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Vocab Flashcards

1
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Un éventail de défis

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An array of challenges

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Des étendues de champs de mines

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swaths of minefields

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J’appelle à la patience

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I am urging patience

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Des défis difficiles à relever, durs, épineux

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Vexing challenges, tough challenges, thorny challenges

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Arrêter ( faire alte)

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To halt/ halted

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Obstacles

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Hurdles

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Une poussée rapide

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A swift push

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S’enfoncer dans / s’enfoncé dans

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To dig in / dug in

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Des lignes de tranchées

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Trench Lines

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10
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Déracinement

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Uprooting

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Se faufiler

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To slip past

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12
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Omniprésent

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Ubiquitous

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S’arrêter pour réévaluer

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To pause to reassess

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14
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La férocité

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The fierce

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Sont encore à venir

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Are still ahead

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Avec l’essentiel

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With the bulk of

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17
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Affirmer

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To contend

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18
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Évaluer

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To gauge

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19
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Considérer

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To deem

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20
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Considérer la meilleure solution

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To deem best

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21
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S’inquiéter

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To fret

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22
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Mise en garde contre

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Cautioned against

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23
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S’articuler autour

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Hinges on

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24
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Plus rigide

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Stiffer

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25
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Aube

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Dawn

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La riposte

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Pushback

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27
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Un démarrage laborieux , en demi teinte

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Halting start

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28
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Toute manifestation de

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Any display of

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Plus dur

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Tougher

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30
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Reculer

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To back up ou pull back

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31
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He just flew down

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Il a volé vers le bas

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32
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Hirondelles

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Swallows

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33
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Pas des moindres

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Not least is

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34
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A fait des ravages

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Has taken a toll on

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35
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Un travail sanglant

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A bloody slog

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36
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Un tremplin

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A springboard

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37
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Ils tempèrent les attentes

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They temper expectations

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38
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Consulter une carte

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To peruse a map

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39
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Déchirants

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Harrowing

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40
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Glisser sur

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Slip over

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41
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Le tonneau

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The barrel

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42
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Pivoter

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To swivel

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43
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Humeur joyeuse

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Buoyant mood

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44
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Boucher

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To clogge

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45
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Gronder le long

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Rumble along

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46
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Rebondir

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Bounce over

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47
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Cela s’est s’estompé dans

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It faded into

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48
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Hurler

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Too screech

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49
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Hurler

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To screech

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50
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Non surveillé

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Unmonitored

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51
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Ce qui est en jeu c’est

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What is at stake is

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52
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Il a indiqué que

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He portrayed that

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53
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Être hors normes

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To be out of step

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54
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Tromper

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To fool

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55
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Surprenante

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Startlingly

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56
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En plein essor

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Burgeoning

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57
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Garder une longueur d’avance

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To stay a step ahead off

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58
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Lacunes

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Shortcomings / shortfalls

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59
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A été annoncé

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Has been heralded

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60
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Le préjudice

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The harm

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61
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Atténuer

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Mitigate

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62
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Rattraper le retard

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To play catch up

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63
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Les inconvénients

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Drawback

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64
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Faire le tri dans la confusion

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To sort through the confusion

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65
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Mettre à l’écart

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To pull appart

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66
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Il y a eu des troubles

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There have been unrests

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67
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Il est apparu que

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It has emerged that

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68
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Une prise de cou

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A chockehold

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69
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Effacée

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Obliterated

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70
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Pleurer

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To weep/ wept

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71
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Un terrain de jeu ( sportif)

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A playing field

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72
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Une cheminée

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A fireplace

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73
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La fenêtre de service

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The serving window

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74
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Buanderie

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Utility room

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75
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Abris en bois

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A wood shed

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76
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Énergie solaire

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Solar power

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77
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Énergie fossile

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Fossil fuel

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78
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La centrale nucléaire

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The nuclear power

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79
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Actuellement

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Currently

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80
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Une production / Un résultat

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An Output

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81
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Une centrale électrique

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A power plant

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82
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Contrôle

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Control

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83
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Barrages

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Dams

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84
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Poisson broyé

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Ground up fish

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85
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Conscience

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Conscious

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86
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Un crapaud

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A toad

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87
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Charbon

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Coal

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88
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Lieu ou les poissons pondent

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A spawning ground

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89
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Tout grief contre

