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1
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se fondre dans

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to merge

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au creux de

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at the pit of

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s’adresser à quelqu’un

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to address someone

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traduire : “et puis il s’en allait”

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and off he went

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jeter un oeil

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to take a glimpse of = to glimpse at

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apercevoir

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to catch sight of

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calmement, tranquillement, sagement

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quietly = calmy = peacefully

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sans fin

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endlessly

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à la fin

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after all = in the end

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vif

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swift

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jusqu’à présent

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so far = until then

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négliger, ignorer

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to neglect = to ignore = to pay no attention to = to take no heed of = to pay/to give no heed to

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vivement, brusquement

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briskly = vividly

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être à l’étroit

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to have no elbow room = to be cramped for room

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à contre-coeur

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grudgingly = reluctantly

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côtoyer

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to rub elbows with

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éclore

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to hatch

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ronger

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to gnaw

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éméché

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merry = tipsy

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bouleversé

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jolted = disraught

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s’enquérir

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to inquire

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être disposé à

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to be inclined to

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appartenir

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to owe = to belong = to own

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débiter

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to reel off = to deliver = to fire at sbdy

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se mêler de tout

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to be very rosy

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égarer

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to mislay (pret : mislaid)

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négligeamment

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unconcernedly

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un préjudice

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a disfavor = an offense

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excessif, démesuré

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exorbitant

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cinglant, acerbe

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scathing

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stupéfier

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to stun

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à la façon

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from

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planer au dessus

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to hover (over) = to hang over

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tandis que

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while

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avec laquelle

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in which

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misérable, piètre

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paltry

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faire avec, se contenter de

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to make do with

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simplement, seulement

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merely

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cerner quelqu’un

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to figure out = to box someone in

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d’un ton sarcastique

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sarcastically

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être l’image même de

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to look the very picture of

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faire perdre la tête

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to drive sbdy distracted

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Comment insister?

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Avec “ever” ou “do”
Ex : Thank you EVER so much
I DO thank you

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des propos élevés

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a lofty content

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des propos

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words = content

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de la tête au pied

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from head to toe

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dévisager

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to stare sbdy down

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supposer

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to assume

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flamboyer, resplendir, darder ses rayons

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to blaze

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découragé, abattu

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disheartened = dejected = despondent

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répandre une nvelle, crier sur tous les toits

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to blaze sthg abroad

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à la fois

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at once

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déformé

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disfigured = distorted

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tendre

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fond

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rancunier

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spiteful

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plein d’entrain

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cheerful = buoyant

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qqun de sérieux, posé

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sobber = staid

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agité, inquiet

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restless

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morose

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sullen

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frissonner

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to shiver = to shudder = to quiver

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railler

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to sneer at

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surprendre = faire sursauter

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to startle

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ennuyeux

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tedious

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morne, lugubre

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dreary

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le dégoût, détester

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(to) loathe

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une appréhension

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a misgiving

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un pressentiment

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a foreboding

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le découragement

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despondency

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aspirer à

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to long for = to yearn for

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se tracasser, s’inquiéter

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to fret

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aimer à la folie

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to love to distraction

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se méfier de

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to beware of

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l’alegresse, la gaité

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mirth

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être plein d’entrain

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to be in high spirit

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être exubérant, joyeux te foufou

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to be wild with mirth

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s’en donner à coeur joie

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to laugh to one’s heart content

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la gêne

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uneasiness

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illuminer

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to light up

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songer à

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to muse about

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80
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elle est loin l’époque où

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gone are the days when

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81
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l’admiration

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wonder

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82
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peser le pour et le cotre

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to weigh the pros and cons

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raffiné

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refined

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à moi seul

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for myself alone

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85
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emballer

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to wrap-up in

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emmitouffler

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to muffle-up in

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87
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mettre de côté

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to set smthg aside

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à poil

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stark naked

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à peine

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hardly (when) = barely ((when) = scarcely (when) = no sooner (than)

