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1
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greed

A

avidité/avarice

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2
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gluttony

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gourmandise (pejoratif)

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3
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a glutton (pejoratif) = a food-lover

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un gourmand

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4
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a trifle

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une broutille, une chose sans importance

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5
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(market) hitters

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les sautillements

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6
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a buffer zone

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une zone tampon

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7
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whatsoever

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qql qu’il soit

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8
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to blow hot and cold

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to be enthusiastic one moment and not interest the next

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9
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the onus is

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la charge, responsabilité est sur

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10
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the crust

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la croute

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11
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a perk

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un avantage (domaine travail)

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12
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deadly sins

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péchés capitaux

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13
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benevolence = caring = goodwill

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bienveillance

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14
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the plumbing.

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la plomberie

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15
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the landing

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le palier

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16
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a crumb

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une miette

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17
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the creaking

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le grincement

18
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a pang

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un pincement au cœur

19
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a lightning rod

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une cible, un exutoire

20
Q

a key driver

A

un element moteur

21
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to be weel and alive

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etre bien vivant

22
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the beyond, the hereafter

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l’au delà

23
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to sort out garbage

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faire le tri selectif

24
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to bear the brunt

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etre le plus touché

25
Q

the conventional wisdom

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la croyance populaire

26
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a crippling disease

A

la maladie handicapante

27
Q

a landlocked

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territoire sans accès a la mer

28
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a lure

A

un appat

29
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a hunch

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intuition/pressentiment

30
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a trail blazer

A

un pionnier

31
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a cauldron

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situation delicate

32
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outrage

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indignation

33
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leniency

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clemence/indulgence

34
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a veneer

A

une apparence (fig) / vernis

35
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a standstill

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un arrêt/halte

36
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a plaudit

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applaudissement/acclamation

37
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a pitfall

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piège/embuche

38
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a fringe

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frange/bordure

39
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hatred

A

haine

40
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a turnaroud

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un revirement/volte-face