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1
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to curtail

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to limit

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a milestone

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an important moment

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to rule a kingdom

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to govern

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an archbishop

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un archevêque

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a bishop

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un évêque

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an earl

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un comte

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Le moyen orient

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the Middle East

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sans pitié

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ruthlessly

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la noblesse

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the nobility

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s’emparer d’une ville

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to take over a city

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nommer quelqu’un

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to appoint someone

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une nomination

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an appointment

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une étendue de terre

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a tract of land

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précédent

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former

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précédemment

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formerly

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pratiquement

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virtually

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Fournir qqch a qu’un

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to supply sb with

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fermement

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staunchly

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être un fervent défenseur

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to be a staunch supporter of

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pertinence

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relevance

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succéder

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to take over from someone

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ouvrir la voie à

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to pave the way for

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juger quelqu’un

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to try someone

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un procès

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a trial

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estimer que qql est nuisible

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to deem something detrimental

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sans effusion de sang

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bloodless

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renverser le pouvoir

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to overthrow

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se montrer méprisant

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to disregard someone

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succéder à

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to succeed someone

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une perspective

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a prospect

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un aîné

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a firstborn

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monter sur le trône

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to ascend the throne

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un héritier

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an heir

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couronner quelqu’un

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to crown someone

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une promulgation

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an enactment

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beaucoup tenir à faire qql

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to be anxious to do sthg

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se lancer dans qql

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to embark upon

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désobéir

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to disobey someone

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complément

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altogether

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dans une certaine mesure

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to a certain extent

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avoir tout intérêt à

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to have a vested interest in doing

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se bardasser de qqch

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to do away with something

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a head of state

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un chef d’état

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un monarque

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a monarch

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un souverain

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a sovereign

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la souveraineté

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sovereignty

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une couronne

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a crown

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un marquis

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a marquis

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une marquise

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a marchioness

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un comte

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an earl

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les joyaux de la couronne

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the crowns jewels

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un successeur

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a successor

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Le couronnement

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the coronation

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abdiquer

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to abdicate

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une prérogative royale

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a royal prerogative

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symboliser

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to symbolize

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être déphaser par rapport

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to be out of kilter with

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s’adapter à

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to adapt to

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tout en + gérondif

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while + ing

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désuet

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outdated

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sondage

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an opinion poll

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donner un nouveau souffle

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to reinvigorate

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vénérer

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to revere

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impôt sur le revenu

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income tax

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contribuable

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taxpayer

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entretenir quelqu’un

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to support someone

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gaspiller

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squander

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ternir

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tarnish

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ostentatoire

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conspicuous

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attitude distante

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remoteness

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éducation

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upbringing

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