Vocab Deck D Flashcards

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1
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Fièrement

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Proudly

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Suggérer

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To suggest

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L’atterrissage (m) sur la Lune

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The Moon Landing

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être muni de

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To be equipped/ provided with

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Il a été annulé

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It was cancelled

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c’est costaud comme voiture

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it’s a sturdy car

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Au sein de

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Inside

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s’accorder un peu de répit

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to have a bit of a rest

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il y en avait beaucoup

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There were so many of them

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Ça va bien finir par les pousser

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It will eventually push them

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Un ovni

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A UFO (= objet volant non identifié)

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Le détenteur du record précédent

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The previous record-holder

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dans une belle envolée lyrique, il a décrit les vertus du système

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he waxed lyrical about the virtues of the system

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Salé

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Salted

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ben quoi ?

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so what?

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16
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une caserne de pompiers

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A fire station

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17
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Les pulsions sexuelles

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sexual urges

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une enseigne clignotante rouge et vert

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A red and green flashing neon sign

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à cette nouvelle son visage se décomposa

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when he heard this news his face fell

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Environ un tiers

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About a third

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accoucher qn

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to deliver sb’s baby​

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22
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accouche!

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spit it out!

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mordre la poussière

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To bite the dust

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Un(e) instituteur, -trice

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Primary school teacher

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25
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un petit sourire narquois

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A smirk

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26
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Les souvenirs (m)

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Memories

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27
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Impliqué dans

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Involved in

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28
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Pour que (plus subjunctive)

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So that

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29
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trier les débris

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To pick through the debris

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30
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Ils sont largement suspectés de (+infinitive)

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They are widely suspected of

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31
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alors ne le foire pas

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Don’t blow it

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32
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To treasure

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Chérir

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33
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j’ai tout de suite accroché

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I got into it straight away

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34
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L’acupuncture

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Acupuncture

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35
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top

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Le plateau

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36
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Tout cela n’aurait pas été possible

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All this would not have been possible

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37
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Les insurgés

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Insurgents, rebels

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38
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La découverte

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Discovery

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39
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Le plus grand oiseau volant

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The largest flying bird

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40
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l’épée de Damoclès

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The sword of Damocles

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41
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Il pourrait prendre des mois

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It could take months

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42
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Honnête

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Honest, reasonable

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43
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brisé(e)

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broken

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44
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To conceal

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camoufler

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45
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La maison mal entretenue

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badly-kept house, badly-maintained house

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46
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effréné(e)

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Wild

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47
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des clients mécontents

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Disgruntled clients

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48
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changer les serrures

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To change the locks

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49
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L’Afrique du Sud

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South Africa

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50
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To be deeply asleep

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Ronfler

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51
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Le baptême

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Baptism, christening, naming

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52
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Le plateau de fruits de mer

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seafood platter

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53
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To cherish

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Chérir

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54
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aboutir en prison

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to end up in prison

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55
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To ease one’s way through

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Se faufiler par

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56
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Tout indique que

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All the indications are that

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57
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Ils se sont éteints

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They died out

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58
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vieillissement

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Ageing

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59
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Un antre

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Den

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60
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Répondant

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Answering

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61
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s’accrocher à

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to cling to

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62
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Ça fait peur de penser

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It’s scary

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63
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Une pulsion de mort

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A death wish

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64
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Une pulsion meurtrière

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A murderous impulse

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65
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Faire tout

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To do all one can to

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66
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La manière la plus efficace

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The most efficient way

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67
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groupe/ cellule/ cercle de réflexion

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Think tank

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68
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à la façon de

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Like a….

