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1
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En gros, grosso modo

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Roughly

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Généralement

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Typically

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Devoir être…

“Ça doit être fait dans…”

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To be due to

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Dur, rugueux, approximativement

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Roughly

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Retarder

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To held up

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Tenir la route

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To hold water

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Habitude, modèle, motif, dessin,schéma…

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Pattern

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Consommateur

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Custom

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Faire quelque chose sur mesure

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To customize smth

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Autoritaire (air/voix)

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Adamant

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Maintenir catégoriquement

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To be adamant

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Se pencher

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To lean

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Des penchants

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Leanings

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S’affaler

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To spread oneself out

To sprawl

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Déplorer

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To mourn (smbdy’s death)

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Être en deuil

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To be in mourning

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Un pli

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A crease

A wrinkle

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Mélancolique, triste

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Mournful

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Épouser quelqu’un

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To marry someone
To get married to someone
To be married to smby

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Plus loin

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Farther (plus loin dans l’espace)
Further (sens figuré)
The farthest (le plus loin)

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La bosse

Un bossu

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A hunch

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Être recroquevillé, penché sur qlqc

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To be hunched over smth

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Revenir à un état précédant

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To revert to (a former state)

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Énigmatique

Impénétrable

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Inscrutable

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Urbanisme

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Urban planning

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Mépriser

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To look down on smdy
To despise smb
To scorn sbdy

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Être ridicule

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To become an object of riducule

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Banqueroute

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To go bankrupt

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29
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Chienne

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A bitch

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30
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Un maquereaux

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A pimp

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Corrompre

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To bribe

To corrupt smdy

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32
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Croître très rapidement

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To soar

Skyrocket

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Énervant

Embêtant

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Annoying

Upsetting

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Avoir recours à

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To resort to

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Corrompre

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To corrupt

To bribe smdy

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36
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Expulser

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To evict

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Tromper

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To trick

To deceive

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38
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Soit disant

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Supposedly

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Influant

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Influential

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Influence

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Leverage

Influence

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41
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Donner des subventions

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To subsidized smth

To grant subsidies

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42
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Subventions

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Subsidies

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43
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Loi d’aménagement du territoire

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Zoning laws

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44
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Qu’il soit

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Be he
Be they
Be…

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45
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Faire attention

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To be ware to

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46
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Être pauvre

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To be badly off

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47
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Influence

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Leverage

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48
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Cellule de réflexion

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A think-tank

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49
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Large sourire

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A wide smile
A grin (to grin, littéraire)
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50
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Le tricot

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Knitting
To knit
To make clothes from wool

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51
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Être rare

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To be scarce
To be rare
To be few and far between (familier)

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52
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D’autant plus

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All the more

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53
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Être précis

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To be accurate

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54
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Précision

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Accuracy

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55
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S’attaquer à un problème

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To tackle an issue

To adress an issue

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Prévenir

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To warn

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57
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Tout de suite

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Right away

Strait away

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58
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Réussir à

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Succed in

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59
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Nuancer

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To qualify

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60
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Une affirmation

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A statement

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Être engagé (politiquement..)

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To be committed

To be involved

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Respecter la loi

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To abide by the law

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Taux

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Rate

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64
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Échapper aux taxes

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To evade taxes

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65
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Fierté

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Pride

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66
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Sentiment d’appartenance

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Sense of belonging

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67
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Société de consommation

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Consumer society

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68
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Tirer des bénéfices de

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To make the most of

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69
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Qui fait des économies

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Economical

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70
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Économique

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Economic

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71
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Le premier

Le dernier

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The former

The latter

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72
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Président élu mais pas encore en fonction

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The president-elect

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73
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Avoir son mot à dire

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To have a say in the matter/in smth

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74
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Standardiser

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Standardization

To standardize

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75
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Être la base de

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To be the bedrock of the system

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76
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Changement des mentalités

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A change in mindsets

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77
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Les acteurs de l’économie

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The players of the economy

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78
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Importer le plus

Être le plus important

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To Matter most

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79
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Un moteur de croissance économique

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An engine of economic growth

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80
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être impliqué dans qlqc de négatif

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To be implicated in a

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81
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Avoir des nouvelles de

Avoir des nouvelles par

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To hear of/about

To hear from

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82
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Comparer

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To liken sbdy to sbdy

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83
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Aider financièrement

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To provide for

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84
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Une ligne de conduite

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A course of action

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85
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Rendre visite

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To call on

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86
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faire du commerce dans

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To deal in

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87
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Aboutir à

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To end in.

