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1
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les répercussions, les résultats

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the fall-out

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les retombées radioactives

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radioactive fall-out

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hésiter, chanceler, faiblir

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to falter, to hesitate, to waver

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des pas hésitants (sens propre et figuré)

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faltering steps

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une voix tremblante

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a faltering voice

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l’agriculture

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farming

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un agriculteur

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a farmer

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les terres arables, cultivables

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farmland

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9
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une manière

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a fashion

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cela marche d’une manière bizarre

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this works in a strange fashion

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tant bien que mal

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after a fashion

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une mode

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a fashion

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être à la mode

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to be in fashion

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être démodé

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to be out of fashion

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à la mode

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fashionable

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16
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le destin

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fate

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17
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un trait caractéristique

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a feature

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faire figurer, mettre en vedette

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to feature

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se battre, combattre

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to fight

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20
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une lutte

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a fight

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21
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des combats

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fighting

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un chiffre

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a figure

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en chiffres ronds

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in round figures

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une silhouette

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a figure

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arriver à comprendre

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to figure out

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licencier, renvoyer (familier)

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to fire

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équiper

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to fit

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s’intégrer, s’insérer dans

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to fit in/into

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une crise, un accès

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a fit (of anger, laughter, epilepsy)

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30
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se tordre de rire

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to be in fits

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31
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par à-coups

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in fits and starts

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32
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un défaut, une imperfection

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a flaw

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parfait, sans défaut

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flawless

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fuir

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to flee

35
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une fuite

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a flight

36
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prendre la fuite

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to take to flight

37
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une fuite de capitaux à l’étranger

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a flight of capital abroad

38
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un vol

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a flight

39
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a firm in the top flight

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une entreprise prestigieuse

40
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un escalier

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a flight of stairs

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une inondation, un déferlement

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a flood

42
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inonder

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to flood

43
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inonder le marché

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to flood the market

44
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envahir

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to flood

45
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être en plein essor

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to flourish, to boom, to thrive

46
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passer outre, se moquer de, ne pas respecter (un règlement)

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to flout a rule

47
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suivre

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to follow

48
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suivre les conseils de quelqu’un

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to follow somebody’s advice

49
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faire de même

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to follow suit

50
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duper

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to fool

51
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crédules

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gullible

52
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un imbécile

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a fool, an idiot

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une position, une prise

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footing

54
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être sur un pied d’égalité

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to be on equal footing

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être en bons termes (=/ sur le pied de guerre)

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to be on a friendly footing (/= on a war footing)

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l’avant

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the fore

57
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se faire remarquer, se manifester

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to come to the fore

58
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être à la pointe de… l’avant garde de…

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to be at the forefront of (= the spearhead)

59
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éminent, de premier plan

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foremost

60
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un prénom

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a forename (= a first name)

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perspicacité, prévoyance

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foresight

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devancer (devancer un concurrent)

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to forestall (to forestall a competitor)

63
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anticiper

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to forestall (to prevent by acting first)

64
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contrefaire, faire un faux

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to forge

65
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un faussaire

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a forger

66
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contrefaçon

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forgery

67
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être poursuivi pour faux et usage de faux

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to be prosecuted for forgery

68
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… à venir (ex: les élections à venir)

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forthcoming (ex: the forthcoming élection)

69
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fortune, chance

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fortune

70
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par chance, heureusement

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by good fortune/ fortunately

71
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chenceux

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fortunate

72
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sympathique

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friendly

73
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facile d’emploi

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user-friendly

74
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facile d’emploi

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user-friendly

75
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non-polluant

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environment-friendly

76
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une marge, une périphérie

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a fringe

77
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un groupe marginal

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a fringe group

78
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des avantages divers (non inclus dans le salaire)

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fringe benefits

79
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attiser

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to fuel

80
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faire avancer, favoriser

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to further

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