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radiant (adj)

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lumineux, radieux (beaming, bright)

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a range

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un éventail, une gamme, un assortiment (array, gamut, series, assortment)

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a rate

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un nombre, un pourcentage (percentage, number) OU un rythme (pace)

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first-rate (adv)

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excellent, top, de premier ordre (admirable, exceptional, exclusive, A one, excellent, first class, outstanding, prime, second to none, tiptop, top, top-notch)

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ravages

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dégâts, ravages (damage, destruction, devastation, havoc, wreck)

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readily (adv)

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sans tarder (promptly, quickly, right away, in no time)

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recently

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récemment, il y a peu (lately, latterly, of late)

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to record

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enregistrer des données (register, report, put on file)

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to be in the red

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être endetté, être dans le rouge (run into debts, make a loss)

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a redundancy

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un licenciement économique (layoff)

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to refund; a refund

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rembourser; un remboursement (reimburse; a reimbursement)

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to relate

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relater, narrer, communiquer (narrate, communicate)

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to release

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libérer (free, let go, set free)

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relevant (adj)

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pertinant, avoir à voir avec qqc (pertinent, to the point, apt, related, germane)

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reliable (adj)

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fiable, digne de confiance (dependable, trustworthy, worthy of confidence)

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to relieve

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calmer, apaiser, soulager (console, alleviate, abate, assuage, appease)

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to relinquish

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renoncer, laisser tomber (foreswear, renounce, abandon, give up control)

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to rely on

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compter sur (count on, bank on, depend on, reckon on)

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reluctantly (adv)

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avec réticence, à contrecoeur (grudgingly)

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remote

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éloigné, lointain, très indirectement (distant, inaccessible, faraway, far-off, aloof)

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renowned (adj)

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célèbre (acclaimed, celebrated, famous, famed)

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to repel

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rebuter, repousser, dégoûter (disgust, make you feel sick)

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to reply; a reply

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répondre; une réponse (answer)

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to reprieve

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réporter, accorder un sursis, un répit, un délai (excuse, forgive, grant a stay, let go, let off, let off the hook, let off this time, let up on, mitigate, postpone, remit, respite)

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to request

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faire une enquête (claim)

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to require

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exiger (demand, necessitate)

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requisite (adj)

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absolument nécessaire (indispensable, required, mandatory)

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to resent sb for sth

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en vouloir à qqn pour qqc (be grudge sb sth)

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to resign

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démissionner (quit one’s job)

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resilient (adj)

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résistant, qui a de la ressource (strong, tenacious, quick to recover)

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resolute (adj)

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déterminé, résolu (determined)

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to restrain

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restreindre, contenir (contain, limit)

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to restrict

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imposer des restrictions (control, prevent from growing)

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to resume

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recommencer (start again, restart, pick up where one left off)

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to retrieve

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récupérer (recover, get back, recall)

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to reveal

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révéler (disclose, unravel)

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to revise

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réviser, revoir (look back over, go over, review)

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a ridge

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un sommet, une crête (summit, crest, top, peak)

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ripe (adj)

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à maturité, mûr (mature, seasoned)

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roughly

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en gros, approximativement, presque (approximately, more or less, about, nearly)

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roughly speaking

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pour dire les choses de manière approximative (approximately)

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to rule

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diriger, gouverner (govern, be in power, lead, administer)

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to rule out

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exclure (exclude, eliminate, ban, forbid, preclude)

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to run out

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manquer de, être à court de qqc (be short of)

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to sally forth

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se mettre en route (set forth, set out, set off, go forth)

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sane (adj)

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sain d’esprit, sensé, raisonnable (balanced, rational, reasonable)

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satisfactory (adj)

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correct, qui convient sans plus (adequate, sufficient, acceptable)

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scared (adj)

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effrayé, terrifié (afraid, fearful, frightened, petrified, terrified)

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scarce (adj)

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rare (rare, few and far between, in short supply, wanting)

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a schedule; to schedule

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un programme (programme, agenda); programmer

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a scheme

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un projet, un programme, un dessein (project, blueprint, plan, layout, strategy)

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to scheme

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intriguer, comploter (complot, plot, conspire, contrive, intrigue)

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to scold

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réprimander, gronder, faire la morale (admonish, call down, castigate, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, upbraid, lecture)

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to scorn

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mépriser, dédaigner, railler (contempt, disdain, deride, spurn, mock)

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to scrap

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rejeter, supprimer (discard, dump, junk, ditch, write off)

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to seal off

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fermer, établir un cordon de sécurité (cordon off, close off, block off)

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secluded (adj)

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seul, replié, reclu (isolated)

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to secure

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obtenir, s’assurer de qqc (acquire, come by, get hold of, obtain)

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secure (adj)

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sûr, en sûreté (safe and sound, sure)

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securities

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des titres, des obligations, des bons (bonds)

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to seek

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rechercher qqc (look for, search for, be after sth)

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to select out

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choisir, sélectionner (pick out, single out)

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sensible (adj)

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raisonnable, de bon sens (reasonable, judicious, practical)

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sensitive (adj)

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sensible (delicate, responsive)

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a setback

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un contre coup, retard, échec, déconvenu (failure, disappointment, blow, hindrance, reversal)

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to set up

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créer, mettre sur pied (create, establish, found, install)

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to settle

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s’installer (establish a home) OU régler, résoudre (solve)

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a settlement

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un règlement, une solution (agreement, resolution) OU une colonie (colony, peopling)

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shallow (adj)

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peu profond (not deep) OU superficiel (superficial, flimsy)

