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Interdire, défendre à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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Bar/ban/prohibit somebody from doing something

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Dissuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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Deter/ dissuade, discourage somebody from doing something

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England and America are two countries divided by a common language.

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George Bernard Shawn (1856-1950)

Irish playwright

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Profondeur

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Deep

Depth

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Longueur

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Long

Lenght

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Force

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Strong

Strength

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Largeur

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Broad

Breadth

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Largeur

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Wide

Width

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Mort

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Dead

Death

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Vérité

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True

Truth

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Jeunesse

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Young

Youth

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Chaleur

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Warm

Warmth

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Santé

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Healthy

Health

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Richesse

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Wealthy

Wealth

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Discuter d’un problème

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Discuss an issue

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Se marier avec une actrice

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Marry an actress

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Poser une question a qqn

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Ask somebody a question

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Answer somebody, the phone

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Répondre à quelqu’un, au téléphone

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Trust somebody, figures

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Faire confiance a quelqu’un. Se fier à des chiffres

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20
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Attend a match, a class

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Assister à un match, un cours

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Doubt sb’s sincerity

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Douter de la sincérité de quelqu’un

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Face a crisis

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Faire face à une crise

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Confront a situation

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Faire face a une situation

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Grant a refugee a visa

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Accorder un visa a un refugié

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Lack experience, support

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Manquer d’experience, de soutien

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Emphasize the importance of something

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Insister sur l’importance de quelque chose

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Adress an issue, an audience

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Faire face a un probleme, a un public

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Suit somebody, a need

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Convenir a quelqu’un, a un besoin

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Remember one’s childhood

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Se souvenir de son enfance

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Tackle a problem

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S’attaquer a un probleme

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31
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Abuse sb’s trust

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Abuser de la confiance de quelqu’un

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32
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Play chess, the sax

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Jouer aux echecs, du saxo

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33
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Prevent is better than cure.

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Mieux vaut prevenir que guerir

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34
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Interesting

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Interessant

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Interested

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Interessé

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Tiring

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Fatigant

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Tired

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Fatigué

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Exhausting

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Epuisant

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Exhausted

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Epuisé

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Embarrassing

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Embarrassant

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Embarrassed

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Embarrassé

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Frightening

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Effrayant

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Frightened

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Effrayé

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Moving

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Emouvant

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Disappointing

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Decevant

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Dissaponted

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Decu

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47
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Moved

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Emu

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Worrying

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Inquietant

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Worried

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Inquiet

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Amazing

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Stupéfiant

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Amazed

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Stupefait

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Puzzling

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Intrigant

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Puzzled

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Intrigue

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Boring

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Ennuyeux

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Bored

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Qui s’ennuie

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Annoying

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Enervant

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Annoyed

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Enerve

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Convincing

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Convaincant

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Convinced

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Convaincu

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Bewildering

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Deroutant

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Bewildered

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Perplexe

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Distressing

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Penible

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Distressed

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Peiné, affligé

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Strike, struck, struck

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Frapper

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A strike

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Une greve

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Surgical strike

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Frappe chirurgicale

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Stroke

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Caresser

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A stroke

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Un coup

69
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A stroke of chance

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Un coup de chance

70
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With the stroke of the pen

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D’un trait de plume

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Though, although, even if, even though

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Bien que, quoique

72
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Whereas, while

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Tandis que

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As, since, given (that), considering (that)

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Puisque

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Provided (that) , providing (that) on condition (that), as long as

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Tant que, pourvu que

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Wheter

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Si

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As if, as though

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Comme si

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Unless

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A moins que

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A firm, a compagny, a business

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Une entreprise

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Small and medium-sized businesses

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Petites et moyennes entreprises, PME

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A corporation

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Entreprise, (grosse) societe

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Corporate image

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Image de l’entreprise, image de marque

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Corporate sponsorship

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Mecenat d’entreprise

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To move up the corporate ladder

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Monter dans la hierarchie de l’entreprise

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A profit Martin

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Une marge bénéficiaire

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Toi expansion, ton gros

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Se développer

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To subsidize

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Subventionner

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Subsidy

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Subvention

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A shareholder

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Un actionnaire

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A share

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Une action

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To streamline

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Rationaliser

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To downsize

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Réduire les effectifs, dégraisser

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To manage, run a business

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Gérer une entreprise

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A Mercer

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Une fusion

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A takeover bid

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Une offre publique d’achat

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Corporate tac

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Impôt sur les sociétés

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To go / be on strike

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Se mettre / être en grève

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Industrial relations

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Relation patronat-syndicat

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A trade union

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Un syndicat

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To make profits

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Faire des bénéfices

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Profitable

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Rentable

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Competitive

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Compétitif

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Competitiveness

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Compétitivité

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To invest

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Investir

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Invest ment

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Investissement

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An investor

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Un investisseur

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Venture capital

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Capital risque

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To go / be bankrupt

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Faire / etre en faillite

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Bankruptcy

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Faillite

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The stock market

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La bourse des valeurs

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A listed compagny

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Une société cotée en bourse

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A public limited compagny

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Une societe à responsabilité limitée, SARL

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An entrepreneur

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Un entrepreneur

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Entrepreneurship

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L’esprit d’entreprise

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Accounting, accountancy

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Comptabilité

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Industrial action

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Action revendicative, grève

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Management

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Direction de l’entreprise

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Empêcher

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Stop/prevent somebody from doing something