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Responsabilité

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Responsibility

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Avoir peur/ redouter

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To dread smthg

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1) Be due to + vb

2) be to +vb

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1) Exprimer ce qui est attendu / projeté

2) même idée + obligation

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Voiture (chevaux) / calèche

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Carriage

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Waving

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Saluer

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La foule

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The crowds / the crowd

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Ne pas aimer du tout

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To not like it one bit

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My goodness !

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Juste ciel !

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Goodness gracious

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Bonté divine

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Dieu seul le sait

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Goodness Knows

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Tout ça est bien beau

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It´s all very well

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To fume

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Be mad/angry

Fulminer/enrager

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To fidget

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S’agiter

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Cliqueter

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Clink

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Être au repos

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To stand at ease

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Estimations /prévisions

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The forecast

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Tranche d’âge

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Age group

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Taux de natalité

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Birth rate

Death rate/ mortality rate

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Espérance de vie

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Life expectancy

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Densément/faiblement peuplé

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Densely/ sparsely

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Augmenter de

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To rise by/ to increase by /to grow by

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Être multiplié par 4

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To increase fourfold

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Culminer à

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To peak at

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Renversement de la tendance

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Reversal of the trend

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Hésiter

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To waver

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Hésitant

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Wavery

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Détresse

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Distress

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Marcher à grand pas

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To stride

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Écarquiller

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To stare wide-eyed

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Hausser les épaules

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To shrug

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Autrefois

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In the old days

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Volontiers / de bon cœur

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Willingly

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Se prélasser

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To lounge

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Regard furtif

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Surreptitious glance

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Dalle

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Slab

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Retenir mon enthousiasme

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To rein in m’y enthusiasm

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Une autre paire de manche

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Another kettle of fish

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Tablier

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Apron

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Fredonner

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To hum

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Pensionnaires / détenus

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Inmates

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Ne plus être lié / affecté par les accords d’Oslo

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MA announced that he considered himself to be no longer bound by the 1993 Oslo accords which established the palestinian authority hé heads
It was not clear what practical effect this would hâve, as me abbas did not follow through on earlier speculation that hé was planning to disolve the authority

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Boko est accusé d’être responsable de ces atrocités

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Boko was blamed for the atrocities

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Des milliers de personnes ont manifesté en af du sud contre la corruption

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Thousands marched un south africa against corruption

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Par coïncidence

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Coincidetally

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Réprimer

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To quash/ inhibit

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Un coup d’état

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A coup

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Homologue

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Counterpart

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Se place comme un acteur clé

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To position as a key player

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Détourner l’attention

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To deflect attention

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Mesures sévères

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Crackdown

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Une filiale

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A subsidiary

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Démission

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Resignation

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To ce qui brille n’est pas or

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All that glitters isńt gold

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Mûr

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Ripe

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tactique

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gambit

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renverser

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upend

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une estimation

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an estimate (résultat) an estimation (action)

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enrayer

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to stem

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tant que l’aide sociale reste généreuse

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as long as welfare benefits remain

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aide sociale

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welfare benefits / social welfera/aid /assistance

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généreux

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lavish / generous

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freiner l’immigration

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to stem / to restrain/to curb illegal immigration

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efficacement

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efficiently

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être incapable de

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to be unable to + vb / to be incapable of + vb-ing

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d’autant plus

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all the more / comparatif en er

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grand temps que (+ subjonctif / + infinitif(ex de faire))

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high time 0 (pas de that) + past (pour subj) + to vb (pour infinitif)
exemple : il est grand temps qu’elle fasse (it is high time she did
il est grand temps pour elle de le faire ( it’s high time for her to do it)

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gallois

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welsh

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emboîter le pas / faire de même

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to follow suit

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salarié

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employee

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dévoiler

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unveil /disclose/ display/exhibit/ divulge

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devraient mieux

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had better / would do better

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démanteler

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to dismantle

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dommages

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damage (indénombrable)

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crédibilité

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crédibilité/reliability

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le trac

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the yips

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s’engager

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to commit

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arnaque

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a ripoff

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majestueux

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stately

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musty

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moisi

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licencier

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lay off (laid off)