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88
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Match nul

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A draw

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89
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Une proposition

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A proposal

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90
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Ne pas aimer quelque chose

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Don’t care for..

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91
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S’occuper de

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To attend

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92
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Assister à

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To attend

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Est ce qu’on s’occupe de vous?

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Are you being attended to?

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Électeurs

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Constituents

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95
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Faire l’expérience de

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To meet with

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96
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Un manque de

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A lack of

A shortage of

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97
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Sans papiers

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Undocumented immigrants

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98
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Remplir les conditions

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To qualify for smth

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99
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Renforcer ou relâcher une loi

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To tighten up on

Vs

To relax a low

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100
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Dur, fort

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Tough

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101
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Un enterrement

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A wake

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102
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Morose

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Sullen

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103
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Deuil

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Grief

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104
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Redouter

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To dread

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105
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Admettre sa défaite

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To admit defeat

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106
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S’accrocher, s’agripper à quelque chose

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To cling to smth

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107
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Appartenances

Affaires

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Belongings

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108
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La saleté, la crasse, la misère

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Squalor
To be squalid
Filth
To be filthy

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109
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Niveau

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Plane

Moral plane…

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110
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Plan

Surface

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Plane

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111
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Remise en question
Contestation
Subversion

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Subversion

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112
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Mentalité

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Mindset

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113
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Être impatient

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To long for

To yearn for

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114
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Garder le contact

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To engage with
To keep in touch 
To be involved with 
To forge close links 
To foster close links
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115
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Prévoir un plan

Créer un système

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To set up a scheme

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116
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Avoir pour but

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To aim at doing smth

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117
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Un conjoint

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A spouse

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118
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Ne pas se sentir consterné

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To have a hands-off approach to smth

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119
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Se sentir concerné

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To have a hands-on approach to smth

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120
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Un australien (surnom)

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An Aussie

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121
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Néo-zélandais (surnom)

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A Kiwi

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122
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Ambitieux

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High flier

Ambitious

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123
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S’installer dans un pays

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To settle in a country

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124
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Reconnaître

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To acknowledge

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125
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Tourner le dos à

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To turn one’s back on smth or sbdy

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126
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Avantages

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Perks

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127
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Donner un avantage

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To give smdy perks

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128
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Exploiter, en profiter (pas péjoratif)

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To harness

To tap

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129
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Faible

Bas

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Puny

Low

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130
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Investissement

Investisseur

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Investement

Investors

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131
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Liens

Noeuds

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Bound

Tie

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132
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Inattendu

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Out of the blue

Unexpectedly

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133
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Guide, meneur

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A trailblazer
A pioneer
A leader

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134
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Gaspiller

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To squander
To waste
To spend

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135
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En général

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Overall

In general

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136
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À destination de

Direction

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To be bound for smth

To be heading to

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137
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Un trousseau

Un bouquet

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A bunch

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138
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Brillant

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Glittering

Shinning

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139
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Un projet risqué

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A venture

A risky project

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140
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Être un précurseur

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To pioneer smth

To blaze a trail in smth

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141
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To take on responsibility for smth

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Assumer

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142
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Supposer

A

to assume

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Cabine

A

Booths
Pooling booths
Photo booths
Phone booths

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Ivrognes

A

Drunkards

Drunks

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145
Q

Pourpre, carmin

A

Crimson

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146
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Couleur unie

A

Solid color

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147
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Un nouveau concept

Une révolution conceptuelle

A

A paradigm shift

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148
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Avantage

A

Asset

Advantage

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Clientèle

A

Customer base

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150
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Être un précurseur