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69
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Corrosif

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Abrasive

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70
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L’ONU (f)

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The UN

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71
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Dans d’autres pays

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In other countries

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72
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demander son transfert dans une filiale

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to ask for a transfer to a subsidiary company

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73
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battre en retraite

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To back down

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74
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Réveler

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To reveal

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75
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faire aboutir des négociations

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to bring negotiations to a successful conclusion

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76
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les procès-verbaux d’accident

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Accident reports

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77
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Une armoire frigorifique

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A cold store

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78
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Une nouvelle espèce de

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A new species of

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79
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Je mange dehors

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I go out to eat

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80
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Un passager (-ère)

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A passenger

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81
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Prendre son temps pour lire

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To take one’s time reading

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82
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justifié

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Valid

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83
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dans l’attente que

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waiting for

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84
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bénir le ciel de qch

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to thank God for sth

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85
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L’ industrie du pétrole

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Oil industry

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86
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j’ai des picotements dans les yeux

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my eyes are stinging

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87
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Affectif, -ive

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Emotional

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88
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Au moment où

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When

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89
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Avec le temps, …

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Over the years, …

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90
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malaisien, -enne

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Malaysian

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91
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Reste calme

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Be calm

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92
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Au moment précis où

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At the precise moment when

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93
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Impliqué

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Involved

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94
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Des pays voisins

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Neighbouring countries

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95
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elle n’accroche pas en physique

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she can’t get into physics

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96
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nous organiserons une journée de réflexion sur ce thème

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we will organize a one-day conference on this topic

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97
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Autant de temps

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So much time

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98
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ses efforts n’ont pas abouti

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his efforts have come to nothing

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99
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Les temps ont changé

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Times have changed

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100
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Le Diable

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The Devil

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101
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Une armoire de toilette

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A bathroom cabinet

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102
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brisé(e) de chagrin

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brokenhearted

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103
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On ne sait jamais

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You never know

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104
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Le site du crash

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Crash site

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105
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Un traiteur

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Caterer

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106
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Empirer

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To get/ make worse

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107
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In search of

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En quête de

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108
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La réinsertion

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Reintegration, rehabilitation

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109
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Reliant(e)

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Connecting

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110
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dans un tel état de délabrement que …

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in such a poor state that …

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111
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éliminer

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To eliminate

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112
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La question clé

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The key question

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113
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Une fusée

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A rocket

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114
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He disagreed

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Il n’était pas d’accord

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115
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Ils sont en train de disparaître

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They are disappearing

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116
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Une puissance mondiale

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A world power

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117
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une affaire de dommages corporels

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A personal injury case

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118
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Un passager clandestin

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A stowaway

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119
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Les théories du complot

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Conspiracy theories

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120
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traîner dans les rues

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To walk the streets

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121
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To sport

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Arborer

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122
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Il y a un million de façons de mentir

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A million different ways to lie

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123
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Faire partie de

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To belong to

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124
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Pas seulement

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Not only

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125
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l’habituel contingent de

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The usual contingent of

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126
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Le transfert d’appel

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call forwarding

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127
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sa colère s’est un peu apaisée

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he’s calmed down a bit

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L’activité volcanique

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Volcanic activity

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129
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Creux, creuse

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Hollow

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130
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effondré(e) (de)

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shattered (by)

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131
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Au sol

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On land

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132
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Les tirs au but

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Penalty shootout

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133
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prendre conscience de qch

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to become aware of sth

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134
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Être écarté(e)

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To be cast aside

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135
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Les chercheurs, -euses

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Researchers

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136
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comme pour demander

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As if to ask

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137
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de troisième catégorie

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Low-end

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138
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S’aggraver

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To get worse, to increase

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139
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Cocasse

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Funny

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140
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agripper

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to grab​

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141
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Le jardin bien/mal entretenu

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well-/badly-kept garden

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142
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s’offrir un vison

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to buy o.s. a mink

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143
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les négociations n’ont abouti à rien

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the negotiations have come to nothing

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144
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Un atterrissage

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A landing (aircraft)

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145
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voter la confiance (au gouvernement)

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to pass a vote of confidence (in the government)

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Lever les yeux de

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To look up from

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147
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Il a fallu attendre jusqu’à maintenant

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It took until now

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148
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Une trêve

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A truce

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149
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les parents effondrés

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the grief-stricken parents

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150
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s’agripper à qch

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to cling on to sth

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Nous avons appris

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We have learned

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152
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dégraisser

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To streamline

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153
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Toutes les tentatives

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All efforts

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154
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Un crapaud

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A toad

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155
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Ils nient toujours

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They still deny

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156
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Un astéroide

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An asteroid

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157
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Les sanctions (f)

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Sanctions, punishments, penalties

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158
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Nice work!

