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précision

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accuracy

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se comporter de manière irresponsable

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to behave in an irresponsible way / to behave irresponsable

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prendre conscience

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to get aware

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fiable

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reliable

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pour que tu puisses

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so that you can + BV

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afin que tu puisses

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for you to + V

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rester à la traine

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lagging behind

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découle de

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stem from

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rencontrer des problèmes

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to run into problems / along the same lines

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sensibiliser les gens à propos de quelque chose

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to educate sb about sthg

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habitué à

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used to

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critiquer

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to slam

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vivre en surcis

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living on borrow time

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quelque chose doit céder

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sthg have to give

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avec parcominie, modération

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sparingly

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incessant

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unabated

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réparer nos erreurs

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to mend our ways

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il est vrai que

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granted

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retourner en arrière

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to backpedal

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porter l’emphase sur

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to lay the emphasis on

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une vague de froid

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a cold snap

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la canicule

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dogdays

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tenir pour responsable

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to task

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conséquence

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the aftermath

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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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être en détresse

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to be in die straits

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la mentalité

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the mindset

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à partir de maintenant

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from now on

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il ne fait aucun doute que

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there is no doubt that

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il existe de nombreuses raisons

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there are many reasons

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nous devons garder à l’esprit

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we must bear in mind

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on a tendance à

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people tend to

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il est probable

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it’s likely

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dans l’ensemble

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on the whole

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ressasser

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to keep bringing up

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oser

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to dane

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mettre quelqu’un en danger

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to put somebody at risk

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s’impliquer dans

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to get involved

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traverser

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to cross

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entasser

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to pil up

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se regarder

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to look at oneself

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stupide

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foolish / senseless

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réjouir

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to glad

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en quête de

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looking for / in poursuit of

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capable de

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able to

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retarder

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to put back / make sb late

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trouble

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discorder

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remarquer

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to notice

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chez (=parmi)

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among

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en moyenne

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on average

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à grande échelle

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widely / large-scale

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Il se pourrait qu’ils ne viennent pas.

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They might not come.

Utilisation de might + ATTENTION tournure de phrase !!

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Elle aussi ! / Elle non plus.

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So does she ! / Neither does she.

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N’est-ce pas ?

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Don’t they / Doesn’t She / Didn’t I ?

Do (conjugué) + pronom personnel

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évident

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obvious

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Plus facile à dire qu’à faire

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easier said than done

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électeurs

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constituents / voters

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idées fausses

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misconceptions

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au bord de quelque chose

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on the verge of

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en voie d’extinction

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on the brink of extinction

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bénéficier de

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to benefit FROM

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écologistes

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conservasionists

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aboutir à

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result in

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inattendu

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unexpected

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les acteurs principaux

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main players/protagonists

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L’Histoire semble se répéter

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History seems to repeat itself

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bénédiction / malédiction

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a blessing / a curse

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la liste des espèces en danger

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the endangered species list

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hanter

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to haunt

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susciter une émotion

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to stirred an emotion

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être perçu

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to be viewed as

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déclencher

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to trigger

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Au cœur de

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At the core of

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héberger

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tp harbor

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bête féroce assoiffée de sang

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a bloodthirsty beast

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sans défense

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helpless

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à proximité

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nearby

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un élan (animal)

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an elk

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inutile de préciser

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needless to say

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faire la une des journaux

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to make the headlines

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la couverture médiatique

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media coverage

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un cerf

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an deer

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abattage d’animaux

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culling of animals

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raison / but / objet

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purpose

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bouleversant

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upsetting

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le temps manque !

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Time is running out !

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association à but non lucratif

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non-profit associatons

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provoquer

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to bring about

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chasser

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to dispel

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à condition que

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provided that

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si bien que, de façon à ce que

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so that

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saillant

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bulging

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minuscule

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tiny

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absolument

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definitely

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c’est dommage

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it’s a pity

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complètement

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tottaly

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évidemment

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obviously

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finalement

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eventually

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franchement

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frankly

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jusqu’ici

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so far

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légèrement

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slightly

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en ce moment

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currently

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se plaindre

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to complain

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de plus en plus

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increasingly

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plutôt

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rather

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principalement

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mainly

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profondément

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deeply

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sérieusement

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badely

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soudain

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sudden

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soulager

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relieve

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survenir

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occur

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agréable

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pleasant

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ne pas avoir les moyens de

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can’t afford

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véritable

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genuine

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goûter

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taste

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pré

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meadow

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verger

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orchard

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étable

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barn

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autoriser

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to allow

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avertir

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to warn

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braconnier

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poacher

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l’échapper belle

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have a narrow escape

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trouver son chemin

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to find one’s way

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abîmer

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damage

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environnant

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surrounding

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sauf

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except

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cendrier

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ashtray

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pratique

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convenient

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faire semblant

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pretend

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ravi

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delighted

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s’entendre avec

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to get on well with

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d’un seul coup

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in a row

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ensuite

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afterwards

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pendant que

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while

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freiner

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to brake

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be bound to

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il est certain que

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Some species are bound to dissapear

