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1
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les contrats à zéro heure

A

the zero-hour(s) contracts

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En cause, ….

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Démarrer la construction de la phrase par :

At issue are…

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impliquer, concerner, entrainer

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involve

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gracieusement

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graciously

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octroyer, offrir, donner, accorder

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to grant

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accueillir

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to welcome

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travailleurs saisonniers

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seasonal workers

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spécificité (2)

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specificity

uniqueness (insiste sur le caractère unique)

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tel(s), de tels…

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such

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Remonter à l’origine d’une telle trahison pourrait s’avérer virtuellement impossible.

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Tracing such betrayal may prove virtually impossible

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trahison, traîtrise, parjure

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betrayal

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  • prouver, démontrer

- s’avérer

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to prove

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13
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touriste

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sightseer

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fréquentation, affluence

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attendance

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scolarisation, inscription, enrôlement

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enrolment

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participation, taux de participation

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turnout

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patiente, tolérance, abstention

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forbearance

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afflux (2)

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influx, inflow

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inondation

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flood

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abstention (dans le cadre des élections)

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abstention (pareil qu’en français)

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patience

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patience (pareil qu’en français)

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assurer, garantir, permettre

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to ensure

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garantir

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guarantee (guaranteed, guaranteed)

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24
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plus souvent qu’autrement, le plus souvent

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More often than not

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Le plus souvent, ces salariés ne bénéficient pas de congés payés et ne sont pas rémunérés en cas d’arrêt maladie.

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More often than not, these workers get no paid holidays and have no sick-leave benefits.

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congé maladie, arrêt maladie

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sick-leave

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Les travailleurs ont dû accepter des contrats précaires afin d’assurer la production.

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Workers had had to accept precarious contracts in order to ensure production.

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Très utilisés dans l’hôtellerie, la restauration, ou encore l’éducation, ils sont en principe limités aux emplois peu qualifiés, mais gagnent de plus en plus de terrain.

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Very widely used in the hotel and restaurant industries and even in education, they are in principle limited to unskilled jobs but are gaining more and more ground.

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convenir, aller, cadrer

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to suit
(on dit : ça les convient = it suit them ; autrement dit il n'y a pas de "to" après suit, presque tout le temps, quelque soit la phrase)
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30
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retraité

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pensioner

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femme au foyer ?

femmes au foyer ?

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housewife

housewives

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épouse

épouses

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wife

wives

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…qui souhaitent arrondir leurs fins de mois

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…seeking to supplement their income

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34
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un sur deux

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one out of two

…. out of …. (marche pour tout)

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35
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« la reine Élisabeth II » ce traduit en thème par…

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« the Queen », ça suffit

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36
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le « Palais royal » en parlant du palais de la reine d’Angleterre se traduit en thème par…

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« the Palace » ou « Buckingham Palace », ça suffit

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37
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elle toucherait désormais plus d’un million de Britanniques

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it would now affect more than a million Britons

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38
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fainéantise

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shiftlessness

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39
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barbe

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beard

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barbe-à-papa

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cotton candy

candyfloss (GB)

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barbu

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bearded

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42
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moustache

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moustache (GB)

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43
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préoccupation, inquiétude, responsabilité, souci

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concern

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concerner, affecter, préoccuper, inquiéter

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to concern

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Je me demande quand on se verra.

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I wonder when we will see each other.

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46
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actuellement

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currently

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47
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considérable

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tremendous

48
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fournissant

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providing

49
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modifiant radicalement la façon dont les gens communiquent

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dramatically altering the way people communicate

50
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indéniablement

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undeniably

51
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un Américain adulte sur trois l’utilisant

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one grown-up American out of three use it

52
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au cours des 15 dernières années

A

over the past fifteen years

53
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se trouve avoir été

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happens to have been

54
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égotisme (trad + def ?)

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egotism

l’égotisme (= culte du moi ; tendance à s’analyser et à ne parler que de soi)

55
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inquiétant

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worryingly

56
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troubles

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disorders

57
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plutôt que

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more than

58
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aisément

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readily

59
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De manière assez significative

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Significantly enough

60
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considéré

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regarded

61
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notoirement

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notoriously

62
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le soutien des électeurs

A

voters’ backing

63
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truquer

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deceitful

64
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De toute évidence, le succès de Facebook s’avère être une arme à double tranchant pour la société américaine, permettant à l’homme de la rue de s’exprimer mais aussi de diffuser de fausses informations.

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Obviously, Facebook’s success turns out to be a double-edged sword for American society enabling the man in the street to speak out but also spreading false information.

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consommable, remplaçable, sacrifiable

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expendable

66
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superflu (2)

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superfluous, redundant (veut aussi dire redondant)

67
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dépassé, obsolète

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outdated

68
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éphémère (3)

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ephemeral,
short-lived,
transient

69
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transitoire, éphémère, temporaire, passager

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transient

70
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riposter, se venger, user de représailles

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retaliate

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prévenir (ou anticiper)

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to forestall

72
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susciter, stimuler

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to arouse

73
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une pollution visuelle

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an eyesore

74
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fou, dingue, cinglé (adj)

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nuts

75
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se délecter, se réjouir

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to revel

76
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se délecter de

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to revel

77
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voisinage

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neighbourly

78
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être au courant de

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to be aware

79
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agacer (2)

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to annoy

to rile

80
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une histoire, une agitation, un tapage

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a fuss

81
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un tapage médiatique (2)

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a media uproar

a media noise

82
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faire du boucan

faire du tapage

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make a racket

83
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la toute première…

A

the very first…

84
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étang, bassin, marre

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pond

85
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La nouvelle génération de politiciens veut remplacer l’ancienne.

A

The new crop of politicians wants to replace the old one.

86
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vieille fille

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spinster

87
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être attentionné / plein d’attention

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to be caring

88
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récompenser

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to reward

89
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minutieux, rigoureux, appliqué

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painstaking

90
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diffamation

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libel

91
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poursuivre en justice

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to sue

92
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juger, traduire en justice

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to prosecute

93
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mettre à l’écart

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to shut sb out

94
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immigré

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immigrant

95
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invaincu (2)

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undefeated

unbeaten

96
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blé

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corn

97
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mûr, mature, arrivé à maturité

propice

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ripe

98
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cadres supérieurs

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senior executives

99
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morose, lent, mou, stagnant

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sluggish

100
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industries de pointe

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leading industries

101
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voter pour les conservateurs

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to vote Conservative

102
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battu, violenté, brutalisé

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beaten up

103
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tabasser

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to beat sb up (beat, beat, beaten)

104
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mordre, piquer

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to bite (bit, bitten)

105
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mettre en oeuvre, effectuer, réaliser

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carry out

106
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un programme d’aide sociale

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a welfare program

107
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deux douzaines d’oeufs

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two dozen eggs

108
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décharger
accomplir
libérer, laisser sortir
congédier

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to discharge

109
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se détendre, détendre, décompresser

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to relax

110
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éteindre le feu

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put out the fire

111
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produit national brut

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Gross National Product

112
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SIDA (2)

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HIV

AIDS

113
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surmonter, résoudre, franchir

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to overcome

114
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faiblesse

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weakness

115
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bouleversement

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upheavel (lang. soutenu ; rare)

116
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crise, tourmente, bouleversement, agitation, tumulte

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turmoil

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