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1
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mépriser

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to scorn

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méprisant

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scornful

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3
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un fléau, une plaie

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a scourge, a plague

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4
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gratter, râcler

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to scrape

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5
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s’en sortir de justesse

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to scrape through

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trouver de l’argent en râclant les fonds de tiroirs

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to scrape up money

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7
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être dans une mauvaise situation

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a scrape, to be in a scrape

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s’attirer des ennuis

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to get oneself into a scrape

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9
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une égratignure

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a scratch

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10
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partir de zéro

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to start from scratch

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il ne s’est pas montré à la hauteur

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he didn’t come to scratch

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12
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rayer, barrer

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to scratch out

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13
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chercher, fouiller

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to search for

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14
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des recherches

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a search

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15
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un siège

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a seat

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16
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une résidence secondaire

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a second home

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17
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obtenir

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to secure

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18
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se protéger

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to secure against

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19
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sécurité

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security

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20
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des valeurs, des titres

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securities (stock Exchanges)

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21
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sûr, solide

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secure (a secure investment)

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22
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saisir

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to seize

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23
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sauter sur l’occasion

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to seize the opportunity to do sth

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24
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une capture, une saisie

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a seizure

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25
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sûr de soi

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self-assured/self-confident

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26
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égocentrique

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self-centered

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27
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timide, intimidé

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self-conscious

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28
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évident

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self-evident/self-explanatory

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29
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autonome

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self-governing

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30
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les personnes du troisième âge

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senir citizens

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31
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un cadre supérieur

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a senior executive

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32
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raisonnable

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sensible

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33
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sensible, épineux

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sensitive

34
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une série

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a series

35
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mettre de côté

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to set aside

36
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un revers

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a setback

37
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subir un revers

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to suffer a setback

38
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créer, mettre en place

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to set up

39
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s’installer, s’établir

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to settle

40
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un accord, une solution, un règlement

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a settlement

41
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couper, interrompre

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to sever

42
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secouer

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to shake

43
Q

se serrer la main

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to shake hands

44
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une poignée de mains

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a handshake

45
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se secouer

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to shake oneself

46
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ébranler

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to shake sby confidence

47
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la honte

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shame

48
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faire honte à

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to bring shame on sby

49
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it is a shame

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c’est dommage!

50
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c’est honteux de votre part!

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shame on you

51
Q

honteux

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shameful

52
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éhonté

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shameless

53
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un bidonville

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a shantytown

54
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briser, voler en éclats

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to shatter

55
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casser en mille morceaux

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to shatter into smithereens

56
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être bouleversé

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to be shattered

57
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pur, véritable, simple

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sheer, mere

58
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mettre en veilleuse

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to shelve (a plan, a reform)

59
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to shelter

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abriter

60
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un abri

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a shelter

61
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briller

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to shine

62
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un exemple remarquable

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he is shining example of

63
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une cargaison

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a shipment

64
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monter en flèche

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to shoot up, to soar

65
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un magasin, une boutique

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a shop

66
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faire des courses

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to go shopping

67
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une fièvre d’achat

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a shopping spree

68
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un commerçant

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a shopkeeper

69
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une vitrine

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a shop-window

70
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vol à l’étalage

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shoplifting

71
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un (une) accro du shopping

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a shopaholic

72
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une pénurie

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a shortage

73
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les épaules

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the shoulders

74
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avoir les reins solides

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to have broadshoulders

75
Q

se tenir les coudes

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to stand shoulder to shoulder

76
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s’atteler à la tâche

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to put one’s shoulder to the wheel

77
Q

battre froid à quelqu’un

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to coldshoulder sby, to give sby the cold shoulder

78
Q

un spectacle

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a show

79
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une démonstration de force

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a show of force

80
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une épruve de force, un bras de fer

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a showdown

81
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rétrécir, diminuer

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to shrink

82
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un psy (celui qui vous rétrécit le cerveau)

A

a shrink

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