Voc Flashcards

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Erroné

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Misguided

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Écraser

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To crush

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Failles (législatif )

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Loopholes

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Propulsé

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Propelled

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Mener/etre a la tete de

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To spearhead

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S’échapper

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To flee

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Promettre

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To vow

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Rebondir

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To bound back

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Se retirer

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To withdraw

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Incommensurable

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Immeasurable

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Renforcer

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Tighten up

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Reculer

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Pull back

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13
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Se soulever contre

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To rail against

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Volonté

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Willingness

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Performant

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Efficient

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Rentabilité

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Profitability

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17
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Bien Que

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Albeit

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18
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Mener à bien

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Carry out

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Illusion

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Fallacy

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20
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Remarquable

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Noteworthy

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21
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Baisser fortement

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To plummet

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22
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Dominer

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Prevail

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Tension

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Strain

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24
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Entreprendre

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Undertake

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25
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Déclin

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Downturn

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26
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Légèrement

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Slighty

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Respecter

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Abide by

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28
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Dissuader

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To deter

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29
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Dégâts

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Havoc

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30
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Se mêler de

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Interfer in

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31
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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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32
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Bouc émissaire

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Scapegoat

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33
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Homologues

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Counterparts

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34
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Compense

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Off set

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35
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Complètement différent

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Poles appart

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36
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Maux

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Evils

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37
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At a standstill

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Au point mort

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38
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Siège

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Headquaters

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39
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Une décision historique

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Landmark

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40
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Opprimé

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Underdog

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41
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FAire les frais

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Bear the brunt

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42
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S’ateler au problème

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Côme to gripp

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43
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Ouvrir la voie

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Paved the way

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44
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Dilemme

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Quandary

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45
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Impact

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Knock on effect

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46
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Entre..entre

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What with

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47
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Carte maîtresse

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Trumpcard

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48
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Si tel était le cas

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Were it the case

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49
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Jugé

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Prosecuted

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50
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Désormais

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Henceforth

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51
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La bourse

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Stock exchange

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52
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Région

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Area

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53
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Envisager

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To intend to

To consider doing sthg

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54
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FAire du Chantage

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Blackmail smdy into doing

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55
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Device

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Dispositif

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56
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Dialogue entre les religions

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Inter-faith

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57
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Position dure

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Hard line

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58
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Convaincre

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Convince

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59
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Consterné

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Appal

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60
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Bastion

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Stronghold

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61
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Grief (motif de plainte)

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Grievance

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62
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Membre

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Fellow

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63
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Détresse

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Plight

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64
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Fortement

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Forcefully

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65
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En’cours/ continu

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Ongoing

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66
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Parmi

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Among

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67
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Tourmente

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Maelstrom

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68
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Flambée / poussée / s’embraser

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Flare-up

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69
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En vouloir/ avoir de la rancœur

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To resent

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70
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De mauvais augure

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Ominous

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71
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Sévèrement

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Grimly

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72
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Amer

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Bitter

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73
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Anéantir

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Dash

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74
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Exaspérant irritant

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Galling

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75
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Maladroit

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Heavy handed

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76
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Mandat

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Warrant

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77
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Asile

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Asylum

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78
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Saisir

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Grab

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79
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Émettre délivrer publier

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To issue

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80
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Généralisé

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Widespread

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81
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Au nom de

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On behalf of

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82
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Enrôler

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Draft

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83
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Renforcer

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Toughen

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84
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Actionnaire

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Shareholder

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85
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Respect

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Compliance

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86
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Trancher Avec

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To stand in sharp contrast to

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87
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Qui caractérise

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That has been typical

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88
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Expert

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Pundit

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89
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Discipline

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Field of study

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Mesurer

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Assess

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91
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Enquêteurs

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Pollers

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92
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Interrogé

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Surveyed

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93
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A ce jour

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To date/up now/ so far

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N’ont jamais pu

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Have never succeeded/managed in

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95
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Préciser

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Emphasize/ point out

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96
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Une professeure

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A female professor

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97
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Frais de scolarité

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Tuition fees

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98
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Rallier/mobiliser

