Vocabulaire Blaise Pascal Flashcards

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avoir recours à

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resort to something

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ressort, élasticité

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resilience

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un trait d’union

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a hyphen

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jouer un tour

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to play a trick

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bourses scolaires

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scholarships

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abandonné

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derelict

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une force de dissuasion

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a deterrent

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racisme à l’envers

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reverse discrimination

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les handicapés (2)

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the disabled, handicapped

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liberté de culte

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freedom of worship

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inscrire

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to enshrine

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un gage, engagement, promesse

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a pledge

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à la suite de

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in the wake of

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programmes scolaires

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curriculums

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la rouille

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rust

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compter sur qn

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rely on somebody

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la bourse

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Stock Exchange

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un mot valise

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a portmanteau word

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la frontière

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boundary

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la politique

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policy

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une faille (dans une loi)

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a loophole

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sensé

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sensible

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sensible

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sensitive

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combler/remplir

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to fill

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contourner une loi (2)

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to bypass / circumvent a law

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légèrement

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slightly

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confondre des gens

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to muddle

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renforcer

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to strengthen

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à l’époque

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at the time

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intelligent

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clever

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grandir / grossir

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to swell

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très surpris

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astonished

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risqué / inconscient

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reckless

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décontenancé

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bewildered

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apeuré (2)

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afraid / frightened

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le chantage

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blackmail

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à la marge

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on the fringe

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avoir son mot à dire

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to have its say

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une question de toute urgence

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a matter of the utmost urgency

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enfin, finalement

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eventually

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sortir en catastrophe

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to tumble out

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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le retrait

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the withdrawal

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faire allusion à

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to hint at

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reporter

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to postpone

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un accord (2)

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an agreement / a settlement

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sous prétexte que

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under the pretext that

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proposer

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to offer

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imposer, dicter

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to impose

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s’engager à

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to commit

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un caprice

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a whim

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rare (3)

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seldom, rarely, scarce

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les pères fondateurs

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the Founding Fathers

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simple

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mere

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marchander

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to bargain

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imiter

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to emulate

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aller de l’avant

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to go forward

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à moyen terme

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in the medium term

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à l’unanimité

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unanimously

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une habitude ancrée

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an ingrained habit

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fixer

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to rig

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une aiguille

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a needle

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un abri

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a shelter

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la plupart de(s) …

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Most

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les signes de reprise

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the signs of recovery

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la brebis galeuse

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a black sheep

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un réflexe

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a knee-jerk reaction

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multiplier

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to multiply

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dont

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whose

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bec & ongles

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tooth and nail

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piller

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to loot

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un blason

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a coat of arms

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le programme électorale

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the platform

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les odeurs de moisie

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musty smells

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une épingle

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a pin

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nauséabond / rang

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rank

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peu importe

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however

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ceder à

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to yield to

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le vilain petit canard

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the lame duck

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les pour & contre de

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the pros and cons of

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contrairement

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unlike

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respecter la loi

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to abide by the law

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affirmer

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to assert

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le butin

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the loot

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le président sortant

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incumbent president

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compenser

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to offset

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ê diamétralement opposé avec

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to be at odds with sb

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rappeler qch à qn

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to remind someone of sth

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réclamer

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to claim

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rétrograder

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to downgrade

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améliorer (2)

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to enhance, to improve

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glousser / fou rire

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to giggle

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paillasson

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mat

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c’est de famille

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it runs in family

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Cela revient à

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this boils down to

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hautain

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aloof

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ê sous les feux de la rampe

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to be in the limelight

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la presse people

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the gutter press

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respect

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deference

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l’élite

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the happy few

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un sac à vomi

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a sick bag

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avoir la même opinion que

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to see eye to eye with sb

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approuver (pour les lois)

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to uphold

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mettre en place

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to implement

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noter, évaluer

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to assess

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promouvoir (2)

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to foster / to promote

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rire sarcastiquement à

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to snigger at

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à première vue

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at first glance

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mettre en lumière

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to highlight

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parfait

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flawless

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la marge de manoeuvre

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the leeway

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une arme à double-tranchant

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a double-edged weapon

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mettre en avant

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to put forward

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supporter, militer pour

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to stand for

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révéler qch

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to shed light on sth

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une bénédiction

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a blessing

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acquérir

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to purchase

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produit dérivé

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merchandise

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une question de vie ou de mort

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a matter of life and death

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faire des pieds & des mains

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to bend over backwards (to do)

