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1
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la progéniture

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the offspring

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the offspring

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la progéniture

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la nomination à

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the nomination for

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the nomination for

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la nomination à

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gagnant un peu moins de 50$ par semaine

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earning a little under 50$ a week

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earning a little under 50$ a week

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gagnant un peu moins de 50$ par semaine

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pour payer les factures

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for the bills to be paid

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for the bills to be paid

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pour payer les factures

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le coût

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the expense

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the expense

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le coût

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to budget

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mettre de côté

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mettre de côté de l’argent

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to budget

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transmettre qqch à qqn

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to turn sth over to sb

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to turn sth over to sb

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transmettre qqch à qqn

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un timbre

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a stamp

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a stamp

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un timbre

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le plus important

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foremost

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foremost

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le plus important

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se mêler, être absorbé

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to merge

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to merge

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se mêler, être absorbé

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a marsh

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un marais, un marécage

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un marais, un marécage

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a marsh

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a stoop

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une terrasse surélevée

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une terrasse surélevée

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a stoop

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un domaine, une propriété

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an estate

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an estate

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un domaine, une propriété

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to fringe

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orner, décorer

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décorer, orner

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to fringe

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to stoop

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se baisser, se pencher

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se baisser, se pencher

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to stoop, to bend

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en petite quantité

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sparsely

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sparsely

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en petite quantité

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un pâté de maisons plus loin

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a block to the South

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a block to the South

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un pâté de maisons plus loin

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être sociable

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to be outgoing

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to be outgoing

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être sociable

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être accueillant

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to be hospitable

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to be hospitable

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être accueillant

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sélectionner, éliminer les faibles

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to cull

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to cull

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sélectionner, éliminer les faibles

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nouvellement

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newly

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along with

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avec

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newly

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nouvellement

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44
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surmonter, coiffer, couronner

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to top

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to top

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surmonter, coiffer, couronner

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46
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a hedge

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une haie, une cloture

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une haie, une clôture

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a hedge

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a crest

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une crête, un sommet

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un sommet, une crête

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a crest

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derrière, arrière

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rear

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rear

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derrière, arrière

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52
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ou bien… ou bien…

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Either… Or…

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53
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Either… Or…

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ou bien… ou bien…

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54
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to branch off

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(se) diviser, (se) ramifier

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(se) diviser, (se) ramifier

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to branch off

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56
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une pente

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a slope

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57
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a slope

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une pente

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58
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décharger un bateau

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to unload a boat

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to unload a boat

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décharger un bateau

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60
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to mend

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réparer, rafistoler

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réparer, rafistoler

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to mend

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un bleu de travail

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a boilersuit

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a boilersuit

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un bleu de travail

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affluent

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riche, abondant

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riche, abondant

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affluent

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66
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to mothproof

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traiter contre les mites

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67
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vendre, négocier

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to peddle

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to peddle

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vendre, négocier

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des marchandises

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wares

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wares

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des marchandises

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un baquet

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a tub

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a tub

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un baquet

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73
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bespoke

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sur mesure, sur commande

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sur mesure, sur commande

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bespoke

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75
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slender

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mince, svelte, fin

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mince, svelte, fin

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slender

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amid

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parmi, au milieu de

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parmi, au milieu de

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amid

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79
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frapper, gifler violemment, claquer

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to smack

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to smack

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frapper, gifler violemment, claquer

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a thoroughfare

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une rue, un passage

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une rue, un passage

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a thoroughfare

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a feat

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un exploit, une prouesse

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un exploit, une prouesse

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a feat

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to snatch

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saisir, attraper, sauter sur (l’occasion)

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saisir, attraper, sauter sur (l’occasion)

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to snatch

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convoiter, aspirer à

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to covet

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to covet

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convoiter, aspirer à

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to bestow

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accorder, donner, attribuer

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accorder, donner, attribuer

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to bestow

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91
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a stove

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un fourneau, une cuisinière, un poêle

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un fourneau, une cuisinière, un poêle

