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1
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avaler

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to swallow

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une mésaventure

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a mishap

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assombrir, attrister

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to cast a gloom over

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agréablement

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pleasantly

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complet, total, absolu

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utter

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elle sembla vouloir s’enfuir de…

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she seemed about to fly from…

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right upstairs

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“precisly, exactly” upstairs

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baignant dans sa transpiration froide

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bathed in cool perspiration

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d’un pas chancelant / d’une voix hésitante

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falteringly

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un bassin

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a basin

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bruit/ tintamarre des cloches

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the clank of bells

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atteindre/ pour atteindre

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to reach

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cliqueter / résonner

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to clatter

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hurler / crier (d’une voix perçante)

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to shriek

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un effondrement

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a collapse

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Les passeurs (frontières)

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Smugglers

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Pays d’origine

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Native country

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Fuir

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To flee

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Travailleur sans papiers

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Undocumented workers

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Pays d’acceuil / terre d’accueil

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Host country

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21
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Chercher l’asile politique

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To seek political asylum

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Renforcer

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To tighten up on

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Réduire les flux

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Curbing the flow

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Se faufiler

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To sneak into

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Un camion

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A lorry

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Bouc émissaire

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Scapegoat

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Dur/ solide

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Tough

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Un aimant

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A magnet

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Un fardeau social

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A social burden

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Une requête de citoyenneté

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To apply for citizenship

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31
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Se maintenir sur un territoire au-delà de la validité de son visa

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To overstay one’s visa

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Renvoyé vers la frontière

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Escorted back to the border

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33
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un plan d’urbanisation

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urban planning

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une forme de renouvellement urbain

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a form of urban renewal

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35
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embourgeoiser une zone

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To gentrify an area

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l’embourgeoisement

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gentrification

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la génération Y (1990)

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Generation Y / GenYers / Millenials

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38
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Monter en flèche

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To soar

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39
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Etre agacé

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To be upset / annoying

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Expression : un endroit chaud

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a centre of black life

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un enfer

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an inferno

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42
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un nouvel attrait le plus couru de tout Paris

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one of Paris’ hubs of hipsterdom

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43
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Tromper quelqu’un

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To trick sbdy into doing smth / to receive sbdy into doing smth

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44
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On force les locataires a partir par la ruse

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Tenants are tricked into leaving

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45
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Améliorer le sort de qqn

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to better sbdy’s lot

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46
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Faire une promesse à quelqu’un

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to give a pledge to sbdy

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47
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amorcer quelque chose

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to initate

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48
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un rapprochement

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a rapprochement

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49
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les acteurs du tourisme

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/= Tourist indusrty

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50
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se préparer pour quelque chose

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to gear up for smthg

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51
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Cuba se trouve a seulement quelques kilomètres de la Floride

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Cuba lies only 160 kilometres or so from Florida

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52
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Avoir la tête qui tourne

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To feel dizzy

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53
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Autrefois

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Formerly / previously /… once

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54
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la serrure

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the lock / the keylock

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55
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rouillé

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rusty

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56
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huiler

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to oil

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57
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huilé

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oiled

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58
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les rosiers

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the rose bushes

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59
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sortir

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to get out

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60
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sonner

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to ring

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un tiroir

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a drawer / a spool

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un voleur

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a thief / a robber / a burglar

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mourir d’envi de faire qqchose

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to yearn for smthg

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réduire de moitié

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to halve

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un contrôle

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a vetting

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séverement

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severely

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très en vue / très médiatisé

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high profile

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une menace

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a threat

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un étranger

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a foreigner / … from overseas

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70
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une déclaration

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a statement

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71
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Extraordinairement

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overwhelmingly

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72
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une candidature

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a candidacy

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73
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bien que

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though

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sobre / simple

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restrained

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75
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craintif

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fearful

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dissiper

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to allay

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la puissance / la force

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the strength

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jouer (une scene)

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to enact

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superviser

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to oversee

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verser / couler

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to pour

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81
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pratiquement / presque

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virtually

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82
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chercher a imposer

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to flex one’s muscle

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saper

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to undermine

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84
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bannir de / défendre

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To bar from doing sthg

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85
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Le plus souvent

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more often than not

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en principe

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in principal

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87
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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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88
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la formule

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the formula

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89
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un comté

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a county / shire = ancien (Yorkshire…)

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faire des morts

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to claim lives

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91
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avec suffisance

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smugly

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92
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le statut rural

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rural status

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93
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a mugger