A

To pioneer smth

To Trail a blaze

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151
Q

Il se trouve que

A

It happens that

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152
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Un secteur porteur

A

A growth Area

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153
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Être condamné à, être inévitable que

A

To be bound to

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Avoir une longueur d’avance

A

To have an head start

To have an edge over Someone

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Faire du covoiturage

A

To car pool

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156
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Diversifier

A

To diversify into

To branch out into

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Quand deux entreprises se rapprochent

A

To merge

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Faille (dans un système)

A

Loopholes
gap
Ambiguity

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159
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Répondre à ses activités devant la loi

A

To be accountable

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160
Q

Tout porte à croire que

A

There is every indication that

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161
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Tirer profit de

A

To capitalize smth

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162
Q

Malgré

A

For all
Despite
In spite of

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163
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Stimuler

A

To stimulate

To spur

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164
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Être imminent

Se profiler à l’horizon

A
To be imminent
To loom (ahead)
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165
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actuel, en service

A

Current
In office
Incumbent

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166
Q

Un citadin

A

A city dweller

An urbanite

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167
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Beaucoup

A

A lot
Significantly
Dramatically

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168
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Rendre confus

Brouiller

A

To confuse

To blur

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169
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Forcer

Contraindre

A

To compel

To force

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170
Q

Un tremplin

A

A stepping stone

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171
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Stimuler

Booster

A

To boost

Unleash

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172
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Géants industriels

FTN

A

Behemoths

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173
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Travailler à “l’unité”

A

To be paid by the ride, by the drop

To have a zero hour contract

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174
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S’épanouir

Se réaliser

A

To fulfill oneself

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175
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Dépensier

A

Extravagant

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Rafiné

Luxueux

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Gracious

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177
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Un Paquet

A
A package (us)
A parcel (uk)
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178
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Une conférence

A

A talk

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179
Q

Tourte

A

Pie

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180
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Deux fois plus

A

Twice as many as

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181
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Fardeau

A

Burden

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182
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Une charge

A

A load

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183
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Atteindre la barre des

A

To reach the … mark

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184
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Des experts

A

Experts

Pundits

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185
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Faire éruption

S’immiscer

A

To come up

To crop up

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Se débarrasser de

A

To dispose of

To get rid of

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Parc d’éoliennes

Champ d’éoliennes

A

Wind farm

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Preuve

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Evidence

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189
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Déclaration

A

Statement

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190
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être avide de quelque chose

A

To be greedy for smth

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191
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Avidité

A

Greediness

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192
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Pour moi

Par amour pour moi

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For my sake

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193
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Bruxelles

A

Brussels

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Beaux parents

A

Parents-in-law

In-laws

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195
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Perturber

Perturbation

A

To disrupt

Disruption

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196
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Covoiturage

A

Carpooling

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197
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Fournir

A

Provide

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En cas de

A

In the event of

In case of (surtout pour les notices ou très administratif)

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Être inéluctable

A

To be bound to happen

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Q

Subir

A
Undergo 
Go through 
Experience 
Suffer 
Face
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201
Q

Être fiable

A

To be reliable

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202
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Circonstance

A

Circumstance

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203
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Doubler

A

To double down on smth

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Une date limite

Mettre un date limite, une échéance

A

A deadline

To set a deadline

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205
Q

Envisager

A

Contemplate

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206
Q

Un état membre

A

A member state

A member country

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207
Q

Surveiller

A

To watch

To monitor

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208
Q

Blesser

A

Injure

Wounde (plutôt avec arme)

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Q

Causer la mort de

A

To claim A Life

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210
Q

Faire taire

A

To hush

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211
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Le silence

A

Hush

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212
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Peine

A

Sadness
Grief
Sorrow

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Douleur

A

Pain

Suffering

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Au milieu de

A

In the midst

Amid

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Mettre au point

Développer

A

To devise

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Devoir faire quelque chose

A

Must : obligation intérieure

Have to: contrainte extérieure

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Q

Prononcer

A

To utter

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218
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Être … par excellence

A

To be an arch…..