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Any grievance against / any complaint against

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90
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Somptueux

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Lavish

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91
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Éliminé

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Disposed

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92
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Un bon rapport qualité prix

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A good value for money

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93
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Appareils électroménagers

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Appliances

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94
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Un péage

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A toll

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95
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Zone commercial

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A retail area

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96
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La largeur

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The width

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97
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Un terrain vierge

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A greenfield land

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98
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Un point

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A dot

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99
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Traînant pour

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Dragging for

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100
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Une fuite

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A leak

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101
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Produire / faire tourner

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To crank out ( cranked out )

to produce something in large amounts, like a machine does

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J’ai sauté sur l’occasion

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I jumped at the chance

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103
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Au même niveau que

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At the same edge as

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104
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A l’arrière de

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At the back of

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Par la porte arrière

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Through the backdoor

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106
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Se faire broyer

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To get ground up

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107
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Propriétaire de franchise

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A franchise owner

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108
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Ont parié sur

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Have a bet on

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109
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Noter

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Jotting down

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110
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Étouffer

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To choke

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111
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Attirer l’attention

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Draw attention

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112
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Détails genants

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Pesky details

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113
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Prospérer ( trois temps)

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To Thrive , thrived, throven

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114
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Arriver par derrière

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To creep up on someone / crept up / crept up

We tried to creep up on them but they heard our footsteps.

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Sans discrimination

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Undiscriminaty

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116
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La confiance

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Trustiness

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117
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0.5

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Zero point five
Naught point five
Point five

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118
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La hauteur

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Height / high/ deep

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119
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Couverture complete

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A comprehensive cover

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120
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Contents second hand

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Contenu de seconde main

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121
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Être piqué

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To be stung

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122
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Les douanes

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Customs

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123
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Logements privés

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Private accommodation

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124
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Modules

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Modules

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125
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Pour étudier en meme temps d’un travail à plein temps

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To studying round a full time job

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La place principale

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The main square

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127
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Étagères

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Shelves

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128
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Le mur du fond

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The far wall

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129
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Noter

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To jot

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130
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Émission de gaz a effet de serre

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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131
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Jeter

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To throw

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Objectif principal

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The chief purpose

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133
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Mécénat

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patronage

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134
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Banlieu

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Commuter

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135
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Card fare

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Une carte de transport

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Cash fare

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Acheter son ticket en cash

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137
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Une periode creuse

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An off peak time

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138
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7h30

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Half past 7

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139
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Sept heure moins le quart

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A quarter to seven

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140
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Les loisirs

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Leisures

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141
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Un conseiller

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A counsellor

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142
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Sur le plan académique

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Academically

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143
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A l’époque

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Back then

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144
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Rattrapé

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Caught up

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145
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C’est juste l’inverse

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It is just the other way around

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146
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Aiguilles

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Needles

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Ètre en retard

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To be Lagging,
To be overdue,
To be behind schedule

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Prendre de l’avance

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To be ahead

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149
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Moins brutal

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Less stark, Less harsh

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150
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Dépasser quelqu’un

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To overtake someone, passing someone

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151
Q

Séduisant

A

Enticing

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152
Q

Les classeurs d’écoles

A

Binders

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153
Q

Dissiper l’idée

A

Dispel the idea

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154
Q

Laisser un vide

A

Leave a vacuum

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155
Q

Prédisposé

A

Prone, susceptible, prepared

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156
Q

Je n’avais pas pris en compte

A

I had not accounted for

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157
Q

Un Prêt

A

A Loan
A borrowed

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158
Q

Dépenses

A

Expenses, spending, expenditures

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159
Q

Passer à la trappe

A

To fall through the cracks

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160
Q

Rigoureux

A

Thorough

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161
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Style a plume

A

A spare pen

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162
Q

Vivre pour

A

To be driven by / live for

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163
Q

Tiroirs

A

Drawers

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164
Q

Poignées

A

Handles

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165
Q

1,25 m de diamètre

A

One point two five meter across ( or diameter)

