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1
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fixer

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to fix, to fasten, to set

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permettre

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to allow, to permit

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une entreprise

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a company, business

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davantage

davantage que …

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more

more than…

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mieux

elle va mieux

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better

she’s better

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pas sûr…

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unsure, not sure

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payé

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pay, wages

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une loi

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a law

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Il s’agit

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it is about

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Il s’agissait

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it was about

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offrir

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to offer, to give

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loisir(s)

j’ai le loisir de faire…

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leisure, spare time

I have the time to do…

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inciter

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to incite

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engager

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to hire, commit

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jusqu’…

jusqu’alors, jusqu’ici

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until

until then, so far/up to now

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souvent

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often

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effectuer

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to carry out, make

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charge de travail

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workload

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parfois

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sometimes

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il y aura

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There will be

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Il vaut mieux

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it’s better off

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se méfient

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to be suspicious

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craindre

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to fear/to be afraid of

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hésiter

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to hesitate/pause

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ainsi
(ainsi va la vie)
(ainsi que)

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so, like this, in this way
(that’s the way it goes / so goes life…)
(just as…)

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la volonté

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will, willpower

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selon

selon moi, selon lui

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according to…

as I see it, according to him…

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le volant

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steering wheel

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la clope

very informal

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cigarette

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le siège
siège avant
siège arrière

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seat, headquarters
front seat
back seat

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la contravention

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fine

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interdire

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to forbid

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prévoir

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to plan

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la sensibilisation

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awareness

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interpeller

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to question

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réfléchir

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to reflect, to think about

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salutaire

adj

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beneficial

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la lutte

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struggle, fight

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se heurter

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to come against

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toutefois

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however

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accueillir

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to welcome

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mettre

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to put

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ce

A

this - (masc)

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cet

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this (masc + vowel)

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cette

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this (fem)

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ces

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this (plural)

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grosse

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heavy

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Un élu

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lawmaker, elected representative

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carrément

A

straight out, bluntly

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introduire

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to introduce

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la consommation

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consumption

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interdiction (nf)

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ban

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court

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short

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longtemps
J’ai attendu longtemps chez le dentiste
Il y a longtemps que je travaille

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a long time
I waited a long time at the dentist’s
I’ve been working for a long time

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décourageant

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discouraging

day-kwa-jon

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à l’époque

[époque]

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at the time

[age, era, time]

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il y avait

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there was / there were

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rien du tout

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nothing at all

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le but
[toucher au but]
[Ils n’ont pas de but dans la vie]

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goal, aim {{pron. the “t”}}
to achieve one’s goals
They have no aim in life

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au lieu de + infinitive vb

au lieu de manger ici, j’ai mangé au café

A

instead of + verb-ing

instead of eating here, I ate at the cafe

61
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apprendre par coeur

[j’ai appris ma leçon par coeur]

A

to learn by heart

I learned my lesson by heart

62
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propre
[Ma propre voiture]
[Une voiture propre]

A

clean/own
[My own car]
[A clean car]

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dessous

[voir le lien dessous]

A

underneath, under

[see the link below]

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entendre

[J’entends quelqu’on qui écoute son iPod]

A

to hear/to understand/to mean

I hear someone who listens to their iPod

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variable

Le travail est parfois variable

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variable (va-ri-a-ble)

The work is sometimes variable

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sentir

Je sens que le temps va changer

A

to smell/to feel

I feel the weather is going to change

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se sentir
Je me sens malade
Je ne me sens pas bien

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to feel
I feel sick
I don’t feel well

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J’ai envie de + infinitive

J’ai envie de faire rien du tout aujourd’hui

A

I feel like + verb-ING

I feel like doing nothing today

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Il vaut mieux
Il vaut mieux rester à Chicago ce week-end
Il vaut mieux partir à cinq heures

A

You’re better off/It’s better off
You’re better off staying in Chicago
You’re better off leaving at five

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jamais

J’aimerai jamais les huitres

A

never

I have never liked oysters

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quelquefois

A

sometimes

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parfois

A

sometimes

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toujours
Il est toujours très gentil.
Pour toujours!

