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Brillant, éclatant

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brilliant

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habilité, investi

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empowered

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effrayé, terrorisé

avoir (très) peur

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scared (verbe + adj)

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accent (nm)
insister sur (vtr) 
attacher, accorder de l'importance
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emphasis

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mois (de l’année )

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month

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valoriser (vtr)
responsabiliser (vtr)
donner les moyens a qqn de faire qqc

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empower [sb]

to empower [sb]to do [sth]

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réaliser, confectionner, élaborer, écrire

ruse, astuce

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craft

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réchauffé

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warmed

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toboggan, diapositive, lame

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slide

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faible lueur (nf)
une petite idée / pas la moindre idée
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glimmer

glimmer of sth

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dogme

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dogma

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qui vaut la peine

utile

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worthwhile

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nom

Le millionnaire a envoyé qqn faire une offre pour le tableau en son nom

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behalf

The millionaire sent sb to bid on the painting on his behalf

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bien-être

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welfare

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associé, associée (nm, nf)
compagnon
conjoint
équipier

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partner

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avantage (nm)

supériorité (nf)

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vantage

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d’horreur, d’épouvante (adj)
qui fiche la frousse (adj)
louche, suspect, effrayant

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creepy

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subtil

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subtle

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écrivain, romancier conteur, raconteur

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storyteller

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en désordre, mal rangé, pas rangé, en bazar

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messy

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maigre, allongé, fin

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lean

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couper, charcuter (vtr)

pirater, entrer par effraction

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hack

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mettre, poser

rejeter
(il rejetait souvent la responsabilité sur sa sœur

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lay

lay (sth) on (sb)
He would usually lay the blame on his sister

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chagrin, déchirement, peine de cœur

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heartbreak

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appartenance (nf)

sentiment d’appartenance

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belonging

sense of belonging

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atroce, insoutenable, insupportable

atroce, pénible, affligeant

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excruciating

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se défaire, s’effiler, s’effilocher

échouer (fig)

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unravel

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résoudre (vtr)

comprendre (vtf)

il a finalement compris pourquoi sa voiture ne voulait pas démarrer

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figure (st) out

He finally figure out why his car wouldn’t start

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étayer, soutenir

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underpin (sth)

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vierge (page), blanc, blanche

vide

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blank

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faire bouillir

faire cuire qqc à l’eau

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boil (sth)

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à peu près , grossièrement

brutalement, sans ménagement, vulgairement

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roughly

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mérite, valeur

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worthiness

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34
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famille, parent, gens

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folks

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léger, légère, minime

affront

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slight

slight

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classeur, chemise, dossier

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folder

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marqueur indélébile, feutre indélébile

filou, crapule, barge

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sharpie

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courage, vaillance, bravoure

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bravery

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prêt, disposé, d'accord
bien vouloir (adv + vtr)
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willing

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panne
dégradation
dépression (nerveuse)

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breakdown

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cœur, centre, noyau, essence

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core

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42
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engourdi, insensible

indifférent, insensible, apathique

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numb (adj)

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renvoyé, licencié (informel)

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laid off

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44
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trucs, chose

affaires

bazar

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stuff

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45
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enfoncé, incrusté

intégré

système incorporé

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embedded

embedded system

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supposition, hypothèse

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assumption

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saisir, agripper, s’emparer de

prendre, attraper

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grab sth

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déchirer

faire un trou dans

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rip sth

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faire des réflexions a qqn
critiquer constamment qqn

harceler, embêter

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nag

nag at sb

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commerçant, commerçante

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shopkeeper

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51
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richesse, aisance

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affluence

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52
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rageant, exaspérant

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infuriating

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53
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plus pauvre

dans une pire situation

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worse off

54
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plaie, fléau

tourmenter, tracasser, harceler, ronger, gangrener

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plague of sth

plague sb

55
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voler en éclats, se fracasse, se briser

briser, fracasser

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shatter

shatter sth

56
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quintuple

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fivefold

57
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soirée pyjama
dormir chez quelqu’un

passer la nuit chez quelqu’un

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sleepover

sleep over

58
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quiconque

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whomever

59
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éducation des enfants

compétences parentales

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parenting

parenting skills

60
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tenace, persévérant, obstiné

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persistent

61
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bond, saut

bondir, sauter

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leap

62
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macabre

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macabre

63
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se dérouler

le drame se déroulait sous les yeux du témoin

déplier
décroiser

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unfold

The drama was unfolding before the witnesses’ eyes

unfold

64
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effrayant, terrifiant, qui fait peur, flippant

