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1
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Il Concourait à la présidentielle

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He was running for election

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Une imposture

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A hoax

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Faire un exemple

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To set an example

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Une close

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A provision

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Les petits asterisques

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A small print

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Un carnet d’addresse

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An address book

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Une sonnerie

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A ringing

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Décrocher

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To pick up

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Raccrocher

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To hang up

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Menaçant

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Threatning

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Molle

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Soft

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Une phrase

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A sentence

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Boeuf

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Steer

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ce n’est pas un exercice (alarme incendie ..)

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This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill

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Gérer

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To handle

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Pup

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Chiot

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Un actif

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An asset

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S’arracher qq chose

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To claw smthg out

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Hélicopère

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Helicopter/Chopper

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Regarder fixement

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To stare

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Seiche

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Cuttlefish

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Merde

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Crap

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Odeur

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Scent

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Refuge

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Shelter

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une étagère

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a shelf

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immersion heater

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le chauffe eau

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chauffage

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heater !!!

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une inclinaison ( la tendance penche .. il penche vers ..)

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to lean

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tendances politiques

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political leanings

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un ruisseau

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un stream

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ruisseler

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to trickle

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un courant d’air

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a draught

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courants d’airs /jeu de dames

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draughts

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laisser qq entrer

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to let somebody in

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retenir son souffle

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to hold one’s breath

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aller à contre courant

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to go against the flow

sens figuré: to go against the flow

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dégringoler

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to slump

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saule

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willow

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chêne

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oak

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pin

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pine

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se tendre

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to strain

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une relation tendue

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a strained relationship

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the strains of city life

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le stress de la vie de ville …

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un menton

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chin

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la paume

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palm (pammmm)

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46
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lire les rides de la main

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to read somebody’s palm

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47
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se reposer, mais aussi qq chose qui reposer

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to rest

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48
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confier des secrets

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to confide secrets in somebody

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événement

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occasion

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sans aucune occasion, circonstance

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without any opportunity

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51
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cela fait si longtemps depuis que

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it had been so long since i kept

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52
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je ne par le qu’en mon nom

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i am only speaking on my own

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ne pas se méler

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to keep oneself to oneself

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54
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prétendre

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to claim !!!

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55
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porter le nom de , être nommé d’après

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to be named after his father

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NOM DE METIER

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A !!!!!!

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57
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Un photographe

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A photographER

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une photo

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a photograph

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je l’ai su

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=> je l’ai appris => i learnt that

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60
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un portefeuille

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a wallet

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je sortis la photo de mon portefeuille

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i took the photo out of my wallet

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remettre quelque chose à

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to hand sthg to

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le pouce

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thumb

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l’index

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a forefinger

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tenir qq chose à qq

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to hold something out to

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66
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? annuarie ?

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a ring finger

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mon petit doigt

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my litle finger told me …

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il le prit avec précaution

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it took it with caution

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poser

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to lay laid laid

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mon amiE

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my FEMALE friend

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mari, marié

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the bride, the groom

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se pomponer

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to groom oneself

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préparer quelqu’un

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to groom somebody for responsible post

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un garçon (hôtel)

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lobby boy

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celui qui porte les valises

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a porter

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bien que

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although

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à l’intérieur

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indoors

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vanter les mérites

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to trumpet (

Cameron have trumpeted “progress” in the talks but the EU president, who is keen to avoid a so-called “Brexit”, warned there were still “outstanding issues” to resolve)

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Ceux nées entre les années 80 et 2000

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the younger generation, also dubbed Millenials/Generation Y/ Gen Yers/Digital natives

PAS DE THE

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80
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oppos à la vieille génération

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Generation X, baby boomers PAS DE THE

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leurs aînés

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their elders

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leur attitude au travail, leurs habitudes au travail, leur éthique de travail.

