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1
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réagir

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to respond

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2
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une réaction

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a response

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reprendre

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to resume

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4
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la reprise

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resumption

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5
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le commerce de détail

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retail trade

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le commerce en gros

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wholesale trade

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7
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un détaillant

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a retailer

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8
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exercer des représailles

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to retaliate

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9
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des représailles, une riposte, une vengeance

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retaliation (uncountable)

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10
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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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11
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la retraite

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retirement

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12
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un rendement, un rapport, un retour sur investissement

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a return

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13
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une récompense

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a reward

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14
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un prix littéraire, cinématographique

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an award

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15
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sévir

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to be rife

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16
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une ville où règne la violence

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a city rife with violence

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17
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un droit

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a right

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18
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les droits civils

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civil rights

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les droits de l’homme

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human rights

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20
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la droite

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the right wing

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21
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une émeute

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a riot

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22
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un émeutier

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a rioter

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23
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la police anti-émeute

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riot police

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24
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to become uncontrollable

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to run riot

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25
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mûr

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ripe

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26
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le moment est venu de recommencer à zéro

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the time is ripe for a new start

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27
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être prêt pour

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to be ripe for

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28
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augmenter, se lever

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to rise

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une augmentation, une hausse, une poussée

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a rise

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30
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une tour (immeuble)

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a high-rise block of flats

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31
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de la place

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romm

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32
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une marge de manoeuvre

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there is room for manoeuvre

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33
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des racines

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roots

34
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la base

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the grass roots, the rank and file

35
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rugueux

rudimentaire, grossier

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rough

36
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un brouillon

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a rough copy

37
Q

une approximation

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a rough guess

38
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une querelle, une polémaique

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a row

39
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des ordures

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rubbish (uncountable)

40
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se précipiter

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to rush

41
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l’heure, les heures de pointe

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the rush-hour(s)

42
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la cruauté, le côté impitoyable

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ruthlessness

43
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sans pitié

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ruthless

44
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virer, mettre à la porte

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to sack, to give the sack (familier)

45
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un licenciement

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a sacking (familier)

46
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se faire virer

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to be given the sack

47
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la sécurité

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safety

48
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la sécurité routière

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road safety

49
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sûr, sans danger, hors de danger

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safe

50
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ne pas prendre de risque

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to play safe

51
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sain et sauf

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safe and sound

52
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un coffre-fort

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a safe

53
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pour l’amour de

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for the sake of

54
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les ventes, les soldes

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sales

55
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un vendeur

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a salesman, a sales assistant

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un échantillon

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a sample

57
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une approbation

une sanction

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a sanction

58
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violent, brutal

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savage

59
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des coupes sombres dans les salaires

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a savage pay cut

60
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sauver

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to save

61
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épargner

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to save money

62
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des économies, l’épargne

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savings

63
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une caisse d’épargne

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a savings bank

64
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insuffisant, maigre

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scant

65
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manifester peu de respect pour

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to show scant respect for

66
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dans deux mois à peine

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in a scant two months

67
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de maigres revenus

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a scanty income

68
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un bouc émissaire

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a scapegoat

69
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faire peur

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to scare

70
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être mort de peur

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to be scared to death

71
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un épouvantail

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a scarecrow

72
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une alerte à la bombe

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a bomb scare

73
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de l’intimidation

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scare tactics

74
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qui fait peur

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scary

75
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emploi du temps, plan

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schedule

76
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le plan de travail

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the work schedule

77
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une bourse d’études

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a scholarship

78
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un scientifique

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a scientist

79
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l’étendue, le champ d’action

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the scope

80
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une vingtaine

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a score

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