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évoquer qqchose

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to be redolent of

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saupoudré de

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spuntled with

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s’éparpiller

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to strain

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éparpiller

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to line around = to scatter

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un peu partout

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here and there

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vide

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vacuum

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souffrant

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ailing

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s’adonner à

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to indulge in

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le large

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the open sea

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99
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se défouler, relâcher la pression

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to let off steam

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être vêtu de

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to be clad in

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101
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sur le déclin

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on the wane

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élimé, abîmé, en haillons

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in rags and tatters

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monotone

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monotonous = humdrum

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abîmer

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to impair

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se désintoxiquer

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to kick a habit

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106
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nuire

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to do harm

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une impulsion, une réaction

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a drive

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pousser qqun à faire, inciter à faire

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to spur = tu urge sbdy to do sthg

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déterrer, inhumer

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to unearth

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rachitique

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twiggy

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manier

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to handle

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déchiré

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rent = torn

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raccomoder

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to stitch up

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réparer

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to strew

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percevoir

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to perceive = to notice

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répandre, distiller

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to suffuse

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pour ainsi dire

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so to speak

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disproportionné, mal proportionné

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out of proportion to

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dès

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as soon as

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immédiat

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immediate

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121
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se disputer

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to fight over

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chanter les louanges

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to praise for

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s’extasier

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to rave

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autant

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as much as = no less than

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125
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donner l’apparence

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to make one look

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s’aventurer

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to venture

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127
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à quel point

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how far = to what extent

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soutenir

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to sustain

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129
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en l’occurence

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in this case = that is to say

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130
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décidé, qui sait où il va

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purposeful

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131
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avancer, marcher d’un pas décidé

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to stride along

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mener à quelque chose

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to be a gateway to

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être ému

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to be moved

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134
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car

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for

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si (qd on peut répondre par oui ou par non)

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whether

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s’habituer à

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to get into the habit

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la maîtrise

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the mastery = the command

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une revendication

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a claim

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139
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le tumulte

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an uproar

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140
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maîtrise de la langue

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proficiency

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une clameur

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a clamor, an outcry

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142
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saccadé, haché

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jerky = halting

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143
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le bon côté des choses

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the bright side

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144
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le dénouement

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the winding-up

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145
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qqchose qu’on a déjà entendu 150 fois

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hackneyed

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146
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une réplique

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a cue

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un monologue

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a monologue = a soliloquy

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148
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littéraire

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literary

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149
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s’entremêler

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to intertwine = to intermingle

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concis

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concise

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peu naturel

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affected

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emphatique, qui en rajoute

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bombastic

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nerveux, énergique

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pithy

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très soigné

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elaborate

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négligé (style, perso)

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slipshod

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frénésie

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frenzy

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exalté, impétueux

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hotheaded

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lyrique

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lyrical

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épique

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epic

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médiéval

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mediaeval

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voyant, criard

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gaudy

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discordant

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grating

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de temps en temps

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at times = from time to time = now and then

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des rêves brisés

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shattered dreams

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tomber sous les griffes de

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to fall into sbdy’s clutches

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se tirer des griffes de

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to get out of sbdy’s clutches

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faire plaisir avec qqchose à manger

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to give sbdy a treat

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s’évaporer

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to dry up = to boil out (pour la casserole)

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169
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un auteur

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an author

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170
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un vers (poésie)

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a line

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171
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avec délice

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with relish

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172
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un pote

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a pal

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retourner en enfance

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to lapse into second childhood

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un trèfle

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a clover

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175
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faire avec

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to make do with = to put up with

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entendre par hasard = surprendre (une conversation)

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to overhear

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subvenir aux besoin de

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to provide for

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178
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en cachette

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on the sly

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en puissance, le futur (gendre…)

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prospective

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intimer l’ordre de

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to summon = to bid

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un quart d’heure

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a quarter of an hour

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sur place, sur les lieux

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on the spot = on the premises

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flâner

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to stroll = to roam = to laze about = to wander

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184
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flêtrir

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to wither

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185
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être destiné à

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to be to

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186
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un fait

