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gêner, entraver, faire obstacle

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to hinder, to hamper

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le dernier, à la fin

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the latter

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correct, convenable, honnête

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decent

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niveau de vie

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standard of living

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un frein, une entrave (un obstacle)

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a hindrance (an obstacle), a hurdle

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appliquer, mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

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la mise en oeuvre, l’application

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the implementation

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un point délicat

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a tricky issue

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augmenter

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to increase

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être en augmentation

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to be on the increase

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empiéter sur

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to infringe

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porter atteinte à la vie privée de quelqu’un

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to infringe on somebody’s privacy

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une violation (d’une loi, d’un règlement)

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an infringement

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une infraction au code la route

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an infringement of traffic laws

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inculper

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to indict (for)

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détournement de fonds

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embezzlement

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une inculpation, une mise en accusation

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an indictment

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culture (agriculture)

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crop

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provoquer, aboutir à, inciter

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to induce, to bring about

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faire des efforts, s’efforcer

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to try hard

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le travail

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labour

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une incitation, une motivation

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an inducement

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impliquer, nécessiter

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to involve

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être impliqué dans

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to be involved in

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louche

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murky

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la participation

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involvement

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un problème, un question

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an issue

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une question épineuse

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a tricky/thorny issue

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une question qui sème la discorde

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a divisive issue

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une question brûlante

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a burning issue

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être en cause

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to be at issue

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un problème qui touche tout le monde

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an issue of common concern

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un article

point, question

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an item

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une information, une nouvelle

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a news item

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tenir à faire quelque chose

être attiré par

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keen : to be keen on V-ing

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Avec impatience

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with keen anticipation

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vif, vive

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a keen (sense of humour, intelligence, interest)

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une concurrence acharnée

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keen competition

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39
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une clé

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a key

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un point central, un pilier

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a key plank

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une clé de voûte

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a keystone

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42
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un mot-clé

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a keyword

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être/ rester à la traîne

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to lag behind

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menter, conduire

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to lead

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montrer le chemin

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to lead the way

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mener à

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to lead to

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prendre la tête

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to take the lead

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avoir des informations sur

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to get a lead on

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suivre l’exemple de

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to follow somebody’s lead

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montrer l’exemple

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to give the lead

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Jouer le rôle principal

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to play the lead

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le leadership

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the leadership

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la terre, la campagne

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land

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inondé

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inundated

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vaste étendue

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vast tract

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par terre et par mer

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over land and sea

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atterir

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to land

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se retrouver quelque chose sur les bras

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to be landed with something

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décrocher

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to land (a job, a prize, a contract)

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une décharge

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a landfill

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un centre d’enfouissement des déchets

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a landfill site

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un propriétaire terrien

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a landowner

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un point de repère, un tournant, un moment décisif

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a landmark

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susceptible de faire qqch

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to be liable to

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être passible de prison

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to be liable to imprisonment

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être imposable

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to be liable for tax

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être exempté de

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to not be liable for (military service)

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être tenu responsable de

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to be held liable for

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responsabilité

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liability

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le passif d’une entreprise, les dettes

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liabilities

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une ligne, une file d’attente

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a line

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faire la queue

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to wait in line (to queue)

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être en ligne (téléphone)

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to be on the line

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se montrer ferme

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to take a strong line on

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l’essentiel

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the bottom line

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se soumettre

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to fall into line

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se mettre au pas

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to toe the line

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les syndicats

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unions

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à volonté

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at will

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par erreur

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by mistake

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en moyenne

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on average

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à cause de

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on account of

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sous aucun prétexte

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on no account

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à la suite de

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in the wake of

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la sécheresse

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the drought

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à partir de zéro

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from scratch

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à titre d’exemple

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for argument’s sake, for the sake of argument

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à tout point de vue

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in many respects, in every respect

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il est à remarquer que

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it is noticeable that

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vu sous cet angle

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seen from that angle

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établir un lien entre

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to set up, to establish a connection between

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si l’on y regarde de plus près

à y regarder de plus près

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on closer consideration

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toute la question est de savoir si

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it all depends on whether

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être conscient de

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one should be aware of

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prendre en considération

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one should take into account

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entrer en jeu

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to come into play

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cela revient au même

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it comes down to the same thing

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être synonyme de, équivaloir à

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to be tantamount to

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au delà des faits

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beyond the tropical facts

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entrer dans le vif du sujet, en venir au coeur du problème

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to get to the heart of the matter

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bien faire comprendre que

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to make it plain that

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un problème mondial

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a global issue, a worldwide concern

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une organisation internationale

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an international organisation

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un travail interéssant

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an interesting piece of work, an interesting job (occupation : situation)

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comment s’appelle l’auteur de l’article?

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What is the author of the article called?

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Les britanniques

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the British, the British people, the Britons, the Brits

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les jeunes

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the young, young people, youngsters, the younger generation, the youths

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informations

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information