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stupéfiant/étonnant

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astonishing

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être responsable pour qq’un

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to be accountable to sb

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se porter candidat à

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to apply to do sth

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l’attirance

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appeal

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épouvantable

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appalling

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effectivement

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actually

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irriter/agacer

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to annoy

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profiter de

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to take advantage of

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tentative

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an attempt

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angoisse

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anguish

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avènement

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advent

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approuver/ confirmer/ corroborer

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to bear sth out

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globalement

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broadly

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redevable

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beholden

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s’incliner

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to bow to

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morne, lugubre

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bleak / dreary

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un moyen de pressure

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a bargaining chip

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être lié

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to be bound of

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à la disposition de

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at the beck and call

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l’ennui

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boredom

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idée de dérangement

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to bother

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au nom de

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on behalf of

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payer les frais

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to bear the brunt

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couper les liens

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to cut off links

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savoir des choses

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to be cognizant

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s’en sortir

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to cope with sth

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contre-poids

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counterweight

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désirer fortement

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to crave sth

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complaisance

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complacent

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forcer

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to compel

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parking

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car park

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commander (sondages etc)

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to commission

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garde

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custody

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être mis en garde à vue

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to be placed in custody

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obligatoire

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compulsory

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désordre

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clutter

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prétention, assertion

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claim

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se concentrer sur

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to center on, to focus on

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combiné

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combined

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question pragmatique

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down-to-earth question

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considérer, estimer

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to deem

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superflu

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dispensable

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rétrograder

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to downgrade

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hésiter

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to dither/ to dillydally

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force de persuasion

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deterrent force

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méfiant

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distrustful of

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décider de la conduite à tenir

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to decide on the course of action

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en dehors de ses capacités

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out of his depth/league

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concevoir, imaginer

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to devise

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retarder

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to delay

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incertain, pas sûr

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dubious

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débiteur

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debtor

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soutenir

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to endorse

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être impatient de

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to be eager

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les aspects/évolutions

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the economics/demographics

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Perte de temps

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Time-consuming, was te of time

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l’insatisfaction

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discontent

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la recherche de

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the quest for

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préconiser

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to advocate

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souiller, ternir, salir

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to defile

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épuiser, diminuer

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to become depleted (oil reserves would become depleted)

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srupule

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scruple

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doutes

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misgivings

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imprudent, négligent

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reckless

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faire le bilan de

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take stock of

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etre pret à faire qqch, etre sur le point de faire qqch

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to be poised to do sthg

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bras de fer

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tug of war

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se vanter

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boast about

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spectaculaire

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dramatic

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dramatique

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tragic

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un tournant, événement majeur

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a milestone

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emboiter le pas

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to follow suit

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etre dépendant de

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to be dependent ON

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S’assurer de

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to secure

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dévoiler, apparaitre au grand jour

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to be brought to light

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gisements

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deposits

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affecter négativement

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to plague

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de façon plus économe, parcimonieuse

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sparingly

Mankind needs to use resources more sparingly

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en l’occurrence, il se trouve que

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as it happens

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rayonner

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flourish

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une augmentation

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a pay rise

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consacrer

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dedicate to , devote to

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dans les 5 ans

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within five years

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les syndicats

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the trade unions

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racheter (une entreprise)

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to take over

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les ventes en ligne

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online sells

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une marque

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a brand

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il est à craindre que

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it is to be feared that

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détermination

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obstinacy, purposefulness, resolution

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huer

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to boo

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illustrer parfaitement, être l’exemple de, incarner parfaitement

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to epitomize

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émouvant, vibrant

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stirring

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simplement, seulement (péjoratif)

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merely

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courant dominant, opinion majoritaire

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mainstream

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représenter, illustrer

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to portray, to depict

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Faire son possible, se battre

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To strive for sth

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Digne de confiance

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Dependable

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Vertueux

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Righteous

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Allocation

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Benefits, state handouts

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Faire passer la pilule

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To sugar the pill

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Agence pôle emploi

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Jobcenter

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Demandeur

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Claimants

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Malfaisant, mauvais, mechant

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Wicked

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S’immobiliser

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To grind to a halt

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Passer commande à, charger qqun de

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To commission sb to

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Annoncer

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To herald

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Ouvrir la voie à

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To usher

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Empiéter sur

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To impinge on

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Cest a chacun de faire ses propres choix

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It is up to each one to make the choices for themselves

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Faire marche arriere

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To back down

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prendre forme

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to take shape

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faire les mauvais choix

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to make the wrong choices

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revitaliser

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revitalize, rejuvenate, regenarate

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semer la pagaille

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to cause chaos

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défier

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to challenge

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parfait, sans défaut

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flawless

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une réaction à retardement

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a delayed reaction

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rallier

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muster

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coincider avec

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to overlap

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soulager, calmer

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assuage

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foncer

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to hurtle

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se résumer à

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to boil down to

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maintenir à distance

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to keep at bay

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un original, un hurluberlu

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crank

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faire des dégats/ravages

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to cause havoc

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s’avérer

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to turn out to be

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envelopper

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to enfold

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raide

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stiff

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voter aux élections

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to vote IN elections

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participer à

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participate IN

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sortir de

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to step out of

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puissant, fort

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mighty

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entrer dans le giron de

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to fall into the lap of

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retrouver

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recover

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attiser les convoitises

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to draw the interest, to whet the appetite

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avoir hate de, être motivé à

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to be eager/keen to do

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racheter (une entreprise)

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purchase

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une révolution s’est opérée

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a revolution took place

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la rupture

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the breaking point

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redoutable

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fearsome

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le lancement

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the launchING

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au second semester

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IN the second semester

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la vie quotidienne

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everyday life

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bafouiller

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to mumble

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soupirer

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sigh

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hausser les épaules

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shrug

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coffre

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boot

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verser une larme

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to shed a tear

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une cabane, abri de jardin

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a shed

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trembler

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quiver

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soulever, lancer

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to heave

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pousser un soupir

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to heave a sigh

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se balancer

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to sway

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influencer (opinion, croyance)

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to sway sthg

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aiguisé, tranchant

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sharp

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tranbloter, oscillier, chanceler, etre bancal

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to wobble

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trembler légèrement / trembler violemment

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to shiver / to shudder

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rattraper (qqun, qqch)

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to go after

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s’adoucir

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to soft

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malheureux

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miserable

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etre confronté à

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to be faced with

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propager

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propagate

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d’un point de vue économique

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FROM an enconomic point of view

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distancer, être plus rapide que

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to outspace

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se contenter

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to content

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le bruit, l’agitation (en ville)

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bustle

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la vie devient plus chère

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the cost of living is rising

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partial

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biased

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les gens ont peur que que leur gouvernement en profite

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people fear that their government MIGHT take asvantage of it

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surgir

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to burst out

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se trainer

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to drag oneself (towards…)

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va-et-vient

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comings-and-goings

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faible (pour un son)

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faint

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prononcer, proférer

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to utter

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s’affaler sur

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to flop onto

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légèrement, plutot

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slightly

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en matière de

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in matters of

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en cause

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at issue

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avare

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stingy

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