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a fact = an occurence

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187
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à midi pile

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at 12 sharp

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188
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la joie, l’exaltation, euphorie

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the elation

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189
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tenir en équilibre

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to poise

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un débauché

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a profligate = a debauchee

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encercler, contenir

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to encompass = to enclose

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192
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mettre au point

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to put the final touch to

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libérer

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to release (prisonnier) = to discharge (priosnnier) = to bail out (prisonnier sous caution) = to free (pays) = to liberate (pays) = to unburden (son coeur, sa conscience)

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tuer (dans le sens aussi tu m’as tué haha)

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to slay

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un nouveau départ

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a fresh start

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196
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un déséquilibre

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an imbalance

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197
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donner lieu à

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to give way to

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198
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le respect des convenances

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the decorum

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199
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flâner

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to loiter = to stroll = to roam

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200
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fugace, éphémère

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fleeting

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201
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encourager

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to encourage

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202
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l’incarnation

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the epitome

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203
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concéder

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to concede

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204
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diminuer

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to diminish

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205
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aux aguets

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on the watch = on the look-out

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206
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sentir

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to sense

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207
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se profiler

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to loom

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208
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insouciant, sans souci

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carefree

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209
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une fois pour toute

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once and for all

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210
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un bouleversement

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an upheavel

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exprimer

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to voice

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212
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délicat, de choix

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dainty

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résister à

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to offer resistance to

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glisser, planer

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to slide = to glide

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miroiter = faire des reflets sur

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to shimmer with

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se permettre, procurer

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to afford

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217
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servir de modèle pour

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to sit for

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218
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faire apparaitre

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to conjure up

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219
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transformer qqchose en

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to work up sthg into

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auto-proclammé

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self-styled

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dont, duquel, de quoi

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whereof

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222
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flou, voilé, brumeux

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hazy

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confondre

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to mistake

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fourmiller de, grouiller de

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to teem with

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des aspirations

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longgings

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urgent

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pressing

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venir vers

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to veer

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228
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instiller

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to instil (of)

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bien s’entendre

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to get on well= to get along

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un sous-entendu

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an overtone

231
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soigneusement

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neatly = carefully

232
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être souligné

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to be underscored

233
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délibéré

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deliberate = conscious

234
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d’autant plus

A

all the more so as

235
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incrusté

A

to inlaid with = to stud with

236
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supporter, faire avec

A

to cope with = to put up with

237
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annoncer

A

to herald

238
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ça m’inspire

A

it does fire my imagination

239
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concernant, au sujet de

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as to

240
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en venir à

A

to come to

241
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se résoudre à

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to bring oneself to

242
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contourner

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to get around

243
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un quelconque

A

common = ordinary

244
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veiller

A

to gard = to watch over

245
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ensorceler

A

to bewitch

246
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charger

A

to load

247
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écrasante

A

overwhelming

248
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faire le bilan de

A

to take a stock of = to draw an assessment

249
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analyser

A

to construe = to examine

250
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surpasser

A

to override = to outnumber = to outweigh

251
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représenter, expliquer

A

to account for

252
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vrai, réel

A

actual

253
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amener, entrainer

A

to bring about

254
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en appeler à

A

to appeal to

255
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mettre la lumière sur

A

to enlight = to lighten

256
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reporter

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to delay = to postpone

257
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prendre en considération

A

to take into account

258
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se reposer sur

A

to rely on

259
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se débarasser de

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to get rid of = to dispose of = to discard = to shed

260
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être certain

A

to be definite

261
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la mentalité

A

a mindset

262
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menacer

A

to jeopardize

263
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d’abord

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first = to begin with = to start with

264
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le déclanchement, la flambée, l’éruption, l’épidémie

A

the outbreak

265
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décide-toi

A

make up your mind

266
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chanceler, tituber, stupéfier

A

to stagger

267
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mettre en valeur, insister sur

A

to highlight = to emphasis = to let stress on

268
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à l’aube de

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at the dawn of

269
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être logique

A

to be consistent

270
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exposer (des faits)