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Bien joué!

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159
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Nous vivrions

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We would be living

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160
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C’est affolant!

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It’s alarming!

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161
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il essuyait une chope

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He was drying a beer mug

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162
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le rétablissement de

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The restoration/ recovery of

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163
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franchir la porte d’entrée

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To walk through the front door

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164
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D’une pente

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Down a slope

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165
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Les vigiles sur le retour en uniforme

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Uniformed security guards

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166
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La FMI

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The IMF

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167
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Un grand pas pour l’humanité

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One giant leap for mankind

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168
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Le pire moment

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The worst moment

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169
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Très nombreux, -euse

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Common

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après un temps de réflexion, il ajouta …

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after a moment’s thought, he added …

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171
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Prendre son vol

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To take flight

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172
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Mentir (sur)

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To lie (about)

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toujours en évidence

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In plain view

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174
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En dépit de

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Despite

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175
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De saison

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Seasonal

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176
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Les os fossilisés

A

Fossilised remains

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177
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aie confiance!

A

trust me!

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178
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Pendant que

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While

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179
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raide

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Rigid

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180
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Pendant plusieurs jours

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For several days

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181
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ébahi(e)

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dumbfounded

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182
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garde tes réflexions pour toi

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keep your comments to yourself

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183
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à bord

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on board

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184
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ben oui/non

A

well, yes/no

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185
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Une combinaison spatiale

A

A spacesuit

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186
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To wear (eg a smile)

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Arborer

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187
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Un petit pas pour l’homme

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One small step for man

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188
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un lâche

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A coward

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189
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Explorer l’univers

A

To explore the universe

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190
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Une pente

A

Slope

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191
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avoir le bourdon

A

to have the blues

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192
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Rester en altitude

A

To stay airborne

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193
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S’élever dans les airs

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To get off the ground

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194
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Un coup de maître

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A master stroke

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195
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Une catastrophe naturelle

A

Natural disaster

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196
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Tel/ telle que

A

Such as

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197
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Chantonner

A

To hum

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198
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ceci mérite réflexion

A

this is worth thinking about

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199
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de 10km de large

A

10km wide

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200
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Cacher la vérité

A

To hide the truth

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201
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la véranda

A

Porch

202
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c’est de la démence !

A

it’s madness!

203
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Se qualifier (pour)

A

To qualify (for)

204
Q

Et pourtant

A

And yet

205
Q

Les pays en voie de développement

A

Developing countries

206
Q

Un chauffeur de dépanneuse

A

A tow-truck driver

207
Q

une porte en verre

A

A glass door

208
Q

à la réflexion, on s’aperçoit que c’est faux

A

when you think about it you can see that it’s wrong

209
Q

Bizarre

A

abracadabrant(e)

210
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bien ciré(e)

A

Well-polished

211
Q

Une sphère d’influence

A

Sphere of influence

212
Q

évanoui(e)

A

unconscious

213
Q

Lors de la prochaine réunion

A

At the next meeting

214
Q

Débouler

A

To march in

215
Q

Les équipes (f) de récupération (f)

A

Recovery teams

216
Q

à quel point

A

How much

217
Q

Cela

A

That, this, it

218
Q

Un coffre-fort

A

A safe

219
Q

effondré sur sa chaise

A

slumped on his chair

220
Q

Doser ses efforts

A

To pace os

221
Q

Seldom

A

rarement

222
Q

Ils ne semblent pas remettre en question

A

They don’t seem to question

223
Q

Les bougres

A

People

224
Q

Le plus grand jamais découvert

A

The largest ever found

225
Q

Qu’y a-t-il de mal à..

A

What harm is there in..