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219
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Naïf

A

Naive

Gullible

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Naïveté

A

Gullibility

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221
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Maux

A

ills

222
Q

Négliger

A

To neglect

223
Q

Boucher

A

Butcher

224
Q

Tête brûlée

A

Hothead

225
Q

Gênant

Maladroit

A

Awkward

226
Q

L’embarras

A

Unease
Embarrassment
Awkwardness

227
Q

Faire peur

A

To frighten

To scare

228
Q

Insulter

A

To insult

To abuse smby

229
Q

Subir

A

To suffer

230
Q

Faire ressurgir

Mettre à la lumière du jour un scandal

A

To unearth a scandal

To dig up a scandal

231
Q

Faux

A

Bogus
Fake
Phony

232
Q

Diffamer

A
To libel (newspapers)
To slander (speeches)
233
Q

Fin

Échec

A

End
Death
Demise
(a political demise)

234
Q

Le sort

A

Fate

235
Q

Sort malheureux

A

Ill-fated

236
Q

La course à …

A

The race for

237
Q

Bouc émissaire

A

A hate figure

A scapegoat

238
Q

Méchant

A

Malicious

239
Q

S’acharner sur Quelqu’un

En faire un bouc émissaire

A

To scapegoat smby

240
Q

L’esprit

L’intelligence

A

Wit

241
Q

Briser

A

To shatter

242
Q

Se méfier de

A

To be distrustful of

To be mistrustful of

243
Q

Téméraire

Qui prend des risques, ne fait pas attention

A

A reckless person

244
Q

Un vendeur porte à porte

A

A sales representative

A rap

245
Q

Ordonné
Rangé
Organisé

(Adjectifs et verbe)

A

Tidy

246
Q

Agité

A

Restless

247
Q

Fardeau

A

Burden

248
Q

Un gémissement
Un grognement
Un grommellement

A

A groan

249
Q

SIDA

A

AIDS

250
Q

Quelque chose miné par, ravagé par …

A

A …-ridden thing

251
Q

Simple

Une simple formalité

A

Mere

A mere formality

252
Q

Atténuer

A

Mitigate

253
Q

Mitigé

A

Mixed

254
Q

Faire du tourisme

A

To go sightseeing

255
Q

Incroyable

Époustouflant

A

Staggering
Amazig
Stupefying

256
Q

Le vol

La fuite

A

The flight

257
Q

La fuite de capitaux

A

A flight of capital

258
Q

Injuste

A

Unfair

Inequitable

259
Q

Critiquer

A

Lambast

Criticize

260
Q

Mal éduqué

A

ill-mannered

261
Q

La possession

A

Ownership

262
Q

Mûr

A

Ripe

263
Q

Pourrir

A

To rot

Rotten

264
Q

Légalement

A

Lawfully

265
Q

Hors la loi

A

Outlaw

To outlaw = rendre hors la loi

266
Q

Ordonner quelque chose

A

To bid

267
Q

Demander tant d’argent pour qlqqc

A

To bid $100 for smth

268
Q

Force de volonté

A

strong-mindedness

269
Q

Docile
Soumis
Obéissant

A

To be biddable

To be submissive

270
Q

Pertinent

A

Relevant

271
Q

Prédire

A

Foretell

272
Q

Absurde

A

Nonsensical

Senseless

273
Q

To be lax in doing smth

To be lax about smth

A

Être laxiste

274
Q

Outlook

A prospect

A

Une perspective

275
Q

Heinous

A

Odieux

276
Q

A landslide

A

Glissement de terrain

Ou écrasante (a landslide victory)

277
Q

Impending

A

Imminent et menaçant

278
Q

À lavish dinner

A

Un repas copieux

279
Q

Haphazard (choice)

Random (choice)