A

to display

271
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dénoncer, dévoiler, critiquer

A

to expose

272
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aborder un pb

A

to address an issue

273
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être interprêté comme

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to be construed as

274
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dans son ensemble

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as a whole

275
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une supposition

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an assumption

276
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remonter à

A

to date back to

277
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être garanti par (ds le sens on ne peut pas y toucher)

A

to be enshrined in

278
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élaborer

A

to draft

279
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le fondement, le pivot

A

the linchpin

280
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un tournant

A

a watershed

281
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un compromis

A

a happy-medium = a compromise = a half-way house

282
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faire allusion à

A

to hint

283
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étouffer

A

to smother

284
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un contre-pouvoir

A

a force of opposition = checks and balances

285
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une impasse

A

a blind alley

286
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incomplet

A

patchy

287
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la cohérence

A

consistency

288
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laïque

A

lay

289
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aborder

A

to broach = to touch on

290
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vouloir, avoir envie de

A

to be willing to

291
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à l’échelle nationale

A

nationwide

292
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surmonter

A

to overcome

293
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rebondir

A

to rebound

294
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juguler, freiner, endiguer

A

to curb

295
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imprégner

A

to permeate

296
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faire appliquer la loi

A

to enforce the law

297
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de plus en plus

A

increasingly = more and more

298
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emboîter le pas, faire de même

A

to follow suit

299
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sacrosaint

A

sacrosanct

300
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réprimer

A

to crack down on

301
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avéré

A

full-blown

302
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un changement

A

a shift = a change

303
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familier (façon de parler familière…)

A

colloquial

304
Q

The Congress est composé de … ?

A

House of Representative (435) + the Senate (9)

305
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incontesté

A

undisputed

306
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à l’improviste

A

out of the blue

307
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lier, attacher

A

to tether

308
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qqun qui en veux, d’ambitieux

A

a high-flyer

309
Q

gâcher, gaspiller

A

to squander

310
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en cela, de celui-là, celle-là

A

thereof

311
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assurément

A

admittedly

312
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limiter, entraver, écourter

A

to curtail

313
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une ère révolue

A

a bygone era

314
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un rappel

A

a reminder

315
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dénoncer

A

to expose

316
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révéler, dévoiler, divulguer

A

to disclose

317
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à l’égard de, pour le bien de, pour l’amour de

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for the sake

318
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aller à l’encontre de

A

to run counter to

319
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nommer, désigner

A

to appoint

320
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mystérieux

A

criptic

321
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un accord

A

a concurrence

322
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la concurrence

A

a competition

323
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ensuite, après

A

afterwards

324
Q

l’éclat

A

the sheen

325
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faire référence à

A

to cite

326
Q

citer

A

to quote

327
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une situation difficile

A

a plight = to be in dire straits

328
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la décentralisation

A

a devolution

329
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s’attaquer à

A

to take on

330
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le bien-fondé

A

the rightfulness

331
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assiter à

A

to attend

332
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reconnaître

A

to acknoledge

333
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avoir une chance de

A

to stand a chance of

334
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empiéter sur, piétiner

A

to encroach upon = to trample upon

335
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en dépit de

A

despite = inspite of

336
Q

un stratagème

A

a ploy

337
Q

mal parler de

A

to speak ill of

338
Q

une explosion, une vague de

A

an outburst

339
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profiter de

A

to take advantage of = to profit by

340
Q

à l’apogée

A

at the climax

341
Q

profiter de (comme un parasite)

A

to cash it on

342
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dans le sillage de

A

in the wake of

343
Q

traduire : on sait peu de choses sur

A

very little is known about

344
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avoir le dessus

A

to have the upper hand

345
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errer

A

to stroll = to wander

346
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s’accroitre, se dvper

A

to expand

347
Q

l’émoi, le trouble

A

the stir

348
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l’effervescence, le trouble, l’emoi

A

the turmoil

349
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bigarré

A

variegated

350
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se libérer, s’affranchir

