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unveil (sb./sth.) (v)

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dévoiler (qqch.)
révéler (qqch.)
inaugurer
rendre qqch. public
ôter le voile de qqch. (v)
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mildly (adv.)

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un peu (adv.)

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mild (adj.)

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doux
léger
modéré
clément (adj.)

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package (n)

package (sth.) (v)

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forfait
paquet
colis
package
ensemble (n)

emballer (v)

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whirring (n)

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ronronnement (n)

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envision (sth.) (v)

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envisager (qqch.)

imaginer (qqch.) (v)

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hum (n)

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bourdonnement
rumeur
vrombissement (n)

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fly (n)

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mouche (n)

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fly (v)

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voler
piloter
prendre l'avion
flotter
voyager en avion
fuser
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ostensibly (adv.)

ostensible (adj.)

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apparemment (adv.)

prétendu (adj.)

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purpose (n)

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fins (pl.)
but
objectif
objet
intention (n)
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stand out (v)

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ressortir
se détacher
saillir (v)

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burglar (n)

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cambrioleur (n)

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homeowner (n)

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propriétaire (n)

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encounter (n)

encounter (sb./sth.) (v)

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rencontre (n)

rencontrer (qqn./qqch.)
affronter (v)

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law (n)

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loi
droit
législation (n)

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privacy (n)

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vie privée (n)

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private (adj.)

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privé
personnel
indépendant
intime
confidentiel
intime 
confidentiel
discret (adj.)
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insane (adj.)

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fou
insensé
malade (adj.)

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reviewer (n)

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critique 
réviseur
évaluateur
examinateur
analyste (n)
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nonprofit (adj.)

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à but non lucratif

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stove (n)

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poêle

cuisinière (n)