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166
Q

Garde d’enfants

A

Childminding

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167
Q

Un brouillon

A

A draft

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168
Q

Se sentir nul

A

To feel rubbish, feel like crap, feel lousy

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169
Q

Foisonant

A

Teeming , thriving , wealthy

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170
Q

Terreau

A

Loam

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171
Q

Terreau

A

Loam

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172
Q

Boue

A

Mud

173
Q

Cultures

A

Crops

174
Q

Un moyen

A

A medium

175
Q

Se réjouir

A

To be delighted

176
Q

Ce n’est pas la question

A

That’s besides the point

177
Q

Incontestable

A

Indisputable

178
Q

Noyau

A

Kernel

179
Q

Soja

A

Soybeans

180
Q

Aliments pour le bétail

A

Food for lifestock

181
Q

Raccourcis

A

Shortcuts

182
Q

Une offensive difficile

A

An arduous offensive

183
Q

Brancards

A

Stetchers

184
Q

Creuser

A

To burrow /Burrowed

To excavate / excavated

To dig / dug dug

185
Q

A fait l’objet de vives critiques

A

Has been a target of harsh criticism

186
Q

Une affirmative action historique

A

A landmark affirmative action

187
Q

Annuler , renverser

A

Overrule / strike down ( struk, striken)

188
Q

Maintenir

A

Uphold, keep, sustain

189
Q

Voyou

A

Rogue

190
Q

Statuer, statué

A

To rule, ruled

191
Q

Faire jurisprudence

A

To be precedent over

192
Q

Désarroi

A

Dismay, distress, disarray

193
Q

Avoir un avantage

A

To give an edge

194
Q

Un tourbillon

A

A swirl, a whirlwind

195
Q

Pourrait être mis en péril

A

Could be jeopardized

196
Q

Algues marines

A

Seaweeds

197
Q

Accouplement

A

Mating, coupling

198
Q

Frénésie

A

Frenzy

199
Q

Agir sur

A

Act upon

200
Q

Coincé

A

Jammed

201
Q

Muscle tendu

A

Sinewy muscle

202
Q

Renforcée

A

Heightened , enhanced, reinforced

203
Q

Renforcer

A

Heighten

204
Q

Rapide,

A

Fast, quick, promptly

205
Q

Précipité, rapide

A

Hurtled

206
Q

Dévaler

A

Hurtle

207
Q

Exclure

A

Exclude, rule out

208
Q

Servir à rien

A

Useless
Come to no avail

209
Q

Refuser de se plier

A

Refuse to buckle

210
Q

Field of

A

Realm of

211
Q

La formulation fondatrice

A

Seminal formulation

212
Q

Réservé mais optimiste

A

Reserved yet optimistic

213
Q

Pris en compte

A

Accounted for

214
Q

Tarifs

A

Fares

215
Q

Feux de circulation

A

Traffic lights

216
Q

Un étang

A

A pond

217
Q

Balencoires

A

Swings

218
Q

Un tuyeau

A

A pipe

219
Q

Une roue

A

A wheel

220
Q

Une pompe

A

A pump

221
Q

Un ressort

A

A spring or a coil

222
Q

Un réservoir de stokage

A

A storage tank

223
Q

Un ventilateur

A

A cooling fan

224
Q

Un chariot

A

A trolley

225
Q

Sous

A

Beneath

226
Q

Enthousiaste

A

Enthusiastic, eager

227
Q

Perplexe

A

Confused, puzzled

228
Q

Douteux

A

Doubtful,
Dubious

229
Q

Centre de premier secours

A

First Aid Center

230
Q

La chasse d’eau

A

Flushing toilet

231
Q

Régime à la mode

A

Fad diet

232
Q

Maigre

A

Lean

233
Q

Ancêtres

A

Ancestors, forebears

234
Q

Épouse

A

Wives

235
Q

Il y a une charge trimestrielle permanente qui est prélevée

A

There is a quarterly standing charge.

236
Q

Canalisations

A

Drains

237
Q

Fabricants

A

Manufacturers

238
Q

Pratiques alimentaires

A

Dietary practices

239
Q

Sans frai

A

No fees

240
Q

Arcs

A

Bows

241
Q

Médiocre

A

Lousy

242
Q

Un appartement

A

A flat

243
Q

Tranche de revenu

A

Income Bracket

244
Q

Synonyme de broyé ( ground up)

A

Crashed

245
Q

Je frotte mes mains ensemble pour les réchauffer

A

I rubbed my hands together to warm them up.

