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1
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Une fermeture définitive

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A shutdown

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Une navette spaciale

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A shuttle

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Prendre parti pour/contre..

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To side with/against

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Se ranger à l’avis de…

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To side with

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Soupirer

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To sigh

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Regretter, se lamenter

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To sigh over something

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Sélectionner, choisir

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To single out

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Célibataire

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Single

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Père mère célibataire

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A single parent

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Une famille monoparentale

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A single-parent family

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Un aller simple

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A single ticket

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Un aller-retour

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A return ticket

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Considerable

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Sizeable

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14
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Faire une esquisse

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To sketch

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Esquisser… (fig)

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To sketch out a plan

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Une ebauche

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A rough sketch

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Une compétence, un savoir faire

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A skill

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Ouvrier qualifié

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A skilled worker

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Main d’œuvre qualifiée

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Skilled workforce

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Un gratte-ciel

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A skyscraper

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Monter en flèche

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To skyrocket

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Une gifle

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A slap in the face

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23
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Réduire brutalement

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To slash

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Avoir recours à des licenciements massifs

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To slash jobs

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Abattre un animal

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To slaughter

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Massacrer

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To slaughter

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Un carnage (2)

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A slaughter

A bloodbath

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La corruption

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Sleaze

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La sordidite

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Sleaze

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30
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Une tranche

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A slice

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31
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Léger, petit

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Slight

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Je n’en ai pas la moindre idée

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I haven’t the slightest idea

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Personne n’a manifesté le moindre intérêt

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Nobody showed the slightest interest

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34
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Un dérapage

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A slip

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Un lapsus

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A slip of tongue

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36
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Un bout de papier

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A slid of paper

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37
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Lent, mou

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Sluggish

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38
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Une limace

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A slug

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39
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Production industrielle

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Industrial output

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40
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Un taudis

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A slum

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41
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Les quartier pauvres

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The slums

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42
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Tomber brutalement (2)

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To slump to plummet

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43
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Une forte recession, une crise

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A slump

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44
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Casser, briser

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To smash

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45
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Pulvériser un record

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To smash a record

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46
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Casser en mille morceaux

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To smash to smithereens

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47
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Il est devenu fou furieux

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He ran amok

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Un effondrement, une débâcle, un krach

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A smash

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49
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Lisse doux

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Smooth

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50
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Bien fonctionner

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To run smoothly

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51
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Passer en fraude, faire du traffic

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To smuggle

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52
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Un trafiquant

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A smuggler

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53
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Un inconvenient

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A snag

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54
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Monter en flèche

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To soar

55
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Mou, doux

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Soft

56
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Avoir un faible pour

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To have a soft spot for something /someone

57
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Adopter une ligne modérée

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To take a soft line on something

58
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Mettre la sourdine ne pas trop insister

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To softpedal

59
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Amortir un choc (2)

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To soften a blow

To cushion

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Calmer

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To soothe

61
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Recherché

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Sought-after

62
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Une âme

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A soul

63
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Le bateau a sombré corps et biens

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The ship sank with all souls

64
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Adj solide, qui tient debout

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Sound

65
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Une affaire solide

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A sound business

66
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Espace, place

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Space

67
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Un court laps de temps (2)

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A span of time

A short space of time

68
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Gagber du temps

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To spare time

69
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Consacrer du temps

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To spare time

70
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Peux tu me consacrer un instant ?

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Can you spare me a minute?

71
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Aucun effort n’est de trop pour lui

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He spares no effort

72
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Sauver la vie de quelqu’un

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To spare somebody’s life

73
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La chambre d’amis

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The spare room

74
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Une durée

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A span of time

75
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La durée de vie moyenne

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The average span of life

76
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Pendant une courte période (3)

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For a brief span
For a short while
For a short spell

77
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Déclencher

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To spark off

78
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Une étincelle

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A spark

79
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Être le fer de lance, être à la pointe de

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To spearhead

80
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Une espèce

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A species

81
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Une espèce en voie d’extinction éteinte

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An endangered species

An extinct species

82
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Les détails spécifiques, les précisions

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The specifics

83
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Accélérer

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To speed up

84
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La vitesse

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Speed

85
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Épeler

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To spell

86
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L’orthographe

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Spelling

87
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Un laps de temps, une période

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A spell

88
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Bulletin météo

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Weather forecast

89
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Des périodes de soleil

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Sunny spells

90
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After a while

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After a spell

91
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Pendant une courte période

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For a short spell

92
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Il traverse une mauvaise passe

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He is going through a bad spell

93
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Un sortilège

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A spell

94
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Envoûter

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To cast a spell over somebody

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Être envoûté par

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To be/to fall under the spell of

96
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Perdre la tête

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To go haywire

97
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Ne pas ménager ses efforts, se donner du mal

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To go to great lengths/to great pains

98
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Se tromper

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To go wrong

99
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Passer inaperçu

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To go unnoticed

100
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Ne pas forcer sur

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To go easy on..

101
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Accorder

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To grant

102
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Des subventions (2)

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Permission, subsidies

103
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Une bourse d’étude

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A scholarship

104
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Des prestations sociales

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Social benefits

105
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Jeter un coup d’œil

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To have a look

106
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Se reposer

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To have a rest

107
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Essayer

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To have a try

108
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Faire une tentative

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To have a go

109
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Avoir son mot à dire

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To have a say

110
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Frapper durement

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To hit hard

111
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Atteindre des niveaux records

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To hit record levels

112
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Prendre la route

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To hit the road

113
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Garder à l’œil, tenir un œil sur

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To keep tabs on

114
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Je pas souffler mot

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To keep mum

115
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Garder une attitude ferme

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To keep a firm stance on/against

116
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Garder un secret

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To keep something in the dark

117
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Infliger, porter un coup

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To land a blow

118
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Décrocher un travail

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To land a job

119
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Lancer une campagne un missile un nouveau produit un slogan

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To launch a campaign a missile a new product a slogan

120
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Rejeter la responsabilité sur

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To lay the blame on

121
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Mettre l’accent sur

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To lay stress /emphasis on

122
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Ne mener à rien, mener à une impasse

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To lead up a blind alley / to lead to stalemate

123
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Mener quelqu’un en bateau

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To lead someone up the garden path

124
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Progresser

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To make headway

125
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Faire des histoires

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To make a fuss

126
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Trouver des arguments en faveur /contre

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To make a case for.. / against

127
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S’assurer que

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To make sure that

128
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Se faire de l’argent

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To make money / to make a fortune

129
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Réussir

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To make it

130
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Être conforme à des normes

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To meet standards

131
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Répondre aux attentes

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To meet expectations

132
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Manquer le coche, rater l’occasion

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To miss the boat/to miss the cue

133
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Ne rien comprendre

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To miss the point

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