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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

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a drop of

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matière première

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raw material

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contestable

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debatable

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instabilité

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unsteadyness

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stable, régulier

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steady

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régulièrement

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regularly

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incertitude, insécurité

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uncertainty

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responsables

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officials

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fonctionnaire

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official

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gérer, traiter

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to handle

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diriger, contrôler

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to manage

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promouvoir, encourager

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to further

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abaisser

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to depress

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crise economique

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a depression

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réduire, ramener à

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to bring down to

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allouer, accorder

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to grant

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le malheur

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misfortune

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compter sur

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to rely on

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des plus + adjectif

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most

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aucun

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none

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réunir, convoquer

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to summon

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questionner, mettre en doute

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to query

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un déni

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a denial

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le revers de la médaille

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the other side of the coin

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déséquilibré

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inbalanced

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vivre au dessus de ses moyens

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to live beyond one means

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expulser

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to expell

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Résoudre quelque chose

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to sort out something

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dès que

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as soon as

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un exemplaire

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a copy

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participer à un projet

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to take part

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pays voisins

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neighbouring countries

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un réseau

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a network

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la presse

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the press

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engager (des fonds)

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to earmark

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des dépenses

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expenses

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des revenus/recettes

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incomes

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impôt sur le revenu

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income tax

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impôt sur la fortune

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income tax

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impôt sur les sociétés/entreprises

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corporate tax

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impôt foncier

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property tax

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impôt sur les gains de capital

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capital gains tax

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résultat/conséquence

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outcome

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dire du mal de

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to speak ill of

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renoncer

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to surrender

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entreprendre

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to undertake

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plutôt

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rather

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éxiger

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to demand

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compte tenu de

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in view of

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un syndicat

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a union

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un extrait

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an excerpt

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appartenir

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to belong

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une pratique

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a practise

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à outrance

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excessively

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être enclin à

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to be inclined to/ to be willing to

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empêcher

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to prevent sb from doing sg

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aborder/s’attaquer à

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to tackle

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large

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wide

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être en désaccord

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to differ

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sans raison

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pointless

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ouvrir le chemin à

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to pave the way to

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efficace

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effective

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mauvaise gestion

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mismanagement

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incapable

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unable

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Manifestement

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obviously

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En general

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As a rule

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En general

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As a rule

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Le personnel

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The staff

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Un moyen de transport

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A meanS of transport

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Déranger

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To disturb

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Envahir

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To invade

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Gagner sa vie

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To earn one’s living

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La fermeture

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The closing down

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Les subventions

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Subsidies

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Une usine

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A factory

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Accorder

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To grant

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Retarder, reporter

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To postpone

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Baisser les coûts

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To bring costs down

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Un ouvrier

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A worker

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S’inquieter

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To worry about

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Inquieter

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To worry

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On

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One

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Celui-là..celui-ci

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The former..the latter

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Plus loin (eloignement)

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Farther

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Plus loin (figuré)

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Further

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L’ancien

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The former

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Tôt ou tard

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Sooner or later

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Transport en commun

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Public transport

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Précaire

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Precarious

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TVA

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VAT

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Rester (intact,…)

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To remain

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Rédiger

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To write down

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Une découverte

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A discovery

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Un écologiste

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An environmentalist

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Paradoxalement

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Paradoxically

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Pour dire les choses brutalement

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To put it bluntly

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Et pourtant

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Though

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Sortant

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Out-going

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Anticiper

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To foresee

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En cours

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Under way

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Ecole publique en GB

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State school

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Être soucieux de

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To be eager to

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Effectuer

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To carry out

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D’habitude

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usual

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chômeur

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unemployed

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inculper

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to charge with

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prendre une décision

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to make up one mind

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épineux

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tricky

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contre nature

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fire and water

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à l’avance

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beforehand

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diminuer

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to go down

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en aucun cas

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on no account

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limiter

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to limit

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être loin

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to be far away

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une part de marché

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a share of the market

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dépense

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expense

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abuser de

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to abuse sg

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une réforme

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a reform

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plan d’austérité

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austerity plan

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parmi

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among

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abandonner

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to abandon

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soumettre

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to submit

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effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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sans argent

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penniless

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la veille

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eve

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le moins

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least

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à peine

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hardly

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empêcher qqn de faire qch

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to prevent sb from doing sg

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ému

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upset

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emprûnter

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to borrow

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à l’interieur

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inside

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entre autre

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Among other things

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rendre public

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to release

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échouer

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to end up

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essence

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petrol (UK), gasoline (US)

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avoir l’intention

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to intend

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avoir envie de

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to feel like + ing

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une lueur

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a glimmer

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dépasser

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to overcome

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constater

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to witness

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la haine

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the hatred

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une action (à la bourse)

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a share

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être responsable de

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to be responsible FOR

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inviter qqn à faire qqch

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to call on sb to do sg

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neuf sur dix

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nine out of ten

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consommation

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consumption

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le salon

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the sitting room

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poser

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to put in

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Ni…ni

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Neither…nor

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Ni…ni

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Neither…nor

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Le désenclavement

A

The opening-up

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Impliquer qqch

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To imply sg

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L’essentiel

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The crux of the matter

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Sage

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Wise

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Une critique

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A review

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La faim

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Hunger games

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Tout une série de

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A whole set of

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Soulager

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To relieve

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Désormais

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from now on

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vers

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toward(s)

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inévitablement

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undoubdtedly

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à :maintes reprises

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time and again

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demander à qqn

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to ask someone

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transporté d’admiration

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overcome with admiration

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considérer

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to regard

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anormal

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abnormal

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garder pour soi

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to keep to oneself

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être ridicule

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looking fullish

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un tout petit peu

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trifle

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une broutille

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a trifle

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loisir

A

leasure

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simplement

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marely

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s’attendrir

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to feel moved

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remarquer

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to point out

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s’attacher à

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to become attached to

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être mal à l’aise

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to feel self-conscious