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dont on peut se passer

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expendable

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honoraires / frais

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fees

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assistant juridique

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a paralegal

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exigeant

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demanding

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être tatillon

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to be picky/ picky

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à l’aise

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at ease

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mal à l’aise

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ill-at-ease

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barraqué

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well-built

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chargé

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loaded with

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être au courant

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to be in the know

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se crisper

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to cringe

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rayons / étagères

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shelf/ shelves

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vendeur

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shop assistant

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one of the most important things

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over the past few years

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d

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insulter

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agonize

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avec des pincettes

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with kid gloves

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de près

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from nearby

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experts

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pundits

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poser un lapin

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to stand sb up

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terne/ neutre

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bland

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écouter qqch que l’on ne devrait pas

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to eavesdrop

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gouttière

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gutter

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bouilloire

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kettle

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entendre sans le vouloir

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to overhear

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gadget / astuce

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a gimmick

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ondulations

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the ripples

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agree to do somthnig / to accept smth

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f

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être prêt à

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to be willing to do smth

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volonté

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willingness

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bienveillance

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good will

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une différance

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a discrepancy

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qqch qui existe dpuis longtemps

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long-standing

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malheureux

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miserable

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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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prendre racine dans

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to be rooted in

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demands

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to meet a demand

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make profit out of / to profit from

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marchand ambulant / colporteur

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a peddler

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reculer

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step back / back /decline

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idea catches on

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capricieux / versatile / changeant

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fickle (adj)

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i’m looking forward for his coming

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do you mind my coming

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i objected her inviting her boyfriend

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f

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débaquer

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to land

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mettre en question

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to call into question

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entre en collision

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to collide

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débraillé

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scruffy

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dérives

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bateau = drif, / excess

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an open gate to

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une rumeur

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a gossip

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à partir d’aujourd’hui

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as of today

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nœud

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knot

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instectes

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bugs

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ternir

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to tarnish

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traîner

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to stand around

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une ébauche

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a blue print / draft

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négociation

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negotiation

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rare

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scarce

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prendre le relais de

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to take over from

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au nom de

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on behalf of / in the name of

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anodin

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insignificant

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l’idée même

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the very idea

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145
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subventions

A

subsidies

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146
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infrastructures

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facilities

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147
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pétrole brut

A

crude oil

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148
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poinget

A

wrist

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149
Q

tour de taille

A

waist measurement

150
Q

centrales nucléaires

A

nuclear plants

151
Q

constant / perpétuel

A

abiding

152
Q

dorénavant

A

from then / now on

153
Q

Jubiler

A

To ne jubilant to

Jubilant =gleeful (Glee = allégresse

154
Q

Fulminer

A

To

To rant at sb
To rant against stmg
Nom = une diatribe

155
Q

Jubiler

A

To ne jubilant to

Jubilant =gleeful (Glee = allégresse

156
Q

Fulminer

A

To

To rant at sb
To rant against stmg
Nom = une diatribe

157
Q

sidérurgie

A

steel industry

158
Q

motif / modèle

A

pattern

159
Q

internes (médencine)

A

junior doctors)

160
Q

salopette

A

overalls

161
Q

frontières / limites (figuré)

A

boundaries

162
Q

je touche du bois

A

knock on wood

163
Q

entrepôt

A

warehouse

164
Q

déçu

A

disappointed

165
Q

qqn qui fait des sondages

A

a pollster

166
Q

rangée / ligne

A

a row

167
Q

anchor (anquor)

A

présentateur/ ancre

168
Q

gubernatorial

A

pour le poste de gouverneur

169
Q

it’s over to you

A

it’s your turn

170
Q

cortège

A

motorcade

171
Q

it’s too close to call

A

f

172
Q

scotché à la tv

A

glue to the television

173
Q

une odeur de brûlé

A

a burning smell

174
Q

la cuisinière

A

the stove

175
Q

un bulletin

A

a ballot

176
Q

malin/ rusé / lisse

A

slick

177
Q

budget serré

A

a shoestring budget

178
Q

attribuer/imputer

A

to ascribe

179
Q

le reposer sur

A

to lay it back

180
Q

papier buvard

A

blotting paper

181
Q

tout au long de / durant

A

throughout

182
Q

réprobateur

A

reproachful / reproving

183
Q

retentir

A

sonnette ==> ring out / resound

184
Q

se calmer / baisser (tempête/ bruit)

A

to abate
The golfers waited inside for the storm to abate.
I could give no excuse that would abate the headmaster’s anger.
Je ne trouvais aucune excuse pour apaiser la colère du directeur.

