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1
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faire de son mieux

A

to do one’s Best

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éviter que

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to prevent from + ING

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un pays membre

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a member country

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un gd nombre

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a big/large/great number

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pour que ≠ pour avoir

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so that + MODAL ≠ for + ING

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récemment

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recently, newly

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faire que :

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cause (provoque, entraine : Ø agent) ≠ make (agent)

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personnes agées

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old people - seniors

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se faire entendre/comprendre

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to make oneself heard/understood

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être responsable de qqc

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to be responsible/accountable FOR

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raisonnable

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reasonable = sensible ≠ sensitive

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rendre / prendre qqn comme responsable

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to hold sb responsible for…

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insuffisance

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a shortcoming, a shortfall

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déclaration

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statement

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finir par

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eventually ≠ probably

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MO

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labour force/work force (/! \ dénombrable singulier) → Labour si

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pop. en âge de travailler

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the working-age-population

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dans tout(es)

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all over/across/through out

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19
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la presse écrite

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the written press

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l’arrivée

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advent ex: the advent of THE internet

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garder le contact

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to keep in touch

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client (2)

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achète un service → client

achète qqc → customer

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faire faire qqc

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make sb Ø do smth

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priver

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to deprive sb of smth

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on peut se demander

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on may/can wonder ..

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durant

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in - over - through out

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les 2 premiers

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the first two

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exercer un métier

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do a job

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vie professionnelle

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working life

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salariat

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wage-earning

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être terminé

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to be over

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faire l’effort de

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make the effort to do smth

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travailleur indépendant

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independent worker / freelance worker / self-employed worker

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professions libérale (ou par extension, les cadres)

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the professions

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tout au long de

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throughout

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36
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ce sera chacun pour soi

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it will be every man for himself

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37
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se débrouiller

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to fend for oneself

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38
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être à court d’argent

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to be cash-trapped

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39
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syndicat

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a trade-union

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40
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fournir

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provide

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41
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démuni

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deprived

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42
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classe moyenne

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the middle class

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43
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d’ici…

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within … / … Years from now

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44
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stagner

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to stagnate

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45
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emplois hautement qualifiés

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high-skilled-jobs

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46
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supplément

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extra

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47
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croissance

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the growth

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avoir du mal à

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to struggle to + V

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imaginer

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figure out

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racines

A

roots

51
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grandement

A

significantly

52
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avoir des chances de devenir…

A

be likely to become..

53
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raisons (2)

A

reasons

grounds

54
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garantir

A

ensure

55
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réticence

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unwillingness

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faible

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weak

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incapacité

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inability

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survie

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survival

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ont présuppose trop souvent ….

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it’s too often assumed…

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loisir

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leisure (indénombrable !!)

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hardly

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à peine

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s’engager

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to commit oneself to + ING

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respecter moral / norme

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respect / comply with

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représenter (un %)

A

make up

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multinationale

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multinational

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se mettre en conformité avec

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to comply with

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compétitivité

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competitiveness

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energie

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power / energy (/! \ les deux sont indénombrables)

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beaucoup trop

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much too much/many - far too much/many

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aucun de nous - aucun de nous deux

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none of us - neither of us

71
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presque tout

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almost everything

72
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un nombre trop important de …

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too big a number of…

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deux fois plus

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twice as much (indé) / many (den)

74
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peu d’information

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LITTLE information (car indé)

75
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à propos

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by the way

76
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rattraper qn

A

catch up with sb

77
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monsieur

A

gentleman

78
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il y a 5 min à peine

A

hardly five minutes ago

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Vous l’attendiez ?

A

Were you expecting him ?

80
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louche

A

sleazy

81
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on n’est jamais trop prudent

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one can never be too carful

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n’importe qui ≠ tout le monde

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anyone ≠ everyone

83
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enfin

A

at last, Actually

84
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à ce point

A

at that point

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de plus

A

moreover, in addition, furthermore

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au moins

A

at least

87
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tout de même

A

all the same, in spite of everything

88
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revenir ≠ être revenu

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come back ≠ be back

89
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il n’est pas là (contexte de bureau)

A

He is out of office

90
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engagement

A

commitment

91
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se contenter de

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to limit oneself to + ING

to content oneself with + ING

92
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l’ampleur

A

scale

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problème

A

issue

94
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se mettre d’accord ≠ être d’accord ≠ approuver

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to agree ON ≠ agree ≠ to approve ON smth

95
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ne pas arrêter de ≠ continuer de

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to keep doing sth ≠ go on + ING – Continue + ING

96
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la direction

A

the management

97
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avoir recours à

A

to resort to + N/+ING

98
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envisager

A

to consider DOING sth

99
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ce qui est vrai, c’est que

A

what is true, it that…

100
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ne pas cesser de

A

keep doing

101
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remettre à plus tard

A

delay

postpone

102
Q

avoir confiance en qc
≠
avoir confiance en qn

A

to be confident in
≠
to trust

103
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la plupart (construction)

A

most *
OU
most of the *

104
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être recruté

A

to be taken on

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préférer

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would rather + V
prefer … to…
like … better than

106
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préféreraient que l’entreprise me recrute

A

could rather the compagny hired me

107
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nier

A

to deny + ING

108
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augmentation de salaire

A

A pay rise

109
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la personne à laquelle je parle

A

the person to whom i am talking

110
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les personnes dont le travail est…

A

people whose work contributes to

111
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ceux-ci 1) Déjà parlé 2) Leur nom suit

A

1) those above 2) those bellow

112
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avoir du mal à

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to have difficulties + ING

to have trouble + ING

113
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désordre

A

mess

114
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rangé

A

clean - tidy

115
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avoir l’habitude de

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to be used to +ING

116
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je ne vois pas en quoi cela te concerne

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I don’t see why it’s any of your business

117
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garder le silence

A

to remain silent

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