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1
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un parent (sens large)

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a relative

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les beaux-parents

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the parents-in-law

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les arrières-grands-parents

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the great-grandparents

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une famille adoptive

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a foster family

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promouvoir / encourager

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to foster smth

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une famille monoparentale

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a one-parent family

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le beau père (père du conjoint / remariage)

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the father-in-law / the stepfather

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marraine / filleul

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godmother/ godson/ goddaughter

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un tuteur

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a guardian

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un pupille

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a ward

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les parents proches

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the next of kin

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la parenté

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kinship

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neveu / nièce

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nephew/ niece

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sans lien de parenté

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unrelated

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la progéniture

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the offspring/progeny

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un héritier

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an heir / an heiress

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un enfant unique

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an only child

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un orphelin

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an orphan

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un enfant adoptif

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an adopted child

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un descendant

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a descendant

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frères et seurs

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the siblings

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Beau-frère

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Brother-in-law (frère conjoint)

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demi-soeur

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stepsister (pas le même sang) / half-sister (même sang)

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tenir de qqn

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to take after someone

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adoptif

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adoptive

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identique

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identical

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un foyer/ un maisonée

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a household

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consacrer son temps à

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to devote one’s time to

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s’occuper de

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to look after / to take care of

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veiller sur

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to watch over

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dévoué

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devoted

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une nourrice

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a nanny

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la bonté

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gentleness

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l’indulgence

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indulgence

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la sévérité

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harshness/ severity

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la privation

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deprivation

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la punition

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the punishment

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38
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l’initiation

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initiation into

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39
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élever

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bring up / raise

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40
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imposer des limites

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to set limits

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41
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gâter qqn

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spoil (spoilt) / indulge

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satisfaire tous les caprices

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to overindulge someone

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gronder

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to reprimand/ to tell off/ to chide (gronder (tonnerre = to rumble)

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compréhensif

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understanding ! =/= comprehensive (= complet / exhaustif)

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bruyant / turbulent

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boisterous

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indulgent

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lenient / leniently

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indépendance

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independence

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48
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autonomie

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autonomy

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49
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sournoiserie

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slyness (sly)

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bouder

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to sluk (slukiness)

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la malice / malicieux

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mischief (mischievous) ! =/= malicious = méchant/ malveillant

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52
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obstination

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stubornness

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53
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le fossé des générations

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the generation gap

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54
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obéir a qq

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to obey someone

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55
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faire la tête

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to look sulky

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56
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s’émanciper

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to break free

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57
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fuguer

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to run away (runaway = fugueur)

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obéissance / désobéissance

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obedience / disobedience

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59
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bien-élevé

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well-bred / welle-mannered

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60
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effronté/ insolent

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cheeky / insolent / shameless

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un enfant difficile / volage

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a wayward child

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un enfant rebelle

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a rebellious child

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63
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méchant / vilain garçon

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naughty

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un enfant gâté

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a spoilt child

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65
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un hochet

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a rattle

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un animal en peluche

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a soft toy

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un cheval a bascule

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a rocking horse

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bruit de ferraille

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rattle

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69
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soldat de plomb

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toy soldier

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70
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faire tomber / démolir

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to knock down

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assembler / monter

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put together

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démonter

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to take appart

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73
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tirer / remorquer / tracter

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to tow

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traîner

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to drag (dragged / dragging)

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75
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jeu de dames

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draughts

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une énigme / intriguer

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to puzzle

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une bd

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a comic strip

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une berceuse

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a lullaby

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une devinette

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a riddle

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80
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un déguisement de cowboy

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a cowboy outfit

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81
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raconter une histoire

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to tell a story

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82
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poser une devinette

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to ask a riddle

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83
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s’avouer vaincu / donner sa langue au chat

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to give in

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feindre / faire semblant

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to make believe

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éducatif

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educational

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distrayant

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intertaining

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imaginatif

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imaginative

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un bac a sable

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a sandpit

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une balançoire

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a swing

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une fosse

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a pit

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une corde a sauter

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a skipping rope

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un cerceau

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a hoop

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des billes

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marbles (= marbre)

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un cerf-volant

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a kite

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la marelle

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hopscotch

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cache-cache

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hide-and-seek

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un manège

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a merry-go-round

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les autos tamponneuses

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dodgems

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une fête foraine

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a fun fair

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100
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une parc d’attraction

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a theme park

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101
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ramper

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to crawl

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102
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trébucher

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to stumble

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103
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vaciller

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(flame = flicker) / (person = stagger) (objet = wobble) / waver (hésiter)

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agité

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restless

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105
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téméraire

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reckless

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106
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le vilain petit canard

