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1
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bétail

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cattle

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une race (animaux)

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a breed

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un boeuf

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an ox (pl. oxen)

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l’étable

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the cowshed

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un veau

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a calf (calves)

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paille

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straw

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un bouc

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a billy-goat

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faire cocorico

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to crow

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un canard

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a drake, a duck

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la mare

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the pond

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des pantoufles

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slippers

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des collants

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a pair of tights

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tricoter

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to knit

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les vacanciers

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holiday-makers

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se baigner

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to bathe

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un paquebot

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a liner

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tribord/babord

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starboard/ port

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18
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une boussole

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a compass

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bourdonner

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to buzz

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un moucheron

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a gnat

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un scarabée

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a beetle

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une chenille

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a caterpillar

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pulvériser (produit)

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to spray

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une limace

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a slug

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toile d’araignée

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cobweb

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la cire

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wax

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piquer (insecte)

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to sting (stung, stung)

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un merle

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a blackbird

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un rouge-gorge

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a robin

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une plume

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a feather

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31
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le bec (oiseau)

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the bill

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32
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le nid

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the nest

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33
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sautiller

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to hop

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34
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une pelouse

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a lawn

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tondre (pelouse)

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to mow (mowed, mown)

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36
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une jonquille

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a daffodil

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une tulipe

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a tulip

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38
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le muguet

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lily of the valley

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un bouquet (fleur)

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a posy

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40
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le verger

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the orchard

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41
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noyau du fruit

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a stone (GB), a pit (US)

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42
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une prûne

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a plum

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43
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une baie

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a berry

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44
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le potager

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the kitchen garden

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45
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un choux

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a cabbage

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un haricot

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a bean

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47
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un outil (de jardinage)

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a (gardening) tool

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un arrosoir

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a watering-can

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arroser

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to water

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50
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une tronçonneuse

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a chain-saw

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51
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un cerceau

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a hoop

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52
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une toupie

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a (spinning) top

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un cerf-volant

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a kite

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54
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les billes (jeu)

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marbles

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55
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une corde à sauter

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a skipping rope

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56
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une télécommande

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a remote control

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57
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les fléchettes

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darts

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58
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un jeu d’adresse

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a game of skill

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59
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les loisirs

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leisure

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60
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l’athlétisme

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athletics

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61
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la piste (d’athlétisme)

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the track

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62
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une patinoire

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a skating rink

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63
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l’escrime

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fencing

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64
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l’ecalade

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rock-climbing

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65
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remonte-pente (ski)

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a ski-lift

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un aviron

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an oar

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67
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le squelette

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the skeleton

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68
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la chair

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flesh

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69
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une devinette

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a riddle

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70
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une ride

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a wrinkle

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71
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la cuisse

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the thigh

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72
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une éclipse

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an eclipse

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une plaine

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a plain

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l’argile

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clay

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75
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la craie

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chalk

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un pic (montagne)

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a peak

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enneigé (montagne)

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snow-capped

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les prévisions météorologiques

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the weather forecast

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le thermormètre

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the thermometer

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une averse

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a shower

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81
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un grêlon

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a hailstone

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une goutte de pluie

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a raindrop

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brouillard

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a fog

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84
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la gelée

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frost

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les flocons de neige

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snowflakes

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une tempête de neige

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a blizzard

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87
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verglacé

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icy

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88
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verglas

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black ice

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89
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le cratère

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a crater

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90
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un rayon (magasin)

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a department

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91
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marchander qch

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to bargain for sth

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92
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un comptable

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an accountant

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93
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un point de vente

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an outlet

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94
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un détaillant

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a retailer

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95
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la caissière

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the cashier

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96
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un Caddie

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a trolley

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97
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un rayon

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a shelf (shelves)

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98
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un ticket de caisse

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a receipt

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99
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la caisse

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a checkout

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100
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la date limite de vente

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a sell-by date

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101
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envelopper (magasin)

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to wrap

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102
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une étude de marché

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a market survey

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103
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autrefois

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formerly

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104
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être à l’heure/ arriver à temps

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to be on time/ to be in time

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105
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dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre

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clockwise (anticlockwise)

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les aiguilles (horloge)

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the hands

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107
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sordide