185
Q

raclement de gorge

A

clearing of throat

186
Q

le jour naissant / aube

A

the dawning day

187
Q

embué

A

misted up

188
Q

brume

A

the mist

189
Q

s’écouler de sa bouche

A

to flow from his mouth

190
Q

entrecoupé

A

interrupted/ intersected/ interspersed

191
Q

alterner / répandre / parsemer

A

interspersed

192
Q

passagers

A

passengers / traveller / occupant (véhicule)

193
Q

siège passager

A

passenger side

194
Q

haute et intelligible voix

A

loud and clear voice

195
Q

tous les jours de la semaine

A

on every day of the week

196
Q

état passager

A

transient state

197
Q

passager clandestin

A

a stowaway

198
Q

sans aucun rapport les uns avec les autres

A

without any link with each other

199
Q

roman policier

A

a detective novel

200
Q

côtoyer

A

come along / stand alongside with (être côte à côte )

The house stands alongside the forest.

201
Q

Désensibilisé

A

Desensitized

202
Q

avoir de l’amertume

A

to be bitter about smthg

203
Q

un marché haussier / en baisse

A

a bullish market (rising stock market prices ) / a bearish mark

204
Q

partir / se mettre en route / se déclencher

A

to set off

205
Q

il n’a pas l’habitude de

A

he is not usually…/ he is not in the habit of + vb ing

206
Q

cela fait 3 ans qu’elle travaille à paris et elle envisage de changer d’emploi

A

she has been working in paris for 3 years and she considers changing job / she plans to change jobs

207
Q

à pied

A

on foot (pas by foot), même chose pour on horseback

208
Q

changer de camp, de place, de vêtements

A

to change sides to change clothes to change places

209
Q

charrue

A

plow

210
Q

je voulais savoir si ça ne te dérangeait pas de …

A

i wanted to know if you wouldn’t mind + ing

211
Q

commrtce de proximité

A

convenience shopping

212
Q

faire les courses

A

do the shopping

213
Q

pourquoi ne pas leur envoyer un courriel immédiatement

A

why not send them an e-mail righ away

214
Q

pratique

A

convenient / handy / useful / practical

215
Q

handy

A

sous la main (have you got a pen handy ?) / useful (pratique) /to come in handy = être pratique (ça tombe bien) (that’s handy) / to be skillful, bricoleur, débrouillard

216
Q

donner une augmentation

A

to give a pay rise

217
Q

ce dont elle a peur c’est de ne pas avoir la promotion quelle mérite grandement

A

what she fears/ she dreads is not to get the promotion which/that she highly deserves

218
Q

moins il y aura de véhicules dans nos villes, plus la vie sera agréable pour nos citoyens

A

the fewer vehicules there are in our cities, the more enjoyable life will be for our citizens

219
Q

il est deux fois moins cher que les autres que l’on m’a proposés

A

it is half as expensive as those i was offered / shown

it is half the price of the others

220
Q

journaliste indépendant

A

free-lance journalist

221
Q

plus vous étudierez le rapport dont je vous ai parlé, mieux vous verrez combien les enjeux sont importants

A

the close you study the report i told you about, the better you will see how high the stakes are

222
Q

A peine le gouvernement de coalition a-t-il été formé en mai 2010 que les divergences sont apparues

A

No sooner had the coalition government been formed in may 2010 than differences of opinion emerged
hardly had the coalition gvn been formed in May 2010 when divergences…

223
Q

soutenir une politique

A

to back /to support / to endorse

224
Q

ses intérêts particuliers

A

own vested interests

225
Q

ce que les européens préféreraient c’est que le RU choisissent entre l’UE et ses intérêtes

A

What Europeans would prefer is that the United Kingdom choose between the ue and it’s own vested interests

