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1
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subventionner

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to subsidize

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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3
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soutenir

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to support a cause, a candidate

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gagner sa vie

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to support oneself

to earn one’s living

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5
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fournir

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to supply with

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faire des remplacements

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to teach on supply

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7
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des provisions

du ravitaillement

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supplies

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8
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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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passer en revue

inspecter

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to survey

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une étude

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a survey

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une étude de marché

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a market survey

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un sondage d’opinion

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a survey of public opinion

an opinion poll

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13
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s’attaquer à

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to tackle

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14
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un but
une cible
un objectif

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a target

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15
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les objectifs de la production

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the targets of production

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16
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une cible facile

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an easy target

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17
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en plein de le mille!

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dead on target

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18
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atteindre son objectif

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to meet one’s target

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19
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un groupe cible

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a target group

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20
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une tâche

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a task

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21
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mettre à l’épreuve la patience de quelqu’un

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to task somebody’s patience

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22
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prendre à partie

réprimander

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to take someone to task

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23
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un trimestre soclaire

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a term

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24
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conditions (mandat)

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terms

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25
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une peine de prison

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a prison term

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26
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à long/court/moyen terme

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in the long/short/medium term

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27
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sous l’angle de

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in terms of

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28
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sur un pied d’égalité

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to be on equal terms

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29
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bien/mal s’entendre

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to be on good/bad terms

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30
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trouver un terrain d’entente

accepter une situation déplaisante

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to come to terms with

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31
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à aucune coniditon

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not on any terms

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32
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quelles sont vos conditions?

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what are your terms?

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33
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menacer

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to threaten

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34
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une espère menacée

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a threatened species

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35
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une menace

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a threat

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36
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une menace

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a threat

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37
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un seuil

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a threshold

38
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le niveau seuil

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the threshold level

39
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être au bord de

au seuil de

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to be on the threshold of

on the brink of

40
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dépasser

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to top

to exceed

41
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pour couronner le tout

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to top it all

42
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atteindre son niveau le plus élevé

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to top off

43
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c’est le bouquet (la cerise sur le gâteau)

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that tops the lot

44
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le meilleur

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top

45
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la priorité des priorités

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a top priority

46
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des négociations au sommet

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top-level talks

47
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entièrement

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from top to bottom

48
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extrêmement heureux

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on top of the world
extremely happy
to be in heaven
delighted
on cloud nine
elated
49
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this is lit

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this is glee

this is bliss

50
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un sujet

un thème

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a topic

51
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d’actualité

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topical

52
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se donner beaucoup de mal pour

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to go to a great deal of trouble to

53
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s’attirer des ennuis

A

to get into trouble

54
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se tirer d’affaire

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to get out of trouble

55
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se donner la peine de

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to take the trouble to

56
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le jeu n’en vaut pas la chandelle

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it isn’t worth the trouble

57
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il a du mal à mémoriser les noms

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he has trouble memorizing names

58
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tourner

A

to turn

59
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tourner la page (sens figuré et propre)

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to turn the page

60
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refuser

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to turn down

61
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(se) transformer

devenir

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to turn into

62
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allumer/éteindre

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to turn on/off (the radio)

63
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devenir

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to turn out

64
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un tour
un tournant
un virage

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a turn

65
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jouer un bon/un mauvais tour à quelqu’un

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to do somebody a good/bad turn

66
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à tour de rôle, tour à tour

A

by turns

67
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une volte-face

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a turnabout

68
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un revirement complet

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a U-turn

69
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le chiffre d’affaires

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turnover

70
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la participation électorale

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turnout

71
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peser

A

to weigh

72
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peser attentivement les mots (de qqn)

A

to weigh one’s words carefully

73
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peser le pour et le contre

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to weight the pros and the cons

74
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le poids

A

the weight

75
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un poids-lourd (sens propre et figuré)

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a heavyweight

76
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assister à

être le témoin de

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to witness

77
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un témoin

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a witness

78
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la valeur

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the worth

79
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je sais ce qu’il vaut

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I know his worth

80
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sa fortune s’élève à des millions

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he is worth millions

81
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ça en vaut la peine

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it’s worth the effort (=/ it isnt worth the trouble)

82
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ce musée vaut la peine d’être vu

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this museum is worth a visit

83
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être digne de

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to be worthy of

84
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un cause louable

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a worthy cause

85
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qui en vaut la peine

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worthwhile

86
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worthless

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sans valeur

87
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empirer

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to worsen

88
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céder

A

to yield

89
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céder à la tentation

A

to yield to temptation

90
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rendre

produire

A

to produce

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