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1
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voiture de location

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rental car

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il doit faire …

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It must be …

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canicule

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heatwave

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d’ici

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by, within

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pourtant

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however

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press grand public

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mass media

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ça n’arrivera pas d’un coup

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It won’t happen all at once

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se réfugier

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to take refuge

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échéance

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due date

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je ne sais plus …

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I don’t know anymore …

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soit dit en passant

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by the way, incidentally

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rendements céréaliers

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cereal yields

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ne tourne pas autour du pot

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don’t beat around the bush

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salamalec

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insincere greeting

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bordel

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brothel (slang - chaos)

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tenture

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tapestry

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bilan carbon

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carbon footprint

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inépuisable

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unlimited

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on ne la fait pas

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you’re not fooling anyone

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narquois

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smug

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farceur

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cheeky

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conférencier

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lecturer

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vulgarisateur

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popular science communicator

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bousculer

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to shake up

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taquin

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mischievous

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26
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dit autrement

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put another way

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on va droit dans le mur

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we are heading straight for disaster

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bin, on va se mettre au boulot

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well, let’s get to work!

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29
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toutes choses égales par ailleurs

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all else being equal

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30
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croiser

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to cross paths with [someone]

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saltimbanque

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street performer

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déplacements

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travel

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33
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gaz a effet de serre

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greenhouse gases

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faire venir

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to bring [someone], to have [someone] come

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ou bien

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or else

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se mettre au régime

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to go on a diet

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détenteur

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holder, owner

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être rentier

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to live off one’s investments

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titanesque

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titanic

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flux

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flow

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façonner

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to shape, mould

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fais-toi plaisir

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treat yourself

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quelle que soit

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regardless of

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s’en passer

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to do without it

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45
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je vois venir le truc

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I see where this is going

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ça doit coûter bonbon

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that must cost a pretty penny

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au bas de

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at the bottom of

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facture

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invoice, bill

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carburant

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fuel

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à l’échelle mondiale

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on the global scale

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filiale

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subsidiary

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achat

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purchase

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approvisionnement

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supply

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54
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chiffre d’affaires

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revenue

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54
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les raisonnements que l’on tient

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the arguments that one puts forth

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revouvelable

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renewable

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quand même

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nevertheless

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57
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La Défense

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business district in the western suburbs of Paris

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Qu’est-ce que je fous là?

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what am I doing here?

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59
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on s’est dit que

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we thought that, we said to ourselves that

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60
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ça se discute

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that’s debatable

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bazar

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mess, chaos, clutter

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entourer

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to surround, encircle

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grandeur

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greatness, size, magnitude

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régir

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to govern, rule

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faire voter

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to vote

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parvenir

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to reach, achieve

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abroger

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to repeal, abolish

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repousser

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to push back, repel, postpone

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ce qui signifie que

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which means that

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contraindre

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to compel, force

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surpeuplé

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overpopulated

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étouffante

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suffocating, choking

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poulie

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pulley

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roue à inertie

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flywheel

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démultiplier

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to multiply, amplify

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adjoindre

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to appoint, attach, join

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convertisseur

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converter, transformer

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rayonnement de soleil

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sunlight

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jusqu’à ce que

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until

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à partir de maintenant

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from now on

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ahurissant

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amazing, astonishing

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moissonneuse

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combine harvester

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cuivre

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copper

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passer un coup de fil

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to make a phone call

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acier

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steel

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entretuer

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to kill each other

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en gros

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in summary

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dégager

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to release

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groupe électrogène

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electric generator

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décaisser

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to excavate, dig out

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par rapport à

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compared to

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92
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creuser

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to dig

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contrepartie

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counterpart

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à grande échelle

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on a large scale

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pourquoi ne pas s’en servir

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why not make use of it?

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se défaire

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to get rid of

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consacrer

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to dedicate, devote

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forcément

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necessarily

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dans une moindre mesure

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to a lesser extent

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ce qui compte

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what counts, what matters

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ruée

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rush, stampede

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puits

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well (the noun)

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éolienne

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wind turbine

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rajouter

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to add

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stockage

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storage

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s’en tirer

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to get away with it

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hauts-forneaux

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blast furnace

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s’emmerder

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to get bored

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109
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engin de chantier

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construction equipment

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sans le savoir

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without knowing

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111
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centrale à charbon

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coal power station

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112
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tout à fait

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completely, entirely

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113
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remporter la manche haute la main

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to get the upper hand

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114
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rendement

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efficiency, performance

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115
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la mise en route

