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Comme le rappelle la BBC…

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As the BBC reminds it…

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lui rendre un hommage

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to pay him an homage ; to tribute to him

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larme

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tear

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sans larme

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tearless

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ON ?
AT ?
IN ?

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On = surface
At = a point
In = enclaved space
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.. fait référence à..

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refers to

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cru

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raw

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internautes

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,net surfers / Internet users / netizens

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un heritage

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heritage, legacy, inheritance

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hériter

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to inherit

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inhabituel

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unusual

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peau

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hide /skin

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croquer, mordre

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to crunch, to bite

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Saluer

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to greet

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un encas

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a snack

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ils ont alors..

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they had then…

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”..” a déclaré Monsieur…

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had then declared

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les femmes ont parcouru un long chemin

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Women have come a long way

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être confiné

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to be confined

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le majorité des domaines

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in most fields

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Dans quelles mesures

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How far ?

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un rêve éveillé, un voeux pieux

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a wishful thinking

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Des tournants décisifs

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decisive turning points

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il a montré au monde

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he showed the whole word

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elles pouvaient jouer un rôle actif dans la société

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they could play an active part in society

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finalement

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eventually

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exprimer

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to express

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Une fois, autrefois

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once

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le domaine réservé aux hommes

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the preserve of men

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chercheuses talentueuses

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talented female researchers

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Mouvement de la libération de la femme (MLF)

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Women’s Lib

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faire valoir, affirmer

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assert

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…aidé à faire valoir ses droits

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helped them assert their rights..

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l’avortement

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to abortion

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par exemple

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for instance

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service de gardes d’enfants

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child care

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bonnes actions, actions positives

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affirmative action

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faciliter

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to facilitate

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cependant

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though

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faire face aux discriminations

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face discrimination

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défauts, inconvénients

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drawbacks

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l’écart de salaire

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the pay gap

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n’est pas joué..

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is not bridged yet

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salaires

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wages

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ceux

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the ones

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en outre, outre

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besides

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bien que

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though

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en effet

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indeed

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des décénnies

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décades

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le rapport

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le ratio

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quelque chose est à l’ârret

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at a standstill

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régions (du monde..)

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areas

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pas éduqués

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uneducated

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être voué, conmdanner

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are doomed

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douloureux

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painful

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une vie de second ordre

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second-rate lives

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d’énormes progrès

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Tremendous progress

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vaut le coup

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worth

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tendre vers

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tend towards

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Ils s’engagent à l’atteindre

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they commit itself to reaching it

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s’engager

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commit itself

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assurer

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ensuring

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manquer de

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to run out of

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je peux

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i may

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Au moment où…

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By the time…

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Obtenir un laisser-passer

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get a pass

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entièrement

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entirely

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imprudent/téméraire

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reckless

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il faut bien que jeunesse se passe

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boys will be boys

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un processus

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a process

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comprendre des choses

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to figure things

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une collection, un ensnemble

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an assembly

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celules

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cells

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sont censés..

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are supposed

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communiquer entre eux

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communicate with one another

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l’apogée

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the peak

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à mi-chemin

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midè-way

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à travers

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through

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libérer, publier, décreter

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to release

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palpitant

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thrilling

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exaltant

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exilharating

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pour faire simple

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put simply

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programmés, connectés

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hard wired

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idiot

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daft

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un problème

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a trouble

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.. a varier massivement

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vary to massively

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enjeux

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stakes

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la cote

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odds

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baisée

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skewed

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les côtes sont de 5 contre 1

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the odds are 5 to 1

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fosser

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to skew

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le luxe

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luxury

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une convoitise

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a lust

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les restes

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remains

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un criminelle

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felony

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coupons alimentaires

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foodstamps

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une étiquette

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label

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étiquetter

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to label

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un logement

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an housing

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nier

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to deny

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l’ancier

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the former

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questionné à plusieurs reprises

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repeatedly questioned

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piste, sentier

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trail

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authentique, veritable

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genuine

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Tendance

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Trend

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claims

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réclamations

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destinataire

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recipient

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Ce chiffre

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that figure

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Birmanie

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Burma

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montants (d’argents)

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amounts

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se diriger ver

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to head for

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Séjour, périple

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journey

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un problème

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an issue

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Sur le plan intérieur

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Domestically

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sondage

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polls

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dur, difficile

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tough

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une position

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a stance

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développer

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to expand

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un devoir, obligation

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a duty

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un avis

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a review

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acheter

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to purchase

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est la plus probable

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is most likely

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répondants

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respondents

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il se sentait trompé

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he felt misled

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par la suite

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subsequently

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Les ménages (Foyers…)

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Household

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il est châtié

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he’s chastised

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un phénomène fréquent

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a common occurrence

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trompeur, mensongère

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misleading

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dans le but (2)

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in order to / in a bid

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une offre

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a bid

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une infraction à la loi

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a legal offence

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bien que

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although

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faire respecter / renforcer

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to enforce

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à travers internet

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across the internet

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fortement

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heavily

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crèmes anti-âge

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anti-aging creams

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chute de cheveux

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hair-loss

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pillules pour maigrir

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diet pills

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blanchissement dentaire

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teeth whitening

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quel idiot (quel idiot je suis…)

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what a fool

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précieux, de valeur

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valuable

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un outil

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a tool

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que ce soit (…des..) ou SI

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whether it’s

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commerçants

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retailers

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fabricants

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manufacturers

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mettre en péril, compromêtre

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to jeopardise

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fournir

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provide

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précis

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accurate

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un vendeur

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a salesperson

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excessif, trop

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overly

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un moteur de recherche

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a search engine

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Un chanoine

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a canon

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un prêtre

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a priest

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l’intention

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the intention, the plan

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par hasard

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by chance

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un enterrement

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a funeral

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beau (pas beautiful !)

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handsome

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exprimer

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to voice

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soupçons

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suspicion

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un avocat

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a solicitor

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largement, beaucoup

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widely

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largement diffusé

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widely reported

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un soleil d’automne bas sur l’horizon

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low autumn sun

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pâle

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pale

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rayons

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rays

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les personnes en deuil, les proches du défunt

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the mourners

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le deuil

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the mourning

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assister

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attend

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veillée funêbre

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the wake

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proches(=famille..)

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relatives

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maison d’enfance

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childhood home

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un orme (arbres)

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a elm

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vacillant

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flickering

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vaciller

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to flicker

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une feuille, des feuilles

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a leaf, leaves

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un col romain

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a Clerical collar / a dog collar

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remarquer

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notice

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talons

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heels

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exceptionnellement

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unusually

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la longueur

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the length

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mollet

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a calf

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a mi-mollet

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calf-length

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une toque

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a toque

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une fourrure

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a fur

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une étole

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a stole

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un voil

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veil

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mes condoléances

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i’m sorry for your loss

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délicatesse

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thoughtfulness

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qui me… depuis longtemps

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for long time

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dont

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whose

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dont la plupat

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most of whom

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dont j’apprécie la délicatesse

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whose thoughfulness I appreciate

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une série

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a series

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un feuilleton

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a serial

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une espèce

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a species

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un lieu phare

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a specific place

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Station balnéaire

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seaside resort

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station de n’importe

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resort

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maison de famille

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family house

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une cabane

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a cabin

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un chalet (3)

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a chalet, a cottage, a cabin

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cabane des écraivains

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writer’s cabin

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les bois

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the woods, the forest

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bouées

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buoys

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