226
Q

vous feriez mieux

A

you had better

227
Q

tout de suite

A

immediately/ staight away / right away

228
Q

vous feriez mieux de ne pas leur parler

A

you had better not talk to them

229
Q

je passerai vous voir

A

i’ll come and see you / i’ll drop by your office

230
Q

quand j’aurai fini de traiter ce dossier urgent

A

when I have finished dealing with this pressing business / when I’m done with this

231
Q

je regrette que l’analyste n’ait pas été plus précis

A

I wish the analyst had been more precise / specific

232
Q

entreprendre

A

undertake

233
Q

.. était d’autant plus fatigant que le train était bondé

A

was all the more tiring as/ since the train was crowded

234
Q

to jump to leap to hop (hopping)

A

f

235
Q

houblon

A

hops

236
Q

ruelle

A

sidestreet

237
Q

adoucir

A

to sooth

238
Q

profiter de l’accalmie

A

to take advantage of the lull

239
Q

aller se promener

A

to go for a walk

240
Q

tendre la main

A

to hold out

241
Q

inondé

A

flooded

242
Q

nous partîmes

A

off we set

243
Q

through

A

f

244
Q

pensée

A

thought

245
Q

éclabouser

A

to splash

246
Q

stream / rushing water

A

f

247
Q

caniveaux

A

the gutters

248
Q

Lui, il…

A

as for him / he for his part

249
Q

coude

A

elbow

250
Q

creux du bras

A

crook

251
Q

lanière (sac)

A

strap

252
Q

sloppy

A

bâclé

253
Q

pas

A

pace

254
Q

tabouret

A

stool

255
Q

rangée

A

row

256
Q

criard / voyant

A

gaudy

257
Q

se dandiner

A

to waddle

258
Q

bordé de murs

A

enclosed in walls

259
Q

topped with

A

s

260
Q

ruelle

A

side street

261
Q

serpenter

A 
to wind (wound/ wound)
meander
262
Q

avoir le souffle court

A

to be short-winded

263
Q

un chemin qui serpentait dans la montage vers le lac

A

a track which twisted-up its way to the mountain

264
Q

profondément

A

deeply / profoundly

265
Q

frontière

A

frontier / border

266
Q

contraindre

A

to compel sb to do smth

267
Q

précipitamment

A

hastily

268
Q

tâtonner

A

to pad his hands

269
Q

atteindre la taille adulte

A

to be full-grown

270
Q

passer au peigne fin

A

to examine with a fine-tooth comb / to comb

271
Q

péter les plombs / sortir de ses gonds

A

to go ballistic

272
Q

gendre

A

son-in-law

273
Q

parrain

A

godfather

274
Q

enfant unique

A

only child

275
Q

cousin premier degré

A

first cousin

276
Q

tricoter

A

knit

277
Q

famille soudée

A

a close-knit

278
Q

famille monoparentale

A

a one-parent family

279
Q

tuteur

A

a guardian

280
Q

pupille

A

a ward

281
Q

parent proche

A

the next of kin

282
Q

proches (amis et famille)