226
Q

De saison

A

Seasonal

227
Q

Je me demande

A

I wonder

228
Q

Exprimer

A

To express

229
Q

Un plat

A

A meal

230
Q

L’Église d’Angleterre

A

The Church of England

231
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Parmi eux

A

Among them

232
Q

Publié en ligne

A

Published online

233
Q

Une toque de cuisinier

A

A chef’s hat

234
Q

Un pardessus anthracite

A

A charcoal-grey overcoat

235
Q

Distinguer

A

To distinguish

236
Q

cela m’est parfaitement égal

A

it makes absolutely no difference to me

237
Q

peu importe

A

it doesn’t matter

238
Q

prestigieux, -ieuse

A

Prestigious

239
Q

Pourquoi cela a-t-il pris…

A

Why did it take..

240
Q

Un peu provocateur

A

A bit provocative

241
Q

Une armoire à pharmacie

A

A medicine cabinet

242
Q

Un jour de deuil

A

A day of morning

243
Q

Identifier

A

To identify

244
Q

Centaines

A

Hundreds

245
Q

Des pavés

A

Cobblestones

246
Q

Les gélules dosées à 100mg

A

100mg capsules

247
Q

ratisser large

A

To cast a wide net

248
Q

se balancer

A

To rock

249
Q

dépouiller qn/qch de

A

to strip sb/sth of

250
Q

le 6ème homme de l’histoire à avoir gagné

A

The sixth man in history to have won

251
Q

S’engager à

A

To commit to

252
Q

Pan

A

Le plateau

253
Q

Les labeurs sans intérêt

A

Mundane tasks

254
Q

dédaigner

A

To ignore

255
Q

To disguise

A

camoufler

256
Q

La concurrence

A

Competition

257
Q

L’équité (f)

A

Equity

258
Q

passible de

A

Liable to

259
Q

Les deux premiers avions

A

The first two planes

260
Q

La Terre

A

Earth (planet)

261
Q

Les pluies passagères

A

occasional showers

262
Q

elle s’est effondrée en larmes

A

she broke down in tears

263
Q

Le plateau de fromages

A

cheeseboard

264
Q

Abattu(e)

A

Worn out, downcast

265
Q

Il n’y a rien de mal à ça

A

There’s nothing wrong with that

266
Q

Les cas de conduite en état d’ivresse

A

DUI’s

267
Q

en additionnant le tout, j’aboutis à 12 €

A

when it’s all added up I get 12 euros

268
Q

Cela me semble être

A

That seems to me to be

269
Q

tomber évanoui

A

to faint

270
Q

L’une des plus grandes réussites

A

One of the greatest achievements

271
Q

Rien ne prouve que

A

There’s no proof that

272
Q

If they were lucky

A

avec un peu de chance

273
Q

c’est l’homme de confiance du ministre

A

he’s the minister’s right-hand man

274
Q

une lutte sans répit contre le terrorisme

A

a relentless fight against terrorism

275
Q

Plus tôt

A

Earlier

276
Q

ben

A

well (adverb)

277
Q

C’est parti

A

Let’s go

278
Q

Passer un coup de fil à qn

A

To give someone a call

279
Q

s’emmitoufler (dans un manteau)

A

to wrap o.s. up (in a coat)

280
Q

En quête de

A

In search of

281
Q

Le contexte

A

Context

282
Q

Il aurait choisi

A

He would have chosen

283
Q

La Lune

A

The Moon

284
Q

déconcerter

A

to disconcert

285
Q

j’ai des picotements dans la gorge

A

I’ve got a tickle in my throat

286
Q

Ce qui serait arrivé

A

What would have happened

287
Q

Le transport maritime

A

Shipping

288
Q

Il a prouvé qu’ils avaient tort

A

He proved them wrong

289
Q

Un chien errant

A

A stray dog

290
Q

se décomposer en trois parties

A

to be divided into three parts

291
Q

Il sera fourni

A

It will be provided

292
Q

des avant-bras épais et poilus

A

Thick hairy forearms

293
Q

malgré son abord bourru

A

In spite of his gruff manner

294
Q

inapproprié(e)