A

Au hasard

280
Q

Hectic

A

Trépidente

281
Q

À phrase

A

Une expression

282
Q

To be in mourning

A

Être en deuil

283
Q

Home jacking

A

cambriolage

284
Q

To grope

A

Tâtonner

285
Q

To grope for words

A

Chercher ses mots

286
Q

To grope for an answer

A

Chercher une reponse

287
Q

To grant

A

Accorder

288
Q

Inheritance

To inherit

A

Heritage

289
Q

To impinge on

A

Porter atteinte à

290
Q

To encroach on

A

Empiéter sur

291
Q

To be impervious to

A

Être imperméable/insensible à

292
Q

To get out of

To avoid

A

Éviter

293
Q

By comparison

A

En comparaison

294
Q

A rung

A ladder

A
Une marche (un échelon)
Une échelle
295
Q

The innate/the acquired

A

L’inné et l’acquis

296
Q

To make the case that

A

Argumenter que

Soutenir que

297
Q

Dissenters

A

Ceux qui sont contre quelque chose, qui ne sont pas d’accord

298
Q

Régulier

A

Scheduled

299
Q

Maux

A

Aches (se lit Eiks)

300
Q

Humilier

A

To demean

To humiliate

301
Q

Etre assailli

A

To be beset

To be surrounded

302
Q

Pervasive

A

To be found everywhere

Very common

303
Q

To concur

A

To agree

304
Q

People who speek their mind

A

Vocals

305
Q

Marche de manœuvre, liberté d’action

A

To have leeway in

306
Q

Idolâtrer

A

Lionize

307
Q

To Make sûre a law is respected

A

To enforce labour laws

308
Q

Journée porte ouverte

A

Open day

309
Q

Accueillir

Abriter

A

To house

To Shelter

310
Q

Une œuvre d’art

A

A work of art

311
Q

Sportif (événement)

A

Sporting

312
Q

Attendu

Impatiemment attendu

A

Awaited

Eagerly awaited

313
Q

Estimer (j’estime que c’est une bonne chose par ex)

A

Reckon

314
Q

Complètement

A

Entirely

Completely

315
Q

Etre audacieux

A

to be bold/daring/audacious

316
Q

suivre les regles à la lettre

A

to stick to rules, to follow rules to the letter

317
Q

être à la hauteur

A

to live up to

318
Q

s’interroger sur soi-même

A

to do some soul-searching

319
Q

Être fait pour

Destiné à

A

To cater for

Different de cater to (négatif)

320
Q

S’exclamer

A

To claim

To exclaim

321
Q

Quelque chose de louche

A

fishy

Shady

322
Q

Avoir de l’esprit

A

To be witty

323
Q

Avantages

A

Benefits

324
Q

Colline

A

Hill

325
Q

Ordonner à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

A

To bid somebody to do smth

326
Q

Enrichissant

Exaltant

A

Uplifting

327
Q

Être submergé, dépassé

A

To be overwhelmed

328
Q

Être déçu

A

To be underwhelmed

329
Q

Précurseur

A

The forerunner

330
Q

Prédire le temps

A

To forecast

331
Q

Ancêtres

A

Forefathers

332
Q

Être averti

A

To be forewarned

333
Q

Sangloter

A

To sob

334
Q

Sans retenue

A

Unrestraindly

335
Q

But annoncé

A

Avowed aim

336
Q

Une promesse

A

A pledge

337
Q

Annoncer un plan

A

To unveil a plan

To outline a plan

338
Q

Écarter toute possibilité

A

To rule out possibility

To dismiss possibility

339
Q

Mener un référendum

A

To hold a referendum

340
Q

Reaction violente

A

A backlash

341
Q

Honorer

A

To honour

To fulfill

342
Q

Délivrer de façon officielle

A

To issue

343
Q

Égocentrique

A

Self-centered

To be self-congratulatory

344
Q

Persuader, amadouer

A

To coax sbdy to doing

345
Q

Manquer de

A

to lack of

346
Q

Donner un coup de main

A

To lend a hand

347
Q

Fierté

A

Pride

348
Q

Supporter

Endurer

A

Endure

349
Q

Serment

A

Pledge

350
Q

Pharmacie

A

Drug-store

351
Q

Tape à l’œil

Ostensible

A

Showily

Conspicuously

352
Q

Maladie

A

À condition (US)
A disorder (trouble)
A disease (maladie grave)
Illness

353
Q

Ordonnance (médical)

