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1
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to be exhausted = to be very tired

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être crevé = être très fatigué

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to puncture (the tire has punctured)

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crever (le pneu a crevé)

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as much time as you want

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autant de temps que tu veux (autant de + nom)

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half an hour = 30 minutes

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une demi-heure = 30 minutes

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as usual

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comme d’habitude (comme d’hab)

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the situation has deteriorated

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la situation s’est détériorée (se détériorer)

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7
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it is deteriorating (2 options)

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elle se détériore = elle se dégrade (se dégrader)

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to deteriorate sth. (damage * 2)

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détériorer qqch.(endommager = abîmer)

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humans damage the environment

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l’être humain détériore l’environnement

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a mountain

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une montagne

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11
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instead of a constitution

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à la place d’une constitution

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12
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which allows the Supreme Court to intervene _______

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qui permet à la Cour Suprême d’intervenir _______

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the government repealed a law (repeal = abolish = cancel)

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le gouvernement a abrogé une loi (abroger = abolir = annuler)

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14
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the first step

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la première étape

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15
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a repeal

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une abrogation

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16
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the only things the government can do

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les seules choses que peut faire le gouvernement

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17
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hundreds of arrests

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une centaine d’arrestations

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18
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to be stopped (by)

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être arrêté (par) = voix passive

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19
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stop sb.

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arrêter qqn.

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20
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scrambled eggs

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les œufs brouillés

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21
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hit sb.

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frapper qqn.

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22
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She is injured

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elle est blessée

23
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there were a lot of injuries

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il y a eu beaucoup de blessés

24
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to beat / a beating

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bastonner/ une bastonnade

25
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the truncheon (club / stick)

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la matraque

26
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to be upset = to be angry with sb. or sth.

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être remonté = être en colère contre qqn. ou qqch.

27
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there are many organizations

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il y a beaucoup d’organisations(beaucoup des organisations)

28
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to rest

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se reposer

29
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I have the feeling that my French has deteriorated

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j’ai le sentiment que mon français s’est détérioré

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get worse (become worse)

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empirer (devenir pire)

31
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If the government continues to + inf.

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Si le gouvernement continue de + inf.

32
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i don’t know what will happen

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je ne sais pas ce qui va se passer

33
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the thing / the trick / the contraption

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la chose / le truc / le bidule

34
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the thing is that I already had no more hope at the beginning

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le fait est que je n’avais déjà plus d’espoir au début

35
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the border is thin

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la frontière est mince

36
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the starting point

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le point de départ

37
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a majority supports

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une majorité soutient (soutenir) ________

38
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I support the football team (supporter)

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je supporte l’équipe de foot (supporter)

39
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it will become a demographic problem

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ça va devenir un problème démographique

40
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I don’t want you to understand (subj.)

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je ne voudrais pas que tu comprennes (subj.) ______

41
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size / size

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la taille / la grandeur

42
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to obtain what one wishes

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obtenir ce que l’on souhaite

43
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the percentage

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le pourcentage

44
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to succeed = to gain a victory, to win

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avoir gain de cause = remporter une victoire, gagner

45
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public opinion

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l’opinion publique

46
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the soldiers/the reservists

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les soldats/les réservistes

47
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do military service

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faire son service militaire

48
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to fight - I did not fight

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combattre - je n’ai pas combattu

49
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to be imprisoned / to go to prison

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être emprisonné / aller en prison

50
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a conscientious objector

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un objecteur de conscience

51
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we have other fish to fry

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on a d’autres chats à fouetter = voir d’autres préoccupations ; avoir quelque chose à faire de bien plus

52
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important

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important

53
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a whip

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un fouet

54
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to be precise / precision

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être précis / la précision

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