Sam Flashcards

1
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Un diagramme circulaire

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a pie chart

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accompagner

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go along with

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prendre le contrôle de

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to take over

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être attaché à

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to be attached to

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prendre du plaisir a faire quelque chose

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to delight in doing smt

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a deux tranchants/ ambiguë

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double-edged

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ouvrir la voie a quelque chose

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to pave the way for sth

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évoquer / soulever / parler de

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to bring sth up

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presque pas

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scarcely any

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presque jamais

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scarcely ever

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avec raison/ sagement

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sensibly

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de temps en temps

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at odd moments

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decentraliser

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to devolve sth

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on donne le pouvoir a différentes instances

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devolution

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trainer derrière

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to log behind

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sans le vouloir

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unwillingly

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enraciné / incrusté

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ingrained

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contraster fortement avec

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to mark a sharp contrast with

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une preuve de l’ouverture d’esprit des gens

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a proof of people’s open-mindeness

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20
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Les politiciens conservatifs utilisent l’alarmisme comme un moyen d’obtenir des votes.

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The conservative politicians used scarmongering as a way to win votes.

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21
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avec acharnement

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dodgedly

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avisé / malin / astucieux

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shrewd

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consacré / dédié

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didicated

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dévoué à qqc / inauguré

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dedicated to

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passer outre / ignorer

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to overide

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26
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un problème a plusieurs facettes

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a multifaceted issue

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être sidéré par

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to be stagger by

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détériorer / empirer

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to worsen

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Le gouvernement a atteint un tournant, il doit maintenant agir.

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The government has reached a crossroads : it must now acts.

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30
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perturbant

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disturbing

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pas encore

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not yet

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32
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celui / celle

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the one

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prodigieux / remarquable

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stupendous

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34
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conscience de soi

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self-awareness

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inconvénient

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drawback

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36
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une flopée de

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a bunch of

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37
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grossièrement

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roughly

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38
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s’abstenir de faire qqc

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to keep off doing sth / to resist

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39
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proposer

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to offer

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40
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a peine, presque, quasiment

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scarcely

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41
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haut placé

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hight ranking

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42
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un tollé général

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a public outcry

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43
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faire le bilan de

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to take stock of

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44
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simplement / essentiellement / en gros

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basically

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avoir ce qu’il faut / être fait pour

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to have what it takes

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perfectionner/ aiguiser / stimuler / motiver

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to sharpen

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47
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le vilain petit canard

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the ugly duckling

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être en accord avec son temps

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to be ahead of the tide of change/ to keep up with the time

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49
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Ces intrusions était aussi inévitables qu’indésirables.

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These intrusions are as unavoidable as they are indesirable.

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50
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Être présenté comme incompétent et non fait pour être président des USA.

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To be portrayed as incompetent and therefore unfit to become POTUS.

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51
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Un tournant

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a turning point

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52
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être comparable à

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to be akin to +V-ing

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53
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sur un coup de tête / sans réfléchir

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on impulse

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54
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severement

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harshly

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55
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faire d’innombrables gaffes

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to make countless blunders

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56
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déception/ chute / déchéance

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comedown

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57
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descendre / s’effondrer / s’écrouler

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come down

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58
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escroquer

De telles escroqueries doivent être sévèrement punies

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swindle

Such swindles must be harshly reprimanded.

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59
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présenter un risque

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to pose a threat

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60
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prendre avec des pincettes

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to handle with kid gloves

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61
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infâme/ ignoble

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vile

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62
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faire l’éloge de

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to praise

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63
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de tous les bords

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of all stripes

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imminent

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impending

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65
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bouleverser / chambouler

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to play havoc with

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66
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rendre hommage à

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to pay tribute to

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67
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“Au vu de ce que l’on a vu en …”

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Looking back on …

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68
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de la part de / au nom de

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on behalf of

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69
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dédramatiser / minimiser l’importance de

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to downplay sth

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70
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dégringolade économique, chute, récession

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the economic slump

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probablement, sans doute

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arguably

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72
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révolutionnaire, avant-gardiste

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groundbreaking

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73
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la recherche du profit

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the search for profit

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74
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mépris

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scorn

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75
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féroce, cruel, violent

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fierce

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infatigable

77
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soutenir, être d’accord avec, appuyer

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to endorse

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un point critique

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a tipping point

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sans fil

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rarement

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arbuste

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bitter

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amer / amère

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goût

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soulagé

85
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un arrière goût de déjà-vu

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a lingering sense of déjà-vu

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fourmi

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un voyant

88
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recherché, voulu

L’homme recherché a finalement été trouvé.

