Vocabulaire de base Flashcards

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léger, mince

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slight

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logement

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housing

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indigène

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indigenous

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demandeur d’asile

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asylum seeker

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règlement (d’une crise,..)

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settlement

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régler

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to settle

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cela reviedrait à

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it would amount to

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Les Etats-Unis sont…

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The US is…

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l’un ou l’autre

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either

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régulièrement

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routinely

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au large des côtes

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off the coast

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déterminer, mettre, établir

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to set

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montrer l’exemple

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to set an example

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tristesse

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sadness

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economiquement

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economically

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prévision

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forecast

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un ralentissement

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a slowdown

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fuir quelque chose

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to run away from sg

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un cliché, préjugé, lieu commun

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a platitude

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allant de… à…

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from…through

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le dollar

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THE dollar

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On lit dans le texte/le texte nous dit que

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The text reads

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flux

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flow

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dépréciation

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depreciation

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une chute de
a drop of
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matière première
raw material
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contestable
debatable
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instabilité
unsteadyness
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stable, régulier
steady
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régulièrement
regularly
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incertitude, insécurité
uncertainty
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responsables
officials
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fonctionnaire
official
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gérer, traiter
to handle
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diriger, contrôler
to manage
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promouvoir, encourager
to further
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abaisser
to depress
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crise economique
a depression
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réduire, ramener à
to bring down to
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allouer, accorder
to grant
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le malheur
misfortune
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compter sur
to rely on
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des plus + adjectif
most
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aucun
none
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réunir, convoquer
to summon
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questionner, mettre en doute
to query
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un déni
a denial
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le revers de la médaille
the other side of the coin
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déséquilibré
inbalanced
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vivre au dessus de ses moyens
to live beyond one means
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expulser
to expell
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Résoudre quelque chose
to sort out something
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dès que
as soon as
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un exemplaire
a copy
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participer à un projet
to take part
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pays voisins
neighbouring countries
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un réseau
a network
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la presse
the press
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engager (des fonds)
to earmark
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des dépenses
expenses
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des revenus/recettes
incomes
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impôt sur le revenu
income tax
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impôt sur la fortune
income tax
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impôt sur les sociétés/entreprises
corporate tax
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impôt foncier
property tax
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impôt sur les gains de capital
capital gains tax
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résultat/conséquence
outcome
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dire du mal de
to speak ill of
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renoncer
to surrender
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entreprendre
to undertake
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plutôt
rather
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éxiger
to demand
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compte tenu de
in view of
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un syndicat
a union
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un extrait
an excerpt
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appartenir
to belong
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une pratique
a practise
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à outrance
excessively
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être enclin à
to be inclined to/ to be willing to
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empêcher
to prevent sb from doing sg
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aborder/s'attaquer à
to tackle
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large
wide
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être en désaccord
to differ
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sans raison
pointless
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ouvrir le chemin à
to pave the way to
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efficace
effective
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mauvaise gestion
mismanagement
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incapable
unable
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Manifestement
obviously
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En general
As a rule
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En general
As a rule
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Le personnel
The staff
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Un moyen de transport
A meanS of transport
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Déranger
To disturb
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Envahir
To invade
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Gagner sa vie
To earn one's living
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La fermeture
The closing down
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Les subventions
Subsidies
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Une usine
A factory
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Accorder
To grant
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Retarder, reporter
To postpone
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Baisser les coûts
To bring costs down
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Un ouvrier
A worker
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S'inquieter
To worry about
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Inquieter
To worry
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On
One
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Celui-là..celui-ci
The former..the latter
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Plus loin (eloignement)
Farther
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Plus loin (figuré)
Further
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L'ancien
The former
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Tôt ou tard
Sooner or later
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Transport en commun
Public transport
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Précaire
Precarious
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TVA
VAT
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Rester (intact,...)
To remain
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Rédiger
To write down
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Une découverte
A discovery
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Un écologiste
An environmentalist
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Paradoxalement
Paradoxically
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Pour dire les choses brutalement
To put it bluntly
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Et pourtant
Though
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Sortant
Out-going
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Anticiper
To foresee
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En cours
Under way
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Ecole publique en GB
State school
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Être soucieux de
To be eager to
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Effectuer
To carry out
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D'habitude
usual
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chômeur
unemployed
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inculper
to charge with
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prendre une décision
to make up one mind
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épineux
tricky
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contre nature
fire and water
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à l'avance
beforehand
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diminuer
to go down
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en aucun cas
on no account
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limiter
to limit
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être loin
to be far away
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une part de marché
a share of the market
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dépense
expense
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abuser de
to abuse sg
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une réforme
a reform
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plan d'austérité
austerity plan
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parmi
among
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abandonner
to abandon
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soumettre
to submit
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effet de serre
greenhouse effect
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sans argent
penniless
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la veille
eve
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le moins
least
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à peine
hardly
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empêcher qqn de faire qch
to prevent sb from doing sg
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ému
upset
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emprûnter
to borrow
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à l'interieur
inside
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entre autre
Among other things
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rendre public
to release
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échouer
to end up
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essence
petrol (UK), gasoline (US)
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avoir l'intention
to intend
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avoir envie de
to feel like + ing
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une lueur
a glimmer
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dépasser
to overcome
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constater
to witness
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la haine
the hatred
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une action (à la bourse)
a share
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être responsable de
to be responsible FOR
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inviter qqn à faire qqch
to call on sb to do sg
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neuf sur dix
nine out of ten
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consommation
consumption
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le salon
the sitting room
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poser
to put in
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Ni...ni
Neither...nor
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Ni...ni
Neither...nor
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Le désenclavement
The opening-up
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Impliquer qqch
To imply sg
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L'essentiel
The crux of the matter
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Sage
Wise
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Une critique
A review
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La faim
Hunger games
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Tout une série de
A whole set of
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Soulager
To relieve
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Désormais
from now on
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vers
toward(s)
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inévitablement
undoubdtedly
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à :maintes reprises
time and again
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demander à qqn
to ask someone
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transporté d'admiration
overcome with admiration
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considérer
to regard
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anormal
abnormal
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garder pour soi
to keep to oneself
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être ridicule
looking fullish
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un tout petit peu
trifle
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une broutille
a trifle
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loisir
leasure
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simplement
marely
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s'attendrir
to feel moved
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remarquer
to point out
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s'attacher à
to become attached to
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être mal à l'aise
to feel self-conscious