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Las

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Weary

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frein

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brake

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bien que / quoi que

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albeit (=although)

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prévoir / anticiper

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foresee

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état d’esprit / mentalité

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mindset

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imaginer / concevoir

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envision sth

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encourager

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uplift sb

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trébucher / hésitation

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stumble

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bancal / chancelant

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wobbly

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Insulter

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To abuse

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Global / exhaustif

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Comprehensive

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Enivrer

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Intoxicate

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Intoxiquer

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To poison

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Raisonnable

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Sensible

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Sensible

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Sensitive

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Essence

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Petrol

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Pétrole

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Oil

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Exiger

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To demand

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Criminalité

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Crime

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Un crime

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A murder

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Faire semblant

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To pretend

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Prétendre

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To assume

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Un désaccord

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A dispute

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Une dispute

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An argument

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Lancer

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To hurl

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Hurler

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To yell

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Majestueux

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Grand

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Chanceux

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Fortunate

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Fortuné

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Well-off

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Spectaculaire

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Dramatic

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Dramatique

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Tragic

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Une conférence

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A lecture

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Bibliothèque

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Library

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lugubre / sombre / triste / mauvais

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dismal

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Coupable / fautif

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Culprit

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insipide / sans goût / ennuyeux

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bland

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Malin / rusé

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Wily

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Vouer un culte à…

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To worship at the shrine of …

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Lourd / gros

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Hefty

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éloge funèbre

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eulogy

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démon / monstre, peste (personne) / obsédé (fanatique)

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fiend

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nécrologie / nécrologique

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obituary

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réplique (théâtre) / signal

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cue

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un petit peu / un chouïa

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a tad

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chercher

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seek out

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génial

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rad (slang)

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rassembler

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to muster sthg, sbdy

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un rassemblement

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a muster

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décès / disparition (= chute)

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demise

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aigre-doux

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bittersweet

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bec

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beak

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achèvement

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completion

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mener à terme

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bring stag to completion

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une fois terminé

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upon completion

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animation / arnaque / se presser / se prostituer

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(to) hustle

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paillasson

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doormat

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indulgent

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lenient

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refoulé, réprimé

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pent-up

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complètement

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thoroughly

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perspicacité / idée

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insight

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le bon côté de …

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silver lining

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émerveillement / terreur (avec admiration)

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awe

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sidérer

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to awe sbdy

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péage / bilan

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toll

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en avant

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onward(s)

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à partir de (date)

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from (date) onward(s)

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malhonnête / courbé

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crooked

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sourire en coin

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crooked grin

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s’attarder / tenir bon

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to linger

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concourir pour obtenir …

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to vie for sthg

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entrer en concurrence

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to vie with sbdy

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agitation

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turmoil

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à cheval sur …

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a stickler for sthg

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héritière

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heiress

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lande, bruyère

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heath

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rires

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mirth

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bouleau

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birch

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ruisseau / crique

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creek

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la rosée

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the dew

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se mettre en route

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to set forth

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aller et venir

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to go back and forth

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dorénavant

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from this day forth

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etc

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and so forth

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Se balancer

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To sway

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Influencer

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To sway sbdy / sthg

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Étourdi

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Flaky

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Franchement, complètement

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Downright

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Rebelle

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Defiant

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Allusion

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Innuendo

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vendeur / réceptionniste

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clerk

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autrefois

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formerly

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mouchoir

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handkerchief

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la foule déchainée

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mobsters

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désordre

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mayhem

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mettre un terme

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crackdown

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indulgence

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leniency

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qui saute aux yeux

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blatant

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inutile

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pointless

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fugueur / hors de contrôle

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runaway

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imparfait

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flawed

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néfaste

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detrimental

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nuire à

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to detrimental to

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organiser

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to stage sth

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respecter

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to abide by

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imposer / faire respecter

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to enforce

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décréter

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to enact

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entrainer / causer

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to entail

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décès / chute

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demise

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dilemme

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quandary / dilemma

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projet

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scheme

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apogée

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heyday

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voyant / connu

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Prominent

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Un cessez-le-feu

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A ceasefire

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Une trêve

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A truce

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Pilier

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Mainstay

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Position

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Stance

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Concilier

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To reconcile

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Polémique

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Controversy

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piège

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pitfall

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fausseté

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falseness

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oubli

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oblivion

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justification

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rationalization

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projet inutile et ruineux

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boondoggle

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pur / intact

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unsullied

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excellent / principal / premier

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prime

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soulagement

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alleviation

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renne

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reindeer

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tendance / prédisposition

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proneness

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manie

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foible

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sombre (personne)

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sullen

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sieste

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snooze

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méfiant

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wary

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malveillant

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malevolent

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difficile à résoudre

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intractable

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infatigable

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indefatigable

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changeant

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protean

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effort

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endeavour

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obtenir / susciter

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to elicit sth