Vocabulaire Blaise Pascal (3) Flashcards

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1
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Il n’en reste pas moins que

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the fact remains that

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contraindre qn par la menace

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to bully sb into doing sth

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obtenir qch de qn par intimidation

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intimidate sb into doing sth

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faire pression sur qn pour que

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pressure sb into doing sth

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obtenir qch de qn par le charme

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sweet-talk sb into doing sth

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des vêtements amples

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loose clothing

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moeurs douteuses

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loose morals

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raisonnement confus

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loose thinking

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être brillant / nul en

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to be brillant / hopeless at

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être déçu par

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to be disappointed at

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indépendant

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independent of

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conscient de

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aware of

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avoir peur de

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be afraid of

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démocratiquement

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democratically

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ranger (2)

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to tidy up / to put it away

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l’ambiance

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the atmosphere

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rester à distance

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to keep off

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voir la vérité en face

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to face facts

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être de mauvaise foi

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to be ill faith / bad faith

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obtenir quelque chose de qn par intimidation

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to intimidate sb into doing sth

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faire chanter qn

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to blackmail sb into doing sth

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harceler qn jusqu’à ce qu’il fasse qch

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to goad sb into doing sth

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mettre qch dans la tête de qn

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to brainwash sb into doing sth

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propos grossier

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loose talk

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style relâché

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loose style

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être bon / mauvais en

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to be good / bad at

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être surpris par

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to be surprise at

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amateur de sport

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fond of sport

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critique à l’égard de

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critical of

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avoir honte de

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(be) ashamed of

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fondamentalement

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basically

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32
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économiquement

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economically

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33
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avant midi

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by noon

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le sommet (de Dublin)

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the (Dublin) summit

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faire de son mieux

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to do one’s utmost

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être très à la mode

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to be all the rage

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être un expert de

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to be an expert at

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être un créateur de standards/modes

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to be a trend(/standard)-setter

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être susceptible de faire qch (3)

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to be slated / liable / likely to do sth

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prendre le pouvoir

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to come into office

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être sidéré par qch (2)

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to be appalled / aghast at sth

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avoir une emprise sur qch

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to have a trip on sth

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se mêler de qch

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to meddle with sth

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44
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être sur le point de

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to be on the edge of

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reprendre sa vie en main

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to get one’s life back

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46
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faire de la lèche

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to grovel

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être nombriliste

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to be novel-gazing

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une enfreinte à la vie privée

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an infringement of private life

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au nom de

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for the sake of

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mener une vie de château

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to live a life of luxury

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prendre des risques

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to go out on a limb

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52
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faire croire n’importe quoi à qn

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to pull the wool over someone’s eyes

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empiéter sur

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to infringe on

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54
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s’appuyer sur des preuves

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to rely on evidence

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surveiller, espionner un voisin

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to snoop on a neighbor

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56
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vivre avec 10€/jour

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to live on €10 a day

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57
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dissuader qn de faire qch

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to deter sb from doing sth

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aller à l’encontre de

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to run counter to

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être fan de qch / qn

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to be down with sth/sb

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snober qn (2)

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to snub / cold-shoulder sb

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faire face à

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to cope with

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être au coude à coude

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to be neck and neck

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s’avérer

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to turn out to be

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c’est couru d’avance

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it’s shoo-in

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65
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tu peux toujours parler

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you may talk till you’re blue in the face

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66
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dégouter qn de qch

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to put sb off sth

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être de courte durée

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to be short-lived

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se montrer réticent à

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to prove reluctant to

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69
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avoir le moral à zéro

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to be down in the mouth

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70
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c’est le coup de foudre

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it’s love at first sight

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71
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insister sur une idée

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to insist on a point

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s’immiscer dans

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to intrude on

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73
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tromper son conjoint

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to cheat on sb’s spouse

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74
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espionner

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to spy on

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75
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dépenser 50£ pour de la nourriture