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a stove

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93
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a rug

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un tapis

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un tapis

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a rug

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95
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alongside

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aux côtés de

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aux côtés de

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alongside

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97
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contrôler, surveiller

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to oversee

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to oversee

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contrôler, surveiller

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99
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bien plus que

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far more than

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100
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far more than

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bien plus que

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101
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the vicinity

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l’entourage, le voisinage

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l’entourage, le voisinage

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the vicinity

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passionné, avide

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eager

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eager

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passionné, avide

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105
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the standards

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les critères de jugement

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les critères de jugement

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the standards

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107
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une dispute

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a row, a quarrel

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108
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a row, a quarrel

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une dispute

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109
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touchy

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irritable, susceptible

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irritable, susceptible

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touchy

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amer, aigre

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bitter

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bitter

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amer, aigre

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sangloter

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to sob

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114
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to sob

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sangloter

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115
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the ordeal

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l’épreuve, l’expérience

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l’épreuve, l’expérience

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the ordeal

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117
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to supper

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dîner

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118
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dîner

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to supper

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119
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the vigor

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la vigueur

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120
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la vigueur

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the vigor

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121
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to enter into

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sa lancer dans, s’impliquer dans, prendre part à

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sa lancer dans, s’impliquer dans, prendre part à

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to enter into

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the trouble

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la peine, l’ennui

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124
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la peine, l’ennui

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the trouble

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125
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the nursery school

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l’école maternelle

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126
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l’école maternelle

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the nursery school

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127
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to make out

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distinguer, apercevoir

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distinguer, apercevoir

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to make out

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motionless

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immobile

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immobile

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motionless

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to carry

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porter, transporter

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porter, transporter

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to carry

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to carry on

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continuer, poursuivre

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continuer, poursuivre

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to carry on

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to carry out

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accomplir, réaliser, mettre à exécution

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accomplir, réaliser, mettre à exécution

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to carry out

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the feature

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le trait du visage, une caractéristique

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to line

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marquer

139
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le trait du visage, une caractéristique

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the feature

140
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marquer (en ligne)

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to line

141
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la fatigue, la lassitude

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the weariness

142
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the weariness

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la fatigue, la lassitude

143
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the sorrow

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le chagrin

144
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le chagrin

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the sorrow

145
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répandre, se disperser

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to spread out, to disseminate

146
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des morceaux d’informations

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snippets of news

147
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des titres accrocheurs

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eye-catching headlines

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être le fer de lance de

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to spearhead

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un repère dans l’histoire

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a landmark

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diminuer

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to plummet

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en fin de compte

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ultimately

152
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les marchés financiers

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stock markets

153
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la frénésie, l’engouement

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the craze

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être peuplé de

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to be peopled with

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surnommer, qualifier

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to brand

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faire faillite

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to gu bust

to go bankrupt

157
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cher (3)

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dear
costly
expensive

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des prisonniers (3)

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jailbirds
inmates
prisoners

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aller de… à …

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to range from… to…

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gâcher/souiller

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to mar

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épouvantable

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appalling
dire
dreadful

162
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vif

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vivid

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être envoyé à…

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to be sent off…

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la colère

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the anger

the wrath

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le prix (des transports)

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the (transportation) fare

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évoquer

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to mention, to refer

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un jeu d’enfant

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a child’s game

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une nappe de pétrole

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an oil slick

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un retard

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a delay

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un programme

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a schedule

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à vif

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frayed
on edge
raw

172
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une hôtesse

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a hostess

173
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chevrotante, tremblante (voix)

A

quavering, trembling, wobbly

174
Q

désapprouver de la tête

A

to shake one’s head

175
Q

approuver de la tête

A

to nod

176
Q

un boulet (mec relou)

A

a drag

177
Q

inlassablement

A

unremittingly

178
Q

pur (3)

A

sheer
pure
mere

179
Q

avec politesse

A

with manners

180
Q

Il l’a fait par amour

A

He did it out of love

181
Q

by a landslide (2)