A

A prescription

354
Q

To make for

A

To go to

Amène vers, va vers

355
Q

Une pancarte

A

A placard

A carton

356
Q

Faible, petit, léger

A

Feeble

A feeble response

357
Q

Suffisant

Se trouver suffisant

A

Smug

Self satisfied

358
Q

The study

A

Le bureau

359
Q

Outils

A

Las heramientas

360
Q

Il suffit que

A

Basta con que

361
Q

Sursauter

A

Sobrersaltarse

362
Q

Renier

Désavouer

A

To disavow

363
Q

Bonne volonté

A

Willingness

364
Q

Volonté

A

Willing

365
Q

Sur l’ensemble de

A

On the whole of

366
Q

Par exemple

A

For exemple

For instance

367
Q

Laxisme

A

Laxity

368
Q

Opposants

A

Opponents

369
Q

Security

A

Safety

Security (un peu militaire)

370
Q

Le fait de réduire, couper (financement ..)

A

Cutting
Scrupling
Withdrawal

371
Q

Chambre d’amis

A

Spare room

372
Q

Rechange

A

Spare parts

373
Q

Roue de secours

A

A spare wheel

374
Q

Temps libre

A

Spare Time

375
Q

Économiser

Garder

A
To spare (Money) 
To save (money)
376
Q

Épargner (la vie que quelqu’un..)

A

To spare (sbdy’s Life…)

377
Q

Garder du temps pour

A

To spare Time

378
Q

S’asseoir

Être assis

A

To sit down

To sit

379
Q

Une chimère

A

A pipe dream

An unattainable dream

380
Q

Bolivarisme

A

Bolivarianism

381
Q

L’état d’esprit

A

The psyche

382
Q

Donne le glas

A

To Toll the knell for something

383
Q

Prétendre

A

To claim
To maintain
To assert

Et pas pretend!

384
Q

Faire semblant

A

Pretend

385
Q

To name

To be named

A

Donner un nom à quelqu’un

Donc baptiser

386
Q

Découvrir, appeendre quelqu’un

A

To find out

387
Q

Porte feuille

Porte monnaie

A

Wallet

Purse

388
Q

Donner à quelqu’un avec sa main

A

To hand smth to sbdy

To hold smth out

389
Q

Gentil

A

Nice
Kind

et pas gentle!

390
Q

Gentle

A

Doux

391
Q

Saisir quelqu’un, le prendre

A

To seize smth

To grab/grasp (plus brut)

392
Q

Déposer

A

To put

To lay

393
Q

Coup d’œil

A

A glance

To glance at smth

394
Q

Regarder fixement

A

To stare at

395
Q

Contempler

A

To gaze at

396
Q

Scruter

A

To peer at smth

397
Q

Observer

A

To watch

398
Q

Un marié

A

A groom

399
Q

Article avant nom de métier

A

‘A’

To be a groom

400
Q

Un palefrenier

A

A groom

401
Q

Soigner un cheval, le brosser

A

To groom a horse

402
Q

Se pomponner

A

To groom oneself

403
Q

Quelqu’un de bien soigné, qui prend soin de lui

A

A well groomed man

404
Q

Pedophilie

A

Child grooming

To groom children on the internet

405
Q

Un groom

qui est à la porte des hôtels, prend valise etc

A

A doorman
A porter
A bellboy

406
Q

Un parking

A

A car park

407
Q

Un lifting

A

A face list

408
Q

Un jogging (vêtement)

A

A tracksuit

409
Q

des baskets

A

Trainers

Sneakers

410
Q

Un caddy

A

A trolley

411
Q

Quelqu’un qui a fait de la prison

A

An ex-inmate
An ex-convict

To have served time
To have done time

412
Q

La pointe

Le bout

A

The tip

413
Q

Toute

Tout entier

A

Whole

414
Q

Voyeurisme

A

Voyeuristic

415
Q

Un érudit

A

A scholar

416
Q

Marche de manœuvre

A

Leeway

417
Q

Bien commun

Bien public

A

Common good

Public good

418
Q

Ramper

A

To creep

Crept crept

To crawl

419
Q

Une plante grimpante

A

A creeper

420
Q

Un sale type, pauvre mec

A

A creep

421
Q

Bestioles rampantes

A

Creepy crawlies

422
Q

Se faufiler

A

To creep
To crawl
To sneak

423
Q

Colline

A

Hill

424
Q

Cracher

A

To spit spat spat

425
Q

Un voyou

A

A thug

426
Q

Tromper quelqu’un

A

To double cross sbdy
To two time sbdy
To betray
To cheat on (tromper son partenaire )

