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1
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Il s’avère que

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It turns out to be

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Grue

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Crane

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Etre dû (devoir)

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To be due to

To be expected to

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Par rapport/ en comparaison

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Relative to

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Bâtir

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To go up

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Environ

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Roughly

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Soulever (des problèmes)

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To throw up (issues)

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…. continue de …..

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Still

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Un Siège social

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A headquarters

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Un moyen de transport

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A means of transport

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Une espèce

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A species

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Un carrefour

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A crossroads

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Une caserne

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A barracks

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Etre retardé/ retenu

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To be held up

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Cet argument ne tient pas la route

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This evidence/ argument doesn’t hold up/water

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Egoux

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Sewers

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17
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Il faut composer avec…

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….. Must be negociated

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Modèle
Motif
Schéma

Habitudes

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pattern(s)

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En règle général

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Typically

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Être fait sur mesure

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To be custom-built

To be customized by

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21
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Torse/ poitrine / seins

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Breast / chest / bosom

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(De manière) inflexible

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Adamant

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S’appuyer contre qqc

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To lean back

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Avoir un penchant socialiste

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To have socialist leanings

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25
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S’affaler

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To spread oneself out

To sprawl

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26
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Un Front

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A Forehead

A Brow

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27
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Déplorer la mort de qqn

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To mourn sbdy’s death

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Etre en deuil

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To be in mourning

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29
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Se plisser

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To crease

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30
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Une ride

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A wrinckle

A crease

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Son mariage avec qqn

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My marriage to sby

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Une bosse

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A hunch

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Etre voûté/ recroquevillé

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To be hunched

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retomber / retourner

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To revert

To go back

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35
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Elle est redevenue elle-même

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She is back to her old self

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36
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L’urbanisme

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Urban planning

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37
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Selon lequel

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Whereby

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38
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Devenir chic/ s’embourgeoiser

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To go upmarket

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39
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Personnes nées entre 1980’s / 2000

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Generation Y / genYers / millenials

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Mépriser

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To look down on
To despise
To scorn

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41
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Inventer un nouveau mot

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To corn a word

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42
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Une chienne (femelle du chien)

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A bitch

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43
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Corrompre / soudoyer

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To bribe

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44
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Promoteur immobilier

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Property developper

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Aller de son domicile vers son travail (ou l’inverse)

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To cummute

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Grandissant

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Soaring

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47
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Une hausse

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A soaring

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48
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Se débarrasser de qqc

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To get ride of sth

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Une faille / un échappatoire / une lacune / une brèche

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A loophole

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Un locataire

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A tenant

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51
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(Une voiture) D’occasion

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(a) Second hand (car)

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52
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Etre gênant

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To be Upseting / Annoying

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53
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Tromper qqn (ruse)

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To trick sbdy into doing sth

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54
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Soit-disant

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Supposedly

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55
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Etre influent

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To be influential

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56
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Subventions

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Subsidies

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57
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Construire des logements sociaux

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To build council housing

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58
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Selon lequel

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Whereby

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59
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Qu’ils soient… (ça, ça ou ça)

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Be they…or…

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60
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Cataloguer qqn

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To brand sb

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61
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Faire attention à qqc

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To be Wary of sth

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62
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Les maux

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Ills / evils

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63
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Accuser qqn de faire qqc

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To taxe sb with sth

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64
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Les pauvres

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Badly off

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65
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Il est vrai que / admettons que

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Admittedly

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66
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Monter rapidement

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To Skyrocket

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67
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Habiter / résider

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To Dwell

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68
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L’effet négatif

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The adverse impact

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69
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Dans la mesure où

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Insofar as

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70
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Améliorer leur sort

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To better their lot

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71
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Influence

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leverage

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72
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Suivant la hausse…

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Ensuing the rise

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73
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La ruse/ tromperie

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The deception / trickery

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74
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Etre rare

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To be scarse

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75
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Sauf / excepté (Bordeaux)

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bar Bordeaux

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Un Journaliste indépendant

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A freelance journalist

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77
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Une politique (mesure)
La politique 
Un politique (homme)
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A policy
Politics
A politician

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Préciser qqc

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To make sth clear

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79
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Licencier

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To Lay off (eco)
To make sb redondant (eco)
To dismiss

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80
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Embaucher

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To hire

To take on

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81
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Tout de suite

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Rightaway

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82
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Soutenir qqn/qqc

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To back sb/sth

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83
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Consommer

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To consume

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84
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Une société de consommation

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A consumer society

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85
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Nuancer une affirmation

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To qualify a statement

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86
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Un autre point de vue

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Another point of view

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87
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Respecter la loi

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To abide by the law

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88
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Être solidaire

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To show solidarity

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89
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Biens de consommation

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Consumer goods

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90
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Démissionner

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To resign / to quit

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91
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Le président élu (mais pas encore en fonction)

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The president-elect

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92
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Les acteurs de l’économie

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The players of the economy

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93
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Avoir son mot à dire dans…

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To have a say in ….