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Rally

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Une dizaine de milliers

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ABOUT ten thousand

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100
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Une manifestation de rue

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A street protest

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101
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Coupes budgétaires

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Budget cut

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102
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Ce dernier

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The Latter

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103
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Atteindre (chiffre)

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Reach up

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Afficher

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Put up

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105
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Distribuer

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Give out

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106
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Tracts

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Leaflets

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107
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Militer

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Campaign

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108
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Carton

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Cardboard

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109
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Défiler

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March

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Pancarte

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Pancarte

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111
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Rencontrer

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To run into

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112
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Vol de voiture

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Cartheft

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113
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Etre gronde

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To be told off

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114
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D’ici la fin de l’année

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By the end

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115
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Captivant

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Thrilling

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116
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Se quereller

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To quarell

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117
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Automobilistes

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Motorists

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118
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Dès…

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As early as…

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119
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Ne pas apprécier

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To resent

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120
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Cela ne te regarde pas!

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They are none of your buisness

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121
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Principal

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Chiefly

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122
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Ampleur

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Major

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123
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La république populaire

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The People’s republic

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124
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Le rôle croissant

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The ever increasing role

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125
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Des millions d’euros de pertes

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Economic losses amounting to millions

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126
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Intense important

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Extensive

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127
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Produits

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Products

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128
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Elle utiliserait (info pas sur )

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She is said to use

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129
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Ensemble

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Put together

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130
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N’est pas nouvelle

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Is nothing new

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131
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Se montrent

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Proove to be/ appear to be

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132
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1 ha

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2,5 acres

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133
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1 mile

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1,5 km

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134
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1 foot

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30 cm

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135
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1 inch

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3 cm

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136
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1 yard

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1 m

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137
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En témoigne …

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It is évidenced by

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138
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Diffuser

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Broadcast

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139
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Divulguer

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Disclosure

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140
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Désamorcer une bombe

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To defuse a bomb

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141
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Détourner un avion

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To hijack a plané

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142
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Éliminer

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Eradicate

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143
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Canular

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Hoax

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144
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Colis piégé

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A parcel bomb

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145
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État voyou

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Rogue state

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146
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Le bilan de morts

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The death toll

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147
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Victime

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Casualtie

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148
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Marqué de fabrique

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Hall marks

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149
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Absenteisme

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Truancy

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150
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Crise

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Slump/récession

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151
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Pouvoir d’achat

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Purchasing poser

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152
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Estimer

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Consider/reckon

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153
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LE passage à l’euro

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The switch to the change over the euro

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154
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Confier

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Confid in

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Paradis fiscal

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Tax heaven

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Rassurer

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Reassure

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Salaires

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Wedges

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Progresser

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Go up /rise

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Ménages

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Households

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En mer

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Off shore

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161
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Tenir

Compte

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Take into acount

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Il est grand temps

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It is high Time

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Démolir

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Pull down

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Immeuble

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Block of flats

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A l’ordre du jour

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On the agenda

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Emprunteurs

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Borrowers

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S’alourdir

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Getting bigger and biffer

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Est ce que cela te dit ..

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Do you feel like -ing

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Que cela te plaise ou non

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Whether you like it or not

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Engager

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Hire

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Expert comptable

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Expert accoutant

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Nous préoccupe

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A matter of common concern

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Ne devrait pas durer aussi longtemps que prévu

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Saoule not last as long as forecast

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Actionnaire

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Shareholders

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Exigeant

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Demanding

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Industrie du bâtiment

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The construction industry

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Much…

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Une grande partie de..