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to spend £50 on food

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imposer des sanctions à

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to impose sanctions on

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croissance

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growth

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78
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incitation

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incentive

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le rire

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laughter

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une vente

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a sale

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la tendance

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the tendency

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un avertissement

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a warning

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83
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la raison de

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the reason for

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84
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la demande de

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the demand for

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85
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une chute de

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a fall in

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une hausse de (2)

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a rise in, an increase in

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une solution à

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a solution to

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le représentant

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representative

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les locaux

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premises

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les prévisions météo (sont…)

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the weather forecast (is …)

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un institut de beauté

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a beauty parlor

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lueur

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glow

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93
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se concentrer sur

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to focus on

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94
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commenter qch

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to comment on

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95
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à n’en plus finir, interminable

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long-winded

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survêtements

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tracksuits

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un expert en coup-dur

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a trouble-shooter

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être d’accord sur

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to agree on/about/with

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attribuer à qn la responsabilité de

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to blame sth on sb

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100
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décider de

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to decide on

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101
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échec

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failure

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102
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haine

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hate

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103
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une perte

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a loss

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un produit

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a product

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105
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c’est le moindre des choses

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it’s the least I can do

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106
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une menace

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a threat

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107
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les produits agricoles

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produce (indénombrables)

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108
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le besoin de

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the need for

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109
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le respect de

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respect for

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110
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une baisse de

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a drop in

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un intérêt pour

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an interest in

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la clé de l’énigme

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the key to the puzzle

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113
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A peine … que

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No sooner (verbe) … than

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114
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déclarer la guerre à

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to declare war on

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115
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développer une idée

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to enlarge on a point

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116
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un soulagement

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a relief

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117
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une disparition

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a disappearance

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une censure

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a censorship

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119
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une découverte

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a discovery

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120
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un prêt/emprunt

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a loan

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121
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culpabiliser

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to feel guilty

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122
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fragiliser une situation

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to make a situation more fragile

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se démocratiser (sport …)

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become popular

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se concrétiser (plan, projet) (2)

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to take shape, materialize

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humaniser les conditions de vie

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to make living conditions more humane

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126
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se ridiculiser

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to make a fool of oneself

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127
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dans une certaine mesure

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to some extent

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par contraste

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by contraste

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d’abord

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for a start

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de mon PDV

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from my viewpoint

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à mon avis

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to my mind

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dans ces circonstances

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under these circumstances

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empiéter sur la vie de famille de qn

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to encroach on sb’s family life

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faire des expérience sur

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to experiment on

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135
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un reçu

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a receipt

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136
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une dictature

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a dictatorship

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vol

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theft

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une plainte

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a complaint

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un don

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a gift

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140
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les personnes âgées

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elderly

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141
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relativiser qch

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to put sth into perspective

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142
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se démocratiser (pays)

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before more democratic

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143
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se mobiliser contre la drogue

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to take action against drug abuse

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ridiculiser qn

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make sb look ridiculous

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de loin

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by far

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d’ailleurs

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for that matter

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connu de

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know to

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à ma connaissance

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to my knowledge

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nécessiter

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require

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en vouloir à qn

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to be cross with someone

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négliger

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to overlook

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render un service

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do a favour

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les caractéristiques, les traits

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traits

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pendant que

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whilst

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un taudis

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a slum

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empêcher de

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to prevent from

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être accusé de

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to be accused of

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il faut de tout pour faire un monde

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it takes all sorts to make a world

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être soupçonné de

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to be suspected of

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dissuader de

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to talk out of

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éviter de

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to save from

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évaluation

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assessment

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publicité

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advertisement

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refus

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refusal

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approbation

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approval

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un secret de polichinelle

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an open secret

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démanger

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to itch

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démangeaison (2)

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itch / urge

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dans un sens

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in a sense

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de la même façon

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in the same way

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d’une certaine façon

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in a way

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de plus

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in addition

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un rejet

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a rejection

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en partie

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in part

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rétrospectivement

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in retrospect

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en d’autres termes

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in other words

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en particulier

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in particular

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en bref

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in short

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en théorie

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in theory

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enfant pourri gâté, fils à papa