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une station balnéaire

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a seaside resort

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un délit

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a crime

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prendre une décision

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to make a decision

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pencher

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to lean

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bureau (3)

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office / desk / study

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à deux rues d’ici

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two blocks away from here

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Il était loin de se douter

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Little did he know

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128
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Je n’y arrive plus

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I can’t cope anymore

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avant-hier

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the day before yesterday

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deux fois plus

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twice as

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manifester

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to demonstrate

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un achat

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a purchase

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gaz de schiste

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schale gas

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c’est un boulet

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he’s an albatros round my neck

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une station de ski

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a ski resort

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une atteinte à la vie privée

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a breach of privacy

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se mettre au travail

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to set/get down to work

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se tenir à

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to stick to sth

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atelier

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workshop

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ainsi que

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as well as

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les murs ont des oreilles

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walls have ears

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la tentative de coup d’Etat

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the coup attempt

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militant

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activist

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partial

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biased

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serait

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is reported to

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descendre dans la rue

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taking to the streets

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pour l’amour du ciel

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for Heaven’s sake

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Il en veut pour son argent

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he wants his money’s worth

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faire comme les voisins

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to keep up with the Joneses

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d’autant plus

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all the more

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les bénéfices de la paix

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the peace dividend

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ce qu’on appelle

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what is called

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chirurgien

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surgeon

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inculper pour

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to charge with

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les dernières nouvelles sont

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the latest news is

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156
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distrait

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absent-minded

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le déficit du commerce extérieur

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the foreign trade deficit

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158
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une cabine

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a booth

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159
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plier

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to fold

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160
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habiller/garnir

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to line

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appareil

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device

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avoir du mal à

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to have difficulty in +ing

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163
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comment se fait-il

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How come?

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164
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prompt

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eager

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lever des impôts

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to levy taxes

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il est loin d’ê bête

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he is no fool

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167
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de la ville

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in town

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168
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blanchissement d’argent

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money laundering

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169
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on s’attend à

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there is likely to be

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presque rien

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hardly anything

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avoir bien besoin de

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badly need +ing

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protéger

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to screen … from

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pencher

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to tip

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appauvrir

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to impoverish

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prospérer, réussir

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to thrive

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diffuser (3)

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to publicize, air, broadcast

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aiguë

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acute

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réduire au silence

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to quell

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179
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restreindre, bayonner

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to clamp down on

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180
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une gamme

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a range

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181
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la fin justifie les moyens

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the end justify the means

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182
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un lave vaisselle

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a dishwasher

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183
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La cave

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the basement

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184
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la chambre d’ami

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the guest room

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185
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la salle à manger

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the dinning room

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186
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le grenier

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the attic

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187
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les toilettes

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the toilets

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188
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sucrier

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sugar bowl

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189
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se recroqueviller

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to cower

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190
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lâcheté

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cowardice

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191
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résoudre

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to resolve

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le fléau

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the affliction

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193
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préconiser

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to advocate

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194
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enlever les mauvaises herbes, éliminer

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to weed out

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195
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gagner sa vie

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to make a living

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196
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un canapé convertible

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a sofa bed

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197
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un pouf

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a pouf

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198
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une plaque chauffante

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a hotplate

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199
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la chambre à coucher

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the bedroom

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200
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la cuisine

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the kitchen

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201
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la salle de bain

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the bathroom

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le salon

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the living room

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203
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surtout (2)

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above all / mainly

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204
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fierté

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pride

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205
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un lâche

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a coward

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résolution

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resolve

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toucher, affecter

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to afflict

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manifester un intérêt de pure forme

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to pay lip service

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bain de sang (2)

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bloodshed / bloodbath

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foire aux armes

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gun-show

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un meuble

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a piece of furniture

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un siège

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a seat

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un tabouret

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a stool

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un repose-pieds

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a foot-stool

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un meuble de rangement

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a cabinet

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un tiroir

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a drawer

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217
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une bibliothèque (ouverte)

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bookshelves

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une table de nuit

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a bedside table

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une armoire

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a wardrobe

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une table basse

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a coffee table

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un miroir (2)

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a mirror / looking-glass

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222
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des lits superposés

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bunk beds

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223
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le revêtement de sol

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floor covering

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un rideau

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a curtain

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une tringle à rideaux

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a curtain-rail

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226
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fusionner

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to merge

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rendre la justice

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to mete out justice

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228
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une table de salle à manger

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a dining-table

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une chaise

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a chair

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un fauteuil

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an armchair

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un canapé (2)

