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1
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main d’oeuvre

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labour force

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pitié

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pity

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dénoncer

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to denounce

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avertir

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to warn

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avoir pitié de

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pity sb

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impliqué

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involved

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ne pas avoir conscience

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be unware

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être changé en

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be turned into

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interdire

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to ban

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déchet

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garbage, waste

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l’imagination

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the fantasy

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au dessus

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above

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à côté

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beside

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conclusion

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inference

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dispute

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argument

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manifestation

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demonstration

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bibliothèque

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library

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médecin

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physician

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conservateur (aliment)

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preservative

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accuser qqun

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to charge somebody

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tromper

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to deceive

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avoir tendance à faire qq chose

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to be apt to do sthg

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doux

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gentle

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finalement

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eventually

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apparemment

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evidently

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mortellement

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fatally

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ingénieux

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shrewd

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emprunter

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to borrow

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complet

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thorough

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perle

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bead

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exploit

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deed

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omniprésent

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ubiquitous

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bagages

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luggages

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être enclin à

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as prone as

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aussi .. adj .. que cela puisse vous paraitre

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adj though it may seem to you

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prendre le choses en main

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to take charge

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i se contenta de hocher la tête

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he merely nodded

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trembler (de peur)

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shudder

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prendre en filature

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to tail

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attention

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watch out

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guère

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hardly

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peuplé

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crowded

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entre apercevoir

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to glimpse

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les restes

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the remain

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echarpe

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scarf

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to be keen on

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être motivé, passionné

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réussir

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to manage

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avoir les moyens

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to have the means

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dans l’ensemble

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on the whole

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sentir (gout)

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to tast

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la descendance

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off-spring

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régler

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to check out

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tordre le cou

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to crane his neck

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douloureux

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painful

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piaule

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digs

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deux fois plus

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twice as much

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deux fois moins

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half as much

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presque jamais

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hardly ever

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fléau

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scourge

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cligner de l’oeil

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to wink

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fourni en action

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eventful

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il resta immobile

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he remained stony faced

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monter la garde

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to be on watch

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moment fort

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highlight

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tout d’un coup, du jour au lendemain

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out of the blue

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presque

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almost

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adjoint

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deputy

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fierté

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pride

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offrir qqchose à qqun

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to offer sb sthg

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payer en nature

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to pay in kind

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pardis ficale

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tax-haven

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paradis

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heaven

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délocaliser

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to relocate

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revendications

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claims

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une grève

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a strike

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salaires

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wages

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compter sur qqun

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to count upon sb

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entre/ sortir à toute vitesse

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to dash in/out

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irritant

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galling

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charbon

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coal

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combustible

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fuels

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alimenter le feu

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tu fuel the fire

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un manque de pétrole

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a shortage of oil

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récolte

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crop

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una assurance

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an insurance

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une bénédiction

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a blessing

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toutes les deux semaines

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every other week

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la colère

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the anger

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un héritier

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an heir

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fantastique

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awesome

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embaucher

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to recruit, to hire

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s’engager

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to commit oneself

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les français

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the French

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un conseil des ministres

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a cabinet meeting

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se détendre

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to chill out

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bétail

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cattle

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parler sans agir

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to pay lip-service

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un puit

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a well

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un plongeon

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a dips

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la forme

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the chape

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une vitre de fenêtre

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a window pane

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voyant

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bright

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déclencher

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to trigger

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un phénomène

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a phenomenon

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monter en fleche

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to soar

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avantage

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benefit

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avantage financier

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profit

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un gagne-pain

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a livelihood

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109
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prise de conscience

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awareness

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110
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renverser le gouvernement

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to topple government

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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un lopin de terre

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a plot of land

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113
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je l’attend

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i wait FOR him

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114
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indices

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clues

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115
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hausser les épaules

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to shrug

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116
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autoriser

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to authorise, to allow

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soudain

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suddenly

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les actionnaires

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shareholders

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premier plan

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for ground

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1 hinches

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2,5 cm

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121
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lisse

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smooth

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gérer

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to rule

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être sur un pied d’égalité

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to be on the same footing

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libéralisme

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economic liberalism, a free market economic

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subventions

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subsidies

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vermine

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nits

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insecte

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bug

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robinet

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tap

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mettre sur écoute

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tapping

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persécution

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persecution

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avoir une dent contre qqun pour..

