Topic 3 - Volunteering Flashcards

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l’altruisme

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altruism, selflessness

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ameliorer

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to improve

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l’association caritative

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charity

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l’atout

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asset

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l’avis

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opinion

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le benevolat

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voluntary work

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le/la benevole

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volunteer

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le caractere

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personality

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caritatif(-ve)

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charitable

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le concitoyen

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fellow citizen

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consacrer

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to commit e.g. time

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la croissance

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to increase

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le/la demandeur(-euse)

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job-seeker

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d’emploi

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job-seeker

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diriger

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to manage, to run

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l’egoisme

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selfishness

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egoiste

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selfish

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l’engagement

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commitment/appointment

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enrichissant

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enriching

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inactif(-ve)

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non-working

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s’inscrire

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to enrol, to sign up

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s’invester

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to throw oneself into

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le membre

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member

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la misere

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poverty, misery

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la mission

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task, project, assignment

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la montee

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climb, increase

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l’occasion

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oppourtunity

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occasionnel(le)

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casual

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l’ONG (organisation non gouvernementale)

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NGO (non governmental organisation)

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la remuneration

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pay, salary

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la retraite

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retirement

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le/la retraite(e)

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retired person

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le syndicat

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trade-union

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le/la volontaire

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volunteer

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la volonte

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desire, willpower

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viser

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to target

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a la fois

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at the same time

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l’abri

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shelter

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accueillant

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welcoming

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adherer a/etre adherent a

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to subscribe to

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l’ambiance

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atmosphere

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l’analphabetisme

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illiteracy

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aneantir

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to destroy, to wipe out

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animer

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to lead, to facilitate

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le beneficiare

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beneficiary

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le besoin

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need

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le bidonville

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shanty town

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la chaleur

A

warmth

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la collecte

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collection

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compris(e)

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included

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le decrocharge scholaire

A

dropping out of school

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le defi

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challenge

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demontrer

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to demonstrate, to show

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demuni(e)

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destitute

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disponsible

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available

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le don (de particulier)

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gift, (private) donation

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l’espoir

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hope

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l’exclu(e)

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excluded person

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eprouver

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to experience

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evoluer

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to progress, to evolve

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le fleau

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scourge

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le FLE (francais langue eterangere)

A

French as a foreign language

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les fonds

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funds

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fournir

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to provide

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le genre

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type, style, genre

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l’hebergement

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accomodation

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l’illettrisme

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illiteracy

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insalubre

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unclean

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l’intervention

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act of helping

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le justificatif

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supporting document

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livrer

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to deliver

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lutter

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to struggle, to battle

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le/la mal-loge(e)

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person without adequate housing

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marginalise(e)

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isolated, marginalised

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le moins que rien

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worthless person

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la parole

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(spoken) word

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le petit boulot

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odd job

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quotidien(ne)

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daily

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propre

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clean

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remunerer

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to pay

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la reparation

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repairs

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le rendez-vous

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meeting, appointment

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sain

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healthy

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sale

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dirty, untidy

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le SDF (sans domicile fixe)

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homeless person

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sensibiliser

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to make aware

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le secours

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assistance, aid

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sentir

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to feel

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soigner

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to look after, to care for

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soutenir

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to support

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la tache menagere

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household task

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le troisieme age

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old age

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agir

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to act

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l’assurance

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self-confidence

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attribuer

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to assign

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l’autonomie

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independence

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le cadre

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framework, remit

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la competence

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skill

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le conseil

A

board, piece of advice

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defavorise

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underprivileged

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le defi

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challenge

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le diplome

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qualification

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effectuer

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to carry out

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l’enseignement

A

teaching

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l’entraide

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mutual aid

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la gestion

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management

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l’implication

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involvement in

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s’orienter

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to find ones way

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le parcours

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pathway, experience

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le poste

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position, role

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la qualite de vie

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quality of life

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reconnaissant(e)

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grateful

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la relation

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relationship

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reorienter

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to redirect

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le/la salrie(e)

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paid employee

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le service civique

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civic service

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tant de

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so much, so many

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le/la titulaire

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title holder

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la voie

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route