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Démolir

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Knock down

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Mètre carré

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Square meter

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En compraison

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Relative to

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Etre bâti

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To go up

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Affreusement

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Shockingly

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Approximativement

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Roughly

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Still

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Verbe : continue

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FAire surface

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Turn up

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De meme Que

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As

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Inauguration

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The opening

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Retarder

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Hold up

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Objets d’Artisanat

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Artfacts

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Tenir la route

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Hold water

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Pris en compte/ composer avec

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Negociate

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Égouts

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Sewers

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Eaux usées

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Sewage

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Parfait

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Straightforward

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Implique

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Mean

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Pattern

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Habitude/modèle/motif/imprimé/schéma

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Grue

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Crane

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Fonctionner (machine)

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Operate

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199
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Surplombe

A

To overhang

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Donner sur la rue (appartement)

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Overlook

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Joint

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Articulation

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FAire sur mesure

A

To customize sthg

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Torse

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Chest

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Avec véhémence

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Vociferous

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Inflexible

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Adamant

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Avoir des idées un penchant de gauche

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To hace socialist leanings

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S’adosser

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Leaned back

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S’affoler

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To spread oneself out / to sprawl

209
Q

Front

A

Forehead/ brow

210
Q

To mourn

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Deuil

212
Q

To crease

A

Plisser, plier, froisser

213
Q

Mélancolique, triste

214
Q

Une bosse

215
Q

Etre recroquevillé

A

To be hunched over smthg

216
Q

Arrondir le dos

A

To hunch one’s back

217
Q

Go back

218
Q

Énigmatique

A

Inscrutable

219
Q

Elle est redevenu elle meme

A

She’s back to her old self

She’s hier old self again

220
Q

Urbanisation

A

Urban planning

221
Q

Embourgeoisement

A

Gentrification

222
Q

Huppés

223
Q

Jeune cadre dynamique

224
Q

Déplacer

A

To displace

225
Q

Rabaisser

A

To despise
To scorn
Look down on

226
Q

User de nouveaux mots

A

To coin a Word

227
Q

Chienne labrador

228
Q

Augmenter

A

To soar/skyrocket

229
Q

D’occasion

A

Second hand

230
Q

Enfer mené par les hipsters

A

Inferno of hipsterdom

231
Q

Agaçant

A

Annoying upsetting

232
Q

Avoir recours à

233
Q

Location

234
Q

Renvoyer se débarrasser

235
Q

Vide juridique

236
Q

Contourner la loi

A

To circumvent a law

237
Q

Tromper qqun /user de la ruse sur qqun

A

To trick sbdy into doing sthg

To deceive

238
Q

Soi disant

A

Supposedly

239
Q

Améliorer le sort de qqun

A

To better sbdy’s lot

240
Q

Influence

A

Clout, leverage

241
Q

Subventionner des maisons

242
Q

Loi d’aménagement du territoire

A

A law area

243
Q

Logements sociaux

A

Council housing

244
Q

Admittedly

A

Il est vrai

245
Q

Augmentation

A

Skyrocketing

246
Q

Négative

247
Q

Dans la mesure de

A

Insofar as

248
Q

Avantage // inconvénient

A

Upsides // downsides

249
Q

Sort

250
Q

Influence

251
Q

Empêcher

252
Q

Non seulement

253
Q

Exemple

A

Not only cannot yuppies be held

254
Q

Plaider en faveur de

A

To make case out of

255
Q

A wide smile

256
Q

Tricoter

A

Make clothes from wool

257
Q

Tromperie

A

Déception/ trickery

258
Q

Rare

A

Scarce

Few and fare between (familier)

259
Q

Except

260
Q

Journaliste indépendant

A

A freelancer/ self employed

261
Q

Précis

262
Q

D’autant plus

A

All the more…as

263
Q

Virer

A

Dismiss (général)
Lay sbdy of(licenciement eco)
Make sbd redundant

264
Q

Cadre supérieur

A

Senior executives

265
Q

Réel

266
Q

Embaucher

267
Q

Comptable

A

Accountant

268
Q

Immédiatement

A

Right away

269
Q

Une clope

A

A ciggie

A fag

270
Q

ORL

A

Ear nose and throt specialist (ENT)

