Module 4- Environment And The World Flashcards

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L’apprenant

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Learner

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L’augmentation

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Increase

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Le locuteur

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Speaker

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Le statut

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Status

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L’Europe (centrale/orientale)

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(Central/Eastern) Europe

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Le Moyen-Orient

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Middle East

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L’Extrême-Orient

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Far East

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La valeur

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Number

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L’ensemble

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Whole

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Significatif

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Meaningful

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Enregistrer

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To record

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Devancer/passer devant

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To be/move ahead

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Se rapprocher de

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To come near

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Recenser

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To list

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Le tourisme vert/l’agritourisme

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Rural tourism

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Le tourisme bleu

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Water-based tourism

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Le tourisme blanc

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Snow-based tourism

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Le tourisme gris

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Urban tourism

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Le tourisme jaune

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Desert-based tourism

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Le tourisme ludique

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Play-based tourism

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Le bronzage idiot

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Unstimulating beach holiday

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Le prescripteur

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Decision-maker

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La pureté

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Purity

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La froideur

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Coldness

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La chaleur

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Heat

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L’artificiel

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Artificiality

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La majesté

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Awesomeness

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Le patrimoine

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Heritage

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Le spectacle (nocturne son et lumière)

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(Night son et lumière) show

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Le parc d’attractions

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Theme park

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Le parc ludo-éducatif

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Educational theme park

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Sensible à

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Sensitive to

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Fréquenté

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Popular, most visited

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Figurer

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To feature

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Mettre en valeur

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To develop

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La randonnée

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Ramble

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La balade (fam)

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Walk, tour

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Le périple

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Tour, trip

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Les environs de

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Surrounding area

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L’île

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Island

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L’oasis

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Oasis

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La source

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Spring

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La grotte

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Cave

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Le sable

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Sand

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Le palmier

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Palm tree

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Le coucher de soleil

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Sunset

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L’accueil

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Welcome

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Le séjour

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Stay

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Le permis/l’autorisation de travail

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Work permit

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L’embarquement

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Boarding (a plane)

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Le décollage

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Take-off

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Stupéfiant

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Amazing

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Chaleureux(se)

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Friendly

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Sans encombres

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Without problem

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Flâner

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To stroll

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Se déplacer

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To travel, move around

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Rouler

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To cycle, to drive

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Rejoindre

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To reach, meet up with

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Somnoler

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To doze off

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Accueillir

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To welcome

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Héberger

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To give accommodation

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Ressembler à

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To look like

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Le passager

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Passenger

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Le déplacement

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Trip, journey

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Le trajet

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Journey

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Le chassé-croisé

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Coming and going

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La migration estivale

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Summer holiday travel

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La circulation

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Traffic

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L’autoroute

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Motorway

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Le bouchon (fam), l’embouteillage

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Traffic jam

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L’itinéraire

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Route

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Le calendrier

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Schedule

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L’heure de pointe

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Rush hour

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Le transport aérien

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Air travel

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Le co-voiturage

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Car sharing

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La pointe

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Peak

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L’essor

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Rapid development

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L’économie

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Affordability

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L’autonomie

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Independence

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80
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Le vol long-courrier

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Long-haul flight

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81
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La file d’attente

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Queue

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Perturbé

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Disrupted

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Préoccupé

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Concerned

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Accroître

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To increase

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Procurer

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To provide

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Privilégier

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To favour

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Se faire piéger

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To get trapped

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Emprunter (une route)

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To use (a road)

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S’inquiéter de

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To worry about

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Revenir moins/cher

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To cost less/more

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91
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Le bilan écologique

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Environmental outcome

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92
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La compensation carbone

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Carbon offset

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L’efficacité énergétique

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Energy saving measures

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94
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Le reboisement

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Reforestation

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95
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Le réchauffement climatique

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Global warming

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L’émission de gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gas emission

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(L’agro)carburant

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(Bio)fuel

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L’huile de friture

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Frying oil

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La graisse

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Fat

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L’odeur

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Smell

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L’essence

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Petrol

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Le constructeur

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Manufacturer

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Les allées et venues

A

Going back and forth

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Neutre en CO2

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Carbon neutral

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Énergivore

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Energy consuming

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Puissant

A

Powerful

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Pur/mélangé

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Pure/mixed

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Déductible des impôts

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Tax deductible

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Renforcer

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To reinforce

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Compenser

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To compensate

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Racheter

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To buy back

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Récompenser

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To reward

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La tempête

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Storm

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La sécheresse

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Drought

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L’inondation

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Flood

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Le mode de vie

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Lifestyle

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Le chauffage

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Heating

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Le principal accusé

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The main culprit

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La diminution

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Decrease

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Le dérèglement

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Disturbance

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Émettre

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To emit

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Se réchauffer

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To warm up

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Subir

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To undergo, be subjected to

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S’épaissir

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To thicken

125
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S’amincir

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To become thinner

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Prendre la tête du classement

