Mavericks Flashcards

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Mandats

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Warrants

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Condamner

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To condemn

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Tendance

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Tendency

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Fonds

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Funds

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Choquer

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Shock

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Rassurer

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Reassure

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Caractéristique

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Characteristic

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Prévoir

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Foresee, Forecast

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Avant tout

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First and foremost

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Prédire

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Foretell

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Ennui

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Boredom

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12
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Administration

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Officialdom

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Achever

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To end

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Bénéfices

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Profit

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Consommation

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Consumption

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Danger

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Hazard

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17
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Numérique

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Digital

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Capitaliste

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Capitalistic

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Économique

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Economic

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Peu cher

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Economical

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Une manifestation

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A demonstration

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22
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S’en prendre à

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To rail against

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23
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Répliquer, riposter

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To retaliate

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Un obstacle

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A hindrance

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Prospère

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Thriving

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Un tournant

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A watershed

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L’emporter

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To prevail

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Une division

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A cleavage

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Réguler

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Regulate

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Empiéter sur

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To infringe on

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Espionner

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To peep

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32
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To fix look

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To stare

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To gaze

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To look at nothing

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34
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To speak unclearly

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To mumble

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35
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Acclamer, positivement négativement

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To cheer to jeer

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36
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To be careful

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Stay on the lookout

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37
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Instantanément

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In the twinkling of an eye

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38
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Shut up, secret information

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Hush

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39
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Contempler

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To behold

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40
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Les adjectifs d’état

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Toujours actif en ing

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Les adjectifs d’état

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Toujours actif en ing

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42
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Reluquer

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To ogle

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43
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Tordu

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Wry

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44
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Méfiante

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Wary

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45
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Divisé

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Split

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46
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Décrier

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To decry

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47
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Faire l’éloge

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To praise

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48
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La fragmentation

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The cleavage

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49
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La chance

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The odd

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50
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Le sens

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The meaning

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51
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Célébrer

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Extol

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52
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Le rayonnement

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The clout

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53
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La concurrence

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The competition

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54
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Faire la guerre contre

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To wage war against

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55
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Épargner

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To spare

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56
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Un massacre

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A slaughter

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57
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La dissuasion

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Deterrence

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58
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Les répercussions

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The fallout

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59
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Avoir recours

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To resort to

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60
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Détourner, pirater

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To hijack

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61
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Enlever

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To abduct

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62
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Repousser

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To repel

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63
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Plaire à

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To appeal to

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64
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Émettre un jugement

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To issue a judgement

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65
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Le destin

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The fate

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66
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Le sillage

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The wake

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67
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Épave

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The wreck

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Le trouble

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The turmoil

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Une avancée majeure

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A breakthrough

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70
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Reconnaître

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Recognize

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71
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Résoudre

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Solve

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72
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Un extrait vidéo

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A footage, a tape

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73
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La chasse à l’homme

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The manhunt

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74
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Citer

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To quote

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75
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Unanimement

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Unanimously

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Répandre

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Spread

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77
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Répandre

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Spread

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78
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Établir

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Establish

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Une menace

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A threat

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Une position politique

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A stance

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Cessez-le-feu

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A ceasefire

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82
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Dénigrant

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Derogatory

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Fait maison

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Homemade

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84
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Savoir-faire

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Know-how

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85
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Composants

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Components

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86
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Dépanner

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Troubleshoot

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87
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Légale

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Forensic

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88
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Application de la loi

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Law enforcement

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89
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Build

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Craft

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90
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Plans

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Instructions

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91
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Agression

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Assault

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S’insurger

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To insurge

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Contourner

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Circumvent

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Un fusil

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A rifle

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95
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Personne

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No one

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96
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Partager des informations

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Provide information

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97
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Consommer

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Consume

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Déchets

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Waste, refuse

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99
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Couche d’ozone

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The ozone layer

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100
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Aucun

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Neither of them

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101
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Superviser

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Oversee

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102
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Archipels

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Archipelago

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103
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Asile (donner l’asile)

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Asylum

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104
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Demander exiger

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To request

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105
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Assiéger

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To besieg

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106
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Pont aérien

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Airlift

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107
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Frappes

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Strikes

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108
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La notoriété

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Notoriety notorious

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109
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Infatigable

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Tireless

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110
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Bruit sourd

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Thud

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111
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Étouffé

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Muffled

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112
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Perçant, aigu

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Sharp

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113
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Faible, peu clair

