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1
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Du même coin

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From the same neck of the woods

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2
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Apprendre un travail

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To cut one’s teeth of sth
To learn à trade/a job

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3
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Nous avons atteint une maturité politique

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We came of age politically

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4
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Critiquer
Prononciation

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To ‘castigate
To criticize

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5
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Ébranler

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To under’mine

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6
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Le réconfort d’un plat familier

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A ‘comforting bowl of grits

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7
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Une chaîne

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A shackle

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8
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Dans le sillage de qq un

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In someone’s wake

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9
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Sympathique, agréable

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Friendly
Con’genial

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10
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Poli, affable

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Ur’bane

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11
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Une philosophie

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An ‘ethos

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12
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Le fanatisme

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○’zealotry

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13
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Faire progresser des idée religieuses

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To advance a religious a’genda

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14
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Supercherie

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○de’ception

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15
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Tromper duper
Prononciation

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To deceive

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Témoigner sous serment
Prononciation

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To ‘testify under oath

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17
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Un procès pour fraude
Prononciation

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A fraud trial

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Exager la valeur de/l’importance

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To over’value
To exaggerate the value of/the importance of

19
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Un bien, un actif

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An a’sset

20
Q

Obtenir

A

To se’cure

21
Q

Sans valeur
Prononciation

22
Q

Réprimander
Prononciation

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To ad’monish
To reprimand
To scold

23
Q

Pre élections
Prononciation

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The ‘primaire ‘ballot

24
Q

Mener, être en tete
Prononciation

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To lead, Led,led

25
Q

États qui change de camps

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Swings states
Battleground states

26
Q

Un sondage récent à montré que
Prononciation

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A ‘recent poll has shown
A survey of opinion has revealed

27
Q

Reflechir

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To ‘ponder

28
Q

Le ministre de l’intérieur

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The Home ‘Secretary

29
Q

Défier l’autorité

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To de’fy au’thority

30
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10 downing street

31
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Amender pour être moins radical
Prononciation

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To tone down

32
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Ne pas avoir de pitié
Prononciation

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To give no quarter
To have no mercy/pity for

33
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Mettre le genou pour protester
Prononciation

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To take à knee

34
Q

Une manifestation violente

35
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Une faille dans le protocole impose aux ministre
Prononciation

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A breach of the minis’terial code of ‘conduct

36
Q

Ce qui justifie la perte d’un travail

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‘sackable

37
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Un remaniement

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A ‘reshuffle

38
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Sereinement, sans entrave

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Unmo’lested

39
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Accepter
Prononciation

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To yield, to accept, to give in

40
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Le commissaire de police anglais depuis septembre 2022

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Sir Mark Rowley

41
Q

Des préjugés chez les policiers
Prononciation

A

Police bias

42
Q

Qui est triste à lire

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Grim reading

43
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La commemoration

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The Commemo’ration at the ‘Cenotaph

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