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1
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un syndicat

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a trade union

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un syndicaliste

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a trade unionist

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pays pratiquant une politique de bas-salaires

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low-wage countries

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allocation logement

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housing benefit

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prestations sociales

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welfare benefits

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allocation familiale

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child benefit

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allocation chomage

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unemployment benefit

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semaine de travail de 35heures

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35-hour workweek

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membre du conseil d’administration

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board-member

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conseil de direction

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executive committee

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embaucher qqn

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to hire an employee

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PDG

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CEO chief executive officer

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cadre supérieur

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senior executive

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jeune cadre

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junior executive

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diriger une entreprise

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to run a company

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faire des heures supplémentaires

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to do overtime

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17
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arrêt maternité

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maternity leave

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à temps partiel

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part-time

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à horaires flexibles

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flexible time

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20
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se mettre en grève

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to go on strike

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21
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un mouvement de grève

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a strike action

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la rocade

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the ring road

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un détaillant

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a retailer

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un grossiste

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a wholesaler

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un stage

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an internship

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26
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liquider une dette

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to wipe out a debt

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un pays économiquement arriéré

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an economically backward country

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28
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DRH

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Human Resources director

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29
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la main d’oeuvre

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the workforce, the labour force

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atteindre l’égalité des chances

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to achieve equality of opportunity

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31
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la fracture numérique

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the digital divide

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32
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entreprise florissante

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thriving firm

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33
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un manque à gagner

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a shortfall

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donner du pouvoir, habiliter

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to empower

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réduire l’écart entre les sexes

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to bridge the gender gap

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36
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discrimination positive

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affirmative action

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37
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quotas obligatoires

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mandatory quotas

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être obligatoire

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to be mandatory / compulsory

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39
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être contraint de faire

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to be compelled to do

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40
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représenter

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to account for

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41
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être profondément ancré

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to be deeply rooted

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42
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le plafond de verre

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the glass ceiling

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43
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être réticent à faire qqch

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to be reluctant / unwilling to do sthg

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44
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la volonté

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the will

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45
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être mal-interprété

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to be misconstrued

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46
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être mal-compris

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to be misunderstood

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47
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un malentendu

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a misunderstanding

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48
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faire face à un problème

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to face an obstacle

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49
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remplir les fonctions familiales

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to fulfill family duties

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50
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accorder un intérêt de pure forme pour

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to pay lip service to sthg

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51
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dilapider, gaspiller

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to squander, to waste

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52
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s’efforcer de

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to strive to do

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53
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gagner sa vie

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to earn a living

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54
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un photographe

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a photographer

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55
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une photographie

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a photograph

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56
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la photo (l’art)

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photography

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57
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un banc

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a bench

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58
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une chaise longue

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a deckchair

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59
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un tabouret

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a stool

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60
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un fauteuil

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an armchair

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61
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dire la messe

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to say mass

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62
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un saule pleureur

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a weeping willow

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63
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un chêne

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an oak

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64
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un hêtre

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a beech

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65
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un bijou

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a piece of jewelry

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66
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de très grande valeur

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valuable, priceless

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67
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sans aucune valeur

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worthless, valueless

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68
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jouer aux dames

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to play draughts

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69
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jouer aux échecs

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to play chess

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70
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théorie du ruissellement

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the trickle down theory

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71
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être en proie à, être assailli par

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to be plagued with

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72
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un fardeau

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a burden

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73
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profiteurs des aides sociales

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welfare scroungers

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74
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traverser des épreuves difficiles

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to go through terrible hardships

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75
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solvable

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creditworthy

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76
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econome

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thrifty

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77
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citoyens respectueux de la loi

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law-abiding citizens

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78
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un pays d’accueil

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a host country

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79
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un flux de migrations

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an influx of immigrant

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80
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un état voyou

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a rogue state

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81
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une serviette

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a napkin

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82
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un set de table

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a table mat

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83
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une soucoupe