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Faint, dim

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114
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Luire

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To glow

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115
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Rayon, faisceau

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A beam

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116
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Estomper atténuer

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To dim

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117
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Morne

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Bleak

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Flou

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Blurred

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Terne, sans éclat

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Dull

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Ensoleillé

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Shiny

121
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Un vacarme

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A racket

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S’écouler

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To drain, to drip

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Gouttières

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Gutters, the drain pipes

124
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Se redresser

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To sit up

125
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Attention pour les dialogues :

A

On retire les tirets et on met des guillemets anglais

126
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Se glisser

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To sneak into

127
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Une silhouette

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A figure

128
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Tendre

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To stretch

129
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Un somnambule

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A sleepwalker

130
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Siffler

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Whistle

131
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Gazouiller

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To chirp

132
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Bourdonner

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To buzz

133
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Croquer

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To crunch

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Le bruissement

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Rustle

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Tinter

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To jingle

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Presser

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To squish

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S’égoutter

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To drip

138
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Griffes

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Claws

139
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Points

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Points

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Chauvinisme

A

Chauvinism

141
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Excentrique

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Eccentric

142
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Diplomatie

A

Diplomacy

143
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Abîme

A

Abyss

144
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La haine

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Hatred

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La vertue

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The virtue

146
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Un britannique

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A Briton

147
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Un taux de nationalité/mortalité

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A birth/death rate

148
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Un habitant

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An inhabitant

149
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La classe ouvrière

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The working class

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Les classes populaires/moyennes/bourgeoises

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The lower/middle/upper class

151
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Coincé

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Stuffy

152
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Réac

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Square

153
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Les intellos

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The chattering classes

154
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Une bouilloire

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A kettle

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Une théière

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A tea-pot

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Infuser

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To brew

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Œuf coque/dur/au plat/brouillé

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Boiled/hard-boiled/fried/scrambled egg

158
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Purée

A

Mashed potatoes

159
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Saucisses

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Bangers

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Un gros titre

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A headline

161
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Un tableau un graphique

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A chart

162
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Un dessin humouristique

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A cartoon

163
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Un sujet

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A topic

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Se concentrer sur

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To focus on

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A la suite de

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In the wake of

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Dans une certaine mesure

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To a certain extent

167
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Jusqu’à un certain point

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Up to a point

168
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En d’autres termes

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In other words

169
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Prouvé

A

Supported

170
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Tout repose sur la question de savoir si

A

It all hinges on the question wether

171
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Une question très débattue

A

A much-debated issue

172
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Révéler

A

To disclose

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Septique

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Skeptical

174
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Une pomme de discorde

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A bone of contention

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Ouvrir la voie à

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To pave the way for

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Faire une comparaison, un parallèle

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To make a comparison, to draw a parallel with

177
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Peser le pour et le contre

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To weigh the pros and cons

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Des conséquences de grande portée

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Far-reaching consequences

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L’essentiel

A

The bottom line

180
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Pour résumer

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As a conclusion, in a word, to sum up

181
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Rapports (sexuels)

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Intercourse

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Odieux

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Heinous

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Écureuil

A

A squirrel

184
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Une tombe

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A tomb

185
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Pratique

A

Convenient

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Éprouver du ressentiment

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To resent someone

187
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Flamboyer

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To blaze

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Assurer

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To insure

189
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Feu de forêt, incendie

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Wildfire

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S’étendre, se développer

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To expand

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Sauver, apporter assistance

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To rescue, to save

192
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La chaleur

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The heat

193
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déchirer sans relâche

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To tear unabated

194
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Pompier

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Firefighter

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Un fossé

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A ditch

196
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Accorder

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To grant

197
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Renverser

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Overturn

198
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Chercher, rechercher

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To seek

199
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Une crise médiatique

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An outcry, an outfire, a firestorm

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être présélectionné

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To be shortlisted

201
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Le bourdonnement de la couture

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The hum of sewing

202
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Faire du bruit

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To rattle

203
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Un monstre

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A behemoth

204
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Un terrier labyrinthique

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A warren

205
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Heure minute seconde

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An hour, a minute a second

206
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Pile(heure)

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O´clock

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Et demi(heure)

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Half past

208
Q

Moins le quart/et le quart(heure)

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Quarter to/past

209
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La trotteuse(horloge), la grande aiguille, la petite aiguille

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The second hand, the minute hand, the hour hand

