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a review of current news

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un tour d’horizon de l’actualité

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First,

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Tout d’abord,

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to dismiss (l)

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limoger

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the storm

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l’orage

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It caused (iap)

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Il a provoqué

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the competition

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le concour

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It ended(isea)

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Il s’est achevé

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Channel Tunnel

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le tunnel sous la Manche

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It has just celebrated

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Il vient de fêter

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the opening

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l’ouverture

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Over the weekend

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Au cours du week-end

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It removed

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Il a démis

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for a long time

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depuis longtemps

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the military spending

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les dépenses militaires

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he is leading

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il mène

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He also wants to put an end

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Il veut aussi mettre un terme

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The appointment (to a post)

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La nomination

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It also signals

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Il témoigne également

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to absorb

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pour éponger

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He expects

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Ils’attend à

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the standoff

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l’impasse

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It shapes

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Il façonne

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the future

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l’avenir

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for years to come

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pour les années à venir

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This a real shake-up

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C’est un véritable bouleversement

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this would happen

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cela arriverait

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the failure

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l’échec

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the capture

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la prise

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let’s not forget

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n’oublions pas

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led by

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menée par

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It was directed at

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Il visait

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his way

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sa manière

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It remains to be seen

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Il reste à voir

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They seem to play

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Ils semblent jouer

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a game of musical chairs

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un jeu des chaises musicales

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He has always feared

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Il a toujours craint

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to appoint

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de nommer

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They lose

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Ils perdent

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the worst crisis

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la pire crise

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for decades

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depuis des décennies

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He won

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Il a remporté

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However (t)

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Toutefois

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It has not reached

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Il n’a pas atteint

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He will have to conduct

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Il va donc devoir mener

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including

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y compris

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the outcome

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l’issue

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in recent years

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ces dernières années

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Polls

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Les sondages

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It has dropped

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Il est retombé

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It’s a shake-up

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C’est un véritable bouleversement

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on its way

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en bonne voie

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drought

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la sécheresse

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He has been leading

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Il dirige

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the voters

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les électeurs

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management

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la gestion

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a challenge

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un défi

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to seek the support

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chercher le soutien

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he has just defeated

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il vient de battre

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dazzling

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éblouissantes

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They lit

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Ils ont illuminé

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the night sky

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le ciel nocturne

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such a great magnitude

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une telle ampleur

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some unexpected locations

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des endroits inattendus

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including

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notamment

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sunspots

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les taches solaires

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solar flares

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les éruptions solaires

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The Northern lights

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Les aurores boréales

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They occur

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Ils se produisent

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They collide with

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Ils entrent en collision avec

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They also hit

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Ils ont également touché

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They followed

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Ils ont suivi

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It was recorded

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Il a été enregistrée

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some blackouts

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des pannes d’électricité

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damaged

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endommagé

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to find a location

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trouver un endroit

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low enough

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suffisamment faible

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I did not expect

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je ne m’attendais pas

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Usually

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D’habitude

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we were lucky

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nous avons eu de la chance

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Anyway

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De toute façon

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the most stunning

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le plus époustouflant

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the hues

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les teintes

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that you missed it

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que tu aies manqué cela

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don’t despair

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ne désespère pas

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higher than usual

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plus élevées que d’habitude

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dazzling

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éblouissant

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The scale

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L’ampleur

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exciting

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passionnante

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the power grid

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le réseaux électriques

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they have been warned

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ils ont été prévenus

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it combines

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il allie

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the pride

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la fierté

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He won

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Il a remporté

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he impressed

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il a impressionné

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followed by

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suivi

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former winners

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les anciens vainqueurs

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the hit

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le tube

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Thousands of demonstrators

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Des milliers de manifestants

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as well as

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ainsi que

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It’s a shame

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Dommage

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it was increased

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il a été renforcée

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It reminds us

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Cela nous rappelle

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an impact

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une portée

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Though

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Bien que

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the motto

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la devise

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Beyond

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Au-delà

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what came out

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ce qui est ressorti

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We are wrong

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Nous avons tort

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to focus on

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focaliser

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unforgettable

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inoubliables

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it was well deserved

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il était bien méritée

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its 30th anniversary

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ses 30 ans

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it links

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il relie

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reminds of

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rappelle

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meetings

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les rencontres

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the daily newspaper

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le quotidien

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to launch

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lancer

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it seems to me

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il me semble

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he became

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il est devenu

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He wanted to create

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Il voulait créer

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it did not see the light of day

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il n’a pas vu le jour

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We tend to forget it

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On a tendance à l’oublier

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for centuries

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pendant des siècles

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railway

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le chemin de fer

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it gave them new hope

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il leur a redonné espoir

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it managed to convince

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il a réussi à convaincre

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let me guess

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laisse-moi deviner

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the drilling

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le forage

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the well

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le puits

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they were excavated

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ils ont été creusés

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once again

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encore une fois

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they were afraid

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ils avaient peur

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to invade

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envahir

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workers

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les ouvriers

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When I hear

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En entendant

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I can’t help saying to myself

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je ne peux pas m’empêcher de me dire

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instead of

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au lieu de

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Opening

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l’Ouverture

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As usual

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Comme d’habitude

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it was raining

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il pleuvait

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the opening ceremony

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la cérémonie d’ouverture

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it demands

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il réclame

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over for good

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bel et bien terminée

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her whole career

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l’ensemble de sa carrière

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very moved

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très émue

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exposure

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le visibilité

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soon

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prochainement

148
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to lend clothes

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prêter des vêtements

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Are you kidding ?

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Tu plaisantes ?

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by climbing the stairs

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en montant les marches

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the much awaited

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le très attendu

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it has swallowed

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il a englouti

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the excess

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la démesure

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