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a saucer

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une soucoupe volante

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a flying saucer

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85
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un pot de lait

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a jug of milk

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86
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un pichet

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a jug

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87
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mettre la table

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to lay the table

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88
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le chagrin

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sorrow

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89
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triste, chagriné

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sorrowful

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90
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réacteurs

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jet engines

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91
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un vol long courrier

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a long haul flight

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92
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s’arreter, se ranger sur le côté

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to draw up, to pull over

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déboiter

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to pull out

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94
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dépasser, doubler

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to overtake

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95
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faire monter qqn dans sa voiture

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to give sbdy a lift in one’s car / to pick up sbdy

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96
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croquer

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to crunch

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97
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au moment critique

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when it comes to the crunch

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98
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la papeterie

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the stationer’s

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99
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la poissonnerie

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the fishmonger’s

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100
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la teinturerie

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the dry cleaner’s

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101
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aller chez le marchand de journaux

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to go to the newsagent’s

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102
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le bureau de tabac

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the tobacconist’s

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103
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le marchand de fruit et de légume

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the greengrocer

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104
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aller chez l’épicier

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to go to the grocer’s

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105
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aller chez le boucher

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to go to the butcher’s

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106
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coiffeur

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hairdresser

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107
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une boulangerie

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the baker’s

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108
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faire une grasse matinée

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to have a lie in

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109
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patauger

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to wade

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110
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avoir un bec de lièvre

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to be harelipped

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111
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une tombe

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a grave

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112
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un cimetière

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a graveyard

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113
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joncher, semer

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to litter

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114
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défense de jeter des ordures

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no littering

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115
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l’air marin

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sea air

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éparpiller

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to strew

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117
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coquillages

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seashell

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118
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fruits de mer

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seafood

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119
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algues

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seaweed

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120
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les embruns

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sea spray

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121
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l’écume, la mousse

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the foam

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122
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le coucher du soleil

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the sunset

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123
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à la tombée de la nuit

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at dusk, at twilight

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124
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lever du soleil

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the sunrise

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125
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à l’aube

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at dawn

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126
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le brouillard

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the fog

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127
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le brouillard industriel

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the smog

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128
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un phare

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a lighthouse

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129
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une serre

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a greenhouse

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130
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enrouler

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to wind (wound wound) around

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131
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elle l’a enlacé

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she wound her arms around him

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132
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carburant

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fuel

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133
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essence

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petrol

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134
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pétrole

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oil

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135
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soulagement

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relief

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une organisation humanitaire

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a relief agency

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137
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marmonner

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to mumble

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138
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marcher d’un pas chancelant

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to walk unsteadily

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139
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chancelant de fatigue

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staggering with tiredness

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140
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d’un pas chancelant

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with a stagger

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141
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chanceler

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to stagger

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142
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l’agitation

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the bustle

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143
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être balayé par

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to be swept by

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144
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un balais

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a broom

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145
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balayer le sol

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to sweep the floor

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146
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listes électorales

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electoral rolls

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147
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franchir le seuil de la porte

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to cross the threshold

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148
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prendre la vie à, faire des morts

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to claim lives

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un verger

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an orchard

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un passe-partout

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a master key

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roue de secours

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a spare wheel

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152
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repérer

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to spot

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immonde

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foul

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une expérience enrichissante

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an enriching experience

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un paillasson

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a door mat

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156
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des braises

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embers

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cendres

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ashes

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un cendrier

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an ash tray

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un ver luisant

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a glow worm

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une baguette

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a French stick

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charbons de vois

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charcoal

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une boite de conserve

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a tin

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163
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une étagère

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a shelf

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un porte-monnaie

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a purse

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165
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un portefeuille

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a wallet

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166
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un virage

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a bend

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167
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arracher qqch à qqn

A

to snatch sthg from sbdy

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être à l’affut de qqch

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to be on the look out for sthg

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mettre un téléphone sur écoute

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to wiretap a phone

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170
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une fanfare

