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1
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un lien

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link

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être lié à

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to be linked to

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actuellement

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currently

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le niveau(x)

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level

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une île

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island

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inondé

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flooded

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une inondation

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a flood

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submergé

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submerged

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déménager

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to move house

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la fonte des glaciers

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melting of glaciers

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fondre

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to melt

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l’habitat (m)

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habitat

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la pollution

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pollution

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polluer

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to pollute

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le problème respiratoire

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breathing problem

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la santé

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health

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couper

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to cut

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relâcher

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to release

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la déforestation

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deforestation

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en même temps

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at the same time

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les gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas

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une serre

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a greenhouse

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la radiation

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radiation

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la couche d’ozone

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ozone layer

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une forme d’énergie

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a form of energy

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le charbon

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coal

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épuisé

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exhausted

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renouvelable

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renewable

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durable

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durable, sustainable

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30
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vert

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green

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31
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le pétrole

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oil (ship)

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l’huile

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(olive) oil

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se répandre à

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to spill/spread

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34
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la marée noire

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oil spill

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la marée

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tide

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36
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l’énergie solaire

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solar energy

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un panneau(x)

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panel

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le vent

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wind

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39
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une éolienne

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wind turbine

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40
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dépendre de

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depends on

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un problème

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a problem

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un système

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a system

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efficace

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effective

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44
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l’énergie thermique

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thermal energy

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45
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la hydroélectricité

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hydropower

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46
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un fleuve

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river

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un barrage

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dam

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l’énergie nucléaire

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nuclear energy

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empêcher

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to prevent

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50
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recycler

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to recycle

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51
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un tremblement de terre

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earthquake

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52
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une centrale nucléaire

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nuclear center

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53
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les déchets (m)

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waste

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54
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les avantages (m)

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pros, advantages

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55
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les inconvénients

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cons, disadvantages

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56
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les engrais (m)

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fertilizer

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57
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les algues(f)

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algae

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58
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ralentir

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delay

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59
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le recyclage (m)

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recycling

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60
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le paysage

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landscape

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61
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être nocif, nocive

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be harmful

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62
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nuisible à la santé

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harmful to one’s health

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63
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les produits

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products

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64
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les produits chemiques

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chemicals

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65
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des journaux

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newspapers

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66
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les transports en commun

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public transport

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le bus

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bus

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le métro

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subway

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le tram

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Tram

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le RER

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Far distance train

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le vélo

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bike

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72
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Vélib

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bike rental service

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73
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le banlieu

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suburb

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loin

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far

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75
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le co-voiturage

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carpool

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76
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une piste cyclable

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Cycle path

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77
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un casque

A

helmet

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78
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D’ici là

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by then

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79
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la réchauffement climatique

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global warming

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l’environnement

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environment

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81
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aller au-delà

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going beyond

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82
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mondial (aux)

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world

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la guerre mondiale

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world war

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84
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un emploi du temps

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schedule

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85
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les voitures hybrides

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hybrid cars

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86
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les voitures avec de l’essence(f)

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cars with gas

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les voitures avec l’électricité

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cars with electricity

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88
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un embouteillage

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traffic jam

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89
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un bonus écologique

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bonus

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90
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l’écologie

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ecology, environmentalism

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91
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les verts

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the Green Party (political party)

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les éedo

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de plus en plus

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more and more

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mondial(aux)

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world

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95
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soit…soit

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either…or

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96
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le rythme

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pace

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sous thèmes

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sub themes

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98
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un profondeur

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a depth

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99
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le monde

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world

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100
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un quotidien

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daily newspaper

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101
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un hebdomadaire

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weekly newspaper

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102
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Autolib’

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car-sharing service

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103
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le littoral

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coast

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104
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dégager

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to free/to emit

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105
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sanglier

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boar

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106
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le casier

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locker

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107
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le défi

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challenge

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108
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le bureau

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desk

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109
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le rentrée

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back to school

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110
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déménager

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to move out

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111
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un journal(aux)

A

newspaper

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l’esthétique

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esthetic

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la technologie

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technology

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le système de valeurs

A

System of values

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le sport

A

sport

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le tourisme

A

tourism

117
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le voyage

A

journey

118
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la communauté

A

community

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volontaire

A

voluntary

120
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le tourisme

A

tourism, sightseeing

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le changement climatique

A

climate change

122
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faire de la voile

A

to go sailing

123
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un moniteur de voile

A

sailing instructor

124
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faire de la plongée sous marine

A

scuba diving

125
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faire de la natation

A

swimming

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la résidence

A

Place of residence

127
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suivre un cours

A

take a course

128
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le travail

A

work

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un restaurant

A

restaurant

130
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rendre visite à qqun

A

to visit someone

131
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en plus

A

in addition

132
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la devise de la france

A

The motto of france is ‘freedom, equality and brotherhood’

133
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freedom

A

la liberté

134
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equality

A

l’Egalité

135
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brotherhood

A

la fraternité

136
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Cela me fait mal.

