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parvenir a

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to reach / to achieve / to get through

e.g.en vue de parvenir a un accord

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prevaloir

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to prevail

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fournir

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to supply/ provide

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lancer

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to launch

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susciter

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to stimulate / to cause

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appuyer

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to support

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concevoir

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to develop / create/conceive

e.g.il est essentiel qu’on concoive un plan

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emmener

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to take (a person or thing to another place)

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se depecher

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to rush/ hurry

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soutenir

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to support

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promouvoir

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to promote

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promettre

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to promise

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ressentir

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to feel (deeply)

vs. sentir = feel/smell
se sentir + adj TOUJOURS e.g. il se sent triste/malade/heureux

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faire preuve

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to demonstrate

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recompenser

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reward

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acquerir

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to acquire

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echouer

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to fail

il a echoue l’examen

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estimer

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to estimate / to count (yourself lucky)

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s’entendre

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to understand each other/ to agree/ to get along

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empecher

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to prevent something in that moment (e.g. ca m’empêchait de devenir suisse)

versus prevenir= to prevent something far in advance eg. l’epuissement

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decouler de

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to derive from
(e.g.les defis decoule de la diminution du budget)

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convenir

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  1. to confirm or agree
  2. to suit or to fit => il me convient
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instaurer

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to establish/introduce/implement
(e.g.instaurer une norme, une pratique)

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reprendre

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to resume

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constater

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to notice or realize something

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vivre

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to live / to experience

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se comporter

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to behave

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demeurer

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to remain/continue/stay
e.g. il doit demeurer en equilibre

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licencier

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to fire/ terminate an employee

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diriger/ se diriger

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to lead / to draw up

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atteindre

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to reach/ to succeed

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attendre

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to wait, to expect

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s’attendre

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to expect

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s’interesser a

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to care about

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s’engager

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to be committed to / to commit
(e.g.s’engager a son equipe)

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surveiller

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monitor

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lutter

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to fight

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baisser

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to drop / decrease (e.g. il a baisse la productivite)

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s’etonner

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to wonder (comme se demander)

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s’apercevoir

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to notice

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s’aggraver

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to aggravate / worsen
*verbe pronominal

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acquitter

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to pay/ settle/acquit/ clear

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s’acquitter

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to fulfill or pursue(des obligations)

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répartir

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to spread/ distribute / divide
(e.g. le patron a reparti les taches)

+ verbe s’etendre

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rassurer

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reassure

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exiger

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to require

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exercer

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to exercise/apply e.g. son autorite, son droit

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facher

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to anger/ upset
(bouleverser, s’enerver)

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prevoir

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to foresee/ to plan for
e.g. n’avait prevu

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mener

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to lead/ conduct/ carry out/ undertake

51
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se soucier de

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to care about/ to worry about

52
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subventionner

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to subsidize

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se fier a

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to rely on (aussi compter sur)

e.g. je me fie a mon gestionnaire

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se mettre

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to start

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detenir

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to possess/ hold (a quality, a skill, etc.)

syn posseder

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ressortir
/faire ressortir

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to stress/ to emphasize

faire ressortir = to bring to light

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doter

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to endow (or to allow)
dotation = endowment

58
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alleger

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to reduce / to alleviate
e.g.on allege le probleme, le mal a dos, la charge fiscale, etc.

59
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completer

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to complement

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distraire

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to distract

61
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entreprendre

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to undertake
(synonym de lancer)

62
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appartenir

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to belong
(sentiment d’appartenance = belonging)

63
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elargir

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to expand, broaden
(synonym d’ameliorer dans quelques contextes)

64
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s’interesser V interesser

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to care about / to be interested

65
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disparaitre

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to dissapear

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attirer

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to attract

67
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accomplir

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accomplir les resultats

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realiser

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to carry out or to do / to achieve or to realize

69
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reconnaitre

A

recognize / acknowledge / appreciate

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nuire

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to harm

71
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compromettre

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to compromise

72
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valoriser

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to appreciate

73
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s’entraider

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to help one another
e.g. nous nous entraidons
on s’entraide

74
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concilier

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reconcile / find a balance
e.g. concilier le travail et la famille

75
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se remettre en question

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to self-analyze/ examine/ reflect

76
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approfondir

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to deepen, to further
(e.g. ils voudraient approfondir les competences, leur partenariat)

77
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repenser

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to revise (e.g. repenser vos activities, vos taches)

78
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reagir

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to react

79
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se derouler

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to unfold / play out
(decouler = to unwind qqch.)

80
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aborder

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to address/ approach/ tackle/ discuss
(e.g. aborder un autre sujet)

81
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se soigner

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to cure / heal

82
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s’occuper

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to take care of/to care for
e.g. le patron s’occupe des employes

83
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faire evoluer

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to evolve/ to develop / to push forward

84
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distribuer

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to distribute
e.g. les taches, les jours de vacances

85
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meriter

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to deserve

86
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restreindre

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to restrict / limit

87
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plafonner

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to cap / to peak
e.g. on doit plafonner le budget

88
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necessiter

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to require / necessitate

89
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depasser

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to exceed/ surpass/ push (e.g. depasse les limites)
adj: il est depasse = overwhelmed

90
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autoriser

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to allow / to enable

91
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surmonter

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overcome / surmount (e.g. des contraintes)

92
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achever

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to complete, conclude, finalize

93
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se mettre d’accord sur

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to agree on

94
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impliquer

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to involve

e.g. mon poste impliquait le leadership

95
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empirer

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to get worse/ worsen

(syn: aggraver/ s’aggraver)

96
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affecter

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to assign someone to something; like a transfer
(e.g. il m’a affecte au consulat au mexique)

97
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combler

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to fill/ fulfill (e.g. un manque d’information, manque de ressource)

synonym: pallier

98
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ralentir

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to slow down
(e.g. the economy)
VS. stimuler

99
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passer
se passer

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passer = to pass qqch.
se passer = to happen (qu’est ce qui se passe)

100
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se mefier

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to distrust
e.g. il faut se mefier des fraudeurs

101
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entraver

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to impede/ hinder

e.g. le critique entrave des personnes d’apprendre une nouvelle langue

102
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redefinir

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repurpose

103
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attenuer

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to mitigate/ diminish

104
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grimper

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to climb
colloquially: to increase

105
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sauter

A

to jump

106
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reporter

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to postpone

107
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rapporter

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to report
to bring back/return

108
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attribuer

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to assign/delegate the tasks
synonym: deleguer

to allocate or attribute

109
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lier

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to bind / to relate to
eg. les problemes lient aux malentendus

110
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deviner

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to guess

111
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prevenir

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to prevent (something far in advance)
AND to warn or inform

112
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contenir

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to contain / to hold

113
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croitre

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to grow (comme croissance = growth)

synonym grandir, accroitre (mais croitre = intransitif e.g. un arbre croit)

114
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accroitre

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to increase qqch.
(syn: augmenter, croitre)

115
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tromper
se tromper

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tromper: to mislead or deceive / to cheat on someone

se tromper: to make an error

116
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perturber

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to disrupt, to disturb

117
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s’etablir

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to settle in

118
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enqueter

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to investigate

119
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effrayer

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to scare/ frighten

120
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stagner

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to stagnate

121
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accumuler

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to collect, to accumulate

122
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stocker

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to store

123
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emprunter

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to borrow

124
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preter

A

to lend

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