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to have a grudge against sb for…

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être voué à l’échec

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to be doomed to failure

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vague, flou

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fuzzy

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134
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le fond

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the bottom

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135
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en moyenne

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on average

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qui sort de l’ordinaire

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out standing

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cesser de travailler

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to down tools

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un passant

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a passer-by

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être incapable

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to be hard pressed

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un pays d’abondance

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a land of plenty

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engendrer

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to foster

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plus le temps passe

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as time goes on

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roue

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wheel

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il semblerait

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it would seem that

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une feuille

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a leaf

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modifier

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to alter

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ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de

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to can’t help + ing

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rébélion

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a struggle

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jeter un regard

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to glance at

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accord

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settlement

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repousser le danger

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to ward off danger

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rendre visite

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to call on

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tout au long

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throughout

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être coincée

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to be stuck

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accélérer

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to speed up

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il a eu un beau parcours

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he had a good run

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oeuvre d’art

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artwork

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l’important

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the main thing

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depuis quelques temps

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of late

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un coup de main

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a helping hand

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prudent

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careful

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cependant

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nevertheless

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fonctionner

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to function, operate, run

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pour une fois

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for once

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défauts

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defect

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ça sera long ?

A

will it be long?

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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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tout de suite

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straight away

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avoir l’habitude

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to be used to

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TVA

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sales tax

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PDG

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CEO

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élever (une famille)

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to raise, bring up

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un post

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a position

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féministe convaincue

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ardent feminist

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simplement

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simply

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être partagé

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to be on two mind

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regrets

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qualms

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sale

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dirty

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une semaine sur deux

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every other week

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ouvrir le voie

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breaking new ground

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aller en arrière

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to go backward

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affronter

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to confront

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scandale

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scandal

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les opprimés

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downtrodden

185
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occuper le devant de la scène