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rich kid

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une devinette

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a riddle

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visage gravement boutonneux

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pineapple face

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un tanguy

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a kipper

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un programme de révision

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a revision schedule

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laïc

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secular

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cancre

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under-achiever

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les jeunes

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youngsters

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une nounou

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a nanny

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enterrement de vie de jeune fille

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a hen party

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enterrement de vie de garçon

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a bachelor(/stag) party

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réfugié économique

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economic migrant

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la méthode douce

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a softly-softly approach

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l’Irlande du nord

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Ulster

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explication

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explanation

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supposition

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assumption

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tentation

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temptation

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conseiller fortement

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to urge

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bien s’entendre (2)

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to get on / to get along

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entendre parler de

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to hear of / about sth

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d’un côté, de l’autre côté

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on the one hand / on the other hand

201
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dans l’ensemble

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on the whole

202
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par principe

A

on principle

203
Q

recevoir

A

to receive

204
Q

tenter (essayer)

A

to attempt

205
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extrader

A

to extradite

206
Q

peser

A

to weigh

207
Q

interpréter

A

to interpret

208
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réfugié politique

A

political refugee

209
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comblé (=heureux)

A

overwhelmed

210
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le porte parole du gouvernement

A

the government spokesman

211
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reprendre

A

to take over

212
Q

consommation

A

consumption

213
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reconnaissance

A

recognition

214
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compulsion

A

compulsion

215
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se faire entendre

A

to make oneself heard

216
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entendre dire que

A

to hear it said that

217
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sur le papier, en théorie

A

on paper

218
Q

faire la tête

A

to sulk

219
Q

tout compte fait, au total

A

on balance

220
Q

exprès

A

on purpose

221
Q

sacrifier

A

to sacrifice

222
Q

tenter (séduire)

A

to tempt

223
Q

mettre son véto

A

to veto

224
Q

diagnostiquer

A

to diagnose

225
Q

se tordre la cheville

A

to twist one’s ankle

226
Q

se brosser les dents

A

to brush one’s teeth

227
Q

se moucher

A

to blow one’s nose

228
Q

grincer des dents (2)

A

to gnash / grind one’s teeth

229
Q

se gratter le menton

A

to scratch one’s chin

230
Q

hausser les épaules

A

to shrug one’s shoulders

231
Q

se teindre les cheveux

A

to dye one’s hair

232
Q

se décider

A

to make up one’s mind

233
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changer d’avis

A

to change one’s mind

234
Q

désapprouver une mesure

A

to disapprove of a mesure

235
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éliminer les déchets toxiques

A

to dispose of toxic waste

236
Q

tout de suite

A

at once

237
Q

au plus

A

at most

238
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au pire

A

at worst

239
Q

en guerre

A

at war

240
Q

en danger

A

at risk

241
Q

les nantis & les indigents

A

the haves and the have-nots

242
Q

s’immiscer

A

to interfere

243
Q

enfreindre, violer (une loi)