210
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Au début/à la fin

A

At the outset / at the end

211
Q

Un délai

A

A deadline

212
Q

Temps libre

A

Free Time

213
Q

Une année bissextile

A

A leap year

214
Q

Un trimestre scolaire

A

A term

215
Q

Tous les autres jours

A

Every other day(pas de pluriel)

216
Q

D’affilé

A

In a row

217
Q

Aube / aurore / crépuscule

A

Dawn / sunrise / sunset

218
Q

Tout de suite

A

Right away, straight away

219
Q

Une perspective

A

An outlook

220
Q

Sur le point de, récemment

A

On the verge of +ing +N

221
Q

Inopportun

A

Untimely

222
Q

Reporter

A

To postpone

223
Q

Du jour au lendemain

A

Overnight

224
Q

De temps en temps

A

From Time to Time

225
Q

Pour l’instant

A

As yet

226
Q

Au préalable

A

Before starting

227
Q

Jadis,autrefois

A

Formely, once

228
Q

En attendant

A

Meanwhile, in the meantime

229
Q

En attendant sa décision

A

Pending his decision

230
Q

Pendant que nous y sommes

A

While we are about it

231
Q

A partir de maintenant

A

As from now, from now on

232
Q

D’ici là, à

A

Until then, between now and then

233
Q

Dorénavant, désormais

A

Henceforth, hereafter

234
Q

En fin de compte

A

All in all

235
Q

A court terme

A

In the short run

236
Q

En temps voulu

A

In due course

237
Q

Dans les trois mois

A

Within 3 months

238
Q

Prochainement

A

Shortly

239
Q

Bientôt

A

Soon

240
Q

Puisque

A

Since

241
Q

Une multitude

A

A plethora

242
Q

Disparaître, se résorber

A

To fade out, to vanish

243
Q

Immobilité

A

Stillness

244
Q

Renverser

A

Upend

245
Q

Étranger

A

Foreign

246
Q

Traiter

A

To treat

247
Q

Le dénouement

A

The outcome

248
Q

Envelopper

A

To wrap up, to swathe

249
Q

L’ensemble des documents à l’étude offre une perspective intéressante sur ce sujet brûlant

A

The set of documents under study offers an interesting perspective on this hot topic

250
Q

Vestige

A

Vestige, relic

251
Q

Transpercer

A

To pierce

252
Q

Entraîner

A

To lead to, to cause, to result in

253
Q

Carillonner

A

To chime

254
Q

Gronder

A

To tell off

255
Q

L’effondrement

A

The collapse

256
Q

Politicien(ne)s

A

Politicos

257
Q

Affirmer

A

Affirm, assert

258
Q

Dénoncer

A

Denounce

259
Q

Édulcorer

A

To sugarcoat

260
Q

Banlieue

A

Suburb

261
Q

Locataire

A

Tenant

262
Q

Le revenu

A

The income

263
Q

Plan d’eau

A

Waterfront

264
Q

Renouveau

A

Renewal

265
Q

Encourager

A

Promote

266
Q

Souligner

A

Underscore

267
Q

Rimer

A

To rhyme

268
Q

La famille

A

The relatives

269
Q

Un foyer

A

A household

270
Q

Mariage (état civil/ceremonie)

A

A marriage a wedding

271
Q

La garde des enfants

A

The custody

272
Q

La pension alimentaire

A

The alimonay

273
Q

Le travail au noir

A

The moonlighting

274
Q

Une habitation, habiter dans

A

A dwelling to dwell

275
Q

Prêt immobilier

A

A mortgage

276
Q

Réussir sa vie

A

To make it rich, to strike it rich

277
Q

Autodidacte

A

Self-made

278
Q

Avoir la gâchette facile

A

To be trigger-happy

279
Q

Un homme armé

A

A gun-toting individual

280
Q

Travailler dur

A

To strive, strove, striven

281
Q

Partir de rien

A

To start from scratch

282
Q

L’égalité

A

The equality

283
Q

Fondre

A

To melt

284
Q

L’effet de serre

A

The greenhouse effect

285
Q

Neither/Either

A

Neither porte déjà la négation !

286
Q

Chauvinisme (sens non macho)

A

jingoism

287
Q

Rentrer dans son fourreau

A

To sheath

288
Q

Excentrique

A

Oddball

289
Q

Téméraire

A

Foolhardy

290
Q

Étrangers

A

Foreigners

291
Q

Avec quelle prestesse

A

How swiftly

292
Q

Terrible dans le sens honorable

A

Tremendous