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aveugle

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blind

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fermer les yeux sur quelque chose

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to turn a blind eye to

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avoir une confiance aveugle dans

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to have blind faith in

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conduire dans une impasse

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to lead up a blind alley

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embarquer

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to board (a ship/ a plane)

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une planche

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a board

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un comité, un conseil, un organisme officiel

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a board

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le conseil d’administration

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the board of directors

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un jury d’examen

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a board of examiners

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à bord

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on board

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un internat

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a boarding school

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un pensionnaire

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a boarder

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tomber à l’eau

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to go by the board

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échouer

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to go by the board

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se vanter

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to boast about/of

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une bombe

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a bomb

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un attentat à la bombe

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a bomb attack

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poser une bombe

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to plant a bomb

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une bombe à retardement (propre et figuré)

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a time-bomb

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prospérer

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to boom

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être en plein essor

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to boom

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une économie en dent de scie

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a boom-bust economy

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une frontière

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a border

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avoisiner

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to border on

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être proche de, friser (fig)

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to border on

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le fond, le bas

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the bottom

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27
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se renverser (2)

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to go bottom up

to capsize

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toucher son niveau le plus bas

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to bottom out

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l’essentiel

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the bottom line

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30
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de fond en comble

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from top to bottom

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31
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démolir un argument

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to knock the bottom out of an argument

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32
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des prix “sacrifiés”

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Rock-bottom prices

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33
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assimiler à… (2)

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to bracket with

to bracket together

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34
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les manipulations génétiques

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genetic engineering

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une parenthèse

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a bracket

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entre parenthèses

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in brackets

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une tranche

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a bracket

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la tranche des gros revenus

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the upper-income bracket

39
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la tranche d’âge

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age-bracket

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des limites

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bounds

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ne connaît pas de limites

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their cruelty knows no bounds

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être tenu de..

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to be bound to

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être sûr de

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to be bound to

44
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illimité

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boundless

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sans frontières

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boundless

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ennuyeux

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boring

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se préparer pour une épreuve

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to brace oneself for

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étendre ses activités

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to branch out

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se diversifier

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to branch out

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aller vers de nouveaux débouchés

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to branch out

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une succursale

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a branch

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une agence

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a branch

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une marque (2)

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a brand

a trademark

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une image de marque

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a brand image

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des produits de marque

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branded goods

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marquer le bétail

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to brand

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cataloguer comme (fig)

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to brand

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un soutien de famille

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a breadwinner

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un pot-de-vin

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a bribe

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corruption

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bribery

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élever un enfant

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to bring up

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le bord

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the brink

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le gros de

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the bulk

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la majeure partie de

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the bulk

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un poids, un fardeau

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a burden

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soutenir quelqu’un

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to back up (somebody)

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confirmer

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to bear out

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corroborer

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to bear out

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ne pas se laisser décourager

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to bear up

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courage !

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Bear up!

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porter sur

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to bear upon

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se rapporter à

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to bear upon

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avoir trait à

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to bear upon

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exploser

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to blow up

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gonfler

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to blow up

76
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se détacher, se libérer

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to break away

77
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enfoncer

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to break down

78
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craquer nerveusement

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to break down

79
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déprimer

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to break down

80
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tomber en panne

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to break down

81
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se désagréger

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to break down

82
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entrer par effraction

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to break in

83
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un voleur

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a buglar

84
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détacher

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to break off

85
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rompre

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to break off