Verbs et Nons [M-Z] (F/E) Flashcards

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s’apprêter

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get ready / prepare / get dressed

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supporter

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to leave/bear with (i.e. oftern a negative situation)

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scinder

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to split / divide

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s’écouler

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flow / discahrge

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parrain (m)

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sponser

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personnel (m)

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staff

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se prévaloir de

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boost / claim

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tarder à faire qqch

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be late/slow doing something

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pressant (adj)

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urgent

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veuiller

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Make sure / to pay attention

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prendre en charge

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assume

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suffire

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to be enough

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sur la bonne voie

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be on the right track

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musée (m)

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Museum

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s’entretenir

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maintain / look after / have a talk

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parvenir à

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reach / arrive

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s’affaire à

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be busy / make yourself busy

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salaire (m)

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salary / wages

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procédure (f)

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procedure

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règlement (m)

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rule

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succès (m)

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a success

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se produire

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to happen / occur

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révélé (adj)

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disclosed

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se résoudre à faire qqch

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decide/resolve to do something

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s’avérer

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prove to be

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service (f)

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service

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susciter

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stir up / arouse / provoke

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tenir compte de

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to consider

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tirer avantage de

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to profit by

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s’acquitter

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To fulfill / to carry out

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taxe (f)

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tax

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portée (f)

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impact / reach / significance

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personne (f)

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a person

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s’achèver

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come to an end

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tarder

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long for / cannot wait

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veille (f)

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a vigil / watch / observation

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réel (adj)

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real

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organisme (m)

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organization

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résidence (f)

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house

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porter

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carry / wear

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profiter à

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to be beneficial

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versant (m)

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aspect / side

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moment (m)

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A moment

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se charger de

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be responsible for/take care

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se soumettre à qqch

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agree to do (something)

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peiner

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hurt / struggle

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montrer

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to show

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retombées (fpl)

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fallout / consequences / aftermath

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souci (m)

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a worry

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verser

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to pour / deposit

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offrir qqch à qq’un

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offer

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réussite (f)

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a success

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redresser

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prop up / to boost

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rétroaction (f)

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feedback

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partie prenante (f)

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stakeholder

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réagir à qqch

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react (to something)

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tirer profit de

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take advantage of/make most

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propriété (f)

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property

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témoigner

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bear witness / testify

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s’appliquer à

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try your hardest

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veillez à ce que + SUB.

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Please make sure that

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pécuniare (adj)

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financial

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mener

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to lead

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paraître

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To appear / to seam

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règle (f)

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rule

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ménager

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to spare

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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savoir-être (m)

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social skills / interpersonal skills

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traité (m)

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treaty / agreement / draft bill

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payante (adj)

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paid

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rendu (adj)

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here / there / back / delivered

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redémarrage (m)

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restarting

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regrouper

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gather together / bring together

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statut (m)

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status / position

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repartir

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to distribute / spread out

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se tenir

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To take place

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promouvoir

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to promote

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préalable

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preliminary

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régler

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adjust / regulate / resolve / sort out

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sensibiliser

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raise awareness

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pourvoir un poste

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fill a job

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s’en faire

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To worry

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s’inscrire

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to register / to be aligned with

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se servir

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to use

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ouvrable (adj)

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working / business

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préconiser

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advise / recommend

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magasiner

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to shop

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soins (m)

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treatment / care

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s’employer à

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work on doing something

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signaler

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inform

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provisoire

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temporary

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regrets (m)

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regret / remorse

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se porter

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be / feel / be worn

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manière (f)

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the way / the manner

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sévir

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to be of service / to strike / to crack down

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se depasser de

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to do without

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se tromper

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To mistake

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s’accroître

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to grow / to increase

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pèser

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to weigh

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mettre à jour

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update

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produire

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to show / make / give rise to

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rachat (m)

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a purchase

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maintenir

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to maintain

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ravoir

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get back

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rentabilité (f)

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profitability / cost-effectiveness

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raté (adj)

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failed / unsuccessful

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perfectionner

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perfect / improve

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prime (f)

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a bonus

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s’assurer de qqch

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check / ensure

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requête (f)

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a request / a call

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problème(m)

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problem

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subit (adj)

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sudden / unexpected / immediate

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voie (f)

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street/road // a way/means/approach

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mener + des personnes

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to bring / to take

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rendement

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(m) productivity / output

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se soucier de

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to worry

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mobileur (m)

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office furniture

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visant (adj)

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aimed at

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partenarait (m)

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partnership

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reporter qqch à qqun

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to tell / to bring back

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tâcher de faire qqch

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try to do (something)

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répertoire (m)

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directory / list

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prélever

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remove

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reposer

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put down

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prévoir

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To forecast / to predict

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stock (m)