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Un changement/ une évolution dans les mentalités

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A change in mindsets

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95
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Avoir un intérêt personnel dans…

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To have a vested interest in….

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96
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La consommation est (à) la base du système

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Consumption is the bedrock of this system

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Uniformisation

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Standardization

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98
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Un moteur de croissance économique

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An engine of economic growth

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Ce qui compte le plus aujourd’hui c’est le fait de consommer

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What matters most today is consuming

100
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Etre impliqué dans un scandale

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To be implicated in a scandal

Connotation négative de implicate

101
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Des Clandestins

A

Illegal migrants

102
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Un demandeur d’asile

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A asylum seeker

103
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Traiter une demande

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To process an application

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Lancer une offensive

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To launch a crackdown

105
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La dernière en date

A

The latest

106
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Une affiche

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A poster

107
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Qui indique / :

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Reading

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C’est réglé

A

It is all settled

109
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S’installer

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To settle

110
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Occuper la partie haute

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To take up the upper part

111
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Tenter de faire qqc

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To attempt to do sth

112
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En passant par …

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Via

113
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La majorité des australiens

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Most Australians

114
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Des voix s’élèvent contre..

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Some voices are being raised

115
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Surtout

A

Above all

116
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Humanitaires

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Humanitarian

117
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Dénoncer qqc

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To denounce

To decry

118
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… ont eu lieu

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.. have been staged

119
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Pays tiers

A

Third countries

120
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Une clope

A

A fag

A ciggie

121
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Je tiens à aller

A

I like to go

122
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Déménager

A

To move house

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L’ORL

A

The Ear Nose Throat doctor’s

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Tous les deux jours

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Every other day

125
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Avoir la tête qui tourne

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To feel giddy / dizzy

126
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La serrure est rouillée

A

The lock is rusty

127
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Tailler qqc

A

To prune

128
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Le seau

A

The bucket

129
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Ranger

A

To put sth away

130
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Un Tiroir

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A Drawer

131
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Prendre son numéro

A

To write down her (cell)Number

132
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La pièce de théâtre

A

The drama

133
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Un cambrioleur

A

A burglar

134
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Jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs

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To play (at) cops and robbers

135
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Jouer à cache-cache

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To play (at) hide and seek

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Comparer qqn à qqn

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To liken sbdy to sbdy

137
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Entrer dans une pièce

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To enter a place

138
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Il habite à deux pas

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He lives round the corner

139
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Rendre visite à qqn

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To call on sb

140
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Faire le commerce

A

To deal in sth

141
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Un Match nul

A

A draw

142
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… Résulte de…

A

…. Result in …

143
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Si seulement

A

If only

144
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Quel dommage !

A

What a pity !

145
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En temps de crise

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In times of crisis

146
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Un logement

A

A dwelling / tenement

147
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Éviter qqc

A

To Shun

148
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Demander / s’enquérir

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To enquire

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Tâche

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Stain

150
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Un sac isotherme

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A cool bag

151
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Le bail

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The lease

152
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Sinon / autrement

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Otherwise

153
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Humide

A

Damp

154
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Obtenir qqc pour rien

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To have sth for nothing

To have sth for a song

155
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Misère / crasse

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Squalor / filth

156
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Travailleurs sans papiers

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Undocumented workers

157
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Un pays d’accueil

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Host country

158
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Contenir / limiter le flux

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Curbing the flow

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Se faufiler

A

To sneak into

160
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Un poids / fardeau social

A

Social burden

161
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S’élever socialement par le travail

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Working one’s way up

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Être reconduit à la frontière

A

To be escorted back to the border

163
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Déraciné

A

Uprooted

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Ateliers / entrepôts clandestins

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Sweatshops

165
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Passer de la misère à la richesse

A

To go from rags to riches

166
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Faire fortune

A

To make a fortune

To strike it rich

167
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Voir sa demande d’emploi rejetée

A

To be turned down

168
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Un expatrié

A

An expat

169
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Gaspillage (surtout éco)

A

Squandering

170
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Attacher qqc à qqc

A

To tie sth to sth

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Un conjoint (mari/femme)

