudre

Ils ont résolu d’y passer la nuit…

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to solve, to resolve (+ infinitive)

They resolved to pass the night there.

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un élan (m)

  • prendre de l’élan
  • perdre son élan
  • un élan de…
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  1. run-up, momentum, surge (noun)
    - to gather speed
    - to loose one’s speed
    - a surge of…
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spontané, -e

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(adj) spontaneous

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s’empresser de faire

Certains s’empressent de qualifier de…

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to be quick to do…

Some are quick to describe as…

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qualifier de

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to describe something/someone as

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une tente (f)
(same pron as "tante")
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tent

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une bête noire

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pet peeve

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truquer

élection truquée

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to rig, to tamper with

rigged election

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les préparatifs (m)

préparatifs de départ

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preparations

preparations for departure

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avoir lieu

Cela devait avoir lieu à Paris

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take place

It was bound to take place in Paris

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à la place

Et à la place, il a demandé…

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instead

And instead, he asked

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demander à faire qch

demander à qu de..

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to ask to do something

to ask someone to do…

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héritier, -ière

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heir

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le cadre (m)

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  1. frame, framework, surroundings

2. manager or executive

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un partenariat (m)
le partenariat oriental
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partnership

eastern partnership

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viser à faire

L’initiative vise à encourager

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to aim to do

The initiative aimed to encourage

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le rapprochement

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rapprochement, reconciliation

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à travers

à travers la conclusion d’accord

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through

through the striking of agreements

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parmi

Ils étaient parmi les meilleurs de la classe

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among, amongst

They were among the best in the class.

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guère

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w/ adj = scarcely

w/ verb = not much

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parapher

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to initial, to sign

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franchir

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to clear, to get over / cross

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une étape (f)

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stage

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apprêter

s’apprêter à faire qch

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to prepare

to get ready to do something

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lors de

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at the time of, during (prep)

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le poids lourd

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heavy truck , heavyweight (boxing)

pron = poi-lure

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prophétiser

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to prophesy

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inédit, -e

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(adj) unpublished, unreleased, or unhead of

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le assainissement (m)

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  1. sanitization, cleaning

2. stabilizing (finance, markets)

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haute

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high (adj)

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exiger (v)

exigé, -e (adj)

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to demand, to require

required

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la concurrence (f)
la libre concurrence (f)
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competition

the free-market economy

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néanmoins

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(adj) nevertheless, yet

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la contrepartie

en contrepartie de…

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compensation

in compensation for, in return for

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tenir

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to hold, to keep, to survive

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ailleurs

d’ailleurs

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(adv) elsewhere, somewhere else

moreover, besides

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traiter

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  1. to treat

2. to process or deal with (to treat the victims)

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admettre

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to admit, to let in

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anonymat (f)

garder l’anonymat

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anonymity

to remain anonymous

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occidental, -e
occidentaux (mpl)
un diplomate occidental

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western

a western diplomate

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acquis, -e

les acquis sociaux

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(adj) assured
social benefits
(pron = A-KEY, A-KEEZ)

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Est-Européen

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East European (adj)

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le voisinage (m)

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vicinity, neighborhood

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bien mal en point

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in a very bad state

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revenir

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  1. to come back

2. to come to, to amount to

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le berceau (m)

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cradle, crib

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désapprouver

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to disapprove of

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fortement

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strongly, deeply (adv)

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inciter

J’ai incité mes parents à partir en voyage.

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to encourage

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douanièr

les barrières douanières

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(adj) customs, (noun) = customs officer

trade barriers

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la guérilla (f)

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guerrilla warfare

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un avortement (m)

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abortion

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reprendre

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  1. to capture or take back

2. to resume

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reprendre du poil de la bête (exp.)

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to find a second wind

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restreindre

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to restrict, to limit

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une interruption volontaire de grossesse (IVG)

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a voluntary termination of pregnancy

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la grossesse (f)

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pregnancy

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exercer

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to practice, to exercise, to exert

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le dernier rempart (m)

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the last bastion (the last defense)

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brandir

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to wave or brandish

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une pancarte (f)

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a sign, notice (watch pron… should sound like “pon-carte”)

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une poignée (f)

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  1. handle (la poignée de la porte)

2. a handful (une poignée de sel)

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alpaguer

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to accost

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au point que…

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to the point that…

so much so that…

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afin que

afin de faire

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so that, in order that…

in order to do….