271
Q

Étiqueté

272
Q

Supporter financièrement

273
Q

Etre d’accord avec quelqu’un

Etre d’accord avec quelque chose

A

WITH

ABOUT

274
Q

Il habite à 2 pas

A

To live around the corner

275
Q

Visiter

276
Q

Aboutir à

277
Q

Match nul

278
Q

Quel

Dommage

A

Such a pity

279
Q

Électeurs

A

Constituents

280
Q

Dwell

281
Q

Fort

A

Dramatically

282
Q

Attracted by

283
Q

Sucess story

A

Rags to riches

284
Q

Salir la réputation

A

To stain sbdys reputation

285
Q

Rafraîchir refroidir

286
Q

Cool head

A

Sang froid

287
Q

To lease

288
Q

Affreusement

289
Q

Humide

A

Damp wer moist

290
Q

FAire une affaire

A

To have sthg for a song

291
Q

Squalor

292
Q

Pour une caractéristique du sujet

A

It will be a painter
It would be…

Will ou would

293
Q

Très sale

A

To be squalid (squalor)

To be filthy (filth)

294
Q

Plane

295
Q

Vieillissement de la population des pays développés

A

Épuisement du baby boom

Espérance de vie et vieillissent

296
Q

Conséquences du passage au processus du vieillissement

A

Crise demo
Olus de travailleurs, la retraite baisse
Coût des dépenses
Équilibre demo entre nord sud bascule au profit du sud

297
Q

Freinage démographique du Sud

A

Transition démographique : explosion demo puis taux de mortalité chute MAIS fécondité haute

Ralentissement inattendu: mentalités ..
–>modification forces démographiques

298
Q

Paradoxe migratoire entre vieillissement et crise

A

Pression migratoire forte Avec crise de la dette et PAS

Crise eco au nord
Politiques de fermeture relative

Politique immigration stoppée
Prime de retour échec
Expulsion augmentent
Immigration clandestine aussi

299
Q

A trailblazer

300
Q

A venture

A

A risky project

301
Q

Glittering

A

Shinning

Dazzling

302
Q

To pave the way

A

To blaze a trail in sthg

303
Q

Out of the blue

A

Unexpectedly

304
Q

To squander

305
Q

Pratique

A

Convenient

306
Q

Renoncer

307
Q

Entièrement

A

Altogether

308
Q

Seuil

309
Q

Majeure partie

A

Lion’s share

310
Q

Consacrer

311
Q

Conquérir un marché

A

To capture

To corner

312
Q

Driver less vehicles

A

Voiture sans chauffeur

313
Q

Renoncer

314
Q

Une révolution conceptuelle

A

A paradigm shift

315
Q

Un mot courant

A

Household name

316
Q

Passer l’aspirateur

A

To hoover a room

To vacuum a carpet

317
Q

Inévitable

A

To be bound to

318
Q

Avoir une avance sur

A

To have an edge over

To have a head start over

319
Q

Coicoiturage

320
Q

S’étendre, se diversifier

A

Branch out into

Diversify into

321
Q

Fusion

A

Merger

To merge

322
Q

Répondre de ses actions auprès de

A

To be accountable to sthg for smdy

323
Q

Pionnier

A

A trailblazer

324
Q

Actuel (politique)

325
Q

Néologisme

A

A coined Word

326
Q

Par lequel

327
Q

Petit boulot

A

Odd job

A gig

328
Q

Rock bottom prices

A

Prix très très bas

329
Q

Libre comme l’air

A

Footlose

Free Spirited

330
Q

Tremplin (travail)

A

Stepping stone

331
Q

Booster

A

Boost

Unleashe

332
Q

Géants (FTN

333
Q

Metro

A

Underground

334
Q

Inondé

335
Q

Pénurie

336
Q

Pétrole

337
Q

Essence

338
Q

Embouteillage

A

Traffic jam

339
Q

Perturbé

340
Q

C’est assez surprenant …

A

Oddly enough

341
Q

Singulièrement

342
Q

Covoiturage

A

Car-pooling

343
Q

Tirer des leçons de

A

To draw lesson from sthg

344
Q

Frapper (eco , envir)

345
Q

Événement inéluctable

A

Which is bound to happen

346
Q

Subire

A

Go through undergo suffer

347
Q

Se révéler’