246
Q

La tendence la plus remarquable est que les cambriolages baisse spectaculairement sur le période

A

The most noticeable
trend is that burglary fell
dramatically over the
period.

247
Q

Déterré ( synonyme de burrow creuser)

A

Unearthed,

248
Q

Objet archéologique

A

Artefact

249
Q

Une perle

A

A bead

250
Q

Creusage

A

Excavating

251
Q

Coquille

A

Shell

252
Q

Remué

A

Mixed, stirred

253
Q

simple, direct

A

straightforward

254
Q

Un marteau de pierre

A

An hammerstone

255
Q

Signe d’usure

A

A sign of wear

256
Q

Retenir

A

Hold back

257
Q

Dans le but de

A

In a bid to

258
Q

Orages

A

Thunderstorms

259
Q

s’engager

A

To pledge / pledged

260
Q

s’imprégner

A

Soak in / soaked

261
Q

S’accrocher

A

To cling / clung / clung

262
Q

Décoller

A

Unstick / unstuck / unstuck

263
Q

Gouttelettes

A

Droplets

264
Q

Les racines ancrent la plante dans la terre

A

The roots anchor the plant in the earth

265
Q

Humide

A

Damp

266
Q

Un orage soudain nous a trempé jusqu’à la peau

A

A sudden thunderstorm had drenched us to the skin

267
Q

En dépit de sa douleur à la jambe, il a fini le marathon

A

In spite of the pain in his leg, he completed the marathon.

268
Q

Elle chantait tout en travaillant

A

She sang whilst she worked.

269
Q

Corbeaux

A

Crows

270
Q

Grand singes

A

Great apes

271
Q

Depuis le début, l’entreprise a produit des produits de la plus haute qualité

A

From its very outset, the compagny has produced the highest quality products.

272
Q

Becs

A

Beaks

273
Q

On a trouvé de nouvelles manières de s’attaquer au problème

A

We found new ways to tackle the problem

274
Q

Exerce une influence semblable à la loi

A

To exert a law-like influence

275
Q

Il a obstinément insisté pour le finir tout tout seul

A

He stubbornly insisted ON doing it all himself.

276
Q

Tes proches sont tes pairs

A

Your kins are your relatives

277
Q

Obéir

A

Obey / obeyed

278
Q

Je dois examiner toutes les possibles éventualités

A

I need to examine all possible contingencies.

279
Q

J’apprécie le confort de vivre à coté d’un bureau de poste

A

I enjoy the convenience of living near a post office.

280
Q

Il y a eu beaucoup de monde toute la journée

A

It’s been teeming down all day.

281
Q

Le centre commercial grouillait de client ce Samedi

A

The mall was teeming with shoppers that Saturday.

282
Q

Elle était rongée de remords

A

She was wracked by guilt

283
Q

Récolter les fruits de l’éducation des filles

A

Reap the benefits of girls’ education

284
Q

Cela s’étend bien au delà des portes de l’école

A

That extends well beyond the school gates

285
Q

Prêter

A

lend lent lent

286
Q

Prêlevement

A

Levies

287
Q

Déchirer

A

Tear / tore / torn

288
Q

Internat

A

Boarding school

289
Q

Il y a eu une grande contribution d’énergie dans ce projet de la part l’industrie

A

There has been a big input of resources into the project from industry.

290
Q

Plus l’entrée/ l’apport d’énergie augmente, plus le volume devient sonore

A

As the input of energy is increased, the volume gets louder.

291
Q

Un bon architect prend en compte les alentours du bâtiment

A

A good architect takes into account the building’s surroundings.

292
Q

Nous sommes heureux de rester béatement/ sereinement ignorants de ce qui se passe

A

We’re happy to remain blissfully ignorant of what is going on

293
Q

Je suis passé entre vous deux

A

I passed between the two of you

294
Q

Surveiller

A

Monitor / monitored

295
Q

Tu a une bouche si grossière !

A

You’ve got such a crude mouth!

296
Q

Les prix de l’essence ont été découplé des prix du pétrole brut

A

Gasoline prices have been decoupled from crude oil prices.

297
Q

Promulgation de

A

The enactment of

298
Q

Un sac à dos

A

A knapsack

299
Q

Il a reçu une lettre sois-disant signée du premier ministre

A

He was given a letter purportedly signed by the Prime Minister

300
Q

Je redoute d’être malade

A

I dread being sick.

