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un médecin

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a physician

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un physicien

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a physicist

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troubler

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to anoise

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un mécanicien

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a mechanic

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faire une grimace

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to make a face

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à la vue de

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at the sight of

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soulager

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to carry away

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empieter sur

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to encroach on

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vaguement

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vaguely

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le moindre

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the slightest/ the least

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charbon

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coal

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une mine

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a mine

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se lancer dans

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to launch into

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des retombées

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spin-off

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être sur le point de

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to be about to

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monter dans un avion

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to board a plane

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alors que

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whereas

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être à venir

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to be to come

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droits de douane

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customS duties

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la misère

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squalor

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oisiveté

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idleness

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rendement

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yield

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actionnaire

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shareholder

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compaenser

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to make up for

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faire des heures supplémentaires

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to work overtime

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rogner

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to cut down on

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Blé

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Wheat

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Couvert de dettes

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Overburdened with debts

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Acquérir

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To purchase

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Voyage

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Trip

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L’étranger

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Abroad

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À partir de

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As from

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Avoir des nouvelles de qqn

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To hear from someone

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Prétendre

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To claim

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Être perturbé

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To be upset

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Une émission

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A broadcast

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Député (royaume uni)

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A M.P

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Intenter un procès

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To sue

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Exiger

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To require

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Abandonner

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To give up

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Tandis/pendant que

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While

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Homme politique

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Political leader

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Prendre un rdv

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To make an appointment

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Prendre la route

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To get on the way

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Les pauvres

Les riches

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The poor
The rich
(Pas de S)

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Intentionnellement

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Delibarately

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Faire échouer

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To bring down

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S’habiller

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To dress up

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brutalement

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roughely

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derrière

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behind

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devant

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in front of

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briller

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to shine

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s’habituer

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to accustom

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un salaire

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a wage

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menacer

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to threaten

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une menace

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a threat

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un témoignage

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a witness

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une augmentation de qqch

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a rise in sg

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un article de qqn

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an article by someone

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sans pitié

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merciless

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avidité

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greed

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réguler

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to regulate

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mettre en danger

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to jeopardize

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condamner

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to condemn

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recommander

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to recommend

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qui en vaut la peine

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worthwile

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une augmentation de salaire

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a pay rise

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être habitué à

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to be used to + ing

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entraîner

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to entail

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c’est le rôle de X

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it is up to X

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s’efforcer

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to strive

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confronter à

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confronted with

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une croissance de qqch

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a growth in sg

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augmenter

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to increase

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un critère

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a criteria

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délicat

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delicate

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la périphérie

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periphery

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de plus en plus X

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increasingly X

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affaiblir

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to weaken

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groupe de pression

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lobby

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se concentrer sur qqch

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to focus on sg

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aide sociale

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welfare

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trafic de stupéfiant

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drug trafficking

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pionier

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pioneer

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habitants de bidonvilles/taudis

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slum-dwellers

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violer la loi

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to break the law

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un vendeur

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a salesman

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licenciement

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lay-off

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ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de

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can’t help +ing

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s’avérer

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to turn out to be

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composer

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to dial

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des répercusion

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fallout (pas de S !!)

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visant à

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aiming at

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contenir

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to contain

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se contenter

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to be content

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un achat

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a purchase

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restreindre

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to cut down

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prévoir de faire qqch

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to plan

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une tendance

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a trend

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supporter

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to bear

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estimations

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assessments/estimates

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exploser (sens figuré)

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to skyrocket, to soar

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constater

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to note

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fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

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un bond en avant

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a leap forward

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ONG

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Non Governmental Organization

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maîtriser

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to command

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songer à

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to think of

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satisfaire la demande

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to meet demand

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mettre une amende

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to fine

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ne plus être

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to be no longer

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un blocage des prix

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a price freeze

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une absurdité

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a nonsense

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déclencher

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to spark off

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laisser sa place

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to give way to

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être résolu à

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to be intent on + ING

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un aspect

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an appearance

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être désireux de

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to keen on + ing

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ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de

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can’t help + ing

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réparer

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to repair

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assurer

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to insure

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il semble

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there seems to be

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risqué

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rash

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le plus âgé

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the elder

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céder

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to give in

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l’aube

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dawn

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joindre les deux bouts

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to make both ends meet

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bafouer

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to flout

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fournir

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to provide

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faire échouer

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to bring down

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maladroit

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clumsy

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dépendance

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dependEnce

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mener à bien

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to carry out

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transport ferroviaire

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rail travel

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réservé

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to book

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tandis que

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whilst

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inefficace

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ineffective

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tout de suite

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straight away

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les raisons de

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the reasons for

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attendre que

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to wait for

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organisation caritative

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charity organization

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beaucoup trop

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far too many

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recommander

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to advocate

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mettre en avant

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to put forth

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délicat

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tricky

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un décès

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a death

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nécessiter

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to require

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renverser (figuré)

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to bring down

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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

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impliquer

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to imply

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manquer de

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to be short of

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baisser

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to lower

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tourner au ralenti

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to run idle

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exercer

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to wield

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une perspective

A

an outlook

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soulager

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to relieve

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être avancé (une idée,…)

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to be put forward

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le poids (figuré)

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the brunt

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avouer

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to confess

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rencontrer par hasard

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to run into

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tranquillement

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casually

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dans la région de

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in the surroundings of

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presque, sur le point de

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on the verge of

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contempler

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to gaz

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du cuir

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leather

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être tenu responsable

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to be held responsible

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un luxe

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a luxury

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constater

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to notice

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avoir le don de

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to have the knack of

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s’en tenir aux faits

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to stick to the facts

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riposter

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to retaliate

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trompeur

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misleading

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céder

A

to give in

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avare

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avaricious

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aide alimentaire

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food aid

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intervenir

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to interfere

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la vente

A

the sale

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compenser

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to make up for

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la mairie

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the town hall

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vivant

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alive

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rentabilité

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yield

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les débris, les décombres

A

the rubble (pas de S)

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une perte de qch

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a loss in sg

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rembourser

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to reimburse

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un emprûnt

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a loan

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les droits de douanes

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custom duties

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commander

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to order

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mal agir

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to misbehave

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en réaction à

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in reaction to

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stabiliser

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to stabilize

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se passer de

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to do away with

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gêner

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to impede

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une critique

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a criticism

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maritime

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maritime

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convenir

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to suit

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attribuer

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to ascribe

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un représantant

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a representative

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allumer

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to switch on

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désormais

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from now on

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de temps en temps

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from time to time

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une oeuvre

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a work

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majoritairement

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in most cases

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conscient

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aware

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face à

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in front of

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la colère

A

anger

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dans le sillage de

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in the wake of

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distrait

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forgetful

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curieux, étrange

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odd

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ramasser

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to pick up

210
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un étranger

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a foreigner

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jaune vif

A

bright yellow

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penser à faire qch

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to remember to do sg

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dans aucun cas

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on no account

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diminuer

A

to go down

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un baril

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a barrel

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abuser de qch

A

to abuse sg

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laisser entendre

A

to suggest

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en conflit

A

at war

219
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répondre à une question

A

to answer

220
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repliquer

A

to reply

221
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réagir

A

to respond

222
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monter d’un cran

A

to move up a notch

223
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reprendre

A

resume + ing