Module 1- Young People Flashcards

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1
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Faraway country

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Le pays lointain

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Developing country

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Le pays en voie de développement

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Inequality

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L’inégalité

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Unemployment

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Le chômage

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Poverty

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La pauvreté

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Global warming

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Le réchauffement de la planète

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Hurricane

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L’ouragan

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Flood

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L’inondation

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Deadly virus

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Le virus mortel

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To work from home

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Travailler chez soi

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To speak by videoconference

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Se parler par visioconférence

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To be jobless

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Être sans travail

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To pay more tax

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Payer plus d’impôts

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14
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To find the means of curing

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Trouver le moyen de guérir

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To prevent

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Prévenir

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To immunise

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Vacciner

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To get by

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S’en sortir

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To give more importance to

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Accorder plus d’importance à

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To increase

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Devenir de plus en plus marqué

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To do one’s best

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Faire de son mieux

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Boyfriend/girlfriend

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Le copain/ la copine

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Fling (relationship)

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L’aventure

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In love with

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Amoureux(se) de

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To get the wrong person

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Se tromper de personne

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To end up (finding)

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Finir par (trouver)

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To fall in love

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S’attacher

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To have fun

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S’éclater

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Commitment

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L’engagement

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Cohabitation

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L’union libre

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Reassuring

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Sécurisant

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To believe in (being faithful)

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Croire à (la fidélité)

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32
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To enter into a civil partnership

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Se pacser

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To drop, walk away from

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Laisser tomber

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Technological progress

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L’avancée

Or le progrès technologique

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35
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Designer clothes

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Les vêtements de marque

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36
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Trainers

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Les baskets

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37
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Drunk

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Saoul/ivre

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To become part of

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S’intégrer à

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To belong to

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Appartenir à

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Suivre

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To follow

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41
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To not be able to afford

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Ne pas avoir les moyens de

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To dare

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Oser

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43
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To stand up to

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Résister à/ affronter

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44
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To be afraid of

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Avoir peur de

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45
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To look down on

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Mépriser

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46
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To reject

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Repousser

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47
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To encourage/push/force sb to

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Inciter/encourager/pousser/forcer qqn à

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To put pressure on sb

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Faire pression/exercer des pressions sur qqn

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49
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To call somebody a loser

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Traiter qqn de minable

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50
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Close

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Proche

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51
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Faire confiance à qqn

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To trust sb

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52
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Confier quch à qqn

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To share sth with sb

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53
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Se confier à qqn

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To confide in sb

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54
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Entretenir de bonnes relations avec

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To have a good relationship with

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55
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On ne se supporte pas

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We can’t stand each other

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56
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La famille recomposée

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Step family

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57
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L’union libre

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Cohabitation

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58
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Le PACS (pacte civil de solidarité)

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Civil partnership

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59
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Le beau-père

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Step father

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La belle mère

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Step mother

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Le demi frère

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Half brother, step brother

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La demi sœur

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Half sister, step sister

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63
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Le conjoint

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Spouse

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Le foyer

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Home

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65
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Le sentiment de culpabilité

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Feeling of guilt

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66
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Faire éclater

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To explode

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67
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Être issu de

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To come from

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68
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L’emprise

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Hold, addiction

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69
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Le moule

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Mould

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70
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La tache

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Stain

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71
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Les affaires

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Possessions

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72
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Menacer

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To threaten

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73
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Maigrir

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To get thinner

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74
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Voler

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To steal

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75
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Cacher

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To hide

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76
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Craindre de

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To fear

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77
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Replonger

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To become hooked again

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78
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Se mettre à

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To start, take up

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79
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Craquer

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To lose patience

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80
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Traiter qqn de

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To call sb a …

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81
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Se faire casser la figure

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To get beaten up

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82
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Ça ne marche pas

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It doesn’t work

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83
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Le soutien

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Support

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84
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Libérer

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To free

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85
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Se débattre

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To fight, struggle

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86
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Tenir

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To resist

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87
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Héberger

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To put sb up

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88
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Renoncer à

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To give up

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89
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Régler

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To solve

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90
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Témoigner

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To testify, give evidence

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Se rendre à

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To go to

92
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Laisser tomber

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To drop

93
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Faire face à

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To cope with

94
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Le divertissement

A

Entertainment

95
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Le/la célibataire

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Single person

96
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Le témoignage

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Account, story

97
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La notoriété

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Fame, celebrity

98
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La souffrance

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Suffering

99
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L’épreuve

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Test, challenge

100
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Célèbre

A

Famous

101
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Enfermé

A

Locked in

102
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Débile

A

Stupid

103
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Au hasard

A

By chance

104
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À tout prix

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At any cost

105
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Passer à la télé

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To appear on TV

106
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Favoriser

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To give an advantage to

107
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Avouer

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To admit

108
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Changer de chaîne

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To switch channels

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Donner lieu à

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To lead to

110
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Être accro à

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To be hooked on

111
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Je n’y vois pas de mal

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I can’t see any harm in it

112
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L’homologue

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Equivalent

113
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L’engouement

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Craze

114
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L’internaute

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Internet user

115
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La diffusion (planétaire)