A

un glissement de terrain

une victoire écrasante

182
Q

un glissement de terrain

une victoire écrasante

A

by a landslide

183
Q

Hillary Clinton est sur le point d’obtenir une victoire écrasante

A

Hillary Clinton is by a landslide victory

184
Q

to draw a clearer outline

A

préciser les contours d’un plan

185
Q

préciser les contours d’un plan

A

to draw a clearer outline

186
Q

upcoming

A

à venir

187
Q

à venir

A

upcoming

188
Q

les élections présidentielles (2)

A

elections

presidential contest

189
Q

all but + adj/vb

A

presque, quasiment

190
Q

presque, quasiment

A

all but + adj/vb

191
Q

all but (préposition)

A

tout sauf

192
Q

tout sauf

A

all but (préposition)

193
Q

préparer le terrain, poser les bases pour

A

to lay ground for

194
Q

to lay ground for

A

préparer le terrain, poser les bases pour

195
Q

largement, avec une marge importante, de loin

A

by wide margin

196
Q

by wide margin

A

largement, avec une marge importante, de loin

197
Q

profond (intensité) (2)

A

utter

profound

198
Q

utter

profound

A

profond (intensité)

199
Q

le dédain (2)

A

disdain

scorn

200
Q

disdain

scorn

A

le dédain

201
Q

mépriser

A

to despise

202
Q

to despise

A

mépriser

203
Q

to endorse sb

to bolster

A

soutenir qqn

204
Q

soutenir qqn (2)

A

to endorse sb

to bolster

205
Q

le résultat

A

the outcome

206
Q

the outcome

A

le résultat

207
Q

mettre des bâtons dans les roues de qqn (2)

A

to put a spoke in sb’s wheel

to throw a wrench into sb’s ranch

208
Q

to put a spoke in sb’s wheel

to throw a wrench into sb’s ranch

A

mettre des bâtons dans les roues de qqn

209
Q

to hold great appeal

A

attirer la popularité

210
Q

attirer la popularité

A

to hold great appeal

211
Q

irriter

A

to irk

212
Q

to irk

A

irriter

213
Q

le mouvement de balancier

A

the pendulum swing

214
Q

the pendulum swing

A

le mouvement de balancier

215
Q

être à la hauteur

A

to live up to out size expectations

216
Q

to live up to out size expectations

A

être à la hauteur

217
Q

une position (pensée, opinion)

A

a stance

218
Q

a stance

A

une position (pensée, opinion)

219
Q

une frontière

A

a border

220
Q

a border

A

une frontière

221
Q

donner du pouvoir

A

to empower

222
Q

to empower

A

donner du pouvoir

223
Q

faire allusion a qqch, laisser entendre qqch

A

to hint at sth

224
Q

to hint at sth

A

faire allusion a qqch, laisser entendre qqch

225
Q

annuler, reculer

A

to back off

226
Q

to back off

A

annuler, reculer

227
Q

rude, dur, sévère

A

tough

228
Q

tough

A

rude, dur , sévère

229
Q

sinon

A

otherwise

230
Q

otherwise

A

sinon

231
Q

important

A

substantive

232
Q

substantive

A

important

233
Q

le plus possible

A

as many as he can

234
Q

as many as he can

A

le plus possible

235
Q

un adoucissement

A

a softening

236
Q

a softening

A

un adoucissement

237
Q

s’avérer

A

to prove to be

238
Q

to prove to be

A

s’avérer

239
Q

faire des digressions, être hors sujet

A

to wander off message

240
Q

to wander off message

A

faire des digressions, être hors sujet

241
Q

à l’intérieur, au sein de

A

within

242
Q

within

A

à l’intérieur, au sein de

243
Q

polling data

A

des données (issues de sondages)

244
Q

des données (issues de sondages)

A

polling data

245
Q

parmi, chez

A

among

246
Q

among

A

parmi, chez

247
Q

un dur (idées)