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sought

The sought man was found at least.

89
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se répandre sur, couvrir

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to suffuse sth

90
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quiconque/ qui que ce soit voulant +V

91
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simple (simple enfant) / simplement (simplement minutes)

92
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fouet, cravache

93
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fouiller dans

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to riffle in

94
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une révolte, de l’agitation, un boulversement

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enlever, retirer

96
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Tim était attiré par l’attrait de la vie citadine.

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Tim was attracted by the dazzle of city life.

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roue, volant

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méritant, digne, louable

99
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déjà, encore, finir par, mais, cependant, finalement

100
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essayer de faire qqc, tenter de faire qqc

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attempt to do sth

101
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après, après ça, ensuite

102
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similitude, uniformité

103
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Arrête de te faire des films. Ne te fais pas d’illusions.

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Don’t kif yourself.

104
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voler (v) / bonne affaire (n)

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ombre

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mouillé, humide

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a peine, tout juste

108
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un crime

109
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engager/ s’engager

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subalterne, sous fifre

111
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sous, au dessous, indigne de

Il se maria a une femme d’une classe sociale très inférieure à la sienne.

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beneath

He married a woman far beneath him socialy.

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rouler, duper, inciter

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to trick sb

113
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compte, client, récit, compte rendu, explication

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echec, manque

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brut, dégoutant, répugnant

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météo, prévoir, annoncer

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pute

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sombre, silencieux (personne)

119
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reprimer (un sentiment), maitriser (son agacement), brimer (sa créativité)

120
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destinataire, gagnant, lauréat

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caprice

122
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projecteur, spot, diriger les projecteurs sur qqc, qqn

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to spotlight

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relancer (une économie)

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to reflate

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flèche

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nulle part

126
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ronchon, défaitiste, qqn de négatif

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bien que, quoique

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commentateur, critique, expert

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une bouée de sauvetage

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stade, arène

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semer, ensemencer

Les fauteurs de trouble semèrent le trouble au sein du village.

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to sow

The troublemakers sowed discontent among the villagers.

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faux, factice, bidon

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déménageur

134
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prendre au piège, piéger

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to ensnare

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mariée

les mariés

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bride (n)

bride and groom

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se moquer de

railleries (sarcasme)

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confiture

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bouchons

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traffic jam

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merveille

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s’émerveiller

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pleurer

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arrière

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déplacer avec une pelle

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sac à dos

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bijou

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frisson, excitation

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butin, dépouille

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résultat, issue

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comprendre, piger, capter (familier)

150
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lancer, jeter

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présage, signe

152
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parfum

153
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faire une offre de qqc pour qqc

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bid sth for sth

154
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épais

155
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stupéfait, étonné

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astonished

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affalé

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provoqué

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fermé, clos

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accablé de (adj + prep)

Autrui était pleins de culpabilité et est parti confesser son crime.

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laden

Others was laden with guilt and went to confess his crime.

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narguilé

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fiable, corde

162
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se faire poser un lapin

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to be stood up

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surdité

164
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rugissant, retentissant, énorme

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thundering

165
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bal de promo

166
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signe de tête

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nod

Kyle nodded in agreement.

167
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porter, mettre

168
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oser faire

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dare to do sth

169
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se retirer, retirer de l’argent, déclarer forfait

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to withdraw

170
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soit … soit

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either .. or

Either you love me or you don’t.

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l’un ou l’autre

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malédiction, malheur, fléau

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épaississant

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thickening

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coude

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lâche

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fumer, tirer sur

177
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attacher qqc a qqc

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tether sth to sth

178
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foutu

179
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liens du sang

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blood ties

180
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cesser, s’arrêter

181
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départ, adieu

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moine

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éclat ( de verre)

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éraflure, égratignure

185
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clignoter, cligner des yeux

186
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émerveillement (mêlé d’admiration)

terreur, stupeur (mêlé d’admiration)

187
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sourire d’un aire suffisant

188
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guéri

189
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chuchoter, murmurer

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to whisper