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1
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Expliquer, justifier

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To account for

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Être responsable de

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To be accountable for

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3
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Un compte-rendu

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An account

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La comptabilité

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Acounts

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Un comptable

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An accountant

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Tenir compte de…

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To take account of

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7
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Prendre en ligne de compte

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To take into account

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En aucun cas, sous aucun prétexte

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On no account

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9
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En raison de

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On account of

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10
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Admettre, reconnaitre pour

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To acknowledge

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11
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Comme convenu

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As agreed

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12
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Permettre

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To allow

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13
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Tenir compte de (2)

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To allow for

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14
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Une allocation, une indemnité

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An allowance

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15
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Modifier, changer

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To alter

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16
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Les atrocités

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The outrage

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17
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Accepter une proposition

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To agree to a proposal

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18
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Un accord de paix

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A peace of agreement

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19
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Allocations familiales

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Family allowances

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20
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Allocations logement

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Rent allowances

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21
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Pension alimentaire

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Alimony

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22
Q

Se sont améliorées

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Have altered for the better

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23
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Se monter, équivaloir à

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To amount to

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24
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Lancer un appel

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To appeal

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25
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Faire appel à, plaire

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To appeal to

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26
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Poser sa candidature

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To apply for

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27
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Un candidat (à un poste)

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An applicant

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28
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Une candidature

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An application

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29
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Nommer

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To appoint

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30
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Un rendez-vous, une nomination

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An appointment

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31
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Se produire, se poser

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To arise

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  1. Réveiller, éveiller
  2. Susciter
  3. Stimuler, pousser à agir
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To arouse

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33
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Évaluer

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To access

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34
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Assister à

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To attend

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35
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Soigner un malade

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To attend a patient

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36
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La fréquentation, l’assiduité

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School attendance

37
Q

Une nombreuse assistance

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A large attendance

38
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Soutenir

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To back; to back up

To support

39
Q

L’épine dorsale, l’essentiel

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The backbone

40
Q

Avoir un effet inverse que prévu

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To backfire

41
Q

L’arrière plan

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The background

42
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Le milieu social

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The social background

43
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Les répercussions

D’une crise, d’une guerre, d’un événement

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The backlash

44
Q

Un retard accumulé

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A backlog

45
Q

Mettre quelque chose en veilleuse/en attente

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To put something on the blackburner

46
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Arriéré mental, en retard

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Backward

47
Q

Interdire

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To ban

48
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Porter, supporter

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To bear

49
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Témoigner de

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To bear witness to

50
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Tenir compte de, garder à l’esprit

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To bear in mind

51
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Confirmer

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To bear out

52
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Accuser quelqu’un de

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To blame somebody for

53
Q

Rejeter la responsabilité sur, mettre sur le compte de…

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To blame something on someone
To put (to lay) the blame of something on someone (or something)
54
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Le corps

Un grand nombre

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The body

55
Q

Un comité d’experts

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a body of experts

56
Q

Pris dans leur ensemble

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Taken in a body

57
Q

Augmenter
Donner un coup de pouce
Encourager

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To boost

58
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Problem

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A concern
An issue
A snag
A difficulty

59
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Un problème important

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A significant issue

60
Q

Un problème difficile

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A quandary
A predicament
A conundrum

61
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Big (15)

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Vast
Large
Huge
Prime 
Prominent
Outstanding
Extensive
Remarkable
Eminent
Preeminent
Pronounced
Massive
Substantial
Paramount
Prodigious
62
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Important (22)

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Significant, considerable, substantial
Prime
Major
Primary
Crucial
Far-reaching, widespread
Foremost
Grave, serious
Remarkable, eminent
Weighty
Hight-ranking, top, influential, prominent, leading
Huge, large
Tremendous
63
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Destitué

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Dismissed

64
Q

Réchauffement climatique

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Global warming

65
Q

Profiler

Rationaliser

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To streamline

66
Q

Victimes, blessés

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Casualties

67
Q

Faire des ravages

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To wreak havoc

68
Q

Faire fondre
Craquer
(Catastrophe)

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Melt-down

69
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Demandeur d’asile

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Asylum-seeker

70
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Il est grand temps que

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It is high time + prétérit modal

71
Q

Grève

A

Strike

72
Q

Céder

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To yield

73
Q

Mon commentaire va reposer sur deux questions

A

My commentary will be based on two points

74
Q

J’aimerais m’arrêter sur

A

I would like to dwell on a particular aspect of the article

75
Q

J’aimerais soulever une autre question

A

For my part, i would like to raise another question

76
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Je crains de ne pas être d’accord

A

I am afraid I don’t agree with the idea that

77
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J’aimerais soulever une objection

A

I would like to raise an objection

78
Q

J’ai quelques réserves à faire sur cet article

A

I have a few reservations about this article

79
Q

Cette argument est un peu tiré par les cheveux

A

This argument may seem somewhat far-fetched

80
Q

Tout cela revient à dire que…

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It all comes down to

81
Q

Mon point de vue personnel sur le sujet est

A

My personnal point of the topic is that

82
Q

Si je devais exprimer ma propre opinion, j’affirmerais/ je soutiendrais…

A

Now, if I may express my own opinion, I would like to argue that…

83
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Selon moi, je pense que le problème peut être vue d’un autre angle

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For my part, as for me, I think that the problem can be seen from another angle

84
Q

Mon opinion à ce sujet est

A

My own opinion on this topic is that…

85
Q

Finalement, quelle conclusion peut-on dessiner depuis tout ça ?

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Now, what conclusion can we fraw from all that?

86
Q

En conclusion, on peut dire

A

By way of conclusion (in conclusion), we can say that

87
Q

Depuis tout ça s’ensuit

A

From all this follows that..

88
Q

Enfin

A

Finally
Lastly
All in all

89
Q

Je suis complètement en désaccord avec cet argument

A

I strongly disagree with this argument

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