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Inebranlable

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To be adamant

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Controler/donner son accord

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To vet

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Coin

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Wedge

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Faire la guerre

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To wage a war

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Être coincer (entre deux choses)

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To be wedged

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Frenesie

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Frenzy

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Être en conflit

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To be at loggerheads

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Barrage

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a Dam

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Betail

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Cattle

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Elever

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Breed

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Institut de technologie

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Polytechnic

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Reconnu/de qualité

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Toprate

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Monter

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To climb up

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Livrer

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To deliver

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Pertinemment

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Full well

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Faire de la peine a

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To hurt sb´s feelings

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Chausson

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Slippers

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Cuir

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Leather

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Allonger

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Lay

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Veuve

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Widow

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Enterrement

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Funeral

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Miauler

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Mew

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Repousser l’Etat/faire reculer l’Etat

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To roll back the state

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Bastion

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Stronghold

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Fustiger

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To lash out at

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Sans le vouloir

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Unintentionally/unwillingly

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Europhile/sceptique

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Europhile/sceptic

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Faire cavalier seul

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To go it alone

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Reclamer

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Call for

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Alliè

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Partner

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Sans précedent

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Unprecedented

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Defaite

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Setback

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Arriver au pouvoir

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Come to power

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Être seul / isolé / sans assistance

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To be out on a limb

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Un reveil

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An alarm-clock

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Démystifier

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Debunk

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Gaz a effet de serre

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Greenhouse gas

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Un écologiste

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An environmentalist

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La perte de la biodiversité

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The biodiversity loss

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La montée du niveau de la mer

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The rising of sea levels

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Être chassé de chez soi par les inondations

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To be flooded out of

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Gaz de schiste

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Shale gas

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Un produit chimique

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A chemical

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Nappe phréatique

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Aquifers

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Tremblement de terre

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Earthquake

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Lever l’interdiction

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To lift the ban

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Panneau solaire

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A solar panel

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Éolienne

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Windmill

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Dechets

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Waste

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Tourisme vert

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Ecotourism

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Bio

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Organic

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Croissance durable

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Sustainable growth

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Biocarburant

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Biofuel

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Passer/conclure un accord

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To strike a deal

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Entrainer qqch

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Entail

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Un etranger

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A foreigner

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Ressortissant etranger

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A foreign national

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Immigrer en

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Immigrate to

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Immigration de masse

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Large-scale immigration

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Patrie

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Homeland

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Pays natal

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Native country

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Pays d’accueil

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Host country

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Immig choisie

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Selective immigration

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Flux migratoires

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Migration flows

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Un passager clandestin

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A stowaway

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Contrôle d’identité

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Identity check

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Centre de retention

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A holding centre

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Se refugier

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Take shelter

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Demander l’asile politique

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Seek political asylum

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Reconduire a la frontiere

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Escort sb back to the border

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Etre expulsè

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To be ordered out of the country

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S’exiler

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To go into exile

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Fuite des cerveaux/afflux

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Brain drain / gain

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Travail au noir

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Moonlighting

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Exploiter

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Exploit

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Un permis de sejour

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A residence permit

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S’intégrer

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To become integrated

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Obtenir la nationalite britannique

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To be granted British citizenship

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Qn qui abuse du système social

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A benefit cheat

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Etre envahi par les etrangers

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To be swamped by foreigners

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Endiguer l’afflux d’immigrer

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To stem the flow of immigrants

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Xénophobe

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Xenophobic

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Etouffer

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Choke

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Un mensonge

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A fallacy

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Belliciste

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Warmonger

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Laissè pour compte

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Underdogs

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Un champion/surdoué

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Wiz

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Rentrer ds le moule

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To fit into a mould

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polluer

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pollute

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contaminer

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contaminate

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marée noire

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oil slick

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ordures

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garbage

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décharge nucléaire

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nuclear discharge

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recyclage

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recycling

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recycler

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recycle

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biodegradable

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biodegradable

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désastre

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disaster

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espèce en voie de disparition