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squalid

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108
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goudronner

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to tar

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109
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le trottoir

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the pavement

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110
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un égout

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a drain

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111
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embouteillé

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congested

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un embouteillage

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a traffic jam

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113
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un rond-point

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a roundabout

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114
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les éboueurs

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dustmen

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115
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un kiosque à journaux

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a bookstall

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116
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un relieur

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a book-binder

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117
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la voûte (plafond)

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a vault

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118
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les fidèles (religions)

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the congregation

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119
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des vitraux

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stained glass windows

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120
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le clocher

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the steeple

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un païen

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a pagan

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fanatisme

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fanaticism

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un pèlerin

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a pilgrim

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une paroisse

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a parish

125
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le curé

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the vicar

126
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un psaume

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a psalm

127
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une religieuse

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a nun

128
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consommation (pour une voiture)

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the mileage

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autoroute

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motorway (GB), interstate (US)

130
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crever (voiture)

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to have a puncture

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une voiture d’occasion

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a second-hand car

132
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gonfler un pneu

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to inflate a tyre

133
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oxydé

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corroded

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un ralenti (voiture)

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a tick-over

135
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résistant aux chocs

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shockproof

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le capot (voiture

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a bonnet

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pare-brise

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a windscreen

138
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poignée de la portière

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a door handle

139
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antenne

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aerial

140
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un pare-chocs

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a bumper

141
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phare (voiture)

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a head light

142
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un pneu

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a tyre

143
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coffre

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a boot

144
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feu de marche arrière

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reversing light

145
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clignotant

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an indicator light

146
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rétroviseur

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rear view mirror

147
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essuie-glace

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windscreen wiper

148
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ventilation

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air vent

149
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volant (voiture)

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steering wheel

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débrayage

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a clutch

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un frein

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a brake

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une berline

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a four-door sedan

153
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décapotable/ cabriolet

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convertible

154
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voiture familiale

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estate car

155
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formation continue

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adult education

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les locaux (lieu)

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the premises

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copie de sauvegarde

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a backup (copy)

158
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les voyants, lumières (ordi)

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the indicators

159
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mettre a point

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to debug

160
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un traitement de texte

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a word processor

161
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un répertoire

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a directory

162
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un code barre

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a bar code

163
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la condensation

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moisture

164
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un dysfonctionnement

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a malfunction

165
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un magnétoscope

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a VCR

166
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récupérer (fichier ordi)

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to retrieve

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l’entrée vidéo

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the video input

168
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rembobinage

A

rewind

169
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emplacement des piles

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battery chamber

170
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un globule

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a blood cell

171
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rayons infrarouges

A

infrared rays

172
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une étoile filante

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shooting star

173
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l’étoile du berger

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the Evening Star

174
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l’Etoile Polaire

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the Pole Star

175
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la voie lactée

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the Milky Way

176
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l’alimentation (électrique)

A

the power supply

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allumer

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to put on

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conducteur adj. (matériel)

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conductive

179
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tension (électrique)

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voltage

180
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une rallonge (électrique)

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a extension cord

181
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un culot à vis

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a screw base

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une ampoule

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a bulb

183
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articulation (robot)

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joint

184
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automatisation

A

automation

185
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mise en service (robot)

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commissioning

186
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robotiser

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to automate

187
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copeaux de bois

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shavings

188
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étau

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vice

189
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perceuse à main

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hand drill

190
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établi

A

bench

191
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tablier

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apron

192
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porte-outils

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tool-holder

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compagnie aérienne

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airline

194
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constructeur

A

manufacturer

195
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mettre sur orbite

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to put in orbit

196
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mise à feu (fusée)

A

ignition

197
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navette spatialle

A

space shuttle

198
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vaisseau spatial

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spacecraft

199
Q

vitrage

A

glazing

200
Q

hélice

A

propeller

201
Q

cabine de pilotage

A

cockpit

202
Q

gouvernail

A

rudder

203
Q

mât

A

mast

204
Q

train d’atterrissage

A

landing gear

205
Q

bouture

A

cuttings

206
Q

brin d’herbe

A

a blade of grass

207
Q

épais

A

thick

208
Q

faire une bouture

A

to take cuttings

209
Q

arbre feuillu

A

broad-leaved tree

210
Q

massif (arbre)