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the startup, initiation

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terrien

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earthling

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constater

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to observe, note

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exosquelette

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exoskeleton

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pour de vrai

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for real

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120
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bout

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end, tip

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121
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bagnole

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car

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fougère

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fern

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avoir de bol

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to be lucky

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s’effronder

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to collapse

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animal de trait

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basement, subsoil

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éclairage

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lighting

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achat de bien

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acquisition of goods

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isolé

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insulated

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129
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prendre au dépourvu

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to catch off guard, take by surprise

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se cacher derrière son petit doigt

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to hide one’s true intentions

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ère glaciaire

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ice age

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se balader

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to stroll, take a walk

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au gré de

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at the whim of

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ça fait tout

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it makes all the difference

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tendance

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trend, tendancy

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vaisseau

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vessel

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avaries

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damage, harm

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de tous les bords

A

from all sides

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un peu le casque

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a bit out of it, a bit dizzy

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Vous en êtes à combien ?

A

What stage are you at ?

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sous-produits

A

side products

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substances fâcheuses

A

harmful substances

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engrais

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fertiliser

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phytosanitaires

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pesticides

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essor

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rise, development

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fulgurant

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dazzling

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désœuvré

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idle, unemployed, unoccupied

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gérer

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to manage, handle

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sous-jacent

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underlying

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rappelle-toi

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remember

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pondre

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to lay (eggs)

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la grande distribution

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large-scale retail

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parcourir

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to cover (distance), to browse

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longueur

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length

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entasser

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to pile up, stack, cram

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étaler

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to spread, display, lay out

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avènement

A

advent

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vernis

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varnish

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taux

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rate

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due à

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attributed to

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prendre en charge

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to take care of

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les rentiers

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the wealthy

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mettre au ban de

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to ostracise, excommunicate

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État-providence

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welfare state

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bagnard

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convict

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je m’en fout

A

I don’t care

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Pas si vite

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Not so fast

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force de travail

A

workforce

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repartir

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to restart

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déni

A

denial

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supprimer

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to eliminate, remove

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Ne vous l’avais-je pas dit ?!

A

Didn’t I tell you ?!

173
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ça grimpe à mort

A

it’s climbing like crazy, it’s going up steeply

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pas étonnant

A

unsurprisingly

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dopant

A

doping substance

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transitoire

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transient

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approvisionnement

A

supply

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coquille

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shell

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alluvions

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deposits

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Roche-mère

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bedrock

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profondeur

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depth

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cueillir

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to pick

183
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pierre ponce

A

pumice

184
Q

aiguille à coudre

A

sewing needle

185
Q

se précipiter sur

A

to rush to

186
Q

calfater

A

to caulk, seal

187
Q

à tel point que

A

so much so that

188
Q

cachalot

A

sperm whale

189
Q

coincer

A

to wedge, jam, trap

190
Q

naze

A

loser

191
Q

étendue

A

expanse

192
Q

gaiament

A

cheerfully

193
Q

gisement

A

oilfield

194
Q

gros dégueu

A

disgusting!

195
Q

décalage

A

offset

196
Q

cargaison

A

cargo

197
Q

frottement

A

friction

198
Q

il se pratique peu

A

it is rarely practised

199
Q

dégueulasse

A

disgusting

200
Q

longueur d’onde

A

wavelength

201
Q

roter

A

to burp

202
Q

coup de grisou

A

fire damp explosion

203
Q

décharge

A

discharge

204
Q

fuite

A

leak

205
Q

protoxide d’azote

A

nitrous oxide

206
Q

l’épandage d’engrais azotés de synthèse

A

the spreading of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers

207
Q

mousson

A

monsoon

208
Q

ruissellement

A

runoff

209
Q

s’assécher

A

to dry out

210
Q

j’y peux rien

A

I can’t do anything about it

211
Q

paradis fiscal

A

haven

212
Q

bouillon

A

broth

213
Q

squelette

A

skeleton

214
Q

engloutir

A

to engulf

215
Q

nappes phréatiques

A

groundwater

216
Q

se bouger les fesses

A

to get off your arse

217
Q

décrire par le menu

A

to describe in detail

218
Q

la tectonique des plaques

A

plate tectonics

219
Q

l’insécurité alimentaire

A

food insecurity

220
Q

ravageur

A

peste

221
Q

bouleverser

A

to upset

222
Q

forces d’ordre

A

law enforcement

223
Q

acheminer

A

to send, convey

224
Q

faire face à

A

to face, deal with

225
Q

dégringoler

A

to tumble

226
Q

s’affaiblir

A

to weaken

227
Q

amorcer

A

to start

228
Q

faire venir

A

to bring in

229
Q

bouleaux

A

birch

230
Q

hêtres

A

beech

231
Q

restant

A

remaining

232
Q

rien à foutre

A

I don’t give a fuck

233
Q

gueuler

A

to scream

234
Q

zigouiller

A

to kill (informal)

