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Rueful

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Triste, chagrin

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Ignoramus

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Ignare, ignorant

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Tamp down

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Cacher, surmonter (sa peur par ex)

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Overcome

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Vaincre, surmonter

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Falter

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Faiblir, fléchir, hésiter

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Lean forward

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Se pencher en avant

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Put up

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Supporter, installer, dresser

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Warder

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Gardien de prison

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Quarry

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Carrière, proie, gibier

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rehearsed

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Répéter, réciter

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Strode

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Marcher à grand pas

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Greeting

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Saluer

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Coward

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Lâche, froussard

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Seal off

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Dissimuler, boucher un trou

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Wrestle

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Lutter, se débattre

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Awry

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De travers, qui ne va pas (avec une voiture par ex)

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In the midst of

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Au milieu de (situations difficiles par ex)

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Outburst

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Explosion

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rattled

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Ébranler, agiter, secouer

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Tilted

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Incline, penche

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Sight

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Vue, voir, spectacle, vue d’ensemble

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Wander over

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Errer sur

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Glimmer

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Une lueur, un éclat

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Rested

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Reposé

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Tracksuit

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Survêtement

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Stumble upon

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Tomber sur

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Unhooked

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Décroche

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To relish

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Savourer

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Break up

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Rompre

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Watershed

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Un grand moment, un moment critique

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Jeopardy

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Péril, danger

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Clunky

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Maladroit

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rabble-rouser

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Démagogue

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Stir

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Remuer, émouvoir, inciter

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Rattle

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Déstabiliser, paniquer..

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Rile

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Agacer, énerver, troubler

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treachery

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Trahison

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Doomed

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Condamné, vouer à l’échec

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Bent down

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Pencher

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Lift

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Soulever

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Boast

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Se vanter

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Bent down

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Pencher

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Lift

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Soulever

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Boast

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Se vanter

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Shrugged

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Hausser les épaules

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Dank

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Humide

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Topple the government

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Renverser le gouvernement

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Avowed

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Déclaré, avéré

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Besides

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En plus, hormis

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Shrugged

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Hausser les épaules

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Dank

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Humide

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Topple the government

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Renverser le gouvernement

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Avowed

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Déclaré, avéré

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Besides

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En plus, hormis

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Anointed

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Consacrer

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Ammunition

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Munition, arme

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Logjam

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Impasse, retard accumulé

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Vow

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Vœux

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mishandle

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Mal gérer

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limelight

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Le feu des projecteurs

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Strewn

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Parsemé, répandre, joncher

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Charred

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Carbonisé

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Herded, to herd

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Conduire, mener (troupeau)

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Cattle

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Bovins

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Pack up

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Emballer

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To Recall

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Rappeler, se rappeler, se souvenir, évoquer, convoquer

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Dazzled

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Ébloui, aveuglé

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To utter

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Prononcer, dire

Total, complet, absolu

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Steer

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Conduire, piloter

Diriger qqn

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Cunning

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Ruse

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Wretched

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Misérable

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Hive

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Ruche

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Stretch out

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Étirer, s’allonger

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Smuggle

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Faire de la contrebande

Frauder

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Howling

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Hurlement, rugissement

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Beam

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Faisceau, poutre, rayon

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Figure out

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Comprendre, résoudre, décider

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Jammed

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Coincé, Bloque

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Reward

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Récompense

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Sorrow

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Chagrin, tristesse , peine, regret

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Fancy

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Chic

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Pamper

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Dorloter, choyer

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83
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Hang out

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Traîner dehors

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Unbowed

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Invaincus, insoumis

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Belly

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Ventre, bide

To have Belly

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Reckless

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Téméraire, insouciant, imprudent, irréfléchi

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Bounty

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Prime, générosité, bienfaisance

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Scum

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Écume, mousse

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Hang on

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S’accrocher, attendre, résister

90
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Hold on

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Continuer

Se retenir de

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Hatred

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Haine

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Trunck

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Tronc, malle, coffre

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Twine

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Ficelle, tresser, ficeler

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Kitty

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Minou

Cagnotte, caisse

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Remedy

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Remédier

Remède

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Spout

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Bec, jet

Debiter, faire jaillir

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Trifling

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Insignifiant

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Wastrel

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Bon à rien, dépensier, gaspilleur

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Attorney

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Mandataire, représentant

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Blind

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Aveugle

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Potter

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Bricoler

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Scout

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Chercher

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Mess

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Gâcher, deconner

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Hang about

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Traîner, attendre

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Mope about

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Broyer du noir

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To yammer

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Geindre, se plaindre

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Yak on

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Discuter, parler de

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Mess about

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Ne pas être sérieux

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Plight

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Situation désespérée, situation difficile, détresse

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Harassement

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Harcèlement

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Wreaking

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Assouvi

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Retrofit

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Moderniser, réaménager, mettre à jour, adapter