A

to contravene

244
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se ronger les ongles

A

to bite one’s nails

245
Q

se mettre les doigts dans le nez

A

to pick one’s nose

246
Q

serrer les poings

A

to clench one’s fist

247
Q

hausser les sourcils

A

to raise one’s eyebrows

248
Q

étirer les jambes

A

to stretch one’s legs

249
Q

plisser les lèvres

A

to purse one’s lips

250
Q

chercher à intimider

A

to flew one’s muscle

251
Q

approuver qch

A

to approve of sth

252
Q

mourir de

A

to die of

253
Q

profiter de

A

to take advantage of

254
Q

en jeu

A

at stake

255
Q

intimité

A

intimacy

256
Q

au mieux

A

at best

257
Q

en paix

A

at peace

258
Q

au hasard

A

at random

259
Q

rendre les armes

A

to lay down one’s arms

260
Q

un test de dépistage

A

a mandatory test

261
Q

intervenir

A

to intervene

262
Q

concevoir

A

to devise

263
Q

polluer

A

to pollute

264
Q

se faire mal, se blesser

A

to get hurt

265
Q

se perdre

A

get lost

266
Q

se faire coincer, être coincé

A

get stuck

267
Q

se faire écraser

A

get run over

268
Q

se faire agresser

A

get mugged

269
Q

être promu

A

get promoted

270
Q

mépriser

A

to despise

271
Q

faire l’éloge de qn à propos de

A

to praise sb for sth

272
Q

pour autant que je sache

A

For all i know

273
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s’effondrer

A

to collapse

274
Q

des irréductibles

A

die-hards

275
Q

le ministre de l’intérieur

A

the Home secretary

276
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un chantier

A

a building site

277
Q

un géomètre

A

a surveyor

278
Q

se renseigner

A

to enquire

279
Q

exploser

A

to explode

280
Q

propulser

A

to propel

281
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être au pouvoir

A

to be in power

282
Q

conseiller

A

to advise

283
Q

se vexer

A

get upset

284
Q

avoir une amende

A

get fined

285
Q

se noyer

A

get drowned

286
Q

se faire tuer

A

get killed

287
Q

s’ennuyer

A

get bored

288
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s’habituer à qch

A

get used to sth

289
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avocat (2)

A

barrister - lawyer

290
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de renom, réputé

A

renowned

291
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faire la sieste

A

to have a nap

292
Q

l’autopsie

A

the postmortem examination

293
Q

raisonner

A

to reason

294
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déclarer que

A

to state that

295
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un entrepreneur (immobilier)

A

a contractor

296
Q

aller chez le dentiste / médecin

A

go to the dentist’s / doctor’s

297
Q

contredire

A

to contradict

298
Q

résoudre

A

to solve

299
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exclure / inclure

A

to exclude / include

300
Q

participer à

A

to take part in

301
Q

se traduire par

A

to result in

302
Q

se confier à

A

to confide in

303
Q

traduire qch en chinois

A

to translate sth into Chinese

304
Q

se heurter à

A

to run into

305
Q

transformer qch en qch d’autre

A

to change, turn, transform sth into sth else

306
Q

se séparer

A

to split up

307
Q

se quereller

A

to quarrel

308
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dans l’ensemble, globalement (2)

A

one the whole, by and large

309
Q

dans une moindre mesure

A

to a lesser extent

310
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marché aux puces

A

flea market

311
Q

obliger

A

to compel

312
Q

avancer, soutenir

A

to argue

313
Q

rivaliser

A

to compete

314
Q

venir du passé

A

to stem from the past

315
Q

profiter de

A

to benefit from

316
Q

emprunter de l’argent à la banque

A

to borrow money from a bank

317
Q

voler un tableau d’un musée

A

to steal a painting from a museum

318
Q

se maquiller

A

to make up

319
Q

s’affirmer

A

to assert oneself

320
Q

le frein

A

the brake

321
Q

un CV

A

a résumé

322
Q

être soumis à

A

to be subjected to

323
Q

comment diable …

A

How on earth …

324
Q

pantouflard

A

stay-at-home

325
Q

Ah, si je m’attendais à vous rencontrer !

A

Fancy meeting you!