A

to break loose

351
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ces derniers temps

A

lately

352
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céder

A

to yield to

353
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freiner

A

to curb = to dampen = to check

354
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apparaitre comme

A

to emerge as

355
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transformer

A

to alter

356
Q

s’assurer de qqchose

A

to ensure

357
Q

fait pour, taillé pour

A

well suited for

358
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ambiguë

A

ambiguous = equivocal

359
Q

pendant ce temps

A

meanwhile

360
Q

brutaliser, molester

A

to bully = to molest

361
Q

il m’est venu à l’esprit

A

it occured to me

362
Q

installer

A

to install = to settle

363
Q

avoir recours à

A

to resort to

364
Q

une vague

A

a wave = a spate

365
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stigmatiser

A

to stigmatise

366
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escarpé, abrupt

A

steep

367
Q

agile

A

nimble

368
Q

excitation

A

excitment

369
Q

inculte

A

ill-read = uneducated ) uncultivated

370
Q

être entassé

A

piled in = crowded in together = cramped rooms

371
Q

pencher, incliner, présenter qqchose avec un parti pris

A

to slant

372
Q

en désaccord avec, en opposition avec

A

at variance at

373
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ormis que

A

save

374
Q

le bourdonnement

A

the hum

375
Q

refleter

A

to reflect = to mirror

376
Q

sordide

A

squalid

377
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se réjouir

A

to gloat over

378
Q

carrément

A

downright

379
Q

s’embraser

A

to flare up

380
Q

soi-disant

A

so called = alleged

381
Q

être reconnu coupable de

A

to be convicted of

382
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au hasard

A

at random

383
Q

à première vue… mais

A

at first sight.. but on second thoughts

384
Q

renforcer, sublimer

A

to enhance

385
Q

de toute évidence

A

on the face of it

386
Q

sans effort, facilement

A

handily = effortlessly

387
Q

une floppée de réforme

A

a flurry of reforms

388
Q

se précipiter

A

to dash = to rush = to dart

389
Q

purifier

A

to cleanse = to clean up

390
Q

discret

A

discreet = reserved = unobtrusive

391
Q

initiative tape à l’oeil

A

an eye-catching initiative

392
Q

étriqué, exigue

A

cramped

393
Q

discuter, débattre

A

to discuss (pas de prep)

394
Q

le moindre

A

the slightest = the faintest

395
Q

inédit, du jamais vu ,sans précédent

A

unheard of

396
Q

concilier

A

to reconcile = to combine

397
Q

un soulèvement

A

a heaving = an uprising = a revolt

398
Q

l’incarnation de

A

the epitome of = the embodiment of

399
Q

reconsidérer un aspect

A

to take a second look at

400
Q

par intermittence, irrégulièrement

A

fitfully

401
Q

prendre au piège

A

to ensnare

402
Q

dénigrer

A

to disparage

403
Q

à part entière

A

fully-fledged

404
Q

participer à

A

to partake

405
Q

un point de repère

A

a landmark

406
Q

bien visible, évident

A

conspicuous

407
Q

avoir de l’influence, du pouvoir

A

to have clout

408
Q

accorder, exaucer, admettre

A

to grant

409
Q

s’efforcer de

A

to endeavour

410
Q

sans aucun doute

A

undoubtedly

411
Q

prospérer

A

to thrive

412
Q

améliorer

A

to better

413
Q

pour exprimer dans tous les sens?

