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1
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Un concours

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A competitiv exam

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Un tribunal

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A court

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Tirer profit de

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To cash in on something

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Un coupable

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A culprit

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Contrversé/faire naître la polémique

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To stir up controversy

To be controversial

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GRimper

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To climb

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Biens de consommation

Société de consommation

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Consumer goods

society

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Trouver une expression

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To coin an expression

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La consommation

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The consumption

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Changements

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Changes

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Consommer

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To consume

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Concurrencer

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To compete with

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Il est convaincu

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He came around to

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Une préoccupation / inquiétude

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A concern

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Répondre / satisfaire

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To cater

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Désirer ardemment

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To crave for

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Dénicher

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To come by

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Sur mesure

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Custom-made

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Débarasser

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To clear away

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Reproches

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Criticism

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Greffier

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A clerk

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Une malédiction

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A curse

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Actuellement

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Currently

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Actuel

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Current

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Une marchandise

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A commodity

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Mettre en place des mesures drastiques /répressives

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To crack down on

To clamp

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Tomber sur quelque chose

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To come across something

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On s’accorde généralement à dire que

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Common wisdom has it that

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Un frein

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A check

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Théorie du complot

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A conspiracy theory

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Vérifier

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To check

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32
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Citoyenneté

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Citizenship

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33
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Mettre en oeuvre Une loi

Mener à bien

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To carry out a law

To carry out / through

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Une revendication

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A claim

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35
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Annuler

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To cancel

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36
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Cynisme

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Cynicism

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Tableur /graphique

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A chart

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38
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S’étouffer

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To choke

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Un coup d’etat

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A coup

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Une répression

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A crack down on

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En accord avec / cadrer avec

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Consistent with

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42
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Sous-traitance

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Contracting out

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43
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Remise en question

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Challenged

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44
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Homologue /équivalent de qqn

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Counterparts

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Concurrent

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A contender

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Une perte humaine / un mort (résulte d’un accident)

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A casualty

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Superficiel

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A cursory

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Accaparer / monopoliser

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To corner

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Un répertoire /liste

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A compendium

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Compenser

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To compensate for

To make up for

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51
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Se composer de

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To consist of

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52
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Résider dans

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To consist in

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53
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Remettre en question

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To call into question

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54
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Soigner

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To cure

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55
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Enfantin /puéril

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Childish

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Freiner /endiguer

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To curb

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57
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Une force politique / une zone électorale

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A constituency

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Une cheminée ( dans la maison

De dehors

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Fireplace

A chemney

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une inquiétude

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a concern

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se renfermer sur

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to close in on

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PDG

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CEO

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convoiter

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to covet

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sous-traitance

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contracting-out

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proche

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close to

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un sceptique du climat

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a climate-skeptic

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traverser

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to cross

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teint(couleur de peau)

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complexion

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berceau

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a cradle

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écourter/réduire

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to curtail

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polémique/litigieux

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contentious

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faire tomber

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to drop

to crater

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acclamer

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to cheer

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elle l’a convaincu

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he came around to her

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concurrencer

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to compete with

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la société de consommation

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the consumer society

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consommer

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to consume

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un consommateur

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a consumer

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la consommation

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consumption

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accaparer

monopoliser

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to corner

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un angle

un coin

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a corner

81
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charbon

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coal

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une caisse de supermarché

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a cash register

a bill register

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se grouper / se rassembler / s’agglomérer

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to cluster

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une grappe / un groupe

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a cluster

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quadriller

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to crisscross

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sonder ( l’opinion)

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to canvass

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s’imposer / venir sur l’avant-plan

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have come to the fore

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soutenir / défendre

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to champion
to support
to back

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contre productif

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counterproductively

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remuer

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to churn

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engouement

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craze

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répondre aux besoins de quelqu’un

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to cater to somebody’s needs

to meet somebody’s needs

93
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une main d’œuvre à bas coût

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a cheap labour force

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une bonne œuvre / une œuvre de bienfaisance

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a charity

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répondre à une exigence

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to cater to

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littoraux / côtes

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coastlines

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capturer/ capter

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to capture

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constituer

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to comprise

to make up

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comité de direction / d’administration

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a corporate boards

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schéma de consommation

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consumption pattern

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habitude de consommation

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consumption habits

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boucher

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to clog up

103
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faire payer un tarif

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to charge a fee

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un banlieusard

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a commuter

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un train de banlieue

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a commuter train

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relativement

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comparatively

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(nous avons …) avoir un mot à dire

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we can have a say

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un défi / problème / difficulté / enjeu

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a challenge

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à crédit

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on credit

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l’empreinte carbone

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the carbon footprint

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faire face / affronter

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to cope

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grincer / craquer

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to creak

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rusé / astucieux

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canny

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par hasard / nonchalamment

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casually

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une croûte

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a crust

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chips

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crisps

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couverts de table / coutellerie

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cutlery

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une caisse

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a checkout

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la censure

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the censorship

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convoquer

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to convene

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contenir / comporter / renfermer

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to contain

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1 chance sur 4

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1 chance in 4

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flippant / effrayant

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creepy

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cohérent / constant

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consistent

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faire apparaître

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to conjure up

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les coûts occasionnés

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the costs incurred

127
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to carry Something through

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pour mener à bien / pour faire aboutir

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l’épicerie

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corner store

convenience store

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sans garantie du fournisseur / avertissement à l’acheteur

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caveat emptor

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respecter / se conformer à

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to comply with

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prendre soin de / soigner

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to care for

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pratique

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convenient

133
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des compressions budgétaires

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few cutbacks

134
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une glissière / abréviation de parachute

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a chute

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se travestir

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to cross-dress

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produire en quantités industrielles

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to crank out

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augmenter

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to crank up

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excentrique / grognon

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a crank

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président

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the chairman

140
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croiser / naviguer

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to cruise

141
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croisière / bateau

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a cruise

142
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Une affaire portée

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A case brought

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Lucide / perspicace

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Clear-headed

144
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Table rase

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Clean sweep

145
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Poitrine

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Chest

146
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Se manifester / se faire connaître / témoigner

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To come forward

147
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Un traiteur / restaurateur

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A caterer

148
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Une toile / tableau

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A canvas

149
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Douane / sur mesure / personnalisé

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Custom

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Charnel

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Carnal

151
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Douane / personnalisé / sur-mesure

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Custom

152
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Charnel

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Carnal

153
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La joue

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The cheek

154
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masquer

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to cloak

155
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une cape

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a cloak

156
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se heurter / entrer en conflit

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to collide

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s’accrocher / persister

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to cling

158
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to chew

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mastiquer / mâcher

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