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(Worldwide) broadcasting

116
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Le contenu

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Contents

117
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Téléchargé

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Downloaded

118
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Connaître un grand succès

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To be very successful

119
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Le quotidien

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Everyday life

120
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L’ère du numérique

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Digital age

121
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Le réseau social

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Social network

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L’échange

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Exchange

123
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Le lien

A

Link

124
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La toile

A

Web/the net

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Exigeant

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Demanding

126
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Efficace

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Efficient

127
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Pénible

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Unpleasant, tiresome

128
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Attiré par

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Attracted by

129
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Habitué de

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Familiar with

130
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Fréquenté par

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Attended by

131
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Se connecter à

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To connect to

132
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Faire partie de

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To be part of

133
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Appartenir à

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To belong to

134
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Gagner

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To spread to sb

135
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Avoir tendance à

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To tend to

136
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Le piratage

A

Hacking

137
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L’escroquerie

A

Fraud

138
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La malédiction

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Curse

139
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Transmis par

A

Transmitted via

140
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Tomber dans le piège

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To fall in the trap

141
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Le fléau

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Scourge

142
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Le forfait (mensuel)

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(Monthly) flat rate

143
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Inquiétant

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Worrying

144
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Rassurant

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Reassuring

145
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Allumé

A

On

146
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Joindre qqn

A

To get in touch with sb

147
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Abuser de

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To overuse

148
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Bavarder

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To chat

149
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Se passer de

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To do without

150
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Interrompre

A

To interrupt

151
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S’inquiéter

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To worry

152
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Déranger

A

To disturb

153
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Laisser sonner

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To let ring

154
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Ne pas avoir les moyens

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To not be able to afford

155
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L’appel

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(Phone) call

156
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L’onde pulsée

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Pulsating wave

157
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La perte de mémoire

A

Memory loss

158
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Les maux de tête

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Headaches

159
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Le cerveau

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Brain

160
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Le cœur

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Heart

161
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Nocif(ve)

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Harmful

162
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Sensible

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Sensitive

163
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Enceinte

A

Pregnant

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Entraîner

A

To cause

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Entourer

A

To be around

166
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Éteindre

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To switch off

167
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Le jeu de console

A

Console game

168
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Le sentiment

A

Feeling

169
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Le comportement

A

Behaviour

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Néfaste

A

Harmful

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Produire

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To develop

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Évoluer

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To evolve

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S’adresser à

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To target

174
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Comporter

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To include

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Éprouver

A

To feel

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S’aggraver

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To get worse

177
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Canaliser

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To channel

178
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Rendre (violent)

A

To make (violent)

179
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Banal

A

Banal

180
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Triste

A

Sad

181
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Superficiel

A

Shallow

182
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Agréable

A

Pleasant

183
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Reposant

A

Restful

184
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Gai

A

Joyful

185
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Profond

A

Deep

186
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Léger

A

Light-hearted

187
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Désagréable

A

Unpleasant

188
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Niais

A

Silly

189
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La musique (de variété)

A

French pop music

190
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La chanson à texte/d’auteur

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Song with a message

191
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La chanson engagée

A

Protest song

192
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Les paroles

A

Lyrics

193
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Le hit-parade

A

Charts

194
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Le batteur/la batteuse

A

Drummer

195
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Le nom de scène

A

Stage name

196
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Le disque d’or

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Gold record

197
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Le gagnant/la gagnante

A

Winner

198
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Le concours

A

Competition

199
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Le casting

A

Audition

200
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La tournée

A

Tour

201
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Connu

A

Famous

202
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Intitulé

A

Called

203
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Élu

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Elected, chosen

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Plongé (dans un univers musical)

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Steeped (in a music world)

205
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Enregistré

A

Recorded

206
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Sortir (un album)

A

To bring out (an album)

207
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Se vendre à X exemplaires

A

To sell X copies

208
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Remporter/rencontrer un (grand) succès

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To be (very) successful

209
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Le chanteur/la chanteuse (de variétés)

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(Pop) singer

210
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L’interprète

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Performer

211
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L’auteur-compositeur

A

Writer-composer

212
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La musique numérique

A

Digital music

213
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Le baladeur numérique

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Digital personal stereo

214
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Le baladeur CD

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CD personal stereo

215
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L’appareil

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Piece of equipment

216
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Le dernier gadget à la mode

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Latest gadget

217
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Le format numérique

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Digital format

218
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Le canal de distribution

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Distribution channel

219
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Le taux de croissance

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Growth rate

220
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Le revenu

A

Income

221
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La maison de disques

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Record company

222
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Tenir absolument à

A

To absolutely want to

223
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Posséder

A

To own

224
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Profiter à

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To benefit