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un agresseur

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94
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j’ai mal au dos

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my back aches / my back hurts

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95
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une douleur

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an ach

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le coffre de la voiture

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the boot of the car

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le capot de la voiture

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the bonnet (GB) / the hood (US) of the car

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la chair

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the flesh

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99
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voir qqn en chair et en os

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to see sbdy in the flesh

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100
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elle est la chair de ma chair

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she is my own flesh and bloods

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101
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frapper

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to strike struck struck

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102
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PIB

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GDP Gross Domestic Product

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103
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revenu brut

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gross income

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104
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un comportement brutal

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a gross behaviour

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105
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c’était quelque chose de flagrant

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it was a gross lock of judgement

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106
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pousser un soupir de soulagement

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to heave a sigh of relief

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107
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à l’écart

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remote / distant / isolated

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108
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une maison mitoyenne

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a detached house

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109
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un grenier

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an attic

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110
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un boucher

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a butcher

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une personne dure

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a harsh person

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Faire des bénéfices

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to make profits

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113
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avantages sociaux

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social benefits

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114
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être axé sur

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to revolve around

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115
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pour le meilleur et pour le pire

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for the better / for the worse

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116
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traiter qqn comme de la merde

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to treat sbdy like dirt

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117
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tenir qqn responsable de qqchose

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to hold sbdy responsable for sthg

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118
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leur pouvoir toujours grandissant / en augmentation constante

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their ever-increasing power

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119
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avoir des scrupules

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to have no qualms about sthg

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120
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limitrophe / des environs (adj)

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neighboring (adj)

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121
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se sentir mal à l’aise

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to feel ill-at-ease / to feel embarrassed / uncomfortable /

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une personne dure

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a hard-hearted person

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123
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une personne coléreuse

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a quick-tempered person / hot-tempered / short-tempered

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124
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se mettre en colère

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to fly into a temper / rage

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125
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mettre qqn en colere

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to anger sbdy

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126
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une crise de rire

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a fit of laugh

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127
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une crise

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a fit

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128
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s’occuper d’un enfant

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to look after a child / to take care of a child

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un boulanger

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a baker

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130
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un épicier

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a grocer

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131
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insulter

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to revile / to hurl abuse at sbdy

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132
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être candidat aux élections présidentielles

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to run for president

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être très bon, excellent

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to be outstanding in…

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être très bon, excellent, remarquable

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to be outstanding in…

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faux, blanc

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bogus / phony / fake

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136
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un complot

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a conspiracy

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137
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comploter contre qqn

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to plot against sbdy

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être impliqué dans un scandale

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to get embroiled in a scandal

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139
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diaboliser qqn

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to demonize sbdy

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salir, saper l’image de qqn

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to tarnish sbdy’s reputation

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Saper la crédibilité de qqn

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to undermine sbdy’s credibility

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142
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une personne qui a soif de pouvoir

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a power-hungry person

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143
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être persévérant

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to be strong-willed

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une campagne de diffamation

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a smear campaign

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Diffamer

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to libel

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Calomnier

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to slander

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résistant (une personne)

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resilient

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deux poids deux mesures

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to operate double standards

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au second plan

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to take a back seat

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être du coter de qqn

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to side with sbdy

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surpasser en puissance de feu

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to outgun sbdy

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exercer des représailles pour se venger de qqchose

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to retaliate for sthg

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en représailles

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in retaliation for sthg

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une cote de popularité

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an approval rating

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être a un niveau historiquement bas

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to be at a record low

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battleground state / a purple state / a swing state

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a state which is divided between democratic and Republican party.

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a political demise

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une disparition de la scène politique

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être voué a l’échec

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to be doomed to failure

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une quête

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a quest

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exceptionnel / remarquable

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outstanding (adj)

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être têtu

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to be stubborn

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mal interpréter

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to misconstrue

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malveillance / méchanceté

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malice

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la malhonnêteté

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deceitfulness

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honnêteté

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truthfulness

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étancher sa soif

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to quench one’s thirst

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la volonté

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willpower

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audace / effronterie

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boldness

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insatiable

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unquenchable

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la soif de pouvoir

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thirst for power

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oser faire qqchose

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dare to do sthg

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l’esprit / l’intelligence /

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wit (to be witted)

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Etre plus intelligent

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to be outwitted

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Etre plus intelligent

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to be outwitted

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tourner le dos a qqn

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to

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briser / faire voler en éclat qqchose

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to shutter sthg

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pour couronner le tout

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to crown it all

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ils ne sont ni bon ni mauvais

