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1
Q

réprimer sévèrement

A

to crack down on

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2
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Réprimer sévèrement

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To crack down on

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3
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une répression

A

a crackdown

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4
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crédit

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credit

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5
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faire crédit à

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to give somebody credit

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6
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acheter à crédit

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to buy on credit

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7
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l’embellie économique

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the economic upturn

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8
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faire honneur à qqn

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to be a credit to sbdy

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9
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une infirme

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a cripple

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10
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paralyser

bloquer

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to cripple

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11
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un escroc

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a crook

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12
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malhonnête

A

crooked

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13
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un produit agricole

une culture

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a crop

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14
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le blé

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wheat

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15
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la récolte

A

the crops

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16
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surgir

apparaître en grand nombre

A

to crop up

for problems, difficulties, snags…

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17
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une foule

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a crowd

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18
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se presser

se bousculer

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to crowd

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19
Q

plein(e) de

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crowded with

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20
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bondé

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crowded

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21
Q

écraser

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to crush

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22
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abattre

massacrer

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to cull

for whales, seals

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23
Q

la Terre-Neuve

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Newfoundland

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24
Q

déclencher

A

to trigger

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25
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encombrant
gênant
embarrassant

A

cumbersome

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26
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astucieux

rusé

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cunning

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27
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une remède

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a cure

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28
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être incurable

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to be past cure

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29
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une sinécure

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a rest cure

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30
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une monnaie

une devise

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a currency

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31
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amortir

atténuer

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to cushion

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32
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un coussin

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a cushion

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33
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une coutume

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a custom

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34
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un costume sur mesure

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a custom-made suit

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35
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un ciient

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a customer

36
Q

la douane

A

the customs

37
Q

se précipiter

A

to dash

38
Q

une fièvre d’achats

A

a buying spree

39
Q

anéantir

A

to dash hopes/expectations

40
Q

les données

A

data

41
Q

traitement des données informatiques

A

data-processing

42
Q

une base de données

A

a database

43
Q

une date

A

a date

44
Q

être à la page

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to be up-to-date

45
Q

être dépassé, rétro

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to be out-of-date

46
Q

un rendez-vous

A

a date

47
Q

décourager

A

to daunt

48
Q

intrépide

déterminé

A

dauntless

49
Q

sans se décourager

A

dauntlessly

50
Q

l’aurore

A

dawn

51
Q

à l’aube du IIIème millénaire

A

at the dawn of the 3rd millenium

52
Q

du matin au soir

A

from dawn to dusk

53
Q

naître
se faire jour
venir à l’esprit

A

to dawn

54
Q

se faire arnaquer

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to be bamboozled

55
Q

une date butoir

une date limite imposée

A

a deadline

56
Q

une impasse

A

a deadlock

57
Q

les pourparlers de paix

A

the peace talks

58
Q

mortel

A

deadly

lethal

59
Q

les septs péchés capitaux

A

the seven deadly sins

60
Q

meurtier

A

a deadly assault

61
Q

dans le couloir de la mort

A

to be on deathrow (USA)

62
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discutable

A

debatable

63
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profondément enraciné

A

deep-rooted

64
Q

distribuer, remettre

A

to deliver

65
Q

émettre

A

to deliver

66
Q

prononcer un discours

A

to deliver a speech

67
Q

mettre au monde (donner naissance)

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to deliver a baby

68
Q

un accouchement

A

a delivery

69
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manifester

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to demonstrate

70
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manisfestants

A

demonstrators

71
Q

une manifestation

A

a demonstration

72
Q

nier

refuser

A

to deny

73
Q

un refus

A

a denial

74
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un déni de justice

A

a denial of justice

75
Q

abnégation

A

self-denial

76
Q

dépendre de

A

to depend on

77
Q

mépriser

A

to despise

78
Q

dépravation

A

depravity

79
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être nuisible à

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to be detrimental to

80
Q

dévaster

ravager

A

to devastate

81
Q

être dévasté

A

to be devastated

82
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être bouleversé

A

to be devastated

83
Q

forêt tropical

A

rain forest

84
Q

un appareil

A

a device

85
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un appareil électrique (ménager)

A

an electric device

86
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un engin explosif

A

an explosive device

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