235
Q

enjeu

A

stake, part

236
Q

noyau

A

nucleus

237
Q

quille

A

keel

238
Q

s’emballer

A

to get carried away

239
Q

tour de refroidissement

A

cooling tower

240
Q

panache

A

plume

241
Q

tout môme

A

kid

242
Q

salarié

A

employee

243
Q

lance-pierre

A

slingshot

244
Q

chercher la merde

A

to look for trouble

245
Q

décideurs

A

decision makers

246
Q

se pencher sur

A

to focus on

247
Q

rediger

A

to edit

248
Q

corrompre

A

to corrupt

249
Q

délabrement

A

dilapidation

250
Q

sans appel

A

final

251
Q

recrudescence

A

upsurge, resurgence

252
Q

relais

A

relay

253
Q

suite à

A

following, in response to

254
Q

saloperie

A

junk

255
Q

foutre le camp

A

to get the hell out of there

256
Q

s’écraser

A

to crash

257
Q

inox

A

stainless steel

258
Q

repandre

A

to spread

259
Q

aménager

A

to set-up, develop

260
Q

flippant

A

creepy

261
Q

surgénérateur

A

breeder reactor

262
Q

appauvri

A

impoverished

263
Q

sondage d’opinion

A

opinion poll

264
Q

concurrent

A

competitor

265
Q

hériter

A

to inherit

266
Q

rien qu’au sein

A

only within, solely within

267
Q

écolos

A

enviromentalists

268
Q

au bien commun

A

for the common good

269
Q

fouiller

A

to search, rummage

270
Q

soutiens

A

supporters

271
Q

se couper de

A

to cut oneself off from

272
Q

au fond de toi

A

deep inside you

273
Q

chantier

A

building site

274
Q

imprévus

A

unforeseen events

275
Q

marge

A

margin

276
Q

crever

A

burst

277
Q

mettre hors marche

A

to turn off, shut down

278
Q

colloque

A

colloquium, symposium

279
Q

superficie

A

area

280
Q

amortir

A

to cushion, absorb

281
Q

n’importe quoi tant que ça mousse

A

it doesn’t matter what as long as it’s fun

282
Q

mortifère

A

deadly

283
Q

caserne de pompiers

A

fire station

284
Q

ce qu’il te reste

A

what you have left

285
Q

flancher

A

to falter, give way

286
Q

quand même

A

nevertheless, anyway

287
Q

cheptel

A

herd

288
Q

appelation

A

designation

289
Q

marge de manœuvre

A

flexibility, wiggle-room

290
Q

exigence

A

demand

291
Q

on n’est pas de la daube

A

we’re not garbage

292
Q

haie

A

hedge

293
Q

ver de terre

A

earthworm

294
Q

pré

A

meadow

295
Q

zone maraîchère

A

market gardening area

296
Q

embaucher

A

to hire

297
Q

parier

A

to bet, gamble

298
Q

délirant

A

delusional

299
Q

climat à la dérive

A

changing climate

300
Q

trahison

A

betrayal

301
Q

faire porter

A

to make someone wear

302
Q

sortie progressive

A

gradual exit, progressive withdrawal

303
Q

pas tant que ça

A

not so much

304
Q

c’est le bordel

A

it’s a mess

305
Q

mondialisation

A

globalisation

306
Q

épluchure

A

peel

307
Q

prendre en compte

A

to take into account

308
Q

un petit bide

A

a small failure

309
Q

débrancher

A

to disconnect

310
Q

chaudière

A

boiler

311
Q

entretenir

A

to maintain

312
Q

aménagement du territoire

A

urban planning

313
Q

ça me rend dingue

A

it drives me crazy

314
Q

l’obsolescence programmée

A

planned obsolescence

315
Q

se restreindre

A

to restrain oneself

316
Q

le meilleur pari

A

the best bet

317
Q

voire pire

A

or worse

318
Q

ras-le-bol

A
319
Q

replis

A

folds

320
Q

ras-le-bol

A

I’ve had enough!

321
Q

guetter

A

to watch

322
Q

survie

A

survival

323
Q

bien à connaître

A

good to know

324
Q

avide

A

greedy

325
Q

c’est la fuite en avant

A

it’s a headlong rush

326
Q
A