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they are neither good nor bad

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bien s’entendre avec quelqu’un

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to get on well with sbdy

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audacieux

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bold

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imprudent / téméraire

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reckless

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faire les corvées ménagères

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to do the household chores / to do the housework

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faire les poussières

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to do the dusting

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passer l’aspirateur

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to do the hoovering

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Faire la cuisine

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to do the cooking

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faire les courses

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to go shopping / to do shopping

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un croc-mort

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an undertaker

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valoir la peine de…

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to be worth doing smthg

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Ca ne vaut pas la peine

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It’s not worthwhile / It’s not worth the effort

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agité / sans repos

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restless

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maussade

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gloomy

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Ca suffit pour aujourd’hui ! /

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Let’s call it a day

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Passer / atteindre les 30 ans

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to turn thirty

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froncer les sourcils

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to frown at / to knit one’s eyebrows

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ne pas être soigné

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to be careless

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être soigné

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to be careful

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avoir une prise (sur qqn)

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to get a hold on sbdy

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se fâcher contre qqn

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to get mad at

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être en colère contre qqn

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to get angry with / to fly into a temper / to be cross with (GB)

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rester sans expression / comme un mur

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to remain expressionless

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sans expression

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expressionless

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hurler

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to yell at sbdy / to scream at sbdy

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exaspéré

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and the end of one’s tether

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virer quelqu’un

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to give somebody the sack

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réparer

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to redress

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un avocat / un procureur

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a lawyer / a attorney(-at-law) (US) / a barrister (UK) / a solicitor (UK)

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Et voila

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Here is…

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un bandit

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a ruffian / a thug / a hoodlum / a rogue

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un abstème (qqn qui ne boit pas)

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a teetotaler / to be teetotal

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flater qqn

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to flatter sbdy

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recommander quelqu’un a quelqu’un

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to commend sbdy to sbdy

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une pure/ simple formalité

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a mere formality

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mention passable, bien, très bien

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third-class, second-class, first class honours

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réduire / atténuer

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to mitigate

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des circonstances atténuantes

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mitigating circumstances

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j’ai des sentiments mitigés sur ce sujet

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I have mixed feelings about such an issue

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être induit en erreur

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to be misled (mis = préfixe + led = guidé/conduit)

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une personnalité

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a public figure

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faire attention à sa ligne

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to watch one’s figure

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grand

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large / tall

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le hall (d’un hotel)

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a foyer

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un foyer (familial)

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a household

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un foyer (cheminée)

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the fireplace

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un foyer (cheminée)

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the fireplace

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un foyer (d’étudiants)

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a student common room

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déclencher

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to trigger

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des acteurs économiques

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financial players

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le patrimoine culturel

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a national heritage

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faire du tourisme (culturel)

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to go sightseeing

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se retirer (d’un traité etc)

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to withdraw

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une fuite de capital

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a flight of capital

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un visa sur mesure

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a custom-made visa

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sur mesure (adj)

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bespoke, custom-made

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Tromper qqn (le malmener)

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To mislead

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Les couverts

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Cutlery

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Assourdir/ amortir

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To deaden

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Assourdissant / abrutissant

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Deadening

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Renier qqn

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To disown somebody

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Un stagiaire

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A trainee

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Trop mûr / trop fait (fromage)

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Overripe

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Pourri (fruit)

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Rotten

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Pourrir

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To rot

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Légalement

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Lawfully

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Un hors-la-loi

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An outlaw

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Offrir / enchérir

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To bid

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Surenchérir

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To overbid

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Offre Publique d’Achat

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A takeover bid

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Pertinent / éloquent / révélateur

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Telling / relevant

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Prévoir

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To forecast

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Dénué de sens

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Sensless

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rédiger/ élaborer

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to draft

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émancipé

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enfranchised

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bicaméral

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bicameral

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piéger

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to frame

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personnifier, incarner

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to epitomize

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remuer, mélanger, agiter

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to stir

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visiblement

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ostensibly

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traiter (une maladie)

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to treat

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une pathologie

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a condition

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une bonne rentabilité

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healthy returns

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publier

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to post

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fidélité

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loyalty

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inscrire

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to enroll

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se venter

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to boast

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soigneusement

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carefully

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le calcul

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the math

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subtilement

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subtly

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les commerçants

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marketers

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désirer ardemment

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to pine for

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bien-être

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wellness

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inciter

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to incent

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distribuer

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to hand out

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imminent

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impending (an impending storm, doom)

