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1
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rare

peu abondant

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scarce

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à peine

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scarcely

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je ne pouvais pas en croire mes yeux

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i could scarcely believe my eyes

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il n’est guère surprenant que

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it is scarcely surprising that

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la rareté

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scarcity

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un plan

un projet

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a scheme

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dans l’ordre des choses

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in the general scheme of things

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dépister

examiner

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to screen

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le dépistage

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screening

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un examen approfondi

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a scrutiny

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chercher

chercher à

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to seek

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chercher du travail

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to seek work

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demander l’asile politique

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to seek political asylum

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être très recherché

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to be sought-after

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servir

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to serve

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si j’ai bonne mémoire

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if my memory serves me right

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c’est bien fait pour toi!

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(it) serves you right!

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purger sa peine

purger une peine de prison

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to serve one’s time

to serve a prison sentence

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servir l’armée?

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to serve in the army

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les services publics

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publics services

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le secteur tertiaire

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The Service sector

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partager

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to share

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distribuer de l’argent

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to share out money

to dish out money

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une action (en bourse)

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a share

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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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une distribution

un partage

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a share-out

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verser du sang

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to shed blood

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verser des larmes

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to shed tears

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29
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éclaircir une affaire

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to shed light on

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témoignage

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testimony

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un bain de sang

une effusion de sang

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bloodshed

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supprimer des emplois

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to shed jobs

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33
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déplacer

changer de place

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to shift

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un changement

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a shift

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35
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les trois fois huit heures

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shift work

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une équipe de travail

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a shift

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travailler par équipes

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to be on shift work

to work in shifts

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faire les trois fois huit heures

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to work an eight-hour shift

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travailler de jour/de nuit

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to be on day/on night/ shift

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la vue

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sight

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apercevoir

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to catch sight of

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perdre de vue

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to lose sight of

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à la vue de

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at the sight of

44
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la fin est en vue

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the end is within sight

45
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nous entrevoyons une solution

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we are within sight of a solution

46
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à première vue

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at first sight

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le coup de foudre

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love at first sight

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avoir quelque chose/quelqu’un dans le collimateur

avoir des vues sur

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to have something/someone in one’s sights

49
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miser

risquer

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to stake

50
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revendiquer son droit

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to stake one’s claim to

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un enjeu

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a stake

52
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être en jeu

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to be at stake

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il y a gros à perdre

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there is a lot at stake

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l’enjeu est de taille

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the stakes are high

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être concerné par

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to have a stake in

56
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un critère

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a standard

57
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le niveau scolaire

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educational standards

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le niveau universitaire

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academic standards

59
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des normes de sécurité

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safety standards

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des exigences

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standards

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être très exigeant

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to have very high standards

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un produit de base

une matière première

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a staple

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l’étalon-or

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the gold standard

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un élément de base

un article de première nécessité

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a staple commodity

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la nourriture de base

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the staple diet (of poor Chinese is rice)

66
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droit

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straight

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en ligne droite

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on a straight course

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s’exprimer franchement

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to be straight about something

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être franc-jeu

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to play a straight game

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j’en viendrai droit au fait

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i will come straight to the point

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un refus catégorique

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a straight-out refusal

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une situation difficile

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straits

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être dans une situation désastreuse

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to be in dire straits

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avoir des problèmes d’argent

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to be in financial straits

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une camisole (aussi au sens figuré)

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a straithacket

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juger
estimer
considérer

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to deem

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restructurer (un entreprise)

rationaliser (un projet)

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to streamline

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un grand pas

une enjambée

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a stride

79
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trouver son rythme

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to get into one’s stride

to hit one’s stride

80
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faire de grands progrès

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to make great strides

81
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accepter sans sourciller

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to take something in one’s stride

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cela l’a déboussolé

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this put him off his stride

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être pris au dépourvu

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to be caught off stride

to be caught unawares

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une attitude

une position

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a stance

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un pas

une mesure

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a step

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marcher sur les pas de

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to follow in somebody’s steps

87
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se mettre au pas

se soumettre

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to fall into step

88
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se désister

se retirer

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to step down

89
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soutenir quelqu’un

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to back someone

90
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sévère

strict

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stringent

regulation, policy

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durant/depuis les dernières années

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over the past years

for the past few years

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il est en fonction depuis 3 ans

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he has been in office for three years

93
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moins de gens

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fewer people

94
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les USA veulent

A

the USA wants

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le même que

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the same as

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il n’y a pas longtemps

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not long ago

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il y a plusieurs années

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many years ago

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en 2 ans

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in two years’ time

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to be used to +

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V-ing

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il est deux fois plus vieux que moi

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he is twice as old as me

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ma voiture est deux fois moins plus chère que le tiens

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my car is half as expensive as yours

102
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to avoid +

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V-ing

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