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scary

65
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pistolet

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handgun

66
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siège

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seat

67
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pic, cime

sommet, apogée

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pinnacle

68
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habitant

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denizen

69
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idée
Je viens d’avoir une idée

opinion
Après avoir réfléchi à la question, mon opinion à présent est que nous devrions lui proposer le poste

pensée
Le garçon était perdu ans ses pensées

objectif
Son objectif était d’aider

A

thought

I just had a thought

Having considered the matter, my thought now is that we should give him the job

The boy was lost in thought

His thought was to help

70
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Grand plaisir, délice, régal, grande joie, déléctation

ravir, enchanter

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delight

delight sb

71
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ajustement, petite modification

ajuster, apporter une petite modification

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tweak

tweak sth

72
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chargé
Une fois le camion chargé, Jim l’a conduit à la décharge

piège
Paul a posé une question piège a Amy

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loaded
Once the truck was loaded, Jim took it to the dump

Paul asked Amy a loaded question

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passant, passante

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passer-by

74
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plaisir

loisir

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pleasure

75
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mortel, mortelle

de mort

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deadly

76
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tout-petit, bambin

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toddler

77
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réparer
fixer qqc a qqc
fixer (le prix)
Nous avons fixé le prix à 19 dollars chacun

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fix sth
fix sth to sth
fix sth at sth
we fixed the price at nineteen dollars each

78
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décoller (détacher)

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unstick

79
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chant funèbre, hymne funèbre

musique triste

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dirge

80
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promulguer, décréter

jouer (une pièce de théâtre)

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enact sth

81
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chèvre

pervers, satyre, cochon, vicelard

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goat

82
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vigne
téléphone arabe
(j’ai entendu dire que … )

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grapevine

to hear on the grapevine that ..

83
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saigner

déteindre (des chaussettes)

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bleed

84
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effréné, galopant, envahissant

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rampant

85
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immense, énorme, phénoménal

super, génial, formidable

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tremendous

86
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chef d’équipe, responsable, superviseur, contremaître

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overseer

87
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essuyer

coup de torchon, coup de chiffon, coup d’éponge

lingette

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wipe sth

wipe

wipe

88
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chagrin, peine, tristesse

regret

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sorrow

89
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loufoque, absurde, décalé

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silly

90
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huileux, graisseux, gras

mielleux, onctueux (soutenu)

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oily

91
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boisson (US)

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beverage

92
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classement

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ranking

93
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plus tard

A

later on

94
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roue dentée

vitesse
Quand vous prenez l’autoroute, passer la 5eme vitesse

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gear

When you get on the highway, shift into fifth gear

95
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sur le coté
rangez-vous sur le coté et laissez passer le serveur
a part
Il m’a pris a part pour me dire que j’avais gagné

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aside
Step aside and let the waiter pass

He pulled me aside and told me that I had won

96
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ivrogne

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sot

97
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viable, durable

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sustainable

98
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froncer les sourcils

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frown

99
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imitateur, imitatrice

imiter, parodier

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mimic

mimic sb

100
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réaction, impression, remarques, retour

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feedback

101
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choc , coup
à-coup
secouer

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jolt

jolt sb

102
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satisfait

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content

103
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tas, pile

empiler ssc sur ssc

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stack

stack sth on sth

104
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rongeur

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rodent

105
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échange

compromis

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tradeoff

106
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aucun, pas le moindre
Je n’ai pas la moindre notion d’histoire grecque
quel que, quelle que

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whatsover

I don’t know anything whatsover about Greek history

107
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du dessous, d’en dessous
plus bas
dessous

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underneath

108
Q

couette

A

bunches

109
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soi-même
moi
soi

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self (plural : selves)

110
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se déformer, se voiler

déformer

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warp

111
Q

sourcil

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eyebrow

112
Q

avoir un mouvement compulsif, tressaillir , se contracter

petit mouvement rapide

A

twitch

113
Q

a pattes d’éléphant
évasé
dilaté

A

flared

114
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narine, naseau

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nostril

115
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sentier, chemin, allée

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path

116
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bien, intérêt

dans l’intérêt de

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sake

for the sake of ..

117
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escroquer, arnaquer

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con

118
Q

Epaissir, rendre plus épais
grossir
se compliquer

A

thicken sth

119
Q

conjoint, conjointe, époux, épouse

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spouse

120
Q

faire l’analyse grammaticale de, faire l’analyse de

analyser, décrypter

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parse sth

121
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tromperie, duperie, supercherie

A

deception

122
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démenti
déni, dénégation
refus

A

denial
denial
denial of

123
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content, ravi

heureux

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glad

124
Q

se libérer de qqc en se tortillant

se tortiller

A

squirm out of sth / squirm free of sth

squirm

125
Q

répéter (une pièce de théâtre)

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rehearse

126
Q

hausser les épaules

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shrug

127
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dernier verre (avant d'aller se coucher) 
bonnet de nuit
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nightcap

128
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tonalité

ton

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tone

129
Q

grappe (de raisin), régime (de bananes), groupe ou communauté (de personnes), amas (d’étoiles)
se grouper, se rassembler

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cluster

130
Q

fournir qqc, approvisionner qqn/qqc

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supply sth to sb/sth

131
Q

flocon de neige, oiseau de sucre

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snowflake

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