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ˈPalestine [aɪ] Action is a pro-Palesˈtinian [ɪ] network founded in 2020 that uses civil disobedience and direct actions such as
vandalism to disrupt nations which sell weapons to Israel.

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one of its ˈactivists /ˈæktɪvɪst/ : ▲NB : one of est toujours suivi du pluriel.

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= to spoil, to destroy something

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to ˈruin /ˈruːɪn/

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Lord ˈBalfour /ˈbælfə, -fɔː/

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Arthur James Balfour (25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a
British statesman and Conˈservative politician who served as British Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905. As foreign secretary under Lloyd George’s premiership, he issued the Balfour
Declaration of 1917 which supported a “home for the Jewish people” in Palestine.

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to cut something violently with a knife

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to slash /slæʃ/

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pulvériser, vaporiser

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to spray :

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The State of the Union Aˈddress (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the US (POTUS) to a joint session of the US Congress near the beginning of most years when POTUS addresses the current
situation of the country, whether it be on economic, political or social matters.

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to prove

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to ˈdemonstrate

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harsh, severe

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tough /ˈtʌf/

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without ˈdemonizing : ▲NB : comme derrière chaque préposition, le verbe prend la forme en -ING.

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to portray something/someone as evil

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to ˈdemonize

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to look for, to search for

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to seek [i:], sought /sɔːt/, sought

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un équilibre difficile à trouver

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a ˈtricky ˈbalance :

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un état d’urgence

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a state of eˈmergency /ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/ :

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libérer

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to free, freed, freed :

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someone who is in jail, who is imprisoned

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an ˈinmate

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a 72-hour state of emergency : ▲Note the use of hyphens (traits d’union) between the words as they make up an
adjective, which is invariable as all adjectives in English.

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mener, exécuter, réaliser

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to ˈcarry out :

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some 4,000 men = around 4,000 men

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s’introduire illégalement

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to break, broke, broken, into :

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agitation, troubles

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unˈrest =

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a sudden increase

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a surge /sɜːdʒ/ =

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un couvre-feu

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a ˈcurfew /ˈkɜːfjuː/ :

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to escape, to run away

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to flee [i:], fled, fled

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tirs croisés, passes d’armes

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the ˈcrossfires :

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ici, une peine de prison

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a ˈsentence :

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excellent

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grand

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to promote

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to ˈpromulgate =

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refaire surface, resurgir

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to rear /rɪə/ its ugly head :

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ridiculed, mocked

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deˈrided [dɪˈraɪdɪd]=

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should be

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ˈought to /ˈɔːt tuː/ be =

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unlucky

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ˈhapless

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un manquement

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a ˈfailing

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un moteur

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an ˈengine /ˈendʒɪn/ :

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une prouesse

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a ˈprowess /ˈpraʊɪs/=

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to be slowly destroyed

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to eˈrode /ɪˈrəʊd/

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lâche

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ˈflat-footed

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children

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ˈoffspring

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aux sentiments nobles

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high-minded

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dans une plus large mesure

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to a greater extent :

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to embrace

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to eˈspouse /ɪˈspaʊz/

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a candidate

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an ˈapplicant

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to get rid of

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to weed out [i:]

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terribly

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ˈdismally /ˈdɪzməli/

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une bourse

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grant

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un mouvement constant vers la gauche

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a steady leftward drift

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to endanger, to jeopardize

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to imˈperil /ɪmˈperəl/

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manipulated

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gamed

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mandatory, obligatory

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comˈpulsory

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to get rid of

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to scrap =

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a system

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an appaˈratus

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to decrease

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to scale down

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plein à craquer

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overstuffed

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rectifier la trajectoire

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to correct course