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the ugly duckling

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le petit chaperon rouge

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little red riding hood

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108
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cendrillon

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cinderalla

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109
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le chat botté

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puss in boots

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110
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comptine

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nursery rhyme

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un bon père de famille

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a family man

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112
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se montrer coopératif avec qqn

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to play ball with

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113
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faire le jeu de qqn

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to play into sb’s hands

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114
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les carottes sont cuites

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the game is up

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115
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avoir les cartes en main

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to have the game in one’s hand

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116
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qui aime bien châtie bien

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spare the rod and spoil the child

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un trimestre

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a term

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un emploi du temps

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a timetable / a schedule

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119
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pause déjeuner

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lunch break

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120
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avoir cours d’histoire

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have a history class

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être en vacances

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to be on holiday

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une crèche / garderie

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a daycare centre

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une nourrice

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a child-minder / a nanny

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école maternelle / élève d’école maternelle

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kindergarten / a preschool child

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mettre un enfant à la crèche

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put a child into daycare

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126
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scolarité obligatoire

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compulsory schooling

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127
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école de garçons

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a boys’ school

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un lycée professionnel

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a vocational school

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un internat

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a boarding school / a boarder

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obligatoire

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compulsory / mandatory

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religieux / laïque

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denominational / non-denominational

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géré par l’état

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state-run

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l’inscription

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registration (to register)

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les admissions

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the intake

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les frais de scolarité

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the tuition fees

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une bourse d’étude

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a grant

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avoir fait des études supérieures

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to have a college education

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un stagiaire

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a trainee

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stage de formation

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a training course

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établissement d’enseignement supérieur

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a college

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141
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une université

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an state / private university

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formation sur le tas

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on-the-job training

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expérience professionnelle

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work experience

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144
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conseiller d’orientation

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a carrers officer

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faire de la recherche

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to do research

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un ancien élève

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a former pupil / an alumnus / alumna

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autodidacte

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self-educated / self-taught

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148
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la comptabilité

A

accounting

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149
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littérature

A

literature

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un outil pédagogique

A

a teaching tool

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le processus d’apprentissage

A

the learning process

152
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susciter / réveiller l’intérêt

A

to arouse interest

153
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un cours / une leçon

A

a course / a lesson

154
Q

une dissertation

A

a paper

155
Q

un mémoire

A

a dissertation

156
Q

se porter volontaire

A

volunteer

157
Q

travailleur / assidu

A

industrious / hard-working

158
Q

rythme / vitesse

A

pace

159
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se relire

A

doublecheck

160
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proposer une réponse

A

to volunteer an answer

161
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volontaire

A

willing

162
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plein d’enthousiasme

A

eager

163
Q

réviser

A

revise

164
Q

minitieux / appliqué

A

painstaking

165
Q

conseil de discipline

A

disciplinary committee

166
Q

canaliser

A

to channel

167
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réprimander

A

to reprimand

168
Q

châtier

A

to chastise

169
Q

exclure / expluser(renvoyer)

A

suspend (temporairement) / expel

170
Q

obéissant

A

obedient

171
Q

respectueux

A

respectful

172
Q

se spécialiser (scolaire)

A

to major in

173
Q

discipliné

A

disciplined

174
Q

docile

A

manageable

175
Q

l’émulation

A

peer pressure (peer = les autres)

176
Q

la paresse

A

laziness

177
Q

école buissonnière

A

truancy

178
Q

se comporter mal

A

misbehave

179
Q

relâcher ses efforts

A

to slacken one’s effort / to be slacking (slack = mal tendu/ lâche)

180
Q

répondre avec insolence

A

to talk back

181
Q

sécher les cours

A

to skip lessons

182
Q

perturber

A

to disrupt

183
Q

indiscipliné

A

undisciplined

184
Q

négligé / peu soigneux

A

sloppy

185
Q

négligent

A

careless

186
Q

étourdi

A

scatter-brained (scatter = disperser / éparpiller)

187
Q

bavard

A

talkative

188
Q

turbulent

A

boisterous

189
Q

incontrôlable

A

unmanageable

190
Q

perturbateur

A

disruptive

191
Q

irrespecteux

A

disrecpectful

192
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culture générale

A

general knowledge

193
Q

savoir-faire

A

the know-how

194
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alphabétisation

A

the literacy

195
Q

les rudiments de

A

the smattering of

196
Q

acquérir

A

acquire

197
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bien connaître

A

be familiar with

198
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atteindre un niveau / atteindre un objectif