427
Q

Être infidèle à quelqu’un

A

To be unfaithful to

428
Q

Exiger

A

To demand

429
Q

Un stand, un étale

A

A stall

430
Q

Kiosque (presse)

A

Newspaper stall

431
Q

Caler (en voiture)

A

To stall a car

432
Q

Odieux, infecte, immonde

A

Foul

433
Q

Des moyens déloyaux

A

By foul means

434
Q

S’assurer

A

To make sure that
To ensure that
To insure that

435
Q

Apercevoir

A

To catch sight of smbdy

To catch a glimpse of

436
Q

Cacher

A

To conceal sthg from sbdy

437
Q

Demander

A

Enquire
Inquire
Ask

438
Q

Être curieux

A

To be inquisitive

439
Q

Faire semblant

A

Pretend

Make people believe

440
Q

Emprunter

A

Borrow

441
Q

Le code de la route

A

The Highway Code

442
Q

Enrouler

A

To wind wound wound

Attention prononciation

443
Q

Phare

A

A lighthouse

444
Q

La brume

A

The mist

445
Q

L’aube

A

At down

At sunrise

446
Q

Crépuscule

A

At twilight
At dusk
At sunset

447
Q

Sentir quelque chose

A

To smell of

To smell like

448
Q

Algues

A

Seaweed

449
Q

Éparpillé, dispersé

A

Strewn
To scatter
To strew

450
Q

Insoucieux

A

Unmindful

451
Q

Rugir

A

To roar

452
Q

Very difficult situation

A

A plight

453
Q

Pourrir

A

To rot

454
Q

Moisissure

A

Mould

A mouldy room

455
Q

Dissuasif

A

A deterrent

456
Q

Esprit

A

Mind

Psyche

457
Q

Irrationnel

A

Nonsensical

Irrational

458
Q

Juger quelque chose (scandaleux …)

A

To deem (smith as …)

459
Q

Pauvreté

A

Poverty

460
Q

Envisager

A

Consider

461
Q

Intervenir

A

To step in

462
Q

Fantasme

A

Fantasy

463
Q

Euphémisme

A

Understatement

464
Q

Lutter contre

A

To combat

465
Q

Incitation

A

Incentive

466
Q

Presenter (un candidat)

A

To field

467
Q

Dun point de vue générique

A

Generally speaking

468
Q

Prêter serment

A

To sworn in

469
Q

“On croyait”

A

It was believed

470
Q

Par la loi

A

By law

471
Q

En période de

A

In times of

472
Q

Accoucher

A

To be in labour

473
Q

Épargner

A

To spare

474
Q

Messe

A

Mass
To say mass (ou Mass)
To celebrate mass

475
Q

Une cérémonie, une messe en mémoire pour quelque chose de précis

A

A memorial service

476
Q

Un monument pour

A

A memorial to

477
Q

Éviter, fuir

A

To avoid

To shun smth

478
Q

La poste

A

The post-office

479
Q

Donner

A

To provide sbdy with

480
Q

Les alentours

A

The surroundings
The surrounding area
The vicinity
The neighborhood

481
Q

Rue perpendiculaire

A

Crossed street (USA)
Around the corner
Perpendicular street

482
Q

Passer devant

A

To walk/go/.. past something

483
Q

Fermement

A

Firmly

484
Q

Tenir contre soi

A

To clasp

485
Q

Machin n’est pas la

A

Smby is not in

To be in

486
Q

S’arrêter devant quelque chose

A

To stop outside …

In front peur être en face au sens de l’autre côté

487
Q

Guichetier

A

Counter clerk

488
Q

Toile (tableau et la toile le matériau, toile de tente)

A

canvas

489
Q

Démarcher

A

To canvass

490
Q

Vitrine de magasin

A

A window

Showcase pour vitrine d’un meuble

491
Q

Faire du lèche vitrine

A

To go window shopping
To window shop
Window shoppers

492
Q

Regarder, jeter un œil (dans un magasin, sur internet ..)