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to shed

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perdre (lose) OU se débarasser de (get rid of sb/sth)

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to shelter

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abriter (protect)

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a shelter

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un abris, un refuge, une protection (protection)

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a shift

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un changement, un déplacement (change in position or direction)

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to shift

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changer, déplacer

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shopworn (adj)

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usé, dépassé, passé, défraîchi (faded, frayed, overused, stale, shop-soiled)

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shrewd (adj)

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intelligent, malin, astucieux (clever, astute, smart, cunning, canny, sharp-witted)

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a skill

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un savoir-faire, une qualification (aptitude, competence, ability, expertise)

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skillful (adj)

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doué (talented, proficient, apt, gifted)

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skilled (adj)

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qualifié (having skills, abilities)

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skinny (adj)

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maigre, décharné, la peau sur les os (very thin, lean, scraggy)

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slightly

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légèrement, très peu (not much, little)

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sloppy (adj)

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sans soin, désordonné, peu soigné, négligé (disheveled, messy, slipshod, slovenly, unkempt, untidy)

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sluggish (adj)

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ralenti, au ralenti (slow, slow-paced)

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a slump

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une récession économique, un ralentissement (recession, falloff, downturn)

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a small talk

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papoter, parler de tout et de rien, parler de la pluie et du beau temps (informal chat)

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to smash (break, shatter, pulverize, crush)

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casser, se briser

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smooth (adj)

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lisse, doux, sans aspérité (regular, even, gentle, silky, sleek, soft)

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smuggle [sth]

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introduire clandestinement qqc, faire du trafic de qqc (sneak sth illegally)

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to soar

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augmenter fortement (rise fast, skyrocket, shoot up, boom)

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a solace

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un soulagement, un réconfort (alleviation, relief, consolation)

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to solace

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consoler, soulager (console, relieve, sooth, assuage)

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solely (adv)

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seulement, uniquement (only, merely)

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somewhat (adv)

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légèrement, quelque peu (slightly, a little, a bit)

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to soothe

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calmer, apaiser (calm, alleviate, allay, calm down, assuage)

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to spill over

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déborder, être trop plein de qqc (boll over, brim over, run over)

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to squeeze in

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glisser, introduire (throw in, toss in, work in, introduce, add in)

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staid (adj)

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coincé, trop sérieux (self-restrained, too serious)

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a span

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un écart, une distance (distance, stretch) OU une durée (duration)

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a spate

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toute une série de (large number) OU un déluge (deluge, flood, outpouring)

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a spouse

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un époux/une épouse (husband or wife)

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to spurn

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rejeter, mépriser (reject, disdain)

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to sop up

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essuyer, absorber, éponger (mop up, sponge up)

103
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to stamp out

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éliminer, éradiquer (eradicate, eliminate, obliterate)

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a stance

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un point de vue, une position (way of thinking, position, stand, standpoint)

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a statement

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une déclaration, une affirmation (assertion, declaration)

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standard (adj)

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banal, ordinaire (ordinary, commonplace)

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a standard

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une norme, un critère (norm, criteria)

108
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to stand for

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signifier, représenter (represent, symbolize, exemplify)

109
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to stare at sb/sth

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regarder fixement qqn/qqc (look at sb/sth intensely, gape, gawk, gaze open-mouthed at sb/sth, rivet the eyes on sb/sth)

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state-of-the-art (adj)

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dernier cri, tout nouveau, le plus moderne, à la pointe technologique (up-to-date, all the rage, avant-garde, brand-new, cutting edge, forefront, in, latest, leading edge, modern, most recent, newest, newfangled)

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steady (adj)

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constant, régulier (constant, consistent, regular)

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steadily (adv)

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avec régularité, progressivement (unremittingly, gradually)

113
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to step down

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se désister, se démettre (stand down)

114
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stiff (adj)

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raide, peu souple (rigid, inflexible)

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stingy (adv)

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pingre, avare, radin (mean, tightfisted)

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to store

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stocker (stock, hoard, put by/put aside, save, stack)

117
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a strain

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une tension (stress, tension, pressure)

118
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to strengthen

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renforcer (reinforce, brace up, build up)

119
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strictly (adv)

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exactement, purement (exactly)

120
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strictly speaking

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pour être précis, à strictement parler (to be precise)

121
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to strike off

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rayer, effacer, biffer un nom/un numéro (cross off, score off)

122
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to struggle

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lutter, se battre, faire des efforts (fight, try hard)

123
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to stumble

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trébucher (nearly fall, trip) OU tomber sur qqn/qqc par hasard (stumble upon, meet by chance, come across, run into, run across)

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sturdy (adj)

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vigoureux, résistant, solide (brawny, robust, built to last)

125
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subsequent (adj)

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qui succède, qui suit (following)

126
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a subsidiary

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une filiale (branch)

127
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subsidiary (adj)

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facultatif, à option (optional)

128
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to substitute

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changer, substituer (replace, swap, switch, change)

129
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to sue

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intenter une action en justice (take to court, bring an action/a case against sb)

130
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suitable (adj)

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approprié, qui convient (appropriate, convenient)

131
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sustained (adj)

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régulier, soutenu (constant, consistent, steady)

132
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sweeping (adj)

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d’envergure, à grande échelle (comprehensive, all-encompassing, extensive, across-the-board, widespread, wide-ranging)

133
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to swerve

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changer de direction, faire un écart (deviate, veer, change course)

134
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swift (adj)

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rapide, vif (quick, rapid, prompt)

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to swindle

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escroquer (rip off, bamboozle, cheat, con, deceive)

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