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1
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to castigate

A

fustiger

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2
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to doze off

A

s’assoupir

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3
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to squabble

A

se chamailler

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4
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to crackle

A

gresiller, crepiter

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5
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to leap

A

sauter, bondir

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6
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to hitch-hiking

A

faire du stop

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7
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to be engrossed in

A

absorber par qqch

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8
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to dole out smt to sb

A

accorder qqn à qqn

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9
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to bracket

A

mettre entre parentheses

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10
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to stack

A

empiler

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11
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to rivet

A

riveter

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12
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to urge

A

exhorter

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13
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to elbow one’s way

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se frayer un chemin

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14
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to fight one’s way to the top

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se battre pr y arriver

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15
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to be on a par with

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etre égalité avec

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16
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to be on an equal footing

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etre sur un pied d’égalité

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17
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to lift (barriers)

A

lever/supprimer

18
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to make it to the top

A

atteindre le sommet

19
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to claim

A

reclamer

20
Q

to reclaim

A

recuperer

21
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to compete

A

rivaliser, participer à

22
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to make amends for

A

se faire pardonner/se racheter

23
Q

to contravene

A

enfreindre

24
Q

to condone

A

approuver, cautionner/excuser

25
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to rattle

A

entrochoquer (bruit de ferraire) / secouer

26
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to spark (protests)

A

susciter, eveiller, declencher

27
Q

to call off

A

annuler

28
Q

to broker (a deal)

A

negocier

29
Q

to drawn up

A

etablir/elaborer

30
Q

to plot

A

tracer // comploter

31
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to unwind

A

se derouler/se detendre

32
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to topple/topple smt

A

s’effondrer, se renverser/renverser, faire tomber

33
Q

to cough up

A

cracher

34
Q

to vindicate

A

justifier/faire valoir

35
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to secede from

A

faire secession

36
Q

to reverse course

A

revenir en arriere

37
Q

to wave

A

brandir

38
Q

to swirl

A

tourbilloner

39
Q

to step up

A

intensifier

40
Q

to abate / placate / pacify

A

calmer, apaiser

41
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To debunk

A

Démystifier, discrediter