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Encompasses

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Englobe

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Blind spot

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Angle mort

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Chap

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Type, mec ou se gercer

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Mighty

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Puissant, majestueux, imposant, magnifique

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Proper

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Correct, convenable

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Deity

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Dieu

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Pointless

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Inutile

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Compound

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Mélange, combinaison, composé

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Beef up

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Renforce

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Hoarding

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Panneau publicitaire

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Stern

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Strict

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Benignly

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Bienveillance

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Nephew

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Neveu

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Thunder

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Tonnerre

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Drought

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Sécheresse, pénurie, longue période sans qqch

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Depleted

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En baisse, réduit, bas

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Stance

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Position, point de vue

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Wary

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Méfiant, sur ses gardes

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Thread,

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Fil conducteur, enfiler, fil

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Reshuffle

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Remanier, réorganiser

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Shuffle

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Traîner les pieds, battre, changer de place, remettre en place, mélanger les cartes

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Cunning

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Malin, astucieux, ingénieux

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Reckless

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Téméraire, imprudent

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Bid

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Faire une offre, répondre à un appel d’offre, offre, annonce

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Gulf

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Gouffre, golfe

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Maverick

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Dissident, marginal, non conformiste (Corbyn)

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Deterrence

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Dissuasion

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Bow

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S’incliner

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Cause à stir

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Faire sensation

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Subservient

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Asservi, servile, subordonnée

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Froth

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Mousse, écume
Émousser, baver
Léger, vent, blabla, futilités

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Pond

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Étang, mare, bassin

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Mooted

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Put forward To debate (soulever)

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Honk

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Klaxonner

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Breach

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Violation, infraction, abus

Transgresser, violer

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Strip

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Enlever, déshabiller, bande, piste

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Fraught

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Chargé, plein, risque, bondé

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Enshrine

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Conserver précieusement

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Unfold

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Se dérouler, déplier, décroiser les bras

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Char

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Faire brûler, brûler

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Kin

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Famille, proches

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Kin to sth

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Ressembler à, aller avec

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Fate

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Destin, sort, mort

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Logging

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Enregistrement, exploitation du bois, inscription au livre de bord

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Jitter

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S’agiter, saut, instabilité

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Step up

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Intensifier, accroître, augmenter

159
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Bode

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Présager

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Hardly ever

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Presque jamais

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Barely, seldom, scarcely

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Rarement ou à peine

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Purse

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Sac à main, portefeuille

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Si jai le temps, je le ferai

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If i have the time, i will do it

164
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Si je pouvais, je t’aiderais

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If i could, i would help you

165
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Si j’avais eu du temps, je t’aurai aide

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If i had had time, i would have helped you

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To look forward

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Être impatient de

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To get on with

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Bien s’entendre avec quelqu’un

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Make of

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Nos impressions par rapport à qqch

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Make off

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S’enfuir à toutes jambes

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Make it up to

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Faire qqch pour se réconcilier avec quelqu’un

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Make for

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Se diriger vers

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To look back on

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Se souvenir avec nostalgie

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To look down on

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Snober qqn, le regarder de haut

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To look up To

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Respecter, admirer qqn

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Pay up

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Rembourser l’argent qu’on doit à qqn

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Fork out

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Payer qqch dont on n’a pas vraiment envie

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Dip into

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Puiser dans ses économies

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Tide someone over

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Dépanner qqn en difficulté financière

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Rip someone off

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Arnaquer qqn

180
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Chip in

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Contribuer, participer

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Cash in on

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Tirer profit

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Peek

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Jeter un coup d’œil

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Mellow out

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Assagir

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Pond

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Étang

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Stool

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Tabouret

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Get rid of

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Se débarrasser de

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Berated

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Réprimandé

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Rise up

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Se soulever, se révolter

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Slung

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Hisser, lancer, suspender

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hang in

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s’accrocher à

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ballot

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voter, scrutin, un vote

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woe

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malheur, infortune

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scapegoated

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bouc émissaire, souffre douleur

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indictments

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inculpation, mise en examen

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abet

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encourager, soutenir

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beset by

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assailli par, encerclé par

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albeit

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bien que, quoique

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hold the line

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rester en ligne (téléphone)

199
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put through

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mettre en contact, soumettre à qqn

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to be gridlocked

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être dans une impasse, être dans les bouchons

201
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flattened

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applati

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forensic

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scientifique

203
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held up

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être retenu par qqch ou qqn

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hold down

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garder

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figure

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chiffre

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bumpy, uneven

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accidenté

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be in verge

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être au bord

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leery

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méfiant

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stroll

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petite balade, se balader

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stake

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intéret, part, poteau

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stoke

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raviver

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nurture

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encourager, élever, éduquer

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endowment

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faculté, don, dotation

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scathing

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critique, très blessant

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tipping point

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point critique

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