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accompagner

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to accompany

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se durcir

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to harden, to toughen

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menacée

menacée de fermeture

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endangered

endanger of closing

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mutuellement

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each other, one another (sounds like MU-TELL-MON)

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une âme (f)

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soul

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pauvre

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poor

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alors que

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  1. while

2. whereas

73
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requérir

A

to require

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s’engager

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to commit

75
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avoir rien à voir (avec)

n’avoir rien à voir (avec)

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have nothing to do (with)

do not have anything to do (with)

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la poursuite (f)

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  1. the pursuit
  2. the continuation
  3. the legal proceedings
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un bras de fer

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arm-wrestling

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une enquête

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an investigation

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mener

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to conduct, to lead

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reposer

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  1. to rest

2. to put down

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le socle (m)
le socle électoral
A

base or basis

electoral base

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juridique (adj)

un socle juridique

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legal

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solide

A

solid, sturdy

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un arrêt (m)

en droit

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a judgement, decision

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se monter à

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to add up to / to come to

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le compteur (m)
compteur de vitesse
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the meter

speedometer

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publier

A

to publish (standard, -er verb)

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about 10, 10 or so

about 8, 8 or so

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une dizaine

une huitaine

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une échographie

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ultrasound (pron = echo - graphy)

90
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être tenu de faire…

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to be under obligation to do, to have to do…

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instaurer

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to establish

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évoquer

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  1. to mention

2. to call to mind, to evoke

93
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accru, -e (adj)

un risque accru de…

A

increased

an increased risk of…

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le sein (m)
au sein de
donner le sein à
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breast (pron w/ smile, think “vin”)
within
to breast-feed

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démentir

A

to deny

to contradict

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la douleur (f)

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pain, grief, or distress

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véritable (adj)

A

real, true, or absolute

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la nouveauté (f)

A

novelty (pron = new - vo - tay)

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viser

A

to aim, or to aim at

100
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… tient à…

la nouveauté tient à la multiplication des mesures

A

stems from, relates to

101
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encadrer

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  1. to frame or surround
  2. to be in charge of
  3. to restrict
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le fardeau

fardeau de la dette

A

a burden

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le délai

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  1. wait
  2. extension
  3. deadline or time limit
104
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soumise aux règlements

A

subject to the regulations

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prévaloir

A

to prevail

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hors

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except (for) - prep

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le fœtus

A

fetus

108
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la viabilité

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  1. viability

2. sustainability

109
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souvent (adv)

peu souvent

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often

seldom, infrequently

110
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la taille (f)
Ella a la taille fine.
Un homme de taille moyenne
Quelles taille faites-vous?

A

size, such as: (pron=tile)

  1. waist (She has a slim waist)
  2. height (a man of average height)
  3. size (what size are you)
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réaliser

Désolé, je n’ai pas réalisé.

A

to carry out, to fulfill, to realize

112
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un couloir (m)
le couloir de la mort
A

corridor, passage, aisle

death row

113
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de tels (exp)

A

such…

114
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aménagements (nmpl)

aménagement fiscaux

A

developments

tax adjustments

115
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le caractère (m)

A

character, nature

116
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au cours de

au cours de siècles

A

in the course of, during

over the centuries

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peser

peser sur la conscience

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to weigh, to be worth, to be heavy

to weigh on the conscience

118
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une charge (f)

A

a load, a responsibility, a burden

(military or law) charge

119
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au nombre de (prep)

L’avortement compte au nombre des actes médicaux les plus sûrs.

A

among

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sûr, -e

Gardez votre passeport dans un endroit sûr.

A

safe (as in secure, without risk)

Keep your passport in a safe place.

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majeure (adj)

majeure (n)

A

major

adult

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un communiqué (m)

communiqué de presse

A

official announcement or statement, esp to media

press release

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s’élever

Elle s’est élevée contre cette mesure.

A

to rise up, to go up

She rose up against this measure.

124
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attirer

Elle l’attirait énormément.

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  1. to pull, to draw
  2. to attract
    She attracted him enormously
125
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discourir

Elle a discouru pendant onze heures

A

to talk

She spoke for 11 hours

126
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debout

debout devant son pupitre

A

standing, standing up (pron = de-bu)

127
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le pupitre (m)
pupitre de commande
A

desk, lectern

control panel

128
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empêcher

A

to prevent

129
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du fait de…

Du fait de cette loi

A

because of, on account of…

Because of this law…

130
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rapporter

A
  1. to bring/take back, to bring in

2. to report

131
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disparaître

un quart des cliniques auront disparu en 2013

A

to disappear, to vanish

a quarter of the clinics will have disappeared in 2013

132
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relater

A

to relate, to recount

133
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à la suite de qch

Une clinique a fermé à la suite d’une bataille avec…

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following something

A clinic closed following a battle with…

134
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une bataille (f)

A

battle

135
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le conseil (m)

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  1. piece of advice, advice
  2. council
  3. consultant

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