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their attitude to work, their working habits, their work ethic, outlook on work

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perpétués

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perpetuated

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être mal fondé, faux, inapproprié

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to be inaccurate, ill founded, unfounded

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avoir des une idée préconçu

avoir des idées préconçus

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to hold a preconceived idea/conception.

to hold preconceived ideas

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dissiper une fausse idée

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to dispel a misconception

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e

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to debunk a myth

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ils sont dits être

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they are said to be

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on dit à tord qu’ils sont …

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they are (wrongly) believed/said/thought to be

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Ils sont supposés être

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Net Geners are supposedly … workers

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on dit à tord

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they are allegedly said to be

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à linverse de la croyance populaire

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Contrary to popular belief/myth

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ils sont prétendu être

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they are so-called love of digital media

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accoutumés

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to be accustomed to

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95
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un open space

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open-plan offices

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avoir de la liberté d’action, du mou

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to have more leeway

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tirer le meilleur parti de

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to make the most out of today

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un travail épanouissant et gratifiant

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a fulfilling and rewarding job

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peer pressure ?

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k

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leur production

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their output

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leur contribution

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input, what you gain

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être socialement concerné

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to be socially aware

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prendre garde à

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to beware of sthg

104
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tend à se réduire

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tend to narrow

105
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qu’ils soient . .. qu’ils soient ….

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be they, be they

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passionnant, intéressant, passionnant

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interesting, exiting, fulfilling

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être promu

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to go ahead

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remède de charlatan

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swallowing a lot of snake oil

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a do-gooder

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qq qui fait sa BA. Péjoratif

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corporate do-goodery

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entreprise qui font leurs BA

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a playpen

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a place were you put kids. Parc d’enfants.

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retour sur XX

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feedback

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to learn the ropes

to learn the tricks of the trade

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apprendre les ficelles du métier

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qq d’ambitieux

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a high-flying person

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dans la mesure ou

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insofar as

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de plus

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furthermore

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à moins que

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unless

118
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un vivier, un réservoir

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a pool

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qui emporte tout, à l’emporte pièce

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sweaping

120
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mettre dans le même panier

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lumping them all together

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il est vrai

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admitedly

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une (génération) connectée

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a wired one

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les tenants et les aboutissants

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the ins and outs

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gravir l’échelle de l’entreprise

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to climb up the corporate ladder

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Reconnaissance sociale

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social respect, social recognition

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une manière d’avoir la reconnaissance sociale de ses vertus, qualité, mérite… ?

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A way to gain/to get public acknowledgment of one’s virtues/merits/qualities

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Un travail, une occupation, un métier manuel, du travail

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a job
an occupation
a trade
Work ! sans rien !

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inversement

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Conversely

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on peut se demander si .. oourquoi …

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We can wonder why/what/whether work is ! …

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faire des études

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to pursue studies, to study

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avoir un travail rémunéré

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to be in gainful employment

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ne pas se mélanger

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to keep oneself to oneself

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grimper l’échelle sociale etc ….

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to achieve social mobility,

to climb the social ladder

134
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une prothèse de hanche

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a hip replacement

135
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e

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she didn’t bat an eyelid ee

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e

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an eyelash

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mal de dent
ventre
dos
tête

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tooth ache
stomach
back
head

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contempler qq

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nombrilisme

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rougir

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to blush with embarassement ?? e ?

140
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blanchir

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to whiten

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rougir

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to redden

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baîller d’ennui

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to yawn with boredum ?

143
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Trembler, grelotter,

trembler de peur

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to shiver

to shake/shudder/quiver with !

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main d’oeuvre exploité

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sweated labour

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un atelier clandestin

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a sweatshop

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il vient d’avoir

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he has turned 40, 30 o’clock

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jeter un coup d’oeil distrait

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to glanced casually at something

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e

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to cast a casual glance

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emploi saisonnier

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casual work

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affiché (écran)

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display

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un écran, l’affichage

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the screen/computer displays

152
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à l’étalage

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on display

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retirer (argent, des troupes)

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to withdraw

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effacé

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removed, erased

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un moment

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a moment to spare

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c’est de la plus grande importance

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it is of the utmost importance

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Du moins ça l’est pour moi

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at least, it is for me

158
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what’s up

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qu’y a t-il ? Familier

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tu ne peux pas t’arranger ?

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Can’t you manage ?

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il était convenu

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it was arranged …

161
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un mariage arrangé

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an arranged mariage

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we’ve arrranged for a car to collect us at the airport

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on avait convenu qu’une voiture vienne nous chercher l’aéroport

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pour que tu le lises

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for you to read

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en se rendant

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on her way to

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row

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une ligne

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mettre au courant

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to inform

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sans aucune valeur (valleur nulle)

sans prix

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valueless

priceless

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vers

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towards

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un bijou

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a piece of jewelry

a very valuable jewel

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à l’envers

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upside down

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i did + BV

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!!