A

To browse

493
Q

Survivre à qlqc

A

To survive smth

494
Q

Féliciter pour

A

To congratulate sbdy on smth

495
Q

Un prix (Nobel…)

A

A prize

496
Q

Être gravé

A

To be engraved

To be etched on

497
Q

Mémoire

A

Memory

498
Q

Souvenirs

A

Memories

499
Q

Étancher la soif

A

To quench one’s thirst

500
Q

être assoiffé

A

To have an unquenchable thirst

501
Q

Calciné

A

To be charred

502
Q

Etre l’enfer sur terre

A

Hell on Earth

503
Q

Etre la pierre d’angle

A

To be the cornerstone of

504
Q

Un témoignage

A

A testimony

505
Q

Un témoignage poignant

A

A harrowing testimony

506
Q

Démystifier

A

To debunk the myth of

To demystify

507
Q

Montrer du doigt

A

To point to

508
Q

Servez vous

A

Help yourself to

509
Q

Gâteau secs

A

Biscuits

510
Q

C’est le bouquet, c’est la meilleur

A

That takes the biscuits

That takes the cake

511
Q

Un coussin

A

A cushion

512
Q

Un emploi pépère/planqué

A

A cushy job

513
Q

Un oreiller ( pas un coussin )

A

A pillow

514
Q

Remarquer

A

To notice

Et pas i noted

515
Q

Elle état habituée à

vS

Elle avait (avant!) l’habitude de

A

she was used/accustomed to …+ing

She used to + inf

516
Q

S’installer

A

To settle oneself

517
Q

Un geste

A

A gesture

518
Q

Confortable

A

Comfortable

cosy

519
Q

Être étonné

Étonner

A

To be astonished at

To astonish

520
Q

Conventionnel

A

Conventional

521
Q

Engager la conversation

A

To engage someone in the conversation

To open the conversation

522
Q

Une douzaine d’œufs

A

A dozen eggs

Sans article

523
Q

Une douzaine

A

Plutôt traduire par un dizaine

524
Q

Environ, à peu près

A

Or so

10 odd years

525
Q

Plutôt

A

More like

Rather

526
Q

Être amené à

A

What makes smbdy doing

527
Q

Comment se fait-il que

A

How come + syntaxe normale

528
Q

J’espère que

A

I hope

I trust

529
Q

Être indiscret

A

To pry
To be prying (into sbdy affairs/life)

To be intrusive
Inquisitive

Nos(e)y (un peu familier)

530
Q

Par goût

A

For pleasure

531
Q

Enrichissant

A

Enriching

532
Q

Cela me permet de

A

It enables me to

533
Q

Aucun

A

None

534
Q

Euh

A

Um

535
Q

Roman

A

Novel

536
Q

De simples ..

A

Mere …

537
Q

Qualifier quelque chose de

A

To describe smth as

538
Q

Roman policier

A

Detective novels

539
Q

Arriver à

A

To manage to doing smth

540
Q

Avoir du succès

A

To sell very well

541
Q

Vivre de quelque chose

A

To earn a living FROM

To live on (vegetables, $5…)

542
Q

Coupable

A

Guilty (et pas faulty = défectueux)

543
Q

Défectueux

A

Faulty

Defective

544
Q

Un vagabond

A

A tramp

545
Q

Vivre à la dur

A

To rough it

546
Q

Quelqu’un qui dort à la rue

A

A homeless person

Rough sleepers

547
Q

Part
Partie
Pans

A

Swath (se lit sweith)

548
Q

Se débarrasser de

A

To dispose of

549
Q

Déployer

A

Display

550
Q

Commun

A

Common

551
Q

Ministre

A

Minister