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a brass band

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171
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laiton

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brass

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172
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la serrure

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the keyhole

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173
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un judas

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a peephole

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174
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un voyeur

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a peeping Tom

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175
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le jeune marié

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the groom

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176
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se faire beau

A

to groom oneself

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177
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rendre visite à qqn

A

to call on sbdy

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178
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rattraper son retard sur qqn

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to catch up with sb

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179
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rattraper du sommeil

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to catch up on one’s sleep

180
Q

une douleur lancinante

A

a nagging pain

181
Q

tanner qqn, enquiquiner qqn

A

to nag sb

182
Q

harceler qqn

A

to pester sbdy

183
Q

harcèlement virtuel

A

cyberbullying

184
Q

harcèlement sexuel

A

sexual harassment

185
Q

un vol à l’étalage

A

a shoplifting

186
Q

un changement de paradigme

A

a paradigm shift

187
Q

une refonte radicale

A

a radical overhaul

188
Q

le parrainage

A

sponsorship

189
Q

un slogan

A

a catchphrase

190
Q

un matraquage publicitaire

A

an advertising blitz

191
Q

dernier cri

A

state-of-the-art

192
Q

sur-mesure

A

custom-made

193
Q

pianoter

A

to tap away

194
Q

louer qqch avec un bail à court terme

A

to rent sthg on a short lease

195
Q

faire du tourisme

A

to go sightseeing

196
Q

un crime haineux

A

a heinous crime

197
Q

porter le deuil

A

to mourn

198
Q

un conteneur à verre

A

a bottle bank

199
Q

l’eau sera rare

A

water will be scarce

200
Q

un terre d’abondance

A

a land of plenty

201
Q

traitement des déchets

A

waste disposal

202
Q

jetable

A

disposable

203
Q

la société du tout jetable

A

a throw-away society

204
Q

un dépôt d’ordures sauvage

A

a flytipping

205
Q

un risque sanitaire

A

a health hazard

206
Q

une poubelle

A

a dustbin, a trash can

207
Q

composter des restes alimentaires

A

to compost food scraps

208
Q

rammassage des ordures

A

garbage collection

209
Q

un broyeur

A

a waste disposal unit

210
Q

marée noire

A

oil slick

211
Q

des oeillères

A

blinkers

212
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des normes drastiques

A

stringent requirements/standards

213
Q

un centre d’enfouissement des déchets

A

a land fill

214
Q

une décharge

A

a dump

215
Q

espèces en danger

A

endangered species

216
Q

gourmand en eau

A

water guzzling

217
Q

être énergivore

A

to be energy intensive

218
Q

se débarrasser de

A

to dispose of sthg

219
Q

néfaste

A

harmful

220
Q

plate-forme pétrolière

A

oil rig

221
Q

économe

A

to be energy-efficient

222
Q

un appareil ménager

A

a household appliance

223
Q

jeter

A

to dump, to get rid of sthg

224
Q

être l’équivalent de

A

to be tantamount to

225
Q

un détournement d’argent

A

an embezzlement

226
Q

un escroc

A

a crook

227
Q

un maitre chanteur

A

a blackmailer

228
Q

une condamnation

A

a conviction

229
Q

dissuader qqn de faire qqch

A

to deter sb from doing sthg

230
Q

un escroc

A

a crook

231
Q

être en liberté conditionnelle

A

to be on parole

232
Q

être en liberté surveillée

A

to be on probation

233
Q

mêle toi de ce qui te regarde

A

mind your own business

234
Q

ca ne te regarde pas

A

it’s none of your business

235
Q

la sécheresse

A

drought

236
Q

matières premières

A

raw materials

237
Q

à voix basse

A

in an undertone

238
Q

bout du doigt

A

fingertip

239
Q

pointe du pied

A

the tiptoe

240
Q

heures d’affluence

A

peak hours

241
Q

venteux

A

windy

242
Q

regarder avec les yeux écarquillé

A

to stare at sthg wide-eyed

243
Q

route sinueuse

A

a winding road

244
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tendre la main

A

to hold out one’s hand

245
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se promener

A