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a reserve / stock

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s’agir

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must

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titulaire

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Holder / incumbent / with tenure / to occupy

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se dresser

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to rise up against / to be trained

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statuer

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to rule (i.e. in court)

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se déchrger de

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abandon

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terrain (m)

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ground / soil

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s’efforcer

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try hard / struggle / make an effort

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résider

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to live

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s’habiter

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To get used to

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tenir à

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care for /be fond of

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renseigner

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to inform

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punir

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to punish

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prestation (f)

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service / performance

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tâche (f)

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task / project

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se dissiper

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disperse

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s’engager

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work / campaign / commit to do

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mettre en danger

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put at risk

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quoi qu’il en soit

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no matter what / one way or the other

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s’effondrer

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to collapose

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nous remercions tout spécialement

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our special thanks

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taille (f)

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size / dimensions / height

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trousse (f)

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package - e.g. of documents

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séance (f)

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session

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un état des lieux

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an update / status report

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nouveauté (f)

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innovation

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relâche (f)

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a rest / break

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s’absenter

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to leave (always reflexif)

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se rendre

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go / yield / give in / make yourself

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subir

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to be subjet to

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savoir-faire (m)

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know-how / expertise

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parvenir à faire qqch

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manage to do (something)

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raté (m)

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a failure

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se devoir de

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to have to

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renouvelable (adj)

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renewable

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parcourir

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travel / cross

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résumé (m)

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summary

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permettre

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To allow

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saisir

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to understand

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survenir

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occure / arise

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partant (adj)

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ready / game

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partenaire (m/f)

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partner

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remords (m)

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remorse

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s’agir de qqch

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be / be about

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pile (adverb)

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on the dot / sharp

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prêter

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to loan

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portefeuille (m)

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wallet / purse / portfolio

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taux (m)

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rate / ratio / level

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volonté (f)

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will / drive

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se déplacer

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move / shift

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mettre sur pied

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to launch

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passe-droit

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priviledge / favour / preferential

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s’acheminer

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move towards

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ralentir

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slow down

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un conférencier

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a speaker

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prévenir qqch

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To prevent / to stop

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servir

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To offer a service / to use

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penser à

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to think

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rendez-vous (m)

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appointment

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résident(e) (m/f)

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people / residents

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meubles (mpl)

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home furniture

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trench (f)

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part / slice

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prévaloir sur

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prevail over

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tarir

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to dry up / run out (often used with l’eau)

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tirer

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pull / hire

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s’écrier

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To yell

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se pouvoir

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To be possible

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par rapport à

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in relation to / compared to

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particularité (f)

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characteristic / defining feature

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se présenter à un concours

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take/sit for a competitive exam

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tomber malade

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fall ill/sick

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nuire à

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harm damage

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se mêler à

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to mingle with

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sièger

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to sit (i.e. Parliament)

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pallier

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overcome / mitigate / get round

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recensement (m)

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census / inventory

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retard (m)

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A delay

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maintenu (adj)

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kept / retained

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receuillir

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to collect / to gather

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prévenir qq’un de qqch

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To inform [someone] of [something] / to warn

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profane (m)

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layman

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truc (m)

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trick

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viser

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To aim for/at / to target

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mentionner

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mention

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rester

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To stay / to remain

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mettre au jour

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bring to light

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songer à

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to think

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rassembler

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gather / assemble

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résoudre

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to solve / resolve

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participer à

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processus (m)

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process

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s’activer à

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hurry up / be active

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s’assurer que

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check / ensure

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rappeler

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call back / remind

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se mêler de

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to meddle

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marraine (f)

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sponser

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ravi (adj)

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delighted / pleased / happy

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serrer

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press / hold

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parcours (m)

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router / path

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prévu (adj.)

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forecast / foreseen / predicted

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un coup de fil

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a phone call

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tenter

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to try / attempt

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prévisible

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Predictable

228
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s’y connaître en qqch

A

to know a lot about something

229
Q

monnaie (f)

A

Currency / change

230
Q

rendu (m)

A

a finish / return

231
Q

reporter

A

postpone / to report

232
Q

perçu (adj)

A

perceived

233
Q

pile (f)

A

battery

234
Q

soumettre

A

subject / submit / defeat

234
Q

suscité (adj.)

A

Provoked

235
Q

porter + objet

A

bring / take

236
Q

order du jour (m)

A

give (something) to (someone)

237
Q

mettre à pied

A

to fire

239
Q

tâcher

A

try to / attempt to

240
Q

s’avever

A

it turns out that…

242
Q

unir

A

unite / join

243
Q

vieillissement (m)

A

aging

244
Q

profiter de

A

to enjoy