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To move to the top of the list

127
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La canicule

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Heatwave

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La zone (côtière/sinistrée)

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(Coastal/disaster) area

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(Le risque d’) avalanche

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Avalanche (risk)

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L’ouragan

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Hurricane

131
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Le désordre

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Disorderliness

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Le dégât

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Damage

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Le tremblement de terre/le séisme

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Earthquake

134
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Le bilan

A

Final count, outcome

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L’inquiétude

A

Worry

136
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Le fardeau

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Burden

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L’empreinte écologique

A

Environmental footprint

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L’espoir

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Hope

139
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La perspective

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Prospect

140
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La brèche

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Breach

141
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La digue

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Dyke

142
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L’eau courante

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Running water

143
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Le ravitaillement

A

Food supplies

144
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L’échelle de Richter

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Richter scale

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Les fonds marins

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Seabed

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La vague

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Wave

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Le milieu de vie

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Life environment

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Le territoire

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Area

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Le sol

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Soil, land

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L’avocat

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Spokesperson

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Le citoyen

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Citizen

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Meutrier(ère)

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Deadly

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Désastreux(se)

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Disastrous

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Sinistré

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Devastated

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Gigantesque

A

Gigantic

156
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Géant

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Giant

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Privé de

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Deprived of

158
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Déplacé

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Displaced

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Sans (aucune) ressource

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Destitute

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Sans merci

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Pitiless

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Sans abri

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Homeless

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Au jour le jour

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From day to day

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Dévaster/ravager

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To lay waste

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Massacrer

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To slaughter

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Inonder

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To flood

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Frapper

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To hit

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Secouer

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To shake

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Craindre

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To fear

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Régner

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To reign

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Faire état de

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To mention, list

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S’abattre sur

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To crash on

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Être pris au piège

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To become trapped

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Tenter de survivre

A

To attempt to survive

174
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S’ajouter

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To be added

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Garantir

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To guarantee

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Compromettre

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To compromise

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Redresser (la situation)

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To correct (the situation)

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Être solidaire

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To show solidarity

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Le tri sélectif

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Waste separation

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L’industriel

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Industrialist

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L’agriculteur

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Farmer

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La pile (rechargeable)

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(Rechargeable) battery

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Prendre conscience que

A

To realise that

184
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Prospérer

A

To prosper

185
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Surexploiter

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To overexploit

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Hériter de

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To inherit

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Emprunter à

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To borrow from

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Gaspiller

A

To waste

189
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Réutiliser

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To reuse

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Ranger (les courses)

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To put away (the shopping)

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Trier (les déchets)

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To sort out (waste)

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Recycler

A

To recycle

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Mettre (un appareil) en veille

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To put (a machine) on standby

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Laisser couler

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To let run

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La commune

A

Town council

196
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La Région

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Regional authority

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L’éco-délégué(e)

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Eco class rep

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La démarche

A

Measure, process

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L’agenda

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Schedule

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Le ramassage

A

(Rubbish) collection

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La nourriture bio

A

Organic food

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L’épluchure

A

Vegetable peeling

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Le panneau solaire

A

Solar panel

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L’économie (de chauffage)

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Saving (on heating bills)

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À l’échelle locale/individuelle

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At a local/individual level

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Trouver les fonds

A

To raise the money

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Fournir qqch

A

To provide sth

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Récupérer

A

To collect (to recycle)

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Établir le cahier des charges

A

To prepare the specification

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Estimer le coût

A

To make a cost estimate

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Optimiser l’installation

A

To devise the best way to install (it)

212
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Amortir

A

To pay off

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Sensibiliser qqn

A

To raise sb’s awareness

214
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Repenser qqch

A

To think differently about sth

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Se rendre compte

A

To realise

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Élire

A

To elect

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Mettre en œuvre

A

To carry out

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Impliquer

A

To involve

219
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Élargir (un projet)

A

To extend (a project)

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La surpêche

A

Overfishing

221
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Le rejet

A

Emission

222
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La prise de conscience

A

Awareness

223
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Le sentiment d’urgence

A

Feeling of urgency

224
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Le sommet

A

Summit

225
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Le traité

A

Treaty

226
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Le pays émergent

A

Developing country

227
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L’issue

A

Outcome

228
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La municipalité

A

Town council

229
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Le député

A

MP

230
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La sauvegarde

A

Saving, safeguarding

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La mutation

A

Change

232
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La manière

A

Way

233
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La politique

A

Policy

234
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La bonne volonté

A

Good will

235
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Le geste écocitoyen

A

Green choice

236
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Équitable

A

Fair

237
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Limitatif

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Restrictive

238
Q

Témoigner

A

To bear witness to

239
Q

Obliger qqn

A

To force sb

240
Q

Légiférer

A

To legislate

241
Q

Baisser

A

To lower, decrease