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Il est certain que des espèces disparaitront

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This is sure ti happen

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cela ne peut manquer de se produire

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Were it to happen again / if it were to happen again

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si cela devait se reproduire

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There where times when

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il a y eu des moments où

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Nobody knows it

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personne ne le sait

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réticence

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reluctance

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il devait / il doit (expression du futur)

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was to / is to

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those who

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ceux qui

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those of you

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que ceux d’entre vous

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The problems they will have to deal with are extremely serious

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Les problèmes qu’ils auront à traiter sont extrêmement graves

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whereby

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selon laquelle/lequel

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dont

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whose (=possession)

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dont tous

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all of whom/which

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dont aucun

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none of whome/which

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dont la plupart

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most of whom/which

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dont certaines

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some of whom/which

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dont + chiffres/fraction

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of whom/which

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I don’t like what we have done

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je n’apprécie pas ce que nous avons fait

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all that

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tout ce que

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rather than

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plutôt que

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we can’t afford

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nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre

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There’s nothing to do

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il n’y a rien à faire

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postone

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remettre à plus tard

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it’s worth trying

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cela vaut la peine d’essayer

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I object to your V-ing

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je ne suis pas d’accord avec le fait que tu…

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It’s the only thing that’s worth fighting for

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c’est la seule chose qui vaille la peine d’être défendue

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dread

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redouter de

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I can’t be to

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je ne supporte pas de

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I can’t help

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je ne peux pas m’empêcher de

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whatsoever

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quels qu’ils soient

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in many ways

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en bien des points

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one (..) to many

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un de trop

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neither

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aucun (entre 2 éléments) + singulier

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in either case

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dans les 2 cas

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so much so that

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à tel point que

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a few of

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quelques un

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Whole communities of illegal immigrants were sent back to their countries

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des communautés entières de sans papiers ont été renvoyés dans leur pays

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of one kind or another

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de quelque sorte que ce soit

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hardly any

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presque plus

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to care about something

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se faire du soucis pour quelque chose

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to react against something

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réagir contre quelque chose

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to aim at/for something

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viser quelque chose

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to revolt against something

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se révolter contre quelque chose

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to struggle against something

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lutter contre

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to get at something

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atteindre quelque chose

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to marvel at something

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s’émerveiller de quelque chose

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to wonder at something

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s’émerveiller de chose

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to abide by the law

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respecter la loi

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to allow for something

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tenir compte de quelque chose

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to substitute for something

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remplacer quelque chose

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to choose from

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choisir entre

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to consist in doing something

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consister à faire quelque chose

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to persisit in doing something

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persister à faire quelque chose

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to beware of doing something

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éviter de faire quelque chpse

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to consist of

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consister en

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to dissaprove of something

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désapprouver quelque chose

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to think of doing something

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envisager de faire quelque chose

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to act on something

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agir selon quelquechose

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to reckon on somethning

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s’attendre à

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to run out if

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se trouver à court de

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to brood over something

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méditer sur quelque chose

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to differ withn somebody

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ne pas être d’accord avec quelqu’un

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to devote oneself to

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se consacrer à

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to object to

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protester contre

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to point to something

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montrer quelque chose du doigt

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to see to something

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veiller à quelque chose

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to see to it that

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veiller à ce que quelque chose

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to be responsible for

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être responsable de quelque chose

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to be involved in

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être impliqué

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to be aware of

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être au courant, informé, conscient

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to be short of

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être à court de

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to be due to something

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être dû à

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to be used to

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être habitué à

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to keep somebody from doing something

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empécher quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to give out

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s’épuiser

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to be looking up

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aller mieux (situation)

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To point out thaht

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faire remarquer que

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to talk somebody round

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faire changer quelqu’un d’avis

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to turn out to be

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se révéler être

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to work away

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travailler sans relâche

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to work somethng out

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mettre quelque chose au point

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to come up with something

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suggérer quelque chose

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to get down on something

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se mettre à quelque chose sérieusement

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to get the better of something

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venir à bout de quelque chose

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all the more

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d’autant plus

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neither

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ni l’un ni l’autre

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either

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l’un ou l’autre

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unlike

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à la différence de

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under no circumstances (V+S)

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en aucun cas

226
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Not only (V+S)

A

non seulement

227
Q

the question is aubout how

A

la question est de savoir comment

228
Q

Owing to

A

en raison de

229
Q

in view of

A

étant donné

230
Q

No matter what we may fight for it’s worth doing.

A

Quelle que soit la cause pour laquelle nous nous battons, cela en vaut la peine.