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copieux / généreux (un repas)

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a lavish dinner

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incohérent / peu méthodique

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haphazard

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un risque

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a hazard

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avoir une vie trépidante

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to have a hectic life(style)

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une administration souple/ laxiste

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a lax administration

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pleurer / porter le deuil

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to mourn sbdy / to mourn for sb

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empiéter sur la vie privée / les droits

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to impinge on privacy / rights

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entraver empêcher

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to hinder

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accorder une subvention

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to grant a subsidy

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tâtonner

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to grope

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hériter de

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to inherit sth

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être indifférent à

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to be impervious to

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imperméable

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impervious

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compromettre

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to jeopardize sth

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fusionner avec une autre entreprise

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to merge with another company

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traverser

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to go through

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une foule

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a crowd

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un slogan / mot d’ordre

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a watchword

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défendre / plaider en faveur de

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to make the case that

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étouffer / suffoquer

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to stifle

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dissident

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dissenter

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accuser

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to charge

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discrimination positive

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affirmative action (US)

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susciter l’indignation/ un tollé / une réaction violente

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to spark off a uproar / an outcry / a backlash

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fuiter au public

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To be leaked to the public / to go viral

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toile de fond

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a backdrop

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harcèlement

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harassment

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déposer plainte

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to file a complaint

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signaler

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to report

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évaluation par les pairs

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a peer review

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n’avoir pas d’autre choix que de…

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to have no other choice but to do…

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la main d’oeuvre

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the workforce

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un effectif

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data

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autoroute

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highway (US) / motorway (GB)

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A1 (autoroute) (code)

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I1 (Interstate 1) / M1 (motorway 1)

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tapoter

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to tap

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mettre sur écoute

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to tap (a phone)

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une bierre pression

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a beer on tap

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un robinet

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a tap (UK) a faucet (US)

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être d’accord avec

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to concur with sbd that / to agree with

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il y a plus qu’il n’y parait

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there is more to it than meets the eye

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faire une remarque

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to make a point

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avoir son mot à dire

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to have a say

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être mis au ban

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to be ostracized

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s’attaquer violemment à qqn

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to launch a witchhunt against sby

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divulguer / communiquer

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to disclose

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franchise

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frankness

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faire appel au 1er amendement de la constitution

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to invoke the 1st Amendment to the US Constitution

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vénerer Dieu

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to worship God

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conserve précieusement / entériner

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to enshrine

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marge de manoeuvre (liberté)

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a leeway

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s’aventurer / se risquer / se hasarder

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to venture

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s’éteindre / s’estomper / s’effacer

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to fade

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attaquer en justice

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to sue

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idolâtrer

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to lionise

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déposer plainte contre quelqu’un

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to lodge/file complaint with somebody

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saluer quelqu’un comme un héros

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to hail sbdy as a hero

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négocier / discuter des prix

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to bargain

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audacieux

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to be bold / daring / audacious

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relancer un débat (2)

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to revive / to rekindle a debate

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un échappatoire / une faille

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a loophole

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prêt à l’emploi

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out-of-the-box

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perturbateur

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disruptive

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La rime

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the rhyme

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Suivre à la lettre

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to stick to sthg / to follow rules to the letter

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faire de l’introspection

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to do some soul-searching

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négliger(2)

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to neglect / to overlook

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une situation inexplicable

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a catch 22 situation

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être dans la mouise / dans le pétrin (2)

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to be in a bind, to be in a predicament

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le franc-parler

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outspoken / vocal

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Gronder qqn (2)

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To dress sbdy down / To tell sbdy off

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La canicule (2)

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A heat wave / the dog days

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s’intéresser à / être fanatique de

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to be interested in…

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Une journée porte ouverte

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an open day

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inauguration

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a grand opening

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dévoiler

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to unveil

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abriter

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to house

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accueillir

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to host

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Une piece de musée

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an item/ an artefact

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une oeuvre d’art

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a work of art

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Londres est le siège de nombreuses entreprises

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London is home to many companies

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une salle (de concert, de mariage)

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a venue

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des équipements / une infrastructure / un complexe

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a facility

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La visite (d’un musée)

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the tour

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classé au patrimoine mondial de l’humanité/UNESCO

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World Heritage Site

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le patrimoine (culturel)

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heritage

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esclavage (2)

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slavery / enslavment

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a première vu

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at first blush

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tant-attendu (tardé a venir)

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long-awaited

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très attendu (impacience)

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eagerly-anticipated