A

Inappropriate

295
Q

La rencontre qui devait se dérouler

A

The meeting which was supposed to take place

296
Q

Récemment

A

Recently

297
Q

Un cuisinier

A

A cook

298
Q

Ils auraient pu se remettre

A

They could have recovered

299
Q

on m’a fait des réflexions sur son travail

A

people have complained to me about his work

300
Q

Très bien conservé(e)

A

Very well preserved

301
Q

Près de la frontière

A

Near the border

302
Q

Les boites (f) noires

A

Black boxes

303
Q

Fait maison

A

Home made

304
Q

Des calmars (m)

A

Squid

305
Q

S’affronter

A

To confront each other

306
Q

un tablier blanc

A

A white apron

307
Q

La Banque mondiale

A

The World Bank

308
Q

Ils auraient pu survivre

A

They could have survived

309
Q

Une doléance

A

A complaint

310
Q

To wave

A

agiter

311
Q

Boire son café à petites gorgées

A

To sip one’s coffee

312
Q

Beaucoup avaient craint

A

Many had feared

313
Q

Se conformer à

A

To conform to

314
Q

Bien qu’elle ne l’eût jamais reconnu

A

Although she would never admit it

315
Q

Un picotement

A

A tingling

316
Q

To snore

A

Ronfler

317
Q

Les affaires de surendettement

A

Bankruptcy proceedings

318
Q

Laisser tomber

A

To drop

319
Q

En partie

A

Partly

320
Q

surprenant(e)

A

surprising

321
Q

être toujours en train d’enquêter

A

To be still investigating

322
Q

devenant

A

Becoming

323
Q

Être mêlé(e)

A

To be involved

324
Q

Réfrigéré(e)

A

Refrigerated

325
Q

Les pressions (f)

A

Pressures

326
Q

En fait

A

Actually

327
Q

être aux premières loges

A

to have a ringside seat

328
Q

Douter que

A

To doubt that

329
Q

Tout au long de

A

Throughout

330
Q

elle accouchera en octobre

A

her baby is due in October

331
Q

Il se qualifie même de “…”

A

He even calls himself “…”

332
Q

La truffe

A

Nose of a dog

333
Q

maintenir qn dans le rang

A

To keep someone in line

334
Q

je lui ai posé la question mais il s’est dérobé

A

I put the question to him but he side-stepped it

335
Q

Un missile air-sol

A

A surface to air missile

336
Q

un client mécontent

A

An angry client

337
Q

Faiblement dosé(e)

A

Low-dose

338
Q

L’Union Européenne

A

The EU

339
Q

To camouflage

A

camoufler

340
Q

et pourtant

A

And yet

341
Q

Un attentat à la bombe

A

A bombing

342
Q

des routes de montagne

A

Mountain roads

343
Q

Arpenter

A

To wander

344
Q

Un micro-onde

A

A microwave

345
Q

With a bit of luck

A

avec un peu de chance

346
Q

Le processus

A

Process

347
Q

J’ai hâte de (+ infinitive)

A

I can’t wait to…

348
Q

Une armoire à glace

A

A wardrobe with a mirror

349
Q

quelques années plus tôt

A

Several years earlier

350
Q

Un pensionnat

A

A boarding school

351
Q

Une mouette

A

Seagull

352
Q

Rétorquer

A

To retort

353
Q

En ajoutant

A

By adding

354
Q

Une autre paire

A

Another pair

355
Q

Le droit pénal

A

Criminal work

356
Q

dépouiller un scrutin

A

to count the votes

357
Q

aboutir

A

to succeed

358
Q

Il n’était pas aussi dangereux que …

A

It was not as dangerous as…

359
Q

Ascendant(e) de

A

Rising from

360
Q

A partir de maintenant

A

From now on

361
Q

Un deltaplane

A

Hang glider

362
Q

La blanquette

A

Sparkling white wine

363
Q

Au chevet de qn

A

At sb’s bedside

364
Q

Yep

A

Ouais

365
Q

le premier Italien à avoir gagné

A

The first Italian to have won

366
Q

Il est venu de

A

He came from

367
Q

Un homme qui avait déjà tout entendu

A

A man who’d heard it all before

368
Q

il a rendu un hommage appuyé à son collègue

A

he paid a glowing tribute to his colleague

369
Q

Un dépotoir

A

A dumping ground

370
Q

Toutes les preuves indiquent que

A

All the evidence indicates that

371
Q

La banqueroute

A

Bankruptcy

372
Q

J’ai un peu de peine pour

A

I feel a little bad for..

