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1
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to shy away from sth/sb

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éviter, reculer devant qqch/qqn

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beyond

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au-delà, hors de

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to stoy away / a stow away

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voyager clandestinement / un clandestin

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an appointment

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un rendez-vous

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barely, hardly

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à peine

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to sack, to fire

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virer, mettre à la porte

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to dismiss, to lay off, to make redundant

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licencier pour des raisons économiques

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real estate

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immobilier

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to boast (that)

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se vanter (d’avoir fait qqch)

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to run up against

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se heurter à

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accordingly

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par conséquent

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neither… nor

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ni… ni

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to put it mildly [exp.]

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pour ne pas dire plus, pour le dire poliment

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to thrive

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prospérer

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an appraisal

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une évaluation, une estimation, une appréciation

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a subtext

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un sous-entendu

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to reckon with

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tenir compte de

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as long as

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tant que, du moment que

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to be (skating) on thin ice [exp.]

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s’aventurer sur un terrain glissant

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genuine

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véritable (réel) / sincère, authentique

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to ponder (sth)

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réfléchir (à qqch)

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to clamp down on sth/sb

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mettre un frein à, stopper qqch/qqn

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to crack down on sth/sb

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sévir contre qqch/qqn

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to get rid of sth

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se débarrasser de qqch

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25
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aftermath

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les conséquences, suites, répercussions

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a betrayal

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une trahison

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throughout

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tout au long de, durant

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by and large

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globalement, dans l’ensemble

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29
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a subsidy

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une subvention

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to try, to sue sb

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juger qqch (Droit) / attaquer, poursuivre en justice

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to ensue from sth

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résulter de qqch

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to put off, to defer, to postpone

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reporter, décaler

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33
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to be framed

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être victime d’un coup monté

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34
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graphic

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cru, choquant, explicite

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an ordeal

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une épreuve, un supplice, un calvaire

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to put emphasis on sth

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mettre l’accent sur qqch

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37
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a drudgery

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une corvée

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38
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to fare (well or badly)

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s’en sortir, s’en tirer

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39
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to take a stab at sth [inf./fig.]

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tenter, essayer / s’essayer à [une activité]

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staggering

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sidérant, ahurissant, stupéfiant

41
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double standard

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deux poids, deux mesures

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in light of

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au vu de

43
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a drought

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une sécheresse, une pénurie

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thereof

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en cela

45
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greenhouse gas / greenhouse effect

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gaz à effet de serre / effet de serre

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to foster

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promouvoir, encourager, nourrir

47
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to enhance

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améliorer / mettre en valeur, réhausser

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to make a decision

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prendre une décision

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far-reaching, wide-ranging

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de grande portée

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groundbreaking

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révolutionnaire, avant-gardiste / début de construction

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to take issue with sb/sth

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ne pas être d’accord avec qqn/qqch

52
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at the expense of sth/sb

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aux dépens de, au détriment de qqch/qqn

53
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a red herring [exp.]

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une fausse piste [un hareng rouge !]

54
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to rehearse

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répéter [théâtre, musique…]

55
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a caucus

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une élection primaire

56
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to cast a ballot

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voter

57
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the Mob

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la Mafia

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in the run-up to sth

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à l’approche de qqch

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fiercely

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violemment, intensément

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at first glance

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de prime abord

61
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at the behest of sb [litt.], under the order of sb

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sur ordre de qqn

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all told

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en tout, au total

63
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to gloat over sth

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se réjouir de, se gausser de qqch

64
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to behold

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regarder, contempler / embrasser du regard

65
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to make a mountain out of a molehill

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en faire tout un fromage, en faire une montagne

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a glimpse of sth [hope] [fig.]

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une lueur, une étincelle [d’espoir]

67
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to look glum, to pull a long face

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faire grise mine, faire une de ces têtes

68
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to look daggers

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poignarder du regard

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to blubber

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fondre en larmes, pleurer comme une madeleine

70
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by word of mouth

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de bouche à oreille

71
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hungry < starving (life-threatening) < famished

diff from: starved

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affamé

affamé volontairement !

72
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in the meantime, meanwhile

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en attendant

73
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to take your cue from sb

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s’inspirer de qqn

74
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for the sake of sth

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dans l’intérêt de qqch

75
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to bring sth to completion

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mener qqch à terme

76
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to cut a swath

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attirer l’attention, marquer les esprits, laisser son empreinte

77
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to have a stake in sth

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être touché par qqch

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to underlie, to lie beneath

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être sous / sous-tendre, être à la base de

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to bring sth home to sb

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faire comprendre, démontrer qqch à qqn

80
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to stand a chance of doing sth

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avoir une chance de faire qqch

81
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co-educational / co-ed

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mixte

82
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to be self-taught

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être autodidacte

83
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to be detrimental to sb/sth

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nuire à, faire du tort à qqn/qqch

84
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GCSE’s (general certificate of secondary education)

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le brevet des collèges

85
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secular

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laïque / profane

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tuition fees

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frais de scolarité

87
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to lag behind

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être à la traîne, avoir du retard

88
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sought-after

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recherché, convoité, demandé

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to hone

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affûter, aiguiser, perfectionner

90
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at lenght

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en détail, longuement

91
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an exponent

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le représentant, le partisan, le défendeur

92
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reliance on

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le dépendance à

93
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overnight

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du jour au lendemain

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to have a hard time doing sth

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avoir du mal à faire qqch

95
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to reap the benefits of sth [exp.]

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récolter les fruits de [fig.]

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a loyalty card / a loyalty scheme

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une carte de fidélité / un programme de fidélité

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POS (point of sale)

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point de vente

98
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a retailer

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un détaillant

99
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to cause a stir [exp.]

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faire sensation

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