A

a hardliner

248
Q

a harliner

A

un dur (idées)

249
Q

loyal, fidèle

A

staunch

250
Q

staunch

A

loyal, fidèle

251
Q

le monde des sondages

A

a polling background

252
Q

a polling backgroune

A

le monde des sondages

253
Q

une faiblesse

A

a weakness

254
Q

a weakness

A

une faiblesse

255
Q

la couverture médiatique

A

coverage

256
Q

coverage

A

la couverture médiatique

257
Q

attirer l’attention sur lui

A

to have attention heaped on him

258
Q

as you said

A

comme vous l’avez dit

259
Q

comme vous l’avez dit

A

as you said

260
Q

à peine, presque (2)

A

barely, hardly

261
Q

barely, hardly

A

à peine, presque

262
Q

donner libre cours à

A

to give free rein to

263
Q

to give free rein to

A

donner libre cours à

264
Q

jusqu’à maintenant

A

so far

265
Q

so far

A

jusqu’à maintenant

266
Q

the gambit

A

la stratégie

267
Q

la stratégie

A

the gambit

268
Q

dévoiler

A

to laybear

269
Q

to laybear

A

dévoiler

270
Q

to drive a message somewhere

A

apporter un message qq part

271
Q

to shift

A

changer, évoluer

272
Q

changer, évoluer

A

to shift

273
Q

par lequel

A

whereby

274
Q

whereby

A

par lequel

275
Q

être bien ancré

A

to be well-entrenched

276
Q

to be well-entrenched

A

être bien ancré

277
Q

aller au delà

A

to overreach

278
Q

to overreach

A

aller au delà

279
Q

dissuader qqn de faire qqch

A

to deter sb from doING sth

280
Q

to deter sb from doing sth

A

dissuader qqn de faire qqch

281
Q

all in all

A

en fin de compte

282
Q

en fin de compte

A

all in all

283
Q

afin de

A

so as to

284
Q

so as to

A

afin de

285
Q

la vente

A

the sale

286
Q

an intractable issue

A

un sujet difficile à résoudre

287
Q

un sujet difficile à résoudre

A

an intractable issue

288
Q

un groupe, une population

A

a bunch

289
Q

a bunch

A

un groupe, une population

290
Q

empiéter sur (2)

A

to infringe on/upon

to impinge on/upon

291
Q

étouffer

A

to stifle

292
Q

to stifle

A

étouffer

293
Q

to infringe on/upon

to impinge on/upon

A

empiéter sur

294
Q

to quench one’s thirst

A

étancher la soif de qqn

295
Q

étancher la soif de qqn

A

to quench one’s thirst

296
Q

le coeur du sujet (2)

A

the crux/gist of the matter

297
Q

the crux/gist of the matter

A

le coeur du sujet

298
Q

être riche

A

to have deep pockets

299
Q

to have deep pockets

A

être riche

300
Q

s’en mettre plein les poches

A

to line one’s pocket

301
Q

to line one’s pocket

A

s’en mettre plein les poches

302
Q

la logique

A

the rationale

303
Q

the rationale

A

la logique

304
Q

upbeat

A

optimiste

305
Q

un rempart

A

a bulwark

306
Q

to hallow

to praise

A

faire l’éloge de

307
Q

faire l’éloge de (2)

A

to hallow

to praise

308
Q

hallowed

A

béni, sanctifié

309
Q

béni, sanctifié

A

hallowed

310
Q

léger

A

mild

311
Q

mild

A

léger

312
Q

to flatter sb

to butter sb up

A

flatter qqn

313
Q

un fléau (2)

A

a plague

a bane

314
Q

a plague

a bane

A

un fléau

315
Q

trahir

A

to betray

316
Q

to betray

A

trahir

317
Q

apaiser

A

to mollify

318
Q

to mollify

A

apaiser

319
Q

auparavant

A

formerly

320
Q

formerly

A

auparavant

321
Q

formerly

A

auparavant

322
Q

optimiste

A

upbeat