A

it hurts me

137
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il fait mal

A

it harms

138
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lié

A

linked

139
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la poubelle

A

trash

140
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les reseaux sociaux

A

social networks

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la medecine

A

medicine

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la quête

A

the quest

143
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la patrimoine

A

Heritage/legacy

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une valeur

A

value

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l’actualité

A

current

146
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actuel(le)

A

currently

147
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une expression

A

an expression

148
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à l’heure actuelle

A

at present

149
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qquchose + de+ adj

A

rule

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je me suis fait beaucoup des amis

A

I made lots of friends

151
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étouffer

A

To suffocate

152
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le plastic

A

plastic

153
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les poissons

A

fish

154
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les ordures (F)

A

garbage

155
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déboiser

A

to deforest

156
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l’asthme (M)

A

asthma

157
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cendrillon

A

Cinderella

158
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une souris

A

mouse

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la citrouille

A

pumpkin

160
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la crainte

A

fear

161
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craindre

A

to fear

162
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tomber amoureux de

A

To fall in love with

163
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ça ne te regarde pas

A

It’s none of your business

164
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s’en mêler

A

get involved

165
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se mêler de

A

to interfere

166
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mêle-toi de tes affaires!

A

Mind your own business

167
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les contes de fées (M)

A

fairy tales

168
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une poubelle et les ordures(f)

A

trash can and garbage

169
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gros

A

fat

170
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mince

A

skinny

171
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plein

A

full

172
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vide

A

empty

173
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réutilisable

A

reusable

174
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le recyclage

A

recycling

175
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le gaspillage

A

waste

176
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gaspiller

A

to waste

177
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perdre du temps

A

waste

178
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la société

A

society

179
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matérialiste

A

materialistic

180
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étroit d’esprit

A

narrow minded

181
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large d’esprit

A

broad minded

182
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la société de consommation

A

consumer society

183
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un consommateur

A

Consumer

184
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un centre communautaire

A

community center

185
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la service communautaire

A

community service

186
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la croissance

A

growth

187
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des enfants

A

children

188
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économique

A

Economic

189
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croître

A

to grow

190
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le cancre

A

dunce

191
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être debout

A

Stand

192
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le début

A

the beginning

193
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autrefois

A

in the past

194
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d’autres fois

A

other times

195
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les pièges

A

traps

196
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malgré

A

despite

197
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éclipser

A

to eclipse

198
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personnifier

A

to personify

199
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personnification

A

personification

200
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huées

A

Booing

201
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dessiner

A

to draw

202
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le dessin

A

art

203
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l’autorité

A

authority

204
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donner des ordres

A

to give orders

205
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remplacer

A

to replace

206
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une tâche

A

task

207
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une tache

A

stain

208
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le vitre

A

window

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l’innocence

A

innocence

210
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le manque de liberté

A

lack of freedom

211
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commandre

A

to give orders

212
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la beauté

A

beauty

213
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s’aller

A

to leave

214
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s’écrouler

A

to crumble

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l’encre (f)

A

ink

216
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la falaise

A

cliff

217
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faire le pitre

A

to act out

218
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le sable

A

sand

219
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la craie

A

chalk

220
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ficher

A

to file

221
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se ficher

A

To not care

222
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le pupitre

A

desk

223
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il est debout

A

standing

224
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les écolos

A

environmentalists

225
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vaguement

A

vaguely

226
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recyclable/recyclé

A

recycable/recycled

227
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l’écologie (f)

A

study of environment

228
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les déchets

A

waste

229
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de plus en plus de + noun

A

more and more

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un sur deux

A

One out of two

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Q

la gestion

A

management

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Q

débordér

A

to overflow

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Q

gérer

A

to manage

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Q

de moins en moins de + noun

A

less and less

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Q

un incinérateur

A

incinerator

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Q

l’incinération

A

incineration

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Q

le polluant (M)

A

pollutants

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Q

cancérigènes

A

carcinogenic

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Q

se noyer

A

to drown (yourself)

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Q

noyer

A

to drown

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Q

un sujet-topic

A

?

242
Q

faire le ménage

A

to do the housework

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Q

ménager

A

to handle carefully *

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Q

ménagère

A

Housekeeper

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un son

A

sound

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Q

la sonore

A

sound

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au secours

A

help

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Q

la côte

A

The coast

249
Q

le taux

A

rate

250
Q

emballages

A

Packaging

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Q

moebius

A

moebius

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Q

le décharge

A

Garbage dump

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Q

quant à

A

as for

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Q

quant aux décharges

A

as landfill

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Q

vider les ordures

A

to empty the garbage

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s’écrouler

A

to collapse

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Q

être censé + inf

A

to be supposed to

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Q

demeurer

A

to remain

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Q

la demeure

A

?

260
Q

un virgule

A

a comma

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Q

environ

A

about

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Q

quelque

A

environ

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Q

un point

A

a period

264
Q

un questionnaire

A

a questionnaire

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Q

à choix multiple

A

multiple choice

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Q

le but

A

purpose

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Q

avertir

A

to warn

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Q

l’avertissement (M)

A

warning

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Q

un publicité

A

commercial

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Q

accroissement

A

increase

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Q

la question

A

issue

272
Q

résoudre

A

to solve

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Q

d’après vous

A

according to you(selon)

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Q

la marée verte

A

proliferation of algae

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Q

un piéton

A

pedestrian