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1
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libre

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loose (free)

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lâcher son chien

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to let the dog loose

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3
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ne pas savoir que faire

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to be at a loose end

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couper les amarres

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to cut loose (from)

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une ceinture desserrée

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a loose belt

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relâchée, peu stricte

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loose discipline

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libre, approximative

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a loose (translation, interprétation)

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perdre

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to lose

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se désintéresser de

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to lose interest in

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une perte

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a loss

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vendre à perte

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to sell at a loss

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des pertes d’emploi

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job losses

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13
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être perplexe

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to be at a loss

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14
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ne pas trouver ses mots

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to be at a loss for words

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15
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le courant de pensée dominant

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the mainstream

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suivre la tendance politique générale

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to be in the mainstream of politics

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vivre en large de la société

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to live outside the mainstream of society

to live on the margins of society

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maintenir
soutenir (une opinion)
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to maintain

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19
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le couloir de la mort

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death row

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20
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l’entretien

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maintenance

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21
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importer

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to matter

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une question

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a matter

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23
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c’est une question de temps

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it is a matter of time

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24
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ce n’est pas drôle

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it’s no laughing matter

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une question de vie ou de mort

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a matter of life and death

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rencontrer

être conforme à

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to meet

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27
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une réunion, une assemblée

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a meeting

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28
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un désordre, un pagaille

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a mess

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être sens dessus dessous

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to be in a mess

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30
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se mettre dans de beaux draps

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to get oneself in a mess

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31
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gâcher

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to make a mess (of one’s life/career)

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faire des bêtises

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to mess about

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semer la pagaille, tout gâcher

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to mess up (a situation, a plan)

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désordonné (compliqué, embrouillé)

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messy

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un tournant, un événement marquant

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a milestone

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induire en erreur

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to mislead

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soi-disant

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so-called

38
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un point discutable

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a moot point

39
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bouger, remuer

déménager

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to move

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une mesure (positive)

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a (clever) move

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être en mouvement/en marche

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to be on the move

42
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un besoin, une obligation

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a need

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avoir un besoin urgent de nourriture

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to be badly in need of food

44
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subvenir aux besoins de quelqu’un

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to supply somebody’s need

45
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avoir besoin de

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to need

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les indigents, les nécessiteux

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the needy

47
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une annonce

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a notice

48
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tout de suite, sans préavis

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at a moment’s notice

49
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peu de temps à l’avance

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at short notice

50
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jusqu’à nouvel ordre

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until further notice

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recevoir un préavis de licenciement

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to be given one’s notice

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donner sa démission

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to give one’s notice

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perceptible, sensible

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noticeable

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avoir lieu, se produire

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to occur

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un événement

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an occurence

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un fait journalier

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a daily/everyday occurrence

57
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une perspective

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an outlook

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surpasser en nombre

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to outnumber

59
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rose

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rosy

60
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la production

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output

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dépasser

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to overtake

62
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dépasser, venir à bout de

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to overcome

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écrasant, renversant

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overhelming

64
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posséder

reconnaître

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to own

65
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s’avouer vaincu

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to own oneself defeated

66
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exécuter, accomplir (pratiquer)

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to perform (one’s duty, an operation)

67
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un propriétaire

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an owner

68
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la propriété

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ownership

69
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interpréter un rôle, un morceau de musique

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to perform a part, a piece of music

70
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une interprétation

une performance, une prestation

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a performance

71
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un piège

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a pitfall

72
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faire souffrir, harceler

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to plague

73
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devoir supporter

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to be plagued with

74
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un fléau

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a plague

75
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quelconque, ordinaire

évident, simple

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plain

76
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prévaloir, l’emporter sur

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to prevail over

77
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situation désespérée

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plight

78
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persuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to prevail on somebody to do something

79
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dominant, répandu

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prevalent