A

clump

211
Q

sécateur

A

clippers

212
Q

tailler

A

to trim

213
Q

tondeuse à gazon/ pour coiffeur

A

lawnmower/ clippers

214
Q

une touffe d’herbe

A

a clump of grass

215
Q

armoire

A

wardrobe

216
Q

buffet, placard

A

cupboard

217
Q

canapé

A

settee

218
Q

commode

A

a chest of drawers

219
Q

étagère

A

shelf (shelves)

220
Q

poutre

A

beam

221
Q

secrétaire (meuble)

A

writing desk

222
Q

table de chevet

A

bedside table

223
Q

table basse

A

coffe table

224
Q

tabouret

A

stool

225
Q

vitrine

A

display cabinet

226
Q

au point (appareil photo)

A

in focus (out of focus)

227
Q

cadrage (photo)

A

framing

228
Q

champ visuel

A

field of view

229
Q

chambre noire

A

darkroom

230
Q

demi-teinte

A

middle tone

231
Q

foyer (photo)

A

focus

232
Q

flou

A

blurry

233
Q

être flou (image)

A

to be out of focus

234
Q

profondeur de champ

A

depth of field

235
Q

chaise roulante

A

wheelchair

236
Q

faire étape à

A

to stop off at

237
Q

itinéraire

A

route

238
Q

payer un supplément

A

to pay an additional charge

239
Q

pourboire

A

tip

240
Q

tarif aller / tarif retour

A

one way fare/ return fare

241
Q

voyager à plein tarif

A

to travel at full fare

242
Q

aiguilles à tricoter

A

knitting needle

243
Q

bobine

A

reel

244
Q

bouffant (anche)

A

puffed

245
Q

couture

A

sewing

246
Q

épngles

A

pins

247
Q

machine à coudre

A

sewing machine

248
Q

tricoter

A

to knit

249
Q

assurance tous risques/ au tiers

A

fully comprehensive/ third party cover

250
Q

carte grise

A

car registration document

251
Q

indemnité (assurance)

A

indemnification

252
Q

mutuelle

A

health insurance

253
Q

responsabilité (légale)

A

liability

254
Q

buanderie

A

laundry room

255
Q

bureau

A

study

256
Q

cellier/ cave

A

cellar

257
Q

entrée

A

hallway

258
Q

grange

A

barn

259
Q

palier

A

landing

260
Q

sous-sol

A

basement

261
Q

essuie-glace

A

windscreen wiper

262
Q

pare-brise

A

windscreen

263
Q

remorque

A

trailer

264
Q

à intérêt fixe

A

fixed-interest

265
Q

autorisation de découvert

A

agreed overdraft

266
Q

coffre fort

A

safe

267
Q

compte courant/ épargne

A

current/savings account

268
Q

distributeur automatique de billets

A

cash dispenser

269
Q

encaisser un chèque

A

to cash a cheque

270
Q

virement

A

transfer

271
Q

taux d’intérêt

A

rate of interest

272
Q

relevé bancaire

A

bank statement

273
Q

organigra

A

flow chart

274
Q

prélèvement/ virement automatique

A

standing order

275
Q

faire la caisse

A

to balance the cash

276
Q

boulon

A

bolt

277
Q

poulie

A

pulley

278
Q

surchauffe

A

superheat

279
Q

ventilateur

A

fan

280
Q

biberon

A

feeding bottle

281
Q

couche (bébé)

A

nappy

282
Q

goûter

A

collation

283
Q

tétine

A

dummy

284
Q

lingette

A

wipes

285
Q

poussette

A

pushchair

286
Q

cantine

A

canteen

287
Q

bavoir

A

bib

288
Q

marionnette

A

puppet

289
Q

comptine

A

rhyme

290
Q

abat-jour

A

lamp shade

291
Q

coussin

A

cushion

292
Q

dessus de lit

A

bed spread

293
Q

drap

A

bed clothe

294
Q

noeud

A

knot

295
Q

oreiller

A

pillow

296
Q

tablier de cuisine

A

apron

297
Q

tapisserie

A

upholstery

298
Q

traversin

A

bolster

299
Q

tringle

A

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