373
Q

avoir confiance en l’avenir

A

to look to the future (with confidence)

374
Q

Dangereux, dangereuse

A

Dangerous

375
Q

il était complètement effondré

A

he was in a terrible state

376
Q

Une étape majeure

A

A major step

377
Q

dans la dèche

A

Broke (as in ££)

378
Q

c’est du passé

A

That’s in the past

379
Q

Invaincu(e)

A

Undefeated

380
Q

Où pouvait- il se cacher?

A

Where could he hide?

381
Q

Une avance de

A

A lead of

382
Q

N’en sois pas si sûr

A

Don’t be so sure

383
Q

il m’a lancé un regard appuyé

A

he looked at me intently

384
Q

Du mauvais sang

A

Some bad blood

385
Q

La Russie

A

Russia

386
Q

Il était une mise en scène

A

It was staged

387
Q

Il lui ont tiré une balle dans la tête

A

He shot her in the head

388
Q

Prudent(e)

A

Careful, sensible

389
Q

Ce gars

A

This guy

390
Q

Comment s’est passée la rencontre?

A

How did the meeting go?

391
Q

Conclure que

A

To conclude that

392
Q

I’un des pires bilans dans le domaine de l’education

A

One of the worst records on education

393
Q

Je me demande ce qu’il pense de tout ça

A

I wonder what he thinks about that

394
Q

Détruire

A

To destroy, ruin

395
Q

La rencontre qui devait se dérouler

A

The meeting which was supposed to take place

396
Q

Un label

A

A label

397
Q

Un transfert

A

A transfer

398
Q

des semaines durant

A

For weeks

399
Q

Ils étaient en train de disparaître

A

They were dying out

400
Q

il y a un bourrage (de papier)

A

the paper is jammed

401
Q

Atteignant

A

Reaching

402
Q

J’en prendrai un

A

I’ll take one

403
Q

Avoir lieu

A

To occur

404
Q

Un nombre grandissant

A

A growing number

405
Q

en quête d’un toit

A

In need of shelter

406
Q

l’impunité (f)

A

Impunity

407
Q

S’entretenir avec

A

To speak with

408
Q

Nous nous sommes trouvés dans

A

We found ourselves in

409
Q

Un cercueil

A

Coffin, casket

410
Q

Béant(e)

A

Gaping

411
Q

Faire banqueroute

A

To go bankrupt

412
Q

Les enregistreurs (m) de vol

A

Flight data recorders

413
Q

Le court terme

A

Short term

414
Q

ils s’accrochent tout le temps

A

they’re always quarrelling

415
Q

Ces derniers temps

A

Lately

416
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une grosse légume de PDG

A

A big-shot CEO

417
Q

Acharné(e)

