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Sommet

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pinnacle

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Ignoré

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inheeded

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Égaré

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astray

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Involontaire

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unintended

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Rigide

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stark

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Troupeau

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flock

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Bidonvilles

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shanty towns

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Un plan (de composition)

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an outline

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Vêtement

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garment

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Sinistre (adjectif)

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grim

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Pillage

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plunder

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Lanceur d’alerte

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whistleblower

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Explosion

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blast

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Plume

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feather

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Impitoyable

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ruthless / pitiless

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Se consoler

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take solace

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Un ménage

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household

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Inconvénients

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drawbacks

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À couper le souffle / stupéfiant

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breathtaking

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Probable

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likely

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Encre

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ink

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HLM

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council houses

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Les banlieues

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inner cities

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Plafond de verre

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glass ceiling

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De base / d’origine / local

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grassroots

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Les rendements

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The yields / the returns

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Ultra moderne (au top de la technology)

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state-of-the-art

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L’escrime

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fencing

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Diminution du marché

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shrinking markets

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S’éloigner de

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lurch away from

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Complètement

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altogether

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Financement

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funding

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Gueule de bois

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hangover

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Maquiller les chiffres

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to cook the books

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Jeter l’argent par la fenêtre

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to throw money down the drain

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Raz-de-marée / tsunami (sens figuré)

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tidal wave

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Promettre

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pledge / vow

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Être criblé de dette

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to be crippled with debt(s)

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Paralyser

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cripple

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La principale raison…. parmi …

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chief among ….

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Les coulisses

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the backstage

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La frontière

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the border

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Barrières douanières

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customs barriers

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Les colis

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parcels

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La vente par correspondance

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the mail-order

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Chiffre d’affaires

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turnover

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Faire de l’évasion fiscale

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to do tax evasion

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Appliquer des mesures

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to implement measures

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Soulever (des scandales par ex)

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stir up

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Le culte / adorer

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worship

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Bouder

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to sulk

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Un hymne

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an anthem

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Traumatisme crânien

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TBI (traumatic brain injury)

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En deuil

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in mourning

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Être en marge

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to be sidelines

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Les chemins de fer

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railroad

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Un boeuf (l’animal)

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an ox (two oxen)

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Viande de boeuf

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beef

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Un fouet

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a whip

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Aveuglant

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blindingly

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Souscrire une assurance

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Purchase/underwrite insurance

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Aboyer

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to bark

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Hurler (comme un loup)

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to howl

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Entraîner

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to entail

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Sécheresses

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droughts

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Poumon

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lung

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Énergie renouvelable

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renewable energy

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Être conscient de

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be aware of

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Finalement

A

eventually

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Frais d’inscription

A

tuition fees

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Embouteillage

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congestion

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Gaz de schiste

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shale gas

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Renflouer

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to bail out

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Pétrole

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oil

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Charbon

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coal

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Précis

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accurate

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Prévoir

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to forecast

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Veiller à ce que

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ensure that

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Bien pensé

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well thought out

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D’une grande portée

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far-reaching

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Injecter

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to pump into

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Répandu

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widespread

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Susciter la réflexion

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thought-provoking

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Révolutionnaire

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groundbreaking

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Remarquable

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noteworthy

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Pénurie

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shortage

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Appliquer la loi

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enfore the law

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Blanchiment d’argent

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money-laundering

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Aide sociale

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welfare

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Freiner / endiguer

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to curb

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Étroit / réduire

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(to) narrow

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Semer

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to sow (sowed/sown)

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Délocaliser

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to outsource

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Marge de manoeuvre

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leeway

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Contempler

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to behold

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Snob

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posh

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Fixer

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to stare

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Faire un regard noir

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to glare

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La foule (péjoratif)

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the mob

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Révéler / mettre à nu

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to expose

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Serviette de bain

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napkin

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La peine / le chagrin

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the sorrrow

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Gémir / se plaindre

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to moan

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Faire un câlin

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to cuddle

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Annoncer

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to herald

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Anéantir

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to wipeout

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Diffamer

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to slander

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Ramper

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to creep

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Quinze jours

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fortnight

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Un bouc émissaire

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a scapegoat

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Soutenir

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to endorse

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Un cadavre

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a corpse

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Les équipements

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the outfit

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Capituler

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to surrender

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Se venger / user de représailles

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to retaliate

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La race

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the breed

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La scène internationale

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foreign affairs arena

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Un courtier

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a broker

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Un phare

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a lighthouse / a beacon

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Décrocher le téléphone

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to pick up the phone

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Raccrocher

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to hang up

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Faire un numéro

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to dial a number

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Sortir avec des amis

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to hangout

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Tomber sur quelqu’un (en vrai)

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to bump into someone

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Tout avouer

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to spill the beans

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Imbécile

A

fool

Vocabulaire anglais (8 decks)

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