A

verbe de mvt + about

414
Q

soit

A

that is to say/ either… or

415
Q

consacrer du temps à

A

to dedicate time to

416
Q

cérémonieux

A

reverential

417
Q

fendre

A

to split

418
Q

concevoir

A

to devise = to design = to come up with

419
Q

un effort, une tentative

A

an endeavour

420
Q

à long terme

A

in the long run

421
Q

au détriment de

A

at the expense of

422
Q

ce dernier

A

the latter

423
Q

mettre fin à

A

to put an end to

424
Q

sous le charme de

A

under the spell of

425
Q

se cramponner à

A

to hold onto

426
Q

ne pas prendre la peine de

A

sbdy ever trouble to

427
Q

l’humanité

A

the mankind

428
Q

profiter de

A

to benefit from

429
Q

être à la hauteur

A

to be up to the task

430
Q

ne pas être de taille pour

A

to be no match for

431
Q

assumer, faire face à

A

to shoulder

432
Q

assurer

A

to ensure(s’assurer de)/to insure

433
Q

sain et sauf

A

safe and sound

434
Q

quelque peu

A

somehow

435
Q

une plaie

A

a leprosy

436
Q

au nom de

A

on behalf on

437
Q

se blottir contre

A

to snuggle up

438
Q

s’abattre sur

A

to swoop down on

439
Q

sensibiliser à

A

to awaken to

440
Q

s’opposer à

A

to stand in the way of

441
Q

condescendant

A

patronizing

442
Q

se montrer capable de

A

to prove eligible for

443
Q

captivant, passionnant

A

gripping

444
Q

pénible, douloureux

A

harrowing

445
Q

sous le joug de

A

under the yoke

446
Q

être privé de

A

to be deprived of

447
Q

le commencement, le début

A

the outbreak

448
Q

s’épanouir

A

to bloom

449
Q

plaider coupable

A

to claim responsability for

450
Q

une déclaration

A

a statement

451
Q

prôner

A

to advocate

452
Q

une tendance

A

a trend = a tendancy

453
Q

à partir de maintenant

A

from now on

454
Q

flouter, estomper

A

to blur

455
Q

cela s’élève à

A

it amounts to

456
Q

tout nier en bloc

A

deny it all outright

457
Q

à portée de main

A

handy = ready to hand = within easy reach

458
Q

des bonnes affaires

A

bargains

459
Q

jusqu’à présent

A

so far + present perfect

460
Q

un dictateur (pv militaire)

A

a junta

461
Q

étouffer l’affaire

A

to cover = to hush up

462
Q

à sensation

A

lurid

463
Q

une astuce

A

a gimmick

464
Q

un stratagème

A

a ploy

465
Q

regler un pb

A

to settle a problem

466
Q

une épreuve

A

a hardship

467
Q

surmonter

A

to overcome

468
Q

le moins qu’on puisse dire

A

the least one may say

469
Q

tirer profit (d’une faiblesse)

A

to capitalize (on a weakness)

