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1
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fusionner

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to merge

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2
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une fusion

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a merger (between two firms)

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3
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rendre justice, infliger une punition

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to mete out justice

to mete out punishment

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4
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mâcher ses mots

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to mince words

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5
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il n’y est pas allé par quatre chemin

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he didn’t mince his words

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6
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soucieux de

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mindful

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idiot, stupide

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mindless

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8
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minuscule

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minute (minuscule)

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9
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une fausse couche

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a miscarriage

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10
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une erreur de justice

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a miscarriage of justice

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11
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des inquiétudes, des doutes

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misgivings

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12
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un acte délictueux, un écart de conduite

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a misdemeanour

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13
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le foule, le peule

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the mob

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14
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un truand, un gangster

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a mobster

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15
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simulé, feint

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mock

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16
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un examen blanc

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a mock exam

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17
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élan, du punch

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momentum

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18
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gagner du terrain

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to gain momentum

to gather momentum

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19
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capital

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momentous

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20
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surveiller, contrôler

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to monitor

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21
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humeur, ambiance

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mood

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je ne suis pas d’humeur à discuger

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i am in no mood to argue

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23
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une autoroute

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a motorway, a highway

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24
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se débrouiller tant bien que mal

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to muddle through

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25
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une pagaille, une confusion

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a muddle

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26
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confus

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muddled

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27
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agression

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mugging

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28
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un agresseur

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a mugger

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29
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pousser comme un champignon

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to mushroom

30
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une ville-champignon

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a mushroom-town

31
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étroit

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narrow

32
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au sens étroid du mot

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in the narrow sense of the word

33
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l’échapper belle

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to have a narrow escape

34
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un ressortissant

A

a national

35
Q

native english speaker

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anglophone

36
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les indigènes, les autochtones

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the natives

37
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le voisinnage, le quartier

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the neighborhood

38
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un réseau

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a network

39
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un cauchemar

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a nightmare

40
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de bêtises, des âneries, des absurdités

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nonsense

41
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plonger, s’effondrer, descendre en flèche

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to nosedive, to pummet, to plunge

42
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une arme nucléaire

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a nuke

43
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un serment

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an oath

44
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sous serment

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to declare sth on oath/ under oath

45
Q

l’oubli

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oblivion

46
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obsolète

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obsolete

47
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les chances

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the odds

48
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il est peu probable qu’il réussisse

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the odds are against him

49
Q

il n’a que de minces chances de gagner

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the odds of his winning the election are silm

50
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le grand favori des parieurs

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the odds-on favorite

51
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être en conflit

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to be at odds

52
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bizarre

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odd

53
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un nombre pair/impair

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an even/odd number

54
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faire bande à part

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to be the odd man out

55
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des petits boulots

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odd jobs

56
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quarante et quelque

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forty-odd

57
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elle doit avoir la quarantaine

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she must be fifty-odd years

58
Q

un délit

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an offence

59
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un délinquant, un contrevenant

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an offender

60
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un bureau, une fonction

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an office

61
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être en fonction, être au gouvernement

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to be in office, to hold office

62
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prendre ses fonctions

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to take office

63
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quitter ses fonctions

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to go out of office

64
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un responsable

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an official

65
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un responsable de haut rang

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a high-ranking official

66
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compenser

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to offset

67
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le pétrole

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oil

68
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un puits de pétrole

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an oil well

69
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une nappe de pétrole

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an oil slick

70
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une marée noire

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an oil spill

71
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one-sided

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partial, partisan

72
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qui dure, qui persiste

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ongoing

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