to go for a walk

246
Q

profiter de

A

to take advantage of

247
Q

une accalmie passagère

A

a period of passing calm

248
Q

ça ne se refuse pas

A

that’s an offer I can’t turn down

249
Q

partir en voyage

A

to set off on a journey

250
Q

autoriser

A

to allow sb to do

251
Q

inondé

A

flooded

252
Q

ruelle

A

back street

253
Q

faire une bêtise

A

to do sthg stupid, to do sthg silly

254
Q

perdu dans ses pensées

A

lost in one’s thoughts

255
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laisser faire qqn

A

to let sb do sthg

256
Q

sauter à pied joints

A

to jump with both feet

257
Q

s’apercevoir

A

to notice

258
Q

éclabousser

A

to splash

259
Q

s’asperger le visage d’eau

A

to splash one’s face with water

260
Q

verser quelques larmes

A

to have a little weep

261
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mouiller

A

to wet

262
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faire le plein

A

to top up with petrol

263
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être aux anges

A

to feel on top of the world

264
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contrôler la situation

A

to be on top of a situation

265
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tuiles, carrelage

A

tiles

266
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au loin

A

in the distance

267
Q

serpenter

A

to wind along, to wind one’s way

268
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médiocre

A

poor

269
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qui a causé des difficultés d’approvisionnements

A

causing supply difficulties

270
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néfaste

A

noxious, toxic

271
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être mauvais pour qqch

A

detrimental, damaging

272
Q

causer des dégâts

A

to cause damage

273
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réclamer des compensations

A

to claim for damages

274
Q

répandre, déverser

A

to spill sthg

275
Q

contaminer, déborder

A

to spill over to

276
Q

verser

A

to pour

277
Q

se servir un verre

A

to pour oneself a drink

278
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un débordement

A

a spill over

279
Q

une entaille, une encoche

A

a notch, a score

280
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expliquer à qqn

A

to explain sthg TO sbdy

281
Q

dire

A

to say TO sbdy, to tell sbdy

282
Q

faire casquer qqn, faire raquer qqn

A

to soak sbdy

283
Q

se faire tremper

A

to get soaked

284
Q

faire tremper qqch

A

to give sthg a soak

285
Q

un ivrogne

A

a drunkard, a soak

286
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se mêler à, se joindre à

A

to mingle with

287
Q

se mêler à la foule

A

to mingle with the crowd

288
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mélanger, remuer

A

to mix

289
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se mélanger, se fondre

A

to blend

290
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se fondre dans le paysage

A

to blend into the background

291
Q

crépitement

A

crackling

292
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cliquetis

A

jingling, clinking

293
Q

crachotement

A

spluttering

294
Q

se chamailler

A

to squabble

295
Q

se disputer

A

to have an argument with, to argue with sb

296
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prétendre, affirmer

A

to argue that, to claim

297
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soutenir que

A

to contend that

298
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se quereller

A

to quarrel with sbdy

299
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une querelle

A

a quarrel, a row

300
Q

une prise-de-bec

A

a spat

301
Q

une dispute

A

an argument

302
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un conflit, un désaccord

A

a dispute

303
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être en conflit avec

A

to have a dispute with

304
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c’est une question controversée

A

it is a matter of dispute

305
Q

être contestable

A

to be open to dispute

306
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faire une sieste

A

to take a nap

307
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s’assoupir

A

to doze off, to nod off

308
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somnoler

A

to drowse

309
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reporter, remettre à plus tard

A

to postpone, to put sthg off, to put back

310
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rendre visite à qqn

A

to drop in to see sb, to call on sb, to pay sb a visit

311
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passer chez le boulanger

A

to drop in at the baker’s

312
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déchirer

A

to tear (tore, torn)