172
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i have + PP

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!

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On dit d’eux qu’ils ..

on croit qu’ils sont

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they are said to …

they are also believed to …

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leurs supérieurs (leurs boss ..)

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their seniors

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par conséquent

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as a consequence

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tout sauf vraies

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anything but true et pas avec everything (anything enlève, everything ajoute)

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leurs patrons

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their bosses, their seniors, their superiors

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Celui-ci, ces dernières, etc…

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the latter

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négliger, oublier …

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to overlook

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Enfin

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last, …

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obéir à un ordre

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to obey an order

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ils sont nés

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they were born

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il existe beaucoup de différences

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differences do exist

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bien que qu’elles soient dites …

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although next geners are said

185
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être enclin à la violence

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to be prone to violence

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épanouissement personnel

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self-fulfilment

187
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être le moteur de ..

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to be the driving force behind /of

188
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alors que:
en début de phrase
en milieu de phrase:

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While …..

……. whereas

189
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elle est soit …. soit

ni mon père ni ma mère ….

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either … or

neither…. nor

190
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a shelf

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une étagère

191
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the stove

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le poêle, la cuisinière.

192
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un article de fond: un article qui examine un phénomène de prés

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! a feature article

“this feature article aims at ….”

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nerveux, agités

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fidgety

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obéissant, dociles

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biddable

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dans la mesure ou, en ce qui concerne, pour autant que

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insofar as

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volontiers, de son plein gré

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willingly

197
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les recherches

A

research !!!!!! toujours singulier

198
Q

prévenir qq de

A

to warn somebody against

199
Q

regrouper (dans le même sac), faire des amalgames

A

to lump

200
Q

les tenants et les aboutissants

A

the ins and the outs

201
Q

grimper dans la hiérarchie de l’entreprise

A

to climb up the corporate ladder

202
Q

Un butin/tresort, mago

A

Hoard

203
Q

Boue

A

Mud

204
Q

Cascade

A

Waterfall

205
Q

Ça n’a pas de sens

A

That doesn’t make sense

206
Q

Bizarre

A

Weird

207
Q

R

A

Mumbler

208
Q

T

A

Overdue

209
Q

Flossed

A

T

210
Q

dehors

A

outside

211
Q

draw up

A

s’arrêter, se garer

212
Q

ill founded fears

A

peurs sans fondements

213
Q

wistfully

A

nostalgie, mélancolie

214
Q

un malaise économique

A

an economic, social malaise

215
Q

gros fuselage

un long courrier

A

wide bodied

a wide bodied jet

216
Q

tressaillir

A

to cringe

217
Q

les instances/autorités

A

governing bodies

218
Q

réacteurs

vol long courrier

A

jet engine

long haul flight

219
Q

scheduled

A

organisé

220
Q

in the line of duty

A

dans l’exercice de ses fonctions, en service

221
Q

charme

A

glamour

222
Q

scénariste

A

scriptwriter

223
Q

paillette

A

sequine

224
Q

essential oil

A

huile essentielle

225
Q

question tag dans un dialogue

A

non ? , je le trompe

226
Q

M1,

A

motorway 1 => autoroute 1

227
Q

which had been playing up badly

A

qui m’avait encore joué des tours

228
Q

faire une dépression nerveuse

A

to have a nervous breakdown

229
Q

to play smthg up = to exaggerate= to over play

A

surjouer, exagéré

230
Q

to play smthg down= to down play=minimize

A

minimiser

231
Q

badly

A

mal, mais aussi profondément, désespérément

232
Q

aches and pains

A

les maux, les douleurs

233
Q

un, mal de dos

A

backache

234
Q

un robinet

A

a tap

235
Q

une fiole

A

a phial

236
Q

avec du laiton

A

brass-bound

237
Q

a leatherbound book

A

un livre relié de cuir

238
Q

tourists band for europe

A

touristes à destination de l’europe

239
Q

northbound

A

en direction du nord

Voc Anglais (22 decks)

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