A

kith and kin

283
Q

ancêtre / aïeux

A

the forebears

284
Q

envie

A

desire/ wish

285
Q

s’attacher à qqn

A

to become attached

286
Q

aller de soi

A

to be naturel / self-evident

287
Q

il s’agissait surtout de ne pas me faire remarquer

A

my main concern was above all not to attract attention

288
Q

chef d’orchestre

A

orchestra conductor

289
Q

pas une seconde pour lui

A

a second to himself

290
Q

à distance

A

from a distance / from afar

291
Q

discret

A

discreet

292
Q

raser les murs

A

to hug the walls

293
Q

planer

A

to glide

294
Q

être sage

A

to behave

295
Q

tuberculose

A

tuberculosis

296
Q

looking forward TO

A

d

297
Q

son fameux siège

A

in his beloved seat

298
Q

restes / vestiges

A

the remnants

299
Q

s’économiser

A

to spare oneself

300
Q

artery

A

e

301
Q

veins

A

s

302
Q

vessels

A

d

303
Q

a high-pitched laugh

A

f

304
Q

Rire sans pouvoir s’arrêter = to giggle
To chuckle
A short burst of laugh

A

d

305
Q

éclater de rire

A

to burst into laughter

306
Q

snob

A

posh

307
Q

restrain / repress / hold back

A

r

308
Q

contrarié contrecarré

A

thwarted by

309
Q

rapidement / furtivement

A

fleetingly, furtively, stealthily

310
Q

grabbed

A

d

311
Q

lancer un regard noir

A

to glare

312
Q

chesnut tree

A

châtaigner

313
Q

walnut tree

A

noyer

314
Q

camionnette

A

van

315
Q

pilonne

A

f

316
Q

cane sugar

A

t

317
Q

le port

A

the harbor

318
Q

tranquille

A

d

319
Q

évidemment

A

d

320
Q

rabat-joie

A

wet blanket

321
Q

craie

A

chalk

322
Q

that’s a bummer

A

d

323
Q

danger biologique

A

biohazard

324
Q

cendrier

A

ashtray

325
Q

to owe sb smth

A

e

326
Q

Je devais les rencontrer tous les deux à 16h mais ni l’un ni l’autre n’est venu
I was to meet them both at 4 o’clock but neither of them came

A

d

327
Q

Il prête peu d’attention à ce qu’on lui dit

He pays little attention to what he is told

A

d

328
Q

la rumeur dit

A

the rumor has it that / the rumor is

329
Q

aîné

A

elder / eldest

330
Q

Je dois acheter des ciseaux de coiffeur pour raccourcir les cheveux de ma fille aînée
I must buy hairdresser’s scissors to cut my eldest daughter’s hair shorter

A

d

331
Q

Il avait des marchandises pour une valeur de cent livres dans le coffre de sa voiture
He had a hundred pounds’ worth of goods in the trunk of his car

A

d

332
Q

indemne

A

unscather

333
Q

extraverti/ sociable

A

outgoing

334
Q

brevet

A

patent

335
Q

portemanteau

A

coat rack

336
Q

malfrat

A

a mobster

337
Q

Ni l’un ni l’autre n’avait son billet

Neither one nor the other had one’s/his ticket

A

d

338
Q

coudre

A

sew

339
Q

investigation

A

inquiry

340
Q

fonctionnaire

A

civil servant

341
Q

un film adapté de

A

a movie based on

342
Q

étagère / rayon

A

shelf

343
Q

abat-jour

A

lampshade

344
Q

marquer du bétail

A

to brand

345
Q

nappe

A

tablecloth

346
Q

couverture

A

blanket

347
Q

bateau à voile

A

sailing boat

348
Q

pare-brise

A

windscreen

349
Q

bank-bill

A

d

350
Q

en sortant

A

on the way out

351
Q

douanes

A

customs

352
Q

bagage

A

luggage

353
Q

meuble

A

furniture

354
Q

convaincre qqn de venir

A

talk someone into coming

355
Q

seek sought sought

A

f

356
Q

faire la grève

A

go on strike

357
Q

assister à la réunion

A

attending the meeting

358
Q

elle ne répond plus à mes amils depuis une semaine

A

she has not answered any of my mails for over a week

359
Q

nos ventes repartiront dès que notre nouveau parfum sera commercialisé

A

our sales will be boosted as soon as our new perfume has been marketed

360
Q

estimer

A

consider/ reckon

361
Q

pouvoir d’acaht

A

purchasing power

362
Q

passage à l’euro

A

the euro changeover

363
Q

dégringoler

A

tumble / fall apart

364
Q

confier

A

(qqch à qqn = entrust) / révéler = confide to / confide in sb

365
Q

c’est la première fois que je te vois levé

A

it is the first time i have seen you up (c’est la première fois que ça arrive = it is the first time it happened) ==>
it is the first time + pp

366
Q

on ne peut s’en prendre qu’à nous-mêmes

A

we only have ourselves to blame

367
Q

rassurer

A

reassure

368
Q

les salaires n’ont progressé que de 1%, ce qui n’a pas permis aux ménages de consommer d’avantage

A

salaries have increased by only 1%, which has not enabledhouseholds to consume more

369
Q

il faudra désormais

A

from now on

370
Q

advice = indénombrable

A

d

371
Q

aller chercher

A

fetch

372
Q

wage-rise

A

f

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