326
Q

désespérément

A

in despair

327
Q

avoir l’intention nde

A

to intend to

328
Q

tenir qn pour responsable de

A

to hold sb responsible for

329
Q

parler de qch à qn

A

to talk sth over with sb

330
Q

se comporter

A

to behave

331
Q

provenir de

A

to result from

332
Q

être dû à

A

to arise from

333
Q

avoir des nouvelles de

A

to hear from

334
Q

cacher la vérité à

A

to hide the truth from

335
Q

se raser

A

to shave

336
Q

se présenter

A

to introduce oneself

337
Q

jusqu’à nouvel ordre

A

until further notice

338
Q

malgré cela (2)

A

even so, all the same

339
Q

collaborateurs

A

associates

340
Q

une pente raide

A

a steep slope

341
Q

elle est toujours en vadrouille

A

she is a gadabout

342
Q

un blessé

A

a injured

343
Q

devise, monnaie (étrangère)

A

currency

344
Q

un ingénieur

A

an engineer

345
Q

se donner la peine

A

to bother

346
Q

soupçonner qn d’avoir fait qch

A

suspect sb of doing sth

347
Q

préparer le terrain

A

to lay the groundwork

348
Q

participant

A

participant

349
Q

partisan (d’une idée)

A

proponent

350
Q

colporteur

A

pedlar

351
Q

héritier

A

heir

352
Q

une épidémie

A

epidemic

353
Q

quant à (2)

A

as to, as for

354
Q

promener le chien

A

to walk the dog

355
Q

malgré (2)

A

despite, in spite of

356
Q

discordant

A

jarring

357
Q

superviser

A

to oversee

358
Q

la surveillance

A

oversight

359
Q

élaborer

A

to work out

360
Q

affaiblir

A

to dim

361
Q

être à la hausse

A

to be on the increase

362
Q

en chair & en os

A

in the flesh

363
Q

les chômeurs (2)

A

the unemployed, the jobless

364
Q

sourd

A

deaf

365
Q

s’abstenir de

A

to abstain from +ing

366
Q

habitant

A

inhabitant

367
Q

candidat (à un emploi …)

A

applicant

368
Q

menteur

A

liar

369
Q

cambrioleur

A

burglar

370
Q

un voyant

A

a psychic

371
Q

fouiller

A

to frisk

372
Q

en ce qui concerne

A

as regards

373
Q

en fonction de

A

in terms of

374
Q

quel que soit (2)