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a sofa / settee

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un buffet

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a sideboard

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une commode

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a chest of drawers

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une bibliothèque (fermée)

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a bookcase

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un matelas

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a mattress

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une penderie

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a hanging wardrobe

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des tables gigognes

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a nest of tables

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un lit simple/double

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a single/double bed

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239
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un tapis

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a rug

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le papier peint

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the wallpaper

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un voilage

A

a net-curtain

242
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des bibelots

A

knick-knacks

243
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une fusion

A

a merger

244
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infliger une punition

A

to mete out punishment

245
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mâcher ses mots

A

to mince words

246
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soucieux de

A

mindful

247
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minuscule

A

minute

248
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une fausse couche

A

a miscarriage

249
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une erreur judiciaire

A

a miscarriage of justice

250
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des inquiétudes, doutes

A

misgivings

251
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la foule

A

the mob

252
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un écart de conduite

A

misdemeanor

253
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simulé, feint

A

mock

254
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surveiller, contrôler

A

to monitor

255
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humeur

A

mood

256
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pousser comme un champignon

A

to mushroom

257
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un ressortissant

A

a national

258
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un serment

A

an oath

259
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des petits boulots

A

odd jobs

260
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quarante & qq

A

forty-odd

261
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le juste milieu (2)

A

the golden mean / the happy medium

262
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c’est loin de …

A

it’s a far cry from

263
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un cliché

A

a hackneyed expression

264
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dépasser

A

to outstrip

265
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un crime contre l’humanité

A

an outrage against humanity

266
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une issue, un résultat

A

an outcome

267
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choisir de quitter / opter pour

A

to opt out / for

268
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le rythme, la vitesse

A

the pace

269
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remanier, réorganiser

A

to overhaul

270
Q

révision, refonte, remaniement

A

an overhaul

271
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se débrouiller tant bien que mal

A

to muddle through

272
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l’échapper belle

A

to have a narrow escape

273
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le voisinage, le quartier

A

neighborhood

274
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l’oubli

A

oblivion

275
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faire bande à part

A

to be the odd man out

276
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qui dure, qui persiste

A

ongoing

277
Q

tenir bon

A

to stand fast

278
Q

tiré par les cheveux

A

far-fetched

279
Q

renverser

A

to overthrow

280
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l’emporter sur, dépasser

A

to outweigh

281
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un exclu, un paria

A

an outcast

282
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une épreuve

A

an ordeal

283
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un débouché

A

an outlet

284
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se donner beaucoup de peine

A

to go to great pains

285
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se chevaucher

A

to overlap

286
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l’incarnation

A

the embodiment

287
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un corps

A

a body

288
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un organe

A

an organ

289
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un os

A

a bone

290
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osseux

A

bony

291
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un squelette

A

a skeleton

292
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incarner

A

to embody

293
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des muscles

A

brawn

294
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la chair

A

flesh

295
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musclé

A

brawny

296
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un muscle

A

a muscle

297
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charnu

A

fleshy

298
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saigner

A

to bleed

299
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une artère

A

an artery

300
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un nerf / nerveux

A

a nerve / nervous

301
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la peau / maigre

A

the skin / skinny

302
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un poil / poilu

A

a hair / hairy

303
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le crâne

A

the skull

304
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intelligent / doué

A

brainy

305
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le visage

A

the face

306
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le front

A

the forehead

307
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une oreille

A

an ear

308
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sanglant / ensanglanté

A

bloody

309
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une veine

A

a vein

310
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une glande

A

a gland

311
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une articulation

A

a joint

312
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les cheveux

A

hair

313
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un ongle

A

a nail

314
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le cerveau

A

the brain

315
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la mâchoire

A

the jaw

316
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les traits

A

the features

317
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le nez / fouineur

A

the nose / nosy

318
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une joue

A

a cheek

319
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une pomette

A

a cheekbone

320
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la vue

A

the eyesight

321
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un cil

A

an eyelash

322
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l’iris

A

the iris

323
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la bouche

A

the mouth

324
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la langue

A

the tongue

325
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le cou

A

the neck

326
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la gorge

A

the throat

327
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des rides (2)

A

lines / wrinkles

328
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ridé

A

wrinkled

329
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une barbe

A

a beard

330
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le torse

A

the torso

331
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une côte

A

a rib

332
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le buste

A

the bust

333
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la colonne vertébrale

A

the backbone

334
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une épaule

A

a shoulder

335
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un battement de coeur

A

a heartbeat

336
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le menton

A

the chin

337
Q

une paupière

A

an eyelid

338
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un sourcil

A

an eyebrow

339
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la pupille

A

the pupil

340
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les lèvres

A

the lips

341
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une dent

A

a tooth

342
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la nuque

A

the nape

343
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le teint

A

the complexion

344
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une moustache

A

a mustache

345
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barbu / imberbe

A

bearded / beardless

346
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la poitrine / la cage thoracique