A

to reach a level / to achieve an objective / reach a target

199
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savant

A

knowledgeable

200
Q

analphabétisme

A

illiteracy

201
Q

déchiffrer

A

decipher /decrypt

202
Q

induire

A

induce

203
Q

déduire

A

deduce

204
Q

un niveau requis

A

a requirement

205
Q

un examen blanc

A

a practice test

206
Q

un concours

A

a competitive exam

207
Q

une évaluation

A

an assessment

208
Q

évaluer

A

to assess

209
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décerner

A

to ward

210
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passer un examen

A

to take an exam

211
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se présenter a un examen

A

to stand for an exam

212
Q

remettre un devoir

A

to hand in a paper

213
Q

une thèse

A

a Ph.D

214
Q

obtenir un diplôme

A

to get a degree

215
Q

un diplômé

A

a graduate

216
Q

un bachelier

A

a high-school graduate

217
Q

obtenir une bourse

A

to win a scholarship

218
Q

réussir à faire qqch

A

to succed in doing smth

219
Q

arriver à faire qqch

A

manage to do smtgh

220
Q

un cancre

A

a dunce (a dunce’s cap)

221
Q

un élève qui arrête ses études

A

a dropout (to drop out of school)

222
Q

redouble

A

repeat

223
Q

être recalé

A

to get a fail

224
Q

immature

A

immature

225
Q

terne/ ennuyeux

A

dull

226
Q

lent d’esprit

A

slow-witted

227
Q

un handicap

A

a handicap / a disability

228
Q

troubles (viuels / auditifs)

A

hearing/ visual impairment

229
Q

dyslexie

A

dyslexia

230
Q

troubles du comportement

A

behavioural difficulties

231
Q

aide / suivi scolaire

A

monitoring (to monitor)

232
Q

un élève en difficulté

A

a special need student

233
Q

un homme d’état

A

a stateman

234
Q

un chef d’état

A

a head of state

235
Q

un ressortissant

A

a national (foreign nationals, Vietnamese national)

236
Q

gouverner un pays

A

to rule / lead/ run

237
Q

en place / au pouvoir

A

in power

238
Q

democratie directe / représentative

A

a direct / representative democracy

239
Q

légitimité

A

legitimacy (legitimate)

240
Q

un couronnement / sacre

A

a coronation

241
Q

un royaume (figuré)

A

a realm (un royaume)

242
Q

destitution

A

deposition (! =/= destitution = dénuement/ misère)

243
Q

l(héritier

A

the heir/ the heiress

244
Q

la noblesse

A

the nobility

245
Q

régner sur

A

to reign over

246
Q

abdiquer

A

to abdicate

247
Q

détrôner

A

to depose

248
Q

tyrannie

A

tyranny

249
Q

la junte militaire

A

the military junta

250
Q

un coup d’état

A

a coup (a coupster)

251
Q

un putsch

A

a putsch

252
Q

totalitaire

A

totalitarian

253
Q

lutte des classes

A

class struggle

254
Q

le travaillisme

A

the Labour doctrine

255
Q

le parti au pouvoir

A

the rulling party

256
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un parti dissident

A

a splinter party

257
Q

un éclat / une écharde

A

a splinter

258
Q

une division

A

a cleavage

259
Q

un manifeste

A

a manifesto

260
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distribuer des tracts

A

to hand out tracts

261
Q

tendance politique

A

political leaning

262
Q

un sympathisant

A

a sympatizer

263
Q

approbation

A

approval

264
Q

une querelle

A

a quarrel

265
Q

jusqu’au-boutisme

A

hard-line approach

266
Q

une volte-face

A

a turnabout/ turnaround

267
Q

une pomme de discorde

A

a bone of contention

268
Q

préconiser

A

to advocate

269
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inciter / exhorter

A

to urge

270
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soutenir

A

to back / to support

271
Q

prendre parti pour

A

to take sides with

272
Q

mettre en doute

A

to question

273
Q

virer a droite

A

swing to the right

274
Q

nuancer une opinion

A

to soften an opinion

275
Q

renforcer une position

A

to toughen /strengthen/ harden

276
Q

faire marche-arrière

A

to back-pedal

277
Q

renier

A

deny / disown

278
Q

critiquer

A

criticize

279
Q

remettre en question

A

to challenge

280
Q

condamner

A

to condemn

281
Q

à travers

A

across

282
Q

phares

A

lighthouses / headlights

283
Q

thermomètre

A

thermometer

284
Q

un dissident

A

a dissident

285
Q

oppression

A

oppression

286
Q

s’exiler

A

to go into exile

287
Q

le désir d’argent

A

yearning (to yearn for)

288
Q

la soif

A

the thirst (for smth)