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endangered species

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défense de l’environnement

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environmental conservation

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sous-développé

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underdeveloped

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explosion démographique

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population explosion

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réfugié

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refugee

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précaire

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tenuous

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licencier

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lay off

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clochard

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bum

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mendicité

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begging

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être victime de discrimination

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to be discriminated against

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bouc-émissaire

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scapegoat

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à voix haute

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aloud

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prier/demander

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request

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rumeur

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rumour

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fort

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loud

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cri

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scream

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crier

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cry out

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murmurer

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murmur

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marmonner

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mumble

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bégayer

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stammer

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répliquer

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retort

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dispute

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argument

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querelle

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feud/quarrel

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déclarer

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state

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affirmer

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assert

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faire allusion

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to allude to

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esprit

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wit

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taquiner

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tease

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mettre en relief

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bring out

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malentendu/quiproquo

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misunderstanding

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dramaturge

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playwright

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beaux arts

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fine arts

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croquis

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sketch

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chevalet

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easel

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toile

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canvas

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nature morte

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still life

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laideur

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ugliness

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laid

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ugly

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tape-à-l’oeuil/criard

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gaudy

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grâce

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grace

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somptueux

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gorgeous

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significatif

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meaningful

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dénué de sens

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meaningless

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authentique

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genuine

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choeur

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choir

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berceuse

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lullaby

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batterie

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drums

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long métrage

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feature

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tourner un film

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to shoot a film

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gros plan

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close-up

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preuve

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proof

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prouver

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prove

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traitement des données

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data processing

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puce

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chip

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tomber en panne

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to break dawn

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ministre de la justice US

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Attorney General

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Ministre de l’interieur GB

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home secretary

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fonctionnaire

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civil servant

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enquête

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inquiry

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indice

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clue

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enfreindre la loi

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to break the law

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effraction

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break-in

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cambrioler

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burgle

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rançon

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ransom

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chantage

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blackmail

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lyncher

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lynch

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banc des accusés

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dock

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procé

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trial

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accusation

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charge

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prévenu

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defendant

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parjure

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perjury

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amende

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fine

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secte

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sect

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prédicateur

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preacher

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les fidéles

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the faithful

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pape

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Pope

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évêque

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bishop

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paroisse

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parish

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intégrisme religieux

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fundamentalism

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jeûner

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to fast

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matériel de guerre

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armament

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armes chimiques

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chemical weapons

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troupes

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troops

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faire sauter/exploser

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blow up

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abri

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shelter

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anéantir

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annihilate

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blocus

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blockade

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cadavre

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corpse

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cesser le feu

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ceasefire

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volontiers

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willingly

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tenter

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attempt to

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tentative

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an attempt

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s’efforce de / s’evertuer à

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to strive for

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pousser qqn à

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to urge sb to

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en vain

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in vain

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exprés

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on purpose

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intention

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purpose

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susceptible de

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likely to

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incapable

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unable

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resulter en

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to result in

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se passionner pour

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to be keen on

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coup de foudre

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love at first sight

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souci/inquiétude

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concern

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avoir très envie de

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to long for

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mépris

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contempt

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mépriser

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despise

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ennuyer/enerver

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annoy

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gai

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cheerful

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tendu

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tense

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désinvolte

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flippant

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sûr de soi

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confident

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embarrassé

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self-conscious

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impoli/grossier

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rude

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Encourir ou s’attirer

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Incur

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expulser

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expel/kick out

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brebis

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ewe

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essuyer

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wipe

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anéantir/éliminer

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wipe out

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faire des remontrances

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to rebuke

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se renfrogner/ bouder

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to scowl

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fusiller qqn du regard

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scowl at

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reprendre qqch (dans le sens de reprendre)

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resume sth

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dédommagement

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a tidy little sum

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de façon approfondi

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thoroughly

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avoir de la peine/du mal à faire

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to be hard put to do sth

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ce n’est pas une tache facile

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no easy task

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Patriotisme (negativement)

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Jingoism

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Patriotisme (positif)

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Patriotism

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trou perdu

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backwater

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renverser/faire couler

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spill

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bouilloire

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kettle

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surmonter/s’en sortir

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to cope

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appauvrir

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impoverish

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Feindre

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To Fake

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au mépris de

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without regard to

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