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Part1 Flashcards

1
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Piège

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Pitfall

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Sujet/thème

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Topic

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Résumer un texte

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To sum up a text

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4
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Le lectorat

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The readership

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5
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Danger/péril

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A jeopardy

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Mettre en péril

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To jeopardize

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S’attaquer à/ aborder un text (2)

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To tackle/ to deal with a text

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Entrer dans une pièce

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To enter a room

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Une information/ des information

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A piece of information/ many pieces of or a lot of information

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L’intrigue

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The plot

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11
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Un problème (2)

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A problem/ an issue

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Jeu de mots (2)

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Pun/ word play

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13
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Équitablement, assez, plutôt

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Fairly

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14
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Neutre politiquement (2)

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Middle of the road/ not politically oriented

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15
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Extrême droite

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Extreme right-wing

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16
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Plein de (2)

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An array of/ plenty of

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Le sommet

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The apex (propre comme figuré par ex: the apex of its growth = le sommet de sa puissance)

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18
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Proverbe (2)

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A saying/ a proverb

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19
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Uniquement

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Solely

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20
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Simplement, seulement

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Merely

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21
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Prendre à la légère

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To trifle

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22
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Prévoir

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To forecast

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23
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Un bienfait/ une bénédiction

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A boon

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24
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Un fléau/ un cauchemar

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A bane

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25
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Jargon journalistique

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Journalese

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L’abattage/ la déforestation (2)

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Logging/ deforestation

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27
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Une bûche/ un rondin

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A log

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28
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La frénésie

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The frenzy

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29
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Rapetisser/ diminuer/ baisser

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To dwindle

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30
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Faute de

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For want of

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31
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Le manque/ la pénurie (2)

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The shortage of/ the lack of

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32
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Évoquer

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To conjure up

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33
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De même/ pareillement

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Likewise

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34
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Coupable/ responsable

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Culprit

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35
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Tiré par les cheveux/ irréaliste/ exagéré

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Far-fetched

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36
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Périphérique

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A circle road

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37
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Considérer/ juger/ estimer

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To deem

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38
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Reprise/ résurrection

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A revival

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39
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Faire d’une pierre deux coups

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To kill two birds with one stone

40
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Un aperçu

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A glimpse

41
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Attirer en trompant

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To lure

42
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Ce denier

A

The latter

43
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Représenter une menace

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To pose a threat

44
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Impliquer (2)

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To entail/ to involve

45
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Étouffer

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To stifle

46
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Omnipresent

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Ubiquitous

47
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Les entrailles

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Innards

48
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La marge de progression

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A room for improvement

49
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Qui brise le cœur

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Heart wrenching

50
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Le deuil

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The mourning

51
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Brandir/ agiter

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To wave

52
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Blanchir de l’argent

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To launder money

53
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Le refus/ le déni

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The denial

54
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L’âne (symbole des démocrates)

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The donkey

55
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L’éléphant (symbole du Grand Old Party = républicains)

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Elephant

56
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Figure: symbol of patriotism

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Uncle Sam

57
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Un cartoon en deux parties (deux images)

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A two-sided cartoon

58
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Un récit

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A narrative

59
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Remboursement/ abaissement d’impôts

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Tax rebate

60
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Une société/ une entreprise

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A corporation

61
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Violer

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To rape

62
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Harcèlement

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Harassment

63
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Comportements sexuels abusifs

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Sexual misconduct

64
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Le magnat = la personne la plus important d’une entreprise

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The mogul

65
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Mettre en œuvre/ réaliser

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To implement

66
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Être là pour une surprise

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To be in for a surprise

67
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La goutte d’eau qui fait (a fait) déborder le vase

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The last straw that breaks (broke) the camel back

68
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Louche (étrange)

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Sleazy

69
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Un règlement/ un accord

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A settlement

70
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Coucher utile

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To sleep your way to the top

71
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Urbanisation

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Urban sprawl

72
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S’étaler/ s’affaler

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To sprawl

73
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Etrange (3)

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Odd/ strange/ weird

74
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Exagéré (réaction par ex)

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Over the top

75
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Paradoxal

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ParadoXIcal

76
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Fermer les yeux sur qqch (expression)

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To turn a blind eye to something

77
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Expliquer qqch

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To account for/ to explain

78
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Totalement/ entièrement (4)

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Thoroughly/ comprehensively/ totally/ completely

79
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Évaluation

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Assessment/ rating/ evaluation

80
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Une plaine d’inondation

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A floodplain

81
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Une zone tampon

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A buffer zone

82
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L’immobilier

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The real estate

83
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Se chevaucher

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To overlap

84
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Jouxter

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To abut

85
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Vider/ égoutter

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To drain

86
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Alimenter le débat

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To fuel the debate

87
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La fuite

A

The leak

88
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Fraude fiscale

A

Tax evasion

89
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Etrange, mystérieux

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Uncanny

90
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Un puit

A

A pit

91
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Être doté de (2)

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To be graced with/ to be endowed with

92
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Labourer (2)

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To till the soil (or the land)/ to cultivate

93
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Un surnom (2)

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A moniker/ a pet name

94
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Violation/ atteinte

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Infrigement

95
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Prévoir

A

To foresee

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