470
Q

être la risée de la presse

A

to be the butt of the press’s joke/to be the laughing stock of the world

471
Q

éxagérer

A

to overstate

472
Q

de manière flagrante

A

blatantly

473
Q

sans tenir compte de

A

regardless of

474
Q

un serment

A

a pledge

475
Q

monter en flèche

A

to skyrocket = to soar = to escalate

476
Q

sur le déclin

A

on the wane

477
Q

renverser un gvt

A

to overthrow

478
Q

déplaire, mécontenter

A

to displease

479
Q

partir en guerre contre

A

to rise up against

480
Q

vaguement, approximativement

A

loosely

481
Q

absurde

A

preposterous, absurd

482
Q

d’affilée

A

in a row

483
Q

encaisser un coup

A

to take a blow = to suffer a setback

484
Q

pas besoin d’en rajouter

A

no need to rub it in

485
Q

la mondialisation

A

the globalization

486
Q

désillusionné

A

disillusioned = disenchanted

487
Q

une bande de

A

a bunch of

488
Q

tourner à l’avantage de

A

to take advantage of

489
Q

mensonger

A

mendacious

490
Q

consternant

A

distressing

491
Q

une étincelle

A

a spark

492
Q

intensifier

A

to intensify = to step up

493
Q

cela ravive les tensions

A

it brings back tensions

494
Q

vouer une haine tenace à

A

to declare undying hatred for

495
Q

dévoiler

A

to unveil

496
Q

la portée, l’étendue

A

the extent

497
Q

c’est mort

A

it’s curtain

498
Q

il est probable que

A

to be likeky to

499
Q

être impatient de

A

to be eager to

500
Q

transmettre un message

A

to convey a message

501
Q

passer à la vitesse supérieure

A

to move into high gear

502
Q

feindre

A

to feign

503
Q

bien que

A

although

504
Q

contraire à

A

contrary to

505
Q

égayer

A

to jolly

506
Q

un bouleversement/agitation politique

A

a political turmoil

507
Q

belliqueux

A

warlike

508
Q

être fermement opposé

A

to be staunchly opposed

509
Q

des dialogues croustillants

A

saucy dialogues

510
Q

répliques truculentes

A

racy/colourful cues

511
Q

des magouilles

A

a monkey business = shenanigans = hanky panky

512
Q

à tous les niveaux

A

in every field = on all levels

513
Q

repérer, apercevoir

A

to spy

514
Q

couver

A

to mollycuddle

515
Q

se prélasser

A

to loll

516
Q

une broutille

A

a trifle

517
Q

émoustillé

A

randy

518
Q

chanceler

A

to stagger = to totter

519
Q

avoir perdu qqun de vue

A

to be out of touch

520
Q

énormément, beaucoup

A

thoroughly

521
Q

tortueux

A

winding

522
Q

un spectateur

A

a bystander

523
Q

avoir l’intention de

A

to have in mind to do

524
Q

aisément

A

readily

525
Q

postilloner, crachoter, bafouiller, crépiter

A

to splutter

526
Q

des liens diplomatiques

A

diplomatic ties

527
Q

répréhensible

A

blameworthy

528
Q

valser

A

to waltze

529
Q

franchement

A

true to be told = fairplay

530
Q

agripper, se rendre compte

A

to grasp

531
Q

se débrouiller pour

A

to manage

532
Q

jadis

A

formerly

533
Q

changer, modifier

A

to alter

534
Q

être lié à

A

to bound within

535
Q

être hors jeu

A

to be way off course

536
Q

une épreuve de force

A

a showdown

537
Q

fervent, enthousiaste, sérieux

A

earnest

538
Q

tourner autour du pot

A

to beat about the bush

539
Q

doté de

A

endowed with

540
Q

tenter, essayer

A

to attempt

541
Q

exquis

A

exquisite

542
Q

mener à bien

A

to achieve

543
Q

tirer les ficelles

A

to pull the strings

544
Q

faire remarquer, faire valoir

A

to point out

545
Q

veiller

A

to watch-over

546
Q

s’apesantir sur

A

to dwell on = to expatiate upon

547
Q

manichéen

A

to see things in black or white terms = manichaean

548
Q

maléfique

A

baleful

549
Q

se profiler

A

to loom

550
Q

personnifier

A

to epitomize = to embody = to encapsulate

551
Q

insinuer

A

to insinuate

552
Q

aveuglant, éblouissant

A

dazzling

553
Q

gribouiller, griffonner

A

to scrawl

554
Q

paradoxal

A

paradoxical

555
Q

rejeter, discréditer

A

to discard

556
Q

s’enorgueillir

A

to take pride in

557
Q

le comble, pour couronner le tout

A

to cap it all = to top it all = to crown it all

558
Q

être à l’affiche

A

to top the bill

559
Q

au point mort

A

at a standstill

560
Q

un durcissement, une radicalisation

A

taughening

561
Q

attiser

A

to stir up = to arouse = to stimulate

562
Q

imposer qqchose

A

to force something down the throat of

563
Q

embellir, mettre en exergue

A

to spruce up

564
Q

envisager

A

to contemplate + ING

565
Q

être à court de

A

to run out of

566
Q

fédérer, cristaliser

A

to provide a rallying-point

567
Q

un effet pervers

A

a side effect

568
Q

une bizarrerie

A

a quirk

569
Q

masquer

A

to cloak

570
Q

du premier coup

A

outright

571
Q

bas de gamme

A

third-rate

572
Q

ébranler, trembler

A

to rock

573
Q

affronter, se confronter avec

A

to be confronted with = to face to

574
Q

s’estomper, disparaitre

A

to fade