A

the chest

347
Q

la poitrine / les seins (2)

A

the breast / the bosom

348
Q

le dos

A

the back

349
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une vertèbre

A

a vertebra

350
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un poumon

A

a lung

351
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la taille

A

the waist

352
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l’abdomen

A

the abdomen

353
Q

l’estomac

A

the stomach

354
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le ventre (2)

A

the belly / tummy

355
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le foie

A

the liver

356
Q

la vessie

A

the bladder

357
Q

les tripes

A

the guts

358
Q

un ovaire

A

an ovary

359
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les organes génitaux

A

the genitals

360
Q

le pénis

A

the penis

361
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le postérieur / le derrière

A

the bottom

362
Q

un avant-bras

A

a forearm

363
Q

un poignet

A

a wrist

364
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la paume

A

the palm

365
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un poing

A

a fist

366
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une hanche

A

a hip

367
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une cuisse

A

a thigh

368
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le tibia

A

the shin

369
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les intestins

A

the bowels / intestines

370
Q

le nombril

A

the navel

371
Q

les reins

A

the kidneys

372
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l’utérus

A

the womb

373
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le vagin

A

the vagina

374
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l’aine

A

the groin

375
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un testicule

A

a testicle

376
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une aisselle

A

an armpit

377
Q

un coude

A

an elbow

378
Q

gaucher / droitier

A

left/right-handed

379
Q

une empreinte digitale

A

a fingerprint

380
Q

le pouce

A

the thumb

381
Q

une jambe

A

a leg

382
Q

un genou

A

a knee

383
Q

un mollet

A

a calf

384
Q

une cheville

A

an ankle

385
Q

un pied

A

a foot

386
Q

un orteil / ongle de pied

A

a toe / a toenail

387
Q

le talon

A

the heel

388
Q

l’ensemble des employés d’une société

A

the payroll

389
Q

un schéma, un modèle

A

a pattern

390
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avoir un faible pour

A

to be partial to

391
Q

qui se propage

A

pervasive

392
Q

faire partie intégrante de

A

to be part and parcel of

393
Q

un coup bas

A

a low blow

394
Q

un bond considérable

A

a marked jump

395
Q

juste à temps, à la dernière seconde

A

in the nick of time

396
Q

faire ressortir

A

to point out

397
Q

tenir en équilibre, à l’équilibre

A

to poise

398
Q

méditer, réfléchir à

A

to ponder on/over

399
Q

des bénéfices

A

profits

400
Q

une situation critique

A

a plight

401
Q

inciter, pousser qq

A

to prompt

402
Q

un souci constant

A

a prevailing concern

403
Q

faire partie du personnel

A

to be on the payroll

404
Q

un chemin

A

a path

405
Q

envahir

A

to pervade

406
Q

un colis, un paquet

A

a parcel

407
Q

une victoire fracassante

A

a landslide victory

408
Q

adopter un profil bas

A

to keep a low profile

409
Q

à très grande échelle

A

on a massive scale

410
Q

descendre en flèche

A

to plummet

411
Q

ê prêt à

A

to be poised for

412
Q

un préjugé

A

a prejudice

413
Q

faire semblant de

A

to pretend to

414
Q

faire des bénéfices illicites

A

to profiteer

415
Q

poursuivre en justice (2)

A

to sue, to prosecute

416
Q

fournir (2)