A

Fierce, unremitting, determined, staunch

418
Q

Deux fois la taille

A

Twice the size

419
Q

Les fosses sans fond de poussière

A

Bottomless dust pits

420
Q

L’archdiacre

A

Archdeacon

421
Q

je comprends parfaitement

A

I understand perfectly

422
Q

Trop nombreux, -euse

A

Too many

423
Q

Affublé d’un vieux chapeau

A

Wearing an old hat

424
Q

Une falaise

A

A cliff

425
Q

Par rapport à

A

Compared with

426
Q

Sembler être

A

To seem to be

427
Q

effectuant la liaison

A

Connecting

428
Q

Une bourrasque de vent

A

A gust of air

429
Q

la détérioration de la situation économique

A

The deterioration of the economic situation

430
Q

Le niveau de la mer

A

Sea level

431
Q

Une casserole

A

A saucepan

432
Q

Tail of a dog

A

La queue

433
Q

Une porte d’entrée

A

Front door

434
Q

Mettre en place

A

To put in place

435
Q

Rien que cette année

A

This year only

436
Q

quelqu’un en qui on peut avoir confiance

A

someone you can trust

437
Q

En raison de

A

Because of, owing to

438
Q

Il a désespérément besoin de

A

He desperately needs

439
Q

Fredonner

A

To hum

440
Q

Le frigo

A

Fridge

441
Q

Avec véhémence

A

Vehemently

442
Q

un corniaud

A

A mutt

443
Q

Des rayons radioactifs mortels

A

Deadly radioactive rays

444
Q

eh ben

A

Well, …

445
Q

dépasser à grands pas

A

To stride past

446
Q

les clients commencent à faire des réflexions

A

the customers are beginning to make comments

447
Q

la négligence d’autrui

A

The negligence of others

448
Q

ses genoux se dérobèrent (sous lui)

A

his knees gave way (beneath him)

449
Q

en vaquant à sa routine

A

Going about one’s routine

450
Q

Fais comme si de rien n’était

A

Don’t look suspicious

451
Q

Se détourner (de)

A

To turn away (from)

452
Q

La maison bien entretenue

A

well-kept house, well-maintained house

453
Q

au-dessus

A

Over

454
Q

Mettre le pied

A

To set foot

455
Q

The counter

A

Le comptoir

456
Q

Un grand nombre

A

Many

457
Q

costaud(e)

A

Strong

458
Q

Précuit(e)

A

Precooked

459
Q

Un tremblement de terre

A

Earthquake

460
Q

ceci donne matière à réflexion

A

this is food for thought

461
Q

avoir pour but de punir

A

To intend to punish

462
Q

Dédié(e)

A

Dedicated

463
Q

Vers la fin de l’année

A

By the end of the year

464
Q

En arrière-plan

A

In the background

465
Q

emmitoufler

A

to wrap up warmly​

466
Q

Ils étaient en train de s’éteindre

A

They were dying off

467
Q

Un mammifère

A

Mammal

468
Q

L’évêque (m)

A

Bishop

469
Q

à parts égales

A

In equal shares

470
Q

égaler

A

To equal

471
Q

to treat o.s. to

A

S’offrir

472
Q

La manière la plus efficace

A

The most efficient way

473
Q

Dissuader

A

To deter, dissuade

474
Q

En ajoutant

A

By adding

475
Q

un œil exercé

A

A trained eye

476
Q

To run for a long time

A

Courir le long

477
Q

il est décédé pendant son transfert à l’hôpital

A

he died while he was being taken to hospital

478
Q

Surgelé(e)

A

Deep frozen

479
Q

tourner de l’œil

A

To pass out

480
Q

S’apprêter

A

To get ready

481
Q

For over thirty years

A

depuis plus de trente ans

482
Q

Un avion de ligne

A

Passenger plane

483
Q

Un porte-bonheur

A

A lucky charm

484
Q

Il a peut-être du

A

It perhaps had to

485
Q

confiant(e)

A

Trusting

486
Q

La pulsion

A

Drive

487
Q

Il a suffi

A

It was enough

488
Q

Un peu de concurrence

A

A little competition

489
Q

déprimant(e)

A

Depressing

490
Q

toucher le jackpot

A

To strike gold/ hit the jackpot

491
Q

La confiance en soi

A

Self-confidence

492
Q

Un chevet

A

Bedhead

493
Q

Au lieu de

A

Instead of

494
Q

La humanité

A

humanity

495
Q

Affaibli(e)

A

Weakened

496
Q

je n’ai récolté que des ennuis

A

all I got was a lot of trouble

497
Q

En s’appuyant fortement

A

Leaning heavily

498
Q

tu as fait ce tableau tout seul ? — parfaitement !

A

you did this picture all on your own? — I certainly did!

499
Q

Tray

A

Le plateau

500
Q

Ils n’ont pas voulu le voir

A

They didn’t want to see him