289
Q

une gagne-pain

A

alivelihood

290
Q

la richesse / l’abondance

A

the affluence

291
Q

ascention sociale

A

the upward mobility

292
Q

réaliser un rêve

A

to fulfil a dream

293
Q

satisfaire des attentes

A

to meet expecations

294
Q

minutieux

A

thorough

295
Q

attrayant / tentant

A

enticing

296
Q

aisé

A

well-off/ confortable

297
Q

un nouveau venu

A

a new comer

298
Q

un inconnu

A

a stranger (=/= an alien = un ressortissant étranger / a resident alien (un résident étranger))

299
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autoriser l’entrée de qqn

A

to let sb in

300
Q

un ramasseur de fruit

A

a fruit-picker

301
Q

un saisonnier

A

a seasonal worker

302
Q

un atelier où le personnel est exploité

A

a sweatshop

303
Q

un travail ingrat

A

a thankless / unrewarding job

304
Q

travail au noir

A

moonlighting

305
Q

main-d’oeuvre

A

the labour

306
Q

coudre

A

sew

307
Q

sous-payé

A

underpaid

308
Q

un demandeur d’asile

A

an asylum seeker

309
Q

un permis de résidence

A

a residence permit

310
Q

excéder une durée fixée

A

to overstay

311
Q

faire entrer clandestinement

A

to smuggle into

312
Q

sans racines

A

rootless

313
Q

déraciné

A

uprooted

314
Q

une entrave

A

a hindrance (to hinder)

315
Q

limiter le flot

A

to curb the flow

316
Q

contenir

A

countain

317
Q

renforcer / resserrer

A

to tighten

318
Q

reconduire à la frontière

A

to escort back

319
Q

renvoyer par bateau

A

to ship out

320
Q

insurmontable

A

insurmontable

321
Q

sévère

A

harsh

322
Q

le ressentiment

A

the resentment

323
Q

mépriser

A

to look down on / to despise

324
Q

prendre l’emploi de

A

to take jobs away from

325
Q

plein de ressentiment / amer

A

resentful

326
Q

se fondre dans

A

to merge into

327
Q

demander la nationalité

A

to apply for citizenship

328
Q

ouverture d’esprit

A

openness

329
Q

un atout

A

an asset

330
Q

un ancêtre

A

ancestor

331
Q

être différent de

A

to differ from

332
Q

s’accrocher à ses coutumes

A

to stick to ones ways/ customs

333
Q

d’une grande variété (très divers)

A

multifarious

334
Q

être endeuillé

A

to be bereaved

335
Q

durer/ rester

A

to abide

336
Q

la tyrannie

A

tyranny

337
Q

les épreuves / difficultés

A

hardship

338
Q

une incitation

A

an incentive

339
Q

un harpon

A

an harpoon

340
Q

un chasseur d’ivoire

A

an ivory-hunter

341
Q

un chasseur de gros gibier

A

a big game hunter

342
Q

le braconnage

A

poaching (a poacher)

343
Q

dwindle

A

diminuer ( Chances of our arriving before the rain starts are dwindling.
Nos chances d’arriver avant qu’il ne se mette à pleuvoir diminuent.)

344
Q

déséquilibre

A

imbalance

345
Q

le défrichage

A

land-clearing

346
Q

abattre un arbre

A

to chop down a tree

347
Q

clairsemé

A

scattered

348
Q

se raréfier

A

to become scarce

349
Q

appauvrissement

A

empoverishment / exhaustion

350
Q

gaz d’échappement

A

exhaust fumes

351
Q

installations industrielles

A

industrial facilities

352
Q

brouillard polluant

A

smog (smoke+ fog)

353
Q

plomb

A

lead

354
Q

malsain

A

unwholesome

355
Q

cancérigène

A

cancer-causing

356
Q

un raz-de-marée

A

a tidal wave (tide = marée)

357
Q

aride

A

arid

358
Q

la pénurie

A

shortage

359
Q

faire mauvais usage

A

to misuse (mismanage)

360
Q

une marée noire

A

an oil slick

361
Q

eaux usées

A

sewage

362
Q

égouts

A

sewer

363
Q

déverser

A

spill / dump

364
Q

déchets dangereux

A

hazardous waste

365
Q

produits jetables

A

disposable products

366
Q

la ferraille

A

scrap

367
Q

malodorant

A

smelly

368
Q

encombrant

A

cumbersome

369
Q

developing

A

h

370
Q

territory

A

f

371
Q

a national of luxembourg

A

g

372
Q

un recensement

A

a census

373
Q

effondrement démographique

A

a baby bust

374
Q

gravier / caillou / galet

A

pebble

375
Q

acte / action

A

a deeb (one good deed)

376
Q

densely/scarcely

A

f

377
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uninhabited

A

d