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A spouse

172
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Intense / incandescent

A

Smouldering

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Avion

A

Aircraft

174
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De même / idem

A

Likewise

175
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Intimider

A

To bully

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Une recherche

A

A quest

177
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Un marché (/accord)

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Bargain

178
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Œuvrer pour qqc

S’efforcer de faire qqc

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To strive for sth

To strive to do sth

179
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Une Situation Difficile / délicate

A

An awkward situation

180
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Inquiétude

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Trepidation

181
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Une Boniche / un larbin

A

A dogsbody

182
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Si vous me passez l’expression

Si vous voulez bien excuser mon langage

A

If you’ll pardon my French

183
Q

Un peu partout

Dans tous les coins

A

All over the place

184
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Désirer une nouvelle vie

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To yearn for a change of Life

185
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Garder contact avec qqn

A

To engage with sb

186
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Créer des liens

A

To forge / foster close links

187
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Mettre en place un programme/ une stratégie

A

To set up a scheme

188
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Incomplet / inégal

A

Patchy

189
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Rendre une loi plus dur

A

To tighten a law

190
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Construire des réseaux/ contacts professionnels

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To network

To make valuable business contact

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Renforcer / consolider

A

To strengthen

192
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Stopper/ interrompre le flux

A

To stem the flow of…

193
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Tirer profit de la Situation

A

To capitalize on sth

194
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Recruter qqn en allant dans son pays

A

To headhunt sb

195
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Sortir le tapis rouge

A

To be given the red carpet treatment

To roll out the red carpet / the welcoming mat

196
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Recevoir une prime d’arrivée

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To be offered a golden hello

197
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Repoussé / reporté

A

Adjourned / posponed

198
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Un employé de bureau

A

An office clerk

A clerical worker

199
Q

Tourner le dos à qqn/qqc

A

To turn one’s back on sb/sth

200
Q

Faciliter qqc

A

To make sth easier

201
Q

Donner à qqn des avantages

A

To give sb perks

202
Q

Exploiter le talent de qqn (positivement)

A

To harness sby’s skills

203
Q

Il y a toujours qqc DE positif dans qqc DE négatif

A

Every cloud has a silver lining

204
Q

Pas d’attache / dégagement familial

A

Untethered

205
Q

Prendre un prêt immobilier

A

To take out a mortgage

206
Q

Un pionnier

A

A trailblazer

207
Q

Qui ne tente rien n’a rien

A

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

208
Q

Tout ce qui brille n’est pas d’or

A

All that glitters is not gold

209
Q

C’était une surprise totale

A

It came as a bolt from the blue

210
Q

En général

A

Overall

211
Q 
Un groupe (de personnes)
Un trousseau (DE clé)
A

A bunch

212
Q

A partir de

A

Onwards

213
Q

En direction de …

A

To be bound for sth

214
Q

En direction de la maison

Vers la maison

A

Homebound

215
Q

Un sujet sensible

A

A sensitive issue

216
Q

Des plus (sensibles)

A

(A) Most

217
Q

Prendre des mesures

A

To take action

218
Q

Subir des discriminations

A

To face/ suffer discrimination

219
Q

Réagir

A

To react / to respond

220
Q

Jeudi 20 août

A

On Thursday August 20th

221
Q

Main d’œuvre

A

Labour force

222
Q

Donner son sang

A

To donate one’s blood

223
Q

Un geste symbolique

A

A symbolic gesture

224
Q

Afin de

A

In order to

So as to

225
Q

Par le biais de

A

Through

226
Q

Une grève

A

A strike

227
Q

Promouvoir / faire connaître

A

To promote

To publicize

228
Q

Déclencher / provoquer

A

To trigger

229
Q

Car

A

For

230
Q

Comme l’illustre parfaitement….. et …..

A

As exemplified by

231
Q

Pour le moins

A

To say the least

232
Q

Une procédure

A

An action

233
Q

La cargaison

A

A cargo

234
Q

Humide / mouillé

A

Wet

235
Q

menacer / être imminent

A

to loom

236
Q

louche / ombragé

A

shady

237
Q

convoquer / invoquer

A

to summon

238
Q

renoncer à qqc

A

to forgo sth

239
Q

bousculer / bouleverser / déstabiliser qqn

A

to shake sb up

240
Q

stimuler qqc

A

to spur sth

241
Q

devoir (qqc à qqn)

A

to owe (sth to sb)

242
Q

contrairement à / à la différence de

A

unlike

243
Q

pratique

A

convenient

244
Q

remodeler

A

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