A

Turns out to be

348
Q

FAire Avec se contenter

A

To make do with

349
Q

Revenir en arrière sur une loi

A

To reverse / undo/repeal à law

350
Q

Contourner

351
Q

Ceux qui ne croient pas le réchauffement climatique

A

Climate denier

Sceptic

352
Q

La clé de

A

To be the cornerstone of sthg

353
Q

Magnat

354
Q

Difficultés économiques

A

Economic woes

355
Q

Mettre de côté

356
Q

Benchmark

357
Q

Au milieu de

358
Q

Unleash

A

Déchaîner

359
Q

Entraver

360
Q

Décomposer

361
Q

Miettes

362
Q

Prospérer

363
Q

D’avant garde

A

Cutting edge

364
Q

Dénouement

365
Q

Une banlieue (négatif)

A

A problem area
A socially deprived area
An inner city

366
Q

Conté

A

Shire

County

367
Q

Essex Surrey Kent

A

Contés UK

368
Q

Bétonner

369
Q

Affirmer

370
Q

Etre suffisant / contente de soi / satisfait

A

To be smug

371
Q

Voleur

372
Q

Cambriolage

A

A burglary

373
Q

Agresser

374
Q

Vol a l’étalage

A

A sholifting

375
Q

Avoir les idées larges

A

To be broad minded

376
Q

En chair et en os

A

To see smdy in the flesh

377
Q

Soupirer

378
Q

A l’écart

379
Q

Maison individuelle /pavillon

A

A detached house

380
Q

Une maison une mitoyenne

A

Semi detached house

381
Q

Séries de maison

A

A terraced house

382
Q

Volumineux

A

Extravagant

383
Q

Grenier mansarde

384
Q

PME

A

Medium size companies

385
Q

Licenciement eco

386
Q

Effet d’entraînement

A

The trickle down effect

387
Q

CSR

A

Corporate Social Responsibility

Responsabilité sociale des entreprises

388
Q

Enlightened capitalism

Buisness ethics

A

Capitalisme éclairé

389
Q

FAire semblant de s’interesser

A

To pay lip service to sthg

390
Q

Externaliser sous traintzjt

A

Outsourcing

391
Q

Automatisation

A

Automation

Dehumanization

392
Q

FAire face à ses repsonsabilites

A

Face up to one’s responsabilities

393
Q

Lancer une nouvelle tendance

A

Set a new trend

394
Q

Acteurs économiques

A

Economic players

395
Q

Mal traitier quelqu’un

A

To treat smdy like dirt

396
Q

Tenir quelqu’un responsable

A

To hold sbdy responsible for sthg

397
Q

Leur pouvoir toujours el augmentation

A

Their ever increasing power

398
Q

Ne pas oas avoir de scrupules

A

To have no qualms about sthg

399
Q

Tourner autour

A

To revolve around

400
Q

Par exemple Google

A

.Google is a case on point :
.A telling example is Google
.Witness, Google which ..
…, as exemplified by Google which

401
Q

Quavering voice

A

Voix chevrotante (trac)

402
Q

Évoquer exprimer

403
Q

Prévisible

A

Pre-ordained

404
Q

Comprendre

405
Q

Injurié

406
Q

Sans défaut

Parfaite

407
Q

Amabilité

A

Likeability

408
Q

Colossale
Intimidant
Découragent

409
Q

Participation (elemcyion)