301
Q

La hantise

A

The Dread

302
Q

Redouter

A

To dread / dreaded

303
Q

Je passerai à la vitesse supérieure

A

I would kick it up into high gears

304
Q

J’ai écrit 90 pages en 72 heures

A

I wrote 90 pages over 72 hours

305
Q

Passer deux nuits blanches

A

To pull two all-nighters

306
Q

Synonym of vexing

A

Annoying, bothersome, exaspering

To be vexed is to be irritated or exasperated, so anything vexing creates irritation or exasperation

307
Q

Un terrier

A

A burrow

308
Q

1 dollard

A

1 dollar

309
Q

15 $

A

15 dollars

310
Q

15 dollars est beaucoup d’argent pour certaines personnes

A

15 dollars IS a lot of money to some people

311
Q

Des millier de dollars ont été trouvé sous son lit

A

Thousands of dollars WERE found under his bed

312
Q

Cette pratique est complètement inacceptable

A

This practice is completely unacceptable

313
Q

Notre dépendance à l’égard du pétrole étranger rends notre économie vulnérable

A

Our dependence upon foreign oil makes our economy vulnerable

314
Q

La chaleur était définitivement là

A

The heat was definitely turned up.

315
Q

La télé dans ces premiers jours était principalement utilisée pour la diffusion d’informations et autres sensibilisations pour le public

A

TV in its early days was mainly used for news broadcasting and other awareness for the public

316
Q

Dans les foyers d’aujourd’hui, on suit les programmes et on peut les enregistrer pour les regarder plus tard, à un moment plus opportun

A

In today’s households, one keeps tracks of programmes and can record them to watch it at a later more convenient time

317
Q

Terne

A

Dull

318
Q

Monotone

A

Monotonous

319
Q

Pendant un peu moins d’un tiers de cette période

A

For just under a third of this period

320
Q

Synonym of a reduction

A

A decrease

321
Q

Synonym of fell

A

Dropped

322
Q

Synonym of increase

A

To rise

323
Q

Synonym of stay

A

Remain

324
Q

Synonym of show

A

Illustrate, indicate

325
Q

Synonym of information

A

Data

326
Q

Synonym of replaced

A

Removed, modernized

327
Q

Un passage piéton

A

A zebra crossing

328
Q

Dans le coin en haut/bas à droite

A

At the top/ bottom right-hand corner

329
Q

Donner un aperçu de quelque chose

A

To outline something

330
Q

Colons

A

Settlers

331
Q

Installations

A

Facilities

332
Q

Subventions

A

Grants

333
Q

En ce qui me concerne, c’est un problème sans aucune vrai solution

A

As far as I am concerned, this is a problem without any real solution.

334
Q

Sans aucun doute, le meilleur de ces avantages est la facilité avec laquelle il nous permet d’entrer en contact avec des personnes n’importe où dans le monde.

A

Undoubtedly, the greatest of these
benefits is the ease with which it allows us to make contact with people anywhere in the world.

335
Q

Difference entre definitively and definitely

A

Definitely Means Without Doubt, for sure

Definitively Means Conclusively,

336
Q

Un donateur

A

A donor

337
Q

Malgré une brillante défense, il a été déclaré coupable

A

Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty.

338
Q

C’est vraiment reposant et agréable

A

It is very restful and pleasant

339
Q

Mouettes

A

Seagulls
Sea gulls

340
Q

D’un point de vue philosophique

A

From a philosophical point of view

341
Q

Insouciant

A

Carefree

342
Q

À l’exception de

A

Except for

343
Q

Sur l’année 2010 et 1990

A

Over the year 2010 and 1990

344
Q

Passer la cinquantaine

A

Turning fifty

345
Q

Facilement

A

Readily

346
Q

Favoriser

A

To foster ( fostered)

347
Q

Mensonges

A

Falsehoods

348
Q

Valable

A

Worthwhile

349
Q

Something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen

A

The writing is on the wall

350
Q

Le deuxième point de vue largement soutenu

A

The second widely held view

351
Q

Un labyrinthe

A

A maze

352
Q

En particulier

A

Especially

353
Q

Le rejet catégorique

A

The outright rejection

354
Q

Prévoir

A

To forecast ( forecast)

355
Q

Un aperçu

A

An insight

356
Q

Un photographe

A

A photographer

357
Q

La photographie
Une photographie
Des photographies

A

Photography
A photograph
Photographs

358
Q

Une question inutile

A

A pointless question

359
Q

Une entreprise
Des entreprises

A

A compagny
The Companies

360
Q

a large extent or amount of something.

