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1
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annuler

A

to cancel

to call off

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la peine capitale

la peine de mort

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capital punishment

the death penalty

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de l’argent liquide

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cash (notes and coins)

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une carte bancaire

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cashcard

creditcart

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une caisse de grand magasin

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a cash desk

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un distributeur automatique

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a cash point

ATM

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jeter

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to cast

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8
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rejeter la responsabilité sur

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to cast the blame on sbdy

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jeter un doute sur

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to cast a doubt on

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jeter une ombre sur

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to cast a shadow on/over

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jeter un regard sur

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to cast one’s eye on

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jeter un regard critique sur

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to cast a critical eye on

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être démoralisé

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to be cast down

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14
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être désinvolte

prendre à la légère

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to be casual about sth

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occasionnel

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casual

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16
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décontracté

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casual

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17
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des victimes (blessés ou mort)

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casulalties

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pourvoir à

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to cater for

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19
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saisonnier/temporaire

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casual

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20
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un traiteur

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a caterer

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21
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l’industrie de la restauration

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the catering trade

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22
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le bétail

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cattle

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23
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la prudence

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caution

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prudent

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cautious

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25
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bon marché

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cheap (economical, inexpensive)

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de mauvaise qualité

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cheap (common, worthless)

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tricher

escroquer

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to cheat

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28
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acclamer

applaudir

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to cheer

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29
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un citoyen

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a citizen

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la citoyenneté

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citizenship

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une ville

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a city

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32
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les citadins

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city-dwellers

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33
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la mairie

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the city hall

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34
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l’ubanisme

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city planning

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un fonctionnaire

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a civil servant

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un haut fonctionnaire

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a top civil servant

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la fonction publique

l’administration

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the civil service

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un civil

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a civilian

39
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nettoyer

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to clean

40
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dire ce qqu’on a sur la conscience

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to make a clean breast of it

41
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une femme de ménage

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a cleaner

a chairwoman

42
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nettoyer

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to cleanse

43
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le nettoyage ethnique

A

ethnic cleansing

44
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s’accrocher

se cramponner à

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to cling to

45
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s’accrocher à une croyance

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to clean to a belief

46
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fermer définitivement

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to close down (a firm, a school)

47
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au chômage

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on the dole

48
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un indice

A

a clue

49
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je n’ai pas la moindre idée

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i haven’t a clue!

50
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un établissement d’enseignement supérieur

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a college

51
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rivaliser

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to compete with sby for sth

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un concurrent

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a competitor

53
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concurrentiel, compétitif

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competitive

54
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un concours

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a competitive examination

55
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compléter

achever

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to complete

56
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achever un tâche

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to complete a task

57
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un achèvement

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a completion

58
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l’exécution d’un contrat

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the completion of a contract

59
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général

d’ensemble

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comprehensive

60
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cacher

dissimuler

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to conceal

61
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reconnaître

concéder que

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to concede that

62
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mener

A

to conduct

63
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lier

relier

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to connect

to link

64
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un vol de correspondane

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a connecting flight

65
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criant

qui saute aux yeux

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conspicuous

66
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ostensiblement

A

conspicuously

67
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le mépris

A

contempt (corn)

68
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méprisant

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contemptious

69
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lutter contre
se disputer
combattre

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to contend with

70
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prétendre que

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to contend that

71
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catégoriquement

A

adamantly

72
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pot-de-vin

A

bribe

73
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un concurrent (sports)

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a contender

74
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un candidat à la présidence

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a presidential contender

75
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une matière à controverse

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a controversial

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commode

pratique

A

convenient

77
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transporter

transmettre

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to convey

78
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exprimer
faire passer
communiquer

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to convey

79
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un prisonnier

un détenu

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a convict

80
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déclarer coupable

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to convict sby of

81
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une pierre angulaire

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a cornerstone

82
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un homologue

A

a counterpart

83
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un cours

A

a course

84
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une ligne de conduite

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a course of action

85
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au cours du temps

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in the course of time

86
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en temps utile

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in due course

87
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laisser les événements suivre leurs cours

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to let events run their course

88
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un tribunal

A

a court

89
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intenter un procès

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to take sby to court

90
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une cour de justice

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a court of justice

91
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étouffer une affaire

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to cover up (to hush up)

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un reportage

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a coverage

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couvrir un événement

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to give full coverage to an event

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