410
Q

Champs DE bataille

A

Battleground

411
Q

Très tôt

412
Q

Saisir s’emparer utiliser

413
Q

Apparent

414
Q

Nom de jeune fille

A

Maiden name

415
Q

Acharné sans relâche inexorable

A

Relentless

416
Q

Entreprise

417
Q

Quest

418
Q

Doom

419
Q

Au delà de

420
Q

Laced

421
Q

Eagerly

A

Avec impatience

422
Q

Subordonné

A

Subservient

423
Q

Répit

424
Q

Cesser

425
Q

Chercher

426
Q

Haine

427
Q

Niveau seuil

428
Q

Renegat

429
Q

Procès

430
Q

Phase DE baisse

431
Q

Connaître une période difficile

A

To go through A bad patch

432
Q

L’effondrement de l’économie mondiale

A

The global economic meltdown

433
Q

L’immobilier

A

Proprety

Real estate

434
Q

Promoteur immobilier

A

A developer

435
Q

Bulle immobilière

A

The housing bubble

436
Q

Marasme

437
Q

Prêter de l’argent

A

To lend money to sb

438
Q

Un emprunt

439
Q

Hypothéquer

440
Q

Une saisie

A

Foreclosure

441
Q

Actionnaires

A

Shareholder

442
Q

Voyou

443
Q

Arnaque

444
Q

Augmentation d’impôt

A

A tax rise

445
Q

La reprise

446
Q

Une remontée de la croissance

A

An upswining in economic growth

447
Q

Impliquée

448
Q

Faux, intox

449
Q

Tâche

450
Q

Libel

Slander

A

Calomnier diffamer

451
Q

Persévérante

A

Résilient

452
Q

2 poids 2 mesures

A

Double standards

453
Q

Rester au second plan

A

To take a back seat

454
Q

Représailles

455
Q

Une Cote DE popularité

A

Approval rating

456
Q

Her political demise

A

Défaite politique

457
Q

Les faits étaient la

A

Clearly on the wall

458
Q

Mal tourné, malheureux

459
Q

FAire ses preuves

A

To prove one’s self

460
Q

Stubbornly

A

Avec entêtement

461
Q

Deceitfulness

A

Malhonnête

462
Q

Mal interpréter

A

Misconstruing

463
Q

Jamais satisfait

A

Unquechable

464
Q

Déterminée

A

Intent on doing

465
Q

Détermination

466
Q

Incessante

A

Unrelenting

467
Q

FAire des caricatures

A

To lampoon

468
Q

Pour couronner le tout

A

To crown it all

To add insult to injury

469
Q

So called

A

Soit disant

470
Q

Au bon moment

A

Opportunetly

471
Q

Esprit intelligence

472
Q

Defeated

A

Vanquished

473
Q

Tourner le dos

A

Turn their backs on her

474
Q

Briser

FAire voler en éclat

475
Q

Qqun qui ose

A

A bold man

Reckless

476
Q

Tete brûle

A

Daredevil

Hothead

477
Q

Supercherie

478
Q

Jusque boutistes

479
Q

Etre reconnu/acclamé

A

To be hail as

480
Q

Sauveur

481
Q

Curieusement

A

Oddly enough

482
Q

Premier plan

A

Fore front

483
Q

Prétexte

484
Q

Transmettre

485
Q

Dénoncer

486
Q

Judicieusement

487
Q

Contrecarrer

488
Q

La montée d’un phénomène

489
Q

Âge d’or

490
Q

Example parfait

A

The epitome

491
Q

Mitigé

A

Bitter sweat

492
Q

Évident

493
Q

Avoir département besoin d’attention

A

To crave for attention

To be angry for attention

494
Q

Zone défavorisée

A

Inner city

495
Q

Renier désavouer

496
Q

Volonté

497
Q

Avoir toutes les raisons de

A

To have every reason to

To have good cause to

498
Q

Aller contre une tendance

A

To buck a trend

499
Q

Personnes qui aiment répandre la peur

A

Scaremongers

Doomsayers

500
Q

Pour cotonner le tout

501
Q

Roturière

502
Q

Parler de qqchose D’une manière tres enthousiaste

A

To enthuse

503
Q

FAIRE l’éloge de

Louer

504
Q

Briser (rêve, votre, assistte)

505
Q

Non conformist

506
Q

Se tenir à l’écart

A

To stand aloof from

507
Q

Se présenter comme

S’ériger comme

A

Project oneself

508
Q

Avoir les pieds sur terre

A

Down-to-earth

509
Q

Vivre avec son temps

A

Move with the times

510
Q

Jouer Un Grand rôle dans

A

To be instrumental in

511
Q

Tissus social

A

Fabric of a society

512
Q

Précurseur

A

Forerunner

513
Q

Accompagner

514
Q

Être mené dans

A

To be ushered in

515
Q

Inaugurer une nouvelle ère

A

To usher in

To Herald

516
Q

Outre atlantique

A

Across the pond

517
Q

Progressiste

A

Forward thinking

518
Q

Être détaché de

Éloigne de

A

To estrange from