A

Acre/ acres

361
Q

Un ruisseau

A

A creek

362
Q

Vestiges

A

Remnants

363
Q

Évaluer
Evalued
Évalué

A

Asssess
Assesses
Assessed

364
Q

Un vide

A

A void

365
Q

Les mammifères

A

Mammals

366
Q

Une ribambelle de dinosaure

A

A bevy of dinosaurs

367
Q

Rarement affiché

A

Seldom displayed

368
Q

Produire
Ce sol devrait produire de bonne cultures

A

To yield/ yielded

This soil should yield good crops.

369
Q

Le Texas maintient toutefois une scène foisonnante de collecteurs amateurs de fossiles

A

Texas nonetheless maintains a thriving scene of amateur fossil collectors

370
Q

Aux enchères

A

At auction

371
Q

Occasionnellement

A

Occasionally

372
Q

Mal à l’aise

A

Uneasy

373
Q

Béton

A

Concrete

374
Q

Renforcé

A

Beefing up

375
Q

Tu me fais marcher

A

You are pulling my leg

376
Q

Une portée de chiots

A

A litter of puppies

377
Q

Prendre connaissance

A

To take notice of

378
Q

S’est dégradé

A

Went downhill

379
Q

Une souris

A

A mice

380
Q

Coléoptères

A

Beetles

381
Q

Larves
Une larve

A

Larvae
A larva

382
Q

Récifs

A

Reefs

383
Q

Une illusion

A

An illusion

384
Q

Recherche évaluée par des pairs

A

A peer-reviewed research

385
Q

Mauvais usage

A

Misuse

386
Q

Hémisphère Nord

A

Northern Hemisphere

387
Q

1 phénomène
2 phénomènes

A

A phenomenon
2 phenomena

388
Q

Les modèles de température à Londres à NYC sont similaires, même si NYC a des étés plus chauds, et des hivers plus froids

A

The temperature patterns for London and New York are similar, although New York has warMer summers and colder winters.

389
Q

Prairie

A

Meadow

390
Q

Argile

A

Clay

391
Q

Seuil

A

Threshold

392
Q

Coq

A

Rooster

393
Q

Une truie

A

A sow

394
Q

Sembler décalé

A

To seem off-key

395
Q

Une formule étrange

A

An oddly formulaic

396
Q

Antiquité

A

Antiquity

397
Q

Rappeler, se souvenir

A

To recall

398
Q

Panier d’achat

A

A shopping basket

399
Q

Pourrait être réduit à néant

A

Could slash

400
Q

Ingénieurs

A

Engineers

401
Q

Autonome

A

Autonomous

402
Q

Des inconvénients importants

A

Significant downsides

403
Q

Un nombre qui diminue rapidement

A

A rapidly shrinking number

404
Q

Emploi

A

Employment

405
Q

Réduire

A

Shrink, shrank, shrunk

406
Q

Troupeaux

A

Herds

407
Q

Udder

A

Mamelle, pis

408
Q

Point de bascule

A

The tipping point

409
Q

Un employé

A

An employee

410
Q

Deux employés

A

Two employees

411
Q

Une image accablante

A

A damning image

412
Q

Nid

A

Nest

413
Q

Camions

A

Lorries

414
Q

Longue durée

A

Lengthy

415
Q

Réduire

A

Narrow down

416
Q

Clotures

A

Fences

417
Q

En baisse

A

Dwidling

418
Q

Un arbuste

A

A shrub

419
Q

Échouer

A

To strand

420
Q

Apesanteur

A

Weightlessness

421
Q

Stabilité

A

Stately

422
Q

Doux

A

Mild

423
Q

Couper

A

To cutter

424
Q

Exploitation forestière

A

Logging

425
Q

Méfiante

A

Wary

426
Q

Avantages

A

Perks

427
Q

L’essentiel

A

The crux

428
Q

Curieux

A

Inquisitive

429
Q

Plaidoyer pour

A

Advocating for

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