A

regardless of, irrespective of

375
Q

les 12 ans de son mandant

A

his 12-year tenure

376
Q

faire voeu de

A

to vow

377
Q

tout au long de

A

throughout

378
Q

prévaloir

A

to prevail

379
Q

une gorgée

A

a sip

380
Q

son discours d’investiture

A

his inaugural address

381
Q

un accord de principe

A

a basic agreement

382
Q

optimiste

A

optimistic

383
Q

consister à

A

to consist in + ing

384
Q

présider

A

to chair

385
Q

heure de pointe

A

peak hours

386
Q

commercialiser

A

to market

387
Q

concurrent

A

competitor

388
Q

inventeur

A

inventor

389
Q

négociateur

A

negotiatior

390
Q

opérateur

A

operator

391
Q

réaliste

A

realistic

392
Q

chauvin

A

chauvinistic

393
Q

sadique

A

sadistic

394
Q

narcissique

A

narcissistic

395
Q

du jour au lendemain

A

overnight

396
Q

trouver un compromis

A

to strike a compromise

397
Q

ce n’est pas la peine de

A

it’s no use v+ing

398
Q

un militaire

A

a service man

399
Q

un conseiller

A

an adviser

400
Q

un prodcteur

A

a producer

401
Q

un éditeur

A

a publisher

402
Q

tenir tete à

A

to stand up to sb

403
Q

influencer

A

to shape

404
Q

faire taire

A

to silence

405
Q

traître

A

traitor

406
Q

investisseur

A

investor

407
Q

spéculateur

A

speculator

408
Q

manifestant

A

demonstrator

409
Q

idéaliste

A

idealistic

410
Q

moralisateur

A

moralistic

411
Q

journalistique

A

journalistic

412
Q

individualiste

A

individualistic

413
Q

pessimiste

A

pessimistic

414
Q

un fléau

A

a plague

415
Q

le salon

A

the lounge

416
Q

magasin de détail

A

retail shop

417
Q

le coupable

A

the culprit

418
Q

un pollueur

A

a polluter

419
Q

un agriculteur

A

a farmer

420
Q

un électeur

A

a voter

421
Q

quand je serais grand

A

When i’m grown up

422
Q

enregistrer

A

to chart

423
Q

un abonné

A

a subscriber

424
Q

un meurtrier

A

a murderer

425
Q

faire du tourisme

A

go sight-seeing

426
Q

l’Irlande

A

Ireland

427
Q

les gallois

A

the Welsh

428
Q

un irlandais

A

an Irishman

429
Q

un consommateur

A

consumer

430
Q

tolérer

A

to put up with

431
Q

renvoyer qn

A

to make sb redundant

432
Q

personne

A

no-one

433
Q

élégant, lisse

A

sleek

434
Q

automatisation

A

automation

435
Q

fil

A

wire

436
Q

ancêtres

A

forebears

437
Q

tomber goutte à goutte

A

to trickle

438
Q

neutre

A

neutral

439
Q

personnel

A

personal

440
Q

théorique

A

theoretical

441
Q

un sauveteur

A

a rescuer

442
Q

un promoteur immobilier

A

a developer

443
Q

un chercheur

A

a researcher

444
Q

faire de la rand

A

go hiking

445
Q

le pays de Galles

A

Wales

446
Q

un gallois

A

a Welshman

447
Q

un formateur

A

a trainer

448
Q

un réformateur

A

a reformer

449
Q

licenciement (/ l. Pour faute)

A

layoff (/ dismissal)

450
Q

se retourner dans sa tombe

A

to turn out in one’s grave

451
Q

aucun

A

none

452
Q

banal, quelconque

A

mundane

453
Q

la mêlée, le combat

A

the fray

454
Q

déchirer, fendre

A

to rip

455
Q

étincelant

A

gleaming

456
Q

souple, modifiable

A

amenable

457
Q

le ton, la tonalité

A

the tone

458
Q

paradoxal

A

paradoxical

459
Q

synonyme de

A

synonymous with

460
Q

soigneusement, adroitement

A

neatly

461
Q

réduire

A

to curtail

462
Q

dompter, apprivoiser

A

to tame

463
Q

surnommer / doubler (un film)

A

to dub

464
Q

anéantir, liquider

A

to wipe out

465
Q

entremetteur

A

pander

466
Q

être au bord de

A

to be on the verge of v+ing

467
Q

étouffant (par la chaleur)

A

sweltering

468
Q

controversé

A

controversial

469
Q

identique

A

identical

470
Q

principes, credo

A

creed

471
Q

prudent, vigilant

A

wary

472
Q

tailler

A

to hew out

473
Q

majordome

A

butler

474
Q

malmener, rudoyer

A

to hector

475
Q

l’enquête du COngrès

A

the Congressional inquiry

476
Q

son adolescence

A

his/her teens

477
Q

sous-traitants

A

subcontractors

478
Q

le critique

A

the critic

479
Q

terrain, parcelle

A

plot

480
Q

une pause, une accalmie

A

a lull

481
Q

l’apogée

A

the height

482
Q

bricoler qch

A

to tinker with sth

483
Q

un écueil

A

a pitfall

484
Q

alarmistes

A

fearmongers

485
Q

qui a suivi

A

ensuing

486
Q

bénéfique

A

beneficial

487
Q

hypocrite

A

hypocritical

488
Q

influent

A

influential

489
Q

un domaine, royaume

A

a realm

490
Q

réprimander

A

to rebuke

491
Q

judicieux, prudent, sage

A

wise

492
Q

la laine

A

the wool

493
Q

voler de ses propres ailes

A

to sand on his own feet

494
Q

passer en justice

A

to be brought to court

495
Q

faire faillite

A

to go bankrupt

496
Q

l’intégrisme

A

fundamentalism

497
Q

style cinglant

A

scathing style

498
Q

son humour acerbe

A

sharp sense of humour

499
Q

remuer ciel & terre pour

A

to search for sth high & low