Voc Mob 2 Flashcards

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revendication

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claim

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se diviser

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to split up

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déplorer

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deploring, lamenting, bemoaning

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s’améliorer

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to get better

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choses qui ont bcp de chances d’arriver

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the odds

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préoccupant

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worrying / preoccupying

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pourparlers

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talks

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repartir (les ventes par ex)

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to pick up

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se soucier de

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to worry, to have concerns, to feel concerned

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disparition (ressources)

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depletion

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changer d’avis

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to change one’s mind about / to make up one’s mind

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obstacle

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hurdle

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prédire (annoncer comme probable)

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to forecast / to predict

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prévoir (annoncer à l’avance)

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to foresee

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prévoir (envisager une possibilité)

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to anticipate

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chercher les bagages

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to fetch the luggage

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épineuses (figuré)

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thorny, tricky

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être contraint de

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to be made to

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à moins de

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baring

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être témoin

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to have witnessed

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imposer des contraintes

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to constrain

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régler

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to settle / to sort out

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rembourser

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refund

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se brouiller

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to fall out, to quarrel

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pair

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even

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humeur massacrante

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foul mood

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maux de tête

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headache

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mettre sur le compte de

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to blame on

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faire irruption / idée de déranger

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to barge in

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dodue

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chubby

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agaçant

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enervatingly

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souliers

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pumps

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en passant par

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up through

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détermination

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resolve, obstinacy, purposefulness, resolution

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relation

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acquaintance

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aide institutionnelle, charité

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aid

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aide financière pr agri, entreprises

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subsidy

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aide entre les gens

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help

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39
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mélancolie

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soulful

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marcher d’un pas nonchalant

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to stroll, to saunter in

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brusquement / con

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jerk

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enfoncer les mains dans les poches

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to stuff

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cassant, sec (figuré)

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brittle

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Rendre qq chose obligatoire

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To make sth compulsory

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Interdire de

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To ban…from

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Restructurer, réviser

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To overhaul

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Submergé

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Overwhelmed

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Sévir contre

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To crack down on

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Les gens, personnes

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Folks

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Agir

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To take action

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Présumer

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To allege

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Un moment historique

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Historical landmark

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Saisie

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Foreclosure

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Par conséquent

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Thus

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Relancer l’économie

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To revive, to boost, to kick start

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Consacrer

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To dedicate, to devote

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Accueillir

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To host

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Poste à responsabilité

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High responsibility/ senior position

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Modifier

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To modify, to alter, to change

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Une augmentation

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A pay rise

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Dans les 5 ans

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Within ø five years

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Prouver/ une preuve

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To prove/ evidence - indénombrable

63
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Un syndicat

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Trade union

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Accéder à un poste

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To reach a position

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Faire du volontariat

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To volunteer

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Être racheté (entreprise)

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To be taken over/ to buyout

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Loyer

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Rent

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Être prêt à

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To be prepared to

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Être en position de faire qq ch

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To be poised to keep up

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Continuer qq ch (un mouvement)

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To keep up

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Démission

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Resignation

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L’arrivée

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The advent

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Location

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Rental

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Déjeuner

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To have lunch

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S’occuper de qq ch

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To see to sth / to tend sth

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Un salon

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Partour / sitting room / front room / living room / lounge

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La bonne

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The maid / housekeeper

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Étendre le bras

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To stretch out his arm

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Bon courage

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Hang in there

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Se vanter

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To boast about

81
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Imprudemment

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Recklessly

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Avec férocité

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Fiercely

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Obtempérer, s’exécuter

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To comply with

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Un événement majeur, qui fait date

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A milestone

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De manière économe

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Sparingly

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Faire irruption

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To burst forth

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Se vanter / vanter qq ch / frimer

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To brag/ to praise sth, to vaunt / to show off

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Une crise de rire/ éclater de rire

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A fit of laughter / to burst into laughter, to burst out laughing

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Faire les 100 pas, de long en large

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To go up and down

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Au nom de

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On behalf of

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CCTV

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Ø CCTV

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L’histoire

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Ø History

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Exprimé

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Expressed

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Évoluer avec le temps

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To evolve with time

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Après le 11 septembre

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After ø 9/11

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Un attentat

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An attack (pas attempt)

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La contestation

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Protest

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Cassant (comportement)

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Blunt

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Dominateur

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Overbearing

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tomber sur qu’un (dans la rue etc)

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to run into

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être sur le point de pleurer

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to be on the verge of tears

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région, alentours

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surroundings

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faillir faire qq ch

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to feel like + ing

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imaginer (visualiser mentalement)

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to picture

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futur avec idée d’engagement, de promesse

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shall + BV

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Un artisan / l’artisanat

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A craftsman / the crafts industry

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par hasard

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by chance

108
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le répondeur

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the answerphone

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s’adonner à

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to indulge in

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se réjouir de

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to delight in

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compter sur

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to rely on

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désirer

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to long for

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attraper un rhume

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to catch a cold