A

always
He is always very nice.
Forever!

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aucun
aucun problème
aucun souci

A

no/none
no problem
aucun souci

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Il me tarde de + infinitive

Il me tarde de partir en France

A

I am looking forward to…

I am looking forward to go to France

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britannique

A

british (as adj or noun)

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spécialiste

A

specialist

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désagréger (se)

A

to disintegrate, to break up

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alors que

A

when, as… while, when… whereas…

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la gomme

{gomme à mâcher}

A

gum (in chewing or mouth sense) eraser/rubber

{chewing gum}

81
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incruster

A

to inlay something into,

to coat w/ fur

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incruster (se)

A

to become embedded in

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parsemer

A

to be scattered over

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le trottoir

A

pavement, sidewalk

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un endroit

C’est un endroit très tranquille.

A

place

It’s a very quite place.

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noirâtre

A

blackish

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rendre

A

to return, to make

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facilement

A

easily

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le sol

A

ground, floor

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habituel(le)

Les chewing-gum habituels

A

usual

The usual chewing-gums

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contenir

un portefeuille contenant de l’argent

A

to contain, to hold

a wallet containing money

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absorber

A

to absorb

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afin

A

so that, in order that

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mâcher

A

to chew

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seul(e)
Il est seul.
Seul ce livre peut…

A

on one’s own / alone, only
He is on his own.
Only this book can…

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inconvénient

A

disadvantage, drawback

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extrêmement

A

extremely

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collant

A

sticky

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naturelles

A

natural

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la sève

A

sap (like from a tree)

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un arbre

A

tree, shaft

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entièrement

A

entirely, completely

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naturel(le)

A

natural

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à peine**

[après un mois à peine]

A

1) punishment, sentence
2) hardly, only, barely
[after only just a month]

Many meanings

105
Q

un fléau

A

a curse

106
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économique

A

economical

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écologique

A

ecological

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une pastille

A

small candy or lozenge

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produire

A

to produce

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une tonne

A

a metric ton

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Q

se débarrasser

A

to get rid of

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dépenser

A

to spend ($), to use

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vente (nf)

Il est en vente

A

sale

It’s on sale.

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une amende

une amende de 150 euros

A

fine

a 150 euro fine

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l’esprit

A

the spirit

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le fonctionnement

A

functioning / working

func-see-uh-moh

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une aide financière

A

financial aid / help

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une bourse

A

a scholarship

119
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une caution

A

1) a guarantee, security

2) a deposit

120
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un dépôt

A

a deposit

121
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un crédit immobilier

A

a mortgage

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in the + # of decade

in the 70’s…

A

dans les années…

dans les années soixante-dix…

123
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la Bourse

la Bourse de New York

A

the stock market, stock exchange

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suivre

A

to follow

125
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démarrer

A

to start

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redémarrer

A

to restart

127
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venir

A

to come

128
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devenir

A

to become

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douter

A

to doubt

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élevé

A

elevated, high

131
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stagner

A

to stagnate

132
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les frais

A

expenses, charges

133
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inscription

A

enrollment, registration

134
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s’envoler

A

fly away, soar

135
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tiers, tierce
deux tiers
une tierce personne

A

third
2/3
a third party

136
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hauteur

à hauteur de

A

height

at the level of, up to

137
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moyenne

A

average

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lourde

une lourde dette

A

heavy

a heavy debt

139
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le montant

le montant total

A

the amount

the total amount

140
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un prêt

A

a loan

141
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atteindre

le montant des prêts a atteint

A

to reach, to hit

the amount of loans reached

142
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un millard

A

a billion

143
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le foyer

A

home, household

144
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s’inscrire

A

to enroll, to register

145
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amertume

A

bitterness

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une navette

A

a shuttle

147
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un vol

A

a flight

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