313
Q

être tiraillé entre

A

to be torn between

314
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s’arrêter pour faire

A

to stop TO do

315
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s’arrêter de faire

A

to stop doING

316
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faire faire qqch à qqn

A

to get sthg done by sb

317
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il a fait réparer sa voiture

A

he got his car repaired

318
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valoir

A

to be worth + valeur

319
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maladroit

A

clumsy

320
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une bouilloire

A

a kettle

321
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c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de la charité

A

it’s the pot calling the kettle black

322
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exhorter

A

to prompt sb to do sthg / to urge

323
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à voix basse

A

in an undertone

324
Q

rétorquer

A

to retort

325
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comprendre d’un coup

A

to realize all of a sudden

326
Q

regarder droit dans les yeux

A

to look straight in the eye

327
Q

inutile de

A

there is no point in vb-ing / it is no use vb-ing

328
Q

d’une voix douce

A

in a gentle voice

329
Q

d’une voix cassée

A

in a cracked voice

330
Q

voix blanche

A

expressionless voice

331
Q

à voix haute

A

out loud

332
Q

s’enliser

A

to get bogged down in sthg

333
Q

un ou deux

A

a couple of

334
Q

se lever

A

to get to one’s feet

335
Q

l’ennui

A

boredom

336
Q

décupler sthg

A

to increase sthg tenfold

337
Q

ressources

A

resources

338
Q

anéantir, dissiper

A

to dissipate

339
Q

tu risques de

A

you might

340
Q

mener une enquête sur

A

to carry out a study into

341
Q

sonner à la porte

A

to ring the bell

342
Q

garder la maison

A

to look after the house

343
Q

assommer

A

to knock senseless / to knock out

344
Q

cambrioler

A

to burgled

345
Q

être persuadé

A

to be convinced

346
Q

au fond de moi

A

deep inside

347
Q

dès ma naissance

A

right from my birth

348
Q

faire tout son possible, s’ingénier à

A

to endeavour to do

349
Q

poule mouillée

A

a wimp

350
Q

porte-document

A

brief-case

351
Q

calmement

A

calmly

352
Q

lorsque je passais devant sa porte

A

whenever I passed in front of her door

353
Q

des réponses laconiques et des airs entendus

A

laconic answers and knowing looks

354
Q

les profondeurs de

A

the depths of

355
Q

aspirer fortement

A

to long for, to yearn for

356
Q

couter la vie

A

to claim the life

357
Q

crédo politique

A

political creed

358
Q

imiter

A

to mimic

359
Q

avoir les pieds sur terre

A

to be down to earth

360
Q

une approche pratique

A

a down-to-earth perception

361
Q

un moyen en vue d’une fin

A

a means to an end

362
Q

une refonte

A

an overhaul

363
Q

faire pression sur ses homologues

A

to put one’s counterparts under strain

364
Q

tourné vers l’avenir

A

forward-looking

365
Q

équité

A

fairness

366
Q

ce qui est fait est fait

A

what’s done cannot be undone

367
Q

défaire

A

to undo

368
Q

une entreprises non rentable

A

an unprofitable company

369
Q

saigner à blanc

A

to bleed sthg dry

370
Q

donner un second souffle

A

to give a new lease of life to

371
Q

se sentir trahi

A

to feel betrayed

372
Q

se retourner contre qqn

A

to backfire on sb

373
Q

être de bon / de mauvais augure

A

to bode well / ill

374
Q

perdre ses repères politiques

A

to loose one’s political compass

375
Q

couvre-toi bien

A

wrap up well

376
Q

être emmitouflé

A

to be wrapped in

377
Q

mettre un terme

A

to wrap sthg up, to bring to an end

378
Q

envelopper X dans Y

A

to wrap X in Y

379
Q

donner son aval à un accord

A

to endorse an agreement

380
Q

demandeur d’aides et logements sociaux

A

applicant for aid and housing

381
Q

allocations familiales

A

family allowances

382
Q

une clause de sauvegarde

A

a safeguard clause

383
Q

un système de carton rouge

A

a system of red card (> would allow a consortium of national parliaments to veto any EU legislation)

