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Misc Flashcards

1
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a range (of)

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un évantail (de)

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a road trip

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assez court: un balade en voiture, un virée en voiture
plus long: un voyage en voiture, un voyage par la route, un road trip

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to erode

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éroder

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the grass

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l’herbe (nf)

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to belong to

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appartenir à
plus courant: être à

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Sea glass

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Le verre de mer

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Pleasant , enjoyable

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Agréable

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To collect

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Collectionner

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The evening / day before
The evening of (slightly formal)

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la veille

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Roll out, uncoil, unwind
Run through , work through Eg. Procedure
Open / pull down a rolling thing

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Dérouler

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Take place, unfold

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Se dérouler

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Ask a favour / request a paid service

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Demander un service

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13
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To be about

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S’agir de

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14
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Engineer

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Ingénieur

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15
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Parallel

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Pareil(le)

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16
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Staggered

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Échelonné

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17
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Docile submissive

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Soumis

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18
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Authorized

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Habilité

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19
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To establish / install

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Instaurer

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20
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Conspicuous, ostentatious

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Ostensible / ostentatoire

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21
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Nurse

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Une infirmière

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22
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City hall

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La mairie

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23
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To watch (eg. A video)

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Visionner

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Feeble weak easygoing

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Faible

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25
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target / objective / goal / aim

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une cible

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implementation / execution / carrying out

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mise en oevre

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reach / get as far as / get to / attain

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parvenir

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feeble / flimsy / fragile / weak

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faible

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29
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holder of

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titulaire de [qch]

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30
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glance at

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jeter un coup d’oeil à [qch]

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31
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take down / unhook
pick up a phone call
land / get eg. a contract

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décrocher

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32
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attack, bombing, assassination attempt

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attentat

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33
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reveal

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dévoiler

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34
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even, indeed, in fact

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voire (adv), et même

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35
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trivial, insignificant

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anodin

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36
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protest

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manifestation

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37
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to personally disagree

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protester

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38
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combat

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lutter

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39
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struggle / combat / fight against something (noun)

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la lutte
eg. la lutte contre le racisme

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40
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atrocious

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atroce

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41
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shame / disgrace / embarrassment / awkwardness

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honte

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42
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manage / handle / deal with

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gérer

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43
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reject / cast out / dismiss

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débouter

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44
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cackle / gossip

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caqueter

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45
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not mince your words, not sugar coat it

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ne pas mâcher ses mots

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46
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cowardice

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lâcheté

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47
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what’s at stake, prize
Issue

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un enjeu

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48
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disapproval

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la désapprobation

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49
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succession / series / row / line

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enfilade

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50
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to supply for (eg. teacher)

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faire de la suppléance

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51
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service / performance / appearance

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la prestation

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52
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the chirping, babbling

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le gazouillis

53
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as much as / just as much as

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tant … que

54
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too bad! tough luck! (for you)

A

tant pis! (pour toi)

55
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on the topic of, relative to, concerning ___

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quant à
eg. quant aux humoristes, je les adore
je prendrai ma voiture, quant à moi, même si l’on annonce du verglas

56
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to interfere in

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s’ingérer dans

57
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to live / remain / stay / reside

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demeurer

58
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reiterate

A

réitérer

59
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explain / clarify / define

A

préciser

60
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director / leader / head / manger

A

dirigeant.e

61
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trade union, feredation, syndicate

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syndicat

62
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breast, heart, centre

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sein

63
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urge to do

A

exhorter [qqn] à faire [qch]

64
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break / transgress
break the law

A

enfreindre [qch]
enfreindre la loi

65
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lead / direct / carry out

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mèner

66
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supply / provide

A

fournir

67
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debate

A

polémique

68
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raise awareness / make aware

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sensibiliser

69
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desensitise

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desensibiliser

70
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jogging

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footing

71
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plan

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projet

72
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no, thank you

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non merci, bien

73
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liver

A

le foie

74
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fatty / fat

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gras.se

75
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industry

A

filière

76
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shortage / lack

A

pénurie

77
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fenced

A

grillagé

78
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especially / particularly

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outre

79
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indluding, such as, especially, in particular

A

notamment

80
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ivre

A

drunk

81
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duckling

A

caneton

82
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box (containing text)
managed, supervised

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encadré

83
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poultry

A

vollailes

84
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assessment / analysis / official report / statemtn

A

le constat

85
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suffer / be subjected to

A

subir

86
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pertaining to

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afférent à [qch]

87
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concieve / produce / cause / lead to

A

engendrer

88
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healthy / well

A

sain

89
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water / give water to

A

abreuver

90
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priority / imperative

A

un impératif

91
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formal letter sign off

A

Je vous prie d’agréer Monsieur / Madame. Mes salutations respectueuses

92
Q

informal ish email esque sign off

A

cordialement
sincèrement

93
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take, drag down
or bring about

A

entraîner

94
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harmful

A

néfaste

95
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spread

A

étendre

96
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stretch out

A

s’étendre

97
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while

A

tandis que

98
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lying lifeless motionless

A

gisant

99
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flattened

A

aplati

100
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fully / entirely / completely / wholeheartedly

A

pleinement

101
Q

cramped / confined

A

exigu / exiguë

102
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dying

A

agonisant.e

103
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to tremble

A

frémir

104
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filmed back in the olden days

A

tourné

105
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sailboat

A

voilier

106
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to inform

A

renseigner

107
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Journey / trip

A

Trajet

108
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As / in the capacity of

A

En tant que
Eg. As mayor, I will …
En tant que maire, je vais…

109
Q

Buy a subscription to

A

Abonner à

110
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Guaranteed, certain

A

Assuré

111
Q

Limit / boundary

A

Une borne

112
Q

Sign up for

A

Souscrire à

113
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Bill

A

Une facture

114
Q

Breathalyzer

A

Un éthylotest

115
Q

Home

A

Le domicile

116
Q

Enactment (of a law)

A

Promulgation

117
Q

An assessment

A

Un bilan

118
Q

While / during

A

Lors de
Eg. Lors de son séjour

119
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To (eg. Complain to the director)

A

Auprès de
Eg. Plaindre auprès du directeur

120
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Next to

A

Auprès de

121
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In the eyes of

A

Auprès de

122
Q

Charity

A

Un caritatif

123
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Charitable

A

Caritatif

124
Q

Such as

A

Tel que

125
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Equip / provide

A

Doter

126
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Between now and []

A

D’ici []

127
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Partnership

A

Partenariat

128
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Wake / turbulence (eg. In the wake of the catastrophe)

A

Le sillage

129
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Management / administration

A

Gestion

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