A

to provide / supply

417
Q

de première qualité

A

of prime quality

418
Q

la presse écrite

A

print journalism

419
Q

une règle générale

A

a rule of thumb

420
Q

à vue de nez

A

by rule of thumb

421
Q

un cadre supérieur

A

a senior executive

422
Q

ê rare

A

to be in short supply

423
Q

de maigres ressources

A

slender means

424
Q

la base

A

the rank and file

425
Q

s’éloigner, reculer

A

to recede

426
Q

licenciement, suppression d’emplois

A

redundancy

427
Q

impitoyable

A

relentless

428
Q

abandonner

A

to give up

429
Q

rester

A

to remain

430
Q

en vouloir à, ne pas apprécier qch

A

to resent sb / sth

431
Q

un marché douteux

A

a shady deal

432
Q

c’est l’impasse

A

the situation is deadlocked

433
Q

l’actualité politique

A

the current political events

434
Q

un mauvais prétexte

A

a red herring

435
Q

un haut responsable

A

a senior official

436
Q

un effet secondaire

A

a side effect

437
Q

preuves insuffisantes

A

slim evidence

438
Q

récolter

A

to reap

439
Q

une recette

A

a recipe

440
Q

s’abstenir de

A

to refrain from + ing

441
Q

remettre à neuf

A

to refurbish

442
Q

publier, libérer

A

to relinquish

443
Q

fiable, digne de confiance

A

reliable

444
Q

éloigné, isolé

A

remote

445
Q

sournois

A

cunning

446
Q

enjôler

A

to coax

447
Q

restructurer

A

to streamline

448
Q

tu n’y peux rien

A

you can’t help it

449
Q

à quoi bon dire

A

it’s no good saying

450
Q

le marché unique

A

the single market

451
Q

c’est la preuve que

A

this is evidence indeed

452
Q

TVA

A

VAT

453
Q

ê mené par le bout du nez

A

to be henpecked

454
Q

pour ne citer que

A

for one

455
Q

représenter

A

to stand for

456
Q

oser

A

to dare

457
Q

appauvrir, ruiner

A

to beggar

458
Q

ni … ni …

A

neither … nor …

459
Q

descendre

A

to come down

460
Q

cent fois

A

umpteen times

461
Q

immédiatement

A

straightaway

462
Q

une augmentation générale des salaires

A

an across-the-board wage increase

463
Q

les retombées

A

the fallout

464
Q

un endroit où se loger

A

an accommodation

465
Q

se ressaisir

A

to pull oneself together

466
Q

cela va de soi, sans dire

A

that goes without saying

467
Q

OPA

A

TOB

468
Q

ne pas être fait pour (2)