384
Q

une Europe toujours plus étroite

A

an “ever closer Union”

385
Q

contraignant

A

binding

386
Q

être inscrit

A

to be inshrined

387
Q

principe de subsidiarité

A

principle of subsidiarity

388
Q

inciter à

A

to prompt sb to do, to spur sb to do

389
Q

les rôles se sont renversés

A

the tables have turned

390
Q

changer les modes de consommation

A

to change consumption patterns

391
Q

entrave

A

impediment, hindrance

392
Q

tenir à faire qqch

A

to be keen on doing sthg, to be keen to do

393
Q

rendement

A

output

394
Q

s’en sortir, supporter

A

to cope with

395
Q

fond souverain

A

sovereign wealth funds

396
Q

préparer l’après-pétrole

A

to ensure life after oil

397
Q

le pétrole a plus de 100 dollars le baril

A

oil at $100 a barrel or more

398
Q

sources d’énergie carbonées

A

carbon-based sources

399
Q

emissions de gaz à effet de serre

A

greenhouse-gas emissions

400
Q

OPEP

A

OPEC

401
Q

centrale électrique

A

power plant

402
Q

passer à un système d’énergie pauvre en carbone

A

to shift to a low-carbon energy system

403
Q

sous-investir dans la transition vers l’énergie renouvelable

A

to underinvest in the shift to renewable energy

404
Q

un pas important

A

a key step

405
Q

un partisan de la ligne dure des conservateurs

A

a hardliner conservative

406
Q

passer une échographie

A

to have an ultrasound

407
Q

une IVG

A

a termination of pregnancy

408
Q

un vide juridique

A

a legal loophole

409
Q

une vérification des antécédents

A

a background check

410
Q

renforcer le controle des armes à feu

A

to tighten gun control

411
Q

s’engourdir

A

to go numb

412
Q

devenir insensible à la violence causée par les armes à feu

A

to become numb to gun violence

413
Q

un criminel

A

a felon

414
Q

aussi bizarre que cela paraisse

A

strange as it seem

415
Q

d’autant que

A

all the more so as

416
Q

d’autant plus riche que

A

all the richer as

417
Q

soit-disant, prétendument

A

allegedly

418
Q

moi non plus

A

neither can I

419
Q

même si tu cours vite, tu ne le rattraperas pas

A

however fast you run, you’ll never catch up with him

420
Q

il lui reste encore à trouver

A

he has yet to find

421
Q

elle a pris son parapluie afin de ne pas se mouiller

A

she took her umbrella so she wouldn’t get wet

422
Q

personne n’eut l’air surpris, surtout pas John

A

nobody seemed surprised, least of all John

423
Q

directeur en chef

A

editor

424
Q

éditeur

A

publisher

425
Q

déception

A

disappointment, letdown

426
Q

une tromperie

A

a deception

427
Q

tristesse

A

misery

428
Q

très triste

A

miserable

429
Q

un roman

A

a novel

430
Q

par hasard

A

by chance

431
Q

tromper

A

to deceive

432
Q

mortellement

A

fatally

433
Q

fatalement

A

inevitably

434
Q

se confier à qqn

A

to confide in sb

435
Q

avouer à qqn

A

to confess to sb

436
Q

le marié

A

a groom

437
Q

la mariée

A

the bride

438
Q

le groom

A

the bellboy

439
Q

se contenter de faire

A

to be content to do

440
Q

une place

A

a square

441
Q

jalousie

A

envy

442
Q

les Polonais

A

the Poles

443
Q

les Danois

A

the Danes

444
Q

les Finlandais

A

the Finns

445
Q

si vous voulez bien vous assoir

A

will you sit down ?

446
Q

il est à peine 3 heures

A

it’s turned 3 o’clock