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1
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Se retirer de

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To withdraw From

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Intransigeant, ferme, radical (Salvini)

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Hardline

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3
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Miner

Ébranler

(Démocratie)

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Undermine

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4
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Jeter, lancer

(Benji)

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To cast

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5
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Les sondages

(…Position)

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Poles

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6
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La dégradation (19e)

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The blight

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7
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Exagéré, excessif

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Overdone

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Encadrer (Pascal Grand Frère)

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To frame smthing

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9
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Lanceur d’alerte

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Whistleblower

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Prétendre

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To allege

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11
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S’immiscer, intervenir dans

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To meddle in

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12
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Vraie Louisa

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Genuine

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13
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Pressentir

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To Tip

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14
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Légitime

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Correctly placed

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15
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Très, particulièrement

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Eminently

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16
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Risqué

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Racy

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17
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Au delà de, Autrement que

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Beyond

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18
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Entretenir, subvenir aux besoins de (Louisa)

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To support

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19
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Curieusement

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Interestingly

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20
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Tant mieux

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All the better

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21
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Ensemble, gamme

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Lineup

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22
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Environ (Outhere)

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Roughly

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23
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Pas vraiment, pas tout à fait

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Not quite

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24
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Suivre les traces de

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To follow The footsteps of

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25
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D’après certaines sources

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Reportedly

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26
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Le retrait

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The withdrawal

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27
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La disparition/mort de

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The demise of

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28
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Lointain, éloigné, reculé

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Remote (working)

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Écourter

Réduire, limiter

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To curtail

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30
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Dissimuler (Chine avec Corona)

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To conceal

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Très peu probable
Improbable, invraisemblable

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Unlikely

32
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Un fonctionnaire

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A civil servant

33
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Porter, apporter, transporter

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To bear

34
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Le mépris, le dédain

Mépriser, rejeter, refuser

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Scorn

To scorn

35
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Trébucher

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To stumble

36
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Se permettre de (financièrement)

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To Afford

37
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A première vue

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At First glance

38
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Ravage, dégâts, dévastation

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Havoc

39
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Juger/estimer

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To deem

40
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Une sirène

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A mermaid

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Réprimer

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To clamp down on

42
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Troubles

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Unrest

43
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Alimenter, entretenir

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To stoke

44
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Intimidant

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Daunting

45
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Paresseux

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Sluggish

46
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Atroce, éprouvant, douloureux

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Harrowing

47
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Céder, céder le passage

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To yield To

48
Q

Un serment

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An oath

49
Q

Acclamer, Applaudir

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To cheer

50
Q

Bien pensant, moralisateur

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Self-righteous

51
Q

Blesser physiquement

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To wound (afghan)

52
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Sleepy (ville)

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Tranquille, paisible

53
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Pressant, urgent

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Dire

54
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Risqué, Dangereux, Peu solide

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Dodgy

55
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Une prise (escalade)

Un tremplin (carrière)

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A foothold

56
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Un obstacle

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A hurdle

57
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Négligent, peu soigné

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Sloppy

58
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1)Risqué

2)Louche

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Dodgy

59
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Une relation qui se dégrade

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To sour

60
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Un tournant décisif

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A watershed

61
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Il a été hué

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He was jeered

62
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Se vanter

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To boast of

63
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Parcourir, fouiller

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To scour (schour)

64
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Encombré

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Cluttered

65
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Indemne, Sain et sauf

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Unscathed

66
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Nul

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Lousy

67
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Imprudent, irréfléchi (Action)

Téméraire (Personne)

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Reckless

68
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Conscient de

Sensible à

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Attuned to something

69
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S’enflammer

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To flare up

70
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To harness something

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Exploiter

Maîtriser

71
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Surprendre

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To startle

72
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Stupéfiant

Étonnant

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Astounding

73
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Chuter, s’effondrer

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To plummet

74
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Brumeux

A

Hazy

75
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De la même manière

A

By The same token

76
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Un adversaire/ un ennemi

A

A foe

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