A

to be not cut out for, to be not meant to

469
Q

par dessus le marché

A

hard done by

470
Q

il ne peut pas ne pas

A

he is bound to

471
Q

demander

A

to ask ø for

472
Q

mendiant

A

a beggar

473
Q

le toit

A

the roof

474
Q

parvenir à

A

to manage to

475
Q

passer chez qn

A

to call on sb

476
Q

descendre les escaliers en courant

A

to run down the stairs

477
Q

si j’avais été au courant

A

had i known about it

478
Q

exiger

A

to demand

479
Q

elle ne peut pas m’héberger

A

she cannot put me up

480
Q

il va falloir que je

A

i shall have to

481
Q

pantalon

A

trousers

482
Q

écoute ça

A

listen to this

483
Q

on se croirait dans

A

it sounds like

484
Q

un feuilleton à l’eau de rose

A

a soap opera

485
Q

le lendemain de Noël

A

On Boxing Day

486
Q

le tyran

A

the tyrant

487
Q

le peloton d’exécution

A

the firing squad

488
Q

tout va de travers

A

things go amiss

489
Q

ê en fonction

A

to be in office

490
Q

tout à fait

A

altogether

491
Q

tu veux bien arrêter de te plaindre

A

Stop complaining, will you

492
Q

les charges sociales

A

payroll taxes

493
Q

les Antilles

A

the West Indies

494
Q

un point c’est tout

A

that’s that

495
Q

le problème

A

the issue

496
Q

propositions budgétaires

A

budget proposal

497
Q

porter préjudice

A

be prejudicial

498
Q

un ultime effort

A

a last ditch effort

499
Q

de nombreuses controverses

A

much controversy

500
Q

s’amuser

A

to enjoy hisself

501
Q

tout à fait rêveillé

A

wide awake

502
Q

arroser

A

to water

503
Q

en avoir plus qu’assez

A

to be sick & tired of

504
Q

à + ou - brève échéance

A

in the foreseeable future

505
Q

parler travail

A

to talk shop

506
Q

tant que

A

as long as

507
Q

il est grand temps

A

it is high time + Past Perfect

508
Q

j’ai envie de

A

i feel like v+ing

509
Q

menacer qn de

A

to threaten sb with

510
Q

ne croire guère au résultat

A

to doubt the outcome will prove positive

511
Q

cela lui va bien de dire

A

he’s a fine one to talk

512
Q

s’énerver

A

to lost his temper

513
Q

certes

A

indeed

514
Q

ê encore loin du compte

A

still have a long way to go

515
Q

ces temps-ci

A

lately

516
Q

ne t’avises pas

A

don’t ever

517
Q

à neuf heure précise

A

at nine sharp

518
Q

des pourparlers

A

talks on

519
Q

à peine

A

hardly

520
Q

devant-derrière

A

on back to front

521
Q

du début à la fin

A

from beginning to end

522
Q

une heure de grande écoute à la TV

A

prime time TV

523
Q

regretter

A

to wish

524
Q

faire beaucoup de progrès

A

to make tremendous progress

525
Q

s’occuper de qn

A

to attend sb

526
Q

avoir soif

A

to feel like a drink

527
Q

se repentir

A

to live to regret it

528
Q

il déteste qu’on le fasse attendre

A

he hates being kept waiting

529
Q

tenir (des propos)

A

to hold

530
Q

il n’était pas question de

A

it was not to

531
Q

il a fait tout une histoire

A

he made a fuss

532
Q

convenir (2)

A

to fit (le goût) / to suit (la taille)

533
Q

espérons

A

let’s hope

534
Q

mourir de faim

A

to starve

535
Q

avoir tendance à

A

to be apt to

536
Q

des bagages

A

luggage

537
Q

je suis assez d’accord

A

I rather agree

538
Q

économie libérale

A

free trade economy

539
Q

d’abord … et puis

A

For one thing, … and besides …

540
Q

être faché avec

A

to be not on speaking terms with

541
Q

passer de … à ….

A

to shift from … to ….

542
Q

intransigeant (2)

A

adamant, uncompromising

543
Q

Il est tout à fait d’accord

A

He is all for v+ing

544
Q

couche d’ozone

A

ozone

545
Q

économie de marché

A

free-market economy

546
Q

entraîner (avoir pour csq)

A

to entail

547
Q

le pouvoir d’achat

A

the purchasing power

548
Q

soupe populaire

A

a soup kitchen

549
Q

un maximum de

A

as much … as possible

550
Q

on dit de lui que

A

he is said to

551
Q

contrepartie

A

counterpart

552
Q

la coupe est vraiment pleine

A

this really is the last straw

553
Q

Ils vont sûrement s’apercevoir que

A

They are bound to realize

554
Q

réflexions idiotes

A

daft remarks

555
Q

avoir l’intention de

A

to mean to

556
Q

aerosols

A

aerosols

557
Q

Elle a fini par me convaincre

A

She talked me into v+ing

558
Q

Je serais ravi de

A

I shall be glad to

559
Q

économie planifiée

A

a state-run economy

560
Q

s’excuser de

A

to apologize for

561
Q

un revers / une réduction de

A

a setback in

562
Q

être sur le point de

A

to be about to

563
Q

avertir de

A

to warn against

564
Q

avantage en nature

A

perk

565
Q

la Tamise

A

the Thames

566
Q

reprendre ses fonctions

A

to resume his duties

567
Q

trafiquant de drogue

A

drug trafficker

568
Q

avec du recul

A

with the benefit of hindsight

569
Q

méprisant

A

contemptuous

570
Q

le client est roi

A

customers are always right

571
Q

exagérer

A

to paint the town red

572
Q

complexe sportif

A

sporting facilities

573
Q

le petit chaperon rouge

A

Little Red Riding hood

574
Q

une oeuvre sur un mur

A

a mural

575
Q

un bloc note

A

a notepad

576
Q

passer l’arme à gauche

A

to kick the bucket

577
Q

c’est bien fait pour moi

A

Serves me right

578
Q

indemnités de vie

A

cost-of-living adjustments

579
Q

nettoyer

A

to clear

580
Q

d’ici

A

by

581
Q

juste avant

A

shortly before

582
Q

un congés maladie

A

a sick leave

583
Q

frais de scolarité

A

tuition fees

584
Q

médicament

A

pill

585
Q

tout mettre sans dessus dessous

A

to wreak havoc

586
Q

aire de pauvreté

A

deprived area

587
Q

un gangster

A

a thug

588
Q

un casque

A

a helmet

589
Q

un presse-citron

A

a lemon squeezer

590
Q

dette

A

debt

591
Q

nu

A

naked

592
Q

souillé

A

tainted

593
Q

un arbitre

A

a referee

594
Q

des réfutations

A

denials

595
Q

déception / trahison

A

betrayal

596
Q

une émission TV

A

a broadcast

597
Q

aller à l’encontre de

A

to go against sth

598
Q

rester à l’écart de

A

to stay ahead of

599
Q

discréditer une théorie

A

to debunk a theory

600
Q

en douce, discrètement

A

on the sly