A

to hold center stage

186
Q

sous le joug de la tyrannie

A

under the yoke of tyranny

187
Q

un fossé

A

a ditch

188
Q

un mendiant

A

a beggar

189
Q

solution bâclée

A

a botched solution

190
Q

j’ai refusé de

A

i passed on

191
Q

on fera comme on voudra

A

we’ll just play it by ear

192
Q

un jour de repos

A

a day’s rest

193
Q

être en adret maladie

A

to be on sick leave

194
Q

politique d’austérité

A

policy of austerity

195
Q

le début

A

the outset

196
Q

vivre sur le dos de la société

A

to live off the taxpayers

197
Q

dans le pire des cas

A

if the worst comes to the worst

198
Q

son opinion

A

his two cents

199
Q

question importante

A

a burning question

200
Q

audience

A

hearing

201
Q

être plus rusé que qq

A

to out fox sb

202
Q

faire une hypothèse

A

to asume

203
Q

couler

A

to sink

204
Q

cette entreprise a une position de monopole sur ce marché

A

this firm has a stranglehold on the market

205
Q

empêcher

A

to halt

206
Q

en complète sécurité

A

in complete safety

207
Q

s’élevant à 5%

A

amounting to 5%

208
Q

chantage

A

blackmail

209
Q

pousser comme des champignons

A

to mushroom

210
Q

jusqu’ici

A

so far

211
Q

jusque ici tout va bien

A

so far so good

212
Q

caissier, vendeur

A

a clerk

213
Q

être introduit en bourse

A

to go public

214
Q

de la part de

A

on behalf

215
Q

à condition que

A

provided that

216
Q

dont quelques un

A

some of witch

217
Q

commencer à avoir l’habitude

A

to fall in the habit

218
Q

convaincre qq de

A

to talk someone into

219
Q

presque

A

almost

220
Q

afin de

A

in order to

221
Q

négocier

A

to bargain

222
Q

prévoir

A

provide

223
Q

de toute façon

A

either way

224
Q

prendre du recul

A

to step back

225
Q

comportement

A

behaviour

226
Q

nommé

A

appointed

227
Q

un groupe

A

a bunch

228
Q

frappé par

A

stricken WITH

229
Q

un frais

A

a fee

230
Q

un délais

A

a time frame

231
Q

un voleur

A

a thief

232
Q

bénéficier, profiter

A

to enjoy

233
Q

évasion fiscale

A

tax-evasion

234
Q

bienveillant

A

benevolent

235
Q

abandonner

A

to give up

236
Q

mériter

A

to deserve

237
Q

se demander

A

to wonder

238
Q

déçu

A

disappointed

239
Q

de loin

A

by far

240
Q

avoir envie de faire qq chose

A

to feel like doing something

241
Q

une facture

A

an invoice

242
Q

le conseil d’administration

A

board of trustees

243
Q

encore moins

A

let alone

244
Q

vide

A

empty

245
Q

être sue le chemin de la sortie

A

to be on your way out

246
Q

maladie

A

diseases

247
Q

céder à la tentation

A

to yield to the temptation

248
Q

entaille

A

notch

249
Q

limite

A

frontier

250
Q

par la suite

A

thereafter

251
Q

en attendant, pendant ce temps

A

meanwhile

252
Q

tout au long de

A

throughout

253
Q

un manque de

A

a lack of

254
Q

manquer de

A

to lack

255
Q

à l’aube de

A

at the dawn of

256
Q

obtenir, réussir

A

to pass

257
Q

accorder, octroyer

A

to grant

258
Q

un mariage

A

a wedding

259
Q

se marier

A

to get married

260
Q

sagesse

A

wisdom

261
Q

être fou

A

to be lunatic

262
Q

volonté

A

will

263
Q

aussitôt

A

at once

264
Q

pertinent

A

apposite

265
Q

être laissé de côté

A

to be left out

266
Q

afin de

A

in order to

267
Q

dans le but de

A

with the purpose of

268
Q

as well as

A

ainsi que

269
Q

durable

A

lasting

270
Q

compte

A

account

271
Q

un moment

A

a while

272
Q

mon avis sur la question

A

my take on it

273
Q

aveugle

A

blind

274
Q

noyau

A

core

275
Q

beaucoup, abondance

A

plenty

276
Q

carrière

A

career

277
Q

cadre supérieur

A

senior, executive

278
Q

obtenir

A

to obtain

279
Q

un réseau

A

a network

280
Q

attirer

A

to attract

281
Q

contrairement aux idées reçues

A

contrary to conventional wisdom

282
Q

publicité

A

advertising

283
Q

bijou

A

jewel

284
Q

voie

A

lane

285
Q

bien immobilier

A

a realty

286
Q

stimuler, inciter, encourager

A

to spur

287
Q

habiter

A

to dwell

288
Q

assistés sociaux

A

welfare recipients

289
Q

physiquement apte

A

able-bodied

290
Q

mendier

A

to beg

291
Q

si ça ne dépendait que de moi

A

if we only up to me

292
Q

à moins

A

unless

293
Q

un boom immobilier

A

a housing boom

294
Q

boucler ses fins de mois

A

to make ends meet month

295
Q

prêt immobilier

A

a mortgage

296
Q

syndicat

A

union

297
Q

le pouvoir d’achat

A

purchasing power

298
Q

modèle

A

template

299
Q

en plus de

A

in addition to

300
Q

petits boulots

A

odd jobs

301
Q

vaste

A

wide

302
Q

cours

A

lesson, lecture

303
Q

subvenir à ses besoins

A

to support oneself

304
Q

rentable

A

profitable

305
Q

supporter le poids, faire les frais

A

to bear the brunt

306
Q

efficace

A

effective, efficient

307
Q

droits de douane

A

customs duties

308
Q

enjeux

A

stakes

309
Q

portefeuille

A

wallet

310
Q

occidental

A

western

311
Q

au maximum

A

as much as possible

312
Q

radicalement

A

dramatically

313
Q

un cessez-le-feu

A

a cease-fire

314
Q

abris

A

shelters

315
Q

Travailliste (parti)

A

Labour

316
Q

politiser

A

politicize

317
Q

enjeu politique

A

political football

318
Q

surmonter

A

to overcome

319
Q

un déchainement

A

a rampage

320
Q

un chemin, une voie

A

a path

321
Q

conséquences

A

an aftermath

322
Q

mêler

A

to mingle

323
Q

une fusion

A

a melting, melding

324
Q

les dépenses

A

the spending

325
Q

prononcer

A

to utter

326
Q

un rythme

A

a pace

327
Q

prendre d’assaut

A

to storm

328
Q

séduire, tromper

A

beguile

329
Q

boussole

A

compass

330
Q

le président actuel

A

the current president

331
Q

être en déclin

A

to be on the wane

332
Q

ce n’est plus ce que c’était

A

it’s no longer what it was

333
Q

comparé à, par rapport à

A

compared

334
Q

un peuple guerrier

A

a warlike nation

335
Q

obéir à

A

to obey

336
Q

aucun

A

neither

337
Q

cran

A

guts

338
Q

À peine

A

Barely